Radio check, Kev. Radio's good.

Thank you. Dave's just noticed that your brake balance is not as it was when you left the garage. He's just making sure it's okay.

For the first lap, for the race start, I'm going to be a big adjuster rearwards instead of front 4. Just so you know. Copy that.

OK, Kev. Hamilton and Tsunoda are on new soft. Sargeant, starting from the pitlane, is on new soft. Everybody in front of us is on new medium, apart from Stroll, who's on new soft. So you are the only car on hard.

Mode RS for the start.

Last car is on the grid.

OK, Kev, a long way to go. Let's just luck out for those tyres. DRS is enabled.

Reset your balance adjuster when you can.

Show 0.4 with DRS.

Go DRS, point 2.

Car behind is Hamilton, point six.

Hamilton 0.8 with DRS.

Hamilton, point 5, DRS.

Car behind is Zhou, point seven.

Zhou 0.5 at DRS.

2.6 DRS.

So, for reference, you're P18 at the moment. Nico's P10. He's seven seconds ahead of you.

And 2.6 with DRS.

Show 0.5, lift the RS.

Suggest going one click rearwards on brake balance, Kev.

Gap 0.9 with DRS. He's coming under pressure from Sargeant now.

Show 0.9 with DRS.

So, Kev, we have a little bit of margin to increase pace in 1 and 8, just to try and keep the pace up a little bit, if that's OK? No, I need to get the brakes down. Copy.

Zhou, one second behind, but he does just have DRS.

Reference Nico, now P11, but he's only 8 seconds in front of us still.

Thank you. Don't give me the gaps, Nico. Top 10. Copy.

It's nine seconds to P10.

And we'd suggest EB10 for understeer gap. Suggest EB10.

Albon and Gasly are under investigation for one of them being forced off the track, so that might help us.

Zhou has boxed. Nico has boxed.

Carb behind me, Sargeant.

P10 is Bottas, still nine seconds ahead of you.

Sargeant is one and a half seconds behind. He doesn't have DRS.

So you can see cars ahead just boxed.

That's Bottas, Ocon and Albon.

Okay, you are now P11. Ricciardo, P10 is three and a half seconds ahead of you.

Ricciardo's last lap was 43.6, yours was 43.46.

So, Ricciardo's being held up by Gasly. Gasly, last lap 43.44.

We've got a lot of cars on fresh tyres behind us. They're probably going to catch you in three to four laps.

Gap to Sargeant going to 1.9 seconds.

Kevin, if the rear end can take it, we'd suggest diff 21 to help with understeer.

So you're currently P8. You've got Alonso on fresh tyres, three seconds behind. He's just behind Sargeant.

We've got Alonso one and a half seconds behind. Obviously, we want to lose as little time as possible with him getting past. We're not racing him.

On reference, Alonso has Russell close behind him, also on fresh tyres.

Next car is Stroll. Three seconds behind Stroll is Nico.

You are currently P10.

Stroll on fresh tyres 1.7 seconds behind. Nico, fresh tyres 4.6 behind.

Stroll 1.1, he doesn't have DRS.

Strop point 9 with departure.

Nico, 2.4 behind.

You are currently P10. Nico 1.7 behind.

Bottas is 1.8 seconds behind Nico.

You should be fighting with Bottas for position if he gets up to you.

Nico one second behind but without DRS. He does not have DRS.

OK. Let Nico through with as little loss as possible and then we're fighting Bottas.

Bottas 1.3 behind.

Bottas 0.7 behind.

Bottas, P6 with DRS.

Box, Kev, Box, please confirm. Box, Box.

We're coming up 0.5% on front wing. Do you agree? Copy.

Go to RS.

No threats behind. Gasly two seconds ahead.

Gasly is off six lap hard tyres.

Light push, Gap. Light push.

Suggest reducing E-B with the extra front wing.

Gasly's last lap was 42.0.

Reset, bounce adjuster, Kev. Reset, bounce adjuster.

Thirty-eight laps to go. Thirty-eight laps to go, obviously, plan A.

So all the cars we're fighting have boxed once. Sargeant in P18 is nine and a half seconds ahead of you.

Sergeant's last lap, 42.6. Cars ahead of him, 43.0.

Yellow flag, turn 11. Bottas has gone straight on.

BSC, BSC, BSC, staying out.

So you're currently seven seconds behind Sargeant. His last lap was in 43.2. Zhou, 1.8 seconds ahead of him, also doing 43.2. Albon, two and a half seconds ahead of him, also doing 43.2.

That's Hamilton on an outlap just in front of Gasly.

Hamilton is on new parts.

Hamilton was, I think, P11 before we started. How is it going? We're cleaning the track. We're clearing the track. That's what I need to know. I don't see anything at the moment, Kev, sorry.

Apparently, they're struggling to move that car.

Please press the oil pump button, Kev. Please press the oil pump button.

OK, Bottas' car is being moved now.

Safety car, safety car, safety car.

So, what are we doing? I haven't been given any instruction yet. We're staying out.

Confirm that we're staying out.

Are you sure? That's what I'm told.

Soft could do 19 laps on the sprint, so... 34 laps to go, yeah. I'm told to stay out.

Okay, alright. Yeah, I'd be willing to give it a shot.

I'm not talking about the soft, of course.

So I believe you are P12 at the moment, Kev, P12.

That's not correct. Stand by for an update.

OK, you are P15 now, Kev, P15. You've got four cars behind you on new hards. That's Tsunoda, Albon, Zhou and Gasly.

So that's Hamilton ahead of you on two lap hards.

We're two times past now. No need to follow the Delta.

For reference, we've got Ricciardo in P9. He's on 10 lap mediums. He also did not stop.

Yeah, it's just we've got so many people on a hard, on the same tyre, who don't need to pit. Seems quite hopeless. Let's see how it goes Kevin, let's see how it goes. You're on lap 25, there's 31 laps to go at the end of this race. At the end of this lap, sorry. And obviously we could have other incidents before the end of the race, so let's just see what we get.

Safety car is in this lap. Copy. Safety car is up. Tsunoda behind on two lap hards.

So Verstappen is controlling the field.

He's about halfway down the back straight.

You are actually P14, Kev. P14 for reference.

Puncture. Copy. Left front puncture.

Thank you for watching.

Safety car is deployed. Safety car is deployed.

Watch for debris on the left-hand side of the track at turn 14.

We don't want to have two punctures.

OK, gap going to C3.

Mode push, mode push. Just look after the left front, there's 29 laps to go.

The cars are 40 seconds ahead of him.

Cars are 30 seconds ahead of you.

Reset ABS adjuster.

We are doing another lap behind the safety car.

Stroll is behind you. Tsunoda is out of the race.

Cars are 23 seconds ahead of you. But there's a delta.

Respect the delta, respect the delta. Yeah, I'm just giving you the gap, that's all.

Sorry Kev, I wasn't asking you to push, just trying to keep you informed as to where you were.

Do you see any damage? Negative kerb, no damage seen.

Passed red numbers. I haven't had a big chill yet.

OK, so track is clear. Gasly is 2.3 seconds ahead of you. We saw no damage on the car at the pitstop.

So effectively we're now in the position that we could have been in before, if you see what I mean.

Motor slow, please. Motor slow.

Stay right on the approach to 16. Apparently there's debris on the inside of the corner.

So that's Gasly ahead of you on the five-lap hards.

Ahead of Gasly is Zhou, also six lap hards. Ahead of him is Sargeant, five lap hards.

So there's going to be at least one more safety car lap, but the track is clear in sector 18 now, which is the last corner.

If I'll be in this lap, so the car will be in this lap, so the car in this lap. Copy. Copy.

So, Stroll will catch up with you before the end of the lap.

Stroll is on 4 lap mediums.

OK, so Stroll behind you now.

24 laps to go after the restart.

So, Verstappen is just approaching 14, controlling the field.

After you, Sky.

DRS enabled.

Ricciardo ahead has damage, so he's dropping back quickly.

Sergeant ahead has a 10 second penalty. Stroll behind has a 10 second penalty.

You also have a 10 second penalty for the incident with Tsunoda.

The brake pedal is very long. Not me.

We're just checking to see if there's anything we can see.

Nico is P9 at the moment. Alonso in P5 is going to have to stop again, we believe, and will come out behind you.

Gasly has boxed.

Need to check flap out for this tyre.

Negative. Cab negative.

Suggest head 7 to help with low speed understeer.

Nico is also having problems with understeer. He found that Diff 11 did help in some places.

So Zhou has boxed.

Zhou has fitted new softs. 16 laps to go, including this one.

You are effectively 21 seconds behind Hamilton in P10. Sorry, it's Nico now.

OK, Kev, you are currently P14.

Safety car window open. Safety car window open. Safety car window open.

Gasly 11 seconds behind.

Okay, Kevin, you are currently 13th in reality because Sargeant also has a 10 second penalty.

No DRS for Sargeant, no DRS for Sargeant. Albon 7 seconds ahead of you. His last lap was 41.6.

That was a lot to make in his final stop.

OK, so Gasly is nine seconds behind. Effectively one second ahead because of penalty.

Twelve laps to go.

Zhou is 12 seconds behind.

Zhou's last lap was a 39.7 on those four lap softs, so we'll just have to see if he can keep those softs going.

So, with penalty, Gasly is now roughly four seconds ahead and Zhou is now one second ahead. His last lap was a 39.6.

You were three tenths quicker than Albon ahead last lap.

Zhou effectively two seconds ahead.

Sargeant is holding up Gasly and Zhou. Sargeant currently 6 tenths of a lap slower than you.

Watch for gravel. Watch for gravel where you are.

So Gasly got ahead of Sargeant. Sargeant now under pressure from Zhou.

Albon, back to your place. Last lap.

Zhou has passed Sargeant as well.

So Gasly is three and a half seconds behind you on track. His last lap was 40.3.

You were half a tenth quicker than Albon last lap.

Six laps to go.

Gasly, two seconds behind.

OK, if we could go sock 5 and turn 14, but it might be better to hold on to the energy. I didn't get it.

We could go to SOC 5 now, but you might want to hold on to the energy.

Gasling 0.8 behind with DRS.

Show 0.5 behind.

Three more laps.

And for Stroll, effectively one second ahead, he's nine seconds behind you on track.

Stroll has to get past Sargeant, who is doing 42.2s.

Just keep your eyes peeled. There may be some debris on this straight that you're coming onto.

Track is clear, track is clear.

We can go SOC 1 at turn 14.

Stroll is effectively two seconds ahead of us on the road. On, effectively.

Okay, Stroll has managed to get ahead of Sargeant. He's six and a half seconds behind.

So, Stroll, effectively four seconds have gone to the end.

OK, Kevin, that's the chequered flag. So, we are a real P16. Sorry, it's such a tough race. What comes down to get qualifying wrong. Wrecked yesterday. Sorry about that.

Mode in, please. Cap mode in.

Just to fill you in on positions then. Verstappen won the race, Norris, Perez was 3rd, Leclerc 4th, Alonso 5th, Sainz 6th, Russell 7th, Piastri 8th, Hamilton 9th and Nico got a point for the team in 10th.

Good luck.

OK, Kev. Usual story. When you come to a stop, go to P1 and then after a pause, P0. And we'll see you back in the office later.