15:53
Order on Lap 33
Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton, Alonso, Piastri, Albon, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz and Perez.
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60 leads Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull…
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McLaren's Lando Norris started in P2 but sensationally overtook pole-sitter Max Verstappen on the opening lap.
The Silverstone crowd roared to see the Brit lead on home turf!
But Verstappen regained the lead and rain is coming...
09 Jul 2023
15:51
An easy move for Russell
The hard tyre doesn't look to be the one today. Russell gets past him with ease.
15:50
Russell flying on the mediums
He sets the fastest lap as he closes up to Leclerc.
15:49
Piastri
Piastri comes out in sixth on the hards.
15:48
Pit stops
Rsussell rejoins in ninth behind Leclerc; Perez is 13th on a new set of the softs.
Piastri is the next driver to pit.
15:47
Lap 29/52
Russell pits from fourth and opts for the mediums as expected.
Perez also comes in.
15:46
A bit dull currently
Waiting for the top three to stop soon.
15:44
Sainz pits
Hards for Sainz as well - not sure why, they don't look like a good tyre.
15:43
Russell
Russell has done 26 laps on the softs now. Surely everyone will be looking to do a medium to soft strategy or soft to medium in the case of the Mercedes.
15:41
Lap 25/52
Verstappen has now increased his gap over Norris to 6.3s.
15:38
Hamilton closing in
He's now just 1.1s behind Sainz in the battle for fifth.
15:37
Leclerc strategy
Not sure it's going to work out. He doesn't look that quick on the hards.
15:34
Order on Lap 21
Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, Alonso, Gasly, Perez, Albon, Stroll, Leclerc, Sargeant, de Vries, Zhou, Bottas, Magnussen, Tsunoda and Hulkenberg.
15:31
Leclerc pits
It's Lap 19 and Leclerc is the first of the front runners to pit - it's the hard tyre for Ferrari.
15:30
Verstappen
Verstappen continues to control the race from the front - 3.7s between him and Norris.
Piastri is enjoying a strong outing - 1.7s behind Verstappen.
15:28
Lap 16
Russell is closing behind Leclerc for third. Just 0.5s between those two.
15:26
Lap 1 shots
Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren MCL60 leads Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull…
15:24
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15:22
Perez into 11th
An easy move into Stowe for Perez on Stroll.
15:21
Order on Lap 12
Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, Alonso, Gasly, Albon, Stroll, Perez, Tsunoda, Sargeant, de Vries, Zhou, Bottas, Magnussen and Hulkenberg.
15:19
Verstappen
Light rain in "two or three minutes", Verstappen is told.
15:18
Ocon is out
Some sort of mechanical issue for Ocon - he's out of the race.
15:15
Verstappen edging clear
Verstappen is just over 1.0s clear of Norris - crucially this means McLaren will no longer have DRS.
Still, McLaren's pace is very impressive.
15:14
Perez
The recovering Red Bull is now up to 13th after Hulkenberg made a mistake in the opening part of the lap.
Seems Hulkenberg has a bit of front wing damage now.
15:13
Lap 7/52
Hamilton is attacking Alonso for seventh but he can't get through yet.