Radio check, Nico. Yep, radio is good. Loud and clear. Seven minutes till we go.

OK, Nico. Everyone is on medium up to Perez. Perez is hard, Alonso soft, Bottas hard and Colapinto pitlane hard. OK, just over two minutes to go. When we fire up, you'll put the pit limiter on. Keep the pit limiter until the line and remember to go back to mode RS for the start.

Clutch drop was on target.

DRS enabled.

We'll take more managing 10-11 if you can.

Tyres don't feel that great.

Copy that, Nico. We definitely can manage more 10-11. That's where we're sliding a lot, 10-11.

Runway is open up a bit already. We're craning.

Copy that, Nico. The managing will help.

Fronts are really falling off. Fuck!

Nico, Ocon behind is struggling too, and you're still doing the same lap time as Gasly, so we'll just stick with it. It's going to be okay. Yep, I see everybody struggling.

Nico, we suggest some living coast turn 1 just to reduce some sliding and braking on the front right.

A bunch of airbags. My speed feels okay. I think it's just the craning. I don't see a big snap out right now.

Yeah, copy that.

But I guess we need to add a bit, no? Yeah, we would plan to add a bit, just to overcome any front limitation.

We suggest brake balance half percent rearward. Half percent rearward.

How's it going Nico, any change? No, it's stabilising a bit I would say now. I'm getting used to this braking obviously.

Check left toggle.

For turn 10, lift earlier, but you don't have to lift as much, just lift for longer.

We're watching the people. Nico did it already. We're monitoring everything.

F-U offset for the moment.

OK, Nico, Ocon behind box. We just need good clean laps. Just watch the sliding 10-11. We're close on the limit there.

At this point, it doesn't matter. 10-11. Tyres are fucked anyway.

Copy that. Perez behind on race start. Hard probably a fair bit quicker. Suggest EB8. Yeah, understeer. Confused to build at the moment.

How are these hard runners getting on track?

Perez, who started on the hard, reported graining. The people who have gone out on hard, their first push is their fastest.

It is, yeah, first lap is quick.

Is it the fucking sport mode unfortunately? Yeah, it's okay. We're still on for plan A and we're monitoring our window. It's very soon.

Box now, Nico, box now. Copy.

OK, remember mode RS, we're adding 0.3 for the hard. Think a bit more.

Okay, we'll be close to Zhou pit exit.

Zhou behind on three lap hard mode push.

Albon ahead. Five lap hard.

Okay, Nico, some hard runners are suffering grating, so to get to the end, you'll take care of it. That was good in 10, so let's have a really good, gentle intro.

Feels very weird, the personal balance. Understood.

Suggest P7.

Manage more at 10.11, you're a little over still.

What's the deal with these guys in front? Kevin's about to box. The other two are race start hard cars.

So we are plan A, yeah? Yes, plan A. Do you expect the other guys to be on a different one? So Alonso ahead pitted on lap 4, so he will probably have to stop again. Albon ahead, not sure.

We think a lot of people are converting to two-stop, especially the hard starters. These two guys ahead both have older hards than you. They have done one-stop already. Just gotta manage ours to try and get it to the end to make plan A work.

Good job. Start the lift earlier for turn 11. You don't have to lift as much, just lift earlier.

I think I should try and hit him now or save the tyre. I think I should try to get clean air. Okay, yeah, try and get clean air but keep managing 10-11.

He's pushing a lot in turn 3. My limit's there.

Turn three is on the limit, that lap, this lap.

OK, good. Let's save this tyre. Check func.

Okay, so Albon has graining, but because we extended our first stint, even if we have to go to two-stop, we're still at an advantage, so let's keep the tyre going.

What are these guys up front?

Tsunoda, Piastri, they both pitted four laps before you. They're on hards.

Tsunoda seems to be dropping off. He's under pressure from Piastri. We are racing them.

My front right has opened up a little bit. Just FYI. Copy that.

Yeah, we see it too, but you still have a good tyre advantage on these people, so you're doing good managing. Stay with it.

Hi guys, I also think that plan A is given how the tyres look already. Yep, understood Nico. Still in a good situation. We are definitely considering and managing the weather. Yeah, but we can't stop too early because the tyres keep graining. We need to sit it out a bit. Yeah, copy that. Copy that.

We agree on everything, Nico. Keep managing here.

Just for info, Gasly retired and Albon has now retired.

So, what are we racing for at the moment? Which position? We're racing Tsunoda ahead and Piastri will confirm the position.

Yeah, around P7 or P8 depending on Perez.

10.11. Very good last lap.

Shape three, shape three, window. The main thing we're watching is our pit window for Alonso who already went on to a second hard. So we just want to get out ahead of him. It's still a long way. It's not way to go.

Hamilton boxed close on mid-exit. Now it's okay, the first few laps it's very on the nose, on the new heart.

Yeah, copy that. We'll think about it.

Please stay ahead at A. This is A.

Press oil pump button. Sainz will come out one second behind. Do not fight Sainz.

We don't want to hit others with the new fresh tyres. It's better if they already have some drag or graining. Otherwise we just ruin our tyres.

Yeah, copy that, Nico. Understood.

Frontsterer on the way out again. What do you want to do with the flap?

Add 0.2 more, because you need to do a bit longer, but obviously the first lap is tricky.

I think maybe a bit more, because the front is still suffering a lot. Copy.

This lap time looking really good for us.

Brake balance half percent rearward. I can confirm we're on plan B. This pace is very good, very good for offset.

Suggest FUNC 2 for turn 5.

Front tyres are dropping. Copy that.

Box now, Nico, box now.

Okay, mode RS. We'll be close with Alonso. He should be ahead. He's on an older hard.

That's Tsunoda on four-lap old hard. Need to get this tyre to the end.

Mode push. Mode push.

Nico, we added 0.35. We need a good introduction to have the advantage on the end. Your tyre is newer than everyone else's. Tsunoda and Lawson are swapping here. Lawson is on very old hard.

Front of this group is Ocon Old Hard.

Okay, awesome. Now you're in a tyre managing race with the two ahead. You have fresher tyres.

Currently P9, Nico.

There's some plastic debris on track. Exit turn 12. Big white thing.

How many laps, my tyres are pressure.

Yours are four laps fresher than Tsunoda. Suggest right toggle for 789 stability.

Who's got me? Behind you is Alonso, two behind.

Alonso's hards are 11 laps older than yours.

We suggest diff 22.

OK, Nico, we've got to manage 10-11. I see what you're trying to do.

Hold K1, three seconds out of 12.

8 to go, Nico. We've got to get it to the end.

Press oil pump button, pump button.

Seven to go, Nico.

Very good, Nico.

Five to go, Nico. You're in P8. Perez is behind Tsunoda. We're watching Perez.

Piastri is 11 ahead. He's doing 37.0 for info.

Four to go at the line.

Three to go at the line.

Two to go at the line.

Starting last lap at the line.

Checkered flag, Nico. Checkered flag. P8.

Charge on, Nico, charge on.

Man, awesome. You're the tyre managing guy now. Ah, boys. Feels nice. Good job all weekend, guys. Car was pretty good. Thank you. Thanks very much. Yeah, fantastic, Nico. Great racing. Thank you.

Nico, that was amazing. Well done. Nice job. That was amazing.

Thanks, Sergio. Thank you. Let's go! We can do this. Back in P6 now. Let's do it.

So P1 was Russell, P2 Hamilton, P3 Sainz, 4 Leclerc, 5 Verstappen, 6 Norris, 7 Piastri, you're 8, 9 Tsunoda, 10 Perez.

Is Max a world champion?

That's a yes.