Russian Grand Prix2021 · Qualifying team radio

Charles LECLERCWait, maybe before it's green, so we keep the tires hot.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerBut am I going ahead of George? No, now we need to let George pass but we cannot wait more with blankets

EngineerThe pit lane is wettest on the left so just to keep to the right hand side of the fast lane.

EngineerSo all cars are inters except Alonso the two McLarens are inters

EngineerGood warm up on the brakes and on the tyres, all cars are on track.

EngineerOK, so no significant rain expected for the rest of QALY 1.

EngineerOk Niki, so expect a bit more rain sooner than expected, important to close all laps.

EngineerAnd Gasly going quick on lap two, so we're going for consecutives

EngineerSo we are slow on this one. We can just cool the tyres a bit and then we'll decide if we're going to box now to get Push Cool Push on another set. What's your thought?

Sebastian VETTELTyres still seem to be good. Go to cool. Go to cool to charge.

EngineerLet's cool this one and then we'll push the next lap.

Charles LECLERCI want one lap on the new impulse, can I cool down for another lap and push again next lap?

Carlos SAINZI have very harsh downshifts, I don't know why

EngineerCopy, we can check For

Carlos SAINZme it's box and try to do a good lap

EngineerOK, you can go to mode out. You cannot move me. If

Kimi RAIKKONENI would have stopped, I would have hit the car in front.

EngineerCopy, copy. Oh, the car is coming. OK, watch for Perez. He's pushing behind. Perez, 3 seconds.

EngineerB-Bell 6, B-Bell 6 and positive on the brakes into 13, positive on the brakes into 13.

Charles LECLERCYeah, okay. I feel like we're going to the out even if it obviously doesn't change anything for our weekend, but

EngineerOK, let's make sure we just keep temp in the tyres. P2 at the moment, nearly half a second to Perez, P1. Mainly braking turn 4, braking turn 13.

EngineerOne more lap, keep pushing, keep pushing.

EngineerStrat 5, Strat 5.

EngineerIt was one second out from Q2, but really good, really good improvement.

Mick SCHUMACHERUh, beep! Beep, beep, beep, beep!

EngineerBeep. Shoot.

Lance STROLLI got blocked completely blocked

Pierre GASLYWhy is nobody coming?

EngineerNo idea, just do your things.

Pierre GASLYYeah, just let me know for the traffic, end of the lap.

EngineerYeah, they will have to let you by, don't worry, you will be pushing.

Carlos SAINZWhat's the forecast?

EngineerDry Q2 and Q3, dry Q2 and Q3

EngineerAnd we have no more rain expected, keep working on your bikes.

EngineerEverybody on intermediates at the moment.

Pierre GASLYI have no f***ing grip!

Lewis HAMILTONSplit between the two fronts.

EngineerOK, copy.

Lance STROLLYeah, it wasn't the best lap, but you tell me.

EngineerCurrently P4, currently P4, we can cool and go again, we don't think boxing is the right thing, so keep push, cool, pushing.

Lance STROLLOkay.

EngineerSo Sebastian is pushing eight behind.

Lance STROLLWhy don't we think boxing is the right thing?

EngineerWe think the tyres are recovering with cool laps, so we can keep cool and push again.

EngineerSo if you think you're not damaging the tire, you can push another lap. So Lewis now P145.4, so it's a tenth there. It's mainly sector one. So sector one. So you've got three laps left. It'll be strat five if you're going for this lap.

Pierre GASLYYeah, the f***ing Williams, is he kidding me? Yeah, f***ing Williams, what the hell is he doing?

EngineerCopy Lewis, just keep an eye on the tyre condition and let us know what they're like

Lewis HAMILTONTyres are good Copy,

Engineermain loss to Valtteri is braking turn 10

Pierre GASLYMy problem with the front tires is f***ed

EngineerOk Pierre we have to try again, we have to try again, let's see what we get, keep the head down

EngineerOK George, so target we think we need is a 46.2, time to find turn 13, 15 and turn 18, we know there was some traffic there.

EngineerFlag is up, I keep pushing sector 1 to see how the tyres are.

EngineerP-11, we're out. No

Sebastian VETTELway!

EngineerFive hundredths.

Sebastian VETTELNo f***ing way! Aaaaaah!

Yuki TSUNODAYes, sorry guys, but I think it feels like we met the competitor. I don't know his rank condition

EngineerBut

Yuki TSUNODAI don't know for the dry still feeling similar feeling as a braking

EngineerAt

Yuki TSUNODAthe lap, you know before we change For traction was definitely better for the traction. But yeah

EngineerWe

Yuki TSUNODAhave to we need to see

EngineerYeah, we have a good look, but I think he's a step forward. I

Yuki TSUNODAthink I have massive understand the 24 Definitely comes from the 10-3 almost flat as a big understand and that love time was quite a lot

EngineerYou know, we saw that you he was a bit of a mix

Lance STROLLWe're having trouble with the machine here start the engine so we might think we might want to think about pushing the car

EngineerCopy that we're sending the guys they're coming up to you. They're coming up to you. It's okay. That's fine. Send them back. It's all good

EngineerSo Lewis, answer to that last question, not a big difference.

EngineerYou can open a Def entry to 5 to help turn 2.

EngineerOkay, we have Sanayo 7, Sock 8 for single lap. Sanayo 7, Sock 8.

EngineerOK, all cars on enter so far. You are the sixth car.

Sergio PEREZThis is the blood right?

EngineerConfirm. Confirm.

EngineerSo I'll slow it up and charge the pack

EngineerIt's just that moment on AstroTurf out of Turn 4, I'm sure you're aware.

Lance STROLLThere is a dry line developing.

Lando NORRISI mean it's definitely much drier, definitely a lot drier, but I think in these conditions these tyres could be the correct choice.

EngineerEveryone else is stopping on the slicks as well, so we're happy with this decision.

Lewis HAMILTONJust hit the wall man, hit

Engineerthe wall

EngineerOkay George, we want to take another cool lap, so we're going to go round again, let's go cool.

George RUSSELLAre you sure? I don't think that's correct, let's keep cracking.

EngineerLando we can back off warm up the tires and go again. There's one minute fifty to the flag one minute fifty to the flag

Lando NORRISYeah, how far off was he give me an answer?

EngineerHe did a 55 zero because he backed off in sector three sector one He did a 38.3 which was about 1.3 slower sector two. He did a He was about four tenths slower It's the second lap. So prepare this tire for the second lap

Lewis HAMILTONI can't get a temperature man

EngineerOK Coffee Loose, just do what you can

Lando NORRISYeah, I'm pushing still sir, okay

EngineerOkay, uh, pole position, mate. Pole position. Oh, f***ing

Lando NORRISGod!

EngineerYes!

Carlos SAINZI was looking into a steering and I spun, stupid.

EngineerThis

Lando NORRISis awesome, congrats guys, thank you, that was an awesome job

EngineerP2 confirmed Vamos! Not bad guys! Pulled it off in the end I love when a plan comes together

EngineerOkay, that's it, P3. Nice,

George RUSSELLguys. Very well done. Very well done. Good team effort there, again.

EngineerExcellent work, mate. Well done.

Lewis HAMILTONThe cars had a beat in the session, so yeah.

Engineerall right well after all that we have qualified p10 um by the looks of it most cars have got a second lap uh on the slicks improved there are only two cars that didn't yourself uh perez and in fact four cars and the two mercs um who both only had time for one lap and fernando improved as well uh standby fernando did improve yeah fernando did improve so p10 two laps so at the moment we're p10 uh fernando's qualified p6 so let's box now please box now

Esteban OCONcopy

EngineerWell done, mate.

Daniel RICCIARDOThat's good. That's good.

EngineerLando managed to put it on pole.

Daniel RICCIARDOWell done, guys.

EngineerYeah, well done, Daniel. We can have a good race from there. We can have a good race from there tomorrow.

Daniel RICCIARDOThat was good fun. Well done, guys.

EngineerOK Checo, we're in P9, we're P9. The soft tyre only really worked for those that got a build lap on it.

Sergio PEREZSorry. Yeah, it was a lap too early.

Fernando ALONSOAyy, ayy 10.16 eh? Yeah, shame about that last centimetre that was a good lap. Yeah, one centimetre on the dump was enough. With a half a second faster.

EngineerYeah would have been P4 potentially, but anyway, nice shot. We can work from there tomorrow.

Fernando ALONSOYeah yeah yeah yeah. So

Engineerit was all on the table for us.

Fernando ALONSOyeah man that sucks we will do it at the start hopefully

EngineerOK, Lance, that's P8, P8, that was a fantastic lap, you were a second up, that was a really, really good lap, a second up that you lost would have been P4, that was a very, very good lap, box, box. They are looking at the incident, they're looking at it.

Lance STROLLYeah, there you go, it was completely in my way.

EngineerYeah, copy that, we saw it. Yeah, made the exit at 16 very difficult, so we'll talk about it later, but that was a very good lap, well done.