We've got five cars following now. Okay, so it's down to that lap from here. DRS please, it's down to five. Let's just have a look at that track. What happened? Ah, I can't, flat tyre. Understood. Caution, 12.

Okay, so you're happy to keep running. We'll go recharge off now. We're around to turn one.

You could come back in and take the spot if you want.

Russell behind is going to stay on track.

I've got nine cars on the track now.

So DRS down to five. Let's prep.

I just need a bit more time. Understood.

Russell behind, I think, still on a prep lap. Tyres will be a tiny bit cooler to start the push this time. Still in a decent window.

Russell, same run structure as you. I'm following. I'm following the rhythm. Understood.

We can start to push to build temperature. If it's not there, we can go reach the front for another prep.

OK, so we'll keep building some temperature. This will help with the cancelling. Keep the pace up. Russell behind, unsure if he's going to continue pushing. Watch for him, please.

Russell 2 behind could still be pushing.

Russell still pushing one second, then a gap.

OK, mate, so Franco's first lap, he did the same structure as you. He did a 37.8 from 37.8, looked in a slightly happier place with rear temp, so things will stick with

Keep your pace up, front out, full throttle, 12 to 14.

OK, so almost all of Franco's lap time, pushing, braking, sector 1 and 2.

So P3 with that time. So we're going to do the same again. Fastest time for Verstappen, 36.0. Antonelli now, just done a lap behind you, 35.0.

That's good. Let's keep building, mate. Let's keep going. So we're going to do exactly the same again. Probably be a little bit steadier at the start of the lap this time. Tire temp's coming up nicely now.

So, making turn five is mate lost to Antonelli. We actually gained on him in the last three corners. Got Russell behind on a push lap for six seconds.

Okay, mates, so again, we'll go nice and steady for the first part of the lap, same as we were doing in P1 on these courses. Big bunch of cars between turn 5 and turn 9 now. So P3 again with that time fastest Russell. 35.0. 35.05. Antonelli pushing 6 behind.

Thank you very much. It's all good, mate. Let's keep building. Just going to go for another lap after this one, Russell. Three behind time for the lap.

So everyone's still on that first set.

This will be a nice position to hold, I think, so we'll do the same again.

I wonder, mate, if we should try another lap. Everyone's still out on this third set.

Yeah, that's fine. OK, mate. So we're P3, again, that my 1.0 DRS could be pushing behind four seconds.

OK, mate, so this will be the last push lap that we do this time, and then we will be coming in.

Copy that, so cars in front of us are Norris, Russell, Verstappen and Hamilton.

What's the other car? So Franco currently P16, his fastest 35.2, although he is on a timer now. He's just going into turn 14 now, I'll let you know.

We do have Norris on a timed lap.

I've got heat recharge on all the way around to turn 12. Car's on track. We've got Piastri going into turn 11 now. I'm sure he's pushing. You're clear behind them, so all good. Piastri is pushing forward. So we will not use DRS.

Accompany most of the cars leaving behind us. Next car pushing Bortoleto at turn 1.

Bearman, rep, you've got a yellow turn 9. No overtaking there, please. A yellow turn 9, I'm sure.

Yellow flag where you are. OK, track clear. So we'll have recharge off 12 to 1. Please recharge off 12 to 1. We do need to watch Ben, who will be pushing next lap.

No DRS this time, just recharging. You can add some weaving if you want to.

Heat free charge off. All the way around to 1.

I just need to watch for Leclerc behind. I'm not sure if he's got full push now.

Leclerc, we believe, is prepped behind.

So, steady on traction now.

And okay mate, so no DRS down to five.

Rear tip's picking up nicely.

It's still like full throttle 12th and 14th, so we'll make a gap in the low speed corners to anyone around us. Again, just be cautious on trajectory. You know, it just needs to change to the other tyres and it doesn't, so...

Put me to pause, put me to pause. OK mate, I'll leave the management of that to you.

It's just not going each other's way. Alonso behind pushing five seconds.

OK, let's not have each other over here, mate. Let's make a gap to him, please. Watch for Fernando. Yeah, I just... Yeah. Fuck's sake. It's all right. It's all good. Come on, watch for Fernando behind.

No, there's the only one pushing, then you clear. So we can make that gap at 14. We're all good. Keep full throttle now.

I have three fucking cars on here. Four tyres. Tyre temps are fine, love. We're going for a push, OK? Just make the gap. It's going to be light quality anyway.

Clear of traffic. Let's just make the gap and we're good to go. Plan is fast so far.

Let's go watch for Ocon behind. I'm sure what he's doing, mate. Ocon on a prep. Let's go recharge on.

Look, we've got some flexibility here, all right, so let's get settled down again. Yeah, I just don't want to be a bit forgettable on track. It's OK. Yeah, I understand. I don't want any answers, that's it.

Recharge on, please mate, recharge on.

I believe all cars around you are going to push next time. Tyre temps are good.

Fuck, it's full. Tyres are good, so we are good to make a gap here.

12 behind. Once Bearman goes, we're good to go. Russell's 7. Russell's 6. Possible light rain expected in one minute. So let's get this lap in.

We will be boxing this time. Let's go recharge off.

Yeah, so even if we've been had over a little bit with this run, at least we know things are in a sensible place in round one, so let's focus on that.

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I have understeer at turn 80.

OK, mate. So, green light in one minute. It's too tight to do prep fast, slow fast. Tyre temps are on the low side, I believe, but I'm not sure of exact numbers until we get rolling.

I think, to be honest, mate, if we're looking for the absolute best lap here, it's how to prep, prep fast. OK, let's do that.

It's a green line. 15 seconds.

So we're focusing on rear warm-up, no DRS use.

Will that mean this will be my last boost lap or I can still abort and boost again? Er, don't think we'll be aborting, mate. Just, er, you focus on work now and I'll find you where we are once we get rolling. Er, not planning to, but just to understand. Yeah, yeah, I appreciate that. Sorry.

Okay, right, so I'd need prep laps that are five seconds faster than your normal ones. And even then, it's only giving us 20 seconds margin to start a fast lap, so that would be out of double prep fast. If you go out of prep fast, you could abort towards the end of the lap and then push again as long as it was before turn 12. Let's see what tyre temp we get. Yeah, understood, right. Because at the moment the tyre's cold. Yeah, understood. Yeah.

I think we're just going to have to work this one as best we can. Just keep putting that energy in. We'll go recharge off 12 to 1, please. And weaving down to 12 as well.

Hadjar behind us for a second. Could be sustainable running, so recharge off please. Down to 1. Get some tyre energy in.

Keep the pace up on these laps. Margin around 15 seconds for a double prep.

We've got Leclerc stopped in the run-off area at turn 5, got a recharge on at turn 1. Hadjar behind could be pushing, he's on the medium tyre, used.

No DRS still, please, mate. Again, caution on traction, but keep your pace up. Hadjar behind is on high fuel.

OK, mate, it's going to be a little risky. Margin's only 20 seconds, but I think we go for another three minutes till the flag here. Happy to give it a go. Margin's about 20 seconds currently. OK, mate, so if we do that, we'll be recharged off 12 to 1 again. Let's build some temperature.

Red flag. Red flag.

Pre-charge on. Absolutely no idea, unfortunately. So no overtaking and plots. Only 2 minutes 30 left of the session. I think this is unlikely to restart.