French Grand Prix2021 · Practice 1 team radio

EngineerI to don't, Ving turn 12, no, Ving turn 12 and brake release turn 15

EngineerWe suggest red button for the end of the lap, so from turn 11 until the end of the lap use red button.

EngineerAnd opportunity, turn 2, exit, Ocon, timelapse 10.

Nikita MAZEPINSalute you.

Sebastian VETTELYeah, I'm stuck in neutral

EngineerHow are the tyres now, Lance? Is it worth us doing another double? Yeah, struggling in the last sector. Copy that. Is it worth another double call and a push or should we come back in now?

Lance STROLLI think we can come back in.

EngineerCopy that. Box this lap.

EngineerThat was a decent step in turn five, but we still need a bit more the Lando is slower out of Four probably setting up five more and then he's able to carry more minimum speed and pick up power earlier

Nikita MAZEPINCan we discuss the shoulder belts please note?

EngineerYes, I'm making a

EngineerSo the car's ahead, Hamilton will push next lap, Ocon may box or push next lap as well.

Nikita MAZEPINCopy, update on condition to the compared time tabs right now.

EngineerRears, two degrees a bit cool, front right a little bit hot, front left good.

Carlos SAINZlet me know what the people on soft laptop compared to hide

Carlos SAINZYeah, I lost the car. I need to box the stairs so I'm finished.

Carlos SAINZI guess we need to think about what do we do, whether we do

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Carlos SAINZhard, short run or high fuel. Yeah, we are having a think, we can talk in the garage, we check the car and then we prefer to go. Yeah, sorry for this.

EngineerNo

Carlos SAINZworries.

Max VERSTAPPENNo, it's made the same problem again. The front axle does not want to turn. They give up immediately.

EngineerOK, let me know if you want to box for a front wing adjustment.

Max VERSTAPPENNo, it's not the front wing.

Charles LECLERCI'm really struggling with the car actually.

EngineerOk, shape 5 for the cool down Shape 5 for the cool down And the help shift was due to the very large wheel spin on rev limiter We had a very big wheel spin, rev limiter, so the help shift didn't work for us

Max VERSTAPPENI think the floor is s**t.

EngineerAnd how was the balance?

Fernando ALONSOQuite bad. Very understeery now. I'm with the same oversteer.

EngineerSo no DRS on the outlap, no DRS, but nice and strong through the corners.

Esteban OCONThere is more bottoming, I don't know if that's normal, but there is.

EngineerOK, copy that. Do you have a feeling on this change whether you'd like to revert for the next run?

Esteban OCONYes, we have reverted.

EngineerCopy that. We'll get into that as soon as the car comes in.

EngineerOkay, so turn 11 breaking point is good. We just need to put less pressure So 5 to 10 bar less pressure, rest is fine How was the balance for you?

Yuki TSUNODASorry, where is that turn 10 to enable?

EngineerTurn 11, turn 11

Yuki TSUNODATurn 11 is okay, I'll just do it by myself, it's okay.

EngineerCopy copy

EngineerAnd we suggest to upshift 8 gears later into turn 10

EngineerBrake balance for the box and out lap critical

EngineerOK, Checo, what flap adjust would you like? Minus

Sergio PEREZ2, try

Engineerto calm down a bit the car. OK, copy.

EngineerSo Daniel here the plan is to do one timed lap if the lap time Delta is positive by a long way we can abort at the exit of turn 12 and I just come into the pits so we can do an aborted timed lap as long as you complete turn 12 Obviously if the Delta's good looking good. I'm happy for you to complete it

EngineerOK, first laps for Mercedes. So Bottas high fuel hard tyre, 38.8. Hamilton soft tyre, 38.9.

Sergio PEREZA lot of movement into sector 1 from the rear, the rear very weak into sector 1.

EngineerOk, so let's back the pace out again. You started that last lap plus 11, plus 12 on the rear, so we can really slow it down on this charge lap.

EngineerOkay, so just looking at sector times, there's the best part of 2.5 tenths to Fernando, sector 2, so that's the place to find. Sainz behind High Fuel, 2 seconds, and Bottas close behind him, Bottas also High Fuel.

EngineerHow is the balance?

Nikita MAZEPINThe rears are going.

Max VERSTAPPENI couldn't make those bollards.

EngineerYeah, understood.

Sergio PEREZWhy do you think that we are so weak on the soft, which is still too hot? This time was better for the first sector, but then it gets hot at the end.

EngineerOK copy, so you were plus 10 and plus 7 on the V, opening like that.

Sergio PEREZWhy do you think that we are so weak on the soft, which is still too hot, this time was better for the first sector, but then it gets hot at the end.

EngineerOk copy, so you were plus ten and plus seven on the way, opening like that.

EngineerAnd Strat 7, please, Strat 7. That's the chequered flag, so we can have a pushing in-lap. Suggest green F5, green F5, orange E1, orange E1.

EngineerGood pace there Valtteri