Abu Dhabi Grand Prix2020 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerOkay Kev, no one went so we'll just get a good time on the border baseline and then we'll improve from there.

Pietro FITTIPALDIRadio check.

EngineerYep, loud and clear, loud and clear. So you're the only cars on track, you and Kevin in the minutes, no traffic threat from behind.

Pietro FITTIPALDIKevin's gone quite a bit slow

EngineerOkay, remember, mode push, mode push.

Max VERSTAPPENI already have a flat one because of the Williams guy sending the car out. Unbelievable. What an idiot.

EngineerSo happy for a bit more speed on this straight just to keep those rears where they are and a medium break Okay, so we want to keep these temperatures where they are now

Lewis HAMILTONJust check the floor, might have some damage.

EngineerOkay, copy, will do.

EngineerStrat 2, DRS up please Strat 2, DRS up Your radio is really cracking up

George RUSSELLTires are nowhere, way too hot, way too hot, no rear either, need to take some fluff out, ten and a half out

EngineerNo glue, so currently a P7 with that time, just under a second off, so definitely getting lap 1 out of the tyre now.

EngineerThis is a less full throttle in the outlap between 10 or 11 and 14, 15, 16, that section, less full throttle in the outlap.

Max VERSTAPPENI got stuck with my hand in the cockpit out of turn 6, that's why that happens bad.

EngineerPierre, we were very marginal, track limit 121, very marginal

Pierre GASLYI know, yeah I know Copy

Engineerthat, we had a warning

EngineerA lot of cars behind you, be careful in the last couple of corners, they don't try to do anything clever.

EngineerOK, your brakes are good. Everyone is in phase around you.

Nicholas LATIFII spun on the last surface temps were nowhere. Sorry guys

George RUSSELLYeah, sorry guys, those tyres were just nowhere. Really, really struggled.

EngineerF***,

Pietro FITTIPALDII can't believe I couldn't improve that last lap.

EngineerF***, it

Pietro FITTIPALDIwas too much traffic.

EngineerI have f***ed

Kimi RAIKKONENit up.

EngineerYeah, we're out. 16.

EngineerGood job, Kev. Good last qualifying. You made some big gains in there. It was a tricky lap with that toe, but you did really good, man. Thanks a lot.

EngineerI can do a box at the end of this lap, box at the end of this lap, that's the checker, we can use the in button please, in button, and stay negative to the delta.

Pietro FITTIPALDIHi, I couldn't, the f***ing teeth you spun in front of me. Yeah,

Engineerwe saw mate, we saw. That's a solid effort from you with P19, P19. About three tenths off Kevin, good effort man, really good effort, nice job.

Pietro FITTIPALDIThanks man, f***, I can't believe I couldn't improve that last lap. That's too much traffic. Yeah,

EngineerKevin got a bit better on the last push, I'm sure you would have had it without that weird start to the lap.

Pietro FITTIPALDIYeah, I had no, I had no, I locked up into turn one, no temps.

EngineerCopy that dude.

Pietro FITTIPALDIThat's alright, we executed it the best we could.

EngineerYeah man. Good job. Weybridge didn't help a cent. You

Pietro FITTIPALDIalways gotta get that you guy right, it's ridiculous.

Carlos SAINZI shouldn't catch them at the end of my push lap.

EngineerNo, I'm happy, just focus on the tyre preparation.

EngineerMore push, more push.

EngineerSo waiting for other cars to complete their laps, but to Valtteri, your P1, Valtteri P2, just under half a tenth, sorry, just over half a tenth.

EngineerOkay, what do you think about the flap for the next run? Shall we go halfway?

Pierre GASLYYeah

EngineerOkay, we do that

Max VERSTAPPENOh, the tire has completely dropped off at the end.

EngineerWhat

Max VERSTAPPENthe hell?

Lando NORRISSpin one was terrible. I did it because of the tires, but I felt like I lose a lot there.

EngineerThe lap was looking good until then.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it needs to be good to hold that.

EngineerThe lap was looking good until then.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it needs to be good to hold that.

EngineerThe checker will have some rear temp, so you can do some good speed down to turn 11, but just a medium brake.

Sergio PEREZHow's

Engineerthe

Sergio PEREZtrack cool down at all?

EngineerTrack temp is one degree down, one degree cooler track.

EngineerOk, go go go I

Antonio GIOVINAZZIcan't read his swot

EngineerCopy Antonio

Sergio PEREZThat's

Engineerour

Sergio PEREZfinal qualifying together guys. One more tomorrow. Let's give it all.

Lance STROLLScience is pushing me on. Forget about science, don't worry about science.

EngineerLeave him to go, leave him to go.

EngineerOk, so ahead both Mercedes, they are on soft tyres so their outlaps might be slower than yours, just manage that as you need to. The gap ahead of the Mercs is to Ricciardo, he's already through turn 9.

EngineerOkay, so Norris has dropped off. So just think about waking up your fronts. Temperatures are looking good.

Esteban OCONYeah, the grip is poor for some reason guys, at the moment.

EngineerCopy that Esteban.

Sebastian VETTELGave it everything I had.

EngineerI

Sebastian VETTELwas copy-paste Q1. No better, no worse.

EngineerCopy that, thank you.

Esteban OCONWe have a trans tomorrow, don't worry, it's not over.

EngineerOk Pierre, that's P10 Ok,

Pierre GASLYlet's go up with the flap

EngineerOk, understood And think about the next run, what you want to do for the next session If you want to use tyre or we go straight out on you, think about it

Pierre GASLYLet's do use, let's hope we have a bank current case or something happens Ok understood, box, box, YJBL Yeah, let's have a look 18-19 for front grip, maybe I should not use the third toggle Yeah,

Engineerwe are checking, stay negative on box

EngineerLance you're 10 seconds before the end so don't go through the red light

Carlos SAINZSo we see the ball shape or engine braking that we should try.

EngineerThink

Carlos SAINZabout it in the autobahn and let me know.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerAnd we weave again this straight until the end.

Daniil KVYATQuestion, should I do the offset for third sector also, like before?

EngineerAffirmative, affirmative.

EngineerOkay, target a good gap to Gasly. Last time your gap was 8 seconds.

Carlos SAINZThis is what we cannot accept, guys. Come on. Refocus, but it's

Engineera

Carlos SAINZpain.

Daniil KVYATCurie Balance was pretty good for a used tyre, so we should target something like that, what do you think?

EngineerAgreed, agreed.

EngineerBox, box, box, box. You can reset your switches. Offset 0.

Pierre GASLYYeah, I need some help for the traction. Yeah, we have to deal

Engineerwith it at the moment. There is nothing coming. We'll be good with the new tyre and we follow the plan for the flap. Multi B9, diff, position 6. Multi B9, diff, position 6.

Max VERSTAPPENI called to start it up, just because of the traffic.

Carlos SAINZBetter out loud. We we have it

EngineerReference will be Stroll P7, 36.19 and we are losing one tenth.

Charles LECLERCWhy is the reference Stroll? We are fighting McLaren too. Tell me the time of McLaren. Copy,

Engineerso signs as a reference, new soft, 35.8 and in terms of sectors... We are losing two tenth sector one, one tenth sector two and three. Losing two tenth sector one and one tenth sector two and three. Track is clear behind.

EngineerSo Carlos the plan for Toys will be as the previous lap So Bluebell 4 to open the lap and changing to Bluebell 5 before turn 8 You could also consider Torque 3 for turn 1 only but it would only be for turn 1

EngineerAll you have, Valtteri.

EngineerPole position. That's the statement right there. Excellent job. Yes! Come on, boys, come! Yes! Well done, Max. Well done, Max. Mega, mega lap. Fantastic middle sector. So it's the first non-Mercedes pole of the year. Well done. Oh, this feels good. Well done, boys. Amazing. Amazing.

EngineerAh, bad luck. P2, Verstappen, P1.

Valtteri BOTTASOh, damn.

EngineerP4! P4! Get in! F*** yeah! Haha! Nice! One of my better laps. I'm happy with that one. Nice one mate. Well done. Well done. Good job mate. Very good lap. Well done. First target accomplished. More tomorrow. I think it's the first time all year I feel like I've actually done an alright lap. Feel the same? Talk about saving it to the last moment, hey?

Pierre GASLYMultibit 2. Difficult. Yeah,

Engineerthat was not good. Multibit 2, safety car 2, stay negative. I

Pierre GASLYdon't understand why I struggle so much, 7, or even more on the STI Fx, I'm struggling with the snaps on exit.

EngineerYeah, we still think we're pushing too hard on 7. On 7 in turn 11. I

Pierre GASLYcan't turn the car, like turn 12, I try to carry more speed, but I just go straight.

EngineerYeah, that's the limit, we found the limit there, there's no more we could have done. Ok, so Danny is P7 and we are P10.

EngineerOkay, everyone's done you are p6 Carlos you are p6

Carlos SAINZYeah, sorry for that. I've got this thing Turn eight nine on the foot there. It was noble.

EngineerYeah

EngineerAnd slow button on, slow button on, target zero on the dash, yep, yep

Charles LECLERCF***

EngineerStroll still needs to complete the lap I don't mind, it's P8 or P9 anyway, we were slow, we've lost view quality And P9, P9 Yeah I know, we were slow, we've lost so much Copy, and target zero on the dash

EngineerCracking job. Really, really good. We

Max VERSTAPPENjust had to send it.

EngineerAmazing. That was less than a tenth. There's eight hundredths between you and Hamilton in third.

Max VERSTAPPENWow, that makes it even better.

EngineerSo that's P8, Lance, P8. Good job, mate. Well driven.

Daniil KVYATDanny P7 fantastic. Yes, boy. Yes

EngineerGood

Daniil KVYATlap. That was good Good lap. I enjoyed this so much. Thank you. Thank you Do you was no nice quality great quality Danny great quality. You can do a very good race from there tomorrow Good one, mate. Thanks, Jonathan it was Very good a good car from you guys. Good car really well done improved so much