Max Verstappen, apart from a side-by-side collision with Carlos Sainz, has had a pretty dull race. He started fifth, is still fifth, five seconds behind Bottas in fourth and 17 seconds clear of Nico Hulkenberg behind him.

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Charles Leclerc's best finish in Formula 1 is the fifth he gained in Australia two weeks ago. Unless something goes dramatically wrong from here on in, he'll not only be celebrating his first podium, but his first win.

We're almost at the halfway point. Halfway to a life-changing day for Leclerc.

1. Leclerc
2. Vettel +7.8
3. Hamilton +10.3
4. Bottas +19.3
5. Verstappen +24.7
6. Hulkenberg +41.2
7. Raikkonen +44.7
8. Norris +45.7

Ricciardo comes back out in 13th, with fresh tyres to attempt to gather his first points at Renault.

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And just then, Daniel Ricciardo becomes the last man to pit, that's a full set now - all done at least one. He had been sixth but going backwards quickly.

Will this strategy work?

• Bottas takes the lead off the line, but pole sitter Charles Leclerc, who had dropped to third, is now back in front.
• Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen nudge, after the McLaren tried to pass on the outside of the corner, and Sainz pits with a damage front wing, and is running in 20th. No further action after investigation from the stewards
• Grosjean retires after contact with Lance Stroll at the beginning of the race

• Leclerc takes the fastest lap - not forgetting there is one point on offer for the fastest lap
• Daniel Ricciardo is the only driver yet to make a pitstop.
• Leclerc has an eight second lead over Vettel.

1. Leclerc
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Bottas
5. Verstappen
6. Ricciardo (yet to stop)
7. Hulkenberg
8. Raikkonen
9. Norris
10. Gasly

Hamilton: "I'm a sitting duck out here, guys."

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Ruairidh: We could see a Ham vs Vet battle very soon. This GP is great.

Amanda: Go Lewis! But also Go Leclerc!!!

Sara: What a pic 'n' mix race. All sorts going on. Feel it's really open. Certainly not going anywhere.

Don't go anywhere Sara - stay put for all of the race reaction right here on BBC Sport!

Vettel weaves on the outside, tries the inside, goes outside, then does Hamilton on the straight, on raw pace. Hamilton helpless to stop that one.

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Vettel's closing in on Hamilton and it seems a matter of time before it's back to how we started with a Ferrari one-two and Leclerc leading and Vettel second. So, so, so much has happened since then though.

"I'm in really big trouble," says Hamilton, who thinks his rear tyres have gone.

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

Hamilton has to do another pit stop - he's not leading the race right now, and it's difficult to see how he can win the race, or even hold second looking at where he's at now.

Elsewhere, Lando Norris is currently in the points in his second McLaren race. He's ninth.

Five seconds separate Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel is 1.4 seconds further back, with Valtteri Bottas 8.1 seconds behind the German. Still lots of life left in this one.

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

That message is basically saying you need to look after these tyres - you can't push hell for leather now. Magnussen is needing to go to the end of the race. If he can, the Ferraris must be aiming to do the same but it's a long way to go.

Magnussen's engineer: "A lot of people have committed to two stops, so let's make one-stop work."

That's what we like to see. A reckless disregard of what everyone else is doing! Go on Haas!

Ferrari, Mercedes, Ferrari, Mercedes.

Finely poised. Don't go anywhere.