Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Monaco GP, to be won by Lewis Hamilton, followed by Valtteri Bottas.

HAMILTON WINS AT MONACO! A brilliant drive from Hamilton, whose tires were looking like Shreddies by the end of the race. He complained at every single turn about the state of his car, but he was able to hold on ahead of an aggressive and borderline reckless Vertsappen.

The stewards will investigate Verstappen and Hamilton for that.

Two laps left. Will Verstappen try the same thing? No, he's too far behind on the final lap. Hamilton could - cynically - allow Verstappen ahead to keep hold of the lead on time, and force Vettel into a lower position, mabye (he won't do this).

A little over two laps remaining, but Hamilton cuts the chicane as Verstappen makes contact just before it. He broke far too late, and in truth it was a daft and desperate error as is to be expected from him.

Hamilton almost loses his position going into the tunnel after the hairpin, but manages to just keep hold of the lead.

Verstappen makes a lunge a little too early and misses a chance to squeeze past.

And another question - as Verstappen cuts a corner to avoid a barrier collision - with only seven laps left, could Verstappen manage to get enough of a lead to negate his penalty disadvantage?

There's a question here. Verstappen is not as rash as he was, but he is under pressure and has the chance of a victory still within his grasp. Will he push it too far and take both himself and Hamilton out of the race?

Here are the standings.

Vertsappen has been told he has more power for the rest of the race, and can go into mode seven.

A remarkable drive from Hamilton, aided by circumstance but it could all be for nothing if he does not hold on.

Gasly has now grabbed the fastest lap to claim a bonus point.

Vettel has started to attack Verstappen. That might help Hamilton, as it forces Verstappen to split his attention.

Bottas sets a new fastest lap and is back within five seconds of Verstappen.

Hamilton has gone 53 laps on a tire that Pirelli believe can go 50 laps maximum.

Bottas has slipped more than five seconds behind Verstappen, which will cost him even when he is subjected to the five second penalty.

The superior Mercedes power means that as soon as Hamilton gets onto a straight, he can pull away by just enough. Gasly comes in to pit. He has a 24 second lead, and he might attack the fastest lap record now.

Perhaps the least jazzy stat of the day so far.

Hamilton is breaking early to manage his ragged tires but the narrow lanes of Monaco allow him to continue in ahead.

Verstappen is essentially in fourth place if you count his penalty to come, so he may consider pitting in to get some fresh tires. Hamilton tells his team 'you'll have to hope for a miracle'.