Mexico City Grand Prix2023 · Practice 3 team radio

EngineerOkay we can be a bit gentle on the brakes in four

EngineerRemind you new brakes the car

EngineerMultifunction GX position 3, Multifunction GX position 3, and first gear needs to be synchronized.

EngineerWe synchronize the gears when we can.

EngineerYou are faster sector one and three slightly slower sector two

EngineerYeah Lewis, for turn 4 recommending keeping it there, then moving forwards for turn 7 onwards, but remember you've got the magic as well. We'll go straight out, circuit's all clear.

EngineerAnd if you agree, Yuki, I would do a flap adjust, add in flap.

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, I have so much on this thing.

EngineerAnd we can have a launch map off and Oscar measured wind 15k tailwind braking for turn four. Track behind is clear.

EngineerLaunch feedback that was 1% shallow initial throttle late, 1% shallow initial throttle late.

Yuki TSUNODAShould I go into braking 10 or to increase the cornering pressure in the mid-slow speed?

EngineerAffirmative

Valtteri BOTTASUh, the biggest issue is I have brake pulling on all the brake links. The front left disc is too cool.

EngineerOkay, copy.

Lando NORRISUm, turn

Engineer4,

Lando NORRISover

Engineerrotation with Nerea. Oscar, time-lapse, turn 8, turn 9. And understood, we'll look at turn 4. And maybe turn 10, I think Nerea is going a little bit on entry, but hard to say. Understood. Oscar, close behind.

Lewis HAMILTONHow's the time last? Turn

Engineer4-5 mainly We've got a double yellow turn 2 Sorry, turn 12 He's just reversing his car

EngineerAll okay?

Pierre GASLYYeah, all good.

ZHOU GuanyuSliding, oh, what a place.

Pierre GASLYYeah, just lost the wheel, I think, I don't know if I brought him the auto.

George RUSSELLUpshift first to second marker. Copy that.

EngineerAnd you've got 15 seconds ahead to Lewis.

EngineerA lot of that time gained looks to be straight line speed probably because he was about four seconds behind you so there's been a bit of a toe effect there probably.

Oscar PIASTRIThe ride and re-grip feels pretty terrible.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerOkay Kev, Ockham behind has just completed a time-lapse, not sure what he's doing so just let two and a half seconds behind, he's on sustained running so you'll need to let him through.

Kevin MAGNUSSENI think one of the wheels is not on properly, so I'm coming in.

EngineerCopy.

Esteban OCONCopy. Every time I pull the gears out of the last corner, there's like a hole in torque after every gear.

EngineerOkay, understood. We'll have a look at that from our side.

Esteban OCONCopy. It feels like there's much more, like, little surge compared to yesterday.

EngineerOkay, copy that.

EngineerAnd Lando Minor, Purple C2, position 6 please, Purple C2, position 6.

EngineerIt slips, look like we've got margin for handbrake turn 1, red button turn 12. Handbrake turn 1, red button turn 12.

ZHOU Guanyubreaking and also some under stream mid corner

Engineercopy, suggest to drop the diff mid one step

Engineerso you'll have to let Norris through he's currently at five seconds back it up now otherwise you end up rolling into 16 and you force yourself into opening the lap so let Norris through now then Sunoda at five seconds

EngineerPerez at... I think Piastri is at 100Kg as well Ok copy that, so you've got four behind to Perez, he's on a low fuel lap

EngineerI don't think it's too bad a position to be in.

EngineerWe're going to sustainable straight into sustainable

Alexander ALBONThis poor toggle loop is not good, it's too far forwards, brake pressure I think into 6, if that's right or not, I don't know.

Max VERSTAPPENI have this yellow with red lights again on at my desk.

EngineerFail 4-2, fail 42 for that.

Lance STROLLThe tire is done.

Sergio PEREZIs the red button

Engineerworking? It will check.

EngineerWhat's your thoughts on the Packer?

Alexander ALBONI don't think it makes such a big difference with the ride.

EngineerSo

Alexander ALBONI think let's just, if we can have time, put it back in.

EngineerI'm not sure, the ride's the same. Understood, copy that. You've got Alonso three seconds back on a push.

EngineerThe only thing that's maybe worth trying is a little bit earlier break for four.

Fernando ALONSOIf we have time, we go back to the previous setting.

EngineerCopy, mate, copy.

EngineerI didn't want to pick up Albon because science I think is doing continuous.

Alexander ALBONI messed up turn two there, I was

Engineera

Alexander ALBONbit distracted. Copy.

Esteban OCONNot sure what happened there breaking yeah,

Engineerwe're gonna have a look

Esteban OCONI'm not sure if it's the tire or the balance of the car, but we had quite a lot of understeer, low speed.

Esteban OCONAny clues for the flat spot in turn one, or no?

EngineerWe're looking at it now.

EngineerSo Oscar, for reference, you are purple sector 1. Suggest for this lap, don't over push sector 1 and 2 so we can have a tidy sector 3.

ZHOU GuanyuYeah, turn straight that curb, it's jumping like crazy when I touched it.

EngineerCopy.

George RUSSELLI was a little bit surprised with the lack of improvement there, it felt pretty good in 1 and 2

Engineerbut

George RUSSELLthen it just didn't really come to me, bit of understeer through 6

EngineerYeah, copy

EngineerCan

George RUSSELLyou check the PU mode from the very first run, as it felt better coming out of the last corner this time?

EngineerCopy that, will do.

Lewis HAMILTONWhere's all that time lost?

EngineerStill turn 4-5 is the biggest loss.

Lewis HAMILTONWent too quick into 4?

EngineerLooks similar on entry, it's just a small squirt between 4 and 5 and then mid-speed turn 5.

ZHOU GuanyuCopy, had a massive derate on the energy deployment in U-turn 10.

EngineerCopy Joe, copy Joe. 7 to 10,

ZHOU Guanyu7 to 10.

Max VERSTAPPENI couldn't

Engineerhave

Max VERSTAPPENsaid more traffic on that lap.

George RUSSELLAnd then feel to your balance, 8 to 1 and up at 2, back corner

EngineerBack to three.

EngineerWin phase six.

Engineerof quicker than checker sectors.

Engineerlower than Checo and a tenth and a half quicker than Checo sectors you currently P1 just just under a tenth quicker than Alex you currently P1 just you currently P1 you currently P1 you currently P1

Engineer5 seconds behind Magnusson. Magnusson is the next car back, 8 seconds.

Pierre GASLYASR Bar group. ASR Bar group. ASR Bar group.

Pierre GASLYYeah, let's have a good

Carlos SAINZThis guy. Honestly, this guy. If that's not a penalty, he couldn't do that on practice.

EngineerI

Kevin MAGNUSSENdidn't know it was coming. Well,

EngineerI did warn you about it and then you asked me about those extra laps so I can't do it all at once, that's the problem.

Carlos SAINZBut that's very dangerous

Pierre GASLYI just went so wide in 13, so if there's anything to be understood there.

EngineerNot sure what first tapping will do behind you so watch your mirrors just in case

EngineerYeah, Leclerc didn't know he was coming. Well I did warn you about it and then you asked me about those extra laps so I can't do it all at once.

EngineerTry to warm up the brakes, if you can. Yeah, yeah, I know. Understood.

EngineerSo lap time from Sainz was 19.3

Charles LECLERCYeah whatever, there is nothing to learn from this second lap