Hungarian Grand Prix 2018: Race team radio
60 radio messages were recorded during race at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2018, across 18 drivers. 59 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Daniel RICCIARDO had the most, with 11.
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
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Red Bull · 11 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 9 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 8 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · McLaren · 6 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 3 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Force India · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Toro Rosso · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Renault · 2 messages
- Marcus ERICSSON · Sauber · 1 message
- Charles LECLERC · Sauber · 1 message
- Esteban OCON · Force India · 1 message
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Stoffel VANDOORNE · McLaren · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Okay, so the car's around us on ultras, so Toro Rosso and Haas. The car ahead of us, Max, signs we'll start the race on soft.
Engineer: First bit of info for you, the track is quite affected when the clouds come over, so it can go up and down by maybe 5 or 6 degrees, so the hottest it will be, as you said, might be 62, something like that, but it might get down to 55. You'll get a bit of an idea when you see the sun.
Daniel RICCIARDO: OK.
Engineer: I think you've got contact left front, please confirm.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yes, yep, I don't know if there's damage.
Engineer: Okay understood, tyre pressure looks good so far. Do you think it was tyre or front wing that he touched?
Daniel RICCIARDO: More tyre.
Engineer: it's
Daniel RICCIARDO: quite a big vibration from
Engineer: the left front i'll keep you posted okay so stay out for now stay out
Engineer: Do you have any damage? Any damage? I have a drone, I think. Okay, okay, keep going then.
Engineer: All OK with the car, Charles?
Charles LECLERC: Not so sure.
Engineer: Understood, we're checking. The tyre pressure is looking OK. Yeah, but I have something... Stop, slow down, slow down.
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, I have something bent.
Engineer: Cool down the engine, cool down the engine. And stop the car now, stop the car. Stop the car immediately, stop the car immediately.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Made no power no power. Yes mode
Engineer: one made
Max VERSTAPPEN: really Yeah, can I not just go out of care this engine blows up?
Engineer: Okay Stop the car, please on track max. Stop the car, please
Max VERSTAPPEN: What a joke all the time with this honestly
Fernando ALONSO: Grosjean overtook me on the green, but I was right on the delta, so I
Engineer: don't know.
Romain GROSJEAN: Right, Alonso is moving over the place.
Engineer: Okay, understood, we'll report.
Engineer: We need a bit more of brake management, Kimi, and sorry for the drink. Is the drink, is it on now? Okay, I have no idea. Virtual safety car. Virtual safety car. Virtual safety car deployed. Stay out, stay out. Box or not? Stay out, stay out, stay out. Slow button on.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Is it on or not?
Engineer: The
Kimi RAIKKONEN: drink? No, Kimi. No, you will not have the
Engineer: drink.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: No, no, no. Is the switch on or not?
Engineer: You mean the slow button? No,
Kimi RAIKKONEN: no. Is my drinking, is it emptying the bottle or not?
Engineer: No, no, Kimi, no. You will not have the drink.
Daniel RICCIARDO: 4th India pass me off track
Engineer: Okay understood
Daniel RICCIARDO: There's no way he keeps that spot He has to give it back, it's f***ing compromising me
Engineer: Understood, we have passed down to Charlie And we are looking into it Daniel, can you tell us where on track it was, or where off track? Yeah turn 6, he
Daniel RICCIARDO: was never making it
Engineer: Understood, thank you
Engineer: Checo, we have to give the position back to Ricciardo. We have to give the position back to Ricciardo now.
Sergio PEREZ: Yes, I was pushed off, but OK.
Engineer: Understood, understood. You were pushed off, understood.
Romain GROSJEAN: Tower is very surface, so very deep. Man, this is borderline. If I don't open, it's a crash.
Engineer: Understood, man. We're still in a good situation, ok? Still in a good situation.
Engineer: OK, Daniel, nice job. Next one, Sainz.
Engineer: Okay mate, so it does appear that it's all going to start kicking off, let's keep up that energy
Engineer: Okay, this is all starting to happen now
Engineer: Another good lap Lewis, just keep them coming.
Engineer: How are the tyres Daniel, how are the tyres?
Daniel RICCIARDO: They've been pretty consistent, bit of dig on both axles, the front was certainly worse to start, but it's getting a bit better.
Engineer: So, Esteban, we need to try and push up to Van Dorn if we can. Push up to Van Dorn.
Engineer: Checo, push up to Esteban, push up to Esteban, we may be A-5, we may be A-5
Sergio PEREZ: Go feet
Engineer: just remember that mode if you need it we can see being sensible but it is there to use it if you need it
Engineer: And Lewis is just going to keep extending whilst we're seeing these lap times just keep it up
Engineer: We are on plan C, plan C.
Engineer: Nice job mate, good move.
Nico HULKENBERG: The balance is pretty crap.
Engineer: It won't be long now, just get your head up.
Engineer: Box, box, box, box, we'll lose more with the back market traffic.
Engineer: Pierre, you are doing a good job. Keep going.
Engineer: So just race information, Lewis has just pitted, Vettel will be staying out for another 15-20 laps. He is still around your pit window and being held up in traffic.
Engineer: Still gaining on Bottas. Nice job. We are faster than Hamilton. Keep your head down.
Pierre GASLY: My feet is a little moving in the cone.
Engineer: Ocon is holding up all the four cars that pitted behind him.
Fernando ALONSO: OK.
Engineer: Fernando, if you can keep this pace up, this is our race right now. OK, Fernando, you're doing an amazing job. We've now cleared Grosjean. We've cleared Grosjean.
Engineer: Ok
Sebastian VETTEL: guys, I need your help now, I need two flags.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: OK Fernando, keep this up, doing a really amazing job. We're in the state now, whether if you or we see the tyre go, we'd call it.
Fernando ALONSO: OK, it doesn't seem like Germany, so don't worry.
Engineer: OK mate, that's good news, in which case keep this up. For your info, Ocon is still out, he's still holding up Sainz, Vettel is about to come through on Sainz and Ocon.
Engineer: So P9, P9, but the two McLarens need still to stop, so it's a potential P7.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Where are we compared to the first McLaren?
Engineer: We are seven seconds behind Alonso, seven seconds behind Alonso, it's all fine, all fine, no worries.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: It's just when you say potential P7 it sounds like we are under threat.
Engineer: We are no threat, no threat, all fine. Thank you.
Engineer: OK, Fernando, how many more do you think?
Fernando ALONSO: Difficult to guess, but maybe four or five.
Engineer: OK, understood. We think that will work. We think that will work. Keep this up.
Fernando ALONSO: Well, as long as we are faster than Ocon, OK, I guess. Mate,
Engineer: we are faster. We are faster. Keep this up.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Well, I'm in the middle of the circuit, no more.
Engineer: Yeah, I'm a bit impatient at the pit stop, could have stayed out. Still a long way to go mate, let's keep pushing the boat on mediums.
Engineer: You have three cars of traffic between you and P2. But
Lewis HAMILTON: if Vettel gets by, he's going to
Engineer: be a lot quicker, right? So Vettel on a new Ultra, Valtteri on used soft tyre, 27 laps old, and he's still stuck behind.
Sebastian VETTEL: So, what's the situation then?
Engineer: Bottas on 30 laps, hold option, he's going to the end, we need to pass him on track. And we complete lap 45, 4-5.
Engineer: Currently P11, everyone's stopped, so signs ahead medium is P10.
Romain GROSJEAN: How is that possible? I thought we had overtook the two cars front.
Engineer: Yeah, they're behind you. The McLarens went long and they jumped everyone.
Engineer: Fronton, last lap is 23.0 How
Carlos SAINZ: much pressure tires he has? 20 laps?
Engineer: I have a problem, car, I lost the drive, no drive, oh coffee oh it seems like the gearbox is gone, yeah Stoffel the gearbox is gone, the gearbox is gone, you'll have to shut the car off, remember to turn it fully off
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, you never told me that this is going to restart.
Engineer: It was very quick, Kimi.
Engineer: Nice job Nico, let's see if we can get the next one.
Engineer: Vettel and Bottas are very close together, just 7 seconds ahead of Rijck and then he will catch those cars.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Bottas reporting he started to lose rear tyres.
Engineer: OK, got a bit of clear air now.
Fernando ALONSO: What happened to Stoffel?
Engineer: Fernando, we think it was a gearbox problem, nothing relevant to our race here.
Engineer: Tires OK, Lancet, real Tires are OK No, they're not, no they're not
Engineer: He's hanging on in there, he's doing a really good job.
Engineer: How fast can you go? How fast can you go in free air?
Sebastian VETTEL: About one and a half seconds faster.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: Tires are fine, tires are fine.
Fernando ALONSO: So I guess the Ferraris and Bottas touched each other, but maybe one gives on the race, one of the lucky ones.
Engineer: Fernando, that's exactly what happened, that's exactly what happened. There is still action in front, so be careful. Careful car off track.
Fernando ALONSO: And again, all continues.
Engineer: Seem quite obvious to me that Bottas just locked up and went into it. That will be investigated after the race You can still get him Okay, Bottas may let you go. He may let you go. Okay, you're gonna have to overtake him. You can do that
Engineer: Give back the position to Ricciardo because why because of the The touching So keep racing
Engineer: Get in there Lewis, what an awesome drive mate, fantastically managed.
Lewis HAMILTON: Guys, big big thank you to everyone here and back at the factory, that was a tough race for us, tough weekend for us, we came out with some good points so I'm really proud of you, big thanks man.
Engineer: No thank you Lewis mate, great effort so far.
Lewis HAMILTON: It's a good way to go into the break. Guys, have a good rest. Come
Engineer: back strong. Yeah, we need it Lewis, but yeah, we'll come back stronger than ever.
Engineer: FP2 Sebastian, well done, nice race, well managed. Grazie ragazzi, grande lavoro, difficult in the last end but managed to get past, grazie.
Sebastian VETTEL: Grazie Seppe.
Engineer: Very brave move on Bottas, nice job, well done. Nice recovery, I think we couldn't get more than that.
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