Belgian Grand Prix2020 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerOkay Kevin, two burnouts and then mode race start, practice start.

EngineerK2 plus, K2 plus.

EngineerK2 is not charging, check

Romain GROSJEANthat K2 is charging, battery is very low for what it is

EngineerAnd ready to check approaching 10-8.

Lando NORRISYeah, 10-8, we're good.

EngineerYep, that's loud and clear for me. You were plus 4, initial throttle a little bit late, and the blip was good.

Daniil KVYATYeah, I'm still just pulling a bit more to the right than usual, so, and also the the pulling on the bike, on the brakes, just to double-check, please.

EngineerWe'll have a look.

EngineerOkay, that was a good first lap. It was 0.3 quicker than Raman, mostly middle sector. I think the rear temps were too low at the start of the lap, so just try and keep this rear tire temp. And obviously we can sort out the touching after this run. It looks too much to us as well.

EngineerOk, so the rear tyres looked a bit cool at the start of that lap because it's difficult to build temp in these conditions. Let's see how it is on the second attempt.

EngineerYou and Kev are the only two cars on track, so free from traffic.

EngineerOkay, remember charge off mode push

EngineerOK, K2 or charge on, good job, good improvement there, 18-19, anything we can help you with or you want to try?

Kevin MAGNUSSENI just forgot the F1 on the second level, the guy's a little bit oversteer on entry, not really on brake so it's late entry, early mid OK,

Engineerwe'll just see if anything interesting is happening there, we can do a switch change

Kevin MAGNUSSENTurn 9 is

Engineera good example OK, understood, we'll look at it

EngineerAnywhere we can help you with.

Romain GROSJEANGeneral rear grip is quite low for some reason. Just doesn't work well. Turn 1 and 19 are really good examples. It's just no traction.

EngineerOkay, remember we use the in button the in button and box from our box come and just follow the guys instructions They'll pull you around the front right around the box in front of our carriage

Engineerlight rain

EngineerOk so now he's just on your tail, nobody else on track, do what you need to do for your tyre temperatures, don't worry about him.

EngineerLet's have recharge off to get temperature in the pack. It's cool Carlos, so you need good pace on this outlap to get temperature in the tyres.

EngineerOK, recharge on. Recharge on. And we'll do a cool-down lap, ready for another go. You're in phase with everybody around you. How was the balance, Alex? How was the balance?

Alexander ALBONQuite neutral, honestly, on entries mainly. Otherwise, traction is pretty good.

EngineerAt the moment you are P8, Sebastian P3, Sebastian lap time 45.8 and we are losing 1 tenth sector 1 and 1 tenth sector 3, same sector 2.

Engineerso compared to Lando it looks decent up to the exit of turn 11 and then you brake quite early into 12 and also into 14

EngineerYeah, we can see an issue, so mode charge, mode charge.

EngineerSo be valve 3 and recharge off when you are ready Max

EngineerConsider 3rd gear in the 2nd part of the chicane as discussed yesterday, and avoid the short shift exit turn 1, we had another issue with the engine there. Your lap time 45.0, and Danny managed to improve with the change of switches.

EngineerIt's

Alexander ALBONlike a switch, it's like either we have front locking or rear locking

EngineerYeah, understood

EngineerOkay, so, go on.

Alexander ALBONIt just felt like the rears weren't that ready out of

Engineerthe

Alexander ALBONlast corner into turn 1.

EngineerYeah, understood, we saw that. Your rear tyres are now warmer. Fronts are in a decent window but your rears are a little bit warmer, so we'll see what happens this time.

Daniil KVYATAnd the brakes are poor. I cannot attack the brakes at all. They're just poor.

EngineerUh, I

Kevin MAGNUSSENmessed up turn one.

EngineerOkay understood, just charge on, charge on. Okay so we'll just keep the tire temp, get the charge up.

EngineerStrat 11 and keep pushing, Strat 11 and keep pushing, Strat 11 and go 1, go 1. So use DRS and then disable it, use DRS then disable it when you go straight.

EngineerAlex, we're going to come through and do some starts, do you want to take some front wing off to feel it on the outlaps, question?

Alexander ALBONYep, OK, two clicks, no three clicks.

EngineerOK, understood. Now box, Alex box, box this lap. So we're going to do a front wing adjust in the pit box, so stop in the pit box please and then we're going to drive out and do a start.

Kevin MAGNUSSENThere's something stuck or something loose in the pedals.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, the whole second sector is just like light.

EngineerUnderstood, thank you.

EngineerAnd we may have some rain at turn 5, 14, 15.

Sebastian VETTELOkay, there's quite a few drops around five and six, but it doesn't look very cloudy around so Maybe it's better in a couple of minutes Understood

EngineerCharge on, inbox. Charge on, inbox.

EngineerOk Kimi, you have nobody behind, if you feel there is too much rain, box, let me know.

EngineerOkay ma'am, we're gonna have to go otherwise we won't get both the laps in.

Kimi RAIKKONENThe left front doesn't work, and right rear

EngineerYeah, the right rear died as well

EngineerOkay, so there's a few cars around turn 10 at the moment, there's about six or seven cars, they will all start to back up, so I'll suggest try and do any work you need to do on the tyres now, it might get a bit slow at the end of the lap, alright?

EngineerWe have a little bit more gusty wind at the minute, bit more gusty wind

Sebastian VETTELIs there a lot of queuing in the last corner?

EngineerNow there is, but we will be clearing by... We arrived there, six cars at the last chicane. Grosjean 11 behind, on a time-lapse.

Romain GROSJEANWhat a shamble!

EngineerThe queuing is crazy, the crazy is doing... Just watch for Perez... FI needs to do something, FI needs to do something... Perez is completely on the racing line Okay watch for him coming through now on a push But yeah we agree we're reporting it

Max VERSTAPPENAh, went right!

EngineerSo Carlos Lando is three tenths quicker. He's had a bit more tow. You were still seven seconds from the car in front

Max VERSTAPPENMassive traffic jam.

George RUSSELLOh my god, what a joke!

EngineerAn opportunity to carry more speed through turn 7, and possibly a little bit less speed in turn 6 will help.

Charles LECLERCThe traffic is a nightmare, now I don't have traffic now, but to start the lap it's impossible. Yeah, we've seen that.

Max VERSTAPPENI'm aborting mate, it's just, well, no prep, all this is slow, start the lap and then the tyres are really f***ed,

Engineerso. Right, so you've got Danny behind you, three seconds. Danny behind, three seconds time lap. So, box this lap.

EngineerCan I start the next one at least? No time. Of

Sebastian VETTELcourse, there is...

EngineerI can check the flag. To start? Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. Yeah, exactly. Okay, copy.