Austrian Grand Prix2021 · Race team radio

EngineerAnd they're just going to push you out, Lando. They'll push you out.

Pierre GASLYOkay, I don't see still three times

Engineerpushing until the exit of four. Okay so cool the car for pit entry.

EngineerAnd Daniel, measured wind similar to yesterday, if anything a little bit calmer, so more dominated by the following effect from the cars.

EngineerOkay mate, how is the car balance? How is the car balance?

Lando NORRISYeah, I'm happy.

EngineerOK, so brake temperature's all good. Two more laps, please, two more laps.

George RUSSELL100% something's not right guys, with the rear of

Engineerthe

George RUSSELLcar, 100%

EngineerOK, so you're going to the grid. At the back of the grid we'll switch the car to P1. Steering P1 please.

EngineerOk mate, no full throttle, no full throttle, cool the car, cool the car and we go to the grid We go to the grid, please confirm Yeah, call car Ok understood, remember when you arrive at the back of the grid, set the car into P1

EngineerSo the data looks okay for our car, so let's just go around to the grid and

George RUSSELLwe'll take a look.

Yuki TSUNODAAnd also there's a bit of, I think, a bit of issue in steering, just winking around, it's not consistently, sometimes blackouts, could you check, now it's fixed maybe, and front right, also could you check if there is a graining or not.

EngineerYes we will, can you show Mauro about the steering wheel, please.

EngineerAnd switch off Max.

Max VERSTAPPENJust one thing while driving, I don't hear you very well, it's like the volume is a bit down.

EngineerOK copy, I will try and get that sorted.

EngineerSo yeah Lewis, I've come down that one turn but yeah as Marcus reminded you, it is clouding over a little bit now.

Lewis HAMILTONJust tell me Bono, so you said on those laps of the grid the tyres were cool, so is it rears leading the front? Yep, copy.

EngineerSo

Lewis HAMILTONonce the front, once the rears start overheating it's going to go to oversteer so I think one more down will be good. Yeah,

Engineercopy.

EngineerAnd so the volume has been increased. Formation lights are here. for the dummy launch and formation lights. off and on the car.

EngineerWind is still light, looking at the flags coming from the south, so Vettel went on exit of 1. The cars in front will probably have a bigger effect for you. Keep me updated on the wind if you see, in real time, in lap 10 or lap 20 or whatever. If you see a clear wind direction, it may help.

EngineerAlright mate, most of the people on mediums, but two cars, Sainz and Raikkonen with the hat on. Have a good race!

EngineerOkay, so Once the engine is fired up, pit speed limiter on, first gear start and you keep pit speed limiter on until pull position Work the rear tires on the formation map Retouch off after turn 10 and then three burnouts from the DRS line We're not where we need to be here Let's use that anger from yesterday Let's have a good one

Fernando ALONSOYeah, let's try to enjoy And learn from this one

EngineerNASCAR approaching the grid now

Mick SCHUMACHERI'll contact you after turn 3.

EngineerUnderstood. We're checking everything. Pressure's OK.

Esteban OCONI'm out guys, that's it.

EngineerSo it looks like this Safety Guy's Ocon stopped between turns three and four

EngineerSo exit 03, debris all the way past the Aramco gantry.

EngineerLewis we'll leave it up to you, but Strat 5 or 6 for the restart, currently in Strat 6.

EngineerOkay so that was a great start mate actually P11 Leclerc is on medium but ahead of him is the four soft starters so you can have opportunities on them through the first stint

Fernando ALONSOOkay, so Ricciardo out of one, gained three or four positions, so I guess penalty will come very soon.

EngineerI

Fernando ALONSOmean, it was amazing what he did, amazing.

EngineerYeah so safety car is in this lap Max, safety car is in this lap. So nice and positive on your brakes at the moment, got plenty of margin for front brake temperature.

EngineerSo just cancel the magic and you'll be good to go.

Sergio PEREZHey, push me up!

EngineerSo my way's to go, mode 7, mode 7, reset your bias off 7.

EngineerSo there is drop down to P10. Let's follow Lewis through Norris.

EngineerSo it's Leclerc behind, Daniel in front.

EngineerOk Kimi, I know you're fighting but your brakes are very hot.

EngineerDRS enabled DRS enabled we'll stay with these guys and get our brakes under control

EngineerStrat 3, Strat 3, that'll bring performance. DRS enabled, DRS enabled.

EngineerGasly's doing ten point fours ten point fours. Yeah,

Lando NORRISokay. I don't care

EngineerOkay, so Daniel in front is on mediums and the four cars in front of him are on softs, so we will be looking to over cut those

Charles LECLERCWhat's going on with the brakes guys? What's with the brake balance? It's weird.

EngineerAnd think about MODX, think about MODX.

Lewis HAMILTONVery hard to follow.

EngineerYeah, copy that.

EngineerLet's do one more step saving turn 9 please, one more step of saving turn 9, you see 1.8 behind

EngineerOk Kimi, Russell and Sainz being told to manage more the tyres, we believe they could be on one stop.

EngineerGap 4.3

EngineerSonoda may be starting to struggle with tyres, he is the car ahead of Stroll.

Daniel RICCIARDOUnderstood.

Lando NORRISI mean, he's quicker. What do you

Engineerwant

Lando NORRISmy wrist load to be?

EngineerOK, Lando, we're using the rear left tyre a bit too much. If we can keep him behind us without using the tyre, it's OK.

EngineerPush now, push now.

Engineerconfirm

Valtteri BOTTASi'm driving to a plan a at the moment copy

Engineerthat plenty of space behind

EngineerHamilton 0.9 Bottas 4.1 Gasly 11.5

EngineerOk Pierre, another target now, we push on

EngineerNorris under investigation, he might get a 5 second penalty

Engineer21

Lewis HAMILTON.7 back up

EngineerStand by And loose, let's just keep the pressure on for the time being

EngineerOk Kimi, Russell being told to stop using overtake, so he might be vulnerable

EngineerYeah, Checo, we're looking at the options this stage, looking to go long.

EngineerLucy if you can give us a balance check when you can That's looking pretty

Lewis HAMILTONgood, rear is going nice

EngineerOkay, Leclerc 1.5, let's go.

EngineerOkay Lando last lap 109.6 most of that's in high speed time to find in high speed

EngineerSo out of the toe when you can Bait temps are limiting

Lando NORRISHis rear brakes are on fire.

Lewis HAMILTONSuch a great job, Atlanta.

EngineerGap behind 0.9, let's get some feedback on tyres, how are the tyres? The rears are coming back to me like a yo-yo to be honest.

EngineerPace is good Daniel is coming though. It's coming mate. It's good

EngineerAnd we'll be SAM mode 1, SAM mode 1.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, I don't know, I think Plan B, Plan C, Plan ******

EngineerAnd multifunction position tyre when you can, position tyre when you can

Max VERSTAPPENUm, yeah, becoming a little bit more difficult now with tires, but, yeah.

EngineerUnderstood, mate. Thank you.

EngineerWe have a five second penalty, we have a five second penalty, but it's okay. A moment. For what? The gap, don't worry about now, the gap to Daniel is 24.9. If we extend a bit, we'll make the gap good.

Lando NORRISYeah, whatever. If it's for love one, then what did the guy expect trying to go around the outside?

Pierre GASLYWhat's the pace like? I feel like we're so f***ing slow.

EngineerRicardo is doing 10-0, but we are in traffic. Ricardo is doing low 10. So once we clear Latifi, we need to target low 10, high 9.

EngineerHamilton's last lap was a 9.3, 9.3.

EngineerSo the race situation, you have 23 seconds to Ricciardo, so you have the pit stop gap, Norris with a 5 second penalty, doesn't.

Max VERSTAPPENIt's getting slowly a bit worse now, but don't react too quick, it's all ok.

EngineerOK, Kimi, how do you feel on your tires?

Kimi RAIKKONENAll good.

EngineerOK, copy.

EngineerOK George, gap behind 1.0. Let's keep pushing, let's keep pushing. How is the balance? It's coming back to me but it's still quite on my nose.

George RUSSELLProbably one turn and a half down for this tyre.

EngineerSo box, box, box. Follow Norris. If you box, you're boxing. Otherwise, stay out.

EngineerSo Daniel's pitted. Leclerc's lost his toast again.

EngineerOK Max, so Hamilton, Bottas and Norris have all pitted, we are box in this lap please, box and pit confirm this lap.

EngineerOK Chico, when the move's not on, stay on top of your lifting coast.

EngineerYou have blue flags

EngineerAnd Verstappen in the pit lane now. Should we

Lewis HAMILTONtake care of tyres or?

EngineerAFM Lewis, look after these ones to the end, it'll be 39 when you cross the line. And Verstappen in the pit lane now. Should we

Lewis HAMILTONtake care of tyres or?

EngineerAFM Lewis, look after these ones to the end, it'll be 39 when you cross the line.

EngineerJust bring the tire in really gently, Max.

EngineerSo Verstappen 13 seconds ahead on new hard tyres That'll

Lewis HAMILTONbe so far ahead

EngineerYeah he managed to build that gap whilst we were racing Doris

EngineerGood job, Yuki. Use the Fiat now.

EngineerSo please stay away from exit curb at 10, Lewis, my head, some damage from that.

EngineerLewis may have picked up some damage to the rear left aero surfaces The

Lewis HAMILTONrear doesn't feel good at all

EngineerLewis, you may have picked up some damage to the rear left aero surfaces

Lewis HAMILTONYeah, the rear doesn't feel good at all

Lance STROLLLosing rears a bit.

EngineerCopy that.

Lance STROLLConsider boxing soon.

EngineerOK Max, I think we've got the margin at this stage to keep the car within the white lines as much as possible. Stay off the kerbs where possible so I can notice home all the way.

EngineerDo your thing Daniel do your thing

EngineerThe

Lewis HAMILTONrear is definitely struggling in the high.

EngineerYou can push more in the high speed if you can just watch traction slip in turn one and three.

Charles LECLERCWhat the ****?

Engineersuggest red mid five red mid five for turn three rotation

Nikita MAZEPINI will push maximum from now on.

Charles LECLERCDid he break my car?

EngineerWe think everything is fine with the car? Everything okay?

EngineerGasly fitted this tire on lap 12 and will pit again

EngineerI think this is good pace while managing. Hopefully the temps roll over and then you get some balance and performance back. Anything you need help with?

Mick SCHUMACHERThat's fine.

EngineerHow many more laps do you think? Gasly, lap time 9.5.

Carlos SAINZYeah, small mistake, but I still have grip.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerOk Nicky, 27 to go, you need to manage turn 9, you're not doing it

Nicholas LATIFII am, if

EngineerI manage any more it's gonna be too close for DRS so... Understood, I think you need to manage more, I'll feed back to you Gap 0.9, Gap 0.6 you're safe, you're safe

EngineerCome

Charles LECLERCon, this guy's the f***er. Get out the f***ing way.

EngineerOkay, we've seen that just remember he has a five seconds penalty

EngineerSo Luis has damage, do not race it for now, we will review.

EngineerZalando Bottas has been told not to overtake Hamilton so that leaves the door open for us

EngineerOk Camille you can go back to Sock 7, you will see Stroll has pitted. And ahead of you is Mazepin, just came out on hard.

Kimi RAIKKONENIt's another time left.

EngineerNegative, negative, he will have blue flag for you.

Lewis HAMILTONI don't think I'm going to be

Engineerable

Lewis HAMILTONto aim this tile after it.

EngineerYeah, copy, we're looking at options.

EngineerYou're free to race Lewis

EngineerOkay, and Russell ahead of you struggling so let's let's get him

EngineerOK, Valtteri, we'll invert the cars into Turn 1.

Carlos SAINZNow time for the guys in front.

EngineerRicciardo is 9.0, they are 9.0.

EngineerCopy Lewis, we are monitoring it. How much downforce have I lost? Box, box, box, box. We're going to get a free stop now, we'll correct this balance. Watch the white line. Copy, we're doing that.

EngineerOK Lando, Hamilton pitted behind you, we're very much plan A, let's go get Bottas.

Lando NORRISBrake pedal's going a bit longer I think.

EngineerOK we're checking out, OK Lando we think just pad knock-off turn one.

EngineerOK, race update Max, Norris also past Hamilton, Hamilton is in the pit lane for a second stop. Bottas last lap 8.8, Bottas last lap 8.7.

Max VERSTAPPENThey are pushing right, because they are close to each other.

EngineerCorrect, Norris is 1.5 behind.

Lewis HAMILTONLet me hope

EngineerMax, could I have a front wing update for a potential repeat stint on the hard tyre please? Front wing update.

Max VERSTAPPENAh, that's in, that's good.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerThat's a very good pace, you can sustain it, just up and behind 7.8.

Lance STROLLMove!

EngineerSo Ricciardo seems to be struggling quite a bit. Ricciardo is our target. Sainz is matching our pace, matching our pace Sainz.

EngineerBox and pick and firm please Max. Box, pick and firm.

Max VERSTAPPENStrat 12,

EngineerStrat 12, nice and calm.

Max VERSTAPPENCan I go for a faster lap? What mode?

EngineerOkay, let's have mode 2. Mode 2, you still currently have purple lap. Mode 2 for one lap. But don't totally abuse the tyres, please.

Kimi RAIKKONENSo, I have won six times now? No, three times now? Yes, exactly. So you just have a black and white flag for 10 minutes. Yeah, but thanks to what the f***? Yeah, I have a problem with this girl. If you don't tell me, how the f*** should I know?

EngineerOkay, copy.

EngineerGap at point eight suggests go race mode eight and we can use the overtake where we need and we'll get a blue from Verstappen this lap, who's just behind Alonso now. Alonso's got two strikes for track limits at turn nine, that's a blue for Verstappen, blue for Verstappen.

EngineerOkay mate, so there was a cut on the rear right tyre.

Lando NORRISYeah, I don't know, I just don't have enough space really, can't get close enough

Carlos SAINZThank you, I'll try my best.

EngineerSo Raikkonen and Vettel are catching Alonso, so they'll start putting him under pressure soon.

EngineerOkay, Kimmy, be careful, track limit, turn 10.

Kimi RAIKKONENWhy the f**k did you tell me now? Why the f**k did you tell me now, after third time? If you don't tell me, how the f**k should I know?

EngineerOkay, copy.

EngineerAnd we do want to try to keep Perez behind so he drops as many places. Be good for the team.

Lewis HAMILTONI'm trying, man.

EngineerI know Bottas coming up on some backmarkers, there's four of them.

Lando NORRISSay it again when no cars are going past the freaking pit lane. I can't hear you.

EngineerBottas is coming up on backmarkers, five laps to go including this one.

Lando NORRISYeah I can see that.

EngineerThe last lap.

Carlos SAINZCome on baby

EngineerOkay, Leclerc 1.6. You've got to stay ahead of Leclerc. Leclerc is fighting with Gasly. That's your target now.

EngineerGreat job Max, great job, pole fastest lap race win.

Max VERSTAPPENWow, even better than last week, the car was on rails on every tyre, incredible guys.

EngineerThat was clinical Max, fantastic, absolute clean slate, well done mate.

Max VERSTAPPENCongrats everyone, that's just amazing, let's keep this up.

EngineerWell done Valtteri, good job. Strut one, pick up rubber when you can. Really, really good job.

Valtteri BOTTASThanks guys, well done.

EngineerWhat the f***

Kimi RAIKKONENhappened there? Ah no, there was 7 Yeah, I can see about that I don't know, no word Watch for Antonio I mean, it makes no difference We would have been out of points Sure I don't know, it's

Engineera bit strange Do

Kimi RAIKKONENyou want that I finish or I compose? Yes, yes, finish, finish

Engineerthat's p3 p3 yeah

Lando NORRISgood job mind you know i'm not happy should have been p2 but good improvement from last weekend we were fighting them when we were better so yeah sorry about lap one but i don't know what i should have done yeah

Engineermate i know you about that but don't worry about it ironically he got a penalty for doing the same thing later

EngineerOK Lewis, sorry about that mate. It's a P4 today, but yeah, a decent drive with the amount of damage that you had on that car.

Lewis HAMILTONSorry to lose you guys those points.

EngineerNo, thanks for persevering Lewis. I'm sure it's been a tough day.

Lewis HAMILTONHow many points did we lose?

EngineerYeah, so that's a 14 point hit. Definitely not what we needed.

EngineerGood job, mate. Good job. That chequered flag. Chequered flag. And you are go in, go in, and we need a slow in lap. Slow in lap. That was a good race. I know it was not easy, but that was a good race. Good job.

Nicholas LATIFIRemember to switch everything off. We were slow. I don't understand you say it's a good race. I was slow.

EngineerBecause it was difficult for you and you managed it well. It was not easy. I saw that.

Nicholas LATIFII don't care about managing it. We need to be quicker than this. Anyways.

EngineerLando Norris congratulations you are the driver of the day a time penalty but still a podium position talk us through it

Lando NORRISyeah I mean I don't like I'm not happy which is great really because I'm still on the podium but we had awesome pace the team did a great job with the car and it was a was a lot of fun fighting these top guys and I'm getting stuck in but uh we could have been p2 but apart from that I can see all of these orange fans on the left now all just coming to support McLaren so yeah thanks to all of them

Engineerwell drink it in and enjoy the podium congratulations Lando driver of the day in Austria thank you

EngineerDifficult race, Antonio. First up in one, Bottas second, Norris P3, Russell P11, you finish P14, Kimi P16.

Antonio GIOVINAZZIWhy we get the 5 sec on penalty, I don't understand.

EngineerAntonio, we will discuss later.

EngineerYes baby, P5, P5 confirmed, nice job, you nailed it mate.

Carlos SAINZCome on baby, what a end of the race, we worked hard for this one. Trickier than expected but a good result guys, definitely.

EngineerYeah it was a tough one to manage yeah. And

Carlos SAINZthank you for the shots.

EngineerCheco, great person that, closing stages, finished P6, Sainz got Daniel with a lap or two to go. That was a good recovery Checo, racing against the clock, well done mate, you got the sixth place. What happened there with Norris? Yeah, he got a penalty as well.

EngineerChequered flag, chequered flag, P13, P13. They take the pick up on the way in. So it's this soft start as Gasly managed to get 9th, Alonso 10th, Russell was 11th, Sano the 12th and you 13th. The second stint on the hard tyre was quite a bit stronger than the first stint so I think we was disturbed by the debris in the brake duct there.

Lance STROLLYeah, also just had so much traffic at the beginning of the second stint with Mazepin

Engineerwhich

Lance STROLLlost a lot of race time.

EngineerCopy that Lance.

EngineerWell done, Daniel. Well done. That's P7. Well done, mate. Unlucky with Sainz at the end. He had a bit more tyre, but still, P7 is a great result. Good job. And Lando was P3 as well.

Daniel RICCIARDOOK. Yeah, just the last eight laps, I struggled a lot with the rears, but yeah, I think we did well. Thanks, guys. Well done. Congrats on the podium as well.

EngineerCheers, Daniel. Well done. Well done today.

Engineer12, 12 others unfortunately we have another 5 seconds time penalty but we keep the position since Troll was far away P1, Verstappen, Bottas Norris, Hamilton, Sainz Perez, Ricciardo, Leclerc Gasly, Alonso I

Yuki TSUNODAgot 5 seconds penalty, another one

Engineersame, crossing the line, P10, Ryuki

Charles LECLERCParis is a f***ing joke, a f***ing joke, come on a 10 seconds penalty, he's so finished he's in front of us, twice off track, what a d***, he f***ed

Engineerup

Charles LECLERCour race.

EngineerOkay George, good job mate, good job. So that is P11, that's P11. It's a go in lap.

George RUSSELLSorry guys, I did everything I could. Wasn't enough today. It was just too quick.

EngineerI don't apologise, that was mega, that was really really good, so good job.

Pierre GASLYYellow turn 4 Sorry Yeah that's *** Oh **** sick You had him, you had him You had got a lucky escape there Lucky escape How the **** did we finish? We have P9, P9 Yeah **** so frustrating to come so close Yeah I know, let's keep focusing on the positive mate, honestly No it's really good,

EngineerI

Pierre GASLYknow, I know Just two more laps, one, two more laps Anyway good job Yeah and Alonso is P10 so we still put more points than these two teams So it's still good for the championship, ok? Yeah that was good Anyway thanks, now we focus on Silverstone

EngineerAnyway

Pierre GASLYwe have the pace to fight with them so Next time we'll get

Engineerthem Thank

Pierre GASLYyou

EngineerOK mate, so scenario 12 please, scenario 12, and that's P10, P10, that's great work, fighting your way back in the points mate, should have been more, we all know that, but great to see you fighting back and getting the point.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, well done guys, at least we continue scoring every Sunday, some consecutive weekends already now, so good job everyone. That

Engineeralso means we need to keep track walking mate.

Fernando ALONSOAh, I forgot this, I was ready to skip it, I think I did stop a little bit long on the pit, sorry.

EngineerGood night. No drama, that wasn't the issue.