Austrian Grand Prix2021 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerOkay Mercer, it's just you and Mick on track. Mick's about six seconds behind you. Let's work the brakes into three and four on the out lap.

EngineerOkay, that's brakes are good. Let's go for my push my push before the last corner

EngineerRemember, mode push, mode push.

EngineerOkay, let's go!

EngineerSo build build your gap

Pierre GASLYYeah, I got traffic, I understood, must have been some turn 9. Laptime deleted.

EngineerYeah, I understood, must have been traffic. Bottas pushing in turn 1. Everyone else is cooling down.

EngineerIt was a very clean lap. I had a job. I have, say, gone four tenths faster than Charles.

EngineerSo box, box, box, and charge the pack.

EngineerSo the track is currently two tenths faster than P3.

EngineerAnd cars are bunching up before turn 9.

Esteban OCONI got traffic, last corner

EngineerYeah, copy that, ok

Fernando ALONSOYeah, I don't know what Sunoda was doing in turn 9, unbelievable. Yeah,

Engineercould

Fernando ALONSObe that.

EngineerOK, mate, so stick to your delta, just negative on the delta. Currently P3 with that lap, nice lap.

EngineerOkay, this is currently P4, Verstappen still P1 that original time. We've got Norris and Alonso 2 and 3, they took New Soft.

EngineerSo, box, box, fasting lab, charge the pack.

George RUSSELLHow are we for traffic? Fine.

EngineerSo, we should be good. Timing's OK. We might just have to watch the trip over with Ocon, so he's about to start a time-lapse.

George RUSSELLYeah, it

Engineercould

George RUSSELLbe. PEMs are in a good window. So if that's

Engineerthe

George RUSSELLcase then let's do that.

EngineerOkay George, just check you and go out, switches look good, so there's several cars ahead George, you might have to get your elbows out here We haven't got much margin on time

Yuki TSUNODA2-10-6, yeah, I lost power I think.

EngineerCopy, we are having a look.

Mick SCHUMACHERYeah, I'm really trying to get everything out of it. I feel like we were quite close except for that Type 3.

EngineerYep, copy that. So Latifi was 105.2, so we're just 0.22 behind him. Yep, good effort by you, and Nikita was 105.95, so 0.5 behind.

EngineerOK, mode charge on the line and boxy-slap The

Kimi RAIKKONENtires were not very... not too good Front

EngineerCopy, copy

Sergio PEREZYeah, so we say no holding back into turn nine, but it's

Engineerwhat

Sergio PEREZthe Williams did

EngineerDo all you need to do for tires.

EngineerStop the car please, stop the car Solano only one car went, so I don't really want to just fire up because I can only hold it for a certain amount of time

Lando NORRISYeah, confirm

EngineerThe tyres are looking good. If you're slightly positive on the rear, that should be okay.

EngineerSo we can keep up the pace on the inlet, just gentle on the brakes.

Sergio PEREZI think we only locked the tow there

EngineerHow is the balance?

Sergio PEREZ10-3 was a bit more neutral on this tyre, so the low speed

Engineerbut

Sergio PEREZstill I pick up a bit on the 3-4 The middle speed seems to be better, more entry support Are

Engineeryou happy with the flap at this stage?

Sergio PEREZYep

EngineerCopy, surf box, checko

Sergio PEREZI think we only lagged the tow there

EngineerYeah, there should be more cars out on track next time round So we box? Yep, surf box, watch out for the weighbridge

EngineerTyres are good you're on target wind is low

EngineerStill lots of cars in front. Hamilton turn four.

Lando NORRISI don't know what to do.

EngineerThis is all you can do. Hamilton is approaching turn seven. So just do not impede Hamilton. He's out of seven. He's in eight now. I think it's just Vettel in front yet to go. Hamilton's between turn eight and turn nine. Hamilton turn nine.

EngineerBox, box, box, box. Negative on the dash. And Ferrari went for medium and they are two tenths behind.

George RUSSELLSorry guys was that too fast?

EngineerIt's on the faster side at the minute, but that's a good problem to have

EngineerOK, recharge on.

Fernando ALONSOWhat a mess, you know, what the people are doing.

EngineerYeah, copy that.

Fernando ALONSOWhat Toro Ross is doing particularly in Q1 and Q2 is not what they should.

EngineerOK, copy that, mate. Let's focus on ourselves.

Charles LECLERCBe careful of the traffic.

Fernando ALONSOYou want I let someone go or what I do? First, not ideal, no?

EngineerLet's do the outlap we need first

Max VERSTAPPENWe're all at the same sequence, right?

EngineerYep, you're all in phase. You've got five cars ahead of you at the moment.

EngineerOk, so we've watched Ricciardo as well.

Sebastian VETTELYeah, it's carnage.

EngineerWe

Sebastian VETTELhave time?

EngineerYeah, we've got one minute. We're fine on time. We've got still one minute. No wonder there's

Sebastian VETTELtwo cars to go.

EngineerYeah, copy that. So there's currently four to go. Just watch Hamilton now behind. Russell as well. And Boca. And

Sebastian VETTELanother one. Yeah, take the ***.

EngineerWe've still got 35 seconds now. Still got 30 seconds. So Ricciardo's gone, so there's now four to go. Still all clear behind. We've got to go in about five seconds. I don't think we make it. OK, go ahead of them then. Go, go, go. Go, go, go. Go, go, Alonso two. Yeah, I

Sebastian VETTELknow.

EngineerEveryone behind is slow. Go to Delta and keep it negative. Why did you not tell me about Alonso? I did say. OK.

George RUSSELLTalk to me, talk to me So it's currently Pete's 10, so we're through, we're through mate, well done

EngineerCome

George RUSSELLon boys, on the mediums, yes, yes, yes, yes, that

Engineerwas f***ing

George RUSSELLawesome, nice one

EngineerP-11, P-11. Aye, aye, Lily.

EngineerWhat the f**k?

Fernando ALONSOI cannot believe it.

EngineerWe need a mate.

EngineerIt was super tight out there, considering Gasly 4.4 on soft and Norris 4.4 on medium, so... Yeah, I mean, I'm

Carlos SAINZsure we can find 6000s in that lap, but I think it was a strong calling overall, like, just 6000 faster and now would we...

EngineerWe are in yes, man. Yes.

Yuki TSUNODAYes. Yes. Yeah.

EngineerGood job guys.

Yuki TSUNODAGood truck position. I love you guys. I was good

Max VERSTAPPENThey literally don't give a f**k about those mechanics to send the cars out. No, I was watching it, and

Engineeryou're absolutely right.

EngineerOK, recharge on.

Fernando ALONSOI cannot believe it.

EngineerWe need a mate. OK. Sorry mate, that means P14. That was a good lap though. Just make sure you respect the delta on your lap please. Just negative on your delta.

Fernando ALONSOWe were top 3, top 4 today. F*** now.

EngineerSo good work on the brakes and then easy on exit.

Pierre GASLYIs the track cooling down a bit because it's more cloudy?

Lando NORRISJust check the car over again, a lot of curbs used in the front two corners here.

EngineerYep, OK.

EngineerMain places are turn 7, turn 9.

Pierre GASLYI need a tiny bit more in terms of balance compared to what I had now, like a bit more front.

EngineerOk, so let's go half a step up compared to Q2, we saw we had a bit more understeer there.

Lando NORRISJust check the car over again, a lot of kerbs used in the front two corners, so... Yep, OK.

EngineerWe're good for time, there's a lot of cars ahead. We are good for time.

EngineerConfirmed, tailwind turn 3 is the same as before from card data.

EngineerDelta stay negative, Delta stay negative P10 Lance, P10 No

Lance STROLLgrip on that set Copy

Engineerthat, copy that

EngineerWe'll get there tomorrow man.

Sergio PEREZIt

Engineerdidn't come easy. Well done Sergio, fantastic lap, well done, great starting. Thank you mate.

EngineerOK mate, good job, good job, so go in lap, that was a good lap, so that's P9 ahead of Stroll

George RUSSELLAlright guys, good job, struggled there with the tyres, but yeah good job, good job

EngineerYeah nice one mate, that was mega, well done, so just keep an eye on the delta, so just stay negative on the dash, so minus one to minus three on the delta

George RUSSELLNice job buddy, nice job

EngineerCheers mate

Max VERSTAPPENWe will never ever do that again, to go as first.

EngineerThat's Pohl again. It's yourself, Norris and Checo. Then Hamilton and Bottas, P4 and P5. Great job, Max. Four hundredths. That's all it was, so fantastic job. You, then Lando, then Sergio. That

Max VERSTAPPENwas P1, but yeah, we'll talk about it later.

EngineerI

Lando NORRISdid the best I could Okay, mate, I hope you're sitting down P2, P2 Let's f***ing go boys Awesome job Have it, well done,

Engineergreat

Lando NORRISjob Well done mate, great job, vamos! Great lap man, amazing qualifying, well done

EngineerP8 Sebastian, P8 If

Sebastian VETTELwe do a 104.48, where are we?

EngineerSame position, same position, Sonoda is the car ahead 104.27

Sebastian VETTELNo, we didn't have that No, exactly Well done Yep, well done to you Bit of a pick up in Q2 But it's not my mistake

EngineerNo, confirmed Everyone barge pass

EngineerHow far off are we? Yeah, 3 tenths, just under 3 tenths to Vestatum Yeah, to the next car Just 2 hundredths

Valtteri BOTTASYeah, I lost some time in turn 3, but other places I couldn't climb more, so...

EngineerP7 UK, P7 Congratulation

Yuki TSUNODACongratulation to you guys

EngineerIt

Yuki TSUNODAwas a good comeback. I think especially from fp3 good adaption Maybe the end of the sleep stream I couldn't use much But I'm happy for the lap

EngineerYeah, it was a good lap, it was a good lap

EngineerOkay, that's P6 here. Our new key is P7. A bit more than a tenth behind.

Pierre GASLYGood job, guys.

EngineerGood job. Yeah, good recovery.

Pierre GASLYVery strong form in quali.

EngineerOkay, mate. Yeah, it's been a good quali. Difficult weekend, but good quali.