Circuit is all clear.

So you've got Perez and Sainz four seconds ahead, Sargeant and Magnussen five behind.

So you've got a group of three ahead, four and a half seconds, so they may bunch up a little bit. It'll be strat mode 7 and we can do a few consecutives.

Sainz was at 39.9, you were purple sector 3.

Am I lucky in front? No, you're going to have Perez car behind at 1.5. So, Perez car behind.

So, recommending beaming three.

Main time loss at turns 7 to 9. A little bit difficult to pick out with the GPS. Yeah, I got it.

And if you're happy to go for singles, we can do strat mode 2. My tyres don't go down.

I recommend going back up on the brake to P.U. on the HPP switch.

Yes, I go 11 seconds behind. Currently P1, purple sectors 1 and 3. Just a tenth down. I think that was to Leclerc's best.

That's in the middle sector. You're going to have Perez out in 10 seconds. Tyres, window, seal.

Yeah, they're looking pretty good. Happy to stay with them.

And the loss to Leclerc looks like 10-9.

And if we can have HPP 8, position 6. 8, position 6.

And you can have Perez at six seconds behind.

Six seconds behind. You've got seven ahead to Zhou, so strat mode 2 and you'll be good to go.

Yeah, got a bit of traffic. Okay, we've got a yellow down there. It's 14, 15, 16. I think car's moving. That yellow's cleared.

Go again. Pressure behind. Taps look good.

Just think about turn 3 minimum speed.

Perez got off.

It's too hot. Yeah, we're just looking at that. You've got Verstappen, he's going to come through at three and a half seconds.

So, a bit of rear tempo. We will investigate that. We've got Verstappen behind, then Albon at three seconds.

So, Albon car behind and then it's going to be Perez, 11 seconds.

People go quicker.

Affirm, yeah. Leclerc now P1. It's half a second to him. Don't know how to get my... don't have that grip.

And it's Perez at 4 behind. And it's all the times it turns 1 to 3, Perez car behind.

You can take Strat 2 and go again if you're happy.

Reverse down.

Okay, you've got Piastri car behind.

Match attempt 2. Hard on. Not sure what was going on.

Yeah, I'm not convinced it is temp, but we're just looking at it.

My left front's green. Okay, copy.

Go front straight. OK, copy. If you want to take one more, you can, just for learning.

And box is set. OK, copy.

You're going to have Albon behind at three seconds.

And that was 20 long but good speeding.

I have Ricciardo with you now. And then it'll be Perez at 6 seconds.

So Perez out of three seconds.

So that's Perez out to 1.5.

And then that next car will be Zhou at five seconds.

There's a tow car behind at 2.5 seconds.

Ricciardo three ahead and Zhou one and a half behind.

I'm not ready.

So you've got eight ahead and seven behind.

Sainz and Leclerc 5 behind. You're good to go.

Okay, so that's P3. It's three tenths to Leclerc. You've just got Stroll leaving the pits behind you. In terms of sectors, just one hundredth sector one. It's half a second in the middle sector. You were purple in the final.

Where is that half-second?

So it looks like 7 to 9 again, mainly turn 7 we think.

Looks like a little bit mid-speed exit turn 12.

Verstappen behind four seconds on a slow lap. You've got Stroll nine ahead.

So that's P2, just three one thousandths to Leclerc.

I don't know where that is. Have I got still one more lap at that P100? Next, if so, we'll... Where are you going up? 6th position 4.

Sectors? Turn to sector 7. 700, sector 1. Four and a half tenths in the middle, but you are up three and a half tenths in the final.

Alonso is going to be nine seconds away on a lap.

So, still eight behind at Alonso and you've got nine ahead.

Got time for one more or not? Affirm, you can take one more. You can have George behind starting a lap. Two and a half seconds.

Rears are opening up.

OK, copy. Stroll at three seconds on a lap.

Sector C.

Yes, so that middle sector now just down to two tenths.

Yeah, good improvement at turn 7 and 12. You can have Alonso at 9 seconds on a lap. And turn 3 is entry, or? Alonso at 4 seconds.

And Alonso 2 behind him.

Think about beaming 2 for turn 7.

And if we can have HPB 8, position 10. 8, position 10.

No pressure behind. Five ahead, Alonso.

Yellow, yellow, down to 14. That's cleared.

There's some improvements still to be made.

Have you got time or not? I think most cars have pitted now. That's it, we're boxed.

Yeah, I'd like one more, if I can. Squeeze one. Try and keep the pace up. OK, copy.

He should have pretty clear track, so yeah, it's going well.

You're going to have Alonso at 7 behind.

Six behind Alonso.

Box.

Just make sure to stay left of the pink line on entry.

Stop on the box. Back in the garage.

And that was 20.0.

So you've got Hulkenberg with you and then 13 seconds behind. George managed to lock front into turn 5 on his outlap, so just be careful there.

And you're going to have Leclerc at 4 seconds. So Leclerc on a lap. And we go strat mode 6.

So, Leclerc 2 behind.

So Leclerc up behind and then you've got five to Sainz.

And Sainz is at 3.7 behind.

Yeah, think about coming down on that HPP 12 setting now.

I think we'll need a bit more management. Turn 3.

And there's 17 laps remaining to the end of the session.

George Russell, 40.8 lap 2.

And we're about at the limit with traction metrics.

George, 40.4 last lap.

That tyre's too hard.

Copy on rear temps. Yeah, I could do with more management at turn 3 mainly.

Yeah.

Check out a little bit of Terry.

So the management looked good at the previous lap.

Pace.

So George was a 39.3, less management though, turn 3.

We think probably 10 more on this tyre, 10 more. Verstappen was a 40.7 on soft tyre.

Looks like George may have opened up his front, so lap time is dropping for him.

Go for a right pass too.

George dropped off to a 42.7. He's going to switch to the soft now.

Gap behind. Let's go traffic. Yeah, copy. You've got four behind to Verstappen. He's on an outlap. He's just switched to a medium tyre.

Two and a half seconds behind Verstappen. Four ahead Leclerc.

Okay, go big.

Perez in the 41s on the medium tyre as well.

We'll try and get four more if we can, but we can switch early if we need to.

Thanks for watching.

Yeah, tyres are damp, mate. OK, copy.

Lewis, if you could just... I've got nothing left. OK, copy.

OK, so we'll box box.

Watch that pink line on entry, so life pitstop will go again.

You have traffic with Sergeant Ricciardo Carahead, Sergeant, behind.

So, Sargeant car behind and you're going to get four time.

George managed three laps before they opened up.

Thanks, lads.

So George was 41.6 but then they opened up quickly.

That's a wrap.

OK, copy. We'll get one more lap and then we'll do the starts.

Got no rear left. OK, copy. Flag is out now.

So we'll take the flag.

And we'll go strat mode 1.

And we'll just need to keep the PU temps up. So we just need a bit of load.

P-U-T-F, look OK.

So this will be a right-hand side and two burnouts.

The start won't be good at DRS. Yeah, copy.

And I'll be 53.1.

And now to strat mode 5.

We'll attempt some cruises after the start.