12:53:57
Oscar, radio and drinks check.
12:54:08
Radio is good and drinks are good. Excellent. All clear.
12:57:34
Oscar Taranifo, all the top 10 cars on new medium. Hamilton on new soft. Magnussen from the pits is on hard. Have a good race.
13:00:51
Oscar, clutch drop was on target. I will need a lift into turn 7 and no more full load up to 7.
13:01:27
And lift into turn 11.
13:01:51
And white H14 position 1. H14 1.
13:02:00
And a big lift before the burnout.
13:03:12
The last cars are forming up now.
13:04:48
Blue mode 1. Blue mode 1.
13:05:57
Russell does not have DRS.
13:07:47
Strat 10 available. Strat 10.
13:09:01
Protect 7 for pace in 9.10.
13:12:25
Leclerc, point 8. Suggest red mid 6. How's the time?
13:12:32
No, that's okay for now.
13:14:40
Opportunity turn 3. Exit. You can use more of the Aramco.
13:16:17
Captain Leclerc back out to point 8.
13:17:12
Turn 3 was good. Don't overpush entry turn 13. Focus on exit turn 13.
13:17:33
Leclerc 0.7. Thought on plan A versus plan B.
13:17:59
I think plan A. Copy that.
13:18:30
Opportunity to use rear more. Exit turn 12.
13:18:49
Leclerc, point six.
13:20:07
Leclerc, point 8. How is the front wing?
13:20:12
It's okay, could maybe handle a little bit more.
13:21:03
OK, par 1 offset.
13:22:39
Leclerc 0.7. White H10, position 5, White H10, position 5.
13:23:57
Opportunity to the other car is two tenths turn 10.
13:25:13
OK, Leclerc, point 8. For turn 10, avoid pitching the car. Manage the car altitude with lighter braking to avoid upsetting the rear.
13:26:30
Oscar, we're in the window for a full safety car. In the window for a full safety car.
13:27:47
Turn 10 was wind. Both cars affected the same.
13:29:56
Leclerc, point 5. Lando using 5th in final corner.
13:30:19
And turn 1 to take care of the combined entry.
13:31:33
Leclerc 0.6. Strat 10 available.
13:33:19
Hamilton has just pitted.
13:34:09
Leclerc, point eight.
13:35:38
Okay, you've got clear air now. Plan A, target plus five. Let's go.
13:36:46
Verstappen last lap, 16.5.
13:37:35
All safety car windows are open.
13:38:21
Opportunity turn 10 minimum speed. Lando 15.7.
13:39:38
Okay, Lando has just pitted. Lando and Verstappen have both pitted now.
13:40:30
So, Leclerc has been clear and Gasly, his last lap was a 15.8. Those cars that pitted haven't made much ground.
13:42:38
OK, Perez pitted. We'll pit to cover him in a few laps. At that point, you will have seven or eight laps of delta on Leclerc and on Russell.
13:43:26
Russell's tyres are five laps old. Would you prefer to come out closer behind him or more tyre delta?
13:43:58
No, no, no, no, no.
13:44:20
ACS button, press ACS button.
13:44:44
Oscar, we'll box this lap. Box this lap.
13:45:12
Happy with front right of your box. Yep.
13:45:35
Box now. Box now. No threats. Pit stop.
13:45:53
And launch map, launch map. We need to bring the tyre in, in turn 7. Last stint, push to hard, turn 7 at the start.
13:46:12
So, Russell three and a half seconds ahead.
13:46:21
And Perez three seconds behind.
13:47:12
Okay, more management turn 7 while the tyre's coming in. More management turn 7.
13:48:05
Turn 7 was good.
13:48:29
OK, Leclerc 1.14.9, Russell 1.14.9.
13:49:41
OK, that pace is good, but more saving entry turn 7.
13:49:56
Last lap was purple.
13:50:57
Okay, that's the maximum turn 7. No more pace than that in turn 7 at the moment.
13:53:48
Good stuff. Gap to Leclerc. 3.8.
13:53:55
Protect the tyres in 7.
13:55:57
OK, Leclerc, last lap, 15.1.
13:56:18
Zhou is ahead of Leclerc. He'll get blue flags.
14:04:39
Okay, there's Tsunoda and Magnussen at two and a half seconds ahead of Leclerc. They'll be blue flag cars.
14:05:02
There's three blue capital flags, Charles Sargeant, Tsunoda and Magnussen.
14:06:19
Magnussen ahead, has blue flags.
14:07:10
We are in the window for a full safety car.
14:09:39
At the race start, Hamilton did 21 laps on a soft and he's just fitted a second soft now. Would you choose soft or medium at a safety car?
14:10:04
Fail, it's just medium still. Copy.
14:10:57
Okay, Lando the race leader 14.7, Verstappen 14.8, Leclerc 14.9.
14:13:24
How's the tyre now? How's the tyre now? I don't know what I'm facing. I don't know what I'm facing. I don't know if I can make it to the end.
14:13:49
Opportunity for the other car. Turn 12. Exit.
14:14:16
And this lap, turn 1, combined entry. Take care there.
14:15:32
Ocon, just ahead of Leclerc, will get blue flags.
14:17:09
Let's go strat 11 for more potential overtaking. Strat 11 and that's 14 laps to go.
14:19:37
Okay, Leclerc is pushing more the high speed so I suggest strat 7 to help keep up between 7 and 8 and then use strat 11 when you're ready to try and overtake.
14:23:24
That is now nine laps remaining. Nine to go.
14:25:56
Zhou is 1.8 seconds ahead of Leclerc.
14:26:18
Opportunity to Leclerc is turn 8 minimum and braking turn 11.