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Nico Hulkenberg uses DRS to sail past Carlos Sainz and he is up to 11th. He's lapping almost a second quicker than Pierre Gasly, so should have the chance to move into points very soon.
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Hamilton up to 4th from pitlane start
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Nico Hulkenberg uses DRS to sail past Carlos Sainz and he is up to 11th. He's lapping almost a second quicker than Pierre Gasly, so should have the chance to move into points very soon.
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Sergio Perez makes his first stop, pitting from seventh for softs.
So that leaves Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and Pierre Gasly as the only drivers in the top 10 yet to stop.
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Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator at Interlagos
Hamilton is lapping significantly faster than Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and even Valtteri Bottas. While the pace is still there, he'll stay out.
No overtakes imminent with the gap between 16th placed Lance Stroll and 15th-placed Romain Grosjean the smallest at one second.
The Ferraris are flying as Kimi Raikkonen sets the fastest lap of the race with 1:12.945. He's 4.3 seconds behind Valtteri Bottas, who is struggling on the softs. His latest lap (1:13.954) is the slowest of anyone's in the top five.
Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly the only drivers inside the top 10 yet to make a stop.
1) Hamilton
2) Vettel
3) Bottas
4) Raikkonen
5) Ricciardo
6) Verstappen
7) Perez
8) Massa
9) Alonso
10) Gasly
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Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator at Interlagos
Without a safety car, it's going to very difficult for anyone else other than Vettel to win this grand prix.
"You are still the fastest man on the track," Lewis Hamilton is told.
That is true for all of one lap as Sebastian Vettel promptly goes quickest of all with a 1:12.996. Just under four seconds between the two.
Sebastian Vettel moves onto the softs and manages to get back out just ahead of Valtteri Bottas. Ferrari have not lost track position but they have lost the advantage they had. The gap is now a second.
Ferrari also bring in Kimi Raikkonen for his first stop so Lewis Hamilton - yet to stop 0 is elevated into the lead.
Felipe Massa also pits to move onto the softs.
It looks like Ferrari are bringing in Sebastian Vettel now.
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We're in the pit window as Valtteri Bottas pits from second. He's onto softs and back out in fifth.
Will Ferrari respond?
"Car's struggling all over now," says Max Verstappen, who is keen to pit.
Welcome news for Lewis Hamilton, who is the fastest driver out there after a 1:13.482.
A personal best for Sebastian Vettel with a 1:13.558 and he's keeping Valtteri Bottas at arm's length - 1.7 seconds between the two.
The super-softs are holding up pretty well. Lewis Hamilton is certainly impressed. "The supersofts looking good, eh?" he says over the radio.
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Fastest lap of the race by that man Lewis Hamilton. He does a 1:13.485, half a second quicker than fourth-place Max Verstappen and the gap is down to nine seconds.
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator at Interlagos
Brilliant bit of tactical driving from Hamilton. We saw Hamilton using the double DRS there and he used it brilliantly. He got very close to Massa into turn one and pressured him into a mistake where he locked up and ran wide. Then he was able to pounce.