Mexican Grand Prix2019 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerOkay, and recharge on, recharge on, and can we go to scenario 6 please, scenario 6.

EngineerI

Kimi RAIKKONENhave kind of a bit of vibration at the right time

EngineerCopy that Is it drivable?

Kimi RAIKKONENJust about Ok, let's try one more lap On the long run we need to balance

Max VERSTAPPENThe torque delivery is not really good out of the corners, looks neat. Yep,

Engineerunderstood.

EngineerAnd Lando, after we complete the time lap, we need to lift after the start-finish line. So when we complete the time lap, lift over the start-finish line.

EngineerHow's that front right?

Daniel RICCIARDOOK, I'll let you know how it is. It felt pretty big. I'll keep you posted when I get up to speed.

EngineerThat was a pretty good lap for your information on how the how is the vibration on the front me

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, not very nice on the straight to try to

EngineerTry

Kimi RAIKKONENto find the breaking part, so I would rebalance them now after this one Okay,

Engineerhe's possible so we can the front right only the rest. Okay, I'll try to copy

Max VERSTAPPENNo, I have a problem. I'm in force neutral.

EngineerDon't shift at the moment. Looks like you have drive. Confirm.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, yeah, it's working.

Alexander ALBONSorry.

EngineerAre you okay?

Alexander ALBONI'm okay.

EngineerOkay, that's a red flag, Carlos. Red flag will box this lap. Delta positive. Delta positive and no overtaking.

Carlos SAINZYeah, the stair wasn't ready for a stand-up.

EngineerCopy. So you're still P4, Carlos. It's not a bad lap. There's 17 cars that have set laps. I'm sure that with a second attempt there was more to find.

EngineerRed flag, red flag.

EngineerOk Pia, we're gonna wait. Too many cars already.

EngineerOkay, then target plus 10, plus 10, focus on warming up the fronts.

Lance STROLLFronts

Engineerare

Lance STROLLquite hot now.

EngineerFronts are okay, fronts are in the window, rears are cold. Rears are still not hot enough on that lap.

EngineerCarlos, does the tyre feel OK?

Carlos SAINZYeah, yeah, no problem. I backed off when I started to feel the front lock, so no problem.

EngineerJust back off, turn for braking a little bit for the minimum there.

EngineerAnd Kimi will lose another tenth, turn seven, mid to exit.

EngineerThe

Lewis HAMILTONfront tires have been eaten.

EngineerAffirm, we see them as getting very hot.

EngineerThere's potential time gain under braking at turn 1 and turn 4.

George RUSSELLReduce diff mid for turn 1, 2, 3. Bit pushy at the apex. Very pointy on the entry of 7.

EngineerSuggest torque 4 for turns 1 to 3.

EngineerOh

Daniil KVYATcome on man, he doesn't even look

Pierre GASLYI just have like a different balance between turn 7, 8, 9, and turn 10, so it's understeer at the beginning, but then oversteer in turn 10.

EngineerCopy that, we're looking at what we can do.

EngineerCarlos, do you want to try the roll stiffness or prefer just to do the tyre compare with this setup? The car seems like it's working quite well.

Carlos SAINZYeah, let's do the tyre only.

EngineerOK, madam, we need to go to SOC 3 for the next push lap, SOC 3 for the next push lap, and that will be the last timed of this run.

Romain GROSJEANWhat can I try?

EngineerCome back to you. Just confirm you're happy in pad 2 where you are now. Yeah,

Romain GROSJEANI'm going to try that.

EngineerCopy that. Turn 10 is the only loss, really, to Kevin, so yeah, just turn 10.

EngineerThe turbo is making some really weird noises. Okay, understood. I'll check with the guys. Yeah, the guys understand what's happening. They'll be able to sort it. No action required. Just come in.

EngineerStraight out, straight out. Just

Lewis HAMILTONpull the mic away from your mouth a little bit please.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerLance, do you think we'll get much out of another lap?

Lance STROLLNo, I don't. So let's box. I mean we can, yeah, it's your call. If there's something Chris wants to try in terms of like diff or whatever, I'm happy to do another one just for that.

EngineerNo, I think we'll box, save the tyre for the long run box and save the tyre for the long run.

Lance STROLLOK.

EngineerThat's currently P5, that's 3 tenths to Valtteri.

Lewis HAMILTONWhat did that weather lose us

Engineerat? So to Valtteri it just looks like turn 4 and then in sector 3 turn 13, minimum speed at 13. That was a little bit in 11 with that traffic that you had.

Pierre GASLYIs he kidding me or?

EngineerYep, not sure what he's been doing now.

Engineernot urgent I need default 8 alpha that's 8 on the left and 10 on the right

Pierre GASLYCan you check the engine braking in turn 5 because they have like massive handbrake in this lap

EngineerEngine 5 position 2, engine 5 position 2, box box

Carlos SAINZI should have cut that up there initially.

EngineerYeah, it's a first lap tire now clearly a first lap time

EngineerCheck out front temps in particular still low, front temps still low so this poses a risk for graining

EngineerThe

Romain GROSJEANrear left decided to completely go up, can't drive any more like a grand motor.

EngineerWe need a bit more lift and coast for brake temp.

Kevin MAGNUSSENI'm not getting a clean run here.

EngineerYeah, understood. I know the traffic's terrible.

EngineerKey corners are 8, 10 and 12. Save the front left.

George RUSSELLUpshifts were not great, just a comment in the before the pit stop

EngineerCopy that. Okay, so we're happy with the PU currently

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, wheels are not that good. They're opening up now, this lap.

Nico HULKENBERGRun left is starting to open up a bit.

EngineerCopy that Nico. Runs looking good at the moment compared to others.

EngineerSo similar pace to Leclerc and Verstappen now.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, mate, this last thing we changed with the engine gives me much more lag.

EngineerEngine 8, position 7. Engine 8, position 7.

Lewis HAMILTONLeft front stopped off.

Max VERSTAPPENI'll be looking to other cars.

EngineerSimilar issues with graining. Face is okay for the moment. Lewis had two very good laps at the start of his stint but also is suffering with graining now.

EngineerCarlos, happy with the standard wing adjust for medium?

Carlos SAINZYeah

EngineerApply the brakes during the stop, Carlos it'll be a qualifying pit stop, a long pit stop

Daniel RICCIARDOYes, understeering the high speed due to the flat spot, so that's given me some problems rotating the car as well, but the times seem to be more robust, status 8-9.

EngineerOK, understood.

Charles LECLERCYeah, I mean tiles are completely gone.

EngineerCopy, understood.

EngineerCheck us out on lap 3, Reichenen was a couple of tenths quicker, but he has degged more at this point in the run. You are now four tenths quicker than Reichenen and Kvyat.

Carlos SAINZOpening up the graining here on this tyre again.

EngineerOK, we do not want to open the graining. Drive to protect the graining. Other cars low deg and low graining on this tyre.

EngineerOk Kimi, 3 laps to go, can you use DRS now all the time until the checkered flag please?

EngineerEngine 5, position 1, engine 5, position 1 What

Max VERSTAPPENdoes that do? It feels like a massive handbrake

EngineerShouldn't have had an effect, stand by

EngineerKevin, hold oil pump button for one second. Hold oil pump button one second.

Engineerand just be careful of over pushing turn seven

Sebastian VETTELHow was the pace on the SOP?

EngineerIt was the fastest, it was very good, the lap.

Lewis HAMILTONDo you fancy giving me some feedback? Tire's gone off.

EngineerYeah, A-4, the pace looks very similar to Valtteri. We are offset to Verstappen currently. Yeah, around 4 tenths offset to Verstappen. There's

Lewis HAMILTONno grip.

Carlos SAINZYes, same amount of front greening on this tyre, the rears are fine

EngineerCopy, copy, cool the brakes on the way in