Piastri is within DRS range of Leclerc and has the aid of DRS down the main straight. Leclerc covers the inside but Piastri has the confidence to break much later and goes around the outside to take second place. He is eight and a half seconds behind Norris with just under 20 laps to go.
Bearman, who has significant damage to his car, is told to retire the car.
Verstappen is brought in from fifth and comes back out on another set of hard tyres in ninth, just ahead of the Mercedes of Antonelli. Alonso, Bortoleto, Stroll and Lawson move up a place.
Top five with gaps (intervals):
Over the last few laps, Norris has extended his gap to Leclerc despite being on older tyres. Norris has asked over team radio for there to be more proactivity when it comes to blue flags.
