Spanish Grand Prix2020 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerIt's going to be your first time track, so

Nicholas LATIFIthe positive

Engineeris you can really focus on your hot lap, focus on everything we said.

EngineerLet's just hear Nicholas on track, Nicholas in turn 1 now on a push lap, so let's clear ahead, and then we go push before the last corner.

EngineerThe

Nicholas LATIFItruck felt a bit slippery at the start, I'm sure it's going to improve.

Nicholas LATIFIYeah, it's in the wind though, a little bit on the edge of understeer starting the lap, overseer ending.

EngineerThe circuit should be all clear.

George RUSSELLVery windy

EngineerYeah, I think it's picked up just as you left the garage

George RUSSELLbalance felt alright otherwise

EngineerI'm not

Max VERSTAPPENsure, it feels a bit weird to the car.

EngineerUnderstood.

Esteban OCONBrake pedal very long at the moment, very long.

EngineerCopy. I'm afraid you're going to have to live with that. We aren't going to have time to do anything. Hopefully it'll come to you a little bit during the session.

Alexander ALBONStill 10-10 and 10-5, we have understood. Understood.

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, it was a bit sharp on the front. I'll come down too, on

Engineerthe front wing. OK, understood.

Antonio GIOVINAZZIYeah, can you check the floor?

EngineerYeah, we will have a look.

Esteban OCONThere was slightly too much on the sand for turn 1.

EngineerOK, what about the rest of the lap?

Esteban OCONThe rest of the lap was pretty decent to end with.

EngineerYeah, copy.

EngineerOk Niki, we expect 0.4 of track evil and cutoff 17.6, 17.6

Daniil KVYATYeah, car is a bit more alive, I think. I can afford some more flap, but not a lot, maybe one step.

EngineerCopying one step up.

Daniil KVYATJust last sector again, 10 and 10-12 is most rear limited corners for me.

EngineerOkay, Lando, in this group, we're the sixth car.

George RUSSELLAlright, this is going to be a massive traffic jam here.

EngineerSo everybody's going to be on outlaps, you've only got two cars ahead, Bottas and Ocon, so you're in a better place for traffic. Do what you need to do for tyres, they're in a good place again. So ahead Bottas, behind Ricciardo, everyone on soft.

EngineerRed Bull is on the angle up or not? He's in sync with you, he's in sync with you.

Romain GROSJEANAh, it's a f***ing

Engineermess. F***ing mess.

EngineerOK, recharge on please and box this lap Max, recharge on, box this lap, strat 7, strat 7, and keep your dash negative, keep your dash negative.

EngineerSorry guys, I wanted to give you more after last night

Daniil KVYATYeah, no more, I'm still rear limited, turn 9 is understeer, that's why I can't make it flat, so it's quite disconnected now, I think, let's talk in the garage about the difference.

EngineerWhat happened in 1-2, were you held up?

Kevin MAGNUSSENYes, big time. Big time, understood.

Engineerand yellow g4 please yellow g4 and that's the start of the session

EngineerSo your first two cows on track still and all the cows hitting the track.

EngineerFor us it's B-Bell 3 and recharge it off when you're ready.

EngineerAnd a weaving out of turn 9

EngineerPotential race start set, so look after it.

EngineerAnd how was the balance?

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, I could come up and click on front wing.

EngineerOkay, unlisted.

EngineerSo basically we're not carrying enough speed through turn five and also braking a little bit earlier than we need to for turn ten Josh will have some more info for you

Charles LECLERCYeah, horrible lap. Really horrible.

Pierre GASLYLet's go let's go

Engineerok and track is clear, track clear, we have margin so whatever you need on the outlap

EngineerOK, recharge on, recharge on, and look after these tyres on the way in please, could be a race, start set.

Alexander ALBONWe ran out of boost again.

Pierre GASLYYes! Yes! Yes, man!

Pierre GASLYThat was a very good lap, I'm really happy, see the car feels good, so let's try again.

EngineerYeah same again mate, ok so now we will follow the plan, we will follow the plan.

Daniil KVYATOk, the outlap didn't help, but that was everything I had.

EngineerYeah, it was not bad after the previous sessions. We can have a good race from there.

Daniil KVYATYeah.

EngineerSo you'll be waiting, still a red flag, so you'll be waiting at the end of the pit lane for 1 minute 30 seconds. You'll be waiting at the end of the pit lane for 1 minute 30 seconds.

EngineerBe

Lance STROLLnice to have an ice cream in here, Brad.

EngineerIt would be nice to have one up here

EngineerRear temperatures are slightly warmer on this scrub set.

EngineerOkay, temperatures are still looking nice.

Engineerand we have tailwind into turn 9

EngineerBit of a train at 14 at the moment. I'll keep you posted. How many cars are there? Three to go.

EngineerDelta. Delta. Stay negative. Stay negative. Cool brakes on the way in. Cool brakes on the way in. A bit of full throttle for charging.

EngineerOkay, I saw you a little moment turn two. You did well to keep a calm head after that. Good recovery.

Charles LECLERCSome weird behavior of the engine out of the box.

EngineerOk, we will check that.

EngineerThree, push the colon.

EngineerLooks like they're all playing silly buggers at the front again.

EngineerAnd Carlos again, I think what you did last time with the windy conditions is good. Just keep your inputs nice and calm

EngineerToo

Charles LECLERCmuch understeer. We've got this understeer that we can't get rid of. With the new tyres it's just worse than with the old tyres, just because the balance understeering like crazy.

EngineerCopy, understood.

EngineerNice work Lewis. That's it. So that's P1 mate. Well done. Really nice job there.

Charles LECLERCIs it P-10 or P-9 or what?

EngineerIt's a good effort Max, good effort mate, P3, nice job today. Strat 7 please.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah it seemed like Tractons maybe a bit slower, I don't know.

EngineerYeah copy, you're just a tenth down in sector three, um no yeah Hamilton was half second slower on his second set, Bottas matched his first time.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah no bad, good starting position so um let's see tomorrow.

EngineerYep. Yeah good effort Max, I think that was all that was in there today so good starting group for tomorrow.

Max VERSTAPPENExactly.

Carlos SAINZOK Carlos, P7, P7 mate, good job. Yeah, decent job guys, not the perfect lap, but yeah,

Engineernot

Carlos SAINZbad.

EngineerGood

Lance STROLLjob guys, kind of lost out there on that lap at the last sector, but good effort.

EngineerAll right, second, it's just basically the same lap time again, so let's tap him still on the lap, Lewis didn't improve.

Valtteri BOTTASHey

Engineerfam, so just keep the delta negative, you look the same to us, you were purple sector 2. So second confirmed.

EngineerP4 confirmed Checo, well done, Lance P5, top 3 is Hamilton 1, Bottas 2, Verstappen 3

Sergio PEREZGood job team, good results Copy

Engineerthat Checo, just under 2 tenths to Verstappen ahead, Mercedes are far away

Lando NORRISYeah, it was a bad lap, I messed up 10-10, bit of front locking but...

EngineerOkay, we qualified P8, P8

EngineerOkay, that is P6 mate, P6, so just make sure you're negative on the Delta, that's important, negative on your Delta please Well done Alex, well done, solid job today, well done, top six Okay, so when you start P1 and leave it in P1 please

Pierre GASLYI felt pretty ****

EngineerYeah it was bad, it was bad

Pierre GASLYNo grip on the rear last sector, I don't know if it's

Engineera

Pierre GASLYmassive snazzy river Yeah I don't know why, it's just all over the place in the last sector

EngineerOk, stop at the bridge, anyway good job