Abu Dhabi Grand Prix2020 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerI'm just putting you out in this queue so we don't lose any running time here. It's green now anyway, so watch the cars there.

EngineerAnd if we could just work on the brakes a little bit, the brakes are pretty cool so we can do some good stops into 8 and into 11

Pietro FITTIPALDIYeah, there's a bit of pulling to

Engineerthe left. Okay, I think that's with them being cold So let's just try and build those brake temps up Everybody on tracks in sync around you

Pierre GASLYThe Williams photographer is taking a lot of pictures from the car.

EngineerWe'll have a new one next year, don't worry, they won't have time to do that.

EngineerWind looks a bit calmer. Albon now plus 17.

Lance STROLLI don't understand what he's doing.

EngineerI'll get that.

EngineerOnly loss compared to Kimi is turn 1 exit and breaking last corner. Shape 2, push to Golan, charge off before last corner, Leclerc pushing, not far behind, don't drop.

EngineerOK, this box-box will go for steering wheel hot-swap.

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, okay. Yeah, a little, I'll say a little sharp on some entries, but some understeer in the rotation.

EngineerOkay, understood.

EngineerCarlos do you want to keep doing push-cool-push or switch to continuous laps? Happy to do push-cool-push if you're still learning.

Valtteri BOTTASYeah, you know, there's the end stop on the throttle pedal, when I push it harder against the end stop, it still keeps going, it's

Engineernot normal. We'll have a look into that.

Esteban OCONOn this last braking, the car was doing left to right on braking.

EngineerCopy. It's a front brake temperature problem after the slow lap.

Antonio GIOVINAZZIYeah, I'm struggling with the brake. Turn 1 is so easy to lock up and go with the front.

EngineerCopy.

Esteban OCONThe car is still doing the same movement on braking.

EngineerCopy. We still have a front brake temperature offset.

EngineerWe only need to do a pushing in lap and then bail but we can complete the lap if you want to practice it

EngineerAlright, so we suggest brake balance offset, one-click roads please, one-click roads to zero.

Pietro FITTIPALDIGod damn, I don't know what happened. It's completely locked up.

EngineerI just break and completely just locked both Yeah, we're looking at it. There could be some touch now come back

EngineerOK Alex, so just for your reference, that last lap was too wide at exit turn 21, so we lost that lap, exit turn 21.

Alexander ALBONWhat's the pace like?

EngineerPace is reasonable, first lap was a 37.0, which puts you P3, obviously that time is not on the times on the board, but it was a 37.0 was your pace. Mercedes are 36.3, 36.4, Perez just done a lap, he's half a second slower than you, pace is reasonable.

EngineerRecharge on, brake balance 4% forwards to keep those front brake temperatures up please on the recharge lap.

Carlos SAINZYeah, quite a little take there for that one time left.

EngineerIs the car pulling straight now? Is the car straight when you brake?

Esteban OCONYep.

EngineerOkay, thank you.

Sebastian VETTELLocked up into one. No, it's okay. Okay, copy.

Max VERSTAPPENI have quite a lot of battery left and the light.

Lando NORRISOK,

Engineerwe can stay out if there's more to learn, happy to stay out if there's more to learn. Understood. Stop on the marks please.

EngineerI

Daniil KVYATgot a bit more overall grip this lap for some reason, I don't know why, but a little bit more confidence still on the edge with the rear everywhere, but just able to carry more speed. Also rotation was slightly better.

Engineerso that lap time was deleted for track limits final corner

EngineerOK, recharge on, please recharge on, and

Alexander ALBONwe'll go for a

Engineerdouble

Alexander ALBONcool this

Engineertime, BVL 6 please, BVL 6. Did the tyres improve through the lap, question?

Alexander ALBONWell, a little bit, it felt the best through kind of middle to end of sector 2 on the rear tyres, but then I guess had a lot of understeer, I think we could go up two clicks easily. OK, understood.

Alexander ALBONCan we do anything for turn 1 in gear 5? It's still really slow out the corner.

EngineerOK, we'll have a look, then we'll continue now for a second call.

EngineerOK, Coles, tricky with traffic, sector 3.

Carlos SAINZTricky everywhere, to be honest.

Carlos SAINZWow, we picked up front. Carlos, do you want one more lap or happy to box? Happy to box, but I don't understand.

EngineerThen in sync with cars around

Pietro FITTIPALDICopy, that was a f***ing hit lap, sorry, just f***ing

Engineerfront temps running up in turn 1 Not your fault mate, that was pretty good with what you have with the temps we think

EngineerOk,

Lando NORRISfirst car back is Vettel. Why did you come on the radio into turn 11? Sorry, say again? Oh you didn't. Did you come on the radio into turn 11 because the radio opened?

EngineerNot that I'm aware of, I'll look into it now. So Vettel is 12 back.

Charles LECLERCThe tires cooled down quite a bit in the last sector, I did not expect it.

EngineerI don't know, we did some messy f**k up with the tires, it was really bad Copy Danny, double cool down, there is nobody pushing behind Man the tires are too cold Copy, single cool down

EngineerYeah, copy that, definitely a one lap time. I'd

Lewis HAMILTONrather just find it the same, why not?

EngineerWe're seeing a scatter of lap time deltas between the medium and the soft.

EngineerDo you want to do another lap or can we box, just so we get a longer long run if we could box now, that's all? No, I want another lap. Yep, no worries.

EngineerSo just try cooling the tires, try cooling the tires and we'll see if we get anything back. If we don't we'll pit early.

EngineerIt'll be recharge off

Esteban OCONWe're not doing double.

EngineerOh, yeah, sorry. Sorry. You are you're absolutely right. You're absolutely right double cool down. All right apologies

Max VERSTAPPENI'm behind Alex now, I

Engineerdon't f***ing

Max VERSTAPPENcare

EngineerYou will catch him in sector 3, recharge off and be valve 3 please I

Max VERSTAPPENwill catch him You

Engineerwill catch him yeah

Max VERSTAPPENI'm f***ing unboxing

EngineerStay out please Max But the peak of the tower is gone anyway Alex behind you on a time-lapse, stay out, Alex behind you on a time-lapse, 3 seconds

EngineerAnd can we have an aero P4 5th gear cruise at the exit of turn 7?

EngineerOkay, so we'll get 17 laps on this tyre and we need to look after the tyres a bit more at the beginning of the stint.

Esteban OCONSo the DRS, when I go out of the pits, it doesn't work on the first straight for some reason.

EngineerI guess, man, I think we know what the problem is. It'll be fixed tomorrow. It's an issue with the car. You sound different, Mark, there. OK. Do I sound different now?

Esteban OCONAll OK, but just a bit crackly.

EngineerCarlos looks a bit too much saving in turn two. Turn two is not the most damaging place for the tyre and you're giving up quite a lot of time.

Engineerand Danny 5 kph tire management two and three

George RUSSELLThey're incredibly off-putting these shifts.

EngineerOkay, we have a problem with the K we need to back off back off got a problem with the PU

EngineerOK dude, let's not use DRS, no DRS and OK to push into braking, we don't need any lifting at the minute.

Pietro FITTIPALDICopy.

EngineerWhat

Kimi RAIKKONENhappened? I was proud of the small king.

EngineerAnd three rim feathers a car on fire out of turn seven

EngineerYou have a big fire and get the hell out of here quick

EngineerRed flag, red flag, stop down. OK, stop.

EngineerRed flag, red flag. There might be some more oil down.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I can smell it.

George RUSSELLIt's

Engineera

George RUSSELLbit smoky

EngineerFirst oil reported turn seven and seven and down to eight so turn seven down to eight

Lewis HAMILTONCan't get in gear.

EngineerI've

Lewis HAMILTONgot no gears.

EngineerSo switch off. So switch here off. We'll come get you.

Lewis HAMILTONShould I try restarting that?

EngineerSo Nathan will try and start it on the K, so let's go, so MGU-K start

EngineerI had to snap the brakes, it's really crushed. Yeah, understood, that looked dangerous.

EngineerIs

Valtteri BOTTASthere any traffic window behind? Oh,

Engineernegative.

EngineerKeep pushing to take the flag and do one more lap.

Daniil KVYATIt's not the last lap now.

EngineerShould be one more, keep pushing.

EngineerOK, and if we can, start lifting off please to cool the car from turn 8 onwards

Daniel RICCIARDOOK, proper lift yeah?

EngineerYes please

EngineerOK Esteban, I'm afraid we're going to have to start cooling the car after turn 8, need to start cooling the car after turn 8, same for Daniel ahead of you.

Esteban OCONCopy.

EngineerJust be careful with Albon, three and a half seconds behind you, he's going to still be pushing. So cooling the car please, cooling the car, keep out of Daniel's wake, pull to one side.

Max VERSTAPPENJonathan, did you see that? I gave you a friendly wave during the start.

Esteban OCONHow was our pace there?

EngineerOur pace looked pretty reasonable to be on assessment, obviously Daniel on the medium tyre ahead of you, obviously a bit quicker but I think, let's just look, ah, ok, Perez 42.4, 42.3, Sainz 42.4 actually, yeah so it wasn't that great actually, sorry

Esteban OCONOk, on the hard that was?

EngineerYep

EngineerOkay, keep pushing on the in-lap, keep pushing on the in-lap, launch was 32, initial drop.

Pietro FITTIPALDIThese marshals got to stop running in front of the pit lane keep doing it

EngineerCopy we can pass on