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uh but you know that uh sometimes the going is doing another white fight and fight I think we made Choice isday well Rich stuff yeah good tactics thank you much congratulations it's so interesting birdie because they were really managing expectations of Ferrari up thinking they were going to come away from this weekend with very much the quietly been under the raid I'll say to to pop up like that um is a wait was all F the team you know I didn't think we' seen that com in the whole qualifying mini it was stop s of final Lop from from charlot there the really set that apparent interesting where Fred set there they re in between the two I was already panic and then they weren't going to get out in time just because you could see the r coming on the radar and then you realize that in the Gage someone's trying to get the right amount def funer in as well so you know he said it was good strategy but it paired off it led the bit biscuit at the time but an impressive L from Charlotte power at the end I think everything looked a bit risky out there today didn't it just getting out on the right tire at the right right time and making sure that you were picking your way through this very difficult lap I mean it was very impressive stuff for all of them in the top 10 there it was great I mean even outside of the top 10 that QQ I think for me was the most exciting where it really was about he was across the line last it was a drying CET and it was ever changing that's the really Ting something that we love to watch but ultimately that last session there uh there were some R taking from Ferrari and they could have potentially got it very wrong I mean they waited they in they instead of putting in a bank C up with the with the new intermediate in the beginning they opted to wait for the second run but in the meantime the drop started to full and you can see that it didn't work for Conor I mean he was out there really really starting with the car battling a lot maybe pushing the limit a little bit too much uh but for Charles it seems s work but they could have got that wrong today well let's talk a bit more about mik the steppen because that was Sublime I mean just he he he been really on it all weekend at full of Praise on team made you Phil is team uh really thanking the engineers up foot and working hard all weekend to get that engine in and ultimately has paid off he will obviously start down the 11 but that is the best they could have hoped for today yeah and luck was so impressive the hell away you quite nobody else made it 3 Q one on the sing set 3 Q2 on I thing does that as well so conditions La laas let reinfor or the track and P we spoke about it earlier it's a 10- minute lap so Tak you quite a long time before we see the same Corner again when it could be fairly different condition in that faction so so impressive for you know six times margin to the rest of the fields to what says correct it's l me up so the margin were look bigger but that is impressive with these conditions now he's never run for the love that was on the in his career but tomorrow feels like could be the day and this is the circuit that is overt taking it we see Max do it from Lone compromised good positions of the last couple of years that do you think he'll win to but that's should get Grayson ask I think what makes it so exciting is that we you know came into today expecting there to be at least a little bit of dry running there was none at all there was barely and you're running in fp3 so the teams are going to have to rely on whatever date you they have from yesterday from fp1 to fp2 there was a bit of change in terms of they were really dominant and fp1 Max looked almost Untouchable out there and then fp2 the MCAS i' like the ones to beat so interesting to understand what setup they've decided to go for uh it looked like initially they went for a little bit more downforce than them direct competitors which I don't think is the probably the best option for Max tomorrow when he's going to come through he's going to like rely on that reli them for that race ability that straight line speed to get past everybody so I think it's all it's all up in the air really they know they know what they've decided to do what they've opted for we're going to have to wait and see but it definitely makes it excited say because uh he could in which was impressive and ultimately that was enough for for him to qualify in third and he will be parting one spot to the front R he sort of did pretty much what was asked of him today as well he did do what was asked Kinder coming a better time you know but shine fine margins and ke to he was so close to going I because in my opinion they were on that last lap too early when the track was improv and you know he finished way before the cheacker flag so hemond Hammond and both of Q tell you were very lucky to get it three and what a different clarifying grid would be looking out if Paris haven't did it three so it's just about get me decisions earlier in qualifying to go right that set you up for the key three p that confidence you're the monkeys are bet off the back if you're already in K3 and then you got the ler board even though it's something you sa ties so that all stands from a decision that's made very very early in the session and very fine margins I mean some frustrating though that those drivers in Q2 that didn't get the accet at the right time because you just saw the time tumble at the end of it was about being out there at the last Festival moment wasn't it this frustrating but it's part of the game and the conditions are like this you know that com into it especially if it doesn't rain it only rained in the last part of it off Q3 but that's part of the game you've got to be the last person that cross the line you got to positionally have accur G you've got to be there at the right pace at the right time to get those results in and yes it was very very fine margins I mean Alex Alin was what was it 3,000 seconds yeah uh yeah that that is frustrating but it is the same for everybody out there and you've got to get it right but uh it often doesn't go to 100% correctly and you become a little bit of evicted to the conditions though one t didn't quite add it say well McLaren we expected more from then they ultimately qu qualified fifth and sixth that both people M it one SP they fromed out in the pain then reading your body language you not right now that's you you I can't was the car I mean the car has been the quickest last few Lis what's going on this weekend PR What's Happening Here the tracks yesterday but I so my Red Bull's been by us even though we were a little bit quicker yesterday um I just don't think Red Bull will show that cards at all and like what we did yesterday was pretty much sure we up so I think today we're optimistic so uh I just Str myself phos was was was PR saying first to to uh for I think we both just traveled a little bit more of it just from my side I just Haven been able to click F well today I was always like well stad bind I mean I'm just always a little bit on the back F so so far P5 I was like PR and there Happ with mostly and like with PR and things like again but um I think maybe a slightly level down force that we have potentially heard just a little bit today and um kind of pay tole to get me war it looks like it the but it face to be dry tomorrow as well it's not going to help here I looking sir just up down on this this so just um little bit of p and high speed and things like that so uh you get new found from theend of yesterday and for some reason just weend I've just not clicked as much as when I I found like I did in the various races um I feel like I so about to try very hard to on and it's TI hard to drive the car at every corner whereas the last few wins and months has come just going l mat and so just one of those may he said father there's those days where um just drug good up that nice natural F yeah um don't be points come tomorrow ke still win it this the T thank you I never a freaking it's not the dominant factor it's important that we have there at the end of the we do a good job managing tires and we use the potential of the guard in terms of top speed if I think if we blend all these factors together we can have a good s there interesting stuff look forward to tomorrow thank you very much we be sing all hope for a good Sunday and you have say up to miss will be disappointed with today and oh there it is your hand highest career starter sp Let stop this season s manaco and of course if you think back Bernie um Oscar went out the first lap starting from fifth last year he's going to pray not to have repeat about this time round man it is very difficult here in turn one turn one's a real opin in point here every wants a good acccept time the the long straight that follows so it's a relativ short run there um but getting into that corner out of that corner key is so important seems so wi against to your own turn one do you think fit McCaron are a surprise but Ferrari is Charlotte clam was probably I think maybe they they you know their eyes maybe aren't exactly on Ferrari at the moment is probably they getting themselves more towards what they can do to beat the Red Bulls but um I think they probably had a good chance tomorrow I think they'll be able to come to the grid from what they said there and arvc had opted to go for the try with a setup to maintain the lower level of downforce that they had yesterday so that they do have that race ability tomorrow so I see them being able to come through Checker and and Max's performances they kind of lead me to believe that they probably are still running a little bit more downfall so I don't see it being impossible for both osar and Lando to be able to get past czecho if needs be uh and Bill definitely give be a batt L hands cuz it seems like sets are slightly different but yeah I think they have a car that's obviously more efficient the DRS is really uh very you know efficient as well so I think Paris could if he stays in the in the in the DI sign of lir he might be able to hang on as well K McLaren is certainly up for the fight AR the would be analyzing what was thrilling and completely qualifying session which might the suffer from F this that 610 sh n I'm [Music] K Jo that want seem be by damage limitation I want he do to limit damage from P1 I think he's sold iting off Tak a win I think the race is wide open tomorrow czecho can do a big favor by winning and taking points away from from L and the other Jas say I think if he gets a Podium it sounds like he'll be happy with that I said fancy a CH tomorrow I think in the dry they're quicker than possibly quicker than Perez um and so I I think we live for a good race tomorrow and can Max come through the pack um and the more point when he get held off is is the one to watch what he managing expectations about how well he can come through the pack than you got to do that to maybe relieve some of the pressure I was with there and thinking to give him and he can win this race I mean he is off off fighting 11 so is quite a long way to go but I would say as Karin says the race is wide open I wouldn't count anything else and you know if you get a good s around here because it is true that it become somewhat of the buff them neck in 10 one you you often needed to see drivers running really wide there but I think they've introduced more of the gravel trap bage it's harded to really run as wide as he used to in the past um so anything is possible if you stay out of the trouble get a good first lap done if the other getss you far away he sits well still Tokay for but I think the others will be making sure that they stay on the trouble to get to make sure that they don't give him that opportunity but let's see what kind of charts meres think they've got B starting from fadra Hamilton and Si Russell tomorrow let's say from that now by sh that a tricky out man [Music] [Music] it's if I away he sits H to okay for but think the others will be making sure that they stay out of trouble to get to make sure that they don't give him that opportunity let's see what kind of charts Mercedes think they've got they be starting from f for Hamilton and sick for tomorrow let's save from Thats Now by George show that the tricky out man in your car but o so I know in past we spoken you said the car prefers cooler temperature said thetic expence today there was it was a very difficult session because you couldn't foret when the ring was going to be strongest and you needed to have this each ey as one the the ring was at his at his least and know the perfect benefit my sign maybe one went starting in key3 but I think p7 was part of fair results to L your for the post was up and the team taken off the floor that they put on last weekend is that right if you gone back to they can control so do you think the team I mean I did when he per for he wanted to work was it just TR on there H the track and they had want him to to double double check I done with the def on the me floor they met for the RO some Sunday see with a face from Big in next Lev of fluctuation and pace is is yesterday wasn't a great day for us um me just want to double check that it wasn't VI prais and pretty confident it it was in VI with we've definitely not really sted by in the last 12 months when we put the pH they generally wored uh so just do this more time to assess for you thought so where the car strengths around this track in the dry like going to give you a chance to me up tomorrow what time management yesterday we saw most like every we've ever seen on Friday uh um you Sean manager FR you could be on for two or a free stop you can you can CH you man a l to do a one step but you'll be so you like see a variety of different thank I'm P tomor but one my run Ferrari ahead of you I know Max is quick as well but has to drop back for his penalty is that where you thought you'd be today you he's the Mercedes is that Baron you put a P3 no it's well when it rain and the front mind conditions but he was right how we would would have been struggling to be in the top 10 I would imagine um T and the just out the time was getting up check right at end out at least that was towards the end when three guys ah respect to be there in it B you think yeah yeah I think if I had another set I think it would have been f for okay s r then you look like that of time management M potentially they best with the good temperatures the tradition get a time man for how much of a challenges it be for you for to the front there's going to be yeah the are great much greater than last and are much great than PR actually and um he has Max just going to make his way through they going to be but ready for interesting K he felt F was out reach up and was sort of an illeg of today but he couldn't but on the front ra I mean that again comes as something of a surprise to us you thought in these conditions I don't think yeah I think you know when the try yeah they were nowhere yesterday May was P that doesn't matter so I I we don't know this is amazing the W you know I seen it before I think for me the most we out about is they concerned about their Race Face see was it good you say they did a good try day they haven't had a fb3 to try and correct some of the things that they they've reversed the setup on and the floor so yeah are I think they're on the back foot going get to tomorrow for Mickey tomorrow's race is is about Perez versus the McLarens and Perez has got a fantastic opportunity here to take his first suit of a season because us is going to be in between him and the Mard on contrary go the show in your opinion May don't think they they look tck enough yes in the dry I think they they look made a little quicker than than Mercedes um I I don't think that as quick as m in all F the came here from the Mexican now say Paris in [Music] the check out is that person on your face that qualifying session that's you know in the front round for about um it's the main the main thing you know on before you focus on D know um because we Chang a chance to to try everything tomor if you Chang to me right is if you Chang what was what was the issue we change a lot of things on the balance side with a setup um so we're going to having at very different to to re on so how does that affect you approaching the rice because you obious SE to your long runs but the other balance in the car and now you've got this car for the nice SM the case of like tomor than see would have expected that my bit they only just made a tree from G 3 thousand of the seconds that was the smallest of marches and there he is starting up there in the front R yeah that was uh it could have almost been a really compromised QT there for him but ultimately he made it to and he made it work and he I mean that's the most important thing it's such a an intense weekend for Checker and there's a lot of pressure on his soers to have a good result so that maybe he the eyes can be taken off of him and the pressure can be relieved and they can guarantee him but he could stay up te to the end of the year so he in the perfect position to be able to do that tomorrow if he just gets past Charles um he can just you know fight to maybe get that Victory I know he came into this weekend saying he thinks the victory is on the cards it seemed a long more unrealistic with an hour ago now I think it's very much realistic for him you think the big fight there is with materis can they work together from uh well they're going to be starting full and Fa like B work together has happen you this way I think going back a week ago the the team games that they play and I the fact that they actually the ended play ball they would have had a meeting about how they can do that again in a better way I think it can be a factor uh and it if they in this disruptive battle I still think the driver Championship may be in Lum out of Le fando but M are well in truly in the conservative battle between now near the year and this could be a big weekend for them to take a further dent is a rebel lead and how much does it hinder charlot Clair having his teammate down in E I mean obviously you want to have your teammate there so you can maybe you know get that behind hand on the teams around you but ultimately I don't think that's the only thing that's going to hinder him I think Lis put it perfectly in the pen and you know they are not the car with the ultimate Pace uh of course overnight on a Friday you know that there's a lot of simulation work going on back at base and they can make a lot of setup changes that we obiously need don't know and Ne also don't know what those changes will have for them so who knows knows tomorrow when they're on track uh what exactly they can extract from the car that we maybe not have not seen yet but as Friday stood they didn't have the ultimate pay so he's going to be I don't want to say a Sitting Duck out there but he's going to be fighting hard if he's going to try to keep those cars behind him just don't mes the stuff and he seems much more relaxed I mean weak is a long T in politics certainly a lifetime in from the one who seems a very different match to Hungry presumably he doesn't have suddenly ex me amount more confidence in the car but he's done all he could today put him in the best position but he does know he's got a fight on his Alle he uh talk been a lot about convergence that's really happened toward the latter pass of the third state of the Season as uh yes extreme s down and trying to with a few points but uh I'm going to pick the one b and I think he is happier here because of the very first lap to be turn the wheel on the side the cars look good it's look quick he is comfortably in quicker in in the sessions you know 610 in qualifying but even in the drwing he looked so so quick in the drri sessions we had from in maybe don't on LA because L was quick that P but long he had 4 margin to his Chance 11 10 I think coming through the pack he doesn't have the advantage that he had last year where he came to quite oh Bo the4 against Le so I think it was harder to come through that is fact and that's a the convergence Point um that you mention I can get get on the podium there's no reason but it's going to be a tough ask to try and beat the mladens tomorrow and then does Max relish this challenge I mean in now it's not as easy as it was last year we look forward you know at least mounting that effort yeah it's um this two rang teting here looking the mirrors and you see who's coming for you or you can go through the pack and I guarantee you our most drivers will tell you they'd dra fight overtake and and comes through I think that's a lot of fun especially around a place like this and Mike's kind a simple Beast I mean I think from what you said there about him turning the page and the positive attitude and you can just you know you know how he processes things his gun break is dead by a mile by 610 he's obviously feeling really comfortable in the car he FS with the team have executed everything correctly and ultimately he's on top and that's all he cares about that's what he wants and when you have Max on top and he feels things are going his way and he feels comfortable to the car he sounds pretty C on on the little look at the traffic he got a little bit cive with a little traffic but for the rest he's happy when things are going the way he wants him to go well tomorrow is another day let's see if he emerges until then in a dry session that's what I predicted the name tomorrow said mate this St qu just today but I near 610 but it is sh L for anomy driver that will start on PA for the race tomorrow one next when will you beat it [Applause] [Music] KD up [Music] [Music] that's what ignited it that would be pretty miraculous though wouldn't 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that sh is getting kind under pressure at the start he thinks that that runs up to the is going to be crucial for him in terms of cares getting that slit stream so is that let un to many the from De deciders I mean there I 44 lap race and now there's plenty of opportunity to ra the take but could we possibly see sh slip back early in the race yeah I think that run the turn five is a very very long run up that first TI ass obviously wouldn't ass L one but see many many years drivers check for two fact on there and then be take Corner L on Los a actually three of off five years got a safety car LP one so drivers have been thinking you need to get the position this and we say for the earlier races actually when it was safety car incident they Allied them to race for a good majority of the track of four throwing in the safety cars so took the have an instant want about that allow them to race as much the circle as the C what London Norris be thinking at the moment he starts he4 air a tri2 starts of of late the second phase of his nor humre was tough I think you'll be thinking to not get into any trouble in turn one it can be a bit of a boss NE run to turn one but he's actually on the outside which on this strike is not am to be because if there is some sort of traffic and pushing on the inside you can go around the outside and be a little bit more clear so stay out of trouble get a k maybe get in such stream on the way to guys thanks thanks buy that's the book Thank K Kenya yes we're just literally following the red Pam of for staffen into his grit spr here on p 11 we're going to have a love C the benches and challenges he's going to have today sh the I mean back in 2022 went from f the great to into the me in just 12 laps I mean that's going to happen today but we are expecting me of course to go s relatively quickly you can s if you remember mean uh I looked at this car on the great last week came in hungry and we pointed out that these cannons didn't exist they had a higher downfall setup there that back on the car for this Rec and uh R this guy is really efficient works well at the sort of highspeed Corners we have here as Spa so get which it's going to be a challenge it's the track is very green that's because I had a big wash yesterday we had some super races put a even bit more rubber down lot of new time I can the problem that red bu have is they only have one new set of the hard compound tires which was expected I use the word expected to be sheby really knows the right tire to have whereas ahead of him the McLarens the fies the Mercedes both have chish brand new set so they might R the fact that they'd r a set on Friday to check them out but but he still has two sets some medians though so he's okay for tires but I'm sure I pick one the C back they would change that a little bit so that's Max's challenge here in p 11 the first te just stay out of trouble in the eaten from his first corner from where he is is uh not much more than 200 M down to the first baking point it's a very short run down to the first corner for our sakes watching this race the last thing we need to do is leaves any of the key chest pieces in the first quar CU it's a spoiler race and I think it's going to be a great race if they only kick through thecate so we got Alex our willing him say now we know that's a very fast in a straight line that's the first car s Sten is going to have to pass and uh but uh it's not it's not Alex's race Alex might be able to steal a point or two and at he's up for a quick how extract feeling bit out here yeah it feels very grippy that um I don't know I I guess that's s just to me but um it's okay and I think the day going produ a little bit come ring but so far so good all right good step you mide you and there not your today or to with there uh it seems like this weekend there's been a bit more of a gap between the top teams and the Midfield some we've asked pretty C thank you very much so to make FR that's about KN now this car it's got the S wi is faster in a straight line as Daniel ricardi comes through Logan Sergeant comes through pting little um and uh with this uh very sunky delivery that arming uh but it got less rear Wi on this car and uh that means this is super fast industr now on the start or on restart estat ofon could be a real Nuance with this car going up to him towards turn five for the bre point of their com and that's going to be an interesting challenge but he'll be so compared to the St through the middle F of the lap they St be all over the back of it he can still behind him I the first TR so there's there's a challenge but Again Begin they a car is not really racing the staff day they're Racing for the tail end of the boyss for ala well he never gives up on anything does he really he's not going to let Max pass easily that he's not going to cess game see be fighting The Red Bull Le no I don't again f is not going to want to wreck his TI always his ready just to keep M staing behind him as he's coming through the pack in a FAS to cup now we start to get to the problem area the first Ferrari on the grid of caros ss and he is out of position M I think he didn't have a great qualifying in the R kyos Train extremely to keep Max with st from the hon if you can we don't know the raw pace of the Ferrari they think they could be FAL for today for example keep M forward and to see if we can find and and we got George Russell he ABS minut not be running Max staffen see it absolutely would not want be ready with Sten Tre easy he must fancy also a chance have a p him today so for keeping forward there's a quick uh chop over here the S what is up for a chap be of it the last two nights I spent dinner with him so he might be thinking yeah whatever I don't nothing more to say to you but manager piastri of course I mean got a bit of a challenge when they starting on the green now I wants to Fe in the C but prepared fre B wait I think uh I'm see that F dry today give a wi which is unusual as you know here a SP about uh different array of wing levels out there m have gone for pretty aggressive High to speed obiously animation of your opposition but we still thing B still think it's the best Winger the to draw three so let's see how it turns in terms of Race speed and also taking we heard from Alex out but he just there's a lot of grip out there let's going to punish the tires today yeah tires you that down on the right obv see Maxis you're on for heavy heavy but same I just that's one going to watch it Alie absolutely right you could sing up yeah remember the Dan so then we get to McLaren's now these really it's depends how quickly they can get uh uh how quickly they can get themselves into the lead if indeed they can because we can make go intentionally the fostter car along with the St and um they kind of little bit of Wingo so I heard them be in the rain but they think that it'll give them an advantage when it comes to when it comes to this race is as M as not re was just saying um but the McLaren looking glorious and they Side by size on the grid here and they they've really got to work to get to get through the pth they're going to get such an incredible slip through up to the top of the o z so how you got to play this R oh we're going to train as best as possible but we uh I didn't to far is capable of winning we're really good in these conditions so uh just good clean first lap like we got to have the tire set up so we'll uh we'll see yeah you got two sets of hard compound you hav't had a reset wa the driers kind of like this is how you this is money do yeah they're in good shape except uh Oscar just told me I got to get a real mwk if you win yourself I might place you a strategy at the end of the race put the tattoos my hog Sate think that these drivers okay I'm got to talk to andj andj copy time with to see you for Hy playing and hey Kings of course I know you a good mate sa coming in yeah very good mate uh you know if he's obviously the team principal on the boss and uh it's been nice and Earth to Mid with with my wife and uh we been B an absolute Blass the whole weekend gr for that is yeah it's my first race so I it's uh I'm literally shaking right now so it's phenomenal yeah what I'm doing used to performing your sport on ice but I think today our times might be a little bit like chewing down a bit later on sir I think you going to see a very good girl prey I I sure hope so I mean I know this is one of the best secets on on the calendar and uh I looking forward to he talking to this their staff right let keep wondering long what the for he put in in qualifying didn't he there he is I mean I think he's having to really hang on to that car a little bit L he drove a super race last weekend in Hungary and then s of I got the most out of it and he it's extremely Cal they're just firing the car up just to keep the pressures and temperatures where they we saw some water coming we saw some Mor coming out the back of that I I don't know if I'm allowed to talk to you uh if I'm allowed to talk to we know we saw we saw some fluid coming out of the back of the car and he conss on map no it's just a little bit oil breathing out we have to top of take right up because there Su stain G got so just to avoid any big moral press up and that just makes strong and Grim we got a race out your hands today I mean we have good stuff good luck he's a tough man all right and then there we are we got such a parip over I'll left the front row of the grid and you know he's got a great chance of winning this race he's got a chance of stream the eighth Victor R fre in this season the last that teams upon Tip Top Fair he's got a fast car he driv you of intermediate so that was an outstanding for forward he know he had a driv around and te so let's not pretend this is all about how quickly the St can cash the the clat for the pict Tre it's this much much more man as you can tell by the brilliant drivers and teams we've been walking through so far so I think there's a a s ch here for him to put for S PR to put his season right and he knows if he can get a slipstream to illusion r r on and to the top of the hill it could be in the lead he's experienced out the other way around as well he can't in the it looks like they getting some Tequilas ready on front there or something doesn't it but I didn't know when that TR ice is going to get me into the didn't yeah they just C you can see a little transmitter of the front in front of the ice where is that where is that ice where is that ice going to go into sorry depend he busy this what air F in just Fascinate to know where the ice is going to go but at least if I can fight somebody else I would I would like okay right we didn't assumingly some way lap that was didn't it wasn't fastest in any particular any of the three sectors actually in know je studied La it for Fist of the Char is so fast so fast when he HS up sometimes he overdrives the car sometimes he overdrives the circuit and he ends up in the room but generally speaking as uh m tomases is um having he's uh when I in charge of the technical side of vfa FR fr congratulations on F position yeah thank you but lat the prizes until today but um so what do you think he said with M and Mercedes and and medo where this looks like it could be an incredible race to be yeah so far but it wasn't like this that that 20 seconds it's and it was like this the last races that each weekend it will be a different and we have to be if that we have to win when we have the best car and to be able to score good points when we have okay not a good race see right let's uh s can come three from 11 to win this race all let go that tough his all I previous years but we're going to give her oh damn this I've just been signing to our ories I think Sergio Perez is a factor in this race as well yeah absolutely best thing he can do is take the lead at a turn five and buer off okay excellent thank you very much technical tell there by we can with just doesn't like to on the grid so uh Daniel's got his head off and think Keys let's see if we can find another another driver who they really uh un met there's quite a few to come as if they all come through here we'll we'll grab uh a driver and uh we got Lance coming in quick put [Music] Lance today from the time the my time then we have soft for uh for the final top 10 on that one so you can understand some of the medium Tire Runners out there uh to get a feel if they're on low fuel of course we don't know what the fuel levels are uh currently what we do know is that there seems to be at low grip which is not a surprise cuz it is the first practice session and that the track at will be nice and fresh especially after the raid th we had the other day Dillis Hamilton as CHS trying to get temperature into his tires let's Max with stab past who's uh not on a who is on a lap I should say and then it all gets a little bit scruffy there with NI Hulen I think wanted to get past as well because the that was not very friendly mik hogo will not be happy with that and now he's locked up or what L is now a bits and at the last minute realized he had to stay to the right coming into the pit there I think there's a for that the drivers have to stay to the right that was introduced by uh the race director [Music] overnight Lewis has to go a bit closer to that gravel trap anyway nikab will not be happy in an that cuz I think LS didn't see him at all cuz he was right behind the Red Bull and so he just ran him off the track and and leis is done a driveth through to the pitch there which makes me think that that wasn't a PL entrance into the PS either for leis hon yeah that's what I said that it looked like loock up into the corner there and I'm not sure looking enough so he's he's already held up yeah yeah he block up oh there's a McLaren in the way it also whole mess going on there but wow for off you see I one right I said it looked very weird and it was a lock up and it was be asrey as so well points It Out by Pono on that one I mean Ser karum we've only been away for 5 years and Le Hamilton one of the more experienced drivers I think you did enough in s to uh very much a book a place on the uh on the discussion T say 710 off Carlos SS in the first sector now I know he's been on these tires before I done a la Bly for but 710 off quite Corner long way down yeah and he just had a lot of over steer there in the he be Corner unusual balance there not looking like in a good Bas for now that car uh let's see how it goes with me exit here little bit Snappy feeling this will land went way too far off there yeah cuz he's used to the tarmac being there and now there gravel they have to they have to adapt um well well supposed to get to Ted but um of course we don't know what fuel level they're running huh I mean um being so far off in the first sector uh could be that they're just running a l more fuel at the moment is a soft tire race time should it be a race time for this weekend would he would you run it on on heavy fuel in this session just to see um the Cy that is like impossible imposs teams no wait so um yeah don't know what to say to that why I just I I'm I'm speculating could it be know many people but no friends whoever is he well um his caros seses running wild 10 again there's that new bit of gravel that has been put in we we we giving a big thumbs up GR chandok to the uh these gravel traps that have been brought a little bit closer to the track Hallelujah coffee we love gravel trap to the track takes away that nonsense all give us track us we have all the time isn't it we need more of these TR CS Absol the edge of the track um I just piig out a couple of things I'm listening under team radio in here uh I I think the drivers the the grip level is coming but just as a reference do from 2019 to today in bin there were 1.3 seconds slower so we know I think you said a 339 with fp1 in 2019s right so we should be in the low 35 where and as Mike said we're still at 3 seconds from that that tells you where the Tom m is um a drip level I chers scw thank you for that show qu improves to go four fastest to overall man8 chance off the pace team M KES currently 13th at fastest saided I'm going to have to interrupt you you know that bit about there's Huts of girls on the track they ain't going to last for long there's a fire by the side of the track the grass has caught lights there is a fire at the grass 6 or seven understood and I don't think I have ever ever seen grass catch fire by the side of a form and a one track now I'm sure there's a marshal nearby with a fire extinguisher uh to to put this out and it's a very small grass fire at the moment but so cofy I want you to say now how do you think that happened I would not even like to begin to speculate on that one and I tell you what it would not have happened on Wednesday cuz when we landed here in Shanghai there was the Deluge of all Del uses it was like a wet weekend in grimville when we when we landed here nothing wrong with that spent many a happy s the off in at Grimsby uh but there's no chance that I say it's a smoke see how fast it spreads here but it it is windy today and it it is very very Breezy uh today here and I assume them that that has helped dry out uh the grass by the side of the track which is uh nice and short and the Marshall with one fire extinguisher uh putting out what is now a a fairly large pile of uh of of black Deb where the grass used to be but I have no idea how that would have happened unless of course ni a spark from underneath the car from the titanium blocks has just caught on a bump or something and sent the Sparks showering into the grass by the side of the track and that's what's ignited it that would be pretty miraculous though would it I mean there's probably no other explanation but well may yeah maybe it is be there's a bump there where where cars are putting spots on every single lap every single time to go by but that this would be really miraculous I mean cuz the wind is pointing that direction and it always would push them from from where the cars are it would push the Sparks into the corter how many I mean inside of that are a very elaborate way to stop Ted kravits reporting on cars by the side of the track you know we have raid Japan and now fire here in Shanghai once a get for C cor Chanel this is not good for any driver or any team you only had 60 minutes to get practice uh in time in time for the uh for the uh Sprint qualifying later and now got even less time at Karen I'll come to you in a moment Mike CS with us on the pit wall at Aston Martin at first time he's joined us and Mike we're really really grateful that you've given some time to come and have a chat to us this this is very bad news for you and the rest of the teams isn't [Music] it yeah I don't work um yeah back bu just a by everybody though uh not me problem and so what was your run plan for today what are you what were you hoping to try and do during the 16-minute session uh that we have for [Music] practice but actually you uh you know the first thing is he's a proper baseland run which I think everybody has done now uh about checking the car checking the track uh there seems to be not a lot of grip uh from the surface uh but this this a normal home workk that he tried to do uh in the Baseline truck is turned to Green now again after this more Interruption so I think uh there's not so much disruption to the program to be honest all that's good um what do you know of the track a surface um from these early uh stages one of the drivers been saying and and the fact that we've had that vitim and paint put down how much of a surprise was that to you uh before you came here day right there was not So Much Information coming here uh about the surface itself uh we discovered this yesterday uh on the truck inspection the drivers have reported uh low grip um you seen the left time outs are quite far from normal uh left time or expected lap time so I think uh there needs to be a bit of rubbering in over the next laps and then they would be interesting in qualifying to see uh the track Improvement and the driver improvement so uh yeah something to look for two two yeah absolutely did you worry a bit Mike that we we'll have a racing line with lots of grip and and then offline it won't get the chance to grip in a bit and that might make overtaking a bit more tricky for the races yeah I understand the concern but on the other hand overtaking is normally on the some the main straights so uh where the DRS is so uh I think uh through the corners it's probably true but it is also the same for for other circuits the Rob mine is the most creppy one so uh yeah we still overtaking mainly on the straights I think uh um we do not see that procession uh Mike it's Nico uh here just a very different topic you just confirmed your one driver Fernando which is super when when can we expect you to confirm uh Lance as surely that should be just uh um should be done soon right yes some something that I'm not really thinking about to win a session to be honest um but um yeah I mean as some Mar is L is home so uh and we want continuity so uh I think uh uh yeah over the next week we'll see we won't have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far Bast has had quite a bit of an anage over Joe the season can off to Max the St on four the first five races in 2024 it's got what more competitive since and the championship lead that goes into this race with a 76o lead it was at8 points this time last year the bruising P closing enough TR after starts 11 like great to age 44 laps around this GL is track but think D Sunshine for with three five Park Lot Bel pulse house with the lap record DRS summons the main DRS so by 75 M from last year's race 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on 100% get the say that stop lightly coming at the end of this la love in so yeah and they want they got to tr give him antire off get him a bit more grip but H think he's going to come out as birdie said in a not very nice place in race try to Sol behind Max the Stafford bu we've seen those hard tires look pretty happy uh on his teammate Oscar piastri and so you have two sets of of those to take to the end of this race Al stops a second time he is Nots the box at the end of that lap he carries on as does Carlos sight there is Hamilton on that last lap 1.4 seconds faster than L Loris about 9/10 of a second faster than car sights Hamilton's pace of an hard TI still looking pretty impressive yeah nisus 1.4 seconds on the previous lap of time so he need to get on those St tempers as a in seems really unn that's head down to you so your Cal mechanics just testing the wheel G uh that they work and everything is fine the head of Lando's stop in the next lap or two or will it be three and Ferrari will let off [Music] a but s she's a little SW the straight light i s the straight lights I love the camel straight RV with Alex alvor making the pass on Yuki Salona they still to stop in this race t outy end yeah so uh yeah so McLaren still waiting Ferrari will let off even though they were little lacked late with charlot Clair by the fact the Sergio forz wasn't really a factor hadn't done enough in abston so the CLA still nicely behind Hamilton as he was and you know we could not have happen well Red Bull are in a bad position because they have to run a medium tire at the end of the the stinct Cy they had don't look at back as medium tires from the first thing and they said that there's plenty of we still on them so they've reassured that it's going to be absolutely fine no problem for them running the medium at the end and that is so what I was talking about no leaving any grib no bring any grip back to the pits with you um box box box picnic thir for blando nuris and this kind of feels a little di sequence to me but let's see how it plays out yeah you going to lose about each seconds 19 seconds for the Pet Stop he's coming out that Max for staing and a hand of Kevin Magnus if everything goes up for plan he stops of his monster the pig for into that show but away he goes all very nice and te 2.3 seconds great stop there the Stafford into turn one as noris s Katy k officers of ER on the inside of the sauce W get it back down on the track again what he has got is a few seconds between himself and Max so he can NSE these tires bring them in on the low pressure mountain and then soar face but he could get the over done later in the St what he's going to need to yeah any more a problem on these ties like it was in hungry last again because you got such highp speeded quarters and then generating and also lot of energy so as you say that that l no right to the B of the leading buch that at least just got the right tires and he's going a couple more some life in them if you to come out if you have f a couple of laps ago that bar cars I just watch car science for a my looking up the ground a little fit going way into the first part of stab there bat is all race leader just struggling there for grip up the break he doesn't want much more as fast be while gu M from his teammates Pierre gasby nicely D on the inside adur smarted yeah it's great shot isn't that F that that you I'm to to trust that can't front of you will not me slam down break down religous you you commit it you flat out that's the only way to toiv with fast and nice over take delivery The Free We want to bonish okay Freddy cins tell us about withan strategy yeah just want actually want to Comm in and let dardo s Tims free sack not b Prof and he had a b marging toor St maybe that's why Ferrari up extended a pop in a single on the and Sh right yeah going attack don't worry about mying your tires bu about to you yeah and I I was just going to to run a little bit then and must pick up off that radio the st's problem at this stage is that he has perz deed to head of Roso he is toing musles ding the streams as we can see and given Ross not the RS and that is Hing the St overt of opportunities so can red B do anything about does Norris is going to very quickly start toak is not about Max hasn't had a magic off to the P he whether it's back markers whether it's Front Runners nothing's ready for lungs and L out we' already got with that so Tut ear is to Pastor cars we we got a tire La turo is your own fresher tires than those that you're chasing just to thought about this have to stop L Norris two or three laps earlier mted he to come out right behind back of Stafford but in M the RS train where he would be a lot closer and that would wear his tires of it as well so maybe that was Far glar be and now shoulding the dead bar Russell wor me the work at the moment KN George he's pretty feisty and righty so but he's going a lovely slift to down the hill as the St the have charged his battery up Russ would know he's coming and fck let how's this going to look with they that into a com we're B to find out slip stream DRS over DRS and L to the ship it's definitely C down some of the overtakes up there hasn't it and look that about no George Ying birie said the DRS of of the other red wo in front of him and no that battery in a very helpful way as well but I wonder what we should deep as George What will what will Red Bull do between the two uh Red Bull drivers very your Bo just here GLE the house in front of him they H is up to be in front for long gley time to the inside makes a very nice uh move there plenty of room because Nick wasn't necessarily uh fighting that it's a situation we go Mar is head Sergio Perez with George Russell being so close that's not helping Max must stappen but Russell holding up Musta is probably helping Le Hamilton for Fe that the separat and find two places on the track yeah but Norris caugh 910 on the last so let still second go I I didn't play after t w land has got a chance to recover some of it three seconds uh the deficits from Max L Floris as caros SS continues to lead this race the Gap out down to just over 4 seconds LS Hilton was charot 12 but is lapping about a second faster than Carlos sign who is the only driver who has the pitch in the um see if we can guys hand see if we can do a One Stop arm me the mediums pretty good haven't they they didn't look as fast or as as strong as am a bound with the white n on them but uh us know he basy he's not got a huge amount to leave as if he tries to one St Ted but he's also doing really good lat side this compar here considering that he's still on that hard tire from the start in fact Tom St was could as's Engineers just informed AER about that and said s still fromti for dark still doing high 148s low 149s whereas the there's a 1481 so yeah sights sure either the degradation on the L Tire is very low or that uh is just managing a few to flick Hulen he was one of the early stuers has been on these heart tires for 11 laps now just lost a place to R to F his tires are starting to go off We R for ban radoo this is a nice little battle there Alor and Ricardo who find F to jump Fernando alono in the PCH tops they're running the Medan at the moment Alonso gri on the hard Tire of the scrap for the finer points places which I think is ready up for grabs today between with the EV between all with r and with us to Fernando L and Al with can see Al B managed to get past over with fairly straight toward into the sh they're wigging around there considering they're doing a couple hundred miles an hour granted they will survived here and there we go once again locate J Russell with the beIN and there's no doubt about him is helping keep Russell in front to stop you nobody's putting away there is is Rel said that performing fought his Rec future and he's performing in a way that he wants to show them just exactly what he could do in terms of getting his car as far up the GD un pying it as far up the field or race tape as he pass up with we do and around and about the place of Hampton and the clan TR sign split G has still yet to pit and if you pitch it now he come outs beine to Lis Lis Hamilton do was the early leader off for in the taking stro theis runs in the seconds and is still rapping a second clear off Carlos s who is finally going to get rid of these arm on foul tires they think given a tough of ball out of Ferrari he's coming in at the end of this one as it always be left those D half an hour ago now you can't wait to see the back of film right old man Al head love stroll say the as M screen the straight line was a bit too slow man on top who was the fastest gu through the speed trrap in qualify you in that first sector and sure just how much Pace the Alp has at that b the track compared to you alono as M yeah well we definitely seeing that Packer caught up the red B La dead you know with boy smack just I drew this love before and almost will as science B dropped the lead B to immediate V BS will he be able to get those to the end of R bury in mind of course the track R bring in a little bit they're approaching now F tank since you rather than four tank a Feld if he can Babys see those it' be did very well uh L Norris is now 10 seconds behind of Max for Stafford with told as you about half a second quicker it terms of your lap Pace you've got a chance of overtaking the G in front we'll see is noris has got that pace on the Red Bull being well perished under the first from George Russell this time and George Russel has now finally cleared his man that means been keeping within DRS range for some laps and finally have the opportunity to go for an ad he did Russell's up the four now direct to peris to let for Stafford BS to have that if KN we saw there to be Point all if I can to his car complaining you a little bit I don't think Max will have a very good chance anyway on the Dick SLP but uh they they did not worry wasting more than a 10 two if theying out land a second or two while they can't the stpp and three because it looks like it's going to happen anyway I aapp to finish ah head of Norris today you're absolutely back on there F to me they they just TR waste any time here Norris has got the pace hold back to saff he's a second and half quicker at the moment and all time the saffon spends behind his te he's just allowing Norris to get ever ever closer of the Gap valve almost in DRS range for Norris on for stappord so canvas staff but try and get past Perez through blop she want to upor the P top chicade look out George Russell as P peris said Paris who's coming into the pits so it's virtually bers ints of let him pass but Paris is call into the pits and that then releases for sta in the Mak of time like so fored that does he just do like he needs a pistol now a little Trump C pan tires go on well that's half break distance there's this hard ties to the end for seio Paris they they did bring him in fairly quickly there Paris of how many LS they never the first and 10 in the seconds and um think they gone a little bit further but anyway it solved their problem didn't it with the pretty C to you the Ops the right thing I think to done on that instance s the ton driver me for instance it gets Paris on these horor tires of the house cuz he did a ma Tire mid with the stens actually reversed in that um policy for Sil St and as we know well the meet him to go out at the end and because we've just seen signs of the Ferrari do very raining off bir St 21 and still get good lap times at the end it means that Paris is a chance to begin nor uncued these cars ah Hadad and give them a r of a had eight and a live stoping a lovely free track going with watching noris he's of all those within DRS range now a mat just happened there is the fight I'm talking about but the stapper himself is out of DRS to rust now ignor has gone extra Pace now is it time to use H leads 2 second is the gap between so to of the potential too it to the with her sister St good up still hampering him just had a touch on that one as the a in first with George Russell behind there Russell try full s at Oscar pastri than Jes for Stafford in fifth of Lando Norris in six and mtoris R now repel are very efficient with that DRS but I think the less so but let's see I miss pads out but we know M and they C there seeing the dry race got got R and he releases off the top of Ron it's a lot of words do be W I'm half child to over taking when he goes down to my he's a bit too far behind yeah just to CH even with that DRS he still needed a for 75 M ahead of the to be a hor sight to try had get first but to kill the easy overt T has to changeing the DRS but something is they good think Plus got T with as well on that stength which doesn't help as much when it comes to overtaking to the battle for f continues on out in front then still Lis Hilton now scius pittet Hilton is back controll in this race but once Bor as I said it's the second time this season he's Le three the other one was a pretty strong breach it went up to Wi bath meanwhile unborn with rard d rard get take D start with yeah rard get take down oh W Sergeant Ricardo was pied twice in this race Sergeant Just One S far and then there is Yuki Simona now right he the Williams for that gr so Richard him starting on the soft tire but he would have been early and he's pitching early for a second time trying to on the cup the likes off um there J OV Alex Al there the guys he's ready racing with the so that's put erors and look him out his that times he fastest in the middle set of entire Ground Three so bz is enjoying the grift of though can W himself plaque onto the town the front run is when Nate BST how he's going to Lis will to do but he still want to get those tires climing on way as we Serge ARS even though he should be fine now he's on the count George Russell where Russell pits have come out we five Sergio Perez but forcy in the train off is of much fresher tires just like with Loris who py off um front rers at McLaren H that these fresher ties of his will give him a chance to get P Max with st he when they're making a move on the Kevin straight on this occasion they sent down in richardo pit it earlier Williams of covering now fat they' stop with Alex out one to the pitch we just see a look up there Pro Lando Norris cust him at valuable time and his the SE of Max Stafford and made his tires very dirty and in his OB he can be bun your territory if you don't care for where sh run W races tend to get swept up W towards yeah it's not a good race to be with the man is G easier to save AR he just talk patients on this BL Summers out for the very difficult to be patient Ailes out is Yuki Sona on Long's chargent so WS way come and is the knows a he going through that chicane it is the re to do it the quite SW than Sergeant PRS off Yuki soda I keeps all the 17 place it head out to you so with uh it just St still behind George Russell over two seconds so he's dropped back a bit now as NE St sh Russell and the other Mercedes it's it's all smooth s for neis Hilson have been cuing the C to Charlotte Clair but a couple of seconds and as we just clock on to to to 25 it's 20 laps to go yes L is just been T by his engineer around 20 laps to c i mat is precisely the distance that sign St of his hard ties so Lim being told this is all working your world for of us it it'ss working out well for you the second big stop window is just about to open crafty you had a champo on your v r be the b in s there is Hamilton's race Eder there did you see with C for of manula he you see very calm LLY and that's so the fter son of radio call used to he from double in championships and there and you know what it was pretty much fastest oh the previous lap there are some like SCI on Fresh ties Lake 1 minute 47s but it was a 48-0 to Lewis Hamilton 108 seconds and B very good Pace up front so we need to start we almost changing unrespected ER oh and anybody stop catching Hamilton in L Clan cuz as pre at the top of this race 11 years to the day since L hamson won his first race for Mercedes in hory in 2013 he is leaving here the Bion bro pre uh race that he has won four times in the past could he be on for a fit this afternoon FR charid too yeah perz is very slow in the G to H the Clair streak the Clair's coming in there's just a break to say they're going to have to decide whether they want to have to cover this or not from Paris and kep that F on hard Tire on to the end so good Hamilton continues on his way the Gap was of just over 2 seconds when the BR di to in for the pace It's a Long Lap near Mar but 2 seconds might be marginal first for to get the AL cup down here ifs at the end of this well think what the his hand time is name f it fast this is an in La needs to pull out all the s have to cover that stop of of L's off and they're all in the 47s now it's a 3.4 second stop for char shair which is not particularly special so that helps Mercedes cuse a little bit soir now needs to it if he wounds to get track position if Mercedes they they go up the tires to go to the end of the race by pitching at the end of this lap I think that's why stop by just to make their decision for them because they canet and stay out ahead the Charlotte qu and then there's one L joke for Lis Hamilton to do between now and the end of the race in terms of Ky might all right not me to a say what was it a SL stop I wonder it's on his marks WIS real left points the SL bit yeah they just didn't a tiny bit love be didn't as a specific for be Dan rard Char at St Kevin Magus that's not really Ricardo's race Alex albon is Ricardo's race and after that pit stop before alot he the heads as you can see on the track Mercedes and box England is Hilton no surprise that one and they just hope at the moment Lis Hamilton FR Mercedes FR did easy pit stop and get back out ahead of sh mcir they're thinking about a One Stop on George Russell side the garage definitely a t stop pa his HT theast getes through takes the lead of this race Russell goes through the Stafford goes through Norris goes through uh sights sha CLA is just going through the final chican 2.4 seconds so 1 second faster that the t's pit St that's caros SS making his way around with sauce sh the trainer is just behind him out into the sunshine come foris Hamilton he is ahead comfortably on Charlotte CL that's the man RAC that's the nearly de the is the new leader but will stuff again if he doesn't it'll be sure of grip at the end of the ground break so that was Kaden Mercedes reacted quickly is about to catch the teammate out of the man pursuing in but his obl to get out of well no he's not of course is he the LA is for position so the signs can come into play quite well there Spar to that can J SS hold Lew Hamil at uper all the fresh at TI will L Hamil Breeze past him have quite easily give SS play the team game to disrup amilton in favor of char CLE here's Alex album three R we go we saw taddy Ricard get past Kevin bagers over the previous lap Albert's ched him the same thing here and you can see how he's gting with that sled Stam and the DRS and he's ahead going into the chicade and just a little bit un steady but he case half see need move the cars with on the inside didn't TI there so dve if you going be do with that keep an eye on your rival had a couple 100 miles now and no get the great Ino you see that know three eyes at that point phic and to get that right say I going leave there from Tower gone but this it is Hamilton that victory at Silverstone just it's just any vitalized to doesn't it the JY P race in uh hungry last weekend just ready seems Ed brilliant uh s here pum s lemis havon uh in Hungary and let's move into the top six of the ch the fin season dad that's quick do set zero for pestry so a been ma beware the quiet man oh asri it was just been released now A M that believe him a gr three and it's just bang in the fast his La in the race y there is only 47 hour m without without we'll find out what Hamilton's going to be doing on those tires I love Hamilton personal back in the for so that's s the bench mark time I don't think that's going to chock anybody in front of him not the twoth runs in front and then the 47 over that's really handy from pastri uh meanwhile P's tree base last time it's purple you're going to then R the M out in from the one thrifting s winner in for award this is Hilton now white over the tail of girl of science signs he's doing his job for the team M the I'm still two half seconds pering and this will affect poly Hamilton's opening lab to get it field with just how fast he could be that this day is just about to say the as teammate land and Norris still behind Max basten and spring DRS range but NOS close enough to try and make a move and I wonder B CO as K SCI is about to stop how this is playing out with the cloud of strategy this afterday yeah very important from the see the information the purple is the best information you can get the pet and I'll find the tires as they performing and it's very interesting that coming from Ro so consider the one he's on 17 all hard tires and he thinks they can go for the next 50 NS to C stre do something s the is suggest Sten into the pit science into the pits the AST leads Russell lris Hilton the TR Paris and ven in seventh with K sights behind him that's ven's going to go to medium is the bad but if you need it only one welcome with the p me you the F to drive magenta thing is the official the color they give it into he just done the fastest lab of the Grand Pre this is a fascinating race the sou with different strategies playing out fire offsets uh they call it people pissing earlier than others Oscar piastri a near leader of this race Char SS has led the race sha Claris led the race whereas Hamilton has led the race who is going to take the checker flag is a winner Ted down to you couple of things that's to George Russell is about to be on the car obviously match to St with just pet onto the medium tires monster out laap George is going to be on cut so maybe he'll try as the option maybe Bernie to go for the end and Lando Norris I thought about we made sory about free air in front of us for our car is cave that's what just has him worked for Lando today he's always been behind another guard frontman yeah now he's pitting he is he is finally managing aent it to cover off Max for staffen but it life a little too late once again for him on this one St just got purple in the middle sector the asria Russell goes through Norris makes his way into the pig L this is tral for his race to see where he comes out but it w be ahead of Max was be a.4 seconds SC just making his way through the fart chicane as the team Reds come down that of the being a pitch straight here on the insid M CH a few meters if land noris cut back G up to the racetrack and he is then a h of caros ss but once again Mar is going to try and get P back with staing he has H is stand that without a sink now as the Stockman has J catch him remember they did it there quite early he's under Ka team me and early game I think the team nor now W into me rather than I needy few the difference foris this CH around with course yes he's going to try and get past Max with Stafford but on this occasion Von they're on different tires yeah the great and we'll find out whether the be for the horse was the best Assurance yeah Presa to that's that's all she wrote in the mid F obviously lost out dipp his left rear in the grabing on the exit of the first call of the grand PR and it's s of compromising for the rest of the afternoon hasn't it it has rather had to rethink the strategy on that one Oscar pastri is coming in which means CH Russell will be the latest driver this Bel fre the Mercedes one two from Hamilton now running in second place charot BR chasing him at thirdd then Max with stman there is f sis prepar his hold up L nor full very L be that's SL them down by a bounce one two seconds that's really that he falling C Mid he's going to try and stay ahead of par is sta but is going to be really really tight isn't it as rounds much is now the asri go he does manage to stand his office Tapper Paris of Norris but he went way way long in his box there L Norris is now right on the tail of Sergio Perez I wonder do Perez hold up L Norris I deserve his race you wouldn't imagine he's going to hold him up say much here uh the red bu H but there be a murder to behind the trees the madaras alongside and then a h didn't hold him up at all there as dando Norris back into to six Place check DAV out BOS went so H into the pit po the absolutely buffed into the guy with the front check and it was that man actually absorbed all the impact and minimized the effect yes he lost a second half two seconds but great stopping work for that thear and s j PL if absolutely took the end the turn around R the MC crew deal very very well with Oscar's little mistake there agree with you Ted they did well to uh to cope with he locked his right front on the a just as he was coming into the bit buil area and uh that is why he went deep the stre I was spoke to a frog Jack man about whated us and I think he'll bra to the brave he said yeah I'm only okay until he see the whites of the driver's eyes fast what up B was just good forever you're happy stay out we got three cars nower copy Russell G to the end said all the STI he's already been old for TWY War L he th white these kind of H beico love strategies well Les would be still light here the end of the race it was acci crystal CLE to his team was TI with I you know maybe that's his best sh anyway L smashes the S left hope the r now back within DRS love his friend and rival Max St know what happen the robust the medum less robust that's what back for stman is doing out to put butting will stay head in come for at least another map we're watching George Russell Fair making his wife down the hill to all set as now we see for Stafford and Norris will making their way to rage the track dropping oh p is cour at staver from the highest to the lowest it's a Trope of a h and suus yeah so it's go to push hard what happen when these two try to overtake each other in Austria well that was from a different scenario different type of race track and up was for the lead of course but on these tires then in these two guards tell them they know that you think it's Advantage and noris F and then Norris is the back B fishing these SS you don't push off that going supp as well Max said it Christian holder said it Rebel have the car here that had 12 months ago and this is a crucial battle I think for the destiny of har Championship plays out after the summer break if Norris could get ahead off stappord go into that break and climbs his Leaf down will be by PR once again what a Summer Smile for say that like if for stappen can keep Norris a bay well that's Dem limitation for Red Bull and a racet trap where they' have to take that r p see yeah n is the nice Z there for little too much dirty here going to your med on and then get the rear wi of but is a long way long we know Max has now been three up to use his full potential of performance and we're at w fireway but um yeah it is with W fire so max now is able to step on in to these hard confound tires we St get out here 12 left you this one to go a l light ER bar isn't it but you can tell that is another a grip out there this is quite a fishing race B came on the radio St PE so slightly bre so was much just happen but I would imagine the eny going to the drivers out there with the cage G forces and and the grip level of G on this strive to be no safety cars to give them any behind of bre um and also SE the competitive in to eight the ders are having to go for it they know they've been out a race today and there are battles going on throughout here with focusing as b as the Camas are picking them off on for stappen and Norris the a is ging on sh mlar that backo is going to carry on too and out in front George Russell leads this race just under 6 seconds of his teammate Li Hilton I'm not suggesting that's going to be a ble when Hamilton gets on Russell uh even if Mercedes didn't say Riverside Hilton's ties are that much fresher they are but Geor is still in the low way just had a personal pass but he's 71 3 qu a second slower that his teammate is catching him L Hamilton but is that enough Pace to keep George Russell on the podium if leis htson ask George Russell and didn't disappear off into the sunshine get Russell in DRS to Aid his pace that can kick George Russell theia do mean that he wouldn't be attacked second for to be for all depends who third yeah it might be there for fire and a rather on the Starlet red there's for Stafford and Norris the Musta will be deploying extra energy from the electrical systems in his pit to keep R Norris a f and gets the benefit as well as an affect a car for the middle sector of the track where we are now McLaren taking off a bit of rear wi to get the pace down the straight uh Red Bull protecting their tires a bit to go with that strategy of King team median ties for this race through the high speed quarters of the second ball of this Lan so really depends I mean Russell gives 14 seconds ahead of a staffen with 11 laps to go this one for the catch him in problem a second laugh so Russell's going to be under pressure so that little guy was whatever Sten it is [Music] first he's not talking air is it it took toight Geor well I think he's also something right that b man I think he's soing out fast if you look at the pace we can do it easy here 1468 last lap the Clair 1470 the as 14 65 I think the havu SES pastry is way more of a threat here than either his teammate or shw check pravis he enfor J the beginning of that message was when LS was told about the's left time and he said that's insane how close is it going to be then you hurt the rest of it but yeah I mean they'll Mo George way but George does then rejoin behind leis Lewis catches and then overtakes George which surely you will do on or this JS P Chad he c p into this Rane he's take you the first over ma but he can't make it stick and he definitely had a gun that show the clan just missed out but that to you George can man you do a job for leis but he surely will they're just sling up the Clair and eventually pastri depending on which one is behind Lewis dast is cheing the P SE there at the last opportun his given try that is just a platform full Swift place but it's an important Championship battle cuz for staffin is keeping his theous rival very much at based race is L BR yeah but he's he should all D the end shouldn't because Hamilton will um if theast can get get struck a little bit for ra Pace at the M it's kind of there abouts but if p d i thinking he ches the face of the race a little there cly George Ross 24 laps of these hard tires trying to go into the ends well I'm stroll at 10th to spin on 11th I should say is been on his time has been 21 laps I wonder if he's Char 22 laps now he's trying to go to the end of the race as well to try and pick up second 10 placeas finish in two races he helps me through again yeah he's much dra sir going into the source coming out of it get some Spiner exit he's going to be a he's going to have a great chance if it's up with the be his knees slip straight down there needs to be KNE pin the thr made the r a little bit over enough B now he's got a great chance he's in his Z with that last weekend in Hungary so to get on to the podium this time around Oscar piastri with that TRS ofage goes to the left of Sol CL the N keeping this off and wi he's up into the part of braces he is fling out it's just 30 really in play in this go bring M of cat Mercedes attention they want him two of them over with Russell havon on different strategies of course but suddenly The asri Who flying has just released himself to have AA with the two Mercedes this was brilant brilliant through the chicade the C you he was coming sheat to defend didn't give it up until the very last moment made it difficult not impossible simp Racing for f Dr as y with hard def not break you B off the car so both good hard racing so the gap between Russell new leads and pastri 9 and a half seconds at the end of lap 35 the gap between hson and pastri 5.3 seconds at the end of lap 35 and that's the Gap that will be monitoring here and the Gap that Mercedes will definitely be monitoring because pastri is the threat here yeah yeah she's couldn't me a to a lap of charging up with the overtake there s my sad action so now he's he's got he got out of pace gastri he starts delivering KN not Mercedes Under Pressure he's only five and a half seconds behind Le Hamilton he lost out two TS trying to overtake sh M laugh Chas him very much no it's not but it wasn't a closed on the LI so that's want to say he lost a la of attack what at least is doson freier is King as the young oie says you know what saying I tool sh Russell getting a bit DRS Advantage behind L Hamilton he Le is going to get a bit of DRS Advantage when he plbs is up to George Russell there as well Russell Russell could still win this race if there are no team orders of Mercedes and let hon can't find a way past his teammate George Russell could still get one withn this race yeah Geor just to 2 till Le time now doing a fine job they'll get the Sleep operators and award the M fante if they keeping with his tires so well they delious has been relentlessly catching you at 710 so he will be with him that be S and that two be the end of the ground free but sth oh 44 it's up three covered by nine second spast and moving clear of sha mcir behind the to four the Stafford still keeping Lando Norris very much half play the strategy hasn't worked out for L Norris ever since he was undercuff by Stafford in the first round of the pit stops the Gap was 3.7 seconds out in front at the end of the last lap as Lis hson crosses the light is now down 16.8 seconds and the gap between Hamilton P 5.6 seconds Hamilton was faster on the the australi one start yeah the spe was that lap so that there's a that will be a bit of a sign of relief for Mercedes because at the end of the day they actually stood what a long way behind as those lap got R off to kravis to of Australians the other Australians moved into the point pain positions uh Daniel Ricard was chasing down l l like his teammate fernandoo ason Martin trying to go to the end about a one stop but Ricardo on fresher tires has called and pass stroll and is now 7 seconds behind the set the store point to the stage suddenly there incept for the L slap he's a second a lap faster than F will long ahead of him love stroll now down as the want fishes they might need to to box him I think those tires half of fell s speed W LED this race of wol stay start over our tire where ler than anyone else is now catching Sergio Perez in the battle four seventh place redall squ with pirate in third place and glad on nor sh in 6 they need Paris to score as many points as he possibly can in the championship the lead only 51 points going into this race with a lot to count with the second half of the season it's not I should be the St race has it they now 21 seconds off the me started on the front BR the grid and as not Le to Civic problem was they did pet very ear for the second the second stop Russell will let Hamilton pretty quickly ready G now there was just no point in either of them Ley if any s whatsoever and it might just matter a cover off Oscar the as St then the 4 C just took a second to Russell's lead SE boy T off the lead with six HS to go until the one Maron um wow this is going to be the top three are going to be so close when it gets to the end of the on bre and the uh two carcept the pretty players as well don't wor we saw get Byer a couple of laps ago and it we're about to see caros s getting past Sergio Perez T has been Fring and finacing and he'll get the TRS Advantage going along the cam straight so all slay call was a k him and the track ises so W's highest points scien is closing in is closing in on S Paris Ry Fan's at Seventh Place Paris makes it to off SS goes around the outside he's ahead as they move into the chican Paris was powerless to the that's of yeah that that's the TA L of the leading back now isn't it so was then inhabiting SS through b which y this really compromises after and of course between CL had that compromis but now 7 Seconds the CH for they been wild stman catching with CLA and Norris is very much catching stman sing chance aler through the uh first sector of this La for stop and guess that 310 back in the second sector the t under a bit of fresh in here from both the staff and Norris behind him the barari for might be on for a Podium the head today it's not the way it's sadly turning out for them Sid laps to go at the capap there is down to just over a second George Russel going hold a onstop strategy lady Miss R SP for Al W said he going to say to them yeah let him prove and give him your DRS we talked about this earlier didn't we give him your DRS and let's make this a glorious Mercedes one two and just hold off the but they need to do that in a really pain and mute place which is a very you know one PR have to go onto a dirty part in the trash she could let bust down 's cing R 610 faster left last slap into the bus stop chicane is that the place to swap it around cuz there you go DRS straight away I think he yes that's another that's not bad sh actually down a bit straight elegantly down the pit straight and then DRS him all the way to the flag if you can the the is coming up in now so 6 seconds covers the top three the is George Russell and there is L Hamilton George Russell do in the B here spar finished second for his made and podius in s one in a race that wasn't really a race we the only C hat with Mar R went to re has made the cycle what weather ganger in the course of a commentary if you remember that day behind the safety car today in the bright Sunshine Russell looks like he's on for another Podium and he's having to work hard for it and we allow overtake the because it's not pouring down the rain noris is pun of aaer by 10th of a second Hilton closes in on George Russell on the breaking through de the final sh may go and the cap has come down to a few carets Russell leads from lunity SL their L to race what off place you see if they allow to race absolutely fantastic well up Mercedes do get the fair old Dr has a point don't the Griff to friend it off as much as he potentially would have liked J is um so yeah dings one thing passing is quite another as Mar Walker would say you have to thing that L has got the pace think bef street but last La the two seconds L rustled it out of Hamilton they just got to be careful they don't score an own goal land behind this sh mlar Max's ta Lando Norris separated by B one and a half seconds in the Backle fall fourth place was been dropped down into po swing left handed through that dous cor about 160 milph George Russell knows that his team Vaders there could be getting a very nice slit stream up through blumon in a few moment time towards the B stop Chic and potentially mounting a challenge to that Russell lead yeah so Russell's tires and 30 abs of his CH race Hamilton just 14 n it's a super for effort this of George Russell it really is converting from a two stop to a one stop to give him the best possible shs of a pictory or definitely a Podium he's in the lead but for how much longer and he looks to be holding Lis Hamilton off going into that bus stop Chic and this ctively as well F get TRS the option system assistance 12 km MTH down that main straight to propel him even to his teammate Mercedes what a w and to as we approached the summer bre want a turn around has been for p during the course of this season with vious for dve both drivers and a second on the cars the I see them like crazy as well and I think Hamilton is in the we's pole there Hamilton they waited so long for a victory it's about s of challeng his teammate though just perks out of it and thinks now I'm not going to take any mg risks heo sir Victory could well be his here but it doesn't want to do anything too silly at this stage Sam georgo track position he never know position up into your battery is enough to defend up into turn five um the as is take and the seconds CS who three the ging of both Mercedes for staffen and Norris now about a second behind sh m and considering their fights Curry through one there about what three four call here between George Russell at is Lewis Hamilton Mercedes at 59 previous one two finishes the last one was South how a 2022 where Russ be Hamilton CAD Hamilton try and get past Russell here as they now out of their way through blog towards the bu stop chicade is L Hamilton Point enough to try to mount a challenge at one of the six breaking zones all this track I been think he is Bard well Russell's just got he's got good traction out of the quarters his tires are fine he's got to get nice tract out of L get himself a good run down there let the out streak against EV cl to the PA of them and didn't just see the background with Rena sh McAn b ziger a little bit to intera and then B and is much closer to B then he his P so far and this lest Char but for a b te especially Lou I think it's cost him a little bit got so close by the way into oh re wild so this isn't another lap that goes fast without an overtaking opportunity it's another twist another surprise here it looks like George Russell and t- has bed so now le how to get past given how mold R is PID the H M's tires but they decided that Mercedes pestry is too far back to challenge their War suit so they're letting them scrap it out and this is exactly what you want to see a sgio parents pitch and that'll be for soft tires to try get the fastest laugh for this race and take it away from Lando Norris is Cary got the fastest round in his possession we had the laps of charging down now like V tantalizingly close but George Russell now knows it's sucky what he needs to do to stop liis hty from taking him at the top of their in turn five it's the Russell hustle against hammer and this is absolutely spray as Here We Go Again foot slat oh from the T Mercedes climing up the hill and L Hilton trying to get his fit straight trying to use that t he's not making an impression of George Russell ahead of him half a second the and how to need that down to about 3 today not some these tires were come to me to me e with me I we going a one sto but he still got great traction coming out into the fighting lap of the final chane F lap for the P Chrome 3 1.6 seconds covers just three there is locked up a little bit and has that Cur the Hamilton his fight JS to deny George Russell here today dropping then down the hill through a ro we go0 miles an hour Hilson is a long way back from making this an easy overtake of George Russell and I don't think he's Grose enough to try and B a challenge he's had one enter look at ch Take the Lead here and there's no way pass of the chicade with Pierry gring in white if I do these two make a mistake yeah this look like that beauly well done to Geor Russ so he has made he has made this happen and he sted with the tires and what it mattered he found a way to keep his match faster teammate behind him and Y is just lost close enough extraordinary race George Russell starts at six on mcgr that's where he finished here L here as as well is he going to go from six to First with that heric one stop strategy and running those T the 34 WS the a is doing all he can to try and stay Within These two hon been Disturbed a little bit by the TR that nothing else the race leaders R away and that race leader is George Russell in a few momentous time he might be celebrating once again in Formula One and to the third time in Formula 1 celebrating in a victory he inherited a victory in Austria didn't he when but staford and thoris jagle in the tring stages he has an be fought his way to Victory here today f l is the B and BR three camton comes home to finish in second the stre place theum Happy hard the top three even point up from for Norris water eded to this F part of the season for Mercedes new starties up the back foots in Bahrain and a finished up with a them two and winners again and went on mondy the car look great all the way to and then George Russell called it didn't he B I'm way [Music] [Music] Russell just kept his head and sound a technique to be fast in all the right places perz did steal the fast his lad boy the final T the finishes eight and that surely is is George Russell's best Victory SAR told what is never Abol absolutely what a way to send yourself into the summer for JE Dell and for Mercedes has three wins in four races now four Mercedes we talk about McLaren even challenges Mercedes and absolutely foul there they Golden Touch just before the summer break Delirious hamson he knows he's been in a fight in a race today led the Grand Prix looks uncomfortable for him and then his teammate calls what they call it where the singer calls an aible do something a little bit different from the set list oh come on but a classic in my own uh teris as you say got the fastest R Alonzo night EST on 10 the Tang counted finished outside of the points despite running in that top 10 in the latter stages yeah two groups of TR in the topes close together at the end of the Grand Prix and um well but there Mercedes Mercedes a there because another lab another L pest would have been all over the back they kept their Nerf this man found the young man found some grip from somewhere 30 L into a I mean that's three quarters he's done over three quart of the ground pre on those tires incredible c i north tell you was yesterday I think it will be a weekend after this the boys from kingslin George Russell very very happy will Lis Hamilton feel though as he was leading the race his teammate had a strategy that worked out to be better and denied and cost him and now I think sear is I think the driver CS that as much as anything it wasn't like he was ugly car it wasn't that I bought Russell in and fast him with some some strategy he just he said I can get you know the tires are good let's let's stick with this let's stick with this um and I don't school won't be C that in the slightest Max was stapper prish is down at fifth place and extends his championship lead by a couple of points over GL Norris strategy did play out for LMO today they gave him the work to do so over overt the Stafford but did y he just took do despite having the Press ties oh you see L just had a bit of a scruffy R just wouldn't fall into place for him now has the top three crossing the she pretty good TR and then the next in anvelope he used to say that about how Exel once his v i ABS right description yeah cuz if the traction out where you nor expect them to be hurting then at that age the tires then um people if is really see off the quars to quers really well and then just finding enough wasn't he h better Rouge through r on using his battery using all of this bile really and that's what it took to Wi that was G and he jumps into the arms oh his se s right there that's that's a tough R race for every drive there I do believe the resurfaced aston's here and says Spar L spast today for they've been in a race hav they good to ster for the team boss now leave your SE stilling at the N that your F you know uh I mean again you you keep on ring them think you think you can get the Mercedes after a match stopped uh honestly yes I thought I could but uh yeah I mean c was such a such a big difference today uh once I I got a little bit of clean air in the middle SS right L up a lot of pace and uh manag to get off the nice uh Ed Delta I stop but uh you really didn't need Ed Del you just needed to keep going because as George showed so uh not happy with the result think we we managed the race very well um think that's the second or third time you see you Tred to run over the front Jack so I to do that next time but um yeah very happy with the with the results and I don't think we could time too much more what was missing in the a not to get to B one what what what you think was the strategy was it the speed what was it I think just not quite enough speed I think it took me a couple UPS to pass Charles and every day eight of the tires doing that um but yeah I mean clearly the pace for George staying out there on on one set of WS was was the right thing to do so we quite have enough paast to mow him down uh even Lewis you know didn't didn't quite have enough so uh I think we do a lot of things right gave ourselves the the best opportunities we could but uh in the end was a was enough it must be a good feeling to win to the summer wave with the podium and getting ready for afterwards how do you feel about the next day just coming out uh positive yeah I mean it's been a really good couple of weeks for myself um and the whole team of course you know a lot of points uh we know we're still made in RS on on Red Bull today and uh that's a really positive thing going for the break I think everyone is's uh looking forward to a bit of a rag I know I am uh so I can heal up a little bit but um no it's been uh a fun couple weeks and we be forward to to some time relaxing and come back even stronger in second half per F thank you much Jo way thank you very much the na to be to you know it's FAS for Mercedes main expect this stating their BAS for starting the weekend no we definitely did and uh me first s say congratulations to George and to the team um no we we had such a disaster on Friday the car was really nowhere and um we made some changes part to see what it was going to feel like I'm see because the went that yesterday but um the car was fantastic today and uh yio the third one from Fe doing a Sol J to the this stops and strategy and uh yeah and the guys been facturing yeah as said you from case but it last help faps behind your how much you tended to action to right to do it I mean I was I was trying to get closer obviously but CH the great job one come go long on the tires uh every you know every I had tires left for the T for me in so um yeah unfortunate this one of those you for sure us M up now for what this told me after wage because uh your C your theme is performing very good in the moment not only now but the last race so uh you think you can't go for the championship uh no we you know I L go but uh yeah I mean if we can continue this gun the Vol as we've had the last few races which has been fantastic I think uh F can start weekends off a little bit better hopefully we continue I think I'm see the M was very strong today but we were just a bit further ahead out y um but yeah we just going to keep pushing the and gination JS I'm almost speechless you know for anyway with1 second fighting H help that for to hold off L yeah amazing of H Ru definitely did a pretty great win this morning and our straty meeting with the car was feeling feeling really awesome and we made a lot of changes from from Friday night and retire just felt great you I just kept saying Yeah I think we did a one stop I think we could did a one stop and it was TR he did a really great job um also you know what in the because he he really control that race and um circumstances was fighting different I'm sure he only other the victory but you know one two FY was such an awesome and such a great way guys R so who must the genius behind this one who watch The Genius behind dead I mean I was focusing a lot during the race after listening to the radio comes back but it was you know the team f um you know Jo Joey Leo all the Trashy guys that amazing job and um be always is is at Team effer so we roll with dice but it was already possible because the car was fit really great and the pace was there so um yeah one two such such a good result yeah I'm sure out you cannot wait to get the subway C go to San for for the next race I think yeah yes I think you really hyped up to go the next race because I think Mercedes was of te N is a good position to win more I mean it's joer from this year but absolutely yes free win in six I think it is for us now uh weard one another right next weekend to be on SE I just just feeling so the team been working so hard and um yeah so waters for everybody back at bra and breaks for congratulation again and bik and for do started with the questions J Russell with the answers as the first driver to win with multiple races off of back just to but since Sergio Perez are sh actually made a one a f up um yeah I understand the concern but on the other hand overtaking is normally on the sub the main Straits so uh where the DRS is so I think uh through the corners it's probably true but it is also the same for for other circuits that the r line is the most poy one so uh yeah with overtaking Main the strikes I think uh we do not see that procession Mike it's Nico here this a very different topic you just confirmed your one driver perando which is super when when can we expect you to confirm uh Lance surely that's should be just uh um should be done soon right yes something that I'm not really thinking about to win a session to be honest um but um yeah I mean that's Martin is L is home so uh and we want continuity so uh I think uh uh yeah over the next week we see we won't have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far maras has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of advanage Max for sta him with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secure the Constructors Championship for Rena back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe GR in the press conference yesterday Jo said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race with him on Sunday and uh Fernando Alonzo here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will pleas as M that madet the sportive director Andy Stevenson I signed a contract to remain with the team and then hinted yesterday that it would probably be his last contract in Formula 1 but it it be 45 uh 4 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah I didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50s to 6 Yodi MAV who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it you never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando orzo would find it less easy no no it's was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like it's still very much enjoying um the racing and the lifestyle so a good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon yeah I'm across of we're going to have four weekends but last year it was only a tenth across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far maras has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the season talking of Advantage Max for sta him with 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonzo of course secured the construction championship for Renee back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe gu in the Press confence yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race F him on Sunday and uh Fernando Alonzo here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will please as Mar that my day the sporting director Andy Stenson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then hit his yesterday that it will probably be his last contract in Formula One but he it going to be 45 that 4 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah he didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50 to the 60 Yodi man who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it and You' never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing haveit I think Fernando alono would find it less easy no no it's never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing him the lifestyle so a good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon yeah and he is still absolutely at the top of the game you know and so uh it's brilliant to see 43 years old kud in ji long I think Cy he he kind maybe Nico like your thoughts as well I feel like Fernando is the first of the drivers in that post Michael schak generation where they came in and Michael raised the ball right in Fitness and and you know just start Lev professionalism and Fernando when he arrived 2001 you know he's been training hard for 20 old years so really yeah okay the numbers is 45 but he hasn't got the fitness of body of an average 45 year old and that's why I think he can still keep going we in this year other this both we won't have full weekend across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far Bas has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max for staffen with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secured the constructors Champion for Rena back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe guir at the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember across across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions doing the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far bcast has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max for stappen with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secur the constructions championship for Rena back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe guy you in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 20 four cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my whole race we live on I'm going to have to interrupt you you know that bit about there's h of girls on the track they ain't going to last for long there's a fire by the side of the track the grass has caught lights there is a fire at the grass 6 to 7 under and I don't think I have ever ever seen Catch Fire by the side of a foral one track and I'm sure there's a marshall nearby with a fire extinguisher uh to uh to put this out and it's a very small grass fire at the moment but so cofy I want you to say now how do you think that happened I would not even like to begin to speculate on that one and I tell you what it would not have happened on Wednesday cuz when we landed here in Shanghai there was the Deluge of all deluges it was like a wet weekend in GM school when we when we landed here nothing wrong with that but many a happy Saturday afternoon in Grimsby uh but there's no chance that I say it's a small fire see how fast it spreads here but it it is windy today and it it it's very very Breezy today here and I assume then that that has helped dry out uh the grass by the side of the track which is uh nice and short and the Marshall with one fire extinguisher uh putting out what is now a a fairly large pile of uh of of black Dey where the grass used to be but I have no idea how that would have happened unless of course niik a spark from underneath the car from the titanium blocks has just caught on a bump or something and sent the Sparks showering into the grass by the side of the track and that's what's ignited it that would be pretty miraculous though would be like I mean there's probably no other explanation but or may yeah and maybe it is be there's a bump there where where cars are putting Sparks out every single lap every single time they go by but that this would be really miraculous could be I mean cuz the wind is pointing that direction and would push them from from where the cars are it would push the Sparks into the corner I me I mean inside of that or very elaborate way to stop 10 prits reporting o cars by the side of the track you we have rated Japan and now a fire at here in shagai once it gets the through Chan up this is not good for any driver or any team who only had 60 minutes to get practice uh in time in time for the uh for the uh Sprint qualifying later and now got even less time at Karen I'll come to you in a moment Mike RS with us on the pit wall at Aon Martin at first time he's joined us and Mike we're really really grateful that you given some time to come and have a chat to us this this is very bad news for you and the rest of the teams isn't [Music] it yeah I don't work um yeah but you was bu the same for everybody so uh not me prob and so what was your wrong plan for today what are you what were you hoping to try and do during the 16-minute session uh that we have for practice but actually you uh you know the first thing is is a proper baseland run which I think everybody has done now uh uh about checking the car checking the track uh there seems to be not a lot of grip uh from the surface uh but the Cen noral homework that he tried to do uh in the basine track is turned to Green now again after this more Interruption so I think uh there's not so much disruption to the program to be honest uh that's good um what do you know of the track uh surface um from these early uh stages what of the drivers been saying and and the fact that we've had that bitchman paint put down how much of a surprise was that to you uh before you came here yeah right there was not So Much Information coming here uh about the surface itself uh we discovered this yesterday uh on the truck inspection the drivers have reported uh low grip um you see the left time outs are quite far from normal uh lap time or or expected lap time so I think uh there needs to be a bit of rubbering in over the next laps and then they would be interesting in qualifying to see uh the track Improvement and the driver improvement so uh yeah him to look for do you yeah absolutely you worry a bit mik that we we'll have a racing line but lots of grit and and then offline it it won't get the chance to grip in a bit and that might make overtaking a bit more tricky for the races yeah I understand the concern uh but on the other hand the overtaking is normally on the some the main Straits so uh where the DRS is so uh I think uh through the corners it's probably true but it is also the same for for other circuits that the rth nine is the most pry one so uh yeah it's overing mainly on the strength I think we do not see that procession Mike it's Nico here just a very different topic you just confirmed your one driver Fernando which is super when when can we expect you to confirm uh Lance as surely that should be just uh um should be done soon right yes something that I'm not really thinking about to in a session to be honest um but um yeah I mean as some Martin is L is home so uh and we want continuity so uh I think uh uh yeah over the next week we see I think you to enough though in s to uh very much a book a place on the uh on the discussion T 710 off Carlos s in the first sector now I know he's been on E tires before I done a lap on with 710 offs caught a no way down yeah and he just had a lot of over steer there in the height be Corner R unusual Ballance there not looking like in a good place for now that car uh let's see how it goes on the exit here a little bit Snappy still in the St wheel and went way too far off there yeah cuz he's used to the tarmac being there and now his gravel do they have to they have to adapt um well well spotted again turn 10 but um of course we don't know what fuel level they're running huh I mean um being so far off in the first sector uh could be that they're just running a lot more fuel at the moment is a soft tire a race Tire should it be a race tire for this weekend would you would you run it on on heavy fuel in this session just to see um The Crafty that is like impossible you know imp teams know so um yeah don't know what to say to that why I just I I'm I'm speculating could it be a race T could be why not yeah you Trev my I know up you not know many people but now friends what whoever is you well um his CARiD to running wild at 10 10 again there's that new bit of gravel that has been put in we we we giving a big trums up C Chand to the uh these gravel traps that have been brought a little bit closer to the track halel we are coffeee we love travel trop into this H takes away that nonsense all give us trackers we have all the time isn't it we need more of these travel trops absolutely edge of the track um I just piig out a couple of things I'm listening under team radio in here uh I think the drivers that the the grip level is coming but just as a reference to from 2019 to today in power into a 1.3 second store so we know I think you said a 339 with fp1 in 2019s right so we should be in the low 35s where and as Mike re said we're still over 3 seconds from that that tells you where the time m is um in turns of grip level all cheers crew thank you for that shower qu and Bruce to go four fastest overall near the8 chance off the pace and team M KS currently 13th at fastest color science out on the track a few moments ago this was a turn 10 one of three corners but they brought the gravel closer to the side of the track and car sight finding out exactly where that gravel was and picking up a a large plume of dust into the sky and they put out the uh small Fire by the side of the track and so we could get back up with the racing now we practice now say this is George Russell on a hard tired for Mercedes who stays 20th and slowest so far with a 141 out one and his best tie at Mercedes putting their drivers on the the hard Tire to start this session others like Ferrari going on the soft few on the mediums as well real mixture of of tires out on this track car real mixture of tires and strategies I mean Mercedes is probably the most easy to understand an obvious one they've started with the high tire and high fuel just to get their race balance uh sorted and then they will go for some qualifying practice at the end of at the end of the session where whereas the others are already doing whole mix of things yes Sprint qualify later today so that we use medium Tire before the soft tire the first two parts of spread qualifying is medium then we have soft for uh for the final top 10 on that one so you can understand some of the medium Tire Runners out there to get a feel if they're on low fuel at course mean that we don't know what the fuel levels are uh currently what we do know is that there seems to be at low grip which is not a surprise cuz it is the first practice session and the track uh will be nice and fresh especially after the raid that we had the other day D Hamilton as CH trying to get temperature into his tires let's Max for STA and pass who's uh not on a who is on my lap I should say and then it all gets a little bit scruffy there with Nik hulkenberg I think wanted to get past as well VI the that was not R friendly Nik hulberg will not be happy with that and know he's locked up what is a bits and and at the last minute realized have to stay to the right coming into the pits there I think there's a Bullard that the drivers have to stay to the right here that was introduced by uh the race director overnight lewi has to go a bit closer to that bravel trap anyway nikab will not be happy with that cuz I think LS didn't see him at all cuz he was right behind the Red Bull and so he just ran him off the track and Lewis is done a driveth through into the pitch there which makes me think that that wasn't a plan and into the pit either for Le yeah that's what I said that it looked like a lock up into the corner there and I'm not sure never look at it enough so he's he's already held up yeah yeah he lock up oh there's a McLaren in the way and also that's oh whole mess going on there wow for off you see I was right I said it looked very weird and it was the lock up and it w be as for as so well pointed out by PLO on that one I mean Ser karum we've only been away for 5 years and leis Hamilton one of the more experienced drivers and we won't have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the splints and the the thing so uh so far maras has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max was sta him with 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secured the constructions championship for Rena back in 2005 what he won here was sat next to Joe gr new in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando alono can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race with him on Sunday and uh Fernando alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will please Asar now my day the sporting director at Stevenson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then hinted yesterday that it would probably be his last contract in Formula One but I sign be 45 uh 4 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did take probably yeah I didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50s to the 60 Yodi M who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think for Fernando would find it less easy no no I was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing and the lifestyle so good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon man and across of we will have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across or I think it was 28 qualifying sessions for the Sprints in the the thing so uh so B has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the [Applause] season talking of Advantage Max for staff with 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonzo who of course secured the constructions championship for Renee back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe gu in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was F Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race fil him on Sunday and uh Fern alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will pleas as martic for that M the sporting director Andy Stevenson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then hinted yesterday that it will probably be his last contract in Formula One but before 40 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50 to the 50 Yodi man who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it and you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando wonto would find it less easy no no it's was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the race him the lifestyle so a good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I me he's going to be 43 years old very very soon yeah and he is still absolutely at the top of the game you know and so uh it's brilliant to see 43 years old kud in ji blo I think Cy he he kind maybe Nico like your thoughts as well but I feel like Fernando is the first of the drivers in that post Michel Sho Michel generation where they came in and Michael raised the power right in Fitness and and you know just L profess and Fernando when he arrived 2001 you know he's been Trading hard for 20 OD years so really yeah okay the numbers is 45 but he hasn't got the fitness of body of an average 45y old and that's why I think he can still keep going we in this ER of this both and we won't have full weekend across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far Bas has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max for St happened with the 1394 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of the track car s finding out exactly where that gravel was and kicking up a a large plume of dust into the sky they put out the uh small Fire by the side of the track and so we could get back up with the racing now we practice now say this is George Russell on a hard tire for Mercedes who stays 20th and slowest so far with a 141 out one as his best time at Mercedes putting their drivers on the uh the hard Tire to start this session uh others like Ferrari going on the soft few on the mediums as well real mixture of of tires out on this track currently get real mixture of tires and strategies I mean Mercedes is probably the most easy to understand and obvious one they've started with the high tire and high fuel just to get their race balance uh sorted and then they will go for some qualifying practice at the end of the at the end of the session where whereas the others are really doing whole mix of things yes Sprint qualify later today so that we use medium Tire before the soft tire the first two parts of spread qualifying is medium then we have soft for uh for the final top 10 on that one so you can understand some of the medium Tire Runners out there uh to get a feel if they're on low fuel of course mean we don't know what the fuel levels are uh currently what we do know is that there seems to be at low grip which is not a surprise cuz it is the first practice session and the track will be nice and fresh especially after the rid that we had the other day D Hamilton as CHS trying to get temperature into his tires let's Max with stab past who's uh not on who is on my lap I should say and then it all gets a little bit scruffy there with NI hul B I think wanted to get past as well because the that was not R friendly mik hogo will not be happy with that and now he's locked up or what did he do L is now the bit huh and and at the last minute realized he had to stay to the right coming into the pits there I think there's a Bard that the drivers have to stay to the right to that was introduced by uh the race director overnight Lewis has to go a bit closer to that bravel trap anyway n will not be happy in an a cuz I think Louis didn't see him at all cuz he was right behind the Red Bull and so is ran him off the track and and LS is done a drive through into the pitch there which makes me think that that wasn't a plan entrance into the pck either for LS hilon yeah that's what I said that it looked like a lock up into the corner there and I'm not sure have a look at it enough so he's he's already held up yeah yeah he lock up oh there's a McLaren in the way and all oh whole mess going on there but wow for not off you see I was right I said it looked back very weird and it was the lock up and it w be asy as so well pointed out by PLO on that one I mean Ser K we've only been away for 5 years and leis Hamilton one of the more experienced drivers I think he did enough though insound to uh very much a book of place on the on the discussion T 710 off caros S in the first sector now I know he's been on these tires before I done a lap on LIF over 710 offs quite quite a long way down yeah and he just had a lot of over steer there in the height be Corner R unusual balance there not looking like in a good place for now that car uh let's see how it goes in the exit here a little bit Snappy still in the Ste wheel and went way too far off there yeah cuz he's used to the tarmac being there and now there's gravel they have to they have to adapt um well spoted again to 10 but um of course we don't know what fuel level they're running I mean um being so far off in the first sector uh could be that they're just running a l more fuel at the moment is it sof tire race TI should it be a race tire for this weekend would you would you run it on on heavy fueld in this session just to see um the Cy that is like impossible impossible 30 teams know so um yeah don't know what to say to that why I just I I'm I'm speculating could it be I race Ty course be why not yeah you a clever M know sry up I lost you not know many people by now my friends whatsoever as you w um is CARiD running wide at 10 10 again there's that new bit of gravel that is been put in h we we we giving a big thumbs up GR chandok to the uh these gravel traps that have been brought a little bit closer to the track Hallelujah coffee we love grael tra into this right takes away that nonsense I'll give us her track AC we have all the time isn't it we need more of these travel tops absolutely edge of the track um I just pick out a couple of things I'm listening in under the team radio in here uh I I think the drivers that the group level is coming but just as a reference to from 2019 to today in B into a 1.3 second slower so we know I think you said a 339 with fb1 in 2019 that's right so we should be in the low 35s where and as Mike C said we're still at 3 seconds from that that tells you where the time like is um n grip level a thank you for that Sher improves to go four fastest overall the 8 off the face team M K currently 13th at fastest Ted I'm going to have to interrupt you you know that bit about this lots of girls on the track they ain't going to last for long there's a fire by the side of the track the grass has caught lights there is a fire at the grass 6 to seven understood again and I don't think I have ever ever seen grass catch fire by the side of a foral one track now I'm sure there's a marshall nearby where the fire extinguisher uh it's to to put this out and it's a very small grass fire at the moment but so cofy I want you to say now how do you think that happened I would not even like to begin to speculate on that one and I tell you what it would not have happened on Wednesday cuz when we landed here in Shanghai there was the delug of all Del uses it was like a wet weekend in grimby when we uh when we landed here nothing wrong with that spent many a happy Saturday afternoon in grimby uh bus there's no chance that I say it's a small far see how fast it spreads here but it it is windy today and it it is very very Breezy there today here and I assume them that that has helped dry out uh the grass by the side of the track which is uh nice and short and the Marshall with one fire extinguisher uh putting out what is now a a fairly large pile of uh of of black debris where the grass used to be but I have no idea how that would have happened unless of course ni a spark from underneath the car from the titanium blocks as just caught on a bump or something and sent the Sparks showering into the grass by other side of the track and that's what's ignited it that would be pretty miraculous though would it but I mean there's probably no other explanation but or may yeah maybe it is be there's a bump there where where cars are putting Sparks out every single left every single time to go by but that this would be really miraculous could be I mean cuz the wind is pointing that direction and they would push them from from where the cars are it would push the Sparks into the corter I me I mean it's of that are a very elaborate way to stop Ted krabit reporting on cars by the side of the track you know we have raid Japan and now a fire at here in shag High wants a y forer career Channel this is not good for any driver or any team who only had 60 minutes to get practice uh in time in time for the uh for the uh Sprint qualifying later and now got even less time at Karen I'll come to you in a moment Mike CS with us on the pit wall at Aston Martin at first time he's joined us and Mike we're really really grateful that you given some time to come and have a chat to us this this is very bad news for you and the rest of the teams isn't [Music] it yeah I don't work um yeah bad news bu just a for everybody so and so what was your run plan for today what are you what were you hoping to try and do during the 16-minute session uh that we have for practice but actually you uh you know the first thing is is's a proper Baseline run which I think everybody has done now uh about checking the car checking the track uh there seems to be not a lot of grip uh from the surface uh but it's this the normal homework that you Tred to do uh in the Baseline track is turned to Green now again after this more Interruption so I think uh there's not so much disruption to the program to be honest uh that's goes um what do you know of the track uh surface um from these early uh stages one of the drivers been saying and and the fact that we've had that bitman paint put down how much of a surprise was that to you uh before you came [Music] here yeah right there was not So Much Information coming here uh about the surface itself uh we discovered this yesterday uh on the truck inspection the drivers have reported uh low grip um you seen the left times out are quite far from normal uh left time or or expected left times so I think uh there needs to be a bit of rubbering in over the next laps and then they will be interesting in qualifying to see uh the track Improvement and the driver improvement over yeah something to look for do you yeah absolutely you worry a bit Mike that we we'll have a racing line with lots of grip and and then offline it it won't get the chance to grip in a bit and that might make overtaking a bit more tricky for the races B yeah I understand the con uh but on the other hand we be taking is normally on the subate stes so uh where the DRS is so I think uh through the corners it's probably to but it is also the same for for other circuits that the r nine is the most creppy one so uh yeah with the overtaking mainly on the straights I think uh um we do not see that procession uh Mike it's Nico here just a very different topic you just confirmed your one driver Fernando which is super when when can we expect you to confirm uh Lance surely that should be just uh um should be done soon right yes something that I'm not really thinking about to Inn a session to be honest um but um yeah I mean as some Martin is L is home so uh and we want continuity so uh I think uh uh yeah over the next week we'll see and we want have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far maras has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max was sta him with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by ear 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secur the construction championship for run back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe gr at the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando alono can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race will him on Sunday and uh Fernando alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure please has to Mar that by then the sport of director Andy demson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then they hinted yesterday that said would probably be his last contract in Formula 1 but ice it going be 45 uh 40 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah I didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50s to assist the only man who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it You' never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think fando Alon would find it less easy no no I was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing and the lifestyle so good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon and across we going have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the splints and the the thing so uh so far Bast has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the season talking of Advantage Max for stappen with 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso who of course secured the constructions championship for Renee back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe gu in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race fil him on Sunday Monday and uh Ando alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will pleas as martic that my man the sportive director Addy Stevenson and sign a contract to remain with the team and then hit yesterday that it will probably be his last contract in Formula One but I said might be 45 at 4 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the F50 to the sister the only man who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it and you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando wono would find it less easy no no it's was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing him the lifestyle so a good FR and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very R Su yeah and he is still absolutely at the top of the game you know and so uh it's brilliant to see 43 years old K in ji I think Cy he he kind maybe Nico like your thoughts as well like feel like Fernando is the first of the drivers in that post Michael schak generation where they came in and Michael rais the power right in Fitness and and you know justl professionalism and Fernando when he arrived 20 ju you know he been trading hard for 20 OD years so really yeah okay is the numbers is 45 but but he hasn't got the fitness or body of an average 45y old and that's why I think he can still keep going well in his a of the spol and we won't have full weekend across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions but we in the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far bass has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max for sta him with a 139 full still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secured the construct championship for Ren back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe guir at the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember across across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far Bas has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the season talking of bun it's Max for Sten with a 139 four still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonzo of course secure the construction championship for Renault back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe guu at the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my [Music] race I'm going to have to interrupt you yet you that bit about this HS of girls on the track they ain't going to last for long there's a fire by the side of the track the grass has caught lights there is a fire at the grass 6 to S and I don't think I have ever ever seen grass catch fire by the side of a formal one track now I'm sure there's a marshall nearby with a fire extinguisher uh to uh to put this out and it's a very small grass fire at the moment but so cofy I want you to say now how do you think that happened I would not even like to begin to speculate on that one and I tell you what it would not have happened on Wednesday cuz when we landed here in Shanghai there was the Deluge of all Del uses it was like a wet weekend in grimy when we when we land in nothing wrong with that but many a happy Saturday Al grimy uh but there's no chance that i' say it's a small fire see how fast it spreads here but it it is windy today and it it it's very very Breezy uh today here and I assume then that that has helped dry out uh the grass by the side of the track which is uh nice and short and the Marshall with one fire extinguisher uh pulling out what is now a a fairly large pile of uh of of black debris where the grass used to be but I have no idea how that would have happened unless of course Nico a spark from underne need the car from the titanium flocks has just caught on a bump or something and sent the Sparks showering into the grass by the side of the track and that's what's ignited it that would be pretty miraculous though wouldn't it I mean there's probably no other explanation but or may yeah and maybe it is be there's a bump there where where cars are putting Sparks out every single lap every single time they go by but that this would be really miraculous could be I mean cuz the wind is pointing that direction and any would push them from from where the cars are it would push the Sparks into the quarter I me I mean inside of Val or a very elaborate way to stop Ted kravits reporting on cars by the side of the track you know we have rated Japan and now a fire at here in Shanghai once a g for care Chan up this is not good for any driver or any team who only had 60 minutes to get practice uh in time in time for the uh for the uh Sprint qualifying later and now got even l time at Kar I'll come to you in a moment Mike CS with us on the pit wall at Aon Martin at first time he's joined us and Mike we're really really grateful that you given some time to come and have a chat to us this this is very bad news for you and the rest of the teams isn't it yeah I don't work um yeah back you was buy just same for everybody so uh not and so what was your run plan for today what are you what were you hoping to try and do during the 6 session uh that we have for practice but actually you uh you know the first thing is he's a proper Baseline run which I think everybody has done now uh about checking the car checking the track uh there seems to be not a lot of grip uh from the surface uh but it's this the normal homework that you try to do uh in the Baseline track is turned to Green now again after this more Interruption so I think uh there's not so much disruption to the program to be honest uh that's good um what do you know of the track uh surface um from these early uh stages what of the driver has been saying and and the fact that we've had that bitman paint put down how much of a surprise was that to you uh before you came here yeah right there was not So Much Information coming here uh about the surface itself uh we discovered this yesterday uh on the truck inspection the drivers have reported uh low grip and you see the left times also quite far from normal left time or or expected left time so I think uh there needs to be a bit of rubing in over the next laps and then they would be interesting in qualifying to see uh the track Improvement and the driver improvement so uh yeah something to look for do you yeah absolutely do do you worry a bit Mike that we we'll have a racing line but lots of crit and and then offline it it it won't get the chance to grip in a bit and that might make overt taking a bit more tricky for the races um yeah I understand the concern but on other hand the overtaking is normally on the some the main Straits so uh where the DRS is so I think uh to the corners it's probably true but it is also the same for for other circuits that the Rob nine is the most creppy one so uh yeah with the overtaking mainly on the straights I think uh um we do not see that procession uh Mike it's Nico uh here this a very different topic you just confirmed your one driver perando which is super when when can we expect you to confirm uh Lance as surely that should be just uh um should be done soon right yes something that I'm not really thinking about toing a session to be honest uh but uh yeah I mean that's Mar is L's home so uh and we want continuity so uh I think uh uh yeah over the next week we see I think you to enough in to uh very much a book a place on the on the discussion T 71 off caros S to the first sector now I know he's been on these tires before I done a labom for but 710 offs quite quite a long way down yeah and he just had a lot of over steer there in the highp corner R unusual balance there not looking like in a good B for now that part uh let's see how it goes on the exit here a little bit Snappy still in the steer wheel and went way too far off there yeah cuz he's used to the tarmac being there and now there's gravel they have to they have to adapt um well suppos to the get to 10 but um of course we don't know what fuel level they're running huh I mean um being so far off in the first sector uh could be that they're just running on L more fuel at the moment is a soft t in race time should it be in race time for this weekend would he would you run it on on heavy fuel in this session just to see um Cy that is like impossible teams um yeah don't know what to say to that why I just I I'm I'm speculating could it be I race T could be why not yeah you lost the you not know many people but now friends whatsoever is you w um his caros sides to running wild at 10 10 again there's that new bit of gravel that has been put in we we we giving a big thumbs up dur CH to the uh these gravel traps that have been brought a little bit closest to the track Hallelujah we love D TR the end of this track takes away that nonsense all give us well track giv us we have all the time isn't it we need more of these travel trops absolutely edge of the track um I just big okay couple of things I'm listening under team radio in here uh I I think the drivers that the the grip level is coming but just as a reference to it from 2019 to today in B there were 1.3 second slower so we know I think you said a 339 with fb1 in 2019s right so we should be in the low 35s where and as Mike C said we're still over 3 seconds from that that tells you where the time m is um in terms of grip level I tear scw thank you for that shower quare and Bru to go four fastest to overall nearly eight chance off the pace as team M kight currently 13th and [Music] fastest caros s out on the track a few moments ago this was a turn 10 one of three corners when they brought the gravel closer to the side of the track and Carlo sight's finding out exactly where that gravel was and picking up a a large plume of dust into the sky uh they put out the uh small Fire by the side of the track and so we could get back up with the racing now we practice now we should say this is George Russell on the hard tire for Mercedes who stays 20th and slowest so far with a 141 one as his best tie at Mercedes putting their drivers on the the hard Tire to start this session H others like Ferrari going on the soft few on the mediums as well real mixture of of tires out on this track currently real mixture of tires and strategies I mean Mercedes is probably the most easy to understand an obvious one they've started with the high tire and high fuel just to get that race balance uh sorted and then they will go for some uh qualifying practice at the end of the at the end of the session where whereas the others are already doing whole mix of things yes Sprint qualify later today so that we use medium Tire before the soft tire the first two parts of spread qualifying as medium then we have soft for uh for the final top 10 on that one so you can understand some of the medium Tire Runners out there uh to get a feel if they're on low fuel of course me we don't know what the fuel levels are uh currently what we do know is that there seems to be at low grip which is not a surprise CU it is the first practice session and the track will be nice and fresh especially after the rain and thought we had the other day Hamilton as STS trying to get temperature into his tires let's make St and P who's uh not on a who is on a lap I should say and then it all gets a little bit scruffy there when ni hulkenberg I think wanted to get past as well M that was not very friendly mik hogo will not be happy with that and now he's locked up what did he do Le is that much a bits and and at the last minute realized he have to stay to the right coming into the pits there I think there's a Bard that the drivers have to stay to the right that was introduced by uh the race director overnight Le has to go a bit closer to that gravel trap anyway nikab will not be happy in an that cuz I think LS didn't see him at all cuz he was right behind the Red Bull and so he just ran him off the track and leis is done a drive- through into the pitch there which makes me think that that wasn't a br entrance into the PS either for leis havon yeah that's what I said that it looked like a lock up into the corner there and I'm not sure never looking it enough so he's he's already held up yeah yeah he loock up oh there's a in the way and also that's like oh whole mess going on there wow for off you see I was right I it looked very weird and it was a lock up and it was be asrey as so well pointed out by Pono on that one me see karum we've only been away for 5 years and Le Hamilton one of the more experienced drivers and we won't have full weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 20 8 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far Marcas has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max was Staffing with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by ear 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secure the Constructors Championship for runner back in 2005 what he won here was sat next to Joe grer in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race will him on Sunday and uh Fernando Alonzo here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will please as M that madet the sporting director Andy Stevenson had signed a contract to remain with the team and then hinted yesterday that it would probably be his last contract in Formula 1 but I think be 45 uh for 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah I didn't say definitely so he left the door open continu to the 50s to the 60 Yodi M who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando alono would find it less easy no no it's was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing in the lifestyle so a good fam and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon yeah I'm across of we going to have full weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between a splints and the the thing so uh so far maras has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the season talking of Advantage Max for staffen with 139 full still the fastest driver but now by on 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonzo who of course secured the constructions championship for Renee back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe gu in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race fil him on Sunday and uh and alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will please after Mar that my there the sporting director Andy Stevenson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then hit his yesterday that it would probably be his last contract in Formula One but I said might be 45 at 40 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50 to the 6 YY man who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it and you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando alono would find it less easy no no it's never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing him the lifestyle so a good FR and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon yeah and he is still absolutely at the top of the game you know and so uh it's brilliant to see 43 years old kud in Jami blono I think Cy he he kind of maybe maybe Nico like your thoughts as well I feel like Fernando is the first of the drivers in that post Michel schak generation where they came in and Michael raised the power right in Fitness and and you know just start level professionalism and Fernando when he arrived 2001 you know he's been training hard for 20 OD years so really yeah okay the numbers is 45 but he hasn't got the fitness or body of an average 45y old and that's why I think he can still keep going we in this others both and we won't have full weekend across all I think it was 28 qualified sessions to win a Sprints and the the so uh so far fast has had quite a bit of an ADV over Joe the season talking of Advantage Max for stappen with a 139 full still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secured the construct championship for Rene back can 2005 what he won here was sat next to Joe guer at the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember across across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the things so uh so far bcast has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max was sta him with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonzo of course secured the constructions championship for Rena back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe guu at the breast conference yesterday Jo said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my whole race with him color science out on the track a few moments ago this was a turn 10 one of three corners but he brought the gravel closer to the side of the track and caros sight's finding out exactly where that gravel was and picking up a a large plume of dust into the sky and they put out the uh small Fire by the side of the track and so he could get back up with the racing now we practice now say this is George Russell on the hard tire for Mercedes who stays 20th and slowest so far with a 141 out one as his best tie at Mercedes put in their Drive driv on the the hard Tire to start this session uh others like Ferrari going on the soft few on the mediums as well real mixture of of tires out on this track car real mixture of tires and strategies I mean Mercedes is probably the most easy to understand an obvious one they've started with the high tire and high fuel just to get that race balance uh sorted and then they will go for some qualifying practice at the end of the at the end of the session where whereas the others are really doing whole mix of things yes Sprint qualify later today so they will use medium Tire before the soft tire the first two parts of for spread qualifying is medium then we have soft for uh for the final top 10 on that one so you can understand some of the medium Tire Runners out there uh to get a feel if they're on low fuel of course meia we don't know what the fuel levels are uh currently what we do know is that there seems to be a low grip which is not a surprise cuz it is the first practice session and that the track will be nice and fresh especially after the raid th we had the other day D Hamilton as shocks trying to get temperature in his tires let's Max for sta past who's uh not on who is on my lap I should say and then it all gets a little bit scruffy there with NI hul B I think wanted to get past as well VI that was not very friendly mik hogo will not be happy with that and now he's locked up what is a bits huh and and at the last minute realized he had to stay to the right coming into the pits there I think there a Bart that the drivers have to stay to the right to that was introduced by uh the race director overnight Lewis has to go a bit closer to that bravel trap anyway nikay will not be happy on an that cuz I think LS didn't see him at all cuz he was right behind the red bu and so just ran him off the track and Le has done a drive through to the pitch there which makes me think that that wasn't a CL entrance into the bits either for LS hilon yeah that's said that it looked like a lock up into the corner there and I'm not sure looking enough so he's he's already held up yeah yeah he lock up oh there's a McLaren in the way and also oh whole mess going on there wow for you see I was right I said it looked very weird and it was the lock up I think W py as so well points it out BYO on that one I mean Ser karum we've only been away for 5 years and leis Hamilton one of the more experienced drivers I think you did enough in s to uh very much book a place on the uh on the discussion table shall we say 710 off Carlos SS in the first sector now I know he's been on these tires before I don't know LA on but 710 UPS cor a long way down yeah and he just had a lot of oversteer there in the he be Corner R unusual balance there not looking like in a good B for now that car uh let's see how it goes on the exit here yeah B Snappy still in the stair wheel and went way too far off there yeah cuz he's used to the tarmac being there and now there gravel how do they have to they have to adapt um well supposed it again to 10 but um of course we don't know what fuel level they're running huh I mean um being so far off in the first sector uh could be that they're just running a lot more fuel at the moment is a soft tire a race Tire or should it be a race tire for this weekend would he would you run it on on heavy fuel in this session just to say um the Cy that is like impossible said the teams know Way St so um yeah don't know what to say to that why I just I I'm I'm speculate it could it be a race could be why not yeah clever M as you not know many people but no friends whatsoever is you w um his car sides running wide at turn 10 again there's that new bit of gravel that has been put in we we we giving a big thumbs up C Chand up to the uh these gravel traps that have been brought a little bit closer to the track Hallelujah coffee we love gravel trap at the end of the track takes away that nonsense all giv us track giv us we have all the time isn't it we need more of these D trops absolutely edge of the track um I just pick out a couple of things I'm listening on team radio in here uh the drivers that the grip level is coming but this is a ref stoping from 2019 to today in into a 1.3 second slower so we know I think you said a 339 with fb1 in 2019s right so we should be in the low 35s where and as Mike back said we're still at 3 seconds from that that tells you where the Tom m is um in terms of rip level I cheers crew thank you for that shower qu improves to go four fastest overall nearly 81 off the pace and team M K currently 13th at fastest said I'm going to have to interrupt you you know that bit about there lots of cars on the track they ain't going to last for long there's a fire by the side of the track the grass has caught lights there is a fire at the grass 6 to7 understood and I don't think I have ever ever seen grass catch fire by the side of a foral one track and I'm sure there's a marshall nearby with a fire extinguisher uh to to put this out and it's a very small grass fire at the moment but so cofy I want you to say now how do you think that happened I would not even like to begin to speculate on that one and I tell you what it would not have happened on Wednesday cuz when we landed here in Shanghai there was the Deluge of oldale users it was like a wet weekend in Grim SCH when we uh when we landed here nothing wrong with that for many a happy Saturday afternoon at grimby uh but there's no chance that I say it's a small F see how fast it spreads here but it it is windy today and it it is very very Breezy there today here and I assume then that that has helped dry out uh the grass by the side of the track which is uh nice and short and the Marshall with one fire extinguisher uh putting out what is now a a fairly large pile of uh of of black Dey where the grass used to be but I have no idea how that would have happened unless of course nio a spark from underneath the car from the titanium blocks has just caught on a bump or something and sent the Sparks showering into the grass by the side of the track and that's what's ignited it that would be pretty miraculous though wouldn't it I mean there's probably no other explanation but well may yeah and maybe it is be there's there where where cars are putting Sparks out every single lap every single time to go byes but that this would be really miraculous could be I mean cuz the wind is pointing that direction and it always would push them from from where the cars are it would push the Sparks into the corter I me I mean inside of that or a very elaborate way to stop T grabits reporting no cars by the side of the track you know we have rated Japan and now a fire here in Shanghai once it get for K Chanel this is not good for any driver or any team who only had 60 minutes to get practice uh in time in time for the uh for the uh Sprint qualifying later and now got even less time at Karen I'll come to you in a moment Mike CS with us on the pit wall at Aon Martin at first time he's joined us and Mike we're really really grateful that youve given some time to come and have a chat to us this this is very bad news for you and the rest of the teams isn't it yeah I don't work um yeah B news buddy just H by everybody so uh not me problem and so what was your run plan for today what are you what were you hoping to try and do during the 16-minute session uh that we have for practice but actually you uh you know the first thing you see is a proper Baseline one which I think everybody has done now while checking the car checking the track uh there seems to be not a lot of grip uh from the surface uh but the this noral homework that he tried to do uh in the Baseline track is turned to Green now again after this more Interruption so I think uh there's not so much disrupture to the program to be honest uh that's goodes um what do you know of the track H surface um from these early uh stages what of the driv has been saying and and the fact that we've had that bitchman paint put down how much of a surprise was that to you uh before you came here yeah right there was not So Much Information coming here uh about the surface itself uh we discovered this yesterday uh on the truck inspection the drivers have reported uh low grip um you seen the left time outs are quite far from normal uh lap time or or expected lap time so I think uh there needs to be a bit of rubbering in over the next laps and then they would be interesting in qualifying to see uh the track Improvement and the driver improvement so uh yeah something to look for do you yeah absolutely do you worry a bit Mike that we we'll have a racing line with lots of grit and and then offline it won't get the chance to grip in a bit and that might make overtaking a bit more tricky for the races yeah I understand the concern uh but on the other hand the overtaking is normally on the some the main straights so uh where the DRS is so I think uh through the corners it's probably true but it is also the same for for other circuits that the r line is the most poy one so uh yeah with overtaking mainly on the straights I think uh um we do not see that procession uh Mike it's Nico uh here this a very different topic you just confirm your one driver Fernando which is super when when can we expect you to confirm uh Lance as surely that should be just uh um should be done soon right yes something that I'm not really thinking about to in a session to be honest um but um yeah I mean as some Mar in is L is home so uh and we want continuity so uh I think uh uh yeah over the next week we see we won't have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far podcast has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max was staff him with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secure of the constructus championship for Rena back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe GR in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo I believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race with him on Sunday and uh fando Alonzo here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure who pleas as Mar that M the sporting director Andy Stevenson had signed a contract to remain with the team and then hinted yesterday that it would probably be his last contract in Formula 1 but they it be 45 uh for 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did take probably yeah I didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50s to 60 Yodi M who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it you never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando alono would find it less easy no no it's was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing and the lifestyle so good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon now I across of we only have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far bcast has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the season talking of Advantage Max for stappen with 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonzo of course secure the constructions championship for Rena back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe gu in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race fil him on Sunday and uh Ando alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will please as martic and that my bet the sporting director Andy Stevenson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then hit his yesterday that it will probably be his last contract in Formula One but I said going be 45 for's 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah he didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continue to the 50 to the 6 the only man who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it and you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando alono would find it less easy no no it's never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certain I know looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing him the lifestyle so a good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon yeah and he is still absolutely at the top of the game you know and so uh it's brilliant to see 43 years old K in ji but long time I think Cy he he kind maybe Nico like your thoughts as well but I feel like Fernando is the first of the drivers in uh post Michael Shak generation where they came in and Michael raised the ball right in Fitness and and you know just a l professionalism and Fernando when he arrived 2001 you know he's been training hard for 20 odd years so really yeah okay the numbers is 45 but he hasn't got the fitness of body of an average 45y old and that's why I think he can still keep going well in there other both and we won't have full weekend across all I think you 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far Bas has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the season talking of Advantage Max for Sten with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secured The Constructor Championship for Ren back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe guir at the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember across across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far Bas has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max for Sten with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso of course secure the constructions championship for Renault back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe guyu in the press conference yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race with him on I'm going to have to interrupt you you know that bit about there's Huns of girls on the track they ain't going to last for long there's a fire by the side of the track the grass has caught lights there is a fire at the grass 6 to7 understood and I don't think I have ever ever seen grass catch fire by the side of a for one track now I'm sure there's a marshall nearby with a fire extinguisher uh to uh to put this out and it's a very small grass fire at the moment but so cofy I want you to say now how do you think that happened I would not even like to begin to speculate on that one and I tell you what it would not have happened on Wednesday cuz when we landed here in Shanghai there was the delug of all deles it was like a wet weekend in Grim SCH when we when we landed here nothing wrong with that spent many a happy Saturday off in in grimby uh but there's no chance that I say it's a small fire see how fast it spreads here but it it is windy today and it it is very very Breezy uh today here and I assume them that that has helped dry out uh the grass by the side of the track which is uh nice and short and the Marshall with one fire extinguisher uh putting out what is now a a fairly large pile of uh of of black debris where the grass used to be but I have no idea how that would have happened unless of course ni a spark from underneath the car from the titanium clocks has just caught on a bump or something and sent the Sparks showering into the grass by the side of the track and that's what's ignited it that would be pretty miraculous though wouldn't it like I mean there's probably no other explanation but well may yeah and maybe it is be there's a bump there where where cars are putting Sparks out every single lap every single time they go byes but that this would be really miraculous could be I mean cu the wind is pointing that direction and they always would push them from from where the cars are it would push the Sparks into the corter I many I mean inside of that or a very elaborate way to stop Ted kravits reporting on cars by the side of the track you know we have raid Japan and now a fire here in Shanghai once a is forer Chanel this is not good for any driver or any team who only had 60 minutes to get practice uh in time in time for the uh for the uh Sprint qualifying later and now got even less time at Karen I'll come to you in a moment Mike RS with us on the pit wall at Aston Martin at first time he's joined us and Mike we're really really grateful that you've given some time to come and have a chat to us this this is very bad news for you and the rest of the teams isn't it yeah I don't what um yeah bet yours bu just a by everybody so uh not me problem and so what was your run plan for today what are you what were you hoping to try and do during the 16-minute session uh that we have for practice but actually you uh you know the first thing is is a proper Baseline run which I think everybody has done now uh uh about checking the car checking the track uh there seems to be not a lot of grip uh from the surface uh but it's this a normal homework that she tried to do uh in the Baseline track is turned GRE now again after this more Interruption so I think uh there's not so much disruption to the program to be honest uh that's goodes um what do you know of the track uh surface um from these early uh stages what of the drivers been saying and and the fact that we've had that viman paint put down how much of a surprise was that to you uh before you came here yeah right there was not So Much Information coming here uh about the surface itself uh we discovered this yesterday uh on the truck inspection the drivers have reported uh low grip and you seen the left times out are quite far from normal uh left time or expected lap time so I think uh there needs to be a bit of rubbering in over the next laps and then they will be interesting in qualifying to see uh the track Improvement and the driver improvement so uh yeah something to look for two two yeah absolutely you worry it might that we we'll have a racing line with lots of grip and and then offline it won't get the chance to grip in a bit and that might make overtaking a bit more tricky for the races um yeah I understand the concern uh but on the other hand the overtaking is normally on the some the main Straits so uh where the DRS is so I think uh through the corners it's probably true but it is also the same for for other circuits that the r line is the most poy one so uh yeah with overtaking mainly on the straights I think uh um we do not see that procession H Mike it's Nico here just a very different topic you just confirmed your one driver Fernando which is super when when can we expect you to confirm uh Lance as surely that should be be just uh um should be done soon right yes something that I'm not really thinking about to in a session to be honest um but um yeah I mean some Mar in is L is home so uh and we want continuity so uh I think uh uh yeah over the next week we'll see I think you did enough though it sound to very much book of place on the on the discussion T shall we say 71 off Carlos s in the first sector now I know he's been on these tires before adonal lap on over 710 offs quite quite a long way down yeah and he just had a lot of over steer there in the height be Corner unusual balance there not looking like in a good Bas for now that par uh let's see how it goes on the exit here a little bit Snappy still in the Ste wheel and went way too far off there yeah cuz he's used to the tarmac being there and now there's gravel they have to they have to adapt um well suppoted again to 10 but um of course we don't know what fuel level they're running H I mean um being so far off in the first sector uh could be that they're just running on L more fuel at the moment is it soft tire in race TI should it be in race TI for this weekend would you would you run it on on heavy fuel in this session just to see um Cy that is like impossible no your daddy out the teams know way so um yeah don't know what to say to that why I just I I'm I'm speculating could it be I race T could be why not yeah you're a cleverest M I know I lost long is you not know many people by now friends whatsoever is you w um his caros running wild turn 10 again there's that new bit of gravel that is been put in we we we giving a big thumbs up GR Chad up to the uh these gravel traps that have been brought a little bit closer to the track Hallelujah coffee we love gravel trop at the end of the track takes away that nonsense all givers who track givers we have all the time isn't it we need more of these gravel trops absolutely edge of the track um I just figure out a couple of things I'm listening under team radio in here uh I I think the drivers that the the the grip level is coming but just as a reference of from 2019 to today in into a 1.3 second slow off so we know I think you said a 339 with fb1 in 2019s right so we should be in the low 35s where and as Mike right said we're still about 3 seconds from that that tells you where the time like is um in terms of grip level he cheers KW thank you for that showard quare improves to go four fastest to overall near the 81 off the B Team mik K currently is 13th at fastest col SS out on the track a few moments ago this was a turn 10 one of three corners but they brought the gravel closer to the side of the track and K sight's finding out exactly where that gravel was and kicking up a a large plume of dust into the sky and they put out the uh small Fire by the side of the track and so we could get back up with the racing now we have practice now say this is George Russell I'm a hard tired for meres who stays 20th and slowest so far with a 141 out one as his best tie at Mercedes putting their drivers on the uh the hard Tire to start this session uh others like Ferrari going on the soft few on the mediums as well real mixture of of tires out on this track currently real mixture of tires and strategies I mean Mercedes is probably the most easy to understand and obvious one they've started with the high tire and high fuel just to get their race balance uh sorted and then they will go for some qualifying practice at the end of the at the end of the session whereas the others are really doing all mix things yes Sprint qualify later today so that we use medium Tire before the soft tire the first two parts of spread qualifying is medium then we have soft for uh for the final top 10 on that one so you can understand some of the medium Tire Runners out there uh to get a feel if they're on l fuel of course me we don't know what the fuel levels are uh currently what we do know is that there seems to be at low brick which is not a surprise cuz it is the first practice session and the track will be nice and fresh especially after the rain but we had the other day D Hamilton as shock trying to get temperature into his tires let's Max with Sten past who's uh not on a who is on a lap I should say and then it all gets a little bit scruffy there with niik hulberg I think wanted to get past as well VI that was not R friendly niik hul will not be happy with that and know he's locked up or what did he do is no the bit and and at the last minute realized he had to stay to the right coming into the pits there I think there's a b that the drivers have to stay to the right to that was introduced by uh the race director overnight lewi has to go a bit closer to that gravel trap anyway Nik will not be having an act up cuz I think LS didn't see him at all cuz he was right behind the Red Bull and so I just run him off the track um and leis is done a drive- through into the pits there which makes me think that that wasn't a plan entrance into the pits either for Le hon yeah that's what I said that it looked like a lock up into the corner there and I'm not sure looking enough so he's he's already held up yeah yeah he lock up oh there's a McLaren in the way and also oh whole mess going on there wow for sure Fair buff you see I was right I said it looked very weird and it was the lock up and it walk V Asbury as the well pointed out by PLO on that one I mean Ser karum we've only been away for 5 years and leis Hamilton one of the more experienced drivers we won't have four weekends but last year it was only a tenth across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far bcast has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe this season talking of Advantage Max was sta him with a 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonzo of course secured the constru championship for Rena back in 2005 what he won here was sat next to Joe Guyer in the press conference yesterday Jo said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race with him on Sunday and uh andando alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will please as M that madet the sportive director Andy Stevenson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then hinted yesterday that it will probably be his last contract in Formula 1 but he sign be 45 uh 4 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah I didn't say definitely so he left the door open to continues to the 50s to 6 Yi M who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando Alonzo would find it less easy no no I was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly Fernando looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing and the lifestyle so good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 42 years old very very soon across of we only have four weekends but last year it was only a 10th across all I think it was 28 qualifying sessions between the Sprints and the the thing so uh so far maras has had quite a bit of an advantage over Joe the season talking of Advantage Max for staffen with 1394 still the fastest driver but now by only 11 milliseconds from Fernando Alonso who of course secured the constructions championship for Renee back in 2005 when he won here was sat next to Joe gu in the Press confence yesterday Joe said I can remember watching the first race here in 2004 cheering on my heroes one of whom was Fernando Alonzo can't quite believe I'm now sat next to him and I'll be on the grid in my home race fil him on Sunday and uh andern alono here for another couple of years as well which I'm sure will please asart from that my the sporting director Andy Stevenson and signed a contract to remain with the team and then hit his yesterday that it will probably be his last contract in Formula One but B it meant be 45 at 4 45 by the end of it yeah but um he did say probably yeah he didn't say definit so he left the door open to continue to the 50 to the the only man who said definitely was you and you've stuck to it and you've never wanted to come back and you found it very easy to to give up this racing habit I think Fernando alono would find it less easy no no it's was never easy I didn't find it easy either but uh yeah certainly fernandoo looks like he's still very much enjoying um the racing him the lifestyle so a good for him and I'm I'm it's amazing you know at his age I mean he's going to be 43 years old very very soon be and he is still absolutely at the top of the game you know so uh ready see 43 years old J I think Cy he he kind maybe Nico like your thoughts as well but I feel like Fernando is the first of the drivers in that post Michael schumak generation where they came in and Michael raised the ball right in Fitness and and you know just level professionalism and Fernando when he arrived 2001 you know he been training hard for 20 old years so really yeah