Radio check, Steve-O. Radio check.

Radio check.

So, where did you fit now?

I don't think it's going to be tough with this intensity, but let's see.

This radio you have here, by the way, also yesterday, the very poor quality for me. Very loud and very crackly.

I am at shift three, the fast ones. I don't think we want fast, we want smooth.

Could you back your mic up a bit? I can't hear you.

OK, because it says fast below the number here.

Nothing from the FA. At five minutes normally we get the message now.

KZDrives, standing start. Nobody told me I'm in the burnouts. You still will later.

And that's two minutes now.

After one minute now.

And 10 seconds now.

Is the boat F-lap or which boat you want? Let me know. That's right, F-lap.

And you were on target. Drop. I was second gear up. It sounded like quite a bit better.

And that's a red flag, red flag.

And this red flag is just for conditions.

It feels quite front-loaded on these few corners now, this grip level. Okay. My tyres are cold.

And everybody is coming into the pitlane now. We will stay in the fast lane and try to space out 10 metres to the car in front. Copy.

Do you want full switch-off? Yes, please. All switch-off.

Yeah, I hear you.

But back off your mic, you... Can you hear me or not? You hear me?

So for me, I don't know if it's too cold, but it felt quite on the nose. I mean, we're not on the limit of pushing, but I don't know, it just felt very on the front.

The volume on your thing is insane. It's blowing my head off.

Thank you for watching.

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Radio check, Steven. Radio check.

How long until we get going?

And just under three minutes now.

Just under two minutes.

And watch for that down.

And we think we prefer mode SC for these laps, mode SC. It doesn't have the brake balance shift.

And we also have reports that the standing water at the bottom of Eau Rouge is gone.

And the 30-second snapple.

And a reminder, we can open up up to 20 lap, 20 car gap in front. Be updated on track conditions, please.

That first part of the lap was very challenging again with the rear.

Understood. How is sector 2? There is already some dry patches. Not standing water is no problem. It's just visibility.

Safety car is in turn 8.

And this could be the last lap behind safety car. I'll let you know.

Safety car is in turn 12.

And will not be this lap.

Rethink. One more lap.

Any additional feedback on track day, Nico? Well, it is very dry already. Some dry ice appearing, like before, but I think it's okay. Yeah, it's good.

And safety car is in turn 12.

And safety car is in turn 18, will not be this lap.

You are starting lap four now.

Nico, can you let us know which corners are limiting for going to slick?

Well, it's everywhere still. It's not... Only 17 has a bit of a dry line. Everywhere else, not really yet. Okay, understood. Safety car will be in this lap. We will have a rolling start.

And the safety car is in turn eight now.

One safety car will be in this lap. Safety car is in turn 15. Norris is already building a gap.

And it will be 40 laps remaining at the start-finish line.

And you can select mode RS if you want.

Still quite a few laps from slicks.

And think about mode defend, mode defend.

Tyres are starting to have a hard time now.

OK, understood. How is the balance?

C'est passé.

OK, happy with that.

Far behind is Hamilton.

Nico, could you keep me updated on track, please?

Yeah, it's still very wet. I mean, not very wet, but...

Strictly in many spots, but it's getting closer, big area. These tyres are really going off now. Yeah, copy that. I can't brake very well.

And B-Meg three. B-Meg three.

Any talk? Anybody? Well, talk, yes, but people getting ready?

But here 8-9 is too wet. Yeah, copy Nico. People are complaining about their inters like you, but sector 2 is still quite wet for everybody of course.

I'm struggling with this dirt here. Should be quicker.

I think we're getting close now. Nobody in the box yet. Nobody in the box yet. The leaders are just approaching now. I'll let you know. And safety car window is open. It would be to medium.

And 18, everyone is still pretty wet. I'm dying on these tyres here. Understood. Everybody stay down.

I think maybe let's go. It could be right now. And we are ready with mediums. The leader stayed out.

Hamilton is pitting. Copy box and I'm going to do minus two on the front wing. Minus two.

And we'll be tyre position five, tyre five.

And shift 5 if you want. Shift 5.

And multi B4 position 8. Multi B4 position 8.

And high speed 13.

It's a very busy pitlane.

Fighting cars on pit exit.

And DRS is enabled.

What's the thinking on strategy? Is this the end or...?

No, we are thinking stop again, but we'll keep you updated.

Car in front is Lawson and there's a big gap in front of him. Give me a faster shift so we're back straight. So shift position 3. Not now, not now.

Gap is 0.7 behind. You can also go shift, position two, faster, shift two.

Nico, we're a bit shy on aero balance now when it's dry. Understood, Nico. We'll see if we can help with switches.

We suggest state 7, state 7, and we are thinking to go to the end on this set.

That sounds ambitious.

You could consider SOC 7 and press and hold overtake.

Sync about B-Meg four. B-Meg four.

What's the situation behind Gabi? There is a five-second gap to Gasly.

Turn 80 is very difficult. Yeah, we see that.

Okay, Nico, we would like to swap with Gabi into turn 5 this lap. Swap with Gabi.

Still five and a half seconds behind to Gasly.

We took down aero balance from inter right. Yeah, that's correct. Minus two clicks.

It's quite low now, obviously, now that it's dry.

Rotation at low speed.

Let's try increasing engine braking.

No, it doesn't feel good on the entries. I'll just open the mid now.

OK, copy.

I think we definitely have to box again.

Copy that, Nico.

I'll see B comparable to car C. I'll let you know.

And we are 10 Nm higher engine braking, 10 Nm more.

But I'm almost hot to throttle into my middle bump.

And we suggest B-Meg 5. B-Meg 5. The car behind Gasly is not faster than us. We are opening a gap to him. And Hadjar stopped for a second set of slick. He put on hard.

And Hadjar is more than 20 seconds behind our tail, behind our pit window.

And try to manage your front slip in the chicane and turn one.

We will have 20 laps remaining at the end of this one. Opening the gap to Gasly still. It's six seconds now. And behind him is a train of Tsunoda, Bearman, Alonso and Antonelli.

I know it's difficult balance, Nico, but your pace is quite good. You are opening to almost all the cars behind you.

One driver default. Delta zero zero. Delta zero zero on. And our safety car window is open.

1-0 taken at the moment. Yeah, Nico, we are still gaining on the cars behind. We don't know if we will be able to overtake them all if we stop for another set. There will be 17 laps remaining as you cross the line now.

And we would go multi-A, B-C position one, B-C one when you can.

And think about some lift in coast into turn one. We are kind of locking both axles into there.

And Colapinto is in the pitlane now.

Let's go back to mode race.

What's the aerobalance delta across the cars?

It's around half a percent right now. Half a percent. Think about taking a... We are down. We are down, I guess. We are down. Yeah, that's correct.

People are stopping now, yeah? Yes, Alonso stopped this lap.

And if we stopped, we would currently have to overtake five cars to get back to this position.

And four of those cars are in a train five and a half seconds behind you.

That's correct. Antonelli is in the pitlane now.

Let's see, if we pit, we need to add, I don't know, best part of a percent or something.

OK, copy that.

Nico, we think we need to take margin in braking in turn 18 and turn 1.

Copy. I'm just losing the front more and more. Understood.

If they get, you know, closer... ...September Effect will be a sitting duck anyway.

Copy that, Nico. It's still four and a half seconds to Gasly.

Yeah, but I'm tacking and he's going to get my toes too. I think I don't have to explain that.

No, Nico, it's clear.

And box, Nico, box.

We'll be close to Ocon on pit exit.

Overtake is available.

End mode race when you can.

Eleven laps remaining.

OK, Nico, so 10 laps remaining at the end of this one, and Gasly in P10 is 13 seconds in front.

They said Alonso there, but he undercut us. Oh, that's Stroll.

So everybody in front is still on the original slick.

What's the procedure, baby?

That's Antonelli. He's on four lap old medium.

Yep, the kind of stuff that, you know, just eats you up.

How is it? Are we catching Gasly? What lap times are you doing?

And Gasly lap time 47.5. With this pace, we should be able to catch that back.

And think about entry plus one.

But when I come, who is the back of the group or what I need to do when I get there?

So the first car you hit is Stroll, two and a half seconds in front and he is on his own.

Then there's Gasly, Tsunoda and Bearman. They are all bunched together. So they're in a DRS train, yeah? Yeah, that's right. And they are six seconds in front of Stroll.

The tyre is just low. This 25 lap old medium.

OK, good job, Nico. There will be five laps remaining at the end of this one.

Gasly, five and a half seconds in front.

And Gasly picked up the pace a little bit. His last lap was 47.3.

We need to try to manage longitudinal slip in 18.1. We are overpushing braking a bit there.

And let's consider increasing SOC and heavy overtake usage.

And three laps remaining. You can do it.

Is this the last lap or not?

No, we will have one more.

You can use all your battery here.

And that's the chequered flag, Nico.

Yes, the low speed. The low speed is killing me. I just can't retain and get out of low speed.