Abu Dhabi Grand Prix2021 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerYeah I'm ready to check Max.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah I'm ready to check.

EngineerLoud and clear. Okay tyre 5, tyre 5.

Max VERSTAPPENI need my dash right or I can't see anything.

EngineerUnderstood.

Max VERSTAPPENI need my dash right here, I can't see anything.

EngineerUnderstood. Display 8, position 14. Display 8, position 14. Track is clear ahead and clear behind.

EngineerOK for info, how does everything feel? I know it's a hard tyre, first lap, but...

Esteban OCONA little bit understeering in turn 1, turn 5, turn 9.

Mick SCHUMACHERJust for your info, I know it was long.

EngineerSay again, no error board?

Mick SCHUMACHERNo, I just said I'm aware it was long. I didn't try to... Okay, yeah, no problem.

EngineerThat's fine.

EngineerLet me know if you'd like a Fromming update?

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, maybe two or three clicks.

EngineerOK, copy, boxes now.

EngineerOk, on both strides we'll need some full throttle for your battery please, and some brake.

EngineerAnd we'll have tyre 10 please Max, tyre 10.

EngineerSo reported a stronger tailwind exit of seven so it looks like it's slightly stronger than yesterday maybe.

EngineerWe're in phase, Giovinazzi 7 ahead out lap, Verstappen will be cooling behind you. Faster cool than before, we think diff exit 9 is worth it for 6 and 7, so diff exit 9 test.

EngineerIt will be a bit tight with the battery, so... Maybe I just start the lap on the... Yeah, yeah, good idea, yeah, do that.

EngineerOK, Lance, do you want another push? We've got one more.

Lance STROLLNo, I prefer the box and try something.

EngineerOK, happy you're in phase with Hamilton behind, so box, box, box, box.

EngineerSo the track is still four tenths slower compared to FP2. Some will be temperature, some will be wind.

EngineerThis is a tailwind braking to turn 6, 10 kph, tailwind braking turn 6.

EngineerOkay, so keep the temperature in the brakes front started to cool down a little bit

Carlos SAINZYeah, I don't

Engineerknow

Carlos SAINZif the traffic in the second part will up. Watch out, Ricciardo pushing. Watch out, Ricciardo.

EngineerDo you need a flap adjust or we... Do you need a flap adjust or we keep running?

Yuki TSUNODALet's have two steps more in flap Copy,

Engineerbox, box

Nicholas LATIFIThe dash is loose. You know how it clips into place? It won't stay clipped.

EngineerYeah,

Carlos SAINZlet's see if I can get a... in

Engineerlove without traffic. Yeah, understood, charge 25.7. So same sector time in sector 3 and 2.3 tenths faster in sector 2.

EngineerHow's the car? Is that better?

Sergio PEREZWe made it more nervous as well. We picked up more from the end, but also entry stability. We lost a bit there with entry stability.

EngineerYeah, copy that. The rear tires were five or six degrees hotter in the lap. That'll be a factor on that entry stability.

Kimi RAIKKONENAre you happy to try the setup change we talked about, or...? I struggle a bit on traction anyhow, so I'm not sure if it's the right thing to try. I guess we cannot go back if we change it, so...

EngineerHow many steps do you need, UK of rotation, please?

Yuki TSUNODAI think the tyres are damaged, so I think three steps. Yeah.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerYes, sorry Pierre, we have a problem with the software here, we are checking everything as much as we can Ok, so turn 9 is the biggest limitation compared to Sainz, Apex speed And then it's a little bit turn 1, and a little bit turn 12, 13, but turn 9 is the biggest difference

Pierre GASLYCopy, and compared to Yuki?

EngineerCompared to Yuki it's the same turn 9, turn 12

Pierre GASLYMinimum exit?

EngineerMinimum speed in turn 9, and it's mid to exit in turn 12 We are stronger in the chicane Copy

Nicholas LATIFIWhat's happening with the balance in turn 12? It's all over the place

EngineerGuys, we'll have a look. So Nobby's pushing within six And you're boxing. Stopping box, pull away, on target Hot shot, white line, another white line is short

George RUSSELLyeah very on my nose at the moment yeah

Engineerwe're not entirely convinced by the entry switch at the moment what

George RUSSELLdoes that mean?

Engineerjust settings in the background yeah

George RUSSELLwe've got no rear of entry

Engineeralright Perry's in three potentially on a push and two and one

Pierre GASLYWhat's happening in turn 6, I can't turn the car, then after very poor traction Yeah we're checking Just check of... Copy

EngineerWhat

Pierre GASLYwe do with the brakes compared to the other car We are checking Pierre How was turn 9?

EngineerTurn 9 was good

Pierre GASLYWe are 1% forward of the other car Copy I don't know, it's just understeer 6 and then oversteer 7

EngineerHow's the balance that time?

Esteban OCONYeah, all OK. All OK with the balance.

EngineerOK, that's good.

Esteban OCONLet's go for another cool. I picked up quite a lot of front end with without traffic into the double left.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerAnd Pierre, for your reference, this lap in turn 9 in quali would have been deleted. Entry turn 9.

Pierre GASLYOkay, I'm still struggling turn 12 entry with the rear

EngineerWas a better 12-14 this lap.

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, that was the best lap.

EngineerCopy. And box-box, pick confirm. There's nobody pushing behind.

Lewis HAMILTONGuidance on front tyres.

EngineerOutlet

Lewis HAMILTONpace-wise.

EngineerSo at the moment just recommending to push a little bit more in the early corners. Just keep the rest the same.

EngineerCan you hear me loud and clear? Yeah, very loud and clear, even on that straight. Just talk on this straight as well, all the way to 12. Sorry, I'll do the next one. Yeah, didn't get that. Okay, and it's box, box, please, box, box. Okay, copy. 13, 14. Yeah, loud and clear, 13. But you can go one. Go one, copy.

EngineerIt's

Nicholas LATIFIturn five, it's really poor today, the rear just keeps giving up at the worst point of the corner right before power.

EngineerIt's a

Nikita MAZEPINmassive understeer compared to what it used to be,

Engineera

Nikita MAZEPINlot more than the last one.

EngineerOK, noted. We've got Giovinazzi leaving the pits for... Can you check that

Nikita MAZEPINthe front wing and the front four is doing what we are wanting it to do? Yep, we'll double check, we'll double check.

EngineerDid you feel the difference in understeer mostly when you used the front four or all round?

Nikita MAZEPINAll round, but front four was worse than... a lot worse than it used to be. OK.

Lewis HAMILTONIt is a very hot day.

EngineerDo you think there's

Nikita MAZEPINhip-streaming gap?

EngineerWe're on around three seconds, around three seconds. Current gap to him is two and a half. What was that last time? I think you're around four, four seconds last time. In sync with the cars behind. Alonso's closing quickly, but he is in sync on a back-off.

Kimi RAIKKONENI think

Engineerwe

Kimi RAIKKONENcan do another lap, so I'll

Engineergo

Kimi RAIKKONENup to the tires because I want to pull down a little. Yeah, no problem.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it just does a f***ing turn in turn 6, it's unbelievable.

Lewis HAMILTONTried to get out of the way, but...

EngineerOkay, copy.

Yuki TSUNODAI have a lot of traffic.

EngineerYeah, I know, Yuki. Science aborted. Leclerc aborted.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it just does a f***ing turn in turn 6, it's unbelievable.

EngineerOK, retarget on.

EngineerWas it a bit too much on the nose now?

Yuki TSUNODANo, that was good. That was okay. I was taking pushes a little bit, but... Understood, understood. Please.

Lance STROLLBig cool,

Engineerbig cool, we need single cool push, single cool push, so two more push now, so big cool.

EngineerIf you're still after some rotation maxes, display 11, position 6. Display 11, position 6.

EngineerShould have

Lewis HAMILTONgone back to the other tyre. I got a flat spot on this one.

EngineerI

Lewis HAMILTONthought you knew.

EngineerI don't

Lewis HAMILTONthink I can drive by this tyre.

EngineerOk Kimi, you will have time to complete a push lap, 4 minutes until the end of the session

EngineerAvoid oversleeping the fronts, turn 6 and 7, and no Leico.

Engineerso have a practice pit stop and then it'll be a shallow clutch for the launch and don't go up on the revs immediately

Pierre GASLYI don't know what's happened, I completely lost the rear, braking there

EngineerYeah, could be that, very very low RPM

EngineerYou can keep up the pace here Max

EngineerWhat the f**k was that? I... I don't know

EngineerFurther time to gain is on entry of turn 12.

Carlos SAINZAny references in high fuel?

EngineerWe've got only Hamilton soft 28.1, I believe high fuel, only one time lap he didn't soft.

EngineerSo Raikkonen has taken the flag behind, so everybody is cooler.

EngineerOK, so plan 2 burnouts, left hand side, gear 1, launch.

EngineerThere will be go cool preferred, please recover the brakes I'm missing the difference between go and go cool, the same bias, no?

EngineerI have no power. Yeah, that's right, don't worry, it will come back. It's just based on temperature, unfortunately. Yeah, it took HG in front to go. Yeah, we saw, it's alright.

Engineerand charge button on, charge on, and if you can slow down and open the gap to sign in front so we can try to do pit stops please and box this lap, box, pit confirm, gap to sign, 15 seconds, we need around 30 seconds