OK, Oli. Green light is in two seconds.

We have the green light.

GX3, please, Oli. GX3.

Next car, Sainz, is seven seconds behind.

And remember, brake warm-up please, Oli. Remember, brake warm-up. Sainz is four seconds behind.

Mode K2, please. Mode K2.

If you can pass Nico, it would be great, but I think he's a little bit in front, so you want to drop back from Nico. Drop back from Nico towards Sainz. He's five seconds behind. Sainz, three seconds, two seconds. OK, start moving, start moving. So, mode push. Just wait for my call to start your lap.

Good to go, good to go.

Plan was to push into a second time lap, or you can back off to cool the tyres down. Happy either way.

Yeah, a bit in traffic, but that's okay.

Copy that, Oli. Going into a cool-down lap. Watch for Hamilton three seconds behind. Could be still on a time lap.

Okay, Hamilton has backed off, so you're on a cool-down lap now, Ali. Cool-down lap, please. Charge on.

Ocon, time lap 7 seconds behind.

Popcorn, four seconds.

Three seconds Ocon. Two seconds. One second coming past. And then the next one is Sainz. He's six seconds behind.

Sainz, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second coming past. No other threats at the moment.

So we've got Stroll, he's 12 seconds behind on the time lap.

Stroll is eight seconds behind time lap.

Stroll 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds stroll.

One second coming past and then the next one is Leclerc. He's 10 seconds behind.

Six seconds, Leclerc. Five seconds.

Four seconds. So we will let Leclerc past. Three seconds. Two seconds. One second coming past. No other threats.

Okay, so you're in a good position. So let's go for the push.

And you are good to go.

It's fucked up now, right? Affirm.

OK, charge on for cool-down lap. Ocon starting a time-lap, three seconds behind.

Hamilton is right behind Ocon, still pushing. Ocon, 2 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 1 second. Coming past with Hamilton. OK. Next, Carpiastri is in sync, we believe. Hamilton just kept pushing after a time lap, so he's on a slow lap now.

Next car on the time lap is Stroll, he's six seconds behind.

Stroll is three seconds behind. Two seconds. One second. Coming past. No other threats.

So, pace is good. Maybe some time to be made up in braking for turn 2 and turn 5. Two cars behind you, three cars behind you all on slow laps. That's Piastri right behind, then Hamilton, then Ricciardo.

You've got two more push laps to do.

Still no threats behind.

You've got eight and a half seconds to Hamilton behind. It's going to be Albon though. He's on an outlap, so he's going a bit quicker.

Car behind is Albon on an outlap.

Set mode push. You are good to go. Good to go.

Charge on. Leclerc six seconds behind, probably starting a time-lap.

Leclerc, four seconds. Three seconds, Leclerc. Two seconds.

One second, Leclerc is going to come past, then you're clear.

No other threats at the moment.

So, Albon on a slow lap is behind you. He might be on an in-lap. He's going a bit quicker. We'd suggest diff 21 to reduce understeer.

OK, Oli, we think you could still brake a little bit later for turn 2. And we've got Bottas on a time-lap 9 seconds behind Bottas 7 seconds time-lap.

Bottas, five seconds.

4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second coming past. No other threats.

So that's Hamilton on the slow lap behind you. There's a nine second gap behind him to Sargeant, also slow lap.

Okay, let's get my push. Wait for my call to go. Good to go, good to go.

Okay, mode in, please. Mode in. You're clear behind. Could we have CSL5 after turn 4, please?

No threats behind at the moment. Bottas 10 seconds behind starting a time-lap.

Bottas, four seconds behind.

Bottas, three seconds time lap.

Two seconds, Bottas. Time lapse.

One second coming past. OK, no other threats.

Car behind is Ocon on an outlap. He's four and a half seconds behind.

Hamilton ahead of you is on an outlap.

Still no threats behind.

So, boxing this lap.

Stopping on the marks and then please do a pre-start revs check.

And then P1, please.

Stop in position was 200 millimetres to the right.

OK, Olli.

B-Bal offset plus one.

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Mode K2 please, mode K2. OK, so there's no time lap cars behind you. Perez on an outlap is three and a half seconds behind. Target temperatures 75. So mode push and you are good to go.

B-Bal offset plus one.

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B-Bal offset plus one.

Charge off for a cool-down lap.

Perez finishing a time lap 5 seconds behind, so no threats.

Perez two and a half seconds behind, but he is on a slow lap.

Hi Ali, we think you could probably cope with a bit more E-B to reduce entry understeer, so suggest E-B7 or E-B8, 8 being more effective.

Yeah, I've got an ID8.

I don't need a double cool down. OK, that's fine. Just go for a double cool down.

Is Perez on soft or is he going to be on soft? Perez is also on soft. I don't know if he'll push next lap.

So we've got Alonso on a time lap seven seconds behind.

Perez will drop back from you if he's going to do a time-lap. Alonso, four seconds, time-lap. Alonso, three seconds, time-lap.

Alonso, two seconds time lap. One second. Coming past. And then Ricciardo, four seconds time lap. Ricciardo, two seconds time lap. Perez has dropped back. Ricciardo has bailed out. Ricciardo has dropped. Yep. So Perez, three seconds behind. Looks like he's going for a time lap.

Perez is doing another cool-down lap. At the moment there are no threats behind.

Bushpass. OK, no threats behind.

For reference, you are P10 on 18.66.

Can I ask you to suggest something on driving?

Okay, only thing we can see is you can maybe carry a bit more speed into the apex of 17, so it's not a change to your braking, it's just carrying a bit more speed up to the apex.

Still no threats. We've got Gasly on a time lap. He is 8 seconds behind. Gasly, 5 seconds time lap. 4 seconds.

Gasly, three seconds. Two seconds. One second. Coming past. OK, no other threats.

So let's go for a push. You are good to go.

Okay, there's mode in. We'll box this lap. So we'll have a CSL5, that's in 5th gear, after turn 4 please. 180 kph.

So we'll box this lap because doing the double cooldown and going out a little bit late means that we're a little bit behind on schedule now. Sargeant is on an outlap behind you. Right behind you.

Mode in, please. Mode in.

Unboxing this lap.

Stopping on the marks at P1, please.

And your stopping position was good there, Ollie.

Yeah, did I improve lap 2 or not? Sorry, I didn't hear what you said there. Did I improve lap 2? You improved the turn 17, but not the whole lap.

So, drops 0.17 in sector 1 and 0.12 in sector 2. You were 0.05.

So from mode RS, I go to... Yeah, one burnout in mode slow, and then a mode RS start, and then going to mode push straight away after that.

B-Bal offset plus one.

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How do we look? Yeah, we have still no references really. We're happy with what we're seeing in terms of your tyre usage and pace.

Just try to avoid that nasty bump at the exit of the last corner would be good.

Russell did a 22.4 first lap on mediums but we think he might be running a bit more fuel than us.

Bye, Oli. When we've got some better references for you, we'll give you more information. Happy with things as they are at the moment, though.

7-4 time lapse.

Suggest using the left-hand toggle at turns 11 and 12 to reduce locking.

I keep getting traffic in the last few corners. Copy that.

Stopping again. Thank you.

So you've got four more time laps and the lack of info is because we think you're doing a good job, mate. So, all good.

Nicoli, you're very competitive with Ocon, who's the car in front of you. We would suggest maybe using a little less of the kerb at 14.15.

Last car at 14. 14 and 15, yep.

Two more timed laps.

Last lap, 18.6.

His tyres are not as old as yours, so he's got a tyre advantage.

Protective section in sight.

Sorry, didn't hear what you said, Olli.

Please use DRS on the next lap. Copy.

Sorry, on time-lapse, Ocon's last lap was a 22.2, he's just done a 22.7.

So, you're just not carrying as much speed through turn 11 as Nico does. That's the only other point, Oli.

But Nico has a performance advantage from the car and from tyres.

Traffic. Copy that.

Okay, that's the chequered flag, so please go to mode slow. Mode slow and if we could have a CSL5 in 5th gear after turn 4, that would be great. All cars have taken the chequered flag.

Okay, so we're coming round to do the start from the grid.

Yeah, that's it. How was the pace at the moment? I think it was pretty good. Certainly compared to the cars that we can reference, you were very strong, particularly with respect to Ocon in the Alpine. Obviously, compared to Mercedes and Ferrari, we inherently have a bit of a loss of pace.

Yeah, that is it. That was the opening.

So, we're going to do a start from the right-hand side of the grid. So, do two burnouts in mode slow as you approach the grid. And then it'll be a start from the right-hand side as far forward as possible using mode RS. After that, after you've done the start, I'd like you to push as hard as you can up to turn 5.

Red mode RS. Ape up, staying in mode RS. Just make sure you let the cars ahead of you do their starts before you go.

Okay, so mode in, please. Mode in. Boxing this lap.

Just for interest, Olli, your pace was very similar to Nico's. Obviously Nico's on a different tyre.

But very similar pace, so very good job.

Yeah, copy. No, I think it was a good session. Of course, didn't maximise the C5, but I think I never maximised the C5 in the world. But thank you, as always. I really enjoy running in these sessions and learning a lot. It's always a pleasure to work with you, Mark and Laura and everyone. Copy that. When you stop on the marks, the guys are going to do a tyre change and then go to P1, please. Copy.