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Belgian Grand Prix2018 · Qualifying team radio
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23 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2018, across 11 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 9.
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.
On the radio
The rest of the weekend
- Practice 126 messages
- Practice 223 messages
- Practice 323 messages
- Race57 messages
The session, message by message
Kimi RAIKKONENCut-off time? Cut
Engineer-off time is 44 and on your dash we have 42.7.
EngineerOK Luce, that time is safe, but we'll take another lap for learning.
EngineerGellis, so we'll box, box, box, box, so now P2, just under four tenths to Reichenen, you are purple in the middle sector.
EngineerAnd all TAR TAPs are reading correct.
Carlos SAINZYeah, I have no grip. It's incredible. No rear grip. Even worse than before.
EngineerOkay, understood Carlos.
Engineerit's a
Lewis HAMILTONsubtle vibration on these tires okay
Engineercopy
EngineerSo you were purple middle sector two tenths faster just under two tenths in sectors one and three
EngineerP-10 is 43.84, you're 43.31. Do
Romain GROSJEANyou think we need to re-engain then?
EngineerYeah, we're studying that now.
Romain GROSJEANOkay, if we do, I'll like 0.2 more even. Understood, we'll get that on the car.
EngineerSo there is a bit of a threat of rain. So basically we will get ready with the car and then follow the instructions. It's not imminent, it's more for Q3, for the second part of Q3. So just let's get ready anytime.
EngineerNeed good braking, we need good braking
EngineerIt is raining here at least in the pit lane.
EngineerPossible drops in turn 8.
EngineerOkay Max, just focus on your dash at this stage.
Max VERSTAPPENRight, I need to warm the tyres, it's raining.
EngineerIf
Lewis HAMILTONit's too wet you make the call we are ready
EngineerSo Valtteri, we're going to fuel for the session and we can run in it. We'll go down our normal flap adjust for the inter-tires.
EngineerOK Lewis, so we've had a few cars falling off track into turn 18, into turn 1 and turn 5, so just be careful on the braking. Just need a nice clean lap.
EngineerHow is the dark, Kimi?
Kimi RAIKKONENYeah, it's wet. It's raining more and more all the time.
EngineerIt
Kimi RAIKKONENwas pretty slippery.
EngineerOK Lewis, we are just on the cusp of getting two more laps.
EngineerSo it'll be one more lap and go for strap mode 2, plenty of space behind.
EngineerSo, Esteban, that is P3. P3. You're joking. You're joking. Well
Esteban OCONdone.
EngineerYes! Well done mate! Oh that was excruciating. Fantastic job sir, that's P1. Awesome lap there mate, really nailed it on that final sector. That
Lewis HAMILTONwas close.
EngineerThat
Lewis HAMILTONwas one tougher lap to do. Great job guys, getting us out on time.
Sergio PEREZWhere we end up?
EngineerCheck out your P4, P4 Did you not hear me? So Hamilton, Vettel, Esteban, then yourself, Grosjean, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Magnussen, Bottas
Sergio PEREZI thought there were many others to complete the drive, we were so unlucky man, how far we were from pole?
Engineer3 and a bit seconds, so yeah, it's pretty tight to P3, it's less than a tenth
Sergio PEREZYeah, unlucky but could have been worse, so well done for the team Yeah,
Engineerwe
Sergio PEREZwere lucky not to get another lap
Engineerin
Sergio PEREZGood job guys
EngineerP2, Sebastian P2 Good effort, I'm at 158.1 Ok,
Sebastian VETTELthat was far from ideal I had, well you saw everything so Yeah, I did