German Grand Prix 2018: Practice 2 team radio
32 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the German Grand Prix 2018, across 14 drivers. Nico HULKENBERG 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, and the original audio is playable in the archive.
Who was on the radio
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 6 messages
- Stoffel VANDOORNE · McLaren · 4 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Renault · 3 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Brendon HARTLEY · Toro Rosso · 2 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Williams · 1 message
- Esteban OCON · Force India · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 1 message
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 1 message
- Marcus ERICSSON · Sauber · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, very poor drivability.
Engineer: OK, understood. If you want you can go back to scenario 9.
Nico HULKENBERG: We're completely offset with everybody. That's not very good.
Engineer: Yeah, they did much slower outlaps than I expected.
Engineer: can see from our side the wind has picked up more of a tailwind stronger by about 10 kph into turn six
Brendon HARTLEY: I'm in trouble with that front tyre.
Engineer: Is there a flat spot?
Brendon HARTLEY: Yeah, a big one.
Nico HULKENBERG: I'm in trouble with that front tyre.
Engineer: Is there a flat spot?
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, a big one.
Engineer: I went on the curve at the exit at the last 40 to check the floor. Sorry about that. Yes, we saw that. We are checking now.
Engineer: And stop will suggest a slower cool down lap as you can, some cars doing 2 minutes 10 cool down laps.
Max VERSTAPPEN: There was something very strange in turn one, this lap. It's like a car was blown away or something.
Stoffel VANDOORNE: There was something very strange in turn one, this lap. It's like a car was blown away or something.
Engineer: OK, we'll check the data. We'll check the data for turn one.
Max VERSTAPPEN: too much sliding can i box yeah
Engineer: we can box call the brakes and the car please reverse on call the brakes and the car
Lewis HAMILTON: Sector 1 and 2 is good though, right?
Engineer: Yes, good to battle, Sector 1, 0, Sector 2.
Engineer: Okay, is it mainly high speed, low speed question?
Daniel RICCIARDO: More at the high speed, but to be honest, all speeds just felt the front was really weak. Okay, I
Engineer: will box this lap for a front wing adjustment.
Esteban OCON: I'm sliding the rear a lot at the moment.
Engineer: Copy that. Is there any adjustment on control system?
Engineer: OK, there's no cars around you. If you haven't touched anything, I suggest you stay out.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yep, understood.
Engineer: Look at your dash. You can start the lap if you want, but you might need to do another cool-down lap.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Difficult to cool the tires down, so I'm going to do two cool-up downs and then push one left. Okay, yeah.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, quite good. Left some time on the table. Underdrove a bit. Fixed
Engineer: the
Carlos SAINZ: big grip.
Engineer: Okay, understood.
Carlos SAINZ: There is some sort of vibration in the steering column now. Just driving in a straight line.
Engineer: Okay, apparently Carlos...
Nico HULKENBERG: There is some sort of vibration in the steering column now, just driving in a straight line.
Engineer: Okay, apparently Carlos reported the same thing, so it seems like a tyre balancing issue, Nico.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, it's
Engineer: a
Nico HULKENBERG: bit like a flat spot.
Engineer: It will feel like that.
Engineer: So Stoffel, time to find his exit of corner 8, round turn 9, 10, 11, and also the final two corners, turns 16 and 17.
Valtteri BOTTAS: What's going on with the engine? I hear on the downshifting a lot of noise.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What's going on with the engine? I hear a lot of downshifting, a lot of noise.
Engineer: Left front is very much in the danger zone.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: The equipment is very, very poor.
Engineer: Okay, understood. Copy.
Nico HULKENBERG: Rears, I think you're finished.
Engineer: OK, copy.
Lewis HAMILTON: Rears
Engineer: are
Lewis HAMILTON: nearly finished.
Engineer: OK, copy.
Lewis HAMILTON: My seat's really hot.
Engineer: Understanding this tire is very important for Sunday, so it's very important.
Engineer: Jesus,
Nico HULKENBERG: can they not come up with their own ideas?
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Is there something I can do in the second last corner of the stable?
Engineer: More mid, more deep mid.
Lewis HAMILTON: But it feels like I'm wasting, just wasting my engine out here.
Engineer: We are definitely learning, Lewis.
Lewis HAMILTON: I'm not learning anything.
Engineer: Ok, last lap, last lap, maximum push, no tyre saving.
Stoffel VANDOORNE: I couldn't do a proper stop in the box, there was too many people crossing the pit lane.
Engineer: Copy, no problem.
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