Saudi Arabian Grand Prix2021 · Practice 1 team radio

EngineerThe track is shown slippery turn one and two. I think there's some oil dropped and dust from a previous series They put dust down in turn one and two Could be still showing red and yellows when you get there on your opening lap and radio check into turn four

Daniel RICCIARDOYour volume is a little bit low

EngineerNot sure what's going on with the brakes but they're pulling around and stuff. I think they're very cold so let's try and build some brake temp where you can and let's go GX3 as well, GX3.

EngineerOk Kimi, traffic is ok, everybody in phase, so mode race please

EngineerHow's the front wing?

Daniel RICCIARDOOK, a little low I'd say, but give me another lap. But initial impression it's a bit low.

EngineerAnd we suggest mode charge. Yeah, the Alpha Tower was going very slowly. Yeah, we've got sleep signature. So let's do a slow lap, it will help for the brakes, they are too hot. And mode charge please.

Pierre GASLYIt smells like something is very hot in the car. I don't know if you're gonna see anything.

EngineerOkay, we're checking.

EngineerBrakes will be on the cold side for turn 1, yeah

EngineerI'm happy to cool the rears a bit and the fronts a little bit.

EngineerTurn 4 and last corner, least of focus, turn 4 and last corner

Lance STROLLMerckx man, no space

Lance STROLLMerckx man, there's no space

EngineerCopy that, Leclerc's pushing 15 behind Ok this is our last push so we're going to box, or do you want one more?

Lance STROLLYeah we'd like one more

Pierre GASLYYeah, I think it's just flat there because at

Engineerthe

Pierre GASLYmoment it's quite a lot of understeer for me to exit

EngineerOkay, and do you think we should go for more engine braking to help turn 13?

Pierre GASLYYeah, let's do it. Yeah, go for it.

EngineerLet's go for one more push and then we box

Esteban OCONI have a trace on the middle of my rear tyre, I'm not sure what it is, doesn't look like blistering but could

Engineerbe Copy that, is that rear right? Yeah Copy that

EngineerOK Pierre, we're checking what's happened in the last corner, you can push in the end lap for timings please, box box

Pierre GASLYI think too much for the rear tyres Should have gone forward because I started

Engineerwayward the lap OK I'm pushing 3 behind braking turn 4

Esteban OCONVibration appearing.

EngineerCopy that, we see a little bit on the front axle, how's the front right tyre do you think?

Esteban OCONNow the front right is fine, I think it's the rear, rear right.

EngineerOkay understood, we'll have a look at that, stand by. So again we can do a cool and go for one more.

EngineerOkay, so we can do another, we can basically do two in-laps if you wanted to try attacking the pit entry and going back out and come in. So two in-laps effectively, what do you think? If you want to, yeah. Yeah, I think that would be sensible. We can attack the pit entry, stop in the box, lay some rubber and yeah, attack pit exit would be good for timing. So I think if you can push from around 24 round to 27 and then push all the way round to turn four effectively with a stop in the box, I think that would be good.

EngineerSo keep working on your brakes, we are good on tyres, we've got margin.

EngineerOffset minus one and keep working on your brakes where you can.

EngineerSo how were the tyres on that first lap?

Sergio PEREZI was lucky mainly front. I think the tyres were in a good window.

EngineerCopy.

Valtteri BOTTASThis track is cool.

EngineerSounds like you're having fun.

EngineerLando, do we have any degradation on this tyre, i.e. why would we not go for another one? No. It's

Lando NORRISbetter to change the balance, just

Engineertry and fix the understeer, understeer in every single corner. Understood. Do you want to just do that at a pit stop for front wing or is it lateral balance? No, that doesn't make any difference. Okay, so we're box this lap and this will be a live pit stop engine off.

EngineerI

Lance STROLLjust can't improve that much yeah

Engineerif you think the tires are done we can box and go to I

Lance STROLLwould like to try one more just

Engineerto behind pushing a correction boss is slow behind okay Lance if we're gonna do one more push we need to focus on 22 and 27 more mid corner speed more apex speed but

Lance STROLLI have to go slower for the tires man too much temperature Giovinazzi

Engineeris pushing 10 behind Giovinazzi six behind we need as much full throttle as we can for charging as much full throttle as we can and charging Giovinazzi

Lance STROLLcan we do a double cool Giovinazzi

Engineerbehind now yeah copy Lance we'll double cool we'll double cool

EngineerSo box now box We will need mode formation for the lay rubber And try to stop a bit earlier so we can lay the rubber properly

EngineerDaniel we have the option here to abort the lap after the final corner so I think if the lap hasn't come together brilliantly I suggest to complete the final corner and then box, just call the car from the exit of the final corner and box.

EngineerBecause of timing so we can do the high fuel at the end. It will be charge button off charge off

EngineerThe rear axle's a little bit on the hot side. The rear axle's a little bit on the hot side. Not cooling particularly quickly, so alongside pushing in turn 17.

Fernando ALONSOMuch better Coming up

EngineerAnd Lando, if I were to say follow the dash, just check those new numbers.

EngineerSo that's checkered flag Lance, that's checkered flag, so we will go round to the grid for a start, we'll go round to the grid for a start.

Pierre GASLYI feel quite a lot of vibrations, I think I guess from the tyres.

EngineerConfirmed, confirmed, we can see that. Should be ok for the practice start.

Carlos SAINZWhere was the start, the drop? It

Engineerwas spot on target. A bit too fast release, but then it was good.

EngineerMax would like you to push please during this lap to the box