It will be busy in the pitlane.

So, when you get down to the end, we'll just switch it. Just switch the engine off.

The boys will come down and meet you. You should have blankets there.

How long do I have down here?

So we'll be down there, well it's five minutes to the 50, till formation lap starts.

So yeah, just stay in the car.

Umbrella, if you can. It's roasting. Yeah, should be on its way.

So, three and a half minutes to a formation lap.

We're obviously not doing that. Yeah, copy. Yeah, we'll be waiting for the cars to complete the formation lap. We'll fire up. They're just getting on the back straight.

OK, listen, we've got the start tyres through, so first three cars on medium and then we've got...

So, yeah, so that's the first eight cars on medium. Then we've got Albon P9, he's on the hard and then Rest on medium. We've got P14-15, Ricciardo and Norris also on hard. Zhou and Gasly also on hard. We think Ocon behind will be on hard tyre as well.

Just bear in mind, overtaking is going to be difficult with anyone with fresher tyres than me.

So, just going to drop the car down.

I've only just gone through turn 1. Leclerc at turn 7 now.

What's the reason you're taking the blankets already?

Beardog, you need a bike point find. OK, so we'll fire up. No need for a bike point find.

Leclerc at turn 17. And last car, Gasly, turn 8.

I'm in definite 4.

Copy that. Correct that to 8. That'll be strat mode 7. Cancel limiter.

Don't want you to engage the clutch.

Leclerc just pulling up onto the grid. Gasly, turn 17.

Ocon will be leaving his garage and joining us in the pitlane.

Last car? Not yet. So, mid pack, just in the burnouts.

Last car approaching the grid.

I've got the gear. It's OK.

Watch the lights.

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B-Bal offset plus one.

Sergio on hard tyre.

Car ahead has a puncture, so that's Stroll.

DRS has been enabled.

That may be debris turn 4, so Valtteri Carahead point 6.

Valtteri, use medium.5 ahead.

Gasly ahead, hard tyre, 1.1.

So, cars ahead are in a DRS straight.

If you just keep an eye on the front brake temps, front lift in particular.

Gasly, undercar. OK, copy. Both cars ahead on hard tyre.

Yeah, I really don't have good pace.

Copy, Lewis. Yeah, I just need to get surface temps down, so manage where you can.

Turn 6, 7, 12, 16.

Yeah, this tyre is pretty bad.

Copy, Lewis. Yeah, temps are coming back to us.

Copy, Lewis. I will have HPP3 position 2.

Gasly was at 50.1, he's now dropped DRS.

Good improvement on traction metrics.

Awesome. Mate losses. George braking, turns 5 and 50.

So we've got 8 people in 11th position 3 when you turn. 11th position 3, 4 energy.

So, Gasly was at 50.1.

Yeah, we're in.

Gap 1.1.

Gasly, 49.9, gap 0.7.

Next area is left, late braking, mid-speed turn 1, turn 5. Copy. Copy.

Gasly, 49.7, gap 0.5.

Gasly may be low on energy. 0.5 ahead from last lap to 49.8.

I can't get close. OK, copy. Give us a balance check for next time.

I always have a regret. I can't keep it straight.

There's just nothing at the rear, so I'll have to take out a couple of holes. Copy.

And the rear is just sliding around. There's nothing I can do about it. Copy. Understood.

OK, so we'll box-box.

Yeah, I'm hit. Four.

You have to lift through the high speed at the moment. Okay. Two or three hulls.

A tight on exit.

Stroll car ahead. 11 laps offset half-time.

So, Stroll, 45.6. We have seen a mix. It's all surface temperature.

Just bringing it nice and steady.

Yeah, that's just part of the stuff on Twitter.

Gap to Stroll down to 1.9.

So, Nyck, I'll bear with you for two seconds. It's a two-lap viewer. Hard tyre.

Gap there about 0.8.

I've got 12 lap offset on tyres.

Is that a joke? A car ahead of Bervet. He's also using a 12-block offset.

How is it, Chris?

Guys at the front, mid 48.

I just need some free air to use it.

Stability level 1.0.

It's okay, I've got my night.

Yeah, I think I'm going to take it.

Where am I?

Currently P15. We are battling for P9 or better.

Leclerc ahead of Bell is a Ricardo. He is yet to stop. 20 lap hold hard tyre.

If I did slow, you guys were on the counter-check.

Front runners are high 47s.

My rear tyres are jumping on the brakes.

It's all surface temp related. There was plenty of rubber remaining last set.

That's everything you can do to get the surface temp down. I'm trying.

So, for info, traction metric is 2,000 higher than George.

OK, well, I've got to drive the C-shape to stop wheelspin.

OK, we'll have a look and see what we can do.

Take the belt. Diff exit 10. George is doing 48.3. He was 130 metres lift and coast. You were 30.

Exit. And rear surfaces are starting to drop.

So George is 48.0, Bearman 48.2.

I have understeer.

If you're happy with that last Diff Exit change, you can go to Diff Exit 9.

So George is 48.2, Berman 48.1.

So Piastri, race leader, is doing 47.5. Bairman, 48.3.

Sergio, just 48.8. Bear with the 48.0.

You've seen how I have to drive this thing.

Copy that, Lewis. Yes, it's effective, though.

Ahead of them we have Gasly. Is it yet to stop?

It's George 48.2, Behrmann 48.3, Gasly 49.3.

So, George 49.0, Berman 48.0.

I have to put it away.

Good, so probably compromise and lift the coast into one surface. Steps are cool there. Just try and do more traction. Turn 7.

So, bare minimum is 48.2, last lap, 48.2.

Good job on the surfaces there, Lewis. Gap of 0.9.

So that group of five cars ahead headed by Alonso, he's doing 49.5.

Car ahead of Ben Conopito, 49.7.

Now recommending diff exit 10.

Last traffic for a couple of minutes. Please repeat.

A bit with 0.4 behind.

So, cockpit to 1.5 ahead.

You are two laps near a hard time.

Gap to B. Now we'll put 7 and we'll put 4 ahead.

Out of position.

It's currently P12.

Still forecast P9. No cars with DRS trains now.

Yeah, can't be loose, we've seen that.

Turning gap now at point 6.

I'll be stoked if that's a guy in the head, don't you think?

The front runners are mid 46 but battling. Mid 47. George, 46.7.

Ah, shit, slow down.

No, it's just we're tucked up behind another car. Free air just helps you get the tyre temp under control.

I'm going to get a massage right now.

Yeah, it'll just be the surfaces.

Turn away ahead as you can see.

Convict 0-47-5. Temps are starting to come back under control now. It takes a long time.

Where am I slow?

So it's sector 2, mostly castle section.

So the lead pack are low to mid 47.

Conference, 47.5, Bairman, 47.3, Bairman 1.5 behind.

Collapsed. So be full remaining. Full remaining.

Hulkenberg ahead. Looks like he has a problem.

May be front right puncture for Hulkenberg.

I just picked up the pace.

So, we crash exit 2 to 3. So it's yellow, yellow, double yellow. We left our side.

So, yellow, yellow. Incident on your left, so stay right.

The car is going very slow, lots of debris.

Thank you for the strat mode 5. So VSC, VSC, keep your delta positive. We are staying out.

So there's four.

So, now P9.

So, one lap remaining when you cross the line.

So go strat mode 1.

DRS said this is final lap.

I'm not even going to say it because you know what.

I'm still P9. Affirm, so yeah, close that delta up just in case they do something.

Lewis, good to make it to the end. It was a horror race. I can so relate to it. We all can relate to it. At least we have taken the penalty now. Let's move forward. Look forward.

That was P9. I understand your frustration.

If we can have no overtaking, apart from Hulkenberg.

Hulkenberg, you're servicing me in the yellow? Yeah, copy.

And if we can have HPB1 position 12.

And strat mode 14, please, strat 14.

So yeah, no overtaking whilst this VSC is still active.

Just make sure you pick it up, bravo.

Another car just overtook. Okay. Yep, no problem, that was Gasly.