Summary

  • Leclerc wins, with Sainz 2nd in Ferrari one-two

  • Multiple overtakes as Leclerc and Verstappen fight for lead

  • Both Red Bulls retire late on

  • First race of new car design era

  • Gasly, Verstappen, Perez out

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    The bottom six cars in this race are all powered by Mercedes. Is there something in that, that all the Mercedes cars are struggling?

  2. Team radio - Verstappen

    Team: "Tell us if you need to box Max."

    Verstappen: "Tell me what's wrong and how to handle it?"

  3. Verstappen reporting a problem with the steering, but whatever the issue is he's sending in a quick lap.

  4. Ferrari pit Carlos SaInz, but Charles Leclerc stays out there.

    Lewis Hamilton is in again for Mercedes, but it's a slow stop for him.

  5. Verstappen has to attack, but is there a problem with his car?

  6. Max Verstappen is going to be coming in again. He's going to have softs, how will Leclerc and Ferrari react to this one.

    This could be crucial. Aggressive from Red Bull.

  7. This is heartbreaking to see for McLaren. They were so good last season, but it's been a disaster here today for them. Lando Norris 16th, Daniel Ricciardo 18th.

    The only men behind Ricciardo is Nicholas Latifi in the Williams and short-term substitute Nico Hulkenberg in the Aston Martin.

    Daniel RicciardoGetty Images

  8. 'From eighth down it is no holds barred'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    The front four is settling into a game of chess. It's like what is going to happen next? Things are just bubbling beneath the surface. From eighth down it is no holds barred - everyone is going at it hammer and tongs. It's been great.

  9. Kevin Magnussen, dropped by Haas for the Russian money of Nikita Mazepin in 2021 and then called back in when that partnership went sour, is in a remarkable seventh.

    Haas did not pick up a single point in 2021, they're on course for six today.

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  11. Ferrari aiming for first win since September 2019

    Ferrari won three races in a row in September 2019 - Leclerc triumphing in Belgium and Italy before Sebastian Vettel won in Singapore on 22 September, 2019.

    But Ferrari have not had any wins since then.

    They were second with Leclerc in the first race of the season in Austria in 2020 and both Carlos Sainz and Leclerc got onto the second step of the podium once each last year - Sainz in race five at Monaco and Leclerc in race 10 at Silverstone.

  12. Team radio - Sainz

    "That guy nearly crashed into me."

    "That guy" was Alex Albon coming out of the pits

  13. 'Some teams have been caught out with tyre choice'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

    There are some really bizarre things happening in terms of tyre choice. I think that is because we don't know, with these new tyres and these new cars, what to expect and I think even some of the teams have been caught out.

  14. Ferrari have not had a race win in the 2020s, but their team have done all they can with some excellent pit stops.

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  15. It's lap 37 of 57 and Leclerc's lead is currently at 2.3 seconds. These tyres are not as durable as the teams are hoping though so we have some late pitlane drama coming up in this one.

  16. Team radio - to Hamilton

    "We have had track limits at Turn Four."

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  18. How it stands

    Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz both pit, so after the latest flood of pitstops, we line up like this...

    1. Leclerc, mediums
    2. Verstappen +1.8, mediums
    3. Sainz +16.9, mediums
    4. Perez +19.3, softs
    5. Hamilton +29.4, mediums
    6. Magnussen +44.4, mediums
    7. Russell +54.1, mediums
    8. Bottas +57.6, mediums
    9. Zhou +60.6, mediums
    10. Gasly +61.3, hard
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  19. Team radio - to Verstappen

    "You are free to push now Max, free to push."

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

    I am fascinated with Max Verstappen talking back to his strategists - we will dissect that later I am sure.