Radio check, Alex. Yeah, copy. Copy. Track time is 34. So it's dropping now.

Mechanics, tyre wise, everybody on the medium. Bar, Stroll on the hard, Sainz on the hard and Bottas on the hard. So Stroll 13, Sainz 16 and Bottas 18.

So, limiter on. It's 30 seconds. So, the first braking, we'll just straight brake where we can, and then we'll do the brake warming. So, more on that in the lap, I'll let you know.

15 seconds.

And 5. Remember, go full.

I have understeer at turn 5 and oversteer at turn 8.

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What was my clutch job? You're spot on. All good.

Bit slow, you might as well do some brake warming.

So, grid drop was spot on. Looking for three burnouts.

Pull toggles currently on if you're happy, that's fine.

Good for overtake when you need.

Go race when you can.

That's Bottas ahead, hard tyre.

Have I got a fracture or something? I've got no grip at all from the very beginning of the last two grids.

Your tube pressure is good.

OK, DRS enabled.

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Window for the safety car is open.

So we can see the surface overheating. Just increase the left-hand coast steady as you go. Yeah, I got it back. I still want your arse, guys. Roger.

Help me with this for your own safety, civility or something.

Shift change to green 8, position 10. Green 8, position 10.

OK, Magnussen pitted now on the hard tyre.

Not using pull toggle at 5, looks better from our side.

Try and limit the slip at a 14 where you can. It should help overheating.

Mercado has just pitted.

Alex, is the rear getting any better? It's not really. Only a little bit.

It's the wind. The wind is killing us.

The wind is just disconnecting our car like crazy. That's the issue.

Copy, we're still on plan A, so Ricardo, Magnussen and Pitted, we're still on plan A plus two.

I'm not that comfortable to extend.

Let's see, because it could also just be the rear that starts here.

Would the left front wing be helping you right now or not?

I fancy Mary, but I don't think so. Negative.

Managing more in 15 should help 16 exits. Manage more in 15.

Guys, what is going on with the car? Can you please have a look at that snap?

Aero-wise, we're happy. The wind is on the gusty side.

That's... that was due to a guest.

I switch change blue 9 position 12. Adjusted to deployment in 15. Reduce deployment in 15 at blue 9 position 12.

Okay, come up on diff mid, help stability if you need.

Carry on lap 12, looking at plan A plus 2 if we can.

Alex, mode 5. Mode 5.

Okay, we'll box this lap.

The graining seems under control, so potentially I'll come down one turn. Are you happy? Or do you want to leave it?

Pitch.

Box opposite to Joe Ahead. Box opposite to Joe Ahead.

Have a look at another two laps here.

What a day it was!

Stay in this mode, it's ok.

What's going on in turn 5 braking? It's like there's no point at all.

Braking seems OK at 5.

That's George and Norris behind.

Tyres feel like they're about to hit a cliff. Yeah, we're boxing this lap.

Happy to use overtake to stay ahead. Boxers up.

Okay, should be clear pit exit. Logan pitted the lap before. He's two seconds back.

I have to manage the rears on the outlap at high speed.

Shit, I'm stuck on the gas now.

Let's go mode 10, mode 10.

And for shifts we can do green 8, position 9.

For any softer shifts, it will be green 8, position 9.

So we're happy with tyre management. Gap ahead of three seconds to Zhou. He's on three lap older tyres. He's on the hard.

I am mode 11. Mode 11.

I don't know if I'm under braking on the hards.

Not that I've seen, no.

Zhou lapping ahead in 1.31 currently. Gap at 2 seconds now.

So, Bottas, P10, yet to stop on the hard. I think he'll do the one-stop. And Zhou, not sure. He could stop again. He's stopped four laps before you. And we are on plan A for us. Plan A.

When you start to get in range, we're happy for you to go to mode 12. That's the equivalent of 13. We'll leave it to you. Copy.

HPP off.

Closing back on Jo now. Gap at 1.5. Reset tyre switch when you can. I'll confirm tyre switch.

Might be worth mode 12 and then use the overtake.

And again if you need.

Fuck last year. Can't get close at all.

I'm just losing everything! OK, I'm not shouting at you.

That's the way you can.

Okay, gap behind at point nine.

Use of anti in sector 3 this lap.

OK, let's go mode 10 for mid-level on the pack. Mode 10.

I don't know if you see this, but it's quite close to me. I don't think we should be doing this.

Deployment should be OK into 6 and 9. Then it will pull into sector 3. Gap behind at point 9.

Gap behind at point 9.

Okay, Hulkenberg ahead, mid 31s.

Zhou, one second back, just got the DRS.

HPP off.

OK, Bottas just pitted. He's got 29 laps to do on the medium. Gap behind at 1.1, gap ahead at 2.3.

Let's go mode 11 and we'll be at the top of the pack.

Gap behind at 1.5. There's feedback on track limits. We had one strike at turn 4. That was around the time you complained about the brakes at turn 5. So there's one strike so far.

Both safety car windows are open.

Can we flip back on this tyre for any flap adjust?

I really don't get how I don't see. I think it was one.

Just to check the track evo. Copy that. Track temp 32. I've got some grip left.

The starting lap 33 on plan A plus 2.

I'm probably on the limit of track limits turn 4 last time around.

Yeah, but did I get it or not? Negative. Just advice.

Okay, so I'm looking to extend by a few laps just to give you a bit of tyre delta at the end.

OK, now's a good time to stretch your legs.

If you can maintain this pace, we're looking good. Pit window at the minute is quite busy, but we're pulling away. This is good.

Hamilton, pit exit.

This is good pace, good pace. Yeah, but there's still a way.

Lewis Hamilton on balance. Hamilton. OK.

Alex, there's a more optimum mode which would clip more into 5, 6 and 9 and deploy more into 12 and 15. If that's not going to disrupt you. Very fair to do it.

Bit slow to the party here. We just got two strikes for track limits. About 8 laps to go.

So we've now got a total of three strikes and a black and white flag. Turn 4, turn 4, turn 4.

All of them at turn 4.

So you're going to need to be clean through there now. So I've just got three in a row? Yeah, yep. Thank you, I'm going to be really good now. Really nice.

One was from six laps ago, the other from seven ago, and he just pinged up last time round.

OK, Alex, there's 20 laps to go. 20 to go.

Alex Pace and Deg is good. I think we're about four laps short of the plan. Not stepping again.

Yeah, I knew you'd say that.

So, maybe I'll pop over. Oh dear, I only have two tyres behind us.

Ricky's P13, Ricky's P15.

And he's about on our pit window.

I'm over it. Copy that, we'll just barely make it.

Sorry, sorry, don't repeat that.

Copy that. We'll monitor tyres from our end. We're open to both. We're open to both. So Tsunoda currently P5. He's on 17 laps hard, so there's 18 laps to go.

Behind Tsunoda, there's two McLarens on three or four-lap old hards. They're not far behind him.

Norris is now through on Tsunoda. Tsunoda in P6. Ricciardo is five seconds back. He's on a second hard tyre now. 14 laps nearer.

Stroll just pitted to merge. New medium means three seconds back, just ahead of Ricciardi.

Box, box, box.

OK, we've got a plus one on the wing, hard tyre. Be close to exit with both alphas, but you've got tyre advantage.

Got overtake when you need. Turn over your head, Bottas alongside.

Battery is full. Gap to 1.4 to joke.

I suggest mode 12. I have to push on these tyres. Mode 12 and then over to you.

Lovely job. Nice clean laps to the end. 13 laps to go. Gap to Holcourt 4.

Gap behind at 1.8. We'll need the Apti in sector 3.

Hold it out a bit.

12 laps to go, 12 to go.

Switch change, green, 9, position 4. Green, 9, position 4.

Overtake when you need.

OK, nine laps to go. Gap to Gasly ahead who has damage at 10. He needs to put you about half a second a lap quicker.

Only about 8 tenths of a lap quicker than Gasly. He's also under investigation.

Go to mode 11, mode 11, bring the pack back up.

Tsunoda currently P7. Three seconds back to him is Alonso who is about a second a lap quicker, so good on that front.

So another green 9. Green 9 position 3. Green 9 position 3.

Six to go, six to go.

Gap under 7 now to Gasly ahead.

So Sainz currently P10 has done double hard so he needs to pit again. He will pit just behind you or emerge just behind you. There's four laps to go.

What was that?

Disgust on that tyre.

That's three laps to go. Gap at 4.6.

Let's go mode 5. Sainz will be emerging behind. Mode 5, two laps to go.

OK, Sainz-Nusselt, one second back.

OK, starting the last lap now.

Into turn 9, we'll use the overtake. Into turn 9, use the overtake.

OK, checker flag P14. We're within three seconds of Gasly at the end, so maybe that will come up as something. He's under investigation, so Tsunoda P8.

Well done, everyone.

I need a blue switch. Blue 1 position 14.

Well done, Alex. Your hard work this year is what brought us seventh in the Constructors' Championship. It's a proud moment. You can sit up tall as a result of that and look back on yourself and be incredibly proud of what you've achieved. Thank you for your hard work all season. I'm sorry we didn't have a car to finish it in style. No, thank you. Thanks, James. Thank you, everyone. It was a hard-fought season. I think we did an amazing job, so everyone should be very proud of themselves. I feel like this is just the start of really good things. Enjoy the rest. I know I will. Thank you, everyone.

Does this mean I get to do donuts?

Absolutely not.

Well done mate, well done.