Summary

  • Bottas wins, Vettel 2nd, Ricciardo 3rd, Hamilton 4th

  • Vettel accuses Bottas of jump start - but Bottas is cleared by stewards

  • Verstappen and Alonso out after crash, Magnussen, Sainz also out

  • British GP live on radio 5 live and sport website from Friday

  1. Weather updatepublished at 66/71

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    The tarmac is incredibly warm so a few spots of rain shouldn't make too much difference.

    But there are heavier clouds on the final bend. There's no rain here at the moment but there can be rain in some parts of the track and not others.

  2. Postpublished at Lap 65/71

    "Little drop of rain," reports Sergio Perez.

    Hows about a little drama in the final few laps then? Let's be honest, it's not been the greatest of races, has it?

  3. Postpublished at Lap 64/71

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Rex Features

    "Keep an eye on the tyres," says Lewis Hamilton. "I'm a bit worried about them."

  4. Postpublished at Lap 63/71

    Here we go.

    Daniel Ricciardo gets caught up in a bit of traffic and Lewis Hamilton is now just a second behind the Australian.

    A podium would be a real result for Hamilton after starting eighth.

  5. Postpublished at Lap 62/71

    Lewis Hamilton reports some blistering of his front tyres. He's told it is nothing to worry about. Clearly he doesn't worry about it as he goes and lowers the benchmark again, clocking 1:07.511.

  6. TEN LAPS TO GOpublished at 61/71

    Valtteri BottasImage source, AFP

    Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas leads Sebastian Vettel by 2.9s out in front. Not quite as comfortable as the Finn would have liked with 10 laps to go.

  7. Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 9 July 2017

  8. Postpublished at Lap 59/71

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, AFP

    Looks like Hammertime. The Briton now puts in the fastest lap of the race with 1:07.607. The gap is now down to 2.3 seconds...

  9. Postpublished at Lap 58/71

    Daniel Ricciardo responds by clocking a personal best of his own. Plenty of life in this battle as we head into the closing stages.

  10. Postpublished at Lap 57/71

    Kimi Raikkonen then runs wide at Turn 1 as he attempts to pass backmarker Jolyon Palmer, losing the time he gained on Lewis Hamilton with that quick lap he had just put in.

    Now Hamilton's attention turns to Daniel Ricciardo as the Briton finds some more pace. A personal best of 1:07.780 moves him to within three seconds of the Australian.

  11. Postpublished at Lap 56/71

    Kimi RaikkonenImage source, Getty Images

    Kimi Raikkonen puts in the fastest time of the race so far - a 1:07.680 - and he takes half a second out of Lewis Hamilton's advantage over him. Seven seconds between the two.

  12. Weather updatepublished at Lap 55/71

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    If I look into the distance the clouds are there and they've been building.

    We were told two years ago rain would affect the race and it didn't. But you never know.

  13. Postpublished at Lap 54/71

    Sebastian Vettel is told of rain possibly coming before the end of the race. That could make for an interesting finale.

  14. Postpublished at 53/71

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, AFP

    Plenty to ponder in the Mercedes garage. Lewis Hamilton has been struggling with the balance of his car and Kimi Raikkonen is continuing to close on him. The Finn was two tenths quicker on the last lap and is 7.5s behind the Silver Arrow.

    If Hamilton stays out, Raikkonen will be primed to pounce before the end of the race.

  15. Postpublished at Lap 52/71

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Rex Features

    Personal best for Sebastian Vettel and he's within four seconds of Valtteri Bottas.

  16. Messy start to the racepublished at Lap 50/71

    If you're just joining us, here is exactly what happened at the start of the race.

    There was an epic start for Valtteri Bottas, an accusation from Sebastian Vettel and a couple of crashes thrown in.

    It's worth re-living.

    Media caption,

    Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso are first corner casualties in Austria.

  17. Postpublished at Lap 49/71

    Felipe Massa has pitted for ultra-softs. He's ninth, with Lance Stroll 10th. At least one Williams on course to finish in the points. A fantastic turnaround after qualifying way down the pack.

  18. Postpublished at Lap 48/71

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images

    The early switch to the ultra-softs hasn't quite gone to plan for Lewis Hamilton. He's not making up any ground on Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian is four seconds ahead of the Briton.

  19. Word from Maxpublished at Lap 47/71

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  20. Postpublished at Lap 47/71

    So after the pit stops, Valtteri Bottas leads Sebastian Vettel by 4.5 seconds with Daniel Ricciardo a further four seconds behind.

    Lewis Hamilton is fourth but has Kimi Raikkonen, on fresher tyres, 8.5 seconds behind him.