Radio check.

Does it continue to rise?

Just from where we started, there's quite a lot down.

Turn 1. Braking. How does it look?

OK.

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Clutch was shallow 2%.

Confirm it will be two burnouts. Use the D-brake up.

Last car approaching the grid.

So it's Norris 0.7 ahead, Leclerc 0.5 behind.

So, 0.8 ahead and 1.0 behind. DRF has been enabled.

1.4 ahead, 1.2 behind. Only losses to Norris. Turn 4, turn 9.

So, Norris at 24.4, Leclerc at 24.6.

The target metrics look good.

So Verstappen now, car ahead, had to give up position for gaining advantage.

Gap 1.5 ahead, 1 behind.

Don't worry, I'm losing out to these guys. Losing out mainly 6-2.

First turn is 5, 6, 7, then 8 and 9.

Gap's one and a half seconds ahead and behind.

24-0 Verstappen, 24-1 Leclerc.

So Verstappen 1.6, Leclerc 1.5.

I only lost to Leclerc at turn 6-7. Verstappen at 24.2 and Leclerc at 24.2 as well.

So gap's 1.2 ahead.

Cleared 020 with 3 behind. Open cleared 24.0 for 4. Cleared 24.0.

Traction metrics are 50% of what we were doing in FP1, so these are looking good.

Verstappen at 24.3 and Leclerc at 24.4.

So it's 0.9 ahead, 1.5 behind.

Strat mode 11. Verstappen at 24.4. Leclerc at 24.3.

Remember it's a trick and when you can, give us a balance check.

You don't have to scare me. So I don't have to get up to speed with this car. OK.

Verstappen was 24.5, Leclerc 24.6.

Gap for 1.1 ahead, 1.5 behind.

And main loss to Verstappen is turn 1. Looks like lift at coast, a little bit of big corner speed. Verstappen 24.4.

Gap of 1.0 ahead, 1.6 behind. Verstappen at 24.4.

You're on target, minus three.

So I get 1.1 ahead, 1.6 behind.

Verstappen, a 24.7. Leclerc, a 24.6.

Now this is good.

Gaps 1.2 ahead, 1.5 behind.

Verstappen at 24.7.

We can drop management to turn 4, turn 9.

Verstappen, 24.5. Leclerc, 24.8.

Looks like a Strat mode 9.

Box opposite Verstappen. Box opposite Verstappen.

Strat mode night. This will be outlap critical.

Currently 0.5 safe for Verstappen.

So, stand and stay out, Norris, ahead.

And now 2.2 safe for Verstappen.

Do I need a back up or what? No, it's just different branches at different times. Chassis defaults. What's he doing?

24.7 for Verstappen.

So Verstappen stayed out, so it's three seconds safe to him. Just keep inching that gap out.

Another pace of the guys ahead.

So Verstappen stayed out. Currently 4.2 safe to him. He was at 24.5 last lap. This tyre definitely has less grip.

Lando Norris doing 23.8, also on hard tyre.

At 4.7 safe to Verstappen.

Verstappen at 24.5.

At Norris at 23.4.

Traction control is OK.

Yeah, copy. They're looking good. Same as step 1.

Verstappen, it should be 5.5 behind.

At Norris at 23.7.

So Verstappen 6.3 behind.

So, Norris on the hard, Verstappen on the hard.

We have HVP 3, position 2. 3, position 2.

Prepare for fuel.

You are the fastest man on track.

And Norris at 23.5.

Flat tyres in front.

That car is a 23.4.

Copy Lewis. Yeah, if we just maintain this gap to Norris, metrics look good at the moment.

Surface temp peaks are turn 11, turn 14, exit.

Norris at 23.3.

Verstappen, 22.8 is five lap offset.

Norris at 23.0. Biggest losses, mid-speed turn 8.9.

Verstappen at 22.8, gap at 4.0.

Norris at 23.0. Gap at 2.9.

Copy that. Verstappen 22.7.

Norris at 22.9. If you can work on lift at coast efficiency, it's dropped by half compared to Stim 1.

Where am I losing?

So, second half of the lap. Mainly the final sector.

Stripped by surface temps.

Yeah, I can't snap. Dirty.

Copy, yeah, mid-speed exit 13.

Verstappen at 22.8, gap at 2.5.

Lewis can do it with another 50 metres lift and coast to help surface temps.

TORSO 22.8.

Verstappen also 22.8.

Norris at 23.3, Verstappen at 23.2.

Verstappen at 1.7.

Norris at 23.3. Verstappen at 23.4.

Gap to Verstappen at 1.5.

Norris at 23.4. Verstappen at 23.1.

Gap to Verstappen now, 1.0. I can see a thing.

OK, this tyre is not very good, mate. It's got to oversteer quite quick. OK, copy.

I think for balance I should have had probably another two holes down. Copy.

Circuit gap for the standard at 1.2.

That's a long way to go. Five laps this time. Five laps or so.

It's probably going to come now because the tyre's gone out.

Verstappen now complaining of understeer, just letting you know.

So, you're going to stop at point 8. Car slower compared to others. We're in trouble. Norris 24.

Verstappen now at point 4. Pace isn't looking that bad. I can see him.

Strat mode 11. Strat mode 11. That will help you in turn 1.

I've got much left, mate. Need tyres.

Copy Lewis, just update your tyre switch if you need it.

Left saw. Box, box, box, box. OK. OK. All right. OK, stay out then. Stay out if you're happy.

It's a long way to go on that downed tyre. Do you copy? Just need something. I'll switch it.

Yeah, mate. Holding on for dear life here.

How much further do I need to go? These guys are going to come by.

Do I stay out in this position? No, just box, box, box.

That's Leclerc behind. That tyre was bad.

We'll bring this one in gently, we'll be all clear on track.

So out low, normal, out lap normal.

We have Leclerc at 1.2.

It's a long way to go to medium.

Copy that, Lewis. That's what we'll take it.

So Verstappen, it was a 23.2, we should be 0.5 faster than him.

And currently 0.5 safe for this lap.

So 1.4, safe to Verstappen. Last lap 24.0.

I'm safe. I've got it. I've won.

Yeah, Lewis just needs to balance it between pulling the gap to Verstappen and saving the tyres.

At 1.0 safe Verstappen.

Verstappen, the 23.4.

Just remember what we did in FP3, in FP2.

Have the front guys stopped or not? They're still going. They are yet to stop.

So the cars ahead do have to go to the medium.

Mother, is it looking like it's got any better wear life or not?

We'll get back to you, Verstappen, 23.3.

I can't pull that gap, mate. I've got to save the tyres.

This hard tyre sucks up. It's not very good.

Currently safe to Verstappen at 2.8.

Is that Norris a bit late now?

Verstappen at 23.8.

It's still 3.5 safety percent.

Verstappen, 24.0.

We stopped too short that first zip, mate.

4.7 seconds to the start.

And we start at 24.2.

The camera had inverted or not?

Piastri car ahead to 3.6.

Think about traction at turn 12 and turn 13.

They're safe to Verstappen at 6.7. Last lap is 24.1 seconds.

Yeah, Norris is pushing 22.0.

That's Sainz stopped here.

How much offset is that? Wrong way to go.

It's a 10 lap offset.

Verstappen 7.3 behind.

So gap for Verstappen at 5.7. Pushing turn 11 is hurting the last three corners.

It wasn't very efficient there, but OK. That must have got the back up.

So, turn 11. Turn 11, just need 4k drop. It's not much.

Norris at 21.9.

Can you update your tyre switch for safety car? Yeah, this tyre is crap, so I'll change it. I'll change it.

I'm going to lose pace with these two cars behind me.

Lewis, you've been doing a good job to Leclerc already. Verstappen at 21.2.

Leclerc being pressured by Verstappen now.

Gap to clear at 1.6.

Last lap at 22.3.

Let me know where I'm down.

So, losses to Norris as maybe second half of the lap. So, turn 11, we need that management, but last three corners.

I feel like the tyres are going off already.

It should be plenty fine all wear.

So Leclerc still holding Verstappen. I can see it, mate. I can see it.

OK, so Verstappen through gap at 2.1 now, 2.1.

Verstappen did push his tyres at the opening laps.

You can turn it up. I see him.

OK, no worries.

I didn't move the steering wheel mate. Nothing mate.

So that was Verstappen. He arrived out of control into that one.

Car's OK.

Yep, tyres OK, air OK.

Gap to Leclerc at 3.8 seconds.

Perfect.

So Leclerc 23.4.

That was Zhou's turn.

So, George currently at gate, closing on Perez. Good lap. Leclerc 23.1.

APU 3, position 1. 3, position 1.

What is the fastest lap, mate? It's probably out of reach, but I just wanted to...

So George currently has it at 20.3.

Gap to clear at 4.4. He's got Verstappen breathing down his neck again.

Leclerc 23.0.

And go one more lap. We go strat mode 9.

Nice work, Lewis. That's a P3 bad.

So, 200 times you've been up on that podium. Amazing.

I couldn't have done it without you guys. I'm so proud of all of you and grateful to all of you, both here and back at the factory, for all the hard work. Really grateful to have done this with you. Great job today. Well done, mate. Really good job there. If we can go strat mode 14 and HPP1 position 12.

We need to keep on pushing, guys. We're down on performance still, but we're slowly progressing, so let's keep pushing.

Yeah, well, Lewis, yeah, I think we're getting there, but yeah, just a couple more turns and we'll be on them.

So, for your info, McLaren reinverted their car, so Piastri won the race at Norris P2, George still P8, but with faster start.

Well done to Piastri.

Anyway, so we'll see you up there.