What better way to relive the past Grand Prix than a transcription of the most striking radio messages. Motors Inside offers them to you, based on data from the site F1Fanatic.co.uk<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Formation lap 1<\/b><\/p>\n
Max Chilton stalls on the starting grid: \u00ab OK, it cut off as soon as [the engine] started. \u00bb The others set off, it’s then that Sebastian Vettel detects a problem: \u00ab OK, I’m sure you’re aware, big loss of power when I rev up. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Training session 2<\/b><\/p>\n
After the placement on the grid, it was the turn of Jules Bianchi’s Marussia not to start, just before the 20 cars were launched: \u00ab Engine stopped. Engine stopped. I’m on the grid, stopped, \u00bb indicates the Frenchman, before his race engineer, Paul Davison, gives him a basic but oh-so-helpful: \u00ab OK, wave your arms in the air, mate. Wave your arms in the air \u00bb.<\/p>\n
Guillaume Rocquelin informs Vettel that the race is shortened by one lap, but from the side of the four-time world champion, the concern is still palpable:<\/p>\n
\u00ab OK, is it normal if I don’t have power?<\/p>\n
– Ouais Sebastian, “torque-2” c’est pas de MGU-K. “Torque-2” pas de MGU-K \u00bb.<\/p>\n
Departure<\/b><\/p>\n
At the first corner, Kamui Kobayashi’s Caterham spears into Felipe Massa’s Williams after a missed braking: Sorry guys. Sorry guys. Really sorry… sorry guys, apologizes the Japanese driver, who will be judged not responsible for the collision by the stewards.<\/p>\n
On Vettel’s side, the hybrid block is struggling: \u00ab The engine is not working properly. I am going to be overtaken, you are aware of that. \u00bb Then, on the second lap, he angrily shouts at his pit crew:<\/p>\n
\u00ab Do something! I have no power, the internal combustion engine is working less than normal and no MGU-K! No MGU-K!<\/p>\n
– Compris.<\/p>\n
– C’est ridicule les gars ! \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tower 2<\/b><\/p>\n
After a missed takeoff, Lewis Hamilton seems to be in trouble and fails to fend off Magnussen and then H\u00fclkenberg. He receives a first order: \u00ab We have to retire. We need to save the engine \u00bb, before moments later receiving a counter-order: \u00ab OK Lewis, stay on track. Keep going. \u00bb However, the Brit realizes he cannot do anything more, and his team decides not to proceed further:<\/p>\n
It seems that there is no power.<\/p>\n
– Compris. C’est le probl\u00e8me que nous voyons. On en discute ici. [\u2026] OK Lewis. Donc confirm\u00e9: box, box, box. Nous allons abandonner. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Round 4<\/b><\/p>\n
Vettel is still on track, in 16th position, and he notices a very slight improvement: \u00ab OK, there seems to be a little bit of “K” now. A slight improvement. It starts at the exit of the corners […] But still, very little power. \u00bb Finally, Guillaume Rocquelin calls him back: \u00ab Sebastian, come into the garage please. Stop and shut off the engine. We think there’s a problem with the engine, there are no points to save. Engine off, please. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Turn 8 to 11<\/b><\/p>\n
Valtteri Bottas is the star of the early part of the race. Battling with Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, he overtakes him on the outside in turn 3 and takes 6th place: \u00ab That’s awesome, Valtteri! Good job, \u00bb his race engineer, Jonathan Eddolls, tells him.<\/p>\n
But a few laps later, as he closes in on Fernando Alonso, the Finn makes a mistake in his trajectory and hits the wall, resulting in a puncture: \u00ab Puncture. So pit. So puncture button, pit \u00bb he is ordered.<\/p>\n
The safety car is deployed. Jenson Button narrowly makes it into the pits. Curious but clear-headed, he asks his pit: \u00ab What are the lap times of the leaders? Obviously, not the Mercedes, but the others. \u00bb Dave Robson informs him \u00ab Kevin’s last lap: 1:35.6 \u00bb.<\/p>\n
Lap 12 to 15 (safety car)<\/b><\/p>\n
The safety car thus initiates the first round of pit stops. It’s time for small adjustments: \u00ab I need a little more [downforce] on the front wing, I’m experiencing graining at the front, \u00bb warns Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen.<\/p>\n
Daniel Ricciardo is informed of everything: \u00ab No one stayed on track. Everyone pitted. […] You were the second fastest car [before the SC]. Bottas was the same but he retired… or he pitted. Damaged wheel, that’s why there was a tire on the track. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Mark Temple, Kevin Magnussen’s race engineer, reminds the young Dane of the basics: \u00ab OK Kevin, just a reminder, once the Safety Car comes in, you can race from the safety car line. Watch the lights on the SC; when they go out, it will come in on that lap. You might know before us. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Button, who took advantage of the safety car to climb to 6th place, questions fuel consumption:<\/p>\n
How are we doing with the fuel? I think we managed very well.<\/p>\n
– Ouais Jenson, tu as fais du bon boulot et \u00e9videmment on \u00e9conomise plus actuellement. Donc, il y aura encore un peu plus \u00e0 faire avant la fin, mais on est bien. On peut attaquer d\u00e8s le restart.<\/p>\n
– Est-ce que la Force India est rapide ?<\/p>\n
– C’est H\u00fclkenberg. Pareil que toi, peut-\u00eatre un peu plus lent. On est en bonne position, on peut l’avoir. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 18 (the race resumes)<\/b><\/p>\n
Marcus Ericsson, who hasn’t pitted, is 15th ahead of Esteban Gutierrez’s Sauber, and complains: “Why do I get blue flags all the time? At every corner, I get blue flags!” Angel Baena, on the pit wall, tells him: “Ignore them! You’re racing against all the cars!”<\/p>\n
Tower 20<\/b><\/p>\n
Simon Rennie informs Daniel Ricciardo: \u00ab OK, you don’t need to save fuel. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 21<\/b><\/p>\n
Bottas suffers a DRS issue and will have to activate it by feel.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Driver default 58″, OK? This will allow you to use DRS anyway. You just need to use it when you think you are within one second of the car in front. So it’s up to you to decide.<\/p>\n
– Yep.<\/p>\n
– Donc, assure quand tu utilises le DRS Valtteri, on ne veut pas de probl\u00e8mes. Il y a un souci avec le mat\u00e9riel. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tower 26 and 27<\/b><\/p>\n
The degradation of the tires begins in this second stint, particularly the front left. Daniel Ricciardo indicates to his pit: \u00ab A bit of degradation on the front-left tire. It’s the only limiting factor for now. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Same observation for Nico Rosberg: \u00ab The tires are degrading a bit more than expected for now. I have graining on the front-left. The rear tires are struggling a bit too. \u00bb At McLaren, they also warn Magnussen: \u00ab Take care of the front-left in turn 13. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 28 to 30<\/b><\/p>\n
Marcus Ericsson, then 16th, has to stop the car: \u00ab Stop the car, stop the car! Oil pressure. […] Man, it was a good race from you. Very well done Marcus, up to that point. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Same thing for Pastor Maldonado, just after his second pit stop while he was in 15th position: \u00ab Stop the car. Stop the car please, Pastor. Stop the car. We have an MGU-K that is not working anymore, so stop the car. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tower 32<\/b><\/p>\n
Jenson Button once again kicks off the pit stop sequence for the leaders. The strategy is to pit earlier than the others to overtake them (the famous “undercut”): \u00ab OK Jenson […] put yourself in first gear before stopping and then brake. These are medium tires and we are “fuel-zero”: we are going to push to get past these guys [the other drivers] \u00bb. The strategy succeeds as Button comes out ahead of Alonso and H\u00fclkenberg to take fourth position.<\/p>\n
Tour 37 and 38<\/b><\/p>\n
The tire change is underway and the leading drivers are on medium tires. This is notably the case for Valtteri Bottas who just passed R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen. The Williams driver is in 7th position behind Vergne and H\u00fclkenberg, and Jonathan Eddolls informs him: \u00ab So, all the cars ahead are on mediums, older mediums than ours. So, we should be able to catch them. 20 laps to go. \u00bb A few moments later, the engineer slightly holds back his driver: \u00ab Some cars ahead are experiencing quite a bit of degradation after the first two laps with the mediums. So, don’t kill them too early, take care of them. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Jean-Eric Vergne is informed by Xevi Pujolar: \u00ab OK JEV, so you’re fighting everyone around you until the end of the race now. Take care of the tires for the moment. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 39<\/b><\/p>\n
The battle for the podium is on between Ricciardo, Magnussen, and Button. \u00ab OK Daniel, Magnussen has come out behind you. We’re going to the end. Turns 5 and 14 are where you need to take care of the tires, \u00bb says Rennie on the pit wall.<\/p>\n
For Button, the opponent is clear: his teammate. \u00ab OK Jenson, the car in front is Kevin’s. We are racing against Kevin for the third position. Fuel is good. \u00bb<\/p>\n
If Magnussen has not yet come back into the slipstream of the Red Bull, Ricciardo receives permission to do everything to defend his position: \u00ab You can use the overtaking button to defend yourself. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 41<\/b><\/p>\n
Far ahead, Nico Rosberg wants to put all the odds in his favor to finish the Grand Prix:<\/p>\n
\u00ab Is there nothing else I can do for reliability?<\/p>\n
– Nous sommes compl\u00e8tement heureux de ce que tu fais, Nico. Donc reste juste loin des vibreurs, \u00bb lui r\u00e9pond Tony Ross.<\/p>\n
Tour 45<\/b><\/p>\n
Romain Grosjean now has to abandon his Lotus E22 at the side of the track. His race engineer, Ayao Komatsu, gives him the same order that was received by Maldonado:<\/p>\n
\u00ab OK, stop the car please. Stop the car. We’ve lost the MGU-K. Stop the car and switch to P1, please.<\/p>\n
– OK, j’arr\u00eate la voiture. C’est s\u00e9curis\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n
– La voiture est s\u00e9curis\u00e9e Romain, donc mets-toi en P0, s’il te plait. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 46<\/b><\/p>\n
Bottas is in Vergne’s exhausts: \u00ab Mode 8 will increase the load a bit, and then we’ll use mode 5 to overtake. \u00bb After a mistake by the Frenchman in the last corner, the Finn attacks Nico H\u00fclkenberg: \u00ab Yeah, great job Valtteri! Keep this mode 5 to overtake H\u00fclkenberg. So stay on mode 8. \u00bb<\/p>\n
The German is warned by radio that his turn is coming: \u00ab OK Nico. So, Bottas has passed the Toro Rosso, so I expect you to be attacked by Bottas soon. \u00bb It will be in the 51st lap that Williams takes the advantage over Force India.<\/p>\n
Tour 48 and 50<\/b><\/p>\n
On the McLaren side, the instruction is given: Ricciardo is in trouble, they inform the two drivers. Magnussen is ordered to attack the Australian.<\/p>\n
On the Ferrari side, Andrea Stella informs Fernando Alonso of the situation: \u00ab You are eight-tenths faster than the three cars in front of you [Ricciardo, Magnussen, and Button]. Ricciardo, I think, is holding everyone up so he might be in trouble. He is 10 seconds ahead of you. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 53<\/b><\/p>\n
Magnussen is, this time, in a position to activate the DRS to overtake Ricciardo. On the pit wall, the Red Bull team remains calm: \u00ab OK Daniel, you’re doing a good job. The fuel is good. \u00bb The Australian picks up the pace to ward off the threat. Magnussen is instructed to save fuel to attack again in the final laps: \u00ab OK Kevin, “G6 yellow” for two laps. We keep G3 for the last two laps. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Tour 54<\/b><\/p>\n
Jean-Eric Vergne makes a mistake while braking and gets overtaken by R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen. On the radio, the Frenchman is asked not to block: \u00ab OK JEV. Daniil, behind, is faster than you, don’t hold him up! \u00bb<\/p>\n
Checkered flag<\/b><\/p>\n
Nico Rosberg wins quite easily, Tony Ross congratulates him: \u00ab It’s done! Well done, Nico! Well done. Great job \u00bb, before the driver in turn expresses his joy: \u00ab Woo! Come on, guys! Great job! What a car you’ve given me! It was sensational all weekend. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Daniel Ricciardo sports his legendary smile, even through his helmet: \u00ab Thanks, guys. [laughs] Everything is a bit blurry right now. It’s… it’s really cool. [laughs] Wow! \u00bb Rennie shares the sentiment: \u00ab It’s brilliant, mate. I think we can see your smile from here. Great job. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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