Lando Norris pits! (Lap 35/50)
Norris pits – 2.6 seconds – and comes out in fifth!
He’s on the mediums and trails Leclerc in fourth by five seconds!
Piastri now takes the lead!
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 19:02
Oscar Piastri on team radio:
“I think I’m starting to feel the dirty air a little bit, so it’s not ideal for me at the moment.”
Piastri is 2.3 seconds behind Norris, with Verstappen trailing the Aussie by 4.8 seconds.
4-10: Russell, Leclerc, Antonelli, Hadjar, Hamilton, Sainz, Albon
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 19:00
Lewis Hamilton pits! (Lap 24/50)
With Verstappen bang on his tail, Ferrari pit Hamilton – the Brit comes out in eighth!
Verstappen now chases Piastri ahead – the gap is four seconds!
Top-10: Leclerc, Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Russell, Hadjar, Antonelli, Hamilton, Stroll, Hulkenberg
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:45
Piastri passes Hamilton! (Lap 22/50)
Piastri with a stunning move at turn 22 on Hamilton to pass him for P5!
Verstappen is coming in to the pits…
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:41
George Russell pits! (Lap 21/50)
Russell pits and comes out in seventh, behind Piastri and Sainz!
When will Verstappen pit, then? He’s aggressively being told to push.
“Everything you have Max.”
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:40
Oscar Piastri pits! (Lap 20/50)
Piastri’s pit-stop is not rapid, only 3.4 seconds, as McLaren pit their leading man!
Piastri comes back out in sixth, ahead of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon.
Russell up to P2, with Leclerc P3.
Verstappen’s lead to Russell is 9.2 secs.
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:38
Max Verstappen extending his lead (Lap 19/50)
Running in clean air at the front, Verstappen is extending his lead – it’s now 2.9 seconds!
Further back, Lando Norris has overtaken Kimi Antonelli on the main straight for fifth place!
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:37
Kieran Jackson20 April 2025 18:35