Abu Dhabi Grand Prix2024 · Practice 3 team radio

Fernando ALONSOYeah, turn 5 ok, wind maybe a little bit different direction on the flags

EngineerUse DRS again. The worst tailwind is exit of 7, about 15 kph, exit of 7 into 8.

EngineerOkay, recharge on. Recharge on and we'll box this lap.

EngineerLet's get an aero cruise out of turn 5 that'll be aero P5 you've got no traffic behind

EngineerOkay mate, so we're going to do a couple of aero cruisers on the way in, like aero P5, after turn 5 please, aero P5.

EngineerStill early in the session, mate, so let's come on in and have a chat.

Lance STROLLHad some smoke from the front left disc in turn six.

ZHOU GuanyuLooks okay on the data for you, the brakes? All good, all good.

Engineerand work on your tire temps.

George RUSSELLCan we just check the padding on the left hand side the tape is just starting to roll over itself

ZHOU GuanyuHow is the break on the day 2? For me it's feeling better but I might need a bit more lap from the...

Carlos SAINZYeah, turn on ratings.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerLet me go to strat five, strat five.

EngineerWe'll repeat the aero cruises, so aero P5 out of turn 5.

Pierre GASLYI start to have a bit more snubs than the Speciavilla sector of that last lap.

Max VERSTAPPENWhat can I do for 5? Felt like they might make their late entry.

Alexander ALBONMassive raid, like, really early in the lab.

EngineerAnd we have a heavy wind in turn 5, so you can use push to go if you need.

Sergio PEREZI was sitting, lacking some great support there. I'm thinking just to move the bias forward there.

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, I feel like the tyre gave up quite quickly towards the end.

Yuki TSUNODAEspecially after Turn 7, I had quite a muscle snap. I don't know why.

EngineerTurn 7, perhaps too much apex curve.

Lewis HAMILTONHow far off Norris?

EngineerSo it's just over a tenth to turn Norris. It's mainly 13-14. Yeah. The rest of the corners look reasonably strong. Traffic in turn 9 as well.

EngineerSo, any benefits from the FlapAdjust?

Sergio PEREZNo. The tyre, I think, it's gone.

Max VERSTAPPENI don't know

Engineerif

Max VERSTAPPENthere's one that feels weird, it's 13, like on entry I'll be severe, yeah I see, and then with corner, front right, gives up a bit.

Liam LAWSONOk, I went off at 10-6

EngineerIs that just too fast in? Yeah, copy. That's too fast in, turn 9.

EngineerOkay, go switch to go in, just watch the clerk, three seconds back.

Pierre GASLYMy temperatures are different.

EngineerYep, so we're happy with temperatures. We want to target zero on the dash.

Pierre GASLYThere he is!

EngineerNorris behind there, pushing the braking too much in turn 5, braking, so Norris with you now.

EngineerIs that a joke?

EngineerI just don't understand why they did the change. 3 seconds to resample.

George RUSSELLYeah, it is a bit hot by that point

EngineerAbsolutely spot on the marks there.

EngineerSo got to say Jack that looked like a pretty decent lap to me I gave away a bit of time on the exit of 7

Max VERSTAPPENAnd silence.

EngineerFour seconds max. I

Max VERSTAPPENlike the big stops. I'm right in the rear because I just feel like there's an efficiency in the front. Braking.

EngineerYeah, understood.

Carlos SAINZYeah, mistake, turn 9,

Engineerwe're still good. Yeah, you were quicker on the medium, yeah.

Lewis HAMILTONStill

Engineera small loss, a late entry, minimum speed, but it's just under a tenth.

Lewis HAMILTONNo, is it just too late on the brakes anywhere?

George RUSSELLMark, is there some aero bouncing?

EngineerWe've got three cars, Alonso, Suno, Sainz and no pressure behind.

EngineerTwo minutes to go.

Kevin MAGNUSSENAny chance I can go slow enough to take the flag it's

Engineertwo minutes 20 a bit very slow

Fernando ALONSOI was doing the yellow button 267.

EngineerI think you did miss it on the last push

EngineerSo Oscar, at turn nine, we'll go recharge off and that will allow you to check the new deployment. That will allow you to check the new deployment.

EngineerDid

Lewis HAMILTONmany people improve their second lap?

EngineerNot many by the look of it, I'll just need to run through it quickly. It looks like most people were hitting it on lap one. Perez, he got a second lap out of it.

Yuki TSUNODAThat was a pretty shocking start, I would say. I had also quite a lot

Engineerof

Yuki TSUNODAbig shocking when I shifted up to second to third, I guess. Or first to second, like gear was not synced.

EngineerYeah, Yuki, we see that downgraded upshift. We know what it is.

George RUSSELLWhat happened there? Was that uber shallow?

Fernando ALONSOI think it's going to be a good day. A good feeling.

EngineerGood.

Lewis HAMILTONNeed to remove this sticker on my... inside my cockpit, please.

EngineerOkay, copy.

Pierre GASLYYeah, it's quite a lot of pulling on the brakes.

EngineerOkay, copy that.

George RUSSELLYeah, not sure what's going on car feels feels okay just very slow

George RUSSELLYeah, let me know what you're thinking. Right now, I don't really have any major thoughts. I don't really know why the pace is so bad.

EngineerWhat was the main balance limitation on that, then?

George RUSSELLWell, nothing major, mate. It's, yeah, I mean, everything feels reasonably normal. It's just all slow.

Alexander ALBONThe balance shifted like crazy

Max VERSTAPPENMy brakes are not working and the front axle isn't biting, it's like they are glazed or something

EngineerOk, copy that

EngineerYes, DP-1, 23-4.