On Lap 50, the VSC has ended.
LAP 48/72
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 4, 2022
Tsunoda comes back in to the pits for running repairs before coming out again and immediately encountering problems again. He's parked up at the side of the track.
VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR pic.twitter.com/iWdoYsfImt
Hamilton and Russell pit for new tyres as well - mediums for both.
Verstappen is going to pit under the VSC for hards.
VSC deployed - good news for Verstappen.
A slow stop for Tsunoda again as he looks to get his seat belts fixed.
Ferrari pits Leclerc from second. He rejoins in fourth on the hards.
Tsunoda has got going again.
Tsunoda has pulled to the side of the track. Will there be a Safety Car?
Hamilton and Russell exchange fast laps as they look to close on the top two - who will stop again.
Vettel is under investigation for ignoring blue flags against Hamilton.
Verstappen is still putting in some strong lap times. He will likely have to overtake the two Mercs.
Hamilton puts in another fastest lap as Russell overtakes Perez into Turn 1.
Hamilton gets past Perez into Turn 1 but then the seven-time champion nearly loses out becaause of Vettel rejoining.
Great defence from Perez into Turn 1 to keep Hamilton behind.
Hamilton sets another fastest lap of the race as he closes up behind Perez.
Hamilton will inherit the lead of the race but the problem is, he has Perez just ahead of him on track now.
Hamilton puts in a fast lap. Looks like Verstappen will have to overtake on track.
Hamilton stops from the lead of the race for hards. A 2.6s stop. He rejoins in fifth.
The two @MercedesAMGF1 are still to stop, with low degradation on their medium tyres. @Max33Verstappen is now just three seconds off the lead: but is he stopping twice with the @MercedesAMGF1 team stopping once? Interesting… pic.twitter.com/aJDtbrCD3G
— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) September 4, 2022
Verstappen overtakes Russell with ease into Turn 1.
Verstappen is now in DRS range of Russell.
Both Mercedes are expected to do two stops.
Verstappen is nearly in DRS range of Russell.
Verstappen is told: "Start to eek up on Russell."
Cutting that gap Max is within two seconds of RUS who is yet to stop pic.twitter.com/26INIKP9CA
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) September 4, 2022