15:57:18
That's probably going to be modes.
15:57:28
I think that'll be 7 and overtake. Just to confirm.
15:57:45
It'll be 7 and overtake.
15:57:52
Copy. What's the subsequent time loss?
15:58:52
If it's going to take four or five laps, then it might be better off starting in 7. It's small but it's net quicker until we reach the back of the pack. By that point, you can have a feel for whether you're strong in 16 or 8 and we can then say it's mode 11 or mode 7. How about that? Yeah, yeah, OK. Roger. 7 it is.
15:59:24
Tyre wise, it's just Tsunoda and Logan on the soft. Everyone else on medium. Either used or new. The two Salvers on new medium. Gasly, new medium. They're the ones towards the back of the pack.
16:03:37
OK, so last car is approaching the grid.
16:05:08
OK, so safety car, safety car, stay out.
16:05:13
Looks like the safety car will come through the pitlane. Just going to maximise tyre warming at the moment.
16:05:35
So there's an incident at turn 1, so the safety car is coming through the pitlane. Confirm.
16:05:41
Yeah, copy. Copy.
16:06:02
That should be coming through the pitlane. Follow the cars.
16:06:30
Driving straight through.
16:06:58
I'm going to stay positive on the delta and focus on the tyre warming for now.
16:07:27
So, Alex, mode rising. Mode 11 will be good once this gets going again. So, mode 11 and blue 1 position 3. Blue 1 position 3.
16:08:14
Tyre temps are stable. If there's anything more on the front, that would help a little bit, but not looking too bad.
16:08:36
Going through the pitlane again.
16:09:44
Should be pushing to catch the back of the pack.
16:09:50
The safety car is in this lap. Verstappen currently at turn 11.
16:10:07
Let's go green, 10, position 7.
16:10:12
Green 10, position 7.
16:10:39
So let's just go race to set Verstappen entering turn 17 now.
16:12:23
Overtake when you need. You've got 5k on Bottas.
16:16:28
Can green 10 position 2 for softer shifts.
16:18:21
Yeah, for sure, we are not quick enough through 6 and 7 and 8, so...
16:18:36
Understood. So Bottas should not have DRS now. George is pulling away.
16:21:40
I'm starting to get low in the pack here.
16:22:08
Probably mode 7 and overtakes better at the minute, rather than mode 11.
16:22:39
You're at the bottom of the pack at the minute.
16:23:15
Okay, let's go mode 7 for now.
16:23:40
OK, eight laps to go. It's George 1.7 ahead.
16:24:13
Magnussen is six seconds ahead. He has a 10 second time penalty.
16:25:44
So last time round we were two tenths off George sector 1, but four tenths quicker sector 2 and a smidge quicker in sector 3. So we'll be into 17 best place.
16:27:27
Overtake is good now.
16:28:51
So it's five laps to go. Tsunoda at the front of this in P8 on the left.
16:29:26
Probably got one overtake in a minute, so I need to start trying to get it back up again.
16:31:26
Three laps to go.
16:31:59
When you can, green 11, position 6. Green 11, position 6. When you can.
16:34:08
You're about to start the last lap. You'll be mode 5 over the line for the last lap.
16:35:00
Use overtake now and then an early push and hold out of 16. You can push and hold out of 16.
16:35:58
No overtake again.
16:36:21
Okay, P14. Magnussen time penalty.
16:36:46
Go switch to go in.
16:36:55
Well, Alex, good recovery for that. Sorry about that, obviously. But let's come back stronger this afternoon, tomorrow. Looks like we have a good race car. Yeah, I think we'll be OK.