Yuki Tsunoda also makes a stop and as he comes out, the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas sweeps by to take 15th spot.

Out in front, Max Verstappen leads by two seconds from his team-mate Sergio Perez.

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Jennie Gow
F1 pit-lane reporter

Valtteri Bottas has come in he started on the soft, a used soft, he's managed to do about four, five laps after the race restart and he's come in (to the pits) and gone onto the hards.

Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg have already come into the pits for a changeover. Sauber, with a four-second stop this week, have placed Bottas onto the hards, while Haas have also gone onto the C1 compound.

The top six has stayed in position but Charles Leclerc, on a set of mediums, has passed Lewis Hamilton on the hards to take the Mercedes driver's seventh place.

Sergio Perez runs wide and bumps over the kerb. The Red Bull keeps hold of second spot but any more moves like that and the McLaren of Lando Norris and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will be lurking...

Andrew: A bold strategy call from Mercedes to switch to a one-stop after the Red Flag. With their car ‘performance’ levels as they are at present, they have to think outside the box and do something different.

Nico Hulkenberg has also lost places and has dropped down the field and into 17th place. Over at Alpine, Pierre Gasly was determined to move up the order and in the process, tagged his team-mate Esteban Ocon.

George Russell has regained his ninth place from the RB of Yuki Tsunoda.

Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 Commentator

Strategy is going to be so crucial with higher than usual tyre degradation across the three compounds.

Max Verstappen is wasting no time in peeling away from his team-mate Sergio Perez, the gap to the pair standing at just under a second.

Yuki Tsunoda has made a great restart in front of his home fans, overtaking a gaggle of cars to now sit in ninth place on the softs. George Russell on his hards has dropped to 10th.

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Alice Powell
British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Perez got a good start as well he's pulled a slight gap of both Red Bulls back to Lando Norris, Alonso didn't get as good a start as he would have wanted he didn't really challenge Sainz in front of him so he will be slightly disappointed.

The two Red Bulls have flown off the line and lead the field to the first two corners. Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz sit in third and fourth but the chasing pack is close.

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Take two in Japan.

Daniel Ricciardo is also back in the garage, watching the race from the safety of the RB base.

Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 Commentator

Under red flag conditions you can give yourself a shiny new set of tyres and I think that is exactly what a lot of the runners have done.

George Russell has joined his team-mate on the hardest compound on offer for this Japanese Grand Prix.

The cars are leaving the pits and Lewis Hamilton has changed to the hard tyres...

Alice Powell
British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Daniel Ricciardo looked left as he was approaching Turn Three so he checked his left mirror, but he doesn't check his right mirror, sometimes you don't have to turn your head, you can just use your eyes but he made an effort to turn his head to look in his left mirror but didn't appear to make any effort to look in his right. I think he just assumed there was no car there.

Starting start procedure and we get going again in two minutes' time.

Meanwhile, Alex Albon is safe and well in the Williams and chatting to his engineers.

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The incident between Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon is going to be investigated by the stewards after the race.

It seems the RB driver was concerned by the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll just before the collision, who came alongside the Australian on his left-hand side.

Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 Commentator

The grandstands are absolutely packed everyone is smiling and waving, there is so much support for so many different drivers and nationalities here in Japan.

Race suits and helmets back on for the drivers. Pierre Gasly, who has gained three places from his original starting position of P17, gives himself a quick pep talk before jumping back in the Alpine.