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2016 Formula 1 European GP
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We'll be wrapping it up here, as the livetexting on Motorsport.com has now been going on for at least 26 consecutive hours.
Here's is your race report - and here's what happened in the weekend's other major race if you want to catch up on that.
See you next time!
Then again, this has also been fairly impressive - no crashes to speak of, no egregious mistakes, just a very strong field of drivers doing a proper good job on a track nobody knew.
A bit of an anti-climax, isn't it? No safety cars - and nobody close to his car's pace around - made it a very straightforward job for Rosberg.
The German leaps off his car and nearly falls over in what is probably the first mistake of his day.
That's Perez's seventh podium - and his fourth with Force India.
He apologises for the FP3 crash that cost him five places on the grid, but his team probably doesn't mind too terribly much.
He apologises for the FP3 crash that cost him five places on the grid, but his team probably doesn't mind too terribly much.
Then it's Bottas, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Hulkenberg and Massa completing the points.
Raikkonen is fourth, while Hamilton's torturous race yields a fifth place.
Vettel brings the car home in second, 16.6s off. Perez is third.
Chequered Flag
Nico Rosberg, leading every lap of the race, wins the 2016 European Grand Prix.
Final lap.
Perez picks off Raikkonen for P3 on the road.
Verstappen now passes Hulkenberg, a few laps after his teammate had done the same.
Two laps to go here. Rosberg's in total control.
Perez is now less than a second behind Raikkonen.
He doesn't need to pass the Finn, but he might as well.
He doesn't need to pass the Finn, but he might as well.
Stopwatch
A 1:46.485 for Rosberg, who is cruising home.
And there's the overtake - P7 for Ricciardo.
Ricciardo has closed in on Hulkenberg for P7.
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Raikkonen is asking Ferrari for a solution to some problem, but the team can't respond.
"For sure you can say yes or no"
"I can't, Kimi, I can't."
"For sure you can say yes or no"
"I can't, Kimi, I can't."
Five laps to go:
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Sebastian Vettel 19.320
3. Kimi Raikkonen 24.996
4. Sergio Perez 27.484
5. Lewis Hamilton 45.716
6. Valtteri Bottas 59.999
7. Nico Hulkenberg 66.296
8. Daniel Ricciardo 66.877
9. Max Verstappen 75.450
10. Felipe Massa 76.508
11. Jenson Button 102.524
12. Kevin Magnussen 105.592
13. Felipe Nasr 105.651
14. Romain Grosjean 1L
15. Jolyon Palmer 1L
16. Esteban Gutierrez 1L
17. Marcus Ericsson 1L
18. Rio Haryanto 1L
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Sebastian Vettel 19.320
3. Kimi Raikkonen 24.996
4. Sergio Perez 27.484
5. Lewis Hamilton 45.716
6. Valtteri Bottas 59.999
7. Nico Hulkenberg 66.296
8. Daniel Ricciardo 66.877
9. Max Verstappen 75.450
10. Felipe Massa 76.508
11. Jenson Button 102.524
12. Kevin Magnussen 105.592
13. Felipe Nasr 105.651
14. Romain Grosjean 1L
15. Jolyon Palmer 1L
16. Esteban Gutierrez 1L
17. Marcus Ericsson 1L
18. Rio Haryanto 1L
The gap between Raikkonen and Perez has been reliably somewhere between two and three seconds.
If that's how it stays, Perez will step on the podium due to Raikkonen's penalty.
If that's how it stays, Perez will step on the podium due to Raikkonen's penalty.
Verstappen passes Massa for P9 in Turn 1.
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Hamilton is told he's the quickest car on track.
"No s***. I got the power back," he responds.
"No s***. I got the power back," he responds.
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"We can see the problem getting worse. We need to box this lap," Alonso is told. He will retire.
Stopwatch
Hamilton appears to have hit the right button: 1:46.822 for the Briton.
Hamilton's suddenly found pace - quickest of all in S1 by a good margin.
But he has 15 seconds to make up to Perez.
But he has 15 seconds to make up to Perez.
Alonso is having a torrid time on 16-lap-old softs - he's been passed by Nasr and by Grosjean.
Mechanical problem
Pascal Wehrlein off in the Turn 1 run-off and out of the race. Brake failure.
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"Where the f**** is the blue flags," shouts an angry Raikkonen on the radio.
He's told they have complained to Whiting.
He's told they have complained to Whiting.
18 seconds between Rosberg and Vettel now.
Props to Kevin Magnussen, who is running in P11 right now on 31-lap-old softs.
Even on a one-stopper strategy, the Renault has no business being that high up here.
Even on a one-stopper strategy, the Renault has no business being that high up here.
Some entertainment from the McLaren pair as Button passes Alonso for P12 into Turn 1.
Perez has been gaining and dropping time on Raikkonen over the past few laps - even if the Finn goes to the end on this set of softs, Perez will be fine for a podium if he stays within five seconds.
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"Can I make suggestions and you tell me if that's okay," asked Hamilton.
"Nope, that's not allowed," he reminded.
"Nope, that's not allowed," he reminded.
Rosberg found a second on Vettel that time around.
The words "relaxing Sunday drive", with this being a street track in a coast city, have never felt more appropriate.
The words "relaxing Sunday drive", with this being a street track in a coast city, have never felt more appropriate.
It was a suspension issue that ended Sainz's race - and it sounds like that is what had ended Kvyat's race as well.
Lap 36/51:
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Sebastian Vettel 15.998
3. Kimi Raikkonen 21.241
4. Sergio Perez 24.515
5. Lewis Hamilton 34.221
6. Valtteri Bottas 49.985
7. Nico Hulkenberg 56.896
8. Daniel Ricciardo 59.147
9. Felipe Massa 62.092
10. Max Verstappen 72.020
11. Kevin Magnussen 83.622
12. Fernando Alonso 87.088
13. Jenson Button 87.955
14. Felipe Nasr 90.157
15. Romain Grosjean 95.651
16. Jolyon Palmer 1L
17. Esteban Gutierrez 1L
18. Marcus Ericsson 1L
19. Pascal Wehrlein 1L
20. Rio Haryanto 1L
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Sebastian Vettel 15.998
3. Kimi Raikkonen 21.241
4. Sergio Perez 24.515
5. Lewis Hamilton 34.221
6. Valtteri Bottas 49.985
7. Nico Hulkenberg 56.896
8. Daniel Ricciardo 59.147
9. Felipe Massa 62.092
10. Max Verstappen 72.020
11. Kevin Magnussen 83.622
12. Fernando Alonso 87.088
13. Jenson Button 87.955
14. Felipe Nasr 90.157
15. Romain Grosjean 95.651
16. Jolyon Palmer 1L
17. Esteban Gutierrez 1L
18. Marcus Ericsson 1L
19. Pascal Wehrlein 1L
20. Rio Haryanto 1L
Stopwatch
Another fastest lap by Rosberg: 1:47.120.
As Hamilton's dramas go on, he's now dropped to 10 seconds off Perez.
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Fantastic radio exchange between Hamilton and his team...
"This is ridiculous guys. I don’t know, I’m looking at my fricking dash every five seconds tying to find s switch in the wrong position," says Hamilton.
"Lewis, it’s nothing you’re doing wrong, just got a setting that's incorrect."
"This is ridiculous guys. I don’t know, I’m looking at my fricking dash every five seconds tying to find s switch in the wrong position," says Hamilton.
"Lewis, it’s nothing you’re doing wrong, just got a setting that's incorrect."
“I might not finish the race, I’m going to try and change everything."
“We don’t advise that, Lewis"
“We don’t advise that, Lewis"
Sainz has gone off at Turn 1 after a massive lock-up - and just went straight on, stopping next to the barriers.
His car has already been recovered. No safety car.
Stopwatch
Fastest lap by Rosberg, meanwhile: 1:47.412. Smooth sailing for him.
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