Radio check, Fernando. Copy. When you get the wheel on, give me a shout as well.

Radio check. Yes, all good. That's just over five minutes now. That's the decks if you go ahead as well. Radio check, Fernando.

Yeah, all good.

Is Lando ready to check on the fuel?

All good, so that's two and a half minutes now. We're just struggling with tyre infer at the minute. We know Russell's on medium, so we'll just get you more infer in a minute.

That's one and a half minutes now, so we're doing it manually, but we believe there's quite a few cars on hard, so Norris, Leclerc, cars directly behind you, we think they're hard. Ocon, Bortoleto, Sainz, Tsunoda and Lawson are all hard as well.

30 seconds.

You have to lean on tyres in turn 1. Priority is to push through turn 2-3-4 so you can make a little bit of space entry 2 if you need to.

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Launch was minus three.

Any high-speed weaving you can do.

Take a 50m lift and a hard stop. Push through 3-4 and 5.

High-speed weaving at turn 8 and then a 50m left. Push through turn 8-9 and then weaving after 9.

Make a bit of space now and then it's high speed weaving for turn 13.

Do not need to lift into turn 13, so just a good stop.

Staying on the racing line and it'll be four burnouts. Four burnouts. Remember, press and hold K0, keep them short and crisp.

See you at the new road stage race.

That's the last car approaching the grid now. We are watching.

Minus 30.

DRS will be active turn 7 exit this lap.

I've only got a slippy track warning between 10 and 13. I'll get you more info.

Stay on the racing line all the way up to turn 13. There's some water to the right-hand side.

New brake belt plus one if you need. We have margin.

OK, we need a default, so it's MFA grey, default C, 3-9, OK. MFA grey, default C, 3-9, OK.

So you can do MFA off, MFA off.

Nice big gap to Hulkenberg who's in P9. So we're looking at plan A plus or maybe plan B. Take some feedback when you can.

Copy. Yeah, some rear graining but difficult to know how long he will hold.

Yeah, sure, but you know what I'm doing, so I'm using the tyre for a reason, but I don't know if it's worth it or not. I understand. It's all looking good for now, so what you do is okay.

So now we've lost the DRS and with all those hard starters at the back, we do need to extend a bit. So yeah, just traction slip turn 210.

Come on, we're just about at the peak now.

That's okay, so car behind is Leclerc, hard tyre as well.

Verstappen has just stopped.

I need to update me the target. I need to drive to the target.

Copy, working on it. We've got a good gap to the cars we're racing initially, so I'll let you know in a second.

Currently looks a bit like plan A plus one, plan A plus two.

Have a think about air appellants.

Maybe plus something. Without the rear graining maybe. Well, now I have front and rear graining. But I don't know with the other one.

Looks like it'll be shape 11. You've got Russell behind. Just one lap hold, hard tyre. Copy.

Let's get Pire green dry R.

You can do Strat 7, Strat 7.

It should be clear. Gasly will be the car ahead just in turn 1 now. 14 lap hard, 15 lap hard.

It's aimed just to introduce this tyre for the first eight laps or so, if you can. So just gentle combined entry.

We can guess for all these cars ahead are just the hard starters from the start of the race. They've all got the same tyre age as Gasly, all hard tyres.

Fuck, man. He just got the DRS now.

So Hulkenberg's just stopped. He'll come out well behind us on the hard tyre.

B-Bal minus one. That's for front temps. B-Bal minus one.

It's unbelievable. No one has the DRS until I get to them, but they get the DRS from the car in front. Great.

Copy. I know it's frustrating. This position is still good for us. All right, it's all okay for now.

Albon ahead of Bortoleto is really struggling so it shouldn't be too difficult or it won't be long until he'll come in.

So once we've got Bortoleto, just a reminder, we are on plan A. That's all we need to do. You'll be starting lap 24.

Tsunoda car ahead is the same as the others. He's on 23 lap hold hard.

We have margin for brake bail one click forwards.

Ocon, Sainz, Tsunoda, all hard tyres from the start of the race. They might be extending and trying for one stop.

We are happy to try and attack them, if you get a chance.

Got energy for an early press exit turn if you need.

Keeping on top of the traction slip where you can, including turns seven and nine.

Entry 3 and 8. Gentle entry 3 and 8.

We are racing, not testing.

Starting lap 33 now.

Good work. So Ocon is the same situation as Sainz. Now on lap 34.

No, no, just take an air balance update when you come.

I think it's about time. What do you think? Yeah, we agree.

Fernando, it's all looking pretty good at the moment. We are looking at plan A+, currently on lap 35.

Nice one, mate. Really good, really good. So now starting lap 38. Get back in your reverb, watch the traction slip.

Recommend B-Bal three clicks forwards.

So at this stage, Fernando, we've got free air. We've just got to clear some cars out of the pit window. Keep it alive, focus on the traction slip.

Now just let me know if you still want that turn 5 D-rate.

Yes. Update the target, please.

But if we can, just driving into free air, we do plan A plus 10. Just keeping updates on the tyres. Still looking good.

Just building a tyre offset to Hulkenberg. It should be an OK overtake when we get to him.

Yeah, update the target every lap.

Still looking. Plan A plus 10. I'll update you more after turn 10.

It's a race picture, so it's just us versus Hulkenberg for eighth.

He's on a one-stop. He's currently on a 25-lap hold hard. We'll probably come out behind him but we'll have a big tyre advantage.

We are faster and slower now. We are faster, faster.

Albon has stopped at turn 10.

Yellow where you are now. Could be the car is clear of the circuit.

Fuck! Big lift only for us. Yeah, painful, but it's okay. Still quicker than Hulkenberg.

I need the target lap. I tell you every two laps and you don't ever answer me.

Looking more like plus 15 now, plus 15.

OK, I'm not sure. That's why I need a fucking target. Graining a little bit at the front as well, but yeah, let's see. I don't have the picture and I don't know the lap time of Hulkenberg. I don't know anything in the race. Completely blind.

It won't be long, it just depends when we start to lose the tyre. That's all it is. The last lap was the first one, we lost to Hulkenberg. That's the only target. Sure, but I have the yellow flag, so it's not really representative. Yeah, that's our point. So pace is OK to Hulkenberg, that's all that matters.

Stay within 10 car lengths. You'll be five or six seconds behind Hulkenberg with a 30 lap tyre advantage. OK, box, box, box!

So you'll come out about three seconds behind Tsunoda. He has to stop again. It's clear behind you.

Good job, Sir. Hulkenberg is five and a half ahead.

And it's 16 to go. 16 laps to go.

Car head sights 56. Lap hold hard.

Good job. 13 to go. Let's go get Hulkenberg. 31 lap older hard tyre.

Recommend push and hold. Exit turn 10.

Still happy for hold. Exit. Yeah, yeah, leap it the way.

OK, that's now 10 laps to go. 10 to go.

Okay, good job. So that's nine to go now. B8.

It's going to be five to go into this one. Just for info, you've got Russell, race leader, two behind Hulkenberg. It will be close with a lapping event. For now, we might not get it. Be updated.

Safety car, safety car. Run switch cool. Keep it positive. We're staying out.

There's been a shunt on the way to turn one. Copy. How many laps?

So, yeah, over the line, it'll be four to go.

Okay, so we're going through the pitlane. Through the pitlane, Fernando. It's a reminder pit limiter. Copy. Through the pitlane. Careful not to follow you.

So it's just Norris stopped on the way to turn one left-hand side, so going through the pitlane should be clear of any debris.

I overtake the safety, I think.

Still through the pitlane. Still through the pitlane. OK, through the pit.

That's twice through the safety car line, so we can start to push now.

Just check it is double yellow when you first cross the safety car line.

And you should now be clear of them. So let's push. So you can do run-switch race.

Through the pitlane again. Through the pitlane again, yep. Reminder, pit limiter.

We're out at the double yellow. Let's try and catch up as best as we can. Back of the field currently around turn 10.

Thank you. Just in case there's any penalties for cars ahead. So back through the pitlane. Reminder pit limiter. Yeah, pitlane.

We will pass on the straight, I guess. Still double yellow.

It is still double yellow, Nathan, still double yellow where you are now.

So the safety car will come through the pitlane, we'll stay on track. This will be the end of the race, so just make sure you're close just in case there are any penalties for cars ahead of you.

All right, that is a flag. So that is P7 for now. Well done, mate. Good weekend.

We are within five seconds of interesting people or not?

Hamilton misses the lesson of being close to the car in front. Yeah, that was annoying, wasn't it? I'll let you down a sec. I'll give you some switches.

Still yellow on safety car, so headlamps maybe.

Let's go right and check if someone did pass in the first couple of corners. Yeah, we're watching.

Yeah, well done, guys. Not done easy race, but we executed well, especially yesterday, so yeah. Yeah, that was good. Well done for the start of the week. Exactly, yeah. It's back on now.