Summary

  • Hamilton wins after passing Raikkonen with nine laps to go

  • Bottas third, Vettel fourth, Verstappen fifth

  • Hamilton extends championship lead to 30 points

  • Hamilton passed Vettel on lap one - Ferrari spun after contact with Briton

  • Verstappen given five-second penalty for pushing Bottas off track

  • Retired: Ricciardo, Alonso, Hartley

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. The story so far...

    • Lewis Hamilton leads - having stayed out longer after Kimi Raikkonen pitted on lap 21
    • Raikkonen started on pole in Ferrari one-two, but locked up on first lap
    • Sebastian Vettel spun after touching Hamilton and safety car was called out - stewards rule no further action
    • Raikkonen regained lead after safety car
    • Vettel fell down to 18th, but has since recovered to eighth
    • Brendon Hartley out early after collision with Stoffel Vandoorne
    • Fernando Alonso retired on lap 11

  2. Team radio to Hamilton

    Lap 23/53

    "Just one more lap Lewis, come on let's have it."

    Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

  3. Lap 23/53

    What of Sebastian Vettel? Now seventh, Esteban Ocon and Romain Grosjean in sixth and fifth shouldn't cause too many problems.

  4. 'Hamilton had to do something different'

    Lap 22/53

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Mercedes were out in the pit lane and Hamilton was so close to Raikkonen on that lap. I'm sure Hamilton saw Raikkonen pit and thought: 'I can't do the same. I have to try something different.'

  5. Lap 22/53

    Before he dived into the pits, Kimi Raikkonen had led more laps in this race than the rest of the whole of the season. Can he get back into the lead when everyone else pits?

    "We need to push," says a worried-sounding Ferrari engineer.

  6. Lap 21/53

    Kimi Raikkonen goes into the pits first, and comes back out in fourth place.

    Lewis Hamilton inherits the lead. "It's Hammer time," say Mercedes.

    That's the signal to basically drive like crazy and go for it. The next few laps are going to be crucial in this race.

    Lewis HamiltonEPA

  7. Lap 21/53

    Can Kimi Raikkonen continue to hold off Lewis Hamilton? The Finn has not won since the opening round of the 2013 championship, the Australian Grand Prix.

    Kimi RaikkonenGetty Images

  8. Lap 20/53

    I said Sergio Perez would not put up much of a fight to hold off Sebastian Vettel, and he didn't. Vettel eighth.

    Further up the track Valtteri Bottas attacks Max Verstappen, who has to go over the kerb, but manages to hold on to third.

    "He was nowhere near a pass there Max, you didn't need to worry," Verstappen is told by his engineeer.

    Sergio PerezReuters

  9. How they stand

    Lap 18/53

    1. Raikkonen
    2. Hamilton
    3. Verstappen
    4. Bottas
    5. Grosjean
    6. Ocon
    7. Sainz
    8. Perez
    9. Vettel
    10. Stroll
    11. Sirotkin
    12. Ricciardo
    13. Hulkenberg
    14. Gasly
    15. Leclerc
    16. Vandoorne
    17. Ericsson
    18. Magnussen

    Out: Alonso, Hartley

    Kimi RaikkonenGetty Images

  10. 'Hamilton doesn't need to take risks'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Lewis Hamilton doesn't need to take risks with Kimi Raikkonen for the victory. If he finishes second, and Sebastian Vettel is further down, that is a good result for him.

  11. Team radio

    Lap 17/53

    Stoffel Vandoorne: "I think we have blistering on the rear right tyre."

    Vandoorne is down in 16th, with only Marcus Ericsson and Kevin Magnussen behind him.

    Stoffel VandoorneGetty Images

  12. Lap 17/53

    Another one gone for Sebastian Vettel. Second to 18th to now ninth. Fair to say it's been eventful for Vettel. His next target is Sergio Perez, so you would expect the German to get past him in a quite straightforward fashion.

  13. Listen to Vettel & Hamilton's opening-lap tangle

    Lap 16/53

    Vettel and Hamilton collide at second chicane.

  14. Team radio

    Force India to Esteban Ocon: "Good job, mate. Get your head down and go now."

    Ocon is currently sixth, his team-mate Sergio Perez, who was fastest in session one, but did not make it out of Q1, is eighth.

    Esteban OconGetty Images

  15. 'Still have some damage'

    Lap 15/53

    That's Sebastian Vettel into the points as he zooms past Sergey Sirotkin - it was never going to be a fair fight.

    "I still have some damage, the balance is slightly off," says Vettel.

  16. The story so far...

    Lap 14/53

    • Kimi Raikkonen starts on pole in Ferrari one-two, but locks up on first lap
    • Sebastian Vettel spins after touching Hamilton and safety car is called out - stewards rule no further action
    • Raikkonen regains lead after safety car - Hamilton around one second behind
    • Brendon Hartley out early after collision with Stoffel Vandoorne
    • Fernando Alonso retires on Lap 11
    • Vettel recovers and is back up to 11th
    Kimi RaikkonenGetty Images

  17. Get Involved #bbcf1

    Lap 14/53

    Luke‏: Vettel lucky for his poor driving. Lost his head when Hamilton did him on the outside and then oversteered into him in sheer panic. Vettel is an awful driver under pressure. First season he has ever had pressure and is buckling.

    RantingMrP‏:LewisHamilton totally KO'd Vettel at the start. Great racing, lovely to see the stewards not interfering.

  18. 'Great move from Hamilton'

    Lap 13/53

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  19. The end for Hartley

    Lap 12/53

    This is how Brendon Hartley's day ended early. A watching brief for the New Zealander from now on. He could end the day bottom of the championship as well. He has two points, with Sirotkin on zero, but the Russian is ninth as we speak.

    Brendon HartleyGetty Images

  20. Lap 12/53

    Pierre Gasly is taking over at Red Bull from Daniel Ricciardo next season and the pair, once again, nearly drive each other off the track. Feisty.