Perez is now in DRS range of Hamilton for fourth.
LAP 37: Lewis has cut PIA's advantage down to 4.7s, but PER has closed the gap behind. pic.twitter.com/7Dbp62BOZS
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Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Hamilton, Perez, Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Russell and Bottas.
A lot of the race still to go...
Verstappen is now 10.2s clear of Norris, while Piastri is running 6.8s off in third.
He's now up to 12th on his new mediums.
LAP 27/70
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Perez on a fresh set of mediums hustles his way past Sainz at Turn 1 #HungarianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/Kyl25jvMzx
New medium tyres for the Mercedes driver.
He rejoins in 14th.
Perez sends one on Perez into Turn 3 - moving up to fifth.
Perez gets past Sainz into Turn 1 for sixth.
Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Sainz, Perez, Leclerc, Stroll and Alonso.
He started the race on the hards so as expected, he switches to the mediums.
He rejoins in seventh ahead of Leclerc.
A comfortable race so far from Verstappen.
He pits from the lead for a new set of hards.
Since pitting, Hamilton's pace has been really poor and he's dropped well behind the two McLarens.
Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Hamilton, Sainz, Leclerc, Stroll and Bottas.
He rejoins in fifth behind his teammate.
The power of the undercut is very strong, clearly.
With Hamilton looking to undercut Norris, McLaren call their star driver in.
Leclerc also comes into the pits on Lap 18 as well.
A very slow stop for Leclerc - 9s pit stop.
Hamilton comes into the pit lane for fresh tyres.
He's put on the hards.
Verstappen's lead over Piastri is up to 6.7s.
Top 10: Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Hamilton, Leclerc, Sainz, Perez, Alonso, Hulkenberg and Russell.
Stroll and Bottas come into the pits to cover off Albon.
He's got a five-second penalty for causing a collision at Turn 1 on Lap 1.
Perez finally overtakes Alonso into Turn 1 with the use of DRS.
He's up to seventh on the hard tyre now.
Verstappen takes the inside line at Turn 1
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 23, 2023
And there's contact at the start further down the field with Tsunoda and the two Alpines involved#HungarianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/FoX0CFDma1