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Team radio transcript

Monaco Grand Prix 2018: Practice 2 team radio

38 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Monaco Grand Prix 2018, across 16 drivers. Daniel RICCIARDO 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. Sergio PEREZForce India

    Engineer: Magnusson, 10 seconds behind.

  2. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: Magnussen 10 seconds behind I'll let you know what he's up to

  3. Sergio PEREZForce India

    Engineer: Check it, keep pushing, keep pushing and we'll give you feedback.

  4. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: How's the tyres feel, Esteban?

    Esteban OCON: Feels OK.

  5. Sergio PEREZForce India

    Sergio PEREZ: I struggle a bit with the wrist towards the end.

    Engineer: Checker, consider torque 9 at the end of the lap.

  6. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Engineer: Any balance feedback? Yeah, just a bit too much understeer on the initial laps.

  7. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: How was the balance on that second lap, Esteban?

    Esteban OCON: Oversteer. Too much oversteer, too much front end.

    Engineer: OK. Less engine braking.

  8. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Engineer: I had traffic there in the last laps, so I decided to box. Yeah, no errors. Hamilton in front of you.

  9. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Valtteri BOTTAS: No traffic at the end.

    Engineer: Yeah, we could see that.

  10. Lance STROLLWilliams

    Engineer: no traffic at the end yeah we could see that so i think some of these cars ahead will pit now give me feedback feedback i want your feedback first okay i'll take a slow lap target plus 15 seconds no traffic at the end yeah we could see that so i think some of these cars ahead will pit now high touch punctured there's nothing i can do so

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: And we're happy for you to have one more go, Max, if you want to. Up to you.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Okay, one more go.

    Engineer: Yeah, I think it's useful whilst the track is relatively quiet.

  12. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, red flag, red flag, you need to slow down, slow down. You need to be positive on the dash, please, positive on your dash. Okay, so we are boxing this lap.

  13. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: What is it, sorry? Going to need to do some track repair between turn four and five. Maybe it's a drain.

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay Max, so that is a drain that has caused an issue between turns four and five, so we'll need some repairs for that.

  15. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: I was expecting a 15 minute delay, but we'll be ready to go before that. OK, we can stay put. Yes, sir.

  16. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso

    Engineer: 40 seconds to the green 40 seconds Q at the end of the pit lane Q at the end of the pit lane

  17. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: So we actually think the Toro Rossas ahead may do a warm-up lap. The two Toro Rossas ahead may do a warm-up lap.

  18. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Engineer: I touched the outside wall, turn 1. Not sure if I have a problem, but I'm putting recharge anyway, traffic ahead. I don't think the front tires were in. Okay, we keep checking the pressure. Which corner, please repeat. Exit turn 1, front left. Copy, front left.

  19. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Some GPS issues, but I think Sorokin's coming through turn one to start a lap. Yes, Sorokin behind. Not confident on what he's up to, but let him through anyway.

  20. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: Okay, they're all backing up in the front.

    Sebastian VETTEL: And Lonzo is so slow.

    Engineer: Let me know on Ericsson. On Ericsson, seven behind, pushing. Let me know where he is.

  21. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: It's the same f***ing Williams all the time.

  22. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I think this Smartass Drove into my front wing

  23. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Engineer: Why did we stop? We absolutely want to long run this tyre. Nico has managed to flat spot two sets of tyres, so we need to... Yeah, I don't care. It's his problem. ...get the data on. It's for the team, Carlos. I don't care.

  24. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Brendon HARTLEY: Yeah, copy. I had traffic, but the tire's gone.

    Engineer: Copy that. Box, box. Piton 3 test on box.

  25. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: Stoffel, do you want to try one more lap in that engine mode?

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: No, no. No. Terrible.

    Engineer: Copy.

  26. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, so we open the lap, we'll see how it goes, if there is traffic or mistake, we come in.

  27. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: Quite a lot of understeer first part of the lap. Okay, understood. We'll see if that changes on the next lap.

  28. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: We have got time for one more, if you wish. What do you think? Are the ties still hanging in? It's worth a try. Okay, understood.

  29. Marcus ERICSSONSauber

    Engineer: It's front

    Marcus ERICSSON: left, it's not very nice.

    Engineer: Copy.

  30. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Just remind me I had a poor downshift into the bus stop that lap.

    Engineer: Understood, I'll box this lap.

  31. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: getting too close to first up okay clear behind open more open more also to pull down the brakes and one more lap one more lap on this and then we stop push now

  32. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Carlos SAINZ: Something smells a bit strange on the car.

    Engineer: Okay, understood. We're checking it.

    Carlos SAINZ: It's like brakes, I think. They smell a lot.

  33. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: and straight out straight out got

    Lewis HAMILTON: some paper on my rear tire i don't know what that is okay copy

  34. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: It

    Lewis HAMILTON: just feels unsafe on this tire, man. I'm having oversteers. It's like the wheels are pulling off or something.

    Engineer: It's

    Lewis HAMILTON: not that, man. It's not the flat. It doesn't feel right with the car.

    Engineer: I don't want to

    Lewis HAMILTON: continue this balance.

  35. Lance STROLLWilliams

    Lance STROLL: My knees are killing me. The leg pattern is just getting crossed.

  36. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull

    Engineer: How are the tyres, Daniel? How are the tyres?

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Bit of a tag, but nothing big yet.

  37. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: Okay, Niko, probably don't need to remind you, but just take it easy with those front tyres, please.

    Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, slow pace. We should have actually gone late, so everybody had to check a flag.

  38. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, there was a guy crossing and he dropped his cap, so I

    Engineer: let him pick it up.

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