São Paulo Grand Prix 2021: Practice 1 team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo15:29:59

   Engineer: OK, Kimi, we'll have green in 10 seconds.

2. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:31:26

   Engineer: So sync gears to turn 4. Remember to use overtake.

3. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:32:05

   Engineer: I just take care Hamilton at pit out doing a launch drive straight out mode two strat eight mode two strat eight

4. Lance STROLLAston Martin15:32:37

   Engineer: Box, Lance, box, box!

5. Nikita MAZEPINHaas15:33:53

   Engineer: OK, Max, charge on, charge on. Stay in sync with the other cars around, so charge on.

6. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:36:01

   Engineer: And Lando, please use DRS for this lap. DRS for this lap. And suggest bottom toggle for turn 8. Bottom toggle for turn 8.

7. Esteban OCONAlpine15:40:18

   Esteban OCON: Big tire deck at the moment, so the grip's really dropped. Copeda steering wheel is to the right.

   Engineer: Copeda.

8. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo15:41:14

   Engineer: I

   Kimi RAIKKONEN: almost pan on now, exit on the last corner, the rear right is ok, the tyre?

   Engineer: Yep, yep, pressure is ok, everything ok, I saw, we're having a look.

9. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri15:44:15

   Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, this guy's really

10. George RUSSELLWilliams15:46:16

    George RUSSELL: Lots of slide infield, just really weak generally. Time 7, no rear whatsoever, very very late.

11. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin15:48:08

    Sebastian VETTEL: There's some drops approaching turn four.

12. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin15:49:17

    Engineer: So we'd like a bit more full throttle now just for plenum temps.

13. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin15:50:04

    Engineer: Considering a double call, would you think that Celestin, Bottas too behind? Yeah, it could make sense. Yeah, Bottas is there now and then followed by Hamilton a further three seconds.

    Sebastian VETTEL: The single call wasn't that bad though.

14. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams15:51:11

    Engineer: Front axle is a bit on the slow side, rear axle is good, time

    Nicholas LATIFI: management is good. Yeah but load, not temps like load or something, aero.

15. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:53:24

    Lando NORRIS: Fitting. Little bit.

    Engineer: Okay, understood.

16. George RUSSELLWilliams15:54:07

    George RUSSELL: Is turn 7 on high speed or mid?

    Engineer: You can select mode 11. Mode 11 now.

    George RUSSELL: High speed or mid turn 7? Mid. Turn

    Engineer: 7 is mid.

17. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:55:42

    Engineer: And Lando the wind has swung a bit it's now more tail out of turn 12 tailwind out to 12

18. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren15:56:26

    Daniel RICCIARDO: The truck's got a little crazy.

    Engineer: Yeah, it's light rain, class 1 in pit lane now. Take care on the in-lap, we'll box this lap. P10.

19. George RUSSELLWilliams15:58:08

    George RUSSELL: Is

    Engineer: there

    George RUSSELL: anything we can do to improve downshifts, mainly time one?

20. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:59:29

    Engineer: Fernando, we are boxers lap, big lift into turn 12.

    Lando NORRIS: Copy that.

21. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:59:57

    Engineer: And we'll need a good warm up on the brakes.

22. Charles LECLERCFerrari16:04:19

    Charles LECLERC: I can't follow the brakes, the tires are hot.

    Engineer: Understood.

23. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:05:09

    Engineer: Focus on brakes, target plus five, plus five.

24. Lando NORRISMcLaren16:07:51

    Engineer: Ok Lando, weird boxy slap. How's the balance? Recharge on?

    Lando NORRIS: It's fine.

25. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo16:08:57

    Engineer: Ok, traffic still good, nobody behind, and mode push when you're ready.

26. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:10:11

    Engineer: Please repeat Pierre.

    Pierre GASLY: I am really struggling, why did I have a huge lockup 2-1?

    Engineer: So Yuki is braking a little bit earlier, Leclerc coming now, cooling down, you can let him by no problem, big gap behind him.

27. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri16:11:48

    Yuki TSUNODA: What does push toggle does in a high speed does it affect anything or because I wanted to go to push toggle from default 10-6 Because it's too tight between 10-6 and 10-7

    Engineer: It's okay from 10-6 push toggle is okay

28. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo16:14:15

    Engineer: and still focus breaking turn four.

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: What do you mean with breaking? Like later or early?

    Engineer: Later, Antonio.

29. Lando NORRISMcLaren16:15:05

    Engineer: And we're happy to go brake balance rearwards if you'd like. Is there a way to avoid the bump with line?

30. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:15:50

    Pierre GASLY: Check the vibration in the street.

    Engineer: Vibrations are okay, but high. They are okay, but high.

31. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri16:17:22

    Engineer: So if we think about first push, we need more rotation, correct?

    Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah.

32. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren16:18:24

    Engineer: It's another nice lap. Suggest to box this lap. Suggest box this lap.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yep I'll box.

    Engineer: Daniel do you still suffer with the same issue on the front end? Do you still suffer with the same issue on the front end?

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah yeah I think that's more margin.

33. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes16:20:24

    Engineer: so strut one box box box

34. Lance STROLLAston Martin16:21:04

    Engineer: Double cool, double cool.

35. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin16:23:07

    Engineer: any flap adjust through the pits this time Latifi is two behind fast Latifi one behind fast yeah we can come up unfriendly copy that so we'll come through the pits how much do you think copy that up a half

36. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:26:53

    Pierre GASLY: You keep pushing, you keep pushing, Sergio. You keep pushing now. He's yapping now, he's f***ing my lap. Yeah, Hamilton coming down UK, pushing. What is he doing? Seriously, we're all on the same s***. We're all blocked with the traffic, why is he doing that? Yeah, he clearly did it on purpose there. Yeah, but it's every weekend the same, at some point I need to tell him something.

37. Lance STROLLAston Martin16:27:49

    Engineer: And cars will all be pushing, so keep an eye on your mirrors straight away please.

38. Charles LECLERCFerrari16:29:17

    Charles LECLERC: I've got so much industry in turn 4, impossible to do this corner

39. Sergio PEREZRed Bull16:30:04

    Sergio PEREZ: What's

    Engineer: the

    Sergio PEREZ: pace for Max?

    Engineer: He's doing low 14s

40. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:32:18

    Engineer: But clearly some more to do there. Not an easy one, but I think it got better with the switches in that last lap.

    Pierre GASLY: I don't know, it got better, it's just I don't feel you have control of the car now. But, uh, okay.