Qatar Grand Prix2023 · Practice 1 team radio

Carlos SAINZIt's okay, a bit of limiter is very bad.

ZHOU GuanyuIt's like ice climbing.

EngineerSlow down, we have some issue.

Carlos SAINZYou want me to slow down?

EngineerDon't push. Don't push, don't push. Do not push. Do not push, I let you know.

EngineerOkay, it's all okay from data now, so you can take your outlap.

Max VERSTAPPENOh my god, that's so slippery!

EngineerOK, roger that.

EngineerCross line, charge on, charge on, would be SPARK 4, SPARK 4.

EngineerOK, recharge on, recharge on, all gears learned now.

Carlos SAINZYeah, might not. We'll do it quick in this condition.

EngineerRoger that.

Charles LECLERCOkay, box this lap and we go minus one degree.

EngineerPlease press the oil pump button when you can.

EngineerAnd Lalo suggests silver d8, silver d8

Max VERSTAPPENI can't see anything.

EngineerI

Max VERSTAPPENdon't know why, but the sun, like, makes you not see anything.

EngineerOkay, understood.

Liam LAWSONI need less flab on my toilet still.

EngineerLance, do you need a flap adjust? We can think about that. Yeah,

Lance STROLLno problem.

EngineerSo box, box, box, box.

EngineerOK, all clear behind, from your point of view, what do you think, do we wait until the track improves, come in and complete the test?

Pierre GASLYYeah, I think so, at the moment it's just not learning anything.

EngineerYeah, OK, copy that.

EngineerYuki, we can come for a flap adjust. I expect the track is becoming better and we use more the fronts, so we'll do a step not too big though.

Lando NORRISI hit one of the Polar Staring Boards with the front wing

EngineerOK understood, we saw it on the video

EngineerAnd then for the downshift test it's purple C10 position 2, purple C10 position 2

EngineerWe've got fuel to do a bit more so just keep pushing until you feel a cool is warranted and we'll get back to you

Sergio PEREZI have many anti-stability issues into the medium speed

EngineerWe're losing half a second braking turn one, so focus braking turn one.

Alexander ALBONMy seat's extremely hot, but I don't know if that's just this.

Oscar PIASTRICovering the front left, looks quite badly grained.

Alexander ALBONThe breaks are terrible.

Alexander ALBONVery feeling

EngineerAs you prefer, we are a bit late for the medium, but if you want to take one more.

EngineerI

Lance STROLLdon't really feel like we need much less flap, but let's try.

Charles LECLERCOh, that didn't sound good. What happened to the engine?

EngineerWe'll come back to you.

EngineerHow much are we actually learning doing a long one? We need some stabilised numbers and there's still scope for you to try some lines and so on. We also need a green nine position five, green nine position five.

Logan SARGEANTI mean, I have ovaries here, but I have front left graining as well.

EngineerYeah, copy. There's just a slow grape on vault.

Liam LAWSONI tried to push it more mate, but I'm just losing the rear

EngineerSo we can push contact five or six laps. I'll let you know he needs to stabilize numbers. So if these brakes sort themselves out as well

Alexander ALBONWe are quite off with balance. We need to be at least two, three turns forward from error balance.

Nico HULKENBERGCheck the front wing, went a little bit off in turn 5, there was like a little pin or something, so just check the front wing.

EngineerAnd use special 2 for turn 6 and 7.

Max VERSTAPPENI have

Engineera

Max VERSTAPPENlot of unders here and right-handers, and then left-handers is more neutral.

Charles LECLERCJust give me a car, just give me a car where I've got the car behind this car because otherwise there's too many radio messages and I don't understand.

EngineerUnderstood.

Liam LAWSONYeah, I'm going to. This is stupid.

Charles LECLERCHow's the wind picked up we'll

Engineercome back to you

EngineerThat was quite a good lap

Charles LECLERCNo, that was definitely not in terms of lap time

ZHOU GuanyuOne-wide with the 28, should be ok on the floor, one-off, so...

EngineerGood job.

EngineerJust

ZHOU Guanyudouble-checked, but yeah.

Carlos SAINZYeah, really

Engineerfocus on brake release and early throttle.

Alexander ALBONIt's like I turn and it's like there is just not connected to the car at all, it's like I've got zero accommodation.

EngineerJust tell me, what are people doing on outlands? Are they quicker than us? There's a group going now, so I can't really help you. There's about five, six guys just left the pit lane now.

EngineerIs there

ZHOU Guanyusomething we can do for time five or not, man?

EngineerHulkenberg in turn 5. Lando, a lot of cars struggled with a medium on their first. If the tyre's not ready, consider a warm-up lap. Hulkenberg turn 6.

Liam LAWSONYeah, copy. I didn't want to use the toggles on the first lap. I should have obviously now but yeah, yeah, copy

Pierre GASLYThing does need less aerobalance

Liam LAWSONCopy, mate, Yuki is going so slow, I'm gonna f***ing

Engineerstop. I know, I know, don't worry, it's okay, don't worry.

Lewis HAMILTONHow much time do I lose by going off?

EngineerOscar car is hot so we might have to abort the launch so leave a gap if there's anyone ahead of you.

ZHOU GuanyuPerfect, I will keep going at 53

EngineerCopy Joe

EngineerOkay Max, can you push from pit out all the way through to turn 4 please?

Max VERSTAPPENWhy?

EngineerJust push please, as best you can.

EngineerWe need to check this, we need to check this floor mate Ok, within 2

Pierre GASLYYeah, of course can't expect the guys like seriously guys check out the sprint these things that's

Engineerwhy

Pierre GASLYI'm asking

EngineerWe're

Lewis HAMILTONgoing to the right side. Go to the left, it's too dirty on this side.

Max VERSTAPPENAlmost like a sandstorm here in the back of the track.

EngineerCopy that Max.

Valtteri BOTTASHello

Valtteri BOTTASThat was an experience. First of all with the sand in the beginning, it was like so much, and the track evolution was huge, just lap by lap gaining lots of grip, so not an easy session to really rate the balance of the car.

Max VERSTAPPENI mean well this is, I try to accelerate, it's oscillating a lot.

EngineerOK, mode 6 please Max, mode 6.

EngineerAlana, can you just stay in the car, please?

Kevin MAGNUSSENWhat's up here? As always.

EngineerAnd Lando, don't want to use these tyres too much please.

Lando NORRISWell, it's good you tell me now isn't it? I know. Lovely. Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Valtteri BOTTASHello, hello, that was an experience. First of all with the sand in the beginning it was like so much and the track evolution was huge Just lap by lap gaining lots of grip. So not an easy session to really rate the balance of the car Yeah, it is gusty like every lap is slightly different in a few corners basically on the main straight we have the headwind and then almost all the corners is tail or crosswind so

EngineerNot

Valtteri BOTTASeasy, but that's it for everybody. I like it. It's good track It's nice flow, but it still needs to grip up a bit more to be more enjoyable