70th Anniversary Grand Prix2020 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerOkay, we're all good big adjuster to the middle and mode push mode push

EngineerIn case you will need some good braking good braking so we're fine on tyre temps just one more brake and you'll be good it will be go one will be go one

EngineerOK, we'll box at the end of this lap, box at the end of this lap. At present I'll do planned adjust, please let me know if otherwise. Um, yeah, I was a bit surprised by the low grip.

EngineerSo I need some good full throttle, bit of full throttle to clean it and good warm up on the brakes.

EngineerThe temperatures are coming down nicely.

Max VERSTAPPENVery witty out there.

EngineerAnd the track is lower.

EngineerJust watch out for cars behind you on time lapse as you're coming out the pit lane.

EngineerDo

Nico HULKENBERGyou think we need to go again?

EngineerWe're just looking at it Nico, it's close.

George RUSSELLOcon just massively got in my way, that was mega dangerous

Esteban OCONYeah, that wasn't good mark. Yeah, we get penalized for that. Yeah

EngineerDid you say, Romain, 28.1? 28.1, yeah. I'll take the other tyre. But I think that the pace delta is a big to this tyre for us. I don't think we'll be able to get that kind of time out of that other tyre.

EngineerSo it will be close to the last outlap just don't drop too much the pace

EngineerPicasse, that's P8. We are safely through. Box this lap. Delta negative and close to zero.

Daniil KVYATI think something on the floor broke.

EngineerSo Valtteri managed to improve his time on that run, so we're currently P2 and it's 0.08 to Valtteri.

EngineerOkay, Kevin. Sorry, dude. So that's 17. It's 0.4 behind P16. Roman got through on 27.5, so about 0.7 quicker. He's P13, so he got through. Then it's P14 Vettel, then P15 Russell, P16 Kvyat, then you, then Latifi, then Giovinazzi, and Kimi. Okay, so difficult car. You did what you could.

EngineerOkay, so going early to get as clear a lap as possible.

EngineerOk good lap mate, good lap, we focus on the next session now You don't need to drop in the in-lap, no need to drop for the in-lap We need to be not too slow, so keep it up

Pierre GASLYYeah, just don't want to ruin them if we use them in T3

EngineerYeah but you can't be too slow, ok multi-beat 2, safety car position 2, stay negative Multi-beat 2, safety car position 2, stay negative

EngineerMost, if not all cars are on mediums as well, so everyone will be on the same sort of thing here. Clear track, track is clear.

EngineerOkay dude, let's cool down, let's cool down. Stroll will be the first pushing car.

EngineerOK, I think we've still got one more set, you're clear behind at the moment.

Alexander ALBONWe've picked up quite a lot of mid-corner understeer

EngineerOK, all speeds, question?

Alexander ALBONYes

EngineerOK, understood Just remember you need to be negative on the delta so pick up the speed a bit please Pick it up, look after these tyres, potential race start set, look after these tyres but use the time on the straights

EngineerAnd we should try to improve APEX speak, APEX turn 6, APEX turn 6.

Charles LECLERCBut we are not going again, right?

EngineerI will keep you updated when you are back.

George RUSSELLJust check what happened to the gearbox then, third to second, had a bit of

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George RUSSELLweird rear lock, maybe dunk a dog

EngineerOK, Landy, you're the lead car, and there's a lot of cars directly behind you. Hülkenberg, one and a half back, Gasly, four back, and then there's a big group of people.

EngineerOkay so if you want to go past Hamilton feel free you can do recharge off just to get past him if it helps and then turn it back on again, up to you.

EngineerStill got 50 seconds in hand, 1 minute and 28 to the flag.

EngineerCurrently P2. P2. Safe. Woo!

Nico HULKENBERGJeepers!

Sebastian VETTELOkay, it was all I had. It was all that there was in this car. So, I tried. Thank you.

EngineerUnderstood. Thanks.

Esteban OCONYeah, I was disappointed guys. Something we didn't get there because the gap between the two cars is not normal. Let's have a good look.

EngineerSo

Esteban OCONlet's have a good look.

EngineerOK Carlos, we are P12 right now. Vettel is still setting a lap and I'll keep you updated. P12, recharge on is good. Keep the delta negative on the way back. OK Carlos, we just got pipped by Vettel, so we're P13, Vettel P12. Lando, scrape through in P10.

Carlos SAINZYeah,

EngineerI

Carlos SAINZdidn't have much more guys. I don't know, but not much more than this.

EngineerYeah, that was a good lap Carlos. It looked like a good lap. I think the tow helped a bit and it looked like you put it all together.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I did put it together. That's why not much.

EngineerOk dude, P-14, P-14, Vettel just got us.

Romain GROSJEANI mean it's not that bad fighting a Ferrari is it?

EngineerNah man, so it's two tenths ahead to Sainz, two tenths ahead to Sainz in the end.

Romain GROSJEANGood job everyone, really good job, keep going tomorrow, really really good job.

EngineerSolid weekend from your side as well dude, awesome to be here, nice job man.

EngineerNico in front of you on soft tyres, everybody on soft tyres so far except you and then Verstappen on medium as well

EngineerHere's strat 8 please, strat 8.

EngineerGood braking, good braking. There's still plenty of temperature in the tyres.

EngineerSo, same sector 1, losing 1 tenth and a half sector 2, and losing 2 tenths, sector 3.

Charles LECLERCMy tires are gone, sector 3. Let's go, let's try some, I mean, let's go plus 2 clicks, with the front track.

EngineerCopy, understood.

EngineerInitial thoughts on the tiebacks?

Max VERSTAPPENThey're soft, this is not good in the beginning.

Nico HULKENBERGYeah, and a bit of a kerbstrike out of 13 to just check the front wheel.

EngineerYeah, copy that Neko we saw, we'll have a look.

EngineerOkay so everybody just ahead of you is on soft tyres so you got Leclerc on soft Stroll on soft. Next one behind you Hülkenberg

EngineerOK, so by the time you start lap those tyres will be in a good window.

EngineerWhen you're ready it's BVAL 2, BVAL 2 and recharge off.

Valtteri BOTTASYES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

EngineerWell done, Valerie.

Nico HULKENBERGGet in there easy point. Nice one

EngineerSo that was close there Lewis, that's a P2, Valtteri ahead just by six hundredths of a second. Sector 1

Lewis HAMILTONright?

EngineerYeah, so a little bit Sector 1 and a little bit Exit 7

Daniel RICCIARDOThat's really good, thank you guys, top 5, we can do something from there, by something I mean a lot, alright.

Charles LECLERCCannot do anything.

EngineerThe

Charles LECLERCfront doesn't even last a lap.

EngineerCopy, understood.

EngineerHard lap Max. Yeah, that was a scrappy lap P, that was P4. 10th behind Hulk and Mercedes 1-2 Daniel behind you. Yeah. Well, I don't know if it was just a scrappy lap, it was a rip

EngineerP6 Lance, P6

EngineerAnd that is P7 for tomorrow. Good job, mate. Very good job. Yes!

Pierre GASLYThat's amazing. Fantastic job, guys. Very good job.

EngineerVery good. Behind us, we have Leclerc, Albon and Norris.

EngineerWe ended up P9 in the end. It's very tight. P9 we ended up.

EngineerAnd we finished P10, P10.