Monaco Grand Prix2018 · Practice 1 team radio

EngineerWe have seen a refuse downshift in turn 6, and also you press the DRS by mistake. We need to be careful steering in turn 6.

EngineerSo traffic is starting to build now. We've got Sainz behind. He is on an outlap, 12 seconds.

Engineerit's overheating the tire okay copy that so we can take the slow lap then so botas is 16 behind okay so we'll go around and take a full slow lap then try and maintain the front temperature and we can cool the rears

EngineerAny idea what was happening on the start-finish line? We saw Stroll... Sorry, Sirotkin was slow there, but I don't know if it's debris.

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, all I saw was a bit of debris.

EngineerOK, so... Wasn't too bad. OK, track is now clear.

EngineerWe are happy with the tires, we are happy with the tires. How is the car, Brennan?

Lance STROLLI have way too much understay now. I think the fronts are grainy.

Lance STROLLOr should I just try one with diff mid on one?

EngineerHe's more in the entry. Is the car stable in entry?

Lance STROLLYep.

EngineerI have some overstay entry-exit low speed, but I do have some understeer mid-corner medium speed. My traction is quite poor. Copy that, copy that. Currently P4, currently P4.

EngineerYeah, the balance is decent, it's just the car feels extremely stiff. Perez, behind you now, four seconds behind you, followed by Ocon.

EngineerYeah, the car is extremely, extremely stiff on the right before the braking zone. So we're up in two seconds behind you.

Stoffel VANDOORNEHow many laps do we have?

EngineerStoffel, there's time and fuel to do two, three, three more. Three more after this.

Stoffel VANDOORNEOkay, I mean, the car is quite undriveable.

Fernando ALONSOPedal went wrong in 10.10, now it's back OK.

EngineerIf something does go wrong, it will be completely safe and it will go long just as you had it then. So it's just like normal, otherwise we're happy to continue. OK guys, for now I'm very sorry, we're going to have to take the floor off to investigate this issue. We don't have a solution which we think is safe to run.

EngineerI

Lance STROLLthink the car is very much on the nose.

EngineerOkay, copy that. So we'll take a full slow lap. Bottas will pull away next lap. No, I think it's too much. I will lose temperature. Okay, copy.

Lance STROLLMy curve is so bad. I don't think this is feeling so good.

EngineerUndersteer level in data looks high, Nico. Yeah, it does look, especially the low speed stuff.

Daniel RICCIARDOI just backed off because I touched the apex wall.

EngineerOkay, understood. Everything feel okay for you?

Daniel RICCIARDOI think so.

EngineerOkay, we'll have a look through everything.

Lance STROLLI'm sliding around in my seat a lot. I'm moving in the car a lot.

EngineerOkay, if you're bored to just watch for Sergei behind all the time. Lance, if you've got issues with the seat, then I'd suggest we box.

Lance STROLLNo, it's nothing that is like safety. Okay, just watch for Vettel coming through.

Lance STROLLCan't focus.

Pierre GASLYTyler started to twitch on a little bit more yeah

Engineerit was a good turn one this one was a good turn one

Brendon HARTLEYah it's a mess it's

Engineera

Brendon HARTLEYmess yeah

Engineerwe went out of phase because of the mistake before we went out of phase no problem

Brendon HARTLEYi'm gonna back off and go on phase copy

Engineerthat good idea charge on and

Brendon HARTLEYif you can give some

Engineerand if you can give some balance feedback yeah for example in that lap i started to feel less rear still the lap time is not bad but uh definitely a bit less rear support okay understood so leclerc six seconds behind you on the time lap belt

EngineerI've

Esteban OCONtouched a bit in the slab at the exit of the chicane.

EngineerWhich side of the car, which side?

Esteban OCONRear right.

EngineerCover that, we'll check it out.

EngineerOkay, and it'll be reverse on, reverse on, and we'll box this lap.

Daniel RICCIARDOOkay.

EngineerYou have a clear track around you. Just think about whether you want to run low fuel or high fuel next run. We'll talk about it in the garage. Just have a think on the way in. Okay.

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, I know what I want to do. I'll explain when I get in.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerCoast off recharge button on is good. Looks like you've found something the last couple of laps in the exit of the swimming pool. Hamilton behind is on an out lap. We're going to do one more timed lap. We'll try the engine settings from the test.

EngineerJust think about your def. Left front side to open up. Copy. Valtteri 18-0, struggling with front end.

Brendon HARTLEYOkay, yep a lot so a bit of an a**hole there

EngineerAlonzo what do you mean? I can't see Alonzo on the GPS? Ah okay, I can see him now

Lance STROLLThe fronts just go away, and away, and away, and I get to the point where I can't even turn the car.

EngineerGo back with the diff. Diff entry 7 and mid 1. No DRS, please.

EngineerCheck it, we need to see if the graining clears up at all in the next laps. If you do need to use the rears more, remember you can give the fronts an easier time on the way in and use the rears more in traction.

EngineerThree more laps, three more laps.

Sergio PEREZIt's very bad already.

EngineerUnderstood, Checo. Understood. We do want to be safe, but we would like to get to the end of the session to do the launch.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerOK Fernanda you're doing a good job there. So we would like to please do four burnouts, four burnouts, we'll launch from the left hand side, target 38, 38 and we'll use scenario 8 for the launch please, scenario 8.