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British Grand Prix2018 · Qualifying team radio

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14:00 to 15:09
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33 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the British Grand Prix 2018, across 17 drivers. Esteban OCON had the most, with 5.

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. Romain GROSJEANHaas14:00:230:07

    EngineerRight now wind is a headwind in one. It feels gusty here, but I don't know about out there.

  2. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso14:02:210:04

    Pierre GASLYI've quite a lot of vibration

  3. Marcus ERICSSONSauber14:02:510:05

    EngineerThere we go. Everything on target. Everything looking good. Go for it, mate.

  4. Lance STROLLWilliams14:04:140:36

    EngineerYou OK? You OK? I'm stuck. OK, we can try reverse. OK, I've got 20 seconds to switch off if you can't get reverse. OK, switch off, switch off, and then go P0, P0. OK.

  5. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso14:05:300:05

    EngineerWe have a vibration on the rear tire. Next setter will be better.

  6. Sebastian VETTELFerrari14:09:180:09

    EngineerJust wait, because all the queuing at the end of the pit lane will be queuing again in the last corner, so there's no point following them around.

  7. Esteban OCONForce India14:10:030:05

    EngineerWe need to go a bit quicker than this Esteban to overtake that car

  8. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams14:10:380:18

    Sergey SIROTKINJust to let you know that the temperature delta is quite a lot higher than in the previous outlap So maybe for the next set you could do something to be sure it's on the lower side when we leave

    EngineerYeah, understood. We just want to get one on the board here and then we'll do the same procedure we have been doing

  9. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:14:260:16

    EngineerWell,

    Max VERSTAPPENI lost gear, see.

    EngineerOkay, keep going.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it keeps going like that.

    EngineerKeep going, Max.

    Max VERSTAPPENI don't need to do anything in settings because he's all over the track.

  10. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren14:16:500:11

    EngineerAnd yellow flags turn 15. Box, box, box. That's the right thing to do. We've plenty of time to do another run. And your pace was good, Fernando.

  11. Romain GROSJEANHaas14:21:430:10

    EngineerOkay, big snap exit of 780. Yeah, I saw that snap. Yeah, we're looking, yep. No diff separation, it comes from double wheel spin, just double wheel spin there.

  12. Carlos SAINZRenault14:24:490:08

    Carlos SAINZYeah, I've got traffic with Magnus and who did I make a mistake?

    EngineerOk, understood Carlos

  13. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso14:27:270:09

    Pierre GASLYWhat is our position?

    EngineerSo we are P15, we are in Q2 Ok,

    Pierre GASLYthat's cool

  14. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes14:35:100:09

    EngineerSo box, box, box. Just be aware Lewis will be on a lap. This could be race start set.

  15. Romain GROSJEANHaas14:40:040:05

    EngineerOkay, good luck. Box now, box now.

  16. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas14:40:260:03

    Kevin MAGNUSSENThe car is touching a lot

  17. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:43:590:04

    EngineerThe

    Lewis HAMILTONrears are a little bit hot already.

    EngineerCopy.

  18. Esteban OCONForce India14:44:050:07

    EngineerSo, Esteban, these are warmer than the previous set. These tyres are warmer than the previous set.

  19. Esteban OCONForce India14:48:290:11

    EngineerEsteban, you're through in P10, through in P10.

    Esteban OCONYes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Good job. Nice one. Let's continue.

  20. Nico HULKENBERGRenault14:49:140:11

    EngineerWe are p11

    Nico HULKENBERGNice sweet position that is for tomorrow. Well done guys.

    EngineerOkay, okay

  21. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso14:49:390:08

    EngineerOk Piarra, P-14, P-14 This

    Pierre GASLYis the maximum we have

  22. Sergio PEREZForce India14:51:120:07

    Sergio PEREZFight for Sector 1

    EngineerYeah, a lot of cars struggled Sector 1, Magnus and Esteban and yourself struggled

  23. Esteban OCONForce India14:56:350:12

    EngineerSo Esteban we're picking up a bit more wind, there is a bit more wind, it's up to 7 kph, tailwind out of 9, tailwind out of 14.

  24. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull14:58:330:14

    Daniel RICCIARDOGot no DRS.

    EngineerOK. If traffic allows, try and go full throttle again after 5 and try DRS this time again please. Try DRS between 5 and 6. No, I don't have it. OK, understood.

  25. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull14:59:530:03

    EngineerOkay, then we are looking into the problem

  26. Esteban OCONForce India14:59:590:07

    Esteban OCONVery poor rear support, especially 3

    Engineer-4 and

    Esteban OCON6-7.

  27. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari15:00:100:08

    Kimi RAIKKONENI don't know why, but I've lost time on my quickshift.

    EngineerWe are checking, we saw, thank you, understood.

  28. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas15:02:060:12

    EngineerWe can drop, it's fine, we can drop just a bit, you have time to do whatever you want, you can go to mode push and put a great lap together, come on boy!

  29. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:03:170:06

    Lewis HAMILTONIs there anything to gain being in tow?

    EngineerActive.

  30. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:04:430:09

    EngineerTry DRS now.

    Daniel RICCIARDOStill don't have it.

    EngineerOK, fail 28, fail, fail 28, fail.

  31. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:09:110:17

    EngineerNice work Lewis, British Grand Prix pole. Yes, get in here, get in there Lewis, you can hear it mate, you can hear that crowd. Well done there mate, that was double tens. How

    Lewis HAMILTONmuch was that by?

    Engineer44 one thousandths.

  32. Sebastian VETTELFerrari15:09:310:17

    EngineerYep, confirm P2, and Kimi P3, Hamilton P1. Bravo Sebastian, sei stato un grande. You were a lion.

    Sebastian VETTELGrazie ragazzi.

    EngineerSei

    Sebastian VETTELstato un grande. Dispiace per la polo. Dispiace. Di

    Engineerpreoccupare col

    Sebastian VETTELdolore che avevi, sei stato un grande.

  33. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari15:09:500:13

    EngineerWell done Kimi, well done Front wheel into the 6-state And stay negative Take negative Good luck Kimi, good luck