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We are dry ice.

Five minutes to formation lap.

So, tyre info, no one is starting on mediums. So, soft starters are P2 Verstappen, P8 Hadjar, P10 Alonso, P13 Tsunoda, P15 Stroll, P16 Colapinto, and then all the other cars are on new medium tyres.

Sorry, Katsu, I didn't quite understand that. Just give me the top six. Yeah, so yourself medium, obviously, and then Verstappen, new soft, Piastri medium, Kimi on medium, Norris medium, and P6 Lewis medium.

Three minutes.

It's the last car.

Sir, your reference will be Gasly. No, sorry, it'll be Sainz, P18, Sainz.

Two minutes to full mission lap.

75 seconds. Fire up.

One minute.

Forty-five seconds.

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Flight point defined. 25 seconds.

Fifteen seconds.

Five.

That sure was 2% peak.

Keep working the tyres. Doing a good job so far.

So it'll be coasting from a turn at 16.

And we'll be four burnouts starting at the RS line. Final one. E8 Hadjar.

Last car approaching the back of the grid.

Gap for one second. Strat 13 available. DRS enabled.

Gap 1.2.

So they're doing a good job on the tyres here. Rear's just starting to overheat now.

So, front surface is now nicely in the window, George.

So, Verstappen has broken the DRS, Rob Norris.

How did race surface look? At the top of the window we are seeing some overheating now.

I know you can see the gaps, but Verstappen was 37 of one, so this is a really good job.

Recommend lift the coast to 10.

So currently target plus two. Just keep doing what you're doing.

Binders 0.3 at the stop. Affirm.

So we've got Bortoleto and Tsunoda in pits now.

Gap behind 1.2 to Norris.

Just keep on top of those traction metrics. 13 and 14.

So, Verstappen in the pitlane now.

Green 7, position 5. That's more energy.

How dry does the pit box look? Completely dry. So, Norris, 37.0, turn 8, turn 16.

Verstappen was a 36.8 lap one on that hard.

So I know you've got those gaps and you're trying as hard as you can. Norris was 36.7.

Yeah, this is my place.

Tires are dropping.

Where is the sound of the dropper?

So, target plus four.

Plan A will be... Correction. Target plus six.

And that's plan A.

Advertiser, target plus five on my endurance desire. Copy. Salute, Matin.

Yeah, I agree with this lap. Copy.

So it's box, box.

Reset. Yes, high speed and watch the white line on exit.

Verstappen has forced.

So, Norris boxing this lap.

36 laps remaining.

Yeah, we got Piastri in this lap.

So Verstappen's tyres are six laps older than yours.

There'll be no traction in the urbans.

Traction metrics very low and no overheating and well balanced front to rear.

That's pretty much it. I'm glad to have it back.

So, still happy with what you're doing on traction metrics, George. Looking good.

7-0. High speed push and low.

Sir, either matching Verstappen or losing 1.10.

Power front is looking.

I cleared the window.

So, turn 11, assist plus one tenth. Suggest increasing lift and coast to ten.

3-3, position 2.

They're still happy with what we're doing on the tyres here, George.

Twenty-seven laps remaining.

George, how would these tyres be for a safety car restart?

I would overtake myself on a 7-metre tyre.

24 laps remaining. Keep focused. I know it's tough out there.

It would be greatly appreciated if Stroller could let me pass. If there's no tyre, it'll be difficult to overtake.

Hey, they'll get blue flags soon.

So, seven seconds ahead of Stroll is a gaggle of seven cars.

Stroll has blue flags.

He did it on a 1.2 mile.

So that's 20 laps remaining.

Possible debris to Ted. Might have seen it last lap.

Pre-pause check out for Verstappen.

Gap currently three at the half.

Yeah, we are reporting it, George.

Gap is still three and a half.

Gap still about four seconds.

And there's a six second gap ahead of Colapinto.

So, good job on traction metrics now. Verstappen behind five seconds, Tsunoda 37.2.

Verstappen now behind Colapinto. Six seconds.

So, four cars ahead, Sainz in the front doing 40.5.

Stand on 4.7.

Yeah, obviously red bull is on, baby.

Stay focused. Got Bearman 3.9 ahead, 3.10 to go at the end.

Verstappen currently under a lot of pressure from Norris.

Last time, I'm Bearman.

Bearman is on the same age hard tyre.

Gap to Verstappen 5.8.

Six laps remaining.

Remember, always smoke them over the leash.

You're doing a really good job here, George. Just stay focused. There'll be five to go.

Matching the lap times of the two behind you.

Four laps to go. This is a really good job.

George, if you need that vest off, it's dash position 1.

I know it's hard, but you're doing a great job out there, George.

Strat 5. Two laps remaining.

So, one more lap. Early overtake. Exit 5 and 14.

Early overtake exit turn 14.

Yes, mate! Well done. Woo! Oh, weakened. Well done. Oh, yeah! Come on! Come on!

So, pick up rubber. We'll have green 1, position 12 and strat 14.

Great drive. Really good work this weekend.

George, that was mega today. Driver-car combination, perfect.

Thanks, Toto. Made up for two years ago. Yeah, more than that.

Gap. Please don't remind me.

So, into the pitlane.

And dash position one. We'll jump it now, please.

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