Las Vegas Grand Prix2023 · Practice 2 team radio

Lando NORRISI've got limp home mode I'm

Engineerwearing a boxer slacks

EngineerAnd white default 0-1 please, white default 0-1 Am

Lando NORRISI still boxed?

EngineerStandby I

Lando NORRISgot limper... murdered

Engineeragain Yep, we will be boxing this...

EngineerAnd reminder for one lap, no DRS.

EngineerP5 so far, fastest medium time, 41.9 for Steppen.

George RUSSELLMarker 4 oversteer through 11, they're

Engineerstill

George RUSSELLsliding a lot

Sergio PEREZWhat is the current pace?

EngineerSigned P1 with a 39.8, Leclerc 40.0.

Max VERSTAPPENI think, yeah, they might be a little bit hot now.

EngineerYeah, under subax, let's prep ourselves for the next lap.

EngineerSo two more time-lapse, Kev, so you could back off if you want. Our temps are around 90 degrees just over at the front.

EngineerAre the

Lewis HAMILTONtyres in the window still?

EngineerYeah, they're looking pretty good. Happy to stay where they are.

EngineerIf you felt the tyres were okay turn one and we hadn't cooled the bolt too far Max then you can look at a slightly slower charge lap.

EngineerHow are the tyres on that lap?

Sergio PEREZYeah, they got together with the track, so it's getting better.

Nico HULKENBERGWe have to use this tire on the long run later or not?

EngineerNo, right? No, we don't need to use this tire again so we can do another lap.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, the tires are gone, rear graining, so, to the side, how long is gonna be this run?

Carlos SAINZI'm starting more with rear traction, I think maybe a bit of rear graining.

EngineerCopy, understood.

Logan SARGEANTThis front right is pretty destroyed

ZHOU GuanyuAnd one, two, three, I'm struggling.

Logan SARGEANTThis isn't going to be a strong pit entry, because I have no idea where I'm even going. Yeah,

Engineerthat's just for you to get a first look at it. We'll have one later.

Logan SARGEANTHonestly, I'm so squirrelly high-speed.

EngineerIs that the balance thing? Question?

Logan SARGEANTIt just feels super snappy.

EngineerI don't really want to take too much off Copy, copy, no, no more command, no more command Box, box, watch out for Atlanta pick limiter

EngineerSo Leclerc has aborted his first time lap on soft.

Lando NORRISI think I'm getting some front graining.

EngineerOK. We can see it but it's light. Suggest plus one bow. And left hand toggle in turn seven.

Charles LECLERCYeah, Max is errrr, racing already Copy

EngineerAh,

Sergio PEREZthe grip was a little bit worse this time around.

EngineerOK, let's drop some tyre time, you can back out, let's charge lap, back out the charge lap.

EngineerSo charge lap, and we'll go for one final push.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I'll try to cool them down a bit now, see how that is.

EngineerYeah, okay. That's a tenth and a half behind Carlos, tenth ahead of Charles.

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, traffic.

EngineerWas Hamilton? Oh, come on. You should have known. You should have known. Okay.

EngineerOK Pierre, that lap's good for P8.

Pierre GASLYCopy, I can't do it with the spring guys, so I'm just going to have a bad crash.

EngineerSo let's go to manage the pace here on the run to 14, drop as much temperature as we can.

EngineerCan you update my traffic, please? Yeah, but they're in sequence with you, the guys behind them. I mentioned before already. Prepare the gap when you're ready, mode push. There is guys behind, but we'll go.

ZHOU GuanyuI'll go Spark 4.

EngineerOkay, copy, Spark 4.

EngineerSainz to Brandon we'll be going for a pit stop now to the soft how's the aero balance on that run? Sainz pushing five and a half back

Fernando ALONSOit's okay

EngineerSo Fernando we think to make these tyres last a bit longer this first lap don't push too hard that'll make them last for the second.

Lewis HAMILTONSectors?

EngineerSo in terms of sectors, 700 sector 1, 4.5 tenths in the middle but you are up 3.5 tenths in the final.

EngineerOkay, so you're clear behind all clear happy to let these tires cool now

EngineerJust a reminder, turn 17, P-turn 3, when you're planning a lap, you're not within the track limit, you cannot cut there. Stay on track, please. I have two wheels on track. Stay on track, full car on track, please. And you go push.

EngineerI'm in box now, box, attack B10-3, if you can.

Fernando ALONSOOh, Mercedes.

EngineerCopy, copy.

George RUSSELLStill the rear end I'm struggling with. Got the grain in front right.

EngineerAnd just let me know if you do think you need another lap. We

George RUSSELLcan try it, but I think the tyres are pretty much gone.

EngineerI

George RUSSELLdon't think it's

Engineera

George RUSSELLnecessity. Okay, all box box. Improving lap five or not?

EngineerNo, don't...

Lewis HAMILTONThere's some improvements still to be made, if you've got time or not.

EngineerI probably need to get on with the long run now, I think most cars have pitted now, so we'll box box.

EngineerYou can really manage to place a target plus 10 on the dash.

EngineerOkay, how was that opening lap?

Sergio PEREZYeah, it's on the low side. I think it was better, but it was on the low side, still the grip.

Esteban OCONCheck the pitlane limiter, I think it's oscillating a bit.

EngineerYeah, copy that, we could hear that, we'll have a look.

EngineerAnd focus on reaching the apex of turn 7.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I did a mistake there. Yeah, ok. All clear from behind.

EngineerP1 now Leclerc 35.7

Sergio PEREZJust

Engineeras in he's P1 That's his second One

Sergio PEREZsecond

EngineerAnd they suggest we use this as a warm-up so just be careful of Perez. Yeah I am, all good. Cool, so it's Perez and then Joe right behind.

EngineerFor f***s

Esteban OCONsake!

EngineerIt's ok mate, let's just finish the lap, we'll stay in sequence.

Pierre GASLYGuys, you got to check, I can't brake, absolutely no grip.

EngineerCopy that, we're looking.

EngineerOkay, so it's going to be tricky with traffic. We've got about five cars within 20 seconds behind as well

Sergio PEREZWhere are we at?

EngineerOk, so that's P3, we've got Leclerc 35.6, Sines 35.8, and ourselves Bottas P4 36.1, Max 36.1

EngineerAlonso pushing 5 behind Yep,

Daniel RICCIARDOunderstood I'll start another one but, yep, we'll see, probably not much more I can get out of it

EngineerAlonso 2 behind coming now

EngineerSpark 1, you can select Spark 1.

ZHOU GuanyuAt the moment we

Engineerare

ZHOU Guanyustuck with the car. Nada.

EngineerSights might have backed off. Yep, so next car pushing is Ricard in nine seconds back. Happy to let these tyres cool a bit.

EngineerAnd we're about at the limit with traction metrics.

ZHOU GuanyuYeah, I have massive vibration now, with the front left.

EngineerCopy.

ZHOU GuanyuWhat's the reference lap time is

Engineera 36 one from Valtteri and the Spark 4 for the next and also the mid-zero is the suggestion

ZHOU GuanyuCopy currently I couldn't do this lap time. No way

EngineerCopy, just keep focus on our lap and try to put two together

ZHOU GuanyuI'm struggling more now than before, but let's see

EngineerBrake third of the lump, put

George RUSSELLit back up

EngineerYeah, copy that, I think it might be driven by temperature

George RUSSELLInside shoulder by Francis O'Grainham Copy

Engineerthat, Lewis now 14.1

Esteban OCONOK, copy that,

Engineerwe'll have a look, just got Verstappen going into turn 1, 5 seconds behind, he's high fuel running, you're good to push now.

EngineerAnd it looks like George may have opened up his front so lap times dropping for him

Alexander ALBONWhy are the brakes so bad to turn on?

EngineerYeah, copy, we're looking at it. Brake temps are okay.

George RUSSELLNo flap needed, just need to keep the fronts under control somehow.

EngineerSo Kev, we're looking at a gentle introduction on the next lap, but obviously with the low tyre temperatures it might not be so relevant.

EngineerLook out for graining through turn 11 though, turn 11s can hurt the tyres.

Logan SARGEANTAlright, skim the wall!

EngineerOk, let me know if anything is wrong, vibrations are saying we're not straight.

George RUSSELLLet me know on the page because if I don't push

Engineerthe

George RUSSELLtyre I can't get my temper and it's just slow

EngineerOk mate, tide temps have stabilised at this point.

Esteban OCONWho's in front?

EngineerFernando in front.

EngineerStappen 1.5 behind, we'll try and get 4 more if we can, but we can switch early if we need to.

EngineerIf you need any more rear stability at any point, you can come up entry mid or use the push-toggle where you need.

Alexander ALBONYeah, I'm just trying to protect that front right. Roger.

George RUSSELLFront right currently looks forward, we're back at the front left.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerReference lap time on medium will be 40.5 and in turn 17 try to keep the right side.

Charles LECLERCOh come on Joe wake up. Oh my god it's too late for him.

Alexander ALBONFront row pretty bad now.

EngineerCopy that, George had a similar problem with the medium with the graining but there was 3 or 4 laps before you.

Nico HULKENBERGAnd keep me updated with traffic from behind because I don't see so much on the straights. Copy that. If there's someone coming.

EngineerTrack clear. Track clear. We'd like to see how this dig goes a little more, but understood about the soft.

Logan SARGEANTSorry, it's

Engineera

Logan SARGEANTbit messy.

EngineerThat's fine, it's done, that's fine mate.

EngineerIt's three more times. We like to just see where this tire wear goes. It's okay. No problem.

Nico HULKENBERGJust for the start.

EngineerAnd we'll box this lap for medium. Yes.

EngineerOK, Kev, appreciate you struggling out there with the tyres, but can we have mode F1, please? Mode F1, two more time-lapse.

EngineerRight

Lewis HAMILTONrear

EngineerCopy, we'll get one more lap and then we'll do the start

Fernando ALONSONo mirrors for the husks.

EngineerYeah, that's a Magnuson. Yeah, new

Fernando ALONSOchassis, no mirror.

EngineerOK, Kev, so let's have mode slow, please, going to the grid to do a start.

EngineerSorry, I should have warned you a little bit earlier, that was the end of the run, never mind

Daniel RICCIARDOIt's ok, no

Engineerproblem And can we move please to multi V8, torque position 3 And we get ready for the start of the grid

EngineerOK, so a nice lift and coast into 14 and then part throttle from 16 onwards. It will be three long burnouts, three long burnouts and a start on the left hand side.