I bow the bottle again at the wheels. Good job.

So I've got two and a half minutes until green light.

We've done that change to the front, right? Yes, we have.

Maybe the wind has picked up a little bit, but we'll feed back to you. It'll be 90 seconds till green light.

60 seconds until green light and you can switch the car to P2.

So, 40 seconds and we'll fire up.

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Twenty seconds.

10 seconds.

And 5.

So, we've still got cars leaving the pitlane.

So, we strat 2, getting the tyres ready, or we take a prep.

And wind looks strongest. Turn 3, tailwind 15 kph.

You've got Maxon behind at 2.5 and you've got a forward head Ocon. Maxon behind on a lap, so you go straight to 2, you'll be good to go. So no pressure behind now.

This will take a single call and the Ocon behind at five seconds.

So, Ocon, one and a half. Target minus six on your dash. Minus six. And then Sainz at three and a half seconds. Looks like he's on a lap. Sainz at one and a half.

I think we have a George behind at three and a half seconds.

George at two seconds, then it'll be Norris another three seconds.

Is that Norris' car behind?

Biggest losses at end of lap. So it's turn 12, two tenths, 18, 19, two tenths. Next car, Tsunoda, six and a half seconds.

Rear is not as good at a high. OK, copy.

Got a scope on lift high speed. Tsunoda three and a half tenths behind, three and a half seconds behind.

Tsunoda at 2.5. He's on a lap with a decent gap behind him. Strat 2 and you'll be good to go.

So we're going to have George going again. He's seven seconds behind currently P1, ten ahead of Leclerc, P2. So George starting a lap. He's three and a half seconds behind. Now two and a half. Now one and a half. Then Piastri, a car behind him, of three seconds. Looks like Piastri may have backed off. Yeah, Piastri's backed off. It'll be Norris at three and a half.

Norris at one and a half. Next car will be Sainz. He is seven seconds away. Is it George's P1? No, you are P1. That's one tenth to Leclerc, P2. Sainz at five seconds.

So, Sainz at 2 behind, I think. So, yeah, Sainz 2 behind. Sainz may have backed off and then Tsunoda behind him, one and a half seconds. And then Sargeant, he's on a slow. Behind him, Stroll. So, Stroll at three seconds.

So, snap at turn 6. Stroll car behind. So snap at turn 6 is the one loss and then two tenths.

Traffic sights. And then next car, Valtteri, six seconds.

Valtteri at 2.5, 1.5 and then Leclerc behind him another three seconds. All clear behind Leclerc.

So no pressure behind.

You've got four headsights, no pressure behind. Good to go.

So, it looks like we've turned 5 to 8, losing to Leclerc, currently P2, 6 tenths to Leclerc. Leclerc behind 2.5 seconds. Now, 1.5 seconds Leclerc.

There he is. Get too high. Copy. Leclerc car behind. And then stroll at four and a half seconds. So single cool. Stroll at two seconds.

So Stroll car will be ahead. And then it'll be you and Valtteri at four seconds.

I think I can't get the tyres down cool enough for my lap. OK, if you need a double cool, take a double cool. So Valtteri, car behind.

I'm out of sync anyways with everyone.

So we've got Sainz behind three seconds on a lap.

So that's Sainz 1.5 behind.

I'm going to be Hong Kong at five seconds.

So Ocon at three and a half. Six tenths, that's about that. So Ocon car behind and then no pressure.

Yeah, a little bit difficult to see where, just with GPS. You've got Alonso and Verstappen slow laps behind.

George had a purple sector 1 then aborted, but yeah, braking late at turn 1, getting too tense. Gasly, I think he's completing a lap and two seconds behind us.

Perez, Gasly.

And then we're going to have Albon at three seconds.

Albon car behind.

Next car will be Ricardo. He's at three and a half seconds.

There we go, I'm at two seconds.

Car coming through. No pressure. Next car will be Zhou, 16 away.

Just digging into it, it looks like turn 6, biggest loss. So Leclerc, Norris.

Still P2. Leclerc made a slight improvement, so seven tenths to Leclerc. That's mostly middle sector.

So, no pressure. It'll be Zhou at 12 seconds first car.

So you've got the two ahead to Ricciardo. No pressure behind him.

I have Albon behind at one and a half.

Elbow car behind and then it'll be Gasly.

Against me in six seconds.

Gasly at four seconds.

Gasly at 3 behind.

Gasly, two and a half behind.

I've got Gasly behind and it'll be Sargeant C's seven seconds away.

Still six behind to Sargeant. He is on a lap.

And five behind the sergeant, you've got three ahead.

OK Lewis, so we'll box-box, we'll box-box. So currently P2, four tenths to Leclerc, P1. Terms of sectors, eight hundredths, sector 1, four tenths in the middle and four hundredths in the final sector.

We don't have time for more now.

No, we need to get on with the program. We have sights at 5. So time lost to Leclerc looks like 6.78. So sights behind 4.5.

Yeah, rear-end there, mate. OK, copy. Sainz behind 1.5 and then it'll be Albon behind him another 4.

Sightscan behind and Albon at 4 seconds.

Albon at three seconds.

And Albon at two seconds.

Albon car behind there. Gasly, three seconds.

We'll stop on the marks back at the garage. Gasly behind 1.5.

I just nearly took some guy out. Need to get rid of these people in front of our garage. That's so dangerous.

OK, let's get on it.

I'll be both out of used. Affirm. George is still on his medium, I had an issue with steering, so they're just checking that out.

So you can have a Ricciardo at three seconds behind.

Recall that I had a 1.5.

Piastri, he's on an outlap. No pressure behind at the moment.

Those tyre temps look a little cool, so mate needs to take a prep. I'll let you be the judge of that.

Just Piastri behind in five seconds. He's on the outlap, so no pressure. Next car will be Sainz. He's 12 seconds away. Stroll ahead, slow car. Sainz. Sainz.

Is that 3 ahead? 4 ahead? That's 5.

So Piastri out two and a half seconds.

Sergio Piastri, car behind 1.5.

Second. Five ahead.

No pressure behind 4 ahead. Now 3.5.

Forehead at 5.

OK, so we've got Perez behind on an outlap. I've been Leclerc first car of the time.

So, pack looks okay, if you want to go again.

Then next I'll be Tsunoda at 1.5. Tsunoda car behind and then it'll be Gasly. He's at three seconds.

Gasly car behind and then Albon five seconds.

I've got loads of traffic, mate. Albon at three behind, so Perez will be going. Albon car behind.

No pressure now.

I need one more of that, mate. Yeah, it's got big feet. Go for it.

HPP 6, position 3. 6, position 3.

So no pressure behind.

So, first corner lap will be George, 14 seconds away.

How far are we off? Don't worry about it. I haven't finished the lap.

So, second three should be clear. George is eight behind.

Magnussen, currently P2, just under two tenths to Leclerc.

So that's a loss.

Affirm. Affirm, yeah. The loss is just the loss of corners by the look of it. But, yeah, we'll just wait for the GPS to update. Are we going again? I think to stay on program we will need to box this lap. There's no effect. I don't think the tyre's got anything in it. Yeah. Yeah, we can't afford a double call. Yeah, I think we should just get on with the long run. Make sure we answer all those questions. Happy to start a lap and then box. If you tell me where I need to go. So, Ricardo at two seconds.

It's turn 8 and the last two corners. Leclerc at 3 seconds.

Leclerc car behind.

And we have Joe coming at two seconds. Joe behind.

It looks like Leclerc is struggling to improve.

So probably best we get on with the programme, but I'll leave it up to you. No pressure behind at the moment.

Are we pushed for time or can I just let you start a lap? If we have a quick turnaround, it shouldn't be too bad, but yeah, let's be boxing in the next lap. Yeah, let me just start a lap. Okay. You go for Verstappen, he's on an out lap, so no pressure behind, you've got six ahead.

Should be all clear on exit.

I've got Verstappen in the last corner now. Verstappen at three seconds. He's on long run. Good gap behind Verstappen, nine seconds.

And you take strat mode 7.

We're gonna have a push to under 10-3.

OK, copy.

And happy with set 3, everyone.

And turn 3-4, just ramping up now, loads of pushing.

Just trying to pick out a pace, there's been a lot of traffic.

So, matching Piastri and Norris in the opening laps, but Piastri got down to 14.8.

Copied, we see that.

Yeah, that's opened up. Copy.

Pace.

So, currently matching Norris's same tyre.

Verstappen low 15s on the hard tyre though.

We'll get another four laps. Piastri's at mid-15s, same tyre.

Right front, so and also. Copy.

Yeah, perhaps I won't turn.

Get out.

There's still plenty of space behind.

So in three laps you still have scope to come down on entry and high speed, also mid.

Yep, front.

Can we stop or not? Nico, just leave one more lap and then we'll take the start.

This flag is out, so we'll come back round for another stop.

This will maximise cooling for the start, but yeah, you're doing a good job there.

Okay, so it'll be left-hand side and two burnouts. Left-hand side, two burnouts.

LB53, Bmig2, will go straight. LB53, Bmig2, will go straight.

Clutchless on target.

So, we're going to stop off the way bridge. Guys are there for you.

Waybridge, Waybridge.

I drive it back.

And exit. The boys will just stick it on wheelie boards.

Am I restarting and driving back or not? No, no, no, the boys will pick you up on your wheelie board.

Yeah, this is just sit tight, we'll just wait cars off here.

OK, thanks, Lewis.