French Grand Prix2018 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerOn the prime tyre, we'll target 7 timed laps, so 4 push, alternating fast-slow-fast. If you can push hard on this outlap, particularly through turn 10, get the fronts working.

Engineersynchronize eighth gear synchronize eighth gear

EngineerEsteban, no start, no start.

EngineerAnd Stroll still the car behind you, he's entering turn 8 now, behind Stroll there's a gap back to Leclerc, and just be careful of Stroll, he's the car behind, approaching turn 3 on a time lap, and Fernando wind direction, it is a headwind down the back straight, the straight you're on now, but much weaker than it was in P1.

Pierre GASLYThe laptop is not reset.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerAnd Fernando, we need to box now, we need to box now, you can continue to drive normally.

Fernando ALONSOOK, OK.

EngineerSorry for Grosjean, it looks like he changed his program.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, I was on the way. I didn't realize he was coming.

EngineerYeah, he wasn't cooled down on the air about his.

Brendon HARTLEYUnderstand mid to exit, turn 5. Sorry, turn 5 is a low speed. I have more of his there.

EngineerHe's actually in turn 6. Turn 5 to 6, we can't carry the speed.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, losing the rear, I can't get on power. Fraction.

Pierre GASLYHi everyone, it's Pierre, so I'm

Engineergoing

Pierre GASLYto take you for a lap on board, pre-record, last lap of my run, turn 1 and 2, pretty fast chicane, can use a lot of kerb, full sector, coming into turn 3, lane braking, run a lot of kerb on the inside, quite tricky part right now with the wind, change quite a lot compared to P1, really important exit, before the backstreet, turn 3, we can have a lot of track on the exit, time before the street, I guess one of the overtaking opportunities during the race, hopefully we're going to be able to put a good show, turn 8 and 9,

Engineerreally lane braking,

Pierre GASLYimportant to focus on the exit as well, pretty exciting corner coming,

Engineersenior, flat

Pierre GASLYout, I'm not properly fast on that lap because we're overtaking the backstreet but still 300 kph, and most exciting one, turn 11, a lot of speed, wind makes it pretty tricky in the middle, can run a lot of kerb on the exit, pretty long corners, quite difficult for the tyres, again can run a lot of kerb, and yeah, just really amazing to be driving at home for my first Formula 1 season. In my country, and yeah, I hope to enjoy that lap, hopefully we're

Engineergoing

Pierre GASLYto put a good show on Sunday, end of the weekend guys.

Sebastian VETTELIt's quite windy and it seems also quite gusty, so the track is a lot slower than FP1.

Carlos SAINZThere's something wrong, especially with the torque map, in the low speed, when the torque map can't see. So watch out for Hamilton starting the timelapse. I suddenly have a lot of spikes over here looking. It's not consistent. Okay, so this will be your in-lap, we're looking at it. So you've got Ricciardo coming up.

EngineerOkay Lewis, that's P1, so two and a half tenths to Valtteri, P2. Valtteri was finding a time on his second attempt.

EngineerKolyposh, Kolyposh.

EngineerThe tires are good, we are happy.

EngineerThat was a good lap until turn 11, then probably you... I struggled in turn 11. No, but everybody struggled there. So we need to be a little bit more conservative and try to concentrate on the exit more. Mid corner and exit.

EngineerOK, we're just going to get the tires back up to temp and be ready to go right back out. Any comments on that short initial feeling? It felt much better. OK, that's good. All right, so, well, your tires are scrubbed, but the thing is you'll be able to get back up to the kind of temp we wanted, so even with that temp you're OK. OK, so we'll just be ready to go as soon as we clear this car.

EngineerThis is formation lap practice so focus on brakes and tires and we come through the pit lane for practice starts

EngineerShort stint on ultra, and long on super. Ok, so I stop now? I don't do another start? No, no. This formation lap you come through the pit lane for another practice start.

Nico HULKENBERGI've lost all the QC

EngineerCopy that Niko

EngineerOkay, so Vettel High Fuel Super 38.3, 38.3. Your first lap, 38.8.

EngineerKeep 7 in corner 10 for performance.

EngineerJust keep the temps up just to a little bit of a CSL just to get us some data But keep the temps up as you come in

EngineerFire information Niko, left hand side tyres are stable at a relatively high value.

Nico HULKENBERGLosing the rear left quickly.

EngineerCopy that Niko.

EngineerEnriciardo, lap time 38.8 on used quality.

Lewis HAMILTONVibration in the clutch.

EngineerOK, copy. We'll have a look.

EngineerOkay Vettel still doing 37.6s on his supers, he's 8.10 laps in

Pierre GASLYEyes wind

EngineerSame direction and intensity of the short run from here

Pierre GASLYOkay, copy

Lance STROLLGive me information, please tell me something I should be doing or whatever

Brendon HARTLEYengine sounds strange tell me if I should stop ok,

Engineerback off and stop, stop in a safe place back off and stop the car in a safe place

EngineerThat's a pretty good lap Fernando. Cars behind still on their high fuel runs. We will have time to do another one if you'd like.

Fernando ALONSOAnother rough time, and maybe with deployment this time.

EngineerYep, OK, understood.

EngineerUnderstood Daniel, understood, let's push on, yellow turn 4, yellow turn 4, Alonso off track on the right hand side

EngineerOkay, Max, can you continue to push on the way in please and we'll have mode six that is a test mode six test

EngineerCheck out out of turn seven use the energy button so out of turn seven press the energy button now