14:43
Leclerc not happy
"We are doing to lose the race with these things. We are losing so much time," Leclerc reports.
The start of the race
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An exciting F1 race awaits us after Charles Leclerc clinched his and Ferrari's first pole of the 2025 season.
He starts the race on pole position, just ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
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03 Aug 2025
14:41
Lap 28/70
Norris' lead over Leclerc has been reduced to 6.0s. McLaren have just asked him if he's ready to do 40 laps on the hards, suggesting a one-stop strategy is on the cards.
14:39
Norris' lead
It looks like Norris will opt for a one-stop strategy. His lead over Leclerc is now down to 7.7s.
Piastri is 1.7s behind the lead Ferrari.
14:38
Russell
Russell finally gets ahead of Alonso into Turn 1. He's 6.8s behind Piastri now.
14:35
Norris' lead
Norris could convert to a one-stop strategy here. He's 10.3s ahead of Leclerc currently.
14:32
The order on Lap 22
Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Alonso, Russell, Bortoleto, Stroll, Lawson, Bearman and Hadjar.
14:31
Leclerc up to second
He overtakes Alonso with the use of DRS into Turn 1.
14:29
Tidy pit stop from Leclerc
Leclerc rejoins ahead of Piastri. Great stuff from Ferrari.
14:29
Ferrari respond with Leclerc
Will he rejoin ahead of Piastri?
14:28
McLaren pit Piastri
Piastri comes in on the end of Lap 18. They will be looking to undercut Leclerc here.
14:26
Piastri radio
"Use the pace now, Oscar," Piastri is told. Leclerc's lead is at 2.5s.
14:24
Piastri increases his pace
Piastri reduces Leclerc's lead down to 2.6s now.
14:22
The battle for the win
Leclerc continues to show great pace in the Ferrari. 3.0s between the top two.
14:19
Lap 11/70
The current order: Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Norris, Alonso, Bortoleto, Verstappen, Stroll, Lawson and Bearman.
14:16
Norris on a charge
Norris sets the fastest lap of the race on Lap 9/70. He's now just 0.5s behind Russell in the battle for third.
14:15
The fight for the win
Leclerc is running 2.9s ahead of Piastri. Russell is 1.8s behind Piastri, who has Norris for close company. Norris is now in DRS range of the Mercedes driver.
14:13
Update on the Saubers
Bortoleto has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Hulkenberg is under investigation, though.
14:12
The order on Lap 7
Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Norris, Alonso, Bortoleto, Verstappen, Stroll, Lawson and Bearman.
14:11
Hulkenberg also noted
Like teammate Bortoleto, Hulkenberg has been spotted by the stewards. A potential false start.
14:09
Bortoleto
Bortoleto has been noted for a "false start". A likely penalty coming if he's found guilty.
14:08
Great pace from Leclerc
He's increased his lead over Piastri to 2.3s by the end of Lap 4.
14:07
Another overtake from Verstappen
He gets ahead of Stroll into the middle sector chicane. An unusual place to overtake, but he's getting it done.
14:06
Norris into fourth
Norris overtakes Alonso into Turn 1 to move into fourth.
14:06
Verstappen on the move
Verstappen overtakes Lawson into the middle sector chicane for P8.
14:05
The order on Lap 1
Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Alonso, Norris, Bortoleto, Stroll, Lawson, Verstappen and Bearman.
