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Australian Grand Prix2018 · Practice 1 team radio

30
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13
drivers
9
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30
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12:02 to 13:34
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30 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Australian Grand Prix 2018, across 13 drivers. 29 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Daniel RICCIARDO had the most, with 8.

These are transcripts of real team radio audio, produced by speech recognition and presented as an archive rather than as edited prose. Radio is clipped and noisy, so wording can be imperfect. Each message is attributed to the driver or their engineer.

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  1. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso12:02:280:07

    Engineer200 kph, fifth gear, position 4. Yeah, I couldn't. The horse came right in front of me. I couldn't do it.

  2. Carlos SAINZRenault12:04:180:04

    Carlos SAINZSo I have a bit of an upset on my steering wheel to the right.

  3. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull12:06:230:09

    EngineerYep, understood.

    Daniel RICCIARDOBox.

    EngineerRadio's seeing good. Okay, understood. So when you get back, stop in the box and a rev check and then switch off.

  4. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull12:21:140:08

    EngineerOkay, so you're doing a good job on that battery. Next guy behind you, 20 seconds gap behind you, Vettel, out lap.

  5. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull12:24:440:12

    EngineerOkay, so have a look at your dashboard. You could probably afford to lose a little bit of temperature from the tyres. Just have a bit of a think about it, what warm-up was like before, and judge this pace now.

  6. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari12:25:220:05

    Kimi RAIKKONENWhere's my big boat? Should not be too difficult to put it on.

  7. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes12:26:030:04

    EngineerI

    Valtteri BOTTASthink the effects are going to go a little bit different when I get on power.

  8. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull12:27:260:08

    EngineerLooks like we're using the rears a little bit into the low speed. So Matt's suggesting pull toggle, turn 3, turn 9, turn 15 will help the rears.

  9. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:31:110:10

    Max VERSTAPPENAre the tyres getting hot?

    EngineerYeah, similar cool lap to the last slow lap, I think, Max, at this stage. Target plus 20 on your dash.

  10. Marcus ERICSSONSauber12:32:590:07

    Marcus ERICSSONGet traffic every lap.

    EngineerYeah, I can see. Don't worry. Don't worry. Just crack on. We have another three-time lap.

  11. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull12:33:560:07

    EngineerOkay, so you've improved to a 25-0. Max improved by a couple of hundred, so you're now both within the tenth.

  12. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso12:57:130:04

    EngineerBack off and box, easy, easy, box, box.

  13. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren12:57:470:03

    EngineerThe air drivability just felt very poor out of the pit main.

  14. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:00:280:01

    EngineerThere's a

    Lewis HAMILTONlot of traffic on that lap.

  15. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull13:01:270:06

    Daniel RICCIARDOLost quite a bit of front with the high speeds.

    EngineerOkay, understood.

  16. Lance STROLLWilliams13:04:590:09

    Lance STROLLSomething on the rear is quite bad.

    EngineerCopy that. I can see some oversteer.

  17. Lance STROLLWilliams13:06:430:11

    Lance STROLLWhat is Bottas doing in Hamilton? He just stayed in the middle of the track.

    EngineerOkay, copy that.

  18. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull13:08:350:10

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, just feels disconnected. So, struggled with the front when leading on it. But I feel like the rear's getting hurt on exit still.

  19. Esteban OCONForce India13:19:250:07

    Esteban OCONOtherwise, which of the beeps? Tire in two. Switch tire in two.

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:21:070:06

    Lewis HAMILTONAm I in strat 1 right now, or?

    EngineerSo yes, we are in strat mode 1.

  21. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso13:22:140:02

    Pierre GASLYThe laptop is going nuts.

  22. Sergio PEREZForce India13:24:000:08

    EngineerYou should not get the beeps.

    Sergio PEREZI am getting the beeps.

    EngineerTyre 2. Tyre 2 will cancel the beeps.

  23. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren13:26:280:05

    EngineerYeah, that's time. You have time for two more laps after this stuff. Time for two more laps after this.

  24. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso13:27:270:08

    EngineerCool down and we go again.

    Brendon HARTLEYYeah, copy. I went wide the last quarter, lost about seven sets.

  25. Carlos SAINZRenault13:29:090:07

    EngineerSorry, Carlos, your radio is not working. I cannot hear you very well. What is the radio? Understood, understood.

  26. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull13:30:130:06

    EngineerOkay, so that is the checkered flag. Keep up the pace. We are going round to the grid for a start. Keep up the pace for the start of the lap.

  27. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso13:31:220:06

    Engineerpractice start as far forward as you can on the right hand side

  28. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:32:140:03

    EngineerAnd left-hand side of the grid, if you can do it, left-hand side.

  29. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull13:32:490:09

    Max VERSTAPPENUm, are we going to, are we going to the grid?

    EngineerNope. Box and confirm, Max. Box, pick confirm.

    Max VERSTAPPENOkay.

  30. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes13:34:03

    Audio only, no transcript