Mexico City Grand Prix2021 · Practice 1 team radio

EngineerAnd we can go when you're ready

Antonio GIOVINAZZII have issue with the engine

EngineerChecking

Antonio GIOVINAZZIYeah because the turbo Copy

Charles LECLERCThere's so much dust.

EngineerOK man, so we go spark 3, spark 3 and OK for full throttle, in sync with all the cars around and just a radio check into turn 4.

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, all good, so much dust on track, crazy.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerMazepin of six seconds

Fernando ALONSOYeah, okay, seven. Frag is, yes, so dusty

Engineer10-9 Yeah, I think you've seen it on the camera

EngineerWho

Fernando ALONSOis the hero in front? Bottas or Hamilton? Hamilton.

Max VERSTAPPENAnd the braking is terrible in the first three corners.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerHow was the second lap?

Sergio PEREZYeah, front side getting better. Copy. But I still put rotation into the low speed.

George RUSSELLThe PPF didn't seem to work as normal.

EngineerOK, we'll check it, so start in the pit lane.

Engineercurrently yellows at turn 16 Leclerc has got moving again

Charles LECLERCCopy,

Engineerwe will check that.

Engineerdouble yellow now at the last turn again is a different car so maybe it's slippery that

EngineerAnd some apex speed to find at turn 12. I tried to brake a bit earlier.

EngineerAnd recharge on is good.

Daniel RICCIARDOOK. Yeah, so braking, I've adjusted balance a little, and I think that's better. So I'll get on top of that, anywhere else in particular.

EngineerSo, Daniel, main time loss is in the high speed, 8.9. Carrying minimum speed.

Daniel RICCIARDOOK.

Sergio PEREZI hit the wall, box, box.

EngineerStay tuned.

EngineerVSC ending. VSC ending.

EngineerAnd track is clear, so I would suggest box to work on a car, but we can do another lap if you want. Yeah, we can see your front left tires quite damaged, so probably better to box.

Pierre GASLYThe rear is very loose, but yeah we can

EngineerOk copy, so it's currently P1, just in front of Bottas and Soft

Pierre GASLYCopy What do you think about the offside, because I had the feeling a lot of real luck Reminder about the battery, or we won't be able to go again

EngineerSo

Lewis HAMILTONdown there

George RUSSELLYeah, the rear feels very very strange mechanically.

EngineerI'd

George RUSSELLlike to think it's just due to the low grip

EngineerAnd with reminder to recharge on the line.

EngineerI've got track slippery at turn 16, we haven't had any visuals on it. Vettel's slow opening a lap at the moment at turn 16. OK track is clear and no threats behind. Recharge off.

Sebastian VETTELOkay, the

Engineermarker was for book down on drivability. Copy that. From seven to ten. Yeah, copy. The tie times do look good.

EngineerOK Lance, main differences to Sebastian are braking for Turn 1 and 4, so we've got margin to brake later in Turn 1 and 4 if we can. Let's prioritise that for this lap.

George RUSSELLThe drive out of turn 6 feels poor from the PU side

EngineerCopy that, understood, we'll feed in Stopping the rops, just following the guys

EngineerHow was the balance on that first lap?

Nikita MAZEPINI'm quite twitchy on entries, into like 1 and 4, and then high speed sort of, yeah, neutral at the moment.

EngineerUnderstood, understood. So let's get a plus 30 second back-off, plus 30 second back-off.

EngineerAyuki, high speed looked better, this lap, turn 10 exit as well.

Yuki TSUNODAI still was saving quite a lot, so I can go much more faster than that one. Understood.

EngineerSo what I'd like to do is open the lap to practice towing with Daniel.

Lando NORRISI want to do my lap on my own. I don't want to do the towing.

Lance STROLLOh man, there's just a lot of understeer.

EngineerRussell pushing 4 behind, Russell 3 behind pushing, Russell 3 behind pushing, do you want a box for a flap adjust?

Lance STROLLNo, because the tyres are going to give up.

EngineerOK, let's do the cool lap then, let's do the cool lap.

EngineerSo we could either do a flap adjust or you could consider torque 7 if understeer is your biggest problem? Obviously second lap on the tyres might go that direction.

Sebastian VETTELYeah, I'm happy to stay, see how it goes.

EngineerSo I'd definitely think a double cool.

Sebastian VETTELOK, copy.

EngineerOK, Daniel, recharge on is good, that's good, last sector.

Daniel RICCIARDODo we have time to try one more? There is time to try one more if you want it.

EngineerOkay, 18.4, currently puts you P1. As I say, Bottas 18.8 in P2, but I think he had quite a decent toe down to turn one. That's the gap, basically, between Bottas and Hamilton. Hamilton just under a 19.0.

EngineerDo you want to flap adjust?

Lance STROLLNo

Sergio PEREZWhat is he doing?

EngineerYeah sorry he's high fuel

EngineerPhase 3 entry speed to improve in 12, compare the others on the first time map.

EngineerCopy we've seen that

Sergio PEREZSo, 1

Engineer.5 temps off max in sector 1, Bottas 3.5 temps faster in sector 1, might be a bit of power unit there, 3.5 temps off max in sector 2, and 2 temps off max in sector 3.

Sergio PEREZI've been struggling to get the rear cooler.

EngineerCopy. Do what we can. We'll see where we're at at the end of this lap.

EngineerOK man, so let's do 50m lifts into turn 1, turn 4 and turn 12. 50m into 1, 4 and 12.

Charles LECLERCThat's

Engineerwhat

Charles LECLERCI thought. On. Yeah.

EngineerDid

Charles LECLERCquite a big mistake. Big mistake. But it's okay. I'll hold you in a bit longer.

EngineerCopy.

Sergio PEREZYeah, entry stability is on the poor side into the second sector. I struggled with front locking all the way to four, but then I struggled with entry stability the rest of the lap.

EngineerAnd Daniel Klutt's drop was good and we'll stick with two burnouts for the next launch.

Sergio PEREZAnd we were the losses to Max on the lap.

EngineerLosses to Max, turn 13 Apex, turn 13 Apex.

EngineerOK, let's do 50 metres each, lift and coast in turn 4 and 12. So 50 metres each in turn 4 and 12, lift and coast.

George RUSSELLPace.

EngineerYeah we're happy with this pace, this pace is good, just a little bit of time to find in Turn 1, that's the only place so just think about Turn 1.

EngineerLaunch map, launch map, launch map. This is down two and a half holes.

EngineerJust keep some temperature in the tyres, might be useful for you to have a look at the pit lane entry.

Antonio GIOVINAZZIWhen I need to jump out I have something on my eyes since lap 1 here.

EngineerOk, copy. I get your comments afterwards.