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

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Live Reporting

Michael Emons

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    Russell leading Mercedes team-mate Bottas

    Rob Hill: As great as this is for Russell, it also tells us a lot of things about about how Bottas handles pressure. None of those things are good.

    quixoticgeek: With such a short lap, pit stops are going to be interesting. A sticky wheel nut and you're going to get lapped while in the pits!

    Ian McCormack: May need to pit for a new F5 button on my keyboard, it's overheating due to refresh refresh refresh!!!

  2. Listen again to chaotic start

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  3. How they stand

    1. Russell
    2. Bottas +2.1
    3. Sainz +8.6
    4. Ricciardo +9.9
    5. Kvyat +10.8
    6. Stroll +11.6
    7. Gasly + 12.4
    8. Ocon +14.4
    9. Norris +17.2
    10. Albon +17.8

  4. Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    Mercedes say Bottas is struggling with brake locking.

  5. Bottas now takes the fastest lap bonus point to trim the lead down to two seconds. George Russell leads. A sentence I never expected to write this season, but am very happy to do so.

  6. Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    Mercedes want Bottas to go nine laps further than they were planning on?

  7. Team radio - Bottas

    "Valtteri, we are target +9," the Finn is told.

  8. Mercedes v Mercedes

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

    This will just be a head-to-head for Mercedes for the win. Russell should get the optimum strategy as leader of the race.

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    Russell leads from Bottas and Sainz

    Nick Hughes: Vamos, Carlos! McLaren for P3.

    James Vickery: I'm not going to tempt fate... But that start and that restart seemed to go rather well for a certain super sub...

    Alex: I wonder if they'll give Russell a Hammertime radio message before his pit stop.

  10. Team radio - Albon

    "I'm just so slow in the straight."

  11. George Russell has stretched the lead to 2.2 seconds. He has not scored a championship point in this his 37th race, he leads the way.

    George RussellReuters

  12. Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    We are expecting the first pit stop window to open from lap 21. It will be a two-stop race.

  13. How are the newcomers doing? Jack Aitken, Russell's replacement this weekend in the Williams, is 16th and Pietro Fittipaldi, in for Grosjean, is 18th and last of those running. Kimi Raikkonen, a former world champion, is the man in the middle.

  14. Early bath

    Max Verstappen has hitched a ride back to the Red Bull garage...

    Max VerstappenReuters

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

    Bottas has really struggled for grip.

  16. Sergio Perez was lucky not to be taken out of the race by Charles Leclerc but he's hauled himself back up to 11th. He started fifth, dropped to the back now doing a fine recovery job.

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    Russell leads from Bottas and Sainz

    Tom Perrett: He's passing every test.

    Mat Tovell: Russell leading, on medium, only pressure can defeat him now!

    James Beswick: Over to you Mr Saturday...

    George RussellReuters

  18. George Russell now has the fastest lap and is 1.8 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas. At what point will he be starting to dream that today is his day? Lap 10 of 87, remember the laps are done in less than a minute.

  19. Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    Sainz did all of the hard work and then got out of shape.

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