Radio is loud and clear.

Chris, the tone sounds very late. What do you think? Yeah, I have delayed it slightly.

It's looking a smidge deep, isn't it?

You can have the magic off.

You sound very loud, Ike.

So we've got 11 cars out on track so far. Everyone, as you can see, is on that medium tyre. Copy. Yeah, let me know what rough lap times they're achieving when they complete their first hand. I'm happy to sort of wait.

Big bunch of traffic there, isn't there? Yeah, I'm thinking just try and get you on the back of Tsunoda. And give you lap times then as they come round.

So we'll have a driver, MG UK, fire up and hold.

So this will be straight out.

So Hulkenberg just completed his first lap. There you got Tsunoda just opening it up. He's two behind Hulke. So Tsunoda alongside now. Next car behind is Magnussen. Just completed a lap. Magnussen currently 37.9 for lap 1.

Radio check. Radio is loud and clear, turn 4.

Steering feels very light. Maybe the geometry. Yeah, copy that. So Magnussen at 4, just keep an eye on him.

Next car behind now, Ricciardo.

I think Magnussen is on consecutives. Yeah, it looks like Mag and Hulk both doing consecutives on the 39s. So Perez has done a 35.1 for lap 1.

So you've got nine seconds behind Turricciato.

Reporting crosswind at turn 1.

So it will be strat 3 next lap. 3 to Ricciardo behind. 2. All clear behind Ricciardo.

Pull in on the steering. Exit A. Copy.

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So continue bushing Strat 3. Just closing DRS after the line.

And we'll go to Strat 1. Correct. And we'll do cruise modes on the in-lap. Short traffic ahead. Yeah, I see it. So, Sainz car behind. Just opening a lap. Seven seconds to Sainz on a lap.

So, Sainz now, far behind, coming through.

Tyres raise with hold. Exit at 1. Copy that. So currently P2, 14 milliseconds. Sorry, 30 milliseconds to Lewis in P1.

Just let me know if you need a flap adjust coming through the pits. Affirm. Plus point five.

How do you like the sound? Keep it at 30%. Okay, copy that. So I'll do double cool.

Yeah!

So Perez car behind now is on an outlap. First car to worry about is Verstappen. 25 seconds.

I've got a split under front brakes.

So, Perez car behind, just opening his lap. Four seconds, now three.

And the next car on our lap is Alonso. Six seconds.

So, Alonso now three seconds on a lap. He's just coming through behind Lewis. Now one and a half to Alonso. He's clear after Alonso for a bit.

So, main time losses to Lewis were braking and then Lewis had a four-tenths loss at turn 11 with a snap. So, he got Stroll on a lap at four seconds. He's behind Lewis.

So, Stroll coming through Lewis and then yourself.

The next car to worry about is Ricciardo. Eight seconds on a lap.

I'll be out of that in four seconds.

So, I'm in third at 2 now on his lap. Behind him, Magnussen at 4 seconds. His GPS is jumping around for me. Is Mag on consecutives? 2 seconds. He's on consecutives. He's doing 39s, mid-39s. So, there's 12 seconds now behind.

That's to Verstappen, who's on a slow lap. Verstappen is currently P1 on a 30.39. This is good track position. You've got 12 seconds gap behind. Four and a half ahead. I'm sure you can see that. We'll be Strat 2 next lap.

Gasly, a car behind at 11 seconds.

George, just looking at what other people are doing. Ferraris are doing single calls. Norris, Piastri have also done single calls. Yeah, AFL. They're breathing out second and third laps. Yeah, we'll do this next lap and then do single. Yeah, AFL. Copy that.

And for that turn 1, happy with diff mid. Can also use b-mig 2.

So, first car that we need to worry about is Magnussen. He's over 25 seconds behind though.

Lewis has improved to a 33.9. He's currently P2. Next lap will be Strat 2. Good to go. I'm ahead 5 seconds.

Big D-rate out of 4.

So, Strat 1. We'll go for a single cool lap. I've got a green 9 switch change for you for that D-rate issue that you had on the lap. That'll be green 9 position 1. Green 9 position 1. So, currently P1. There's a lot of noise in the background of your headset. Got Alonso on a lap. 3 seconds behind now. Alonso just coming through. Next car on a lap. Stroll at 4. There's turbo noise on your headset, mate. A lot of them understeer. 4, 6, 7. Science next car on a lap.

Leclerc car behind on a lap.

Main losses. Entry at turn 13. Perez next car lap. Four seconds. Three. Two. Cleared behind Perez for a bit.

Sergeant, next car on the lap at 5. Do you want single lap or content shift? He's doing single.

Can you confirm these rear temps are correct? Affirm, they are correct. So Norris behind at six and a half seconds. He's on the soft tyre, so on a lap.

And Norris now at three and a half seconds. Good gap behind him.

Norris car behind on a lap.

So Stroll behind at 7 seconds. He is on a lap. Will be Strat 2 next lap.

OK, so you've got Stroll.

Just completed a lap and the next car will be Lewis on a lap. Lewis at five seconds on his lap.

So Lewis now, set up 4, 3 to Lewis on his lap. It's clear after Lewis is through.

So, George, we suggest you reduce peak pressure, turn 1, if we want to continue with this. Otherwise we're going to need to get back and revert on this change.

Ideally, we get a lap to get the data. Don't worry, it's not for change. Okay, copy that.

Sergio Alonso car ahead on his out lap.

The first car to worry about behind is Hulk but he's at 8 seconds still. We strap to next lap and good to go.

OK, so go to strat 1. Do a single cool. It's currently P5. Top four cars all on a new soft tyre though.

Sir Hulkenberg, car behind eight seconds. He's on consecutive laps doing mid 38s.

OK, let's discuss that after, but it just felt like the tyre was not ready, but I was quite surprised at the lack of flat spot, which suggests to me it was a bit unloaded, yeah.

Long run now, 110 kilos. Looking at taking off about one and a half.

Yeah, AFM, I've consistently been down on Lewis into turn 1, you know, half a tenth, 0.7. Can you just look into that, please? Yeah, we think the...

Sorry, I was just about to say, we think a lot of this is now the bib, certainly on the second run, because we are sat more on the bib on that run down to turn 1. But yeah, we'll look through the data more after this long run.

So, currently, for this longwind, we'll be targeting low 38s. I'll update you as I get better numbers from strategy.

Hurry up, slip in.

We should get our 7th timed in. I think the fuel's nearly there.

Can you get the logo running to the time beam?

Yes, that should be started up now.

Just to confirm, George, we've reset your delta.

Far up and hold, please.

So we have two burnouts and a 5.5 on race start end of the pitlane.