Belgian Grand Prix2024 · Race team radio

EngineerAnd Lano, purple C13 musician 9P, purple C13 9.

Lewis HAMILTONThat magic doesn't work.

EngineerHow's the balance?

Pierre GASLYBalance is good, but my steering is not straight.

EngineerOkay, so we're gonna drive through the pit lane no start this time

EngineerOkay, Max, so box, how's the front flap?

Max VERSTAPPENI think it's good

EngineerOkay, so that modifier at 7 worked as expected, so that is a very small option. Your clutch drop was 3% too deep for info, 3% too deep to target, and you're going to the grid.

EngineerOk mate, so how was the balance? Any issues?

Esteban OCONNo, balance was good I think.

Daniel RICCIARDOIt's my helmet. It feels like it's taped in so I can't get access to it.

Logan SARGEANTYeah, all good. I don't know how on the biggest track of the year we have so much traffic on laps to grid

EngineerDo

Logan SARGEANTyou remember the clip at the race? 44 laps, you know our strategy, you know what we need to do for titles, be diligent, be good on that, that's the key, if we do too much we're

Engineergoing

Logan SARGEANTto pay the price, it's going to be high time management, we'll get you through, let's be on top on everything, have a good one buddy, ok?

Pierre GASLYLet's use our pace to pass these guys

EngineerAnd

Lewis HAMILTONthat V bow for turn one is the same as last year or? Yeah.

EngineerAlmost all cars start on medium. Hard starters are Sainz in P7 and Joe P19. Ricciardo is P13 with a soft.

EngineerAnd also just for info, Ricardo on the new software, we'll be able to have a read on that.

Charles LECLERCDon't tell me the countdown for three two one just give me five seconds and that's it ten

Engineerseconds

EngineerI

Pierre GASLYneed to make sure my pack is fully charged up.

EngineerPierre, we've got no concerns on battery. We will be fully charged.

Lewis HAMILTONI've had contact.

Sergio PEREZWhat's up with the energy? He'll come back up.

EngineerSo just be sensible on the tyres at this stage Max, nothing to get in the way from you.

EngineerStill thinking plan A for now, Nico.

ZHOU GuanyuI'm cutting on the engine, man.

EngineerI'm looking.

EngineerMy

Nico HULKENBERGneck doesn't feel too bad at the moment, it feels quite stable.

ZHOU GuanyuI'm losing power guys, I'm losing hydraulically, I'll try mate, I'll try to bring it back

Daniel RICCIARDOThe place still seems pretty strong.

Nico HULKENBERGMedium feels okay.

EngineerOkay, we're plan A, manage peak brake pressure, rear slips building through stop.

Sergio PEREZThere you are. I'll have to go and fill in the fish.

EngineerSo

Daniel RICCIARDOpretty even on both axles at the moment, just pace on medium, nothing looked too bad.

EngineerAt the moment everything looks back to normal, trying to recover our race. Elefant's lap time could be 50.3 at the moment.

ZHOU GuanyuMate, I'm losing the brakes, the pedal is so long,

EngineerI

ZHOU Guanyucan't even stop the car. I feel like I have no brakes mate.

Lewis HAMILTONIt's moving.

Lance STROLLYeah, the tires are overheating a bit, but my problem is the street line speed. So much drag. It's insane.

EngineerAnd Lando suggests blue b6, blue b6 and silver d7, silver d7.

Oscar PIASTRIIt's okay, pretty stable for now. Hard to know what the deck is like compared to the pack.

Lando NORRISThat is okay, just traffic at the minute. I think pace is okay. It's hard to know in dirty air, honestly.

EngineerOk copy, yeah you're doing a good job, just get on top of the lifting coast, Leclerc at 1.8, it's a purple middle sector there

Yuki TSUNODAIt's so much easier to hit the brake, because always when I hit the brake, the car turns a little bit.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, let's do the strategy of the first guys. We are not too far from the leading group

EngineerOscar, plan A or B? What do you think? I

Oscar PIASTRIthink A.

Engineer10-10 and 10-12

Lewis HAMILTONTires are still okay, there is definitely dropping.

Lewis HAMILTONTires are still okay. There is a definitely dropping.

Esteban OCONI don't know, you guys are on the numbers in front of you.

EngineerYeah, OK man, understood, understood.

Alexander ALBONI'm

Engineergoing

Alexander ALBONto be a very long sit-down.

Sergio PEREZLet's, let's close the diesel here within a million speed.

Esteban OCONSome vibrations starting

EngineerI

Lewis HAMILTONwould say only rears, maybe one step down, one hold on.

Pierre GASLYThe same point over in the straight, even in the slipstream.

Charles LECLERCIf we are getting undercut, that's gonna...

Carlos SAINZThis place is good, no?

EngineerYeah, let's show our pace now and see if the side is planned D or B.

EngineerAnd Lando, both safety car windows are open. Please confirm.

Lando NORRISConfirmed.

Kevin MAGNUSSENSo as a much better than expected

EngineerThe medium tyre appearance was excellent, so we do believe it's a strong tyre for the end of the race.

EngineerConsider special two from turn 18 through turn one.

EngineerLando, 100% pace, please. 100% pace.

Lance STROLLStraight line speed is a f***ing joke.

Kevin MAGNUSSENBut the tyres are just getting better.

EngineerCopy that, keep going.

EngineerAnd I know hard tyre looks decent. Thinking of coming down one and a half at the next stop. One and a half. That's in total. Thanks, man.

Lance STROLLCome on, kick

Engineerit up.

Lance STROLLSpeed is a joke.

EngineerWe are happy to push on tires. You can push on them.

EngineerFernando we are going to try and undercut Carlos and we think it will happen for free but we want to do that then we'll worry about it

EngineerI suspect Magnussen may be one-stopping.

EngineerOkay Lando, Carlos has stayed out. We've already got the gap, so the opportunity here is to pass the cars who we've got a tyre advantage over.

EngineerI

Max VERSTAPPENthink I'm starting to get them, mate. What do you think?

EngineerHave a go.

EngineerSuggest right hand toggle for understeer in turn 10.

EngineerOkay Lando, Carlos has stayed out. We've already got the gap, so the opportunity here is to pass the cars who we've got a tyre advantage over.

EngineerOscar, looks like there could be more pace in high speed. Leclerc managing less than you in turn 10, Sainz still doing 49.1 on hard from the race start.

EngineerAnd green 10, position 5.

EngineerOkay, Rick in DRS range, Alonso 2 back.

Alexander ALBONYep, we're going to fall back in.

EngineerWind speed has picked up a little bit, same direction, we've still got Sainz out there doing 48.8 on that hard tyre.

EngineerI'm thinking plan B for medium, plan B for medium, I think they cannot go to the end.

Carlos SAINZLet's wait a couple more laps.

EngineerOk, copy.

Engineeras both SC and VSC window open

EngineerACS button, press ACS. Oscar, how would this tyre be at safety car restart? It would

Oscar PIASTRIbe okay.

EngineerSo that sight's ahead 3.2, he has yet to stop, he started hard tyre.

Lance STROLLAre you amused by the stray bite speed?

EngineerWe could get back on the medium and get to the end. It's an option right now if you want. Yeah, of course. What else we got to do? Okay, box now, Nico. Box now.

EngineerAnd Max, no need to dump energy here. Do not use energy.

Daniel RICCIARDOIt's

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Daniel RICCIARDOlot like the soft struggles in the old town back home.

Sergio PEREZWe have anything on the streets

EngineerOscar, we're thinking plan B. Thinking plan B here.

EngineerFeedback on this tyre when you can. Of

Oscar PIASTRIcourse, it's stable, it's just that I've got to keep going.

Fernando ALONSOHow many laps on the tires for Gasly?

EngineerSo if Gasly's four lap older, four lap older, hard.

EngineerYeah, front tyres, I don't really, yeah, they're broken. OK, as I say, diff is available, Max.

EngineerPlan A plus three at the moment. Plan A plus three.

EngineerThere will be 20 laps when you cross the line, that is the distance that Sainz went on the hard tyre.

EngineerWe'll just keep closing this gap to Piastri.

EngineerWe're looking at Paris's tail could be soon. What do you mean could be soon?

EngineerAnd we focus on the tires. It's the fastest stint to the end now. 19 laps to the end. 1-9.

George RUSSELLThink we'll have a one-stop

EngineerAnd we're in the window for both safety cars, in the window for both safety cars.

EngineerAnd consider mode 8 for a couple of laps if you are under no threat.

EngineerSainz 1.2 ahead, last lap feels a 47.7, 6 lap offset, medium tyre.

EngineerThis looks good Oscar. This looks good. Let's go

Oscar PIASTRIIt goes without saying but clean air is king

George RUSSELLAt the moment they're just going quicker and quicker with tyres.

EngineerLast lap was purple. It

Oscar PIASTRIgoes without saying, but clean air is king.

EngineerGood to keep pushing just watch that turn nine

Oscar PIASTRIWe'll see you on to medium.

EngineerWe'll stop and we'll go on to medium.

EngineerHow's the front wing? Good.

EngineerSo we can afford to push the entrance a little more, we are lower energies than stint 2

EngineerPiast and Russell might go to the end, they didn't stop yet.

EngineerThat's good pace, I think they will start struggling, 5 tenths quicker than in sector 2.

EngineerAnd George, just confirming you're happy to stay out. We've got three cars now. Yes.

EngineerSuggest red A4, red A4.

EngineerLando, these tyres are robust, happy to push on them.

EngineerRussell is staying out till the end.

Max VERSTAPPENI think Landon is pushing lightly, so let me know what you want me to do.

EngineerYeah, we're happy for you to push now Max as well. Happy to push.

EngineerSo Piastri is a 4.3 behind, he's got Leclerc between him, that's insane

EngineerI'll

Lewis HAMILTONhave to click it on him, I

Engineerdon't know if I'm targeting the V in or not It's close, it is close

EngineerSo Ricciardo and Ocon will start fighting, so just keep it clean for now, extend your reference.

EngineerI'll

Lewis HAMILTONpunch quicker don't you? Am I targeting the medium or not? It's close, it is close. Thank you, that's

Engineerok.

Valtteri BOTTASI think you have the bigger picture now, what's happening, so I don't really know what's behind. I'm happy either way.

EngineerOkay, understood.

EngineerAlonso Bottas and Stroll we think they're going to go to the end on their 22 lap hards so we are not going to get them

EngineerTen laps to go. Ten of your finest, mate. Come on.

EngineerAt this point we think everyone trying to go to the end

Lance STROLLRemember, it's a late energy press only, late energy press.

EngineerCopy

Lance STROLLthat Lance, everything you can do is good, it's good for the team as well.

Yuki TSUNODAI guess we'll change it a little bit.

Nico HULKENBERGI just came over 12.30. There's nothing.

EngineerAnd George will just keep this clean. We've still got that gap to Piastri, five seconds behind Lewis.

EngineerThat's a good lap, Oscar. Hamilton's catching Russell ahead. There's going to be action ahead. We want to be there.

Esteban OCONWe are f***ing shredded in Zuzuka, don't

Engineerknow

EngineerJust make sure you give each other plenty of space.

EngineerWe are ****** and it

Esteban OCONdoesn't count, don't

Engineerknow.

EngineerThe

Sergio PEREZride is getting pretty badly in a little bit.

Alexander ALBONDon't believe this house I'm taking a taxi

Esteban OCONJosh, what did I say? Stop talking!

Pierre GASLYThat was Maximum Sog.

EngineerCome on! Wooo!

George RUSSELLOh, boys and girls! What a performance! Whoa, well done. Awesome work. Oh! Mercedes... Oh, yes! Amazing strategy, guys.

EngineerKev, I thought you did a brilliant job there, we just didn't have the pace today. Obviously we got qualifying wrong again yesterday, but I really thought that was a great drive there, and I'm sorry it only resulted in P50. Yeah, I

Kevin MAGNUSSENguess we just didn't have the pace right. We tried the one-stop, I don't know if it was good or not, but I think we actually felt like a good car, a good balance, and we can't see what we could have done.

George RUSSELLAmazing strategy! You guys are the best! Come on! That's

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George RUSSELLpretty good drive in as well. Yeah, that was alright. Yeees! Woo! Higher whisperer! Higher whisperer! Higher whisperer!

Valtteri BOTTASYeah, yeah, let's have a look later if there's anything else we could have done But yeah, the medium tire, when I started pushing it, the rear just went in the end, so just overheating

Yuki TSUNODAIt's so hard to drive this car. Copy you, Kim. I'm sorry for that.

EngineerWe'll show you something in the garage.

Yuki TSUNODAAlso, the brake was not good in the beginning at all.

EngineerI

Yuki TSUNODAdon't have any efficiency.

EngineerAnd lunch, that was P12 in the end I'm afraid, P12. Good deg, good management.

EngineerWell done, mate. P3.

Oscar PIASTRIYeah, well done, guys. Well, that was an impressive risk from Russell, but, yeah, well done. Sorry about the stop. Yeah. Pace was good in clean air, just didn't quite have enough, but thank you very much. Very good day and another trophy, some good points, so thank you, and nice way to go into the break. Yeah,

Engineerwe'll keep trucking. And we know there's good things to come.

EngineerYeah I know it's frustrating, you did a good race but yeah Ocon had a bit of a half pace there on how long to manage to make the one-stop work Yeah yeah

Daniel RICCIARDOI felt like we did a good race

EngineerI

Daniel RICCIARDOwas hoping we got quite rewarded

EngineerYeah you did well, you drove well

EngineerAnd P4, reminder no in-lap, good defending at the end

Charles LECLERCI have a crack on the trigger off, I don't know, I saw the last 20 left

EngineerOkay, so you couldn't see properly

Charles LECLERCNo, no, I mean it's not doing anything for performance, but I couldn't see well in my right visor, in my right mirror

EngineerWell done, Max. It's not a bad result. Well done.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, with damage limitations, it's tough to follow here. And you're on a quite similar pace.

EngineerYeah, that was a strong drive, Max. Well done, mate. Well done with what we had today. That was, I think, the optimum.

EngineerAs P18, I know the few laps in the middle were not the most fun, but that was important and he did good, a strong pace on that hard stint, good job mate.

EngineerAlright, tough race out there mate. That's P14 for us. That's the one finished at P10.

Pierre GASLYYeah, many problems out there. I'm really not happy. Really not happy.

EngineerNot our day. We'll review. Well then.

Sergio PEREZYeah, we just didn't have any straight lane speed, and the balance was quite a bit off. Medium to high speed. Yeah, we couldn't connect the balance all the way. Especially 2nd and 3rd since.

EngineerYeah, to be for all upstairs later. Russell made the one stop work. 34 laps on the hard there.

Sergio PEREZYeah, that's not for us.

Esteban OCONYeah, I cannot believe what we've just done.

Alexander ALBONYeah, that guy was quick the whole race, he just decided to push on the last two laps, so I had no traction. He was quick enough, I didn't know why he didn't push earlier.

EngineerWell Alex, come back after the break in the stock car.

Alexander ALBONYeah, yeah I think we, honestly we had a good car, we were just lacking some speed.

EngineerIt

Alexander ALBONwas

Engineerall

Alexander ALBONbalanced, it was just, yeah that hard tyre was so much better than the mediums as well.

EngineerAnd good pace out there, good job.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I just don't know what we could have done. Maybe Russell's strategy is to start at the medium. Felt like we had good pace, but I don't know why we didn't move forward. I guess on Harz, McLaren and Red Bull were very quick. Yeah, they were, yeah.