Australian Grand Prix 2018: Race team radio
70 radio messages were recorded during race at the Australian Grand Prix 2018, across 14 drivers. 69 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Kimi RAIKKONEN had the most, with 14.
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, and the original audio is playable in the archive.
Who was on the radio
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Ferrari · 14 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 13 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Red Bull · 9 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 8 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Brendon HARTLEY · Toro Rosso · 3 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · McLaren · 3 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Renault · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Force India · 1 message
- Marcus ERICSSON · Sauber · 1 message
- Esteban OCON · Force India · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Final reminders Kimi, pit limiter off, formation starts with two red, remind lap mode race and cage on after the burnout, and race starts with two red.
Engineer: And you have the overtake available button available.
Engineer: I
Brendon HARTLEY: need to box.
Engineer: Box, Brendan, box, box.
Engineer: Okay, Brandon, we've got to make this work now.
Engineer: Mode 7 and overtake if you need it. DRS enabled.
Nico HULKENBERG: We could go quicker now, but just traffic.
Engineer: Rear left temperature is now approaching our comfortable maximum. Rear left temperature.
Fernando ALONSO: OK mate, struggling with the grip, we'll back off a little bit, all fine.
Engineer: I don't see you on my dash. Do not
Marcus ERICSSON: shift, he says. Tell him what to do. I don't see him.
Engineer: Okay, stop by.
Engineer: Engine 5, Kimi, Engine 5. Try to close, try to close.
Engineer: Well done, K-Max.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah.
Engineer: So if you go menu dash position two, when you dash position two, when you can.
Fernando ALONSO: It's very, very difficult to follow. So think about the strategy. Following is very difficult.
Engineer: Yes, Fernando, so far there's only been one overtake. Bottas on Ocon.
Engineer: Okay, Max, can we have a status update, please?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, the tyres are getting really hot, but that's
Engineer: a
Max VERSTAPPEN: bit my problem. I have to close all the tools.
Engineer: Can I have a front wing update when you can?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, a little bit less. Half a degree or something.
Engineer: Understood.
Fernando ALONSO: I cannot see the pit board. Hold for another three seconds, maybe. Tires are okay. From left, giving
Engineer: up a little bit, but all
Fernando ALONSO: under control.
Daniel RICCIARDO: What about a different plan? Not the original. How does that look?
Engineer: Sorry, Esteban, balance feedback, how is it going? It's going a bit
Esteban OCON: towards oversteer
Engineer: and
Esteban OCON: entry, but it's OK.
Engineer: Leclerc is closing on you, huh?
Lance STROLL: Okay, Bart, I'm circling past you with oversteer, Luca.
Engineer: Okay, so we've got reports of Hulkenberg complaining about his tyres. For your reference, Daniel managed to pass into 13.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I think he's still behind though.
Engineer: Nathaniel managed to pass Hulkenberg into 13.
Engineer: So it looks like one of the Ferraris is stopping. So Reikland in the pits now. Tag made three.
Engineer: Concentrate on position, Kimi. Concentrate on position. And K2 on. K2 on.
Lewis HAMILTON: OK,
Engineer: we've got the message, but box, box.
Engineer: And Kim is coming in, Hamilton is coming in, he's in the box now, stay out, try to squeeze this one, head down.
Engineer: Vettel still inside our safety car window by one second. We'll keep him there.
Engineer: We need a little bit more pace, Kimi. Seb is lapping 28.5, 28.5, yourself 28.5. So is he not stopped yet, or? Not yet, not yet. Oh, f***. You tell him, how will you first say to me that you are not in a hurry? Don't f*** me up with this. We are fine, Kimi. 28.5 is a target. We are fine. 28.5.
Engineer: Right, let's settle into it, mate. Let's up the pace, let's go.
Engineer: OK, so you could go Strat 3.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Let's start making hay.
Engineer: So brake balance has gone forwards, but just keep thinking about that. Really important to push out now.
Engineer: It's yellow turn one, yellow turn one. It's good pace, mate. Yellow turn one. Grosjean stopped. Exit turn two.
Engineer: Okay, virtual safety car, virtual safety car. Okay, so you need to be positive on the Delta. Positive on the Delta.
Engineer: You do not need to say feel, just need to be positive on the delta. Remember the sketch.
Engineer: Kimi, you have a free stop if you want. Free stop for a new option. It's your choice.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: What do you think is the correct thing? It's correct, okay?
Engineer: It's a bit of a risk, Kimi.
Engineer: Stay out, Kimmy, stay out.
Engineer: OK, Nico, just for information, the safety car is at turn 14. The field is very spread out. This is probably going to be a long safety car period.
Engineer: So, just as a reminder, the car's in front of you, all Renault engines, so we're expecting a bigger speed delta.
Engineer: Two cars ahead, all the tyres. Safety car is entering the pit lane now. Safety car is in this lap.
Engineer: OK, so these tyres are going to be fine to the end. You did 26 laps in the first stint. Wear was good. These tyres will be good.
Max VERSTAPPEN: guys charging the battery
Engineer: you're in the right mode just look after your overtake usage
Kimi RAIKKONEN: what tires the red bull is on behind me he
Engineer: is on prime six lap old prime
Engineer: There's a lot of liquid coming out of the back of the
Lewis HAMILTON: sky.
Engineer: OK, copy. OK, Lewis, so we are getting over temp on the PU, so we need to introduce some lifting coast. I need to push it to the lower right in a second.
Engineer: He has DRS.
Engineer: Okay, Carlos, you're 7 tenths quicker than Van Doorn ahead on Super Soft. Let's go and get him.
Engineer: How many laps to go? 21 laps to go, Nico, 21.
Engineer: No DRS for him. No DRS for him. Keep it there. Head down.
Engineer: And if you need everything from the PU, you can use Strat 14, 1, 4. And be mindful, Strat 14 isn't a sustainable mode.
Engineer: Still no DRS, but keep using K1. He's using also powerful engine mode on the straights.
Lewis HAMILTON: Is there any traffic coming up?
Engineer: Negative. Traffic clear up until Hartley.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: No DRS, no DRS, you're doing well, keep your head down.
Engineer: Good lap Kimi, good lap. Tires are good, fuel is good.
Lewis HAMILTON: What's that?
Engineer: We need to have some lift and coast for PU temperatures.
Engineer: No DRS for him, no DRS. He's 0.9 behind you, 0.9.
Engineer: Good pace, Kimi. Good pace. Keep it up.
Engineer: We think Verstappen has some damage.
Engineer: Okay, Carlos, everything looks clear from our side?
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, feels normal now.
Engineer: Okay, understood.
Engineer: He locked the front and he went out behind you. A brief. Engine 7 available. He's still 2 seconds behind you.
Engineer: How much do you think you are being held up? How much quicker do you think you are?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Hard to say. Definitely a few attempts.
Engineer: Ten laps to go, Kimi, ten laps to go. Good job, good job.
Daniel RICCIARDO: okay definitely quicker yeah
Engineer: I can see that mate you have got a bit of a gap now without any more bat markers so think about if you want to have a brief so you got this lap and then seven more this lap and seven more after this
Engineer: Let's
Lewis HAMILTON: get really tricky out here.
Lewis HAMILTON: My rears are going up.
Engineer: Richardo is pushing, Richardo is pushing.
Engineer: Yes, the others. Yes, the others.
Engineer: And SOC 2, give me SOC 2. K1 available to protect. SOC 2.
Engineer: Okay, Max, so it will be the last lap next. You have three full overtake press and holds. Use them on the last lap, and you know where. You have three full press and holds of the overtake button on your last lap.
Engineer: Nice job, Sepp. P1. 11 minutes. 11 minutes.
Sebastian VETTEL: Grande, ragazzi. Grande. Grande, cara.
Engineer: Ok Luce, sorry about that mate, had that one in the bag, we'll review the situation and chat about it later.
Engineer: Great race, we are P3, give me P3, Sebastian P1, Hamilton P2, we were unlucky with the safety car, could have been an easy second place, sorry team.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Thanks guys.
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