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Max Verstappen
20:05:46
So DRS is enabled. Gap 1.4.
20:05:53
Get as soon as you can into that management, please, Max.
20:06:26
1.6.
20:07:01
1.6.
20:08:53
OK, so last lap. Leclerc managing more in 2, but he was pushing more in 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
20:09:30
How's the high-speed balance, Max?
20:09:34
Just on the limit of understeer.
20:09:54
OK, car behind. Gas free.
20:10:25
We have another step available if you need it.
20:10:31
Yeah, let's leave it for now. Let's see you later.
20:11:06
Okay. Gap to Piastri. Two seconds.
20:11:41
OK, so margin to save in turn 4 a bit more, please, Max, now.
20:13:14
Gap 2.1.
20:13:32
Deficits max. All areas of management between 4 and 7. You're strong in the low speed 11 to 16 and 17.
20:14:08
Front flap update please, Max, for the next stint.
20:14:12
Yeah, difficult to stay with that compound, but I think we can take one or two quick tomorrow, like two maybe. Understood.
20:14:33
Gap 2.7.
20:14:48
Just approaching temperature stabilisation, so keep on it.
20:15:05
It's quite tricky also with the wind and 7-8, quite inconsistent. Yeah, copy.
20:17:53
Gap 2.7.
20:18:12
Yeah, I'm struggling a lot out of 1.78. Car is very inconsistent.
20:18:49
OK, just watch your brake application gradient, Max, in turn 1-11-17. 1-11-17.
20:21:21
Actually, you have some margin to push your B-Bars forward, either P or low speed. No, not really.
20:22:58
Gap still 2.8. Main deficit still high speed and still three tenths in a straight line.
20:23:52
Okay, Max, so if you start to reduce the level of management a little bit from here.
20:24:30
Gap, three seconds.
20:25:39
32.9 for you, 33.1 for Piastri.
20:26:32
Engine 11. Engine 1-1. Position 4. Position 4.
20:26:57
B-Bal 5 is available. Max, that's just a forward peak. Same low pressure.
20:29:11
Gap 3.2.
20:32:46
Display 10, position 1. Display 1-0, position 1.
20:35:15
Okay, gap 3.7. So only Leclerc has pitted for the moment. Max is currently behind Hamilton.
20:35:24
You happy for the moment? Yeah.
20:35:50
I hit that cone in 15 seconds.
20:36:03
If you see a BSC putt, pit.
20:36:30
You've got to be able to stop for me, all right?
20:37:22
Your tyres are going in the pit now. Your tyres are going in the pit now.
20:38:16
BSC deployed back. Dash positive. Dash DSL deployed back. Dash positive. Dash positive.
20:38:31
Good talk. Plus one. Good talk.
20:38:55
VSC epic.
20:39:16
So, box and pit confirm, Max. Box, pit confirm.
20:39:46
Strat 10. White line on the exit.
20:39:52
Could be racing Leclerc. Racing Leclerc.
20:40:02
OK, all clear. Cleared turn 1.
20:40:07
Leclerc pace 32.3.
20:40:31
Don't just think about start and stop. Gap 3.3 behind.
20:41:24
So, Piastri 32.4, Lando 31.9.
20:43:12
So Piastri pays 32.4.
20:43:30
Strat 4.
20:45:46
Okay, Piastri is in pitlane now.
20:45:58
I just need a little grip. I looked up there again.
20:47:13
Okay, currently got double yellow. Turn 2-3.
20:47:23
Safety car deployed, Max. Safety car deployed.
20:47:45
Max Thornton on tyre.
20:47:48
A bit low grip, mate. I can't really go a lot faster.
20:47:55
I mean, I got this hard, I just don't know for how long, you know. Yeah, copy that.
20:48:15
Did Lando pit? No, Sainz's car came out just as he crossed the pit entry.
20:48:24
Ah, what the fuck?
20:48:40
I guess there's not much we can do now. Everything is messed up anyway.
20:48:47
Yeah, I've just, uh, talked about it up here, Max.
20:49:00
At this stage, he's got to be a lap ahead.
20:49:35
And Strat 5 please, Max. Strat 5.
20:50:41
Can we pass mid-light?
20:51:05
OK, you are free to overtake, Max. Free to overtake.
20:52:21
Still double yellows in turn 2-3.
20:53:26
Fail 10. Fail 1-0. Fail.
20:53:33
OK, safety car has picked Lando up at turn 17 ahead of you.
20:54:12
OK, so running order. Lando, yourself, Charles and Piastri and Sainz.
20:54:43
So, obviously, Lando on a fresh hard tyre, Piastri and Sainz didn't put a time lap on their hard and Checo pitted for a scrub medium as well.
20:55:18
OK, safety car is in this lap, Max. Safety car is in this lap.
20:55:52
So mode 3 and strat 7. Mode 3, strat 7.
20:56:01
And recharge off when you're ready.
20:57:39
Mode 6 please, Max. Gap behind 0.8. Ahead 1.2.
20:58:17
DRS enabled.
20:58:35
Leclerc, point 8 on DRS.
20:59:11
Leclerc, one second on DRS.
21:00:07
No rotation there at 7.8. Hobson, gap 0.8.
21:00:43
So it'd be torque 6, Max. Torque 6 for 7.8.
21:01:40
Gap 0.9.
21:02:17
That's a gap ahead 1.8.
21:02:21
Behind 1.1 did not have DRS.
21:03:51
So deficit to Lando Max is all turn 1. Now that's two turns.
21:04:41
Display. I can't get the car to turn. It's a disaster. Display 11. Display 11. Position 5. Position 5.
21:05:19
Diff seven, mid six. Diff seven, mid six.
21:06:12
Display 10, position 10. Display 1-0, position 1-0.
21:07:24
You should now have two steps more engine braking max with that change in the background.
21:07:43
So just to confirm, before that last display change, you were effectively in torque 8, you are now torque 6.
21:07:53
Gap behind 2.1. Lando pace 31.2.
21:08:21
The tyres just have no grip because of the low speed. I don't have a lot of real grip at the same time. Yeah, understood.
21:13:50
Is there a rotation possible, 7-8 or not? Stand by.
21:14:26
So it'd be the torque reduction, Max. Either a torque reduction or a B-Bias offset. I think the latter won't work. So it'd be a torque offset, 6 or P5.
21:16:35
Gap behind 2.4. Leclerc 31.3.
21:21:08
2.2 behind.
21:22:28
Eight laps remaining.
21:22:40
Gap 1.9.
21:24:13
2.5 behind.
21:30:05
Three more laps.
21:33:08
OK, final lap, Max.
21:34:38
Yeah, good job Max. It's a difficult day. P2 on a difficult day is not a bad place to be.
21:34:46
Yeah, it was extremely difficult. These tyres had no grip for me. Anyway, pitlane is still not bad.
21:35:00
Yeah, good effort Max. Obviously unlucky with a safety car, but still very good points today.
21:36:22
And you are coming to the grid, I believe, Max. Coming to the grid.
21:36:37
I guess I should remind you it's not the set to board today, mate. Yeah.
21:36:49
That was a nice win for Lando, but still very good points today, Max, so still take plenty out of it, plus the sprint win.
21:37:00
Yeah, I don't know what it is, but I didn't expect it to be that bad on the hard, but it happens. You can't win them all.