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2020 F1 Belgian Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
Read our 2020 F1 Belgian Grand Prix live coverage.
Welcome to our 2020 F1 Belgian Grand Prix commentary.
The 2020 Belgian Grand Prix took place on Monday August 31, 2020. Read our F1 live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
Perez makes light work of Vettel into Les Combes for 11th place.
Raikkonen currently running in P10 - a great drive from the 'King of Spa' so far.
Hamilton's gap over Bottas is now up to 4.0s.
Lap 26/44
Top ten: Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Albon, Ocon, Gasly, Stroll, Norris & Kvyat.
Hamilton responds with yet another fastest lap to extend his advanatge over Bottas to 3.7s.
Albon finally makes the move on Gasly for fifth-place with the use of DRS into Les Combes.
3s to Ricciardo to make up now.
Gasly is running in fifth, keeping Albon at bay - who's running hte medium tyres.
Lap 21/44
Hamilton has upped the gap over Bottas to 2.7s, with Verstappen sitting comfortably in third place, 1.3s behind.
Ricciardo is now attacking Gasly for fourth, who's yet to stop.
The two Ferraris are now battling it out for 12th place with Vettel defending into Les Combes.
Bottas is told: ''It will be a long stint.''
Lap 18/44
Hamilton leads Bottas, Verstappen, Gasly, Riciardo, Albon, Perez, Ocon, Stroll and Norris.
Hamilton's lead is now up to 1.8s after a mini-crisis for the Briton.
Ricciardo makes a move on Perez into Les Combes around the outside - a comfortable move for the Aussie.
Further down, Raikkonen has overtaken Vettel for 12th.
Looks like it was just some engine clipping for Hamilton, nothing major.
Hamilton reports a 'loss of power', let's seeh ow this one develops...
No movement in the order on the restart with Hamilton judging it perfectly there to keep Bottas at bay.
Safety Car in at the end of this lap...
A recap of the order under the Safety Car...
Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Gasly (yet to pit), Perez (yet to pit), Ricciardo, Albon, Ocon, Stroll, Norris, Kvyat, Vettel, Raikkonen, Leclerc, Grosjean, Magnussen and Latifi.
Replays show Giovinazzi losing the car and Russell hitting a bit of debris, eventually ending into the barriers.
Mercedes double stacks its drivers and gets Bottas just ahead of Verstappen through the pits.
As do the Renaults.
A big crash there between Russell and Giovinazzi.
SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED - BIG CRASH
No position changes with the gap between the two Mercedes drivers now at 1.9s. Hamilton faster in S2, with Bottas clawing back in the first and last sectors.
Lap 8/44
Gasly is now pressuring Stroll for P7 - those hard tyres are working beautifully.