Azerbaijan Grand Prix2021 · Race team radio

Kimi RAIKKONENRemember to clean the mirrors. OK,

Engineercopy. And 10 seconds.

Kimi RAIKKONENNothing has changed, so I don't know if it's more quiet or not.

Mick SCHUMACHERI have quite a bit of play in the steering wheel, can we have a look at that later?

Sergio PEREZThe drinks system is leaking.

EngineerCopy. Mode 6, mode 6. Try blowing into your drinks tube. See if that stops the leak.

George RUSSELLWhat happened there? Almost f***ing lost the car. Something didn't feel right on the brakes.

EngineerLet's have a good one. Let's get some good points here, if anything is possible here. Yeah, so what are they today?

Mick SCHUMACHERDo I have a puncture or something?

EngineerPressure is okay right now. You got hit on the right rear, but the pressure is okay. Something doesn't feel 100%. Okay, understood. Car looks okay. Pressures are okay. Biggest issue is rear surface temps are high, so we'll try and help you with those.

EngineerPossible debris turn 15

Esteban OCONI lost power, lost power!

EngineerAnd Lando, overtaking feedback on Bottas please. Yeah, not very easy.

Lando NORRISNot that easy. But he's making a lot of mistakes so you have to give me a chance.

Kimi RAIKKONENThat f***ing Renault was in the middle of the road, going slowly. Yeah, copy that. Watch for f***ing

Engineers***.

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, but I'm

Engineerf***ing

Kimi RAIKKONENbecause the f***ing Renault was there, not going slowly in the middle. It was the fastest it could.

Esteban OCONI lost power, I lost power, I

Engineerlost power, flat

Esteban OCONout, no, no working, no working.

EngineerBox, box, box, box, ok mate, terribly sorry, that's our race done, unfortunately.

Esteban OCONYeah, I heard a big bang on the rear, on the exhaust, I don't know what it was,

Engineersorry guys. No, not your fault at all, yeah we think we see what's happened, it was going well, sorry about that.

George RUSSELLI think I'm starting to struggle with a bit of rare surface over heat.

Lewis HAMILTONIt's on the nose.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerOkay, I think Hamilton's struggling a little bit with balance. He's reporting it being on the nose.

EngineerImportant phase of the race, head down.

Charles LECLERCWhat are we doing?

EngineerWe will go to plan A, trying to clear Kimi at the back.

EngineerHow's the tire?

Daniel RICCIARDOIt's three, but it's hanging on. Copy.

EngineerYuki we need to push harder on tires they are looking good now we need to open the gap to Vettel you can push harder push flat out

Yuki TSUNODAI am shut up

EngineerAnd give us a balance check when you can.

Lewis HAMILTONYeah, that's

Engineera

Lewis HAMILTONreal struggle at the rear. Can

Engineerprobably

Lewis HAMILTONdo another lap or so.

EngineerOh, sorry, guys.

Nikita MAZEPINMan,

Engineerit

Nikita MAZEPINabsolutely f***ed my position for staying out.

EngineerBox and pit confirm Max, box and pit confirm

EngineerThe

Lewis HAMILTONAussie is so far ahead of me!

EngineerWe had hold at the stop.

EngineerOkay, checker. Free air. Make it count.

EngineerTy, still good?

Sebastian VETTELYeah, still good.

EngineerYeah,

Carlos SAINZvery poor grip, I don't know why.

EngineerHe

Carlos SAINZpeed it already? Yeah, he peed

Engineerit

Carlos SAINZalready.

Engineerso

Lewis HAMILTONmuch faster already yeah

Engineercopy lewis we're grabbing you there just do what you can

Valtteri BOTTASThe tires are still warming up.

EngineerGap behind to Checo 3.2 max. Let's bring these tyres in gently. It's a long stint. Long stint. We need to manage the peaks.

EngineerNicely done Daniel, nicely done.

Sebastian VETTELStill happy here, all good here. This

Engineerplace is good, just keep it up.

EngineerSo pace is still good. Pace is still okay.

Pierre GASLYYeah, it's f***ing us now.

EngineerI need you to answer me when I ask a question. Yeah, I was waiting for the next straight, copy that. So it's braking turn 1, half a tenth braking turn 1, on half a tenth exit turn 2.

EngineerJust look after that right rear max, that's the peak tyre temp.

EngineerYou can use one click overtake, Vettel is boxing now, he will struggle on new hard on outlap, so we can fight with him and win it.

EngineerDaniel, that's a decent lap. That's a decent lap. Just be careful with the late exits. Final corner, for example. Roger.

EngineerYour rear slip metrics look much better this stint max.

EngineerIt's impossible

Lewis HAMILTONto keep up with the middle sector.

EngineerC3, you get through him and you'll be fighting for P5.

EngineerA

Lando NORRISlittle bit of graining I think front right. Reckon it will clear up.

EngineerHiroshi says it'll clean up.

EngineerAnd Lando as a heads up, Bottas might try and harvest and then use his energy on you.

Lewis HAMILTONLosing ground.

EngineerOk mate, still happy with everything at this stage from our end, just stay focused, especially that gust of tailwind into turn 4.

EngineerAre you okay mate, are you okay?

Nikita MAZEPINYes, all fine.

EngineerAre you okay mate?

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, so fine.

EngineerYou

Nikita MAZEPINare telling me to go for this brake balance, which doesn't f***ing work in this car, man. I cannot stop it when you go so much hard. And I know I have a refrag now. I'm letting him go.

EngineerIf we don't overtake, we're going to finish 10th or 9th.

EngineerYeah, I'm still looking for them. Yeah, just keep looking after them.

EngineerNo real change in wind max tailwind still up 4 15 16 so maximum concentration in those corners

EngineerSo we're happy to push the tyres hard now, push the tyres.

Daniel RICCIARDOOK, just a general note, picked up some vibrations, the last one.

EngineerCopy.

Pierre GASLYAllah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest

EngineerOk, it's back now Pierre, it's back now We are nursing an issue

Lance STROLLWhoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, red flag, red flag. Copy that. Get me out of this place on the track

EngineerI

Lance STROLLgot a puncture

EngineerCopy that, copy that

EngineerTheir

Lewis HAMILTONtraction and their rear end grip through the middle sector is impressive. I definitely can't attack and overtake these guys with these tyres.

EngineerOK, roger.

Lewis HAMILTONDefinitely don't want to lose position but there is, I think there's a good bit of wear.

EngineerYeah at the moment we would drop a ton of positions.

EngineerKeep working the front tyres and front brakes, Max.

EngineerSo work the brakes when you can, be nice and positive on it. We've got a bit of a split in the front axle.

Lewis HAMILTONRe-start is going to be difficult with these tyres, everyone is in the same position I think.

EngineerYeah, could be loose if we expect that.

George RUSSELLI don't

Engineerwant

George RUSSELLto lose the brakes as I did double up to grid. OK,

Engineermaintain what you're doing. This is fine. This is fine on brakes.

Nikita MAZEPINI overtook Hamilton when you told me, but there is no green.

EngineerCopy that. Okay, you need to wait behind the safety car until the green light is shown.

EngineerStop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, Mick, stop the car.

EngineerJust be a matter of two or three laps to get these tyres back up to temperature max.

Pierre GASLYThat's not possible

EngineerHappy to push these tyres to the end. 12 laps to go.

Lewis HAMILTONCome on, get in the car with us!

Lando NORRISI got a lot of vibrations.

EngineerLandor, it's coming from the right front, so just be careful of that tyre.

Nikita MAZEPINI don't have much left, so the pace like this is not sustainable.

EngineerOkay, mate.

EngineerSo that's 42 laps complete, nine remaining. This pace is good, keep it up.

Kimi RAIKKONENWhat the f*** idiot is that bastard?

Max VERSTAPPENI'm tired.

EngineerWe are still racing

Sergio PEREZHow can I maintain my tyre's foot?

EngineerDo it on throttle.

Lewis HAMILTONIs that tyre failure from a punch you think, or just wear?

EngineerIt's difficult to say whether it's a wear or damage of the staffer that caused that issue.

Lewis HAMILTONIs he okay?

EngineerYeah, he's fine.

EngineerStay out, stay out, stay out, stay out, stay out, stay out. Through the pit lane, but no pit stop. Ah,

Nicholas LATIFIyou told me to stay out. Stay out means stay on the track.

EngineerSorry, sorry.

EngineerSo getting information, it's a standing start, standing start.

EngineerYou've got to remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint, it's

Lewis HAMILTONgot to be measured, and

Engineerhow aggressive you go. Yep, copy Lewis. Absolutely agree Lewis.

EngineerSo the fastest at the moment is we're stopping at minus 1.2, but that won't count for the point as you're retired.

George RUSSELLNo power.

Lewis HAMILTONOh, I'm so sorry guys.

EngineerYeah, don't sweat it Lewis, don't sweat it.

EngineerWell done Sergio! Well done! Thank you for finishing that off for us, great job! This is for you guys! Fantastic job! Stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop at the exit!

Sergio PEREZThank you guys. Thank you, and I'm very sorry for Max, but

EngineerEnjoy your moment up there with Pierre. Good to see up there proud of you.

Sergio PEREZThat was epic, that was epic

EngineerYes, mate, well done

Sebastian VETTELYes, yes, yes, yes, yes great job hey That's a podium man, that's a wrap. Thank you car was amazing today

EngineerDid

Lewis HAMILTONI have the magic on?

EngineerYeah bud, just knock that on. I could have sworn I turned it off. Yeah you did, but knocked it on with the upshift.

Sebastian VETTELFelicidades or Feliz Navidad or whatever you say to Checo, I'm happy for him, another win. Great job everyone, thank you guys.

Pierre GASLYGuys, I don't know how I did that. Oh,

Engineerwhat a

Pierre GASLYdrive! Incredible. What

Engineera

Pierre GASLYdrive, mate. What a drive. Pick up, please. Wow. No idea how I've done that. Incredible, guys. I'm sorry for you. Sorry for the .

EngineerIt's

Pierre GASLYbeen an incredible weekend from the start to the finish, so I'm really pleased. I'm really pleased for all of you. Fantastic work. Wow.

EngineerYeah, that was an amazing job, that last lap. Absolutely incredible. Fantastic. You've been amazing all weekend. Really, really good job. Thank you. Fully deserved.

Pierre GASLYThanks a lot. Unbelievable. Thanks a lot to everyone, guys. Unbelievable. Great job. You deserve it. Yeah, I really had to fight hard for that one.

Charles LECLERCI don't know. I don't think it was possible to do more with fear. I didn't want to take too much risk.

EngineerSebastian Vettel, congratulations. You are driver of the day. Thank you. What a race. Sum that one up for us. P2 from P11. Yeah, it's amazing. I haven't got much time to sum it up. I need to go to my guys. It's a bit weird. Who gave you my number? I'm now your race engineer, Sebastian. How things are going to change for you from now on. But congratulations. You're driver of the day in Azerbaijan.

Lando NORRISOkay, that's the checkered flag. Well done. That's P5. P5. Yeah, good job. I don't think we could have done a lot more.

EngineerWell done, mate. Good job. Very good drive. And solid result. Very solid result. That's what we were talking about. Solid results. Well done. Cheers. Cheers.

Lando NORRISYeah, I mean, the first lap wasn't the best. But after that, there was a lot more we could do, but P5 is still decent. So, good job, everyone. And sorry about yesterday. Hopefully, it won't happen again. I'll make a better call when the red flag comes out next time. Cheers. Well, also, this one was, I know it was just a P5, but four men saw. Thanks for all he's done. Rest in peace.

EngineerThat that one something else

EngineerNice work mate, P6, P6. Awesome restart mate, awesome restart.

Fernando ALONSOYes baby.

EngineerSenato, that was all you mate, all you. Awesome job.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, I'm happy for you guys. We deserve it, I think we deserve it. Okay, let's move from here. Well done guys, well done guys. I'm so happy for you. We're struggling sometimes but yeah, we keep united, we know what we need to do. Hell

Engineeryes, we keep pushing mate, we keep pushing, we get there.

Fernando ALONSOGood call on these tyres, I think it was, it was good.

Yuki TSUNODABut I can't I cannot do the anything other like that situation like I Didn't what? How like I got even I try to Go back and think about this. I don't know how to like Avoid that to be honest

EngineerOkay, we'll we'll review we'll review everything

EngineerAnd P8, P8, charge button on.

Carlos SAINZI guess it's P9, no? We lost the position.

EngineerP8 because Hamilton stopped, went straight for front locking, and Perez won the race, then Sebastian, P2, then Gasly, P3.

EngineerOkay Maz, that's the checker, that's the checker.

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, we got beat in the end, unfortunately.

EngineerCome on, you did everything you could, good move on that restart, tricky race. But yeah, good job mate, good job.

Nikita MAZEPINThat one hurts.

EngineerSo Daniel, finishing order was Perez, Vettel, Gasly, Leclerc, Lando, Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz, yourself and Räikkönen.

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, I just ran out of road in turn one and then I got hit from behind turn two.

EngineerSo don't be too frustrated, mate. We're back in the points. P9, we're back in the points and I think the next circuits are going to come to us a bit more as well. Pace was decent all race, matching all the cars in front. So I think just a mistake yesterday. But apart from that, it's been a pretty positive weekend. I'm happy with the progress we've made.

Daniel RICCIARDOAll right. No worries. Thanks, guys.

EngineerAnd that's P10 Timmy, P10, well deserved point, well deserved point

EngineerWhat the

Mick SCHUMACHERf*** was that, honestly? Seriously? Does

Engineerhe want to kill us? Understood, Mick, understood. Checkered flag, checkered flag.

Mick SCHUMACHERWow. Wow.

EngineerWow. Understood, Mick. It's been observed. Everyone is aware. I mean...

Mick SCHUMACHEROkay. Nick, understood. Nick, okay? Sorry, sorry, sorry. All good.

EngineerSo P12, so there was Perez winning it from Vettel, then Gasly, Leclerc, Norris, Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz, Ricciardo, Raikkonen. Tough weekend. Not having to lose. Yeah, he locked up the restart. Had a good jump, but then locked up into top one, went down the escape road. It was the same thing today than all weekend, just couldn't go any faster. You know, it's something that's not been right. Right, and then the warm-up, the warm-up was so bad, so. Nathan.