Right, that’s us for the afternoon/evening, after one of the races of the season, a rare interlude from the Red Bull procession. Lap 56/62: Sainz leads by just 1.1sec now from Norris, Russell and Hamilton. Russell closes in on Norris, who in his turn is closing on Sainz. Lap 43/62: So here’s how they now stand: 1 Sainz 2 Russell 3 Norris 4 Hamilton 5 Leclerc 6 Ocon 7 Alonso 8 Gasly 9 Piastri 10 Hulkenburg. Lap 31/62: How they stand update: 1 Sainz 2 Russell 3 Norris 4 Hamilton 5 Leclerc 6 Verstappen 7 Perez 8 Alonso 9 Ocon 10 Magnussen. Sainz’s lead is 0.7sec on Russell, with Norris a way back in third. Right, here’s the current placings: 1 Sainz 2 Russell 3 Norris 4 Verstappen 5 Hamilton 6 Leclerc 7 Perez 8 Alonso 9 Ocon 10 Magnussen.
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