Styrian Grand Prix2021 · Practice 2 team radio

EngineerOkay, that's 50 seconds under the green light.

EngineerAnd let's also just work the brake on these, on this outlap to build some temperature.

EngineerOkay, good to push next lap. Fronts minus three, rears plus one on target.

Carlos SAINZReading a bit earlier now.

EngineerAnd strat 8. Too

Max VERSTAPPENmany things too late to do this. I'm already going uphill.

EngineerYou can keep up the pace on this charger lap. Wouldn't let the tyres cool down too much.

Sergio PEREZIt's raining a bit, but the track is okay.

George RUSSELLCopy, we've got level 1, turn 4 and turn 9-10.

EngineerCopy, 4-9-10, level 1.

George RUSSELLI mean the rain level's getting more and more now,

Engineerit's uh... Look like within two, cars are still improving.

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, the rain, the condition is tricky really.

EngineerThree seconds Yes,

Kimi RAIKKONENyes,

Engineerso again you have Ricardo Russell behind I guess they will be pushing

Carlos SAINZYeah, I had a spin, I don't know, maybe I touched a gravel, strange one.

EngineerSo Daniel turn four you can exploit a bit more phase one braking and then don't demand quite so much of the turn in Turn three front locking was because you broke very hard initially But then released and then carried too much in phase two Perez is close now

Max VERSTAPPENUnbelievable. I don't know why it keeps fucking in for a while. I'm trying everything.

EngineerHow is the entry stability?

Sergio PEREZYeah, I feel a bit more comfortable with it. Some front locking happening in the tree.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerNow 3 seconds for Antonio, 2, 1, ok, no one else pushing, all these people behind Faze, so mode push.

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, I think back offset 4 is too much.

EngineerCopy, don't do it.

EngineerSo we'll box at the end of this lap and get onto the soft tyre.

EngineerMax, no immediate danger with the weather at the moment.

EngineerOk, traffic is good, and we would like to do a mini launch from the pit stop position, so practice people. I wouldn't want to wait, but

Kimi RAIKKONENI'd rather concentrate on driving now, before it rains.

EngineerCopy, box then, box. So box? Yeah, copy, no problem. Box, stop on position and switch off.

Yuki TSUNODAI want to have rotation and two to meet in the fastly corner turn six turn seven

EngineerOkay, you keep box box

EngineerWhat time did Latifi do on the soft? Yeah, he did 107.7, so 0.1 quicker. And Russell was 107.2. And Russell was on the soft. Latifi was on the same tire as you, so you're 0.1 off Latifi on the same tire. We have Russell coming on a push now for behind.

EngineerOkay, so currently we've got fronts plus six, rears minus two, fronts plus six, rears minus two.

Sebastian VETTELWe'll go double cool. Can I go through the pit lane for tyres?

EngineerYeah, yeah, box, box.

Sebastian VETTELCopy, I was on the right of the line, so yeah, copy.

EngineerJust checking any flapper jumps. Change front wing.

Sebastian VETTELYes, please, half up.

EngineerStop in the box.

George RUSSELLI mean when it was spitting out I wasn't pushing to be honest, it was a bit pointless, so I'll probably save the tyre life quite a lot in those early laps.

Charles LECLERCYeah, that wasn't a great lap, but a lot more difficult to make those tyres look.

EngineerCopy, understood.

EngineerOK, so let's concentrate on tyre prep for another push lap. Can we go to Scenario 7? Correction, Scenario 9 and Sock 6. No traffic behind at the moment.

EngineerI

Kimi RAIKKONENdon't know where the f**k I should go when two cars are going slow in the middle or both ends of the track

EngineerI don't know, I don't know, well ok, anyway So we have a slippery track turn 5 apparently So no one pushing behind and it's yellow turn 5

EngineerSo that's got us P7, but we think quite a few cars have turned up the power unit.

EngineerWe think quite a few cars have turned up the power unit.

EngineerI

Yuki TSUNODAwent first neutral

EngineerWhat's the limitation now, Yuki? Front or rear?

Yuki TSUNODAI said no tires, front.

EngineerOkay, no front tires means you need more rotation. Is it high speed only or also low speed?

Yuki TSUNODAHigh speed and the traction also was already degrading from turn three, so impossible.

EngineerWhere are we on the timings currently? Oh yes, a couple of cars have improved, so Verstappen P1

EngineerYeah, traffic is good. So either you stay on track for another charge or you go in the pit lane for a mini launch

George RUSSELLCan we reset the delta? 0-3 OK?

EngineerScreen default 0-3 OK OK

Yuki TSUNODAI don't know why I got false neutral, but it was really stressful.

EngineerYo, we asked for a double downshift together and we got the false neutral.

EngineerSo McLaren's on a soft predicted pace 10.4

EngineerMode push, mode push.

EngineerOkay, this pace is probably too quick. We're going to start lifting coast level 1 at turn 9 and 4. And let's not use the DRS, please.

Kimi RAIKKONENStill getting some under...

Charles LECLERCCan we do plans 2 at the boot stop?

George RUSSELLWhat's

Engineerthe

George RUSSELLgap I had?

EngineerI

George RUSSELLwant to see if I can overtake. 1.3

Engineergot a higher wind intensity in general, higher wind intensity

EngineerLet's go defend as well. Go defend. He's lifted off in turn three. Slow at three.

EngineerThird gear rolling clutch procedure. Third gear rolling clutch procedure.

EngineerSo three more laps and let us know how the tires are.

EngineerIt's the better place to be in terms of car pace out there so you can let Hamilton through as well. Hamilton currently at 2.5

EngineerOk, I'm

Sebastian VETTELjust mini-racing here, it's a bit pointless, I back off, he's a bit faster than us, he's faster than us.

EngineerTo a white line on exit.

Valtteri BOTTASAh, still tired woman.

EngineerNot great, turns out.

EngineerSo Verstappen on the hard tyre lap 1 was a 1.10.0

Daniel RICCIARDOSorry, I misunderstood. No,

Engineerwhat you did in turn three is good, what you did in turn three is good.

EngineerHamilton last lap after a 1 minute 12 was a 9.3, 9.3 on soft, that was 6 laps in

Max VERSTAPPENI have a lot of runners here, in high speed

EngineerOK, let me know if you'd like a front flap adjustment, we can do that

Max VERSTAPPENYeah OK, as you read, do 3 clicks

EngineerUnderstood, boxing this lap, 3 clicks up

Sergio PEREZWhat is the pace like?

EngineerSo the pace is good so far. Max has boxed for a flap adjust but his lap time is 1.099, 1.09.6

EngineerNot really any option other than to catch and pass, please, Rick.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I'll try that.

EngineerStarting last timed lap.

Nikita MAZEPINJust so you know, it's impossible to make laps like this one, consistently. Just so you know.

EngineerTry the red button for more aggressive tip-in locking.

Lewis HAMILTONfor this. I'll take out one hole for this run.

EngineerOkay, copy.

EngineerCan I have an aerobalance check, aerobalance check? A

Sebastian VETTELlittle bit more front.

EngineerOK, just watch the rear snaps out of the low speed. How's the brake pedal?

Esteban OCONNot going well so far.

EngineerCopy that, all looks OK outside.

EngineerSo the lift and coast is good at one max, but try to hit your braking point. There is a bit of margin

EngineerWhat is your status at the moment? Got a 4 second gap behind you.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, I don't know. Because the car in front. So I don't know what lap time I can do.

EngineerOK, understood.

George RUSSELLNobody go in lap or?

EngineerYeah, I've got Norris within one and PU cooling is fine. We're fine as we are and we're boxing this lap stopping box engine off

EngineerWhat's the

Lewis HAMILTONpace people are doing on this side?

EngineerVerstappen are doing mid nines, mid nines.

Yuki TSUNODAI need rotation, not a stability.

Engineerand last time lap with this compound

EngineerOK, Kimi, MOD box, we go to soft, front wing, question? Yeah,

Kimi RAIKKONENplus 3. Copy,

Engineerplus 3.

EngineerAnd flap update when you can.

Charles LECLERCPress 2.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerAnd the battery's in a good window.

EngineerLet's cancel liftoff mate cancel liftoff

EngineerOkay, clutch drop was 30% and 11 meters early to the pit entry line.

EngineerSo we've gone on to the soft tyre to do the start, so science is the car will be going to 4 seconds.

Esteban OCONSo can I cool down now?

EngineerYeah, let's cool the car now please Esteban, cool the car.

EngineerMax running on the hards, 109.6, 109.8.

Sergio PEREZA lot of front locking on this tire, and quite a bit more understeer.