Nico Hulkenberg has stopped in the Audi, so the virtual safety car is out once again. Max Verstappen sees a cheap pit stop, and heads into the pits to take on some medium rubber. The Dutchman comes out in fourth.

The VSC is ending and Charles Leclerc is worried. The Monegasque driver leads this British Grand Prix but he's feeling the heat from the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli behind.

Max Verstappen is under threat from Lewis Hamilton now. The two old rivals make it on to the Wellington Straight and the Ferrari has the boost power to overtake the Red Bull. Hamilton is up into the podium places - but an Audi is in trouble...

Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live at Silverstone

George Russell cannot catch a break but he has given a break to Lewis Hamilton who is in pole position to attack Max Verstappen, who seems to be struggling to hold on, he has got older tyres than Lewis behind him and I think it in only a matter of time we see these two great drivers doing it all over again.

But who will it be, Steven? Charles Leclerc is leading now but Lewis Hamilton continues to be rapid after his stop for the hard compound. Kimi Antonelli is second, Max Verstappen is coming under pressure but hangs it out in third.

Kimi Antonelli is called in just after George Russell, who is now on the medium compound, and takes on a set of fresh hard tyres. The Italian rejoins the track in second place, 6.9 seconds off race leader Charles Leclerc, who pitted earlier than the Italian.

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George Russell is in for a check-up and comes out in seventh place. Lewis Hamilton moves up to fourth place behind Max Verstappen in that final podium place.

George Russell is desperately hoping to put himself in the mix for a podium at his home race but Mercedes want the Briton to come into the pits with that slow puncture. He tries his luck on Max Verstappen but then he peels off into the pit lane.

Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live at Silverstone

That is some of the bravest driving I have seen. I keep thinking of Nigel Mansell when I see Lewis in the Ferrari and he has definitely not lost his courage. He has put himself in very risky positions, trying to get past George and some brilliant wheel to wheel action and if this is yo-yo racing, I am all for it.

Race engineer: "You've got a slow puncture in the right rear."

George Russell: "Who, me?"

Race engineer: "Yes, you do."

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The purple stopwatch is parked by Lewis Hamilton's name but George Russell now has Max Verstappen in his sights for third place.

But a radio message comes in to Russell - has he got a slow puncture? Well, it's not putting the brakes on him trying to make a move on four-time world champion Verstappen.

A bit of breathing space for George Russell as Lewis Hamilton decides to reserve some energy after those blockbuster laps.

Kimi Antonelli leads, Charles Leclerc is second and Max Verstappen is third.

Kimi Antonelli: "We're losing too much time to Leclerc"

Race engineer: "Let's go around one more."

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Kimi Antonelli is staying out for now thanks to the calming words of race engineer Pete Bonnington.

The next round of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for fourth place is live at Silverstone. The two are fighting hard and while Hamilton makes a move stick, Russell comes right back at him a few corners later.

Max Verstappen: "I have no grip on these. It's horrendous."

The British crowd roar as Lewis Hamlton and George Russell battle over fourth place.

The Ferrari driver makes a move at Copse and passes Russell but the Mercedes man has the battery power to attack soon after. The pair continue to squabble and by the end of the lap, Russell manages to keep Hamilton at bay.

Russell is P4, Hamlton is P5.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Silverstone

When Charles Leclerc came on to the pits, Kimi Antonelli had the lead down to 2.5 seconds. He has come out again and Leclerc is 16 seconds behind Antonelli. He is setting purple and green sectors. Leclerc will close in on Antonelli as we wait for Antonelli to stop.

So Lewis Hamilton has served his five-second time penalty for a false a start and is now trying to size up the Mercedes George Russell as his first overtake.

Over at McLaren, Lando Norris takes to the pit lane to make his stop at Silverstone.