OK, track will be clear as you leave the pit exit. You've got Verstappen right behind you.

Mode K2, please. Mode K2 and spark 2.

So, no threats behind Verstappen. Right behind you. On the same outlap. And GX3, please. GX3. Brake warm-up reminder.

So, behind Verstappen is a 27 second gap to Perez on a time lap. You've got about 5 or 6 cars on slow laps in front of you. Nico is boxing, so you've got about 12 seconds to the next kind of slow lap ahead of you.

Perez is 22 seconds behind.

So, you're in a very good position. So, low push, good go when you're ready.

Charge on for double cooldown laps. No threat behind.

First car on a timed lap is Sainz. He's nine seconds behind.

Signs 5 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second coming past. No other threats at the moment.

Next car on the time-lap is Piastri, he's 10 seconds behind.

Piastri, 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second, coming past. And then Alonso, 6 seconds behind time lap. Alonso, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second, coming past. OK, clear behind.

You've got Verstappen on a slow lap behind you. You've got Ocon on an outlap 10 seconds behind. So he'll likely be the first car coming past you.

Got Nico a timed lap and he is 16 seconds behind.

Ocon on his outlap is four seconds behind.

Verstappen, right behind you, coming past. Ocon on an outlap, two seconds behind.

Ocon coming past. It's right with you. OK, Nico, time lap 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second. Coming past. No other threats at the moment.

Gasly, on and out lap is 8 seconds behind. You're going into a second cool-down lap.

Gasly out lap 5 seconds behind.

Gasly two seconds behind, starting a time lap.

Albon starting a time lap 7 seconds behind.

Albon, four seconds, three seconds, two seconds, one second. Coming past. No other threats at the moment.

OK, so next car is Sargeant. He's 17 seconds behind at the moment. There's some quick comments that look like you maybe pushed a bit too hard into turn 9 on that first lap.

Sergeant, time lapse 6 seconds behind. 5 seconds. 4 seconds. 3 seconds. 2 seconds. 1 second. Coming past. No other threats.

Bottas behind is also on a second cool-down lap.

So he's in sync with you. He's three seconds behind. Next car on a time lap is nowhere. There's no one. So you're clear behind.

Still no threats behind.

Okay, Cap, so it'll be a boat push. Good to go when you're ready.

Charge on for another double cooldown laps. Bottas just finished his time lap behind you.

Tsunoda is eight seconds behind time lap.

Tsunoda, four seconds time lap. Three seconds. Two seconds. One second. Coming past.

So, Stroll on an outlap with Perez, also outlap four seconds behind.

Norris, time lap 17 seconds behind. The two behind you are on outlaps. Stroll, Perez. Sainz, six seconds behind, also outlap.

Norris, time lap 11 seconds.

Sainz two seconds on his out lap and Norris five seconds behind on his time lap. Norris four seconds, three seconds, two seconds, one second coming past.

So we've got Sargeant 14 seconds behind on outlap and Nico on a time-lapse 17 seconds behind. Sainz may be on heavy fuel. Certainly something to beware of with me.

So, Nico, time lap 14 seconds.

Nico, 11 seconds, 10 seconds.

Eight seconds, Nico.

Five seconds, Nico. Four, three, one. Coming past. Right, next two cars are both outlaps. It's Hamilton and Sargeant.

Hamilton coming past on his outlap. Sargeant on an outlap. 2 seconds behind an outlap. Leclerc is on a 6-day fuel time lap. 6 seconds behind. There's a big gap behind Leclerc. Big gap behind Leclerc. 3 seconds. Leclerc 3 seconds. 2 seconds. 1.5 seconds. 1 second. Coming past. Next car time lap is Verstappen. He's 6 seconds behind. Verstappen 5 seconds.

4 seconds and stop. Good gap. Verstappen is behind him. So make a gap to Verstappen. There's no threats behind now. Mode push, just wait. Wait as much as you can. OK. Sorry. Apologies. Apologies. Still no threats behind. It's a shame because it would have been quite a good gap.

Stroll time-lapse. Six seconds behind. Five seconds. Four seconds. Three seconds. Two seconds. One second. Point passed.

Perez time lap 5 seconds. Perez time lap 4 seconds. 4 seconds. 3 seconds. 3 seconds. 2 seconds. Perez heavy fuel time lap 1.5 seconds. 1.5 seconds.

Perez 1.3 behind. Time lap 1.2. Gate coming past then Sainz. Heavy fuel time lap 9 seconds behind.

Eight seconds. Seven seconds.

5 seconds. So can we suggest you try doing that tighter line that you did at the end of P2 again through turn 9? It worked well yesterday. 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second. Coming past. Nico's doing something similar to that and is making time on us at the moment.

So we've got Nico 8 seconds behind on sustained running.

Nico, five seconds time lap.

Nico, three seconds, two seconds, one second coming past. Next car is Albon on a slow lap or an in-lap, so we don't need to worry about him. Hamilton time-lapse six seconds behind, so let's just make a gap. Hamilton, four seconds. Mode push, you are good to go.

Okay, careful. Let's go mode slow. We'll box to do a start from the box. Got the next car is seven seconds behind. It's Hamilton.

He's doing sustained running. Please could we have a CSL6 after turn 5?

Hamilton still six seconds behind. If you could please go to SOC 6 and multi-function AQR1.

Hamilton four seconds behind. Three seconds.

Two seconds. One second. Coming past, then Leclerc, four seconds behind. Time lap. Three seconds.

Still three seconds.

Two seconds. One second. Coming past. No threats behind at the moment.

Verstappen, Alonso, it looks like he's backed off.

Verstappen is eight seconds behind on sustainable lap time. Seven seconds.

Verstappen, four seconds behind. Sustainable time lap. Three seconds.

Two and a half seconds. Two seconds.

One and a half seconds wisdom in your boxing.

OK, Kev, if we could have two burnouts and then un-mode our RS start from the box, please.

Okay, go to mode in when you can please. Perez six seconds behind time lap, so clear behind.

Perez still six and a half seconds behind on his time lap. We are boxing this lap.

Start the car.

Perez still six and a half seconds behind.

Perez, five and a half seconds.

DRS still 5.5 seconds.

Perez, five seconds.

Rest four and a half seconds.

Perez, four seconds.

Perez, four and a half seconds.

Okay, captain, so stop me on the marks and B1, please.

You were 100 long there, Kev.

OK. Pit exit should be clear. Bottas time lap, but he's about 10 seconds. Sorry, Bottas will be with you. Watch for Bottas pit exit. Watch Bottas pit exit. He's two seconds behind time lap.

Okay, clear behind.

So, we've only got cars on cool-down laps behind us at the moment. Bottas is out in 6th, very close to 6th.

Concentrate on the tyres, obviously, and brake warm-up please, Kevin.

No threats behind.

Next car on the time line up is Stroll. At least 40 seconds behind him.

Let the bike push. You're good to go.

Charge on. Double cool-down lap. No threats behind.

So, Zhou, time lapse six seconds behind. Zhou, five seconds.

Zhou, three seconds, two seconds, one second coming past. No other threats at the moment.

Still no threats behind. Ocon on an outlap 8 seconds behind. Sargeant and Bottas on slow laps. Sargeant may be on an inlap.

Sergeant coming past on what looks like an in-lap. He's right behind you. Ocon on an out-lap two seconds behind Sergeant.

Ocon, outlap behind you.

Still no threats behind at the moment. Gasly time lap 17 seconds behind.

Bottas likely to be starting a time lap behind you. He's coming past you. Gasly eight seconds behind completing his time lap.

Gasly four seconds behind. Three seconds behind. Completing a time-lap. Two seconds. OK. Then Nico four seconds behind. Completing a time-lap. Three seconds. Two seconds. One second. Going past.

Nico Verstappen starting a time-lapse six seconds behind.

Verstappen 2 seconds, 1.5 seconds, coming past. Ricciardo starting a time lap 8 seconds behind, 7 seconds, 6 seconds. Ricciardo 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second, coming past.

Hamilton time lap 7 seconds behind. 6 seconds. 5 seconds. 4 seconds. 3 seconds. 2 seconds. Coming past. Tsunoda time lap 8 seconds behind. 7 seconds. 5 seconds. 4 seconds. 3 seconds. 2 seconds. 1 second. Coming past Piastri. 5 seconds. 4 seconds. 3 seconds. 2 seconds. 1 second. Coming past Norris. 5 seconds. 4 seconds. 3 seconds. Still 2.5 seconds. 2 seconds. Coming past. That's it. We've got Sainz on an outlap. 6 seconds behind you. 5 seconds behind you.

So, apparently Nico's still gaining a tenth and a half in turn 9. He's still taking a tighter line, but you are through that corner. Just letting you know. Appreciate the car might not be letting you do it. So, Sainz on an outlap three seconds behind.

And then Albon on a time lap 9 seconds. Sainz out lap 1.5 seconds behind. Albon 6 seconds time lap. Albon 4 seconds time lap. 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1.5 seconds coming past. OK, you're clear behind.

Next car on time-lapse is Leclerc, but he's 17 seconds behind, so we're in a good position, I think.

We just need to make a guess, Sainz. So mode push, I'll give you a call.

Good to go, good to go.

OK Kev, saw Ricciardo go in your way there. Obviously he's likely to be starting a time lap just behind you. No, I think he's on another cool-down lap.

He's three seconds behind.

Yeah, he's not pushing.

No threats behind at the moment.

Still no threats behind.

Still no threats behind. If you could go to multi-A-Enge, which is at position 10, please, Kev. Hopefully you know where that is.

No threats behind. So, Ricciardo on a slow lap. Stroll on an outlap. He's six seconds behind and going faster.

Stroll outlap three and a half seconds.

Two and a half seconds, Stroll on his out lap.

Still a two-second stroll out lap.

Stroll, looking like he wants to come fast.

Lance Stroll on outlap. Come around the outside. Still no threats behind.

Nico is manually disabling DRS into 6 and 9 because he may be getting some disturbance from the rear wing not closing in time for those corners. Might be worth you trying that.

So all these cars are on slow laps, Kev. I'm sure he might be starting a time lap on his next lap, I'm not sure. He's right behind you. And then Tsunoda, similar story, he's three seconds behind but maybe about to start a time lap.

Confirming Tsunoda starting a time-lap. Four seconds behind. Three seconds, two seconds, one second. Coming past. Nico, time-lap. Four seconds behind. Three seconds, two seconds, one second. Coming past. Lane clear.

OK, there's 2 minutes, sorry, yeah, 2 minutes and 10 seconds to the end of the session.

Two minutes to the end of the session.

That should be plenty of time, just letting you know.

Verstappen 10 seconds behind time lap.

1 minute 40 to the end of the session. Verstappen eight seconds behind time lap.

Verstappen, six seconds time lap.

Verstappen, four seconds time lap.

One minute indeed to the end of the session. Verstappen, two seconds behind time lap.

Verstappen, one and a half seconds time lap. There's a tense gap behind him.

One minute to the end of the session.

Hamilton, five seconds behind time lap. Four seconds, three seconds, two seconds, one second coming past. Forty seconds to the end of the session.

Leclerc, three seconds time lap. There's a seven second gap behind him. One and a half seconds. One second coming past. Alonso, five seconds time lap. You could give those pushing ports a go or let Alonso through. Your call. Alonso's two and a half seconds behind.

So, reminder, manual DRS disengagement for turn 6 out of turn 9.

That's the chequered flag, so we go to the grid to do a start.

Okay, you're in mode slow, that's correct. If possible, could we have a CSL 6 after turn 5?

OK, Kev, could we have Multi A Grip 6, please? Also, Spark 2 and Sock 6.

And also multifunctional AQR1.

OK, Kev, so when you come round, please do two burnouts inwards slow. And then mode RS for a start from the left-hand side of the grid, please. So that's the left-hand side.

Okay, keep pushing to turn 6 if possible, please.

Okay, mode in, please. Mode in.

OK, Kev. Practice your pitlane entry. Stopping on the marks and the guys will do a tyre change and then P1.

Make radio check. Loading clear. Loading clear. Copy. Brake balance 58, 5-8. Perfect, Roma, perfect.

Good for me as well, Roman.

Okay, regarding the wind direction, you have headwind for T2 and T3.

It is strong.

Nice. Looking at the flag, it's quite strong, the wind.

Same intensity of cooling.