Saudi Arabian Grand Prix2021 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerOK, we've got Russell out and queuing, both Williams in fact out and queuing.

EngineerOkay so there will be a queue, there's 30 seconds to go. I want you to get in that queue because I imagine other people are going to come out and join it.

EngineerAnd remember if we can do a bit of our gap to car in front before 22, green light, green light.

Charles LECLERCWe're going to be a mess in the last sector.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerPlease repeat

Pierre GASLYAre we fine for timings with our plan and the traffic we have?

EngineerYes, we are. Yes, we are Bring the gears where you can

EngineerOkay, give yourself a good gap, Fernando.

EngineerLet's cool the tyre sector one and in full throttle before turn 13.

EngineerAnd we should try to improve entry turn 13, push more entry 13

EngineerSo we are clear from behind? Yes, mind the pinch Everybody ok? Yes or no? Traffic ok, they are all charging Everybody in phase

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, it already is Ok, copy

EngineerThis is inlap and we need a fast inlap, fast inlap

EngineerFuel is okay, so keep good speed on the in-lap please, keep good speed on the in-lap.

EngineerDo you need, what do you need aerobalance-wise, Lance? Um,

Lance STROLLanother quarter.

EngineerCopy, quarter.

Daniel RICCIARDOI've just got the right-hand toggle light, it's on, but the switch is off.

EngineerOK, understood. OK Daniel, we'll box this lap.

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, box confirmed.

EngineerSo Daniel, don't worry about that, that's just an artefact of what's happened with recharge, and we'll fix that in the garage. Box now, stop in front of our garage.

EngineerKamaz, nice lap, nice lap, so let's use the in button please, the in button, and we need another pushing in lap, another pushing in lap. We need the

Nikita MAZEPINsame step, let's track.

EngineerOkay.

Max VERSTAPPENI had

Engineera

Max VERSTAPPENterrible first sector.

EngineerI guess we saw that.

EngineerOkay Treka, we can do a single call and then go again, single call and then go again. Would you go quicker?

Sergio PEREZWe'll try. I'm not very hopeful that the time might be a bit too hot, but we can try.

EngineerSo that or we can come in for a fresh set. Your call.

Sergio PEREZNo, it's not. Are we looking safe or not?

EngineerWe think we're good. Obviously it's a new track, a bit of uncertainty in these matters. Would you go fast on a new set?

Sergio PEREZYeah, I would. But let's try it with this one.

EngineerOK Lance, we need plus 60 on the cool lap, plus 60 on the cool lap.

EngineerI've got some, he's firing, he's firing. Copy. Copy, copy.

Valtteri BOTTASEngine set off.

EngineerAP-17 out, AP-17 out What?!

Sebastian VETTELOh man!

Mick SCHUMACHERI didn't turn on the DRS.

Carlos SAINZWow, Ghastly, what the ****? It's in the middle. Come on. I got out of the way. Ghastly, I have to hit the brakes.

George RUSSELLAre you sure the Delta is correct? You seemed awfully quick.

EngineerYeah, it's all fine. Still targeting minus one. OK, we are through P14. Minus one. Target minus one. How

George RUSSELLcomfortable? That was a good lap.

EngineerYeah, it's all pretty close, but it's in a good battle really. Just less than half a tenth from two alphas. Box, box.

EngineerYeah. No way. How

Sebastian VETTELmuch?

EngineerSo car ahead is two hundredths. Yeah. No way we lost it. Turn

Sebastian VETTEL22.

EngineerYeah, yeah. And traffic. Yeah. That was

Sebastian VETTELnot great.

EngineerAlonso is P15 and through, it is two and a half tenths. Ah, so it's not two hundredths. No, two hundredths to the car ahead, sorry, and it's two and a half tenths to P15. Ah, okay. The way you've been helping us as well. Still not great. Yeah, and the traffic in 22 didn't help at all. So that's it, yeah? Yeah, that's it. That's it. Still P17. Lance P18.

Pierre GASLYJohannes, do we have real luck in turn 1 or...?

EngineerIt's on the edge, but okay.

EngineerTraffic is good, you have nobody behind, take the time you need and mode push when you're ready.

Yuki TSUNODAI need rotation more high speed.

EngineerAnd be careful, the box is busy, be careful.

Yuki TSUNODAF***ing white brakes!

EngineerOk, no worries, no worries.

EngineerSo Orlando the thing for us to think about here is if the time doesn't come on the medium Whether or not we need to bail early enough to give us enough time to do a good job of the soft

Lewis HAMILTONI don't know what we're doing, I have no grip out here.

EngineerOkay, so we're still on plan eight. Try and speed this up best we can. Happy with the flap? Do you want to put a bit in? Well, it felt

George RUSSELLrubbish on this soft tyre. It's gonna get it working for the first lap. I think it's gonna be fine for the option. Let's go half.

Carlos SAINZSaved

Engineerit

Carlos SAINZRicky, saved it.

EngineerJust repeat the last phrase you said about the tyre. I think I'm happy with the tyre. OK, if you're happy, then let's go again.

EngineerOkay, let's try to get a lap done, recharge off, reset brake balance

Fernando ALONSOOkay,

Engineerlet's let's do another prep down

EngineerOk Kimi, so wait that they push you off the scale, then restart the car and come back to the box.

EngineerAnd Lando. The lap that we did at the end of Q1 is good. So if we can just achieve that again, that's cool.

EngineerSo, showing Tailwind into Turn 1.

EngineerI got held up. Whoever the Red Bull is just blocked me in the last corner. Yeah, that was Perez. Perez held you up, we saw that.

Carlos SAINZRicky, the rear wing looks like it's

Engineerstrained. Yeah, it's been put some tape there, it's another six seconds behind. A little bit damaged, not too bad. But I didn't touch nothing. Yeah, with the rear you touched the barrier, but we put some tape, it should be fine, yeah. Last small touch.

EngineerOkay, Daniel, let's protect the parts, we'll box the slap. F*** sake!

Carlos SAINZIt's impossible, the car is un-drivable.

EngineerOkay it's P14.

George RUSSELLYeah I assume it's flap for the option tyre, soft the front weren't working too, needed the flap. The front worked pretty well on the medium.

EngineerAnyway not too bad. Copy that. Yeah I reckon a P12, Chio managed to hold on to P10 currently.

EngineerJust

Valtteri BOTTAShad a contact with Alpha on

Engineerthe front right.

EngineerBut more decent lap time on lap 3, right? Based on Q1, yes, but Q2 we have no reference Because what we could do is build push twice if you wanted to but we've never done it before

Pierre GASLYOkay,

Engineerlet's go for the single run I think it's you you'd find a bit of lap time as well in yourself every time if you agree

Antonio GIOVINAZZIYeah, sorry guys, it was too much on the limit, sorry. Kobe Antonio, we're checking the car now.

EngineerOK, Daniel, let's protect the parts, we'll box the slap.

Carlos SAINZGuys, but I didn't touch the wall. I don't know.

EngineerYeah, you did touch the barrier.

Carlos SAINZWhere? I don't feel it.

EngineerYeah, it was a little touch, but we damaged the end plate.

Charles LECLERCWe go for a boost straight away, right?

EngineerYes.

EngineerAnd check brake balance for outlet

EngineerOK, Max, so Bottas' first time lap was a 28-1, 28-1. Hamilton aborted his first time.

Engineerso again that's when we could find ourselves out of sequence with some cars depending on what they're doing all right let's just keep our eyes peeled yeah this is only ten cars out there now

EngineerCopy, thanks for that. Roger that, so let us know if you need a flap adjust.

EngineerLast one, man. Okay, mate. Thank you.

Max VERSTAPPENI need a tow.

EngineerOkay, so the loss is to Max, Turn 4, over-pushing the entry into Turn 4.

Max VERSTAPPENIf Czechoslovakia is not happening, just try to give me a time.

EngineerMax has got out of the car but I'm not sure exactly where he is so again nice and steady on the way in please

Esteban OCONMr Bennion

EngineerAlright, well done mate

Yuki TSUNODACALL US, MAN! I HAD F***ING TOO DEAR!

EngineerWe had the parrots and no, absolutely nobody in front so we didn't have a tow, it was a penalty Your lap was good Alright,

Yuki TSUNODAdon't f***ing care about the f***ing qualifying s***

Lewis HAMILTONWhat's happened?

EngineerWell, that's just about the most hectic Q3 we've had in a long time. So yeah, currently P1, got to the edge of P2. Verstappen just managed to tag the wall, exit last corner, so yeah, good job mate.

Lewis HAMILTONAh, great job team, great job team. You had me worried there for a second.

EngineerYeah, well Verstappen was on for a good one mate, he really was on a flyer. But yeah, nice job for keeping it cool.

Lando NORRISOh my

Engineerbad, I'm

Lando NORRISsorry.

EngineerYeah it's okay to box, okay to box and clear behind. Okay so that's uh P7. Yeah

Lando NORRISsorry about that I messed it up in the end.

EngineerOkay no worries, just remember to turn the car completely off and once you get out check it again.

EngineerOk, be careful with Max, stop over there, and then stop at the bridge please What's happened there? I don't know Pierre, no idea It just went a bit under dust maybe and hit the wall Copy And it was a purple sector 1 and 2

Pierre GASLYOh ****

EngineerYeah, another P6 for you, another top 6, so nice job mate Yes, very good thanks And a lot of work for tomorrow, so we need to keep it up for tomorrow, big work

EngineerSo Verstappen crashed at the last corner, so it's Hamilton P1 and you're P2. Great job. Good job, guys. Good job. Great lap, Valtteri. Great lap.

EngineerAll OK, Max?

Max VERSTAPPENYeah.

EngineerOK, mate.

EngineerOkay, that's provisionally P4, 28.1.

EngineerAnd P4? P4?

Charles LECLERCLook, turn 22.

EngineerThis

Charles LECLERCtime I think I gained quite a bit in turn 22. Good effort guys.

EngineerYou've done a great job. Well done.