Summary

  • Racing Point's Sergio Perez claims maiden victory in penultimate race for team

  • George Russell was closing in on win before pit stop mix-up and puncture ended hopes

  • Mercedes also had problem with Valtteri Bottas, dropping him down order

  • Max Verstappen (Red Bull) & Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) out on first lap

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. Team radio - Bottas

    Bottas is told: "Four seconds unsafe from George,"

  2. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    I hope Russell has done his homework on the switch settings.

  3. By the way, Valtteri Bottas has inherited the lead, 17 seconds clear of George Russell in second, but Russell has pitted and Bottas hasn't. Lap 49 of 87.

  4. Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    Russell has been asked to change something on the steering wheel. It doesn't sound too dramatic.

  5. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    The car sounds OK.

  6. Team radio - Russell

    "No power," says Russell.

    But he then gets it up to 200mph not long after. A moment of panic for Russell. One to monitor.

  7. 'Why would you break like that?'

    Max Verstappen has given his take on the incident to Sky Sports: "I don't know why Charles dived so late and why would you break like that?

    "When Sergio was going backwards I tried to go around the outside, I ran out of space and there was gravel.

    "Charles is taking the blame? As he should."

  8. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    Russell was conservative. He stopped well on his marks. That is a big part of this race done now for Russell.

  9. Russell pits from the lead. A 2.4 second stop. Nothing wrong with that. It's the hard tyres for Russell.

    The win is getting closer and closer.

  10. 'It was a mistake by Checo'

    Charles Leclerc, speaking to Sky Sports about the lap-one incident: "Basically I was in fifth, I think I was side-by-side a bit behind Max and tried to overtake him.

    I fully expected to see Checo [Serio Perez] but I expected him to go around the outside but I think he decided to go on the inside and I was there and it was too late.

    "I think if it was a mistake on Checo but I'm not putting the blame on Checo."

  11. Stroll, on the mediums, comes out just in front of Esteban Ocon, but the Renault man then makes a passing move stick at Turn Four. That was for ninth on track, but those two are on much fresher tyres than most of the next few ahead of them.

  12. Next into the pits is Lance Stroll from third. Just the Mercedes pair and Alexander Albon yet to visit the pits so far now then.

  13. Esteban Ocon comes into the pits from fourth and it's the hards for him so Renault will not want to be seeing him again until after the race.

  14. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    It is going to be the pit stop window that is crucial for Russell and Bottas. Russell has to get it right. If he misses his marks he could lose three seconds in the pit stop.

  15. Team radio - Bottas

    Mercedes garage to Bottas: "Five more laps."

  16. You just can't fault anything George Russell has done so far today. He jumped Valtteri Bottas on the first lap and has been in front, by at least two seconds, ever since.

    A couple of races ago Russell was on course for his first F1 point and crashed late on behind the safety car. That was a painful experience. Will that be playing on his mind now?

  17. Get Involved #bbcf1

    Russell out in front

    Mark Amos: Russell has time to watch Bottas in his mirrors ? Impressive...

    Alan Tompkins: Go George Go. All of Norfolk is behind you. Haven’t had a buzz about F1 like this for a very long time.

  18. Team radio - Ocon

    Ocon is told: "Let's try and put pressure on Stroll if we can."

  19. Five of the top six have not stopped - Russell in first, Bottas in second, Stroll in third, Ocon in fourth and Albon in sixth.

    Sergio Perez is fifth and has stopped once.

  20. Yawn

    Dutch racing driver Giedo van der Garde getting in early with the F1 bantz...

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