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Austrian Grand Prix 2018: Race team radio

54 radio messages were recorded during race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2018, across 16 drivers. 50 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON 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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I'm going to lie down on the ground.

  2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Now we're still reading 47 degrees so no real change in track temp. I think it's going to plateau off here and then reduce towards the end of the road.

  3. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: At the end of the formation lap, we will go to minus two, so four clicks rearwards at the end of the formation lap, okay? It's a bit unusual, but four rearwards. Your normal running position will be zero on that.

  4. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  5. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Engineer: OK, so in terms of tyres, everybody from 10 till 20 is on super soft, except for Stroll on ultra soft and Ericsson on soft.

  6. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: I think the Red Bull hit me on the rear.

    Engineer: We check, we check.

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: In the corner where he passed me.

  7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Little debris down at 10-3

  8. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: max when you can fuel 14 position 10 fuel 1 4 position 10 and straight into race mode now it's

    Max VERSTAPPEN: everything all right seems like I'm a bit of real locking

    Engineer: okay so push your brake balance towards

  9. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Full off with debris in turn 3, I'll drive over sir.

  10. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: It's just a high.

  11. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Engineer: Ok Fernando, we need to pull out to the right hand side, pull out to the right hand side please.

    Fernando ALONSO: Maybe think about the strategy or something, you know. I will not be 71 laps here.

  12. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: I've lost the power, I've lost power, no power Copy Niko, box, box, box Scenario 12 Niko, Scenario 12 Try to stop Yeah, it's game over Stop the car, go to P1 and then P0 please Niko, you've got fire at the back of the car

  13. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: Diff high-speed 7 and we'd like to, we've asked Lewis to increase the pace just so that you can pull a gap to Verstappen. Very

    Valtteri BOTTAS: small pace.

    Engineer: Copy that.

  14. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: I can't see my gear

    Valtteri BOTTAS: but it's gone.

    Engineer: OK, we've lost hydraulic pressure, so just pull off where you can Valtteri. Fuck! And no shifting.

  15. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: display 10 position 1 display 10 position 1 once you've got that back to display 8

  16. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Let's look after the rear left tyre, as you were please mate, it was a good job on the first stint.

  17. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: Very good lap, Ricciardo 8.2, Hamilton 8.6

  18. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: I think you're close enough, but I think the system has gone down for the circuit. So just watch for flags. If you see flags, you can do it.

  19. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: Good move mate

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I haven't got much time left, I've got no time left in size.

    Engineer: Lewis it's James, I understand, we're still with you mate, it's my mistake but give us what you can. There will be opportunities later, as much as you can now please for the next 10 laps. I

    Lewis HAMILTON: can hear you guys.

  21. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: OK, so if you look at your dash, you'll see left rear is a little bit on the warm side. This tyre can't take it, but just watch that left rear tyre.

  22. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I'm fourth now.

    Engineer: AFM Lewis, yeah, entirely on us that problem, so we just need to battle the cars ahead, sorry about that mate. And you go back to strap mode 3, strap mode 3.

  23. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  24. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Carlos SAINZ: I have a huge rear left blister, I don't know why, a lot of vibrations.

    Engineer: So use your tools to limit the rear locking.

  25. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: I

    Lewis HAMILTON: feel like I'm running out of power.

    Engineer: Okay, copy.

  26. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Left rear's got a big van down the middle.

    Engineer: Understood, we are aware.

  27. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Let's just look after these tyres in the traffic Max

  28. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: I

    Lewis HAMILTON: don't get it guys. I'm not going to be able to pass these guys. Just throwing away a win.

  29. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I've got blister in two

  30. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: Red Bull and Mercedes have been blistered, we don't, but we need to take care about our tyres, especially the rear.

  31. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: Last time to get blisters, it's not all over yet, you just need to be sensible now, we'll make the most of it later.

  32. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: We need a bit of lift Kimi for tyres, a bit of lift.

  33. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: Fernando in P14, also doing 109.3. You should get some clear air, you should get some clear air. Lap times, Grosjean is doing 1.10. I think that's a poor lap for him. Grosjean doing 109.3. Grosjean is in P6, Fernando in P14, also doing 109.3.

  34. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Pierre GASLY: I didn't get any light from the steering.

    Engineer: Yes, we know.

  35. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: 8.1. Räikkönen's last lap, 8.5. Heel up, 8.1.

  36. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: No blistering.

    Engineer: OK, roger.

    Lewis HAMILTON: He's got no blistering. But I have blistering. I've got to stay on it now to have any chance of getting past this guy.

  37. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I've got to stay on it now to have any chance of getting past this guy

  38. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: My rear tyre is de-laminated more and more.

    Engineer: Copy.

  39. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  40. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I don't know what to say to you guys, these rears are not going to last.

  41. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: Losing gear sync understood fail to fail Daniel we have got an issue fail to fail we're gonna have to retire Daniel retire if you can't pull over at turn one please pull over at turn one if you can't find a gap yeah I'll tell you about it later but we've got some issues at the rear end of the car sorry about that mate

  42. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Brendon HARTLEY: What do you want me to do? I missed the pre-entry. Something's happened on the rear.

    Engineer: Try to come back. Try to come back if the car is safe. Stay off the racing line. Stay off the racing line.

  43. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: How are their tyres compared to mine?

    Engineer: They're okay on tyres at the moment, Max. We are happy with yours.

  44. Sergio PEREZForce India

    Engineer: Checo, next lap at turn 3, we will switch cars at turn 3, next lap.

  45. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: If he

    Esteban OCON: doesn't get Magnusson, then I've got the place back?

    Engineer: That's correct, yes. If he doesn't get Magnusson, you get the place back.

  46. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: So Kimi, we have no concern anymore. You are free to push. You are free to push. Verstappen has blistered and he is concerned.

  47. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: lost power okay

    Engineer: stop stop stop stop don't

    Lewis HAMILTON: think I'll keep going so

    Engineer: stop stop stop stop stop stop stop stop so stop by a marshal post stop by a fire post if you can

  48. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Engineer: Nice work Fernando, nice work, nine laps to go, you're in P10 now, let's go get Gasly mate, come on.

  49. Marcus ERICSSONSauber

    Engineer: Come on, come on, push.

  50. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  51. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay Fernando, fantastic job, fantastic job mate, you are P8, P8, six laps to go, focus to the end now.

  52. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: okay we

    Engineer: have blue flags for the staff and blue flags and your radio is still open radio still open Reichenen and Vettel are behind

  53. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: Stoffel, we are concerned about the gear shifts, we're concerned about the gear shifts, so we'll box this lap, we have to retire the car.

  54. Sergio PEREZForce India

    Engineer: We will be switching cars next lap into turn 3 with Esteban.

    Sergio PEREZ: Why man? Why is that? Do you think that's fair?

    Engineer: Checo, we will be doing that. We will be switching into turn 3 next time. In turn 3 we will be switching with Esteban. He's 5 seconds behind Stroll.

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