Rx radio check.

Yep, go for it. Do you need to check out a drink again?

It's okay, you're good. Perfect.

Okay Lex, so tyre-wise, everybody from P13 and above are on the medium, and then 14, Ricciardo followed by Norris, they're on the hard, as is Zhou, Gasly and Ocon. So, all cars around you, which is Stroll, P13 and above, all on the medium.

Next one should be turn 9, grid launch. On the formation lap it'll be go max, not go form, until I see otherwise.

Limiter on.

30 seconds.

That's 15 seconds.

And 5. Let's go max.

You got it, Paul.

B3 burnouts. Grid launch was 3% deep.

Pull toggle on and go start.

Okay, switches are all good. You are in control of the mode. Possible debris turn 4. Stroll has a puncture. Stroll P11 has a puncture.

DRS enabled. One second back.

Shift settings available. Green 10, position 7. Green 10, position 7.

Current Lyco is good for the rears. Fronts might need another few laps. They're still coming up.

OK, so hard tyres should now start to outperform the medium.

Franco currently lower in the pack than you.

For us, there is a slight creep on the mode, so an empty every lap or so. You should keep your top top.

So we have a gap behind over three seconds now.

OK, Alex, I've seen two tyre switch changes. Confirm you're happy? Yeah, crazy. Copy.

The next car back is Norris. Four seconds.

Norris's pace is not as strong as expected. Still four seconds back.

Franco, looks like he's starting to struggle. Christian, sliding a lot.

Fiat ahead. He's going to try and close the gap to Alonso. We'll monitor it and then get behind to Norris and we'll be racing Norris. It's 3.3 back. Same tyre.

Might be worth hopping around, guys. Yeah, we're on it.

Gap ahead at 2.3, gap behind at 2.9.

I have understeer.

It's your limitation at the moment. Tyre wise to help with the diff. Very speed understeer. Entry oversteer.

Go mid four when you can. I'll come back to you for entry. Mid four.

OK, let's start to pick up the pace if we can. Gap behind at 2.2.

For the entry balance it's green 3, position 11. Green 3, position 11.

Currently matching pace with Norris speeds. Currently set to match back pace with Norris speeds. Statistics have emerged just behind Norris.

Mechanics, pace and management is good. Gap behind at 2.4. Norris will be under threat for Perez shortly. Give me feedback on tyres when you can. Coming back for me.

Copy on the tyre switch. Like our levels, go to our side.

Pace is really good, pulling away from Alonso.

Gap behind at 3.7 DRS.

Piastri, 2.5 back, just pitted. Efficiency with Piastri.

Happy to lean on the front for a lap or two. It's Piastri then Perez. Efficiency for both of them, but fighting Norris.

Efficiency with these two. There's a two second gap behind Perez for Norris.

Happy to reduce some of the time management to get the temps back up after these passes.

For low-speed rotation, suggest torque at 12. You torque 12 for low-speed rotation. Gap behind at 1.0 DRS enabled. Gap behind at 1.0 DRS enabled.

So a low 49 pace would be good right now. Low 49. I'm sorry? It's 32 laps to go.

We're happy on the mode. Pack level is good and stable.

Check mode, mode 13, mode 13.

OK, looks like behind Norris is Sainz and Verstappen. They pitted about seven or eight laps ago and are struggling to pass him at the minute.

Sights 0.8 behind.

So it would be efficiency with Sainz and Verstappen still fighting Norris.

Drop you on the time switch.

28 laps to go.

Doing a great job currently. Still looking at plan A, potentially plan A plus 5.

Window for safety car now open. Norris in DRS range. I'm struggling now.

So just mid 4 for low speed, mid 4.

Yeah, that's better. Yep.

Balance wise for the medium, do you think you need more front brake?

Gap 1-0. Copy.

Light overtake available at 8 and then empty sector 2.

Just starting lap 29 now.

I'm really struggling now. Okay, you're still doing a great job. Currently mid-level in the pack for mid-level.

So just another step of torque to torque 11.

Boris will be under pressure from Verstappen and George.

So, loss on the rear right. It's due to it. I'm going to push on it. Keep the temp. If I push more I'm going to crash, guys. I'm literally oversteering everywhere. Alright. We're good for plan A. Zero stop lap.

30 laps completed.

That's a double-press orange, double-press orange.

Tyres have come back. That's alright.

Stay on plan. Stay on plan.

Okay, all being well. You've got some margin at pit exit. It's rear right management on the outlap. You've got two second margin.

Watch wide on the exit.

It'll be between the two of us.

You're going to need anti in a minute.

Should have a second in tyre.

I need to manage 13 through 15 again. That would be good.

Package on the low side still.

3-0.

If you need a hand, then it'll be 5.5.

Let's go mode 5 for a lap and then the following lap 6 and 7. I'll bring you back up.

Not enough for an overtake right now.

The track is not really helping here.

Switch to reset on mid to mid 5.

Mode 6. Overtake available. Will be low. Overtake available, but it will be low. Mode 6. What's going on? Just get me up. I can't overtake until I'm like this. OK.

Alright, accept mode 7 when you can. We need to come back up mode 7, mode 7. That'll be it.

We should have just stayed out.

Go past to cover the car behind.

Thank you.

Okay, out of turn 16. Good for mode 13. You're back in control.

OK, lovely work. Gap behind at point 8. Let's get the anti back up.

Okay, so P9 with 13 laps to go. Gap ahead at 2.3. Gap behind already 1.4. Let's get the surface temperatures under control, then we'll close in.

You can go mode 7 again, Alex. Mode 7.

HPP off.

Looks like Alonso lost in the usual management. Now he's picked up the pace. There's 11 laps to go.

Gap behind at 2.4. All good.

Surface temps have managed to ramp up really good, haven't they?

You have push toggle available for turn 16 if you need push toggle at 16.

And when you're close enough, you can go mode 13.

So Alonso tyre edge now the same as the hard when you pit it, so he's in that phase. Doing a great job out there.

Sorry, P9 with six laps to go, six to go.

Fuel ball rear limited now. Suggest torque 13, torque 13.

OK, three laps going, three to go.

Stay out, stay out, keep racing, stay out.

Exit turn 2. Double yellow. Exit 2.

Verstappen at pit exit. Debris exit 2 is a bit of a mess.

WNS32, WNS32.

Okay, VSC, so positive on the delta. Pressures are okay outside.

Maintain temp. Try and generate some temp.

Positive on the delta, close to zero if you can.

And as you cross the start-finish line you will be starting the final lap.

Starting the last lap now.

Tyres are good, tyres are good. Just try and keep them clean through exit, through exit, through 2, through 3. Pressures are okay.

Showing plus 14, so Alonso should pick up the speed a bit.

Can anyone in front get a penalty? Currently P7 at the minute. P7.

OK, looks like they'll keep this VSC out for duration. Stay positive on the delta.

Just go margin on the delta, margin on the delta.

Well done everyone already.

HPP off. Nice job, mate. Nice job, P7.

Yes!

Same again on the in-lap as last week. Oscar P7, Franco P8. Great team effort. Well done.

Alex, absolutely incredible. Well done. P7 and well earned on a point. It was a brilliant race executed from start to finish. We'll have more performance, we'll keep moving forward, but amazing. Really, really happy.

Yeah, yeah, rather than everyone. When I saw how little people went hard, I was a bit worried but we made it work. Yeah, we have some more work to do but we're going the right way.

Yeah, it was a very good pitstop as well, so that I flew as well. That was really good.

I don't think I'll fly.

That'll do it. Copy.

Yeah, brave. Lovely job. Well done. Well deserved.

Yeah, yeah, really happy. We worked for that one. Works nice when it comes to plan.

P9 or bust, ended up P7, my bad.