Radio check. Driver, radio check. Driver, radio check. Yeah, that sounds loud and clear to me. 1-2-3, 1-2-3. Yeah. Cheers, Wilton. Sounds good.

Radio check. Yep, that's loud at clear lamps. Can you hear me, I think?

Ready or check. Ready or check. 1-2-3.

Okay, that's all out of the plan, yeah.

So that's now four minutes to the start of the formation.

OK, Lance. Ready to check from the pit wall.

OK, that's all good. So it's just under two minutes to start the formation. We've got tyres in, so there's only four hard starters in front of you, and those four are Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton and Ocon. OK, so everyone else in front of you is on the medium. You've got Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton, so they're P567, they're on the hard, and Ocon directly ahead of you is on the hard as well.

Further behind us there are obviously quite a few hard starters as well, so essentially everyone behind all the way back to the back of the grid really, they're all on hard.

OK, so that's 15 seconds and that's 10.

Trying to make space before turn 1. If we can make a bit of space before turn 1, push through turn 1 and we want to do some high speed weaving all the way up the hill. It's quite a hard formation lap.

B-Bal offset plus one.

Lance, start was 10 under. Minus 10 on the start.

So, pushing up the hill, high-speed weaving if you can, pushing through turn 3 and 4 as well. We can do a lift into turn 3.

And then we can do a short, small lift before turn 5 as well. Low speed scrubbing is OK.

Let's try and go quickly through turn 8 if we can, so lean on the car through turn 8. And then it's fast all the way down to turn 10, high speed weaving where you can.

So we can do scrubbing in the low speed as well, Lance, and then fast all the way to turn 12. You can do a lift before turn 12, but let's try and keep speed up in the high speed as well.

We can do some scrubbing while waiting for low speed. For info, Gasly is also hard. So there's five hard starters ahead. Gasly as well.

Stay on the clean line now. I'll let you know about burnouts.

OK, Lance, there'll be five burnouts. Five burnouts. Remember, short and crisp.

And that's the last car approaching the grid now.

That's a red flag. Red flag. Safety car on. Keep the delta positive.

So that's it. Run, switch, safety car. Run, switch, safety car. Delta positive.

Yep.

So, pit limiter on, remember. When you get to the pitlane, pitlimiter on. And we'll come and follow the pack into the pitlane. Just remember to leave plenty of space when you pull up Lance.

Radio check.

Can I just radio check?

Yeah, radio check. Yep, that's all out of play, that's good.

So, just about nine minutes until the restart.

OK, so that's eight minutes, Lance. Eight minutes.

OK, that's in terms of grid position, so you should be P12, that's left-hand side. So it's where Ricciardo was on the race start. So P12, left-hand side. So Ocon has to be in the pitlane, but his position has to be free, so there will be a clear grid slot in P11, so you need to ignore that. You're P12, left-hand side, OK?

Give me a heads up on tyres when you find out. Yeah, copy that. We'll leave.

Lance, if you can just turn the pit limiter off for this one. Just turn it off and we'll sort it out later on.

Okay, so Ocon definitely won't start, so just a reminder that the P11 grid slot will be clear on the right-hand side, but just keep an eye out for your slot. It'll be P12 left-hand side. So it's two minutes until we leave the pitlane. Two minutes. I'll give you the tyres when we leave the pitlane because I don't think we'll know until they cross, but I'll give you the info. We need a very hard formation lap, okay? So this is essentially a formation lap, but it's typically a bit slower, so we'll need to get all the weaving in that we can. Scrubbing low speed, all of that is good. At the end of that lap, the safety car will pull in and then you'll just continue to the grid and it'll be a standing start, okay? It'll be a 76 lap race. 76.

And that's now one minute, Lance. One minute.

Okay, Lance, you can do a bike point find. It's now 20 seconds.

Okay, that should be pit exit. Green now.

So the top four are on hard. P567 on medium. Tsunoda, Albon are hard. Gasly is medium. So there's four medium runners ahead. It's Gasly and then it's Russell Verstappen-Hamilton.

It's a high speed wind wake, how many a strong formation lap?

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So, scrubbing where you are now is good. So, everyone has swapped tyres, Lance, OK? Everyone has swapped tyres, so it might be heavy management.

More weaving. Push through turn 12. That'll be good. Sargeant has not swapped tyres, so he's in P14. He has not swapped.

When you're queuing you can do a bit of scrubbing. Stay on the racing line now. Go into the grid. Remember it's P12, left-hand side.

It'll be five burnouts. Five burnouts.

Let's just run switch race.

Last car approaching the grid now.

Okay, Lance, so just remember the plan. We'll need to get into the management now, so careful slip management when you're not racing.

I don't know, I just want to try and overtake a bit.

Okay, so I understand priority is management for us.

Just so you know, I am going to take over.

Copy that, Lancer. It's just traction slip low speed. We can let them have small gaps ahead but you can build a bit of a gap if you need.

So we're happy for them to fight ahead and put pressure on each other. Lift and coast in 1 and 10 is good for us. This is good, Lance. Good job.

OK, Lance, let's get HPP off. HPP off.

OK, Lance, and it's HPP off. Just press it once. Just press HPP once.

We recommend brake balance plus one, that's just for rear slip.

OK, Lance, we need a driver default. It's MFA grey, default 1-2. OK, MFA grey, default 1-2. OK.

OK, lads, just some info. Fernando is saving more in turn 12. I think that looks good.

Okay, so it's just low speed traction. I know you're doing a good job, but that is important to us.

So doing everything we can for low speed traction. That will help us a lot at the end. We're still marginal.

That's 60 laps to go, Lance. 60 laps.

Okay Lance, let's get HPP on. So single press HPP.

I need help to put a fresher tyre. I want to get past these guys at the end of the race.

Copy, Lance. We're having a think. For now, you just need to keep a good gap. Keep management as best as it can be. I know it's frustrating.

My front's already graining. It's not a problem, but I can't attack like this, you know.

We can do mid 4 if you need for the understeer, Lance. Mid 4.

So, Lance, it's critical for our race. We are talking, but it's critical for our race. We keep a good gap and we keep these tyres in good condition. You do not need to attack, OK?

I know it's frustrating. We just need to be smart. We're playing the long game here.

So it's the only thing for us at the minute, it's just traction slip, so 11 and 12. Just watch the throttle there, nice and steady.

Okay, Lance, and we need MFB PU3 position 5. MFB PU3 position 5.

That's 49 laps to go.

It's frustrating. Let's just keep that gap to Gasly. We don't need to be too close.

Okay, so we can start to reduce lift and coast just with the wear. So let's aim for half of what you're doing. Lift and coast half of what you're doing now.

Cancel his HPP off. Single press HPP.

And we can consider white button for turn 10.

And Lance, how is the balance at the moment? Is it just graining dominated? Yeah, it's okay. Just graining.

Do not use the left toggle. It's not doing anything for us, so no left toggle.

Gasly has been told to back us up, so now's the time to have a bit of fun. HPP on, single press HPP.

You need to help me out here.

Box, opposite Gasly, opposite Gasly.

So it's tyre green dry R, tyre green dry R. It'll be hard tyre.

There are some race leaders coming past us. You've got Norris there now. He's a lap ahead of us. So we might start season blues. We'll be ahead of Fernando. So let Norris go, he's next to you now. And then you've got, OK, so you're ahead of Alonso. So this is good.

So we need maximum pace now. We're going to follow these leaders, so maximum pace for this lap, lads.

And how many laps do we predict that they're going to be in Gasly's gearbox?

So we did over 40mph. I'll let you know. Yeah, let me know. Sounds a bit of an idea.

So, Lance, the leaders will be with Gasly in around 12 laps. He's already in our pit window, OK, so we just need to get to the back of him and have some tyre.

So that's 31 to go, Lance. 31 to go. You're doing a good job. I'll get you some more feedback.

Time to pitch in. Offset with marker. Box. Pitch in. Try not to oversteer. Oversteer.

That's a bit of a slow stop. You've got a left rear puncture. It'll be a soft tyre.

OK, Lance, it will be clear at pit exit.

Tell me where white button is, Lachlans.

OK, Lance, I know it's frustrating, but for now, best chance is just to do a gentle introduction on this tyre. Let's see if it works, OK? A very gentle introduction.

OK, so let's get HPP off. HPP off. Hamilton's just leaving the pitlane. He'll be a few seconds behind us.

So Hamilton is five back. We all get a blue from him in a few laps.

The car behind is Verstappen. We'll get a blue from him as well. Two cars ahead on 50 lap hold hard. That's Sargeant and Zhou.

That is a blue flag for Verstappen. Blue for Verstappen. He's close behind.

And Hamilton is two behind him.

And that's a blue for Hamilton.

Let's get HPP on. That will help. HPP on. Sergeant is 55 lap hold hard.

Okay, good job. So the next one is Bossas. He's several seconds up the road.

So Bottas is 8 seconds ahead. He's on 40 lap hold hard. Let me know how the tyre is now.

Tyres are OK.

What's the race looking like ahead of me now? 20 laps to go. I'll give you an update in a second. 20 laps to go.

So you're currently P14. It's 19 to go. There's three cars ahead on all tyres, so 40, 50 lap bold, hard and medium.

Our plan remains similar, so we try and get up to the back of them, get through them and that gives around a P13.40.

And we need MFA grey. Default 2-0. OK. MFA grey. Default 2-0. OK.

So that's MFA grade default 2-0. OK.

Lance, if we get through some cars, there is still potentially some points on the cards, OK? If we get through these.

It's a long shot, but we just need to manage and pass where we can.

We can do mid 4 if there's understeer. Mid 4.

That's 15 to go, 15.

And it's 12 to go, Lance, 12 to go. We may still get lap once again, but it's 12 to go for now.

Yeah, I'm stuck.

We can come down on diff mid and torque if you need for that front left.

OK, Lance, that's eight to go. Eight laps to go. It's likely we'll be lapped again. Leclerc is the leader.

OK, that's six laps to go. Six to go.

That's five to go. Leclerc is three seconds behind. We'll get a blue for him.

That's four to go, Lance, four to go. Leclerc is a second back, so we'll get a blue for him soon, I'll let you know.

That's a blue for Leclerc, blue for Leclerc.

Okay lads, that's three laps to go.

Unless we can't go another percent rearwards on brake balance. That's just to prevent from locking.

OK, so there's two more to go. Let's go. Strat 9. Need to strat 9.

OK, so this will be final lap. Final lap now.

OK, Lance, so that's the flag. That is the flag. So just a couple of switches. Yeah, sorry about that. It's OK, mate, don't worry. We were pushing, we were trying something, so that's fair enough. There was nothing else on the table, so it was worth a go, wasn't it? So don't worry. So just two switches, Lance, so if you can get run switch warm-up. Run switch warm-up. And then it's MFB, PU1, position 12. MFB, PU1, position 12. Thank you.

It's a shame, it would have been interesting, but we had to try something. Obviously he's stuck behind Gasly there. For info, Fernando finished P11 and you were in P14 at the end of the other line.

Lance, we need to get some cooling in the car, so if we can just get some decent car speed and then just lift off, that'll help.

P0, Lance. Remember P0 if you can.