The 2 former workforce mates crossed paths once more within the Singapore Grand Prix final weekend. For the second time this 12 months, the Haas driver put one over his Crimson Bull rival.
However this conflict was a way more extended affair. Hulkenberg had to absorb lap after lap of strain from Perez, who he emerged in entrance of following his sole pit cease, with 32 laps remaining.
“It was very worrying preserving the Crimson Bull behind for the entire of the second stint,” admitted Hulkenberg afterwards. Right here’s how he did it.
Having certified sixth, Hulkenberg briefly obtained as much as fifth on the expense of Oscar Piastri firstly, however the McLaren driver retook the place at flip seven on the primary lap.
Piastri rapidly pulled away, and Hulkenberg quickly had the good thing about clear air forward of him.
Lap: 4/62 HUL: 1’39.510
Hulkenberg
So Alonso behind, proper?
Gannon
Appropriate, Alonso.
Lap: 6/62 HUL: 1’38.903
Gannon
Temps are all good at this lift-and-coast. Floor overheating on the rear is beginning to improve.
Lap: 8/62 HUL: 1’38.821
Gannon
Nico, Colapinto is in 9, Tsunoda 11, in order that they have a niche to us. So we’ll attempt to prolong a bit, prolong.
Lap: 9/62 HUL: 1’38.404
Hulkenberg
A bit an excessive amount of [front wing] flap now.
Gannon
Okay, understood. Stroll and Kevin are struggling a bit on exhausting. So go longer on this one if we are able to.
“Are we gapping the individuals?”
Whereas Hulkenberg had Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc shut behind him, Haas have been extra targeted on making certain he lined off the threats from Sergio Perez and doubtlessly Franco Colapinto additional behind.
They’re on the high of the working vary. Rising lift-and-coast will assist.
Lap: 12/62 HUL: 1’38.887
Gannon
Rear tyre temps have peaked. They’re coming down now. The rear will get higher.
Gannon
It’s all going effectively, Nico. We’ll go so long as we are able to. Good job.
Lap: 15/62 HUL: 1’38.799
Gannon
Nico, watch 13 traction please.
Gannon
Sainz and Albon have boxed already. We’re simply monitoring the gaps behind. However you’re doing good.
Lap: 16/62 HUL: 1’39.054
Gannon
How are the tyres, Nico? How are the tyres?
Hulkenberg
Yeah, they’re steady.
Gannon
All good from our facet, too. Leclerc is threatening Alonso now. Security Automobile and VSC home windows are open.
Lap: 17/62 HUL: 1’38.771
Gannon
Nico, we nonetheless assume the exhausting may be front-limited, so we’ll nonetheless add a bit [of front wing angle] on the exhausting. It can have much less overheating too.
Lap: 18/62 HUL: 1’38.858
Hulkenberg
Okay.
Gannon
How’s the tyre, Nico? Nonetheless okay?
Hulkenberg
Yeah, at this tempo. That is the tempo we are able to do. Undecided we must always dump some aero stability. Are we gapping the individuals?
Lap: 19/62 HUL: 1’39.143
Gannon
Albon retired. So we’re not fearful concerning the gaps behind proper now.
Gannon
This tempo and deg is nice and we’re clearing the sluggish automobiles.
“You could have cleared Stroll now”
Whereas Hulkenberg continued to increase his lead over automobiles additional behind, Alonso misplaced a spot the Leclerc, which meant the Haas driver was now below strain from the Ferrari.
I believe perhaps simply go away aero stability as it’s. It’ll choose up.
Gannon
Copy that, Nico. Onerous can be extra front-limited, in order that’s good. We’ll go away it.
Lap: 22/62 HUL: 1’39.128
Gannon
We’re near clearing Stroll on the race begin exhausting, in order that’s good, tempo is nice.
Lap: 23/62 HUL: 1’39.465
Gannon
Okay, Nico, watch the mixed exit flip eight, flip 13.
Lap: 24/62 HUL: 1’39.268
Gannon
Tempo is superb and you’ve got cleared Stroll now.
Lap: 25/62 HUL: 1’39.691
Gannon
Leclerc passes Alonso Okay Leclerc behind now.
“He’s going to lose like two seconds with Leclerc”
Aston Martin responded by bringing Alonso into the pits. As Alonso had ‘undercut’ the Ferrari driver, Hulkenberg identified his rival was prone to find yourself being overtaken by Leclerc once more later within the race, which can price him extra time.
Lap: 26/62 HUL: 1’39.569
Gannon
Okay Nico…
Hulkenberg
Did Alonso pit?
Gannon
Alonso boxed, yeah, he boxed. We’re simply monitoring, he’s boxed.
Gannon
Alonso’s going to run into big visitors.
Hulkenberg
Nonetheless assume [unclear] lap?
Gannon
Yeah. Yeah.
Hulkenberg
Okay. My rears are additionally struggling increasingly, simply FYI.
Gannon
Yeah, copy that, we see it.
Lap: 27/62 HUL: 1’39.773
Gannon
Alonso’s within the group behind Kevin. Kevin’s doing 40.5, so we’ll finally clear Kevin if we are able to go a couple of extra laps.
Hulkenberg
So he’s going to lose like two seconds with Leclerc when he comes via
Gannon
Yeah understood there. We’ll nonetheless have the ability to clear Kevin, we hope.
“Let’s not get undercut”
Hulkenberg made certain his workforce reacted instantly to Perez pitting, which they did, enduring he got here out nonetheless forward of the Crimson Bull.
Yeah. Do you see knowledge? You see what’s happening?
Gannon
Sure, copy that.
Hulkenberg
But when we’re gapping them, are you going to take a seat it out?
Gannon
No, we’re good now. Field now, Nico, field now.
“I want some stuff, man, come on”
As soon as he made his pit cease, Hulkenberg briefly fell behind Gasly, however was simply in a position to move the Alpine.
Lap: 30/62 HUL: 2’01.641
Gannon
Okay. Colapinto boxed as effectively. Keep in mind Mode RS. Simply have Gasly to cope with.
Gannon
Gasly shut on exit. Gasly’s sluggish, previous tyre. Perez and Colapinto new tyre behind. Mode F1 when you may.
Hulkenberg
Hulkenberg tries to move Gasly on the skin of flip seven however is compelled broad Come on!
Gannon
Hulkenberg passes Gasly into flip 14 Good job, Nico. 32 to go, Nico, convey it dwelling.
Lap: 31/62 HUL: 1’38.546
Hulkenberg
…Colapinto, you already know what’s going on with Perez’s tyres? I want some stuff, man, come on.
Gannon
New tyre, identical as you, pitted one lap earlier. Colapinto identical lap as you. Within the first stint you have been faster than Perez. Colapinto’s nonetheless behind Gasly.
Lap: 32/62 HUL: 1’38.385
Gannon
Fernando is behind us someplace or what? Fernando eight forward, he pitted like seven laps sooner than you.
“You’re faster than Perez is in all places”
Though Perez stayed near Hulkenberg within the DRS zones, he seldom appeared fast sufficient to assault the Haas.
22 laps to go on the line. Leclerc overtook Alonso. Alonso 4.2 forward.
Lap: 41/62 HUL: 1’37.994
Gannon
Brake stability half % rearward.
Gannon
Press oil pump button.
Lap: 42/62 HUL: 1’37.911
Gannon
Nico, the tyres are trying good at this tempo, you’re defending them effectively. Perez could also be choosing up the tempo. Alonso 38.3 nonetheless closing on him.
Hulkenberg
I don’t agree with the rearwards braking [unclear] the medium brakes. Sliding the rear extra.
Gannon
Copy that Nico, go along with your feeling. That was only for entrance locking, go along with your feeling.
“Perez’s picked up his tempo behind”
Perez made a last try to strain Hulkenberg as they caught as much as Alonso forward. Hulkenberg seldom obtained shut sufficient to make use of DRS, whereas Perez stayed inside hanging distance, but was unable to make a transfer.
You’ll be able to see Perez’s picked up his tempo behind.
Lap: 45/62 HUL: 1’37.714
Hulkenberg
Ah it’s tough in his wake now. Beginning to really feel it.
Gannon
Copy that. Perez has identical criticism behind you.
Lap: 46/62 HUL: 1’37.919
Gannon
The tyres are trying superb, Nico, superb.
Lap: 47/62 HUL: 1’37.743
Gannon
All temperatures are good. So lift-and-coast simply no matter you want for you.
Lap: 50/62 HUL: 1’38.705
Gannon
Kevin is sluggish with a puncture. Kevin sluggish into 14.
Lap: 54/62 HUL: 1’38.051
Gannon
Eight to go on the line. P9. Good job.
“Norris isn’t catching that rapidly”
The Hulkenberg-Perez combat was disrupted within the closing laps by the leaders coming by to lap them.
Lap: 57/62 HUL: 1’38.109
Gannon
Six to go. Perez may have the blue first.
Gannon
5 to go on the line. Norris blue in a single or two laps.
Lap: 58/62 HUL: 1’38.075
Gannon
4 to go. Norris isn’t catching that rapidly.
Lap: 59/62 HUL: 1’37.915
Gannon
Okay, Perez had the blue. So now Norris 2.7 behind, chief, he’ll be a blue subsequent lap.
Gannon
Break stability half a % reawward if you’d like for entrance lock.
Lap: 60/62 HUL: 1’40.502
Gannon
Blue flag Norris, blue flag Norris, Perez, three behind Norris.
Gannon
Hulkenberg lets Norris previous between turns seven and eight Perez three behind.
Gannon
It is going to be one lap to go on the line.
Lap: 61/62 HUL: 1’38.723
Gannon
Beginning final lap right here, Perez two behind.
“Good drive”
As soon as that was performed Hulkenberg introduced the automobile dwelling in ninth place. However regardless of his satisfaction in beating a a lot faster Crimson Bull, he was dissatisfied Alonso had been in a position to beat him dwelling.
Chequered flag
Gannon
Chequered flag Nico, chequered flag, cost on. That’s P9 Nico, excellent drive, good drive.
Gannon
Oh boy. I assume no person stated it was straightforward. Oh, fuck me. That was exhausting to convey that tyre dwelling.
Gannon
Yeah, wonderful Nico, you have been pulling away from Perez. Nice drive. No Security Vehicles. Unbelievable. So nice job, man, P9.
Hulkenberg
Are you able to give me the rating please?
Gannon
Copy, sorry about that. P1 Norris, two Verstappen, three Piastri, foor Russell, 5 Leclerc, six Hamilton, seven Sainz, eight Alonso, 9 you, 10 Perez, then Colapinto Tsunoda, Ocon, Stroll, Zhou, Bottas, Gasly, RIC and Kevin retired and Albon retired. So no factors for Williams or RB.
Hulkenberg
Yeah, however I assume, I don’t know, the undercut from Alonso is just not best. 5 laps in clear air might be doable.
Gannon
Yeah copy that. One Security Automobile would have ruined it. Anyway, your drive was good. Thanks.
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