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Formula 1 Brazilian GP

Brazilian Grand Prix race day

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The location of the wrecked Williams means the pitlane is closed again.
Crash
Massive crash for Massa near the spot where Ericsson shunted earlier.
Radio Comms
"Something is really wrong," says Gutierrez, who is really struggling right now. He pits from 15th in the Haas.
Yellow flag
The safety car is out.
Alonso's McLaren squirms underneath him as Hulkenberg and Ricciardo home in on his location. Battle for seventh to 10th is bunching up.
Verstappen is rapidly catching fourth-placed Sainz using his inters but not going any quicker than the leading Mercedes pair.
Ricciardo is hassling Hulkenberg now, eager to get past.
Radio Comms
"Expect to stay out covering rain, and expect more rain shortly," Mercedes tells Rosberg. "You're doing a really good job."
Crash
A replay shows Rosberg's time loss was down to a half-spin out of Juncao.
Verstappen is running about the same pace as leader Hamilton.
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Order: 1 Hamilton; 2 Rosberg +18.4s; 3 Perez +24.8s; 4 Sainz +30.9s; 5 Verstappen +34.5s; 6 Vettel +41.2s. Verstappen on inters.
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Button says he "cannot drive" through the last few corners on the intermediate tyre, as McLaren insists it's the right tyre to be on. Button pits for full wets.
Looks like Rosberg might've had a small incident as he's back up to speed after that sudden 5s loss.
Vettel passes Nasr's Sauber on the inside into the Senna S. That's top six now for the Ferrari.
Ricciardo is matching leader Hamilton for pace on inters. He's past Ocon for 10th and looking good in the Red Bull.
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"Pick the pace up Nico now, got a good opportunity now," Rosberg is urged.
Slow lap from Rosberg, he's now 17s behind suddenly.
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That leaves Hamilton leading Rosberg by 12s and Perez by 21s.
Radio Comms
Alonso argues he's been forced off the track by Vettel during their battle, but it's difficult to see how he can make that case given he was attempting an ambitious sweep around the outside of the Ferrari in retaliation to that lunge.
Verstappen comes back out in fifth ahead of the battling Nasr and Vettel.
Pit stop
Verstappen pits from second place for inters.
Vettel lunges past Alonso to take seventh. Alonso tries to come back at the Ferrari but to no avail.
Replays show Gutierrez demoting Wehrlein, who is really struggling in the Manor. Difficult to regain confidence once the tyre and brake temperatures drop in these conditions.
Radio Comms
Red Bull asks Verstappen if he fancies inters. He says conditions aren't quite there but his wets are wearing out.
Hamilton is now 8s clear of Verstappen, who's 2.6s ahead of Rosberg.
Ricciardo rejoins 11th after that stop and taking his time penalty, just ahead of Magnussen's Renault.
Radio Comms
"We expect heavier rain in five minutes," Force India warns Perez.
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Order: 1 Hamilton; 2 Verstappen +7.4s; 3 Rosberg +10.3s; 4 Perez +17.2s; 5 Sainz +22.3s
Pit stop
Ricciardo comes into the pits for intermediates.
Hulkenberg is top-six fast in his Force India, homing in on the back of Ocon's Manor for 10th place.
Ricciardo is right behind Perez for fourth now, while Red Bull warns him not to repeat his team-mate's error.
Bottas has decided it's time for inters. He comes out 17th, between team-mate Massa and Button's McLaren.
Verstappen is still only 6.6s behind Hamilton and still second just ahead of Rosberg. Astonishing.

By: Geoff Creighton

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