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Alexander Albon
06:52:30
Ready to check, Alex? Yeah, copy.
06:55:20
OK, that's five minutes to the formation lap, so just check the limiter is off.
06:55:30
OK, I'm back. Have a good one, Alex.
06:57:28
Okay, so that's three minutes of the formation lap. We've just got the tyres through. So most people are on new medium. You've got Stroll in P11 on new soft. And then all the cars back to Magnussen in 17th are on new medium. You've got Magnussen in 17th on new hard. And then in 18, 19 and 20, you've got Hamilton, Snowden, Logan on new soft. So Stroll in P11 on new soft along with Hamilton, Snowden, Logan at the back and Magnussen, new hard in P17.
06:59:17
That's one minute to the formation lap.
06:59:28
Okay, when you find everyone on the ground, pit limiter on, please.
07:00:08
10 seconds.
07:01:22
Clutch drop was on target.
07:02:56
OK, confirm for 3 burnouts.
07:04:56
Switch to go race.
07:06:08
DRS enabled.
07:06:59
Overtake available.
07:09:34
So, you can use the overtake button earlier for a bigger effect.
07:09:38
It's for defending, not for overtaking right now.
07:09:46
Yeah, copy that.
07:11:22
The traction is really bad out of 30, so I'm actually quite OK, but I just don't have the grip. I'm very vulnerable.
07:12:59
Increasing Lyco into 11 will help exit 13.
07:13:51
Green 10, position 2 will help that rear. Green 10, position 2.
07:14:19
Okay, we're thinking plan A minus three.
07:15:34
I don't feel that bad. I feel OK. Gasly can't get me. OK, copy that.
07:18:09
Okay, single press brown.
07:18:12
Can't vote 9 when you can.
07:19:00
Use early overtake where you are now.
07:19:24
OK, so box, Alex, box.
07:19:36
Okay, when you stop, hold brake pressure and racing Tsunoda pit exit.
07:19:58
Okay, close to Tsunoda, turn 1.
07:22:11
Fucking hell!
07:22:34
It's no problem, Alex, you can get them.
07:22:38
Yeah, with my tyres destroyed, yeah.
07:23:18
When you can, blue 5, position 7, race at Gasly pit exit.
07:23:29
Sorry, but our predictions of where people are on track are just absolutely nowhere.
07:24:33
Okay, so Gasly had a 10-second stop. That's why he was slow. Mode 10, mode 10, and when you can, blue 5, position 7. Blue 5 and 7.
07:27:10
I need support, Luke. It's at 3.
07:27:48
Fronts are gone. Totally gone.
07:28:00
Okay, copy that. So, green 4 position 1 for the EB to help turn 3. Green 4 position 1 for turn 3.
07:29:44
Blue 5, position 8 to help the surge. Blue 5, 8.
07:31:28
If you want more low-speed rotation, then torque 11 would help. Torque 11 for low-speed rotation. Revs are screaming!
07:31:43
Yeah, copy that on the rears.
07:31:53
Starting lap 17. We still need plan A minus three.
07:32:49
Increasing Lyco into 11 will help, Breers. Yeah, yeah.
07:33:08
Yeah, I know it's tough. Ricciardo, point three with DRS.
07:33:25
How much later do you have a car in the pit? Why is he so fast?
07:33:35
Please stop five laps after us.
07:35:43
So, this level of Lyco is good. That'll help the rears.
07:35:54
It's not the Leica that's helping me. It's just dropping the pit pressure.
07:36:32
Is the wind picking up?
07:36:35
Standby, I'm checking.
07:37:01
OK, maybe a couple of kph more, but nothing major. On the win.
07:37:59
Yellow flag, turn 11.
07:38:17
I have understeer at turn 5.
07:38:26
Okay, safety car window is shut.
07:39:34
VSC, VSC.
07:39:43
I guess I'll just get positive on the delta.
07:39:47
And it's still yellow where you are.
07:40:23
You're doing a good job, so just stay close to zero in case people pit.
07:40:32
And we are staying out. Staying out.
07:40:47
Okay, let's set mode 11 for the restart.
07:40:51
But obviously still no update. They're just starting to move Bottas' car now.
07:41:10
There's too many marbles to get front tyre temp.
07:41:16
OK, we're happy with what you've done with the rear, so that's good, but yeah, do what you can on these fronts. I know it's tough, but that's our main target now.
07:41:56
It's still yellow because the marshals are pushing Bottas' car away at turn 11 and HPP on when you can.
07:43:41
OK, so safety car, safety car.
07:43:50
Alex, what do you think about flap?
07:44:01
What are the hard tyres guys doing? Are they happy with their tyres? We'll just keep up to plan.
07:44:20
Yep, others seem fairly happy with the hard, so we'll stick to our plan.
07:44:54
And box, Alex, box!
07:45:44
Some huge glitches on my throttle response surging out of the pitlane.
07:45:52
OK, understood. We'll have a look.
07:46:00
Yeah, Alex, we see it too, so we're checking.
07:46:15
If you have time, just give me a rundown of what everyone's up to.
07:46:49
Okay, so currently P17. Behind you got Zhou and Gasly. They pitted for new hard and they're going to the end. Tsunoda just ahead of you also pitted for hard. He's going to go to the end. But Magnussen ahead of him in P15 has gone six laps on a set of hards. We think he's going to stop again.
07:47:11
Yeah, I'm in front of him.
07:47:17
Okay, so ahead of him, everyone's going to the end. So Hamilton, Ocon, Hulkenberg are the next three cars and they will go to the end. The only one is Logan in P11. He's pitting now and he'll come out behind us.
07:47:52
OK, and that's 32 laps remaining, so we just need to work on building temp on this tyre. Ready for the restart.
07:48:00
It will be quite tricky with this hard tyre, but just do your best.
07:48:38
How many laps till the end? So, including this one, 32 to go. So, 32 including this one. We can't see where Bottas's car is, but it may be that once the field is packed up, it's clear. It's clear. So, yeah, possibly once the field's packed up, you've got Gasly is about eight seconds off the back of the pack. So, maybe once they've packed up, so it could be next lap.
07:49:03
So, ready for the restart. Could you reset the tyre switch, please? And also, just check you're happy with your EB.
07:49:37
So, if you want to go back on that E-B, it'll be green for position 2, but happy to leave if you prefer.
07:49:47
Yeah, happy for now. Okay, copy that.
07:49:55
Safety car in this lap.
07:50:50
At the line, there'll be 30 laps remaining.
07:51:03
OK, the safety car's left the front of the pack now, so just remember no overlapping with other cars. And you've done a good job on the tyre temps, we're happy with those. So for the restart you just need to go race.
07:51:20
So, overtake is available after turn 13 and you can use it as soon as you get to full throttle.
07:53:21
Safety car, safety car. And obviously we're staying out.
07:53:31
Okay, possible debris at turn 14 ahead.
07:53:44
Okay, go switch to go safety car when you can.
07:53:54
OK, the field ahead packed up into that hairpin and a few cars are carrying damage. I don't know exactly who, but there may be some debris down there.
07:54:05
I've got a lot of mud to see. Quite a lot.
07:54:11
Okay, copy, we're looking at switches. No, damage, just. Just, just down the stretch. Okay, we'll have a look and see what we can do with switches.
07:55:18
For that understeer, we could try entry and mid 5. So entry 5, mid 5.
07:55:46
OK, so that incident at the hairpin was Stroll running into the back of Ricciardo and Ricciardo is carrying damage.
07:56:27
That's 28 laps remaining. Magnussen and Stroll are a long way off the back of the pack, so I don't know if they're going to wait for them to pack up. They probably will.
07:57:27
OK, Gasly's joining the pack now. Magnussen's 11 seconds off, so it may not be long. So do what you can for the front. I know it's tough, but that's where we need the temp.
07:58:11
Green 10, position 7, that's shift 7, so that will help the performance of the restart. And Ricciardo in P9 carrying the damage, he needs to stop again as well. He's only ran medium so far.
07:58:50
I'm currently running P13.
07:59:38
Still no update on the safety car coming in.
08:01:15
If we don't know why the safety car is still going on, it's coming in this lap, so safety car in this lap.
08:01:44
The tyres are going to be a little bit down compared to the previous restarts, but still not too bad.
08:02:01
I'll just confirm you're happy with your brake balance.
08:02:38
ACP cars leaving the front of the pack now, so no overlapping with cars around.
08:03:00
At the line there will be 25 laps remaining, 2-5.
08:03:11
For the restart we just need to go race.
08:05:41
Good job, Alex. DRS enabled.
08:09:52
Green at 10, position 2. That's shift 2.
08:11:33
Green 11.5 for performance. Green 11.5.
08:12:01
That's 20 laps remaining.
08:13:19
Alex, we think cars around you are also struggling here to make the end.
08:14:55
Alex currently P12. There's two cars ahead, Piastri and Hulkenberg. They're really struggling to make the end. So there's a chance here.
08:15:23
That's 18 laps to go.
08:16:18
3 is available. Do you think that will help? Exit 3.
08:16:36
Blue 5, position 10 to help the surge. Blue 5, 10 and we're happy with the tyre temps and life to the end.
08:18:20
Mode 10, mode 10.
08:20:02
Hamilton got by Hulkenberg, so ahead of you now is Ocon, then Hulkenberg. Hulkenberg's really struggling.
08:23:51
Okay, Alonso's pitting is going to come out behind us.
08:25:05
Okay, so Alonso four behind. He's on new mediums. Let's not lose time fighting when he gets with us.
08:26:28
Alonso will have DRS this lap.
08:28:55
That's 10 laps remaining. 10 laps.
08:37:20
Over the line, five laps remaining. Five laps.
08:40:46
Three laps remaining.
08:42:28
Two laps remaining. Two laps.
08:43:22
There's debris on the straight between 13 and 14 on the right-hand side, so racing line is clear.
08:43:43
At the line, we're starting the final lap, so go mode 9. Mode 9 and early overtake out of 3 and 13.
08:44:10
Starting final lap.
08:45:05
Press and hold out of 13. Press and hold overtake out of 13.
08:45:51
Okay, that's the chequered flag, the chequered flag.
08:46:11
Okay, so keep in go race. Keep in go race. HPP off.
08:46:23
That was a tough race out there today, Alex. That's the best we could have done. We just needed a tiny bit more pace and we'd be there about five seconds from the point. Well managed.
08:46:36
Yeah, it was the wind that helped today, but juggling a little bit, high speed, low speed, like yesterday.
08:46:47
Thank you everyone. Thanks for the hard work. I think we'll be ready in Miami. Yep, well said. Let's come back stronger.
08:47:02
And when you can, blue 1, position 12. Blue 1, position 12. And then mode 14.
08:47:12
So, yeah, you were P12, so result was Verstappen, Norris, Perez on the podium, and then Leclerc, Alonso, Sainz, Russell, Piastri, Hamilton and Hulkenberg in P10.
08:48:17
OK, so enter the pitlane and when you switch off, just remember the switch-off procedure.