14:49
Lap 38/71
Verstappen's lead at the front is up to 3.8s now.
Sainz is 5.6s behind his teammate in third.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 leads at the start of the race.
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02 Jul 2023
14:47
Another penalty
This time it's Albon.
14:46
Lap 35/71
Verstappen overtakes Leclerc into Turn 3.
Some tactics in play as they both lifted before the DRS detection line.
14:45
Verstappen in DRS range
He's attacking Leclerc with the use of DRS now.
14:43
Leclerc's lead
He's just 1.6s ahead of Verstappen, who's on a charge at the moment.
14:41
Order on Lap 31
Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, Hamilton, Alonso, Gasly, Perez, Russell, Albon, Ocon, Stroll, Sargeant, Zhou, Magnussen, de Vries, Tsunoda, Bottas and Piastri.
14:38
Penalty for Sainz
He's been handed a five-second time penalty for track limits.
14:38
Norris into fourth
After a mistake from Hamilton into Turn 3, Norris is able to get past the Mercedes driver.
14:36
Order on Lap 27
Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Norris, Alonso, Gasly, Russell, Albon, Perez, Ocon, Stroll, Sargeant, Magnussen, Zhou, de Vries, Tsunoda, Bottas and Piastri.
14:35
Lap 26/71
Verstappen breezes past Sainz with a great cutback out of Turn 3.
14:34
Lap 24/71
Verstappen comes into the pit lane for a set of hards. He rejoins in third behind the two Ferraris.
14:32
Verstappen's lead
Having stayed out under the VSC, Verstappen's lead at the front has been cut down to 13.6s.
14:31
Order on Lap 23
Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Perez, Hamilton, Norris, Alonso, Gasly, Russell and Albon.
14:30
Black and white flag for Sainz
Another track limits extension for him will result in a penalty.
14:28
Another overtake for Sainz
He gets past Perez for third now. An easy move.
14:27
Sainz gets past Hamilton
With the use of DRS, Sainz overtakes Hamilton into Turn 4 for fourth.
14:26
Tsunoda is next
A 5s penalty for Tsunoda for track limits.
14:25
Penalty for Hamilton
He's been given a five-second time penalty for track limits!
14:24
Order on Lap 17
Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Hamilton, Norris, Sainz, Alonso, Tsunoda, Magnussen, Gasly, Bottas, Russell, Albon, Ocon, Stroll, Piastri, Sargeant, Zhou and De Vries.
14:23
More pit stops
Leclerc, Sainz, Alonso and Stroll are all in for fresh rubber under the VSC.
14:22
Pit stops
With the VSC, a number of drivers are pitting.
Hamilton, Norris, Gasly, Albon, Russell are all in.
14:21
Virtual Safety Car
VSC has been deployed due to Hulkenberg's stricken car.
14:20
Hulkenberg is out
He's stopped his Haas on track. First retirement of the day.
14:19
Black and white flag
Hamilton has one more 'joker' to use before he gets a 5s penalty for track limits.
14:18
Order on Lap 12
Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Norris, Alonso, Stroll, Gasly, Albon, Perez, Russell, Ocon, Piastri, Sargeant, Tsunoda, Bottas, de Vries, Magnussen, Hulkenberg and Zhou.
