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And radio check. Yes, loud and clear. So you'll see one car down in the pitlane, that is Alonso. When you get down and stop, can we go to P2, please?

Sergio Checo Perez, straight back to P2 please.

That's a minute 30 into the green light. We can have pit limiter off.

What sort of gap we need to look at ahead? We're looking for a good gap, so just think about 7 seconds, 7 or 8 seconds. Obviously we want to get as clean a data for this array as possible.

OK, that's 30 seconds. We have display 12 to get rid of your beeps.

OK, it's 15 seconds that you can fire up. Remember, brake pressure.

That's the green light, so good gap to Alonso here.

Alonso is just approaching turn 2 now. So remember, no kerbs and V to the corners.

Just have a radio check. Yes, that's clear. Yeah, likewise.

Okay, so we're staying out. Stay out.

I'm catching up, Fernando. Open a gap. OK, yeah, let's make a gap in turn 6-7. You've got Sainz behind. He's six seconds behind. He's also got an array on, so he's on a similar program.

OK, Alonso, slow it up. Build a gap, Piers, build a gap.

So, box, box for a hot swap off front wing.

OK, Yuzuru slots out, maybe just ahead of Ocon. He's just finishing a timed lap.

Cars ahead will be on cool-up, so try and stay out of their tow when passing them.

OK, so we're staying out. Stay out.

And box-box.

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Okay, you should come out just ahead of Alonso. A bit earlier than expected. So Alonso just closing a lap behind. Tsunoda is just opening a lap behind you as well, so Tsunoda coming past now. Alonso's just on a cool lap, so you're no threats behind.

First threat will be Stroll. He's currently in turn 14.

So, you can see your dash, do all that you can.

Use overtake to second gears.

Stroll currently in turn 2. Eight seconds back.

Did we lose 6th? Yep, we did. Stroll in turn 4. He's five seconds back.

Stroll at 3, 2, 1, coming past. No threats behind. Currently Zhou in turn 1.

So, AFC, you know the targets, it's not really helping to achieve them, but make sure the tyre's ready. Let's go for the lap.

Stroll's aborted ahead.

So Sargeant is probably good enough for the lap ahead of you.

Piastri ahead of him. I think he'll be able to cool up. So good gap to Sargeant here. No threats behind. Recharge off when you're ready.

OK, recharge on, recharge on. How's the balance?

Yeah, generally the rig was giving up through the lap.

Everything feels a little bit too warm.

Okay, go for a double slow here, double slow. First lap behind Piastri. He's in turn 1, just out 9 seconds back.

You can really back out.

Piastri at turn 2, five seconds back.

Two, one, coming past. You've got Daniel in turn 2. He's the next threat. He's eight seconds back.

So five seconds back. Three seconds. Two. One. Coming past. Next lap's Alonso. He's seven seconds back. Closing quickly.

I'm on to that 5.

3, 2, 1, coming past.

OK, no immediate threats behind. How is the front axle to open the lap?

Yeah, it was good. It was good the front axle. The main thing was the rig was getting loose through the lap. OK, are there any specific speed ranges or all speed ranges? Mainly in low speed. And throughout entry or initial turn in, late entry? Late entry. Copy that.

Copy. Go for a second cool-down lap.

Do you want to try a step of diff locking for the low speed?

Yeah, for the end of the lap.

Maintain to the last two corners on tip-in. OK, copy. Best tool for that is going to be the push-toggle, so introduce push-toggle for the final corners. Also, a recommendation from Cookie is using the handbrake turn 1, turn 2. And first out behind is Magnussen. He's currently six seconds back in turn 1. Magnussen at 5.

Can you repeat the recommendation for 1 and 2? 1, coming past you. So the recommendation is handbrake, turn 1, turn 2. Stroll next, behind, he's at turn 2, 7 seconds back.

Three, two, one. Going fast. Next is Albon. He is at six seconds.

Albon at 4, 3, 2, 1. OK, the cars behind are on outlaps. They may come past you. There's a good gap behind Bottas. He's the second car back. So it's Russell, then Bottas. They're on outlaps, so they'll be probably a bit faster than you.

And we have engine grade 10, position 10, minus one. That's engine grade 10, position 10, minus one.

Yeah, you can let these two cars past. Gap behind them is 12 seconds to Hamilton. Doing a good job on temperatures. They're about where we opened the first time lap.

So, reminder, think about handbrake for turn 1, turn 2, and push toggle to close the lap.

So these cars obviously have to build a gap to each other, so you've got Behrman coming to close the lap, so he's six seconds back. You can let Behrman through before we open the lap. Behrman, three, two, one. So Hamilton's two seconds behind. This is your place. Don't let him past.

Bottas is six seconds up the road. Give him another second.

Gate reachers off when you're ready.

OK, recharge on. Keep a look out for a box in this lap.

OK, I'm just going to sit and lap it. Any reliability issues?

Ah, nope.

No, I think for me the main thing is I'm losing a bit of rear end on the pit towards the end of the lap, especially the final two corners.

I think the tyre, I could never get it. Cool.

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Box, box, VSC, box, box.

OK, we've got Ocon probably going to be opening a lap now. Yeah, he's going to open a lap. Oh, scrap that, he's in the box. So we've got no threats behind. Sainz is on an outlap in turn 12.

Side-stopping lap crossing the table lane now. Nine seconds back.

Sights at 5.

Three, two, one, coming past.

The next thing behind is Alonso. He's just crossed his timing line now.

You just focus on your tyres.

So Lando ahead of you, he has just boxed on that C5, so he'll probably have a quite slow outlap, but it's probably a good reference for us as well.

Trying to do a good job with the tyres.

Alonso has turned 5.15 seconds back.

It looks like he's aborted, so no threats behind.

So be recharged to open the lap. Pull toggle turn 1-2. Push toggle to close the lap.

So it's handbrake for turn 1, turn 2. Norris, fuck it, get into the middle of the gap. Norris, fuck it, get into the middle of the gap.

OK, you're good to go.

OK, recharge on. Cancel push toggle. Tsunoda's likely opening that behind you.

Initial reader balance, was it the same as last run?

Yeah, I was a little bit more front limited to start the lap. Tsunoda, 7 seconds, he turned 1-0. But then it went out... Tsunoda, 3.

It's not a two.

One coming past. George, try that set-up change we spoke about.

No, because I think it would be bad for the start of the lap. I think all my issues are mainly...

Was the end of the lap? But it's a better compromise over the full lap. Can we do anything with the tools to help the start of the lap? OK, Leclerc's at four seconds now.

OK, Leclerc at 3.

2, 1. Coming past next, that's Magnussen. He's turned 5, 10 seconds back.

I think I am throttling a bit with rotation. A bit too much of rotation at the start of the lap. Copy that. Max is at 3.

Max in at 2.

One, coming past. No threats behind. Zhou's in turn 9 just now. He's 12 seconds back. OK, copy that. Let's go for another slow. And we'll have some break. Do we have time to make up the change? Yes, we do. OK, I box. OK, box, box.

Okay, so you've got Sainz in turn 14. He is just on his outlap. He could be high fuel, but do what you can on the tyres. Your target is 0-0. Sainz coming past now.

Leclerc coming out. He's just left the box. He's probably high fuel.

And then we've got Piastri in turn 1. He is sustainable.

Piastri, seven seconds back.

Piastri, three seconds.

Piastri at 2-1 coming past.

Okay, no further threats behind. You focus on your tyres.

And some further information, Kuki's made some changes in the background, so recommendation is still handbrake turn 1, turn 2.

We've got Sargeant in turn 5. He's just left the box. He could be high fuel.

And behind him is Max. He's on a slow outlap.

Sergeant's ten seconds back. I think this is our gap, so keep Sergeant behind.

Good job on the tyres.

We recharge off to open the lap with a handbrake reminder.

Recharge on. Cancel push toggle. Sargeant in turn 14.

He looks to be sustainable. I've got Georges left the box and same with Magnussen, they could be high fuel.

You can let your pasties one second back.

Are we going to be able to get anything else? Yep, we've got time for another timed lap. How was that balance? We've got Magnussen at 4 seconds and Sargeant at 5 seconds. They're potentially both high fuel.

So Magnussen coming past now and then Sargeant directly after him. Nyck's back behind Alonso, he's 13 seconds back. He's likely high fuel as well. So how was the balance? Did that help the longevity of the tyre?

It was a bit better, still I'm losing out the rear towards the end of the lap for the final sector.

If we had time, could you go another step? Was there any limitation?

Alonso's six seconds back.

Yeah, I think there's scope probably to push it. Just the traction really. We don't want to pick up the throttle with too much rock. Yeah, copy that. Alonso, two seconds coming past. Then you've got Albon behind him, he's three seconds. So Albon coming past. And then Daniel and Russell following quickly as well. So Daniel's at three seconds, two seconds.

One coming past and then you've got Russell behind him and then Norris behind him, so it's three cars to pass you, it's one. This is Russell coming past and then you've got Norris to pass you as well.

OK, next lap behind is Hamilton. He's three seconds back.

Hamilton at two seconds. Hamilton at one.

Bottas is three seconds back. He's going to come past and then Sainz after him. Bottas passing now. Sainz two seconds passing now.

So we have display yellow 11, position 5, plus 2. Display yellow 11, position 5, plus 2.

Create a little clear cut. Four seconds. Three seconds.

Crack it. One point past.

OK, we have to be careful with our gap here to make sure we have a clean lap, everyone on high fuel around us. So we get Piastri at seven seconds.

Piastri at 4.

Gas through at 2.1, coming past.

Then we've got Behrmann. He's at four seconds. And Gasly should find him.

Suburban passing and then Gasly.

Gasly coming past. Stroll.

Stroll going to pass in two seconds. Okay, let's let a few more cars through. I'll let you give me the gaps. So now we're going to let Tsunoda through. He's three seconds back.

So, Tsunoda coming through now, one second, then Zhou's another three seconds back.

Zhou will come through in one second.

Magnussen and Sargeant. After Sargeant will be our gap. Correction, after Magnussen. Let's go here. Let's go here.

OK, correction. Let Sargeant through. Let Sargeant through. I'll come out with boxing. That'll be a good gap. Sargeant's two seconds. Let's let it pass. Behind Sargeant, five seconds. Use up all this gap to Ocon. Let Ocon through as well. If he boxes, it gives a better gap. Let Ocon through.

Okay, it's a big gap here. Alonso's five seconds back. He's up all this gap. Five seconds. Three, two, one. Let's go.

OK, Richard John, can't stop a struggle.

How was that, Checo?

Yeah, the tyre was quite warm. Yeah, it started quite warm during the lap, so. Okay, we're going to box to prep for the grid start, so box this lap and we're going to do a pit stop onto the other tyre set.

Okay, Alonso's currently three seconds back. We can keep up the pace here.

Try not to get emptied away.

So we're boxing for a pit stop. And I'll give you some switches for a practice start.

Okay, so mode 12. Mode 12, recharge off and torque 3. And it'll be pitlane, practice start. End of pitlane, practice start.

And display set. Display set.

Take a gap here.

Just got Piastri coming past now. And then you've got eight seconds to bear in.

So that's one minute until checkered flag. So we'll circulate here, take a checkered flag and then back road for a good start. Bearman's at four seconds.

Will it improve? Yeah. Bear with me one second, it's not holding me up here.

And then Gasly at four seconds. We'll have a recharge on. Recharge on. Gasly at three.

Gas there, two seconds.

Gasly at one second.

And now you've got Stroll three seconds behind him.

Stroll out to 1.

Stroll's coming past. Check flag has been waived, so take the flag and then back around for a good start. Target on the dash is plus 15, plus 1-5.

Yeah, I think we will hit him just by running. Yeah, copy that.

You've got Zhou behind. I know he's checking flag, but he may still be pushing. Just be cautious.

OK, we have a recharge off now. Recharge off.

We have board 12, please, board 12.

So we'll practice our formation lap procedure out of turn 11, so it's lift and coast out of turn 11 to turn 12 and then no more than 50% throttle after that.

Okay, so be lifting course from here to turn 12.

No more than 50% throttle. So we have three long burnouts, three long burnouts, and we start on the left-hand side.

And it'll be a low grip release. Low grip release.

Remember your pedal.

Checo, give it a bit here just to make some time for a stop.

Okay, I've recharged on, recharged on, but keep up the pace.

Checo, we've got a good gap to Max. Let's build a little bit of margin to Gasly so we can attack the box.

Focus on your marks.