Ready check, Alex.

OK, that's five minutes to the formation lap.

Yeah, next time I'm going to head back. Have a good one.

That's three minutes, so the tyre should be long any second.

Okay, so almost everyone is on the medium. We've got Zhou starting from the pitlane on new hard. All the other cars are on medium. You've got used mediums on Stroll and Alonso. I think those are set so they just did one lap to scrub it. So basically everyone on new medium on the grid. And just Zhou, new hard, pitlane.

That's two minutes.

Luke, just remember about turn 4. If we can get the brake bias forwards or whatever, we should think about it.

Copied that, Adams.

Okay, so when you're fired up and on the ground, check the pit limiter is on.

20 seconds.

5 5

Clutch drop was too shallow. Two percent too shallow.

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Alex, confirm two burnouts, please. Two burnouts.

So just pull the toggle on.

It's possible Bambury turn 1.

Logan had to pit for a new nose. He's on use medium.

We are happy with the current level of management.

Car is really good at this cargo pass. Copy that.

So, we're thinking plan A-2. Plan A-2.

When you can, green 10, position 3, that's shift 3.

Okay, starting at lap 10. We're still thinking plan A-2.

Some weird shifts after turn 3. Copy, we're checking.

OK, and reset orange toggle. OK, but Yuki's going to pit, obviously, yeah?

One turn down. I'll leave it for this run.

Okay, box Alex, box!

Let's push on the outlap.

It should be clear pit exit.

Okay, close to Leclerc. Pit exit. Yeah, just behind him. Okay, so he pitted early for damage.

Oh, I don't get it. I don't get it.

OK, Alex, it's fine. Stay with Leclerc, that's no problem. Tsunoda's already in our pit window, so he will go behind us.

Yeah, but it's my fucking tyres, so what are we trying to do here?

OK, good job on that. I'm lost in front of the group. I'm lost. I'm lost.

Yeah, copy that. We've got a bit of free end now. It comes back to us.

OK, we're happy with the level of Lyco. That's good. Just manage turn 9 a little bit more. Yeah, it's because the fronts are dead.

Alex, pace is still good. We've pulled Gasly and Ocon into our pit window as well now.

So, management, last lap was good. Just keep doing what you're doing.

Green 11, position 9. Green 11, 9.

Ocon's just come out of the pits now. He will be behind us. He'll probably be quite a bit quicker.

But Joe ahead hasn't pitted yet. He's on hard.

Can you put me to the right of the curve? OK, copy that. Still no problem.

Okay, Alex, let's start to bring the battery back up. So, Alonso, three ahead, has a ten-second penalty. So, we're racing here, but he's effectively seven behind.

We're going to catch him at the end of the slip. The tyres are good, it's just too obvious. Okay, copy. Let's just do a little bit of slip management out of three, see if that helps. No, the tyres are good, it's not bad. Okay, copy on that, tyres good. Looks like you're doing a good job. Company P14.

If you want help to bring the battery up, you can go mode 5, otherwise we're happy.

Starting lap 28. We're thinking plan A plus two.

My balance is messed up here. I've got too much throttle.

Copy that on the balance. We'll see if there's anything we can do to help.

Okay, we can suggest entry 6, mid 6. That may be a better compromise. Entry 6, mid 6.

Luke, what's going on in turn 1? Still understeer with our entry. OK, we're checking.

Try half a percent forward to help turn one.

When you can, blue 5, position 5. Blue 5, 5.

Okay, we're still thinking plan A plus two. So, if you can, try to close the gap on the car in front. Yeah, okay, mate. Yeah, yeah, we know. Yeah, you're doing a good job.

Obviously, if we leave too much time with Yuki, I'm very slow in turn 1 compared to them as well. Yeah, for turn 1, try the push toggle next time, see if that helps. I'm just saying it because I'm very vulnerable into turn 3 because of turn 1, so don't try and be smart with... Yeah, copy.

Okay, so try push throttle turn 1.

Sir. OK, copy.

Front left has just died on me. Okay, copy that.

Alex, what do you think about tyre connected for us today on medium and off the brake?

I have an idea. It's up to you guys. Okay, understood.

If you don't box me in the slope, I'm going to get overtaken.

Okay, yeah, stay out, Alex. Stay out.

It's no problem, Alex. We'll build a tyre delta and we will see him again at the end.

OK, we leave the position as off-road, yeah.

Try pull toggle turn 4 to help front and rear locking.

Alex, what do you think about flap for the next stint on this same tyre?

OK, Alex, we'll box this lap for hard.

OK, whatever. Plus one. Sure. OK, copy Alex.

Alex is going to come out just in front of Russell but we'll be quicker than him so we can pull away.

Good job, Alex. You've got some clean air now. Where's Alonso? Where's he gone?

Yeah, so he's four seconds back, so this is good position.

OK, Alex, this is good. You're pulling away from Russell and we've got seven seconds clean air in front, so we had to delay the pitstop a bit to get this clean air, so this is good. Yeah, we didn't need to do it that much, did we? We didn't need to do it that much. One lap would have been totally fine.

Fuck, it looks like I'm done! Stand by.

Target is 10.5. 10.5.

Too fast for us.

Yeah, copy that, Alex. Yeah, so high 10 is okay for us.

Okay, should be close to Gasly pit exit.

It may be close to Stroll. Pit exit.

Stroll, come up behind us. That's good.

Okay, should be ahead of Stroll, ahead of Tsunoda, pit exit. He's at the slow stop.

OK, so press HPP button and reset tyre switch. And that's it.

OK. Copy that, Alex.

And when you can, green 11, position 8. Green 11, 8.

Keep me updated about tyres. Last time, sorry. OK, understood. Stand by.

Okay, 10.9 is fine for us.

Let's go. Mode 6. Mode 6 to help us protect Stroll.

And lap times, if you could do 10.9s to 11.1s, that's good for us. 10.9 to 11.1.

So, Alex, we've just been given a five-second penalty for crossing a white line at pit entry. Sorry.

Yep, I know, because we fucking pitted in a marvellous disaster.

OK, copy that.

Mode 7. Mode 7.

Do you really think this is the smartest idea? Oh, no more, we have to help them all. Everyone else catches in the 5 seconds.

Yeah, understood Alex. It's to help us defend from Stroll. Yeah, I know but you're going to get what I'm...

What I'm saying is I'm going to lose race time. Yeah, copy that. We'll have a look.

Alex, the battery level is up now, so there's no lap time delta from staying in 7, so we can stay here.

So, we've got Verstappen and Norris, the leaders, coming up behind us. Stroll will take blues in the four laps.

Blue flag for Verstappen and Norris right behind him.

Okay, that's 13 laps remaining. So, gap to Alonso is 10 seconds behind us. He's taking blues now.

Okay, so Alonso is probably the one we need to try and stay at least five seconds ahead of.

There's a car behind Leclerc. He's 1.5 seconds quicker, so just don't lose time fighting him.

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Sorry, I had to avoid the crash there. Okay, understood that. We're looking at it.

OK, Alex, there's ten laps remaining. We'll probably have to take a couple more blues before the end. Next one is Russell. He'll be about three laps.

Tsunoda behind should take Russell's blue. Next lap.

Okay, Tsunoda just took that blue flag for Russell, so we'll get it in two laps probably.

Torque 14 to help turn one.

That's eight laps remaining. Russell two behind, he'll be a blue.

Oh, yellow turn 3, yellow turn 3.

Okay, Verstappen, two cars ahead of you, he's going slowly. Looks like he's got a puncture, so caution, he's a car ahead of you now.

Blue flag, Russell.

OK, and after Russell, there's two seconds back to Sainz and Piastri. They'll be blues as well.

Okay, so Alonso behind is really struggling. He's 14 back now. The next car we can start looking at is Bottas, 10 back.

Blue flag for Piastri and Sainz is right behind him.

VSC, VSC.

OK, so just get positive on your delta.

OK, Alex, we don't know where, but it's probably debris on track. We're just checking to find out where it is. So you can afford to drop tyre temperatures for a lap.

I guess I'm going to let these guys straight through, yeah. VSC ending. VSC ending. You'll be at turn 8 when it ends.

KPSC ending.

Blue flag for Piastri with Sainz one behind.

Blue flag for Sainz.

Okay, so that's four laps remaining. Four laps. So, Tsunoda behind is three seconds. If he could pull out from top to five, we'll be ahead of him.

What's this place like?

So he was doing 11-0s before the BSC.

And that's three laps remaining. Three laps. Tsunoda's 2.7 back.

Two laps remaining. Go to mode 5. Mode 5 and early overtake out of turn 1.

Starting final lap and use early overtake again out of turn 1.

Over the line, that's the chequered flag, chequered flag.

Okay, HPP off, please. HPP off.

Okay, go in lap. It's fine for us.

I don't like when we are quicker than when we finish and today was that day. I don't know. I think we just need to talk about it afterwards but we should have never been behind an Aston. Yeah. Copy that, Alex. We can have a look when you come back.

So, yeah, the final gap. We were, I think, about three seconds ahead of Tsunoda, so we dropped back to P15. The rest of the results... Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, it's OK. Thank you, though. On a positive, the car was actually pretty good to me. It was the best it's felt all weekend. Yeah, I just got marbles on through 6th and 7th, so sorry about that. It just totally lost all the grip on the pit entry.

Copy all that, Alex. Thank you for a good recovery. We had a poor Friday, but we pulled it back a bit. Plenty to have a look at.

Box, Alex, box. When you stop, remember to switch off procedure, please.