F1: Lewis Hamilton on the charge from 11th in Turkish Grand Prix – live!

Lap 33/58: There is just under a second between Perez and Hamilton …

Lap 32/58: Bottas has added another half a second to his lead. Verstappen needs to respond …

Lap 31/58: Bottas is increasing his lead at the front over Verstappen. It is up to four seconds.

Lap 30/58:

1. Valterri Bottas
2. Max Verstappen
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Sergio Perez
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Pierre Gasly

Lap 29/58: Just over two second between Hamilton in fifth and Perez in fourth. When will he want to make a move?

Lap 28/58: Vettel says it will be able to move onto dry tyres at some point, as the track dries.

Lap 27/58: Sainz wants a one-stop but his team might have to question that, as it is hard for the tyres in these conditions to go for too long.

Lap 26/58: The rain is back after some brief respite, much to the drivers’ chagrin.

Lap 25/58: Ricciardo’s new set of intermediaries are not doing the business, leaving everyone else to consider their move.

Lap 24/58: Leclerc has been ticking along in third and now has the fastest lap to his name.

1. Valterri Bottas
2. Max Verstappen
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Sergio Perez
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Pierre Gasly

Lap 23/58: Sainz now has Stroll in his sights, as he looks to move up to eighth to keep his momentum going.

Lap 22/58: Ricciardo comes into pit first. It is not much of a gamble as he arrived in 16th and leaves two places down with a new set of tyres.

Lap 21/58: Hamilton’s right side is certainly looking bald but it hasn’t stopped him taking the fastest lap.

Lap 20/58: It looks like the pits will start soon …

Dave Manby emails re 12:28: “Has there ever been a Turkish F1 driver?
Not that I know of but there was a pair of drivers who won the Camel
Challenge one year.”

Lap 19/58: Bottas bests Verstappen to take the fastest lap. It is all fun and games at the front.

1. Valterri Bottas
2. Max Verstappen
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Sergio Perez
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. Pierre Gasly

Lap 18/58: Verstappen has taken the fastest lap! He’s stepped it up and Bottas will need to respond.

Lap 17/58: Hamilton is chasing down Perez. Will the Red Bull man be able to hold him off to help teammate Verstappen?

Lap 16/58: Hamilton says his right side is getting a bald. When will the change come? Soon I suspect, as it looks very bald.

Lap 15/58: Bottas is extending his lead at the front. Verstappen is unable to keep up with the Finn. I wonder why …

Lap 14/58: Sainz goes on the inside of Vettel, he gets past him, but makes contact as he does after losing a little bit of grip.

Hamilton sees off Gasly now! Up to fifth with limited fuss.

Lap 13/58: Hamilton’s fastest lap is half a second quicker than anyone else in the field, proving that he is in contention here.

Lap 12/58: Sainz is a man on a mission in 11th, as drives aggressively to get up the field.

Lap 11/58: The next to see Hamilton pass him is Norris, as he waves his compatriot off into sixth spot. Hamilton also has the fastest lap to his name, too.

Current top six:

1. Valterri Bottas
2. Max Verstappen
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Sergio Perez
5. Pierre Gasly
6. Lewis Hamilton

Lap 10/58: Bottas is two and a half seconds ahead of Verstappen in second, which will please the Finn.

Lap 9/58: Gasly is given a five-second time penalty for his involvement in Alonso spinning out early doors.

Alonso then gets his own five-second penalty for catching Schumacher.

Hamilton moves into seventh after easing his way past Stroll.

Lap 8/58: Hamilton goes round the outside of Tsunoda on turn three to move into eighth.

Lap 7/58: Sainz has already gone past Russell and has just seen off Raikkonen to get him into 13th.

Schumacher’s contact with Alonso is under investigation …

Lap 6/58: Tsunoda is keeping Hamilton at bay, with some fine driving. How will the Mercedes man get past him?

Lap 5/58: Cooling tyres is the name of the game in the early laps, whoever does that best could have a very good race.

Lap 4/58: Verstappen has some gear shift issues … which could be good news for Hamilton.

Lap 3/58: Plenty of drivers seem to be managing their tyre temperatures to extend their life. Hamilton isn’t too worried, though, as he pushes to overtake Tsunoda.

Lap 2/58: Hamilton has moved up to ninth already thanks to the mistakes of others.

The rain will have a big say in this race.

Lap 1/58: Alonso spins out at turn one and loses plenty of places, dropping down to 15th. There is plenty of spray coming off the tyres, that’s for sure. No problems for Bottas or Verstappen at the front.

Whoever wins will at least get a cheap ‘Turkish delight’ headline to enjoy.

There are plenty of fans at the circuit. Did they all take a cab?

“Surely the dream scenario for Mercedes is Verstappen making an impetuous move on lap which Bottas has to defend resulting on a collision which causes a Verstappen retirement,” says Rory Jackson. “Likelihood of an impetuous Verstappen move – high. Likelihood of a robust Bottas defence – extremely low.”

The rain has come down in Istanbul, which will make things a little more intriguing on the track.

Has there ever been a Turkish F1 driver? I cannot think of one but I may be very wrong.

Lewis Hamilton has already shown in Istanbul that he can be the fastest man over the weekend but he has a difficult task today due to a grid penalty sending him back to 11th at the start. The important thing is that Hamilton will enjoy the challenge of forcing himself through the field in the race for points.

The Brit is only two points ahead of Max Verstappen going into the race, so will not want to let the Red Bull outscore him by too many in Turkey. There is a bit of spice between the two, which should fire up Hamilton once more.

Bottas has already done his job so far by getting on pole thanks to his second place in qualifying but to complete the job he is there to do in Turkey, the Finn needs to win. Beating Verstappen, to keep the Dutchman’s points down, is very important to Mercedes, that’s for sure. Charles Leclerc is the other driver who might fancy his chances of reaching the podium summit, though.

There is plenty of intrigue and some added needle involved, so it should be an entertaining race.