French Grand Prix2021 · Practice 2 team radio

Nikita MAZEPINSome lumps have appeared in my seat talk later about that. Okay

EngineerSurvives on the dash, targeting zero all round Radio check

Sergio PEREZYes, largely mate Yep,

Engineerlikewise

EngineerSo let's concentrate and do what we need to for tyre temps

Esteban OCONLeft break 10, because I think I have a tear off stuck.

EngineerCopy that. Can you see a tear off there, Esteban?

Esteban OCONYeah.

EngineerCopy.

Sergio PEREZBit of understeer to start the lap.

EngineerBit

Sergio PEREZof understeer in the high speed.

EngineerCopy. The front tyres were a bit on the cold side opening the lap. So for your reference, the front tyres were minus 5 and minus 7 opening that last lap.

Sebastian VETTELThere's something shooting forward in the cockpit and touched my left foot. Braking for turn 8, so just to remember it.

Lewis HAMILTONThis is a serious queue.

EngineerSo we've got George, he's 20 seconds behind. Turn 11 now. So one second ahead to Alonso. And maybe you want to take a prep lap? Yep.

EngineerIn terms of Overlay to Checo, his lap times are 34.1, you were similar through 3, 4, 5, 6 combination, quicker through 8, 9, but we had substantial losses through 11 and 12.

EngineerOn turn 11, late on 3, we pushed a little bit too hard and we lost on exit. Everywhere else we were faster. On update on tyres, we could push now to be phased. We can push now to be phased.

Pierre GASLYOk, let's try.

EngineerSo box max we've got front wing damage

EngineerOK, VSC, VSC.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, I can't believe it. We keep going.

EngineerOK, mate.

Pierre GASLYIs the wind still the same compared

Engineerto this morning? Same, very gusty, tailwind 23.

EngineerOK, Mick, so anything we can help you with, anything you want to try system-side, what's the biggest problem?

Mick SCHUMACHERI think it's still a bit, turn 1, the entry instability. With the right toggle it is a bit better, then in turn 5 I need a bit more support with the front, it seems like the front is washing out quite a bit, but other than that it's OK.

Engineerokay so single or double that you choose it a

Valtteri BOTTASdouble i'm just losing the straight line

EngineerClutch 1% deep. Pedal was good.

Yuki TSUNODACan you check the motorway

Engineerexit? I changed it I think a little bit. Yes, no problem. So turn 7, take it easy on throttle. Take it easy on throttle now.

Engineerwe

Sebastian VETTELcan also check the floor as i went wide in 2011. yeah we'll have a quick look

EngineerYuki, are you happy with the balance? Stroll is coming... Yeah, yeah, yeah, just... Copy, copy.

EngineerYeah,

Lewis HAMILTONsomething to ride with a car in.

Pierre GASLYYes, f*****g club just because of this So

Engineeronly place we lost compared to Ocon, obviously at turn 9 because of the traffic on the upshift and the minimum speed in turn 12

Max VERSTAPPENNot too bad Dan.

EngineerWe'll box this lap please Max, box this lap.

EngineerSo far, two cars have improved on second time. Daniel, I think it's worth having another go. You are quick to the exit of turn nine. That bit's very good. We lose three or four tenths in turn 11. It looks like you lifted a little early, which I don't know if that was related to traffic. And then the apex speed is a bit low. Lando is one gear up in that corner. Yep, okay. Lando picking up the throttle earlier, but more progressively to have a higher apex speed.

EngineerAre you front limited in the last sector as well?

Yuki TSUNODAExcept 10-12, 10-12.

EngineerCopy. So box-box for a flap adjust, Yuki. Box-box, flap adjust.

Sergio PEREZI nearly hit the house

EngineerAnd after Bottas you have no one behind, so box, box, practice pit entry, and we would like to do a start on pit exit please. Why

Kimi RAIKKONENwe don't do more starts in the high field?

EngineerThat's the most representative apparently.

Yuki TSUNODAThe degradation in sector 3 was quite a lot of damage. Copy, box, box.

Max VERSTAPPENDo

Engineeryou

Max VERSTAPPENhave two burnouts or not?

EngineerYes please.

EngineerFrom that first start, you were just a little bit late on the second release and the total application. Three burnouts.

EngineerGo mode F1, mode F1 when you can.

EngineerOkay, clutch was on target throttle pickup was one step more aggressive, but you could still do one step more than that

EngineerFail 11, fail. Fail 11, fail.

EngineerCheco different power mode, Hamilton 37.9, 38.0, 37.9, 38.0.

EngineerSo we've got Gasti within DRS now, watch for him down into Turn 8 and Russell close behind him.

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, but you know I cannot make any clean running if people keep overtaking me like that.

Sergio PEREZWhat is it up behind? So

EngineerRicciardo behind, two seconds, one second, then Stroll. It's all quite congested.

EngineerFor the tire, we think turn 11 apex. You can stop it a little bit more. Entry is okay, 11. Just apex, slow the car more. 11.

EngineerOK, mate, doing a nice job there. Five laps, looking quite strong compared to some of the medium runners. Only Leclerc just gone on hard as well.

Max VERSTAPPENI suddenly got caught out there. Just lost a very grip.

EngineerAnd I'm going I'm going minus one go

Kimi RAIKKONENminus two copy minus three copy

EngineerAnd scenario 15, scenario 15.

Yuki TSUNODACopy. The radar is kind of OK about getting back.

EngineerOK.

EngineerOkay, we think we're about one second safe to complete one more lap after this one more lap after this