Set a green light now. Everyone will start going short.

Norris now one in front, Zhou behind.

Ok, cars behind Magnussen and Sargeant.

Okay, so DRS and sink to 8th down to turn 10 please.

Recharge off if you need it. That's good, you're there already.

Okay, good job. Four cars going front. Let's go brake three now, please.

No traffic behind. Three cars to go in front now.

Just Zhou to go now. Just recharge off at 14 as a reminder.

Okay, right, so going into a double cool at this point. So Pierre's first lap 15.38, 15.38.

Okay, so going into a double cool at this point. Magnussen behind, should be on a slow lap now. How was the balance, please? Yeah, it wasn't great. The balancing was similar. The grip in turn 1 was a bit worse, slightly. Took some understeer into 1.

And the last corner also.

Through 13, the bouncing wasn't great. OK, understood. Could be that slight change in wind direction making that worse as well. Would you like a flap adjust for the next push lap? No. OK, understood.

So, we can go brake 5 now. I think, just look at the transcripts, a lot of cars are on double cool, so we should stay in sync.

So, P8 with that time so far.

The steering is slightly to the right as well. Okay, understood. We'll have a look at that. Just for reference in terms of lap time, we were neutral with Pierre right up until braking at turn 10. Brake a little bit early there. Going into a second cool lap now. Main time loss for us. Yeah, that braking at turn 10, a little bit there. And then minimum speed and kind of a late apex at the last corner, which won't be helped with that understeer. So we'll see what we get this time.

There's a small loss at the apex of turn 5 as well, just through lower speed there. Okay, so Fernando five seconds behind. Not sure if he's pushing at this stage. Fernando two and a half. Fernando coming past now, eight seconds behind him to Piastri. Again, could be pushing at this point.

Piastri looks like he's pushing, so let him through.

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I've got good space in front at this point.

Next car coming through, Sargeant.

He's on the hard tyre five seconds back, timed, and then Hulkenberg pushing with him as well.

So, Sargeant, two seconds and then Hulkenberg, another three, both pushing clear behind them.

Okay, so apart from those two, no other cars between you and the start of the lap. So we can go brake 3.

Recharge off at 14.

OK, recharge on. P7 with that time.

So, Hamilton, the car behind, just finished a time lap. Should be in sync with him. Yeah, not good. The bottoming and the bouncing, I think. OK, understood.

Have a think to reverb probably. Yeah, understood. We're just having a chat about that now. Before turn 5, braking also, it does it. Okay, understood. Okay, mate, so we've got Alonso coming through now. Just watch for him, please. Three and a half back.

Sergeant 1.5. OK, clear for the moment. Next car, Hulkenberg. He's about 8 seconds behind at the moment.

OK, so we're going for a double cool and one more push. Hulkenberg, 5 seconds now, timed.

So you lost a bit of time compared to your best into turn 5. Was the bouncing the cause of that, or the ride there? No, the yellow modifier I didn't use and I picked up front on the rotation. OK, understood. OK, so going for another call up please.

Ok, so we've got a few cars behind in a group.

A lot of them look to be boxing there, I'll let you know on traffic.

OK, next car back, pushing Zhou. Seven seconds, he's on the hard tyre.

And then we've got Albon four seconds behind him as well. Just those two at the moment coming through. So Zhou one second and then Albon four seconds now. Albon timed.

Clear traffic behind now.

It's still clear of traffic behind.

Okay, so I just need brake 3 and then we're good to go. I only need Stroll to go in front.

Okay, we've got Leclerc seven seconds behind pushing. We're good to go now.

Last time, let's push.

OK, recharge also. Russell starting a time lap behind 2.5. Clear behind Russell, just let him through, please.

Okay, mate, so we are boxing this lap. Still P7. Improved on its last lap to a 15.2. 15.2 still. Okay, so have a think about balance, main limitations on the way in. We'll do an aero cruise after turn 9, please.

So it'll be aero P3 after turn 9. Go recharge off to help that.

Okay, and boxing now.

No traffic behind.

OK, so nice and steady into the box please. Mechanics just coming out now.

Watch for the Aston.

Okay, so Verstappen on the start finish straight. Starting a time lap now. We've got Tsunoda in the last corner. He's finishing a time lap now on the soft. So, Tsunoda, four seconds behind you currently. He's just finished a time lap.

So, no traffic behind everyone on slow laps.

Some cars look like they're only doing a single timed on this tyre.

OK, we can start to speed up a little bit from now. Just bring those temps into the window.

So let's go brake 3. Tsunoda in front could be on another slow lap. And the same with Magnussen, who's just in front of him as well. So we just need to watch for those. They might not be pushing.

Tsunoda boxing, so just Magnussen. I think he'll be going on to another slow lap.

Alright, let's push.

OK, recharge on. Russell behind starting a timed. Let him through. And then Zhou, the same, four and a half behind. Also starting a timed. Three behind Zhou. And then Fernando behind Bottas is on a slope. Bottas timed behind.

OK mate, so let's go double cool now. Go brake 5. Piastri pushing behind 4 seconds.

Okay, and that's it. Clear of traffic. So P6 with that time at the moment. Two tenths to Leclerc in P5. Two tenths quicker than Bottas in P7. Pierre is just about to start his first time. He was a little delayed leaving.

How was the balance, please? The bouncing was reduced. That was better. OK.

Can we go SOC 3 please, SOC 3. Can we go recharge on as well please, recharge on.

Okay, so going into a double cool.

So, Fernando behind on his first slow lap. I think could well be in sync with us.

OK, so second call-up, no traffic behind. We will have Stroll pushing eventually. He's about 11 seconds behind roughly.

Okay, so Stroll pushing now. Five seconds back.

It doesn't recharge at the moment. Yeah, understood. Okay, so Stroll time lap now. Pierre just finished a time lap. He did a 13.4 for reference. 13.4.

Yeah, I had traffic anyway. Okay, so he's going to recharge on this lap. No concerns from our side.

Okay, so just watch for Magnussen. Looks like he's keeping his pace up, maybe on an in-lap. Not pushing.

Ok, so battery is starting to come up now. So main time loss to Pierre, turn 5, braking slightly early, minimum speed through there, and then pace through the last corner.

I don't think that last sector was helped with traffic, particularly there, so... Yeah, we need to do a third slow lap because the battery doesn't return.

Okay, so we need to do another lap, Esteban. We need some full load in there.

So, Pierre's on his first cool lap behind, so we're just going to stay in sync with him.

Okay, so we might just need to pick up the pace towards the end of the next lap just for tyre temperatures. We'll let you know.

OK, so one more cool lap. Some full load please to bring the battery up.

Okay, so after turn 7 we can start to pick the pace up.

We do have some cars leaving the pitlane now. Unsure if they're still on low fuel.

I think they could be on high fuel. Sainz is the first car. And then Norris.

So Sainz three seconds behind, likely high fuel now.

So that's 1.5.

Next car is Norris. Five seconds again. Likely high fuel, we think.

Norris, two seconds.

Okay, so we'll just leave a gap to those guys. Let's start to introduce a little bit more speed towards the end of the lap. Just make a small gap to them and then we'll push.

So we just need brake three.

Hamilton behind should be boxing now, we believe.

Alright, let's push.

OK, recharge on and box now. So we'll do an aero cruise after turn 9.

Keep our pace up on the way and help recharge the battery.

And it'll be aero P3 after turn 9. Yeah, copy. The battery was fine, I just needed to recharge it earlier.

Yep, absolutely. That looks great.

Okay, so AeroCruise after 9. We do have Ricciardo high fuel about 8 seconds behind. Just need to watch for him. Then we'll do a practice pitstop as well.

I can go recharge off if you like, down to 10.

That's good. Boxing now. We've got Perez. Push lap five seconds behind. High fuel. Box now. Practice pitstop.

Turn in. No launch, no launch.

Okay, so I'll get some comments when you're back in the garage. You slowed the pit limit speeds just under 9 metres before the line for reference.

So we'll have a start on the way out, please.

Okay, so Bottas three seconds behind, pushing high fuel.

Clutch drop was on target. 11 time laps.

OK, nine more laps. How's the balance?

Give me a base in 4. Understood.

Pierre on the soft tyre. 1 minute 20.7. Correction on the medium.

That's his first lap. Tsunoda low 1 minute 21s.

Merckx and Ferrari staying steady at 1.20. I'll keep you updated as we go.

OK, seven laps to go. Yeah, second lap on the medium, one minute 20.6.

Any gaps on track?

Okay, so you've got Bottas and then Piastri behind, then a 14 second gap behind those two.

Okay, so if you let these two cars go, then there's a 15 second gap to Ricciardo.

Okay, and if we can have PU13 position 3, please, PU13 position 3.

Okay, mate, good spot there.

OK, five laps to go.

Four laps. Norris just leaving the pitlane now as well. Gap behind five seconds to Russell.

Okay, I need the gap again. Okay, well you've got three and a half to Russell, then a nine second gap to Piastri behind him.

Should get three more laps after this one. Russell coming through now, then nine seconds behind him.

Okay, so gap behind six seconds. Might as well drop back a little further. Four.

OK, let's go. Three laps remaining.

Lap times. So, Pierre lapping 21.2 on the medium.

Stroll on the soft lapping 21.4.

OK, two more laps.

The whole session is going to be like this? Yeah. It's close with margin to the flag so keep pushing please.

You've got about 10 seconds margin to the flag. You could let Piastri through if you want.

I think you touched me on the rear left. Okay, so we'll keep an eye on that.

So, margin about 9-8 seconds. We'll make a little gap and then stay to 0. Last lap, please.

OK, last timed everything the tyres got, please.

Okay, and that is the chequered flag. Okay, so recharge on and we're going round to the grid to do a start and then push to pit entry once again.

So we can call the car and the tyres on the way round. We're almost the last car, just Albon behind.

Okay, so in terms of final lap times, Pierre's tenth lap on the medium tyre was a 1.22.0. It looked like it started to drop off a little towards the end. We had Stroll in the high 121s. Albon and Tsunoda both finishing up in the 22s, although they did a few laps more than us. Magnussen, 21.8 for about three laps at the end of his stint. Again, three laps longer than us. Copy.

Okay, so continuing to cool down on the way to the grid. We'll be doing a start on the right hand side this time.

Just two burnouts this time, so two burnouts, a start on the right and then pushing to pit entry.

Push to pit entry? Yes, please. Push to pit entry? Yes, please. Push to pit entry.

Box, box.

No practice pitstop. Stop on the marks and switch off.

Alright, I'll get some comments when you're plugged in.