Summary

  • Hamilton wins after taking lead late on with fresher tyres

  • Verstappen overtakes Hamilton off the line for lead

  • Tsunoda out

  • Get involved #bbcf1

  1. 'Hamilton and Mercedes played a blinder'published at 15:31 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

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

    Mercedes have played a blinder but have been able to play it by Hamilton's driving today. He has really driven the wheels off that car.

  2. Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Max Verstappen, passed by Hamilton to lose the lead, knows he can't get the lead back and dives into the pits to get the consolation prize of second and fastest lap. Valtteri Bottas in third is too far back and Verstappen is in and out of the pits in second.

  3. Postpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Some celebration pictures of raised fists above his head from Toto Wolff. His team and his star driver have got this one done.

    Five laps for Hamilton left and unless something goes wrong with his car it's going to be race win number 98.

  4. Hamilton leadspublished at Lap 60/66

    Inside, outside, inside, outside, Hamilton attacks for the lead, and he gets the lead. Max Verstappen helpless to hold off the relentless attacking.

  5. Postpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Hamilton within a second of Verstappen. Seven laps to go. Surely this race is now Hamilton's to lose.

    Mercedes look to have won this with some driver and tactical brilliance. Is there anyway Verstappen can hang on to this lead?

  6. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Valtteri Bottas, who has pitted recently is now holder of the fastest lap bonus point. Eight laps to go.

  7. Postpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Some activity in the Red Bull garage, but it's for Sergio Perez, not race leader Max Verstappen.

  8. Postpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Lando Norris gets ahead of George Russell, that drops the Williams man to 11th. Eight laps to climb one place for his first point in the Williams.

  9. Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Red Bull told Max Verstappen that Lewis Hamilton would catch him on the final lap. That looks extremely optimistic. Hamilton should get him inside the next three laps if this pace continues.

    Nine laps to go.

  10. Lap 56/66 - positionspublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    1. Verstappen
    2. Hamilton +5.9
    3. Leclerc +32
    4. Bottas +32.7
    5. Perez +45.7
    6. Ricciardo +73
    7. Sainz +74.1
    8. Ocon one lap
    9. Alonso one lap
    10. Russell one lap

    George Russell currently in the points with 10 laps to go.

  11. Postpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Hamilton closing in on the lead, slicing two seconds off the gap. Inside seven seconds separates him and our leader Max Verstappen.

    Verstappen's been on the mediums for 30 laps.

  12. Postpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

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  13. Postpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Can Verstappen hang on to this one? Do Red Bull pit him for a late charge? Will it be a Mercedes one-two?

  14. Team radio - Red Bull to Verstappenpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Red Bull: "Loses to Checo, 10.4. Braking Turn 10."

    Verstappen: "Mate, I'm racing Lewis, he's behind me and I don't want to xxxx my tyres."

  15. Postpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Twelve laps to go. Hamilton 10 seconds behind, but he's the favourite to win this one now as Verstappen's tyres are much older and fading fast.

  16. Postpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Mercedes keeping the social media messages brief...

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  17. Postpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    Lewis Hamilton does get ahead of Valtteri Bottas, but the Finn does not exactly make it easy.

    Hamilton 11 seconds behind Verstappen, with 13 laps to get the lead and the race win.

  18. Postpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

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

    Bottas is getting in the way of Hamilton here. Toto Wolff will not be happy. This is Bottas taking matters into his own hands.

    That was a wasted lap for Hamilton. If Bottas had got out of the way earlier...

  19. Team radio - Mercedes to Bottaspublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    "So Lewis, the car behind... four seconds. He's on a different strategy. He's fighting for the win."

  20. Postpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

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

    I bet there are some Red Bull people watching that move by Sainz wincing. He had so much more grip than Norris.

    Norris gets a warning for moving across.