Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna GP with Hamilton in second: F1 – live reaction!

11.31am EDT 11:31

I’ll leave you with Giles Richards’ report on the afternoon’s drama. Thanks for reading!

11.25am EDT 11:25

And here’s Lewis Hamilton: “Congratulations to Max, he did a fantastic job today – just solid work from him. And also to Lando, what an awesome job and it’s so good to see McLaren back up there. On my side it was not the greatest days, it’s the first time I’ve made a mistake in a long time. But I’m grateful I was able to bring the car home today.

“A bit unfortunate but I’m really really grateful we were able to get going again, and to get some points for the team was really important today.”

11.20am EDT 11:20

Max Verstappen speaks: “It was very challenging out there, especially the beginning. I think we managed everything well, despite the small moment at my restart. It’s a long season, got to stay calm!”

11.19am EDT 11:19

Well that was one helluva race. Despite the lack of any sorts of contest for first place, we had rain, crashes, spins, red flags, and overtakes in abundance. Latifi crashed out in the first lap, Perez and Vettel both earned 10sec penalties, Hamilton looked to have ended his afternoon by skidding into the gravel, and Bottas and Russell escaped unharmed after a huge crash – and all before the at the midway point!

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Max Verstappen wins the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

The Red Bull driver, flawless today, sails over the finish line 22secs ahead of Hamilton, who did brilliantly to recover after a mid-race disaster. Norris, Leclerc, Sainz, Ricciardo, Stroll, Gasly, Raikkonen and Ocon make up the top 10.

Max Verstappen passes his team celebrating on the pitwall Photograph: Clive Mason – Formula 1/Formula 1/Getty Images

Updated at 11.17am EDT

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Lap 62: Mazepin spins but gets going again, while Vettel, in 14th, retires with a gearbox issue. A day to forget for him.

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Lap 61: And Hamilton takes fastest lap too. That’d keep him at the top of the championship table by a point. He’s salvaged this race expertly.

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Lap 59: This would be Norris’s highest ever GP finish … but Hamilton goes wheel to wheel with him on Tamburello and veers outside him to take second at the start of lap 60 – and he takes second. Applause from the Mercedes team. “He’s too quick for me,” explains Norris.

Updated at 11.03am EDT

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Lap 58: Hamilton gets DRS on Norris, who covers his inside and keeps onto second place but whether he can do that for another six laps is doubtful. Hamilton has the bit between his teeth. Gasly goes wide at Rivazza and hits gravel but gets away with it and stays eighth.

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Lap 56: Verstappen’s lead stretches to 18secs – absurd. Hamilton is now pursuing Norris, who we know is feeling “vibrations” (presumably not good ones).

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Lap 54: Ten laps to go and Hamilton with DRS hunts down Leclarc, steaming around the outside into third. And only a second behind second (ie Norris). Ocon and Alonso are stuck with DRS behind Raikkonen in ninth.

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Lap 52: This is set to be an absolute rout for Verstappen, who now leads by 15secs. Hamilton closes on Leclerc, who covers the inside leaving a frustrated Hamilton slotting back in in fourth.

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Lap 51: “I’m getting vibrations, I don’t know where from,” yelps Norris. Can he cling on to second?

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Lap 49: Hamilton attacks Sainz, who holds him off. But he goes again a minute or so later, and this time gets there, to claim fourth place. Second suddenly looks more than doable for him. “Happy with that Lewis, let’s get after it mate,” he’s told.

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Lap 47: Perez, back in 13th, is in the hunts for points – Vettel, Alonso and Ocon are all in his sights. And with Verstappen now leading by 10secs, the battle for second looks the one to watch: Leclerc hunting down Norris for second with Sainz and Hamilton looming behind. Three seconds separating the four.

Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the Red Bull Photograph: Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1/Getty Images

Updated at 11.03am EDT

10.42am EDT 10:42

Lap 44: Verstappen is way ahead, 6.9secs ahead of Norris – who is on soft tyres and only 6secs ahead of Hamilton in fifth. Can he get there…?

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Lap 42: Hamilton picks off Ricciardo for fifth and sets a new fastest lap. Giovinazzi is back on track but will do well to get a point now.

The Mercedes team watch the action Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Updated at 11.04am EDT

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Lap 40: Verstappen reclaims fastest lap. Giovinazzi pits with a brake problem.

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Lap 38: Hamilton quickly outdoes Verstappen for fastest lap. A wonderful afternoon for Sainz as it stands, who has clawed his way into fourth from P11

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Lap 37: Verstappen sets a new fastest lap last time, no DRS at the moment. And now Perez, in fourth, has hit the gravel! He rejoins in 15th, behind Schumacher. No damage. Leclerc in third, Sainz fourth, Ricciardo fifth, and Hamilton has zoomed past Stroll into sixth.

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Lap 36: Verstappen pulls 1.5sec clear of Norris. Hamilton, back in eighth, looks to reel in Stroll but an unremarkable restart leaves him a second behind.

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Lap 35: And we’re back underway – after Verstappen almost spun himself out of the race before it restarted! – and Norris scoots past Leclerc for second place at turn one. Tsunoda spins off but just about salvages it and regains control.

Norris of Great Britain overtakes Charles Leclerc Photograph: Clive Mason – Formula 1/Formula 1/Getty Images

Updated at 10.47am EDT

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How they stand

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull2 Charles LECLERC Ferrari3 Lando NORRIS McLaren4 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing5 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari6 Daniel RICCIARDO McLaren7 Lance STROLL Aston Martin8 Kimi RÄIKKÖNEN Alfa Romeo Racing9 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes10 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri11 Antonio GIOVINAZZI Alfa Romeo Racing12 Fernando ALONSO Alpine13 Esteban OCON Alpine14 Pierre GASLY AlphaTauri15 Sebastian VETTEL Aston Martin16 Mick SCHUMACHER Haas17 Nikita MAZEPIN Haas18 Valtteri BOTTAS Mercedes–19 George RUSSELL Williams–20 Nicholas LATIFI Williams–

And it will be a rolling restart

10.23am EDT 10:23

Damon Hill gives his verdict on the Bottas-Russell crash: “Valtteri did move a little bit but the problem for George was he moved onto a damp bit [of grass], he was flat out, it broke traction and it took him into Valtteri’s car. These things happen when it’s slippery and wet like that.”

George Russell and Valtteri Bottas collide Photograph: Sky Sports Russell appears to slap Bottas on his helmet Photograph: Sky Sports

Updated at 10.35am EDT

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Seven minutes before the race resumes – with lapped cars allowed to ‘unlap’ themselves from a standing start.

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Not sure if Russell’s four-letter fury at Bottas is justified. He tried to overtake the Finn, who defended on the inside, before losing control when he went outside.

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What a few minutes. Disaster for Hamilton, who was stuck in the gravel pit. After some back back and forth and forth, he escaped and is down in 9th. A flawless Verstappen leads Leclerc and Norris, Perez fourth and Sainz fifth. Now the race is suspended while debris are cleared from the track.

The track is cleared as the race is red flagged Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters Lewis Hamilton looks on in the Pit lane Photograph: Peter Fox/Getty Images

Updated at 10.19am EDT

9.59am EDT 09:59

Lap 31: Big crash: Bottas and Russell. Debris everywhere but they are both OK. Russell is fuming at Bottas, who he was trying to overtake when they collided. “WHAT THE EFF WAS HE DOING? HONESTLY?” he bellows into his radio. Red flag.

9.55am EDT 09:55

Lap 31: Hamilton into the gravel! He slip into the gravel trap trying to overtake Verstappen. A huge mistake – he’s crunched his front wing against the wall. He reverses out, lorry-driver style, and re-enters the race in sixth. That’s his chances of winning gone!

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Lap 30: Perez also pits, serves his penalty and changes his steering wheel. Hamilton won’t be happy with that sluggish pit stop.

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Lap 29: But the Mercedes pit stop is 2 seconds slower than Red Bull’s! And Verstappen holds the lead, 2.5secs ahead of Hamilton. A game of inches.

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Lap 28: Verstappen heads into the pits for some dry weather tyres and Hamilton responds with a fastest first sector of the race, then heads into the pits 28.5secs ahead of Verstappen. Game on.

Verstappen makes a pitstop Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Updated at 9.57am EDT

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Lap 27: Sainz races past Riccardo on the outside into sixth. Tsunoda is next to pit for new tyres – but no one else so far…

9.46am EDT 09:46

Lap 25: An obdurate Hamilton has closed the gap at the front to 2.5secs.

A picture of Ayrton Senna is seen in the stands Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters

Updated at 9.49am EDT

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Lap 24: A frustrated Vettel serves his penalty, rejoining the track 3 seconds off in the first sector.

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Lap 22: Vettel comes out on a set of slick tyres, the first driver to do so. But he’ll also have to deal with a 10-second stop and go penalty! His wheels weren’t fitted at the five-minute signal before the race.