I didn't get that done. Is it open or is it going to be locked at diff?

Okay, Pierre, we're driving straight out.

If I want to start with it locked, what can I do then?

Okay, Pierre, in terms of diff, the exit is already fairly aggressive there, so we suspect it will probably be in a good spot. We'll get a read after this first lap and then we can make an adjust from there. Copy. Russell's the first car pushing. He's just opening his time lap now.

So we've got all gears learned.

I have vibration on the brakes.

Okay, we'll have a look into it and see if it clears up on the time lap.

So you've got Leclerc at the car in front.

He's on the medium and then Piastri behind. Also on the medium. So it's a mix of medium and hard out there right now.

Your tarmac is very smooth. OK, copy that.

So still got a large gap to Russell, the only car behind pushing, he's in turn 11.

So Leclerc, the only car ahead seven seconds up the road.

Okay, Pierre, recharge on. That's recharge on. So that lap's currently P4. So a little bit of time to gain in sector 1. Sectors 2 and 3, P5 on the board. So Piastri behind just finished a time lap. We've got Tsunoda starting a time lap. He is six seconds back.

And three seconds to Tsunoda.

So let's watch out for Tsunoda.

OK, the most cars behind just finished time-lapse. How's the balance so far?

Doesn't feel too bad, just a lack of brake efficiency into turn 1.

OK, copy that.

Bit of engine instability at turn 8, but it's ok. Just need a few more laps. Ok, so let's just focus on the tyres on this cool lap and we'll go again.

Okay, Pierre, so we've got Ricciardo behind pushing, he is 17 seconds back.

The track is quite grippy.

Okay, copy that. Any ride issues so far? No. Okay. So Ricciardo is six seconds back.

Four seconds to Ricardo.

And then we have two seconds to Ricardo.

Okay, reminder, we'll go recharge off.

OK, Pierre, and we have exit 4 available. Exit 4 for turn 9.

I want to go ahead to the next lap.

Okay, Pierre, let's go. Recharge on. Recharge on. So, Bottas behind. It just finished a lap.

And please repeat that last comment. 800, rear wing, next run. OK, unfortunately we can't change mid-session.

We need it for next session. Yep, so losses in sector 1, mainly straight line speed. Still that lap good for P5. So cars behind still finishing time laps, so no threats. Sector 2 was good, P2 at the minute, the fastest car on medium.

Copy. I have some issues with a bit of touching.

Going through the chicane after the second chicane in sector 2. The right's not great and a bit of touching in the back straight. OK, we'll have a look.

OK, Pierre, so Hamilton is the only car pushing right now. He's 13 seconds back. Any balance issues anywhere around the lap we can help with? Entry turn 8. And the torque into turn 1 on this last lap felt a bit low. OK, so we've got four seconds to Hamilton. We'll take a look at those.

Two seconds to Hamilton.

And then we've got Ricciardo coming through. He is still seven seconds.

Five seconds, Ricardo.

Three seconds, Ricardo, so let's watch out for him.

OK, Pierre, so clear from traffic. We've got the back left available for turn 8.

Okay, so reminder for recharge off.

Okay, I'll cool down and push next lap. Okay, let's watch out for Perez behind.

So Perez, four seconds.

Two seconds for Perez.

And for turn 1 we can try torque 10. We've seen that snap. So Norris now coming. He's five seconds back.

Next car is Stroll, six seconds back.

Two seconds to stroll.

And next will be Alonso. Four seconds.

Two seconds for Alonso.

And then we have Albon coming. He is four seconds back.

Two seconds now for Albon.

Okay, now we've got a large gap to Hulkenberg. 17 seconds.

Okay, Pierre, we'll go recharge on. Recharge on. Bottoming out through the ice pit. Whatever it is, the...

One that is pretty... almost flat. I don't know if it's bouncing, but it's pretty uncomfortable through there. It's not touching. Okay, copy that. We'll take a look. We've got time for one more push if you want it. Yeah. Alright, so let's go around. We've got Stroll opening the lap now, just on the start finish.

I think we're on the stiff side as well now for the second sector. Alright, copy that. So we've got seven seconds for Stroll coming through.

Behind Stroll is Alonso.

He's now four seconds back.

Two seconds for Alonso.

Now we have Magnussen, four seconds.

Two seconds for Magnussen.

And next car is Albon at three seconds.

1.5 to Albon.

Alright, now we've got a little bit of time before the next car, which is Leclerc. He's still 35 seconds back.

All right, winder recharge off and let's go for our last push for this run.

Okay Pierre, so we can go recharge on and box this lap. If we can get an aero cruise out of turn 4, we'll go aero P3, 6 gear out of 4.

And otherwise for timing, if we keep the speed up on the in-lap. So we'll P8 in a minute.

You've got no threats behind, so we'll just box this lap.

What's happening on Esteban's car?

So target temperature on the dash is zero. Affirmative. Target temperature is zero.

OK, so we've got Hulkenberg completing a time lap now. So we shouldn't have any traffic for a while. Ah, scrap site, he has boxed.

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Okay, Perrin, if we can try and stick to your delta on this outlap.

The first car pushing behind is Perez. He's still 34 seconds back.

Okay Pierre, so still 24 seconds to Perez, so just focus on the start of your lap. We'll go recharge off at turn 18.

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OK, recharge on.

Alright, so there's no threats behind. Okay, copy that.

Got some chattering at the front turn 1 and then a lot of understeer through turn 5, 6, 7.

Okay, there's a couple of cars that improved on their second lap. Sainz even did a kind of a slow and then a push. So let's see what we get on this second one.

So we've got Verstappen, the car behind, he is on high fuel, about 13 seconds back.

And we've got five seconds to Verstappen.

Two seconds to Verstappen.

Towards the end of the lap here, just work the front so you can push the front axle in that final chicane to hopefully get a bit more turn 1 performance.

With the next car back is Piastri, 22 seconds back. I suspect he will be on high fuel.

He's got a large gap behind him to Norris, 16 seconds, also just leaving the pits.

And for reference, Verstappen on high fuel lapping in the 149s.

Okay, so Piastri is five seconds back.

Two seconds to Piastri.

Okay, next car back is Norris. He's 18 seconds back.

Behind Norris is a huge gap, but if we keep track position we should be fine. Piastri now 7 ahead, so we're in a good spot. Still got 12 seconds to Norris.

Okay, so we'll go recharge off before 18. Push the fronts and let's go.

Okay, Perez, so let's go recharge on. We can push on this in lap. That was a better lap. We're now P11 with that.

I've got a lot of buffs there.

OK, is that end of straight or anywhere in particular?

Yeah, through the high speed. Also in the back straight. Top of en route. Right now. Alright, copy that mate. So we've got 8 seconds to Norris behind running sustainable.

Understood. Check that last straight. Yep, thanks for that. That'll be good for us to look at.

And your tyre is not ready first lap. I just have better grip everywhere second lap.

Park on the last chicane.

Okay, copy that. We've still got four and a half to Norris behind.

And still three seconds to Norris behind, so we'll box this lap.

What sort of pace are we looking at compared to the tyres we compete with? OK, let me know. So we've got Zhou just exiting turn 1 now.

So, Albon on soft running in the 49s, Piastri on medium, also in the 49s, started the run 48.4.

Hulkenberg on medium, 50.5.

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Okay, PSO, Perez, the car ahead on soft doing 50.2.

Check and chill 5 and 8.

And a crazy bomb signal at turn 10 is disastrous.

Okay, Pierre, suggest torque 11. We have torque 11 available.

Okay, and we should be able to get one more lap after this one.

Okay, this will be the final lap.

Okay, Pierre, so that's the chequered flag, so we're going to the grid.

So if we can get an aero cruise out of turn 4, we'd like aero P3 6th gear out of turn 4.

And if we can go recharge on.

Okay, and then we're also going to need fail Bravo 0-1 off. So that's fail Bravo 0-1 off.

Okay, so we're going to the grid. Once we're there we're going to do a single burnout out of turn 19. So that's one burnout after turn 19. Then we'll do a static bike point learn on the grid on the right hand side.

Okay, Pierre, so we'll do one burnout and then pull up on the right-hand side, static bite point alert, first gear start, and then we can push on the inlet.

Okay, Pia, so we'll box this lap.

Once in the pitlane we'll be doing a practice pitstop.

Just check that last lap time from second to third pit entry.

Upshifted and I had some wheel spin and it was quite abrupt. OK, we'll take a look. Vibration was still present, especially on this last lap. I tried to pay a bit more attention and I can still feel it's there.

OK, we'll wait until the car is plugged in and we'll chat further.