Spanish Grand Prix2019 · Race team radio

Engineer40, 40 seconds.

EngineerOK, don't break traction in the pit lane. Session starts in 45 seconds.

Carlos SAINZYeah, quite a lot of cars in front of me.

EngineerLet me know on temperatures. 20 seconds to go until the light. OK, that should be a green light. Temperatures are good for another minute.

EngineerSo 5.5 and a start from the end. These tyres have six laps on, just two times. That's the tyre for quality one.

Lewis HAMILTONVettel has just been driving really dangerously in this pit entry, to then do burnouts to the line. Lewis has spotted that, I'll be on to him. Crash into him.

EngineerOK, cool the brakes from there, Max, cool the brakes from there, to the grid. Track is clear behind, it's on the exit of 16, we have mode 12, click the overtake end, 3 ramps please, 3 ramps. And you're on the right hand side of the grid today, right hand side.

Engineerand cool down the car if you can cool down the car we need you to maximize full throttle if you can maximize full throttle

EngineerOK, and recharge on please, recharge on, and try to cool the car, and you're going to the grid now.

Daniel RICCIARDOOK, understood, yeah so, it got more on the nose, through those lamps.

EngineerYeah, agreed on that. OK, so at the back of the grid, switch to P1, and stay in P1 please.

EngineerOK Niku, are you happy with the front wing, or would you like us to add some more, or remove some more?

Nico HULKENBERGFeels quite strong, the front in high speed, quite sharp on the entries.

EngineerOK Kimi, box box, in the pitlane we need multi B, clutch, 8 please

EngineerOK, Kevin, you can go to the grid, just try your drink. When you... OK,

Kevin MAGNUSSENgoing to the grid. Cool.

EngineerAnd then when you arrive there, after you go to P1, wait three seconds, and this week we'd like you to go to P0. So normally you stay in P1, this time go to P0 when you arrive on the grid after P1.

EngineerStart was good. Clutch drop slightly too deep, but otherwise okay. Gear change was good, and remember you have Funk 4 if you want to try it.

EngineerHow is front flap? How is the front flap? It's good. All good. Copy. Bebow 5, bebow 5, and 2 clicks rearwards on your offset, minus 2 clicks on offset to become minus 4.

Lewis HAMILTONJust keep an eye on that MAGIC for me because I may forget to switch it off when I do use it.

EngineerAffirm, we'll keep on to that.

Lewis HAMILTONIs that last start on target?

EngineerIt was about 1% deep lose but we seem to have sufficient margin.

EngineerAll okay with the car Alex?

Alexander ALBONYeah, all okay. I feel like we're maybe a little bit too neutral in high speed But car feels good Copy

Engineerthat, we have a chat on the grid, see you there

George RUSSELLHow are our temps?

EngineerYep, we're all good so far. Can

George RUSSELLI push in sector 3 on the end of that lap?

EngineerYep, very firm. You can push at the end of this lap in sector 3 or so, but not on the last one. Can

George RUSSELLI hold it on the clutch in first gear? I'd prefer to go down to neutral, very busy here.

EngineerOkay, so let's go laps to grid now, push until exit 9, and then max calling from exit 9.

George RUSSELLRepeat that.

EngineerYou can push until exit 10-9, and then max calling, and go to grid.

EngineerOK George, so balance from my side looked reasonable as well, so I'd agree with what you were saying there on the start. So the final start, the initial drop was quite good, but then you just dropped the clutch too far. And on all three you just need to watch the throttle pedal as well, so you're just starting to drop that pedal as you drop the clutch, and you just need to try and hold it as constant as you can.

George RUSSELLWhen you say drop it, you mean putting less throttle in?

EngineerSo as the car starts to move, you're coming off the pedal a little bit. So if you're trying to compensate for that, you just need to go a little bit further.

Lewis HAMILTONFeels hotter than usual now.

EngineerYeah, I haven't seen much of the sun this weekend, but yeah, I think it's just sort of tracking FP2 reasonably well.

EngineerSo, if the rear slips are a bit high in formation, you can still go to torque 8, that's still safe. But remember, from lap 2 or 3, to use the yellow button and white button to cover, to protect the fronts. Ok, copy. I think the front slips were not too high, no? On this lap. Negative, they were very, very low. But I expect they will grow up by lap 1 and 2. So, stay ready to use the white button, especially if you're in traffic, white and then yellow for corner 5 and 4.

Engineer5th speed limiter should be on, and recharge should be on. After the engine is fired up, it will be 5th speed limiter on, and then it will be a first gear start for the formation lap. Remember, don't get spooked by this formation lap start, it will be better on the race part. Your procedures were very good, so keep doing that. Coming out of the last corner, recharge off, and there will be 5 burnouts from the exit of turn 60.

EngineerDo

Lewis HAMILTONyou think the grip on here is going to be worse than at the end of that pitlane?

EngineerYeah, ever so slightly, but there shouldn't be a huge difference.

Lewis HAMILTONThe

Engineergrip

Lewis HAMILTONat the end of the pitlane was pretty weak.

EngineerYeah Lewis, the end of pitlane location was still giving us about 2% margin.

EngineerAnd loose for the formation lap just remember this girl with the green flag it's purely symbolic just still go off the lights

Lewis HAMILTONWhat do we do, Wing?

EngineerTook that extra hole out.

Engineerdo

Lewis HAMILTONyou know what they've done the other side I

Engineerthink Valtteri's just come down half from where he went on laps to grid so

Lewis HAMILTONthat's two different two holes different to us

Engineeryeah I think Ricky was keen to go further but Valtteri wanted to stick

EngineerOkay, let's go.

Sebastian VETTELQuite a bit of a flat spot front right.

EngineerAll right, so focus on that left rear, settle down into liftoffs, and you've got Seb behind and Leclerc behind him.

EngineerYeah, yeah, we don't see any damage so keep pushing

EngineerSo Perez is 1.1 behind, so he doesn't have DRS on you.

EngineerLewis, can you go HPP shift position 4, shift position 4, gap to Valtteri 1.6, last lap 23.0.

EngineerYou can go to deg switch 1, deg 1, brake balance 1, click forward to help rear locking.

EngineerOkay Max, so gap behind to Vettel, two seconds, start to think about your gap ahead to Bottas to look after your tyres. Just make sure you've got a nice stable balance in three, nine, four, you're doing a good job at the moment, very good.

EngineerRicciardo, close this time, half a second

Carlos SAINZYeah, I have no pace, I don't know why

Engineer1.6 second gap to Leclerc. Think about what you need for tyres. Grosjean 2.4 behind.

EngineerScenario 3 Nico, scenario 3, save the performance for later.

EngineerThank you Lewis, doing a good job, just keep building the gap, gap to Verstappen P3 4.2, Valtteri 2.4, think of that div magic again.

EngineerSector 3 still the weakest part, gap ahead 3 seconds

EngineerAnd in the straight, multifunction, spark, position 9, spark, position 9, charge with DRS behind, 0.8, need to push more, Vestapen 22, 9.

EngineerThink about your tyres in turn 3 and turn 9. Think about saving your tyres a bit more, turn 3, turn 9.

Sebastian VETTELCopy, I'm hanging on as good as I can with these vibrations They are pain in the arse.

EngineerYou

Sebastian VETTELcan go by now on this main straight Tell him that

EngineerAnd

Sebastian VETTELnow look for me for pitting as soon as you can Even in traffic, I don't care. Better than these tyres

EngineerCopy, we are on it

Sebastian VETTELDo you have a gap?

EngineerNot yet, not yet.

Sebastian VETTELYou should find one then. I don't care if it's traffic.

Sebastian VETTELHit me when you can.

EngineerOkay, copy.

EngineerGap to Valtteri, 4.2, last lap, 22.2

EngineerCarlos, last lap you were the fastest of the midfield cars, fastest car up to P7, everyone's struggling out there, you're doing well.

EngineerGap to Ricciardo now 1.9 this is good Carlos you've looked after the tyres better than him we're in good shape now

Lewis HAMILTONRizzo, overheat

EngineerCopy, possibly a function of traffic

EngineerAnd gap ahead to Luis, 7 seconds.

EngineerOkay, so Leclerc has yet to pit. His last lap was a 23.5. So focus on managing that rear left.

EngineerOk Nico, we need to note about another 20 laps on these tyres.

Nico HULKENBERGI think that's very ambitious.

EngineerPace is excellent Nico, keep looking after that left front.

Engineerand Lando Stroll pitted onto the soft that means they're doing a two-stop

EngineerLeclerc on the base, Leclerc base tyre, so looking like a one-stop.

Engineerso watch for the stop and exit, he will be behind you

EngineerRace update, car behind Hülkenberg on stint 1, see two tyres, 12 seconds behind.

Max VERSTAPPENIt's

Engineera

Max VERSTAPPENwind increasing

EngineerIt is looking like it's become a little bit more variable more gusts as you come through turn seven More and more of a tailwind through that corner

EngineerGulloos I'm sure you're aware last lap was rear left limited, just think about the management for that, so 38 laps remaining, captain Valtteri 10.4

EngineerConsider diff and brake balance to help front left slips. Help front left slips 5, 10, 14.

EngineerIf you've got understeer high speed go down on diff high speed

Engineerand Carlos just keep an eye on the dash there's not much fuel saving to do but it's better to do it while the tires are fresh

Lewis HAMILTONTime behind

EngineerValtteri 21.7

Lewis HAMILTONLeave me updated man

EngineerAnd Gap to Valtteri at 8.8, last lap was a 22.7, that was with traffic Did

Lewis HAMILTONI see a rubber on my left left, my old tyres?

EngineerSo Rear Left Limited, down to zero

EngineerIf we are stopping again, we drop seven seconds behind him, we need to overtake him, and Verstappen on track. So, Ware was critical on the first set.

EngineerAnd let Sebastian buy, let Sebastian buy. He's in a different strategy.

Charles LECLERCYeah, but I didn't want to race like this.

Lewis HAMILTONJust like these tires could be a stretch

EngineerThe player's last lap was a 23-0.

Max VERSTAPPENNo way he's going to the end.

EngineerWe are faster. Right now, where are we?

Sebastian VETTELAnd how are the gaps?

EngineerWe are 13 seconds behind Charles.

Sebastian VETTELHow long was the last in? It

Engineerwas 20 laps, 20 laps.

EngineerOkay Lando, do you have any damage? Do you have any damage?

Lando NORRISI'm sorry guys, I'm out.

EngineerCan you bring the car back? Can you bring the car back?

Lando NORRISNo I can't, I'm sorry guys.

Lance STROLLCopy

Engineerthat mate. State alpha, car is state alpha so you can just get out of it normally. Safety car has been deployed.

Engineerand we need mode raise, mode raise, K2 on

Lewis HAMILTONThere's a lot of gravel there.

EngineerYeah, copy.

Lewis HAMILTONSafety guard's going way too slow.

EngineerCarlos, if we fit a soft tyre, would you want one turn up?

Carlos SAINZNo, the car is super neutral mate. I mean, it feels like we went up on out of balance on the pit stop and it's not what I needed.

EngineerCopy, so we went down, we'll just leave the front wing where it is.

EngineerWe

Sebastian VETTELhave another chance, thinking about this stuff, how many cars we lose position. Stay

Engineerout,

Sebastian VETTELstay

Engineerout, one place.

Sebastian VETTELWe have another chance. Thinking about this stuff. How many cars we lose position. Stay out, stay

Engineerout.

EngineerOK Nico, you're about 75, front and rear, so recommend doing some warming if possible.

EngineerSo just think about rear brake temperatures, front calipers are getting quite warm and rear brakes are stone cold.

Max VERSTAPPENCan you let me know what is the power at the restart?

EngineerYep, we will be in at the time we'll switch to mode 6 and we'll have a look at the boost button, click the boost. So we'll be in mode 6 and boost button.

EngineerSo all the lap cars now are through, just a few reminders for the restart, we want a clean restart, it will be strat 5, remember brake balance 14.1

EngineerJust a few reminders for the restart, we want a clean restart, it will be strat 5, remember brake balance 4, turn 1.

EngineerFastest lap will be early in the stinked

Daniel RICCIARDOOnly 10 points if you're really free. We're just losing time.

EngineerOK, understood.

EngineerMode attack defense we need to hold station for now mate hold station We just need to calm down. We just need to calm down if you do it has to be clean

EngineerThat's great job Carlos great job. Let's go

Lewis HAMILTONHow many laps?

EngineerSo it will be 5 when you cross the line, and diff magic

EngineerGrosjean is struggling with tyres, let's go get that point.

EngineerDon't challenge the car too much in entry turn 5 front locking coming from aggressive turning

EngineerTwo more laps, two more laps. Come on Alex, we can get him.

EngineerTwo laps to go. Two laps. Excellent laps. These are .4 quicker than signs behind.

EngineerLast time dude, last time.

EngineerGet in there Lewis! What a race drive that was. Awesome day, awesome day in the seat there mate. Fantastic start as well. So yeah, Mad Dog, great work.

EngineerTop job, Valtteri. Another strong weekend. Top job, Valtteri. Another strong weekend. Fifth consecutive 1-2 for Mercedes. No better way to say goodbye to Dr. Z.

EngineerYes, Carlos, get in. P8, great job, mate.

Carlos SAINZHa, ha, ha. Oh, that was fun. We finished the race P8 with no pace. Oh, that was a tough one, guys. But well executed. We still score points when we don't have pace, so... Bravo, bravo!

EngineerWhat up Max, that's P3 Really well done, drove the socks off it

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it was not bad, the pace was quite good I think

EngineerYeah, he worked extremely hard for that, he deserved that podium today, nice job Yeah, well done mate, you were like a metronome today, so consistent, really really impressive, well done

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, and good points again, so happy with that