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Ha Hong

28/4/2018

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00:00It winds its way in between the buildings and through the old part of the city.

00:04There are two DRS zones.

00:06Speeds are round about 210 miles an hour by the time they break into turn one.

00:1020 corners in time that Roman Grosjean and Brendan Hartley start on the soft compound tyre.

00:14We can see them right at the back with that yellow stripe.

00:17Ericsson, Van Dorn, Magnussen, Declare, Alonso, Sorokin and Stroll all on the super soft tyre as are the top five.

00:25Is the super soft tyre the best tyre do you think to be on at the start of this race?

00:29Well, it's the tyre that's given them the best grip, it's given them good warm-up and it's given them flexibility over the course of that.

00:35What you mustn't do is stop too early here because you don't want to run out of tyres at the end of the Grand Prix.

00:39And when I say run out, if you get a safety car and the tyre's cooled down when you've lost that gauge on the compound,

00:44you can't kick-start them, you can't get them back up to the working range and I think that's where teams are going to feel vulnerable.

00:49Raikkonen is going to pull the gun early.

00:50We saw a lot of grain and it came in on Friday.

00:52And when you've got to simulate following the dirty air and the wake of the car behind you as well, that's only going to eat.

00:57It looks like there's a lot of debris flying around Paul.

01:01There's also a lot of sparks as well, so it used to cut in there as Raikkonen and Ocon in there, collision!

01:06Ocon is out of the right!

01:07The inside, Kimi Raikkonen, Ocon squeeze in, there was no room.

01:11Did Ocon know he was there?

01:13He certainly felt it when the Ferrari ran into him.

01:15Yeah, Ocon knew he was there, he'd kind of blocked, he'd left the door open.

01:19I think with Ocon, you've got to give him a bit more...

01:21That was the Williams going in to Fernando Alonso then.

01:24Yeah, it looked like one of the first, didn't he, who's got out of his shape and you could just see, run into the back of somebody.

01:28And like Hans said, he's covered it.

01:30So, Esteban Ocon, out, for only the second time in his F1 career.

01:35I think it's going to take a while.

01:37Yeah, I think he's going to keep going.

01:40I'm not sure it's enough damage to retire, they'll see how it goes.

01:42If he's quick enough to charge through, there are a lot of cars out of position.

01:46Gasly's had a storm in eight places, he's gained.

01:49Leclerc's obviously had a good start, Van Dorn.

01:52Raikkonen's obviously the first of the stoppers to find his way.

01:55He'll navigate his way through there, I'm sure, quite quickly.

01:58He's on the soft tyre, can he go to the end of the Grand Prix?

02:00What, that out too much, just in the turbulent air early on.

02:03We know Kimi's got the fastest car out there, given where he wasn't qualified.

02:05Ferrari crashed me totally in the wall.

02:08Copy that.

02:10Already?

02:11They just turned in the way, they're both in there.

02:15Oh, copy for me.

02:19Just debris, absolutely everywhere, but already...

02:21It was looking good for him about three laps ago, not so much the case now.

02:26Red Bull playing as good a game as they possibly can,

02:29but almost fighting with one hand tied behind their back,

02:31because they're on the Supersoft tyre, the Renaults are on the Ultrasofts,

02:35and they're making them work.

02:36I'm sure it's better in seven, I'm so sore on the street.

02:39Stay in mode seven, please, Max.

02:41He's getting frustrated, Paul, isn't he?

02:44He is in there, isn't he?

02:46He's obviously just telling them, everyone else is kind of on the same mode, Max.

02:49You're just unfortunate at the position you've been, you're pulling them around.

02:52Of this Azerbaijan Grand Prix, and boy, have we seen some great moves already.

02:57Who needs DRS?

02:57Suggest Sox 7, Nico, and overtake.

03:00Leave me alone.

03:03That means dump everything possible and use it.

03:07Hülkenberg is in the zone this afternoon,

03:09and is producing some fine overtakes, and Red Bull have been eclipsed somewhat.

03:15Let's go.

03:16There you go.

03:16You're a kid.

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