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EngineerAffirm. We have all gears learned now.

EngineerSo wind direction looks like as we predicted so you've still got that tailwind exit 10 where you've got the snap there

George RUSSELLStill some vibrations with the steering but nothing crazy and a bit more understeering than I expected.

EngineerDisplay 5, position 6, minus 4. Display 5, position 6, minus 4.

Esteban OCONShould we increase the turn at the stop or no?

EngineerWe can, yep.

EngineerAnd big lift off into the next corner cool down the car when we go for the last start at the end of the pit lane

EngineerOkay, when on the grid, go to P1, no P0, go P1.

Esteban OCONSo it's a little bit difficult with the entries, but there's a lot of them on this tier mid corner, so increasing actually wasn't much worse on entry, but.

EngineerOkay, Nico, press in button, cool the car to the grid, test your drink, static bite point, learn when you arrive on the grid, and then P0 after you switch off. See you there.

Charles LECLERCDo we have time to change balaclava? The bocola is broken and I cannot drink.

Charles LECLERCC'est l'air André, à l'Astaire?

EngineerSo Charles we don't have time, so you need to keep it like this

Engineerso Charles we don't have time so you need to keep it like this

Charles LECLERCThis is quite a ****** system we need to work on now, let's speak about it later, but the Bocala is done in two pieces and it keeps breaking in the middle, so we've got to do it in one piece, anyway.

EngineerOrlando, time info. Only one hard on today, Hulkenberg. Everybody else starts on the medium. And just a reminder, I expect to need the left-hand toggle in turn 4 and turn 6 in this A-switch position.

Lando NORRISBut I thought because of the instability we wanted the higher a switch

EngineerNo, correct. We want the higher a switch, but it will be too stable in turn four and turn six I think so we use the left hand toggle there

Pierre GASLYGood comms. Once again, let's be on it with the tire. It's

Engineergoing

Pierre GASLYto be slightly harder today, so let's have some good communication and do it.

EngineerOkay Lando, no full pedal from now. Try to keep speed high in the corners where you can.

EngineerAnd we keep up the hard weaving on good energy, click over take where you are and then we keep up the pace

EngineerNico, do you think the front wing took a hit? We think maybe the front wing...

Nico HULKENBERGThere was a knock, I'm not sure.

EngineerOkay, safety car Nico.

EngineerYep, I think, I think he will have damage, so I spew off, fully switch off the car and drift clear.

EngineerAnd do your best to keep the temperature in the tires.

EngineerOkay, let's try and get the temps back from right mainly. Have you got any flat spots from your side? Any vibrations?

Alexander ALBONA little bit, but it's not big.

EngineerSo I think you'll catch up easily it's still safety car and they're only just yeah, they're not going fast So you'll catch them gap is 20 seconds ahead

Sergio PEREZFive is very dirty on the wing see if they can clean it up

Nico HULKENBERGYep, we definitely have to make the one-stop work now that we lost the other hot-set.

EngineerThat's correct.

Fernando ALONSOCool will be better for the from temperature.

EngineerYeah, as long as you don't lock up. Yeah, cool is probably good

Valtteri BOTTASHad to go off the track there to avoid loss of spinning

Fernando ALONSOMan, the speed on the straight is worrying

Max VERSTAPPENYou need to let me know if there are 58 on the main street.

EngineerWe've got Lawson close behind. Let's take a little feedback. What do you feel?

Lance STROLLI don't really care about Lawson. What with the racing right now, it's more just... Yeah, so what do you feel on the fan? Something's broken in the rear.

EngineerSo Lance, if it's a real problem, let us know. We'll get you to stay up and out. It's a problem. We're about to set up now.

George RUSSELLThe pace globally pushed by really high.

EngineerYeah, we agree. It does look very fast at the moment.

EngineerAnd if we can, let's get mode 8, mode 8.

Pierre GASLYYou've got to tell me what that is.

EngineerOK, so mode is on six o'clock on the multi.

Alexander ALBONYou sure everything's okay, yeah?

EngineerFrom what we can see, if you can give any feedback from your side.

Nico HULKENBERGVery inconsistent front end in turn one through the whole apex front is just in and out in and out

EngineerAnd George, give me feedback on tyres, please. I'm under balance by 0.5, darling. I'll leave you 0.6. Copy.

George RUSSELLBut they're holding on.

EngineerIs it really

Alexander ALBONdusty or something because the rear is all over the place

George RUSSELLTurn 9 will go flat at some point, not this stint I don't think

EngineerSo wind looks similar to laps to grid and I recommend EB3.

Yuki TSUNODAHow is

Engineerit

Yuki TSUNODApossible they have lighted up my face?

Sergio PEREZGenerally, I'm losing entry and then I'm just here at Apex.

EngineerNico, the pack ahead is starting to slow. Sonoda, Bottas, they're doing 28s. You are catching them, but you were over the limit in high speed that lap.

Charles LECLERCLet's check pressures, tyre pressures, the way I drive picture is likely

Yuki TSUNODAI don't have an issue, right?

EngineerNo issue, no issue. We're still thinking around plan B.

George RUSSELLHighlands at low speed is okay, since the high speed at 2.45 is washing out.

Sergio PEREZYeah, I'm happy with the deep setting now

Nico HULKENBERGI guess only in high speed I'm over the limit a bit, nowhere else.

EngineerThat's right, 12, 13, 14, if you can pull it back there it would help.

Fernando ALONSOMaybe track limits last corner for the Gasly

Alexander ALBONThe dig is low but I'm pushing as hard as I can. I'll pass out.

EngineerAnd Lando, currently syncing plan A, plan A, and the full safety car window has opened, the full safety car window has opened, thank you.

Pierre GASLYI can't. I need to get past them, otherwise it's all...

Nico HULKENBERGYeah, can't make progress here, as soon as I get closer it's like I'm hitting a wall.

EngineerI said build up the lifted coast now build up the lifted coast it will help us later in the race

George RUSSELLPlus 0.6

EngineerThink

George RUSSELLabout that, plus 2

Lando NORRISThey're off the stairs. Oh god, I'm just going to say... No, forget it.

EngineerOk, we will possibly go longer than plan B. Keep an eye on that front left in high speed. Turn 12.

EngineerOther car is not downshifting in turn 14. Consider holding 7th turn 14 and no wider entry turn 10.

Nico HULKENBERGOh man, this is boring.

EngineerWe've got Sainz right on our window at the moment. He's doing 25.3.

George RUSSELLWhat's that on

Engineerthe

George RUSSELLdelta?

Sergio PEREZYeah picking up a little bit of understeer at high speed

Engineerit

Fernando ALONSOfeels okay maybe a little bit more i don't know

EngineerAnd George, there is more scope on diff entry to come down if you need rotation.

ZHOU GuanyuI feel good, mate.

EngineerLando, if the corrections in turn one are bothering you, could try right hand toddle.

Pierre GASLYI got face.

EngineerFernando 26-0, you're doing great.

EngineerOscar, cut the overlap before braking if possible. Small amount of fuel save needed. Dash is correct. Don't worry about it too much for a moment.

ZHOU GuanyuThe opinion was not too bad, but we think no adjust.

EngineerI think no adjust.

Engineerthere is a bit of debris in the middle of the track at the pit exit so if you keep to your normal racing line it's okay

EngineerThat's the window for both kinds of safety car, window for both kinds.

EngineerLando there's a wing mirror in the middle of the track if you stay to the left you should be fine

Yuki TSUNODAThe car is behind you, you need to slow down.

EngineerYeah, noted. We'll report it.

EngineerTrack is clear, track is clear. We have reported Albon.

Nico HULKENBERGI haven't filled the car in clean air obviously

EngineerI can say it looks like the mirror has now been moved.

George RUSSELLSo really loose entry of two now, is that correct?

EngineerBack is clear, but I'm not sure if the wing mirror has been moved

Oscar PIASTRIA little bit

George RUSSELLAlright, whatever we've done here, everyone knows the ability now.

EngineerSuggest EB9 so you don't have to hold the left toggle.

EngineerThat's a purple at max. Gap 2.4. This is excellent so far.

Carlos SAINZAnd try to reach the garage, and

Engineerwe box for art.

Max VERSTAPPENHow did the heartrunners get on? P-size?

EngineerYeah, it's a bit difficult as some of them pitted into traffic, but it doesn't look any worse than the medium.

EngineerIs

Lewis HAMILTONthe safety car going to let us pass, or...?

EngineerIt'll have to wait until the pack has formed, but that should be the case.

EngineerI don't know. There was a wing mirror on the straight. I don't know if that's the issue. I don't know what the safety car was for.

Fernando ALONSOBut we are warming now the tires of the safety car, I don't know.

EngineerI lock both my friends.

Lando NORRISPotential double-flat spot.

EngineerWas very slow on the hard, so we only lost to Joe there.

George RUSSELLVibration is returning to what I had in QALY.

ZHOU GuanyuThis Mercedes is taking the piss. It's leaving too much

EngineerKeep doing what you can with the tires, especially the fronts.

EngineerAnd I'll focus on tyre temperature, as I know you are, particularly fronts.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, there are still some lights on, I don't know, that's...

Max VERSTAPPENLook yeah,

Engineerokay

Max VERSTAPPENI don't

Engineerknow

Max VERSTAPPENwhat to do.

Yuki TSUNODABut why I can not why did he put the soft

Nico HULKENBERGI lost it, beached, sorry guys

Engineerlet's do what we can to clean these fronts we may have some vibrations but we're gonna stick with it mate

EngineerSo we got Norris under investigation for failing to slow on the yellow flags

EngineerI expect our tires will be the best for the remaining laps.

Lando NORRISThe safety car's still got the lights on again.

EngineerSo, from the front of the safety car, they look off.

Lando NORRISYeah, but they're flashing, it's on. I think we know what's on.

EngineerI'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying what we see.

Kevin MAGNUSSENAlvin just rammed me

EngineerOkay, mate, we need to watch track limits. We've got two strikes one for turn seven one for turn 14

EngineerChecked if high speed is in error

Kevin MAGNUSSENCome on man, they need to look at that.

Valtteri BOTTASThe front left is going

Liam LAWSONMy left front brake is blocking.

EngineerOscar on two strikes.

EngineerSecondary KC position 13. Secondary KC 13.

EngineerWait, what are you saying? He's one second behind! Nope. Gap to Sainz, 1.2, but we need one second of lift and coast, mate. You have to do it.

EngineerOkay, we need SOC 2, SOC 2, we are racing mate, we do not want to give up but do lift and coast where you can, be sensible but we need to get it done.

Engineerand repeat the K1 usage as before, he will do Lycol in 16 and in 1

EngineerGap to science 0.7, two laps remaining. Just be mindful of track limits, but push on mate, let's go.

EngineerStrap 10. Strap 10. Can't hear you, mate.

Lando NORRISStrap 10. That's better.

EngineerThat was a heck of a battering we took there.

Yuki TSUNODALike, last lap, man, for the future, it's just last lap. Come on, just, like, even we're running so behind, we just, like, don't give it up. I mean, just, like, small three, we could have done it from turn one.

ZHOU GuanyuYes, I would say let's go! Come on guys! Come on! Oh my god, what a race man, what a race. Thank you for that order.

Lewis HAMILTONYes, we just overtook in the pit lane entry, attacking the white line. Okay, copy, saw that.

Charles LECLERCDo we have time to change balaclava? The bocola is broken and I cannot drink.

EngineerSo Charles, we don't have time, so you need to keep it like this.

EngineerAll other cars are on medium. You must be the only right one.

EngineerMassively hit my stroll. Yeah, copy that.

Alexander ALBONI knew he was going to do it, I could tell.

ZHOU GuanyuWait, this is f***ing Austin, what the f***?

Lewis HAMILTONYeah, sorry about that guys.

EngineerNo problem Lewis, yeah, made a decent recovery. Yeah,

Lewis HAMILTONlost so much ground on the start.

Fernando ALONSOMan the speed on the straight is worrying

Fernando ALONSOI cannot f***ing believe it man, two years with the same f***ing problem, on the straights.

Lewis HAMILTONSorry about that, guys.

Pierre GASLYTsunoda moving on the braking. Too late.

EngineerCopy.

Pierre GASLYI jumped on the brake because otherwise I was going to smash him.

EngineerOkay, mate.

EngineerAnd Lando, from what we can see, Verstappen's tyres similar to ours, Russell behind slightly worse than ours.

EngineerWe've had track limits at turn one on lap 10, which was three laps ago, probably when you passed Tsunoda. He

Kevin MAGNUSSENpushed me out there.

EngineerYeah, it's just track limits at the moment, but it is under investigation.

Yuki TSUNODAMate, I'm pushing 100%, bro.

EngineerI know, man. Hang in there. Hang in there.

Charles LECLERCLet's check pressures, tyre pressures. The way I drive picture is likely.

EngineerPressures are fine Charles, pressures are fine.

Lewis HAMILTONHalf slow, we can pass the others.

EngineerSo front runners are mid 25s.

Lewis HAMILTONMid 25s? It's a second.

EngineerAnd Lando, tyre update so far? Tyres as per model?

Lando NORRISYeah, I'm pushing flat out, so I feel like I'm killing them, but they seem okay, yes.

Lewis HAMILTONHow far are we off the front now?

EngineerSo 1.2 to the front Is

Lewis HAMILTONthe car broken or?

EngineerWe're just under balanced, might look a bit loose, just under balanced

EngineerThe

Lewis HAMILTONcar is slowly beginning to turn, bring on match.

EngineerCopy Lewis, yep, start to see that now.

EngineerAnd I'm pretty sure you're gonna tell me where to go, but if you had any place to get speak louder Please you'll tell me where to go But if you had any place if you had any place to the staff and we take it push up trip

Max VERSTAPPENCheck if he lifted for the yellow

EngineerThere was a yellow on the middle of the straight. Yeah, there was we'll have a look make sure he lifted Lando did not lift I

Max VERSTAPPENhope you report that then

Lewis HAMILTONYeah, just needs to have this luck, man.

Carlos SAINZCheck if it's all okay with the front left tire. Does that feel okay? Copy. I'll

Engineerbe

Carlos SAINZeight. It's

Engineera

Carlos SAINZbit of damage.

George RUSSELLWhy have we put hards on? Why have we put the f***ing hards back on then?

Max VERSTAPPENAnything on that yellow flag?

EngineerOr you can just go flat out to the yellow? Literally just speaking about it now Max, stand by.

Kevin MAGNUSSENWhat happened there, man?

Lando NORRISHamilton speeding 100% and he just brake tested me again I locked both my fronts, potential double flat spot

Sergio PEREZAh, f***.

EngineerWhat position I'm in? Currently P12 Car's messed up mate

Oscar PIASTRICheck the front left. I can see sparks coming from it and I have a vibration

EngineerThat

Kevin MAGNUSSENalbum just ramped me.

EngineerLando has been given a 10 second stop and go penalty, 10 second stop and go penalty, which he needs to serve within two laps.

EngineerLando, we have been given a 10-second stop-go penalty, which we will take this lap.

Lando NORRISFor what?

EngineerFailing to slow under the yellow flag

EngineerI don't saw 25.5. Leave me alone, mate. I'm pussy.

EngineerOK, so we've got a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane, so it looks like I forgot to press the button on that first time behind the safety car.

Lewis HAMILTONRetire the car mate.

EngineerPark

Lewis HAMILTONthe car mate.

EngineerNegative.

EngineerF***

Kevin MAGNUSSENoff.

EngineerNice one, Kev.

Fernando ALONSOThere's another track limit probably for Ferrari.

EngineerOkay mate, karma is a wonderful thing. You definitely did not drive unnecessarily slowly today. Great job.

Max VERSTAPPENSymphony, lovely guys. Yes, yes, yes, yes. What an unbelievable race again. That was really fun.

EngineerMax that was brilliant, absolutely brilliant. You nailed it from the start and on either the left or the right side you'd have done it today so absolutely outstanding. Your ninth victory of the year, that is quite an achievement. Well done mate.

Max VERSTAPPENSimply lovely evening again.

Lando NORRISI'm sorry.

EngineerWell done Oscar, P3, not quite the evening we hoped on the other car, but a good result for us, on our side.

Oscar PIASTRIYep, yeah thanks everyone, tough race, very evenly matched between the others, unlucky with the safety car, but yeah, I'll take the trophy, so thanks everyone, and let's go next week.

EngineerAnd just to add to the afternoon, I've been given a five-second penalty for safety car infringement. Who have? We? Yes, you have. It doesn't change the result, but... What was the infringement? It's following the delta. We can go through it when you get back. Following the delta? OK. Overall, George, there's so much to analyse collectively. Yeah, absolutely. It was moments of brilliance from our side.

Liam LAWSONCopy mate, obviously apologies from myself, that was my bad, sorry man.

EngineerThese things happened, these things happened, we're fighting hard to get what we can.

Alexander ALBONThank you, everyone. I know it's been a bit tough, but let's try and open an Abu Dhabi on a good one.

EngineerLet's go! Let's go! So that's P5 mate, well done So that's saving fuel

Pierre GASLYThat's great So we are back in front 5 points right?

EngineerWe are back in front, yes

Oscar PIASTRIYep, yeah thanks everyone, tough race, very evenly matched between the others, unlucky with the safety car, but yeah, I'll take the trophy, so thanks everyone, and let's go next week.