02:53:31
Oscar, radio check.
02:53:38
Yep, radiator check. Loud and clear.
02:57:27
Oscar, tyre info, most cars on medium, only Russell on new soft. Have a good sprint race.
03:00:50
Oscar, clutch drop feedback. That was 1% deep.
03:01:50
Oscar, we need to lift into turn 11 and no more full load after turn 11, please.
03:02:21
And we will need to lift into turn 14 and 16 if possible.
03:02:49
Oscar confirming it will be two burnouts. And after the by-point find, white H14 position 1. H14-1.
03:04:02
The last cars are forming up now.
03:06:11
OK, let's start looking after the rears.
03:06:29
DRS enabled. DRS enabled. 2.8. 2.8.
03:09:00
Opportunities minimum speed turn 1 and earlier throttle pickup out of turn 3. Correction, minimum speed turn 2.
03:09:52
Consider forwards brake balance to help protect the rears. Watch out for the bump in turn 6.
03:10:24
And we're using the tyre too much in turn 7. Need to take it more there.
03:11:09
And strat 7, strat 7.
03:11:35
And opportunities focus on exit of turn 9.
03:12:28
Turn 7 this lap was better. More of that please. Consider forward to brake balance turn 14. Rear slip is too much on the limit.
03:14:33
And opportunity minimum speed turn 2. Can give up a little bit of pace through turn 1 to get a higher minimum in turn 2.
03:16:16
So at turn 7 we need to protect the pace a bit more. The pace for turn 8 and 9. Too quick through 7 last time.
03:16:41
And tyre update, Oscar. Tyre and balance.
03:16:54
Yeah, areas are pretty cooped.
03:17:33
Oscar, suggest green shape 4, protect the rears, late in the stop.
03:17:58
White H6, position 3, White H6, position 3.
03:18:23
Car behind Zhou, three seconds. He's struggling managing the rears. He's holding up Russell currently.
03:19:17
Consider more forward brake balance to keep protecting the rears.
03:20:05
Car behind now. Russell, two and a half seconds on the softs. He's managing a lot. Others are struggling as well.
03:21:49
Russell, last lap 42.3. He's giving up more time in turn 7 to manage his tyres.
03:23:08
Alonso, last lap, 42.4. He's currently in P3. Everyone is struggling.
03:24:22
White H6, position 6.
03:24:26
And the field behind is very compressed, so our race is keeping the tyres to the end. That's what everyone's trying to do.
03:25:15
Russell, last lap 42.5.
03:26:34
Line feedback. Wider line in turn 1 and then tighter line through turn 3.
03:27:27
Opportunity now is exit of turn 3, then that time is good and we still need to keep managing turn 7.
03:29:29
Four laps to go after this lap. Russell 1.4. Picked up the pace last lap.
03:31:10
Consider green shape 3. Inside front looking a bit more on the limit into 9 and 14 now.
03:31:38
Three laps to go. Alonso pitted with a puncture. Russell 1.7.
03:32:54
Turn 3 feedback. Consider later apex and tighter exit line.
03:35:02
1.0, he has DRS. Strat 5. This is the final lap.
03:36:00
Press and hold overtake available into turn 14. Just take care with front locking risk.
03:36:18
Russell, point nine.
03:36:51
That's the chequered flag. Recharge on. Final finishing position there was P7.
03:37:11
Yep, Pierre just lacked a lot of pace at the start. I don't really know why.
03:37:21
Yeah, understood. Something useful data for us to look into for the race. It's good learning and good points on the board again.
03:37:32
Final finishing position was Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Lando, yourself, Russell.
03:38:16
And slow in lap.