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Abu Dhabi 2018

Race · 25 Nov 2018

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16:35VERVerstappenOne thing, my drink tube is a bit too short, so I need a longer one.0:0616:40STRStrollMy seat's broken. OK, that's the seat issue, we can break some space. Yeah, it's the right lip, right lip of the seat, on my ribs.0:1516:43OCOOconPitPitTurn 19 entry, big tailwind, worst tailwind, turn 19 entry.0:0717:03BOTBottasPitPitSo wind you can still see is kind of moving around some of the flags are dropping it's just going to mean it's going to be inconsistent to start the race so just be aware of that. Track temperature already down to 39 so pretty very similar to quality.0:1717:03VANVandoornePitPitSo, 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.0:2317:09RICRicciardoAlright, this is it fellas, thank you. S*** have it.0:0917:10HAMHamiltonIs it hotter than the other day? Feels hot. Yeah, it does feel hot. Maybe it's just a bit of humidity. It's tracking within a degree or two of Friday. But yeah, I'm with you. It's a bit warm.0:1517:11ALOAlonsoPitPitAlright champ, here we go. Millions and millions of people watching. Got everyone here at McLaren cheering for you. Let's go out with a great race. Yeah, let's do this guys. We will give it all. As always, very proud of you. Ok Fernando, on behalf of everyone at McLaren, I'd like to say thank you for your relentless commitment, your passion and your fighting spirit. On a personal level, it's been an absolute privilege working with you over the past four years and a period of my life I'll look back on very fondly. Now let's bow out in style and I'll see you on the grid. Turn 5. Turn 5. Yep, Fernando, turn 5, loud and clear. You were surprised about that answer. It has been an honour for me guys. Very proud working with you and defending this Colours next year also in the Indy. And, you know, the friendship, the commitment. We gave it all.0:5617:13VANVandoornePitPitStuffle, let's have a great race. Thank you for all your hard work the last couple years. Let's go out with a good one. Cheers, Zach. One more time.0:1317:15HULHulkenbergPitPitAre you okay, Nico? Holy ****. I'm hanging here like a cow. Get me out, there's fire. There's fire. It's alright, they're coming. They're coming. Safety car is there with you, Nico.0:1217:18HULHulkenbergWhat happened there anyway? Who was that? Yeah, we think it might have been Grosjean. Main thing is you're safe, Nico. All good.0:1617:18GROGrosjeanI forgot to puncture the rear. Where did he think he was going?0:1017:18GROGrosjeanWhere did he think he was going? Yeah, tell us what damage you have. Do you think your front wing is damaged? I don't know. I don't know. It just turned into me, mate. Yeah, I saw it. I saw it.0:1417:19HAMHamiltonPitPitNo risks. AFER, no risks.0:0517:21RICRicciardoPitPitOK, Daniel, that car is still being craned off the track, so I think it's going to be at least one more lap. Yeah, I agree, it might be this lap.0:1017:21GROGrosjeanPitPitHe's out of the car now, so yeah, he's getting out now. Good, good, good. But mate, I don't know why, I mean, I couldn't disappear. You were on the Apex Spotlight or whatever, so yeah. Yeah.0:1217:22GROGrosjeanPitPitAnd they considered that a racing incident, no further action, okay? So that's all clear. Good, good, I think that was, very sorry for him, but nowhere I could go. Yep, understood mate, yep, it's clear on the replay, yep.0:1317:25VERVerstappenWait, engine hot?0:0517:26VERVerstappenPitPitMax, when you can, fail Charlie 3 fail. Fail C3 fail when you can.0:0817:27HARHartleyI touched the wall, but I don't think I have damage. Check the car. Yeah, getting really weird snaps with the car. Keep checking the data please. Confirmed, all OK with the car on our side. OK, doesn't feel right.0:1617:29RAIRaikkonenWhat's happening? I don't have power. Can you hear me? Now yes, Kimi, now yes. The whole car is just shut down. We lost you for a long time with the radio. Yeah, yeah, but I have no dashboard even. Kimi, try to do a power cycle.0:2317:30RAIRaikkonenYeah, but I cannot get the dashboard on. I cannot get power in the car. Understood. The only thing we can do is a power cycle, Kimi. The only thing we can do, Kimi, is try to do a power cycle. So if we can... Yeah, but I'm turning off the whole car and going back, but nothing happens. So you cannot go to P1, and then try to go to P2. Try to stay in P0 for a few seconds, Kimi, 3 -4 seconds in P0, and then try again the power cycle. I tried everything. I tried everything. The dashboard just doesn't work up anymore. OK, Kimi. OK, Kimi, it's over.0:3717:32VERVerstappenHey, can you tell me what was going on with the engine? So weird. There was unexpected PU protections. Unexpected PU protections, Max. So those fails have disabled those sensors, so hopefully we don't have a recurrence of that. So apologies for that. We've done a good job getting back through the traffic, alright? You overtook me. That's fine. You're ahead. He'll have to give that back. He'll give that back.0:2717:33HAMHamiltonPitPitDid you know that we were coming up behind you Spurs? Affirm Lewis, just remember you are going to the end now.0:0617:37RICRicciardoPitPitOk, so 2 cars ahead, quite slow doing 45, 0s.0:0517:42HARHartleyPitPitKeep looking after the short shift, or we will have to turn down the P .U. We cannot lose any more time behind Williams. Multi -harvest 6 when you can. Yeah, mate, I got no traction.0:1217:46RICRicciardoPitPitVettel, how are your tyres? How are your tyres? OK, so they've certainly hit a drop, but the last couple of laps have stabilised a bit, so I could probably halt this. OK, understood. So obviously Vettel has stopped, so we're thinking about doing the opposite.0:1717:47VERVerstappenYeah, bit stuck with the right front now. Understood, Max. Yeah, mate, listen to my words, right front are gone. Understood. Tyres are gone. Understood, Max. Yeah, losing all the rotation, left hand corners. So, box and pick and put, Max. Box, pick and put.0:2717:48OCOOconI'm gonna lose that place, you know it? Copy that, copy that.0:0617:48RICRicciardoPitPitOk then, so everyone ahead of the pitted, keep pushing on, you know the plan now.0:0617:51ERIEricssonPitPitWe must have picked up damage or something, it's un -drivable! OK, we can't see anything Marcus, you're doing same lap time than the car behind.0:0917:52HAMHamiltonPitPitSo we expect Ricciardo just to go long, just need to keep him in check.0:0617:52RICRicciardoI just saw the pit board. Nice. He did a good job, that last gap. He pulled out 7 tenths on Hamilton, gap now 6 .4. For info, wind has not changed, still headwind, braking for turn 8, no changes to the wind.0:1717:53RICRicciardoPitPitSo all the top cars now in the Supers apart from us, Hamilton 6 behind, Bottas 15 behind you, Vettel 18 behind and Verstappen 20 behind you.0:1117:54RICRicciardoPitPitHow are your tyres, Daniel? How are your tyres and balance? Yeah, fairly consistent. I can hold this.0:0717:56ERIEricssonPitPitOk Marcus, you might see some drop of rain in 5 minutes. We are expecting drop of rain in 5 minutes.0:0817:57ALOAlonsoPitPitAnd Fernando, Ocon is stuck in traffic at the very back. If it stays the same, we may need to extend. OK, copy.0:1117:58MAGMagnussenHow is the hypersurf looking? I think we stay on plan A at the moment.0:0717:58HAMHamiltonPitPitIt's very hot in the car. OK, copy, we'll have a look.0:0517:59RICRicciardoPitPitOK, you might notice it, there are some very light drops, we think they will not wet the track at all, let's know what happens, but we think it's going to be a short little period of a few drops, no concerns for us.0:1318:00VERVerstappenYeah, it's raining here on turn 7. Yeah, copy, understood. On the back straight. Yeah, obviously we need to try and avoid fitting inters, so just take care.0:1818:02ERIEricssonPitPitPushing is no power at all, car is stopping. Ok, stop around turn 8, stop around turn 8, behind the armco. I'm stopping in support pit. Ok, find the gap, find the gap. I'm in support pit. Ok, sorry about that mate.0:2018:02GASGaslyAlexander, plug the engine.0:0418:03MAGMagnussenPitPitShould get a bit heavier but finish in 3 minutes. Keep an eye on the leaders. We are having a look, we are having a look. Last lap just in 5, 6 and 7. Ok, understood, understood, should be temporary for what we know.0:1518:04PERPerezIt is raining a little bit harder, special effect of one.0:0618:04SIRSirotkinRain level 2. OK, copy, rain level 2, just give me some feedback around the lap. Turn 5, 6, 7.0:1018:05RICRicciardoPitPitOk then, so the wind has changed a bit, you're now getting a tailwind into 1 and into 11. Tailwind into 1, you can probably feel it.0:0818:05HAMHamiltonMy tyres definitely don't feel great. Ok, copy.0:0618:05RICRicciardoPitPitOK, so we think it might only just be one or two more laps with a few drops around.0:0618:07HARHartleyYeah, tyres are starting to recover now, getting quicker. Copy that, good job, we are catching the cars in front, keep going.0:0718:07VETVettelUpdate on wind. It's quite gusty at the moment.0:0518:10VANVandoorneThese tires are not doing well. Copy.0:0618:11VANVandoornePitPitMega job, mega.0:0318:15GASGaslyPitPitPierre Hartley, 2 .1 behind on you. Ah no, I don't understand why you pit, I don't understand why you pitted me. We were fast, we were fast and we were in the traffic. To avoid undercut.0:1618:16RICRicciardoPitPitWhat do you think about front wing now, Daniel, front wing? Yeah, for the majority of the stint, I've been real limited, then it's stabilised quite a bit, so I'll still probably come down a smidgen. Okay, understood. Just be aware, we are likely to be in traffic as well, so think about that. Okay, yep, I know what you're thinking, so I'm happy with that. Understood.0:2518:16VANVandoorneHe's passed. Copy Stoff, copy, no problem, car behind is Gasly, is Hartley, we need to defend against that. We need to defend against Hartley. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I know, I understand.0:1418:21RICRicciardoPitPitOK, so obviously tyre wear is not a concern, so you can get stuck in. Let's have fun for 22 laps.0:0818:22RICRicciardoPitPitOK, so on the previous lap, Bottas missed out turn 8 -9, so there's a chance that he might have to let Max go, so we need to be there to pounce on him straight away.0:1018:23VERVerstappenI cut the torque mate, otherwise you would have been behind. Yep, okay, I'm sure we'll keep it back. Alright, we're in touch with the FIA, Max.0:1218:26VERVerstappenPitPitLovely. He just didn't see me. Right, let's get a gap.0:0718:28VETVettelPitPitThe wind is very low now, wind is very low and balance is stable.0:0518:31BOTBottasPitPitSo we just pitted because we saw something that concerned us with the right rear after the contact.0:0718:34HAMHamiltonPitPitJust keep an eye on Magnussen, he is on new tyres. Don't do anything stupid.0:0618:38OCOOconWhy am I losing so much rear? Oil, maybe, on the tyres, maybe, oil, take care, take care, we could have oil. Do you see something or not? We're just going through the data, going through the data. I lost all power. He's on his way in, on his way in. I lost the power. Copy that, copy that. Garage is ready, garage is ready. Well, yeah, not me. No shifting, no shifting. Stop there, stop there. Stop where you are. Yeah, I'm stopped. Don't do much.0:4018:40GASGaslyPitPitOil transfer. Smoke coming out. Smoke coming out. Oil transfer.0:0618:41GASGaslyPitPitWe need to box, we need to box. Stop, stop now, stop on track in a safe position, stop on track in a safe position now.0:1118:42GASGaslyCheck, check if there is fire. Check if there is fire at the back. There is fire behind. We see no flames, Piero, we see no flames. Okay.0:1618:43VERVerstappenBut, um, I've got weird engine braking. Copy. Try the torque rotary. Smoke. Mate, listen, listen. I've got weird engine braking. Well, going up on torque is only going to help that. And I am listening. You don't need to tell me to listen, mate.0:2018:44VERVerstappenKeep me up to date with the wind speeds, we're changing 11. Yeah, it's gusty out there at the moment Max, general direction is similar, but it is gusty. You've got a big tailwind out of 9 now, tailwind out of 9, less of a tailwind into 11.0:1518:44SAISainzPitPitCan you check the radar if there is a thunderstorm coming? Yeah, we're watching it Carlos. It was a joke.0:1118:46ALOAlonsoWhat is the fastest lap? Ok Fernando, there are 5 laps to go, 5 laps to go, last time round, US 6 tenths quicker than Grosjean, gap to him currently 5 .6 seconds. There's a point here for grabs mate, there's a point here for grabs, let's go get him, let's go get him, more performance, multi C2, position 1 please, C2 position 1. I have 1800 points. Well for me, make it 1801.0:3018:49HARHartleyPitPitPay attention with the wind, very strong gust of wind. Yep, I hear it.0:0618:51LECLeclercPitPitUse also overtake button to defend, overtake button. Yeah, yeah, copy, copy.0:0918:51VANVandoornePitPitThere's a very strong tailwind turn 8. Fernando locked to front and ran on there. Take care turn 8.0:0618:58HAMHamiltonPitPitYes! Get in there Lewis! What a way to see out 2018. Awesome work today mate. Awesome work all year. Fantastic job this weekend guys. All year long. Really just so proud and thankful for everyone's hard work and I hope that was a good enough drive for you. Thanks so much. Yeah that was more than good enough Lewis. That's just what we needed. So yeah we can go into the winter just feeling confident.0:2718:58HAMHamiltonPitPitSo Lucio, we're just thinking that the fans on the pit straight haven't seen any donuts, so you might want to oblige. You've made my mind. Yeah, I can always count on you.0:1018:59VETVettelPitPitThank you Sebastian, thank you for your hard work and the work of the team, Kimi kept the 3rd position in the championship, thank you very much, it's a big one. Thank you guys, it's been a bit of a year, but we've tried everything, I'm happy to be with you, even for the next years. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, thank you to the team here, thank you to the Maranello team, thank you, thanks to everyone. All the hard work, next year we fight back, let's focus on ourselves and get the job done, thank you.0:5119:00VERVerstappenPitPitThat's it mate, job done, P3, another podium. Well that was not a bad race, after a difficult start, but I think we managed everything very well. So pretty good that, mate I couldn't see at the end, unbelievable. Well done Max, that was a very very strong drive today, well done, good job. Thank you Christian, the tyres held on also really well on both actually, positively surprised on the hyper. Max, Hugh tells me we got fourth in the championship, two points behind Kimi, people. Oh not too bad.0:4019:00RICRicciardoAudio only19:00RICRicciardoThanks, guys. I know it got a bit boring, but I appreciate the last five years. Thank you. Daniel, great drive today. It's been an absolute pleasure having you in our team for the last five seasons. Seven victories, all the podiums, all the high moments, and we're going to miss you. We wish you all the very, very best for the future and hold very fond of memories that we have together. So enjoy this slowdown lap. Thank you. Thank you, Christian. Thanks, fellas. Anyway, I echo Christian's comments, mate. It's been a pleasure for the last five years. Thank you. Yep, you're a . Yeah, I love you too.0:47

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