Bahrain Grand Prix2021 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerOkay, we should have the green light anytime soon. Green light.

EngineerHow's the radio on track?

Esteban OCONMuch better, yeah, much better.

EngineerOK, good stuff.

Esteban OCONThat's better, yeah.

Pierre GASLYThey released their car when I was coming Yeah,

Engineerthey just showed it on TV Ok, focus on tires now, position is good and we are phased with everyone else

EngineerWe'll be go one. If you can do any more braking, that will be good. Go one.

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, the balance is all over the f***ing place.

Lance STROLLSomeone and a half just blocked me completely in 10-10.

Nikita MAZEPINThe car is pulling a lot ever since the outlap on the brakes when I brake into one side. It's not even.

EngineerUnderstood, understood. We're okay to push again, okay to push again.

EngineerTurn six and seven minimum speed.

EngineerWe're seeing a strong tailwind into turn 8, so recommend cancel handbrake, cancel handbrake for turn 8.

Nicholas LATIFIThe car is loose.

Carlos SAINZI have more pulling on these brakes compared to FP1

EngineerOk, understood

Carlos SAINZYeah, the track is quite neutral. There's more grip, but the balance has shifted quite a lot to oversteer compared to FP1, so it makes sense.

George RUSSELLThe wind looks like it shifted a bit again.

EngineerThere was some

Lewis HAMILTONpower drops as I came across the line.

EngineerOkay, copy. I'll be looking into it.

EngineerFocus on tires and brakes. Target is zero at the front, zero at the rear.

Nicholas LATIFIRonin, if we could put the standard brake maps in for the peak pressure, just to have a standard. Feeling too much instability at peak pressure.

EngineerSo your lap time is 30.15 and you can watch your mirrors, watch your mirrors now, watch your mirrors.

EngineerHamilton first time lap, 31.0, so pretty nice job there, well done.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I'm a bit surprised with that, I guess the tow helped a bit, but... Yeah,

Engineerit

Carlos SAINZwas a big one, it was a big wave in

Engineerfront. Biggest

Carlos SAINZrun, so to say.

EngineerSo we're still marching to improve, turn 527. Yeah,

Antonio GIOVINAZZII almost lost the car there.

EngineerAnd we lost mainly into turn 4, entry 4, compared to sign.

Charles LECLERCCopy, we need to work on that, but I had also traffic on that lap.

EngineerCopy, we've seen that.

EngineerOK dude, nice lap, nice lap, charge on, charge on. Absolutely screwed by the current front in the last corner was understood, a

Nikita MAZEPINshame.

EngineerUnderstood, so that was Hamilton in front, gotcha, copy that. So Verstappen behind, he's just finished his push as well so he's in sync with you, so let's cool the tyres back down, cool the tyres. Double cool? Yes, Verstappen closing quickly, just watching Verstappen coming by. Yeah let's try double cool for now, double cool.

EngineerAnd we suggest for turn 10 brake balance forwards and the toggle.

EngineerI

Pierre GASLYneed to do something because I can't touch the throttle for some reason.

EngineerYeah, everyone seems to be struggling with the rear at the moment. And I think our first push up, we pushed a bit too hard on entry and we lost a lot on exit.

Pierre GASLYYeah, I know, but what I'm saying is that if we can do something for the rear grip on exit, that will help me to go faster. Yeah, all done, clear. I don't need more front.

EngineerHas

Daniel RICCIARDOanyone been able to improve on a second lap? I probably doubt it.

EngineerNo, so far no one has improved.

EngineerOK Esteban, if we can do an aero P450 accrues after turn 10, and apologies any feedback you've got far away.

Esteban OCONCopy, so the balance has switched around quite a lot, it's pretty hard to describe now, but basically it's quite oversteery, exit 4 and 6-7, but the selection is a lot better in all the other places, and the regroup is better, everywhere.

EngineerOK Esteban, understood, that's something we'll have to look at probably after the session in enough detail to understand. You've got a clear track behind, we will box at the end of this lap please, box at the end of this lap.

Esteban OCONCopy, but everywhere where I have snaps in the second lap is where I have the issues.

EngineerYeah, copy that, understood. Well currently that puts us P11 at the moment, with everyone having run on softs now I think, so that's good. OK Esteban.

Engineertake more of a gap for traffic that's coming out the pits, take more of a gap for traffic that's coming out the pits Brad

Lance STROLLmake a note the left hand side mirror is starting to tilt down

EngineerStraight into the rhythm, we focus on these rear tires.

George RUSSELLBig V rate into one

EngineerThere was not enough power to do the burn-off there. Okay, understood. Let's do the start anyway. Sight's coming out the last corner now. Might be worth just holding for a couple of seconds.

EngineerFor the start, the pedal drop was a bit short and overdriven in first gear on throttle application.

Carlos SAINZOK, one more lap, please. I cannot feel anything here at all.

EngineerClutch was 1% too aggressive. Clutch 1% too aggressive. Initial throttle good.

EngineerDo you want to reset your fastest lap? Yes, please. Copy. Fail, 12, fail. Fail, 1, 2, fail.

EngineerReichenen ahead is on new C4 could be low fuel

Pierre GASLYGuys, you think the DRS is everywhere? It's not fair.

EngineerOk, we have talk 12, talk 12. Negative.

Fernando ALONSOHe's understeering mid-corner and

Engineervery snappy. Ok, understood. Misunderstood that. No.

Fernando ALONSOI mean he's very oversteering, but not in mid-corner. We'll talk later.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerOK, Sven, please go back to mid-four please, mid-four.

EngineerSo offset to Verstappen 0.8 and there is a power difference on that.

EngineerSuggest brake 4 to help look after the rear tyres as well, brake 4.

Esteban OCONTurn 13, turn 6, turn 7, an exit of 4 is the issue.

EngineerHow is the tire? How is the tire?

Mick SCHUMACHERTire, to be honest, is not great.

EngineerWhich axle is the problem, or just all-around grip?

Mick SCHUMACHERMainly rears, but front's

Engineerare

Mick SCHUMACHERnot great either.

EngineerStrat 11. Strat 11, alternative deployment.

EngineerAyuki, back off and box, back off, back off, there is Latifi 2.5 behind, we have an issue, so we need to back off and box.

EngineerIt

Lando NORRISfeels like I have so much engine braking on, it doesn't feel right.

EngineerHas it been the same the whole run or just when we turned ACS? Yeah,

Lando NORRISthe same the whole run.

EngineerOkay and there's some time to gain, braking for turn 4 and exit of turn 14.

EngineerOkay, pace so far similar to Sainz in the Ferrari. Let's see what's left these last two laps, two more timed laps.

Engineercould have engine 13 position 9 engine 1 3 position 9 if you're not happy with drivability we'll make the change back let me know you

Max VERSTAPPENwant me to drive around with the handbrake

Engineerengine 13 position 7 engine 13 position 7

EngineerOK, current gap to Checo is good, so maintain that Max, we're boxing this lap, it'll

Max VERSTAPPENbe a practice pit stop. I'm just checking my dash, when I use the push toggle and then the pull toggle it overrides the push toggle so I cannot have them both switched on at the same time.

EngineerOK, copy, we'll discuss afterwards, thank you.

EngineerOK, nice work. Good job. And a tricky last run.