Qatar Grand Prix2021 · Qualifying team radio

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, massive vibrator from this place.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerFor the white line, all clear.

Carlos SAINZYeah, the lights are still quite bright.

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

Engineercan see it, yeah, we see, yeah.

EngineerCompared 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.

Engineerand wind, wind is similar to P3

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

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

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, 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.

EngineerAh, maybe, maybe. He's probably boxing, you have nobody behind.

Charles LECLERCLet'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

Engineercopy

EngineerThe

Sergio PEREZaccommodation 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.

EngineerOK, copy that, Checo.

EngineerAnd outlap brake balance, please.

EngineerAll these cars are pushing faster outlaps down fresher tires

Charles LECLERCHow many cars do I have behind?

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

EngineerOK, your brakes are fine, so mode push.

EngineerBox box box box

EngineerReally 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 SCHUMACHERYeah, 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

EngineerOrlando in front on new medium, and Ricciardo Exige in turn 1, new medium

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

EngineerShe can lean a little bit on the rear left.

EngineerSo 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.

Sergio PEREZIt was on the cold side to start the lap.

EngineerOK, copy, checker.

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

Sergio PEREZthink three dents.

EngineerOK, copy.

EngineerOkay, Daniel recharge on save the tire recharge on

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

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

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

EngineerLet's lean on the tires through this high speed.

EngineerAbort the lap, please, Max. Abort, abort, abort. Slow button on.

Carlos SAINZWhy do I need to suffer so much?

EngineerPerez 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

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

EngineerSo stay tight and build the gap at the end.

EngineerSo the circuit's all clear? Just

Lewis HAMILTONchecking if I'm taking turn 1 tightening Entry wise

EngineerOK, stand by

EngineerSo just to answer your question, we look tighter on entry.

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

EngineerSo that's P2, tenth and a half behind Hamilton, half a tenth ahead of Bottas.

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

EngineerAre you happy with the position on track?

Pierre GASLYYeah,

Engineercopy. Box, box, push

Pierre GASLYin 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.

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

EngineerOkay, Lando, the last outlap was almost spot on.

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

EngineerI'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.

EngineerOK, so that is us P9.

Esteban OCONYeah, I lost the rear turn 1, so... Not sure what happened there.

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

EngineerOk, Yuki, P8, P8. Very close to P7.

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

Carlos SAINZYeah, I did.

EngineerI

Carlos SAINZdid try. It

Engineerwas the limit, yeah, and last corner.

Carlos SAINZYeah, 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

Engineerthe

Carlos SAINZstart-finish.

EngineerUnderstood.

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