Chinese Grand Prix2024 · Qualifying team radio

EngineerCan we do anything with niko there to let me out and then i'll let him pass on track

EngineerI'll get back to you on that, Nico. And then just, can you see, Kevin is to your right. Can you try and hold the gap and let him in when we go? Copy.

EngineerAnd he was asking if you can overtake the cars ahead before we get to the exit. That would be great.

Kevin MAGNUSSENIf I can overtake the cars?

EngineerYeah, I think you're allowed to overtake them before you get to the pit exit line, if possible, if they're slow to go away.

Kevin MAGNUSSENOkay, if you're sure about that, I'll do it.

EngineerStandby. No, you can't do that. You can't do that. You can't do that. Do not do that. You can only overtake after the line. Copy.

EngineerSpecial one of

ZHOU GuanyuWhy is my battery not fully charged?

EngineerWe expect that you will charge now, John, back straight, no problem with that.

Pierre GASLYI know I'm gonna be stuck behind the officer

EngineerNo, they are still. Play a toggle and then go off to plus one.

EngineerSo the wind is 15 kph tail out of 6, 15 kph.

EngineerCopy that. We'll box this lap. We'll have a quick chat and go again.

Pierre GASLYWe should be careful because we're waiting three minutes.

EngineerWhat the f*** was that?

Sergio PEREZYeah, what was he doing there?

EngineerOkay, that's nice.

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, I lost quite a bit of efficiency, 14, and then I had a smoke front right. We

Engineerare checking. We are checking.

Logan SARGEANTMy front's ready for one and two and

Engineerthree. I'll be back, Russell, within seven pushing.

Alexander ALBONGod's will just die completely on me.

Pierre GASLYYeah, you saw turn 8.

EngineerYep, we saw turn 8, so we'll discuss that. Esteban behind, he did a 35.8.

EngineerI

Yuki TSUNODAthink we can aim for similar, but if I have

Engineerto

Yuki TSUNODAchoose either, I'll choose 0.5 steps more stability, or just a tiny bit.

Alexander ALBONIt's also gone again

Nico HULKENBERGStill quite a bit of understeer. TFC turn 3, turn 3. And 9. I don't know, the wind on the inside is completely killing the front.

George RUSSELLYeah, just looking to keep it on the track, for the sake of that, I lost a lot.

EngineerYeah, AFIRM sir, that's P6.

Logan SARGEANTI don't know what happened to our high-speed stability. It's

Engineercompletely gone.

Logan SARGEANTWait...

Yuki TSUNODALiterally, literally no grip. Literally no grip. Didn't saw anything, honestly, just...

Yuki TSUNODAYeah, I mean definitely something going on. I can't be f***ing 19 honestly. That was pretty good.

EngineerAnd we'll keep the weaving before the last corner for the front tires.

EngineerAnd make sure we have good weaving where you are and enough minimum speed in the last corner for the surface temperatures.

Nico HULKENBERGIf you see that snap in turn 8, that's right on the join of the two car marks from the pump, so it's a little nasty.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerDouble yellow 16.

EngineerUh, same spirit I think again, with the bird. Okay, understood.

George RUSSELLRears seemed a bit too cold, I think.

George RUSSELLTroubled a bit with traction through two and three.

EngineerYeah, copy that mate apologies been an issue for us this session. So let's save fuel on the in-lap

Alexander ALBONWe are so on a knife edge with everything.

EngineerYeah, well managed Alex. We can see from the video it's just difficult to get between the high speed and low speed, but well done today.

Alexander ALBONYeah, thank you.

Esteban OCONYeah, it's probably our best starting position this year, so yeah, small progress is not negligible. Let's keep going.

EngineerAbsolutely.

EngineerAlright, we can do a lot from the 13th tomorrow.

Esteban OCONIt's probably our best starting position this year, so yeah, small progress is non-negligible, let's keep going.

EngineerOkay, that was good because it's 0.2 quicker than Russell, who's the other used tire runner, so good lap on used.

Max VERSTAPPENIt didn't feel the same.

Sergio PEREZWe seem to have picked the tire, the flap. I'm not getting any more from that.

EngineerDid he compromise anything? Did he take it back out? Yeah.

Sergio PEREZYeah, he did compromise really empty the pool.

Charles LECLERCWe lose a lot in 2-1-2-3, no?

EngineerYeah, so let's just confirm in that last statement, most drivers slower beginning of Q3 than they were at the end of Q2 on new tyres.

Charles LECLERCOkay, I completely lost it in order to film.

EngineerSo Oscar, time's all good. You can make a gap.

EngineerSo just for info on the last run, the other car turn three was a slightly tighter exit line, just for your awareness.

Charles LECLERCYeah, it was a mistake.

EngineerCopy,

Charles LECLERCeverything is fine now.

EngineerI'll just go for reference measured wind speed looks a bit higher than the previous outlap.

EngineerIf you don't want the limiter to control the gap to Perez, go to L2.

EngineerBut it is pole position mate, so just over three tenths. Nice job, ChecoP2.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, very lovely that. I mean, the car was definitely very quick in quality, so well done. Well done, Max. Fantastic performance. That's number 100, so fantastic performance. Yeah, nice stat that for the team as well. Well done.

EngineerP3, sorry Perez just got you at the end.

Fernando ALONSOYes, well done.

EngineerStopping at the P3 board. I was missing that.

EngineerOkay Valchi, that is E10 for us. Hulkenberg was 0.06s faster.

Valtteri BOTTASOh damn.

EngineerOkay, good

Valtteri BOTTASjob still.

EngineerYep, still a really good job today, and we'll get him off the line tomorrow. Copy.

Charles LECLERCIt's crazy. It's late winter. We seem to have lost a bit.

EngineerGood job, Niko. P9, you beat Baltas by 0.06, and then Norris was P8.

Nico HULKENBERGYeah, good job, guys. Good recovery from this warning. Hopefully tomorrow is a bit better than this warning.

EngineerYeah, copy that. Good drive, Niko.