Emilia Romagna Grand Prix2020 · Race team radio

EngineerI guess there's just over one minute to the green light

EngineerSo obviously they've got a box where you can drive to the end and do the start on the right hand side

EngineerSo in terms of wind, I think it was mostly dominated by the car ahead. It was a marginal tailwind all around the lap.

EngineerAnd we have tailwind at turn two, low intensity.

Max VERSTAPPENOh, there is no group out there at the start.

EngineerUnderstood.

George RUSSELLI had quite a big kerbstrike turn 14 but it was over the plank of the car so I don't expect there's any issues but maybe just check on the grid.

EngineerCopy that.

Kimi RAIKKONENStill racing point, doing burnouts in a bit there

EngineerOK, I understood the racing point was doing burnouts? I

Kimi RAIKKONENdon't know, it looked like that OK,

EngineerI haven't seen anything, we'll have a look

George RUSSELLSo

Engineergo in lap and then the second gear exit seven

Lewis HAMILTONFelt like the start was okay. The second phase was a bit too rushed. I would imagine Mad Dog should just be a bit more patient.

EngineerHey from Lewis and I think it'll come to us a little bit with more tire temps. We're pretty cold at the moment.

Daniel RICCIARDOCan you give the car a little bit of angle, just a little bit, maybe, yeah, maybe a little bit less, okay, yep, perfect, thank you.

EngineerDuring system test, during system test, on we go to the grid, please confirm Confirm

EngineerTrack temp is currently 23, 23 colder than expectation. You could expect it to be a bit more flat through the race. I think on option we should try not to hammer the front right too much initially in the race. We can give you some feedback. So

Nicholas LATIFIremember if

Engineeryou're managing your front right you can think of turn 2, turn 5 and you push more in 3 and 6 for the front left. Otherwise the big area was 7 and 9 for the greening. Remember you need pit limiter off until the last power up. It's 8 minutes 30.

Engineerconsidering the balance and you're not changing the flap but feel free to adjust if you disagree

Valtteri BOTTASI'm not very comfortable with a 52.5, I think I'll just go 53, it's anyway a bit more robust than normal so yeah

EngineerRadio check, are they going to tighten up the wheels? We've gunned them on Lewis, so yeah, radio's loud and clear, we've gunned them on so they're all torqued Bit from the garage

Lewis HAMILTONYeah loud and clear

EngineerAnd Lewis, track temp stable at 24

Lewis HAMILTONAir temp feels a bit cooler though, no?

EngineerThat's it yeah Lewis, about 2 degrees cooler

EngineerOkay Alex, for this first stint, plan B, in terms of what you need to do with these tyres, isn't any different to plan A on this first set. Okay, so plan A and plan B, still looking for the same thing on this first set. Just over three minutes to go, and as usual, when we're fired up, on Gentish signal, we'll do one static bike point please. One static bike point, and then we'll push you back. And remember, we'll switch Potter on. Potter on. And just a reminder, look at your dash for anything that pops up there.

EngineerAnd Carlos, balance shape was reset on the grid, so go to bow 5 and shape 2 if you think that might help. All good. This one you have to first, two laps.

EngineerKeep that rhythm from yesterday

Daniel RICCIARDOLet's go

EngineerLet's stop in the car behind.

EngineerLieutenant Shep, front wing damage, front wing damage

Lance STROLLYeah, I know

EngineerFox

EngineerGap to Gasly in front, 0.6. Gap to Albon behind, 0.8.

Lance STROLLSorry.

EngineerFor reference, Russell is 0.8 behind, Stroll had to stop at the end of the first lap, DRS is now enabled.

EngineerI

Sebastian VETTELmight have damage on the outboard front right wing, front wing, front right.

EngineerBrake temps high, need 30 meters lifting into 2, 17 and 14. Great,

Romain GROSJEANOK. Why is the battery not charging?

EngineerAnd give me 0.8 behind, 0.8 behind with DRS. What you're doing with lift and course is helping, we drop 50 degrees.

EngineerCarlos, status 3 is good. Let's make plan A work. Scope for more management turn 11 and rolling entry speed turn 12. Similar turn 5, 6. Similar approach turn 5, 6.

EngineerThis is so hot, follow me.

EngineerJust watch the apex kerb at 13 we're hitting the rev limiter which might cost you some performance

EngineerCarlos, that's a great job. We're still looking for status 3. Status 3?

Carlos SAINZYeah, I'm going to recover the tyre a bit. I just wanted to open yours.

EngineerOkay, so ahead of you Riccardo, Gasly, Leclerc, all cars, and you all doing 20.6s, everyone's same pace at this point. Engine 7, position 3, when you can. Engine 7, position 3, when you can.

Esteban OCONAny sign of DEX from the soft?

EngineerNegative.

EngineerOk Pierre listen to me, I'm really sorry, we have to box, we have to box and retire the car, we have a terminal situation on the car, we have a terminal situation on the car, we have to box now and retire.

EngineerSo Gasly just boxed this lap because of car issues, car issues. He will retire.

Carlos SAINZLet's go

EngineerThere is no option. There is no option. If we don't retire now, we will blow everything up.

EngineerOk Dani, we need one second liftoff turn 7 and turn 14.

EngineerOK Max, GPS update, we are quicker in all corners, just losing time on the straights.

EngineerCarlos, keep looking after the rears as we go through this phase with risk of graining. Keep looking after the rears.

Carlos SAINZCopy. Any graining on other cars?

EngineerSome cars with light graining, nothing extreme yet.

Romain GROSJEANBrakes completely fading, brakes completely fading Copy

Engineerthat, copy that Box, remand box, box, remand box How is the pedal now?

Romain GROSJEANThere's no retardation, I don't know what the ****

Engineeris

Romain GROSJEANgoing on

EngineerOK man, you'll be close to stroll on exit, we're monitoring the data on brakes

Lewis HAMILTONFront doesn't feel great

EngineerOK, cover you up, this lap does have DRS behind you. Cover you up with DRS behind.

Alexander ALBONReloading, sir.

EngineerOK, understood.

EngineerRussell has pitted. He'll be behind us. P10 Perez is only 18 seconds up the road. You're lapping quicker than all those guys, so you are catching this big pack.

EngineerDoing a great job in this free air.

EngineerOk, so Ricciardo's head is starting to drop off now, you are 6 tenths quicker than him, Ricciardo struggling ahead.

EngineerWe have one lap, time lap deleted for track limits turn 9, previous lap.

EngineerOK, so now in clear air, so you can close that gap to Ricciardo ahead.

EngineerHow about the tyres, Alex? How are your tyres? The wheels are gone. Two

Alexander ALBONto seven. Let's figure out where the wheels will go.

EngineerBox, Alex, box. Box this lap.

EngineerWe'll be close to Ricciardo on the exit. Ricciardo coming out of the pits, and then Albon Kvyat. I can't see anything in one of yours. Understood, understood. Ricciardo two behind on a C2 outlap.

EngineerEverything you got.

EngineerAnd Lewis will go menu dash position 6, menu dash position 6. Valtteri was 18.8, Verstappen and 19.1.

EngineerI

Lewis HAMILTONfeel like I'm losing a lot

Engineerof

Lewis HAMILTONcentre

EngineerCopy Lewis, generally 17 and 18, 17 and 18, main corners

EngineerLook Esteban, you're P16th, the cars ahead of you have all stopped, so we're in a straight fight now.

EngineerOk Kimi, target lap time 20.0 please, if possible You

Kimi RAIKKONENdon't think that would go fast if I go?

Lewis HAMILTONBetter pick up the pace now, don't stop me!

EngineerEngine 11, position 3 when you can. Engine 11, position 3 when you can.

EngineerOkay, we're going to be extending. We are going to extend.

EngineerOk Niki, that's lap 18. We are looking at plan A plus 5. Plan A plus 5. Ok Niki, I couldn't hear in the straight line. If it's important, please repeat and repeat at lower speed.

EngineerOK Luce, we are going to be extending, we are going to extend. Understood.

Lewis HAMILTONOut of pace.

EngineerYou are the fastest man on track, good pace for us, I'll let you know what the guys are doing on the new hard tyre.

EngineerWe need two tenths to keep Vettel inside our pit window, gap at 0.8. Yeah mate, I'm pushing as hard as I can. Yeah I got you, I'm just keeping you in the picture. So up on one second back, so just torque one, torque one.

EngineerWe are 2.4 safe to Lewis. We have damage on the floor left and side.

EngineerOk Kimi, lap time very good, P6, keep pushing, all good.

EngineerAll right Max, let's have mode 8 now in the infield, mode 8, so that you've got the charge to use on the main straight.

EngineerYeah, I think we're just getting hold up here by Bottas.

EngineerOk, let's keep building pace. Vettel gap 23.7 last lap, he was 3 tenths faster.

Lando NORRISI don't have much more pace.

EngineerUnderstood, let's just keep focusing on the details.

Max VERSTAPPENOur battery is charging so slow.

EngineerSo, Lewis, if you've got a little bit more pace we could do with it, we're going to catch that traffic. Right, done. OK, copy. Just keep doing what you're doing.

EngineerVettel 19-3 last lap

George RUSSELLIt's all I've got, I'm pushing as hard as I can, 20 laps every lap

EngineerGive me feedback on tyres when you can.

George RUSSELLI feel OK, but quite a bit of surf is overheating. Struggling to control it. Struggling to turn one for instability.

EngineerSo Lewis, do you think you can extend 10 more laps, can you extend? I can

Lewis HAMILTONdefinitely go longer.

EngineerCheco, how are the tyres? How are the tyres? What do you think? Good? I

Sergio PEREZcan hardly speak, but they're good.

EngineerHow

Sergio PEREZare we doing? Yes,

EngineerCheco, this is really good. Really good. We keep this consistent pace up. We'll be clear of all of them. We'll be clear of all of them. So just keep going. Keep consistent pace.

EngineerGo for go for and push now go for

EngineerAnd torque 8 please, torque 8 to help entry stability.

EngineerOkay, hold brake pressure, hold brake pressure.

EngineerMode push, mode push, and reset big adjuster.

Engineer34 laps to go, 34 laps to go, we're happy to push this tyre, happy to push this tyre.

Esteban OCONI have something, I have a problem with the clutch Ok guys, I think I'm out

EngineerSo Lewis 17.5 we are one second unsafe

EngineerOK Max, so with Valtteri's pace ahead, Lewis has now jumped us. Did

Max VERSTAPPENhe pit already or what?

EngineerNot yet, he just has a pit stop window over us, and Valtteri.

EngineerOkay, and at the moment we have no concerns on these tires

EngineerSo we need to push as much as possible now and feed back on tyres when capacity.

Nicholas LATIFIThey're okay, it's just the rear is on edge to go quicker.

EngineerLatifi ahead, we are racing. Latifi ahead, we are racing.

Sergio PEREZUnpause at base right now.

EngineerLast lap, half a second quicker than Ricciardo.

Carlos SAINZWhat is Vettel up there? Quickly.

EngineerVettel 119.3, he's on your pit window.

EngineerOkay man, if we've got any pace we could push a bit harder now, now's a bit of a keeper No, it's

Romain GROSJEANum, this is absolutely f***ing

Engineermaximal

EngineerUm,

Max VERSTAPPENsuddenly the engine cut out a little bit.

EngineerOK, copy, I'll have a look.

EngineerGap ahead 2.3 Vibrations Gap behind 3.5 Every time I push high speed I just get vibrations straight away

EngineerThe aerodamage has been there since Lab 2 and it's pretty significant.

Valtteri BOTTASOh, it did happen!

EngineerWe think it's debris from another car, probably around Turn 7.

EngineerTarget Laptain 18.7, we are critical for position with Norris, can you do 18.7, question?

Sebastian VETTELI'm trying, give

Engineerme two laps.

EngineerAnd tyre phase update, when you can. Stop

Charles LECLERCtelling me the compound of the others, I know it's now.

EngineerCopy, Ricciardo lap time in front, 18.8, Albon behind, 19.0.

EngineerIt's too early for soft, too early. I

Sebastian VETTELcan stay out.

EngineerIf we stay out we lose position to Norris.

Sebastian VETTELI'm not gonna pass, I'm not gonna pass, we need shots to pass.

EngineerAnd box for hard, we have the position, we don't need to pass.

EngineerMax, what do you think to mode 8 and using the overtake exit 15?

Max VERSTAPPENMode 8 is the worst ever!

EngineerI think that's clear enough, thank you.

EngineerOkay, this is really good two seconds inside window for Räikkönen keep the pace up. This is good P12 23 laps to go P12

Max VERSTAPPENSend it!

EngineerHa ha ha, no show.

EngineerGap 1.6, 1.6 already mate, no DRS.

EngineerNice middle sector

EngineerReasonable deg, Carlos. Last lap, 1.19.0

EngineerCome on, mate. Get that DRS to Giovinazzi. Push on now.

Kevin MAGNUSSENI'm getting a massive headache from

Engineerall

Kevin MAGNUSSENthese objects, it's like a kick in the head every time

EngineerHow bad are you feeling? Can you carry on or do you want to retire? It's my

Kevin MAGNUSSENjob, isn't it? I stay for that.

EngineerAre you sure you're okay to keep going? Are you sure?

Kevin MAGNUSSENI've told you. It's painful.

EngineerOkay, Kevin, we'll box now. Let's box now to retire. Okay, we're P18. We'll box now.

EngineerSo Verstappen had track limits a lap ago, so he is pushing.

EngineerGap 0.9, 0.9. Think of over-tech. Okay, gap 1.3. No DRS. No

Nicholas LATIFIDRS. I'll do over-tech myself. I'll do over-tech myself. Copy. Go defend, please. Go defend. Go defend.

EngineerOkay Carlos, it looks to me like you're the fastest car out there. There's 14 laps to go. Let's see what we can do with Kvyat.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, something broke on the car.

EngineerSo box box box

Lewis HAMILTONDelta Delta

EngineerDelta Delta

EngineerDelta, Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta Calm

Lewis HAMILTONdown man

George RUSSELLDon't know what to say

George RUSSELLJust giving everything I've got to warm the tyres, so sorry guys, so sorry.

EngineerLooks like Verstappen has had a tyre failure So we have yellow, yellow, that's a six OK, I do have small vibrations Yep, we see it, we see it Nothing major So you are in your safety car window, you are in your safety car window Box, box, box They just pulled it just before I got... Delta, delta Delta, delta, delta Delta Literally as I came across the line When you saw that car sitting there you should have definitely pulled me in Easier safety car Copy that Lewis I lost position here Copy Lewis, we have concerns with our rear tyres as well so we'll be boxing this lap, box this lap My right rear, my rear rear looks pretty bad Copy, copy, so box, box What tyre are you going to? It'll be going to the soft, so it should be about eight laps Lewis, keep on your delta when you're in the pit entry So boxing, so box, box

Lance STROLLSorry about that. Brakes were really cold.

EngineerOk so lap cars may now overtake so I expect Stroll to come past, should just be one car to come past you, stay on your racing line.

Sebastian VETTELHow many cars are there behind me to catch the safety car? They

Engineerjust stroll behind you.

EngineerSome of the cars up the front are on 40 plus lap hard tyres, so there may be some carnage.

EngineerCharge button on. OK, understood. Charge button on and then we'll be K2 on for the restart.

EngineerOvertake available.

EngineerAnd gap at 1.1, recommend HPP 12, position 2.

EngineerDo you have any vibration?

Alexander ALBONYes, I do.

EngineerGo attack on start finish. Go attack on start finish. Five laps to go. Five laps. Give everything, mate. P11.

EngineerBox, Alex box, box this lap. Strat 12, Strat 12 in the pit lane.

Alexander ALBONDid they get hit?

EngineerAround the same sort of time yeah, I'm not sure what happened first track is clear track is clear

EngineerMode 9 for one lap and then we attack.

EngineerOkay, so on the next lap, we're going to use Mode 2, so you can push. Next lap will be Mode 2, we want to push. On Mode 2 now, please, Mode 2.

EngineerOkay, we've got the black and white flag. Track limits turn 9 again. Let's take a look at what he

Romain GROSJEANdid to me.

EngineerOne lap to go after this one lap to go after this

Daniel RICCIARDOIs this the last lap?

EngineerThis is the last lap. Checkered flag is out.

EngineerGet in there Lewis! That is it mate! Mercedes-AMG Patronus, seven times! Seven times mate! What a great way to seal that!

Lewis HAMILTONOh guys! What an incredible achievement for all of you! I'm so proud of everybody!

EngineerSo

Lewis HAMILTONgrateful I could be a part of it! Thank you so much!

EngineerThank you mate! Couldn't have done it without you! Couldn't have done it without you! What an achievement!

EngineerHa

Daniel RICCIARDOha ha ha ha!

EngineerWooo! Awesome

Daniel RICCIARDOmate! Scenario 12! Scenario 12! Holy... Mac and Cheese walls! That's another f***ing podium! Ha ha! Awesome mate, awesome!

Daniil KVYATYes boys, I think we deserve this one and also me, after a bit of bad luck this year, not bad, I tried my best to get the podium, but it was close, but super good job from everyone guys, amazing. Died of one punch, whatever, un bel risultato, grazie Mattia, grazie.

EngineerGrazie a te Dani, to se meritato questo.

Daniil KVYATThe car was awesome the whole week, good job guys, good job, proud of you.

Lewis HAMILTONSeven times guys, wow. Seven times world champion. I hope you realise what you've all done.

EngineerYeah, it's big isn't it mate? It's massive.

EngineerAnd that's seventh constructors for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, well done Valtteri. Unlucky day with that debris.

Valtteri BOTTASYeah, really unlucky again, but well done every single one. It's an incredible achievement, incredible work from everyone, well done.

EngineerOK, so that should check the flag, and we'll go FAIL 84, FAIL please, FAIL 8-4, FAIL OK Alex, sorry about that call, it was too late obviously, that was my fault, my bad

Alexander ALBONNo worries mate, yeah I don't know, just struggled the whole race to be honest, just regret from the very beginning

EngineerWhat

Alexander ALBONhappened in the triplane, did I get hit?

EngineerI am, I'm just looking into it now I don't know, it's not, it looks like wheelspin first and then got hit after that to be honest I

Alexander ALBONdon't think I would have spun by myself but OK maybe

EngineerYeah it all happened pretty much at the same time to be honest

Daniel RICCIARDOHoly s**t boys, that's another f**king podium!

EngineerAwesome

Daniel RICCIARDOmate! Scenario 12, Scenario 12! Holy mac and cheese balls! That's another f**king podium! Awesome mate, awesome! Daniel, I'm not doing a second tattoo but if I had I would put Mathieu on it because he's done a brilliant job, well done to you also, amazing, thank you! Okay so there's Scott Raikkonen, spoil that! No, no, it's all good, all good, once enough!

EngineerB5, B5, really good job.

Charles LECLERCThank you very much, not much more we could do.

Romain GROSJEANOkay dude, that's the checker, that's the checker. Mate, mate, mate, mate, this is ridiculous, the guy f***ing pushed me off the track.

EngineerAnd

Romain GROSJEANthey should instead of talking about track limit like crazy, they should talk about gentlemen and racing and not being pushed off.

EngineerUnderstood, it was reported, I don't think they're going to do anything. Yeah well great, great, great, great.

Romain GROSJEANIt's not your fault but I'm really pissed off because this is point for us because I'm sorry for the frustration guys but I give it so much I give it so much and we don't get anything back.

EngineerI know dude, we understand, we were all hoping for it as well. Tough afternoon.

Sergio PEREZAnother podium that we give away.

EngineerWell done Carlos, that's the chequered flag, finished P7. I think that's not quite what we hoped for coming up to the weekend, but that's been a good afternoon.

Carlos SAINZYeah okay, not too bad, but could have done better. I did the best I could guys, just Iliad there in the middle of

Engineerthe

Carlos SAINZrace was a bit of a pain.

EngineerAnd P13, P13.

Sebastian VETTELOk, not much I could do there at the end. I was pretty stuck, to be honest, so... Anyway, I tried. A decent race up to the pit stop, but don't worry about it. Grazie, Claudio. Grazie, Claudio. Grazie per un sacco di anni. Grazie. Sei un gentleman.

EngineerCopy that, thanks, and sorry about that.

EngineerWell done, P8, good job. That's the points that we wanted in the end. Shame it's not a bit easier to overtake at the end there, but yeah, it was good to get points. Alright, now we got some points, so I don't know, we could have done a lot more, maybe we just would have been swapping positions. That's the best we could have finished today, so yeah, I don't know, we tried, just didn't have the pace and it was too difficult to overtake. Yeah, agreed. I think all this weekend you've been really focused on the process all the way through yesterday and today, getting all the details right. And as you say, we just didn't quite have the pace, so good job. Good job, man. Very solid race and yeah, hard work pays off. We are back on the points after a few race weekends. Let's keep it up and build up on where this weekend. Well done, mate.

Nicholas LATIFICheckered flag, checkered flag, checkered flag Copy,

Engineercopy That's P11, P11 Try to pick up rubber, set fuel Cool, go cool and single press HPP please Go cool and single press HPP please The

Nicholas LATIFIprime was such a **** tire, it wasn't any faster

EngineerAnd that's P9 Kimi, P9. Well done, well done. Finally some good points.

Antonio GIOVINAZZIyes guys yes well

Engineerdone antonio well done excellent race from b20 yes yes

Antonio GIOVINAZZIthank you guys thank you yeah perfect for for the team yeah it's really good thank you