Lewis Hamilton comes out in sixth, behind Kimi Raikkonen, and around 28 seconds behind Sebastian Vettel. Not sure what the thinking was behind delaying that stop by a lap - and Jennie Gow, in the pit lane for BBC Radio 5 live, is wondering what difference that will make to the new tyres, which Mercedes brought out and then took back in again as they waited.

Hamilton suggested on his team radio that he was going to pit at the end of Lap 24 - it looks as if he's coming in one lap later instead. He's set to go on to the fresh medium tyres, and then really start to attack Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel, remember, has been struggling with a neck problem this weekend.

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Sebastian Vettel's lead is slowly being nibbled away at here, but Lewis Hamilton is about to pit...

1) VET

2) BOT +3.892

3) HAM +6.433

4) VER +12.165

5) RIC +15.756

6) RAI +16.411

Alex Withington: Gutted for Charles Leclerc. Another superb weekend from him.

Tristan: Such a shame for Leclerc :(

"Tyres are still good," says Lewis Hamilton on the team radio.

Valtteri Bottas closes on Hamilton - the Mercedes team orders are for the Briton to let the Finn by, so he can attack leader Sebastian Vettel.

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Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

Looks like Leclerc's right rear had a problem when he came out of the pits.

Raikkonen has a run wide - and loses valuable seconds. The Finn is sixth.

Valtteri Bottas pits - that was tidy - and he comes out third, behind Vettel, who has pitted, and Hamilton, who has not.

Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

Of the front runners who have not pitted, Lewis Hamilton is comfortably quickest.

Charles Leclerc: "Ah! There is a problem!"

Race engineer: "Stop the car stop the car."

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Lewis Hamilton is flying on the used soft tyres - as Sebastian Vettel, the race leader, comes in to pit... The Ferrari man emerges just ahead of Hamilton, but behind Valtteri Bottas.

Tracey Pankhurst: Could Vettel’s neck injury compromise his race towards the back end of it?

Ben Silvestone: If @LewisHamilton, external can finish in the top 5, then he would've done very well considering the start that he had. But #seb5, external looks like the likely winner today.

Charles Leclerc comes out of the pits - and is more or less straight off into the gravel! A loose wheel, maybe? That's a huge setback for the Sauber man.

Daniel Ricciardo pits - and he is out ahead of Raikkonen too.

Kimi Raikkonen sets a fastest lap of 1:32.135.

Some action from a few moments ago... Sergio Perez spins over the pit lane, in what should've been a safe track entry for Sergey Sirotkin....

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BBC Radio 5 live

Lewis Hamilton is flying now but he had a shocker of a start. Listen to the lights out moment below.

Max Verstappen pits... A clean stop for the Red Bull man, and he exits in front of Kimi Raikkonen. Good chance of a podium for the man who won in Austria seven days ago.

Michael Emons
BBC Sport at Silverstone

Every time the crowd sees footage of Lewis Hamilton overtaking a driver, a huge roar and loud applause comes from the fans opposite the start line.

Hamilton has only once in 11 previous British Grands Prix finished outside the points - in 2009 when he came 16th - and only a further three times when he has not ended up on the podium.

Despite that spin after the early collision with Kiki Raikkonen, you still would not rule out Hamilton getting inside the top three again.

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1) VET

2) BOT +5.142

3) VER +11.766

4) RIC +15.482

5) HAM +24.722

6) HUL +37.755

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

Kimi Raikkonen has just pumped in the quickest lap of the race - two seconds quicker than race leader Sebastian Vettel. Those fresh tyres are really helping.

Mercedes to Lewis Hamilton: "Other cars look to be struggling, you are doing a great job."

Hamilton in fifth now, following that Raikkonen stop.