Radio check, Lance. Yep.

Okay, loud and clear. Six minutes until we go. Okay, so grid is pretty dry. From what we've seen, 16, 17, there's dry areas, still some damp stuff at 87. Okay, so the main point is to keep it on track, which is what we'll do.

The mid-outside line of 16 is very damp, so be inside there, and turn 17 is much drier.

Braking in 16th. OK. On the line.

I think so, Lance, but that one you can check on the formation lap. Between 10 and 13, we need to be careful. 10 and 13. So, again, have a look on the formation lap. Just pick up the info you need for the first lap. And then we just focus on keeping on track. I think there's a mixture of softs and mediums around us. Aldrin? Oh, yeah, medium, but... Yeah, it's OK.

I have good grip on the first lap. I have good opportunities, but we keep going for a warm-up.

Five minutes till the go. Five minutes.

Track temp is 32 laps. So when the track is fully dry, the grip will be very good. Very good grip.

You can go minus one on brake balance offset, minus one.

Four minutes till the go. Four minutes.

Three minutes till we go, Lance. Three minutes.

Challenge, we'll be keeping it on track. The tyre you have is the best choice for that. And then we'll go from there. This tyre can go plenty long. Have a very good race.

Okay, Lance, so Tsunoda and the Red Bulls on soft, Colapinto's on soft, and then Fernando's on soft. Most of the other cars around are on medium.

Just under two minutes, Lance, two minutes. That Bortoleto on the left is on the medium, on the worst side of the grid.

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7 exit, 8 exit may be wet.

Lance, we'll have a 50-metre lift into 16 for temps so we can do burnouts. 50-metre big lift into 16.

OK, Lance, five burnouts, five burnouts, K-0, hold five burnouts.

You were at target minus six on the formation lap. Target minus six. On the good tyre you'll have good grip. Five burnouts.

DRS enabled. It'll be out of turn 5.

DRS ahead and behind.

Good job, Lance. Lift and coast is good. Keep it up.

Brake balance two clicks forward. Brake balance two clicks forward when you can.

What position am I? Currently P14. Colapinto ahead, Bortoleto behind. P14.

Plenty left to happen in this race, Lance, so we just keep it clean and go as long as we can.

How difficult is this pace, Lance? Is it easy or are you at the limit in this packet?

Yeah, I mean, I'm definitely lifting and coasting and stuff, but my tyres will overheat quick if I push.

Copy that, Lance. All clear.

What you're doing on lifting coast and tyres is perfect, so we agree with you. How's the balance? How's the balance?

It's OK. A little bit of understeer.

Copy that, Lance. We agree.

Brake balance one click forward. One more click forward, please.

Good job. Tyres are looking good. It's the surfaces that are hot, not the bolts.

We'll keep that lifting post to help the surface. Keep the lifting post up.

Safety car window is open for us.

Strat 11. Strat 11 before turn 1.

Good job, Lance. Tyres looking good. You've got a nice gap behind, so we just keep going. Someone will get impatient somewhere and we'll have an opportunity.

Let's try to keep that lifting coast up, Lance. It definitely helps the surface. You're doing a good job.

Only Bortoleto and Tsunoda boxed. Bortoleto has a wing change, so he'll be slow.

A couple of cars have boxed. Not a big group yet.

Art behind is Ocon three behind. He's doing around 38.9.

Ocon behind on medium and Lawson ahead on medium doing 38.8.

Let's keep the lift and coast up. 7, 10, 16. Needs 50 metres more. 50-5-0.

For lift and coast, Lance, it still helps the surface. Keep lift and coast high.

Consider axle 2. Axle 2.

Did you see what I did with the left toggle? That's feeling a lot better now. I'll just pick it up and do it later.

Yeah, copy that Lance, copy that.

The soft tyre health is looking really good, Lance, so we're happy. The tyre is going to go for a long time. It's all good.

We don't need to over-save it. We'll be able to get the life we need out of it.

This pace is really good, Lance, and you're staying in the safety car window of the people who boxed already.

Your laps now are quicker than Colapinto, who's already boxed on to a medium, so he's on a newer tyre. You're quicker.

Keep doing what you're doing on lift and coast. Even the small lifts help the surface. The pace is good.

You're up into P10. Obviously Wisden needs some help to make this work, but we'll have a big tyre advantage the longer we go, so this is going really well. Tyres are holding up really well.

Good lap, Lance. Good pace.

Good job. Ocon boxed. Sainz behind. Still doing a very good pace. Still lots of people in the safety car window.

Consider torque nine to help understeer turn 13.

Starting with the tyres, but hang it out. Yeah, copy that.

Sainz is one behind, so he'll probably have DRS soon.

Tyres skipping. Copy that.

Sainz is under pressure behind 2, so he'll be able to hang in there. Just a little more lift in coast in 7 definitely will help your surface.

Two more early energy available.

Even at this pace, you're still holding people outside of your safety car window. So even at this pace, still looking good.

Good job, Lance. Good job.

I'm just dying on these fucking tyres.

Got a copy of that, Lance. Still up at 10 revs, checking everything.

You can use up all that tyre length. I'm not ready to go third.

Box now, Lance. Box now. Box now, Lance. Box now.

OK, tyre green, dry R. Tyre green, dry R.

Okay, Lance, this tyre is going to be good to the end easily. Unfortunately, we're at the back now, but we'll have a tyre advantage, so lots of cars close together, still chances. Leader, Russell, four behind. He'll be a blue eventually. We'll need a little lifting post for fuel, but otherwise we can just use the tyre. Russell, 3.5, he'll be a blue.

Pac is 8.6 ahead. You're way faster than them. You will be. Great. Have a nice day.

When the leaders are going through all these backmarkers, Lance, that's when our opportunities will come. There's plenty of opportunities left. There's like six cars together. Lots of chances.

Consider axle 2. Axle 2.

Russell behinds on an older hard. He's doing similar lap time as you.

When we do get to the... Yeah, understood.

It'll back off a bit, but you guys will catch that pack ahead. Then everyone will have those blues coming through and there'll be chances there.

All those cars ahead, much older hearts.

Blue flag Russell. Blue flag Russell.

OK, Lance. Increase lifting coast seven and sixteen, please. Twenty metres more.

Who's that car in front of me? In front of you is Russell. In front of him is Ocon, the back of the pack. How did Ocon?

How? Because everyone covered everyone and we stayed out hoping for a safety car.

No cameras behind, but we parked straight.

Ocon, stop eight laps earlier. OK. Copy.

Good job, Lance, Verstappen, about 1.8 behind. He will be at blue and then Norris. But again, they're all going through the cars ahead.

Those cars ahead are 15 to 20 lap older tyres.

Yellow, yellow there. Yellow.

Blue flag Verstappen. Blue flag Verstappen.

So you have blue for Verstappen, and then Norris is about 1.5 behind Verstappen, so that'll be another blue soon.

That's Norris there, blue.

Full slack for Norris and then a gap.

HPP on. HPP on.

Lance, more lift in coast, please. 7 and 16. 7 and 16.

My tyre's already dead. It's great, huh?

Blue flag Piastri. Blue flag Piastri.

That's Piastri behind blue, behind him is Albon, who's not a blue.

So, blue for Piastri, blue for Piastri, and an Albon directly behind it, but not blue. He's for position. I'll let Piastri through.

Blue for Piastri. This is the last blue. Plenty more chances ahead. Blue for Piastri.

Yeah, you got it back. Good job.

Tyres are still better than the guys ahead. It's the dirty air, it's the surface. They'll come back to you.

Lawson boxed. He'll be fighting Albon behind.

Front of this group, Colapinto P13.

Good job, Lance. That's Sainz behind. His tyres are cold.

OK, ten to go. Bortoleto ahead is on 40 lap old parts.

Yeah, my mediums feel like a hundred lap only.

Copy Lance, copy that. Is it just surface or what is it? Why is it so shit already?

Yeah, it's all surface issues, Lance. Surface, so just lift and coast is your main tool. Yeah, Bortoleto's slow ahead.

Watch traction 8, 9, 13. That's the worst spots because the power back is rough.

And as much lift and coast as you can manage.

Good job, Lance. Good job.

Yeah, he didn't get beside me, so, nope.

NOR dash alarms. Everything's okay.

Nice one, Lance. Four to go. Four to go.

P13, that's Tsunoda 8.5 ahead. I have some free air at least.

Lifting coast still helps, that's the fastest lap is with lifting coast.

Albon, no DRS behind. No DRS behind.

Fore, lift and coast 1-7-14 will help surface temps. Good job.

Two laps to go. Two laps.

Strat 9 into turn 1. Strat 9, turn 1.

Starting last lap.

Early energy, turn 5, early energy.

We have push and hold out of 14. Push and hold available.

Checkered flag, Lance. Checkered flag.

HPP off when you can. HPP off and take pick-up. Take pick-up.

Finished up P13, having come all the way from the back and overtaking all those people, Lance. 20 cars finished, no safety car, so we didn't get any opportunities. Did a great drive there, really great.

Not super satisfying, but a really good overtaking out there.

We'll have a run, switch, warm-up. Run, switch, warm-up. HPP off.

And we'll have MFB, EU1 to position 12. MFB, EU1, position 12.

Remember, P0 Lance, P0, see you back here.

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