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Round 65/69: Another fastest lap for Verstappen. Considering how far behind he is, this could be one of his best races of the season. Pérez retires after trying to get past Hamilton. Alonso announces over the radio that he will finish the race for the mechanics, but that his back is in pain and that the “jumping is not normal.”

Round 62/69: Norris' radio tells him that Piastri will get a penalty for getting so close to Leclerc, but Norris interrupts him and tells him that's exactly what he's trying to do. He sounds pretty frustrated.

Round 61/69: Alpine currently has two and three on the podium. They will move from ninth to sixth place in the constructors' championship. They didn't make a pit stop either.

Round 59/69: Ten more rounds! Verstappen is clearly ahead and sets the fastest lap again. He is 10.5 seconds ahead. A masterclass from him if it stays that way. McLaren endures a day to forget as Norris and Piastri are stuck in sixth and seventh.

Round 56/69: The incident between Pérez and Lawson was noted by the FIA ​​upon contact. Lawson tells his team that Pérez hit him in the side.

Round 55/69: Pérez tries Lawson again and they go head-to-head, but again he can't find the speed he needs. The Mexican then misses and Hamilton overtakes him.

Round 54/69: Pérez desperately tries to overtake Lawson for ninth place, but the rain makes it impossible, even though he is on the inside. However, he keeps trying.

Round 52/69: Verstappen needs to find some water because one of his front tires has reached the highest temperature and needs to be cooled down. He still leads by almost 7 seconds.

Round 51/69: Piastri is under pressure from Tsunoda and the two are neck and neck, but the McLaren driver is ahead and just manages to keep his place.

Round 50/69: Leclerc is comfortable with his tires and his pace and Norris is struggling to overtake. He constantly goes too far in corners, which obviously shortens his time.

Round 49/69: Verstappen has just set three fastest laps in a row. Unreal.

Round 46/69: Piastri makes way for his teammate Norris, who is now in sixth place. He now wants to take over Leclerc and Russell. Leclerc is known for coming onto the track unsafely at Turn 4 – another violation.

Round 45/69: Fastest lap for Verstappen with 1:22.876.

Round 44/69: Alonso goes too wide in turn 12 and ends up on the grass.

Round 43/69: Remember, Verstappen started in P17 and now leads by 1.5 seconds. Ocon in second place and Gasly. Norris is still in seventh place after this disastrous restart, with Piastri, Russell and Leclerc ahead of him.

Verstappen overtakes Ocon and takes the lead

Round 42/69: Leclerc's radio tells him that there may be more rain at the end of the race. The safety car comes to an end and Verstappen weaves around trying to get some heat under his tires.

Round 41/69: Norris' radio tells him to stay away from the white lines. It seems that a lot of cars are sliding there. The safety car is still out there so there is no change to the positions yet.

Round 40/69: Ocon still leads, Verstappen behind. Norris in fifth place.

Sainz crashes

Round 38/69: Norris says over the radio that if the weather stays as it is, it will be these tires until the end.

Round 37/69: Tsunoda's pace seems to have disappeared. He has fallen back to eighth place and is fighting Hamilton.

Round 36/69: Bearman spins in an unforced error and ends up in the barrier. The yellow flag is raised, but he returns to the track 16th and last. It was a pretty tough race for him.

Round 35/69: Ocon 2 seconds ahead of Verstappen. Hamilton is back in the top 10, but the view shows us that he is practically driving into a wall of water.

Round 34/69: Norris misses! But he recovers quickly and overtakes Russell for a few moments before the Mercedes man recovers. Leclerc also misses, but comes back very quickly. The tires are cold and no one can really get a grip.

Round 34/69: Bearman is off the turf, but the flag is green and Ocon races away. Verstappen tries to overtake him right from the start.

Round 33/69: We're back on track. It's been such an eventful race and we're not even halfway there yet. As a reminder, it's a rolling start with the safety car.

Red flag: The FIA ​​confirms there will be a rolling start on the restart.

Hülkenberg disqualified

Red flag: There were so many violations that there is a good chance that the order will change at the end of this race. We get a replay where Russell finds out that a red flag is sounding on his radio. “Shit, I said it.” He obviously regrets stopping earlier.

Red flag: The riders are now outside and regrouping while the red flag is shown. Race officials note a previous incident between Hamilton and Lawson and are conducting an investigation. They have also pointed out that Hulkenberg received help even though he should not have received it.

Round 33/69: Hamilton says his tires feel like boats. The red flag means that Ocon, Verstappen and Gasly, who did not pit in this race, can change their tires. Norris says to his team: “I guess everyone can just change their tires for free now.”

Red flag after Colapinto crash

Round 32/69: We hear on Ocon's radio that the rain will let up in 1-2 minutes. The safety car is still out there.

Round 31/69: Ocon has a lead of 7 seconds over Verstappen. He decides not to pit, perhaps thinking he will stay behind the safety car for visibility reasons.

Round 30/69: Norris wants to attack Russell and comes to the fourth. The Mercedes man was so slow and he took his chance. Safety car now out.

Round 29/69: Piastri receives a 10-second penalty for causing a collision. Ocon is now leading, Verstappen right behind him.

Round 28/69: Since Hülkenberg is stranded, there is a virtual safety car phase. Ocon passes Tsunoda for third and Russell says the conditions are worth a red flag. Russell and Norris go into the pits. They thought they would get a favorable pit stop, but the safety car ended at the wrong time. Conditions are brutal now. It's hard to see the cars on the screen, so I can't imagine what it's like on the track.

Round 27/69: It's pouring now. Leclerc is stuck behind Hamilton and it looks like the decision to pit may not have been the right one.

Round 26/69: Lawson fell to ninth place after going off the track. Verstappen moves up to fifth place.

Leclerc comes into the pits first

Round 24/69: Almost 14 seconds between Norris and Verstappen. Ocon tries to get past Tsunoda, who is hoping for his first podium finish.

Round 23/69: Verstappen about Leclerc to his team: “He squeezed me onto the white line without leaving the width of a car.”

Round 22/69: Confirmation that it is actually 69 rounds and not 70 because of the confusion at the beginning. Verstappen slips a bit, but he recovers.

Round 21/70: Russell says he's having problems with his brakes. Verstappen tries to overtake, but Leclerc defends well. He didn't get too far inside, but just managed to get far enough and stayed in fifth place.

Round 20/70: Norris is just over 1 second behind Russell. He is being told to keep his tires alive as more heavy rain is expected. Hamilton tells his team that his car is not drivable.

Round 19/70: Sainz overtakes Hamilton, who simply goes too far in a corner. Bearman also passes the seven-time champion on the inside, who has now dropped to 15th.

Round 18/70: Hülkenberg says on the radio how slippery it is. Russell has a better mid-sector than Norris so far and the McLaren car gets splattered every time he gets close to the Mercedes.

Round 18/70: Apparently there will be more rain in about 15 minutes. Let's see if it's as bad as yesterday's qualifying.

Round 17/70: Norris tells his team that he is having a hard time overtaking Russell and that the car is “so slow on the straight.”

Round 16/70: Hamilton chases Colapinto and hopes for a better outcome to overtake the newcomer.

Round 15/70: Tsunoda is third, just 2 seconds ahead of Verstappen.

Round 14/70: Verstappen is now in sixth place. With the new intermediate tires he has an advantage, which is perhaps why he has more grip than his opponents.

Round 13/70: Norris still remained behind Russell. Also confirming that there was no penalty for these four drivers during the race. Will be decided later.