18:21
A double DNF for Alfa Romeo
Bottas is now out of the race.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 leads at the start of the race…
F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2023 - As it happened
Follow the action from the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix here with the Crash.net live blog.
05 Nov 2023
18:20
The order on Lap 40
Verstappen, Norris, Alonso, Perez, Stroll, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Gasly, Tsunoda, Bottas, Sargeant, Ocon, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo and Piastri.
OUT: Zhou, Leclerc, Magnussen and Albon.
18:17
Lap 37/71
Sainz makes an easy move on Hamilton for sixth.
18:16
Sainz in DRS range of Hamilton
Only a matter of time now for the Ferrari driver.
18:14
Bad news for Russell
He's just lost out to Sainz now into Turn 1.
18:13
Russell radio
"I haven't been on the radio but it's because I thought it's obvious because of the pace. I'm just sat here."
He wants to get past Hamilton here, especially with Sainz right behind now.
18:08
The order on Lap 30
Verstappen, Norris, Alonso, Perez, Stroll, Hamilton, Russell, Sainz, Ocon, Bottas, Gasly, Sargeant, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo and Piastri.
18:07
Russell is in DRS range of Hamilton
Hamilton is now coming under pressure from his teammate.
The struggle continues.
18:05
The top two pit now
Clean pit stops on Lap 28 for Verstappen and Norris for new medium tyres.
They rejoin in first and second.
18:04
Stroll on the move
Stroll overtakes Hamilton now - what a miserable day for Mercedes.
18:04
More pit stops
Alonso is the next driver in for new mediums - he was running in third and has rejoined ahead of Perez.
No stops just yet for Verstappen or Norris.
18:02
The Mercedes is very slow
Stroll has just breezed past Russell into Turn 1 for ninth.
18:01
Order on Lap 25
Verstappen, Norris, Alonso, Sainz, Gasly, Tsunoda, Perez, Hamilton, Russell, Stroll, Ocon, Bottas, Sargeant, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo and Piastri.
Zhou is the latest retirement for Alfa Romeo.
17:59
Lap 23/71
Hamilton fends Perez off into Turn 1 but the Mexican gets the move done down the following straight.
Job done for Perez.
17:57
A problem for Hamilton?
"Got a problem with my left front, it's starting to steer right."
He's lost time to his teammate through the pit stop phase.
17:54
Pit stops
Hamilton and Bottas come in for fresh rubber.
Hamilton rejoins in 11th ahead of Ocon, while Bottas is ahead of Sargeant.
17:53
Lap 18/71
Perez gets past Hamilton into Turn 1.
The Red Bull is flying relative to the Mercedes.
17:51
Order on Lap 17
Verstappen, Norris, Alonso, Hamilton, Perez, Russell, Stroll, Sainz, Gasly and Bottas.
17:48
Russell radio
"Are we working together here? or just doing our own race?"
He's just been overtaken by Perez.
17:46
The order on Lap 12
Verstappen, Norris, Alonso, Hamilton, Russell, Perez, Stroll, Sainz, Gasly and Ocon.
17:44
Alonso showing great pace
The Spaniard is running just 1.3s behind Norris in the battle for second.
Hamilton is now 3.2s off.
17:42
Verstappen on a charge
After being challenged by Norris, Verstappen has upped his pace and is now 2.0s clear.
17:42
Is Hamilton holding up Russell?
He's 2.6s behind Alonso, while Russell is running just 0.7s behind Hamilton.
17:40
Verstappen on the defensive!
Norris looks to challenge Verstappen into Turn 1 and then Turn 4.
The Red Bull driver stays ahead but promising signs for the McLaren driver.
17:39
Norris in DRS range of Verstappen
He's just 0.5s behind Verstappen and thus in DRS range of the Red Bull driver.