Austrian Grand Prix2021 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerBike on find, please. Track opens in four seconds.

Carlos SAINZYeah, check the forecast, just to be sure I see some drops of rain.

EngineerYeah, there are a few drops reported, should be okay to stay out.

EngineerSo we're going to get two push laps with a double cool.

Lewis HAMILTONYep.

EngineerFive cars ahead of you, no six now with Giovinazzi seven

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it's just

EngineerFour cars still ahead of you three two Okay, beep out three And recharge off before ten

Charles LECLERCThat's

Engineerthe

Charles LECLERCtrip

EngineerAnd Lando, we can box, we can box, or you can go again, Reichen and right behind. No, I go again. Okay.

Lando NORRISNext person behind. Mazipan 4, then

EngineerGiovinazzi 9. Yeah, I need earlier.

EngineerHow's the flap? Gasly behind, two seconds.

Sergio PEREZInto the low speed, traction seems to be quite good.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerSo maintain front temperature. That's what you need to do. Maintain front and cool rears.

Lance STROLLSo I'm going this lap, right? No, up on five behind pushing. OK, well, you're not clear, Brad.

EngineerWe should find around 3 tenths with the Medium compared to the Proto.

Charles LECLERCOh s**t.

EngineerThat

Charles LECLERCwas a scary one.

EngineerOkay, from a battery point of view we are good to go again, Max. So let's prep ourselves for that. Hamilton, 12 seconds on a time-lapse. Crack is clear ahead.

EngineerMain loss, turn 3 with that entry snap. Yeah, looked like maybe a bit of a tailwind there, but also maybe a bit aggressive on the beaming.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I'm not even gonna say what the f**k happened

EngineerWhat

Max VERSTAPPENhappened? No, I'm not gonna f**king say it, people are blind

EngineerDaniel I think turn seven you can maybe carry a little less speed in and get on power earlier you may even just be able to get on power earlier if you turn in can turn in more and remember left hand toggle turn four and you can take another step in braking there's still margin there

Charles LECLERCI just need to go to the toilet very quickly if possible.

EngineerUnderstood. Everyone behind you on a slow lap.

EngineerRecharge on.

Esteban OCONI might have hit the front wing on the last corner, inside. OK,

Engineerunderstood. So we've got slow laps behind, we'll have a look.

Esteban OCONCopy, I will come close to pit lane just to see.

EngineerYeah, understood, if we're going to do a double cool. OK, so Antoine, car's behind on out laps, what we'd like you to do is come through the pit lane this lap please, stop on the marks, we'll give the front wing a quick visual, everything we can see in data looks fine though, and then you can go on the mechanics signal.

Carlos SAINZDon't you think it's going to rain? Shall we put the soft tire as quick as possible?

EngineerConditional stable like this for the whole session.

EngineerWould you like another lap?

Sebastian VETTELProbably a double cool and then see what happens.

EngineerYeah, exactly. Let's go for the double cool. Currently P2.

Sebastian VETTELOtherwise I'm happy to box as well.

EngineerYeah, if you've got a good answer. OK, let's box. Just charge the pack now.

EngineerSo, we need to do another cool, I think, Lance, for these tyres.

Lance STROLLYep.

EngineerCars behind are all cool. Cars behind are all cool.

EngineerSo that's P1, so box, box, box, I guess double cooldown.

Daniel RICCIARDOOkay, temperatures look okay to push again.

EngineerDo

Daniel RICCIARDOyou want a different strat or are you happy? I'm happy.

EngineerA

Lando NORRISfew more spits of rain now.

Sebastian VETTELSo now do you expect that to increase?

EngineerWe don't expect it to increase although it's not particularly clear on radar.

EngineerJust down two hundredths to Valtteri in sector 1, you are purple, sectors 2 and 3. Repeat the

Lewis HAMILTONsectors again.

EngineerSo you're down just two hundredths to sector 1, you are purple, sectors 2 and 3. To Valtteri looks like it's mainly a tow into turn 1.

Fernando ALONSOI can't believe it. I f***ing can't believe it. They don't have mirrors, these guys. Who was the guy?

EngineerRäikkönen.

Charles LECLERC1 and 10 minimum speed right? Yes, correct.

Charles LECLERCIt's raining quite a bit, so there are some drops which might affect also the performance.

EngineerSo we're expecting 21 time-lapse, so this one and 20 more, and press and hold overtake for five seconds when you can.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it's a little bit

Sergio PEREZThe upshift into turn 7 is very upsetting. It's upsetting the rear a lot.

Lance STROLLCan you repeat please?

EngineerDiff mid 5 for understeer, if you have understeer, diff mid 5

EngineerSo straight into time management.

Max VERSTAPPENOK, it's 2-3-1-1, I'm not sure how long we can keep it like this.

EngineerOK, well my recommendation would be stick it out as long as you feel you can keep it between the white lines. It could be similar conditions on Sunday, so you may well be learning.

Nicholas LATIFIThese rear tires do not feel very good.

EngineerThe

Nicholas LATIFIrear left looks very angry.

EngineerSo we've got rain marks there at four.

Engineer15 more timed and you can push more in 6 and 9.

EngineerOk, turn 3 re-locking is increasing, if we can try to brake slightly earlier and hold less pressure late braking.

EngineerYeah man, we saw it. Your lap time is very comparable to Latifi. This is good. Nice job, mate.

EngineerWe are expecting this rain for another five minutes.

Sergio PEREZSeems to be increasing the rain a bit in the fore.

EngineerYeah, copy that.

Valtteri BOTTASNow the rain starts to affect P-204

EngineerThe rain is getting heavier by the look of it.

Lando NORRISIt's raining quite a bit more, getting a bit slippery.

EngineerSo reset your tyre switch when you can, reset tyre. Gasly is two and a half, you know. Is

Sebastian VETTELthere a nicer gap around somewhere or is that the best we can...?

EngineerI think that's the best for now.

EngineerOkay, and how's the track?

Fernando ALONSOYeah, completely dry, no problem.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerRemember to laiko into turn 9, that's priority number 1, laiko into turn 9.

EngineerAnd how are the tires?

Fernando ALONSORear movement allowed.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerOkay so if Räikkönen comes past it's not an issue, he's on much fresher medium tyres.

EngineerAnd what is your status at the moment?

Fernando ALONSOZero.

EngineerOk, understood.

Fernando ALONSODoing something in three and four, the last two laps.

EngineerYeah, copy, we noticed that.

EngineerLewis out again on the medium 9.5

Yuki TSUNODAThe idiot in front, he's using DRS all the way, so impossible to overtake him.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerOk, what damage do you have? Talon,

Lando NORRISjust the tires are flat spotted

Valtteri BOTTASIt's getting a bit slippery in places

EngineerSo he took the checkered flag?

Charles LECLERCYeah, the flag told me earlier. Anyway, I'm pushing, I'm pushing for now.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerOkay, so it's a bike point find four burnouts and a first gear launch left-hand side preferred but managed traffic

EngineerBox, Box, K2 off, and the brakes are very hot, so please cool the brakes before pit lane.

EngineerOkay, so let's get some weaving on the way up to turn 3, 200 kph, and a bit of gentle weaving.

Kimi RAIKKONENIs the drink button on or off? Yeah, it should be. Now, is it on or off as a switch?

EngineerAh, come by.

Kimi RAIKKONENBecause I'm not connected, so it's either that I'm putting water into the cockpit or not. Come

Engineerby, come by. Yeah, it's off, it's off.