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Valtteri Bottas
12:35:17
Twenty-five minutes to go. Twenty-five.
12:40:14
20 minutes to go. 20 minutes.
12:48:25
Twelve minutes, twelve to go.
12:50:18
Ten minutes, ten.
12:52:17
Eight minutes, eight.
12:54:19
Six minutes to go. Six minutes.
12:55:17
Five minutes. Five.
12:55:23
And radio check, Valtteri. Yeah, copy.
12:57:17
Three minutes, three to go. OK. So, should already be in mode RS with the pit limiter set. After the fire-up, we'll put the car down, do a static bike point. After pole position, you can switch off pit limiter and go to mode formation lap.
12:57:37
Copy. Burnouts will be confirmed around turn 13.40.
12:57:46
And a reminder, we do not engage neutral at the start.
12:58:03
OK, Valtteri, we're missing data from Williams. However, we have Stroll, P13, and Sainz ahead of you, also on hard. Everyone else, medium. Can you repeat, please? 2, Stroll in P13, Sainz P16 on hard. Everyone else, medium. Copy.
12:58:36
One minute, 40 seconds.
12:58:43
One minute, one to go.
12:59:43
30 seconds.
13:00:12
Five seconds. Good luck.
13:02:49
Okay, Valtteri, we target three burnouts. Three.
13:03:08
After the burnouts, do not engage neutral and mode RS.
13:04:37
Mode race. Overtake available to cancel clip.
13:05:51
Okay, Valtteri, good job on lap 1. That's Ricciardo ahead, Albon behind.
13:07:04
DRS enabled.
13:07:25
Car out of your Kiado is Hulkenberg, B14.
13:10:17
Keep pushing on the brakes for now.
13:14:40
1.10 from DRS, Hulkenberg ahead.
13:14:59
Overtake available.
13:15:31
The tyre's good. Pace is good.
13:15:36
Copy that, Baci. That's Hulkenberg ahead.
13:16:32
OK, Valtteri, you missed DRS by just one tenth from Hulkenberg.
13:19:15
That's two tenths for DRS.
13:23:58
Next car ahead, Sainz. Five seconds.
13:24:10
And I confirm, plan A is looking good. Copy.
13:24:31
Sainz on hard ahead, landing in 31.2.
13:27:14
OK, Valtteri, so race situation. We have Russell, Norris, Piastri, Alonso on new hard, five seconds behind.
13:27:35
We are racing them, but we did not want to lose too much time.
13:28:34
That's Verstappen ahead. He was the race leader. Russell three seconds behind.
13:28:48
Russell now 2.5 and he has a two-second gap to Norris behind.
13:29:56
Leclerc on his exits. Leclerc.
13:30:05
Russell will have DRS for you.
13:31:28
Norris will be close to your DRS.
13:33:01
Piastri will have DRS and Alonso very close behind him.
13:34:52
OK, but actually Perez has DRS now. We need to try and bring our lap time back down if we can. Suggest a B-maker 4 for turn 6.
13:35:15
It's now B11. Car 1.5 seconds behind is Ricciardo.
13:36:14
Okay, Valtteri Ricciardo close to DRS. We have no concerns to push on these tyres flat out.
13:36:47
That's Hamilton with yourself, Ricciardo. Hamilton behind.
13:38:19
Tsunoda came out just behind you on new hard. Ocon behind him.
13:39:11
Car behind. Ocon, you will help DRS.
13:40:44
Car behind now, Stroll.
13:42:35
Gasly behind 1.0 DRS.
13:42:57
Okay, Audrey. Car three seconds behind. Hulkenberg doing low 31s. If we can maintain that pace, we'd be good.
13:43:57
Hulkenberg two seconds behind. Target lap time 31.2.
13:44:30
Car behind now. Sainz, two seconds. He got past Hulkenberg.
13:45:21
Sainz, I'd like you to have DRS for me.
13:47:33
Okay, Valtteri, overtake available here. The medium was rear limited for Zhou. Are you happy to do less than default question? Yes, minus two.
13:47:50
OK, Valtteri, we'll go this lap. Box, box.
13:48:57
Mode race, mode race.
13:49:08
Ok, Valtteri, we'll need management the first lap, turn 2-3. After that, just turn 9 until we stabilise. After we stabilise, we can push.
13:49:27
Copy. Was there any braking?
13:49:31
Very, very minor. We need management at turn 9 from the beginning. Copy.
13:50:40
Car behind. Two seconds. Magnussen on 8th lap. Hold hard.
13:51:42
No saving turn 2-3, only turn 9.
13:51:49
Repeat. No management at turn 2-3, only at 9.
13:54:34
Racing Hulkenberg on pit exit.
13:56:42
Okay Valtteri, we are now stabilised. No more saving needed. Hulkenberg two ahead, Magnussen two behind.
14:01:34
Ok, Valtteri Hulkenberg ahead in 29.7 is just the last sector where we lose. If you need more support for turn 12, suggest entry plus two.
14:03:03
And for a race info, we have powerbomb in our forward post now.
14:04:34
Further update, Magnussen now over three seconds behind. He has Zhou with him. Zhou converted to a two-stop. New medium.
14:05:44
Ok Valtteri, we think we can go flat out on these tyres until the end. There's 17 laps. Yep. Pushing. Copy. Car behind is now Zhou, 2.5.
14:08:41
OK, Valtteri, Zhou has degressed. OK, Valtteri, Zhou has degressed. I did not want to cost him time, so I just turned 9. I did not want to cost him time, so I just turned 9.
14:09:20
Thank you, Valtteri. Magnussen still over four seconds behind.
14:09:55
Racing, Albon pit exit, Albon now.
14:12:56
Suggested brake balance one step forward.
14:13:35
And suggest special one for turn 1.
14:15:21
The car four seconds behind is now Sargeant on new hard.
14:15:55
The front right is grading now. Copy, copy.
14:16:15
Suggest special 2 for turn 5.
14:16:21
Next time around, there'll be 10 laps to go.
14:17:47
Sergeants is now just under three seconds behind, lapping in 29.9.
14:18:57
Sgt. Perez quickly. He's now one tenth from DRS.
14:19:15
OK, Sarge has DRS.
14:21:21
The tyres are getting worse and worse with the grading. OK, copy. There will be seven laps to go.
14:21:36
This car started to bounce a lot as well. Lots of bounce. Copy, copy.
14:22:22
We have Magnussen three seconds behind. Verstappen is directly behind him. Verstappen race leader.
14:23:31
Race leader Verstappen with 1.5 behind him.
14:23:49
Okay, you have blue flag and DRS. Verstappen.
14:25:23
Magnussen still 2.5 behind. Magnussen did a 30.4.
14:26:15
Kowalczyk, there'll be three laps to go next time round.
14:26:52
Thank you, Valtteri. Let's go to Soccer 4.
14:27:46
Special one for turn 1.
14:28:47
Magnussen still 1.6 behind. There'll be one more lap after this one.
14:30:56
OK, Valtteri, that is the chequered flag. Mode end. Mode end.
14:31:08
Thank you for today, this weekend and the whole season. I know it's been a very tough year, but thank you for continuing to push and continuing to believe in us. And we'll work hard over winter to bring you something better next year.
14:31:23
Yeah, thank you. Tough season for everyone. Lots of work to do. But yeah, thanks for the votes and let's make a better car for next year. And yes, grazie, Alfa Romeo. Thank you. It was a pleasure.
14:31:50
So to confirm, that was P19 for us today. We had Zhou in P17 after converting to a two-stop and Hulkenberg finished in P15.
14:32:05
Confirm, that's B9 in the championship.
14:33:32
OK, so, box, box.
14:33:43
And, as usual, when you stop the car, we will need the full switch-off procedure.