OK, so straight out. There'll be no traffic pit exit. I've got Leclerc, turn 13, just finishing a timed lap now. Leclerc, five seconds. He'll be on a slow lap now. OK, so we'll be recharge on at turn 5. No traffic behind. Thanks for watching.

It's good, so we have a 23 second gap ahead. No traffic behind.

Next car back, Hulkenberg on an outlap, I suspect. A few cars behind us will start pushing next time, so we might just need to watch for them on the prep lap.

We do have Russell 9 seconds behind on a timed lap, so we can probably keep in front of him.

Gap 7.5. Now we're going to go recharge off at turn 13 and turn it back on at turn 3.

Okay, so Hamilton and Pierre just leaving the pitlane now. They're on outlaps, so we're in phase with them.

Recharge on. Next car coming through will be Hulkenberg. He's about six seconds behind on a timed lap.

Looks like Hulkenberg's backed off. He's eight seconds behind. Ten second gap in front to Carlton Outlap, so we're in sync with everyone here. In a nice spot.

Okay, so four cars to open the lap in front. Brake three, please.

We just need to watch for Magnussen on a timed lap now. He's five seconds back. Three seconds watch for Magnussen. Then I think the next car is Bottas on a timed.

Pierre behind outlap.

Bottas coming through. Five seconds time lap. He's the only traffic.

OK, let's push.

OK, mate. So, clear of traffic behind. Hulkenberg finishing a time lap. Six seconds back. I will have Pierre starting a time lap. He's about 12 seconds behind at the moment. How is the balance, please? Yeah, all OK so far. OK, mate. Understood.

So, Pierre on a timed lap now, about eight seconds back. I'll give you a countdown as he gets closer. He went into doing a prep lap in the end.

Looks like Pierre might have backed off actually. So let's pay attention to the delta on this slow lap, because we will need to look at that in qualifying. We've got two cars seven seconds up the road, and then two cars at turn 11, so reasonably well spaced here. Pierre aborted the lap behind, so no traffic currently. Next car is Verstappen, he's at turn 6 pushing.

Okay, so we think terms are pretty good for a single cool-up, so happy to push next time. No.

OK mate, we have Verstappen seven seconds behind. He could well be high fuel. If he comes past I suggest we leave a gap to him. He's four seconds now.

OK, next car is Bottas, about 7 seconds. Make a gap to Verstappen. Bottas, 5, 4, 3, 2.

Come on, Manes, let's push.

OK, recharge on. Let's go scenario 7 for the next lap.

Ok, Pierre behind on a slow lap. So his first proper timed, the one he's just done, 19.3.

No traffic behind. How was the balance, please? Balance was good. Good with the front end, just still some bouncing into 9 and 10.

Yeah, copy that. From our numbers we see things perhaps looking a little better than yesterday, but we're going to see how we get on on the next few laps.

OK, so next car pushing behind nine seconds is Tsunoda. Car's fairly well spaced in front. Pierre on a slow lap behind is catching up to you in two and a half seconds. Tsunoda pushing five seconds back.

Behind Tsunoda is an eight second gap to Magnussen on a slow lap.

Tsunoda, two seconds of timed lap. Only one car to go in front.

Okay, so we're in a good spot here. No traffic behind, just need to recharge off and then good to go.

OK, mate, watch for Ricciardo, who could be starting the time lap about five seconds back. Just need to keep eyes on him. He's three seconds now. OK, we're going to box at the end of this lap. Ricciardo 2.8 behind. Unsure what he's doing, so let him through if he wants to come past. Next car, Sainz out lap, so clear behind.

Sennaio 7 less power, Rene Adolstrot in the straight. Yeah, copy that. We'll have a look at that one.

Okay, so next car pushing is Perez. He's high fuel running about six seconds back now. So Pierre's fastest lap, second lap, 18.9. 18.9 currently. Perez five seconds.

Sorry for the late call, if we can have an aero cruise after turn 10. Aero P4 Perez. Three seconds now.

Clear behind Perez, who's coming past now. Perfect, thank you for that. Sorry for the late call. We're going to box now and do a practice pitstop.

Box, box, practice pitstop. Copy.

Okay, very good. We'll get some comments when you're plugged in.

Okay, so you should be clear pit exit.

Recharge off until turn 5, please. Hamilton four seconds behind. He's just finished a timed lap. No traffic.

It's slow going into a prep lap. Next car pushing behind, I think, is Norris, about 16 seconds

We're in a nice spot here. 15 seconds gap in front of us.

All cars behind going slow, so plenty of space.

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

Okay, so we're going into a prep lap, so I've recharged off at 13, back on at 3.

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Let's go up to 20 second gap in front, all cars behind on outlaps.

OK mate, so we've got a 24 second gap in front, so we will have a clear sector 3. Happy to push those surface temps up a little in the last few corners.

So, let's go brake 3 now.

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A couple of cars just leaving the pitlane now. Sainz and one of the Red Bulls. Recharge off and let's push.

OK, watch for Sainz starting a time lap now. Not good with traffic there at the end. No, very bad at the end. Yeah, watch for Perez as well, three seconds behind. And then Russell, few cars coming back through now.

Ok mate, Russell I think on a slow lap still at this point. That's ok mate, the most important thing is feeling the car. How was it? Yeah, it was ok. A bit loose in turn 6. You can check where I got the snap, but better than understeer. Last sector understeer, but I'm not sure if it's the traffic. Yeah, copy that. I think that's going to be a fairly contributing factor there.

Shame, we should be another three tenths up the road with that one, but that's good. Let's go for a double cool then and try again. So we're looking to stay just negative on the delta.

And let's go brake 5 as well, please. We'll go brake 5 for these two laps. Try and keep some temp in the fronts.

Next car pushing behind is Hamilton on a time lap of 9 seconds. I think we'll end up staying in front of him, probably.

Hamilton, six and a half, timed lap.

Hamilton, three and a half. He's finishing a time lap now. Going into another cool lap.

Okay, so clear of traffic behind. Stay just negative on that delta and we're pushing the end of this lap.

OK, mate, so after turn 8, we would like to use DRS just to try and bring some temperature to the front. We have Russell on a timed lap. He's about six seconds behind now.

OK, so Russell three and a half behind. We need PU1 position 8, please. PU1 position 8.

OK, Russell one and a half behind. Clear behind him. Albon behind on an outlap.

OK, next car coming through is Ricciardo. He's on a time lap now, six seconds back.

Only two cars to go in front.

I'm not sure if Perez in front is doing a double cool. Ricciardo three seconds behind. Ricciardo two seconds.

OK, mate, we need brake 3 and then we're good to push. Brake 3 and then we're good to push.

OK mate, let's go now.

Okay, so good there. We've got Albon finishing a time lap behind. 19 seconds gap in front. No traffic. Other cars behind on outlaps. Let's go brake 5 then please, doing a single cool lap and then one more push. We can make this cool lap very slow, just looking at best prep for the tyre really now at this point. Copy. Okay, so that's P15 with that one at the moment. Pierre's fastest lap so far was an 18.5, that was the first lap. His second lap isn't quicker at the moment.

Picked up understeer in the second to last corner for some reason. Ok mate, understood. We'll have a look at that.

OK, let's go scenario 8 for the last lap. He beat me to it. Scenario 8 for the last lap. No traffic behind. Going nice and steady down to 11. Just help bring those tyre temps down. Push the last few corners. Three cars to go in front currently. Got plenty of time here.

OK, just brake three, no cars in front, and then good to go. Brake three and push.

OK, that is the chequered flag. So we are going to the grid. And we need scenario 1, please, scenario 1.

We can also go to SOC 6 as well, and that's all the switch changes done.

OK, so how did the third lap feel, Hotan? Slightly worse in the beginning of the lap. OK at the end.

OK, copy that.

OK, a couple of cars just to finish their last laps in front, but I think it would be 15 as it stands with all that.

So, going to the grid. We're going to do a start on the left-hand side. I'll just confirm burnouts shortly. And then we're pushing to pit entry and we'll do a practice pitstop as we're the first car.

OK, we'll do four burnouts and a start on the left. Four burnouts, start on the left and then push to pit entry.

Box, box, practice pitstop.

No launch.

OK mate, so we're just going to push the car forward. Pierre's going to do a practice pitstop and then we'll get you back in the garage.

OK, that's a P stop done. We'll get back in the garage in a moment.