OK, Lance, ready to check? Yeah. Yeah, that's all loud and clear. So it's five and a half minutes to the start of the formation lap.

OK, that's just a radio check from the pitwall.

Yep, all good. Yeah, all good. Okay, so it's a minute and a half to the start of the formation lap in terms of tyres, so everyone is on medium. You've got Zhou in P14 on soft. Ocon at the back of the grid is on soft as well. So just two cars on soft and then Perez in the pitlane is hard.

So everyone around is on medium, just two cars further back on soft.

OK, that's less than 10 seconds.

We'll try and make a bit of space if we can push through 1 and 2.

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OK, let's get a good stop at 3. We can make a bit of space in 3 and 4, so a little bit of scrubbing. Priority is to lean on tyres from exit 4 through 5 and then high-speed weaving all the way to turn 6. So, aggressive high-speed weaving now. Start was 10 under, Lance. 10 under.

Make it a little bit of space in 7 and then again it's high speed weaving all the way to 9. So priority is high speed and weaving into turn 9.

50 metre lift before 9. We can lean on tyres all the way to 10.

Build a little bit of a space if you want to lean on tyres through the high speed.

Let's get some good weaving again. Front left is a little bit low. Let's try and lean on the tyre in 15 as well.

Stay on the straight racing line now. You can do a bit of scrubbing just by waiting low speed.

And that will be six burnouts. Six burnouts.

So it's a road switch race.

Start braking in the pit now. Start braking in the pit.

Nice work, mate. Car behind is Leclerc.

Energy is good for now, Lance, if you need it.

So Leclerc behind point 6 DRS will be active. Exit turn 5.

So, Lance, you're already doing a good job, but just a reminder, we need the high-speed management now, so turn 1, 9, 11, 15. You're already doing a good job.

Let's do brake balance plus four. Brake balance plus four.

Possible rain around lap 16, so a bit earlier than we planned.

So, Lance, possible small shower in around two laps. It'll be around turn 15. We're not concerned about that one for now.

I can't really keep up the pace.

So the cars ahead are faster. This is OK. With the rain coming slightly earlier, we can push this tyre a little bit harder than we were going to.

So, this lap or next lap, possible very light rain at turn 15, but the proper rain comes in around 10 laps.

Points to rain. Coming.

So, proper rain in 10 laps, Lance.

You're doing good work with energy. This is good for the energy. It's sustainable.

So that's into turn 6. You don't need K0 quite as early, so you can delay compared to the last lap.

So Lance, you're doing a good job. You're currently P7. You're on lap 10. We expect rain in seven or eight laps and it might be an inter-tyre.

So what you do with tyres is good.

Lance, how's the balance at the minute? The rear axles are going away a bit.

But I'm also getting some front wash out for everything we dealt.

I'm actually doing a good job with the slip.

Okay, Lance, so you might be starting to spit at turn 7 and 8. Yeah, I can see it a bit about right there. It's very likely. Heavy at 5 minutes, so for now this is a good tyre.

So it's very light, no concerns for now.

This is OK, Lance. Car behind Hulkenberg is medium as well. He's slower than Leclerc in a straight line.

So we expect a little bit more rain in around five minutes. That'll be like just before lap the grid.

You are now on lap 15.

It's spitting into my ball everywhere right now.

Copy that, Lance. I think it will stay like this, quite light, for around five more minutes, and then it will start to increase. I'll keep you updated.

Hulkenberg on DRS. Affirm.

A-firm. Hulkenberg did have DRS.

So we think rain might start to increase at turn 7 and turn 15.

And lap set to brake balance minus two. Brake balance minus two.

So let's keep the data's on track condition and whether you... Yeah, I frickin' swear on the Ironman!

It's definitely raining some more.

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So we can start to reduce lift and coast, Lance. We don't need this lift and coast now.

Is there any more here on this side of the track? Copy.

Brake increasing to 15. Stay off the pedal. Brake increasing to 15. 15. That was very slow. Final sector.

So you can keep us informed on which tyre you think is best for this, Lance.

Thanks guys for now, all right? Yep. Bye for now.

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So, final sector will be the worst. So, if we can survive that, then we should be staying out.

Caution, turn 1. Both Mercedes went off that. Caution, turn 1.

It's raining a lot now.

Okay, so we think it...

Okay, so we think it will remain like this for five... Okay, so what all do you think then?

This is survivable. Then we should stay out, Lance. This is survivable.

We're faster in sector 1 now, so it might be improving.

So we think rain will start properly in 10 minutes, so we'd like to stay out if we can. We think an inter will just die now, so we'd like to target the proper rain later on.

Hamilton improved 11-13. Grip is improving.

Tsunoda behind is medium.

So, Lance, we think more rain and it'll be harder in six or seven laps, so this is the right time for now. Let's get back in your rhythm. Everything for temperature.

Tsunoda has fallen behind. Tell me when DRS is activated.

Zhou ahead of Fernando is lapped on an inter. All good. OK, see you down the way.

So we think more rain in three or four laps, Lance.

Is it going to be lasting? Is it going to be a long power? Yeah, we think it will be kind of heavy. So we think it will be an inter...

OK, let's try and be more like Charlie wants the box.

OK, that's DRS is enabled.

Okay, so we think rain is starting now, but it's very light for now and it will gently pick up, so let's not go too early.

So, keep us informed on which tyre you think is right. Happy to be led by your decision. But don't go too early.

Ok, I just don't hate the fucking feeling of a lap with this thing.

So cars are 3 to 5 tenths slower this lap in 15 to the end of the lap, so a bit of caution.

There will be around 25 minutes worth of rain when it does come and it will gently increase.

So Norris, 5 tenths slower in turn 6 this lap.

Looks like more rain from turn 9 onwards, Lance. Let's take some speed out of 9.

It's fucking raining.

Stay out, Lance. Stay out.

Let's go brake balance minus one.

Cars are very slow in 9. What do you think? The rain is going to increase from here. Oh, shoot! I hit your truck at enter.

Peg and center. Copy that. I'm going to look at the box this lap.

Is it going to increase or no? I don't think so. OK.

Tyre white into R. Tyre white into R. We'll do the default adjust for the inter.

OK, so it should be clear at pit exits.

Just be careful. Gentle introduction this time. Don't kill the front left. Caution front left.

So, axle 4, axle switch 4. This could be 20-25 minutes of rain, so do watch the front left.

That's actually torque 11, torque 11. Quite a few others have just stopped now, so you've made quite a lot of time, that's good.

That's the car behind is Fernando, 10 seconds on his outlap. So you made the right decision. This is good. Just need to look after the tyres here. Might be a longer stint.

That's what we needed. MFA white, shift 13. MFA white, shift position 13.

So Lance, we think around 12 laps of rain like this. Might drop off towards the end, but around 12 laps.

Left-hand side tyres are already hot, especially the rear and the rear left. Look for damp patches and just take caution in the high speed.

Let's do strat 7.

Lance Verstappen, Fernando Alonso saving much more in turn 1, 2 and 9. Saving more 1, 2 and 9.

What's the lap time, Fernando? Similar to you at the minute, but he's just saving a lot more high speed.

So the rain typically will be heavier in the final sector, so saving in sector 1 and 2 is going to help you in sector 3.

That's 21 laps to go. 21 laps to go.

Perez car behind is a lap down, so he might un-lap himself, but he is behind you in the race. He's a lap down.

So, Fernando's still saving more turn 1, so let's manage more turn 1 and 9.

I want lap times.

It's the last two lap fans. Fernando's around 8 tenths quicker, but it's all low speed. Managing more in 1 and 9, but he's getting lap time back in the low speed.

Five more laps of this, we think. Five more laps like this and then we don't expect any more rain. 18 laps to go at the end of this one.

Too much understeer in low speed.

Let's get HPP on.

My visor is such a disaster. It's insane.

Consider left toggle for turn 9.

My V0 is costing me one second a lap.

So, Lance, we think only two, three more minutes of rain in sector 2 and that then should be it until the end of the race.

So, just keep us updated on the track condition. It'll be 16 to go into this one.

That's turning out, but it's still very wet. Copy that.

You'll have to hold me on condition though, because I literally cannot see anything. It's my visor fog in terms of what's dry and what's wet.

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Lance, suggestion of a tear off. Try one more tear off. Lance, pace is good. It's going to dry up quickly. I'm happy with this tyre for now, but it won't be too long. I'll keep you updated on the condition. Oh, there's another tear off. Thank God.

So we think some cars are thinking of going this lap, Lance. We are at crossover on the lap times.

Still seems a bit early. I think that's it. Yeah. I think they've taken on the worst place on track as well.

Last sector. Turn 7.

So, Lance, do you think we should go this lap or do you think it's a bit early? I think it's a bit early. Perfect.

Quite a few cars are stopping. We suggest going this lap, but this is okay. Let's just push now.

Yeah, let me know when you're ready to cut 6.

So lads, we think it's this lap.

Let's do tyre switch, green, dry, R. Tyre switch, green, dry, R. Box this lap. It will be a medium tyre. 13 laps to go.

How are the slick runners looking?

Yeah, they're quicker everywhere, so it's definitely the right tyre.

It's clear at pit exits.

So it's axle 2. Axle 2, reset brake balance.

So Carhead-Hulkenberg, we're racing for P6. You are P7. Five seconds back is P8.

HTP off. No need to manage tyres. HTP off.

That's 12 laps to go.

DRF has been enabled.

Hulkenberg ahead is on soft tyre. I think he'll really struggle at the end. He's already doing management.

We were a second a lap faster than Hulkenberg last time.

Okay, let's read a multi. MFA white, shift, position 2. MFA white, shift, position 2.

10 laps to go. Pace is good. 10 to go.

Lance, if car is neutral, we can come up one step on entry and mid. We can try one step on entry and mid. Roger that.

Have a nice day, Kevin Hulkenberg.

So he was two cents quicker that lap, but he's pushing harder in the high speed. So we think his front left will go.

So, you were four tenths quicker than Hulkenberg that lap. Similar pace to Fernando behind, but Fernando is a bit quicker in 11 and 12. So, think about turn 11 and 12.

Seven to go. Seven laps to go.

Lance Fernando is a bit quicker, turn 17, just to finish the lap, so prioritise turn 17.

Six laps to go. Hulkenberg's been asked to manage more in turn 9 now.

So you were three tenths quicker than Hulkenberg that lap.

That's five to go. Five to go.

That's four to go, four to go.

That's three laps to go.

That was four tenths quicker than Hulkenberg that lap.

That's two to go.

That was four and a half tenths quicker than Hulkenberg at that. You could see him.

That's the final lap, Strat 5. Let's get Strat 5.

Yo, the head of Hulkenberg is two laps down.

OK, Matt, that's the flag. That's the flag. Good job. Good effort. Almost at the end there, almost.

That's P7, Lance. P7. Fernando P8.

Yeah, good effort. It was tricky there at one point in the race. I couldn't see very well with the visor and stuff, so that cost me a lot of time, but still good points. Yeah, exactly, yeah. We made the right decisions at the right time too. Not Canada really. So run switch warm-up. Run switch warm-up.

MFB, PU1, position 12. MFB, PU1, position 12.

So that's just plenty of pick-up as well on the way in.

Just remember P0 when you switch off as well.