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Abu Dhabi, 2018, Race, 25 Nov 2018

17:03, VAN: Pit: So, Stoff, there is actually a small chance of rain in the race. Meteor France put it at 40%, I'm not sure I believe it's that high, but the fact that the wind hasn't changed direction yet is slightly unusual, and we can tell you there's very unlikely to be anything for half an hour. You're very optimistic today, very optimistic. 0:22.617:13, VAN: Pit: Stuffle let's have a great race thank you for all your hard work the last couple years let's uh let's go out with a good one Cheers Zach one more time. 0:12.518:10, VAN: These tires are not doing well copy. 0:5.718:11, VAN: Pit: Mega job mega. 0:2.618:16, VAN: He's passed Copy Stoff, copy, no problem, car behind is gas, is Hartley, we need to defend against that We need to defend against Hartley Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I know, I understand. 0:13.618:51, VAN: Pit: Okay, it's a very strong tailwind turn eight. Fernando locked to front and ran on there. Take care turn eight. 0:6.419:12, VAN: Pit: Mate, there were some great battles in the middle there. Holding those cars behind was fantastic. Yeah, just thanks for the two past years. It's been a good experience and I wish everyone the best in the future. Yeah, thank you, Stoffel. It's been great working with you. Great drive, Stoffel. Great drive. 0:20.5

Abu Dhabi, 2018, Practice 2, 23 Nov 2018

17:36, VAN: I went off in turn 1. Copy, copy. Is the car okay, Stof? Yeah, all good, all good. 0:8.718:23, VAN: Pit: Yeah, well, I guess you saw what happened. Yeah, copy. 0:06

Abu Dhabi, 2018, Practice 1, 23 Nov 2018

13:12, VAN: Pit: This is once past. Once past. You're staying out, normal driving on the inland. 0:6.213:55, VAN: Pit: We measure a reasonable tailwind both underneath the hotel and into turn 5. 15 to 20 kph there, that's affecting the rear grip. 0:10.114:03, VAN: Anything I can do to protect the rear here, because I'm overheating massively. Copy, we'll have a look, stand by. So stop, suggest blue B8, blue B8 to help the rears and only use the left hand side toggle in turn 17. 0:16.5

Brazilian, 2018, Race, 11 Nov 2018

15:20, VAN: Pit: Stroll has lost DRS, Stroll lost DRS, let's get him stuff. 0:5.215:38, VAN: The vibrations are getting worse. We see the vibration in the data, it's coming from the rear tyres. We're monitoring at Stoffel, no concern at the moment from our side, no concern. 0:10.815:49, VAN: Pit: Stoffel, was there any debris in turn 7? Was there debris in turn 7? There is some debris on the inside, yes. I think they should clean the track. Yeah, understood Stoffel, understood. 0:13.2

Brazilian, 2018, Qualifying, 10 Nov 2018

15:14, VAN: Starting to rain a bit in the final corner, starting to rain a bit so I think we need to be quick. 0:7.5

Brazilian, 2018, Practice 3, 10 Nov 2018

12:36, VAN: I'm not sure if I hit the bird into turn 11 OK copy, we'll check We think we missed, we think we missed the bird, should be OK, no concern. 0:12.9

Brazilian, 2018, Practice 2, 9 Nov 2018

15:08, VAN: Pit: Okay, Stoff, all well done. The wind has picked up since P1. It's about 5 kph stronger. You're currently P6. Nine cars have set times. And Stoff, actually lap time is not looking too bad. Grosjean is the fastest midfield car on prime. He's won 10 .6. Sainz won 11 .0. 0:18.715:34, VAN: Pit: Stoff that looked like a pretty good lap apart from turn 10 pretty good lap apart from turn 10 There's a very big tailwind in turn 10 that lap as well. We measured a very big tailwind in turn 10. 0:10.716:12, VAN: What's happening? We're just getting the umbilical stuff. We have a problem. 0:7.8

Brazilian, 2018, Practice 1, 9 Nov 2018

12:00, VAN: Too much traffic copy copy. 0:4.5

Mexican, 2018, Race, 28 Oct 2018

13:41, VAN: This space here is ridiculous. We can't get past. 0:5.613:43, VAN: Pit: You can use Scenario 3 if it'll give you an opportunity. Switch to Scenario 3 before Turn 12 if it will give you an opportunity. Tyres look good. 0:8.6

Mexican, 2018, Practice 3, 27 Oct 2018

10:03, VAN: Pit: The pit lane looks like it's the wettest part. 0:3.310:38, VAN: Pit: That's P1 stuff, well done. 0:3.510:53, VAN: Pit: So stop it's just turn 12 is the only place we lose out. I think you know what happened there. Yeah, I went too deep. 0:8.7

United States, 2018, Race, 21 Oct 2018

14:01, VAN: Pit: Stoffel, we've had three warnings for Turn 19, you need to stay on the track in Turn 19 or we'll be reported to the stewards. OK, copy. 0:9.2

United States, 2018, Practice 2, 19 Oct 2018

14:50, VAN: Pit: Stoffel suggest to warm the brakes into turn 11 then recharge off and sock seven sock seven. 0:7.7

Japanese, 2018, Race, 7 Oct 2018

15:54, VAN: Pit: We got ourselves ahead of the Williams mate, that's not a bad effort after yesterday. Yeah that was a frustrating race, I mean honestly with this power we can't do anything. 0:12.3

Japanese, 2018, Qualifying, 6 Oct 2018

15:00, VAN: Pit: and just check the light in the pit exit should go green now okay okay so good warm -up lap warm up on brakes and focus on the fronts okay. 0:19.915:00, VAN: Pit: Okay, so good warm -up lap, warm -up on brakes and focus on the fronts. 0:7.615:19, VAN: Pit: Stoffel, it looks like you pulled an accidental upshift, then downshift, exit of turn 7, can you confirm that was you, or do we need to exchange the steering wheel? No, that was me, that was me. Okay, copy. Yeah, also this outlap was not great, tyres were cold to start. Confirmed. 0:18.8

Japanese, 2018, Practice 2, 5 Oct 2018

14:01, VAN: Pit: Good warm -up on the front Stoff, good warm -up on the front. 0:0614:05, VAN: Pit: And stop left hand side toggle should help turn one turn two left hand side toggle turn one turn two. 0:10.614:08, VAN: Pit: Fernando opening a lap behind so watch for Fernando help him if you can. 0:0814:08, VAN: Pit: So Stoff the Degners look very good in the hairpin you had that snap in turn one there's a little bit to find. 0:11.814:11, VAN: Pit: suggest brake potato turn one brake potato turn one to help you get lateral load early in the corner. 0:10.5

Russian, 2018, Race, 30 Sep 2018

14:03, VAN: Pit: There's very light drops of rain here. The Marshall Post 110 has been reporting rain a little bit longer, but we expect it all to pass quite quickly. We think it's dried. 0:10.815:16, VAN: Pit: So Stoff the challenge for us is to get Sainz at the end we want to maximize your pace to the end to keep him under pressure if he keeps pushing his tyre will fail. 0:9.415:58, VAN: Pit: Stoph that was great getting past Sainz at the end, fought hard for that, certainly P16th and we could have pitted earlier and raced the other Williams so that's a shame we'll look at that after but you drove really well pace was good much better pace than yesterday. 0:18

Russian, 2018, Qualifying, 29 Sep 2018

15:09, VAN: Pit: Seems like there's a bit more grip out there, a bit more lap time than in FP3. 0:5.6

Russian, 2018, Practice 3, 29 Sep 2018

12:55, VAN: Yeah, that last sector was horrendous with traffic. 0:4.612:57, VAN: Pit: There is time for one more if you like. No, I think it's pointless. Unless you guys are going to learn. No, happy to box this lap. 0:10.5

Russian, 2018, Practice 2, 28 Sep 2018

15:05, VAN: Pit: So Magnussen is the car behind, he's five seconds behind, Fernando 11 seconds behind Magnussen, we want to pick Fernando up in turn 10. 0:10.315:47, VAN: Pit: Stop. Fernando looked to do quite well with the toe. I think there's no problem to go behind him if he wants to go in front. 0:6.416:11, VAN: Pit: We should try to clear up this graining if possible, try to clear up the graining if we can. 0:5.3

Russian, 2018, Practice 1, 28 Sep 2018

12:06, VAN: Pit: So, Stoff, Lando found time on a third attempt with this tyre. Looks like the tyre keeps going pretty well. He actually improved by half a second on a second attempt. 0:10.9

Singapore, 2018, Race, 16 Sep 2018

20:03, VAN: Pit: Yes, I do. Can you check your drinks are working as well? Yep, they are. 0:5.520:31, VAN: Pit: Stoff Hülkenberg is P11 on used option. He's holding up cars behind him. 0:6.721:16, VAN: Pit: Stoffel at the moment you're P11 on the road, we need another 7 seconds on Sirotkin, we need another 7 seconds. 0:7.4

Singapore, 2018, Qualifying, 15 Sep 2018

21:22, VAN: Pit: That is p16 p16. I was such a messy laugh. 0:8.2

Singapore, 2018, Practice 2, 14 Sep 2018

20:50, VAN: Pit: Stoffel just be a bit more break potato turn 13 to manage the front right under rotation. 0:8.520:58, VAN: Where is the time to find? Sector 1 is probably your best sector. There's a bit of time in the entry to turn 5 you can try and find. Braking for turn 7 now looks good, but there's a bit to find in the entry of 8 and 9. Time to find under braking for turn 10 and a little bit under braking for turn 15, 16. 0:29.621:53, VAN: Pit: Yeah, massive rain in the front right. Copy, copy. How's the rear stuff? How's the rear? Doesn't feel too bad. Okay, that's good. Use the toys, use the toys. 0:17.3

Singapore, 2018, Practice 1, 14 Sep 2018

17:02, VAN: Pit: And stop we still see some overlap throttle and brake so keep an eye on that. 0:8.617:56, VAN: Pit: We've lost hydraulic pressure. Box now. Cool the brakes. And scenario one. Scenario one. 0:9.6

Italian, 2018, Race, 2 Sep 2018

15:36, VAN: Pit: I think we have blistering on the rear. Rear right tyre. Copy. 0:8.6

Italian, 2018, Qualifying, 1 Sep 2018

15:02, VAN: Pit: Okay, stop these are new brakes so good warm -up on brakes. 0:7.915:21, VAN: Pit: Ok Stof, there's still cars setting lap times, but we are out I'm afraid, currently P, we've finished P20 Ah f***. 0:11

Italian, 2018, Practice 3, 1 Sep 2018

12:13, VAN: Pit: I have a lot of vibration. Happy to continue. OK, Stoff, recharge on. This level of vibration is safe for us. Do you want another lap? I mean, it's quite severe on my side. I mean, it's quite severe on my side. If you want one more lap so you can learn, then we can do one more. Otherwise we box this lap. I think we box. We let the track get in better condition. Copy. So box this lap. 0:3412:15, VAN: The tire is... destroyed. 0:5.4

Belgian, 2018, Race, 26 Aug 2018

14:40, VAN: Pit: OK, Stoffel, radio check turn 15. Radio's good. Copy that and box this lap, Stoffel. 2:19.90000000000000615:47, VAN: Pit: Ok Stof, you're driving well. Sirotkin is 10 seconds up the road in P11, his pace is very similar to yours. Both him and all the cars in between you will have to pit again. If you can find a couple of tents and keep them in the pit window then this can look interesting. 0:17.116:19, VAN: Pit: Stoffel, orange E7 is a high level of engine braking, is that what you want? No, it's ok, I'm just playing with it, playing with it! 0:9.5

Belgian, 2018, Practice 3, 25 Aug 2018

12:11, VAN: Pit: Stoffels, Turn 12 was a good step compared to yesterday. Turn 12 was a good step. Let's see if we can improve there further. 0:9.612:52, VAN: Pit: Stoffel, is the car okay? No, it's not. I mean, what the hell was that Mercedes doing? F***ing pushed me on the grass. F***ing hell. Okay. 0:16.6

Belgian, 2018, Practice 2, 24 Aug 2018

15:14, VAN: Pit: and Stoffel we will swap the floor after this run do you want one more lap in this configuration? I think we should box, the car isn't drivable if we say it's not worth then we should box. Top East to box this lap, box this lap. 0:17.516:27, VAN: Pit: So Stoffel we need to find a bit more pace We're looking for half a second to a second more pace if it's there. You should get two laps after this Let's see what it can do. 0:13.8

Belgian, 2018, Practice 1, 24 Aug 2018

11:20, VAN: It feels normal again, but just in turn 1, the brake went to the floor. Yeah, OK, Stoff, suggest to box this lap so we can check the car. It feels normal again, but just in turn 1, the brake went to the floor. OK, Stoff, we prefer to stop and check the data properly. OK, box. 0:3212:14, VAN: Pit: Stoffel back off, back off and box this lap. OK, box. Scenario 1, Scenario 1. 0:12.3

Hungarian, 2018, Race, 29 Jul 2018

16:25, VAN: Pit: I have a problem, car, I lost the drive, no drive, oh coffee oh it seems like the gearbox is gone, yeah Stoffel the gearbox is gone, the gearbox is gone, you'll have to shut the car off, remember to turn it fully off. 0:26.5

Hungarian, 2018, Qualifying, 28 Jul 2018

15:09, VAN: I think we need to box, these tires are not holding on. Copy, box, Stoffel, box, other cars are trying dry, other cars are trying dry. 0:9.1

Hungarian, 2018, Practice 2, 27 Jul 2018

15:12, VAN: Pit: Stoffel, recharge button on, recharge button on No deployment Yeah, I know. 0:7.915:52, VAN: Pit: Stoffel, is the car okay? Yeah, it's okay, but I don't know what happened. Okay, copy. 0:7.715:56, VAN: Honestly, they don't move out of the way, those cars. They're coming out of the pit. 0:7.316:14, VAN: Pit: Stoffel you may have seen the rainstorm near the circuit at the moment on the radar that is not coming closer. 0:07

Hungarian, 2018, Practice 1, 27 Jul 2018

11:23, VAN: Pit: Yeah, I guess you saw the balance, super oversteery, anything on the toys? Suggest blue B6, blue B6, green F4, green F4, and silver D6, silver D6. Stoffel, would you like to try one more lap or shall we adjust the front wing? Let's do one more first, one more first. Copy. 0:2411:30, VAN: Pit: I have no deployment. OK, switch recharge on, recharge on. And now test recharge off, test recharge off. Yeah, it's OK now, so I switch it back on and go to the next lab. Copy. 0:15.411:44, VAN: Pit: OK, stop gears are learned, so you can prepare the car normally. And the track is clear. 0:7.811:47, VAN: Pit: OK, recharge on is good. Track is still clear. Blue B10 for cool -down lap. Blue B10 for cool -down lap. 0:12.5

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