Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

Good stuff from Stroll, and great stuff form Ricciardo. He's now got four seconds to catch Kimi Raikkonen and he's getting one place closer with 50 laps to go.

The excitement so far is all coming from Daniel Ricciardo. He's all over the back of Daniil Kvyat. The Russian holds off the attack again and again but the Australian eventually gets the place. To make it worse for the Russian, Lance Stroll gets ahead as well.

Ricciardo - qualified eighth, then disqualified from qualifying, starts 20th, now 12th. Two more and he's back in the points.

"We can't really go much slower."

Engineer: "Copy Lewis, we're reaching the pit window."

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"We're not [expletive] around tonight. Let's go boys!"

Jeremiah Kariuki: Strange that the fastest lap honour is with Hulkenberg at this point. But he is down in 18th. That could mean the top cars are managing their pace.

Leclerc, Hamilton, Vettel, Verstappen, Bottas, Albon. That's how we started. Nnine laps later and we're still like that. But only one second ish gap between each car. And we've got a long, long, long way to go.

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

Ricciardo never one to back down from an overtake or 50/50 fight, and he made it through past Stroll. You've got to get your elbows out. He could be the hero of today's race coming from the back of the grid, and he's up to 13th.

Hulkenberg and Sainz, no further action. Both have not had much joy from that collision early on. Sainz 20th, Hulkenberg 18th after they had began seventh and eighth respectively. Ouch.

Daniel Ricciardo is on the charge. Started 20th, he's now jumped seven as he goes a bit bumper cars to get himself past Lance Stroll.

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

It's such a physical long race this one as well. It's the toughest of the year and the one they all train for the most. It's two hours long, sweating through a grueling street circuit grand prix.

Chequered Flag: That overtake window on track has just passed all the front runners. Time for the strategists to save us of this boredom!

Bishop: Hamilton is determined to get the job done on Leclerc quicker than two previous races.

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Kevin Magnussen has climbed four spots from his beginning place of 13th. Nico Hulkenberg, after that earlier puncture, now has the fastest lap. It will be a crazy, crazy race if he has that at the end.

"There's something not normal."

Engineer: "We may have aerodynamic damage but we think the suspension is ok."

More bad news for Carlos Sainz, with our commentators wondering if it's time to throw the towel in. He's retired from both the previous two races of the season. Could be an unwanted hat-trick for the McLaren man.

1. Leclerc
2. Hamilton +0.9
3. Vettel +2.6
4. Verstappen +3.7
5. Bottas +4.5
6. Albon +5.7

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Grosjean takes the Singapore scenic route. It's not too bad for him though as he gets back on to track. He's 16th, one place ahead of where he started.

"I have a puncture, Hulkenberg crashed into me I think."

That's why the Spaniard is now last, one lap down.

Lando Norris was in tears after a mistake in Q3 left him only 10th. That became ninth with Ricciardo's penalty but the 19-year-old has hauled himself to seventh, best of the rest spot.

Leclerc's lead is 1.2 seconds over Hamilton.

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Carlos Sainz is another needing a very early pit stop after that opening lap puncture. He was seventh. He's now last. When his hard work from qualifying is ruined inside two laps of the race.

Ernest Santos: I feel a cheeky Alex Albon podium in Singapore.

A brave call Ernest, love it!