Abu Dhabi Grand Prix2019 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerSomething like a six second gap looked right for a tow in the morning.

George RUSSELLThe bite from the break feels very good.

EngineerAnd that's a 20k tailwind into turn 11. 20k tailwind into turn 11.

Alexander ALBONTractor source debris.

EngineerOK, that put you P1 at this early stage, just a tenth ahead of Leclerc, we're a tenth, just over a tenth down in sector 1, the same as sector 2, you are three tenths faster in sector 3.

Romain GROSJEANIs everything okay? I've got no grip.

EngineerWe're looking, we're looking.

Romain GROSJEANHelp me with what you can, but I've got no grip.

Lewis HAMILTONOh, the sector's on there. Didn't feel like a spectacular lap.

EngineerStop in front of our garage they've reangled the pit box just check that as you're coming in although you're actually driving through it stop in front of the garage

EngineerMy

Lewis HAMILTONseat is clicking.

EngineerWe'll have a look at that later.

EngineerHow is front flap, question, front flap? The

Alexander ALBONbalance is gone, it's just so neutral low speed, but medium high speed is quite nervous.

Engineerthere

Lewis HAMILTONseats clicking by my left thigh okay

Engineerroger we'll have a look at that

Alexander ALBONMaybe it's just that we were first out on track and the track was green I don't know but it was if you didn't do big steps then it's the track because it's really different

Romain GROSJEANNot again, we're

Engineeralmost spawning the beetling to avoid the guy We'll look we'll report it

EngineerMake a gap now make a gap now

EngineerOh,

Romain GROSJEANsorry boys, you deserve better. Something wrong happened.

EngineerYeah,

Kimi RAIKKONENit's just bad, no grip, all straight.

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, it's just... bad.

EngineerDanny take it easy on tires take it easy on tires

Alexander ALBONIs there a reason why I'm always first? Because I lose so much on the straights.

EngineerJust to get our laps in.

EngineerLet's overwork these tyres.

Kevin MAGNUSSENI don't know, I mean, it looks like the track improved a bit, doesn't it?

EngineerI think so, because you went quicker through most of the lap with this tyre, apart from the snap, so yeah, I think it's improved a little bit.

EngineerCan you improve question?

Alexander ALBONYes,

EngineerI

Alexander ALBONthink so, depends on the tyres. We just have no rear support mid-corner

Carlos SAINZYeah, a bit of a small mistake in the last sector, but the first two sectors were nearly perfect.

Max VERSTAPPENI have no rear grip, it's a big problem.

EngineerOk, understood. Are you lacking front anyway?

Max VERSTAPPENNo, I need the front to turn the car, just the rear has no grip.

EngineerOk, understood.

EngineerWe lost at turns 13 and 14, combination 1 10th, copy, track is completely clear behind

Charles LECLERCYeah, thanks for letting me know

EngineerIt looks like the wind has died down, so there was a 10 kph headwind out of 1 and 10 kph wind into 11.

EngineerOK, Piazza, that's P-12, P-12, and Perez P-11.

EngineerOkay Kevin, really good improvement. Still ended up P15, just 0.1 from P14 and only 0.17 from P11, so great improvement, really good. That's all you could get with that car I think, so good job.

Kevin MAGNUSSENYeah, good job guys. Don't know if there was any more in that.

EngineerPretty clean lap man, pretty good improvement everywhere.

Max VERSTAPPENWe have to check the front left suspension because turn 5 I hit that inside kerb.

EngineerOkay, that's a decent lap you're ahead of Lando and Hülkenberg we box this lap box this lap. What

Carlos SAINZlap time did they do?

EngineerLando 137.1 Hülkenberg 137.5

EngineerWas that front flap setting better question?

Alexander ALBONIt's better.

EngineerThird sector we are losing 6 tenths at the moment Oh!

Charles LECLERC6 tenths!

EngineerOkay, so pretty much out there on your own. Yep, let's get it boys.

EngineerWe are a bit tight on the outlap

Charles LECLERCWe are not going to make it, Seb is slowing down.

EngineerSo that's it Lewis, get in there mate. Beautiful work, look at that. So that's P1, two tenths to Valtteri P2, three and a half to the snap and P3.

Lewis HAMILTONYes guys, that's what I've been looking for.

EngineerI

Lewis HAMILTONreally appreciate the continued hard work, great way to end our qualifying season.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah there was not much more in it. As soon as I want to push a bit more I just lose the rear.

Sebastian VETTELThe tires were too cold, I lost it in turn 1. We should have gone the sooner. I mean, it's difficult to predict the traffic they had, but it was a bit of a shame.

EngineerYeah, nice work, Lewis. Yeah, real hard graft this weekend. Really turned it around today. So yeah, fantastic job.

EngineerNice one, great job mate. Well done, nice one, great job mate. Well done

EngineerAnd we finished P7 mate, P7, fantastic job, well done. Bottas qualified P2, so we get that, so P6 tomorrow on the grid, well done.

Charles LECLERCHow much margin? Zero margin, we need to push

Charles LECLERCOh, well.

EngineerGood effort mate, I know it wasn't easy, P6 and we start the race on prime tyres, only 4 other cars will do the same.

EngineerCarlos, that's P9, finished P9, Lando P7, 36.43, Ricciardo P8, 36.456, and you were 3 milliseconds behind him. Need to drive to the delta, delta negative... What a ****,

Carlos SAINZthat was

Engineerlovely.

Carlos SAINZOh, **** that was lovely.

EngineerSides is behind you, so that's P8, nice work mate Alrighty, close, but alright, well we were 24 hours ago, I think that's a big effort That's a huge effort Daniel, thanks a lot, huge effort, beautiful lap Awesome job mate Alright, awesome, thank you boys That's a nice one to end the season