Saudi Arabian Grand Prix2021 · Race team radio

Nikita MAZEPINdrinks pipe is again too long and it's going inside my seat same as Qatar copy

Engineerthat message

EngineerMinimize the clutch usage please, that's an urgent message, thanks, thank you.

EngineerSo any issues with the car? No, not good. Lovely.

EngineerWas everything okay to the grid max?

Max VERSTAPPENYep.

EngineerAnd wind update, very calm, similar to P2.

EngineerOn the labs to the grid, wind confirmed to be nothing, we're just measuring the swirl.

Lewis HAMILTONMad Dog, you happy with the stuff? Hey

Engineerfrom Lewis, all good. We just worked the tires in the formation lab, they should come to us.

EngineerOkay, your Funk 4 is set. Have a good race. Have fun.

Mick SCHUMACHERThank you.

EngineerCould be a wild one. Let's go for it. Yeah, let's go fishing

Nicholas LATIFII got bumped off by the Haas. One of the Haases hit me.

Esteban OCONContact with Trinidad, but I think everything is OK. Prophet, check though.

EngineerCopy that, we're looking. All looks OK so far.

EngineerBrakes are really hot, we need to manage where you can, sorry it's not easy.

Nicholas LATIFIThe car feels very unstable at the rear end, more than I would have thought for a first lap.

EngineerWhat's going on with Stroll? Are we going to stop the position or not? They're looking at it, yeah, copy, they're looking. OK, he'll give you the position back, Stroll will give you the position.

EngineerGood job. Good job

Fernando ALONSOyeah I don't get it how I can lose the next DRS activating the DRS in the straight before

EngineerLet us know if you're not happy with the space and if you think you're under threat.

Valtteri BOTTASGood do with 10-bit fog up in front.

EngineerI don't have a second more piece of it. No, Lewis, that's not what we need. Just a couple of tenths above Valtteri. He was 33.6.

EngineerGood job Antonio

Fernando ALONSOYeah, we don't have deployment mate

Esteban OCONAre the temps normalising?

EngineerYeah, we're nearly there. All looking good so far.

Mick SCHUMACHERPiedrake, Piedrake, Piedrake

Engineerhas

Mick SCHUMACHERnext connected.

EngineerAre you okay, Mick? Are you okay?

Mick SCHUMACHERYeah, I'm okay. Sorry about that.

EngineerSo we are going to box box

EngineerIt's okay. Just catch your breath there and then remember P1 and P0. Sorry, buddy.

Mick SCHUMACHERThat was on me. On me. Sorry about that.

Max VERSTAPPENValtteri is driving massively off the pace

EngineerI agree, it's a ****, absolutely **** That

Max VERSTAPPENshouldn't be allowed, what he does

Kimi RAIKKONENBox, box, box, box. What? It's okay. I asked you earlier. We had a half a lap time to decide.

Max VERSTAPPENCan this safety car go faster? We're driving a hundred.

EngineerYes,

Lewis HAMILTONsafety glass served in the last one.

EngineerOK, copy. I'm not sure how long this is going to take. I imagine I've got to do a bit of barrier replacement.

EngineerJust keep an eye on those callip attempts. I know you've got a bit of a split, but yeah, just keep an eye on that front right. Thanks for

Lewis HAMILTONreminding me.

Lewis HAMILTONDoes this not mean you can change tyres?

EngineerUnfortunately Lewis, yes it does.

Yuki TSUNODAI got a hit in the right rear for a pre-check at the start.

EngineerYeah, we are checking.

EngineerIt's

Lewis HAMILTONa red flag, doesn't the tie wall look fine?

EngineerFind

Lewis HAMILTONout what the reason for a red flag is.

EngineerAffirm, Lewis.

Lewis HAMILTONHave they said what the reason is?

EngineerNot heard anything yet.

Lewis HAMILTONTire wall looks fine. James, that was a big gamble that they just took, because we were right behind them on the SCU, that doesn't even make sense. Does it make sense to you?

EngineerIt's a gamble because they stopped Perez and most people stopped in the top ten. Not 100% sense, no. It's a risk we knew with that red flag, but we didn't think it was going to happen. We have potential, I'll come down and see you, there's still possibilities for us.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, red flag. Ah,

Engineerthat's rubbish.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, I can't believe it, you know. F***ing all season unlucky.

EngineerIt's

Fernando ALONSOa long way to go. Anything can happen, let's stay focused. Yeah, I know mate, but...

EngineerF***,

Fernando ALONSOevery decision we take, it was the other one.

EngineerOK, Formation Lap Procedure in effect would be similar to the original Formation Lap Max as the original Formation Lap product is in between the sides of the throttle and then once the safety car has come back into the pit lane, you take up your standing start. Um, a static bite point or not? Just one row before the Mercedes-Benz pit wall, two long burnouts, and a little brake application delay, and then the extra ramp for other stations down into your position. Could

Max VERSTAPPENbe a static bite point or not?

Daniel RICCIARDODo I need to do ACS again? Out of turn 10 or something?

EngineerYes, please. Just the same as last time. Everything the same as last time.

Lewis HAMILTONSo James, what's

Engineerthe

Lewis HAMILTONscenario now, what have we got to do?

EngineerHi Lewis, main thing is this, everyone's going to go to the end of the race on these hard tyres now, but you had car pace at the beginning and there's a few options we can throw in there with additional VSCs and safety cars. Main thing for now is pressure him, you had car pace.

EngineerSo during this roller round lap, we can talk to you and I will let you know standing start or rolling start. Just check the panels anyway. RS SS

EngineerSo for the race start, assuming you're standing, we'll be going to scenario one and recharge off. They'll be the only changes. Again, we can guide you through all that. Think of this as a formation lap where you've got me bothering you.

Engineer30 seconds select strap mode 1 and yep Verstappen on brand new hards

Lewis HAMILTONHe just did a start from the pit lane, no that's his start from the pit lane right? He did a practice start.

Max VERSTAPPENWait, why is this safety car driving so slow? We cannot hit the tires.

Max VERSTAPPENWait, why is this safety car driving so slow? We cannot hit the tires.

Max VERSTAPPENMate, Louise is leaving way more than 10 cars, and she's not okay.

Max VERSTAPPENWait, it's still more than 10 cars. This is not allowed

EngineerAre you okay, Maz? Are you okay?

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, mate. I'm sorry, but I couldn't avoid this.

Charles LECLERCAll okay on the car? Question? I think so.

EngineerFrom data everything is fine.

Lewis HAMILTONCan't cross the whole curve Just retook me over outside the white line

EngineerRoger loose, yep we're on it It's

Lewis HAMILTONclearly ahead going in man Yeah

Engineercopy, we're on it

Daniel RICCIARDOIf they do another standing start, I think there shouldn't be a safety car because the pace is too slow for the formation lap.

EngineerWe have to

Lewis HAMILTONavoid the collision now.

EngineerAre you okay, Maz? Are you okay?

Nikita MAZEPINYeah, mate. I'm sorry, but I couldn't avoid this.

EngineerCopy that, mate. Copy that. Okay, if we can't continue... Yeah, okay, go P1, wait three seconds, then P0, mate. We've just seen the video. It looks like you were a passenger in that, mate. Not your fault.

George RUSSELLAnd then absolutely inevitable.

EngineerRoger.

George RUSSELLYep, that's

Engineerit.

George RUSSELLBrilliant. Copy. Stupid.

EngineerI got hit there by my Leclerc, I think. Yeah, we saw it, Trekker. Nothing you can do.

Charles LECLERCParis forgot about me being here, I think.

EngineerSo on this procedure, once it goes green at the end, Max is going to pull to one side, you and Esteban are going to pull away, and then he's going to slot in behind you.

Lewis HAMILTONHow long is the race? What's the reason we didn't put on the new medium?

EngineerWe've got 35 laps remaining Lewis and this is the correct tyre.

Lewis HAMILTONhow long is it a race we've got what's the reason we didn't put on the new medium

Engineeryeah we've got 35 laps remaining lewis and this is the correct tire

Carlos SAINZVettel is leaving huge space behind.

EngineerAnd Lando, they have confirmed it will be a standing start. Unclear on position yet.

Lando NORRISI need to know soon.

EngineerYep, I know. Nothing has come through as yet. Lando, we'll have to assume that we're starting where we are.

Lando NORRISStill tell me if there's anything.

EngineerYep, of course I will then.

Esteban OCONA bit about the front wing.

EngineerWe're looking.

Esteban OCONFeels completely fine.

EngineerYeah, looks okay to us.

EngineerA good job with science, let's get as close as we can.

EngineerIt's a

Lance STROLLlittle draggy, man.

EngineerYeah, copy. Riking in 0.7 behind. Keep doing what you're doing.

Max VERSTAPPENLack of power guys.

EngineerOk, battery is just topping up at this stage Max.

EngineerWe believe cars in front are a second slower than us, the race will come to us, look after your tyres.

EngineerWhat you're doing with the tires is good?

Carlos SAINZLess radio.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerAll okay?

Fernando ALONSOYep.

Sebastian VETTELCome on guys

Engineerif

Sebastian VETTELsomething falls off it's not the nicest place to do so oh it's not great to drive so we think that the sparks behind us stop now so don't think anything's dropping yeah but i think i have no grip in high speed

EngineerGood sock selection head down

EngineerA

Pierre GASLYlot of vibration.

EngineerCopy, we are checking.

Pierre GASLYEngine vibration.

Fernando ALONSOI mean there is a lot of debris inside of 6 and inside of 10. Same.

EngineerYeah, copy that.

EngineerSo still a debris at 10-8 onwards, small stuff.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, we need a safety car. I don't know if Michael is hitting or not, but the circuit is in the worst condition of the weekend, mate. I mean, we put the red flags, 100 red flags, and now we are racing at 300 kph with the circuit like this.

EngineerYeah, copy that. I'm sure he's listening.

Kimi RAIKKONENVSC follow the delta mode SC so okay, but now we stop if we want to change it right now If you want to change the front wing or something We can't do anything on your floor Kimi stay

Engineerout there

Carlos SAINZYeah, I see a bit of greening on my front right.

Pierre GASLYThe other thing we need to put for next time to review the safety car laugh because it makes no sense. Yeah,

Engineerwe'll have a look why that's happening.

Max VERSTAPPENWhy is Kimi not speeding up?

Charles LECLERCAh, I'm getting ill with all of these zigzagging for so long.

Lance STROLLOkay, when north gets close, tell me. Until then, I want to focus.

Esteban OCONVery strange clipping, this straight and the other one.

EngineerCopy that, we saw. Okay, that won't happen again this time.

EngineerThat

Lewis HAMILTONguy's crazy, man.

EngineerMax, so let's give the position back to Hamilton, obviously do that strategically, give the position back.

EngineerHe just brake-tested me! He's off.

Lewis HAMILTONI've just hit him, man. My wing's broken.

EngineerNo, it's okay. It looks okay. He's been told to give you the position. He just

Lewis HAMILTONbrake-tested me, dude.

EngineerI didn't know what was going

Lewis HAMILTONon.

Lewis HAMILTONIt's just dangerous driving dude

EngineerSo race control have instructed them to get the place back. I don't know if Verstappen has had that message yet

EngineerWe didn't quite need to do that max

EngineerThe

Fernando ALONSOvibrations are big now.

Max VERSTAPPENI've

Engineergot

Max VERSTAPPENeyes are gone.

EngineerOkay Max, at the moment we cannot bet because the gap to Opon is insufficient.

EngineerJust be careful on the kerbs, so just careful on the kerbs Lewis.

EngineerGap 1.6

Engineernegative he is trying to bring his tires home he's in trouble

EngineerSo now it's three laps to go maximum push now

EngineerGet in there Lewis! That has got to be the craziest race I remember. The cool head won that out And the icing on the cake Valtteri P3

Lewis HAMILTONGreat job guys. Great job That's more like it. Come on. Let's keep pushing man

EngineerLewis obviously the cherry on top of that cake is fastest lap for you. Well done mate

EngineerHard luck with that. Not sure I agree with all those decisions, but good effort.

Max VERSTAPPENIt is what it is mate. I tried at least.

EngineerIt is indeed. Don't worry. Still in the lead of the championship. Yeah, good effort Max. I don't know why he'd run up the back of you like that. It made no sense at all.

Lewis HAMILTONHow far was Alti behind?

Engineer27 and a half seconds, yeah, he got P3 by about a foot.

Lewis HAMILTONMega job.

EngineerYeah man, the king of cool won it today.

Yuki TSUNODAReally sorry guys, really sorry.

EngineerOk Juki, it will be a nice one, the next one, the pace was ok at the end and a good couple of overtaking and just to let you know we have a 5 seconds time penalty for that incident with Vettel.

EngineerAlright mate, that was a tough one, unlucky. Fortunately Esteban also just missed out on P3 there, on the start-finish.

Fernando ALONSOYeah mate, everything was on the wrong side today, but anyway, one more to go.

EngineerOk, that's a reset for next week and we'll have a good one next week.

Max VERSTAPPENI think someone's got your back here, Max, because you've been voted driver of the day. If it's not the FIA, somebody else has got your back.

EngineerMax Verstappen, congratulations. You've been voted driver of the day. The fans seem to like what you did out there today. Reflect on your performance for me, please.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, luckily the fans have a clear mind about racing because what happened today is unbelievable. I'm just trying to race and this sport is more about penalties than racing. So, for me, this is not Formula One, but at least the fans enjoyed it and I gave it all today, but yeah, clearly not quick enough. Clearly not quick enough, but still happy with second.

EngineerWell, you're going to have to give it all next weekend as well, Max. Congratulations. You are driver of the day in Saudi Arabia.

EngineerOkay, and that's checkered flag, checkered flag, so you P12, P12, strong race, you kept the gap to stroll, you end up 6th second, you were matching his lap, you didn't get any drop off, so you couldn't catch him, so he was on option, 7th above lap, so it was you.

Nicholas LATIFISorry I didn't have any more guys, you could get everything I had.

EngineerUnbelievable, unbelievable. Pick a run away, Stroud 1. Well done, well done to Lewis, good stuff. Yeah, well done to both of you, great job this weekend.

EngineerOK, Lance, that's checkered flag, that's checkered flag, run switching cool, P11, that's P11. OK, Lance, that's checkered flag, that's checkered flag, run switching cool, P11, that's P11. Take the pick up, that was a good, really good consistent stint, well done, that was a tough day, but good job.

Lance STROLLYeah, it was a good effort, but

Engineerjust

Lance STROLLdidn't have the pace.

EngineerYeah, copy, but stayed out of trouble and really consistent laps at the end, so we'll come back stronger next weekend.

EngineerNo! F***! Joke! F***! Sorry, mate.

Esteban OCONNo straight line speed at the end there. F***! Missed by not much, but... Yeah, sorry, guys. Sorry for that.

EngineerLook, you gave it everything, and you were setting purple first sectors right until the end. So you should be very proud of yourself. And yes, OK, we didn't quite get a podium, but we still achieved our goal. We beat Gasly by two positions. That puts us in a very good place at the end of the season, all right? Well done. That was a stunning drive. Yeah, copy that. Yeah, thank

Esteban OCONyou very much. Thank you. Good job all weekend. It was amazing. The car was great to drive. Yeah, very pleased with what we've achieved. So thank you for giving me the confidence.

EngineerGood. Let's take that into the last race as well, then. Let's get some fluids on board. It's been a long one.

EngineerOkay mate, that's P10, P10. Very unfortunate red flag. Yeah,

Lando NORRISwhat a wonderful race. Really, really, really good race today. Yeah anyway, good job everyone. I mean, we did what we can, good points for Daniel as well, so good job to that side.

EngineerYeah it's cool you must have seen then that Daniel finished fifth.

EngineerSo Daniel, that's a great drive today. Really good job. Strategy worked nicely.

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, I did.

EngineerCheers,

Daniel RICCIARDOguys. Want to go.

EngineerAntonio, that's P9. Great job. Good race, Antonio. Well done.

Antonio GIOVINAZZIThanks, guys. Yeah. Then I was struggling with the rear, but it was overall a good race. Thank you.

EngineerMP8, great recovery, well done.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I tried my best guys, but I had no fun right there. Anyway, I nearly crashed three times trying to stay ahead. Couldn't do more.

Pierre GASLYAaaaah! Missed like two laps!

EngineerYeah, sorry mate. Sorry, it was difficult today with the pace. But a very clean race, no mistake, very good, and yeah, some work to do.

Pierre GASLYNo, I mean, I think we did a good race, like, it was very difficult with all the incidents. So still some good points, but yeah, I mean, quite unfortunate with the... not to get Ricardo at the end, but at least we tried.

EngineerAnyway, P6, still a good day for you.

Pierre GASLYI'm really happy, very good job guys. We always want more, but I think at the end of the day, finishing in front of both Ferraris and fighting the McLaren is a good performance, and we'll try to improve.

EngineerOkay, it was quite difficult, but you have done a good job. Strange race, but good job.

Charles LECLERCWhat a shame, pace was there. On the hard, we were very quick, but we didn't use the pace because the start was horrible with these with these hard tires and the flat spot, etc.

EngineerCopy, we've seen that. You had a good pace. Let's take the positives.