1.20.

Okay, so I've got a rain detected flag at turn 2 to 3, just on the marshalling system.

If it becomes too heavy, we just come straight back in, alright? Yeah, copy.

30 seconds.

15 seconds.

Yeah, it's getting weak on the ground now. Yeah, understood.

Okay, green light. If we're not going to learn anything, Esteban, we'll come straight back in. The rain should only get heavier from now.

It should get heavier, is it? Yeah, it will get heavier from now, yeah. This is our one opportunity of dry running.

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Okay, turn 3 should be the worst corner. Some cars still leaving now.

Both Red Bulls boxing for info.

It's Ryan at the end of the lap.

Okay, sector 1 is probably more slippery than it was. I think almost all cars are boxed in front.

OK, so are you boxing or staying out? I am boxing as well. OK mate, understood.

Okay, so we'll be stopping on the marks and switching off.

That tyre is still new, for info? Yes.

Okay, so Pierre has stayed out for info.

Okay, so clear pit exit.

Okay, so temps are low. We just need to keep building as best we can.

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OK, mate. Temps are going to keep building, so let's keep building up. Yeah, let me know if there's more rain coming. Will do.

Temperatures building nicely. Leclerc behind on an outlap and then a 13 second gap behind him.

More rain reported. Turn 8 for info.

Best time 20.7, more rain, sector 1.

Okay, watch turn 8. Looks tricky there. Pierre boxing now with rain.

Okay, most cars boxing now. A few have stayed out. Heaviest rain is expected in the next 10 minutes. It's going to be very sporadic up until then.

Still nine cars on track.

Any rain should be light for the next five to ten minutes.

DRS disabled.

OK, still nine cars on track.

Okay, clear window in the rain for the next five minutes.

OK, so we can do two lap deployment with scenario 8. Scenario 8.

S-Bahn, we can do one more lap in scenario 8, but we'd have to recharge afterwards. Or we could go back to scenario 3 now and keep pushing. Rain in five minutes.

Sock 8 now. Sock 8 now.

OK, Esteban, recharge the end of this lap. We can try for one lap of scenario 7 afterwards.

OK, mate, the rain's looking spread. It could be anything from two to five minutes from now. We recharge, go one scenario seven up. That might be our best chance. We've got an eight second gap behind to Magnussen. Currently P5 with that time. Fastest 16.5, Leclerc.

We go SOC 6, SOC 6.

White modifier is latched for info.

DRS is enabled.

So we've got one lap of Scenario 7 next lap.

Six cars all bunched together in front.

Might be a bit of traffic here.

Watch for Magnussen. Four seconds behind. Pushing. Big gap behind him if he comes past.

DRS enabled. Let's push.

OK, so now we have to recharge now. OK, so this rain could hit us at any moment from now.

Okay, watch for Bottas behind. Should be on a push lap now.

Bottas 1.5 band. And we need to go back to scenario 8, please. Scenario 8.

We could do two laps in a row with scenario 8 if we went to socket 10.

How much to the nose? Stand by on that one.

Come on, let's go single lap. Stay as we are.

OK, more right in sector 1 now.

Yes, a bit more right now. Copy that. This is the last time lap anyway, Esteban. More right.

We have to box at the end of this lap, unfortunately, mate. OK. OK, that's fine. OK, every other car has come in now, so happy to box.

Got more in the pitlane as well. We're going to do a practice pitstop, Esteban.

OK, so box now, practice pitstop.

Cautious on the approach, a little slippy out here.

OK, I'll switch off.

Okay, mate, we'll get some comments when you're plugged in. So, yeah, the rain is swirling around us. Again, a big downpour could be at any moment. I'll explain more when we're plugged in. Yeah, it's quite inconsistent. Sometimes it's just quicker, sometimes not.

At least we've got a few laps in there. I'll explain more when we're plugged out.

Parking brake set to straight out.

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Recharge off.

OK, so Fernando also out on the inters now. Other cars firing up, doing the same.

Okay, so my tyres are going to continue to improve. Still looking for plus 10 in terms of tyre temp now.

Fernando's best lap on Inter is 29.7, so far 29.7.

Okay, tyre temp's still building. Expect improvement for another couple of laps or so.

OK, mate, so we can go to scenario 8. Shall I try to go down just to see? Yeah, that's fine. If we go scenario 8, you can do single laps with that.

We think, Esteban, that we've still got a bit of margin with tyre temps. We can go higher. If we went scenario 8 and sock 8, you could do two consecutive laps next time with a bit more deployment.

Albon, 10 seconds behind. Sock 8 there. If you're a sock 8, to start with, yeah.

Yellow turn 10. Yellow turn 10 and clear. Clear.

Okay, so you should be able to do two consecutive laps like this.

A few cars going deep at turn 8.

Rain should be light for the next 10 minutes.

Three cars to go in front.

Gap behind eight seconds. Zhou Albon pushing. Six. Five seconds.

It's drying now, so I start to cool down in between. Understood. Tight temps are still building from our side. We just need to watch the surface. Happy to do another lap straight after this.

Currently, time is very good.

Okay, so watch for Leclerc, four seconds behind him. What we have a choice obviously now is Ryan, so it's going to go quicker until the end. Yep, understood. What do we do now? It's up to you. Okay, so watch for Leclerc first off, a few cars behind him as well, Leclerc, and then a four second gap to Albon. Okay, so stand by for mode, prepare to do another lap and I'll get back to you.

We have to gauge it about what we're learning here as well. With these drying conditions, do you think you're learning anything on this tyre?

One less.

OK mate, understood. Stroll pushing behind, he's just behind Albon. Both quite close together. Three and a half behind.

Okay, so I think we should do another lap, see where we are. If we go SOC 6, please, SOC 6. We'll do single laps from here and then we'll look for some water on the cool lap.

Next round for tyres, we're about in the window at the end of that lap. Watch for Bottas, please, behind Bottas and Albon close together.

We'll just let these couple of cars through and then we'll have a look at what we're going to do. Bottas, then Albon behind, and then Norris.

Norris, three seconds.

Okay, so at the moment we think we should keep going. We've got six and a half minutes left of the session. We're only going to get another couple of laps in anyway, another few. I think we're learning about the track and drying conditions. We're building up information on temps, pressures, so I think let's go for another lap and see what we get. We have Pierre six seconds behind on a timed lap.

I think most cars at this point are continuous running. A couple are doing slow laps but not much. That I see. Okay, understood. So, Pierre, three seconds behind.

Gap behind 7 seconds to Norris. Happy to go for another push.

Yeah, it's best time so far, 27.7 on that used.

Okay mate, we've got time for three timed laps from now. Three time laps. So it's either slow and then double push at the end to get the chequered flag.

Slow, fast. Watch for Bottas and Norris behind.

How do we do the last push at the end? OK, so we'll need to double cool.

What I suggest is we go recharge off now and just build some temperature around this lap then we'll cool and then push at the end.

So, tyre temperature in a reasonable place at the moment. About on target on the rears. Fronts are a little cool.

So, if we do a cool lap next.

A bit of bouncing now. Okay, understood. So if we do a cool lap now, we'll cross the line with just under a minute to go.

Okay, so Russell, the car behind on a push lap, five seconds.

Russell three and a half. In terms of lap times, we've got Sainz on a 25.4 for info, 25.4.

A lot of cars running in the mid 26s.

OK, so Russell three seconds behind on a timed.

The next lap will be the last lap.

OK, mate, so one more lap. Switch is all set, just need recharge off.

Alright, let's push.

Okay, that is the chequered flag, so we are going to the grid to do a start.

Okay, I'll let you know procedures in a moment. We're going around to the grid. I'll let you know on burnouts and start procedure.

Okay, Esteban, we've got a fail sensor to do before the start. We need fail B, 5F. Fail B, 5F. About 15 presses on the right.

Okay, mate, so going to the grid, we'd like to do four burnouts and a second gear start, please. Starting on the right-hand side.

Just one more switch to do as well. Can we go scenario 3, please? Scenario 3.

So going to the grid, four burnouts and a second gear start on the right. We'll go recharge on at turn 1 and then box. We're going to make a gap to Pierre in front so both cars can pit stop.

Okay, mate, so nice steady in lap, please. Going to make a gap to Pierre so both of you can do a pit stop.

Gap at the moment is about 11 seconds. If we can stretch that out, that would be good.

Gap 15 seconds, building nicely.

Okay, Leclerc a couple of seconds behind us. Keep your eye on your mirrors for him please. Gap 17 seconds now.

The steering was to the left the whole session. Okay, understood. We'll have a look at that.

Nice and steady on the way in and then it'll be a practice pitstop boxing now.

Okay, so practice pitstop, no launch please, no launch.

Okay, very good. Thank you very much.

OK, so let's have a look at some comments from the new plan B.

How do the front tyres look?

Turn right certainly doesn't look bad. I haven't seen the left yet. OK.