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Belgian 2018

Race · 26 Aug 2018

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14:34ALOAlonsoCan we do the start on the place we did on the free practice or is it on the left side of the pit exit? It's on the left side of the pit exit.0:1414:36VETVettelAnd on to the grid. Encode the car, copy to the grid.0:1014:38VETVettelPitPitOnly thing you could check is whether the steering is centred. I had the feeling it was a little bit right hand side down. Ok copy, we have a look.0:1314:39BOTBottasPitPitAnd just a note, the throttle pedal is quite slippery, if someone can clean it with a brake cleaner or something. OK, copy that.0:5214:40VETVettelAudio only14:40RAIRaikkonenAudio only14:40OCOOconPitPitOK, Esteban, it's to the grid now, to the grid. OK, Esteban, it's to the grid now, to the grid.0:2014:40VANVandoornePitPitOK, Stoffel, radio check, turn 15. Radio's good. Copy that, and box this lap, Stoffel.2:2014:53HAMHamiltonPitPitYeah, so the balance is obviously quite on the nose. I'm even tempted to take out another half a hole. Yeah, well, I mean, we just got a headwind, the rear is sliding around quite a lot, and I'm already quite high on my diff settings, so...0:2315:01HAMHamiltonPitPitSo it's now got 29 degrees on track temp, 2 .9, so that's pretty much the same as Friday FP2. We expect it to cool another couple of degrees over the course of the race.0:1715:09RICRicciardoPitPitJust remember which direction that wind is. So as I said, it's going to be head into 12, a tail out of 15. So think about how that's going to affect all your corners.0:1315:18RAIRaikkonenPitPitYeah, I have a puncture, somebody hit me from the rear. Copy, copy. Yeah, my end plate is also broken. Looks like somebody hit me quite here, looks like. Let's do the... Yeah, everything is breaking down now with the tyre flapping.0:2115:21RICRicciardoPitPitSafety car, safety car, safety car. How does the car feel, Daniel? Yeah, I've hit at the front, so I'm pretty sure I got damaged. OK, understood. I felt a hit on the entry to 1. On the back? Yeah, then on the way out, I hit Kimi from the front. Understood. Yeah, there's McLaren ploughed through everyone, I think, at the back. We're trying to see the car, see if we've got any front wing damage. OK, looks like my rear wing's damaged. Yeah, it is. OK, Daniel, safety car is going to come through the pit lane. Safety car is going to drive through the pit lane. OK, let me know what you want me to do. OK, Daniel, stay put for now. Just stay in the car for now, please. Yeah, Daniel, just sit tight for now, mate. We are looking at our aerobics. Obviously, it's f***ed, but we're going to try and see if we can fix it.1:0115:22LECLeclercAudio only15:23RICRicciardoPitPit15 seconds in front of you, safety car is in this lap, so you will catch up with the field, let's work those tyres a bit. Ok, so it will be straight out and the tail car is about 15 seconds in front of you, safety car is in this lap, so you will catch up with the field, let's work those tyres a bit. Ok, so I join the rear of the pack? Correct.0:3215:25RAIRaikkonenPitPitSo this is the situation Kimi, where you have the damage is not structural, the structural part looks okay, what we see that we are losing downforce, we are losing downforce, but we are not concerned about the structural situation of the wing. Okay, how much we are losing, just to get some idea, be careful or not.0:2515:27RAIRaikkonenAudio only15:27VERVerstappenOcon went off the track. Copy.0:0515:30VERVerstappenPitPitI'm Joe Pax.0:0515:30RAIRaikkonenAnd the car doesn't go straight even on the straight line. Understood. I have no grip on the tyres.0:1315:34RAIRaikkonenYeah, it's impossible to drive. If you want, we can try to box them and we drop them onto England. Yeah, something is... I cannot go anywhere like this, because I'm gonna just run off in a second. Yeah, but put down the tyres also, or something that is gripped. It's... No, Kimi, we go, we go. Go, go, go, go, go! But my DRS is open on the straight. Even I don't push it, no wonder I have zero rear end. OK, Kimi... It's all the time open. OK, we are...0:3515:36VERVerstappenPitPitOK, good stuff. Now settle into your own rhythm. Gap ahead, Hamilton 9 seconds, last lap 49 .1, Kimi has retired, Bottas.0:1315:40PERPerezPitPitThe tailwind, you've got a 20 kph tailwind into 10.0:0815:41VERVerstappenPitPitOK Max, how's the balance? Yeah, it's actually quite nice to drive, it's all under control. Understood.0:1315:43HAMHamiltonPitPitAnd Verstappen, 11 seconds behind, he's doing 49 .2.0:1015:44BOTBottasPitPitSo you've got a really good chance here Valtteri. So Raikkonen out, Ricciardo two laps down. So Verstappen is P3 at the moment.0:1215:46ERIEricssonPitPitOk, compared to Gasly, we're still losing turn 1 and 12 .13, 1 and 12 .13.0:1015:47VANVandoornePitPitOk 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 tenths and keep them in the pit window then this can look interesting.0:1715:48ERIEricssonPitPitOk, let's be clever there. Let's use both us to try to pass Gasly.0:0715:52BOTBottasPitPitLeft rear's got a single blister line it looks like, but grip still seems good.0:1215:53GROGrosjeanPitPitThese are really good laps, you're doing a really good job managing the tyres. Ok, visual is degrading.0:1115:54HAMHamiltonPitPitAnd Lewis, let us know about the tyres when you can. Tyres are good. Copy.0:0815:56VERVerstappenJust to also protect the rear tyres. Yep, understood. Last lap, Sebastian, 48 .6, 48 .6, Hamilton, 48 .7, you were a 48 .8.0:1515:56VETVettelPitPitAnd box, survive the box, push now.0:0616:01BOTBottasWhich lap are we on now? Currently on lap 24, lap 24.0:0916:03PERPerezPitPitCheck I use everything from the tyre, use everything from the tyre.0:0716:04VETVettelPitPitFastest lap of the race, nice job, keep it there, Hamilton 46 .8.0:0716:07HAMHamiltonPitPitLewis tyre wear isn't an issue, it's only the blistering that's causing us problems.0:0916:10VETVettelPitPitThey are doing a good job on tyres, they are doing a good job.0:0616:12VETVettelPitPit14 laps to go, 1 -4, Hamilton lap time 47 .0, 5 seconds behind.0:0816:13RICRicciardoPitPitOk, we are going to box this lap to retire, box this lap, keep up the pace on the way in, it's quite busy behind you so we don't want to get in anyone's way, keep up the pace on the way in, we are going to box to retire this lap.0:1016:13RICRicciardoUndersteer.0:0616:14HAMHamiltonPitPitAnd Lewis, we expect to be hitting back marker traffic in about 6 laps, you've got 13 laps remaining.0:0716:18HAMHamiltonPitPitSo Lewis just confirming, so main loss to Vettel at braking last corner and speed between 18 -19.0:0916:19VANVandoornePitPitStoffel, 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.0:1016:21PERPerezI'm giving everything, man. Check out. Understood. Understood. The tyre is okay for 10 laps like that.0:1416:22BOTBottasPitPitSo Valtteri just starting to hit that left rear limit, still needs some management because it could be games of play at the end of the race and you'll still catch Perez.0:1316:22MAGMagnussenPitPitYour pace is better than Force India now, come on, keep on doing that.0:4316:24PERPerezPitPitCheco, last lap, Bottas, same pace as you, same pace as you, last lap.0:0816:28SAISainzI'm starting to feel some shattering at the front tires in the corner, like if they are cooling down. OK, copy that.0:1316:30PERPerezPitPitCheck out race, run switch race, it's better for energy, race.0:0916:31SIRSirotkinPitPitTyres are good to the end. Sainz ahead is starting to struggle.0:0716:32GROGrosjeanPitPitOkay, dude, you're doing a really good job.0:0416:37VETVettelPitPitA bit blown with brakes, cool the brakes if you can.0:0716:39VETVettelPitPitAnd P1, Sebastian, P1, fair and square, bravissimo. I'm Oslo, grande, grazie ragazzi, bella gara. Go in the pit lane, wrong direction. Red light, smells danger, smells danger. Grazie, grazie. Thank you, good efforts all weekend, well done, getting the package ready. Well done, motorists, grazie. Grazie, Sebastian, bellissima gara, martello. Grande, grande ragazzi.0:4016:45PERPerezPitPitWell done, Checo. Well driven and good pace. Good weekend, guys. Nice comeback. Well done to everyone. Amazing job. Nice start of a new era.0:1716:45OCOOconPitPitWell done Esteban. So Vettel 1, Hamilton 2nd, Verstappen 3rd, Bottas 4th, Perez 5th, yourself 6th, Grosjean, Magnussen, Gasly and Ericsson. Ok, well done guys. Great job all weekend. And let's continue like this.0:22

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