Radio check.

Five minutes to formation lap.

So, time for, it's a mix of medium and soft around you. So, Norris P1 on medium, and then Kimi on soft. And P3 Leclerc on medium, Piastri medium, and Hadjar is on soft. Lawson is on soft as well. And Bearman, Gasly P8, P9 are on soft as well.

And first car on hard tyre is P11, Alonso.

Just give me places how you want me to approach this race once we get underway.

Three minutes. Marcus has copied your message.

Two minutes.

Seventy-five seconds. Fire up. And limiter on.

Forty-five seconds.

Fight to point defined. 25 seconds.

Fifteen seconds.

Clutch was 1% deep. Throttle good.

Keep working those tyres.

So, looking good on water temp. Target 109 at turn 12.

So coasting from turn 14.

So, we'll be five burnouts starting at the maroon paint at pit entry. First burnout longer. Final burnout, Heapwell, Albon.

That last car stopped.

So we have double yellow turn 10.

Safety car, safety car, so staying out. Strat 1, delta positive.

I just can't keep tip to the tyres here.

And you have the magic available. So this is incident turn 10, Bortoleto in the barrier. There is debris on the outside of the circuit.

And I think Lewis is missing a front wing as well somewhere.

So, we are staying out. There is debris at the pit entry, so keeping right at pit entry.

So, the safety car will take the shortcut at turn 10. Make sure we follow the safety car.

Just a reminder to stay right around the pit entry.

Safety car will be taking the shortcut turn 10. Just make sure you follow the cars ahead.

They're doing a good job with these tyre temps here, George.

So, this time around, the safety car will follow the normal racing line on the track. The track's clear.

Safety car is in this lap. So it will be Strat 5 for the restart. Set your B-Bal.

Safety car, turn 12.

Safety car on L13.

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Take something, a vibration, I think to that spot.

Looks okay at the moment.

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Pressures all look fine.

VSC, VSC. Got Leclerc stopped just before turn 4.

Strat 1. Got it.

Don't think I'll be able to do plan B with this.

Copy that. We're discussing.

So, keep these tyres where they are.

The front right caliper is very hot. If we can get any cool air to that.

So that calipers on a better trajectory now for George. Still double yellow turn 4. So Verstappen has pitted.

Green 3, position 2.

BSC ending Strat 5.

DRS enabled.

0.3 ahead of the job.

Lawson will have DRS.

Coming up on tyres. Blue default 0-8 when you can. Roger. When you can.

So happy six and seven. Recommend more turn eleven.

So currently plan B. Let's drive to that, please.

Target is plus eight.

I really don't think it's going to be viable.

But I will try. Yeah, copy that. Let's just drive to that for now.

Kimi-za!

Check his front wing. Copy.

Diff high speed seven available.

Overbalanced. Blue default 0-8. And how much are you overbalanced?

Diff bid 3 available.

Good job so far on the management.

A little slow, mate.

Understood. So information, Piastri has a 10 second time penalty.

George, give me a tyre update.

I don't feel good on this tyre. It's got a small front left flat spot, but the grip just feels weak.

Game for the gypsum.

Go to main area. Blunt time loss. Turn 4 minimum speed currently. Plan A, target plus two.

So Hadjar in the pitlane now.

I have understeer at turn 80.

Copy. Brakes have been abandoned.

The brake feeling is all temperature, George, so anything you can to reduce the temperature.

I'm happy with my pre-balance. If there's no issue, it's probably also over the tips, but I'm okay.

So we need either rearwards B-Bal or lifted coast here, George. I need it! Yeah, you do.

Car must slide through.

50 metres.

Poor downshifts. The car isn't coming back to me.

So still target plus two.

So Verstappen now car behind nine and a half seconds.

George, thoughts on plan B?

Very dynamic. Rear sets of three laps. A-firm.

So we need to keep this level of lift and coast, George.

Minus point six on the flat, but no stop.

That was just a body gag.

So Verstappen behind on seven lap newer medium tyres.

So, main losses are turn 4, 6 and 7.

I need six-seven management for the following corners. OK.

Plan A, B-Bal off to the front B-side. Affirm.

Have a long day gearing up.

A lot to do. It's 16.1s on that hard tyre.

A hard tyre doesn't look a good compound.

And we are target plus five.

Best tyre has stabilised.

I guess Verstappen put it in for the one. Affirm, that's what I would say.

Sir, main loss to Piastri. Minimum speed turn 8, braking 10.

George, we are plan A.

This tyre is improving. My lap times are getting faster. Just keep bringing the lap times. We'll update you on the plans.

So FPM should be 15.2, 15.1, so these are good. Keep doing what you're doing.

So, Norris in the pits.

Norris going to soft tyre.

And only rear overheating is turn 11. Happy to lean on tyres more 6-7.

I wonder if we could extend this and move. For one stop we're going to the soft.

We think plan A is faster here.

Piastri picking up the pace, 15-0.

Target plus nine.

So Norris car behind five and a half seconds.

We will keep an eye on that gap.

5.0 is good.

I think we'll just, when we go there, we'll drop off a cliff. But until then, it's stabilizers.

We still think plan A is faster.

So, box, box, soft tyre.

That'll be close with Hadjar on exit, so use overtake, reset your dip.

Jar at two seconds, one and a half.

Target plus one.

Bearman on 18-lap-old medium tyres.

So, Kimi, car ahead 10 seconds. It's target plus one.

Check for a right brake. Loads of smoke coming out.

Give me feedback ASAP. It looks very hot. We need lift and coast for brakes.

Oscar, hit the pitlane.

Just trying to reduce the speed.

A hundred metres here.

I'm going to help my brake tyres in the box. There you go.

Let me know when I can either start packing more. Temperature's coming down now so it won't be too much longer.

Oxidation and temperature is under control now, so happy to start pushing it forwards, but don't go crazy.

Race update over the sideline.

So, brakes looking OK at the moment. Race update, so we are in a race with Verstappen. He is going to the end. We will have to overtake him.

We're happy to stay at this B-Bal, George.

Green at 3, position 1.

Piastri on that soft tyre, we also believe he is going to the end. We'll be interacting with him at the end.

Our feedback, so first stint was 33% remaining. Rear right limited.

Target. So we are target plus one. I'm happy to use the tyres more here. Keep the brakes where they are. And let me know your favourite compound.

I think that one's pretty tight now.

What tyre is Verstappen on? The medium tyre. So he's doing a medium, medium race.

I can't push at the highest speed at the rear. It's just moving. Understood.

So it's target minus two. Kimi in the pitlane now.

So, box, box to the medium tyre.

Reset diff mid.

So it's 22 laps remaining. Verstappen 13.7. He's 18 seconds ahead of you. So this will come to us at the end of the race. So we need tyres at the end of the race.

So, Piastri in the pitlane.

Yes, keep in mind the lap time is really twitchy.

Verstappen, last lap was a 13.7. I'll get you a target lap time.

There we are. I'm targeting 12.9 here.

Be careful to be aware as well. I'm going to say this two seconds to him. Yeah, he's been given the target.

Verstappen, 14.1.

I don't need it at lap times. I just need to know if we're on course to catch him or not.

So it'll be 17 laps remaining.

So Verstappen, soft tyre, seven seconds behind.

So we're now on brakes below par again.

AFIRM, they're right on our limit here, George.

We've got the data, mate. You tell me when they're on the limit. I don't want to be bringing it up.

I'm losing a lot of lap time when I have to manage these brakes. They just keep me pushing.

Yeah, copy. I mean, they are just on our limit at this 60% B-Bal.

So just drop it below the limit now so we can reduce some of that lift to coast, if that helps.

Happy to go 61 on B-Bal if you need help.

Gap 0.9. We'll have DRS.

Gap 0.5.

So, Piastri, two and a half seconds. Pace is currently at 13.1.

I know it's hard but the brakes are starting to come back down now.

So happy to push B-Bal forwards again and reduce lifting coast. Seven laps remaining.

So you're free to use the brakes as you require now, George. Five laps remaining.

Gap 0.97. We'll have DRS.

Gap 0.8.

I'll be strat at 5. Two laps remaining.

Pressure hold available.

There's a push and hold available. 0.7

Good job. So, picking up rubber. Be strapped. Fourteen. We're in one position twelve.

Nice work there, Seb. B4.

Yeah, I get it.

Yeah, I give points.

Yeah, George, well held at the end. Well held. That was really super. Good points. Maybe not the optimum car today, but good points. Thank you for holding on to it at the end.

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