OK, Pierre, you've got five cars on track ahead of you. Esteban, the car in front, Piastri, the car behind. OK, so the sync is on the radio. Check, please.

Go to Parc fermé, that's P5.

Everybody is on medium at the minute. Yep, copy that. Radio check loud and clear for me. You've got a 20 second gap ahead.

We still need to learn 7th and 8th gear, please.

Okay, so Pierre is the car behind. We just need to sink eighth gear if we can.

Okay, very good. Big gap ahead. Yeah, the car behind. All gears are learned. Let's go to tyre on the multi, please. Tyre on the multi.

Okay, good run down to 14 and five time-lapse.

So still no threats behind Esteban Ocon in front, so pick your gap. We'll go recharge off at 14 and remind you to reset your shape.

OK, let's push.

Keep pushing. No DRS. Keep pushing. No DRS.

OK, recharge on, that's good for me. OK, so Stroll in front, out lap. The car behind just finished a timed, his first lap time 36.2.

How's the balance out there, please? We can cool the tyres. You've got Piastri three seconds back. He just completed a time lap. OK, understood.

Okay, so we're going to finish this corner and go for another push.

All cars on slow laps behind at the moment. Gap 5 seconds behind. We've got a 14 second gap in front, so I suggest we try and hold this position if we can. Gap behind with 3 seconds to Pierre. Slow lap.

So the sectors are fairly even at the minute. Behind Pierre is 5 seconds to Piastri.

No traffic risk behind me. If PO wants to come past, that's fine.

Okay, so just have a look at the balance out there. We'll see what we get on the second lap. We would probably start with diff mid going up if we wanted to add some extra support there going up on diff mid. A close modify for 13 could be helpful as well with the forwards aero balance there because of the wind.

Okay, so we just need to watch for Hulkenberg coming through. He's about eight seconds behind sustainable running. We'll keep in front of him if we can. He's six seconds back now. So we'll stay in front of him. Should be fine. Five seconds. We'll reset your shape and go recharge off and go again. Gap in front. Five seconds. Just go recharge off and push.

Keep pushing, no DRS after the start finish line.

And if we can keep pushing to turn 1, DRS off please.

Thank you. We'll go recharge on. We can cool the tyres. That lap, we're P11. Esteban's last lap, 35.2. Okay, perfect. Thank you for that. So gap behind to Verstappen. Time lap 7 seconds. Let's go for a cool and one more push. Verstappen, 5 seconds left. Copy that.

Verstappen, car behind. Three seconds to Verstappen. Watch out for him on a time-lap. OK, so we will have Hulkenberg and Magnussen coming through this time again. Sustainable running, we'll let you know when they get closer. OK, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, five seconds back. I'm not sure if that's both or just one car. Just watch for those two, please. Two seconds behind.

Clear of traffic behind. Next car back, Piastri and then Norris, both slow laps. Okay, so P7 with that time. Pierre's second lap was a 35.9. And now Esteban with the car behind. No threats for a while. You're in sync with the cars around you.

Curious man, the lap compared to Pierre looks good all the way through the lap, so let's just keep feeling the balance on the way round. How was it that time?

Recharge. Bogatyr, remind me recharge. Yeah, copy that, okay. Okay, focus on recharging. Okay, so Piastri behind slow lap. One second behind. Should be clear of any more traffic. So we'll make a gap to Pierre. One more time lap and then we'll start some aero cruises. Still no threats behind.

Gap behind Piastri is 8 seconds, so we can make a gap. Just for info, Esteban, when you select aero on the multi, the delta will change to the outlap timing, like we tried earlier, just for reference. Gap in front 3.5.

Make that gap. No traffic behind. Gap 3.5 still. 4, 5. Recharge off. Good to go.

OK, Pierre, we'll go recharge on, recharge on, and we'll be boxing this lap. OK, keep pushing, please, no DRS down to turn 1. Keep pushing, no DRS down to turn 1.

So we'll do an aero cruise after turn 10. No threats behind at the minute. Okay, that's good. Aero cruises now, please. Aero P4 down to turn 4. Aero P4 down to turn 4. Copy that. We'll have a look.

So Esteban, the car behind, just finished a time lap.

So he's in sync with you.

Okay, so next one will be Aero P5 after turn 10. Watch for Magnussen, I think five seconds behind. Magnussen or Hulkenberg, their GPS is a bit dodgy.

Looks like they've backed off actually. Gap behind 8 seconds now.

So aero P5 after turn 10 down to 11 and then we're going to do one more aero cruise and box for a front wing adjust.

Okay, Pierre, so we'll box this lap. Hulkenberg is 14 seconds back, running sustainable. He's now 8 seconds back.

Okay, and then finally aero P3 down to turn 14. Can we make a gap to Pierre, please? Because he's also doing the same change. Watch for Magnussen behind.

So, box, Pierre, box for a front wing flap adjust.

OK, mate, let's box, please, box now. Watch for Magnussen behind, I believe.

Okay, let's make a gap pit entry please. We're going to box and take off that front wing gurney.

Okay, mate, so pull in behind Pierre if he's still in the box.

Okay, Esteban, so this might take a second. You'll be going on the right. It's just a normal pull-away, please. We'll be repeating those aerocruises. So you've got Sargeant just going past now.

Okay, so Hamilton just leaving the last corner. It will be aero P4 after turn 3, please. Aero P4 after turn 3. You'll be clear pit exit.

Okay, that's good. And aero P5 after turn 10. Aero P5. Car behind is Tsunoda. 10 seconds on a timed lap.

Tsunoda six and a half behind. Clear behind him.

And we can go and recharge on. We'll be boxing this lap Verstappen four seconds back. So we'll box this lap here. Gap behind five seconds. Aero P5.

OK, that's good. Final aero cruise. Aero P3 after turn 13, please. Aero P3. Gap 6 seconds to Fernando Pucci.

Fernando, three seconds. Aero P3 and then box please.

And box please. Box. Car behind. Six seconds to space.

OK, mate. It might be that Pierre's car is still in the box. Just nice and steady please up to the front of the garage. You'll be stopping in front of our garage.

OK, we have got a 10 minute turnaround here, so we can change them if you'd like to.

OK, that's fine, as long as you're comfortable.

So it goes straight out. We can have recharge on. Piastri just finished a time lap. He's just ahead of you on pit exit.

And then you've got a large gap to Norris behind completing the time lap. So no threats behind. We can focus on our outlap.

Car behind four seconds. Remember we're looking for plus two on the dash for the tyre tips. Plus two. Sainz four seconds behind.

Not sure if Sainz has maybe backed off here. To be honest, we've got a 24 second gap in front.

Next car coming through will be Leclerc. Sainz has backed off. Leclerc time lap.

Leclerc, three seconds.

Next car pushing is Ricciardo. He's at turn 4 now. If we can hold this position, apart from maybe Ricciardo, we're in a reasonable spot with clear track in front.

And we'll go recharge on, recharge on. So Bottas behind, starting the time-lapse four seconds back. Entry to turn 10 now, seven seconds back. Pierre's last time-lapse 35.1. So two seconds to Bottas. One hundredth quicker than your previous time. Ricciardo five seconds back. And then now you've got a large gap to Perez. Ricciardo two and a half. Perez has boxed. So you're clear for a while. That lap put you P15. OK mate, next car coming through is Fernando. He's about eight seconds back. Sector one, probably the most improvement available. Two tenths to estimate time. Draw on the multi, please. Draw on the multi. Correction, tyre on the multi. Recharge off and push. Dig, because there's something not working. The rear inside wheel is just spinning.

OK, let's push. Copy that, we're looking into it.

Okay Pierre, there's potential we could go forwards on offset for turn one to try and help the rears, give you better traction.

Good try. Offset zero for turn 1.

Magnussen, the car behind, he's on a slow lap and then Esteban, the first car back, pushing 20 seconds back.

Okay, Piers, reminded to reset your shape. We'll go recharge off and let's do one more.

Next car pushing behind Hulkenberg. Six seconds back time lap. He's a sustainable runner.

Hulkenberg, two seconds.

Okay, so the car's behind us at the moment. Sainz is on his first cool lap. Tsunoda on his second. So Tsunoda will definitely push. Not sure about Sainz.

And we'll go recharge on and we'll be boxing this lap. We'll box this lap.

Next car pushing, coming through is Fernando, 10 seconds back. Timed lap. And then he has Perez just behind him as well. So just watch out for Bottas behind 3 seconds. Tsunoda will be pushing next lap. He's one and a half behind. If he wants to come past, that's fine.

Bottas could be doing double cool. No other threats behind at the minute.

Yeah, Bottas is back top. Perez the car behind, pushing. Two and a half seconds. So we could do an aero cruise out of turn 10. That'll be aero P for fifth gear out of 10. Yeah, expect Tsunoda and possibly Fernando to push. Watch for Fernando keeping his pace up. We're going into a second cool lap. Also watch for Verstappen. Five seconds back, a couple of cars behind.

Verstappen finishing a time now.

OK, Russell, a car behind, finishing a timed lap.

And let's just watch out for Magnussen behind 3 seconds back. He is pushing. So 2 seconds to Magnussen.

And we're clear behind. Car behind now. Leclerc starting a time-lapse. He's five seconds back.

Clear behind Leclerc. Big 20 second gap.

Clear from traffic behind 20 seconds to Albon. We'll box via box and we'll stop on the marks for a practice tyre change and switch off.

Okay, mate, so we are going to push next lap. We have Albon seven seconds behind on a timed lap, and then he's got an 11 second gap behind him, so he can come through.

So we think turn 1 braking was largely due to a big drop in headwind there. Watch for Albon.

Next car back, Magnussen, 10 seconds. He's sustainable running. We want to stay in front of him if we can.

I'm sure Carlos is doing front to gap behind eight seconds. Six and a half. Five seconds. Recharge off.

OK, recharge on. We're going to box this lap. Only aero cruises after turn 10. If we can keep our pace up, please, on the way in. Just save as much time as possible. We have Magnussen sustainable running. Four seconds behind. Clear behind him. Aero P4 after turn 10, please. Only after turn 10. Magnussen two seconds behind.

Yeah, copy that. We think it's largely down to the wind and the big changes and gusts around the track. We'll have a look when you're back in.

Copy that, we'll have a look at that place specifically.

Okay, so you'll notice in the aero position you have the safety car delta time on the dash.

I'll show you, you can see that at the moment.

Aero P4 down to turn 11. That's the only aero cruise and then we will box. Car behind Hulkenberg, 20 seconds, so plenty of space.

OK, let's box, please box, stop on the marks and switch off. 7-0.

OK, we have stopped or slowed 10 metres early before the pit entry line, for reference. Rear axle position not bad. Over to the right-hand side on the front axle, just for reference as well. OK, I'm not sure our reference was good because I felt like I was late.

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Okay, Pierre, if we can get exit 4. Exit 4.

Okay, Pierre, time to gain compared to Esteban is on quarter exit.

I don't know what's going on. I have no grip. Balance is the most disconnected we've had so far.

And suggest keep doing lifting coast turn 1.

You have two laps remaining.

So this will be your last time lap, last time lap.

Okay, Pierre, and if possible, we'd like you to continue pushing up until turn 3. Continue pushing through turn 3, but no lifting coasts at turn 1.

Okay, Pierre, we'll go recharge on. Recharge on and we're going to the grid.

Yeah, there's something wrong on the rear, again, like that last lap out of turn 1.

Got to check that rear axle because it's not right. Yep, we'll take a good look after the session. If we could do an aero cruise out of 10, aero P4, 5th gear.

And thanks for that. And we also need to go clutch 6. Clutch 6.

OK, Pierre, thanks for that. So we'll go recharge off at 14 and we can do one burnout, exit in turn 15, and then we'll line up on the grid on the right-hand side as far forward as possible.

And if we could get two short burnouts, two short burnouts, turn 15.

And then we'd like scenario 3 for the start. Scenario 3.

Okay, Pierre, we're going to push until turn 11. Push to 11.

And we can go recharge on, recharge on, and we'll box this lap.

And start feedback, Pierre. Drop was good. Release a bit early still. Copy.

And we'll box, Pierre, box. And we'll stop on the marks for a practice pitstop and switch off.