14:41
Perez pits
Perez comes in for a set of hards. He rejoins in ninth.
The Mercs are also on the move - Hamilton overtakes Sainz; Russell past Stroll.
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04 Jun 2023
14:40
Russell radio
"Rain at Turn 5."
14:38
Verstappen is the next to pit
A tidy, 2.2s pit stop from Red Bull. He rejoins in the lead.
14:38
Russell stops on the next lap
It's also mediums for Russell. He rejoins just ahead of Ocon in sixth.
14:36
Hamilton pits on Lap 25
New mediums for the Mercedes driver - he rejoins in fifth behind Sainz.
14:33
Order on Lap 23
Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Perez, Sainz, Stroll, Ocon, Tsunoda, Alonso, Zhou, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, de Vries, Gasly, Leclerc, Bottas, Norris, Albon and Sargeant.
14:31
Russell radio
"You dont think one-stop is possible? Tyres holding well at the moment."
14:30
Alonso pits on Lap 20
Like teammate Stroll, he opts for another set of softs. He rejoins in 10th behind Zhou.
14:28
Russell radio
"A lot more pace in these tyres. Need to look forward, not behind."
14:27
Lap 1 shots
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 leads at the start of the race…
14:25
Great pace from Hamilton
He sets his best lap of the race as he reduces Verstappen's lead to 7.9s.
14:23
Early pit stops
Aston Martin call Stroll in for some new soft tyres. He rejoins in 12th.
14:22
Hamilton in DRS range of Sainz
He's 0.8s behind Sainz in the battle for second.
14:21
Leclerc radio
"I have zero grip with these tyres."
14:18
LAP 9/66
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Perez eases past Zhou into Turn 1 and is up to P8
Checo is on the charge! #SpanishGP#F1pic.twitter.com/bQnsI7gJCu
14:17
Lap 11/66
Verstappen's lead over Sainz is up to 5.3s.
Hamilton is running 1.6s behind the Ferrari.
14:15
Perez into eighth now
Perez goes around the outside of Zhou to move into eighth.
14:13
Hamilton on the move
He's up to third past Stroll into Turn 1 now.
14:12
Russell past Alonso
Russell makes the most of DRS to get by Alonso into Turn 1 - the Mercedes driver is up to sixth now.
14:11
Perez up to ninth
The Mexican is looking to recover from his lowly grid position - he's now ninth behind Zhou.
14:10
Order on Lap 5
Verstappen, Sainz, Stroll, Hamilton, Ocon, Alonso, Russell, Zhou, Hulkenberg, Perez, Tsunoda, Piastri, Magnussen, Gasly, de Vries, Albon, Bottas, Leclerc, Sargeant and Norris.
14:08
Lap 1 contact
LAP 1/66
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 4, 2023
Contact between Hamilton and Norris around Turn 2
Norris has to pit immediately for a new front wing #SpanishGP#F1pic.twitter.com/Y5zD8NGNbi
14:05
Order on Lap 2
Verstappen, Sainz, Stroll, Hamilton, Ocon, Alonso, Russell, Hulkenberg, Zhou, Perez, Piastri.
14:05
Verstappen leads into Turn 1
Verstappen keeps the lead into Turn 1 ahead of Sainz.
Stroll gets past Hamilton after the two British drivers collide.
Norris will have to make a pit stop.
14:03
Lights out in Barcelona
The 2023 Spanish Grand Prix is underway!