Qatar Grand Prix 2021: Qualifying team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo14:01:32

   Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, massive vibrator from this place.

   Engineer: Copy.

2. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:02:10

   Engineer: For the white line, all clear.

   Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, the lights are still quite bright.

3. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo14:05:19

   Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, but also the tires are choked, the vibration, I mean, to some corners is hard to see. We

   Engineer: can see it, yeah, we see, yeah.

4. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:06:08

   Engineer: Compared to science in sectors we lost 1 tenth sector 1, half a tenth sector 2 and you were faster 1 tenth and a half sector 3.

5. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:06:58

   Engineer: and wind, wind is similar to P3

6. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:07:51

   Engineer: Hey Daniel, that's P9. I need full pedal time for recharge. We'll do one more lap.

7. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin14:09:06

   Engineer: So maintain the front temps now with some braking, maintain the front temps, you're clear behind at the moment.

8. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo14:10:51

   Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, I'm sure he's f***ing playing some game to slow me down and speeding up, I'm sure he's going to box.

   Engineer: Ah, maybe, maybe. He's probably boxing, you have nobody behind.

9. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:13:32

   Charles LECLERC: Let's try to talk a little bit less on the radio and just I just need the car pushing. I don't mind about a car slow behind Yeah, let's prepare to have a bit of a calmer car

   Engineer: copy

10. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:14:35

    Engineer: The

    Sergio PEREZ: accommodation on the tires is making a difference. That lap one, they felt very cold even as I left the garage. I nearly spun a couple of times.

    Engineer: OK, copy that, Checo.

11. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:15:05

    Engineer: And outlap brake balance, please.

12. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes14:16:15

    Engineer: All these cars are pushing faster outlaps down fresher tires

13. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:16:40

    Charles LECLERC: How many cars do I have behind?

    Engineer: So there's a Stroll behind and after him now you have a gap of 9 seconds to Norris behind you.

14. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo14:17:05

    Engineer: OK, your brakes are fine, so mode push.

15. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri14:18:32

    Engineer: Box box box box

16. Mick SCHUMACHERHaas14:22:24

    Engineer: Really good improvement Mick. Other guys turned things up a bit. So really good job though It's 0.14 off of Giovinazzi and less than 0.2 off of Latifi. Really good lap

    Mick SCHUMACHER: Yeah, it felt fun, so thank you Thank you for that. I think that's All there is really. Yeah, you put it all together. It's a good job We'll get him

17. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:26:25

    Engineer: Orlando in front on new medium, and Ricciardo Exige in turn 1, new medium

18. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:27:47

    Engineer: Let's try and make the gap before 15, make sure we get a clean run through 15-16, get these tyres properly switched on.

19. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin14:29:43

    Engineer: She can lean a little bit on the rear left.

20. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes14:30:21

    Engineer: So Luis, 21.6 is 3 tenths, they are spread a bit every corner, like a small amount everywhere. Main loss is turn 4, trying too much speed, trying to carry too much speed.

21. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:31:04

    Sergio PEREZ: It was on the cold side to start the lap.

    Engineer: OK, copy, checker.

22. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:31:42

    Engineer: OK Checo, going again on the medium, what do you think you've got in hand? I

    Sergio PEREZ: think three dents.

    Engineer: OK, copy.

23. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:32:18

    Engineer: Okay, Daniel recharge on save the tire recharge on

24. George RUSSELLWilliams14:37:02

    Engineer: advisor breaks for this in lab yeah we'll just do minus one minus three for now that's priority

25. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:37:40

    Engineer: And we've got plenty of time so you can focus on your tyres and brakes.

26. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:38:14

    Engineer: The wind is similar to previous lap, all clear in front, you can pace yourself, good warm up on the brakes.

27. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:38:35

    Engineer: Let's lean on the tires through this high speed.

28. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:41:06

    Engineer: Abort the lap, please, Max. Abort, abort, abort. Slow button on.

29. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:41:52

    Carlos SAINZ: Why do I need to suffer so much?

30. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:42:19

    Engineer: Perez pips you by a tenth on soft so you're within a tenth of a Red Bull on soft tyre so that's a really good lap mate so box box well done

31. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:44:07

    Engineer: Okay, Daniel, so we've finished P14. Cars eliminated are Perez, Stroll, Leclerc, yourself and Russell.

32. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes14:48:41

    Engineer: So stay tight and build the gap at the end.

33. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:49:09

    Engineer: So the circuit's all clear? Just

    Lewis HAMILTON: checking if I'm taking turn 1 tightening Entry wise

    Engineer: OK, stand by

34. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:49:36

    Engineer: So just to answer your question, we look tighter on entry.

35. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri14:50:13

    Engineer: Ok Pierre, everyone has got big gaps, we've got the very last car coming out of the pitlane now.

36. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:53:02

    Engineer: So that's P2, tenth and a half behind Hamilton, half a tenth ahead of Bottas.

37. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:53:34

    Engineer: We are purple in sector 1 by a tenth. We're down two tenths in sector 2, down a little bit in sector 3.

38. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri14:54:44

    Engineer: Are you happy with the position on track?

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah,

    Engineer: copy. Box, box, push

    Pierre GASLY: in the end lap. Just need to be careful if they all slow down and then we get f***ed with the landing. Yeah, that's my concern as well.

39. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri14:55:20

    Engineer: Offset minus 2, shape 5. Offset minus 2, shape 5 will be a quick turnaround, Pierre. We're a bit behind.

40. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:57:43

    Engineer: Okay, Lando, the last outlap was almost spot on.

41. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:58:13

    Engineer: Plenty of time to the flag there's over two minutes lead car Hamilton's in turn 15

42. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin15:05:27

    Engineer: I'm not sure what all those yellow flags are for yeah that was for the the guy that stopped I don't know the AlphaTauri he came on the dash yeah you've got it definitely yeah so just keep it negative on the Delta please it's P10 I'm afraid. He smashed his car to bits in 15 and then 16 again so why do you need to stop other than destroying other people's laps? Yeah you can speed up a bit. I'm sorry for that. No, no no. Stopping at the end of the pit lane. What was P9 at the end? Which lap time? So I'll go on under 22 dead 22 dead. Okay wasn't in the cards I guess. Yeah it's gonna be tough anyway yep. Copy thanks for that car was good in the last round struggled a bit with the fuel. Fronts and yeah just losing a bit and then at the end I think I was gaining but had the yellow flag so P0. Yeah copy P0.

43. Esteban OCONAlpine15:08:44

    Engineer: OK, so that is us P9.

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, I lost the rear turn 1, so... Not sure what happened there.

    Engineer: We'll have a good look at it, so stay just negative on the delta please. Just negative on the delta.

44. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri15:09:54

    Engineer: Ok, Yuki, P8, P8. Very close to P7.

45. Carlos SAINZFerrari15:11:50

    Engineer: It was a good try. You're trying really hard out there. Good job. P7.

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I did.

    Engineer: I

    Carlos SAINZ: did try. It

    Engineer: was the limit, yeah, and last corner.

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, no, in the last corner I just knew I was done and I tried. Turn 1 I improved, but the rest not much. Yeah, I lifted just in case, because it was

    Engineer: the

    Carlos SAINZ: start-finish.

    Engineer: Understood.

    Carlos SAINZ: Anyway, maybe a bit tougher than expected, but we got the homework done for tomorrow.