Okay, so green in 20 seconds.

So, Meteo France still saying no rain. Heard some others reporting to drivers that possible rain six to eight minutes into the session.

Make sure you don't leave a gap to the car in front.

Just get close to the car in front, make sure no-one can push in.

OK, recharge off down to nine.

OK, let's keep pace up, please, as best we can.

Ok, gap 5 seconds in front. Good space here, only Pierre to go.

Two laps. Recharge off.

OK, one more lap.

Recharge on and box. Recharge on and box. We are P4 at the moment.

OK mate, so a few spots of light rain reported, nothing on the radar. How is the balance please? What would you like for the flap?

Okay, clear of traffic behind. What would you like for flap, Esteban? Okay, at the moment I think half a turn. Half a turn up, understood. So we are boxing now.

Esteban, at the moment we think fast, slow, fast on the second run.

The road seems better.

Understood. With track improvement, we're thinking fast, slow, fast. Standby. I'll let you know on switches.

Okay, so we're just going to pull in nice and steady behind Pierre. We do have Stroll in the box at the moment.

Got plenty of time in that pit. Yeah, push because there is rain.

Okay, Esteban, so we've got Tsunoda just going into turn 1 now. He should be pushing this time. He did a slow lap last time. Perez in front, slow lap we think. Watch for Tsunoda, four behind. Recharge off.

Esteban, the plan is fast, slow, fast. I would like to go to SOC 4 when you can. SOC 4.

Ok, so clear traffic behind at the moment. Perez, slow. Tsunoda, slow.

Esteban, so we're clear of traffic behind. Three cars to go in front. Fast, slow, fast.

We have about a minute's margin total. Time to do all three. We need recharge off.

OK, recharge on.

Pieza time 55.6. We've got plenty of time in hand here. We can afford to go a little bit slower at the start of this lap, so we're pushing later.

Yes, so we've got margin on temp, so we can go slow in this lap. It's going to push our last lap later into the session. There's no need to push on up at the moment, so we're okay. Fine for traffic.

Can we go SOC 3, please? SOC 3.

Ok, so only about 5 cars in front of us between you and the start of the lap. We do have Bottas on a timed, coming through about 9 seconds behind.

Okay, so we will have Bottas again about eight seconds behind still. He's on a timer.

Let's start working the front tyres. Please start working the front so they're dropping down.

Minus two on the dash as well, so forward one-click brake bias.

Okay, so just going flat down to 18.

Flap down to 18. Cars behind are on outlaps. They like to keep pushing. Hulkenberg car behind outlap.

Clear traffic behind last timed. We need to recharge off.

Check your flag, recharge on and box. We are currently P6. A lot of cars still to finish times. We're at the front of the queue at the moment.

So we can keep half pace up on the way in.

How is the track at the moment, please? Dry and cordoned off. OK, understood.

Still 1-0. Okay, understood. Understood.

And we are safe and through. Good job. Okay, so boxing now.

Still some cars to finish but P8 at the moment.

We're going to box now. Watch for the white bridge lights on the way in.

Just keep our pace up. Bars are a bit more margin. Watch for the waybridge lights.

OK mate, so stopping under the...

Okay, just stopping under the gantry and switch off.

Okay, so we've got a green light in a minute. One minute. One minute. Okay, mate, so, sorry, we needed to get the car out there so we were in a decent spot. So, we added the turn, yeah. Yeah, that's all done.

OK, mate, so at the moment, no rain on the radar. A few drops at times, but nothing heavy. The plan at the moment, if it is to stay into conditions, is to do fast-slow-fast, then we pitstop and do a single timed at the end.

If after one timed you think it's dry or we could put the slick tyres on, we'd have to box and we'd have time to do three push laps on the soft.

So, let's check back in after the first timed on the inter and see where we are.

OK, so I'm sorry, quick switch change. PU1, position 7, please. PU1, position 7. And we'll go recharge off down to 5.

Now, fast, slow, fast. Let's go.

And can you go SOC 2 please, SOC 2.

It's a very light rain in the air, only a few drops.

Okay, so climb down to 18.

OK. Recharge off.

Light rain, turn 14 reported.

Okay, so the plan is to do a slow lap and then one more push, assuming it still enters. If you wanted to go to slicks to get three laps, we'd have to box now. How is the track? It's too wet and it's raining in turn 1. Okay, perfect, that's good. So we'll go for a slow and then one more push. P2 of four cars that have set time so far. Pierre's first lap 55.0. Pierre on a slow lap, six seconds behind. Same plan as you. And then Russell, slow lap just behind him.

Okay, so we're targeting plus 15.

For peak performance we're looking for plus 15 on the dash. We're just going to need to try and keep some heat in the fronts if we can there. That's the axle that drops off.

So we can introduce a bit of weaving just to help that.

We can also add a bit of front temp with brake bias so we can go forwards on that or reset before the start of the next lap. Go a few clicks forwards.

Okay, so we'll reset bias shortly. Russell behind on a slow lap. So plan is to do one more push and then we're going to box and fit a new set. Let's go 2.5 on the dash please, so three clicks rearwards.

Temps are good. Recharge off and good to go. One more push.

Go recharge on and box. Recharge on and box. Piastri just leaving the pitlane in front.

Verstappen, the car behind, could be on a push lap this time. Five seconds back. Verstappen, five. Possible timed lap. So we are going to box now. Do a single timed on a new set of inters.

Verstappen three and a half behind.

Verstappen coming through now, time lap. Clear behind Verstappen.

OK, let's keep the pace up on the end lap. Esteban, would you like a flap adjust?

Half a turn down. Understood.

It is possible that the rain gets slightly heavier, Esteban, so we're going to box and send the car as soon as the tyre change is done. There won't be any holding.

Currently we're P5.

So we are boxing now. Some people are improving on a new set.

Okay, so box now. Watch for the white bridge lights on the way in. We do have some margins so we're okay. We are stopping for a new 7, just half a turn down on the flap.

OK, so we're going straight into a pushing outlap to keep our pace up and temps up. Recharge off to turn 5.

We have Ricciardo going into turn 1 behind. He's on a push lap this time. New set. 5.5 behind.

So, Russell, Trish and Ricciardo, four and a half behind time lap. Cars well spaced in front. Keep our pace up.

Ricciardo, three.

Clear behind for Ricardo.

Spotter saying rain is decreasing at this point.

Just keep that tempo. Just keep that tempo.

Let's keep building temp and weaving.

No cars in front.

Some car still improving on a new set. Just need recharge off. One more lap.

OK, recharge on and box. That is the chequered flag. P4 currently. Again, we're at the front of the group, so a few cars still to set times. Let's keep our pace up on the way in.

1,000th between you and Norris is best time on the board at the moment. Pierre P7 currently with a 54.6.

Gas burns, still waiting for people to finish time. Gas burns, still waiting for people to finish time. We're thinking if we get through it, it'll be two runs of one timed on used.

Yeah, they used my worry with the flaps. Yeah, understood. I think our best set is very possibly the first one from Q1, because yes, it did two laps, but it's probably wetter. We're reviewing that now. We're reviewing that now. Yeah, are we through or not? We are through literally just now, yeah, so through in P9. Okay, all done right, so let's box now, please. Where is Tom? Where is Tom?

That's good. That's 2-3. Box and pit. 2-3-2.

I would say that these sets are probably the best one, the one that needs to be the last one. Okay, my understood.

I'll explain the plan when we're in.

Okay, mate, so a minute till the green light. Just need to be careful we don't run ourselves out of time. That's why we've gone and joined the queue now.

So, remind me the plan first. So, yeah, exactly right. So, two runs, one timed. Ok.

OK. Nice and easy.

Try and keep that outlap pace up as best we can. 35 seconds till the green light.

Our lap prep so far has been very good, so as long as we maintain that we should be fine.

We think Perez and Fernando do not have new sets, so they're like us, unused.

Recharge off down to 5.

So let's keep our pace up as best we can and we can introduce a bit of weaving as well.

OK, recharge off and good to go. One-timed.

Recharge on and box. Recharge on and box.

No traffic behind.

OK, Svante, so light rain expected to the end of the session. Would you like a flap adjust? We are bringing the car back in the garage. Got time to think. No, all good. OK mate, understood.

We don't want for it to rain more. Yeah, understood. So what I think we're going to do is go early.

I'll let you know.

Okay, so, boxing now, Esteban.

Ok mate, so we're stopping in front of the garage. So this is going to be a quick turnaround. We're doing no flap adjust.

I want to make sure we're clear of any rain that could come in 5, somewhere between 5 and 10 minutes. Looks like it might get a bit heavier. So I'm going to change set, get ready to go and then get on with it.

I'm actually going to get a nice clear outlap. No one at pit exit. Let's build that temp up.

Recharge off, down to 5.

Fronts are cool, introduce weaving.

Let's go forwards on brake bias, help warm the fronts.

Let's keep our pace up, we're looking for a plus 10 on the dash.

Max pace and weaving down to 18.

Minus two is our recommendation on the dash. Two clicks rearwards.

OK, mate, so one timed recharge off. Let's give it your all.

Ok, recharge on. And we will box out. Ok, so... No grip on that one. Yeah.

OK, so it's P10.

Yeah, the use, they were done. I mean, it was not good, that one.

Okay, understood. So it'll be P9 on the grid tomorrow, after penalties, as it stands.

Hopefully with our wing level we've got good chances of some good racing tomorrow as well, so well done. So stay negative on that delta please. Boxing now. And into Parc fermé.

Cars in front are Fernando, Sainz, then Russell. Can we go scenario 10 please, scenario 10.

Yeah, recharge on is fine. This is just for temperature management, so all good.

Cars in front, Fernando, Sainz and then Russell. Fernando, like us, used his Q1 run one set first and then was two tenths slower on the second run.

It was probably drier. I didn't think about that.

Okay, so, boxing now and then normal switch-off procedures in Parc fermé.

Lift before entering the pits, please.

When you come to a stop, go to P1.

Okay, very good. And we'll see you back in the office shortly.