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Brazilian Grand Prix2018 · Practice 3 team radio

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12
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12:01 to 13:01
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25 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Brazilian Grand Prix 2018, across 12 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 6.

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. Charles LECLERCSauber12:01:010:10

    Charles LECLERCYeah, what is the pedal map that I need to... I changed it by error. We

    Engineerneed pedal 8. Pedal 8.

  2. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams12:07:160:07

    EngineerOK Sergei, if you're happy we'll box this lap.

    Sergey SIROTKINCopy box.

  3. Lance STROLLWilliams12:09:200:04

    Lance STROLLTires aren't ready

  4. Lance STROLLWilliams12:13:100:07

    Lance STROLLCan I do one more? I think there's more in it.

    EngineerOK, drop the reattempt, drop the reattempt then.

  5. Sebastian VETTELFerrari12:14:550:04

    EngineerAnd you can push.

  6. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:17:290:17

    EngineerOK, so if you go straight out, straight out, so abort start, straight out, we need to box at the end of the lap. Take it easy. A-firm, so Hulkenberg car behind now. Do I drive up normally? So just drive back normal pace.

  7. Nico HULKENBERGRenault12:19:250:07

    Nico HULKENBERGit's a big difference between left and right steering weight, much heavier to the right

  8. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren12:23:130:11

    EngineerAnd Fernando, are you happy to proceed with the plan change?

    Fernando ALONSOYes, higher speed is good today, the worst corner is 10.2

  9. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso12:30:000:13

    Brendon HARTLEYYeah, I made a bit of a mess, middle sector, lost a lot of traction. Yeah, I massively overheated the rears, so,

    Engineerjust

    Brendon HARTLEYneed to calm down the rear mid to exit. I lost a lot of time on the second lap because of it.

  10. Charles LECLERCSauber12:32:360:16

    Charles LECLERCCharles, pit lane.

    EngineerCharles, we have to abort the lay rubber, so stop in pit stop position, stop in pit stop position. We don't even do the start? No, we have a problem, we have to check something, so stop in pit stop position, yeah.

  11. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren12:36:580:13

    Stoffel VANDOORNEI'm not sure if I hit the bird into turn 11

    EngineerOK copy, we'll check We think we missed, we think we missed the bird, should be OK, no concern

  12. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:37:550:06

    Lewis HAMILTONTaptail wind into T1, still there?

    EngineerAffirm, it's died down a little

  13. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso12:38:160:30

    Pierre GASLYWho is the car stamped on track? It's Red Bull.

    EngineerHe's Red Bull.

    Pierre GASLYWhich one?

    EngineerI don't have it on the GPS, I'll let you know. I told Pierre it was a replay from yesterday. From Mexico, actually.

    Pierre GASLYOK, massive stamp. I'm back home.

  14. Sergio PEREZForce India12:40:090:06

    EngineerWatch out for the photographer's checkout

  15. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:44:320:13

    EngineerIf the

    Max VERSTAPPENcar doesn't turn entry to mid-corner.

    EngineerBoth sides?

    Max VERSTAPPENUh, well, in general everywhere.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  16. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:47:170:11

    EngineerYou were purple in the middle sector, and a couple of tenths sector 1, just under a couple of tenths sector 3. You're looking pretty strong in the corners.

  17. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:48:190:15

    EngineerMight

    Lewis HAMILTONas well do another lap, just...

    EngineerOK, it'll need to be strapped by 12 and you need to charge the pack, but yeah, you need to take another go. It

    Lewis HAMILTONwasn't really a decent first one, tyre prep was poor.

  18. Charles LECLERCSauber12:50:370:05

    EngineerCharge on, charge on, maximize full throttle, cool down the tyres.

  19. Charles LECLERCSauber12:51:290:11

    Charles LECLERCI don't know why you keep asking me to go the real one with drag bias, it's way too much

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:51:500:10

    EngineerDo

    Lewis HAMILTONwe have time for a drive-through?

    EngineerYeah, can do, if you need it, let us know what you want. Can you

    Lewis HAMILTONdo pressure step?

    EngineerNegative.

  21. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:56:090:12

    EngineerOkay, focus on cooling the tires.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, the tires are super cold in the front. A lot of understeer still.

    EngineerYeah, understood.

  22. Sergio PEREZForce India12:57:570:04

    Sergio PEREZBack position.

  23. Sebastian VETTELFerrari12:59:180:09

    Sebastian VETTELOk, cool the brakes, cool the brakes, quick.

    EngineerThey are on it, also quick.

  24. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso12:59:440:18

    EngineerF***ing

    Pierre GASLYhell, he blocked me, like, what the hell?

    EngineerOkay, there is Hartley pushing behind, let him buy. F***ing

    Pierre GASLYhell, let him pass one corner before, then he blocks me the next one.

    EngineerOkay, we saw that, we saw that.

  25. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:01:360:10

    EngineerClutch position was deep 3% taking the flag That was

    Lewis HAMILTONdeliberate

    EngineerCopy