Miami Grand Prix2023 · Race team radio

Lewis HAMILTONIt's a one.

EngineerOkay, copy. Everything looks okay at the moment.

Lewis HAMILTONCar's definitely not feeling great. On the front right. Front wing. I

Engineerthink front wing looks okay.

Lewis HAMILTONI don't know if we're going to last this race. Car's not seeing much in the straight line down the straight.

EngineerCopy that. May just be the wind. There's a lot of buffeting going on.

EngineerOk Lando, how is the car balance? How is the car balance?

Lando NORRISIt's fine Ok,

Engineerunderstood

Carlos SAINZCan I use engine 4? Engine 5 feels extremely low power.

EngineerOK for engine 4, all clear in front, watch the Y-train

EngineerOK, recharge on, recharge on. Keep your pace up and go to the grid please, go to the grid.

EngineerWe see more rotation on a bit more rotation in high speed as well

EngineerAnd then just think about the compromise at four and five.

Yuki TSUNODAI think rotation is quite good, good amount. This will win me one more room, maybe a step or maximum two steps to go higher. But yeah, you let me know.

Lewis HAMILTONGrab the tyres up quick. Guys, get the tyres wrapped up.

Lewis HAMILTONMaybe start rapping ASAP

EngineerSo if we just hang on to Verstappen and follow him through Gasly.

Lewis HAMILTONThanks, guys.

EngineerYou made it look easy.

George RUSSELLShould list new engineers, more roster.

EngineerBalance felt okay, honestly. There was a little bit of front graining, which actually felt not too bad. The deck was quite consistent, lap to lap.

Sergio PEREZMy front right is starting to give up a bit.

EngineerWe'll do.

Max VERSTAPPENBut in a bit you need to let me know what the limitation on the medium has to do with the front wing.

EngineerMax, I'm looking at that on the pit wall, will you focus on driving please?

Alexander ALBONFor me this pushing too much is not good for the tires. I don't agree with this

EngineerYou are free to lean on the tyres more now Max. Just watching our track position on Fernando.

EngineerEffective track position is around five seconds behind Checo, obviously the longer we can extend this the better.

Lewis HAMILTONFeels like a headwind into Turn 1.

EngineerA reminder, stationary time will be around half of your standard weight at 20 seconds.

EngineerOkay, so P1 to P7 Leclerc are all mediums, then Ocon and Verstappen, P8 and 9 are hards.

EngineerGood day, everyone around us on the medium.

EngineerO'Connor and Max, first cars on the hard.

EngineerOkay, just make sure your pit limiters on have a great race

EngineerOkay mate, clutch drop on the target, very good.

George RUSSELLLots of vibrations again

George RUSSELLThat's how we roll.

EngineerLet's think about the plan.

EngineerLando everything looks okay we're currently thinking target plus four target plus four

George RUSSELLChef Southbury Port, exit of the last corner

EngineerSir, think about coming up to this entry, Gashley 0.7 ahead DRS this...

EngineerJust

George RUSSELLlet me know if he's gonna get DRS as well.

EngineerConfirmed, no damage in the kick-off, no damage on the front-runner.

Logan SARGEANTI'm so sorry.

EngineerDon't worry, head down. Can still do a good race. A lot can happen. Head down.

Lando NORRISYeah, not too bad for the time being.

EngineerJust give us some tyre feedback.

George RUSSELLYeah, about right.

EngineerA

George RUSSELLbit better, a bit worse.

Lando NORRISMaybe starting to go a little bit

Lando NORRISI'll be quicker and cleaner.

EngineerJust keep on plant-mix

EngineerThe

Charles LECLERCfronts are not looking good, no?

Sergio PEREZYeah, generally okay. Just having to look after us and write for now.

EngineerOkay,

Pierre GASLYjust a little bit. Top five, that's all good.

Max VERSTAPPENI think seven-eighths to one to seven.

Fernando ALONSOOkay, first plan A, minus 12, ready?

George RUSSELLYeah, slide it off.

Engineerand minor for foot performance white age 12 position 12 white age 12 position 12

George RUSSELLBig vibration on the brakes

EngineerOscar that is a system problem it's not a mechanical problem so keep pushing the pedal will stay long and we'll see what we can do to fix it

Kevin MAGNUSSENSo S&G are starting to take a step now.

Logan SARGEANTOh super, under flapped

EngineerUnderstood, think about your tools for the corner you limited

Fernando ALONSOWhich position is Lance? Great move into one.

EngineerThat's P13, P13.

George RUSSELLMy gut told me it's going to be a plan A race.

EngineerOkay Valdry, go to SOC 5, SOC 5, and if you have anything else, let's push now.

EngineerCopy that Lance. So others that boxed onto hard early are struggling. So don't push too hard. We're happy with what you're doing

Carlos SAINZThis gives the frauds

Engineerhow

Carlos SAINZthey are struggling now.

EngineerCopy. And this mid minus one is more towards plan B. They are looking good. They are quite quick.

Lewis HAMILTONCar ahead doesn't seem to have any deck. This DRS train isn't good.

EngineerOk Nick, Strollerhead is starting to complain about the front being destroyed and reminder on the downshift turn 5, it was borderline we need to delay a little bit the downshift in turn 5

EngineerOkay, I'm pretty sure you are, but now is the time.

Lando NORRISYeah, I am.

EngineerI'm going

George RUSSELLas fast as I can to make five HLAPs.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerThe c3 runners deg is a little lower than expected So they'll probably go a bit longer than the original but they will have to stop eventually like Bottas ahead

Lewis HAMILTONLet's

Engineerhope

Lewis HAMILTONI have some shape.

EngineerCar behind is now max

EngineerWho's

George RUSSELLthe car ahead of Fernando? On track

EngineerWe're

George RUSSELLthat close to Perez?

EngineerNo sorry, it's Sargent on track Just

George RUSSELLgonna say

Carlos SAINZYeah, I have that basic leader

EngineerOkay, cars are starting to pit ahead, cars are starting to pit ahead, pace is good Oscar, particularly with the problem, this is good.

Max VERSTAPPENThe slits are all okay at the braking.

EngineerThe slits are very good Max.

ZHOU GuanyuEnjoy one more tea, guys. Doesn't feel too fast.

Fernando ALONSOYep, I would have thought that was in the rear now.

EngineerYeah, good drive today, Max. We made it harder for ourselves, but we'll have a look at what we could have done better yesterday. Today was a very good drive, well done.

Max VERSTAPPENI call that simply lovely. That was a good race all round. So thank you very much.

EngineerThat

Max VERSTAPPENwas really, really good. Also good for the team again.

EngineerWell done, Max. That was a mighty middle stint. That was really impressive on the hard tyre. And thanks for racing and cleaning with your teammate today. It was a great team performance, 1-2 in America. Brilliant.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, that tyre lasted really nicely. And yeah, that was a good final check-up. Yeah, that was very good. Good day.

EngineerHe suggests to manage graining in the long corners where we said. Turn 1, 7, 8, 16, 17.

EngineerSo we're going to need to see what your pace is like in free air. We've just been capped up until now.

EngineerI mind about tires now take away from three seconds. It's looking good

EngineerOkay, it's all good Nico keep doing our race doing a great job

EngineerP3 man, well done.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, well done guys. Bit of a lonely race, but we take it. Good weekend.

Pierre GASLYWhat lap time is Esteban doing?

EngineerEsteban's last lap was at 32.8

Max VERSTAPPENThe uphills are not that smooth.

EngineerOkay, understood.

EngineerGreat

George RUSSELLrace guys.

EngineerThat

George RUSSELLwas fun. Very good job.

EngineerYeah, good job. That was P4 in the end. Some nice overtakes in there as well. George, great driving. Good recovery. Damage limitations were really, really, really, really good.

Max VERSTAPPENOh and by the way, Jonathan, happy birthday. I didn't see you today, I was a bit busy, but happy birthday. You still look 35.

EngineerMax preference, fastest lap as well today. And thank you for listening on the hard tyre stint as well, you managed that incredibly well.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, we managed that really well. Surprisingly how good that was at the end.

EngineerWe're going to send Big Oli up today, so give him plenty up there. There's plenty of him to hit. Yeah, we won't miss.

Max VERSTAPPENWhat was the limitation on the medium in terms of balance?

EngineerI'm looking at it here on the pit wall, Max.

Sergio PEREZYeah, it's quite similar, front right being the open limitation, but at the same time in the traction.

EngineerThat's P8, P9 for the team, I

Pierre GASLYthink

Engineerwell executed, I think that's unfortunately where we are at the moment, we're closer and we'll keep fighting the clean race.

Pierre GASLYYeah, thank you, we tried I think just the start of the second stint, I lost quite a bit of time fighting, but yeah that's the race, it's the race so... We did what we could, we keep fighting and then we're going to close the gap for these guys, good double points and focus on the Molana.

EngineerYeah, copy that, we keep building on this.

Engineerin front and we have a five second penalty for speeding in the pit lane locking the fronts in entry we believe take care next time repeating again

Lance STROLLSo give me update on what's happening in the race man, like how's our pace, what's it looking like, what do

EngineerI

Lance STROLLhave

Engineerto

Lance STROLLdo?

Engineerand losing mostly in low speed

EngineerThat's it Kev. Well done mate. P10, one point. We'll take that. Fantastic work. Thanks mate.

Kevin MAGNUSSENSorry guys. I was hoping for a little more there, but I got a **** start. Sorry man. We're back in the game though. Good pace all weekend, so let's move on.

EngineerCompletely agree Kev. We've got to be up there to do it on a regular basis. Fighting the big boys today.

Lance STROLLSo give me an update on what's happening in the race man, like how's our pace, what's it looking like, what do

EngineerI

Lance STROLLhave

Engineerto

Lance STROLLdo?

EngineerPace is good relative to the hard runners that are still out so we just need to keep pushing on the tyres now, your pace is good

Lewis HAMILTONIt's a bit understeering still, so much to the high, but everywhere else.

EngineerOK, copy.

Nico HULKENBERGVery, very trippy afternoon in the office, but it's quite clear for me what we need to work on and talk about it in a debrief.

EngineerYep, copy that. We'll look forward to your feedback.

Carlos SAINZI have like a lot of rubber pick up.

Carlos SAINZOkay, understood. Another vibration.

Sergio PEREZWhat has it been for max?

Engineer31.8

Carlos SAINZCopy that. What place is Russell?

Engineer32A, last time up.

EngineerSo you are two tenths quicker than Checo in sector two. It's all turns four, five and six. He's pushing the tyre. It is getting gusty out there, Max, so just take care in that section.

EngineerGap ahead 2.2 happen to lean on the tires a little bit more in the high speed, but obviously don't go mad

EngineerSo the biggest delta turns four and six seven turns four six seven

Carlos SAINZLet me see what you can see on data, because it doesn't feel great.

EngineerObviously the longer we can extend this, the better.

EngineerOkay, so we have George 1.1 behind, so we aren't racing him, we're racing Ocon, so let's not hold each other up.

EngineerAnd I know the safety car window is open, please book that. Copy that.

Lewis HAMILTONGoodbye, I'll back it up though.

Lando NORRISYes, but I mean I'm pace zero at the minute. I'm saving tyre but pace zero. This is all I got.

George RUSSELLThank you very much, very much appreciated.

Alexander ALBONIf I manage more, I can't catch them up, so I don't know how many...

EngineerYeah, it takes good

Carlos SAINZYeah, just for your info, I have like three lines on the front left eye.

EngineerAnd Lance, both safety car windows open.

EngineerSuggestive entry plus one.

Logan SARGEANTSorry to interrupt with the video a little bit.

EngineerBack to position... Okay, otherwise back to position eight

EngineerRacing Ocon on pit exit.

EngineerSo no need to kill the tyres, the overtake on Valtteri will help.

EngineerWell, Mike's doing a larger lifted coast.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I don't know why now I recover the pace.

EngineerSpecial 2 for last corner. Special 2 last corner.

Lewis HAMILTONMy tires are going over because I'm having to push.

EngineerOK, Lance, this is good pace. Leclerc still two behind.

EngineerSo effective track position now minus 1.7, minus 1.7.

Lewis HAMILTONOut of the tyre temperature they could be down a bit

EngineerMax we have a bit of an upshift test to try and make them smoother for you If you're interested, it's display three position three display three Okay

EngineerOK Fernando, Lance has just pitted and we've had a look at his tyres and they were all good, so we've got no concerns with your tyres till the end?

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it's probably okay now at the end.

Sergio PEREZAnd this is the ridge to the middle sector.

EngineerUse the mechanical grip in sector 2.

EngineerLooks like one place to be a bit careful is the exit kerb of 8, so just avoid the upshift on the kerb exit of 8.

Engineerjust

George RUSSELLso you guys understand that i'm driving as fast as i can

Engineeryeah we're just we're seeing a slight drop in lap times for everyone

Lewis HAMILTONMy forecast in cash does

EngineerOkay, Nico, it'll be nine to go at the line. Stay with these guys. Someone will make a mistake somewhere.

EngineerOkay Valtteri, you can ignore the fuel now, just max push till the end.

EngineerNow we have a group lead by Waltres and Sonora Albon, Hülkenberg, they're all lapping around 32.8.

Sergio PEREZIt's Max, it's traveling.

EngineerJust managing in sector 1.

Max VERSTAPPENGot to move the trailer with red lights.

EngineerAnd SOC 5 suggested to go into DRS.

EngineerDriver Default Delta Zero on, Driver Default Delta Zero on.

Engineerand good job Gasly behind DRS behind him also Hamilton DRS

Carlos SAINZWhat is the gap that I need to have to castly for the safety car to take the penalty? And maybe we use less positions if there's a safety car like that.

EngineerAnd I take the penalty at the pit stop, or something like that. Yeah, we are losing free position, if we are doing so, we are monitoring.

EngineerNiko, don't push the throttle pedal too hard out of turn 6 and 7. Just a small issue.

Lewis HAMILTONWhat's

Engineerthe

Lewis HAMILTONquickest time I get it?

EngineerAnd if you go HPP 1 position 14, 1 position 14, that will give you strike 2 over the finish line.

EngineerTough weekend, but good points. Yeah, well done Checo. Well, that you gave it everything there and great points today great points today. Well done Yeah Thanks for racing you guys were very good today. Thank you.

Sergio PEREZGood job guys

EngineerThat's great team points points all round and all he's coming up on the podium today, so give him plenty up there

EngineerI'm so sorry.

Lewis HAMILTONLouis, strategy worked against us, but you still made it to P6. Great, great, great, great race, really. The maximum you could probably have achieved from that strategy. Yeah, thanks, Sosa. Top one, guys, but we've still got some points. Thank you for the continued efforts. Super proud of you, though. So, let's keep pushing.

EngineerThanks for the pass with George as well, Louis. Really good points for the team, and well done.

Lewis HAMILTONThat's

Engineerhow

Lewis HAMILTONwe do it. Work together as a team, right?

EngineerYeah, copy, Louis, always.

Alexander ALBONWe didn't have the base so I mean this check just exposes all our weaknesses just so much we're lacking on initial

Yuki TSUNODAAlso drink drink was not working

Yuki TSUNODAObviously you cannot be happy, but with this package we did a good job.

EngineerYeah, very very good race. So we take the positive and we move forward for the next.

EngineerAnd P5? P5?

Carlos SAINZYeah, we will review what happened there with the hard, but it didn't feel great. Well, the medium felt really good, so yeah, we will have a look.

Engineerwell done so uh p9 finish there yeah

Esteban OCONgood job yeah

Engineeri

Esteban OCONfelt uh felt pretty good probably best of the year so far good job keep going

EngineerAnd Oscar that was not the afternoon we wanted I'll show you on the lap count But the start he did was very good and the initial pace on the hard

Engineerthey're very good i will go through the details once you're out the car but the problem doesn't just affect the braking it's cost you a couple of other things as well

EngineerSo that was p13 for us in the end

Valtteri BOTTASWhat a shame, just no pace, don't look at us Yep, tried

Engineereverything I could. Yeah, I think it was a good race Especially the pace in the middle of the race there and also your lap form was really good

EngineerSo Joe, P16 at the end, kind of a tough race, but good job especially on the final stint.

ZHOU GuanyuI feel it was so much better on my second stint. First stint I was struggling a lot with the group, really struggling there. But yeah, let's go again and give it my all.

EngineerYeah, thank you Joe. As I said, it was a good stint on the medium.

EngineerOkay mate, I'm afraid that's P12, that's P12, but you've done a great job managing those tyres. Yeah, we gotta look through it.

Lance STROLLI think that was just not the right strategy.

EngineerI

Lance STROLLwas just not good enough.

EngineerYeah, we'll talk about it, mate. But you managed those tyres well. Good overtakes at the end. We'll come back stronger. Take the pick-up. So, Fernando P3, Fernando P3.