A word on the race leader George Russell who looks a bit more comfortable now, in light of Lando Norris' problems with the rear of his McLaren, than he did a few laps ago.
1.6 seconds is the gap between him and second-placed Norris as we approach the halfway stage of this sprint race.
Very difficult to overtake and we're seeing that. Lando Norris has an edge on pace over George Russell. The one to keep an eye on is Kimi Antonelli, he'll be hoping that Charles Leclerc's tyres will go off towards the end and there will be an opportunity for a move. He'll be looking to minimise the damage to his championship lead.
Charles Leclerc is over a second behind Lando Norris in third position right now. But Kimi Antonelli's maintained his sub one second gap on the Ferrari man.
Very much a cat and mouse battle at the front here as Lando Norris has continued to keep his McLaren within a second of sprint race leader George Russell.
Norris is yet to get close enough to make a move for the lead, however.
Marc Priestley Former F1 mechanic on Sports Extra 3
Everyone is up to temperature now but the question is, can the soft runners Charles Leclerc and Ollie Bearman push anywhere near as hard and for as long as everyone on the mediums?
There's 24 laps in this sprint race and it's a pacey track with plenty of cornering. Charles Leclerc cannot make those softs work for the whole race, can he?
He's within 0.9 seconds of Lando Norris at the minute, but Kimi Antonelli behind has clawed him down to 0.6 seconds inside the opening five laps.