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Austrian Grand Prix2018 · Qualifying team radio

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11
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15:03 to 16:02
on the radio

22 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix 2018, across 11 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 7.

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. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:03:400:09

    Lewis HAMILTONto look at the left side of my seat on the shoulder side.

    EngineerOkay, copy.

  2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:06:490:14

    EngineerAnd it's just the middle sector to Betel. Just half a tenth. Let me

    Lewis HAMILTONknow what you think that is. It's either 10-4 or 10-6.

  3. Sergio PEREZForce India15:09:430:08

    Engineerin cool in cool box this lap box box checker we know about the energy we know about the energy

  4. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:10:500:06

    EngineerSo you can take one more if you want. You have a P1 at the moment. One take to the boundary, P2.

  5. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:13:090:25

    EngineerWhen I come in, have

    Lewis HAMILTONa look at the right side. One a bit wide.

    EngineerOK, copy. So time loss is still starting the lap, so speed down the start-finish straight and a little bit into turn one. I'll let you decide if you want to go for another lap.

    Lewis HAMILTONIs that Speedy coming out of the last corner?

    EngineerSome of it may be a tow, it's late. And it is starting the lap, yes.

  6. Esteban OCONForce India15:15:340:09

    EngineerMagnuson three seconds behind flying lap just remember that that group will all be on a slow lap when you're trying to do a push lap that are ahead of you

  7. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren15:17:370:07

    EngineerAnd Fernando, your switch inputs were good. Yes, but you need to tell me traffic.

    Fernando ALONSOTraffic. This is the only thing you need to tell me. OK.

  8. Lance STROLLWilliams15:22:240:04

    EngineerOkay, P15, P15.

    Lance STROLLYes!

  9. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:27:270:05

    Lewis HAMILTONso right vibration on the front tires okay

    Engineercopy

  10. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:32:310:17

    Max VERSTAPPENI think if I come in, then we have to check just on the left side, the wing. I didn't hit the sausage, but it fell delivered hard.

    EngineerUnderstood, Max. Box and confirm. Yeah.

  11. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:34:510:16

    Daniel RICCIARDOOkay, so first time lot, just didn't have enough front grip, particularly braking. Understood.

    EngineerHow's the high speed? Could you take four more? I think you could take four more.

    Daniel RICCIARDOYes.

  12. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari15:36:460:05

    Engineerand dark temperature is slowly dropping.

  13. Esteban OCONForce India15:37:570:04

    EngineerMore gentle braking, more gentle braking.

  14. Carlos SAINZRenault15:43:510:05

    Carlos SAINZI have to take a curb to avoid him, I need a crush.

    EngineerOkay, understood, we'll report it.

  15. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:49:010:05

    Max VERSTAPPENWhy is Daniel slopping?

    EngineerI don't know. Carry on.

  16. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:49:160:04

    Engineerokay they need to get on with it because it's going to be pretty tight in this session

  17. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:51:440:09

    EngineerSo currently P2, Valtry P1, half a second to Valtry. Mainly a middle sector and a tenth in the final sector.

  18. Romain GROSJEANHaas15:53:510:08

    EngineerOkay, very good lap. So Ricciardo and Verstappen are out of the pits there on their outlap. And then Raikkonen.

  19. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:55:150:12

    EngineerCome out, you need to pick it up, otherwise we're not going to get another lap. Let's go.

    Daniel RICCIARDOThere's no point in me running.

    EngineerGet on with it. Punching a hole. Get on with it.

    Daniel RICCIARDOLet's at least go one for one.

    EngineerWe'll get on the next one.

  20. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:59:580:25

    Max VERSTAPPENGP, what's going on?

    EngineerOvertake him, mate. Just overtake him.

    Max VERSTAPPENNo. Last weekend I was in front, now he's in front. Come on, then.

    EngineerMax, overtake him, mate.

    Max VERSTAPPENNo. It's discipline.

  21. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes16:01:270:23

    EngineerSo, that's P1 at the moment Valtteri, P1 at the moment. Good job, good job. Yes!

    Valtteri BOTTASI missed it. I

    Engineermissed this one. Good man. So that's it, good job. So coming around to the grid, really good job there.

  22. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:02:190:12

    Engineerand just need a little bit more speed just to get that delta a bit more negative okay louis so that's p2 mate very very close just a couple of hundredths in it to valkyrie p1