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Team radio transcript

Bahrain Grand Prix 2018: Practice 3 team radio

14 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2018, across 10 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 4.

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. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Engineer: And boxer slap, boxer slap.

    Fernando ALONSO: Okay.

  2. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: Aboard, aboard, I have a piece of the side pod that is loose, came loose just before turn one. Also I take it easy before it comes out, comes off.

  3. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Pierre GASLY: Some pulling to the left again.

    Engineer: Try to put some energy into the brakes.

  4. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So currently P2, just over a tenth and a half to Valtry, P1, looks like it's half a tenth each sector.

  5. Marcus ERICSSONSauber

    Engineer: Multi-air engine 10, multi-air engine 10.

    Marcus ERICSSON: I already have that.

    Engineer: Sorry, correction. Multi-air engine 8, multi-air engine 8.

  6. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: so now we are in fifth position 32-4 and romane is one a bit more than one tenth behind in position nine p nine so basically now you improve massively sector one is just a match of romana yeah this sector two wasn't great but basically in terms of pure sectors we are fine all three

  7. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Her front left died quite a lot.

    Engineer: Okay, understood. Do you want another go? Question?

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I can start the lap and see.

  8. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Very aggressive. Could be the first to engage the clutch.

    Engineer: Okay, copy.

  9. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: It's mainly the middle sector. There is a power difference, though, compared to Reichenen.

  10. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: Check engine drivability, 11 and 12 in particular, quite bad.

    Engineer: Also now. Box, low down and box, aboard the start.

    Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, thought so.

  11. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: How was the balance? How was the balance? Bouncing out

    Esteban OCON: of four.

    Engineer: Copy that, Esteban.

  12. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: Watch for Verstappen, Adelaide behind, and keep the K2 on, Kimi, keep the K2 on. Adelaide is pushing behind, 30 seconds.

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Verstappen almost took me out. I don't think he's just here, but it's okay, I'm understood.

  13. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: Those guys are starting a lap now, including Kevin. Yeah, but they just need to be careful not to be on the way. Understood. Watch for Kevin. So tire temps-wise, we can slow right down, and then traffic-wise, I'm sure we need to make a bigger gap. Yeah, I know. There's not much you can do. It's dangerous to go that slow. Understood. It's the same for everyone, but I don't feel like driving 40 seconds off the pace. Yes, it's not correct. Yeah, understood.

  14. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Look at all these people standing there in the way of our stop. Ron, you should definitely inform Charlie that all those people standing there on the left, that was dangerous. You know, I was coming at such a serious speed, I could have killed them all.

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