Japanese Grand Prix2023 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerAnd GX position 3, and new brakes.

EngineerOutlap in front, sign 25, no one behind

EngineerSimilar to yesterday, slightly more intense, more clear in front and behind, more clear.

EngineerAnd we have wind phase 3, wind phase 3, higher intensity than yesterday, 10 to 15 kph.

EngineerKeep your delta negative if you can.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I need the left-hand side velcro for the headrest.

EngineerAnd Lando, you are target plus two, good job on the throttle, and launch map off.

Esteban OCONThe gears are not really sinking

EngineerUnderstood, we'll have a look at that, keep going around please

George RUSSELLI don't have gear sync, is that expected?

EngineerNegative, that is unexpected.

EngineerSo Lance, info from Carlo, so turn 11 has got no headwind or tailwind but that's obviously less, a lot less headwind than sector one, so just take some margin turn 11 braking there's less headwind there.

Liam LAWSONDon't break the on fire mate

EngineerOk, no concern here Liam, it's a new set and we've got new parts on the car as well, could be just a bit of smoke from new parts, it should settle.

Charles LECLERCThe clutch is a bit weird, the first drop off.

EngineerOk, track is clear, we'll check the data and we'll come back to you.

EngineerI

ZHOU Guanyucouldn't really sink my first gear, I tried at level 11 but couldn't get a sink.

Alexander ALBONThe brakes just feel so strange, I don't think I just flat-spotted them straight away.

EngineerCopy, I'll keep an eye.

EngineerYuki, should we try for one more lap?

Yuki TSUNODANo, I don't think so.

EngineerOkay, what's your feeling on the braking? Is it okay?

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, better.

EngineerCopy better.

Engineerwhat do you think you saw on the dash to

Alexander ALBONopen it up? plus three that was three seconds too fast

Logan SARGEANTGuys this Delta is too slow

Engineernow we'll discuss after that's what we need to work with currently we're targeting plus five of that slow lap focus on dropping rear

Logan SARGEANTIs there a tailwind into the last corner?

EngineerI see him

EngineerAnd Oscar out of turn 14, purple C7 position 3, 220 kph.

Logan SARGEANTYeah, from C13 on, it was a bit messy.

EngineerOkay, I think the last weekend was a big loss, huh? 1.5 tenths.

EngineerHave you got any comments on the modifiers as well, particularly the one at turn 2 on that lap?

Esteban OCONI think it's pretty good.

EngineerOK, that's good.

Charles LECLERCI forgot to mention, check power in turn 3, qualifying lap, I need more

EngineerCopy that's it

EngineerSo Max, this is Leclerc's third run on this tyre. There's a possibility he's high fuel, so now we'll need to increase the gap to him.

EngineerOkay, but then I can't follow the Delta. No, exactly, but it doesn't matter. It's what it is.

Logan SARGEANTThe rears are just dying through the lap

EngineerAnd reminder mode TS test.

EngineerThey are doing a good job on tiles, charge lap time 37.1

EngineerSo Oscar suggests let Leclerc go and we can open a nice gap to him. He's on continuous laps.

Charles LECLERCJust careful to stick to the inlaps of the races I'm pushing.

EngineerCopy understood, didn't know if you were pushing. So Piastri 6, behind Piastri there will be a gap of 18 seconds to Magnussen.

Pierre GASLYDon't

Engineerknow

Pierre GASLYif we need to check the real tires, but like I had more of a steer again. He did a flat though

EngineerSo at the apex of the chicane can we go tyre on the multi please and then push.

Lewis HAMILTONGeorge, do you know how much they're out there?

EngineerIt's just a bit trafficked He's got Joe ahead of him

EngineerOkay, this is a very good track position. So the tires are looking good. So it's about keeping this track position

Esteban OCONQT, turn 2 Copy

Engineerthat, I wonder if that's the track temp creeping up as well maybe

Max VERSTAPPENJust keep an eye on that Alpha tower in front

EngineerYes, understood

Max VERSTAPPENHe's going way too slow

EngineerDon't stress yourself about it Max. We will work it out when we get there

EngineerYeah, this is unfortunately the situation we knew would happen, but like I say, don't stress yourself about it.

George RUSSELLLots of sliding through sector one, both axles.

EngineerWe have time for a front third adjust.

Yuki TSUNODAThere's a time right for the single if I when I do sink So

Engineerif you do double cool down now We have one push then single cool down and one more push

Liam LAWSONI feel like sector one, the balance doesn't feel bad, but I just don't have the grip for

Engineera

Liam LAWSONlot of time through the rest of the lap.

Charles LECLERCWhat is Mustafa doing?

EngineerCome back to you.

EngineerStill don't know, gap to him, 5 seconds, so he's in the box.

EngineerAnd you were faster every sector by half a tenth sector one and two and just a slightly faster sector three

Yuki TSUNODACome on, man!

EngineerBehind Tsunoda will be clear.

Charles LECLERCWhere are we losing contact to McLaren?

EngineerWe'll come back to you. Watch for traffic with Tsunoda 2 seconds. Behind him clear.

Charles LECLERCAh, there's no more than what I've done there.

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, I f***ing just left, man.

EngineerSo Oscar out of turn two, purple C4, C7 position 4, 180 kph.

Liam LAWSONOn the other side of the garage, were they lap one or lap two best lap?

EngineerHe had traffic, he had traffic, he aborted and went again, unimproved.

ZHOU GuanyuHave a look on the back on how the brakes are still a little bit long now again

ZHOU GuanyuThe brakes are definitely getting longer.