Brazilian Grand Prix2018 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerSo stay in the fast lane and we'll be leaving in order, 45 seconds until green light.

EngineerAnd the rain is on its way, important to get that one.

EngineerObviously important to get the first lap so if we go green in two seconds or one second should be green.

EngineerOk Kimi, wind is as yesterday, so tailwind into turn 4, tailwind into turn 4.

EngineerMax, wind direction is as P, well similar to yesterday. Wind direction similar to yesterday.

EngineerOK, Fernando, we're currently P13. There are two cars yet to set lap times. That's Hartley and Gasly.

Fernando ALONSOOK, we'll be at the next set, then we'll go.

EngineerYeah, we're all over it. Stop on your marks, please. Stop on your marks.

Valtteri BOTTASSome nice blocking there in the last corner.

EngineerYeah, copy that. Being held up in the last corner.

Kevin MAGNUSSENThere is some drops looking

Engineerpretty dark at the outside of turn 12. Okay, we are ready to go out immediately in case.

EngineerWe think rain is very close, we think rain is very close.

Kimi RAIKKONENOkay, we have some brain here, but it's very light

Engineerunderstood

EngineerIt's

Sergey SIROTKINvery tiny drops already through turn 14 like just before the pit-and-trick

Max VERSTAPPENAh, yeah, say this.

EngineerAnd we're getting reports of rain at turn 12 at the moment, let us know what you think.

Lewis HAMILTONThere was nothing there last time.

Romain GROSJEANOK, I've got no tire temp and it's raining a little bit.

EngineerOK, understood. We don't expect a meaningful level of rain, but understood.

EngineerOK, Nico, we're currently at P11, just be careful, you're likely to have it through turn 12 as well.

Pierre GASLYTraining! Training!

EngineerPush, Piero, push!

Stoffel VANDOORNEStarting to rain a bit in the final corner, starting to rain a bit so I think we need to be quick.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, big front lock, awesome bit of time.

Fernando ALONSOThere are drops of rain everywhere, so tell me if

Engineerthe

Fernando ALONSOpeople are going off.

EngineerOK mate, understood. People are still improving at the moment.

EngineerOK so I guess there are still some drops in Turn 12, but people are going green in Sector 2.

EngineerFocus on full throttle for a charge. It's

Pierre GASLYnot going to improve anyway. Tell me if others are improving because if not it's not going to push. It's running more and more.

Pierre GASLYIs the rain going to increase because otherwise we need to exit through the way?

EngineerYes, we are on it.

EngineerP-19, that's the end of the session.

EngineerEnough or no? Sadly it's not I'm afraid, it's not P18, I'm sorry P18 You could wait, you could wait

EngineerWe are P17, Gasly is P12 Yeah,

Brendon HARTLEYthat's annoying Big flat locking on the first lap unfortunately

EngineerGap to P15 is 20 milliseconds

EngineerSo there's still one and a half minutes to go

EngineerThere's still a few drops around.

EngineerSo you can drop back from the car in front, Raikkonen's coming through, drop back, Perez two and a half seconds behind, Perez behind, Perez behind, timed lap, reach off.

EngineerOk, definitely more rain is coming, so it will be important the first part if you want to use the system to stabilize the car in case rain is coming, use diff, engine braking, you know what to do.

EngineerThe three cars in front are very close together so they will be bunching up turn 11 to 12.

EngineerOkay, expecting rain in four minutes or so, so this will be the good lap.

EngineerThis is the best part of the session according to our prediction.

EngineerHow is the drag, Kimi?

Kimi RAIKKONENTurn nine is OK, Stu. If

Engineerit is dry, Kimi, we are at the stop for fitting the option tyres.

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, it looks dry so far. But it's raining all the time, so...

Sebastian VETTELIf you say that it's still drizzling, if you say it's staying like this and not getting worse

EngineerIt's staying like this, it's staying like this

EngineerYou can

Lewis HAMILTONsee the rain coming.

Lewis HAMILTONJust now Kimi, I didn't know which way he was going.

Sergey SIROTKINYeah, I was screwed with a loose

EngineerWe probably need to push on the outlapper, because we are expecting rain soon.

Sebastian VETTELBit more rain now. Now it's heavy rain, 13, 14. Quite big drops. OK,

Engineercopy.

EngineerCan we box? Push, push. Another push. We

Pierre GASLYneed to communicate better, guys.

EngineerBox, box. Stop in front of the garage.

EngineerSo a rain in the pit lane now

EngineerWhat is it now? I can't see anything from here, so if you look out and put your hand out. Yeah, it's raining now.

Sebastian VETTELNot

Engineerheavy rain, but it's raining, so I reckon it's worth to go out with interest to have a look.

EngineerRain is decreasing now.

Charles LECLERCit's raining, raining too much, raining too much, no no no I want to stay out, we go for one more and I try

Engineerno, we don't have the fuel for this so, come

Charles LECLERCon, why did we put the fuel for only one time lap with these conditions

Max VERSTAPPENJust not.

EngineerHard luck mate, 200s, 200s. Hard luck pal, it's alright, it's a good effort. Box, box and confirm.

Max VERSTAPPENThat's

Engineera

Max VERSTAPPENgood effort, I don't think that's decisive though Max. Yeah, would have been nice.

EngineerDo you think conditions are good enough to try again?

Max VERSTAPPENI'm not sure mate, I don't think so. It's definitely turning harder lap by lap, so I don't think so.

Charles LECLERCWow, what a life. I'm happy this time.

EngineerYep, that was a faster lap time Nico, but unfortunately not enough to improve our position, anyway it was worth doing it

EngineerOk, Pierre, P10, P10 Is

Pierre GASLYit clear?

EngineerYes, we are Nice,

Pierre GASLYvery nice Let's finish the job now

Sebastian VETTELThey want me to stop at FIA bridge. Hop,

Engineerspeed

Sebastian VETTELup! Come on, speed up!

EngineerOK, checker, yep, so obviously not gaining there, so we just saved that last half a lap of call mode, so I'm afraid P12.

EngineerSo you're aware, Max, Leclerc has set his fastest first sector, and, well, he's within scatter on his middle sector, so track looks good.

Lewis HAMILTONThat's

Engineera

Lewis HAMILTONgood balance. Let's try and get that again

Lewis HAMILTONToo close to these guys

Romain GROSJEANNope

EngineerGet in there, mate. Awesome job. That's the pole. Oh, awesome work. Awesome work, mate. So, yeah, just under a tenth of a better P2, Valtteri, tenth and a half.

EngineerAnd P2, P2 confirmed. Ah,

Sebastian VETTELlost it in turn 8. Mamma mia, I tried. Beginning of the lap was mega.

EngineerOkay, so it's P3

EngineerYes! That was a good lap. P7. Well done mate. Well done. Charlie's P8. Woo! Yes! Mode Q in and box.

Marcus ERICSSONNice.

EngineerNice. Nice one. Thank you. Thank you. Okay.

EngineerOkay, dude, so it's finished. So your P9, Gasly's P10.

Romain GROSJEANIt's funny, the delta between that Q2 and there, something happened. It

Engineerfeels weird, huh? Yeah.

Romain GROSJEANYeah, it's not the same car anymore, you know? Very strange.

EngineerCopy that. We'll look into it.