Bottas' lead is 7.5 seconds. This race is best described as a slow-burner so far. Hoping that this race is going to provide some late drama. The only drama we've seen so far is Sebastian Vettel ruining his car's suspension.

"Errrr left front doesn't want to turn in anymore."

Engineer: "Ok understood."

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The title very much looks in Hamilton's back pocket. The winner of this race though is very much up for grabs. Bottas, Verstappen, Hamilton. Who is your money on? Tell us using #bbcf1

Amit Mandalia: Remember earlier in the season when the strategy was soft-medium 1-stops & no-one would touch the hards? Now it seems like hard tyres are the ones to use in recent races.

"Lewis, these lap times will put you in contention for the win but we need to have tyres for the end of the race."

Another watch out Lewis message.

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Valtteri Bottas looking very strong for win number seven of his career, his fourth of the season and his second in three races. He is expected to stop again, as is Verstappen in second, Hamilton is hoping to go all the way to the end without stopping again.

Now eighth after recovering from being at the back after some lap one damage.

"Ok Lewis we're going to the end with 32 laps remaining, this will be close with Verstappen at the end of the race."

LH: "Do I have a chance to win?"

"It's 16 sec to Verstappen 21 to Valtteri, we may need to make a stop.

"This is critical that we make the one stop work Lewis, you managed 24 laps on that medium tyre."

LH: "Give me a target Bono, work with me, man."

This was a couple of laps ago. Always a racer. Mercedes basically saying be careful with these tyres.

Vettel went wide and over the kerb, it ruined his race so Nico Hulkenberg had better be careful. He goes over the same Turn Nine, rips up a bit of his front wing, but is still in the race and pits.

A few laps ago, Hamilton was 20 seconds off the lead, now he's slashed that down to 12 seconds.

Hamilton is hunting out the race lead, just as you would expect. No thoughts of sitting back and strolling to the title.

Unless he crashes, or his car falls apart, the title is his.

1. Bottas
2. Verstappen +6.0
3. Hamilton +20.1
4. Leclerc +44.7
5. Ricciardo +55.5
6. Norris +56.9
7. Hulkenberg +61.1
8. Sainz +61.3
9. Gasly +64.2
10. Albon +66.5

We started with Bottas one and Verstappen two. Twenty-six laps later and we're Bottas one and Verstappen two.

"Ok you can attack him now."

"Him" being Hamilton.

This was just before Bottas got past Hamilton, who then pitted at the next available opportunity.

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And now he does come in. A lightning 2.4 second-stop from Hamilton, avoiding the problems of Leclerc and Kvyat.

All the top five have now stopped.

Bottas, on much fresher tyres, zips past his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who is still yet to stop after over-ruling his team.

"Box, box."

LH: "I wanna go longer."

Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

That's him done for the day, as we reach half race distance and I don't think Charles Leclerc will have anything else to do.

He's in fourth.