OK, care for radio check. Radio's good. Good for me too.

Track will be clear at pit exit.

Mode K2, please.

Now drive to footbrake warm-up.

Nico is the first car on a time lap and he's 30 seconds behind.

Nico is 19 seconds behind.

Nico is 12 seconds behind.

Any curing in the last sector? No, it's all good. I'm in mode push. You're good to go.

Charge op for double cooldown lap. No threats behind.

Be careful, 13 cars are complete in time-lapse and you are P1 at the moment.

Verstappen is B2.

No threats behind.

Next car time lap is Sargeant. He is eight seconds behind.

Sergeant, three seconds, two seconds, one and a half seconds, one second, coming past. And for reference, all those other cars are on medium tyres, so that's not a factor.

So, no other threats at the moment.

Still planning double cooldown.

Next car time lap, Leclerc, he's 24 seconds behind.

Obviously, if you would like a front wing adjustment, we could do that at the end of this lap.

No, no, I'm happy.

So Leclerc time lap 13 seconds behind.

Leclerc is now six seconds behind time lap.

Leclerc, three second time lap. Just behind Hamilton, right behind you. Coming past Hamilton, coming past you. OK, no other threats. Next car time lap is Bottas and he is 13 seconds behind.

Okay, I think we'll have to let Bottas through to make a gap to Hamilton. Oh, you're going into another cool down lap. Apologies. So, Bottas is seven seconds behind, six seconds behind time lap.

Bottas, four seconds, two and a half seconds, sorry, one and a half seconds coming past. Then we've got Zhou six seconds behind time lap.

Show three seconds. Two seconds. One second. Coming past. No more threats.

Okay, Russell may be starting a time-lap. He's currently five seconds behind. Okay, Russell has boxed. It's Alonso time-lap. I think he's just completing a time-lap. Yes, he is. So Alonso has just completed a time-lap. He's right behind you, but he's just completed a time-lap. Got Russell four seconds behind on a time-lap.

Russell three seconds. Russell has backed off. It's Nico time lap two and a half seconds behind. Two seconds, one second coming past. OK. Piastri four seconds behind time lap. Sorry, two seconds, one and a half seconds coming past. And then Sainz is currently four seconds behind time lap. Oh, he might have gone off.

I think Sainz has gone off.

This could be bad. Yeah, red flag. He went off on the outside of 3.

OK, Kev, just stop in front of the garage where the guys are, please.

Tyres keep on cold again. OK. Copy.

One minute to go.

There's a mixture of cars on mediums and softs. Mediums might be doing heavy fuel running camp, not sure.

I'll let it jack, is what you do. I can't sort it out for you.

Nine seconds, eight.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, green light.

Be careful, so do your best you can to get those front tyres up to temperature and obviously brakes as well.

Almost all cars are off track now.

If you're able to pause at the end of the lap, it would be good. Appreciate the tyre temperature is the issue.

Okay, gap mode push. Good to go.

Red light, red flag, red flag. Nico went off at turn 1 exit.

So, box in this lap.

Mode in, please. Cap mode in.

Just for reference, your first sector was 0.27 quicker than Verstappen.

Park first, over to you.

Okay, Kevin, we don't have any choice but to go heavy fuel and back onto the T4s, because we've got low fuel running tomorrow morning and this is our only chance to do heavy fuel running. So we'll do that. Yeah, copy.

Press sector resource point.

Could join after Verstappen, please. That's the correct place. Copy that.

OK, green lights.

Well, Checo didn't get that.

Bye.

Obviously track is clear behind.

OK, Kev, so pushing as soon as you can, no DRS. Remembering tyre management.

Stroll is six seconds behind.

There is a 17 second gap behind Stroll.

What's behind Stroll? 18 second gap to Leclerc. Good. I might just drop back. These guys are being dumbasses. They will. Yeah. Stroll 8 seconds behind you.

Stroll five and a half seconds behind you at the moment. He's got a very big gap behind him, no worries.

Still three seconds behind you. You're in good shape. Those guys are queuing, so just hang on. Only three second gap in front. Just wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Keep waiting, keep waiting, keep waiting, keep waiting. Hamilton being his usual self. Good to go, good to go.

Be careful you don't get 8 more time laps at the end of this one.

I think we took too much throttle out.

OK, we're happy to box and add front wing if you wish.

Copy. P5. Plus P5. Copy that, Kev.

Confirming you're boxing this lap, Kev. Boxed it.

OK, Kev. Just need to watch out for... No, you're clear behind. You're clear behind. Stroll will be just in front of you. Literally just in front of you. Right behind you. Stroll right behind you, sorry. OK, he backed off. He's on a cool-down lap. Leclerc in front is on a cool-down lap. Reset the balance adjuster, Kev. Reset the balance adjuster.

Be careful, we've only got two cars and heavy fuel. That's Sargeant and Russell ahead of you, so everyone else is just going to have to work their way around you.

Okay, we'll stay in SPARC. Okay, we'll stay in SPARC, one lap to go.

Spark 2, please Kep. Spark 2 and Kep. Reduce management.

Five more time laps.

Oil button please, Kev, oil button.

Okay, just for info, we're losing a bit of time to Sargeant through 9. He's holding a tighter line. I know it's opposite what we said before, but just thought it might be worth you trying it.

Looks like entries are getting a bit looser. Suggest EB3 if that helps.

Okay, to push a little bit harder where you're managing, Kev.

Two more timed laps.

OK, Kev, it might still be possible to tighten up the entry to turn 9. Depends on the car, obviously, but it might be better for you. Just a suggestion.

Turn 9 was good there, Kev. Turn 9 was good.

Okay, careful. That's the chequered flag. Mode in, please. Mode in for now. No threats behind. I'd like you to do a CSL6 before turn 6. Yeah, we're not going to the grid, though. Yeah, we are. But I'd like you to do the CSL6 and then use DRS in mode push up to turn 9 and then we'll prepare for the start of the grid.

That's perfect, Kev. If you could go mode push and use DRS up to turn 9, that would be great.

Okay, mode slow, please. Mode slow. And we'll do a start from the grid.

Could we have multi-A grip 4, please Kev? Multi-A grip 4. It'll be two burnouts and then a mode RS start from the right side of the pit, so that's the right-hand side of the grid. Two burnouts, right-hand side. Affirm.

Be careful. Pushing to turn 6 and using DRS up to turn 6 would be great.

OK. Mode in, please, and boxing. Mode in and box. Mode box.

OK, practice your pit entry. Stop on the marks. We're going to do a tyre change and then P1, please.

Might be a tight entry, Kev. Might be a tight entry because of Aston Martin.