Chris: Hamilton must surely be wishing he stayed with Mercedes! He would be challenging for no. 8 this season.

Hamilton: "I need more power mate."

Max Verstappen continues to stay ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Both drivers are on the podium as it stands, with the Dutchman in the runners-up spot and the seven-time world champion third. Hamilton has another little look at the final chicane but no dice.

The Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton is keeping Max Verstappen's Red Bull sharp. He tries a couple of times to pull alongside the four-time world champion but the Scuderia doesn't have the boost to strike yet.

Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

One of the characteristics of the Ferrari this year is that they don't tend to love the soft tyres, that's the one they started the race with, they were kind of forced into that decision because of the cold temperatures, they needed to get off the line quickly, that soft tyre is the easier one to warm up. That car seems to come alive when it has a harder set of tyres on.

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Away from the frontrunners, Carlos Sainz has made it into the points places in ninth and Oliver Bearman will take a point for Haas if he stays in 10th.

The other Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton is getting ready to mount an attack on the red Bull of four-time world champion. The opportunity isn't here yet, so Hamilton will have to keep calm and wait for another lap.

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The replay shows Charles Leclerc taking a slide near the Wall of Champions in his Ferrari. The Monegasque driver has had a rotten weekend, and now Isack Hadjar is knocking on the door of his fourth place.

Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

Hamilton is closing in even more on Verstappen. So when he said let's go and get him, he's got that gap down from two and a half seconds to 1.8 seconds. We heard Verstappen is not particularly comfortable with the state of his tyres, particularly with the temperature and visibly now, Lewis Hamilton getting closer.

Over at McLaren, Oscar Piastri serves his time penalty for causing a collision with Alex Albon, who has retired from the race. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar also stops by the pits to take his punishment.

Piastri is 13th, Hadjar stays fifth.

Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Live

Lewis Hamilton has certainly been the more dominant of the two Ferrari drivers over the course of this weekend. He does like this circuit, he's got a great history here, he has won here many times, got his first ever grand prix victory here. He has got a real affinity with this place. But I think him and everybody else have had a real wake-up call today as to how far behind the Mercedes they are.

Race engineer: "Lewis now picking up the pace, 15."

Leclerc: "Let's stop speaking until the last lap, you tell me the last lap. And anything absolutely critical."

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Max Verstappen is asking for the gaps behind, not just to Lewis Hamilton, but also to Charles Leclerc in fourth. Kimi Antonelli, meanwhile, is eight seconds clear of the four-time world champion out in front.

George Russell has been in the pen speaking to the media after his earlier retirement. Here's what the Mercedes driver had to say:

"Just everything turned off all of a sudden. The engine stopped, no electronics, no proper breaking.

"I'm a bit lost for words, can't really say much more.

"I've got to be honest, I'm proud of my weekend. Pole for the sprint race, won the sprint race, pole for the main race, I had a good battle with Kimi. From my side I don't think there was any more I could do this weekend.

"I'll leave satisfied, although of course I'm pretty frustrated by what's happened, but what more could I do?

On the battle with team-mate Kimi Antonelli: "I thought it was great. I loved it. I really enjoyed it, it felt like karting days. We didn't make any contact, it was close, I loved it. That's what racing is about - I just would've liked to have continued it for 30 more laps.

Lewis Hamilton is pumped to potentially square up to old foe Max Verstappen. The seven-time world champion isn't quite close enough just yet for an attack, but the gap continues to fall between the Ferrari and the Red Bull.

Hamilton: "We can do this guys, I'm pushing."

Charles Leclerc is frustrated on the Ferrari radio; seems like the Monegasque driver is annoyed with the communication from his engineer. Leave him be.

Kimi Antonelli is looking good for a fourth win on the trot, extending his championship lead in the process.

Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

Update from Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso and the reason for his retirement was due to a problem with his seat.

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There are red and yellow markers up and down the timing tower - it's been to be a busy shift for race control. Valtteri Bottas is the latest driver to bit hit with a penalty.

Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, is edging closer to Max Verstappen for second place.

Chris: Ugh, as a big Lando fan, what were Mclaren thinking? You know your strategy is messed up when only 6 other drivers were on inters as well as your teammate. But what a belter of a GP. Absolutely loving the action.