Turkish Grand Prix2021 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerOnly if you can, to help you with the shift, fail 1, fail 2, only if you can, and keep me posted with the track if you're happy to stay out.

EngineerWe think sector 2 is close to Inter.

EngineerOkay, reminder, sleep repeat lane, sleep repeat lane, it's not good time out here.

Engineerand we need a good warm-up on the brakes

Daniel RICCIARDODo you want recharge on? Yeah,

Engineerrecharge on is good. Gasly reported overheating after the first lap.

EngineerOkay Lando we expect the rain to ease in seven minutes time. How's the track and how far from Inter crossover?

Lando NORRISYeah not too bad, the track I think will quite quickly get better when more people start running.

EngineerI

Daniel RICCIARDOthink we can afford to wait a little bit, so box and see what happens.

EngineerOkay Lando, if we learn what we need to, we don't want to burn this set, so if you've learnt then we'll box now. Yeah, I'm happy to box. Okay, we'll box now for an inter, we're going to box for an inter.

EngineerHow are the conditions?

Lando NORRISYeah, definitely enters now, all good.

EngineerWe are the quickest car on track, and Norris did a 38.4 first time lap.

Carlos SAINZI will take one more, the stars are working fine.

EngineerOkay, so Daniel Lando is green in sector one, but he had a big snap in turn three It looks more difficult on inter even though the tire is quick

EngineerSo Inter on Lando looks good everywhere except 9 and 10 bit slower in 9 and 10

Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, we can box this one.

EngineerOk, what we could do, which is what Antonio did, we can do pit stop, we change to inter, and you go again. Yep. And Latifi... I'm not sure that we get the front lane in the road, but if it's correct now, so... Sure, sure, don't worry, we will do that then. So Latifi behind is out lap.

Pierre GASLYWhat the hell was that

George RUSSELLI'm beached. Yeah.

EngineerYou're fully stuck.

George RUSSELLYeah. Engine off.

EngineerSo far, the fastest lap, watch for Giovinazzi, fastest lap is Sainz on full wet. He's just pitted for Inter, that's a 36.299, so conditions close to crossover.

EngineerSo this red flag is Russell car's beached in the gravel turn to exit it didn't go in the barriers We shouldn't take too long box now

Nikita MAZEPINStill a lot of standing water, man. Are you okay? Did you hit anything? Negative, but f*** me, that was close.

Engineerbut was then slightly too wide so then in where it was where it is more wetter than that span him as well so turn 11 there just looks like there's a slim line which you run which is fine and turn two yeah if we're just trying to avoid that white line.

Mick SCHUMACHERSo Russell was on the white line?

EngineerThat's correct Russell was on the white line so just be careful as they have Bottas, Ocon, Vettel ahead Alonso behind and there's 32 minutes remaining in the session and it's not raining again

EngineerAyuki, suggestion to do a build lap, suggestion to do a build lap for tyres temperature.

Yuki TSUNODAOK.

EngineerAnd just to be complete, vibrations are coming from the rear pier. Front doesn't look too bad.

Max VERSTAPPENAnd what do you want me to do?

EngineerKeep pushing please, Max. You can push again.

Max VERSTAPPENNice 360

EngineerTires are actually a bit on the warm side here Max, so maybe spend a lap cooling them down, just cool the tires.

EngineerOk let's go for a cool down, keep working on your brakes, and easy on the rear And that's P3 without lap, my track is still getting better

EngineerOK, let's go to mode charge, please. Now it's a pretty good lap, we are P2 at the moment in this condition. Yeah, the big step on the exiting

Kimi RAIKKONENline.

EngineerDo you think you've damaged anything?

Sebastian VETTELNo, nothing. All good.

EngineerI think we should stay off the apex kerbstone 7

EngineerSo some feedback, we can stay off the turn 7 kerb, stay off turn 7 kerb and we can... Yeah, yeah, it's okay, just let me drive.

EngineerOk, so we need some feedback on track on tyres please. Track on tyres, which axle is limiting you on track conditions?

Pierre GASLYI think the balance is quite nice, just turn 9 for whatever reason. I'm sliding completely and losing a lot of time there. Balance is quite good in all the other places.

EngineerOk, copy that. Keep working on your brakes for front tyres.

Charles LECLERCCan we box? I want to try something.

EngineerCopy. Box. Now box.

EngineerWhat?

Yuki TSUNODAMan, come on!

EngineerSo it's turn 1, we can brake 5 meters later, and release, brake, then turn 3, brake 5 meters later, and then turn 8, 10 kph faster, we can upshift to 7th very early in the corner.

EngineerIt's

Lando NORRISdrying out quite a bit. I'm just destroying the currents now.

EngineerHow far off dry do you think this is now?

Lando NORRISYeah, miles. Very near.

EngineerAll OK from your side. Clear behind.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, I will see him. Brake 12.

Pierre GASLYOkay, the front starts to be a bit damaged box

Engineerbox box box copy that

EngineerYeah, Yuki agreed. We tried and we got the cliff of the tyre. It was good information.

EngineerReally good improvement there, just the wheel spin last corner. How are the tires holding up? Is the front right looking bad?

Mick SCHUMACHERYeah, it's not looking great, but it still behaves okay. It's just the last corner where right now I had a bit of a difficult moment to bring it back, but otherwise it's okay. Okay.

EngineerAnd you can still keep going on EB, that's about all you have left. You could try shape 5, it's a bigger step, but you can try it. I'll

Mick SCHUMACHERtry EB 7. Okay, and

Engineerthen Norris on a push 12 behind.

Carlos SAINZHe's starting to have a bit too much understeer. OK, box then. We balance it and watch for a bit behind. I don't know if he's pushing or not. Copy. There's no pushing.

EngineerIs the tire getting worse or is it still staying the same? Looks like it's getting more understeer every time, is that right, or not so bad? It's getting a bit more understeery but it's still drivable.

Mick SCHUMACHERWe had a bit of derailing too.

EngineerOK, understood, yep, I see it. I'll get that rebalanced for quality, so it's good we tried SOC 1.

EngineerWait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Okay, you had a stop sign from a... Okay, go now.

EngineerOK, the rope. Speed brake bar plus 4.

EngineerOk Kimi, if you think the track conditions are ok, you can do a push, if not, a box for a mini launch.

EngineerWhat do you think on track condition? We can try slicks if you want It's quite tricky but

Charles LECLERCyeah, we can try Good reference for quality

EngineerWait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Engineerokay so you should get the checkered flag at the end of this lap

EngineerIt will be a wet start 210, wet start 210 target. And

Lance STROLLsecond gear?

EngineerAnd second gear, AFIRM.

Lance STROLLWhy don't we just do a dry start since it's going to be dry tomorrow?

EngineerOK, Lance, we're happy with a dry target, dry target, but keep the gear for the inter, keep the gear for the inter and do dry target. The checkered flag is now out. You will go past the checkered flag and round for the start.

EngineerWhat are your thoughts generally on conditions?

Max VERSTAPPENWell, I'm getting pretty dry

EngineerSo a crossover or not?

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, getting closer and closer, but few corners are still a bit tricky, also in the last sector

Engineerand mode formation, mode formation

EngineerThis separation is good, just keep up the pace on the end lap.

EngineerPosition pretty good, just a little to the right.

EngineerMax could you back out of this please back out just trying to increase the time for the lads here it will still be a live pit stop but just give us a bit more time