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Team radio transcript

Hungarian Grand Prix 2018: Practice 1 team radio

50 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2018, across 14 drivers. Stoffel VANDOORNE had the most, with 7.

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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Antonio GIOVINAZZISauber

    Engineer: Closer right here, please.

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Yeah, sorry.

  2. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, so just focus on getting these tires working.

  3. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: And Kimi we need FAIL ALPHA 50 ON. FAIL ALPHA 50 ON.

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Thank you Airpods.

    Engineer: And multifunction GX free. Multifunction GX position free. And lap mode race before the last corner and K1 to open the lap.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: How was the drivability? Yeah, felt alright. Understood.

  5. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I'll try again

    Engineer: OK, understood

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I'll try again

    Engineer: OK, understood

  6. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: I

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: don't know why it didn't select it in the first time.

    Engineer: Understood.

  7. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, Kimi has just completed a time lap behind. First lap for him, 18.7, he is on ultra.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: What lap time did I do?

    Engineer: 19.2 Very similar lap times, he lost three tenths, two and a half tenths in the final sector on that last lap.

  8. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, lost the rear quite a lot as the lap went on. Understood. Okay, yeah, I don't think balance is going to change, so I'll box. Okay, understood, box this lap.

  9. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Engineer: Fernando, how is the front wing level? How is the front wing level?

    Fernando ALONSO: It's ok, a little bit low

    Engineer: but

    Fernando ALONSO: not too far

  10. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Engineer: We are braking too early in all of the first sector.

    Brendon HARTLEY: Yeah, I copy that.

  11. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: Yeah, I guess you saw the balance, super oversteery, anything on the toys? Suggest blue B6, blue B6, green F4, green F4, and silver D6, silver D6. Stoffel, would you like to try one more lap or shall we adjust the front wing? Let's do one more first, one more first. Copy.

  12. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, the Williams didn't saw me at all

    Engineer: Yep, ok mate, understood

  13. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Engineer: And so just go mid-8 please, mid-8.

    Carlos SAINZ: What for?

    Engineer: Just to improve the entry, Carlos.

  14. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: I

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: have no deployment.

    Engineer: OK, switch recharge on, recharge on. And now test recharge off, test recharge off.

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: Yeah, it's OK now, so I switch it back on and go to the next lab. Copy.

  15. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Engineer: Gasly is using 5th gear in turn 11.

    Brendon HARTLEY: Yeah, he got V6, felt a bit low in up here.

  16. Marcus ERICSSONSauber

    Marcus ERICSSON: I have hesitations on the higher gears, when I change from 6 to 7, 7 to 8. It's not pulling cleanly from the engine after the gear changes. Ok, that's

    Engineer: clear, I will relay the message.

  17. Antonio GIOVINAZZISauber

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Yeah, I look up into the water.

    Engineer: Copy Antonio. Any vibrations question?

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Yep. Do

    Engineer: you think you can continue? I try to do one lap. Copy.

  18. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Pierre GASLY: I have no rear grip, no rear grip on the entries, need the one exit

  19. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Brendon HARTLEY: Okay, big front lock, high boarded.

  20. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Very strange feeling on the car, the posting is super light and the rear is not great.

    Engineer: Ok, understood.

    Romain GROSJEAN: I've got no stability at all.

  21. Antonio GIOVINAZZISauber

    Engineer: And QALY in, QALY in.

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: It's not working, the change from QALY push to QALY charge or from charge to QALY push.

    Engineer: It's working but seems to you press the mode in, you have now mode in selected. Might be the toggle on the right hand side.

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Ok, now it's working with the right toggle.

    Engineer: Copy.

  22. Lance STROLLWilliams

    Lance STROLL: The rear is quite bad.

  23. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: OK, Max.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, yeah, all good.

    Engineer: Understood. Box and confirm.

  24. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Engineer: Okay, rev limit test, rev limit test, first and second gear. I did already the last lap

    Pierre GASLY: at 13, so tell me if it's enough.

    Engineer: Okay, we'll let you know.

  25. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: OK, stop gears are learned, so you can prepare the car normally. And the track is clear.

  26. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: OK, recharge on is good. Track is still clear. Blue B10 for cool-down lap. Blue B10 for cool-down lap.

  27. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: Suggest left hand side toggle in turn 2. Suggest left hand side toggle in turn 2 and make sure you don't over push the braking in turn 6.

  28. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: So Stoff that's not a bad lap most of the corners looking pretty good It looks like still just need to keep building your confidence in the braking. We think the brake bias is okay Just keep building up your confidence in the braking Braking turn six and turn two looks very good. It's a little bit to come turn one perhaps in the braking and Possibly a little braking confidence turn 12

  29. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: This group is really poor at turn 1. Off the start, sorry. OK, copy.

  30. Marcus ERICSSONSauber

    Engineer: All OK. Any damage?

    Marcus ERICSSON: No, but tires.

    Engineer: OK.

    Marcus ERICSSON: That's bad.

    Engineer: Is it drivable?

    Marcus ERICSSON: I'm afraid no.

  31. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Pierre GASLY: It's pretty difficult to synchronize 8th gear. I tried 2 times but it didn't work.

    Engineer: Copy, try again before 12.

  32. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: And

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: traffic and the cars going like walking speed in the fastest places is ridiculous.

  33. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Engineer: Do you think the change was negative with the front-locking issues?

    Brendon HARTLEY: Yes, copy.

    Engineer: Yes or no, change was negative?

    Brendon HARTLEY: I said yes, and then I said copy. Yes, I'm more front-locking and less front potential.

    Engineer: Ok, understood. Do you want to box to reverse or happy to go for one more lap?

    Brendon HARTLEY: I'll try one more.

  34. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Brendon HARTLEY: Should I box? It's

    Engineer: a

    Brendon HARTLEY: f***ing traffic jam.

    Engineer: Stay out.

  35. Esteban OCONForce India

    Esteban OCON: The Toro also passed the signs on the double wave.

    Engineer: Copy that, copy that.

  36. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Everyone's got traffic.

  37. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I can't sleep, I'm under yellow.

    Engineer: I can't sleep, I'm under yellow. Understood.

  38. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Ah, these tires are just a terrible one.

  39. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: The ruin's kind of finished. OK, copy. So box, box.

  40. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Engineer: Car behind now is Vettel. He's on a time lap. He's two seconds behind Vettel. There is a gap that we can use Mamma Mia! Impossible!

    Fernando ALONSO: Maybe another slow lap

    Engineer: Up to you. There's a good gap now if you want it or another slow lap

    Fernando ALONSO: Another slow lap and give me the traffic, but the tyres are ice cold

    Engineer: Okay, understood

  41. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Pierre GASLY: The traffic is a disaster. Disaster.

  42. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: and stop all that was throttle failsafe don't brake too hard against the throttle

  43. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: The car pulls to the right a bit when brakes are pulled. Copy that.

  44. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Where you have us stuck, it's too dirty there.

  45. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Engineer: Two times they're women.

    Pierre GASLY: Too late.

  46. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Pierre GASLY: Ah, it's not good.

    Engineer: The

    Pierre GASLY: front is not precise, I have

    Engineer: a

    Pierre GASLY: really strange feeling.

  47. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: Cool down as much as possible.

  48. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Pierre GASLY: I'm positive at all, I lost a lot of mechanical grip

    Engineer: and

    Pierre GASLY: it doesn't feel good

    Engineer: Copy Pierre, we have an answer

  49. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: Cool down as much as possible, we think we have an issue at the rear brakes.

  50. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: I think I've got an issue with my DRS, I've got the feeling that I pressed it at the right time. I see, I see, yep, okay, yeah, it didn't open twice, okay.

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