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Lap 3/66
Carlos Sainz is not happy with the speed of the safety car.
"We need it to go faster, otherwise it will be chaos," he says.
Summary
Hamilton wins, Bottas 2nd, Verstappen 3rd
Verstappen drives into Stroll
Raikkonen, Ocon, Vandoorne, Hartley out
Grosjean, Hulkenberg & Gasly out after crash
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'Grosjean didn't brake'published at 14:20 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveFernando Alonso lost a couple of places, he couldn't get any power then it all got a bit tight. Romain Grosjean made his mistake in turn three, Carlos Sainz slipped off the road. Alonso and Sainz both went wide.
Kevin Magnussen got loose, Romain Grosjean didn't brake and pointing backwards he floored the throttle and there was smoke pouring into everyone else. Hulkenberg got through, but had his left rear ripped off. Pierre Gasly was on the inside, next to Hulkenberg and that is a big hit into Grosjean.
Postpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer"I tried the outside, Kevin lost it a bit (in front of me), and then I had dirty air and that was it."
Why he kept the wheels spinning so much is a mystery.
The huge cloud of smoke from Grosjean's spinning tyres made it harder for everyone to see. He collected Hulkenberg and Gasly as he spun back across to the inside on the exit of Turn Three.
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Lap 2/66
That's poor from Romain Grosjean. He's had a very scrappy weekend and that just tops it off.
"Sorry guys," he says. "Kevin lost it a bit. I got dirty air and that's it."
Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Lap 1/66
Pierre Gasly's Toro Rosso has also come to a stop. He got caught up in the aftermath of that Romain Grosjean crash.
"Massive crash, massive crash," he reports. "A Haas spun."
'Horrible'published at 14:15 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentatorAn absolutely horrible accident as Grosjean spun back across the track.
Postpublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Lap 1/66
Nico Hulkenberg climbs out of his car and across the track back to base. I can't see his face, but I am sure he is absolutely fuming at the way his race was ended so early on.
Crash!published at 14:14 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Lap 1/66
Disaster for Romain Grosjean! He loses his Haas at the first corner, spins and smacks into Nico Hulkenberg's Renault.
Safety car out.
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Image source, F1 twitterGo! Go! Go!published at 14:13 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
LIGHTS OUT!
Smooth sailing for Lewis Hamilton as he gets away cleanly and holds the lead into the first corner BUT Sebastian Vettel has got the jump on Valtteri Bottas.
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Everyone takes up their position on the grid. No dramas.
All eyes on the lights...
Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
The clock has just hit 3:10pm in Spain so off go the cars on the formation lap.
Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
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Lewis Hamilton is told by his race engineer: "Just seen spots of rain here but there is nothing threatening on the radar."
Postpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Might be a few more umbrellas popping up in the stands this afternoon. There's an 80% chance of showers during the race.
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End of twitter postget involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 14:06 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
What will happen today?
ShogunNoire: If we ignore the top three teams, the rest of the field looks really unpredictable and mixed. It highlights the advantage that the three leading teams have over everyone else.
Andrew Hardy: Sitting on the banking overlooking the end of the pit straight. It's sunny but the rain clouds are coming. Buying a brolly!
'Make or break'published at 14:04 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extraIt is make or break down the run to the first corner. Twenty four of the last 27 races here have been won from the front row, that tells you how difficult it is to overtake here.
Listen on 5 live sports extrapublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
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get involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 14:01 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
How good has this season been so far?
Bob McFeil: What makes this such a great start to the season is the battles. At the top is closer than ever and the midfield is so packed- this leads to exciting racing, strategies and drama. And now...
Austin RayShawn: For this season to be like when Leicester won the Premiership, Force India would need to win a race. Poor comparison.
What strategy to expect?published at 14:00 British Summer Time 13 May 2018
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writerStrategy? Well, if it rains all this will go out of the window, although the forecast at the moment is that it won’t. If it’s dry, Pirelli says the quickest projected strategy is a two-stop, starting on the super-soft and then running two sets of softs. But teams don’t agree and most will be trying to one stop - hence the overwhelming desire of those in the top 10 to start on the soft.
But it’s even more of an unknown than unusual as this is the first race on the newly resurfaced Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which is very different from before. It used to be brutal on tyres; now that is not so much the case. But still, despite eight days of testing here, no one is quite sure going into the race how the tyres will react - not least because they have been changed since testing, with a thinner tread depth to prevent blistering.
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Not long now until lights out and the drivers have gathered at the end of the grid for the national anthem.
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