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Formula 1 Russian GP

F1 Russian GP Live Commentary and Updates - Race

Follow along for all of the sizzling Sunday action at the Russian Grand Prix

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR21

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Leclerc finds a way through on Russell into Turn 4 to take ninth.
Ricciardo continues to defend from Perez at the start of lap 41, as the Red Bull gets ever closer to the McLaren's gearbox.
Leclerc is now ahead of Ocon for 10th. Just under two seconds to Russell in front.
Perez is going after Ricciardo now, with the Australian vulnerable on DRS as he's dropped to 2s behind Sainz.
Bottas, meanwhile, is still mired down in 14th and has dropped 1.6s away from Vettel ahead.
Leclerc has cleared Raikkonen and is knocking on the door of points in 11th. Ocon is up ahead of him.
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"Expecting light drops in around 10 laps," is the message given to Leclerc from his team. That could make for a very spicy finish to this race indeed!
Stopwatch
Norris now drops a 1m37.423s, getting DRS off Mazepin, to try and open the gap.
Stopwatch
Another fastest lap for Hamilton, a 1m37.689s. Norris did a 1m38.118s in response.
Alonso has dispatched Verstappen for sixth, and will now begin to close down Perez.
Stopwatch
Hamilton did a 1m37.770s, but Norris is now trying to respond.
It was a slow right-rear for Perez, which sent him further down the order than expected - he'd looked good for third before that.
After his stop, Alonso is now seventh from Stroll, Russell and Ocon to round out the top 10.
Perez shuffles into fifth, behind Sainz and Ricciardo - and ahead of Verstappen. Team orders are due, surely.
Pit stop
Perez and Alonso now pit, which now frees up Norris to retake the lead of the race.
Bottas makes a mistake into Turn 2 and allows Leclerc back through just as he's come out of the pits. He drops back to 14th.
Pit stop
The gap between Norris and Hamilton now stands at four seconds, as Leclerc finally pits.
Stopwatch
There's a 1m38.007s for Hamilton now. He's looking ominously quick at this stage.
Bottas is about five seconds off 10th-placed Russell, who moves up into the points following Gasly's stop.
Norris clears the yet-to-stop Leclerc for third, hoping to use the clean air to keep Hamilton at bay.
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"Valtteri, get those guys in front of you for points," Toto Wolff comes on the radio to tell Bottas, currently lapping in 14th.
Pit stop
Gasly pits from sixth place, releasing Sainz, Ricciardo et al.
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"We have to box now, we cannot resolve the issue, it's a decaying issue," Schumacher is told as he comes into retire.
The AWS overtake-o-meter reckons Hamilton will be on Norris' gearbox in five laps' time.
Russell is running 11th ahead of Ocon currently, with Raikkonen, Vettel, Bottas, Giovinazzi, Latifi, Tsunoda, Schumacher and Mazepin completing the field on lap 33.
Verstappen now eases past Stroll with the DRS into Turn 2. That's ninth for the Red Bull driver, who is now 28s off the lead.
Stopwatch
Hamilton posts a 1m38.009s as he tries to close Norris down for the net lead.
Perez, Alonso and Leclerc are the leading trio, but they're yet to stop.
Ricciardo clears Stroll into Turn 13. Sainz is hounding Gasly ahead for sixth.
Verstappen is right onto the back of Ricciardo for ninth.
Hamilton also clears Gasly with little effort into Turn 13, claiming fifth.
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Sainz was given the call to push, but Hamilton dives past the Ferrari to claim sixth place! "Lewis, you can win this race," Toto Wolff says.
Pit stop
Bottas has made his stop and is now 16th on the mediums. Just the Finn and Verstappen on mediums currently, the rest on hards.
Hamilton has cleared Stroll for seventh and is now on the hunt for Sainz, who has Gasly ahead.
Stopwatch
Verstappen sets a new fastest lap of 1m38.396s. He's 10th at the start of lap 29.
Pit stop
Norris now pits from the lead! Hard tyres for the McLaren driver, and a lovely clean stop.
Hamilton sits ninth ahead of Ricciardo and behind Stroll.
Verstappen moves through on Russell into Turn 2 to take 11th.
Norris continues to circulate in the lead. "How many laps can you do at this pace?", he's asked, and his reply of "dunno" is as calm as you like.
Pit stop
Vettel has pitted, while Sainz has found a way past Bottas for what is now P6.

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