Ready to check. Yep, loading. Clear.

And Lando, the formation lap will start behind the safety car.

Lando, tyre info, everybody's on inter.

And Lando, can we have orange E5, please? Orange E5.

You said now is the break of rain?

So, Lando, the safety car will pull away. You're allowed to leave a gap such that you can practice the first few corners. This is not the end of the range, so we still think there's this around the circuit until 5 past. That's the gap at the moment.

Purple, C13, position 9, please. Purple, C13, position 9, and practice conservative. Conservative.

That's what we use. Conservative.

Rain is reducing around the circuit.

1.4.

And the rain is now expected to stop at the race start, so two minutes.

1.4.

It's still just a lot wetter on my side of the grid compared to the other side.

Lando, I agree. There looks to be a drier line on the other side. More standing water on our side.

Yep. Yeah, it wouldn't be fair for a stopping stop.

30 seconds to go.

20 seconds.

10 seconds.

Lando, how are the conditions up the hill? Yeah, I mean, not ideal for the time being. I can't see a lot behind those safety cars, so I can't imagine what it's like for everyone else.

Yeah, copy that.

Conditions out of turn 9.

Report visibility. Copy.

Starting procedure is suspended.

Red flag, red flag. If he boxes that, no overtaking. Stop at the flash lane.

So, confirm box. Yep, confirm box. Follow the safety car in.

Remember the pitlane limiter. Take it nice and easy through.

Sorry, mate. Our expectation.

Lando, question. Is it visibility or standing water? Visibility. Standing water is not too bad.

Lando, we will get a 10-minute warning. Safeguard driver, he's waiting for an update. Our expectation, we think, is we're probably going to wait until this next batch of rain comes through. The race hasn't officially started yet, so the three-hour clock hasn't started, so they might want to wait until the rain comes through. If you want to jump out, you can do. You've got to be ready to get back in. 10-minute warning.

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

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Radio check. Yep, loud and clear. Loud and clear.

Lando, we're expecting at least two laps behind the safety car.

I think one thing that will be good to know when it comes is how wet the pit exit, pit entry are on the slick, when you go on the slick tyres, because it could still be pretty wet. So, yeah, if anyone comes, unboxes before, knowing how bad it is, we could see pit entry. But pit exit will be the only one we do on the slick tyres. Sure. We think historically it's bad here.

Can I just get an aero wipe? With a dry rag, please.

And Lando, we think if we do a standing start, it will be a standard target for the Inter. Obviously be worthwhile driving through your grid spot just to see what it's like when we come through. And give us feedback as necessary.

30 seconds to go.

I can let the safety car go a bit, right?

Yes, a little bit. Five seconds.

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Fernando, I need feedback on the conditions up the hill.

Yeah, it's a bit better than before. I think a few laps behind safety car and I think the visibility will be better for everyone. We'll copy that.

Wettest place so far is the Kemmel straight, but that's the only place we really need the visibility.

Feedback on conditions with Braunschweig.

Yeah, not bad. I just, it's just the Kemmel straight and Arouf, they're the two worst bits. And now into the final corner, still pretty bad as well.

Copy that. Remember to drive through your grid slot.

Yeah, but the right side of the grid is still a lot wetter than the left.

Yeah, it's not side to side equal.

Yeah, that's clear on the video.

Lando, can we have purple C10 in position 4, please? Purple C10 in position 4.

Lando, can we have purple C6 position 11, please? That's purple C6 position 11.

I just remembered to drive through your grid slot.

Armando, we're happy to turn recharge off in a little bit of time.

Lando, any update on conditions through Eau Rouge?

I mean, it's just about getting better, I would say. Yeah, just about maybe a lap or two more, two more maybe.

Lando, can we have an ACS button, please?

And a reminder to drive through your grid slot.

Yeah, I'm trying. It's just, it's still way wetter on the inside. I don't know why.

Yeah, understood.

Under one question, do you have any comments on upshifts out of turn one?

And it'll be a rolling start, rolling start. So we can launch back off.

Lando, just remember, overtake will be available on the first lap.

Update on safety car.

Turn 16 now.

Going through 17 now.

By entry 18.

Why do I have my pack?

It's coming back up. We just discharged the lot where we did the safety car restart.

No other car possible in the pack. Turn 15 opportunity.

Lando, doing a great job with your lifts in high speed. Keep that up.

Tyre temp's at the top of the window.

I suggest strat 7. Strat 7.

Lando, opportunity, turn 8, turn 12, peak and release. Looks better.

Lando, minor, red A4, red A4 and purple C10 position three, purple C10 position three. Weather update. We do not expect more rain, maybe at the very end, but nothing to be expected at the moment.

Fernando, our decisions will be whether or not to fit a new inter or slicked immediate.

I learn that we need to be thinking four laps ahead for a safety car.

Ida, white H11 position 2, white H11 position 2. How's visibility?

Rogevina, visibility is fine.

Main opportunity is turn 12. Need to be quicker onto the brakes.

Is he lifting a car in high speed?

Lando, if there was a safe car, we would give up two positions. Would you take it for a new inter?

I think so.

Lando, how far from a dry tyre? It's getting there, but not yet.

Lando, do you think a slick would be OK after three laps of safety car? Er, yes.

Hamilton is pitting for medium. We'll keep an eye on it.

Hamilton's quicker from...

Antoine's quicker after turn 5. Happy to box.

Box to overtake. Box to overtake.

Strat 5, please. Strat 5. Give it absolutely everything.

Lando, early press overtake. Silver D5, Silver D5. What about a hard tyre? We try and go to the end. What about a hard? Would you take it now? I need an answer quick.

Box now, box now.

Launch map on in the pitlane. Launch map on in the pitlane.

Launch back, launch back, launch back. Exit could be slippy. Green F2, green F2. Get close to Tsunoda exit. Tsunoda's pitted.

Strat 7, please. Strat 7. Green F2. Green F2.

No hurry here, just keep on track.

Suggest red A5, red A5.

So, Lando, as an update, both cars will try and get to the end. We think the other car might have to do some pace management to make it work, but that's our opportunity.

INA, purple C2 position 9. Purple C2 position 9.

Lando, opportunity. We can push turn 10, turn 11 harder. Two tenths.

Heiner, white H10, position 11. White H10, position 11.

Good job around the lap. Main opportunity turn 8. Slightly more exit biased.

That was better in turn 8, turn 9. Keep that up.

Lando, you're the fastest car on track. Main opportunity is braking turn 18.

We'll move to the progressives, late to break point.

That was a good lap. Keep it up.

Lando, we like what you're doing with the tyres down to turn 5. Keep doing that.

And, Lando, one of our next questions will be what to do under a safe car. So, how are the tyres? Any thoughts?

Yeah, the tyres are OK. A bit more of a thermal limit now.

Opportunity turn 5. Tight change of direction line.

Opportunity turn 9. Later lift for minimum speed.

Sorry, Lando. Now I'm just going to say, jeez, there's too much understeer in line.

So, Lando, our safeguard decision will be I expect everyone else will take it for a medium so we could stay out and try and keep people behind. I worry we'd get eaten up.

And Lando, no surprise, that was our first strike on track limits.

Suggest red A4. Red A4.

Lando, both safety car windows are open, please confirm. Yep, confirm.

And Lando, correction, just the full safety car window was open. Just the full safety car window. And silver D6, silver D6.

Hey, shit, I've got the press.

And there's an opportunity for exit by turn one. Back off the braking a bit.

So, Lando, these tyres are getting tricky. You need to keep the focus. Don't push the braking as hard as we have been. You're naturally quicker.

And Lando, there is no rain expected.

Six laps to go.

And Lando, just be careful of the front right. Last chicane and turn 1.

A lot of these safe-to-go windows are closed. There could be very light rain to one over the last few laps. We don't expect it, but it might just turn up.

Strat 4. Strat 4. Two laps to go.

Big lift over the line.

Recharge on. And you come back down the pitlane. You come back down the pit.