Turkish Grand Prix LIVE: F1 result as Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to victory
Follow all the fallout live from Istanbul, where Bottas claimed the win as Verstappen went six points clear of Hamilton in the title race
Follow all the fallout from the Turkish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen resumed their razor-tight race for the world championship but were upstaged by the victorious Valtteri Bottas.
An increasingly acrimonious rivalry between Hamilton and Verstappen saw the Briton lead the standings by just two points heading into today’s race, but Verstappen leaves Istanbul Park with a six-point lead over the defending champion. Hamilton was handed a 10-place grid penalty this week after Mercedes replaced his Internal Combustion Engine for a third time this season, one more change than is permitted under Formula One regulations. It meant that Hamilton started from 11th on the grid, having been the quickest in qualifying.
He finished fifth as Mercedes teammate Bottas – who had inherited pole position, having finished 0.13 seconds behind the Briton in qualifying – crossed the line first. Red Bull’s Verstappen, meanwhile, started second on the grid and finished in the same place as teammate Sergio Perez rounded out the podium places.
Follow all the fallout from the grand prix below, and read a full race report by clicking here.
Verstappen and Bottas picking up the pace
LAP 18/58
Both Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas are setting purple sector times now having been told by their engineers that they are managing tyres well and can push on.
Both will be aware of Hamilton’s progress and are putting the hammer down to maintain the gap.
Leclerc gaining on leaders
LAP 16/58
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is driving an impressively understated race so far in Istanbul and is actually closing on Bottas and Verstappen ahead now.
The Monégasque driver has a strong gap to Sergio Perez behind, and is within less than three seconds of those ahead.
Hamilton into the top five
LAP 15/58
Hamilton makes mincemeat of Gasly on his way through the pack and is now into fifth place.
This is an excellent performance so far from the seven-time world champion, who has picked his moments perfectly and is hunting down the leaders at speed.
Sainz and Vettel make contact
LAP 14/58
Sebastian Vettel has been hit by his Ferrari replacement Carlos Sainz in the final sector, as the Spaniard lost control while trying a move down the inside.
Neither car looks seriously damaged and Sainz has barged his way through to tenth,
Hamilton much faster than all other drivers
LAP 13/58
Lewis Hamilton’s pace is sensational at the moment, and he is lapping at least half a second faster than every other man out on track right now.
The gap to Gasly in fifth is now only just over a second.
Hamilton flying as he passes Norris
LAP 11/58
Hamilton is flying here, picking off his rivals one-by-one and Lando Norris is small fry for the championship leader.
That puts the number 44 car sixth, with a gap of four seconds to Pierre Gasly ahead, and 18 seconds to Valtteri Bottas in first.
Alonso also takes a penalty
LAP 10/58
A poor start is rapidly worsening for Fernando Alonso, who is now on the receiving end of a penalty himself for spinning Mick Schumacher around after dropping to the back at turn 1.
Alonso is currently down in 17th.
Hamilton moves past Stroll
LAP 10/58
Lance Stroll proves a significantly less difficult opponent for Hamilton than Tsunoda, and the Mercedes man is up to seventh at the first time of asking.
He is now less than a second behind Lando Norris in sixth.
Gasly given penalty for Alonso contact
LAP 9/58
Pierre Gasly has been given a five-second time penalty for making contact with Fernando Alonso into turn 1.
The Frenchman had complained he was sandwiched by Sergio Perez on the inside and had nowhere to go, and to be honest that penalty seems a little harsh.
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