Spanish Grand Prix2024 · Race team radio

EngineerBox now Nico box now drive through for practice start

EngineerBox, Kev, box. Do you want a front wing adjustment?

Kevin MAGNUSSENMinus 0.5.

EngineerCopy that. Boxing this lap for front wing adjustment.

EngineerSo box box passing through the pit lane for a start from the end

EngineerLet's take some balance out. Okay, so stop on your marks, keep the engine running. How much? Minus 0.4 Copy that.

EngineerSo it feels like the wind has picked up strongest of the weekend

EngineerClutch drop one percent, two light.

Esteban OCONClutch drop is biting a little bit, a bit rough.

EngineerUnderstood, lift into ten if you want to attack pit entry.

EngineerAnd we need secondary charge position 14 secondary charge position 14

Charles LECLERCNow this thing's urgent I would rather have this kind of I've

Engineerbeen told yes, but we go through now the pits and do a start

Charles LECLERCcharge what

EngineerWe just go through charge one for one for 14 and we pass through for a start at the end. Thank you And you were faster everywhere except 10 750 milliseconds

Charles LECLERCPlease no message in corners anymore. I've lost already quite a bit between turn 5 and everything so let me do it and we focus on driving later on just let me know if I'm faster or slower in the pit lane and then the changes that are urgent but not in corners

EngineerMarch was on target.

EngineerOkay, let's look for the mechanics at the back of the grid and once stopped we can go to P1 and stay in P1

Oscar PIASTRII need someone to change the right mirror angle a bit, it's a bit different from yesterday

Engineerand

Oscar PIASTRIto be honest even the left one a little bit as well

EngineerCopy that, we'll do that in your grid slot

EngineerOK mate, test the drinkskate if you can please, any issues at all? No, no issues. Perfect, thank you. OK, see you on the grid shortly. Yeah, the balance of the first lap was good, and then the second lap became a bit loose on the entries of 5, of 4, of 10. Dropping the flaps didn't seem to really do much. Copy that, OK. But yeah, understeer 9 remains. OK, understood. We'll have a look at the balance here, and then you can have a look with Stu back in the garage as well. Yeah, it's all the entry on the brakes which were loose. Copy that.

EngineerTurn 1 and turn 5 we do see a different wind from the inside, it should be quite neutral there, from the outside.

EngineerShould have reminded you, but Albon's starting from the pit lane, so there's only three cars behind you.

EngineerOkay, so everybody is on soft tyres except for Hamilton P3 on a medium and Albon P3 pit lane on a medium. Two people medium, Hamilton P3, Albon P3 pit lane.

EngineerOscar, the only car on medium ahead of you is Hamilton. All the other cars on soft. Have a good race. Oscar, correction to my tire info. Hamilton is used soft. It has changed since he appeared.

Oscar PIASTRIOkay, so everyone on soft? On

Engineerthe grid, yes. Albon from the pits on new medium.

Oscar PIASTRIOkay, and

Engineeris Alonso new soft? Yes, correct. New soft, Alonso.

Oscar PIASTRIOkay.

EngineerAnd if you can check your mic, you're a bit quiet still.

EngineerSo max tire update. Currently the live information we're getting through is that Lando is starting the race on his new set of soft tires. Other cars behind you on scrub. Sorry, Mercedes behind you on scrub. Both Ferraris also new soft.

EngineerAnd Lando, if you could target minus two on the dash. Target is minus two on the dash.

EngineerLovely move for Stapp and Carboheim, 0.8.

EngineerMight be our best opportunity now, Max. Think wisely.

Charles LECLERCAh, he closed on me, Carlos.

EngineerFor turn four, consider top left toggle and brake balance reminder are the car 1% forwards.

Carlos SAINZHe touched me, he collided and forced me up. He touched my rear right, so I was clearly ahead.

Max VERSTAPPENYou can push yourself through the grass!

EngineerUnderstood.

Valtteri BOTTASFor your info, the pace feels good in this train. I'm managing a lot.

EngineerOkay, understood. That's good.

George RUSSELLHe's going to push us very hard.

EngineerYeah understood George, just need to manage where we're not going to be under threat.

EngineerSo time loss only straight line and turn 13 and 14 obviously George pushing to keep Lando behind

EngineerThe tide temp's still coming up.

Yuki TSUNODASo much understand high speed

EngineerLet's do full lift for engine braking

EngineerI just confirmed pushing level. More

George RUSSELLthan the others.

EngineerSo we're happy with management so far, Bottas is out of DRS, he's 1.3 back, just have a think about it. From our side Lance, it's more lift and coast, we'll help, more lift and coast.

Sergio PEREZYeah, I can't get closer, it's too much.

EngineerAnd Lando, opportunity mined late under rotations, turn 5, Russell has been told to push, how's the tyres, how's the pace?

Lando NORRISYeah all good, just too much dirt here at the minute, I can't do anything.

EngineerThis is lap 11, we're currently looking at plant A+, Degg is good for us.

Alexander ALBONYou've got your engine okay? It's already down on power.

EngineerOkay, we're checking. Okay, all okay on our side of PU. We suggest mode 7 and then use overtake.

EngineerSo wind is dying down a bit now and pace is picking up

EngineerOkay, let's use up the tire, Nico.

Nico HULKENBERGYeah, this tire is going. There's not much left here. Let's not lose too much time on this.

EngineerYeah, copy that. I'll add a little bit for the next tire.

Max VERSTAPPENGot a bit of a moment at 7

Alexander ALBONWhat does that mean? Where am I now?

EngineerOkay, currently level one, so increase to level two.

EngineerLando, if we think free air might help, we're considering Boxster Overtight. Yeah, I'm way quicker, I'm stuck, let's do something.

EngineerOK, great stop, Hülkenberg six seconds behind currently, he boxed the lap before. Racing Perez behind.

EngineerLando, if we think free air might help, we're considering boxed or overtake.

Lando NORRISYeah, very quick, I'm stuck, let's do something.

EngineerOkay Lando, let's try boxed or overtake, boxed or overtake. And Lando, stay out please, stay out.

Kevin MAGNUSSENYeah, this side is really not good. Really not good.

EngineerCopy that, Kev. Car ahead of you is Joe, doing 21.9. You have a five-second penalty for a jump start.

EngineerLando, it's possible we could cover Russell this lap. What do you think?

Lando NORRISNo, I think we need to go good max.

Yuki TSUNODAThe balance is so open.

EngineerKauai Yuki, N38, for a stability unit.

EngineerStroll boxing, we should come out just in front of him.

EngineerYuki pull toggle turn five and we have two strikes track limit no more no more track limit

Fernando ALONSOMaybe we need more aero-balance?

EngineerA bit more aero-balance, copy. A bit more aero-balance.

EngineerIf

Carlos SAINZthat's me, run me up. Check the onboard finish for that people. Copy.

Fernando ALONSOMaybe we'll need more aerobalance?

EngineerA bit more aerobalance, copy. A bit more aerobalance. Fernando, just repeat on plan A or B, did you say? No,

Fernando ALONSOonly more aerobalance. Copy, copy.

EngineerOK, Fernando, use everything for the tyres now. You can use everything.

Logan SARGEANTThe car is super... The car is super nervous, high speed. Copy.

EngineerAnd Lando, keep talking to us about this place.

Lando NORRISYeah, it's, I think, similar. Maybe dropping ever so slightly, but pretty similar.

Carlos SAINZAny news?

EngineerNow it is noted and reported to air control, they are looking into it.

EngineerHey, Lando, just be careful overpushing turn seven braking. That's turn seven braking. The situation is we've lost position to Matt Russell-Hamilton Sainz, but we're picking up a good tyre delta. Six laps in some of them already. Keep going.

EngineerThe situation is we've lost position to Matt Russell-Hamilton Sainz, but we're picking up a good tied outer. Six laps in some of them already. Keep going.

EngineerOkay, Hulkenberg last lap, 21.2. I think you'll get past fairly easily.

EngineerJoe ahead of Lance is on 10 lap older mediums and he did push very hard at the start of his stint

EngineerThey reported no further investigation, I know he's ash, but let's go, power raise.

Carlos SAINZI don't understand why there's the rulebook and we don't follow it.

EngineerYeah, exactly.

EngineerOk, Logan, safety car window open, safety car window open, how much flap do you think you have?

Logan SARGEANTI need minus 2

EngineerCast behind Perez and then Piastri, his medium tyres at eight laps newer than ours.

EngineerSo when you get to Sonoda, Overtake is available.

Charles LECLERCWhy are we on plan A?

EngineerWe're in line with everyone else. That was the choice

Yuki TSUNODAMan, I really do feel there's something strange going on here.

EngineerYuki, I understand it's difficult, just do your best, we keep checking, make sure everything is fine.

Max VERSTAPPENTires are very inconsistent.

EngineerCopy that, Max.

EngineerThe gap's 1.3 ahead, 1.0 behind, and we've had two flags for deleted laps.

Lewis HAMILTONSay what?

EngineerSo two strikes, turn five, track limits.

Esteban OCONGuys, the wheel is damaged because the car has no grip at the moment.

EngineerUnderstood S-man, no major concerns at the minute, we're looking.

Esteban OCONIt's oversteer entry, oversteer mid and oversteer exit, all over the place.

EngineerOk man, understood. So for the stop, what do you think about flap, let's go up to entry 4 as well, add some support.

EngineerOkay, so it's starting lap 32. We're still on plan A plus three.

Alexander ALBONI don't know if the wind has died but the tides are coming back to me.

Daniel RICCIARDOThat is the hard part, look.

EngineerWe are checking Alonso and Stroll, from the couple of tenths, 21-2 last lap. Albon behind you is doing 21-2 unsolved. Track limit, turn 9, first track.

EngineerSo these stops are a bit early, we're looking at the free stop from here, this is the free stop

EngineerTry to use the front more to help the rear

EngineerOkay Oscar, so we're plan B target lap, best pace for that.

EngineerOn copy on the rear limitations, how is the high speed, Daniel? How is turn 3, 9, 14?

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, as the rear drops,

Engineerthe

Daniel RICCIARDObalance is getting better there.

Alexander ALBONI think the wind picked up again because it feels set again.

EngineerSo at the moment, Esteban, our main fight is with Hülkenberg. We're still unsure on Perry's strategy. He's stuck behind Joe as it stands. Let's keep going.

EngineerCopy. Let's focus on our race now. Norris, 19.5. Carlos coming in this lap.

EngineerSo you're still quicker than Ocon, a little bit quicker than Joe. Perez will be much quicker than us, four behind.

Nico HULKENBERGLet's not lose time with him. I think we're coming close. How many laps this set?

Engineer25 laps on this set, all understood.

EngineerOK, and behind Russell is Sainz, but he's three seconds back. Yeah, we're just going to lose time with these guys.

Engineerso track temp has been stable all race um if you went on this tire again plus one turn

Alexander ALBONyes

Engineerokay copy that

George RUSSELLWho's advised how you'd like me to approach this thing?

George RUSSELLWho's advised how you'd like me to approach this thing? Sir, happy with the current level of management, bring them in slowly. Marker for bouncing.

EngineerMain Moss to Stroll, turn 5.

Valtteri BOTTASWhich tyre compound is Stroll on?

EngineerStroll is on hard, and he was just told to manage his tyres.

George RUSSELLThis tire does not feel good sliding already.

EngineerGads leave the car behind at 11 seconds. He's on the hard tyre which does look slow.

Sergio PEREZWhat's your speed?

EngineerIt's a lap in free air doing 20.0

Engineerokay sergeant has blues and Oscar we want to keep extending your pace to Russell is good maybe even target plus five

EngineerOK, Pierre's last lap time at 19.65

Esteban OCONWith the old day on

EngineerNo, he's boxed onto the hard as well

ZHOU GuanyuTell me about the race situation, Mike. Update.

EngineerYes, at the moment we are 15. There is a stroll in front of you with a hard six lap hold. Will be our next target.

EngineerVerstappen has pitted this is our chance now

EngineerSo again, just mind your peaks at the beginning of the stint. 22 Laps in here.

Max VERSTAPPENI'll let you start first son.

Engineer17 on a scrub tyre.

EngineerLando, if we wanted to cover Hamilton, we'd have to do it soon. Do you think if we had some delta, we'd pass him again?

Lando NORRISYeah, I'll pass him.

Lando NORRISI'm on saw, defense if we're here to finish first or third

Engineer21 laps to go. Just do your best, Yuki. We'll just reset to the end.

EngineerYuki, we need one step less energy rear left, please.

EngineerOkay mate, just introduce the tyres a bit so we can try and catch Verstappen to the end.

EngineerOkay Nico, we have a penalty for pit lane speed limit violation, five second penalty, so we'll have to deal with that, but your pace is very good.

EngineerSo, Lando pushing hard, not saving tyres, Max. All corners.

EngineerLet's see some phase now

EngineerRacer now car in front, focus turn 5 and 7 to improve, 5 and 7.

EngineerMain deficit last lap Max, we just turned 13 and 14

Engineerand we need to push to the end now Max as I say Lando not tire saving

EngineerAnd strat 10, when you can. Strat 10.

Max VERSTAPPENStrat what?

Engineer10. 10 or 2, I don't understand. 1-0. 1-0.

Pierre GASLYCheck, everything is okay. The car feels a bit strange.

EngineerOkay, we're looking.

EngineerOK Pierre, everything aero-wise and tyre-wise looks OK to us. The laps are looking good.

EngineerIf you can, we need to try and pick up the pace.

EngineerSo Fernando Hülkenberg is 15 seconds ahead and he has a five second penalty. It's probably a bit too much, but just so you know.

EngineerSo we have nine laps remaining. Reminder to drink and let's just keep pushing to the end, mate.

EngineerEight laps to go. Verstappen 14 behind. He won't catch you. Alonso 17 behind.

Alexander ALBONWhat the hell was that?

EngineerI don't know if it's all okay from our side.

Alexander ALBONNo, it's not okay. Don't just say that within five seconds.

Lance STROLLWho's behind me?

EngineerThat's Hamilton, we'll get a blue from him maybe next lap so it's no threat from behind just maybe two more blue flags

Lando NORRISYeah, I just don't have to fix

EngineerOkay, Logan, we're happy to stop management, you can push to the end.

Logan SARGEANTYeah, there's nothing left to push.

EngineerGap to Sonota 1.5, we can use overtake.

Pierre GASLYIt's 1.3 now, they got a blue flag.

EngineerWe're on it mate, keep pushing.

EngineerSo we see some front wing damage, but we're just having a look to get a number. Yeah, but what was the problem with the car?

Alexander ALBONI don't care about front wing damage.

EngineerSo at the moment we just think it was locking, but we're checking. Alex, we are still looking at it.

EngineerFar behind is Gasly, three seconds. He would be a blue, but you're matching his pace.

EngineerTry to increase the liftoff 4, 10, and 1.

ZHOU GuanyuTell me why, so I know.

EngineerFor fuel at the moment.

ZHOU GuanyuHow many seconds left, man? More detail, please.

EngineerNo, it needs 2 seconds, 2 seconds of liftoff.

EngineerYeah, congratulations mate. It was hard work, but yeah, you made that race for yourself I think down to turn one and the overtake on Russell two laps later. Nice job.

Max VERSTAPPENYes, nice.

EngineerOh,

Max VERSTAPPENyeah, we were definitely not the quickest out there today, but we did everything well, strategy as well. Yes.

EngineerWell done, Max. That was a brilliantly executed race. You made it count at the beginning with George making that move. And yeah, really well executed race. Well done.

EngineerP2, as you know, fastest lap.

Lando NORRISYeah, it doesn't matter really, does it? I should have won at the start.

EngineerThe

Lando NORRIScar was amazing, well done. Deserved more.

EngineerOh, you had really good pace again, Nico, even on the medium and also on the hard, really good. Another P11, so that's frustrating, but really good drive. Yeah,

Nico HULKENBERGjust not enough. But obviously yesterday, if we had a better quali, I think we can get there. But yeah, more positive than anything else. And with the Silverstone stuff coming, we should be okay. Thank you, guys. Good job.

EngineerYeah, good job, Nico. Thank you.

Lance STROLLSorry, slightly painful day, that's P14 in the end. Yeah, I didn't really get it, all the race, like, I didn't understand, but it's happening in the car. OK, I'm sure I could have given you more infrasol, but yeah, weren't really racing too many sadly.

EngineerBut

Lance STROLLanyway, yeah, good job on the mountain. It was

Engineera

Lance STROLLpretty horrible race. All compounds, yeah.

EngineerWe finished P13, Joe.

ZHOU GuanyuI mean, I think it's

Engineera

ZHOU Guanyugood effort. It's quite a bit difficult. Lap one, I nearly drove off the track. Wanted to go on the outside, vouching the high speed, and had so much 30F on the car ahead. Pace, I think, was quite strong. And it was a good coming back from the six. Still a lot of work to do together.

EngineerYeah, I think we find a good direction. In one week, we have another chance. We are closing the gap to getting that point start to be close.

ZHOU GuanyuYeah, anyway, thanks for making the change. I think it's really important for us.

Valtteri BOTTASYeah, copy. Yeah, shame with the soft tire, it just didn't work today, it melted completely. And that lasted, it was too long.

EngineerYeah, understood. Finished P16. In front of Magnussen, Albin, Tsunoda and Sargent. Magnussen and Tsunoda were on the same strategy as us. Tsunoda stopped for new soft. And Joe finished P13. Gasly and Ocon in P9 and P10. With Hülkenberg P11 and Alonso P12.

EngineerYou did a good job out there today, mate.

Pierre GASLYStill a good job. Well managed with the strategy. I'm just disappointed now, but anyway, that's what it is. So still a very good job. Making progress and just fighting with one Red Bull. It's a good sign, so let's keep working.

EngineerYeah, well done, mate. Let's keep pushing.

Sergio PEREZAll

Engineerright,

Sergio PEREZP8. Oh, what a race. Quite difficult, but soft.

EngineerI

Sergio PEREZmean, it was quite good.

EngineerYeah, certainly looked that way. Well done, Checo. That was a really strong race. Alternate strategy, but you made it pay off, so we got some points out of that, so well done.

Sergio PEREZYeah, guys, we will come back. Let's come back strong and well done for Max. Going in the right direction.

EngineerYeah, well done team. Great to be back in the fight and back in the mix as last week. Struggled a little bit on that last tyre but still a very good result and halfway to progress. It's all going in the right direction. Good stuff. George, with the hard tyre that was probably the maximum, but well driven, well driven. Quite some good defence sometimes it was. Yeah, you can be proud of that, really. It is not what we want, but it was still with the hard tyre the best we could do. Yeah, thanks Toto. You have a good team result.

EngineerOK, well done, P10 and an extra point, that's a nice one.

Esteban OCONYeah, copy, good job, yeah, good job to get the point out of that race, yeah.

EngineerYeah, that medium tyre didn't look particularly friendly, I have to say, from our side. Yeah, I

Esteban OCONdon't think it was a tyre mate, honestly, I think something going on there, but yeah, we can review after. OK, understood. But we need to find it for next week.

EngineerYeah, absolutely, OK, well, well managed anyway for that. Quite a lot going on.

EngineerSo yeah, that's P18, and it's snowed over behind us in P19, and then Logan.

Alexander ALBONYep. We're sure it's not wind or nothing in central. I don't really understand when the car does that kind of stuff.

EngineerYeah, it just looked like it was probably wind, so there was a gust of 17 kph at that point.

Alexander ALBONYeah, OK. I don't know why we're so sensitive to it, but OK. I think we did the right tyre strategy. We just... Yeah, I guess it was the same for everyone in the group we were racing. Just deflagged

Engineerat

Alexander ALBONthe right.

EngineerYeah, thanks for persisting with it. Well, we are off the pace here. That's the bit that's important to me. Make sure we come back here next year stronger. I think we have a better car, a much better car, in the next two. Thanks for persisting through that.

Alexander ALBONYep. Yep. We'll be OK with the Blues. With Lando.

EngineerYeah, I think we're all OK.

Charles LECLERCOne lap too short. I know where we lost it Anyway,

Engineerhe did a good race anyway

Engineerand basics yeah

Carlos SAINZwe're still not very happy with that but it's what it is that's

Engineerit thank you

EngineerOkay, I'll check your flag. Well done mate, P7.

Oscar PIASTRIYep, thanks. Typical, typical weekend, but yeah, nice to get some, well, a few points at least. Yeah, last time looked okay, and yep, move on to the next one. Hopefully hit the ground running, thank you.

EngineerYep.

EngineerAll right, well, clean race, and the pace was better than yesterday.

Daniel RICCIARDOYep, yeah, understood. Definitely got some good references during the race, so yep, lots to feedback. I think your communication was good, so yeah, we did what we could. Thank you.

Yuki TSUNODASo, what was this? Like, literally nothing? No

Engineerglitter.