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Alexander Albon
06:51:04
Windy is the side of the grid box, if you were to tell me to aim closer to.
06:51:23
Yeah, I've beaten a bit and it's probably to the right. It's better than to the left.
06:51:55
Yeah, I'd say the right side. Closer to the edge on the right. Just need to watch you're still in the pit box, in the good box.
06:53:59
Yeah, now we're happy with the clutch targets.
06:54:13
Yeah, copy. Happy on clutch, Darius.
06:57:25
Okay Alex, so tyre-wise, the top 13 cars all on medium, Stroll P14 on the hard, Bearman 17 on the hard and Lawson pitlane start also on the hard, Verstappen Alonso on medium.
06:59:54
Fifteen seconds.
07:00:04
At 5, we're about to go full.
07:02:30
The gauge is off target.
07:02:40
Three burnouts.
07:02:46
Make sure you're inside the box position.
07:03:15
That's pull toggle on and left button off.
07:05:07
Erase me, Captain.
07:05:55
Debris at turn 89. DRS enabled.
07:07:34
Currently double yellow at 8 and 9. Alright, it's clear.
07:08:23
We're happy with management at turn 2. When you're comfortable, you can go mode 11 and come to the top of the pack. Gap behind at point 9.
07:09:25
Gasly is a car behind now. Alonso stopped with brake problem.
07:10:04
Orange button on.
07:10:35
Too much kick.
07:10:52
Radio pull, repeat.
07:11:00
A lot of clipping everywhere, but it's 15.9.
07:11:24
Understood. There's a combination of the overtake plus the mode 11. It'll come to you.
07:12:07
Update, tyre switch when you can. Still there, still there. Copy, copy.
07:15:00
Purple button on. Purple button on.
07:15:26
Strong in 8th and 9th compared to the car ahead of behind.
07:15:50
We're happy with tyres for now, but we are on the quickest lap, correct? Yeah, I'm good. I am good. I am better than everyone. Let's go next.
07:16:01
I am very comfortable.
07:18:45
Turn three and nine are strong. There's a potential increase in tailwind. Sorry, I don't need it.
07:20:25
That's ten laps completed.
07:20:47
Gasly has pitted and Ocon does not. He's just on a bubble at DRS.
07:21:19
Plan A plus six.
07:23:15
Current thought would be to come down one for the compound. Let me know. You've got Tsunoda has pitted, Ocon has pitted. They're around Gasly. Still on plan A plus six. I don't know. Is it about the grating?
07:23:31
I think leave it as it is.
07:24:05
Copy. So far no signs of groaning on the hard.
07:26:32
Pace is really strong at the minute. Decent free air. We're thinking about plan C.
07:27:01
How many more laps is this?
07:27:10
Let's just see what happens. Piastri's pitted out to the hard. He's three and a half seconds back.
07:28:36
A big train of cars formed behind Tsunoda, which is helping. Castrian two and a half will be efficient when he's on us.
07:29:52
We are planning the plan C. Gap behind at two seconds. George in three seconds.
07:30:17
Turn nine is front limited. You can use the left button.
07:31:28
Piastri in DRS range, looking at plan A plus 11.
07:31:34
Sixteen laps.
07:32:20
Norris in two, Georgi in three.
07:32:51
Be careful, the front is dropping.
07:32:59
I know you want to be smart, but it's... Don't be too smart.
07:33:09
Yeah, there's a big train behind Tsunoda.
07:33:13
Glowing car.
07:33:35
Mode 5. Mode 9, correction, mode 9.
07:33:58
Keep pushing, keep pushing.
07:34:28
I'll box this lap. It's going to be tight but I'll use it up.
07:34:46
Tyres feel OK. OK.
07:35:04
Alright, stay out, stay out then.
07:35:15
Can't get you a better exit. Keep pushing.
07:36:23
Yeah, we'll go this lap. Box this lap.
07:37:00
Every hard tyre, 36 laps to go. Just managed turn 1-2 on this outlap. Gasly should be just ahead. Doohan two seconds behind.
07:37:41
Manage 7 and 8 as well. Gap behind 1 to do it.
07:38:29
Target lap 37.8. A car's ahead. We assume we'll stop again. Deg on the hard is lower than expected.
07:38:56
There are 35.35 laps to go.
07:40:07
These cars ahead all pitted 10 laps before you.
07:40:33
Silent time, please. I'll update you if you're comfortable. Go mode 10, mode 10, mid-back.
07:40:56
Target 37.5s now, 37.5s.
07:41:44
Tyres are still coming up to 10. We think the front left will still be the limitation on these compounds.
07:43:22
So we think Stroll, P7 and below will all pit again. Stroll is 14.14 seconds ahead. We think all those cars between you and him will pit again.
07:43:49
Currently P13 with 32 to go.
07:44:00
Doesn't feel as good on this tyre for me.
07:44:13
Once the temp stabiliser does improve.
07:45:26
Mode 11. I'll bring you to the top of the pack. Mode 11. Gap behind at 3. Gap ahead at 2.
07:46:39
Suggested earlier lift at turn 12.
07:47:04
Okay, so Bearman has pitted from ahead, so now P12.
07:48:16
Alex Sousa just holding this two second gap to Hadjar who's in DRS with Antonelli. I just want to make sure we've got decent tyres at the end when these cars eventually pit. There's 29 laps to go next time around.
07:48:41
Oh, I don't know what it's called, I think. To me these tyres are not very good.
07:49:54
And Stroll, who hasn't pitted, still on the hard. 27 laps on the hard. He's still setting green laps.
07:50:03
Perfect car for you. Agreed.
07:51:35
Feedback with Carlos about the tyres, please. Are we aligned or not? Because it doesn't feel that great for me.
07:51:47
Question to tyres, am I just driving too slowly or is it just lucky?
07:52:33
OK, with the track temp starting to get colder, we can lean more through the high speed now.
07:53:13
Limited feedback from the other car. I think we're OK at the moment. We're OK.
07:54:47
So the medium tyre that came off only had minor graining. We think this one will be OK. So we think we can lean on it in the high speed more and keep the front temp.
07:56:52
Gap to Stroll in P7 is reduced to 11 seconds.
08:01:02
Please make it. I give out dice.
08:01:19
Radio report, repeat. Give me updates about performance and general advice.
08:01:33
I want a bit of info about the race. How's the pace and what's everyone doing?
08:01:45
Okay, so Tsunoda's just pitted. Stroll still P7, still on the hard tyre, still setting green laps. We are P10.
08:02:08
Cars looking to two-stop are pitting around this window. Put your paces good.
08:02:55
OK, we're going to need a switch change just to hold a problem with maybe a temp slider for a bit. It's blue 7 position 9. Blue 7 position 9.
08:03:21
That's just short term for now, just to manage in the background. So, Bearman five seconds back. He went hard to medium. He's done eight laps on the medium. He'll be quick and then deg.
08:03:31
I can't hear you.
08:03:45
OK, behind you, Gasly, ten lap older tyres in sync with you. Bearman behind him, now on a medium, eight laps in. He should deck towards the end.
08:04:33
The two cars ahead of you pitted eight to nine laps before you on the hard tyre. Whether they go to the end or not, not sure.
08:05:00
Should I be going quicker? We can lean on the front more for the temp, we can lean on the front more.
08:05:35
We are happy to close the gap on Antonelli. Gap ahead at 3.
08:06:12
Suggest using seventh gear in seven.
08:07:49
Bearman stuck behind Gasly, but he is six tenths quicker than us. Gap behind at 4. There'll be 17 laps to go next time around. Gap ahead at 3.1.
08:08:16
Who is 6th? Can you give me? Bearman. Bearman. He's on the medium.
08:08:26
Where is he?
08:08:34
He is now the next car back. Four seconds back. He's on 13 lap mediums and there's 17 laps to go. Focus in front. Focus in front.
08:08:49
So we think we're racing the two ahead. They are 10 lap older tyres.
08:09:51
That's P9. P9 at 16 to go.
08:10:46
High speed drift loop. 1-0.
08:11:02
High speed 12. High speed 12.
08:12:39
Tyres are stable. We're happy to increase pace through 1. That's a very potential time gain to Antonelli. Feedback from you on tyres. I had a great opening when I did that. But this high speed diff is helping, so give it a couple laps and we'll do another soak.
08:13:30
Overall wind strength has dropped in the last few laps but still gusting 1-6-7.
08:15:06
You were two tenths quicker than Antonelli last lap.
08:15:57
One more step on the diff.
08:16:02
High speed 11.
08:17:32
Purple button off, orange button on.
08:17:57
Eleven laps to go. Gap ahead at 2.5.
08:19:33
Eight ten laps to go.
08:20:44
Pace is good, you're four tenths quicker than Ocon in P7 ahead. Four tenths, last lap.
08:21:14
Another three tenths on Ocon.
08:22:19
We need to make a change that will cost you some deployment. It's B3, position 4. B3, position 4. Come on, guys!
08:22:38
We should have feared to do this.
08:22:46
Yeah, we did. About 10-15 laps ago.
08:24:23
Seven laps to go. Gap to Antonelli at 2.1. 4 to Ocon. So much clipping!
08:24:44
Yeah, it's either that or lift and coast and I assume you don't want the latter.
08:26:22
The problem is, I don't even know if I get close. How am I ever going to overtake?
08:26:32
Yeah, copy. If I can help you out at the end, I will do. We can't currently.
08:28:46
OK, Alex, we have not fixed the problem. We need lift and coast in 6-11-1 level 2. 6-11-1 level 2.
08:29:11
There are four laps to go. Lyco level 2. Gap behind at four seconds.
08:30:05
Severity 3, Lyco level 2, please. Oh yeah, oh yeah. What's the problem?
08:30:47
OK, just three laps to go. Mode 9, mode 9. Maintain the line, OK?
08:31:56
Are we happy with the record? Affirm. Affirm.
08:32:01
Gap behind at 4.5.
08:34:02
Starting the last lap. Gap behind at 4.6.
08:34:56
All right, let's push to close it up now. Push, push.
08:35:10
Remember what I said on the grid. Use the overtake. Push, push all the way in. Gap behind at four points. Yeah, just push. Just push to close it up.
08:35:42
Slowing up, slow, slow, slow. Slow as you can.
08:35:54
Okay, well done everyone. Good points. I think we got in a way a bit unlucky here. The hard was so good and I think we could have got Kimi there if the issue didn't happen at the end. Max efficiency on the way in. Max efficiency. Go switch to go in.
08:36:17
Alex, well done. It's a good point. Agreed with you there was more in it, but I'm more encouraged by the fact that we had a good race car underneath us today. That we won't lose. I'm looking forward to the next few races. Yeah, good recovery from yesterday everyone, so well done.
08:36:39
Cleared to rubber as well. Yep. Max pickup, pickup.
08:36:47
And happy birthday again.
08:36:54
Getting old. Trust me, not yet. It gets worse.
08:37:17
Set B1, position 12. B1, position 12. Watching the dash.