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Give me a thumbs up, Fernando, yeah? All good? OK.

Radio check. Space is all good. Six and a half minutes now. Sidtex, you go ahead.

Radio check, Fernando. Yep, all good.

That'll do. Turn the bike to 0 degrees.

OK, good effort. Let's get into the rhythm now.

Bortoleto on mediums, 0.6 behind Norris.

Verstappen is the car behind Bortoleto. We were happy with the management of this lap. Good job.

Starting lap five now.

Bortoleto still has DRS but only just.

Management is still good for us. Pressure is still coming up for another lap or two. It won't be long.

Starting lap 9. Let's get Strat 6. Strat 6.

Starting lap 10 now. We are working to plan A. Target plan A.

Copy. Let me know about the tyres.

OK, so we were happy with your savings so far. Past the critical phase of the tyre. So working to plan A, but happy to start pushing a little bit more if you need.

Copy. Let me know about the brake balance and if the pressures are stabilised.

Brake balance is good where it is now.

We need a multi, so MFB, purple, corn, position 8. MFB, purple, corn, position 8.

So just check MFB off, MFB off, and then you can do brake balance plus one.

Feels about right. A little bit of oversteer now.

Franco Colapinto stopped V18, so just two cars stopped so far. I want lap 15.

Consider torque 12 if you've got entry overrotation, mid overrotation.

Update on the wind direction.

No change of wind. It's a 10 kph tailwind. Exit turn 5 into 6.

So far, deck is off bottle. Life is slightly locker.

We've got a few cars stopping now, both Williams as well. Not reacting.

HPP off. HPP off. I'll get some higher feedback when you can.

Yeah, a little bit of degradation, especially at the rear, but yeah, we keep doing gains, so all good.

You will have traffic.

So Verstappen will have maybe three clear laps or so to delay traffic. Piastri's also stopped.

The Leclerc could be a couple of seconds behind you at pit exit. We don't want to lose too much time with these new cars.

Fernando, we see the understeer building. If you need anything, just do diff entry 5, mid 5.

I guess I will lose time with this, guys.

Verstappen is still behind Hulkenberg and Hulkenberg is outside our pit window. There's a lot of traffic in the pit window so let's just make it this plan A work.

We've got Bortoleto six back. He's our main race. This is all going good.

Now on lap 23.

Russell, two back, is off the three-lap old hard tyre.

Target lobby was spent.

So for now we're thinking more towards extents. We just don't want to lose time with Russell. We are still building gap to Bortoleto as well.

Starting lap 26 now. We're happy not to lose time with Russell. Don't find him too hard. Still building time to Bortoleto.

Let's just settle back into the rhythm and see if it comes back to us now. Just about got Bearman out the pit window. He's got a train of cars behind him, so this is looking good.

We are looking to extend at this point.

Copy. Yeah, no point to stop.

It's going to be a long race also on the Ford. Copy, this is all looking good.

I'll take a bit of an air balance check when you can.

Yeah, same common, a bit of, on the oversteer inside.

But, yeah, last year on the car, remember.

MFA grey, default C, 03 OK. MFA grey, default C, 03 OK.

MFA off. Switch is good. MFA off.

Let's get a little bit of lift at coast to help us out later. So target 50 a lap at least. 50 a lap.

Yeah, I know, but I will do later on the first laps.

I'd rather do it now so we can avoid doing it on the next compound.

Maybe from pressures up the next set, I don't know. What do you think?

Fernando, I'll take some prior feedback when you can.

Yes, I have degradation, especially on the rears. They are getting quite old now.

Verstappen has managed to get through that group. He's now at the back of our pit window but he's on quite old tyres, 15 lap old hard, so it's just Bortoleto we're watching while testing.

Our target at the minute is plan A plus 10. Just keep monitoring. This is good.

I think from front we will leave it for the stint length.

But the front pressure's sick a lot.

The pair of lads has now stopped onto the hard, so I'll get you some feedback.

Yeah, is the people stopping at the back or what?

Possible gravel. Exit third pole.

Shape 11, crash shape 11.

Set tyre green, right R before you stop.

So you'll have Hamilton around two seconds behind you. He's on 39 laps. Hard tyre.

30 laps to go, end of this one. Let's introduce the tyre.

Bortoleto and Lawson in this lap.

No safety car threat from them, so it's time to the end.

Tell me the gap with Bortoleto or whoever is behind me.

So Bortoleto is four and a half behind on the same strategy behind you. Verstappen is ten ahead. May have to stop again. He's on 24 lap hold hard.

OK. If I can help, you tell me.

So Bortoleto now the car behind. Three seconds back. 28 to go.

As I'm sure you're aware, lift management is more than enough for us, as people like Bortoleto.

Verstappen's still ten ahead. He's around three, four, five tenths quicker. He probably is going to the end.

You let me know. Brake balance and when tyres stabilise.

Copy. We'll do two more laps from now.

We'd be happy to do brake balance plus one.

HPP on Verstappen has just come.

Has just come. He's just now in the pitlane. He could be a threat at the end, so just make sure you've got good tyres at the end of the race. That is the key.

Yeah, I prefer the Strat 11, no?

I'm HPV.

Get HTP on and then we can do Strat 11 later. HTP now.

I don't need for the moment, but to save it, no?

So if there's no penalty to Strat 11 now, just keep it, have it at the end of the race as well.

The tyres for the last didn't look too good. No limitation resistance. We're happy to take the performance as you need it.

Are they stabilised already?

Gap to Verstappen.

Captain Verstappen, eight seconds. He's got three cars between you and him.

Those three cars all on your strategy.

Including Lance, I guess.

Same strategy, same tyre age as you, or similar tyre age. Verstappen's just behind Lawson now.

Yeah, I was thinking to use Borto, but I think I will go and see if he catch me, Verstappen.

17 laps to go. Let's go. I'll keep you updated on Verstappen.

Use Strat 7 just to help us later. The cost is very low. So Strat 7 now.

Verstappen still behind Lawson, so he's now nine back. Take some tyre feedback when you can.

That's OK, I thought.

For me it's quali laps until the end. Tell me otherwise.

Just make sure you keep an eye on the surface. Minimize snaps but avoid having to push.

Verstappen still behind Lawson, still nine back, 13 to go. It's all okay for now, just keep an eye on the dash.

We need MFB, purple, corn, position five. MFB, purple, corn, position five.

Eight laps to go. There's no penalty for going Strat 11 now. Let's get Strat 11 now.

Still no change in the order behind.

So, final lap. Strat 9 now. Strat 9.

Let's have a lift at the toll.

Beautiful, beautiful. Good, very good. Awesome, well done. Really well done. So, nice and slow, steady, as quickly as you can. HVP off. Run switch warm up. Then it'll be MFB blue override 12. MFB blue override 12.

Beautiful. Sixteen points this season, eh?

Yeah, absolutely. Thank you, guys. Yeah, we need four or five of these ones.

When you pull up, just remind that P1, five seconds, P0.