Radio check. Can someone grab the dry ice that's on Versailles, please?

Three minutes.

Yeah, so start tyre wise, everyone is on soft tyre except for Albon who's starting from the pitlane.

Two minutes. Are the guys around us on the new or the used? Norris is on new tyre. Verstappen is on used. And Leclerc, Sainz are on new tyres.

90 seconds. Fire up. Pit limiter on.

One minute.

Forty-five seconds.

Bite point find. 30 seconds.

And just a reminder for that third gear lift after the launch. 15 seconds.

Five.

The clutch was off target.

So, keep working those tyres.

So we'll have PU cooling and coasting at 13.

And we'll have two burnouts starting P19 Sargeant, final burnout P11 Perez.

Strat. 6.

Last car approaching the back of the grid.

Lovely move. Verstappen car behind point 8.

So gap behind now 0.7 and this will now be target minus three.

Verstappen putting quite hard on DRS enabled.

Yeah, understood. That's to be expected. We just need to make sure we get to the target

First lap, 0.7.

We'll have DRS.

Lando Norris behind 1.2.

DRS 1.1.

He's going to push very hard. I've got a bit of a tyre that's stopped.

Yeah, understood George, just need to manage where we're not going to be under threat.

Gap to DRS point 9.

Norris will have DRS.

RS 0.8. Will have to do this. Please stop after turn 12. We can't... Copy.

Can I go flat 13? Affirm.

Gap 0.9.

Gap 1.1. Norris is making 0.4 on us on the straights.

We'll have DRS.

Gap, one second.

Gap, one second.

We'll have DRS.

Gap for one second and just confirm pushing the pedal.

More than the others.

Gap 1.2.

We'll have DRS.

So keeping this position is our first priority.

Gap 1 second.

So Norris is finding 0.5 on us on that start-finish straight.

Gap 1.1.

We'll have DRS.

Gap 1.1.

Gap one second.

We'll have a DRS on point 9.

Gap, one second.

Gap 1 second.

We'll have DRS. Traffic target minus three.

Gap 0.9.

Gap 1.1.

We'll have DRS.

So, wind is dying down a bit now. Pace is picking up.

Gap 1.1. Now target minus four.

Gap 1.2.

We'll have DRS. He's right on the bottom of DRS here.

Yeah, one second.

So now target minus five, target minus five.

Gap 4.1.

Doesn't have DRS.

Gap 1.4.

George, if we need to use early overtake, exit turn 14.

Gap 4.3.

Just give me a balance update.

So, box, box.

So user, take hard exit.

Reset diff high speed.

Alonso ahead doing 21.8.

Stroll car ahead 21.9.

So we've got Verstappen just exiting the pitlane.

Norris still out of track, just inside our pit window. He's doing 20.9.

Let me know where of the shop you want to go next.

Copy that. Well done.

Verstappen on the medium tyre.

Let me know high speed, push it, I will put it back. AFM said target minus five.

So Verstappen is doing quite a bit more saving turn 3 with this help.

Gap behind Lewis is two seconds on the medium.

Come here, I'm going to start saving now.

We need to work together here.

Disadvise when you need me.

Yeah, A-fifth, George, so we are happy with this management level. You're doing what you're doing.

Green 3, position 2.

And we were 60% remaining on tyre wear. First, first in.

Both rears and front left, that is.

Gap to Lewis, 1.3.

Capital 1.3.

We've got Norris in the pitlane.

So, very happy with the tyre management at the moment, mate.

Personally, I feel I'm pushing on the leads a bit too hard at high speed.

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Gap 1.4.

So we are happy with the numbers that we're seeing. We're happy with what you're doing on the tyres.

Traction metrics look very good.

Norris, that one on the medium was an 18.5.

Push it. Push it hard, otherwise I'll speed it, guys.

Currently target minus five. We are happy with the pushing level in the high speed. We don't think we're pushing too much.

Gap 0.9.

Gap 1.2.

Gap 1.6.

That car behind Lewis is Norris, 1.1 behind Lewis.

Gap 1.2.

Target minus five.

5-5, Cipciuani.

Gap 1.1.

And, George, this will be plan B. This will be plan B.

Why did you not defend it? I was behind you at 1,000 yards.

That will be target minus three. Target minus three.

Yeah, 1.2.

Doesn't have the LX.

I'm fighting a minus five.

If Norris is F1.6, exit 12.

Now for four seconds.

We'll have DRS.

Set up minus six. Set up minus six.

I think you're following me this whole time? That's not a problem.

Gap 0.7. Early overtake available.

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And a gap of 0.6.

Early overtake available.

We'll have DRS.

These tyres are OK. Switch time.

So, box, box, box, box, going to hard tyre.

So, 30 laps remaining. Gasly two seconds ahead of us. How are my tyres?

22 lap hold medium.

So, 28 laps remaining. Forecast to be close between yourself and Lewis at the end.

Lewis inside the window. 19.7 last lap.

Disadvise how you'd like me to approach this thing.

So happy with the current level of management, bringing them in slowly.

Fuck, that's a bad shift.

B-Bal offset plus one.

So, George, priority will be having rubber remaining. End of race. Can't hear you. Go again. Priority is having rubber remaining. End of race.

George, we are happy to reduce the level of management in that last lap.

This tyre does not feel good. It's sliding already.

B-Bal offset plus one.

Understood. Make sure you switch it on though. Rubber remaining on the medium. 65% front left and both rears.

Yeah, well it's not wear limited, it's temperature limited.

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Marker, vibration.

Green 1, position 3. Green 1, position 3.

Lewis exiting pitlane. Away in the pitlane.

So, 22 laps remaining. Pace up, yeah, 3.

19.8, last lap.

So, George, we need to use the tyres more in the high speed. Pick up the pace here a bit.

Traffic on exit.

Lewis, lap 1 on soft tyre 18.8.

So Lewis now, car behind 2.3. 20 laps remaining.

So, Norris on exit.

Heads up earlier. He had a slow start. Understood, sorry.

Gap 0.9.

We'll have DRS.

Flaps 1.2.

Doesn't have DRS.

Gap 0.9.

We'll have DRS.

Main lap time losses 10 and 12.

So, Leclerc on 5-lap-old soft tyres, expected to be a threat to catching us at 3 laps from the end of the race.

How are we doing? 18.0.

So Leclerc at 7 seconds. Still forecast to catch 4 laps from the end.

And 12 laps remaining.

Leclerc was at 18.4.

Leclerc six and a half seconds behind.

Leclerc was an 18.5 last lap.

Just leave me to it now.

Eight laps remaining.

5. Make sure the pack's at the bottom. We will.

Three seconds ahead to Stroll. Blue flag traffic.

Diff high speed 1 available.

Three laps remaining.

Early overtake. Press exit turn 40.

There's two laps to go. Yeah, there's two laps to go.

Now we can use early overtake exit turn 9.

So, Leclerc 0.9 behind will be push and hold overtake. Exit 14, push and hold overtake.

Has DRS. Will have DRS.

Overtake available. Rest of the lap as you need.

Gap 0.4.

Perez, check your flag. Nice job. P4.

I have green 1, position 12.

Strat 14.

Yeah, well done team. Great to be back in the fight and back in the mix as last week. Struggled a little bit on that last tyre, but still a very good result. And halfway to progress to quad. Yeah, A-fib. It's all going in the right direction. Good stuff.

George, with the hard tyre, that was probably the maximum, but well-driven, well-driven. Quite some good difference. Sometimes it was. Yeah, you can be proud of that.

Even if the result is not what we want, but it was still with the hot tyre the best we could do.

Yeah, thanks. Have a good day, Brazil.