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All right, sorry, do I check? Yep, copy.

OK, next tyre wise, Hamilton on the new hard in P16. Everyone else around you on medium. Everyone on mediums but Hamilton on the hard.

Fifteen seconds.

5 and after launch is to go 4, this way, go 4.

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OK, looking for two burnouts, first grid launchers spot on.

Just remember you've got less time to get set where we are.

Auto-designate.

Go roost when you can. Suggest B make 3.

Exit turn 9. Currently double yellow with Perez. Possible debris on track.

VSC, VSC, close on the delta. No overtaking.

Take a drop rear. That's Thalberg, cut the chicane in turn 7 and never gave the position back. Copy, cut the chicane, turn 7. I'll look at it.

Let's try and get this pack charge back up close on the delta as best we can.

So it's double yellow, exit 9, so you get the other Delta to follow through that.

Let's check the pull toggle.

Suggest B, make three. Up to you.

That's BSC. Ending should be mid straight into 6.

DRS enabled.

You get this at mode 11.

The pace is so fast.

At the moment we're looking at plan A, plus seven for now, packs in decent shape, currently P15.

OK, so Bottas has taken a ten-second time penalty. We think he had damage as well. Gap to Zhou 1.5. He does not have DRS.

Let's go mode 11 when you can. Relatively flush on energy at the minute.

Position 3. Cheering, that's member position 3.

I'm quicker than Zhou through 9. Potentially we can manage a bit more there and gain some surface temps back up for second three.

So the window for the safety car only is open and update on tyre switch when you can.

Suggest forwards or brake bias half a percent for rear locking. Forwards half a percent. I know, but the view is pretty bad.

Everyone's starting to brake, including me.

Let me know on the flap before the greening.

One turn underflap. One turn underflap, copy.

Okay, back to safety, car windows are open.

We're on lap 11. We're looking at plan A plus two.

Single press black, single press black.

OK, we're going to go plus two on the hard.

Watch the white line at the exit. Watch the white line at the exit. Push on the outlet.

Push and hold the AVT. Push and hold the AVT.

Got a late, late overtake to cover. Got a late, late overtake to cover.

You're good to keep pushing, but just manage a bit through 9 on this lap. I'm just watching loss and potential pit exit next time around.

Endorse and stay down.

Zhou 1.4 behind. He's got a five second time penalty for jumpstart earlier on. Magnussen 4.3 ahead.

New management, 2-3-15 is good. Cars ahead are pushing more there, but they'll get more deck.

I'm not sure if it's getting closer, but the rear deck is really a limitation now.

OK, four cars ahead of you, Alonso, Piastri, Stroll, Magnussen, looking on at two-stop. They're all on their hard at the moment. And Duin and Tsunoda ahead of them are on their one-stop, still yet to pit on the medium.

DEG, we think he's coming from the rear surface overheat.

See you, Sergei.

Highest amount of overheating at 13.14 and exit 5.

If you go forwards on the brake, guys, but don't use the toggle, potentially that won't help.

Toggle for what? Don't use what? Where? 6, don't use the pull toggle at 6. If we go forwards on bias, it might help the mute.

Thanks mate. Full course turn 5, get third gear.

So both Tsunoda and Dewitt have pitted now.

To help five, suggest a larger lift 33.

The fire feels good. Copy. Alright then, stay as you are. Previous lap, track limits turn 1.

Pace seems to be improving now. Tyres are in better shape do you?

Copy that, Thijs.

Okay, currently P13. Lawson is out of the picture with multiple stubs. Alonso, Piastri together, Stroll and Magnussen all following the same strategy.

Piastri also has a 10 second time penalty and potential damage as well.

The window for the safety car only is open.

Parking is full.

Close Verstappen for exit.

Do you think you need any more wing for the next lap? No. Track 10. No. As expected.

Okay, Magnussen have pitted and Spallett at turn 6. Both safety car windows open.

Potential debris exit 7. Contact between Magnussen and Bottas.

So, Bottas and Magnussen now out of the picture.

And Stroll also at the limit of track limits. He's on a black and white flag for now.

The flick is available for 13 and 14.

So there's 25 laps to go. I'm trying to get you a delta towards the end.

Suggest flexing mid-speed at turn 7.

The brake is going very low. It's fine.

Issues in the brakes. It's getting quite long. We're finished Plan B, I'm not sure.

Do you want to try again? Yeah, copy. It's under consideration.

Is it better or worse in P5 or is it inconsistent everywhere?

He confiscates. Perfect.

So, currently P10. Zhou, same as you, four seconds back.

Tsunoda that's made his one stop. He is 10 seconds back. 22 laps to go.

Alonso pitted for the second set of hardsies behind Tsunoda now. 14 seconds back total.

That's P9, gap to Zhou and Tsunoda stable at 4 and 10.

So if we stay like this towards the end of the race, the front temps are going to be on the lower side, so I'm happy to lean on the fronts to maintain the temp and be low front temp and rear wear towards the end if we hang out.

And Zhou's pitted again.

Copy that, tyre switch.

So that's 17 laps to go. We're on plan B. Tsunoda at 9 back, Alonso at 12 back.

OK, 15 laps to go, still 9 seconds back to Tsunoda, but a DRS train forming behind him.

Okay, so Alonso is through on Tsunoda. That's 13 laps to go, Alonso 8 back.

Alex, we need to B3, position 4. It's going to affect your deployment. Attempt the lap B3, position 4.

Hopefully we can get back on to it after it's just a short time.

So it's going to cost you about a tenth and up.

6 and 7. Let's try and focus on the emphasis of exit 7. Yeah, I'm trying. It's better when I stop it. You get the tyres in a better place.

P9, gap to Alonso, 5.

Just had to go.

The fuck's the time? Are you gone?

Alright, it's nine to go, Alonso, it's going to be difficult with seven seconds back to Piastri.

If you can, we'll do three position one.

I'm a bit late.

Blue 7, position 8. Blue 7, position 8.

Piastri 1.3 back.

Suggest late overtakes at this point.

That's blue for Norris.

Just tell me what's going on. Just die. So that's race loaded. Norris gone through. Sainz is five back. Tsunoda is seven back. Tsunoda's on ten lap. Fresher tyres but still struggling. That's race loaded.

That's three to go.

Blue 7, position 4.

I appreciate the performance that's gone on the tyre, but the wear life is okay. Gap to Sainz at 2.5.

That's blue for Sainz.

There's another shift setting. Green 10, position 1. Green 10, position 1. Why are we doing shift settings at the end?

Enough to do though.

OK, starting the last lap, set mode 9. Gap behind at 3.5 DRS.

Exit 5 is yellow. Exit 5 yellow.

Exit 7, you can only overtake.

OK, check and flag. P11.

Let's get some pickup on the way in.

That was a tight one at the end, but a brilliant effort. Well done. I was a little bit short on tyres there to make that work, but we were in with a shout.

Yep. Thank you everyone for this year. I've said it a hundred times but I know it's not been easy. Just appreciate all of you. And we have some good things coming next year so I'm excited. I feel good about it.

I have to get some rest after the test.

Well said, Alex. Well driven. I think best we could have achieved today. A little bit of a difficult stint for you in a difficult time this year, but thank you for persevering. Thank you for your support. Thank you for your future vision. Once more on this channel, well done to everyone. It's been a tough year, but it will only make us stronger.

Let's make sure we get this pick up.