Sakhir Grand Prix2020 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerThat went to K2 plus. Good man, good man, and we're the only car on track.

EngineerOkay, dude, let's keep pushing. Let's push again. Still no other cars on track

Pietro FITTIPALDIThe bounce seems okay, a bit of high-speed understeer into turn 5, bit of push understeer there.

EngineerOk, 50 paldi is coming, he is 7 seconds behind, pushing It's now 6 seconds, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

EngineerConsider left-hand side toggle for the final corner. Better at that than... Magnuson's low lap. ...than me. Yes, prefer left-hand side toggle, last corner.

Daniil KVYATA lot of traffic.

EngineerI saw Danny cool down, charge on, cool down.

EngineerGood warm-up on the brakes, and you can open more for traffic, which are done in seconds.

Lando NORRISI got a lot of damage to the floor. I think some bits just flew off.

EngineerOK, understood. Be careful of Carlos behind three seconds back.

Lando NORRISI mean, I can continue, but you're probably going to see something.

EngineerNow, if you've seen damage, I'd like to come in, please. So box this lap and box now. Just stop on the marks.

EngineerSorry, the Alphonse was out in front of me. No problem, those guys are going to start pushing now, so just watch those guys coming past you, I'm going to do a cool down lap now.

Charles LECLERCSomething broke.

Charles LECLERCDon't think I will make it to the box.

EngineerOk we can do double cool now, that's a good lap here We have Magnussen pushing, braking turn 1, watch your mirrors, he was good with us

Charles LECLERCI won't arrive to the box, I hope I'll arrive to the... no I won't even arrive to the...

EngineerOk, got

Daniil KVYATa behind, what is he doing?

EngineerMagnussen should be cooling down now

EngineerOkay, Kvyat near pit entry. Watch for Kvyat pushing as you join the track into turn one. Kvyat close in turn one. Nice job, dude.

EngineerI

Daniil KVYATwarned it was a s**t

Engineerin

Daniil KVYATturn 1. Traction is super poor. As soon as I touched the throttle in turn 1, it was totally s**t.

EngineerCopy. Reels are a bit hot, so we need to be careful there.

Lando NORRISI got a lot of damage to the floor.

EngineerI

Lando NORRISthink some dates just flew off

Carlos SAINZYeah, look at turn 4, I had got a bit more oversteer there.

EngineerCopy, yeah I saw that.

Max VERSTAPPENShift lights, begin to bright.

EngineerShift lights or dash display?

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, the whole thing.

EngineerDisplay 8, position 14. Display 8, position 1-4.

EngineerTurn 2, we have tailwind, try to ask a less combined, and offset 7, pull toggle, we are good to push, Albon 2 in front.

EngineerSo you do pick up a little bit of a tailwind as you are just getting to the apex of turn two.

EngineerYou're on target that pulled back five percent

George RUSSELLMark, let's just confirm, Beaming 3 is last session's Beaming 2.

EngineerYeah, copy, that's correct. And just make sure you're happy on your EB setting.

Alexander ALBONKF is completely different, there's a lot of entry

Engineeron the street, you

Alexander ALBONcan't understand OK,

Engineerunderstood Display 14, position 1 please, display 14, position 1 I'll help your apex rotation, next air behind you Iverstappen, 20 behind on the slow lap as well

EngineerSo you've got a Valtteri behind, 9 seconds, he's just on a slow lap, still currently P8, Valtteri P3 just under a tenth to him, that's still with a strat mode difference, Albon will be turn 1 now, he's on a timed I think.

George RUSSELLProbably, when you say strat mode difference, in our favour or his favour? His favour, so

EngineerAlbon's going to be coming through, he is 6 seconds, happy to go for a double call and then go again.

EngineerStill dropping the rear but let's get some good stops at turn 1 and turn 4 for the brakes.

Max VERSTAPPENI have the same problem as last week out of Turn 1, just hopping.

EngineerOK, box please.

EngineerI won't attack the entry. Yeah, no worries. We'll be using these again.

EngineerAnd we need brake temperature now down this straight. We will need to build brake temperature.

EngineerIn the last two laps we've opened the lap about 5k down compared to the option so potentially need to pick the speed up earlier at the last corner to open the lap.

EngineerThe only thing on the overlay is turn 7 entry. You could push the entry to 7 a little bit more. We'll need a good break. We'll need a good break and then it'll be go 1.

Sebastian VETTELI need another slow lap though. Tires are still very hot.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerIt's going to be recharge off. Patience. Good to go.

Kimi RAIKKONENI'm boxed this man Ok,

Engineerwe can do a start then So nobody behind Can

Kimi RAIKKONENwe not do a start in the high fuel? It's much more useful

EngineerStop

Kimi RAIKKONENby?

EngineerI

Kimi RAIKKONENwanna change the car Copy Box then, box No

Engineerproblem

EngineerIt's really difficult just to make it round.

Sebastian VETTELI lost the rear again a couple of times.

Nicholas LATIFIWas that left back limit, or was it okay?

EngineerI will crosscheck for the moment, no feedback from this direction.

Nicholas LATIFICopy.

EngineerSpell's okay, but not the limit. He looks okay. You have another slope? Another slope?

EngineerOkay, we could try diff 21, try diff 21 just to open the mid a little more to help the understeer.

Daniil KVYATI don't understand why this car in front of me has strange lights.

EngineerDani's Ricciardo was on a push lap.

Daniil KVYATYeah, but he has strange lights on the rear. It's too bright.

EngineerIt's just struggling to help out mate. OK, no worries, we'll have a look.

George RUSSELLTractor in its paw.

EngineerComes

George RUSSELLfrom the apex. Over rotation. Probably try a B-2.

Pietro FITTIPALDII couldn't quite maximise it there on the traffic.

EngineerYeah, there was a bit on the first lap. Don't worry dude, you've found some good time man. You're closing the gap to Kevin. Good job dude.

Pietro FITTIPALDIStep by step.

EngineerYeah man, Newton knows it.

Max VERSTAPPENEita, what is this? How is this possible? I have so much on the steer!

EngineerPlease take me to the procedure again. I can't neutral brakes on Yeah, pull the clutch in and keep it pulled press. Okay, select first gear All

Pietro FITTIPALDIright, I'm here. Okay,

Engineercancel it. I think that we need which needs to investigate something outside. Sorry about that

Alexander ALBONThere's so much understeer.

EngineerOkay, understood.

EngineerSo just keep some temperature in the front brakes to help the fronts.

EngineerWhat are we doing with DRS on this run? They're all non-DRS, non-DRS, so the first start was 4% deep.

Kimi RAIKKONENSo we're coming in to do start, so we do start now.

EngineerStandby. Ok, yeah, let's do that. Do

Kimi RAIKKONENwhich one? You're coming in... Yeah,

Engineeryou're coming in and we will do start.

Lando NORRISIt's not deploying or something, I've got a problem. Understood.

EngineerScenario 1 please, Scenario 1, and we will box this lap.

Lando NORRISYeah, confirmed.

Nicholas LATIFIYeah but, I can't get 8th gear if I'm with the PU,

Engineerso... Copy, copy, try to get 8th gear before turn 10 please, 8th gear before turn 10, and a Vettel pushing within 5, Vettel pushing within 5.

Sergio PEREZThere is a piece that fell off, what I do with it on the camera Something from the camera fell off, can I bring it back? Yeah, I think you have to come through the... Or I just throw it into the...

Sebastian VETTELThe car is a bit of

Engineera

Sebastian VETTELmid-story, so we can come in and do a start, tires need to cool down and then we decide if we go again.

EngineerSo if you want to reset DAS, the previous start was deep, then pull the back.

EngineerWell, there's no real answers. I have nowhere near the grip that I should have, I believe. That's for all speed ranges, so not just in places where we might be able to explain the difference, and the balance is quite poor on top, so let's crank on and see what we get.

Daniil KVYATDrivability very poor out of turn 1 again, check it.

EngineerDani, one second more liftoff, one second more.

EngineerI lost

Carlos SAINZsynchronization on the gears.

EngineerCopy, we're looking.

EngineerPress and hold the overtake now on the rundown to turn 10 please. Press and hold overtake.

EngineerDo

George RUSSELLyou have a target left up?

EngineerStart of stint, looking at high 57s

EngineerSir, 57.9 for Valtteri, lap 1.

Sergio PEREZOK, checkers, think about aero balance, let me know on aero balance. Challenge, do a big adjust, I was trolling with grief. Copy that, we'll drop aero balance more than default, copy.

EngineerAnd how's the balance?

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, pretty even on both axles.

EngineerUnderstood.

Daniel RICCIARDORear, rear trickier to manage.

EngineerCopy that.

Max VERSTAPPENMate, I don't get why I'm suddenly so slow. Is it just the tail pump which is f***ing horrible?

EngineerI think you'll be catching some traffic now.

EngineerThrough the P-train?

Sebastian VETTELYeah, copy.

EngineerWe

Sebastian VETTELcan also adjust the flap.

EngineerWe

Sebastian VETTELcan do two clicks or three clicks up.

EngineerI'm down for it. Sorry? Three

Sebastian VETTELclicks.

EngineerWe just got another lap deleted. Feedback, race control, we're always on the limit at turn 8.

EngineerThrough the pit lane.

EngineerLatifi in front is on base, 1.5 seconds in front, we need to pass him as soon as possible.

EngineerOK, box please Max, box. Keep up the pace. Front wing update please when you can.

Max VERSTAPPENCircling a

Engineerlittle

Max VERSTAPPENbit left front and we'll be at high so it's not too bad.

EngineerEsteban we'd like you to try brake four, we'd like you to try brake four but it may give you less initial bite so just be careful with that please

EngineerEngine 2 for one lap. Engine 2.

EngineerBottas on hard, he's about three tenths of a lap slower than you.

Esteban OCONYeah, I see him.

Pietro FITTIPALDIPit lane, pit lane.

EngineerSo Verstappen on the soft stabilizer 58.5, now on the medium 57.5.

Pierre GASLYYeah, music time, yeah.

EngineerCopy, copy, we are looking at it.

EngineerGot a spilling launch map launch map launch map on

EngineerOK, so Russell, eight laps into his hard, he's at 58.5, 58.5.

EngineerOkay, ahead of Arkon is Vettel. He's eight laps into his stint and he's doing 59.5. That's 1.8 slower.

EngineerSo Esteban started his stint at 58.0 and 10 laps into his stint he managed to 58.1

EngineerSo check it to make overtake button stronger. It's purple one override position one purple one override position one And then when you push the overtake push it really early early as you can on the overtake

Max VERSTAPPENOkay, impossible to pass there's so quick on the street

Pietro FITTIPALDIHow's my wheel spin control? Is it okay? I need to be careful on traction.

EngineerYour wheel spin is good, compared to Kevin it's similar, nice job, it's okay. So re-locking is still building, so let's do another click forward on B bow.

EngineerI

Pierre GASLYtook a gravel with my hand in my finger

Nicholas LATIFIThe rears are finished, there's nothing left on the rears.

EngineerHi Esteban, apart from the knock-off, are you having any problems with the brakes?

Esteban OCONApart from that, no.

EngineerAffirm.

Carlos SAINZYeah prefer to box, nothing to rack here.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerOkay, it was just as bad as the short run. I had front shattering as if the fronts weren't working. Lots of understeer but equally no rear on combined. Mostly exits but also some of the entries like 2 and 4. And last corner also change of direction and on traction out of 8 was quite poor.

EngineerYeah, good stuff guys. Yeah, very promising. That was great wasn't it? Really nice. Yeah.