11:28:37
Okay, still about a minute and a half before the session starts.
11:29:11
Do you want me to leave running? I can switch off.
11:29:16
It won't be too much longer before we switch off.
11:29:31
You're already set for the V-Limb. Give yourself some space as you leave the pitlane. First V-Limb is out of turn 4.
11:29:45
And that's coming up to 30 seconds. Good to fire up.
11:29:52
And a big outpush.
11:30:27
Logan will be doing the same thing in 4th and 12th but not the others.
11:30:41
Okay, gap ahead of 4 to Logan.
11:30:49
Give yourself a bit more of a gap.
11:30:54
Gap behind at 3.0 to Ocon. OK, camber head is good.
11:31:05
I think we're okay to do the turn 7 one, which is pit limiter on.
11:31:18
OK, limiter off.
11:31:21
Get behind at 2.5, so I suggest you ignore this VLIM on turn 9 and just focus on the VLIM at turn 12. I'll be VLIM 7 at turn 12. Gap ahead is good. Get behind at 1 second. VLIM 7 at turn 12.
11:31:42
Gap ahead is good.
11:31:51
OK, so that'll be VLIM 8. That should clear the dash for the VLIMs with no restriction. I'm going to stay and go push. I'm going to stay off the kerbs. I'm going to do a once-past.
11:32:14
Okay, staying out.
11:33:26
Okay, gap behind 1 to Ocon and we outbox this lap. There's a queue of cars to open ahead of you, so three cars ahead.
11:33:41
Yeah, top of the box.
11:34:15
The brakes are a bit hot.
11:35:17
OK, everything felt fine. I didn't honestly feel like we were that far forwards on aerobalance so we'll just go as planned but I wouldn't be surprised if I might need to add after the first run. Ride-wise...
11:39:37
There's about five or six cars at the end of sector one on cool laps at the moment.
11:39:44
It's quiet behind.
11:39:51
Sergio Verstappen closing a lap. He'll be in sync with you. He's 10 seconds back.
11:39:58
Simile Sainz is 20 seconds back. He'll be in sync with you once he closes it up.
11:40:20
Okay, so for further shift settings, slightly more sympathetic, and we can switch to go out before turn 9. Got these Ricciardo and Hamilton ahead. They're on the coolouts, they are taking it quite steady, these coolouts.
11:40:56
Okay, so I had to have used just Piastri and Berman to open the lap. Berman's 6 ahead.
11:41:03
Berman 4 ahead. No threat behind him. Give yourself a 6 second gap. Currently at 4. And it's go, push. Mode is good. Go, push.
11:42:24
Tyres are okay for a double push, but just stand by. No!
11:42:38
Copy that. Close it up and I'll take your call.
11:42:52
So maintain front tyre, drop the rear. Target minus five on the dash. Next car back is Hamilton in 11.
11:43:23
First car pushing is Bottas in 11th.
11:43:45
Bottas at 3. There's four cars ahead of you.
11:43:59
OK, no straight behind.
11:44:06
There's Giorgio Verstappen to open ahead of you.
11:44:17
Up to Verstappen at 6. Now 7. Let's go push.
11:45:50
And close it up. That'd be a call with plus 15 on the dash.
11:46:02
Alex, I'd like to do a Velim out of turn 4. You're in sync with the cars around you. It'd be Velim 2, gear 7. It should be Berman in sync. He's three seconds back.
11:46:28
Ocon out lap. That's a medium one. Ocon out lap. Bottas pushing in 4.
11:46:37
Bottas it. I thought we...
11:46:42
I think I just, I don't like doing VLIBs when we've already got them because I just sabotage my space.
11:47:18
OK, so look to push one mile up. So Zhou pushing in three, Piastri in seven.
11:47:34
Piastri in on just close by and then there's a gap behind him.
11:47:42
So, in sync with the cars behind.
11:49:08
Yeah, OK. We had a data blackout there.