So what did we do in the flap?

As we discussed pre-driving.

Okay, so yellow modifier on for the start.

And DRS enabled.

Close modifier available, if needed.

Can I keep up the good work? How's the balance?

Plan A minus one. Target plan A minus one.

Copy. We can afford to drop a little bit.

OK mate, understood.

Good job, stick with it.

Okay, so status 1. Try and help look after these tyres now. Status 1.

Box this lap, Esteban. Box, box, box, box.

OK, so hard tyre, two turns down, status 0 on the way out, please.

Hughes overtake down to turn 1. Cars are boxed.

Cars in front, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Albon and Fernando all on hot.

The lead car was boxed so far as Hulkenberg. He's at turn 5.

Zhou five seconds behind hard tyre.

Okay, so Sargeant has boxed. He'll come out behind.

Hulkenberg on the front of his group. Box lap 2. He's doing 25.2.

Okay, mate. Nice job. Let's keep it up.

Tyre management is good.

You could go up on diff mid if you want some more rear support.

Okay, Sargeant behind lapping 24.7, just closing up slightly.

Okay, watch rear slips 13 and 14. Use the close modify there.

Could use the close modifier at turn 5 as well to add support.

Stroll had a slow stop. Could be close pit exit. Use overtake.

Correction, he's ahead.

2nd gear turn 1 to help with energy, if you can.

Stand by, Alina.

Okay, could use closed modifier turn 1 with second gear. See if that helps.

Okay, so Bottas behind on hard tyre.

Bottas, 0.7 behind, he has DRS.

Bottas, point five with DRS.

Sgt, one sec, he does not have DRS at the moment.

Okay mate, we're happy with tyre management at the moment, no concerns.

You could pull the close modifier for turn 5 before turn 4. It won't have any effect though.

Acting the modified before 4 is better for us, so keep out please.

Okay, multi to the face when you can and an update on that please. Multi to the face.

OK mate, copy, face. Sargeant 1.6 behind. Let's keep going.

Okay, we're happy with third gear at turn 1. Pierre in cleaner is lapping 25.7 on the medium 23 laps hold.

Correction, sorry, that's Pierre on the hard tyre, 23 laps old.

Okay, PU13, position 2 when you can. PU13, position 2.

Okay, balance, update when you can.

If we take too much time, we will struggle at the beginning of the race, but now everything is too loose, obviously.

Understood. We'll react at the stop.

Okay, so Pierre is yet to stop. He's at the front of this group of eight cars. 26.2 lap times.

Okay, so Pierre and Ricciardo both boxed.

Just watch for starter.

Okay, so Sargeant point six with DRS. Hulkenberg and Albon both boxed.

OK, let's use the tyre now.

Box, this is La Paz 21. Box, box.

Turn in. Hard tyre, one turn down, status zero on exit.

Piastri, the race leader, should be coming past now. Norris is P2, four seconds behind. We'll get a blue flag for him eventually.

OK, let's stay status zero for now.

Okay, blue flag Norris. Blue flag Norris. Five seconds behind him is Hamilton. He's in P3.

Okay, Sargeant will be at pit exit. Should come out behind. Might be close.

Magnussen box could be close protected. He's overtaken.

Sergeant, 0.4 behind, 34 laps to go.

Solder point six, Bellamy.

Okay, lift and coast end the straight. Not needed.

Okay, the car we're racing has a box jet. It's Bottas. He should come out behind us currently.

Watch exit slips 12 and 14.

Josh, please stop.

27 laps to go.

Sergeant 1.3 behind no DRS. Bottas is boxed. We'll come out behind.

Verstappen is now the race leader, 3.5 behind him.

22 laps to go.

Phase, update when you can, please.

20 laps remaining.

19 laps to go. Norris the race leader, three and a half behind.

Okay, so Norris is the car behind. 2.4, he is the race leader.

Norris, two seconds behind Piastri, three behind him.

Okay, increase lift at turn 3. Top of the car for the rear left. Blue flag Norris.

Piastri in P2, 2.5 down.

Blue flag for Piastri.

Cars behind Sargeant and Bottas. Bottas on 7-lap hold. Hards lapping 22.9.

15 laps to go. Bottas and Sargeant should get blue flags in a lap's time.

Sergeant 1.8 behind. Hamilton, Leclerc and Verstappen all coming through behind, so we'll get blue flags soon.

Hamilton 1.9 behind.

Blue flag. Hamilton, Verstappen, 1.9 behind it.

Blue flag Verstappen, Leclerc 1.9 behind him.

Blue flag Leclerc, Sargeant the car behind.

I'm going to have a blue flag for Sainz very shortly. He's now the car behind.

Blue flag Sainz. No more blue flags after.

Eleven laps to go.

Nine laps to go. Sergeant does not have DRS.

Bottas, the car behind, 1.4 seconds.

That's 1.1 behind.

Yellow, turn 1. Track clear, track clear.

What's the position? 16.

Perez is three seconds behind Bottas. We'll get blue flags for him.

Perez 1.6 behind, we'll get a blue flag short.

I have no rear tyres left.

Okay, ma'am. Understood.

I think we should retire the car, honestly. Understood. Standby, please.

Box, please. Box, box, box. Box, box, box.

Okay, Esteban, so we're going soft tyre to the end. Sergeant boxed as well.

OK, it's going to be close pit exit, Sargeant.

Fail B, 0-0, OK. Fail B, 0-0, OK.

OK, so four laps remaining. We've got Zhou, a couple of cars ahead, lapping 25s.

Three laps to go.

Gravel off line 12.13.

Okay, next stage check the flags. Scenario 12, please. Scenario 12.

Okay, and normal in-lap procedures on the way around.

Yeah, we need to check what height on the belt you've put before the race. Same issue as the beginning of the year there. Then the other thing is, yeah, the car was probably the trickiest of the whole year. Like, it was just undriveable at low speed, so...

Yeah, I think it comes from what we say, you know, with the setup. Yeah, understood. OK. That we have to run with in qualifying, so... Yeah, that is why we struggled that much in the race. Yeah, we knew we were going to be in a bit of a difficult position with that one. OK. Yeah, but that shouldn't be. Like, we were stuck in the corner. Yeah, I do appreciate it. I understand as well. It's alright, we'll get on top of it. Alright. Yeah.

OK mate, so drinks reminded as well. It's been a long one.

And then normal procedures on the way in.

Okay, mate, so when you come to a stop, normal P1 and then P0 procedures.