On any other day we would be highlighting Max Verstappen's brilliance. Down in 18th at the start after a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change after his car fell apart in qualifying when he went over a kerb.

The Dutchman is now third, climbing 15 places up the field. Great stuff.

Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

He was on the supersoft tyre, a slow stop for them, and he's now on the softs.

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Sebastian Vettel comes into the pits at the lap 27 mark. A problem with the right rear is not what he needs, another second thrown away.

He comes back out in fifth, he needs to get up to second or hope Kimi Raikkonen can get to Lewis Hamilton.

Vettel: "Box, Sebastian, box."

Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

Yellow soft tyres for Valtteri.

Mercedes engineers came out when Kimi came in to pit, why? We don't know, it could have added a tiny bit more time to Raikkonen's pit stop.

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Vettel: "My wheels are done."

Engineer: "Ok, copy."

Kimi Raikkonen gets ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who has to move over as the Finn is on the fresher tyres. Vettel's title hopes are probably dependent on his team-mate hunting down Hamilton and the Mercedes man not being able to manage his tyres until the end of this race.

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Vettel's engineer: "You will need to let Kimi by."

Raikkonen: "Can I go?"

Raikkonen's engineer: "You can go, you can go, he knows."

Vettel: "What is this Williams about?

Lance Stroll was being lapped by Vettel.

1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen +0.4
3. Vettel +2.5
4. Verstappen +2.0
5. Bottas +2.7

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Bottas into the pits, now Vettel is second, behind Hamilton. If it stays that way the title race is extended, but Vettel has to pit, Hamilton in the front does not.

A safety car now, and a free pit stop for Vettel would make things very interesting, though.

Bottas' engineer: "Just stay back on plan."

A Mercedes one-two, then?

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A moment of pride for Kimi Raikkonen, who holds off the challenge of Lewis Hamilton and does not let the Briton pass him on the track.

But Raikkonen has to come into the pits, so Hamilton now has the race lead.

Raikkonen is told "great job, great job" after holding up Hamilton for a bit, but the world champion, probably soon to be world champion again, now has a clear track in front of him to pull away, while Valtteri Bottas, now second, can block off those behind him.

• Kimi Raikkonen leads after overtaking Hamilton in the first corner, Hamilton is second, with Bottas in third.
• Hamilton, as it stands is going to be the world champion.
• Vettel overtakes Ricciardo after the first corner, then spins causing him to re-join the track in 15th place, but has now moved up to fifth.

• Verstappen recovers from last, in fourth.
• Alonso, Grosjean, and Ricciardo retire.
• Lance Stroll received a drive-through penalty, for collision with Alonso.
• Sainz has a five-second penalty for gaining an advantage after leaving the track.

Remember Hamilton is on the softs, and has been since lap 12, while Kimi Raikkonen is on the ultrasofts he started with, and hardly any grip. It is just a matter of time before Hamilton gets the on-track lead.

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Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

Maurizio Arrivabene has disappeared from the pit wall. He's usually there, just standing as that's what he likes to do. He doesn't even bring a chair, just stands...

Maybe he's gone to investigate how to salvage this race.

"Let's not do anything stupid," Kimi Raikkonen says, when told Ferrari think Lewis Hamilton is on a two-stop strategy.

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Bottas' engineer: "Great job Valtteri, lap times are now dropping off"

Jack Nicholls: "Are Mercedes eyeing up a one-two, there?"

Hamilton is on the tail of Raikkonen. He may overtake him on the track, and not even via a pitstop. That Ferrari decision to not pit Raikkonen under that virtual safety car is looking worse and worse as every lap goes on.

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