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Chinese Grand Prix2018 · Practice 1 team radio

26
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12
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8
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10:02 to 11:27
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26 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Chinese Grand Prix 2018, across 12 drivers. 25 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Brendon HARTLEY 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. Nico HULKENBERGRenault10:02:320:06

    Nico HULKENBERGI hear you only at the left again.

    EngineerOkay, Nick, you'll have to change your balaclava when you get back.

  2. Esteban OCONForce India10:05:090:04

    EngineerSo stay on circuit, stay on circuit, once more round.

  3. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes10:07:190:10

    EngineerTurn seven. That's night and day better compared to last week, so loud and clear.

  4. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes10:08:040:03

    EngineerBox, box, stuffing in the marks, pull it back into the garage.

  5. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren10:18:460:10

    Fernando ALONSOI will do the longest train with no DRS now for you to confirm.

    EngineerOkay, understood.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull10:21:250:04

    EngineerSo I confirm a strong tailwind into turn six minutes.

  7. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren10:22:250:14

    EngineerAnd Stoffel, do you think we should adjust the front wing? Do you think we should adjust the front wing?

    Stoffel VANDOORNEYeah, I think we should. It's impossible out there.

    EngineerCopy. So we'll come in this lap and adjust the front wing. We'll box this lap to adjust the front wing.

  8. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull10:24:340:11

    EngineerOkay, so you can continue to push now if you wish. My first lap was quickest.

    Daniel RICCIARDOOkay, I'll do a cool down just for traffic and stuff. Yeah, understood.

  9. Sebastian VETTELFerrari10:27:250:14

    Engineerit's very windy and gusty out there so tricky conditions yeah i can feel it

    Sebastian VETTELespecially breaking for six between two and three breaking for six for eleven and last corner

  10. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso10:27:590:07

    EngineerYeah, a lot of mistakes. It's very tricky with the width, struggling with the width. Copy that.

  11. Sergio PEREZForce India10:29:510:12

    Sergio PEREZIt's all okay with the engine. I feel a lot of hesitations on high power.

    EngineerCheck it. We'll come back to you on the engine. We'll come back to you on the engine.

  12. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso10:32:10

    Audio only, no transcript

  13. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso10:32:540:21

    Brendon HARTLEYWhat do you think I should get the tires down to?

    EngineerTarget is plus 5, plus 10. Between plus 5 and plus 10. And we lose too much time on braking on last corner. Very last corner. Braking too early. Big picture is more margin to brake a bit later.

    Brendon HARTLEYYeah, copy that.

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull10:36:460:09

    EngineerOkay, you're currently P4, 35.6, Daniel, 1,000th faster than you.

  15. Esteban OCONForce India10:57:450:09

    Esteban OCONHow was the balance? On the steer. In the mid-corner still. A bit less, but still.

  16. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren11:00:060:07

    Stoffel VANDOORNESome swamps of rain. Only a few drops.

    EngineerCopy. So we'll stay out while it's okay.

  17. Sebastian VETTELFerrari11:02:160:05

    Sebastian VETTELThere's

    Engineera

    Sebastian VETTELlittle bit of drizzle now.

  18. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull11:04:260:17

    Engineeryou okay to stay out yeah

    Max VERSTAPPENit's a little flat spot but yeah i have to i guess

    Engineermax how bad is the flat spot

    Max VERSTAPPENyeah a little bit but i think i could do a lot understood

  19. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso11:09:160:04

    Pierre GASLYYeah, the car feels more normal now

  20. Marcus ERICSSONSauber11:11:500:17

    EngineerOkay Marcus, so the exit was a bit better where you were losing, but now I think you changed a bit the line around 8, 9 and 10, that was a bit worse this lap, and also now we're losing entry of the last corner.

  21. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren11:14:250:09

    EngineerOkay, Stoffel, is the car okay?

    Stoffel VANDOORNEYeah, all okay. I think I need to box to check everything over. I went through the gravel. Copy, copy. Box to slap.

  22. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren11:17:590:09

    Fernando ALONSOAre you sure we are with the same engine settings from the first lap?

    EngineerYes, we believe so, Fernando.

  23. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull11:20:280:06

    EngineerOkay, Max, it should be six time-lapse to the checkered flag. Six time-lapse.

  24. Sergio PEREZForce India11:24:200:10

    EngineerCheck out both you and Esteban lapping around 39.9. Williams compare much slower at the moment.

  25. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso11:26:330:06

    EngineerMy heart's came out right in front of me. Can you hold that take? Correct.

  26. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso11:27:420:13

    Engineerovertake button available try to overtake one more shot