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HAMILTON WINS! That was never in doubt. Further down the pack, Verstappen is second. Leclerc holds onto third. Bottas recovers into fourth for a great drive. Vettel is fith, Albon is sixth. Somehow Norris holds Perez off... NO! Perez takes seventh. Kvyat in ninth and Sainz claims 10th for sixth position in the championship.

If Sainz does not get into 10th then he will lose sixth place for the season.

Three and a bit laps remaining. Bottas does not seem to have the pace to get quite close enough.

Bottas is mounting a charge for third. Four seconds behind Leclerc.

Stroll has retired for the second race in succession.

Norris has been told to stay out and see what he can get out of his tires with Perez attacking from behind. It will be tight.

Kvyat attempts to take Hulkenberg, and battles past the Renault. That's two spots lost in a few minutes for Hulkenberg.

Something happens! Perez activates DRS to take Hulkenberg, and then holds off Hulkenberg when he attempts to mount a challenge of his own.

Hamilton is more than 15 seconds ahead of Verstappen.

Norris is being told to stay out, and that might be a tough request given the state of his tires.

Mercedes have told Hamilton he like to speed up to warm his tires, but he has responded that the grip is currently sufficient - that might be the first time this season that he has expressed contentment with his tires.

In comes Leclerc, and they double stack with Vettel. Bottas is now up into fifth.

Raikkonen is closing in on Magnussen in thirteenth, and he will be waiting for another DRS to attempt a pass.

Bottas is in sixth still, but has put the fastest lap on the board.

Verstappen attacks Leclerc. The Ferrari tries to hold him off but can't, and two turns later Leclerc tries an attack of his own around the outside and couldn't pass him. That's second place for Verstappen.

At 27 laps remaining.

Bottas comes in now as he attempts to get back out ahead of Perez in seventh. That stop - watched by Toto Wolff - was about two seconds. He's out ahead of Perez and continues in sixth, with Albon ahead of him.

Verstappen again complains, and he is starting to drop back again with what might be a turbo-lag problem.

Verstappen tells his team that 'something is not correct' with his car. Hamilton pits, but has a six point lead already.

Kubica and Giovanazzi come together and the pair of them lose a couple of bits off their car. It could be time for a virtual safety car.