6.42 p.m. BST 18:42
Round 21/50: The green flag pedals and hits metal. Russell overtakes Magnussen in the P5 on the first lap, while Hamilton blocks Alonso’s progress to keep the P7. Leclerc maintains its lead, but Sainz passes Perez for the P3. So it is a top four Ferrari-RB-Ferrari-RB.
18:37 BST 18:37
Round 20/50: The race of Latifi is running and the safety car is still outside, it ends immediately. The top have put in the Hamilton pit, which is at P7 at the moment, has been left out in the difficult.
How they stand
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull3) Sergio Perez, Red Bull4) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari5) George Russell, Mercedes6) Kevin Magnussen, Haas7) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes8) Fernando Alonso, Alpine9) Nico Hulkenberg, Aston Martin10) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo Updated at 6.39 p.m. BST
6.36 p.m. BST 18:36
Round 19/50: Will Perez’s fight go from bad to worse? Sains believes that he fell victim to a foul when the Mexican came out of the pits: “He pushed me away. “The FIA has to judge this … I was in front of the safety car line.”
6.34 p.m. BST 18:34
Round 17/50: Leclerc told Pereth to do the opposite, so he was left out. But the virtual security car has been upgraded to a real one, and Leclerc and Verstappen take the opportunity to pit and come out in front of the brutally unlucky Perez. And suddenly it is the first trio of Leclerc-Verstappen-Perez! Nikolaos Latifi is fine. Updated at 6.34 p.m. BST
18:30 BST 18:30
Round 16/50: Pereth falls from the lead. Ferrari was about to do so, but they pulled it out of the socket when they saw Perez fall. And now Latifi is in the way – and we have a virtual safety car!
6.27 p.m. BST 18:27
Round 15/50: Hamilton does the same trick, seeing Gusli in the same spot in the same way to get into the points with his fingernails.
18:25 BST 18:25
Round 14/50: Zhou Guanyu was punished with a five-second penalty for leaving the track. Bottas enters the warring Alps, taking advantage of the DRS to roam Ocon outside the home straight.
6.23 p.m. BST 18:23
Round 12/50: Magnussen seems to attack Bottas in the P8, but the Finn pulls out his elbows early and maintains his position. In front of them, Alonso and Ocon continue to do so. Hamilton chooses Norris for P11.
18:20 BST 18:20
Round 10/50: Thus, Perez is confidently ahead of Leclerc by 2.2 seconds, with Verstappen, Sainz and Russell behind. Lewis Hamilton sprinted past the Stroll and reached P12. Sergio Perez leads Charles Leclerc. Photo: Clive Rose / Formula 1 / Getty Images Updated at 6.25 p.m. BST
6.18 p.m. BST 18:18
Round 9/50: “Leclerc lights do not work in the back of his car”, Verstappen shouts on the radio. Eeek.
18:17 BST 18:17
Round 7/50: More fun: Ocon recovers the P7 from Alonso but leaves the track to do so and has to give his place back. He does, but keeps his teammate in the spotlight. In the garage, the Alps team is watching with clenched teeth. Side by side: The French driver of Alpine, Esteban Ocon (R) and the Spanish driver of Alpine, Fernando Alonso (L) are competing. Photo: Andrej Isakovic / AFP / Getty Images Updated at 6.30 p.m. BST
6.14 p.m. BST 18:14
Round 6/50: We have a nice duel here between Alpine Alps teammates and Ocon. At first Ocon uses some offensive moves to keep the willing Alonso behind him, but a little later Alonso goes again and does the job with the DRS in a straight line.
6.12 p.m. BST 18:12
Round 5/50: Zhou Guanyu is having trouble with his car – his wheels spun in the first turn early – and he is immediately back in the P18.
6.09 p.m. BST 18:09
Round 3/50: Russell overtakes Ocon in the last hairpin and sneaks into the P5. The judges are examining an incident involving Norris and Magnussen. Perez’s lead has stabilized in about 1.5 seconds. Hamilton is not happy with his tires – “No grip”.
6.07 p.m. BST 18:07
Round 2/50: Perez covered Leclerc in the first corner, pushing Sainz out, which allowed Verstappen to strike. Gasly, meanwhile, has already overtaken Magnussen and now Norris, while Hamilton’s battle of attrition begins with Albon moving on to P14. Verstappen pushes on P3. Photo: Andrej Isakovic / AFP / Getty Images Updated at 6.13 p.m. BST
6.05 p.m. BST 18:05
Round 1/50: And we leave! Perez holds his own from Ferrari in the first turn and holds it perfectly. Verstappen immediately attacks Sainz and the two are side by side in the first turn before the Dutchman leads. Good start for Red Bull!
6.01 p.m. BST 18:01
Sergio Perez, for the first time in his career, drives the cars for the formation round. Not long ago.
17:58 BST 17:58
Here is Lando Norris: “The tires are quite interesting. “There will be a lot of deg, so whoever can manage them better will have a much better result today.” It’s not unfair, but how do they handle it, especially now that all drivers have a free choice of tires from the start? There were 58 stops last week, although this circuit should not guarantee more than two.
17:52 BST 17:52
How they line up
- Σέρχιο Πέρεθ, Red Bull2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari3) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari4) Max Verstappen, Red Bull5) Esteban Ocon, Alpine6) George Russell, Mercedes7) Fernando Alonso, Alpine8) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo9, PierreTnaussa ) Lando Norris, McLaren12) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo13) Lance Stroll, Aston …
