Monaco Grand Prix 2018: Practice 1 team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso11:11:29

   Engineer: We have seen a refuse downshift in turn 6, and also you press the DRS by mistake. We need to be careful steering in turn 6.

2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes11:12:56

   Engineer: So traffic is starting to build now. We've got Sainz behind. He is on an outlap, 12 seconds.

3. Lance STROLLWilliams11:13:30

   Engineer: it's overheating the tire okay copy that so we can take the slow lap then so botas is 16 behind okay so we'll go around and take a full slow lap then try and maintain the front temperature and we can cool the rears

4. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull11:17:39

   Engineer: Any idea what was happening on the start-finish line? We saw Stroll... Sorry, Sirotkin was slow there, but I don't know if it's debris.

   Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, all I saw was a bit of debris.

   Engineer: OK, so... Wasn't too bad. OK, track is now clear.

5. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso11:20:33

   Engineer: We are happy with the tires, we are happy with the tires. How is the car, Brennan?

6. Lance STROLLWilliams11:23:24

   Lance STROLL: I have way too much understay now. I think the fronts are grainy.

7. Lance STROLLWilliams11:24:07

   Lance STROLL: Or should I just try one with diff mid on one?

   Engineer: He's more in the entry. Is the car stable in entry?

   Lance STROLL: Yep.

8. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso11:25:22

   Engineer: I have some overstay entry-exit low speed, but I do have some understeer mid-corner medium speed. My traction is quite poor. Copy that, copy that. Currently P4, currently P4.

9. Carlos SAINZRenault11:26:35

   Engineer: Yeah, the balance is decent, it's just the car feels extremely stiff. Perez, behind you now, four seconds behind you, followed by Ocon.

10. Carlos SAINZRenault11:29:40

    Engineer: Yeah, the car is extremely, extremely stiff on the right before the braking zone. So we're up in two seconds behind you.

11. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren11:31:27

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: How many laps do we have?

    Engineer: Stoffel, there's time and fuel to do two, three, three more. Three more after this.

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: Okay, I mean, the car is quite undriveable.

12. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren11:33:51

    Fernando ALONSO: Pedal went wrong in 10.10, now it's back OK.

    Engineer: If something does go wrong, it will be completely safe and it will go long just as you had it then. So it's just like normal, otherwise we're happy to continue. OK guys, for now I'm very sorry, we're going to have to take the floor off to investigate this issue. We don't have a solution which we think is safe to run.

13. Lance STROLLWilliams11:43:45

    Engineer: I

    Lance STROLL: think the car is very much on the nose.

    Engineer: Okay, copy that. So we'll take a full slow lap. Bottas will pull away next lap. No, I think it's too much. I will lose temperature. Okay, copy.

14. Lance STROLLWilliams11:45:22

    Lance STROLL: My curve is so bad. I don't think this is feeling so good.

15. Nico HULKENBERGRenault11:52:10

    Engineer: Understeer level in data looks high, Nico. Yeah, it does look, especially the low speed stuff.

16. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull11:55:46

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I just backed off because I touched the apex wall.

    Engineer: Okay, understood. Everything feel okay for you?

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I think so.

    Engineer: Okay, we'll have a look through everything.

17. Lance STROLLWilliams11:56:22

    Lance STROLL: I'm sliding around in my seat a lot. I'm moving in the car a lot.

    Engineer: Okay, if you're bored to just watch for Sergei behind all the time. Lance, if you've got issues with the seat, then I'd suggest we box.

    Lance STROLL: No, it's nothing that is like safety. Okay, just watch for Vettel coming through.

18. Lance STROLLWilliams11:56:48

    Lance STROLL: Can't focus.

19. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso12:00:25

    Pierre GASLY: Tyler started to twitch on a little bit more yeah

    Engineer: it was a good turn one this one was a good turn one

20. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso12:04:21

    Brendon HARTLEY: ah it's a mess it's

    Engineer: a

    Brendon HARTLEY: mess yeah

    Engineer: we went out of phase because of the mistake before we went out of phase no problem

    Brendon HARTLEY: i'm gonna back off and go on phase copy

    Engineer: that good idea charge on and

    Brendon HARTLEY: if you can give some

21. Carlos SAINZRenault12:04:40

    Engineer: and if you can give some balance feedback yeah for example in that lap i started to feel less rear still the lap time is not bad but uh definitely a bit less rear support okay understood so leclerc six seconds behind you on the time lap belt

22. Esteban OCONForce India12:05:06

    Engineer: I've

    Esteban OCON: touched a bit in the slab at the exit of the chicane.

    Engineer: Which side of the car, which side?

    Esteban OCON: Rear right.

    Engineer: Cover that, we'll check it out.

23. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull12:11:31

    Engineer: Okay, and it'll be reverse on, reverse on, and we'll box this lap.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay.

    Engineer: You have a clear track around you. Just think about whether you want to run low fuel or high fuel next run. We'll talk about it in the garage. Just have a think on the way in. Okay.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yep, I know what I want to do. I'll explain when I get in.

    Engineer: Understood.

24. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren12:12:42

    Engineer: Coast off recharge button on is good. Looks like you've found something the last couple of laps in the exit of the swimming pool. Hamilton behind is on an out lap. We're going to do one more timed lap. We'll try the engine settings from the test.

25. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:18:03

    Engineer: Just think about your def. Left front side to open up. Copy. Valtteri 18-0, struggling with front end.

26. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso12:20:52

    Brendon HARTLEY: Okay, yep a lot so a bit of an a**hole there

    Engineer: Alonzo what do you mean? I can't see Alonzo on the GPS? Ah okay, I can see him now

27. Lance STROLLWilliams12:21:07

    Lance STROLL: The fronts just go away, and away, and away, and I get to the point where I can't even turn the car.

    Engineer: Go back with the diff. Diff entry 7 and mid 1. No DRS, please.

28. Sergio PEREZForce India12:25:16

    Engineer: Check it, we need to see if the graining clears up at all in the next laps. If you do need to use the rears more, remember you can give the fronts an easier time on the way in and use the rears more in traction.

29. Sergio PEREZForce India12:27:58

    Engineer: Three more laps, three more laps.

    Sergio PEREZ: It's very bad already.

    Engineer: Understood, Checo. Understood. We do want to be safe, but we would like to get to the end of the session to do the launch.

30. Carlos SAINZRenault12:30:10

    Engineer: Copy that.

31. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren12:32:32

    Engineer: OK Fernanda you're doing a good job there. So we would like to please do four burnouts, four burnouts, we'll launch from the left hand side, target 38, 38 and we'll use scenario 8 for the launch please, scenario 8.