Connect 2 minutes 30. We're good with temperatures, so keep current. And we're good in this position.

OK, mate. One minute 30 to go.

So, all these guys can do three runs. It is possible to do fast, double-call fast first set and single-time on second and leave at a similar point. So, you might see a mixture of plans out there. Copy.

One minute to go. We'll be happy with that full throttle on straight going down to turn 11.

Alright, green light, 40 seconds.

20 seconds.

Five seconds.

OK, let's go now.

Gap in front 10 seconds.

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Happy to box at the end of this lap if we don't have enough time. We're good for time, we're good for time.

Okay, so full throttle down to 11.

Ok, full throttle and DRS down to 14. Gap in front 12 seconds. Three cars in front.

Okay, good to go from here. Gap in front nine seconds. Everyone gone.

Alright, let's push.

OK, recharge on and box please. Recharge on and box.

OK, fast in lap, please.

OK, so Pierre's time on the new soft, 36.97. 36.97, that was a new soft. Copy.

Okay, mate, so still have about one minute to 30 margin on everything. Let's keep the pace up, but all the time, okay?

Okay, Esteban, so boxing now. Have a think about balance on the way in. Default for us is half a turn up for the next set.

Yeah, let's do that. Understood. Box now, please box now. Watch for the waybridge lights on the way in.

Okay, I'm stopping outside the front of the garage.

Okay, mate, so should be clear pit exit. Same outlap as previously. Clear pit exit. Should be clear pit exit.

Verstappen going into the last corner finishing a time lap now.

OK, so I'm SOC 7 when you can please. SOC 7, clear of traffic behind. Verstappen likely in lap now. He's six seconds behind.

Watch for Zhou, now four and a half seconds behind time-up.

Zhou, two seconds.

Okay, clear behind Zhou. No other traffic.

Okay, Pierre in front, five seconds. No traffic behind, everyone slow on outlaps. Only Pierre in front to go.

Excuse the RS.

Gap in front 5.5. Six seconds, recharge off and go.

Recharge on. Fast inlap. Recharge on. Fast inlap.

Clear of traffic behind.

Okay, so P10 at the moment. Pierre's fastest lap 35.98. He's in P12.

OK mate, have a think about balance.

Skip the same. Understood.

Okay, so I'm clear of traffic behind. We are boxing now. No flap adjust.

And box now. Watch for the waypitch lights on the way in.

Turn in. OK, stopping outside the front of the garage.

Esteban, can you go back to P2, please?

Okay mate, so we should be fine for time here. We need diff exit 5 please. Diff exit 5.

I don't want to give up any spots this lap though. It's not changing anything else, diff-wise. No. No, we're all good with that one.

No cars. Pit exit. Gap in front is about six seconds now. Good to go. We've got two minutes twenty till the flag. Let's go now, please.

OK, we have Zhou starting a time lap 6 seconds behind. Currently the only car.

Zhou, four seconds.

Nine seconds gap in front. Zhou, three seconds.

Zhou, one and a half.

Okay, next car pushing is Albon. He's at turn 3.

Car is well spaced in front.

Albon time-lapse seven seconds behind. Leclerc is directly behind you on an outlap.

Albon for four and a half. Try and hold the spot on track if we can. Just watch for Albon on her time. Three seconds back.

Full throttle and DRS out of 13. Albon one and a half behind.

50 seconds till the flag. Plenty of time. No traffic behind.

Only Pierre to go in front. He's seven seconds ahead.

Plenty of time here. Recharge off and good to push.

Come on, let's push, let's go.

OK, recharge on and box, recharge on and box, we are through there.

Copy. Good job. OK. Let's think about balance now on the way in. Stay negative to that delta, please.

Okay, mate, so Pierre's lap time 35.29, 35.29, so about half a tenth quicker at main time gains 11 and 12, but we'll run through that in the garage. How's the balance? What do you think about flap?

I think we are OK with balance. OK, that's good.

Okay, so box it now.

Watching for the waybridge lights as ever.

Okay, watch for the way we drive. It's stopping outside the front of the garage.

OK, mates, we're going to get this set off. Next session starts in just over three minutes.

OK, so Hulkenberg in front. Gap four seconds. Five. Good to go.

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12 seconds gap in front. Full throttle after 13 with DRS.

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OK mate, Hulkenberg is gone. Couple of cars still leaving the pit exit, just for info. We're good to go. Recharge off when you're ready.

OK, recharge on. Perez four seconds behind, starting a timed lap. We are boxing now. Perez three seconds, timed lap.

Two and a half.

One and a half. Next car, Sainz. Five seconds, timed lap. And then clear behind Sainz, over the back of the queue.

Sainz, two seconds.

Okay, mate, so we're boxing out. Stay negative on that delta on the way in, please.

Next car, Russell, five seconds. Timed lap. Russell, three and a half. Three seconds.

Correction, apologies, he's eight seconds behind.

Plenty of space, Russell. Eight seconds now.

We're a bit into traffic there.

Yeah, I understood. It's tricky being at the front on that one. Russell, five seconds, timed lap.

We've got a bit more flexibility on the next one. Russell, two seconds. Clear behind Russell.

Okay, we've got a car off on the start-finish straight. Yellow flag where you are and we're boxing now. Box now.

Red flag. Watch for the white bridge lights, please. Stopping outside the front of the garage.

Ok mate, so stopping outside the front of the garage.

OK, mate, how did you...

Okay, so Verstappen just going to turn 16, starting a time lap. No one else to be concerned about here.

Okay, no one at pit exit.

OK, so let's make sure we hold this position.

Gap in front, about four seconds. Let's go. Increase pace, turn 7, about 10 kph.

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Gap in front 12 seconds. Hulkenberg outlap two seconds behind.

Okay, five seconds back to Ricciardo. Outlap, no traffic, no traffic. So we're going to increase pace quicker out of 13, please. Just one extra degree or two in those carcasses.

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No traffic behind. Gap in front four and a half seconds.

Five seconds. Recharge off and go.

Clear lap, let's push.

OK, recharge on and box, recharge on and box. OK mate, still got quite a few cars to finish laps here, let you know where we are.

Okay, so we are out unfortunately. P13 with that.

Copy. We just pipped Albon in 14th. He did a 35.24. Pierre, 15th, 35.46. Copy that.

Alright, we can do a lot from the 13th tomorrow, so let's see. So normally in that procedure please stay negative on the delta. Yeah, copy, yeah. It's probably our best starting position this year, so yeah, small progress is non-negligible. Let's keep going. Absolutely.

P10 for info, 34.7.

Let's stick with it. We'll get there.

Esteban in. Okay, so watching for the waybridge lights on the way in.

I've got Hulkenberg in the box for them, so I just need to drive around him. Copy.

Sorry for said Hulkenberg, I meant Fernando.

Okay, good job. We'll just get a couple of quick comments from you if there's anything to say on balance etc. when we're plugged in. Other than that, we'll get you jumped out and weighed.