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French Grand Prix2018 · Qualifying team radio

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16
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16:03 to 17:09
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37 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the French Grand Prix 2018, across 16 drivers. 36 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN 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. Marcus ERICSSONSauber16:03:520:06

    EngineerOk, everything looks good, so go for it mate, go for it.

  2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:08:350:07

    Lewis HAMILTONSo, so it's wrong with the padding next to my left. Hey, cool.

  3. Lance STROLLWilliams16:09:580:07

    EngineerI've got five seconds left, I'll say. Yeah, yeah. Copy. Come on. Go ahead.

  4. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams16:10:080:04

    EngineerI

    Sergey SIROTKINwould hope the track will come towards us

  5. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso16:14:530:05

    EngineerDon't get too close to these guys everyone dropping now

  6. Lance STROLLWilliams16:17:130:09

    Lance STROLLI hit the floor quite aggressively fighting Hulkenberg getting out of the corner. I don't know if something's broken

  7. Nico HULKENBERGRenault16:18:540:04

    Nico HULKENBERGMassive traffic there at Williams

  8. Marcus ERICSSONSauber16:20:350:04

    Marcus ERICSSONIt's starting to spit in the fire sector

  9. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams16:21:320:06

    EngineerNo, I'm flattered.

  10. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso16:22:270:10

    EngineerOK Brendan, we are out, that won't be enough for us, P17

    Brendon HARTLEYHad some rain and traffic the night before, but it started raining, turn 56

  11. Lance STROLLWilliams16:22:430:08

    EngineerAnd then we are P20 unfortunately. It

    Lance STROLLstarted raining a little bit this lap.

  12. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren16:23:490:17

    EngineerWe've finished P18, cars eliminated are Fernando, Hartley, yourself, Sirotkin and Stroll Yeah,

    Stoffel VANDOORNEraining in 35 now, anyway tough session, got some work to do

  13. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:26:410:06

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it is drizzling a bit, so we better just hurry up.

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:26:510:07

    EngineerYeah Understood so you are the first car on track

  15. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull16:27:160:12

    EngineerObviously there's a few drops around, you'll probably feel them or see them on your visor. I suggest getting stuck into the tyres, warm up may be a little bit more difficult now and the tyres are going to be pretty robust in these temperatures.

  16. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:28:310:14

    Lewis HAMILTONthe wind is not the same as p2 it's it's

    Engineermoving around a lot it's

    Lewis HAMILTONa headwind into turn one now that's where before it was a tailwind copy yeah we're seeing that now

  17. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:30:190:08

    EngineerOk, how's the conditions out there? It's tricky, it's just drizzling and you feel there is less grip.

  18. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull16:30:320:15

    EngineerHow are the conditions, Daniel? How are the conditions? A

    Daniel RICCIARDOcouple of corners are greasy, but it's holding up in most parts.

    EngineerDo you all feel OK in the tyres to push again?

    Daniel RICCIARDOI think so, yep.

  19. Romain GROSJEANHaas16:31:320:16

    EngineerIf everyone comes to the pit to put the new set, shall we do that as well? Right now your tires are warm, and if the weather gets worse, that would be worse, so let's just get the lap time in now. Yeah, we'll stay out. People are staying out, so you're good. Okay, you're good.

  20. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas16:33:380:14

    EngineerFeedback on track condition, what do you think?

    Kevin MAGNUSSENThis lap was dry, just still a bit slippery in turn 9.

    EngineerOk, understood.

  21. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull16:35:040:13

    EngineerAny change in the weather on track?

    Daniel RICCIARDONo, very stable. Okay,

    Engineerso still light rain, question? Yep,

    Daniel RICCIARDObut not making the track worse. Yeah, understood mate.

  22. Sergio PEREZForce India16:38:450:07

    Sergio PEREZIt's raining a bit harder, sector 1. Turn 3 and 4 quite slippery.

  23. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso16:39:120:05

    EngineerSo now the rain has stopped, the track is quicker.

  24. Romain GROSJEANHaas16:40:080:09

    Romain GROSJEANThey've got to let me buy

    EngineerOkay, so don't worry about it. The next car behind is Ocon is four behind. Okay, so your tires will be ready. You'll get them ready

  25. Sebastian VETTELFerrari16:41:220:05

    EngineerAnd box, Sebastian, box, this is your race start set.

  26. Charles LECLERCSauber16:44:070:36

    EngineerAh, that

    Charles LECLERCwas a good lap, I hope.

    EngineerYeah, at the moment looking quite good, P10. Well done Charles, we are in Q3. Q3, P10. Woohoo!

    Charles LECLERCOh yes, that feels good. I'm not sure we are in the best place for tomorrow's race, but anyway, good job. Now let's focus on Q3, but I'm not sure I can extract much more. I mean, I always can, but... So

    EngineerCharles, stay off radio please, stay off. Oops, sorry.

  27. Nico HULKENBERGRenault16:44:460:20

    EngineerWe are P12, Nico, P12. Sorry, mate. 12? Wow, that was a very good lap. I didn't have anything in there. Yeah, you missed it by 0.06 of a second, would you believe? I think that's all we had, mate. Yeah, that was all we had. It was a very good lap. Yeah, roger that.

  28. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso16:46:490:07

    Pierre GASLYFuck, I had so much fun just knew it was

    Engineera

    Pierre GASLYf***ing slap. Fuck, was a f***ing slap.

  29. Marcus ERICSSONSauber16:47:400:13

    EngineerWe are P14 at the moment, P14 I

    Marcus ERICSSONwent on the kerb, went on 2 and it just throw the kerb Yeah,

    Engineerwasn't great We are P15 now

  30. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari16:50:300:05

    EngineerRain is decreasing, rain is decreasing.

  31. Romain GROSJEANHaas16:53:420:25

    EngineerAre you okay? Are you okay?

    Romain GROSJEANYeah.

    EngineerI can't engage reverse. Okay. Sorry. Sorry. Just take your time. Take your time. It doesn't want to go reverse. Okay. So just slow down. Yep. Go back to neutral. It's okay. Okay. So just wait there at neutral. Yep. And let me see what's going to happen to the guys here, okay?

  32. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:55:470:07

    Audio only, no transcript

  33. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:55:590:06

    Max VERSTAPPENThe front gave up so quickly in the high speed corners.

  34. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari17:04:200:06

    Kimi RAIKKONENWe have boost charge push from beginning or not? Not anymore.

  35. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas17:05:060:10

    Kevin MAGNUSSENI can't see my tire temperatures.

    EngineerYeah, we have a problem with the sensor, but keep it what you were doing before was absolutely fine, I think.

  36. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes17:08:070:05

    EngineerNice work Lewis, so that's P1 mate, we've got Valtteri, P2

  37. Sebastian VETTELFerrari17:09:220:15

    Sebastian VETTELI lost the car a little bit everywhere. They were washing out with the tyres, as you can see. Also, it wasn't a phenomenal lap.

    EngineerSo, that

    Sebastian VETTELwas a bit more. Apologies.