Hamilton rejoins behind Zhou in 12th - a big train ahead to overtake but at least he's on fresh softs.
Ferrari stops Leclerc for fresh softs. He rejoins in second ahead of Russell.
Leclerc's lead at the front over Verstappen is now 4.9s.
Alonso is out. He's in the pit lane with a suspected deployment issue.
Leclerc's lead is now down to just 6.5s.
Sainz pits for softs and looks like he will rejoin in eighth behind Perez.
Verstappen puts in another fastest lap of the race, 0.9s quicker than Leclerc on the last lap.
Verstappen has now reduced Leclerc's lead to 7.8s. He's flying!
The gap is down to 8.6s between Leclerc and Verstappen at the front.
Sainz is 12s behind the Red Bull driver.
Verstappen cuts Leclerc's lead down to 9.1s. One-second faster on the last lap.
Hamilton uses DRS to overtake Alonso into Turn 1 on Lap 27. He's now up to sixth in the Mercedes.
Red Bull stop Verstappen for new mediums and he rejoins in second. We're on Lap 26 of Lap 53 now - about half distance.
Norris is showing great pace. He's going to overcut Ricciardo and Gasly at this rate.
Leclerc is told: "You are doing a good job on tyres. Keep it like this."
The order on Lap 22: Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Norris, Alonso, Hamilton, Schumacher, Perez and Bottas.
A host of pit stops in the midfield with Ricciardo, Gasly, de Vries, Zhou, Ocon, Tsunoda and Stroll all coming in for fresh rubber.
Norris and Alonso stay out.
LAP 20/53
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The gap at the front
Verstappen leads Russell by around eight seconds#ItalianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/5TkLBWAh19
Lewis using DRS to pass Lance, promoting himself to P11. Time to close the gap to that DRS train. pic.twitter.com/HzpRiyQ1io
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Magnussen gets a 5s penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on Lap 1.
Ferrari to Leclerc: "Do not short shift in corner exits."
Leclerc: "I can't guys, I can't. Make sure the engine is right."
Order on Lap 15: Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Ricciardo, Gasly, Alonso, Norris, de Vries and Zhou.
LAP 13/53
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Leclerc pits for medium tyres, Verstappen stays out on track and now leads the race#ItalianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/ZxccMLNcIU
Sainz overtakes Ricciardo into Ascari for fourth.