Radio check, Gary. Radio check. Loud and clear, Nico. Six and a half minutes till we go.

Five minutes till we go. Is a possible grip switch adjust on the formation lap? I'll call that out to you.

OK, Nico. Two minutes till I go. Every car is on medium except Zhou starting from pitlane is on a hard. OK. Keep the pitlimiter until the line and then remember back to mode RS for the race start.

Grip 11. Grip 11.

Confirm three burnouts.

Boat push, boat push. Ocon just rocketed on the inside. Completely pushed me off. Okay, we'll report it.

DRS enabled.

Okay, good job, Nico.

Probably a bit too much understeer to begin with now. We'll see how it evolves.

Yeah, copy that, Nico.

Okay, good job, Nico. Just watch exit 7, exit 10, sliding level.

This lap is good, Nico. Everything is on target. Good job.

Yeah, high speed understeer. It's definitely quite high.

Copy that. For now we're thinking plus 0.3 on the next tyre.

Yeah, I think that. Maybe even more even. Copy that.

We'll be pitting early. Understood.

If it allows, if we can maintain this and stay out, it doesn't feel great.

Okay, well, we're still on plan A. Ocon's just sitting there 0.9 behind.

You're doing the same lap time as Perez ahead though, so the pace is alright even if it doesn't feel great.

The pace is still good Nico. It's 0.1 off of Piastri and Norris.

I just feel a bit uncomfortable. I just feel a bit uncomfortable. Copy that.

Okay, Nico, we're not far off. Let's use up all the tyre, okay? Let's use it up.

We're thinking plus 0.5 for the next tyre, plus 0.5. Copy.

Box now, Nico, box now.

Remember, mode RS will be close to Kevin at pit exit. We need just a normal outlap, not overdriving.

Okay, Kevin will be like 0.5 behind. He pitted the lap before. Well, great. He's going to take me now.

Great work. Thanks. Slow push, slow push.

Yeah, understood, Nico, but we just got to look after the tyres now.

Ricciardo is on same tyres, boxed one lap before Kevin.

Sock is low and you have one track limit strike.

Nico, we've got to keep the tyres alive. Alpine's going long, so they'll have more tyre life. Yeah. Well, we need to do that together then.

Where's the LP? Where's the con?

OK, Ocon, Gasly are 16 ahead. They're doing 1 minute 12.

I think they'll go a few more laps and then they'll come out behind.

Zhou ahead is on race start hard doing 12.4. Ocon's doing 12.4 ahead.

Alpine Spocks, they'll be behind Alonso and Ricciardo, so they'll have to get through those cars too.

OK, good job. Ocon 13 ahead. They're still doing 12.3.

Valtas ahead on race start medium doing 12.64 seconds ahead.

Ocon's boxing. He'll come out like eight seconds behind.

Bottas ahead boxed as well.

The next car ahead is Stroll. Race start medium doing 12.7.

I feel like I'm losing a tree. Can you have a look? Look there. Can you have a look? Copy that.

It feels more unstable without factory than with in turn 7.

OK, Nico, we'll check that. Stroll and Gasly boxed. Gasly will come out 10 behind.

Funk 2 might help turn 7 then.

Perez is boxing. He'll be close on pit exit but he's not our race. You can try left toggle for turn 10 if understeer.

Hamilton will be two or three ahead. He just boxed.

And Perez has come out behind Kevin. He's three behind.

Still waiting for 3. You're not slower at 3. You're not slower.

Ocon's 8.5 behind, still stuck behind Albon.

Ok, good job Nico. The only sliding issue is low speed traction, but you're working on that I'm sure.

Ocon's around Albon, so he's 7.7 behind. They're doing a one minute 11 in their initial laps.

Okay, Perez overtook Kevin. He's 1.8 behind. Again, we're not racing him. He's on two-lap-old hard.

Piastri close on exit. Should be ahead.

How's this tyre and balance, Nico?

Uh-oh.

It's okay, it's mixed back. Still turn 9, quite a bit of understeer. 7, mid-to-exit is quite disconnected. Low speed exit, tricky.

Copy that. You're matching Ocon. Tailwind 7 exit. Perez 0.7 behind.

OK, good job. Watch the last bit of full throttle turn 10. Actually, that looked good.

OK, good job Nico. Ocon's doing 11.4 in free air, no DRS.

Actually, Ocon has DRS, sorry.

He's 6.5 behind. He's behind Alonso.

Okay, good job, Nico. Kevin's doing like 11.8 and Ocon and Gasly are stuck doing 1.12.

Lap time is good, Nico. Perez ahead has a five-second penalty that he'll have to serve at the next stop.

Ocon and Gasly are still doing 1.12 in traffic.

Good lap, Nico.

We suggest try left toggle turn 4. They are still 7.5 behind Ocon and Gasly.

Sergeant is six ahead. He's a lap down. He's currently doing 11.8.

Ok, Ocon got around Alonso and then Gasly too, so they're in free air, but they're battling. We'll see what kind of pace they have.

Okay, so they're eight behind because they battled with each other. Ocon and Gasly, eight behind.

Safety car and VSC windows are open.

Ocon doing 11.6.

Ok, Ocon's doing 11.8, Gasly 11.6.

Yeah, I think it's okay for the moment. Yeah, you're doing really good.

OK, Nico, press oil pump button. Kevin is boxing because Ricardo boxed, so we had to cover him.

What was my gap to him? Your gap was 4.5, so it's quite close. I think you can start using the tyre.

We shouldn't race each other. We shouldn't race each other like this. Makes no sense. Makes no sense.

Balance. We're going to add 0.3. Happy with that? Box now, Nico, box now. Same tyre. Copy. And you should be 20 seconds, 2 seconds ahead, 2 ahead.

We will have a blue for Verstappen. He'll be tight on exit with Verstappen. He's a blue.

Verstappen will be alongside. He has a blue. Kevin is 2.4 behind Verstappen.

Okay, mode push. I don't have the blue yet.

Blue flag Verstappen. Blue flag Verstappen. Kevin 2.2 behind Verstappen.

Okay, that's blue flag Verstappen. Kevin's still 2.1 behind him.

Who is the guy behind Kevin? Is he under pressure? It's Ricardo. Same timing, yes, under pressure. Same tyre, hard.

I think Kevin will be able to open the gap to Ricciardo behind.

Bottas ahead of Verstappen is on 18 lap old hard.

Tyres are looking good to the end, Nico, so you drive what you think you need.

Gasly boxed. He'll be 10 seconds behind.

Fuck, I'm a bit stuck here with Verstappen. Or with DRS at least.

Is he still to pit or what's he gonna do? He still needs to pit, we're not sure when.

If you're able to overtake and pull away, that's allowed, but you have to pull away.

Ok, Ocon just boxed. So again, he'll be 10 behind and not much tyre offset. He's on a medium.

Do you have it in DRS? Yes, he has DRS.

Nico, we're not going to be racing here, so you do not need to waste energy defending.

He'll be.

Alpine's doing 1-0-9, so they will be catching us at the end, so we need our tyres in good health, so we're going to work together, like you say.

Gasly is 8 behind and he's catching Leclerc in a similar scenario to you.

Ok, the Ocon's doing 10.3 stuck behind Norris Leclerc. Similar situation.

Gasly is their lead car now. He's 7.4 behind.

Nico, we think Verstappen is boxing now.

OK, Nico, 21 laps to go. Gasly 7.5 behind.

OK, you're P8, 20 laps to go. Ricciardo P10 is slower than us. Gasly is still 8 behind.

Perez boxed. He's five seconds behind, so he'll be coming through again. Again, he's not our race.

So Gasly will have to get through Ricciardo and Ricciardo has a big top speed advantage.

Good laps, Nico. Good laps, Nico.

What's the tyre delta to these Alpines?

Alpines are on medium. Three laps newer, but they're medium and they're already dropping off a bit.

So you're now P7 because Perez boxed. So Perez is 5 behind, so he will catch up.

Ricardo's not quicker. Gasly's doing a 10.6 right now.

Yeah, but Perez, are we racing him with this five second penalty? It's already served at the pitstop, so he is where he is.

We'll see how quick he catches us. He's only doing 1.095 right now.

At the current pace, we expect Verstappen to be a blue with like seven laps to go around then.

What's going on behind Kevin? Perez is one behind him. Ricardo is four behind him.

Perez is doing 10.0. Ricciardo is holding up Gasly. Gasly is still 7 behind.

Ricardo's on the same tyre as us and he's not quicker, so he's holding up Gasly and Ocon.

So Perez is attacking Kevin now. You can reduce lift in coast into 4 if you want. We're just losing a little there.

I know this lap. Turn 3 exit. Don't mention it.

OK, Perez passed Kevin. He's 2.4 behind.

Perez 1.7 behind. Ricardo and Gasly are now doing 10.6.

Ricciardo is six behind.

Perez 1.1 behind.

E-B6.

Perez, point 8.

10 to go. Gasly doing 10.9.

Good job, Nico. You're quicker than everyone. 8 to go with the line.

Possible debris at 9 on the right-hand side.

VSC, VSC, get plus positive on delta time. Positive, positive, and stay out, stay out. Okay, stay just positive. Pit entry is closed anyway. Okay. So you're currently P6. Verstappen and Norris ran into each other.

It will be 6 to go at the line. They're just clearing the debris at 9, so it will go again soon.

Six laps to go at the line, Nico. You're doing amazing.

Press oil pump button. Oil pump button. Good on delta time.

So you're currently P6.

VSC ending. VSC ending. Charge off mode push or mode RS. Mode push.

Five to go, Nico.

Why is it charging now?

I need no D rates. Or minimal on the straight. OK, copy.

The best way is just manually, Nico, because you need to do what you need to do.

Three to go.

Perez has two attacks left on his overtake.

Starting last lap.

Record flag, Nico. Tester flag. Easy. Easy, easy, easy, easy. Get in there. P6, brother. P6.

Yeah, you could say that. That was good. Awesome, Nico. Great job. Awesome.

Okay, press in button, press in button.

Wow, Nico, nice! It got a little intense there. Out of 10, I almost lost it. Good job, guys. Very happy. Double points. Well deserved. Let's keep fighting.

Yeah, fantastic, Nico. Yeah, you're P6, Kevin P8. Really, really great. P1 Russell, P2 Piastri, 3 Sainz, 4 Hamilton, 5 Verstappen, 6 Hulkenberg, 7 Perez. You're in between the Red Bulls. Ricardo 9th, Gasly 10th. Great job.