Summary

  • Hamilton wins, Vettel 2nd, Verstappen 3rd

  • Hamilton and Vettel perform doughnuts with Alonso after Spaniard's final race

  • Hulkenberg lands upside down in crash

  • German trapped in cockpit, car momentarily catches fire

  • Hulkenberg, Raikkonen, Ericsson, Ocon, Gasly out

  1. Team radio - Verstappenpublished at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Lap 52/55

    MV: "Listen, listen I don't want to do engine breaking."

    Engineer: "[something technical] and I am listening you don't need to tell me to listen."

    This sounds like a conversation between Andrew Benson and the boss.

  2. Why are all the cars giving up?published at 14:46 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    It's been a long season, but obviously the cars are feeling it more than us. Five cars are out... do they only last 20 races?

  3. Listen: 'Get me out - there's fire'published at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    There was fire though, with Nico Hulkenberg.

    Media caption,

    Nico Hulkenburg's Renault is flipped upside in a lap 1 collision with Romain Grosjean

  4. Gasly says...published at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    "Check if there is fire. CHECK IF THERE IS FIRE."

    There isn't any fire.

  5. Pierre Gasly is in troublepublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    "Smoke coming out," he shouts over his radio.

    "We need to box," the Toro Rosso engineer responds. "Stop on track in a safe position."

  6. Postpublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Gasly is in amongst the top three behind Vettel. Max is smelling that Honda engine close behind him...

  7. Story so farpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Lap 47/55

    • Lewis Hamilton leads by nearly than five seconds from Sebastian Vettel, with Max Verstappen third
    • Daniel Ricciardo led until pitting on Lap 33 – the last of the front five to come in
    • Hamilton. the pole-sitter, pitted early under a virtual safety car
    • Valtteri Bottas has fallen to fifth, having complained of brake issues
    • Nico Hulkenberg walks away after being flipped over in frightening first-lap collision with Romain Grosjean, who is not penalised
    • Hulkenberg goes to medical centre but is later released
    • Kimi Raikkonen forced to retire on Lap 8 with power failure; Marcus Ericsson is also out
    Nico HulkenbergImage source, F1 Twitter
  8. Ocon outpublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Well kind of, he's currently just sat in the pit lane, probably stuck in gear. So let's hope nobody is planning a pit stop soon.

    Martin Brundle says: "You could get a double decker bus through there."

    Now wouldn't that be interesting if that happened!?

  9. Team radio - Oconpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Lap 46/55

    Ocon: "Why am I losing so much rear?"

    Engineer: "Oil maybe, take care."

  10. #CheersDanpublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Nice garage floor Daniel.

    Cheers DanImage source, Getty Images
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  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    #bbcf1

    Mike Walsh: Re: “What is Bottas doing?” Maybe he doesn’t want to attend the end of season gala either :)

    Simon Farrow: Hopefully we will get another tasty battle between Max and Seb soon.

    Euan: Either Bottas has gone to sleep or there is a serious issue with that car. Have we heard anything over the radio?

  12. #CheersDanpublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    The hashtag is doing well.

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  13. 'Bad for Bottas'published at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    It's quite bad for Valtteri Bottas if he finishes behind Max Verstappen in the championship. I don't know the word you'd use. Shocker, maybe. Unacceptable, perhaps. But does it show that maybe Mercedes haven't had the best car this season? Is their victory down to Lewis Hamilton getting more out of the car?

  14. Postpublished at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    So then, would we like to see Ricciardo do one last shoey for Red Bull, or is this Max's game?

    They might fight on the track, but it's all playful really.

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  15. Team radio - To Bottaspublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Engineer: "So we've just pitted because we saw something which concerned us with the right rear."

  16. Get involvedpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    #bbcf1

    Paul McKenzie: I really think Max Verstappen thinks he is in a bumper car. Maybe he needs to go into Touring Cars, they don't mind the odd bump!

    David Nicholson Hirst: Verstappen pass was terrible on Bottas, the guy is arrogant on & off the track.

    Mike Walsh: Kimi presumably hoping that Bottas doesn’t drop below third so that he (Kimi) doesn’t need to attend the end of season gala.

    Bottas and VerstappenImage source, F1 Twitter
  17. And now it's Ricciardo's time to attack Bottaspublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Lap 40/55

    He doesn't even fight, and now finds himself in fifth. Behind all his rivals.

    What is Bottas doing?

  18. 'Nice move from Verstappen'published at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    It was just through 12 and 13 that Verstappen and Bottas touched wheels, it was just a touch, but I think they'll get away with it. Nice move from Verstappen. I wonder if Bottas has a problem with the brakes, because he seems to be struggling every time to slow the car down.

    Verstappen and BottasImage source, F1 Twitter
  19. Team radio - Verstappenpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Engineer: "Lovely."

    MV: "He just didn't see me."

    And the Red Bull garage goes wild.

  20. The tiger attackspublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November 2018

    Lap 40/55

    Verstappen attacks Bottas and gets that third place. Clever driving by Max to switch from the wide outside to undercut on the corner, a little nudge sends Bottas wide off the track, and Max just takes that position smoothly.