Summary

  • Hamilton wins, Verstappen 2nd, Bottas 3rd

  • Verstappen took 2nd early on from Hamilton as Bottas led before champion fought back

  • Raikkonen out after Alfa Romeos collide

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. Top 10

    1. Bottas
    2. Hamilton
    3. Verstappen
    4. Perez
    5. Norris
    6. Sainz
    7. Leclerc
    8. Ocon
    9. Gasly
    10. Vettel

    Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen, Perez and Leclerc are on the mediums, the other five on the softs and will be thinking of changing them soon.

  2. Last year this race finished Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen. Same three, different order in the front two - at the moment.

  3. On a wing and a prayer

    Another shot of Raikkonen coming to grief after that collision with team-mate Giovinazzi.

    He would have had little or no steering with the wing wedged under his Alfa. Lucky to end up not suffering a major impact.

    RaikkonenGetty Images

  4. Team radio - Red Bull to Perez

    "Nice move!"

    They're right. It was as he got ahead of Lando Norris.

  5. 'Mercedes win if they switch positions'

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

    Mercedes can win the race now if they switch the positions. Hamilton has so much raw pace than Bottas. It is such a tough call.

  6. Valtteri Bottas' lead is just half a second and it's a Mercedes one-two, but now a Red Bull three-four with Sergio Perez overtaking Lando Norris.

  7. Here's hoping for no team orders.

  8. Lewis Hamilton is closing at pace on Valtteri Bottas. Will we see team orders with Mercedes telling the slower man in the lead to move out the way?

  9. Team radio - Verstappen to Red Bull

    "I'm just a sitting duck on the straight. It's unbelievable."

  10. Both Ferraris are currently in the points - Sainz sixth and Leclerc seventh. Daniel Ricciardo is on a mission and he's now gone from 16th to 11th in five laps of actual racing.

  11. 'Ruthless Hamilton'

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

    What a scrap! Hamilton ruthless this time. Verstappen tried to defend it, Hamilton just showed him the gravel pretty much.

    Verstappen probably expected Lewis to go on the outside but he took that little bit of space on the inside and came through.

  12. But wait, not for long, a mistake from Max Verstappen at Turn 14 and that enables Lewis Hamilton to take his man and regain second spot.

    First battle to Verstappen, but Hamilton wins the rematch. Brilliant racing. Great to see.

  13. After 10 laps

    1. Bottas (Mercedes)
    2. Verstappen (Red Bull, +0.5)
    3. Hamilton (Mercedes, +1.589)
    4. Norris (McLaren, +5.348)
    5. Perez (Red Bull, +6.379)

  14. 'Bottas not comfortable'

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

    Verstappen is aggressive right now, he has the tyre working and he is hounding Bottas, who has to extend the gap in this lap or he could be a sitting duck. Bottas is not comfortable.

  15. But Verstappen pulls away from Hamilton and now has race leader Bottas in his sights.

  16. While Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton battle it out for second, this could be very good news for Valtteri Bottas. No further problems so far for the Finn after a little bit of smoke from his car during the safety car period.

  17. Team radio - Red Bull to Verstappen

    "That a boy!"

  18. Lando Norris started seventh, he's now fourth. He finished fourth in Bahrain, third at Imola and challenging for another podium again. What a start to the season from the young Briton.

  19. 'Exquisite'

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

    Verstappen just predicted it beautifully, he got a run on Hamilton. That wasn't half of it, the overtake he did down to turn one was exquisite.

  20. Verstappen with a superb restart, he's gone around the outside of world champion Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman nails the move and jumps up to second. Mercedes, Red Bull, Mercedes.