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While looking through the various web sites for Canada F1 news, I ran across this detailed radio exchange from Monaco... so:
Chat transmissions between the Mercedes pitwall and Lewis Hamilton have been released confirming that the world champion had a hand in making the decision to pit for fresh tyres which ultimately cost him victory in the Monaco Grand Prix, as we reported after the race. in Monte Carlo.
Here is the transcript with the conversation going on between Hamilton’s engineer Peter Bonnington:
PB: “So, just a reminder, you are in your Safety Car… Virtual Safety Car. Virtual Safety Car. So look at your dash, look at the boards. Keep positive. Stay positive. And you are staying out.”
PB: “So we are staying out and you are just staying positive.”
PB: “Okay, Lewis, a Safety Car has been deployed.”
LH: “Are you sure it’s the best thing to stay out?”
PB: “Nope, we will be boxing the end of the lap. Boxing the end of the lap. So just stay positive. Stay positive. We are going to go +1 ½ turns for the option tyre unless you tell us different.”
PB: “Okay Lewis, just give us pit confirm.”
PB: “Okay, so we are now staying out. Staying out. Staying out. Just confirm on the radio.”
LH: “Guys, that’s not good. These tyres have lost all their temperature. Everyone is going to be on options now.”
PB: “Okay. Copy, copy. Box, box. Box, box.”
PB: “So, cancel brake magic. Cancel the brake magic.”
PB: “Caution on pit entry.”
PB: “RS modes. RS modes.”
PB: “So, cancel RS. Watch the line on pit exit.”
LH: “What’s happened guys? Guys, what’s happened?”
PB: “Okay, Lewis, so we got caught behind. So we’re just getting a look now, just having a look now. Just reviewing the video. So stick the brake warming on, let’s get some temperature into these brakes.”
PB: “Okay, Lewis. So we have lost the marshalling system so we may need to do something to override DRS.”
LH: “I’ve lost this race, haven’t I?”
PB: “Not if they lose all their tyre temp. They’re on the prime tyre. You’ve got very good options on the car at the moment.”
LH: “How many laps left?”
PB: “We’ve got 13 laps remaining.”
Pretty interesting...
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