Japanese Grand Prix2018 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerAnd pit exit should now be open, we'd like a bite point find and a first gear launch, target 42.

EngineerGood warm-up on the front Stoff, good warm-up on the front

EngineerFernando, I need default Charlie 1, please. Default Charlie 1. That's 12 on the left, 1 on the right.

EngineerSkylane 3, we don't have front and rear attempts, all clear, front and behind.

Engineer0, Dave, mid, 0. Yeah, everything is set at 0. Copy.

EngineerOkay, so two burnouts and start of the second gear and if you can use the reaction timer, please.

EngineerAnd stop left hand side toggle should help turn one turn two left hand side toggle turn one turn two

EngineerFernando opening a lap behind so watch for Fernando help him if you can

EngineerSo Stoff the Degners look very good in the hairpin you had that snap in turn one there's a little bit to find

Engineersuggest brake potato turn one brake potato turn one to help you get lateral load early in the corner

Kevin MAGNUSSENOk,

EngineerI had absolutely no fun in turn 1 and 2.

Kevin MAGNUSSENTires already have very little grip.

EngineerOkay, understood, understood. Temperature doesn't look too bad. Yeah, temperature at least in our reference is a bit on the high side. According to telemetry in first attempt you were over pushing a bit on entry, that's why you had this problem. This is at least what we see in telemetry.

EngineerSo we'll go back to spark 11 for the next lap Biggest Delta the Kevin is just in one to minimum speed probably because you have more understeer. Otherwise, it's good everywhere Do I need to break earlier later? Okay. Yeah, I'll check come back to you

EngineerSo Kevin breaks just a little later, 10 meters later.

EngineerSo still time to be had in turn 2. Turn 11 exit. Turn 2 looks like just carrying a bit too much speed in on the entry and then losing on the exit.

EngineerIf you want to take another lap, you can. I

Lewis HAMILTONwould have to take another cool down lap. Tires are not at

Engineerthe

Lewis HAMILTONtip right now.

EngineerIs

Lewis HAMILTONthat something you guys want to do?

EngineerIt's really up to you Lewis, if you want to take another time then yeah, have a cool down lap and go again. Yeah, I'm going to try. You're all clear behind.

EngineerAnd that was good on the box.

EngineerAnd how was the balance?

Carlos SAINZSame as before, just worse

Engineercombined traction. Okay, understood.

EngineerI'm happy to box. Yeah, okay to box, that's fine.

EngineerAnd we are boxed this lap, boxed this lap.

Fernando ALONSOOK.

EngineerAnd select engine 4, OK, good.

EngineerI let you deal with Vettel, you can keep the position or let him buy, no issues.

EngineerAnd nobody's yet to do a second lap on the Supers. If you feel that the tyres are ready to start lap, I'm not sure that you'll get much more out of it on the second lap. What do you think?

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, I'll try. Front didn't feel ready, but I think that was also a bit of the balance.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerMain limitation, Sector 1, Brandon?

Brendon HARTLEYYes, to build an entry, not as good, more than from the rear on entries.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, lots of much movement from the rail and entries, especially at medium-high speed which then goes to a bit corner washout But the entry balance, the rail is moving around a lot

EngineerCopy that, we can see we try to push the entries very hard. Maybe we lost a bit too much trying to push the entries too hard

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, copy

EngineerWhat are your thoughts? Is it worth trying another one? Or is that all we've got in the tyre?

Sergey SIROTKINI'm afraid that's all what we've got. We can try just to see the balance evaluation, but I don't really think we can go quicker.

EngineerOK, from my side, we're not going to learn anything. I'd rather box and get the car prepped for the long run.

Sergey SIROTKINYeah, copy. Let's box.

EngineerToo much for the end. Is that in all speed ranges?

Carlos SAINZYes.

EngineerOK, understood. And you're happy to box this lap? Yes. OK, understood.

EngineerBox, box, box. Copy, box. Copy, box.

Lewis HAMILTONLet's look into the vibration. Left front, last corner.

EngineerOkay, copy.

EngineerWe are boxed this lap OK,

Fernando ALONSOboxed

Kimi RAIKKONENDo you want to do a start now or not?

EngineerNo, we do an APY, Kimi. Okay.

Kimi RAIKKONENCan I do another lap? Copy. Just try to get at least one lap. Yeah.

EngineerAnd mode push before the last corner.

Kimi RAIKKONENWe can try one on engine 2 just to... No

EngineerKimi, let's do engine 4.

EngineerSo Fernando, positioning wise, the front of the car is good. If anything, the rear is slightly towards the garage.

EngineerWe want to start again. We want to start but only one bite point, so start but only one bite point, just standard procedure.

EngineerOkay, feedback from the launch, you were shallow with the clutch pedal, shallow with the clutch pedal.

EngineerSock 6, please.

EngineerOK Nico, this is a good run so far, we haven't got any sensible comparisons at the moment.

EngineerWe can come in to change it again if you want to let us know

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, please this makes no sense

EngineerFront leg update then please Max. Yeah, two clicks off, two

Max VERSTAPPENdegrees sorry

EngineerUnderstood, box

EngineerWe are going to box this lap, push on the right please, keep pushing on the right

EngineerOkay, Daniel seven laps in he's pitted now, but he ended his supersoft run 35.4

EngineerWe expect 12 laps total maximum.

EngineerStart of ILS saving, sector 1, turn 8, turn 13 Turn 8 and turn 13 are not in sector 1 Sector 1, plus turn 8 and turn 13 Got it Sorry, my fault

EngineerOK, you have Verstappen approaching turn 1, don't hold him up, he's on you now He's around 4 behind, so if you can't let him past, then 2 more quick cars then there's a gap Sorry if that was a bit awkward

Daniel RICCIARDOUnderstood

EngineerOK Lewis, so box, box, box, box. Lewis, I'm feeling good

Lewis HAMILTONon this lap.

EngineerOkay so try not to damage your tyres at sector one, obviously pick your place later in the lap.

Sergey SIROTKINCheck the floor, please. I went over the curb out of the turn nine.

EngineerOkay, copy that. The aero guys will take a look.

Sergey SIROTKINYeah, I feel like I'm scrubbing. Do you want me to box for it?

EngineerYeah, copy box. Box. Just stop in the box in neutral. We'll inspect the car. Stop in neutral. Put on the brake. So we're just gonna check the car over and then we're going to remove the rear wing, Gurney, and we'll get the second read on that lower downforce level. Just keep the foot on the brake.

Sergey SIROTKINYeah, because I missed immediately in the next corner, so it felt like it's something happened.

EngineerOkay, so we checked over the car. Looks okay to us. We've gone to that lower downforce level setting we tested earlier in this session.

Sergey SIROTKINCopy.

EngineerOkay, there will be practice pit stop pits this lap practice pit stop

EngineerOK, that's the checkered flag, but keep pushing, please keep pushing.

EngineerCan I have box? APAP, box, box.

Valtteri BOTTASOK, I'll have big design spot.