Russian Grand Prix2018 · Practice 1 team radio

EngineerRadio check 1212, can you hear me 1212? Yeah we can hear you, good to hear your voice again.

Lando NORRISAh thanks.

EngineerThere's a potential comms issue with the McLaren ahead, so if he does show an obvious issue, Daniel will obviously try and drive by, and you do the same at that point.

EngineerSo, Lando, if this happens again, effectively what we would do is go to P0, you'd go to P0, and then you'd follow Coxy's signals of when to go back to P1 and back to P2 like we've just done. So let's leave everything as it is right now, but if it happens again, that is what we will do.

Engineerobviously just be aware Max tires are a little bit cooler than they would otherwise be in a normal situation it's not disastrous probably similar to a safety car restart scenario

EngineerOK Lando, nice work and radio check approaching turn 2.

Lando NORRISYeah, radio check.

EngineerYep, that's loud and clear for us. And radio check out of turn 10 and how are the tyres, are you happy to continue?

Lando NORRISYeah, radio check, tyres are all good I think.

EngineerOK, in which case let's go once past please, once past.

Lance STROLLThe lights aren't working.

EngineerOkay, could be.

EngineerOK, and radio check approaching turn 5.

Nico HULKENBERGNot very good, the radio breaking up.

EngineerAnd radio check approaching turn 15.

Nico HULKENBERGBetter, but still not very great.

EngineerYeah, agreed, something's really bad. And radio check again approaching turn 5.

Nico HULKENBERGIt's getting better a bit now.

EngineerYeah, I still think we've got a problem though, because data's not coming through properly.

Esteban OCONWhy you're not going faster because it's a massive oscillation if I go full throttle

EngineerAll

Lewis HAMILTONright, hand down. Vibration in the front brake.

EngineerOkay, copy. We'll have a look.

Pierre GASLYI'm shift-acquired to arse.

EngineerWe are having a look.

EngineerSo you can cool the tires more if you want just depends on how you feel grip levels

Brendon HARTLEYFour upshifts, four upshifts.

EngineerWe are still checking for the upshift, keep the head down, we are still checking.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, a lot of fast oscillations.

EngineerIs the car okay? Are you okay?

Lando NORRISYeah, fine.

Pierre GASLYI'm lacking stability big time

EngineerSo we are boxing this light for a nose change.

Daniel RICCIARDOUnderstood.

Kimi RAIKKONENWhere's Benno from behind? John, push him behind Yeah, earlier, yeah, earlier

Charles LECLERCYeah but there's something wrong with the balance guys, check on the data if it's everything all right, it doesn't feel fine, there's so much understeer like crazy, like there was a problem, the flash is already completely gone.

EngineerUnderstood, we will check.

Sebastian VETTELI can still feel a bit of variation in power. Ok, stop it.

Lewis HAMILTONAnd a false neutral.

EngineerIs

Lewis HAMILTONeverything okay, or do we have more time?

EngineerNo, we're going to be running out of time Lewis, so boxy end of the slap, we have your pit confirm.

EngineerAnd that was a good lap that last one

EngineerJust check the left front of the car. Yep. Just went off at turn two. Yeah, we saw that. We're changing the floor Anyway, as planned We'll have a look at the front wing as well

EngineerOkay, it was a bit of a bad positioning on the track because I was always out of sync with the cars around and Always in traffic the first two sectors

EngineerI

Brendon HARTLEYwent off, re-charge

EngineerOk understood, we will have only two more Tires went ready

Brendon HARTLEYBig snaps of Möbius there from mid to exit Front tires weren't really ready

EngineerYeah, we need to work more on the front tires if we can

EngineerThat's another nice lap Lando. And Lando think about front wing, how much front wing shall we add?

Lando NORRISI wouldn't want to go too much because the wheels are dropping off a bit so I'd say a hole, maybe two holes if you want to notice a bit more of a difference.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, I'm having a huge snap from mid to exit, and still a huge under stay at mid corner.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerAnything I can

Sergey SIROTKINdo for the front left brake warming, it's pulling a lot to one side on the braking when the brakes go down.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, really not everyone's

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Brendon HARTLEYcop.

Lewis HAMILTONHow did turn 8 look there?

EngineerTurn 8, still some time to be found. Minimum speed 1 tenth.

Lance STROLLThe dash isn't working for the tires.

EngineerDo I need a box? OK, if you need a box, send more box. Yeah, I'll send driver one. OK, copy.

EngineerThey're out of traffic, they're out of traffic. Copy that, yeah we saw Hoffmanburg blocking you in the final sector, he's preparing for a lap.

EngineerSo, Stoff, Lando found time on a third attempt with this tyre. Looks like the tyre keeps going pretty well. He actually improved by half a second on a second attempt.

Max VERSTAPPENLost the rear,

Engineershould we box then? Yes, I am happy to box.

EngineerBrinpo, Seb's slow lap was around 15 seconds slower than ours so I would suggest keeping that cool down lap on the relatively slow side

Charles LECLERCI'm struggling a lot.

EngineerThe moment time loss is only in the last sector.

EngineerHow's the tyres, Esteban?

Esteban OCONTyres, same as level 1.

Charles LECLERCWhat am I doing in turn 8? Am I trying to... because I lose the rear all the time but can you see anything on the data?

EngineerWe're checking, shot.

EngineerOK Niko, we have a problem with the car, we need to box the slap please, box the slap, scenario 12.

EngineerSo far, the pace is pretty good. Very good, I would say.

Charles LECLERCI locked up with the cold brakes

Lewis HAMILTONTake a big hit, turn one, floor.

EngineerOkay, copy.

Sebastian VETTELOkay, traffic to Kimi, not

Engineergonna let me by.

EngineerFeedback on the tires please.

Kevin MAGNUSSENNowhere, they are completely f***ed. Honestly, really really f***ed.

EngineerOk, understood.

Esteban OCONThe level of vibration is crazy, eh?

Max VERSTAPPENI don't know, the four army in front of me completely cuts the last corner to prepare the left.

EngineerOK, good info, thank you.