Russian Grand Prix 2021: Practice 2 team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:00:34

   Engineer: And truck is clear. Truck clear.

2. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin13:01:15

   Engineer: So most cars around us are on medium.

3. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri13:01:38

   Engineer: And focus on tires and brakes position is good tires and brakes

4. Lance STROLLAston Martin13:02:34

   Engineer: OK, there's a bit of bunching going to happen, so let's push up and make sure we've got a good gap to Bottas at the end.

5. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri13:05:25

   Engineer: Yeah, I think it's better from entry to mid, just a bit of understeer. Yeah, agreed, a bit of understeer, but maybe it helps us in the last sector. So, I'm sure you know it, it's turn 8 exit, we lost a big chunk compared to Sainz.

6. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:06:31

   Engineer: Main losses, minimum speed turn 5 and minimum speed turn 13, 14.

7. George RUSSELLWilliams13:08:21

   Engineer: OK, go cool, go cool, let's get a slow lap in, so target plus 45, drop in the rear, try and maintain the front.

8. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo13:09:08

   Kimi RAIKKONEN: I have to really say that it feels really bad that the last couple of corners. Yeah.

   Engineer: So that...

9. Esteban OCONAlpine13:10:40

   Engineer: How was the balance that time?

   Esteban OCON: Yeah, degraded a bit last sector, but a bit better than before, just lacking front end mid corner I think.

   Engineer: OK understood, so for a flap adjust, what do you think, turn up for the next compound or a bit more? We should do a normal adjust because

   Esteban OCON: the stability is not the best still.

   Engineer: Copy that. Copy that Esteban, let's box now please, box now.

10. George RUSSELLWilliams13:12:22

    Engineer: Time to find to Nicholas, turn 10 and turn 14 Which

    George RUSSELL: one was it? Sorry, time to find, 14 10,

    Engineer: turn 10 and turn 14

11. Esteban OCONAlpine13:13:26

    Engineer: Norris 15 seconds behind so we're in a good spot, tyres are spot-on with temperatures.

12. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri13:15:16

    Engineer: And

    Pierre GASLY: turn 13 to brake a bit later, because I feel like we're a bit on the limit.

    Engineer: Should

    Pierre GASLY: I go forward?

    Engineer: Copy.

13. Esteban OCONAlpine13:16:46

    Engineer: OK, so no risk of traffic around. How's the balance, Esteban?

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, I think balance was better with the stability on the rear on this one. Room for maybe a bit more mid-corner front-end.

    Engineer: Let's go torque 7, please. Let's get a bit more front-ending.

14. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:17:07

    Lewis HAMILTON: Magic. Sorry about that. Is he OK?

    Engineer: Yeah, he's alright. Just going to give him a thumbs up.

15. Fernando ALONSOAlpine13:20:17

    Engineer: How was the balance?

    Fernando ALONSO: It was better now, but the first corner and the start of the lap was not great.

    Engineer: Copy that.

16. Sergio PEREZRed Bull13:23:35

    Engineer: Okay, so manage the pace, we'll go for another push lap.

17. Sergio PEREZRed Bull13:25:51

    Engineer: Yeah, so the Mercs have done mid-33s. I suspect they've turned up their power unit. Norris is P3 with a 34.1, Max P4 with a 34.6. I think up until Sector 3 you were on for a mid-34, so right on the money there.

18. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes13:26:24

    Engineer: Clutch 1% deep, pedal was good.

19. Sergio PEREZRed Bull13:27:06

    Engineer: So positive on the brakes when you can. Rear tyres are looking good.

20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:28:40

    Lewis HAMILTON: Was turn 1 better, not turn 2?

    Engineer: Copy, turn 2 was better.

21. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:29:26

    Charles LECLERC: The tires feel very weird.

22. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren13:29:45

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, I'm not improving. Do you want me to box?

    Engineer: Yep.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Happy to box. Lando will be cool the car on the way in. Lando will be on the marks just ahead of you possibly. He's on the scales at the moment. Okay. Daniel, front wing, are you happy with up two? Yeah, I'm still struggling with the same things as FP1.

    Engineer: Copy.

23. Nikita MAZEPINHaas13:32:20

    Nikita MAZEPIN: Okay, I looked up quite big copy,

    Engineer: okay box at the end of this lap dude box at the end of this lap

24. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo13:33:27

    Engineer: Ok, try to stay ahead of Leclerc Yeah, but you give it very late, this information Yeah, I didn't know before that Somebody should be... Yeah, but there has to be one guy who knows

25. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull13:34:22

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I got a tear stuck on the left rear suspension, can I stop in the box?

    Engineer: Yep, stop in the box.

26. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren13:34:40

    Engineer: Okay Daniel, your previous slow lap was a 2.07, we're looking for a 2.30 please. Outlap face was okay, but your slow lap on the hard tyre was a bit too fast, we're looking for 2.30.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay.

27. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo13:36:09

    Engineer: Switch off radio, Antonio. So, stop the car, stop the car, we're losing parts. Stop the car, we're losing parts. And switch off procedure, Antonio. Full switch off.

28. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo13:36:23

    Engineer: Stop the car, stop the car, we're losing parts, stop the car, we're losing parts.

29. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo13:37:30

    Engineer: Ok, you will be called on the Weybridge, you will be called on the Weybridge, remember the procedure.

30. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo13:40:53

    Engineer: I

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: still have something, I got something in my eye and I practiced one and it's still something You have time to

31. Nikita MAZEPINHaas13:44:19

    Nikita MAZEPIN: Why was I released the second car?

    Engineer: I'll come back to you

    Nikita MAZEPIN: Because now I just have to lose tire temperature and sit there waiting for the time when I do the practice start

    Engineer: All understood

32. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull13:45:42

    Engineer: and click the overtake, click the overtake and expect in 9 time-laps, 9 time-laps

33. Sergio PEREZRed Bull13:46:22

    Engineer: It's straight into our management, nice bit of lift and coast, still attack the braking zone, we expect to get nine time-laps, nine time-laps.

34. Fernando ALONSOAlpine13:47:32

    Fernando ALONSO: I don't know if you want another start to see the proper deployment.

35. Nikita MAZEPINHaas13:48:02

    Nikita MAZEPIN: Please note that I have too much air coming in the helmet.

36. Carlos SAINZFerrari13:48:33

    Engineer: abort the start abort the start

37. Lance STROLLAston Martin13:50:37

    Lance STROLL: It's a lot of unders here.

    Engineer: Copy that, you can open the diff.

38. Lando NORRISMcLaren13:51:46

    Engineer: And Lando, if we can't improve, let's be there to help Daniel.

39. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull13:52:25

    Max VERSTAPPEN: impossible to pass with my top speed

40. Lance STROLLAston Martin13:52:46

    Engineer: No, stay out, stay out

41. Esteban OCONAlpine13:53:35

    Engineer: Okay Stefan, so most cars using a used medium Vettel and Stroll on the hard tyre.

42. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:55:19

    Charles LECLERC: What do you want me to do?

    Engineer: So you can open the gap and try mode X, mode X test.

43. Carlos SAINZFerrari13:56:28

    Engineer: How is the traffic? We have Russell 3 behind on an high fuel and Alonso 4 in front on high fuel, Alonso lapping in 40.4

    Carlos SAINZ: Which style?

    Engineer: Alonso on the medium, 41.0 last time lapped and Russell behind you is at 41.0 new medium and for turn 2 you can decide it to the left or to the right just to avoid overspeed

44. George RUSSELLWilliams13:57:50

    Engineer: Let's get some feedback on tyres, out of the front tyres.

    George RUSSELL: Front's on fire.

    Engineer: Bit

    George RUSSELL: of a bit

    Engineer: of

    George RUSSELL: reassert on everything he did.

45. Fernando ALONSOAlpine13:59:12

    Engineer: And SOC 10, SOC 10, one more lap, rip

    Fernando ALONSO: rip rip,

    Engineer: SOC 10, SOC 10.

46. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri13:59:55

    Pierre GASLY: OK, I took the curb, washed out behind Ricardo, took the curb and something broke.

    Engineer: OK, can you come in?

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah.

47. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes14:00:34

    Engineer: So strat one and cruise boat two, turn one to turn two. Watch out for a front wing It should be on the inside of turn three, not just outside turn two

48. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:01:26

    Engineer: Okay, there are currently double yellows turn two. That is a front wing main plane on the right hand side after the exit kerb of turn two. Right hand side after the exit kerb of turn two. Take care through there. Could be some debris on track as well. No overtaking in the double yellows.

49. Esteban OCONAlpine14:03:03

    Esteban OCON: The steering wheel was a bit to the right that session.

    Engineer: Copy that.

50. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin14:04:20

    Engineer: Okay, stop on the marks, stop on the marks. No marks. No marks.