Italian Grand Prix2021 · Race team radio

Engineerthat's green light in about one minute's time

Max VERSTAPPENRadio check. Radio check. This drink again in my mouth with the radio check. Radio loud and clear.

EngineerBox and pit confirm max. Box, would you like a front wing adjustment?

Max VERSTAPPENNo, it's ok.

EngineerUnderstood, so straight through the pit lane, no immediate hurry in the pit lane.

Pierre GASLYOkay, everything is okay on the data, yeah? Everything looks okay on the data? No, it's not okay. It's not okay. The throttle is stuck. There is a percentage. It gives 100%. And don't give a **** what the data says. I feel it.

EngineerOkay, do we have to stop?

Pierre GASLYDo we have to stop the car? Can you confirm, please? I can't race like this, so I don't know. I can do one more lap if you want, but I just can't race like that.

George RUSSELLI'm pretty confident something is coming out of the rear brakes out of the ducts, they seem to be very hot

Max VERSTAPPENI have blue smoke from the brakes, I think. Look.

EngineerOk, just stop in the garage please.

Max VERSTAPPENWe need coolers.

EngineerJoki, what do you say about the balance in the last lap? Is it most representative?

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, I think it was OK. I failed to understand at some point at turn 8, me to exit. I'm not sure this one is from dirty air, but yeah, we'll see.

EngineerSo, rotation low speed you think is OK?

Yuki TSUNODARotation low speed is fine, yeah, good.

EngineerOK, I come to see you now.

EngineerOkay, let's just know please

Pierre GASLYDoesn't feel right but check

Lewis HAMILTONGrip was very poor on that tire, particularly on the front.

EngineerOK, copy.

Pierre GASLYIt's better on this lap

EngineerCopy that

Charles LECLERCMaybe guys check the left part of the car, I took a kerb that was quite high out of turn 6, but I think it's fine, but better check.

EngineerCopy, we will check. Can you let me know which lap you went over that kerb?

Charles LECLERCLast lap, it wasn't big, but just to check if the floor is good.

EngineerCopy. Yeah, go ahead.

EngineerDaniel, radio check. Yep,

Daniel RICCIARDOradio is good.

EngineerYep, loud and clear. Check the drink as well.

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, drink's good.

EngineerOK, so let's talk you through a few things. Track attempt is still 44, so I'm still a little bit up from sprint quality. In terms of front wing we'll probably take that extra click out that we talked about. Then in terms of procedures, same as yesterday, so once the engine is fired up we'll be pit speed limiter on, that will be first gear start, keep the pit speed limiter until you're past pole position, work the tyres on the formation lap, and then it will be recharge off before the burnouts, and three burnouts again from safety car line one.

EngineerEveryone around us on medium except Hamilton on hard. That's a weird choice from Lewis.

EngineerOkay Daniel, tyre information. So cars around you are predominantly on medium. We've got hard starters of Hamilton, Cubica, Bottas and Gasly.

EngineerSo crash ahead, crash ahead Exit 05, car is on the left hand side.

EngineerMan, it's pushed me wide. Copy.

EngineerBSC deployed Max, dash positive, BSC deployed, dash positive. Stay out, so Hamilton lost position to Norris as well.

Charles LECLERCCheck if I have a puncture. Giovinazzi! Have been a... Have been a kamikaze.

EngineerSo everything is fine and K2 off.

EngineerAnd box, Antonio. Box, box.

Antonio GIOVINAZZICopy. We

Engineerchange nose, no change. How is the car feeling?

Antonio GIOVINAZZII don't know, yes, front wheel is not there, so...

EngineerSo we've got Ricciardo leading Verstappen, Norris ahead 1.4, Leclerc 2.9 behind.

EngineerGood start Daniel. The order behind you is Verstappen, Lando, Hamilton, Leclerc.

Daniel RICCIARDORoger.

Lance STROLLAerobalance is a bit low, have a bit of understeer.

EngineerWe could consider right hand toggle for turn 7.

EngineerWe're matching signs in the corners.

EngineerWhite H10, position 11. H10, 11.

Max VERSTAPPENReally hard to get close.

EngineerYep, understood. May just have to wait for an opportunity.

EngineerAnd how was the balance? A little bit of everything. Copy that.

Nikita MAZEPINCan I go Sox 6?

EngineerWe need to stay Sox 7 if we want to use K1 or Sox 6 for sustainable running but we need Sox 7 to be able to use K1 at the minute

EngineerHow's the balance now, Lance?

Lance STROLLYeah, it's understeery, but I'm just lacking a lot of rear grip. It's just the tires are stinking.

EngineerIncreased managing of the surface. Increased managing of the surface.

EngineerHamilton is struggling when he gets close we're getting good gaps to the rest of the field keep this up

EngineerAnd Lando, Hamilton uses Strat 8 to recharge and then attack.

Lando NORRISOK, confirm.

EngineerAnd Lewis we're seeing some higher deg on a couple of the medium runners just need to make sure we can make our target

Engineerand stall is 2.4 guys

Carlos SAINZmy dash is not showing me the... it's showing me something very strong it's like number 1, number 2, number 3 instead of the shock mark

Engineerunderstood yeah we do see that and we are checking and come back to you

Carlos SAINZso I cannot control my shock level

Engineerunderstood and the shock number is on the bottom left to

Carlos SAINZhelp you yeah but... I need the bar

Engineercopy, working on it

Max VERSTAPPENIt's always the same gap, it's just impossible to get close.

EngineerOK, understood.

Engineerlast lap track limits turn 11

EngineerLando, how's the pace? How are the tyres?

Lando NORRISYeah, pace one, pace two. Tyres okay, just struggling with them being so hot.

Lando NORRISI'm using a lot of time trying to do this.

EngineerUnderstood. We see the same with everyone on the medium. Hamilton has to go long. Ideally, we do plan A, but with plan B target lap.

Daniel RICCIARDOSo far I'd say plan A, plan A at the moment.

EngineerCopy, copy.

EngineerHe

Sebastian VETTELgave me no space on the outside. He pushed me off the track. I

Engineerthink you

Sebastian VETTELsaw that.

Engineer0.9 pace looking good now Daniel pace looking good

EngineerWell,

Sebastian VETTELI could have might as well taken it myself off.

EngineerDaniel we're thinking plan a target lap

EngineerSo Ricardo at the front, holding 26.6, so similar lap times, and he's managed to keep the staff behind without too much hassle.

EngineerCopy. So Verstappen, Lando and Hamilton are matching your pace. You're faster than Leclerc and Perez and Kars behind.

Max VERSTAPPENWe

Engineerare

Max VERSTAPPENon the other side of the slide.

EngineerUnderstood, same message from Daniel just now.

EngineerMcQuarrick's last lap at 26.9, Daniel out front doing a 26.5 I will do the plenty Keep on going as we are, this is good

Daniel RICCIARDOOkay, yeah, taking a bit of a hit.

EngineerCopy, Daniel. Looks similar across the field. Gap 1.0.

EngineerAnd we are thinking of going plan B at the moment, plan B

Carlos SAINZCopy, that will work right

EngineerUnderstood

EngineerThe Clerks last lap at 26.9. We're chipping away, we're closing in.

EngineerPace is super strong, you're matching the leaders.

EngineerAnd mode 7, mode 7. I didn't click anything with the overtake, so why is it going lower? We're looking into it, hence the changes.

EngineerBut your lap times are still as good as anyone yep,

Daniel RICCIARDOI think this is the pace for a bit

EngineerOkay, and we're looking at target plus 10, target plus 10.

Fernando ALONSOCopy.

Max VERSTAPPENI'll back out

Engineerunderstood.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I'll have more time then I came to my cutting

EngineerYeah, don't worry

Daniel RICCIARDOOkay, I definitely plan on...

EngineerBottas has DRS. There's still a way back, but don't fight him too much. We don't want to lose time with him

EngineerOcon 1.2 ahead Ocon has a five-second penalty it's Latifi we're racing

EngineerSo Ricciardo is in the pits, Vestapen stayed out, so probably close with Ricciardo on exit.

EngineerAll right, let's have it

EngineerOkay, that's Sainz ahead. Sainz last lap, 27.5. We need to pass him.

EngineerKeep the pressure on. It wasn't a super quick stop from McLaren.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, my tyres are f***ed.

EngineerStrat 12 in pit lane, Strat 12 in pit lane

EngineerSo just follow Ricciardo, three seconds ahead, he's got Sainz ahead, you're racing Sainz.

EngineerNice work, Lewis. This is on. Come on, mate.

EngineerWe've come out behind Stroll. Would you be happy with that?

Lando NORRISYes

EngineerWhat the **** talk?

Charles LECLERCXavi, this has no sense. Subscribe to who? I am alone, I have no one in front. Tell me what I need to do.

EngineerPush.

Charles LECLERCI try.

EngineerNorris ahead of you, Norris ahead Yeah I can see that I'll leave you to it

Max VERSTAPPENYeah I just come on the radio whenever it's critical

EngineerF***

Max VERSTAPPENThat's what you get where you don't leave the space

EngineerOkay, so switch off the engine, please, Lewis.

EngineerDouble yellows, turn one. Double yellows, turn one. Verstappen and Hamilton. Double yellows, turn one. Safety car, safety car.

EngineerSo cars behind Daniel are Leclerc, Lando, then Perez. Hamilton and Verstappen crashed and

Daniel RICCIARDOthey are out of the race.

EngineerAre the tyres OK?

Fernando ALONSOYeah, all OK, but yeah, I don't know why the Williams was racing under safety car.

EngineerShe was on pit exit.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, exactly. I was on the inside because on the outside there is debris. So he wants to pass on the inside on the grass or what?

EngineerYeah, copy that.

EngineerSo this could go for a while.

Esteban OCONThis is not fair the penalty, but

Engineersame

Esteban OCONhappened to Leclerc in 19, same with Hamilton

EngineerSo keep on working the tires, Checko.

EngineerOkay, so we're doing a very good job with the tyre temp management at the moment, keep that up. Brake temps all under control as well. We've got a little bit of separation, so you might feel a bit of pulling after the restart for the first couple of brake stabs, but it will come back. We can go back to torque seven, we think, to reset. Just keep a mind on your diff entry and mid switches as well for the first part of this run.

EngineerOkay Lando, so there's 25 laps to go. We're going to have our chance on the clerk, so we've just got to use our head here. Still a long way to go.

EngineerTemperature are okay now, keep working on your tyres.

EngineerAnd for tyres, check, no concern to push till the end.

Daniel RICCIARDOAny idea when it will end?

EngineerI don't have any information yet. They're just showing replays of the accident. There are still double yellows at turn one. Both cars have apparently been moved, Daniel. Both cars seem to have been moved.

EngineerWe're going to have our chance on the clock, so we've just got to use our head here, still a long way to go.

EngineerWe're gonna go on maximum attack

Sergio PEREZNorris went out of the truck.

EngineerYeah, we saw him.

EngineerCar behind is Lando.

EngineerLando track limits turn 11. That was our second official warning second one

EngineerBefore I touch the car behind, let's get the clerk.

EngineerOkay, Perez has passed Leclerc as well, so behind it's Lando, then Perez.

Sergio PEREZHe didn't leave me any room.

EngineerLando 0.9

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, let me know if you think I should keep it close

Engineerif anything it looks a bit stronger end of life than the medium Hamilton's last lap and Bottas' last laps before the safety car were good

EngineerOkay, this will be 33 laps complete, 20 laps remaining. Still a long way to go.

EngineerNow

Valtteri BOTTASit's not allowed to go off and then you get a toll from that.

EngineerIf possible, we think we could have a bit more apex speed 6-7 if it's possible

Lando NORRISYeah, I need Daniel to pick up the pace a bit, he's driving too slow

EngineerBottas on medium is quick his lap in clear air catching up to Perez 124.8

EngineerOkay, when you can, can you reset your tyre face, please? Reset tyre face.

EngineerSo with Bottas looking quick we think the best thing is to be as quick as you can to the end of the race and just pull a gap on these cars behind if possible.

EngineerUse of a take Paris battery is low

EngineerThat's a better lap Daniel, let's have those lap times if you can, that's good.

EngineerConsider brake balance to protect rears.

EngineerOK, checker, we've had a five-second penalty for that overtake on the clerk. Aldo's out. We're going to get that five-second gap. And Norris?

Sergio PEREZNorris has a penalty as well?

EngineerNegative. Nothing for Norris yet.

EngineerAnd charge 0.9 behind, a bit of K1 to get DRS.

Lando NORRISDo you think it's best for us if I stay like this? There I am.

EngineerLando, best for us where you are.

Robert KUBICAI need to recharge battery, which SOC?

EngineerGo to 10 then, SOC 10 will help.

EngineerKibitzer ahead is apparently charging at the moment. I

Sebastian VETTELhave been doing that for 41 laps.

EngineerSo for better traction out of two recommended keep it tight apex of two and stay out of the wake

EngineerSafety car window is open. Safety car will be boxed to overtake.

Nikita MAZEPINSomething happened at the engine.

EngineerWe're checking, we're checking.

Nikita MAZEPINlosing power every upshift losing power copy

Engineercopy we'll come back to you stop the car maz stop the car we're safe stop the car pull in we're safe dude pull in we're safe go p1 wait three seconds and then p0 the main pack of cars is five seconds behind you now three they're coming past you now

EngineerDaniel has been told to try and pull away. Let's go with him.

Lando NORRISYeah, that's much better, don't

Engineerwe?

EngineerOK, and you ran wide twice in turn 11 now, so watch out for track limits turn 11.

Fernando ALONSOCopy. Tell me the distance with the stroll, we need to be within 5 seconds. That yellow flag, it was flat out.

EngineerUnderstood. So the gap is 2.7.

EngineerKS Van can we pull out into clean air on the straights please to help cool the car?

Carlos SAINZIs this the last lap or not?

EngineerI don't know. There will be six more after this, six more laps.

EngineerOh, we've got, oh, we've got.

EngineerOkay, this is the last lap, last lap.

Daniel RICCIARDOOh

EngineerAmazing. Strat fire please. Let's go boys! Woo!

Lando NORRISLet's go! Vamos! Vamos! Get in there!

EngineerYes boys! Strat fire please.

Daniel RICCIARDODeep down I knew this was going to come so thanks, thanks for having my back and for anyone who thought I left, I never left, just moved aside for a while, thanks guys.

EngineerOkay, so just slow in high gear. All right, really good job, Mick. Way to overcome all that and catch back up. Great laps. Did well on that tire.

Mick SCHUMACHERCopy.

EngineerAnd you got fastest lap mate, so that's another bonus point. 27 points from a weekend's not bad.

EngineerI told you, I told you, we're going to be in a podium. Valtteri, best driver out there of the day, mega, mega, mega pace. And the week. And the week, and the week, not only the day, and the week, Ricky said.

EngineerOk Robert, that's it. P14, P14, more charge. You know what, you did a really good job so we can be proud of you. Really good race. McLaren won 1 and 2, Ricciardo Norris and...

EngineerOk, Antonio over the line, motor fail, motor fail.

Sebastian VETTELOkay, our race was pretty much done after turn five Getting pushed out in six that destroyed it From there. We were just stuck

EngineerYeah, copy that and then we had some front end damage from there and then actually after the safety car rear end damage as well So cars not in good shape

EngineerYes, boys! Legends! We deserve that. Andrea, I hope you're happy. Well done, boys. Proud of all of you. One, two. Very proud of you. Proud of you. This makes all the hard work and everything our families do to support us as well worth it. Well done. Yeah, it's deserved, guys. Thank you so much. All the hard work from everyone back home in MTC and everyone. We've finally done it. Awesome. Congrats to Daniel as well. Tall, major. All of that side of the garage. Well done, boys. Yeah, congrats to the whole team. There's too many people here who want to pass on their congrats to you as well, mate. Man, great job. Well done. Great job. Man, great job. Well done. Great job. Unbelievable. P1, P2. Well, we have to celebrate tonight, don't we?

EngineerOkay, second flag, second flag, you go in, go in, pickup rubber, pickup rubber, so you're P11.

Nicholas LATIFII think we can be proud of this result, because we did not have a car capable of scoring points, and we should have with both cars, so well done to everyone, that's a good execution of the race. Just obviously very unlucky with the safety car time, but yeah, great job everyone.

Charles LECLERCAnd P4, P4, good job. Ah, I mean, I pushed like crazy. Honestly, all the lads were really on it. We got stuck a little bit after the safety car behind the guys and we had quite a bit more pace, but yeah.

EngineerThe

Charles LECLERCthing is that, yeah, we were quite vulnerable, but it's fine, P4, P6.

EngineerGood job at the end there, okay we cleared signs, that's what the race was at the end, we cleared signs, so finished P3 on the road, P5 with the penalty. You're the only guy that held off Bottas.

Sergio PEREZYeah but then I had nowhere to go with Charles, it was either that or we would have crashed.

EngineerYeah hard luck Checo, that was a good effort today, hard luck with that.

Sergio PEREZThanks mate, shame we lost the podium.

EngineerNext time.

EngineerOK Esteban, so well managed at the end, quite a hectic race all that, so we finished P10, they haven't announced if Stroll will get a 5 second penalty, it looks like we'd be just outside that 5 second margin though, about 5.1 in fact, very well done at the end to try and push back up there, very well managed with everything that went on there, well done.

Esteban OCONCopy that, yeah it doesn't reflect our performance because everything we've done was good,

Engineerso

Esteban OCONyeah I'm a bit gutted, but you know, we'll come our way soon.

EngineerAbsolutely, it was always going to be a tricky week for us potentially, so yeah I think we've done well, and well done to you, so make sure you get some fluids on board.

Esteban OCONCopy that.

EngineerWell done once again, good job, well managed, and we will see you back on the track. Back in the office. Yeah,

Esteban OCONcopy that, see you shortly.

EngineerI'm P6, P6.

Carlos SAINZYeah, sorry guys, tried my best, but unfortunately this weekend I didn't have a very good feeling. Pull

Engineerthe car, it's a priority. Yeah, copy that, you tried everything. We need to go through, but I think it was a strong race from your side.

Carlos SAINZYeah, we need to aim higher than this though.

EngineerYes, indeed.

EngineerOkay checkered flag P9. Great work. That's not bad after Friday.

George RUSSELLDefinitely not bad after Friday. Three out of four races into points. Not bad going eh? Well done guys, very well done. And Daniel Rick, what a man.

EngineerYeah that's a 1-2 for them.

George RUSSELLNice one, well done guys. They deserve it.

EngineerSwitches are all good. We'll see what happens if anything with Stroll. We finish within five seconds so if there is a penalty then that should help us.

George RUSSELLCopy, yes sir.

EngineerAnd we just need to keep the revs up on the way in and cooling where you can for the PU.

George RUSSELLCan we get on fuel? I'll just keep the speed up if so. Yeah you're all good, you're all good.

EngineerJust keep these points ticking over, it's good work. Happy with that one.

George RUSSELLAbsolutely, that was a very good second stint.

EngineerWe

George RUSSELLgot a flat right at the end eh?

EngineerTook two and a half days.

George RUSSELLWell we got there at the end. Thank you,

Engineerthank

George RUSSELLyou, thank

Engineeryou.

EngineerCheckered flag Lance, checkered flag. That's P7 mate, P7 well done.

Lance STROLLYes Brad, well done man. Good job mate. That was a good effort, didn't put a foot wrong there, that was great.