F1 Brazil GP live commentary and updates: race day

Interestingly, Franco Colapinto has just set the fastest lap of the race – he pitted for mediums two laps ago, at the end of lap 45.

Bearman had a slow stop which put him out behind Alonso on track but he's just passed Fernando into Turn 1 to claim P10.

We can't see Norris going to the end on those softs. We could be wrong. In which case, the 18.3s margin to Verstappen will be giving the McLaren pitwall pause for thought.

If Norris pits then he will have to pass Verstappen on track (assuming Max won't pit again).

Piastri currently lapping a second faster than Norris, both on used softs.

Bearman now pits at the end of lap 42.

So the panoply of strategies is muddling the picture somewhat, but currently we have Norris in P1 on used softs, 7.6s ahead of Antonelli on 'new' mediums, 6.7s ahead of Russell on used softs. Bearman 4.3s behind Russell but on a different strategy – he stopped 23 laps ago so will doubtless visit the pits soon.

Verstappen is 2.1s behind Bearman, and now 5.1s ahead of Piastri, who has passed Lawson. Gasly obligingly pitted a lap ago.

Hamilton told to pit to retire his car.

Yes, we can do the I-was-right dance. Piastri emerges in P8 behind Lawson.

Well Piastri is pitting anyway so let's see. Soft tyres...

Piastri told that if he pits now he'll emerge in a DRS train – that means Verstappen-Gasly-Lawson we think.

Tsunoda handed another 10s penatly for failing to serve his previous one properly.

Albon pitted a lap earlier for used softs.

Russell also pitted at the same time and took on a new set of softs. Hulkenberg now pitting at the end of his 36th lap.

End of lap 34, Verstappen back into the pits – new mediums. That is likely his final stop since he's just done 27 laps on the previous set of mediums, but he's going to have to be nice to them to go another 36 laps...

At the start of lap 34, Hulkenberg launches ambitiously around the outside of Albon into Turn 1 – and makes it stick! P6. His mediums have been on since the start but were new, while Albon's set was used.

So Piastri now P1 on track by 8.9s from Russell, with Norris 4.1s further adrift.

As we begin lap 33, Norris passes Verstappen under DRS on the main straight and goes ahead into Turn 1.

When Piastri pits, our maths suggests he will feed out between Bearman and Hadjar in P8. That will be tricky because they pitted for mediums 14 laps ago.

As expected, that feed him out on track behind Verstappen – 1.7s to be exact.

Norris into the pits – soft tyres – at the end of lap 30. 

Next time around, Antonelli breezes past Albon along the main straight to annexe P5. He's 7.2s off Verstappen.

Difficult to run the rule over Antonelli's pace on those new tyres because he's been dealing with traffic, but he's been up to a second faster than the McLarens in those odd moments where he gets clear(ish) air.

Now he passes Hulkenberg into Turn 1 at the beginning of lap 29.

Antonelli now P7 with Hulkenberg just under a second ahead.

Tsunoda pinged for failing to serve his 10-second penalty properly at his pitstop. Someone must have had itchy fingers and touched the car too soon.

In terms of lap time, Verstappen is in the same ballpark as Norris and Piastri's pace.

Tsunoda has pitted again so Antonelli now has Alonso to deal with – past him into Turn 1 at the beginning of lap 26.

Yes, Norris being told that the hard isn't worth bothering with and the soft has a short shelf life, similar performance to yesterday – where everyone was complaining about lack of grip.

Take that! Antonelli blitzes by Stroll then makes short work of Colapinto. This is exactly what he needs to do to stay in this race. Currently P9 on track with Tsunoda ahead.

Looking like McLaren has no option but to extend the opening stint for its drivers – those who started on softs found they gave up much earlier than expected.

Verstappen has passed Albon so he's currently running P4 on track, 19.373s behind Norris. There is a seven-lap offset in their respective tyre lives.

Antonelli pits to get off the softs at the end of lap 21. But that has put him out in P11 between Stroll and Bearman. Stroll yet to pit since he's running on hards.

Meanwhile Piastri is being told the penalty means he's on PLan C.

Actually it would be marginal in terms of soming out behind hard-shod Alonso. Little wonder Norris is now being told it's either "Plan B or Plan D".

Lawson now pits at the end of lap 19. Only Albon to go now but he's on mediums.

So, a fascinating picture developing – if Norris were to pit now, he would come out behind Verstappen.

Hadjar and Gasly now into the pits at the end of lap 18.

Let's see what happens with that P5 battle because it will influence when the leaders pit.

We typed too soon – Bearman and Sainz into the pits at the end of lap 17.

Verstappen passes Alonso. So Max is now P9 on the road.

Behind Hadjar in P5 there's a cluster developing – Bearman, Lawson, Gasly, Albon, all within a second or so of each other.

Start of lap 17 and Verstappen dives up the inside of Hulkenberg into Turn 1 for 12th place. Alonso next...

10-second penalty for Piastri – that didn't take long.