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For those having a race to forget, Albon gets ahead of Raikkonen for P15 but that'll come a little comfort given how his day has played out so far.
It's lap 40. Hamilton's 2.1s clear of Bottas, with Verstappen a further 10s back. Leclerc's still fourth, 4.5s clear of Sainz, who's 1.8s ahead of Norris.
The Haas driver duly pits for the first time in this race and drops to P17 . But things could get worse for Grosjean as his incident with Ricciardo has been noted by the stewards for "moving under braking".
Verstappen's close to getting a free pitstop, with Leclerc 22s behind him.
Grosjean's aggressive race strategy and defending is coming back to bite him, as Ricciardo gets ahead at Brooklands, with some questionable driving by the French driver again, before Stroll also gets ahead later on in the lap.
Giovinazzi has been given a five-second time penalty for a Safety Car infringement. The Italian driver is currently P13 and if the penalty was applied right now he would drop down one spot behind Russell.
Rumours abound that Verstappen is currently whiling the time away with The Big Book of Sudoku, but he can't seem to find either a 1 or a 2...
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"Did you drink? Did you remember to drink?" Verstappen enquires, clearly without too much to do...
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It's a 1m29.326s for Lewis Hamilton - this is quite the battle.
At the back of the pack, Raikkonen's race pace has disappeared as he drops down to P16 after being overtaken by Latifi.
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Mercedes continue to trade fastest laps, and Bottas does a 1m29.617s.
Giovinazzi is under investigation for a safety car infringement.
Albon pits for the second time, stopping on lap 31, as he switches to the medium tyres. The Red Bull driver also serves his five-second time penalty for his clash with Magnussen.
Stopwatch
It's settled down a bit in these middle stages. Battle for seventh is close but stagnant, and Hamilton's popped in a 1m29.712s.
Stopwatch
Bottas does a 1m29.764s on lap 28 to set the fastest lap.
Norris hasn't been able to drop Grosjean, nor has he been able to go after Sainz after launching an assault earlier on. Both McLarens in the top six, though.
Grosjean has been shown the black and white flag so he needs to be on his best behaviour for the rest of the race. The Haas driver is still fending off Ricciardo for seventh place.
Stroll gets away with one, as he runs wide and puts two wheels on the grass, which Ocon needs no second invitation to have a look at move but he thinks better of it.
Gap at the front 2.1s between Hamilton and Bottas, then, as lap 27 ends. Verstappen's five seconds further back.
Now it is Ricciardo's turn to try to get ahead of Grosjean having seen both McLaren drivers pull off moves up the inside at Stowe. The F1 midfield pack is still tightly contested on lap27 with under 10 seconds covering Sainz in P5 to Albon in P14
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The Grosjean-Sainz incident is being investigated following a small weave from the Haas driver. Not quite on the level of Alex Smolyar in the F3 race, but a weave's a weave.
Grosjean's going to be DRS fodder now if Sainz can open the gap, with Norris, Ricciardo and Stroll all lined up behind.
But Sainz now steals past with the DRS tow on the Hangar Straight, grabbing fifth place.
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Grosjean holds the McLaren off at Brooklands on the following lap, picking his lines very well indeed. Not that Sainz agrees, who says that he "changed direction, dangerous driving" on the previous run.
Sainz has a crack at Grosjean, attempting to dip past at Stowe - but the Frenchman resists his advances and hangs onto P5.
Stopwatch
End of lap 21, and Hamilton has set a fastest lap of a 1m30.188s to extend his advantage over Bottas to 1.4s.
Ricciardo has dropped off the back of the McLaren pair after being overtaken by Norris and is now fending off pressure from Stroll in the Racing Point.
Sainz being preoccupied by Norris helped Grosjean slink off into a bit of an advantage, but the Haas driver is now being caught back up...
Lovely scrap between Norris and Ricciardo - Norris grabs the outside line around Luffield and snatches P7.
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Albon has been handed a five-second penalty for causing a collision - his opening lap clash with Magnussen.
Green flag
The Mercs absolutely bolt, as Grosjean gives Leclerc a few things to think about...
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And the safety car's about to head in.
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"Daniel’s leaving way more than 10 car lengths. He leaves a massive gap to Carlos, like three, four, five seconds, and then pushes”, says Norris.
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"The safety car needs to speed up," says Hamilton. Other drivers concur.
There's a few skidmarks on the road at Maggots after Kvyat's accident. One suspects they aren't the only ones.
There will be a lot of new parts needed from Faenza over the next week because there isn't much of Kvyat's AlphaTauri left that won't need replacing. It was a huge impact against the barrier. The Russian driver pushes a TV cameraman out of his way as a sign of his frustration after the incident.
Hamilton's getting very close to the safety car in Luffield. I think he wants Bernd Maylander's job...
Kvyat's AlphaTauri looks more like Homer Simpson's attempt at building a barbecue than an F1 car. Bits everywhere.
Everyone else is on the hard compound, presumably to go until the end of the race.
Albon also didn't pit under the safety car, having pitted earlier, and he has moved up to P14.
By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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