Abu Dhabi Grand Prix2021 · Qualifying team radio

Engineer10 seconds to green light

EngineerOK, you know the drill for this outlap. Nice and positive, turn 5, turn 9, the rest of the outlap. Tyre 6 for now. Tyre 6 for now, we'll get gear sync to turn 5.

EngineerPlease repeat Seven cars ahead now six cars ahead

EngineerGood warm-up on the brakes, Perez starting time-lapse, he's 35 behind you And behind him is Sebastian, he's 15 seconds behind Perez

Sergio PEREZYeah, like some front end there towards the end it is getting more stable

EngineerActually, probably the best will be to do another charge, so you will have everybody in phase. If not, you will have a car slow during your push laps. Signs, 9 seconds behind. Keep me updated. 8 seconds. 7.

EngineerTukas preparing the lap in front

Yuki TSUNODACode down please

EngineerAny tools adjust required Matt, for the next lap?

Max VERSTAPPENNo, I'll just try it again, just normal offsets.

EngineerYeah, copy. Just remember that VVAL 3 if you need it, after turn 9.

EngineerOkay, how was warm-up on this set, Fernando? It was okay. Okay, copy that. So we've got Vettel four seconds behind.

Fernando ALONSOAnd

Engineerwatch your delta, please. So at the moment we're thinking about boxing now, and then do another run on this set. We're currently still P5. And we've got Perez coming up on the time-lapse. I feel I can improve, no? Perez coming up with time-lapse just behind you. Okay, you tell me. You tell me what to do. Speed up, please. Speed up on boxing this lap.

EngineerBox, box, box, box, you can push in the in-lap. So 23.85, you kill the 23.75 and they had a little bit of a help from a little toe in the back straight. And this was very good, that was very good turn 12, 13, 14, good job. You can push in the in-lap, no need to drop.

Engineerand no one pushing behind you and red flag, red flag, stay positive

EngineerSo we think it should be quick

EngineerOkay, we stay on plan, Camille, we stay on plan, we can do the same sequence.

EngineerOkay, you can vibe the engine

EngineerWe are tight for timing for the second push, depending on the cool down we are doing.

Carlos SAINZI'm trying to get the dials back up.

EngineerOkay, that's good.

Sebastian VETTELWhat was he doing?

EngineerSo timing is tight for the second push, so let's try to nail the first one

Charles LECLERCOK, I'm OK, but just let him know that we are tight and he defends.

EngineerOK, we stay where we are. Positions?

Charles LECLERCYeah, will be good for him to not slow down too much in the last sector. Copy.

EngineerAnd we have 25 seconds margin to start the next lap. 25 seconds margin at the moment. Yes 25 seconds margin to start the lap. Yeah 25

Charles LECLERCseconds margin to the cooldown lap we had.

EngineerYes to the normal cooldown lap. And signed lap time 23.8.

George RUSSELLYep, I went tired from nowhere, absolutely nowhere So guys, we didn't need to risk up, we could have gone three Fast, slow, fast, we had the pace, we had the pace

EngineerCopy that sorry about that. That's right. We'll make them make the car good for tomorrow

Carlos SAINZYeah, the balance on the first tooth was strange, like, less weird than in this. My surface was higher because of the outlap.

EngineerYeah, a bit compromised with the tyre condition, I would say. And Charles, 023.46.

Sebastian VETTELAgain traffic, I

Engineermean come on guys

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, I'm OK, yes.

EngineerCopy, copy. OK, box please, box.

Kimi RAIKKONENI think I got ****

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Kimi RAIKKONENmy wheels on the right, on the wheels from the kerb, actually, that night.

EngineerBecause it was very slippery on the next lap. OK, copy that. We'll have a look. It was a good lap until then.

EngineerThere's the green light nice and positive on this tire

EngineerSo this compound's just going to need a bit more work.

EngineerOkay, so Hamilton Bottas leading the field, Gasly, Sunoda ahead of Checo. Whatever you need to do for the tyres.

EngineerOk Lando, that didn't quite go to plan, but this is where we are. So our message from Jose is to maximise track usage, entry to turn 16.

EngineerYeah, getting on with it. Hamilton looks to have bolted. Bottas just waiting X at 14. Hamilton's gone, you can see Bottas. B-Bell 3, B-Bell 3, handbrake to open the lap. Retarge off. Bottas is gone.

Pierre GASLYI don't know what's happened, I had a big snap in turn 9 and I lost everything from there.

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Pierre GASLYknow, I was improving, did you see the big snap? I had no grip after that, I couldn't brake.

EngineerYoki, we need full throttle as much as possible. Focus on it, please. OK, OK, OK, OK, shot! Multi B14, position 4. Multi B14, position 4.

Pierre GASLYHave I lost the car in turn 9? I almost spun. I know it's turn 9.

EngineerBut

Pierre GASLYafter that I had no grip.

Charles LECLERCIf we can send the cars with a bit more distance would be good, because then I need to be slow in the last part of the lap. Thank you.

EngineerCopy, we will do it.

Max VERSTAPPENFlat spot. Passive.

Pierre GASLYI let him pass before the last corner, why does he need to do that?

EngineerYeah, copy that, we're reviewing it, box, box.

EngineerI'm currently P1, it was a very good lap, apart from that turn 9 perhaps.

Carlos SAINZYeah, a bit more understeer in the new tyre.

Yuki TSUNODACheck fail, fail, fail something, something turn on, fail something number.

EngineerSo Valtteri, let us know, it'll be a QALY turnaround, let us know if you need any more flap, and we're gonna go again on medium. Plus one, on the flap. Copy that.

EngineerOK, so Lance confirmed we will build. We will do a build lap. Sebastian is eight seconds behind you on out lap. Keep doing the scrubbing, same procedure as before.

EngineerOk, push on now Lance, push on, they're all coming out of the pit, so push on now, out two, out two and build, out two and build, Lance.

EngineerIt's like a race out there. Yeah, they are pushing crazy, yeah.

EngineerHow are we doing for time? Loads of time, loads and loads of time. Just don't let anybody else behind. You've got Bottas Outlap behind. How many? Lots of cars behind. Six behind and seven ahead. The group of seven ahead are close together.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, McLaren.

EngineerRecharge on, recharge on. Copy that.

Fernando ALONSOI was improving the lap time, so, you know, this guy stopped us to improve it, basically. So, yeah,

Engineercopy that. We're on it.

Pierre GASLYThe brakes were f***ing cold, I could not brake, turn 1, turn 5 was disaster.

Sebastian VETTELEvery f***ing time is

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Sebastian VETTELs***. Sorry guys.

Sebastian VETTELIt's Carnage again.

EngineerThe

Pierre GASLYbrakes were f***ing cold, I could not brake.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, man, I cannot believe it, you know, I mean we will start in his position it's

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Fernando ALONSOclear impeding, but I cannot believe it

EngineerOk, Yuki, we are P8, good job

Yuki TSUNODALet's f***ing go, man! Oh, that was a f***ing good lap in first place I'm so happy for this one

EngineerBox, box, stop in front of the garage Stop in front of the garage Now we do a good Q3

EngineerIt's all OK and green light. All OK on switches.

EngineerMake sure we're not holding max up just get on with things, get on with things, don't hold max up

EngineerSee Floor, let Max do his thing and let him catch us up in Sector 3.

Charles LECLERCKeep me updated with that gap.

EngineerBottas in front at 24 seconds and track is clear behind.

EngineerAnd we have same wind as before, we'll need a good warm up on the brakes, try to stay in front of Ricciardo, he has a scrap soft, or open the gap to him if he needs to be quicker than you on the outlap.

EngineerOK, trapper now turn 5, let's go, let's go, tow him up to 6, tow him up to 6 and let him through.

EngineerHow's the balance?

Esteban OCONBalance is alright, but Cardi is doing strange things entry, turn 9 and sideways entering basically

EngineerCopy that

EngineerSo, unfortunately, the lap was deleted. Turn 16 track limit. Don't worry, we do the same lap and we'll be fine. We have another tyre, we'll be good. Just watch the track limit there.

Lando NORRISThe red bull screwed me over Yep, okay, I understood It got way too close to me Yeah, it just easily got in my way in the slowest part of the circuit

EngineerDoesn't seem fair to me

EngineerEven with our snowmobiles up on the traffic in the left corner. It's 5-0, second margin, 5-0, so should be plenty safe, only four cars in front.

EngineerYour bias is currently plus one, so you can reset that.

EngineerOh

Max VERSTAPPENyes!

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Max VERSTAPPENdidn't expect that one, but amazing job guys! Well

Engineerdone mate, great teamwork, great teamwork, well done, good job.

EngineerUh, P3, P3. Great job. Yeah, baby!

EngineerYeah, even then, Max, I think your first two sectors were good. It was actually looking almost a tenth up by turn 13, and just lost it there at 14, but excellent job in that final session. So Hamilton just picked you for purple by 100 in sector one. You were purple in sector two both laps, with or without tow, and purple in sector three by almost two tenths.

Daniel RICCIARDOOK, understood.

EngineerI'll corner 20 milliseconds.

Daniel RICCIARDOOK. Alright, no worries, I'll debrief once I get back. Sure. Well done for Lando guys. Thank you.

Lando NORRISRandy, you owe me. Again.

EngineerYes, you won that bet.

Lando NORRISGood job.

EngineerYep, great job mate. Well done.

Esteban OCONYeah, there was not much left guys, sorry.

EngineerYeah, don't think you need to apologise for that, that's P9, nice job.

Esteban OCONCopy that, good job. Yeah, I thought I could have improved a bit more, but no, there was no way.

EngineerI think we were there or thereabouts, well done. OK, let's keep following that delta please on the way in.

Esteban OCONCopy that.

EngineerNo, it's just picky there. But Max got pole. Definition of a team player. Good job guys. Good job from them. Thank you for that. That's great teamwork. Great teamwork. Good job team. We will get them tomorrow.

Carlos SAINZVery solid, very solid. Almost. Yeah, Lando must have done a good one because mine was pretty good.

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Valtteri BOTTASdon't know, there was nothing more in it, so I'm not sure why.

EngineerF**k

Yuki TSUNODAman!

EngineerSo, lift off, fast in the corners, lift off and go straight. Fast in the corners, lift off and go straight. I'm so f**king

Yuki TSUNODAregret about the track limit, man. There was so much on this stair, I heard.

EngineerYeah, Yuki, I share the view. Lift and go straight. It's P8, P8, Yuki. F**k

Yuki TSUNODAman.

EngineerIt shouldn't be too hard on you, it was still a good quality. So, it was a good quality. Shame for that. But still a good position for tomorrow.

Charles LECLERCWe're degrading too much towards, you know, the lab.