Rear check.

Radio check, Fernando. Radio check. Good. Dex, you can go ahead. Radio check, Fernando. Yeah, that's all good. Yeah, both OK. Copy that.

So the rain is coming from turn 7, direction 1.

And the heavier rain that's due to start just after the race start, or about when the race starts, is maybe only five minutes in then.

Fernando, can you go to out to 3? Out 3.

So, from the race director, the only standing water at the moment is on the inside of turn 2. The rest is OK.

So, if you want to practice on the dash, it's zero for the inter-tyres on the... Andy?

So you can do the clutch grab once Mikey gives you a signal.

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Five seconds. Second gear, that's good. I'm watching.

So that was well over 25 over.

So you don't need to do any lifting on this formation lap, just good tyre temp and weaving where you can.

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So we think it would be this light rain for about three more minutes and then heavier for five minutes.

So you don't need to do any brake lift. It's just about tyre grip.

And we're happy to do the seven burnouts, the longer ones for the Inter. Seven longer burnouts. But use the K0 button before you start.

And then just be careful with your grip on position as you line up.

There will be one switch race. One by point find. Back to neutral and then second gear. So tyre temperatures are on the low side for this first lap, so caution.

Last cars on the grid now.

Minus 10. Minus 10.

So it's Piastri 0.9 ahead, Hamilton 0.7 behind.

Possible debris on the exit of 2. Possible debris.

So Magnussen is behind Hamilton on the full widths, Magnussen is faster on the full widths.

Here's the car behind. We think it's this rain for any four more minutes.

So it's already reduced the rain already in the pitlane. Just be careful with Magnussen. We're not really racing him.

So about three more minutes, three more minutes of this rain and then it'll be no rain for 30 minutes. It's only the Haas cars on extreme wets.

I need energy. It's a push and hold. I've got loads of energy.

So there's no more rain for at least 30 minutes. So no more rain for at least 30 minutes.

So tyre temps are in a good window at the moment. Still in a good window. I'll let you know if they start getting too hot.

Fernando, you can consider the left toggle for turn 2 for more rotation. Left toggle for turn 2 rotation.

What I'm losing compared to the leaders?

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So the main place was turn 5. I thought you were managing a bit there, which is probably quite good.

So the rears are getting hotter and also the front left, so cooling the tyres is the right thing to do.

The pace is very similar to the top cars. Very similar.

So currently you're within a tenth of the fastest cars.

Rain, we think, is dry for the next 15 minutes, maybe 20 minutes, and then another little patch.

So it'll be about 10 laps until more rain comes and that rain will be about 10 minutes long.

Yeah, I'm not sure this tyre will be OK when the rain comes.

Yeah, copy, Fernando. And which axle is worse, front or rear?

The moment is OK, but it's drying very quickly, so in 10 laps we will use a lot of this tyre.

So, Fernando, one question we've got is, if there was a safety car now, would you consider fitting a soft or a medium? Do you think you could stay on the track behind a safety car on a dry track?

Not in turn 2.

Yeah, copy that, understood.

DRS is enabled.

We've got rain in about six or seven laps.

We think the rain will be quite light to start with, but then getting heavier. Behind Hamilton there's a 22 second gap.

That looks like an interview you did.

We think light rain in about four laps, a bit heavier in six or seven.

Use the energy button nice and early if you need it. Nice and early to make the difference.

Well, now for sure the drives will be quicker.

Yeah, copy that. We've still got a bit of rain coming. Not a huge amount, but enough to properly wet the track again.

Yeah, copy. These tyres would not be okay. Yeah, yeah, copy mate. Copy. You're in the top three fastest people on track. It's just Hamilton's all so far.

It's the yellows into turn 3. He is off track. He's offline.

W-Yellow after turn 4. W-Yellow.

Fernando, for another inter, what aerobalance would you do?

I think it was OK.

Safety car, safety car. Slow down, get the delta positive.

And we are going to box. We're going to box for refreshment.

You're sure it's going to rain, no? It's been raining for five minutes. Cars ahead have all stopped.

So get your run switch to race. Run switch to race. Right, mate, max.

You can go to inter-R. You can go to inter-R on the fire switch. The grid box is dry.

And HPP ban on. HPP ban on.

And run through to go to L3. Run through to L3.

Everyone ahead has done the same as us. Ricardo has stayed out behind. He's still six seconds behind you.

Yeah, let's see, mate.

So just for your info, Hamilton was much faster than Russell, and he was doing, like you, the big management in 5, the big lifting in 5. That was good, and you need to do that.

So you can ignore the delta now.

Maybe we should have put in the dryers.

The back of the safety car train is 12 seconds ahead.

Still double yellows through the turn 3 and 4. That is a recovery vehicle on track.

So you're doing a good job to keep these tyres cool.

Where's the rain?

So it should be coming shortly now into 8 and 10.

So the car behind Tsunoda is on 27 old inters.

Then you've got Lance, same as us, and then Ocon behind him, 27-year-old. Everyone ahead, same as us.

It's still double yellows, turn 3 and 4. Safety car will be in this lap.

Your temps are on the low side of the rear, especially.

When is the rain stopping?

About five minutes this rain, about five minutes.

I think it's still not wet enough, man. Yeah. Is there any more rain coming or no? No, more rain now. This will be in about two minutes' time we get a bit heavier. Two minutes a bit heavier but then it's only for about three more minutes.

I'm doing nothing.

And then it's all clear after that.

So Leclerc has pitted onto a dry tyre at the back. He's 35 seconds off the back.

Is the rain very light where you are now?

This happens holding the safety car up now.

There's a bit more rain in the pitlane now.

DRS is enabled. Hamilton 1.6 ahead.

So DRS is disabled. Disabled.

The rain is getting lighter now. Once it stops, we expect no more rain. Once it stops, no more rain.

How many laps on forecast? Yes, so at the end of this one it'll be 33 laps. 33 laps at the end of this one. And we expect dry to the end. Or no more rain to the end.

When I'm losing time, where...

A little bit in 5, Fernando, but that's good management. Turn 10 we're losing. You're doing the lift and coast into 10 and that is a bit slower.

Fernando, I'd like to know where's the wettest parts on the track for you?

Turn 1 and 2. It's sunny but it's so black, the sky.

So, Fernando, the big black clouds you can see are moving away from us. So the black clouds ahead of you now are moving away. So there's no more rain to the end of the race.

So, Fernando, the first car, Gasly's pitted hard.

Yeah, keep me updated. I think turn 1 and 2 is too wet.

He spun in turn 2. Gasly spun in turn 2.

So you are losing two or three tenths in turn 5 with this management. And about two tenths in turn 2. To the fastest, that is.

So the clear ahead will have blue flags. Gasly's spun again, so it's not dry as yet.

So you're 1.4 behind Leclerc. Once you get to 1.2 he'll get blues.

Leclerc's got blue flags.

You've got DRS now. You have got DRS.

Gasly is now only about one second off in sector 1, so it's getting close.

You can use everything from the tyres, Fernando. Use everything.

We'll box this lap, please. Box, box. And it's tyre dry. Copy. Tyre dry. Box is damp.

OK, Fernando, this is the first sector. It's going to be good.

The track is unclear. The track is unclear. Just careful here.

Go to shape 3 when you can, shape 3.

This is 25 laps to go. 25.

Gear 1, click rearwards and brake balance. Back to zero and hit the brakes.

So, Joe ahead should get blues if you catch him.

Consider the yellow button for turn 10 for less rear locking. Yellow button, turn 10.

We're happy with no management on these tyres, no management required. We're hoping the medium runners ahead will hit graining.

Re-situation. Ah, yes. I was behind. Yes, so Tsunoda's behind and then Lance behind him. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums. Tsunoda's on mediums.

So you are P6 overall. Hamilton ahead just went off, but he's okay back on track.

Turn 6, he went off.

He was pushing very hard. He was doing a 19.6.

Hamilton was flat in turn 5. We just think we've got to put as much temperature in these tyres as we can.

Lance is now the car behind. He's 4.0 seconds behind, 4.0.

Perez went off in turn 6 and Perez went off in turn 6 all the way down to turn 8. 18 laps to go, 18.

There is some debris. Exit of 9, but it's offline. So some debris. Exit of 9, offline.

Two more cars have crashed in turn 6, or gone off in turn 6. Turn 6 is the hardest corner.

Safety car, stay out, stay out, stay out, slow down, get your delta positive.

And keep some tyre temp to start with. Keep some tyre temp and you can get it out so we're in a run switch.

Keep your tyres in. Use your brakes. You'll have to do some hard weaving to keep the tyres in.

WLS here, Fernando. WLS.

The Mercedes had R pitting, so just be close to zero on the delta.

I think they will be ahead anyway.

Here's a slow start for the first Mercedes, so make sure you're just positive at the delta, safe to go around 1 and 2.

Don't worry mate, you're not going to get them. No risk. No risk.

So Hamilton is now on the hard tyre. Russell is ahead of him on a medium tyre.

Happy to build a bit more brake temp for him to help the tyre temps.

Safety car is at turn 10.

So the cars that went off in turn 6, they put the right-hand tyres on the entry into the wet patch. So that's what caused them trouble in turn 6.

Who is behind Lance?

So Tsunoda is behind Lance and then Ocon. The front left is dropping a little bit, so try and keep the front left hotter. You've got room to build up more brake temp.

Do you want the brakes forward?

Yeah, you can go to out two. We'll keep an eye on out two.

And if you can handle a bit more forward brake balance, you can go to L1.

OK, so 14 more laps. 14 more laps.

So lapped cars are being allowed to unlap themselves now. It's only Zhou ahead of us, so we're okay.

Can we have MFA, white, multi-function A, white, position 2. MFA, white, position 2. Shift. Confirm, shift, yep, shift 2.

Keep working on your brakes. You've got room to build up more brake temp.

Safety car will be in this lap, so you've still got room to build up more brake tempo.

Twelve racing laps to go.

Straight to braking point.

Verstappen just going a bit slow now to let the safety car pull away. You can go to run switch race.

Run switch race, run switch race.

Perez will be active out of turn 7.

So we do not have DRS, but Lance does not either.

Diff mid-six. You have diff mid-six.

And nine more laps. Nine more laps.

7 laps to go. 7 more laps.

Investigation ahead for two cars. Russell's 4.8 ahead. If we can stay within 5, that'd be good.

And then also within 10 seconds of Piastri. Piastri is currently five and a half ahead.

Five more laps. Five more laps.

Tsunoda went off at turn 8. There's a lot of debris on the track at turn 8 and 9.

OK, so it's only the polystyrene blocks, so you can stay on the racing line here. Stay on the racing line.

So, three laps to go. Three laps. Piastri is 6.9 ahead.

Strat 5. Strat 5. One more full lap. Piastri 7 ahead.

Can you go and run switch and warm-up, please? Run switch and warm-up. And the HPP button can go off. HPP off.

So I have MFB, blue, MFB, blue, override.

Position 12. MFB, blue, override position 12.

Well done, guys. Well done to Lance. Good points for the team. Good recovery. It was a very difficult race. We saved as good as we could, I think.

Yeah, copy Fernando.

The pressure you had from Fernando earlier in the race, that's from Hamilton, his pace is just quick. You did a good job there to hold him off.

What's the final classification?

Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Piastri, then you and Lance, Ricciardo P8, Gasly 9, Ocon 10.

Copy. Nothing happened in front of us. Always difficult to get some free positions. Yeah, I was hoping the Mercedes were fighting pretty hard. I was hoping, but it didn't happen.

Yeah, like the Ferraris of this race, but they were behind anyway, so it doesn't change anything.

Yeah, copy. And you can get a P0 when you're ready. Thanks.