Summary

  • Hamilton wins Vettel second, Ricciardo 3rd

  • Force India team-mates collide twice

  • Alonso furious at "embarrassing" McLaren

  • Wehrlein, Alonso, Verstappen, Perez out

  1. Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    The big loser in that restart was Valtteri Bottas - from third down to fifth.

    Daniel Ricciardo did well to benefit from that move.

  2. Postpublished at Lap 35/44

    Valtteri Bottas runs wide as he attempts to fend off Kimi Raikkonen's charge. He drops down to fifth. The two Ferraris behind Lewis Hamilton now. Tense.

    Valtteri BottasImage source, EPA
  3. Postpublished at Lap 34/44

    Sebastian Vettel, on the ultra-softs, attacks Lewis Hamilton. The two are side-by-side and it looks for all the world that Vettel is going to take the lead but, somehow, Hamilton squeezes all he can out of his car and holds him off! Brilliant.

  4. Go! Go! Go!published at 14:08 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    We're back racing again!

  5. Postpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    Lewis Hamilton backs up the field as he prepares to scoot off as soon as the safety car goes in.

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, EPA
  6. Postpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    Stewards report that they have "noted" the incident between Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon.

  7. Postpublished at Lap 33/44

    Lewis Hamilton is getting worried about cold tyres as he struggles to get temperature into them behind the safety car.

    The debris has been cleared and the safety car is coming in this lap.

  8. Postpublished at Lap 33/44

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images

    "Why is the safety car out? There is no debris," fumes Lewis Hamilton.

    This is perfect for Ferrari. The gap is gone with Sebastian Vettel on the quicker compound.

  9. Postpublished at Lap 32/44

    In fact, the whole field has pitted for fresh rubber.

    The safety car stays out as the debris from that Force India clash is cleared. It didn't end either Sergio Perez or Esteban Ocon's races with the team managing to get them both back out.

  10. Postpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    If you are the boss at Force India, you go nuts at that. You slam your hands on the table and you got nuts but this is racing.

    We saw it with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg in previous years.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    #bbcf1

    Sho Rahman: Force India need to have a serious chat with their drivers. This has gotten completely out of control

    Reece Young: The Force India cars love a crash. Absolute madness. Almost every race these days.

  12. Postpublished at Lap 31/44

    The rubber comes flying off his wheel like a sweet wrapper and Sergio Perez limps home minus a tyre.

    The incident prompts a flurry of pits with Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton all heading in.

    Fresh softs on the Mercedes, ultras on Vettel's Ferrari.

  13. Safety carpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    Again!

    The Force Indias clash. Esteban Ocon was not happy about Sergio Perez pitting and then getting ahead of him. The two clash at Eau Rouge, Ocon's front wing clipping Perez's right rear and the Mexican's tyre blows.

    Esteban OconImage source, EPA
  14. Postpublished at Lap 30/44

    Lewis Hamilton extends his advantage over Sebastian Vettel to two seconds.

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at Lap 29/44

    Fernando Alonso, frustrations getting the better of him? Replays show him getting pretty aggressive with Jolyon Palmer before retiring.

    "Ah come on, he forced me right off the track," says Palmer. The Briton is currently 15th.

  16. Listen again: 'No more radio for the rest of the race!' - Alonsopublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 27 August 2017

    Media caption,

    Alonso shows his annoyance towards his team radio.

  17. Postpublished at Lap 28/44

    Fernando Alonso's engine is making some unusual noises. The Spaniard pits, his McLaren is pulled back into the garage and that's the end of his race and his comedy radio messages.

  18. Postpublished at Lap 27/44

    Sergio Perez, who was given a five-second penalty for gaining an advantage after leaving the track earlier, pits to serve his penalty before returning to the track in 11th.

    Sergio PerezImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at Lap 26/44

    And Kimi Raikkonen uses DRS to breeze past Nico Hulkenberg on the Kemmel Straight. He's up into fifth.

  20. Postpublished at Lap 25/44

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Getty Images

    And then Sebastian Vettel takes a few tenths out of Lewis Hamilton's advantage, reducing the gap to 1.3 seconds.

    Meanwhile, Kimi Raikkonen, in sixth, is right on Nico Hulkenberg's tail...