São Paulo Grand Prix2021 · Sprint Qualifying team radio

EngineerAnd some full throttle last part and to the grid

Engineergentle reminder go to select P1 select P1 once you are at the back of the grid

Engineer18 minutes, 18 minutes to go. Remember, no V-Races 1 recognition, no national anthem, just a normal countdown. Tire blankets to be disconnected at the 5 minute signal, the remaining 8 from 3 minutes.

EngineerIt's all going to be down to the rear surface temperature management Lewis. Got a little bit of cloud cover coming in now, track temps dropping just a little bit, I'll get a latest figure from Marcus. So yeah, 37 now, 37.

EngineerSo track temp drop another 3 degrees.

Pierre GASLYRadio check

EngineerSainz is on soft, Leclerc medium

EngineerI've got to use the hot-hustle.

EngineerUh, Max, fire update for SOTA. I think on SOTA I'll get that for you, currently thinking of SOTA and SOTA.

EngineerAnd just so you're aware Pierre, because the track is still dropping, we've added a little bit of air balance on the car

EngineerSo a quick run through of things as normal. Hit limiter on once the car's fired up. Concentrate on those carcass targets and the surface targets at the end as well. No changes to the number of burnouts or where we want you to do them. And a reminder, don't overheat the rear brakes please. 450 max.

EngineerAnd then Lando, just one thing, just check brake balance for turn one.

EngineerAm I allowed to overtake one or two cars in the formation lap or no? Hold your position please.

EngineerLando, just want you to check your brake balance again, Jose is expecting minus 2 or minus 3, he currently reads plus 1 Yeah

Lando NORRISthis is just for the warm up, I'll do what I need to from there when I come to the start OK cool

EngineerSo Sebastian, three cars directly behind you, Tsunoda, Raikkonen, Giovanzi are soft. Then there's three mediums, Stroll, Latifi, Russell, medium, and then Schumacher, Mazepin on soft, Hamilton at the back, medium, and at the front, Gasly and Sainz are soft, and Bottas is soft, everybody else medium. So in front of you, Bottas, Gasly and Sainz soft, as well as Ocon to your left.

Engineercarry out your launch to third gear, and once it's out of time, generate some good temperature. Beware of your throttle pedal as normal, and then you come back round onto the main straight. From position 15, which is stroll, that's at the end of the left-hand side Heineken advert, click the overtake, and two long turnouts, and the extra ramp run coasting down into your pit.

EngineerSo science the car behind honest soft

EngineerDo not use early overtake

EngineerTardade OK Antonio, car looks OK.

EngineerGive

Antonio GIOVINAZZIit to me.

EngineerSo our tyre temperatures are good for pushing. You've got two cars ahead of you on soft. Ricciardo 0.5 behind, Ocon 0.6 ahead.

EngineerOn Ocon, just 1 tenth to lose DRS, 9 tenths behind.

EngineerSo same lap time 2.5

EngineerUse special 4 for last corner, we have now Sonona behind on the same compound, he is with DRS now.

EngineerGap behind 2.7 to Sainz.

Sergio PEREZHe's moving very late on the braking.

EngineerCopy. Mode 9. Mode 9 now.

EngineerHamilton is now behind Alonso, Hamilton likely to be behind you soon. Suggest green shape three, green shape three.

Carlos SAINZStruggling with time.

EngineerRestore.

Nikita MAZEPINLet's stay sock six. It's sock seven. Sock six is okay. It's coming up.

EngineerOk so still a very tight battle in front with Sainz not picking up the pace

EngineerGreat job. Let's go. Perez next.

EngineerHamilton is now the car behind, he could create an opportunity here as well.

Nikita MAZEPINLaps to go.

Engineer15 to go, 15.

EngineerSo Ricciardo 0.5 behind Ocon 0.8. Tires are good so you can push as much as you can just matching surface Just watch Ricciardo behind 0.3 now. He's close

EngineerT-Rex 0.7 behind, and energy is 5% down compared to FP2, you are doing great

Carlos SAINZOk, a

Engineerbit less ray, I read you please Copy, understood

EngineerPush the entry of nine less compromise the entry of nine

EngineerAnd please update your tyre switch.

Charles LECLERCThose traps is quite a bit quicker than what I expected, especially on braking.

Lance STROLLTook no traction in the low speed high levels of understeer with no traction

EngineerDon't attack, too much braking, turn 10, the rest is looking fine.

EngineerSo that's up in my head, DRS.

EngineerAnd think about brakes for rear, think about bringing the brake temps down a bit.

EngineerAnd Gasly ahead, also soft.

Daniel RICCIARDOThat's getting very close to moving on the brakes.

EngineerCopy, we'll report it.

EngineerPress and hold overtake, 5 seconds.

Sergio PEREZI'm having... I'm not having... good exit out of the left corner. And I'm having a lot of engine push in the turn 10.

EngineerCopy. Hand bait for turn 10 if you need it.

EngineerSo we're stopping giving his tires a breather we'll attack again

EngineerOcon 0.8 ahead, he does not have DRS, Ricciardo 0.8 behind

EngineerSo gap at 0.7, you're very strong, turn 23 to Leclerc.

EngineerConsider EB9, consider EB9, compared to Sainz's main loss breaking turn 1, he is doing 13.5.

EngineerLast lap, turn 12 was good, minimal difference to make, good job.

EngineerOkay, Perez and Sainz fighting ahead. Let's still try. Four laps to go. Yeah, okay.

Lando NORRISNo more, please.

EngineerKeep an eye on your battery

EngineerOh, P3's on the cards. We got this.

EngineerGood news good news

EngineerOkay, that's the checker. That's the checker. It's a difficult balance. We were a little bit overbalanced there, I think. But towards the end of the race, you were matching, and then that last lap, you were quicker than Mick. So, yeah, I think his tyres were going too, but you were matching him quicker than him, so something to work with for tomorrow.

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, I think we were overbalanced a bit. I almost had him, but, yeah, didn't position very well. We'll improve, and we'll improve for tomorrow.

EngineerCopy that.

EngineerGot pretty tricky there at the end.

Mick SCHUMACHERYeah. We'll still discuss I think. I

Engineerthink a

Mick SCHUMACHERfew positives. I think that's the main thing. It wasn't all negative.

EngineerYeah. You ended up like 11 seconds behind Kimi and about 6 ahead of Nikita. So there was some good phase of good balance and then lots of rear management and lots of rear dealing with for the rest of it.

Mick SCHUMACHERYeah, exactly.

EngineerIt

Mick SCHUMACHERwas that last section where I wasn't able to keep the tyres. No.

EngineerIt really came apart.

Mick SCHUMACHERThe start was good. I was happy with the start. Couldn't get by anyways. There was just walkage in front.

EngineerOK, give me the checkered flag, mode charge, pick up proper and box.

EngineerSo as you saw they were coming back to us but just a couple of laps short there so the audio if you're interested it was Bottas, Verstappen, Sainz, top three.

George RUSSELLYeah I mean the car felt pretty good I think the pace would have been okay obviously just

Engineertoo

George RUSSELLdifficult to overtake, obviously closed for a few laps but that would extend a bit.

EngineerYeah understood mate, it looked okay and obviously got another chance tomorrow so it was worth doing.

EngineerSo that's P16, 7 tenths of Tsunoda I think that was good on the tyre management, mate

Nicholas LATIFIMan, we had no pace, I don't know what you're talking about, good We were so slow I'm

Engineerjust saying you managed your tyres well, so slow in lap And team Apple, and team Apple You managed your tyres OK, you still had pace at the end

EngineerOK, Antonio, solid ways, P13

Antonio GIOVINAZZIYeah, I was on the edge, with the rear, but yeah, OK Fortunately I had some damage on the front wing, it was the left one, it was really bad and the right was OK

EngineerCopy, we will have a look later on

EngineerAnd check reflect. Recharge on. Recharge on.