Saudi Arabian Grand Prix2021 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerWe'll get a tow for the next run, we'll just get the balance wheel on this run.

EngineerSo Lance, track is clear behind you. You're good to push as Jun explained. So it will be out and straight back in, out and straight back in.

EngineerKamaz, charge on, charge on. No traffic threat from behind and shouldn't be any queuing at the end of the slowdown lap. The

Nikita MAZEPINcar has a tendency to over-rotate in sluicey corners.

EngineerLooking at 2, Edward's looking at your kerb usage in 2, I'll come back to you with more feedback. Any other places where you feel that sensation?

Nikita MAZEPINI think the car, I'm not struggling with understanding anything at all.

EngineerCopy. So I'm going 22 depth. Understood.

Kimi RAIKKONENIs the wind different direction today? I don't

Engineerknow.

Kimi RAIKKONENIt's

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Kimi RAIKKONENlittle low.

EngineerExactly. So it's different. There is virtually no wind at all today. No wind at all.

EngineerSo there's an extended Y line on exit. Just have a look at that.

Nikita MAZEPINlast corner rear looking level feedback pretty

Engineerbalanced front and rear with where you're braking so pretty balanced front and rear wouldn't probably push forward for there

EngineerM123 radio check, can you hear me? Closing the lap.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I can hear you, OK.

EngineerOK, good. All clear from behind, currently P3, both pass on the hard 30.3 and Kimi on the soft 30.1.

EngineerFail 1, fail 2, fail 1, fail, fail 2, fail. Can Hamilton abort the traffic?

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, I don't think it's working

EngineerOkay, if we're interested to keep as much as we can pushing these cars around you will push this next lap on low fuel So hopefully yeah Yeah, the

Nikita MAZEPINthing is the tires are really going off Because I'm pushing

EngineerYeah, I knew that would happen.

EngineerI need to

Nikita MAZEPINcool down, man. I'm gonna crash in a minute.

EngineerOkay.

EngineerRight toggle turn one and two, all clear from behind, good warm up on the brakes.

Engineer2 tenths in sector 1 to science and medium, and 1 and a half in sector 2 to science and medium. We are checking now.

EngineerOkay, so main losses we're seeing to max, exit 16 and exit 22. Let's try and give up a little bit on the entry to help the exit. Yeah, as Woody ran through with you overnight.

EngineerFirst possible car on a timelap is Hamilton, he has only done one cool lap this time though, I'll let you know, it does look like he is pushing.

Yuki TSUNODACheck the light rear. Maybe I touched the wall.

Engineerand improved combined entry into turn 13, so minimum speed turns 4, 16 and combined entry 13 that's compared to Sainz with medium

Charles LECLERCokay, lap times, so

EngineerSainz lap time 29.3 and Bottas with hard 29.4

EngineerSo I'm happy to lean on the rears a bit in this phase and then we'll cool them later.

EngineerWe're going

George RUSSELLto push to the top one. Copy that.

EngineerCan

George RUSSELLwe, high speed balance is okay, still through a little bit, 27, rear does not feel great through 13 either, let's consider rear ride height out, rear ride height, sorry.

Esteban OCONGain some front grip, definitely, but because of the balance previously I think it's a little bit too much.

EngineerCopy that, do you want to go for a second lap or do you want to come in?

Esteban OCONI think it's fine, let's come in.

EngineerCopy that, ok let's box now then please.

EngineerSo good job on the tyres. We can prioritise the exit of 10 a little bit more and you can brake a bit later for 27. A bit later last corner. Yeah, good job on bringing the front tyres down. So a bit of brake temperature and it'll be go one last corner.

EngineerAnd we'll need a good warm up on the brakes when you can.

EngineerAnd we have tailwind into turn 22, 5 kph, quite low

EngineerI

Valtteri BOTTASforgot the start mode.

EngineerVery firm, and the knob I think is, there's a bunch of cars ahead of you, you would have hit them. So now you're in sync with these cars around you.

EngineerPuncture, engine off, engine off, engine off. So we think we have a puncture Lance, we think we have a puncture, so we're aborting.

EngineerMode push and you can push

Nicholas LATIFII think I tapped the wall, front left, I'm backing off.

EngineerOk, ok. Is

Nicholas LATIFIthe steering still straight? It's

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Nicholas LATIFIlittle bit right hand down. Ok,

EngineerI'll check, try to keep speed for the tyres, don't push in the corners.

Nikita MAZEPINHell man, just

Engineerwatch for make three behind would charge watch for make two behind make coming past you now on a push

Pierre GASLYI don't know he just stayed on the line

EngineerSo that's been car behind and then you're going to have a Schumacher. He

Lewis HAMILTONdidn't tell me man, I had no idea he was coming.

Charles LECLERCYeah, it didn't feel great,

Engineeryeah. Let me know if you want to do another try. Oh

Charles LECLERCyeah, I would like to.

EngineerOkay, so let's push again.

EngineerWe'd like to consider boxing for a bit on the start Okay, if we don't have time for it, yeah, let's do that. Yeah, it's a bit tight and we'd like to do some stuff for tomorrow Good for you. Okay, push into the lap, please. Yeah, I think it's okay. Shift 3

EngineerTraffic is 25 Ok copy, so you've got Mazepin behind, maybe starting a lap, behind him Schumacher So you've got Schumacher behind then Ricciardo, he's also starting a lap How

Lewis HAMILTONmuch longer have we got left?

EngineerWe have 11 minutes

EngineerDiff mid zero, diff mid zero, and mode push, mode push.

EngineerNo problem on traffic. Look at this f***ing guy. What the f***

Kimi RAIKKONENis he doing?

EngineerYeah, I was told. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, but did you see? You can slow down a bit to create a gap. You have nobody behind.

EngineerWe will double cool, we will double cool, you're clear behind for now, we'll double cool Can

Lance STROLLI do a flap adjust as well? Yeah, we can box for flap adjust, yeah, how much do you need? Another half Copy half, even three quarters,

Engineercopy three quarters

EngineerYep, so cool. Let's call it why I didn't yeah, it's a snow dog lap is another behind his out lap So we'll push the next lap

EngineerYour tyres are not too hot, but we're happy to cool them a bit. Battery's good.

EngineerOk Kimi, no problem on traffic, so that's the plan, I suggest box, we do a start on pit exit and then you do another lap and you go on the grid for the start please.

EngineerAnd we have tailwind into turn 22, low intensity, same as before. Track is clear in front.

Charles LECLERCAh, the McClone!

EngineerCopy, we've seen that.

EngineerCharge off, charge off, and we need to select 8th gear before turn 13, before turn 13.

EngineerAnd we can push in the corners to warm up tires when you can. So 8th gear in 10.13 and speed in the corners.

EngineerJust a reminder as well Max after your launch to back off in second back off in second

EngineerOkay, fight point find is not needed, so it's just two burnouts and a second gear launch, right hand side preferred. Understood, what strat do you want? Let's have the strat 14 recharge off.

Max VERSTAPPENI love gear sync somehow, I don't understand.

EngineerOK, copy.