So, only 45 seconds till the green light. No start, so driving straight out. This will just buy us a bit of time later on.

Twenty seconds.

Five seconds.

Okay, so everyone out on the medium so far.

Sight to the car behind.

I have understeer at turn 5 and oversteer at turn 8.

And so building up gradually using DRS.

So Bottas, the car behind, we think is high fuel running. He's three seconds back. If he comes past, we'll need to leave a gap to him.

Okay, so Sainz behind now. Outlap. I'm sure what he's doing at the moment.

Okay, so we're going into a prep lap now.

OK, so we'll have recharge off 7 to 8 this lap. Sainz could be on a push lap now.

Sainz, five seconds back.

So Sainz three seconds behind. I'll take the time lap. Recharge off seven to eight.

So behind Bottas we have Zhou. He's possibly high fuel running.

Zhou, two and a half behind. High fuel.

Okay, so good gap behind now to Sargeant. Sargeant's pushing 11 seconds back.

Brake 3. Brake 3.

And let's leave a big gap to Joe, please.

Sergeant, seven seconds behind pushing. Five. Four. We're pushing this time.

Got a bit of front locking in the last corner. Understood. So we've got a car off somewhere off of turn 1. This could be a red flag.

Let's continue around as if going for a prep lap, have Stroll behind us on an out lap.

Let's go brake for 5 now, please. And the red flag, let's box.

OK, so we are boxing now. No overtaking reminder.

Do I need? OK mate, so we are stopping on the marks and switching off.

Okay, so we'll see where we are with tyre temp shortly, in terms of whether we do a prep or not. So only 25 seconds till the green. No, I'm gonna push right away. Okay, understood.

OK, five seconds to go.

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OK, so there are two McLarens, the cars behind. Tire temps are on the lowest side, so let's get some energy in there. Crash and Magnussen, the car behind.

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The car is reasonably well spaced in front.

Switch is all set, just need DRS recharge off, sorry, to start the lap.

OK, mate, so going into a cool-up. We've got Magnussen, the car behind. He's just finished a time lap. Let's go brake 5 for this one, please. Pierre's lap just now 16.24. 16.24.

Yeah, I'm letting on traffic, but all good at the moment.

Keep partial throttle this lap, please. Norris, the car behind, pushing.

So, Saman, I'm thinking three more push laps on this set, this run.

Slow, fast, slow, fast, slow, fast. Norris six and a half behind.

He could well be sustainable running here.

Okay, so time lost to Pierre is pretty much all in the last corner.

Okay, so Norris four seconds behind. Sustainable running. He's got a five second gap behind him to Bottas. High fuel.

One spot passes through. We've got Sargeant also high fuel. Let those guys through. And a gap now, eight seconds to Fernando. Let's make a gap as best we can. Five, four, three behind.

Okay, just watch for Norris. The car behind could be pushing now. Okay, so in partial throttle, no DRS this cool-up, please. We want to slow this cool-up down a little bit. Bottas four seconds behind, pushing now.

OK, this is the last lap, 15.74. So again, just over a tenth quicker. I'll give you a driving review shortly. Watch for Bottas behind.

Next car back, Fernando. Low fuel, time lap. We're still quite loose at low speed, the two airfields. OK mate, understood.

Let's go up on diff mid. Watch for Fernando coming through now, pushing. So we go nice and steady on this slow lap. We'll bring the tyre temps down.

Sergeant four seconds behind timed lap and then an eight second gap to Ricciardo.

OK, so time to go into Pierre. Entries turn 3, 6 and 8. 3, 6 and 8. So we've got Ricciardo pushing behind now. Timed lap, 5 seconds. We go brake 3 now.

Ricciardo comes through. He's got a five-second gap behind to Sainz who's pushing also. Sainz four seconds behind him. Seven-second gap.

OK, recharge on. I'm happy to do one more lap, Esteban, if it's going to be helpful.

Again, nice and steady on this slow lap. Let's go brake 5 as well.

Okay, P6 with that one. A tenth and a half quicker than Pierre. We've got a few cars coming through now. Sainz, six seconds.

Left behind Sainz. Three seconds. Sargeant. Sargeant coming through. Two seconds. Four-second gap behind him. So Esteban will go into a push lap next time. If we're down at the end of the lap, I'd like to abort it in box, please. Buy a bit of time back. Pierre Perez and Hamilton coming through now. Three seconds.

Perez high fuel, Hamilton the same. Gap behind Hamilton. Four seconds to Russell. Russell also sustainable running.

So, brake three now and zero on the dash. Brake three now, zero on the dash.

Car behind Ricciardo. Looks like a push lap. Two seconds. He's got K-Mag close behind him. And then a big gap.

Magnussen behind slow lap, so happy to hold his position.

OK, recharge on and box now. Fast in lap if you can, please.

Okay, clear of traffic behind. If we can have an aero cruise after turn 7 please. Aero P4.

Clear of traffic valet.

OK, so we are boxing now. No practice pitstop this time. You can practice the pit entry though.

And box now, Esteban, box now.

Stop on the marks and switch off.

OK, so I'll explain plan when we're back in the garage. If you can turn the multi back to tyre, please.

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OK, toggle recharge please. I've got Leclerc going into turn 1 now, about 4 seconds behind.

Pushing from now.

Look there behind is low fuel. One second behind him. Eight second gap behind him.

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Okay, so six more time laps after this one.

Yeah, think about the two low-speed corners for one and four next lap.

I need to know if it gets better.

OK, five more laps.

Yeah, second gear a bit harsh there. Press the marker button. Yeah, copy that, we see it.

OK, three more laps after this one.

Okay, we are lapping about 18.0.

Check black contact this lap. Turn 3. Entry and exit.

Copy, that will do.

Graining front left, rear left. Yes, mate, understood. OK, we're going to do one more lap. Then we'll come in.

Esteban, we're going to box this lap. Keep pushing, but box this lap. We'll do a practice pitstop.

Copy. Okay, so box now, attack pit entry, practice pit stop.

No launch, no launch.

OK, we're going to get some comments when you're back in the garage.

I'll explain, if it's okay Esteban, we'll just quickly run through what setup change we might make in terms of how much time we've got. Alright, so we'll focus on that first, then we can look at the mapping etc. after. Okay.

Okay, so we're just going to take a punt here. Worst case it's wrecked, we come back in.

He's still moving reasonably down to turn 8. So I've recharged off 728. We've got Tsunoda five and a half behind. He's on a push lap now.

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Recharge off down to 8.0. Snow loader is backed off.

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OK, so we need brake 3. Bottas in front should be pushing next time. He's done a prep. So let's just leave a bit of a gap to Bottas and we're good to go.

Brake free.

Okay, so slow lap this time. We've got Pierre pushing behind now, about three and a half seconds. Let's go brake 5, please. Pierre, three seconds, timed lap. Stroll behind him on an out lap.

Okay, so we're in phase with Stroll and Tsunoda. The car's behind him.

Okay, let's keep this slow lap nice and steady, please.

And Scenarios... Ah, you're in Scenario 7 already. Apologies.

Nice and steady on the slow laps. Next car behind pushing is Russell. He is about six seconds behind.

Clear behind Russell.

Verstappen will be pushing next time he's the car in front. Russell has backed off.

So we're in a good position to keep pushing here. We've got a margin of about 25 seconds roughly on this run. Let's go brake 3 please, brake 3.

Clear of traffic behind.

And good to go.

Okay, so we're going to slow this slow lap right down. Just watch for Bottas behind us on a slow lap. Bottas behind slow laps are all good there.

Okay, so Pierre's first lap, he's just started his second. He's on a 14.27.

Clear of traffic behind. Esteban, we need PU13 position 6. PU13 position 6. Nice and steady on this slow lap. Please, we're going to bring those tight times down.

EU13, position 6.

Double cool or no? No, single cool, please. Just watch for Sainz. Not sure what he's doing there, keeping his pace up.

Let's focus on... OK, so Sainz coming through but it looks like he's on a slow lap. We've got Fernando possibly on a timed coming through as well. Fernando pushing three seconds back.

That's right, if we do double cool, we only get one more push lap.

If we push next lap, we can do fast-slow-fast. Okay. So, I'm happy to do double cool if you prefer, but we're going to get one more time for that, sir.

OK, we've got Ricciardo pushing through behind. Clear of traffic still. Have to go for a lap now.

Okay, so we're going for a very slow lap. We can go the same as we did last time. We're going to be right up against it on the flag.

Okay, 1 minute 40 to the flag.

Why am I losing time? It's all entries at the moment, Esteban, all entries.

OK, 1, 3, 6 and 8. Watch for Norris on a time-lap now. P.O.'s best 13.7.

Okay, watch for Norris and Verstappen coming through. Correction, just Verstappen pushing now.

Piastri slow, 28 seconds to the flag.

Bottas pushing two behind.

Last time.

Okay, that is the chequered flag. So we're going around to the grid to do a start.

So, let's go scenario 1, please.

And for the moment it will be three burnouts and a start on the left when we get there. Can we go recharge on as well? Thank you.

Okay, we'll increase that to four burnouts, please. I'm going to start on the left.

And we're pushing to pit entry.

OK, box now, practice pitstop. Box now, practice pitstop.

No launch, no launch.

OK mate, we'll get some commentary from you. Yeah, copy. What did I drop to? You were spot on target on that drop, I believe.