15:05
Insane pace from Norris
Norris sets the fastest lap of the race and pulls away from Leclerc.
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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
15:02
Russell comes into the pits
That gives Norris free air in second. Leclerc is 6.3s behind the McLaren driver.
15:01
Is Norris on the for the win?
He has 10-lap older tyres than Leclerc but he's seven seconds ahead of him.
14:59
Leclerc pits
Leclerc stops and rejoins seven seconds behind Norris.
Norris is looking good here.
14:57
Lap 40/70
Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Norris, Alonso, Bortoleto, Lawson, Verstappen, Hamilton and Hulkenberg.
14:53
Verstappen under investigation
That's for the contact with Hamilton. Well, we can't say for certain they touched. The stewards are looking at it regardless.
14:52
Norris flying
Norris is flying on his new tyres. He sets the fastest lap of the race, 0.7s quicker than Leclerc on the last lap.
14:50
Battle for the win
There's 1.8s between Leclerc and Piastri in the fight for the win.
14:46
Norris pits
Norris comes in at the end of Lap 31. He rejoins in fourth and will likely go to the end of the race.
14:46
Tight one there
Verstappen and Hamilton nearly tough as they fight for 11th. Hamilton runs wide to give Verstappen the position.
14:45
Lap 31/70
Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Alonso, Bortoleto, Stroll, Lawson, Bearman and Verstappen.
14:43
Leclerc not happy
"We are doing to lose the race with these things. We are losing so much time," Leclerc reports.
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.
