Japanese Grand Prix2018 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerAnd Nico, could we have a second gear start when the green light goes, which is in just under 20 seconds?

EngineerGreen light

EngineerGo out left, go out left.

EngineerAnd multifunction GX4 when you can. Multifunction GX4.

EngineerOkay lads, so we will stay on the option tyre, we'll stay on the option tyre.

Lance STROLLOkay.

EngineerDisplay 13, position 6, display 1-3, position 6. Once you've got that, B bow 3 and reverse off before 16.

EngineerSo chat all okay on engine side we do the run now And we need multi be brake compensation seven brake compensation seven and cook it and shift three shift three quality push quality push

EngineerA reminder for top left modifier in sector one.

EngineerYou can drop some temperatures in the last chicane.

EngineerCan't actually see you on GPS, so just struggling with gaps at the moment, but I think you're all clear behind. Got Gasly at the last chicane, Valtteri is somewhere near you, not sure if you're ahead or behind.

Lewis HAMILTONVibrations in the tyres.

EngineerOK, copy.

EngineerRain now, rain, quite heavy rain in 13-14.

Sebastian VETTELCopy.

EngineerI think it's quite heavy rain. Can you start the lap? Well, I can try, but I might have to abort because it was quite heavy. Van Goghshen 4 behind, coming fast.

EngineerOkay Sergei, we'll take a cool down there. How's the track condition from your side? Would you like to try another lap?

Sergey SIROTKINYeah, I think I had a bit of traffic in sector one and I got quite a bit more rain for the Spoon, so I had to back it off. Yeah, let me do the cool down lap. Once I arrive to the Spoon I see if there's more rain there or not and I decide. Is that okay for you?

EngineerYeah, give me some feedback when we get to the Spoon and we'll decide from there.

EngineerRain is coming also on the P-train now.

EngineerThis rain is going to be about 10 minutes long so it should dry again.

Valtteri BOTTASYeah, happy to box.

EngineerCheck your BIMIG, it's an error.

EngineerOK, well, no need to take any risks, but, you know, we think it's looking reasonable. Actually, so, saying that, just getting rain in the pit lane now.

EngineerOkay, I think now rain has become heavy.

EngineerLet's be careful stopping on the marks because it was pretty slippery. I think Roman unlocked the tires.

EngineerSo the box is very slippery so just steady into the box.

EngineerSo the track is clear

EngineerClutch position 2% deep, so box, box, box for another start, just keep as advised on the track conditions. Tire temperatures on your dash should now be good.

EngineerJust confirmation, first gear start, and signal burnout.

EngineerClutch position was on target, so box, box, box.

EngineerThat's it, he's ugly.

EngineerSo tight eps are cool, and clutch position was on target.

EngineerSo let's have a rolling clutch scrub, bite point find, and then second gear launch, target 37.

EngineerAnd Kimi will be a start straight out of the garage. We can go to lab mode race, we don't need burnout, we don't need by-point. Will be just lab mode race K2 on and start with one red.

EngineerJust remember curbs and astroturf.

Engineerwind conditions look similar to our first run and SOC 4 please SOC 4 track conditions look okay to us how are they for you?

Fernando ALONSOsame as I told you

Engineerokay in which case we'd like to get a read on this change

EngineerHow is the dock, Kimi?

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, it's okay.

EngineerTire switch to QALY, Tire switch to QALY

EngineerNo traffic behind Kimi, and we are doing the pit stop for the new set of tires. How is the wing?

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, a little bit too much on this set at least We

Engineerleave it or we drop it?

Kimi RAIKKONENQuarter.

EngineerQuarterless, copy. So it will be quarterless Kimi, quarterless.

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah

Nico HULKENBERGIt feels a bit like a big one that, you know, with the first few laps we've done too much damage to the tyres.

EngineerCopy that Nico, so I guess you're saying there's no point doing the next lap?

Nico HULKENBERGWell I don't think I will go faster, tyres

Engineerjust had it. Copy that, it's entirely up to you mate.

Pierre GASLYI'm really down

Engineeron power,

Pierre GASLYguys.

EngineerCopy, Pierre, we are looking.

Pierre GASLYI have a lot of oscillation and just don't have any power.

EngineerCopy, we can see it.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I could only improve my sector 3. Yeah,

Engineerunderstood. Sector 1 and 2 is too oversteery.

Romain GROSJEANI don't know if I'm not starting the lap too cold, it's twice in a row than the first push lap I have got no grip

EngineerOkay from all that all around I

Romain GROSJEANwas the left side. Yeah,

Engineerokay

Carlos SAINZYeah, nothing special, just too much oversteer on the car right now.

EngineerOkay, understood. Shall we do less than the two steps for the next set? Yeah, let's do

Carlos SAINZjust one step.

Brendon HARTLEYI went up a couple of times, unfortunately.

EngineerAnything to do with the balance?

Brendon HARTLEYNo, I barely went related.

EngineerYeah, I saw that. I don't know what they're doing.

EngineerOK, so we'll just follow the delta on the way and just maintain position and then when you get into the pit lane we want to create a gap Verstappen is only 10 seconds ahead so we need to back right off in the pit lane so that he can get out of the way and we can do a run pit stop, alright? Understood,

Daniel RICCIARDOare we running again or that's it?

EngineerWe will not have time to run again, that is it

EngineerGap is looking good, so you can just be normal in the pit lane