Summary

  • Vettel leapfrogs Hamilton to win during safety car

  • Mercedes say miscalculation caused confusion

  • Both Haas cars suffer identical pitstop wheel mistake after running well

  • Sirotkin, Ericsson, Gasly, Magnussen, Grosjean out

  • Get involved #bbcf1

  1. FIVE LAPS TO GOpublished at 07:36 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 53/58

    Lewis Hamilton briefly gets to within a second of Sebastian Vettel but the Ferrari quickly starts pulling away. Fight over?

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 07:33 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 52/58

    Lewis Hamilton is making up for the time he lost with that earlier error as he puts in a new fastest lap to get to within 1.5 seconds of Sebastian Vettel.

    Just six laps remaining. Has he got enough for a late move for the win?

    VettelImage source, Getty Images
  3. On Sainz's dodgy tum...published at 07:32 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver

    You either retire the car or you get on with it. There's not a lot the engineer can do - he's not going to give you a paracetamol.

  4. Postpublished at 07:32 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 51/58

    It's not just on the track Carlos Sainz is struggling. "I'm struggling with my stomach," he says. "I've got a lot of nausea."

    Carlos SanzImage source, Getty Images
  5. Battle for 10thpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 50/58

    Carlos Sainz is struggling. He's dropping off Stoffel Vandoorne and is coming into Sergio Perez's sights.

  6. Listen: Hamilton frustrated after losing leadpublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Media caption,

    Lewis Hamilton wants answers to a team strategy call.

  7. Postpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver

    Now we'll see Hamilton's true pace because he's got a three-second gap to make up.

    He's just been frustrated with his engineer saying can he get on with it... er, yes you can now Lewis because there's a gap to make up.

  8. Postpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 49/58

    Valtteri Bottas is struggling to get the better of Nico Hulkenberg. The Mercedes is still eighth, half a second behind the Renault.

    Nico HulkenbergImage source, Getty Images
  9. TEN LAPS TO GOpublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 48/58

    That's cost Lewis Hamilton a couple of seconds. Sebastian Vettel now leads by three seconds with 10 laps to go.

    VettelImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 07:27 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 47/58

    "Can I push yet," asks an eager Lewis Hamilton.

    "I'm going for it," he decides anyway before promptly running wide as he attacks a corner too aggressively.

    HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver

    We've got a race on our hands. Hamilton's got the bit between his teeth.

  12. Postpublished at 07:25 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 46/58

    A reminder of that battles we've got with 12 laps to go.

    Sebastian Vettel v Lewis Hamilton

    Kimi Raikkonen v Daniel Ricciardo

    Fernando Alonso v Max Verstappen.

    What's not to love about that!?

  13. Postpublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 45/58

    Lewis Hamilton has had to loosen the line a little bit after his latest attempt to reel in Sebastian Vettel. The gap between the two is now back to just over a second.

    Sebastian VettelImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 07:22 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 44/58

    Fernando Alonso is coping well with Max Verstappen. The McLaren is fifth with the Red Bull sixth, 0.6s behind.

    VerstappenImage source, Getty Images
  15. Battle for thirdpublished at 07:21 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 43/58

    Daniel Ricciardo is so close to sampling a shoey he can almost smell it (not a nice thought).

    A podium is tantalisingly close but Kimi Raikkonen is holding him at arm's length - the gap between the two a second now.

    RicciardoImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver

    Hamilton is within a second. He's really scrabbling around. He's so eager to get the power down but the grip's just not there, and the more that he does it, the tyres get hotter, the grip falls away.

  17. Postpublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 42/58

    I'm half expecting steam to start popping off the Mercedes and panels to start bursting, is absolutely driving it to its limit as he slams in another fastest lap of the race. The gap down to six tenths now as the Mercedes tries to reel the Ferrari in...

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 41/58

    "He has DRS," Sebastian Vettel is told.

    Lewis Hamilton is now within eight tenths of the Ferrari...

  19. Postpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 40/58

    Lewis Hamilton is told he can use "Strat 14" but is reminded that it isn't sustainable as he steps up the chase on Sebastian Vettel.

    Both drivers are lapping in the 1:26s - the only drivers that are. The fight is on.

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 07:15 British Summer Time 25 March 2018

    Lap 39/58

    Lewis Hamilton is a couple of tenths quicker than Sebastian Vettel on his latest lap, keeping him within DRS range.