Las Vegas Grand Prix2023 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerSo Lance Trenton is 20, which is about plus 6 on where we finished earlier this morning.

EngineerThat is our target, Waxabix.

EngineerSo Lance reminder we need good braking into turn five, good braking into turn five Piastri looks like he's doing the same as us To let him go a little bit

EngineerAnd recommend Stratus 6 and we can get into the run

Lewis HAMILTONTracks reset, right hand down

EngineerCopy

George RUSSELLStill got that snap into turn 1

EngineerYeah, could be that suit of marker

ZHOU GuanyuI've got Masks on,

Engineerso

ZHOU GuanyuI'm dead. Watch it. Check my front right, it's like a huge vibration.

EngineerCopy, Joe.

ZHOU GuanyuAnother one is from mid-corner, but it's nothing. My vibration is really high.

EngineerCopy, we are looking at it.

ZHOU GuanyuAt the moment, it's

Engineera

ZHOU Guanyudribble with the tyre.

EngineerCopy.

ZHOU GuanyuLike I have a massive shake.

EngineerHamilton behind is pushing. Do you think Ati can continue? Joe, question?

ZHOU GuanyuNo.

EngineerI've got

George RUSSELLoxidation on the dash.

EngineerWe're happy. We're happy where you are. We're happy to keep doing what you're doing.

George RUSSELLBig slide on the rear, turn 14 I'm not convinced that's from surface temperature, it's a similar feeling to run 1 and P2

EngineerLooks like you've completely taken the **** out of that.

Kevin MAGNUSSENYeah, completely.

EngineerTime

Lewis HAMILTONdifference?

EngineerGeorgia is at 39.8 last lap

EngineerWas a good lap, good work in turn 12 with the brake release.

Engineerokay so we're going into a cool lap now can we go to break five please break five, rear temps a little higher than expected, clear of traffic behind, just going to use that break five just to try and rebalance the axles, currently P3 with that time, Pierre's first lap 37.1 for reference

Lando NORRISStill just too much for you looking

EngineerCan you test EB7? EB7, we'll do one more lap.

Valtteri BOTTASNo, not with these tyres. OK, copy. It's getting quite sketchy here, so... From the rear question? Yeah, the rear is OK.

EngineerOK Daniel, head down, not an easy start, but we have plenty of laps to go, so we focus on the next now. Sector 1, was it a bit of traffic? We lost 3 tanks there.

Daniel RICCIARDOYep. Yeah, it's

Engineerthe

Daniel RICCIARDOlast sector as well a bit. Yeah, it's quite slippery at the moment.

EngineerOK copy, so Sector 1, UT was just half a tank ahead in his last attempt. On Sector 2 and 3, we are currently P13.

EngineerSo Sargent four seconds time-lapse Then Gasly four seconds behind him then Ocon two seconds behind Gasly Sargent coming through Gasly four seconds then Ocon. Just

Kevin MAGNUSSENone at the time. I can't do all those one at the time yeah

EngineerHow's the initial balance?

Max VERSTAPPENI think it's okay. Front end is quite a bit more pointy in the high speed, I guess that's okay.

EngineerWith the double slow we can back it out if you want to.

Max VERSTAPPENI follow. No, no, it's okay.

EngineerOkay, understood.

EngineerYou okay?

Logan SARGEANTYeah, all good.

EngineerMax Flapper, just a question

Max VERSTAPPENNo, that's not good Just a tiny bit rearwards, rearwards on entry of turn 7 Tiny bit

EngineerOK, we see a bit of rear locking Lance, so we're thinking plus one on brake balance, but if you don't feel... No, I don't feel it. Understood, yeah, let's leave it, no problem.

Daniel RICCIARDOI've literally got no front grip Yeah, okay, I got a box

Alexander ALBONWhere is there a clear gap?

EngineerTalk to me, one second.

Alexander ALBONNothing, just every time I do a lap, everyone's on a long one.

EngineerOk Daniel, so I think the reason is clear, the front tires are quite damaged So we shouldn't carry over too much of the conclusion on that last push lap balance

Alexander ALBONYeah, but I just thought what a start my next outside is when everyone's doing long ones

EngineerYeah, we think everyone will move on to low fuel again

Charles LECLERCI'm surprised with the feeling because the tyres didn't look good after the short run

EngineerCopy understood, unbox this lap

EngineerOK, so that's P7 at the moment, 1.3 to Verstappen, expect to find a lot on the second push. George took a prep lap, so got a difference across there, he was 35.1.

George RUSSELLChris I don't have the tea water on the dashboard, I've

Engineergot

George RUSSELLthe oxidation limits

EngineerOK, so that's P7 at the moment, 1.3 to Verstappen, expect to find a lot on the second push.

EngineerLet's check

George RUSSELLthat rear slide at braking of 12,

Engineerit's pretty

George RUSSELLterrible in the rain

EngineerYeah, copy that, will do

EngineerSo you're probably aware of this, we think it's worth trying a bit earlier break for seven.

Engineerthe turn 12 locking just looks like it's both axles so we suggest we need to be a little bit straighter under braking there and just caution on the ramp up on brake pressure

Lewis HAMILTONLong way down.

EngineerWhere

Lewis HAMILTONam I down? Everywhere.

EngineerLot of it turn 3 minimum speed 20 kph. And then late braking turn 7 and turn 9. George carrying a bit more min speed there.

Pierre GASLYYeah, it's still a slow shift. Doesn't work.

EngineerYeah, we're still looking at the issue. We're still happy to continue. We know what the loss of performance is.

Pierre GASLYYeah, it's just dangerous.

EngineerThe

Pierre GASLYimpeding from Carlos is over.

EngineerCopy that.

Alexander ALBONBox, damage.

EngineerReload, punch it.

EngineerSo there's yellows on the exit of 12, there's a tyre, it's on the right hand side, and then Albon has stopped further down this straight, so you've got yellows where you are now, and then Albon has stopped, before turn 14, he's on the left.

EngineerAnd that's it for the session, will not be resumed, and there is a car stopped on the back straight, on the left hand side I think, and there is a tyre, out of turn 12, between 12 and 14, not sure why, where, and I think he's on the left, but he's out of the way, so it's not dangerous, there is a tyre on the right hand side, close to the wall, in the same straight.

Max VERSTAPPENWhat was Lewis doing there do

Engineeryou need to ask he was told by his engineer

EngineerI

Lewis HAMILTONhave s*** batteries on my inside.

Lewis HAMILTONShe'll let me know about that

EngineerWhat's going on down there Max?

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, they're just waving f***ing white flags, not yellows.

EngineerThe

Pierre GASLYimpeding from Carlos is over.

EngineerCopy that.

Alexander ALBONI don't want to damage my fall, but my tires just come off.

EngineerYeah, I can see that now.

EngineerTsunoda approaching, well it can't be a push lap because he's just gone by a slow-moving Alex and a tyre that's on the track.

Max VERSTAPPENOh he is sending it!

Max VERSTAPPENWhoa! Tire off here! In front of me someone lost a tire.

EngineerYeah, it looks like that could be from the car ahead Alex.

Yuki TSUNODAHamilton was so dangerous, he didn't even move, he was in a straight line.

EngineerUnderstood.