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Charles Leclerc
12:55:15
Radio check, Charles. Roger.
12:55:26
Radio check. OK.
12:55:52
And as a reminder, we'll need a good cool down in turn 10 and 13.
12:57:51
So, we think everyone's on soft and Max Hamilton is on mediums. And Norris, new soft.
12:58:06
Hamilton updated. Scrubbed. Soft. Copy.
12:58:16
And Max, I didn't understand. Soft, right? New soft? Max, scrub, soft. Norris, new soft.
12:59:01
And you can fire up.
12:59:18
And reminder, pit limiter on. It will be mode formation, 5-point clutch test, 2 red, K2 on.
12:59:53
30 seconds.
13:00:08
15 seconds.
13:00:13
10 seconds.
13:00:18
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
13:01:25
Secondary F-C, position 5.
13:02:13
Two burnouts.
13:03:23
And last car on the grid.
13:05:01
Sainz 0.7 behind.
13:05:40
DRS enabled.
13:06:38
Bye. Close, not me Carlos.
13:06:50
I don't get why we are taking so much risk. We need to save the tyres.
13:09:05
And let's keep on the status, it will be a race. Yeah, yeah, I know. We should do well.
13:10:25
D-M-1, M-1.
13:11:46
Easy braking turn 5.
13:12:40
Tyre phase update when you can.
13:13:06
Diff in plus one. In plus one. Careful. Traction 5 and 7.
13:13:28
I guess Carlos is shooting now.
13:14:29
S1, turn 5, saturating fronts.
13:15:50
And gaps behind are starting to open up. Improve rotation turn 4 and 5.
13:16:43
Switch position yellow.
13:17:11
This last turn 5 was good, but we need easy fronts entry turn 9.
13:18:05
Some cars on the back pitting, probably for three stops.
13:18:32
And we need more saving in the high-speed corners. Tyre phase update when you can, please.
13:19:54
This was better. Saving tyres is key for a race.
13:21:18
And switch position red.
13:22:37
No left toggle turn 4. An easy entry turn 4.
13:23:59
Okay, so now let's focus on our tyres. Next car behind is Piastri now. Five seconds. Hamilton, ahead.
13:25:28
Target plan B.
13:26:13
So now just do your pace and take care of the tyres.
13:27:33
How many more laps can you do at this pace? Question.
13:27:53
It's quite a bit. I don't feel it.
13:28:03
No, I don't see a problem. Copy. Thank you.
13:28:54
Diff in plus one. An easy traction 12.
13:29:23
Norris ahead 20.6.
13:30:16
So the aim now is to create a good tyre delta to the end.
13:30:44
Engine braking plus one. Norris did a 20.8.
13:31:36
And people on medium doing 20.0. 20.0 as a reference.
13:32:58
There will be a maximum of another couple of laps, so you can push with everything you've got.
13:33:57
Front left going.
13:34:20
So, if we stop now, we'll finish right on Gasly. If we wait another lap, we'll finish a few seconds behind.
13:34:48
Update on flap. Next car behind is Max at 5 seconds. OK, 90. And box, Charles, box.
13:35:28
Plan B is out of the question, right?
13:35:41
Yes, it's out of the question. We're going plan B for medium.
13:36:01
And box, Charles, box.
13:36:16
And focus on the braking.
13:36:28
That's plan A, guys.
13:36:32
Watch the white line on exit.
13:36:55
And K2 off.
13:37:02
Why are we on plan A?
13:37:25
We're in line with everyone else. That was the choice.
13:38:45
DRS.
13:39:51
Rough time update.
13:40:03
So, the group of cars ahead, 20.0 average.
13:40:32
Norris 19.3, Sainz 21.8.
13:41:50
Easy entry turn 9. It's still a long race. Norris 19.8.
13:42:43
Switch position. Yellow.
13:43:09
Easy entry turn 9 if you want to do your fastest race. Norris 19.7.
13:44:03
I'm car ahead of Sainz.
13:44:29
And that was a good turn 9. Thank you.
13:45:22
Norris stuck behind the Merckx trying to pass.
13:45:50
Norris 20.1.
13:46:42
Norris now past Hamilton and behind Russell.
13:47:10
Norris, 19.9.
13:48:28
Brake balance plus one. An easy entry 9. A bit too much sliding.
13:49:22
Everyone ahead on 20.1.
13:51:06
Norris now ahead of Russell, lap in 20.4. Best lap this time. Already up the first lap.
13:51:29
Carlos coming in this lap.
13:52:27
Copy. Let's focus on our race now. Norris, 19.5.
13:53:20
Hamilton ahead on 20.6.
13:53:46
And switch position red.
13:54:40
Hamilton now 19.5. Previous lap.
13:55:06
Brake, shape, minus one.
13:56:26
Hamilton struggling a bit now. Cars on hard 18.4.
13:57:46
Switch position grey. Hamilton 20.0.
13:58:39
Brake balance plus one when you can.
13:59:08
Hamilton 19.6
14:00:25
Diff in plus one. Lewis 20.2.
14:01:18
There will be 23 laps to go. What do you think about tyres? Use soft or hard?
14:01:44
Hamilton ahead boxed on softs.
14:01:54
I have no turbo tyres. Let's go.
14:02:00
A bad guy on hard and on soft.
14:02:38
Dip in plus one. Not many samples on soft. We'll see Hamilton now.
14:03:06
Matt's picking new songs. Tsunoda flashing blues.
14:05:19
So, hard and medium are similar. Soft, we just don't know the deg. We could do something different to Hamilton.
14:05:44
Repeat message. 20 laps to go. We might go hard just to do something opposite to Hamilton in case he dags. No, no. I mean, that's stupid. Let's go longer and go faster.
14:06:08
God bless. God bless you.
14:06:37
So we will box this lap for soft to not lose time with the guys ahead.
14:06:47
I don't think we'll lose time.
14:06:55
Box. Box. Box. Charles, Box. Clap update. OK.
14:07:11
And focus on the braking.
14:07:22
K2 off. Turn 1 and watch the white line on exit.
14:08:19
Next car ahead is Sainz, lapping in 19.0.
14:08:45
Target lap time 18.3 to catch Russell in 10 laps.
14:10:06
Russell, uptime 18.7.
14:11:22
16 laps to go. Russell up time 18.3.
14:12:14
So for the next 15 laps you do your fastest race and let's see what lap time you can do.
14:12:32
Do you not get it?
14:12:40
Solid blues for Albon ahead.
14:13:58
Solid blue for each other and it's a status 4 to the end.
14:14:50
Car ahead is Sainz, lapping in 19.0.
14:15:17
Magnussen, solid blues ahead.
14:16:34
And we will swap the cars into turn 1. Carlos stays on the racing line. You go on here.
14:17:53
Driver default delta zero on. Russell 18.5.
14:19:13
If you can, we need to try and pick up the pace. Russell, 18.7.
14:20:30
Nine laps to go. Diff in plus one. Russell 18.9.
14:21:52
Russell 18.6.
14:23:07
Seven laps to go. Russell, 18.9.
14:24:24
Dips in plus one. Dips in plus one. Russell 19.1.
14:25:17
Focus on the brake release when in wake.
14:27:02
Four laps to go. Russell 2.2 ahead.
14:28:21
And three laps to go. Gap to Russell 1.7.
14:29:41
Two laps to go.
14:30:57
Last lap.
14:32:22
Plan mode slow.
14:32:26
We just missed a lap. Unlucky.
14:32:40
Yeah, one lap too short. I know where we lost it. Anyway.
14:33:32
Handbrake bind on pick-up.
14:33:43
Who has the fastest lap? Norris 17.1
14:34:33
You did a good race anyway. Thank you.
14:35:14
And P0 when you stop.