Autobayng News Team
Isack Hadjar was anxious to avoid being ‘undercut’ by a rival when he pitted during the Brazilian Grand Prix.
So he was not at all impressed when Oliver Bearman did exactly that when they pitted for the first time.
His frustrations grew as he lost time behind Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon – and was never shy about letting his team know what he thought about the situation over the 71-lap race.
Having lost another position to his team mate, Hadjar was fortunate to avoid a disastrous end to his race when he made contact with Liam Lawson on the final lap. But his overriding concern remained how he lost a position to Bearman in the first place.
Messages from Hadjar’s radio in the Brazilian GP
“No need to be ironic”
“I’m happy to manage tyres if the car behind does”
“We are reviewing what’s happened”
“What a f***ing noob”
“Look after me better than at Austin, please”
“What a pain in the ass”
“Don’t shout at me, okay?”
“The first stint we were sleeping”
“No need to be ironic”
Even as early as lap two, when the Safety Car was deployed in reaction to Gabriel Bortoleto’s crash, Hadjar was agitating for an early pit stop to avoid coming under threat from those behind him. But race engineer Pierre Hamelin pointed out it would be an unwise call as he would fall behind many other cars.
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| Lap: 2/71 HAD: 1’53.008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Why don’t we do our stop now? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Multi B turn 10 and turn 14 and the straight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did you copy that? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | I copied. Do you want to lose that many positions? We’re in a good place, mate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Hey, I’m just asking, no need to be ironic, okay? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Okay, sorry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | So, let’s leave it to us and focus on your tyres. Brakes are good. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 3/71 HAD: 1’49.148 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Yeah, debris down the main straight, very random. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Copy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“I’m happy to manage tyres if the car behind does”
Lawson moved up to sixth place behind Hadjar at the start, with Bearman’s Haas chasing them. When Hamelin told his driver to manage his pace, Hadjar said he would only do so if he had a guarantee Lawson would do the same. “He will,” Hamelin assured him.
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| Lap: 4/71 HAD: 1’58.853 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Okay Isack let me know when is a good time to talk to you about the situation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Whenever you want. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Okay, so we’ve got both Aston, Ocon on hard. Good plan will be to manage tyre and be able to clear those slower cars. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | I’m happy to manage tyres if the car behind does as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Loud and clear. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 5/71 HAD: 1’17.055 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Answer is, he will. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Racing from the line, we do the first lap and then head down for tyre management. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 6/71 HAD: 1’41.086 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Yeah, mate, I just have plain understeer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 8/71 HAD: 1’41.363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Isack, it’s still very early days, but we are thinking about Plan B. I will keep you posted for the race, it is still early days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Okay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 12/71 HAD: 1’16.284 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Russell passes Hadjar approaching turn four Okay Isack back into rhythm, consider back to EB9 one step more. Now we use the free air, we look after our tyres. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“We are reviewing what’s happened”
Bearman appeared in Hadjar’s mirrors when he passed Lawson on lap 13. Haas then brought him into the pits before Hadjar, who fell behind when he made his pit stop the next time.
Hadjar was deeply unimpressed, but Racing Bulls were in a more difficult position than he likely realised. Haas were able to use Esteban Ocon to their advantage, as he was running far enough behind that Hadjar would leave the pits close behind him. They brought Bearman in knowing he would come out behind his team mate, and told Ocon to make way immediately.
Ocon complied, putting Bearman in position to get ahead of Hadjar. Hamelin later pointed out to Hadjar he also lost time through the pit exit at this point.
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| Lap: 15/71 HAD: 1’15.867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Consider diff entry one step up. The rear is starting to go a little bit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Mate this sucks, it’s so bad. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Consider back to EB10, rear is starting to go a little bit. We’re good. Pull toggle on. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 18/71 HAD: 1’19.726 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Box, box, box, box. Close to Ocon, pit exit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 19/71 HAD: 1’34.522 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Keep the pace up, close to Liam pit exit. Close to Liam pit exit. You can use overtake. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 20/71 HAD: 1’14.254 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Lawson rejoins the track behind him Back to mode six. Let’s get Ocon quickly please. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | How did we let us [message stops] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Loud and clear, Isack. We are reviewing what’s happened. Loud and clear. Head down now, we have to do the best with this. We are faster than Ocon. Much faster. Let’s get him quickly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“What a f***ing noob”
Hadjar quickly passed Ocon heading into turn one as the Haas driver covered the inside line.
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| Lap: 21/71 HAD: 1’14.766 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | You can press and hold overtake. Push toggle off. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 22/71 HAD: 1’14.401 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Hadjar passes Ocon What a fucking noob! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Okay, head down now. Bearman next target. Sorry for what happened earlier. Head down, clean laps. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 24/71 HAD: 1’14.742 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Pierre is fast. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Consider one step less EB. We’ve got the top speed, we can defend, no problem with them. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 25/71 HAD: 1’14.773 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Manage your battery, Isack, that cost you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“Look after me better than at Austin, please”
Under pressure from Pierre Gasly behind, Hadjar grew concerned Racing Bulls would allow another car to ‘undercut’ him. He reminded the team how badly things had gone for them at the United States Grand Prix, where he ran a long first stint hoping for a Safety Car deployment, to no avail.
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| Lap: 29/71 HAD: 1’15.188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Mate, DRS train ahead, it’s going to be tough. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Let’s try it, we are faster, let’s try. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Stroll is on hard, we’ll have much more grip. Head down, we’ll get through. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 31/71 HAD: 1’14.998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | How is he able to stay that close! [Unclear] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Copy Isack, remember what we discussed. We keep him at bay, we just focus on the pace on clean laps. We just keep him at bay and we focus on the [unclear]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 36/71 HAD: 1’14.905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Isack, heads up, behind Gasly on the mediums, we have Max coming on a new medium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | I’m not going to wait for the cars behind us to undercut me. What do we do? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 37/71 HAD: 1’18.786 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | We are looking after you, don’t worry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Okay, then look after me better than at Austin, please. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Copy that. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Box box, box box. Careful pit exit we lost seven tenths last time. Take a bit more margin. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“What a pain in the ass”
Hadjar spent over a lap trying to pick his way past his former team mate Yuki Tsunoda in the Red Bull. He lost more time dealing with Franco Colapinto.
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| Lap: 39/71 HAD: 1’15.015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Hadjar rejoins behind Tsunoda Ah, what a pain in the ass. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Press and hold, fighting Gasly pit exit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thanks to Yuki. Fucking useless. Hadjar passes Tsunoda on the pit straight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 40/71 HAD: 1’13.694 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Next car is Stroll, three ahead. Keep looking after tyre turn six, turn 11. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 42/71 HAD: 1’13.983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | The cars ahead are trying to do a one-stop. Slow stop for Bearman. Head down, we take them one by one. Hadjar tries unsuccessfully to pass Colapinto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 45/71 HAD: 1’14.280 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Car is so bad in turn 10, mate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Try to peak less the brakes in turn 10 to reduce rear locking. You can consider a small lift-off there. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“Don’t shout at me, okay?”
Racing Bulls brought Hadjar in before Gasly could undercut him, but he lost positions to his team mate and Nico Hulkenberg, who were both one-stopping. He also had to deal with Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin, who briefly had the benefit of running within DRS range of his team mate.
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| Lap: 46/71 HAD: 1’14.457 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Okay the Aston ahead is going to try to help each other. Head down, we have much better tyres. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Oh my god. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Isack, head down, we have much better tyres. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Don’t shout at me, okay? Thank you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 47/71 HAD: 1’14.653 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | I am barely faster than Stroll now. Barely faster. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Stroll no DRS, Stroll no DRS, we get him and we have free air. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Reminder not to brake too late in turn one. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 51/71 HAD: 1’14.755 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | You can press and hold five to 10 seconds for one good shot. Hadjar attacks Stroll at turn one and passes at turn four | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 62/71 HAD: 1’14.316 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Liam is five ahead, he’s one second slower, he has not pitted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 63/71 HAD: 1’14.411 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Okay, Hulkenberg ahead fighting Liam. Liam is running out of tyres. Eight more laps. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“The first stint we were sleeping”
Hadjar was able to go on the attack over the final laps. He passed Hulkenberg on lap 69, then drew within range of Lawson. He made a bold attempt to pass around the outside on the final lap, but swung in sharply and the pair made contact.
Luckily for the team both were able to continue. Hadjar finished eighth behind his team mate but his main concern remained why he had fallen behind Bearman many laps earlier.
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| Lap: 65/71 HAD: 1’14.498 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Consider opening diff entry one step. I’ll leave it to you to the end now, I’ll let you focus to the end, let’s go get these cars. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 67/71 HAD: 1’15.575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | [Unclear] two for performance, you can press and hold for one attack. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 68/71 HAD: 1’15.278 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Three more laps, three more laps. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 70/71 HAD: 1’15.418 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | One more lap. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | You can press and hold. Press and hold, let’s try. Hadjar tries to pass Lawson at turn one, makes contact and stays behind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lap: 71/71 HAD: 1’17.118 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Approaching the finishing line Press and hold. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chequered flag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Fail, 84, fail. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Yeah, let’s keep working as a team, obviously. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | I think we did the right choices, it’s just the first stint we were sleeping, sleeping. Then the rest was good. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Yeah, I can explain later, there was a mistake in our tools. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hadjar | Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mistakes on tools. Nice. Anyway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Yep. No excuse. I agree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamelin | Please remember, full car switch off, P zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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