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Singapore 2018

Qualifying · 15 Sep 2018

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21:07SIRSirotkinCheck the brake, boys, please. It's been a very strange lap. OK, couple that. We'll take a look.0:0821:09VETVettelPitPitWe go again for another attempt, 38 .5, he's going again now.0:0921:10RAIRaikkonenPitPitWe are happy with the time, you can box.0:0721:11VETVettelPitPitOk, happy with that, we can come in.0:0521:13RICRicciardoPitPitWe think that lap is safe, let us know if you want to go again. I'm okay. Alright, so we'll box this lap, just top up the battery on the way in please.0:1021:15VERVerstappenPitPitOh mate, I short shifted and the engine stuck a handbrake. It's not working, it's not working.0:1121:16PERPerezTyres are on the hot side, Checo, tyres are on the hot side. Can I do everything? Understood, Checo, understood, we do need a bit more full throttle time.0:1021:20HAMHamiltonRears are done, man! OK, NISO, watch for the right bridge. You guys need to listen a little bit more, I told you I couldn't go faster.0:1621:22VANVandoornePitPitThat is P16, P16. That was such a messy lap.0:0821:23VERVerstappenPitPitOK, box, please Max, box. Well, I'm always, yeah, I'm always stopping on track. Yep, box and confirm please. Box, pit confirm. It's not running, it's not running.0:1621:28RAIRaikkonenPitPitAnd if you can back off a bit Kimi for a better traffic.0:0621:29HAMHamiltonPitPitVettel is on an ultra. Turn 14 is locking the front right.0:0821:32RAIRaikkonenIt's just not too fast enough. Understood. It's way too slow, and it's pointless to keep going. OK, Kimi, box, Kimi, box.0:1621:34LECLeclercCheck the car, I touched the wall. Copy, we're checking. Everything feels fine. Copy, chat.0:0921:36VETVettelPitPitIf you believe there is strong merit to start on the option, I can do it. No, we go on quali. Decision is to go on quali is too risky. Ok, I follow you. I tell you I have more than half a second. Understood. And target to T2.0:2021:38HAMHamiltonPitPitNot in a good gap here, I've got tons of cars around me. Can I back up? You can back off if you drop behind Perez. You then got about a 10 second gap to Sainz.0:1221:40VETVettelThat was a nasty spot.0:0521:43ALOAlonsoPitPitOK, Fernando, we are P11, P11. Nice. Free choice of tyre tomorrow, so not a bad place to start. Yeah, that's good, guys. Well done. Good weekend so far. It's completed tomorrow.0:1921:45SAISainzYeah, no grip. Absolutely no grip. Ok, understood Carlos. This **** me off. Yeah, how is it possible that we are not able to repeat the thing we did on the first run? With carcass, pressures and everything. We were not able.0:1821:49VERVerstappenPitPitStill, the engine is a little bit better, but the same characteristics. Yeah, we can see some issues, potentially in 14 and 15. We'll go through them. May have been related to pinching. There, yes. Also 16, 17, 19. It's quite worse still.0:2421:50VERVerstappenPitPitOK, currently rear right is minus 4, that's not a bad place to be, front right is minus 2, so eyes on dash.0:1021:51VETVettelPitPitTrack is clear, you can push.0:0421:53HAMHamiltonPitPitThat's a pretty epic lap, Lewis. Pretty epic lap.0:0621:54RICRicciardoPretty disconnected, so I don't think the outlap and that helped. Yeah, I'm sorry. First few corners was losing the rear, then losing the front middle sector. Okay, Munster, we'll set things back to how they were on the previous run.0:2121:55VETVettelTry next time to get me a good outlap, and notice that the Mercedes are a lot slower than us. Understood.0:1121:58VERVerstappenAudio only21:58GROGrosjeanOh, damn it!0:0422:02HAMHamiltonSorry, guys. I didn't get any direction. You've done it, mate! That was an epic first lap. Jeez. Luis, this is Toto. This was the most epic lap I've ever seen around here. Thank you, man. Great job, guys. Really great job.0:2422:03VETVettelPitPitSo in the last lap basically nobody improved. Verstappen also went three tenths slower. The track was faster. Okay, Bottas basically same lap time. Hamilton went slower, probably did a mistake. Kimi improved. Stay negative, stay negative. Yeah, I'm on top of it.0:2322:05VERVerstappenPitPitAh, man, that engine again. See you there, Max. Turn 16. You won half -tenths up before then and nobody improved. Nobody improved.0:1122:06VERVerstappenPitPitHard luck. That was an immense job. Absolutely immense. That made me smile a bit.0:0922:07GROGrosjeanPitPitOkay, dude, so you can box, go to the bridge, and we'll see you in a bit. You were going for it, man.0:10

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