Bottas wins after overtaking both Ferraris at start
Verstappen spins after contact with Leclerc
Verstappen out
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Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator
Vettel is 20 seconds behind Hamilton and you need around 22 seconds to do a pit stop and come out ahead. But Vettel is on fresher tyres, so I don't think Hamilton has any chance of emerging ahead of Vettel, but it's about emerging behind on fresher tyres ready to attack.
Pit Hamilton for softs?
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Mercedes back with a one-two. If it ends that way they can celebrate a constructors' title - six in a row.
"Tyres are still good. I'm in traffic now."
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Both Vettel and Leclerc have stopped twice, although the first stop from Leclerc was because of an opening lap collision with Verstappen.
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Chris Clee: Hamilton is complaining. Funny really. I never hear Bottas kicking off about ALWAYS getting second preference. Just get on with it! Great race. Glad I stayed up all night!
Danny Carlisle: Mercedes absolutely killed the race for Hamilton.
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For a second time, Vettel pits. He was on the softs. Mediums now. He comes back in third, but 19 seconds behind Hamilton.
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Racing Point are ready to show off their dancing moves...
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Good use of the shark emoji from Mercedes...
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Everyone has stopped at least once. Some will have to again.
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SV: "Bottas lap time is dropping, is it real or fake?"
"He's in traffic at the moment, I'll let you know."
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Alexander Albon is now fourth. That would be the result of his career if he finishes there.
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"You are doing a good job."
A few laps ago, we looked like this.
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Leclerc started second dropped down to right near the back, now he's up to 11th targeting those ahead of him for some points. Sergio Perez is next in line, Nico Hulkenberg ninth, Lance Stroll eighth, Pierre Gasly seventh.
You'd expect Leclerc able to get all of them.
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Josh Earl: Well Mercedes just ruined any chance of a Hamilton victory
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Sainz, clearly on a one-stop, comes in from fourth. Mediums for him.
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Valtteri Bottas' lead is 10 seconds but it has been a lot more lively than that suggests.
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Leclerc pits for a second time. Softs for him. We're at the halfway point and Sainz has been on the softs for that distance so the Ferrari man should be OK on that compound. Ferrari will be hoping that's the case.
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Chris Doherty: Not agreeing with any of the stewards decisions today, Norris was taken out by Albon, Vettel jumped the start and Leclerc should have been punished by now and not investigated after the race.
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