Radio check. Cool.

Yep, that was Lando Clerc.

And now, tyre info. We've got a few hard-ons. Stroll, Bearman and Lawson, who starts from the pitlane. Everybody else starts on a medium.

Point seven.

Point seven.

Point nine.

30 seconds to go.

20 seconds to go.

10 seconds.

B-Bal offset plus one hundred.

B-Bal offset plus one hundred.

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OK, Lionel, no full pedal from now. Entry back. You were on target. Timing was slightly late. Your initial throttle was a bit aggressive. This will be a big lift into turn 14.

Lando, it's going to be purple C6 position one before the burnouts. That's purple C6 position one and then you can preset it to purple C7.

And it will be three burnouts. Three burnouts.

Happy with target. Tyres seem on the hot side.

Happy with the target.

Last car approaching the grid.

I know, purple C7 position 1. Purple C7 position 1.

So, DRS enabled, 0.7 ahead, 1.1 behind. They've declared track slippery. Turn 8 to 9 could be debris.

And Russell will have DRS. Lando, be careful turn 1 entry speed. Focus turn 2 and turn 3 as you discussed.

It's currently double yellow flags, turn 8 to turn 9.

Track clear ahead.

Russell will have DRS.

I have no option until turn 8. Focus on low, consistent brake pressure. Not too slow.

Russell will have DRS.

Suggest silver D3, silver D3.

Front left starting to green.

Lando, opportunity to back off 7 to prepare turn 8, less brake pressure turn 8.

Russell still with DRS from where we see. Tyres similar to a head and behind.

Opportunity, you brake a little too early, turn 11. Keep focus on the change of direction.

And Lando, in terms of who we're racing, we think it's Russell behind.

And compared to the sprint, how are the tyres? Yeah, better, but I'm pushing quite hard.

Gap to Russell now 1.6. For you we see the start of the inside shoulder. We don't see that on Russell yet.

Opportunity. Focus on the turn 7, turn 8 that we discussed pre-race.

Starting to struggle a little left front.

Suggest yellow G2, yellow G2.

Closer to yellow G2.

And red A1. Red A1. Gap to Russell 1.9. Did a really good job here.

That's jet orange B6. Orange B6.

I suggest strat 7.

And Lando, picture behind you, Russell 2.2, Hamilton 4, Leclerc 4.9, then Verstappen 9.

Opportunity. Focus on turn 2 and turn 3 minimum speed.

And Lando, ideally back off the throttle out of turn 12 because it's hurting the front left. Look for pace in turn 11.

And Lando, both safety car windows are open. Please confirm. Confirmed.

The Lando from here, we see the deg is lower than expected, so we just look to extend.

Opportunity, turn 11. Back up the brakes a little bit. Really focus on a bit of a speed bump.

And Lando, all you're going to need to... Fuck, stand back.

And, Lando, the field behind is breaking up. Oscar's been asked to increase the pace if he has any.

Opportunity. Try and back off turn 8.

Turn 8 entry.

Picked behind Russell 2.6, Hamilton, Leclerc. Correction, Hamilton literally just pitted, so Leclerc 6 behind, Verstappen 10, then Albon 17.

Lando, one hundred percent pace, please. One hundred percent. Copy. And I was thinking for the hard to leave the front wing as is. If not, put one more in. Yeah, happy to do that.

Russell has pitted behind.

And I press the overtake button now, please. We have boxed this lap.

Box now. Box now.

Try it, try it, try it.

Outlap 2, stick 2. Could be close to Russell at exit. Launch map, launch map.

Suggest red A3. Red A3. The hard tyre will still need some management but is more robust.

But what do I do now? Do I pitch or not?

If you can pass him now, we do. He pushed massively at the beginning, so if you can't now, we should a bit later.

And Lando, I know you're doing this, but we will need to follow the dash. We will need to follow the dash.

Good effort, mate. Good effort. Let's not rule out plan C.

Albon is the car ahead. He's on a medium from the start.

If you're comfortable, suggest Strat 6. Obviously Albon does have DRS.

Pitch behind you is Russell 1.7, Leclerc 3.3, Hamilton 4.6. The Ferraris are pushing quite hard.

And Lando, opportunity in turn 12. Delay the throttle pickup but get to full throttle earlier.

So, Lando, two cars behind us very close. Russell 1.7, Leclerc 2.9, so we'd like to use our pace even if that means plan A.

And in terms of following the dash, you're doing a good job, if not too much. You can reduce that a little.

Opportunity. With the initial lift in turn 7, you can avoid the full lift.

Atlanta minor, white H8, position 3. White H8, position 3.

And Lando, from here we see more of a rear limitation. If you agree, suggest orange E8. Orange E8.

And suggest strat 7. Strat 7.

Lando, how are the tyres? Yeah, they seem okay. I think like you see, basically. A little bit more re-limited, but it still feels fresh.

An opportunity turn 11 minimum.

And Lando, what pace is this?

I mean, I'm mainly just waiting in high speed turn one, so phase four maybe, but...

Yeah, maybe P4-ish.

OK, Lando, we'd like to use some of that pace up, please. Gap to Russell's 2.4. I'd like it to be 4.

Yeah, but I don't want to just push into the dirty out of Oscar again.

And Lando, we've asked for the car ahead to help you. Doing a good job on the fuel. Keep it up.

Opportunity, focus a bit more, turn 2, turn 3 minimum.

Russell just made a small mistake turn 9, so the gap's now 3.7. Keep this up.

OK, Lando, gap to Russell 4.3, so we're going to try and maintain that now and go for plan C. Plan C.

Well, can you tell him to speed up a little bit? Because I'm in a dirty air. I don't want to fuck my tyres.

Message passed. The gap to Russell is four and a half. Happy just to keep it like that.

How are the other people on the hards? Stroll is still out from the start.

So far the hard looks like it's robust. George behind has been told he's going to the end.

And Lando, we will need to follow the dash, but make sure you're just following the dash. Don't oversteer.

Right, this phase of the race is just a bit about patience. Then if we've got fuel and stuff later, we can have a go.

And Lando, the graining on the Ferraris might be just beginning to open up, so this tyre will need some management. Weather update. Small risk of rain. Last three laps up to Class 1.

And now the wind is picking up a little bit.

Fernando Hamilton, who was in P5, has just ticked it. We're keeping an eye on him.

Lando, from what we can see, our front bench is a little bit worse than Oscar and Russell.

Yeah, I like I see the first little bits of grainy, but it feels OK for now still. OK, let's just be patient still, all right?

And I suggest red A2, red A2 and orange E7, orange E7.

And Lando, the undercut power for Hamilton was low, therefore we think this is plan C. Let's follow the dash more a bit now. It'll come in handy later.

Lando, opportunity. Focus on turn 2 and turn 3 minimum. Less turn 1 speed.

Lando, both safety car windows are open, please confirm. Confirm. I've lost a bit of pace now. Understood. We think we'd pit a hard tyre rather than the others under a safety car. Confirm.

And Lando, the gap to Russell is 4.9.

That is just red A1, red A1 and orange E6, orange E6.

And Lando, whatever you did in turn 1-4 this lap, keep doing it. It was good. Weather update possible class a half on the last lap only.

10 laps to go. The gap to Russell is 5.4. He's dropped his pace a little bit to say.

My brake pedal is going a bit long.

Yeah, the brake pedal's gone a lot longer. So it's been going along the whole time. We see it has stepped, yes.

Yeah, right now it's a lot longer, like I would say if it's slightly longer. No, I know. It's a lot longer. I know.

So, Lando, I know this is boring, so it's not the brake power that's changing, it's just the pedal that's going longer. Limiting peak brake pressure into turn 14 will help. Under no pressure, gap to Russell 6.3.

The brake pedal will continue to get locked.

How big's the issue? It'll get like half a mil longer per lap.

OK, so it's getting worse. Basically, the front circuit will maintain pressure. The rear will lose, but you'll still get brake power. So you just have to be really cautious on the brakes. No risk. Gap to Russell 6.

Yeah, better but a lot quicker then.

So, Lando, we see you're quick. This is one of those things we discussed at car fairs over the year. I'd rather finish second than not at all. No hard braking. Gap to Russell 7.

And Lando, these seat and car windows are closed for you. We'll call it. Confirm.

Five laps to go. The brake pedal is going to get worse. You need to limit your brake pressure.

Three laps to go. The brake pedal is getting longer. At some point it will bottom out. Gap to Russell 9. So limit that brake pressure.

Happy laps to go. Including this one, three.

Lando, the brake situation's been getting critical. So, manage peak brake pressures, turn 6, turn 40. Also, weather update, if the rain comes, it will come from turn 1 to turn 6 first.

Yeah, I think the pedals are going flat.

Two laps to go. Suggest blue B2. Blue B2. Gap to Russell is 8.

So, Lando, the side effect of this brake pedal is it's like forwards brake balance.

This is the last lap. Gap to Russell 5.0.

3.7 to Russell.

Russell 2.6.

Well done, mate. Well done. Sorry about that. On the brake pedal, minor, white H11 position 13. White H11 position 13. Recharge on. Drive to the delta.

And we can turn recharge off. Let's turn recharge off.

And white H8, position 14. White H8, position 14. Yeah, right on boys. Beautiful one-two. And remember your dash driving. Remember your dash driving.

White 8-4, position 4. White 8-4, position 4.

And you'll go to the grid, please. Go to the grid.