Radio check in pitlane. Loud and clear in pitlane. So just build your gap. Piastri just entering turn 14, 26 seconds behind.

Turn three.

N25. Steering weight feels very light. Might be due to the load.

6-7-8. Clear. 6-7-8. Very dirty. Understood. Zhou, first time in 24 seconds.

So with these gaps, we'll be clear in sector 3.

Gonna need a prep. Yeah, A-flat. So I'll be strat 7 for that first lap.

Radio check on the strip. And loud and clear on the strip. So targeting plus 13 from here.

GPS infotainment bug.

So Verstappen ahead 11 seconds, Lewis behind 17.

So we'll go strat 1. You've got Hulk 10 seconds ahead on an outlap.

Hold behind two seconds, keep an eye on him in case he goes consecutive.

Hulk still two seconds.

So, next car Verstappen, eight seconds on a lap.

Six at her target, minus seven.

Verstappen out. Four and a half seconds. L4. Half the max. He's got Lewis 2 behind him. Got a yellow turn 14 and 15. See if that clears. Verstappen out. Two and a half seconds. And then Lewis 4 behind him.

So, Lewis next car at 4.03 seconds. Lewis on a lap pace. Clear behind Lewis, 24 seconds. Turn 14.

Okay, so clear behind 23 seconds to Zhou.

I will be strap two next lap.

So, targeting minus seven. I've got Lewis 11 seconds behind. Big bump into the very last corner. I've put a marker. Similar to last year, I think. Any prefer? Rear stability in the small kinks, very low. Lewis now six seconds behind on a lap. It's 14 seconds behind him, so five. It's 14 seconds behind him, so five.

Three seconds to Lewis.

Verstappen car behind 11 seconds.

Verstappen now 10 seconds behind on a lap. Clear sector 3 here.

Eight and a half seconds to Verstappen. Eight. Next lap will be Strat 2.

Sir, Lewis behind you. Three and a half seconds, he's not on a lap.

Car ahead. Magnussen on an outlap six seconds ahead.

So, target will be minus four, so we'll be good to go next lap.

Kevin Magnussen seven seconds ahead on his outlap.

It will be Strat 2 next lap. Magnussen seven and a half ahead.

Perez behind at five seconds.

Perez at four seconds on a lap. Target is minus seven. Do you know what you want to do? Well, it's going to keep getting better, but I think if we put the soft on, it would just still keep getting better as well. There's no issue with this tyre. I don't think he's going to open up. Piastri at six seconds on a lap.

Piastri now, four seconds. So our recommendation, go again on this tyre.

Three seconds to Piastri on a lap. Now, two seconds.

So, main loss to Lewis was the turn 12 braking there. Gap behind 5. 26 seconds behind. Lewis has done a 36.9 for your reference.

So 18 seconds behind to Verstappen on a lap.

And we'll be strat 2 next lap. Still 15, now 14 seconds behind.

Thirteen seconds behind.

Just think about a change of rear tyre.

So Lewis at 10 seconds on a lap.

So, targeting minus seven. Lewis at eight seconds.

Six, five, four, three, two, one.

Lewis has abandoned his lap. The next car is Piastri at 10 seconds.

Yeah, actually now five seconds behind on a lap. Clear behind him. Four seconds.

Three. And two.

Thanks, Carl. Twenty-two seconds to Leclerc on the slow lap.

Ocon at 30 seconds on a lap.

So, we'll get one more lap. We can get one more lap on this tyre.

I'll be strat 2 next lap.

Clear behind. Strat 1. Box. Box. Cruise modes on the way back in.

It's still clear behind. You've got 15 seconds to stroll on an outlap.

He's still got Stroll at 10 seconds on his out lap.

So, box, box. Just make sure you keep an eye out for that entry line. Keep them to the left of it.

Box, box. Stop on your marks with the cone in front.

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The pit entry line is almost impossible to see.

Yeah, understood.

How was the ride?

It was fine. Happy to go to the 2. Yeah, understood. I'll do that.

So, straight out.

Tsunoda, turn 1. Tsunoda on exit. One second. Clear behind Tsunoda.

We are 18 seconds behind now to Bottas.

You've got Alonso ten seconds ahead on a used medium.

If you feel it's a bit funny after the wheelspin, it's at 12.

B-brake out of 1.

Lewis, lap 1 was 38.8.

And lap 2, you were three tenths quicker until Lewis went on at turn 14.

Through seven and eight, I can see the front left. Not looking so nice.

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Front left overhead in a 3-8.

But then it doesn't look too bad elsewhere. But then it's time to drop. Copy.

Keep pushing. One more lap.

Cleared for handbrake. Brakes. Intermediate school now. Copy that.

Box, end of this lap.

Just confirm flap adjust. Soft tyre.

First point six. Yeah, copy.

Clear behind, it will be box, box, live pitstop and go again.

And we'll have blue 4 position 8. Blue 4 position 8.

Reset diff high speed. We've got Sainz on lap turn 1. Sainz on exit. One second.

Next car, Norris. Seven seconds.

So, target plus eleven from here.

Green at 9, position 8. Norris at 5 seconds on a lap.

Norris now, four seconds on a lap.

Green at 7, position 5. Norris now three seconds on a lap.

Norris at two seconds.

Norris at 2 on a lap. We strap 2 next lap.

Are they on singles or on seconds? Gasly, on a lap.

So, they're all sickles.

Norris looks to be on consecutive. Yeah, looks like he just started that. So keep your current temperature. You've got Gasly 13 seconds behind on a slow lap. First one to worry about, Alonso, 24 seconds.

So, Gap to Norris. Five seconds. Still clear behind.

Six seconds to Norris. We strat to next lap. Gap ahead six seconds still.

Strat 1. Signal call.

So target minus 12 here. We've got 18 seconds behind to Albon.

We've got time here for three more laps.

First low pass. So we've got Albon at nine seconds on a lap. Yeah, eight though. Seven seconds now to Albon. That's six and he's got six behind him to Gasly.

Just need to be wary of cars going for consecutives here. Albon now, two seconds on a lap. Slowed fast. I obviously don't know what people are doing, so you just tell me where I need to be. Gasly out five seconds. Gasly looks like he may be doing consecutives here. After Leclerc. You've got seven behind Gasly to Leclerc who's on an out lap. You've got seven behind Leclerc who's on an out lap.

And then it's Alonso eight seconds behind now.

He's doing fast, slow, fast currently.

Ideally we stay ahead of Alonso, otherwise we might lose a lap off this run.

It'll be Strat 2 next lap.

Strat 1, single cool, Norris on consecutive behind.

Let's try and find a bit better space and give more temp out. Yeah, minus 10 if possible.

So, Albon, four seconds behind, has been doing fast, slow, fast, currently pushing, he's at three, and then three behind him to Leclerc, two behind him to Piastri, Leclerc coming through, and then two behind that to Piastri, and there's six second gap behind to Sainz,

Piastri is on a long run. Expecting Sainz to be on a long run too.

Two seconds to Sainz. And then you've got Colapinto right behind Sainz.

Another four and a half behind him to Lawson.

We've got 60 seconds now to the chequered flag here. Lawson at two seconds. He is off the sectors as well. We need to find a gap. Yeah, alright mate.

And after K-Bank.

Zhou, car behind, four seconds. We'll just have to open this next lap here. You've got 25 seconds to the chequered flag. Alright, yeah, we're not making a right.

Just thinking about PU temperatures as well for Verstappen.

Yeah, it should be OK.

Advise on tyre temp.

Minus four from him.

Coasting from turn 16.

And it will be three burnouts, right hand side.

Strat 5. Push to turn 5.

First gear insurgent has taken a long time.

Clutch was 1% shallow. I want to have cruise mode 3, exit at turn 5 if you can.

Box, box, practice pitstop and switch off.

The lollipop's not quite in the right position. A bit too high.

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