PR To Daniil Kvyat See you on the grid, Danny, please confirm.

PR From Daniil Kvyat Yeah confirm.

PR To Daniil Kvyat Copy that. Cool the car and see you on the grid.

PR To Kevin Magnussen We need to reduce as much as possible pulling forward with the clutch.

PR To Lewis Hamilton Cool the car. Go to the back of the grid.

PR From Kimi Raikkonen I think it’s raining already now.

PR To Kimi Raikkonen Understood Kimi. We saw the wet track coming at eight and nine. Maybe also 15, 16, 17 Kimi.

PR To Lance Stroll OK looks like the exit kerb at turn 14 is wet, just be careful going through there.

PR To Kevin Magnussen We have also a report in corner 14 that you are approaching now. And then…

PR From Kevin Magnussen From the drivers or from the stewards?

PR To Kevin Magnussen Again from the stewards until the exit of…

PR From Kevin Magnussen Can we say from the stewards?

PR To Kevin Magnussen OK absolutely I will do it.

PR From Max Verstappen Yeah it’s raining a bit down here in the last corner.

PR To Max Verstappen OK.

PR To Marcus Ericsson The rain we see now will last for the next half an hour or longer.

PR To Marcus Ericsson This message came several minutes later.

Less than ten minutes. Safety Car lights are not on so we expect a conventional start for now.

PR To Marcus Ericsson This message came several minutes later and involved two different members of Ericsson’s crew.

Can you confirm that the track condition is everywhere on the grid, the rain?

PR To Marcus Ericsson Yes, and it’s getting stronger the next couple of minutes.

PR To Kimi Raikkonen Kimi we’re going to go for inters. If they cancel the start to go behind the Safety Car it’ll be [full wets] but for now I think if we just get a normal start we have to do inters.

PR From Kimi Raikkonen Do we expect that it’s going to rain like this? Cause it’s not going to take long before it’s full wets.

PR To Kimi Raikkonen It’s not going to rain like this for very long.

PR To Lewis Hamilton All cars ahead on the inter.

PR From Kimi Raikkonen Do we think it’s definitely inters? Here’s is always going to be more drier-looking because it’s very rough but around some places the water stays on top of the asphalt. We’ll be careful it could go either way.

FL From Kimi Raikkonen A lot of spray, very difficult to see, even at this speed.

FL From Romain Grosjean Mate the visibility is terrible back there.

FL To Romain Grosjean OK understood we will report it.

1 To Stoffel Vandoorne Safety Car Stoffel you can take the launch map off, yellow G10. Stoffel did you hit any debris? Any debris or damage?

1 From Stoffel Vandoorne I think I ran over some debris in turn one but I think everything is OK. No major concern for me. But it’s worth checking, I’ll try to go close to the pit wall.

1 To Stoffel Vandoorne Copy.

1 From Max Verstappen I got damage, got damage, argh. I’m out, I’m out.

1 From Kimi Raikkonen The [censored by FOM] did they do?

1 To Kimi Raikkonen No idea. You OK mate?

1 From Kimi Raikkonen Yeah I’m OK but it’s just ridiculous.

2 From Fernando Alonso I have been hit massively, I don’t know the car condition.

2 To Fernando Alonso Yeah OK we’ll try and get what info we can. What damage can you see?

2 From Fernando Alonso From here, not much from my position and the car feels OK but it was a huge hit. What a start, why they start like this, so crazy.

2 From Sebastian Vettel I spun, lost the car, I think I have damage on the front left.

2 To Sebastian Vettel Yeah big damage on the sidepods. Stop the car.

2 From Sebastian Vettel You sure?

2 To Sebastian Vettel Yes. We know, we are looking at water pressure.

2 From Sebastian Vettel OK confirm I stop the car, correct?

2 To Sebastian Vettel Yes, stop the car now.

2 From Sebastian Vettel OK Sorry guys. P0. Sorry. I’m really sorry.

2 To Sebastian Vettel Understood.

3 From Fernando Alonso Two cars in front of us is a Haas and they don’t have the rear light flashing. It’s a little bit dangerous with the visibility.

3 To Fernando Alonso OK understood we’ll pass that on.

3 From Daniel Ricciardo Is the rain still falling? Can’t see.

3 To Daniel Ricciardo Yes, but it’s reducing in intensity. So still falling but it is raining less.

4 To Lewis Hamilton So Lewis just remember this race is all going to be about getting the car home in one piece.

4 From Lewis Hamilton I realise that, Bono. I realise that. I’m doing my best.

4 To Sergio Perez Checo try and use the brakes more from high speed to bring up tyres temperatures and brake temperatures. We do need more.

4 To Daniil Kvyat You’re doing a good job on the front tyre Danny, very good job, keep going.

4 From Fernando Alonso We’ll see. What a shame. I don’t know what is the car damage. Sometimes high speed I feel a little bit strange, maybe.

4 To Fernando Alonso There is damage to the left-hand side of the rear. But everything else looks OK to us. It’s going to be a fight so we’ll just do the best we can. Safety Car is in this lap.

5 To Felipe Massa Use overtake start of the straight, use overtake.

5 To Sergio Perez Palmer on full wet behind has passed Bottas on inters. Hulkenberg ahead wet, two leaders inters.

5 To Daniel Ricciardo Rain has now stopped in the pit lane.

6 To Daniil Kvyat Slippery track reported in turn five.

6 To Romain Grosjean Watch for debris out of five, possible debris out of five. You can go to spark three when you want.

6 To Daniel Ricciardo What do you think of the conditions, Daniel? I know it’s early, what do you think? Tyres are still improving.

6 From Daniel Ricciardo Yep, inters the right tyre.

6 To Daniel Ricciardo Hamilton could be getting issues on his front inters so watch your fronts.

8 To Daniel Ricciardo Fuel 14 when you can.

8 From Lewis Hamilton Pace still good?

8 To Lewis Hamilton Affirm Lewis pace still good. Gap to Ricciardo five seconds. Eight-tenths to Ricciardo last lap.

8 From Lewis Hamilton Already feeling the fronts starting to grain a little bit.

9 From Fernando Alonso Again I have no power. So there are some kind of issues that I think we have to stop unfortunately. The state of charge is crazy and other things. Even in G8 I ran out of battery.

9 To Fernando Alonso Yeah we see the problem, we’re looking at it and discussing now. OK Fernando we see too many problems. We need to retire the car, bring it back to the pits.

9 From Fernando Alonso OK mate.

10 From Esteban Ocon I’ve fighting quite a lot with traction.

10 To Esteban Ocon Copy that. Push the braking more. Turn seven and turn ten.

10 From Esteban Ocon The intermediate’s faster guys.

10 To Esteban Ocon Yeah copy that we just don’t want to afford the pit stop ’cause you’ll drop to the back f the pack.

11 To Carlos Sainz Jnr Well done Chilli, well done. Next target Vandoorne.

11 From Carlos Sainz Jnr Leave me alone, leave me alone. I need to focus guys. Don’t talk to me.

11 To Daniil Kvyat Consider coming back to diff mid four. Come on Danny, you can do it.

11 From Daniil Kvyat Please leave me alone.

11 To I’m driving to the grip of the tyres. Traction’s really weak. But front’s starting to drop a bit.

11 From Daniel Ricciardo OK understood. Think about the tools to help that out.

12 To Daniel Ricciardo What do you think of track conditions?

12 From Daniel Ricciardo Not much has changed. Still inters.

12 To Daniel Ricciardo OK and now you can chill out. Maintain position to cars behind. Just Hulkenberg ahead on his [full wets].

12 From Carlos Sainz Jnr I cannot see the temperature of my tyres.

12 To Carlos Sainz Jnr GPS are gone.

12 From Carlos Sainz Jnr But I was overheating or not?

12 To Carlos Sainz Jnr Danny, er, Carlos, we don’t have data. Based on Danny’s data we think you were OK.

12 From Carlos Sainz Jnr Yep. So I have more grip than the extremes but in traction I don’t know why they have better traction than I have.

12 To Carlos Sainz Jnr Understood.

13 To Felipe Massa Massa stayed out on full wets.

OK Felipe so let’s just keep warming the brakes and keep the rear tyres cool. Any puddles there, use the puddles to keep the rear tyres cool.

13 From Felipe Massa I think I will be holding everybody no, don’t you think so.

13 To Felipe Massa That’s a gamble we need to take now. We’ve got track position. There are other cars have stayed out on full wets.

13 From Lewis Hamilton Has everyone pitted except me? Not sure that was a good idea. Is it? These guys have had a free stop, guys. Think that was a mistake.

13 To Lewis Hamilton Lewis they would have done the opposite to us so we’d be sat in P2.

14 To Daniel Ricciardo Mate so let’s keep getting these tyres ready. Think about your gear sync if you can. They’re still doing some barrier repairs. I don’t think it’s going to be this lap but just get ready anyway, I’ll keep you updated. Yeah it’s not going to be this lap mate they’re still repairing the barriers.

14 From Daniel Ricciardo OK.

14 From Valtteri Bottas There’s something broken with the drink system. It’s not working.

14 To Valtteri Bottas OK copy that. Possibly just give the left-hand a squeeze on the leg pad, see if that pushes it into life.

14 To Lewis Hamilton Safety Car in this lap.

14 From Lewis Hamilton On these new tyres he’s going to have a lot more pace than me now I imagine.

14 To Sergio Perez Checo work on tyre temperatures. Tyre temps are low and the inters will really need work at the restart. It will be race switch ‘race plus’. And you can attack and defend from Safety Car line one which is pit lane entry before turn 22.

14 To Daniel Ricciardo Safety Car now turn 21 and it’s in this lap, let’s go.

16 To Kevin Magnussen Go to mode push please and spark three.

16 From Lewis Hamilton Definitely harder to drop him since he’s on those new front tyres.

16 To Lewis Hamilton OK copy Lewis. Nine-tenths faster that lap, gap is now 2.1.

16 To Nico Hulkenberg Fail B zero one on, urgent.

17 To Felipe Massa OK Felipe how long before it’ll be ready for slicks?

17 From Felipe Massa I think quite a way.

17 To Felipe Massa OK.

17 From Lewis Hamilton This track is drying so slow.

17 To Lewis Hamilton OK copy Lewis. Go strat five that’ll give you a bit more electrical. DRS has been enabled. Ricciardo gap 2.2, you were four-tenths faster last lap.

17 From Felipe Massa Massa and Vandoorne made contact

He touched my car. On a straight.

18 From Felipe Massa Massa wanted to pit.

I think I have to stop guys. I have to stop.

18 To Felipe Massa OK Felipe. And there’s now way we can do the slick, no? Too wet?

18 From Felipe Massa No it’s too wet for the slicks.

19 To Daniel Ricciardo OK Dan what do you think of the conditions?

19 From Daniel Ricciardo Still inters. There’s some parts that are a bit dry but the wet parts are still too wet.

19 To Valtteri Bottas Sector one looking strong now. Sector two and particularly three we need to work on. Consider forward brake balance for there.

19 To Lewis Hamilton You were two-and-a-half tenths faster last lap.

19 To Lance Stroll OK Lance the rears are starting to get hot now so start looking for some damp patches just to cool the rears. Pace is still good.

20 From Carlos Sainz Jnr Yeah you can see the guys on new tyres a bit quicker.

20 From Lewis Hamilton Tyres are sill good. This track is drying very slow.

20 To Daniel Ricciardo So the group of cars behind Bottas, 17 seconds behind you to Sainz, Hulkenberg and Perez.

21 From Felipe Massa How is it compared to the others?

21 To Felipe Massa Closing on Wehrlein quickly. But the key to this is going to be getting onto slicks as quickly as we can so let us know.

21 To Lewis Hamilton Gap to Ricciardo at 4.1. You were five-and-a-half tenths faster last lap. Let us know when the track will be ready for dries.

21 From Lewis Hamilton My guess is probably ten laps.

21 To Lewis Hamilton Copy. How’s the balance?

21 From Lewis Hamilton A little bit understeery. The balance actually feels nice. Just right.

21 To Lewis Hamilton Copy.

22 To Valtteri Bottas And when you can just let us now how the tyres are.

22 From Valtteri Bottas Some drop-off. But we really need to keep this to a minimum otherwise I will go off.

22 To Valtteri Bottas Copy.

22 To Kevin Magnussen How much are you losing staying behind?

22 From Kevin Magnussen Half a second, three tenths.

22 To Kevin Magnussen OK get as close as possible please.

23 To Stoffel Vandoorne Good job Stoff. You’re still closing on the cars in front. No more rain expected.

23 From Lewis Hamilton How’s the gap now? Slowed down this lap.

23 To Lewis Hamilton Yeah copy. Gaps’ now closed to 4.3

23 From Lewis Hamilton Understood.

23 To Lewis Hamilton Seven-tenths in the middle sector. Ricciardo does have signs of deg.

23 To Felipe Massa OK Felipe this is good. Gaining on Perez, two seconds a lap quicker.

24 To Carlos Sainz Jnr Half a second faster than Bottas in front. Really good pace.

24 To Stoffel Vandoorne You took one second out of Palmer last lap. This is good Stoff, let’s go and get Palmer, let’s go and get him.

24 To Nico Hulkenberg OK Nico we think in the event of a Safety Car it would be dry tyres, please confirm.

24 From Nico Hulkenberg I’m sceptical about that. Especially behind the Safety Car, you lose all the temperature. Still a lot of damp patches. Not a good idea.

24 To Nico Hulkenberg Message understood, OK Nico.

25 From Kevin Magnussen Guys box now, box for dry tyres.

25 To Kevin Magnussen OK we are ready for you. SOC 1, give everything.

25 To Daniel Ricciardo OK Daniel what do you think about conditions now? How far away from dry tyres do you think?

25 From Daniel Ricciardo Still greasy, not ready yet.

25 To Daniel Ricciardo OK understood

25 To Carlos Sainz Jnr Track update now. Cars getting quicker. Beware behind us. Track update.

25 From Carlos Sainz Jnr Let me know about the splits. It’s very close.

26 To Lance Stroll OK Lance for information some cars pitting now for slicks.

26 From Lance Stroll OK keep me updated on how they’re doing, there seems to be a dry line.

26 To Lance Stroll OK.

27 From Daniel Ricciardo The last lap it did dry up quite a bit. I still think it’s not quite there, but getting closer.

27 To Daniel Ricciardo OK understood so at the moment we’ve got Magnussen, also Massa he’s just a few seconds ahead of you, on dry tyres. There’s two cars now on dry tyres. They’re both on ultra-[softs].

27 To Felipe Massa OK so let’s make the most of this now. So Ricciardo is the next car, he’s still eight seconds behind, so let’s make the most of this tyre now.

27 To Felipe Massa Is this the correct tyre? Is the track dry enough for this?

27 From Felipe Massa Yeah it’s OK now. Some of the corners a bit wet but it’s OK.

27 To Stoffel Vandoorne OK Stoff that’s a great lap. Magnussen’s looking close to crossover now.

28 From Daniel Ricciardo Think it’s getting very close just ’cause the inters’ plateau’d.

28 To Daniel Ricciardo Understand what you’re saying. We’re watching the gaps behind.

28 From Lewis Hamilton The track’s still very greasy. And these tyres are still doing good.

28 From Daniel Ricciardo These tyres are starting to go in the rear.

28 To Daniel Ricciardo Understood. We’re watching the gap behind. There’s a traffic of traffic there, I think it’ll be difficult to overtake on dries now, we’re just watching the gaps..

28 From Daniel Ricciardo OK copy.

28 To Daniel Ricciardo It is going to be close, though, it’s going to be getting close.

28 To Lewis Hamilton Let’s go strat five, we’ll just keep building that gap.

29 To Sergio Perez Traffic ahead, box, box.

29 To Daniel Ricciardo You’ll be close to Palmer at pit exit, Palmer still on his inters.

29 To Lewis Hamilton HPP four to position four.

29 From Lewis Hamilton How many laps?

29 To Lewis Hamilton 33 laps remaining but this will be time-limited. And box, box.

29 From Lewis Hamilton Which tyre are you going for?

29 To Lewis Hamilton We’re going for the ultra, it’s the same as Ricciardo.

30 To Daniel Ricciardo OK Daniel so we expect Palmer to be in this lap.

30 To Lance Stroll That’s Magnussen behind he stopped two laps before. We are same pace. He is three seconds behind.

30 To Daniel Ricciardo OK so Hamilton pitted just now. I’ll give you the gaps when it all calms down but it’s still quite stable.

30 To Stoffel Vandoorne OK Stoff so Palmer’s just exited the pits he’s the car ahead. That was a slow stop but it hasn’t cost us track position, we’ve just dropped back a bit. You’re still P8.

30 To Nico Hulkenberg OK Nico strat mode eight for that extra deployment.

30 To Lance Stroll That’s Wehrlein ahead on an out-lap, he should get blue flags.

31 To Daniel Ricciardo Brake balance one click forwards. Gap to Hamilton 8.7 ahead.

31 To Daniel Ricciardo Looks like his warm-up wasn’t very good. You were one-and-a-half seconds faster than him in the last two sectors. Gap behind to Bottas 16 seconds.

31 To Romain Grosjean Romain started to pick up a bit of pace, he is one second quicker than you. SOC seven to recharge a bit the battery.

32 To Lewis Hamilton Same time as Ricciardo last lap. He was strong in sector one, half a second. You were two-tenths faster in sector two, three in sector three.

33 To Stoffel Vandoorne Keep the pressure on him, Stoffel.

34 To Felipe Massa That’s Wehrlein ahead. We will be lapping him so he should get blues.

34 From Felipe Massa OK.

34 From Nico Hulkenberg How many laps or time in this race?

34 To Nico Hulkenberg Confirming race will be shortened by two laps, so 28 laps to go including this one.

34 To Valtteri Bottas We don’t think it’ll go full distance, we think it’ll go three laps short, so 26 laps to go. Expecting to stay on these tyres,.

34 From Valtteri Bottas Copy.

34 To Kevin Magnussen Press red button.

34 From Kevin Magnussen Come on, shut up.

35 From Lewis Hamilton Pedal getting a bit soft.

35 To Lewis Hamilton So brake temps are under control and brake wear is not a problem. We’re happy with the brakes, just looks like a little bit of knock-on.

35 To Valtteri Bottas So fastest lap of the race. Currently three-tenths of a second faster than Ricciardo in font.

35 From Valtteri Bottas How far away is he?

35 To Valtteri Bottas Currently 16 seconds.

36 To Daniel Ricciardo Suggest diff seven to help the balance and you need to shift on the reds gears two, three and four. That last lap was quickest lap so. Within three-tenths in sector two. Sectors one and three are good. Gap ahead 9.5 to Hamilton and 16 behind to Bottas.

36 To Carlos Sainz Jnr Carlos with this battery we are…

36 From Carlos Sainz Jnr Shut up please, please.

36 To Daniel Ricciardo OK mate so that lap you were half a second quicker than Hamilton, Gap now 8.9.

36 To Lewis Hamilton OK Lewis looks like the pace is picking up across the field. Ricciardo half a second faster last lap.

37 To Jolyon Palmer Very good lap, how was the balance?

37 From Jolyon Palmer Good. Say something, please.

37 To Jolyon Palmer 0.5 quicker than Vandoorne behind you and 0.5 quicker than Perez ahead.

37 To Lewis Hamilton And we go HPP three to position five.

37 From Jolyon Palmer [Unclear]

37 To Jolyon Palmer Please repeat, radio is breaking up.

37 From Jolyon Palmer Gap to Perez?

37 To Jolyon Palmer Nine seconds.

38 To Lewis Hamilton And seven-tenths faster that lap. Gap is out at 9.7. Give us your TAG mode.

38 From Lewis Hamilton Give us your TAG mode.

38 To Lewis Hamilton Two.

38 From Lewis Hamilton OK we’re happy with that. We just want to keep pulling that Safety Car gap to Ricciardo.

38 To Lewis Hamilton Yellow, yellow. Ericsson has stopped.

38 To Marcus Ericsson All OK Marcus?

38 From Marcus Ericsson Ah I’m done.

38 To Marcus Ericsson Yeah we can see the rear, your rear-left. Switch off the car.

38 From Marcus Ericsson Yeah copy,

38 To Marcus Ericsson Remember the switch off procedure.

39 From Lewis Hamilton Why another Safety Car? Surely VSC would work.

39 To Lewis Hamilton OK copy Lewis. So just cancel the RS magic. Staying out.

39 To Valtteri Bottas So just talk to us about balance.

39 From Valtteri Bottas Yeah balance is OK, tyres OK.

39 To Valtteri Bottas Copy.

40 From Lewis Hamilton It seems that at this moment Hamilton saw Ericsson’s car and realised why a Safety Car was needed to recover it.

How many laps to go, guys? Can’t believe we had that gap and now it’s… OK, I thought he had turned around, already. Understood.

40 To Lewis Hamilton So Lewis pace was very good before this Safety Car. The tyres haven’t seen any temperature yet that would damage them in any way so I think we’re good to go.

40 From Felipe Massa How many laps to go?

40 To Felipe Massa OK so could become time limited. Around 20 laps to go.

40 From Lewis Hamilton Where is everyone?

40 To Lewis Hamilton It’s taking a while to close the pack. Stay within ten car lengths.

40 From Lewis Hamilton Bono the Safety Car’s going so slow I can’t keep temperature in.

40 To Lewis Hamilton OK, copy.

40 To Esteban Ocon So they’re going to bunch the pack so you don’t need to take too much out of the tyres. They will bunch the pack so that they can move the car. They won’t try to move the car that’s in the road until they’ve bunched the pack.

41 From Lewis Hamilton Let me know if this is working better temp-wise.

41 To Lewis Hamilton OK just be careful with calipers they’re under control at the moment. Just front calipers is our only concern.

41 To Valtteri Bottas Just come rearward on brake balance to cool the front calipers, please.

41 To Daniel Ricciardo So there is now a crane on the track on the bridge. I’ll keep you updated.

41 To Daniel Ricciardo OK so for info we are now on lap 41. There are only 28 minutes to go at the moment. I’ll keep you updated.

41 To Lewis Hamilton RS magic on. Remember brake balance for turn one. Safety Car currently turn 19. No stop-starting, weaving is OK.

42 To Daniel Ricciardo OK battery is full, use it if you need it.

42 To Lewis Hamilton How many laps to go.

42 From Lewis Hamilton So it’ll be time-limited. We estimate 14 laps to go.

43 To Romain Grosjean Mode push before the end of the lap.

43 To Daniel Ricciardo OK mate so your pressures and temperatures are coming up a little bit. It will get easier.

43 To Stoffel Vandoorne Tyre temperatures and pressures still coming up, they’re still cool.

43 To Daniel Ricciardo B-bal [brake balance] two.

44 To Lewis Hamilton We recommend tag mode one. We want to keep the field compressed. We don’t want to give anyone a free stop if there’s another Safety Car. You are putting purple sectors in.

44 To Lewis Hamilton Gap to Ricciardo at four seconds.

44 From Lewis Hamilton What do you want me to do? Make it less?

44 To Lewis Hamilton Hold that gap. Four seconds is just perfect for us.

44 From Sergio Perez Is Ricciardo struggling?

44 To Sergio Perez Green cal one. Ricciardo still on green sectors.

46 From Lewis Hamilton How far behind are they? Is he slowing up?

46 To Lewis Hamilton Ricciardo has plenty of cars behind him so all looks good at the moment.

46 From Lewis Hamilton I don’t get your tactic. It’s not comfortable to drive off-pace.

46 To Lewis Hamilton OK copy if you’re not comfortable you can dictate your pace.

46 To Jolyon Palmer Torque seven.

46 From Jolyon Palmer Copy.

47 To Stoffel Vandoorne Maximum focus now. Let others make mistake. Hand in the candle.

48 To Valtteri Bottas HPP four to two please.

48 To Carlos Sainz Jnr Fail Charlie 73 fail, when you can.

49 From Lewis Hamilton Something flapping on my left-front tyre.

49 To Lewis Hamilton OK Lewis we are looking. We don’t see anything on vibration metrics at the moment.

49 From Lewis Hamilton It’s red, red or orange.

50 To Lewis Hamilton OK Lewis we don’t see anything at the moment.

50 From Lewis Hamilton It’s clearing up.

50 To Lewis Hamilton And we think everything’s OK with the tyre.

50 From Lewis Hamilton Yeah it’s cleared up. Just watch the tyre pressure.

50 To Lewis Hamilton Copy Lewis, we’re all over it.

51 From Kevin Magnussen Why?

51 To Kevin Magnussen We have lost MGU-K.

51 From Kevin Magnussen Oh [censored by FOM] sake.

51 To Daniel Ricciardo Remember to breathe and drink.

52 To Daniel Ricciardo OK seven laps to go.

54 To Daniel Ricciardo OK five laps to go.

54 To Sergio Perez Palmer behind is not under pressure from cars behind. Vandoorne is five seconds behind Palmer.

54 From Sergio Perez Yeah I don’t care about him. I want to put pressure on Sainz in the last lap.

54 To Lewis Hamilton Looks like Ricciardo’s sorted out whatever problem he had. Gap at 4.5.

55 To Sergio Perez Checo three laps to go. The race will end on time so it could be two laps but at the moment three expected.

56 From Valtteri Bottas How many more laps?

56 To Valtteri Bottas We’re going to have roughly three more to go.

56 From Valtteri Bottas Need a drink.

56 To Valtteri Bottas Copy that.

56 From Valtteri Bottas Have you tried it again?

56 To Valtteri Bottas Yeah. Takes a lot of effort. I can only have a drop or two.

57 To Lewis Hamilton And we can go strat 11 to the end.

57 To Daniel Ricciardo Two more laps to go, two laps remaining now.

58 To Daniel Ricciardo OK so you’re starting the final lap. This is the last lap.

58 To Sergio Perez Green cal one. Palmer one second behind.

VL To Lewis Hamilton Get in there, Lewis. What an awesome drive, mate. What an awesome drive. Absolutely stellar result. Can’t wish for better than that.

VL From Lewis Hamilton Guys, what can I say? What a turnaround today. Fantastic job with the strategy. Thank you so much for all the hard work and continuing to believe in me. What a great day.

VL To Carlos Sainz Jnr P4 Carlos! Boom Shack-A-Laka!

VL From Carlos Sainz Jnr Vamos! Vamos vamos vamos vamos vamos! Vamos!

VL To Sergio Perez Great job Checo. Points again in Singapore and P5. Well done. Run switch ‘end’, take the pick-up.

VL From Sergio Perez Well done guys, good race, well done guys. Good points out of a difficult weekend so not bad.

VL To Lance Stroll Yes, good job.

VL From Lance Stroll Yes! Get in there.

VL To Lance Stroll Nice work, P8.

VL From Lance Stroll Yeah baby, awesome.

VL To Lance Stroll Great job.

VL From Lance Stroll Great opportunity, we took it, two times in a row.

VL From Felipe Massa OK guys, strategy didn’t work for the tyres, I’m happy for the position for the team. Good for our championship. Not so bad compared to yesterday how we started.

VL To Felipe Massa Absolutely. Nice job.

VL To Jolyon Palmer Excellent job Jo, excellent job. P6. Well done.

VL From Jolyon Palmer Yes, great race. So happy guys.

VL To Jolyon Palmer Nice work Jo, nice work.