Radio check, Lance. Yep. OK, loud and clear. Seven minutes till we go.

At this mixed cloud cover, so the track temp keeps going up and down. So we'll see. But I think we're happy where we are on balance. Pure is windy and all. Yeah, it's windy, but I don't think it's significantly more than the other days. I'll double check.

That's similar to qualifying. 10 dig, 15 kph, tailwind out of 6. More than the sprint. I'll double check, but I think it's similar.

Sprint wind was very similar, Lance.

Three minutes to go, lads. Three minutes.

OK, you, Bearman, Lawson on hards. Everyone else...

Bearman is P17.3 back. Everyone else around on medium.

OK, Lance, two minutes till we go. Two minutes.

OK, Lance, down the tyre in one.

Lots of traffic ahead.

I have high speed weaving down to five and then a good brake into five.

High speed weaving up to 7 and then down the tyres 7-8, we'll have a break into 9.

Weaving here and then brake into 11.

On tyres 12.13.

High-speed weaving on the straight, then 100m lift and coast before braking for 14.

On tyres and 14 to scrub.

Start procedure was good, Lance. Procedure was good.

Remember, we'll hold K0.

OK, Lance, no burnouts due to temperature. No burnouts.

Graphic.

One crisp burnout, Lance, and then fight point learn and then run switch race.

Last car approaching the grid.

Yellow, turn 8. Yellow, 9.

Yeah, the Alpine overtook me on the yellow.

OK, good job, Lance. Let's settle into our managing. Think about that turn 1, turn 7.

DRS enabled. Remember lifting coast.

Possible debris between 8 and 9.

Fernando had an issue. We're all okay. Everything okay for us.

We're a bit hot on temps, if you can get some free air on the straights if you don't have an opportunity.

DRS ahead and behind. Let's manage more turn 7 and a bit of fresh air for temperatures, please.

Turn 7, I'm in a harder compound. I'm managing more than them. Needs to be enough. Yeah, copy that Lance.

It'll pay us off later, Lance, so just lift more earlier, a little slower speed in 7.

1.0 DRS behind.

Turn 1 is perfect, Lance. Turn 7, just lift earlier. Just need a few more laps and then we'll be in a good position.

Yeah, copy that, Lance, but they're all mediums, so our race is with them later, so let's look after the tyre.

DRS ahead and behind.

To go long, Lance, a little more help in 7, please, on the fronts.

The exit of 7 now is where we just want to go a little slower on the way out.

Doing good, Lance. Good job. The tyre's looking healthy. I'll just keep reducing seven. Whatever you do there helps us.

Still playing the long game, so everything you do in 7 helps us later.

Sainz now doing a huge lift in 7, so we have margin in 7.

I feel a bit under balance, yeah.

Copy that. DRS ahead and behind. You're doing really good. You're doing good. Just keep managing in 7. I just don't know why it was hard for me to come in 3.

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Yeah, copy that Lance, but it'll pay you back later. Consider torque 11. Torque 11 for balance.

Good job, everyone else is managing more now too.

DRS ahead and behind. And consider entry.

We're doing the same lap time as Tsunoda who's in P8. Just managed 7. We can manage 7.

More people are struggling now. Keep managing seven. That's how we'll make our tyre last.

DRS ahead and behind. Turn one is really, really good. Just keep focusing on seven. We still have some speed we can drop there.

OK, so that starts the medium runners boxing. Don't worry about not having DRS, we'll just look after our tyres. This is our phase to really manage.

DRS behind.

Plus one hundred.

Just need to hold back for like three more laps and then we'll turn up the pace a little bit. Try to just be consistent the next ten laps.

No DRS behind.

Gap behind is now 1.2.

Lance, we can start using the tyre more, but still just manage a bit in 7.

Lights, safety car and VSC windows are open.

I'm struggling on traction mainly. Combined traction.

OK. Copy that, Max.

Lance, I have a default. MFA blue, default A. MFA blue, default A. 3-0 OK.

Piastri coming out of the box ahead. He's ahead and then Russell's coming out soon.

Mine says DRS.

Try again. MFA, blue, default A, 3-0, OK. 3-0, OK. Good job.

Russell behind, Russell on new tyres.

Russell's not our race and Norris coming out soon also not our race. Signs behind Russell.

Good job, Lance. Sainz still less than one behind. Remember, lift and coast, please.

Sainz no DRS. Sainz has both Ferraris behind, so they'll be coming through. We need to keep our lift and coast up. That will help the rears.

Ok, I'm Hamilton-Leclerc behind now. The pushing in 7 definitely hurts traction 9.

So, Sainz, Box, we're staying on plan. Just don't lose any time with these two Ferraris behind. Hamilton, Leclerc.

Good job, Lance. This pace is good, so we are thinking about extending.

It's behind us. There's plan B out there now.

Yeah, copy that. Verstappen 1.6 behind again. He's a fast car, don't lose time with him.

People on medium boxed into traffic, so they're being held up. So this is good. Three seconds behind is Bearman on the same tyre. Same strategy right now.

Verstappen, 0.9 but for time. Don't lose any time with him when he comes.

Verstappen, DRS behind. Bearman is two behind 2.2.

Okay Lance, good job. Keep going. So we need to manage more in 7. It will help us everywhere and keep the Lifting Coast going.

And that Bearman 1.2 behind is on the same hard, same strategy, so he's our race.

I have understeer at turn 80 and oversteer at turn 90.

Yeah, he's a bit quicker, but we'll stabilise here.

Airman DRS.

Good job. Hold this position. He's killing his tyres right now.

Bearman DRS, but gap is 0.9.

Consider right toggle turn 6.

Airman DRS, gap 0.7, doing a really good job.

I have a problem.

Gap 0.7. Gap is last lap DRS.

K-0 here, K-0.

Gap 0.8, he has DRS. Gap is 0.8, 0.1, bigger than last time.

OK, Lance, at K0, Bearman boxed.

This is great. We're at safety park.

We're all good, Lance. Let's extend this baby.

This is really good, Lance. This pace is good. Really good job staying ahead.

Very good pace, Lance.

Far behind is Tsunoda. He's on a two-stop, so he's already on his second tyre.

He's only a few tenths faster than us and he'll be stopping next stop similar timing.

So how's the balance on this tyre in free air in general?

Go for it.

Is that a bad thing or what? Right, yeah.

Lance, this pace is excellent. This is allowing us to extend, so we'll be onto a one-stop. So when we go onto the medium, we'll add some front. All these other cars will be pitting onto a hard, so you'll be on the better tyre at the end of the race.

Lance, let's increase lift in coast, it helps us with temps and fuel.

You can consider mid three if understeer is a problem.

Last lap, Tsunoda, 38.3.

It's a machine, I'll run, I'll run.

It's all good. Yeah, we see it and hear it.

OK, Lance, the gap is opening behind, but I definitely need to lift and coast to keep that up. Your pace is excellent.

The longer we go on this one, the better time we'll have on the medium. This is really good.

Tsunoda, 37.8, slightly quicker.

Last lap, Tsunoda 38.1. You were quicker.

Lance, a little more lift in coast, please. When we go on the medium...

Use the tyre, use everything.

You sure? Can I keep going?

Now is the time, Lance, definitely, otherwise we'll have traffic situations if we wait longer. We'll be close to Tsunoda on exit. I need a hundred metre lift and coast into 14.

Are we boxing? Yes, box now, Lance, box now.

Higher green dry air. Energy available at the exit.

We'll be close to Tsunoda. Just take care in 7, otherwise do what you gotta do. Close to Tsunoda.

Nineteen laps to go at the line. Tsunoda 1.2 behind.

Good job, Lance, help us in turn 7. 1.2 behind.

Good job, Lance. Two second gap behind.

You got this, bro. Do what you do in turn 1. In turn 7 I need much slower. Everyone is slower in 7.

The cars ahead are on old hard. They're slow. We'll get past them.

Turn seven was good. That's the limit. Tsunoda 2.5 behind. He'll catch these guys ahead quickly.

Tsunoda behind is managing a lot to try and attack at the end.

Good job, Lance. We can K-0 into 7. We need a bigger lift in 7 to get us to the end on our medium.

Lines ahead, 20-lap-old hards going to the end.

Coast is good, just need more help. 7-exit on the throttle pickup.

Great job. Strat 5 now. Strat 5. Great job.

A-0 into 7, we'll get that back up and then we'll go again.

Currently P12. Gasly is on old parts ahead. Are these tyres going to the end? I think so, but they're on way older tyres, so they're going to drop off.

OK, strat 6, strat 6. So yeah, we have to catch Gasly and Bearman. They're both going to drop off.

We can use the tyre everywhere except for 7. Still manage 7.

Turn one. Can I use the tyre?

Yes, yes.

I have understeer at turn 80 and oversteer at turn 90.

Yes, we think so. We think so, Lance.

Eleven laps to go, Lance. Eleven. Bearman starting to drop off.

Looking after 7, please.

Oh, I can look after 7 and 3.

Twelve, so I can push.

How do you want it in? Yeah, that's clear, Lance. We'll discuss here.

Yeah, Lance, let's try and get close to DRS in 11, so let's focus on that then.

I have understeer at turn 80 and oversteer at turn 90.

Yeah, understood, Lance.

All right, Lance, seven to go at the line. Obviously, we'll need some help ahead. We'll just see what happens. Keep doing what you're doing. Good job.

Hello, plan B.

I have understeer at turn 80 and oversteer at turn 90.

A6 to go, still P12. We'll just drive it clean and hope for some help.

Five to go, Lance. There's still some close battles out there, so still a chance.

Three laps to go, Lance. Three laps.

Two to go, lads, two to go. Possible drops, possible drops on your visor.

Braking down for...

Yes indeed, probably not going to come to a pack-up.

So much draining on the front end. Can't rock it, it's just a holiday.

Yeah, copy that, Lance.

OK, Lance, starting last lap. Bring it home.

Checkered flag, Lance, checkered flag.

We'll have run-switch warm-up.

Can I say we're going to get more out of that? I'll check the pits out.

Hello, Carry.

I copy that. We did the right strategy. The cars ahead did one stop. I think in the end it'll just be a bit of pace that we're lacking.

Good job holding off Bearman all those laps, forcing him to pit.

Switch warm-up please, Lance. Switch warm-up and then MFB PU1 to position 12. PU1 position 12 and pick up, get pick up.

One to position 12, please. Position 12.

My seat's very hot. Check that after.

Brake under minus. No fire. OK, copy that Lance. Noted.