Singapore Grand Prix2018 · Race team radio

EngineerCopy that, stand by.

EngineerOK, continue Valtteri, continue, the fault has gone for the moment, and you're 1% deep, there's back again, I can see

EngineerYes, I do. Can you check your drinks are working as well?

Stoffel VANDOORNEYep, they are.

EngineerAnd just a reminder, the bi-point finder procedure is slightly different, so we'll do one as soon as we disconnect the umbilical, and Bono will give you the signal for that, and then a second one in 30 seconds.

EngineerOK Niko, cars behind are all on Ultra Soft apart from Stroll on Soft and the Toro Rosso's on Hyper Soft

Esteban OCONI got hit by Sergio badly. Badly, badly.

Sergio PEREZSorry guys, there was no room. I basically did not even see him. Just felt the contact.

Lewis HAMILTONright front brake doesn't really want to work it

Engineerjust looks like an offset a little offset it's still working

EngineerIt is working, just an offset between the two that should come back to life when we get some big stops, just need to keep an eye on calipers, they're okay for the moment.

Max VERSTAPPENF**k sake mate, I'm getting force neutral. I was in first gear, I'm almost stopping on track.

EngineerBrake balance plus 1, you can attack and defend from safety car line 1. So safety car is in this lap, you can attack and defend from safety car line 1.

EngineerKMXA, you know what to do on the tyres.

EngineerStoff Hülkenberg is P11 on used option. He's holding up cars behind him

Engineerand out to Bethel at 1.4

EngineerThe

Max VERSTAPPENcar is really good.

EngineerUnderstood. Well, as I said, it's a long race, so we know the plan.

Lewis HAMILTONSo we're up left of the tyres, yeah.

EngineerHamilton reporting there is not a lot left on these tires, is what is reported.

Sebastian VETTELI don't believe it. Me too. I don't believe it.

EngineerRear locking is low, you can go rear with brake balance if it will help balance. Front right is the problem. Yep, understood, understood.

Engineerto match his pace, 44.9, 44.9.

EngineerOK copy Lewis, it won't be long, so gap 2.2, last lap 45.3 for Bethel.

EngineerEverything you have. Pairs in front, 7 seconds, drag is clear.

EngineerOkay, so box box box box

Max VERSTAPPENTanks, elevate soft.

EngineerUnderstood.

Carlos SAINZOkay, it's morning time.

EngineerAffirm.

EngineerOkay, Prashant Max could be close with Vettel, Mode 7, box and confirm, Mode 7, box and pick confirm.

Max VERSTAPPENyes okay

Engineerfocus now focus

Sebastian VETTELOk, no chance, we were again too late.

EngineerCopy, easy on brakes. These

Sebastian VETTELtyres will not make it to the end.

EngineerCopy.

Sebastian VETTELIs there anybody else tight? Or that I should know about before it's too late?

EngineerNot at the moment, not at the moment. Both are two seconds behind.

EngineerOK Max, Vettel already reporting his tyres will not make it to the end, obviously he's on the ultra, Hamilton, Bottas yourself, onto the soft, so it's just a case of nursing these now, you know what to do, you did a great job in stint 1, excellent job in stint 1. OK that is first stint, 17 laps long, 4 laps under safety car, this is a 44 lap stint Max, 44 laps.

EngineerAnd keep us updated on tyre skimming, keep us updated.

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, right now it's OK, but it might go any time. It improves somehow, I think. Clean up a little bit. Understood. And the rear start to dropping out of it.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerRicciardo still not stopped, you're safe by six seconds to him, we'll keep you advised.

EngineerCheck it, we can go minus one brake balance to help the fronts, minus one brake balance to help the tents The problem is the rear man, the problem is the rear

EngineerOk we expect just a bit of drizzle, we don't expect heavy rain so we want to keep going.

Daniel RICCIARDOTyres have got big vibration. This lap started. Feels like the real.

EngineerUnderstood. Box this lap. Box this lap.

Fernando ALONSOOK, don't hurry to beat. In case then it's

Engineera

Fernando ALONSOsafety car and signs pass us.

EngineerUnderstood, Fernando.

Sergio PEREZCharlie's not doing anything about him. He really wants me to crash

EngineerOkay Perez is starting to come under attack from behind, you're doing what you're doing, you're doing a great job.

EngineerStoffel at the moment you're P11 on the road, we need another 7 seconds on Sirotkin, we need another 7 seconds.

EngineerLeft rear puncture box box diff locked diff locked box box left rear puncture box box

EngineerFor brakes management, how about plan C? For

Sebastian VETTELnow the tyres are consistent, but there is still a long way to go.

Lewis HAMILTONNot that the tyres just took a step

EngineerOkay, copy. So we've got Verstappen 45.6, gaps out at 5.0 You still thinking staying out or change your mind?

Romain GROSJEANBane is doing the same as Monsa. Come on.

EngineerOkay, just keep careful with Verstappen car behind, Verstappen very close behind

EngineerYeah, watch what they're doing. Yeah, watch them out. They are racing

EngineerYou

Lewis HAMILTONhave to be taking a step down and grip on the sides.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, where are you from? Good job, guys. Good job.

EngineerYeah, Fernando, excellent job. Well done, mate. Leclerc has also pitted, so this is P7 now, P7. And this is maximum pace to the end. Head down, concentrate, follow the dash.

EngineerThe moment we are still on plan a we are still on planet the moment we are doing very well

Max VERSTAPPENBy the port downfield

EngineerIs that in general, Max, or was that one instance? No, no, everywhere Copy

EngineerI'm

Lewis HAMILTONdefinitely having to push to keep this temperature in the stars.

EngineerOK, copy.

Brendon HARTLEYYeah, he just drove me off the road into the wall.

EngineerOK Fernando, that is the fastest lap so far

Fernando ALONSONot bad with G8

EngineerYeah Fernando, very good lap, nice work, well done mate. Ok, on a serious note, Sainz is 17.2 seconds back, we want to keep this gap Tim.

Fernando ALONSOWe'll probably don't need to take it, the car feels very good.

EngineerAnd box this lap, Sergei, box.

Sergey SIROTKINCopy, box.

EngineerOK, Sergei, we have a five-second penalty.

Engineerlast lap Hamilton 44.7 make sure we don't bolt too early Max it's good to see you've got the grip there make sure we don't bolt too early pushing every now and then is good to keep the tires awake in the meantime for now just keep doing what you're doing

EngineerIgnore the brake alarm. Ignore the brake alarm for the moment.

EngineerI'm losing one second fella. Yeah, copy that Valtteri, copy that.

Max VERSTAPPENUnbelievable, this is brilliant!

EngineerWe have done a fastest lap of the race, BC1, BC1.

Valtteri BOTTASJust can't get any closer, others.

EngineerCopy that, copy that. For the moment Charlie is saying we need 1.2. Got the 1

Valtteri BOTTAS.2.

Lewis HAMILTONJust FYI, you can't see those flags.

EngineerOkay, copy.

EngineerThis is not acceptable, you know the car on the same lap should have the priority Not the one getting the blue flags, I lost maybe 10 seconds

EngineerOK, Fernando Hamilton is 11 seconds behind us now, he might catch us towards the end of the race.

EngineerOK, last lap Hamilton, 42.9, Vettel is 18 seconds behind, last lap 46.7.

Max VERSTAPPENI can't keep up with that pace. Yep,

Engineerunderstood.

Charles LECLERCAre the marshals having a little bit of fun waving the blue flag or what?

EngineerYeah, they have Charles. Just ignore the woman, just ignore.

EngineerGet in there, Lewis. What a drive, mate. Fantastic weekend all around. Really, really solid. Well done, mate.

Lewis HAMILTONGreat job, Bono. Great job, everyone. Everyone back at the factory. What a weekend. Keep pushing. Keep pushing. We got these guys. Come on, we can keep doing this. Big, big thank you. To all the British fans out here, this is the most love I've had here in these 10 years. Thank you so much for coming out.

EngineerWell done Max, really well done mate, PT that is a fantastic effort, did everything you asked of you, a great overcut on Seb, you got a little bit of luck with him, but I think your pace there at the end of the stint was very, very good mate, very good. I think we did everything we could, same with the first lap, but I think afterwards we did a really good strategy, so thank you guys. Well done Max, I think you got everything possible out of it, well done, good in-lap and out-lap with the stop as well, so good job. Thank you, I think we were really alert there, how we planned the strategy, so perfect.

EngineerMP3, Sebastian, MP3.

Sebastian VETTELCopy that.

EngineerAnd Fernando on the main straight, press and hold overtake please, and well done mate, well done, P7, P7, great job, and now Scenario 1 is good, Scenario 1 is good now, yeah fantastic drive Fernando, well done, finishing order, Hamilton, that was a good race, good race for Stoffel as well, 12th from 18.

EngineerOkay, nice job Carlos. P8, well done! Yeah,

Carlos SAINZgreat job guys. Executed to perfection, by all of you. One day it had to come to us, and today it did, finally. I think we deserve it.

EngineerWe definitely do, mate. Good job!

EngineerOkay Charles, that's it, P9 at the end, excellent race again, excellent race.

Charles LECLERCAh, thank you, very good race, very very good race. P9, very happy with this, thanks guys.

EngineerYeah, it was a perfect drive on your side, very well managed, especially against Hülkenberg. Hamilton won, then Verstappen, Vettel... Yeah, it was a perfect drive on your side, very well managed, especially against Hülkenberg.

EngineerOk, fantastic job there Niko, apart from the start maybe, the tyre management was great, the point was probably the best we could do today anyway.

Nico HULKENBERGYeah, shame, shame for the start, obviously we lost most of it there but, yeah.