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Verstappen is steadily closing in on Raikkonen in the fight for 11th. He's 2.8s adrift.
And Hamilton does indeed stop again! Fresh mediums, sensible stop time, he'll rejoin in fifth.
Alonso's also going to throw a spanner into the works, as his tyres are much fresher than Hamilton's and he's closing in.
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"I've got the feeling he's going to box again," Sainz says about Hamilton. "Tyres got a second wind," Hamilton also says.
It'll be interesting to see if Hamilton stops again, as he's displaying his usual annoyance with his tyres. The fly in that ointment is that he and Sainz are catching Ocon and Vettel.
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Alonso sets the fastest lap so far, a 1m20.359s.
Verstappen rejoins on the mediums in P12, while AlphaTauri's Gasly takes P7 from Latifi.
Here we are again - Ocon and Vettel split by just a second.
Verstappen remains frustrated by the sight of Ricciardo's McLaren rear wing. He is 1.3s behind his former team-mate. Verstappen complains of understeer from his damaged Red Bull. He pits now.
Alonso now comes in to stop, relinquishing the lead back to Ocon. The Spanish driver rejoins in fifth, elevating Sainz and Hamilton to third and fourth.
Vettel thinks about having a crack at Ocon into turn 4, but the Alpine holds firm! Vettel's outlap must have been something else to get that close.
Pit stop
Ocon now responds to pit from the lead, collecting the hard tyre. Swift stop, and rejoins just ahead of Vettel!
Pit stop
And Vettel now pits from second, looking to try and deal some kind of undercut against Ocon. It's a tiny bit slow, but Vettel seems to be a-okay and rejoins third.
Hamilton's just 2s behind Sainz as it stands. Ocon, Vettel and Alonso still yet to pit.
Ricciardo and Verstappen have taken note of Russell's move and followed suit with passes on Schumacher. Verstappen is just one spot away from the points.
Russell passes Schumacher around the outside at Turn 2 now. He takes P9. Great move.
Pit stop
Sainz pits from third, rejoining fourth behind Alonso.
Hamilton takes P5 with a blinding move around the outside of Tsunoda at Turn 4.
Verstappen is at the back of a train for P9 behind Schumacher, Russell and Ricciardo. The Red Bull just can't seem to get in a position to launch an attack.
Pit stop
Gasly pits from fifth, and returns to the circuit in eighth.
Vettel's now lost ground to Ocon, who's opened up the lead to 2s over the German. Sainz is homing in on the pair too.
Hamilton now all over the gearbox of Tsunoda for P6. The Mercedes driver mistakes a "43 laps remaining" radio call as "we are on lap 43 of the race". It has been one of those races for sure.
There's a gap between Alonso and Gasly for Ocon and Vettel to drop into, when they elect to pit. But they can't leave it too late, as Hamilton's getting into this window.
Hamilton now slides by Latifi at Turn 1 for P7. His title rival Verstappen remains outside the points in P12.
Tsunoda (P6) has managed to jump Latifi in the latest round of pit stops. The Williams driver was sitting third before the flurry of pit action.
This Mercedes call has worked wonders but they needed something from the strategy top drawer after electing not to pit for slicks before the second start. Latifi is Hamilton's next target.
Turned out Sainz had a ton of pace in reserve all along, going over a second quicker than the leading duo.
Vettel is super close to Ocon once again, and they've got to pick their pit windows carefully. Latifi has also pitted, and has been undercut by Tsunoda to rejoin in P7.
Hamilton dives underneath Schumacher at Turn 1 for P8 now.
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"Okay, now push," Sainz is told. "Vamos!", Sainz replies.
So Hamilton sits in P9 with Verstappen P12. Russell has slipped to P10 after Williams driver made his third stop.
Pit stop
Sainz got a call to stop, but he's told his team no. Meanwhile, Tsunoda comes in to release Sainz.
Red Bull has responded by bringing in Verstappen but he rejoins behind Hamilton. The Mercedes undercut has worked!
Mercedes has blinked. Hamilton pits for hard tyres. Meanwhile, Raikkonen has set the fastest lap.
Ocon just seems to have enough about him in sector 2 to open that gap and keep Vettel at bay. The Alpine driver is told "Plan A plus 5", so he'll stay out longer past his scheduled pit window.
Russell watch: The Williams driver remains in P7 and is 1.3s shy of Alonso in P6.
Vettel is now within DRS range of Ocon now - the Aston Martin is very close to the back of the Alpine.
Raikkonen has pitted, taken his penalty, and has dropped back to 14th.
Ocon and Vettel still trading blows at the front - every time it seems Vettel has inched into DRS range, Ocon manages to reclaim the buffer.
Hamilton passes Schumacher now at Turn 1 to take P11. Gasly is next up the road.
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