Summary

  • Hamilton wins Vettel second, Ricciardo 3rd

  • Force India team-mates collide twice

  • Alonso furious at "embarrassing" McLaren

  • Wehrlein, Alonso, Verstappen, Perez out

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Mercedes bring their other driver in as Valtteri Bottas pits. He too moves onto softs and is back out in fifth.

    No response from Ferrari. They stay out.

  2. Kimi Raikkonen is under investigation for failing to slow under yellow flags. The Finn is currently third.

  3. Hamilton pits

    That message is followed by Lewis Hamilton heading into the pits. A smooth stop and he is back out in fourth on the softs with Sebastian Vettel elevated into the lead.

    Lewis HamiltonReuters

  4. Team radio

    "Lewis it's Hammertime", says Hamilton's race engineer, Peter Bonnington

  5. Get Involved

    #bbcf1

    Rachel T: Difficult to know who to feel more sorry for - Max or the massed orange ranks

    Robert Kluytmans: Damn! another DNF for Max Verstappen. Get your act together Red Bull Racing 😠

  7. Ross Brawn on the emotion of seeing Mick Schumacher driving his father's Benetton at Spa.

  8. More pitstops, with everyone from 12th and below having made their first stop. Softs the tyre of choice for everyone apart from Esteban Ocon, who has gone onto super-softs.

  9. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    Vettel is just keeping Hamilton there. One mistake from Hamilton and he will be right in that DRS zone...

    Sebastian VettelReuters

  10. Those two, by the way, are the only drivers lapping in the 1:49s. Valtteri Bottas, in third, was over a second slower on his last lap.

  11. Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

    Lewis Hamilton isn't making massive gains on Sebastian Vettel. The Briton is 1.6 seconds ahead after a 1:49.958 but Vettel then sets another fastest lap of the race with a 1:49.911.

  12. Meanwhile, a couple of early stops as Jolyon Palmer and Marcus Ericsson pit and take on softs.

    Kevin Magnussen also wants to pit. "We need to get off this tyre," he says about the ultra-soft tyres.

  13. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    So disappointing for all those Dutch fans here. He says "unbelievable" but sadly it is believable because it has happened for often in recent weeks.

  14. "Unbelievable," laments Max Verstappen as he climbs out and walks away from his car. He's retired from 50% of the races so far this season. Desperately frustrating times for the Dutchman.

    Max VerstappenReuters

  15. Verstappen OUT

    Oh no!!

    Max Verstappen is slowing. He's frantically trying different settings but none of them are working. He shakes his head as he prepares to park up.

    That's a sixth retirement for the Dutchman, and here of all races...

    Max VerstappenGetty Images

  16. Get involved #bbcf1

    Craig: There needs to be an "Alonso radio message" live feed. Normally the highlight of the race tbh.

  17. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    Vettel is keeping him honest but Hamilton still has the edge in that first sector.

    He is slowly but surely moving away from the clutches of the Ferrari driver.

    Sebastain VettelEPA

  18. Team radio

    Fernando Alonso is dropping further down the field as he watches Romain Grosjean skate by, relegating the Spaniard to 11th.

    "I don't care about how far they are behind me," he says. "This is just a test."

  19. Yep, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are striding ahead of their rivals. Valtteri Bottas, in third is five seconds behind Hamilton and 3.5s behind Vettel.

    Lewis HamiltonEPA

  20. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    The battle is on between Hamilton and Vettel. They are stretching their legs out the front.