2024 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Race - as it happened

Russell and Sainz come into the pit lane for fresh rubber. Hards for both drivers.

A great duel between Norris and Russell as they go side-by-side through the opening sequence of corners.

Verstappen, Russell, Norris, Hamilton, Sainz, Leclerc, Gasly, Piastri, Ocon and Hulkenberg is the current top 10.

Norris makes the most of DRS to get past Hamilton into Turn 1. Job done.

Norris is now in DRS range of Hamilton as he looks to move up until the podium. 

He's losing crucial time behind the Mercedes driver though.

Verstappen, Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Sainz, Leclerc, Gasly, Piastri, Ocon, Perez.

Norris breezes past Sainz to move into fourth. Next up he has the two Mercedes drivers.

He goes 0.8s quicker than Verstappen but he's right behidn Sainz on track. A lot of time to make up if he wants to win today.

Like Norris, he fits the mediums but rejoins down in seventh behind Gasly's Alpine. 

Norris is the next driver to come into the pit lane on medims. He rejoins in fifth. The good news is he will have significantly better tyres.

No investigation needed for the incident between Hamilton and Sainz into Turn 1.

Correct decision from the FIA. Hard racing.

Piastri is the next driver into the pit lane as he rejoins in 11th behind Hulkenberg.

Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Verstappen, Russell, Hamilton, Sainz, Gasly, Ocon and Perez.

A stunning, aggressive overtake from Hamilton allows him to get Sainz into Turn 1.

He now sets the fastest lap.

A 1.9s pit stop for Verstappen as he rejoins in fourth in the Red Bull.

Hamilton pits but rejoins behind Sainz and Hamilton.

Russell loses three seconds in the pit stop but he stays ahead of Sainz, who has also came in for fresh rubber.

He's been handed a five-second time penalty for a false start.

The order is Verstappen, Russell, Norris, Hamilton, Sainz, Leclerc, Piastri, Alonso and Ricciardo.

Ocon and Perez come into the pit lane for fresh tyres.

Verstappen's lead over Russell is now to 3.3s.

More drivers in the midfield come into the pit lane for fresh rubber. Hulkenberg, Zhou, Bottas, Magnussen and Tsunoda have all stopped.

This will give the front-runners an opportunity to stop into free air soon.

Verstappen's lead over Russell is now up to 2.7s. Norris remains in DRS range of the McLaren driver.

Two early pit stops in the midfield as Zhou and Tsunoda come in for the mediums.