Monaco Grand Prix 2018: Race team radio
96 radio messages were recorded during race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2018, across 18 drivers. 85 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 20.
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
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 20 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Red Bull · 15 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 11 messages
- Brendon HARTLEY · Toro Rosso · 7 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Esteban OCON · Force India · 6 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Force India · 5 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 3 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Lance STROLL · Williams · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Renault · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Stoffel VANDOORNE · McLaren · 2 messages
- Marcus ERICSSON · Sauber · 1 message
- Pierre GASLY · Toro Rosso · 1 message
- Fernando ALONSO · McLaren · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: 10 minutes, 10 to go, no rain expected in the next 30 minutes.
Engineer: Valtteri, just radio checking. We've had an issue with the radio volume, so I just want to check this is OK at the moment.
Lewis HAMILTON: it's
Engineer: a
Lewis HAMILTON: little bit loud ok copy
Engineer: Five minutes to formation lap. Radio check from the garage.
Engineer: According to our weather forecast, it should be a dry start.
Engineer: Three minutes to formation lap.
Engineer: all cars from P11 back on Ultrasoft apart from Sorokin and Hartley who were on Hypersoft.
Engineer: According to our weather forecast, it should be a dry start.
Engineer: OK, apparently Van Dorn is on Ultra Soft. That was an error.
Romain GROSJEAN: What the ****? Kevin almost put me off.
Brendon HARTLEY: Okay,
Engineer: we are checking. We can still see it. Please keep us posted. Yes, the glow came in front of me.
Lewis HAMILTON: This is Westo.
Engineer: That
Lewis HAMILTON: feels okay.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: OK, Nico, suggest torque six to protect the rear tyres.
Engineer: Really slow pace. I
Nico HULKENBERG: think I could go like a second faster easily.
Lewis HAMILTON: Signs
Engineer: of
Lewis HAMILTON: right side shoulder, right front.
Engineer: Copy.
Lewis HAMILTON: Graining a little bit.
Engineer: There is no incentive to push too hard on the tires given we cannot overtake.
Sebastian VETTEL: You copy break migration minus two
Engineer: Do you think you have a puncture, Lance? I don't think it's a puncture. Yeah, it is a puncture. Sergei, just behind you. Wall box.
Engineer: Go Strat 5, Strat 5, box, box, box, box.
Nico HULKENBERG: The front side of course doesn't look so nice so it looks like it changed a little bit of grain.
Pierre GASLY: What left us to degrade.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yes,
Engineer: Carlos does seem to be struggling compared to the cars ahead.
Engineer: From data, ties are good. Keep on pushing, keep on pushing. Good job, Kimi.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, I'm starting a bit.
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Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, really hard to turn around. That's the issue. The rear is completely burned.
Engineer: Understood.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, but we're going to be so slow. Make sure that we don't lose him because of that.
Engineer: Understood.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Behind. Come on, it's not good. It's not good. This is losing way too much. I cannot turn around. Stop.
Engineer: Did you hear what I said? Understood, Kimi. Yeah, we are working on this.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: We are losing two seconds per lap. So what we are working?
Engineer: And box, Kimi, box. Box, Kimi, box.
Brendon HARTLEY: He didn't live his life. He's not living his life.
Brendon HARTLEY: He didn't let it go by. He's not letting it go by.
Engineer: Looks like the only car that's pushing at the moment, Räikkönen. He's about a second quicker than you, but he is 10 seconds behind you. Is he on Lewis's tail? He is catching. He was five seconds behind him. Now he's only two seconds behind, but he is going to be stuck behind Hamilton.
Engineer: Kimi, you are the quickest car in front. Take care of your tyres.
Engineer: Okay, mate, you're doing a really good job. Just main focus, looking after these tyres.
Engineer: so it's going to be really important to look after the tires the ultra soft looks to be falling apart the cars in front may well need to stop again
Lewis HAMILTON: Yep, we've got a lift raining.
Engineer: And
Lewis HAMILTON: they're pushing.
Engineer: OK, Nico, obviously you are determining the pace for all the cars behind.
Engineer: Checo Gasly in P6 is close to being in your pit window, he's in P6, he's lapping 18 fours, you're 18 ones, so you can manage more.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Much better, corner one. We can improve again a bit. Yes, but why? Let's just take care of our brakes and hope for anything to happen.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, I got no power though. Understood. Just
Engineer: keep it focused, mate. Keep it focused.
Engineer: He has blue flags now. He has blue flags.
Stoffel VANDOORNE: Honestly, is he serious? That's f***ing dangerous.
Engineer: on the front, and then you can attack Reichenau.
Engineer: means Gasly's going to overcut us.
Engineer: yeah copy that lewis i think you're all in the same boat at the moment
Engineer: Bye-bye.
Engineer: And at the same place as Ricciardo behind, he's nine seconds back.
Engineer: Alonso and Verstappen, who hasn't stopped, coming with you. Carlos started to drop back, and the pack behind him also.
Engineer: Copy that, Nico.
Sergio PEREZ: going copy
Engineer: that checker understood ericsson's engine is leaking oil understood
Engineer: So, Lewis, all four cars on the Ultrasoft look like they're at least in the same condition as you.
Engineer: as you.
Engineer: and he's still five seconds behind you.
Engineer: Greening's
Sergio PEREZ: definitely not cleaning up.
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Nico HULKENBERG: Check the dash, I had a blackout on the dash
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Engineer: Yeah, copy Lewis, the four cars, so those four cars are all in the same boat, so yourself, Ricky, Ardo, Vettel and Räikkönen. Do
Lewis HAMILTON: the tyres look as messed up as mine?
Engineer: Yep, none of them look pretty, none of them look pretty.
Engineer: happens at this stage.
Daniel RICCIARDO: useful for me yeah
Engineer: max is still plugging away doing 18 eights he's done 43 laps he's still doing 18 eights mate okay better
Daniel RICCIARDO: still click forwards but
Engineer: still better still 1.5 behind
Engineer: Diff mid, down on diff mid.
Engineer: Down on diff mid. Down on diff mid.
Engineer: down on deaf mit
Engineer: behind the leader, he's doing very similar lap times.
Engineer: Okay, copy. We're monitoring.
Engineer: on their set now.
Engineer: Hoke Book.
Engineer: OK Fernando, we're going to have to retire the car please, we're going to have to retire the car.
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Engineer: into P5, so we need to minimise any loss in this race.
Lewis HAMILTON: Front tips are not easy. I understand dropping back
Engineer: or
Lewis HAMILTON: crashing into the wall at some point and having to go
Engineer: back.
Lewis HAMILTON: So if I see anything, we will decide.
Engineer: Copy that, Lewis. We agree with you.
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Engineer: flow we need to pick up the pace
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Engineer: for front temperature.
Engineer: Okay.
Engineer: Back to three seconds behind him. Riker then three seconds behind Hamilton.
Engineer: Okay, Nico, Verstappen's going to be on your tail very shortly. 15 laps to go.
Engineer: please, mate.
Engineer: You manage them to the end. We've got 13 laps remaining. 13.
Engineer: Probably in about five laps. Are
Esteban OCON: you making it slow?
Engineer: Riken in the head, he's struggling on his tyres.
Engineer: OK, Chico, so Sainz, eight seconds ahead.
Engineer: It's 10 to go, the leaders will be on you in the next lap or two, and they're on you now. Yeah, I'll let them buy us up the flag. Next is, yeah, we got that one, clear.
Engineer: Back into you with them. Doing a great job.
Engineer: Carlos.
Brendon HARTLEY: Seriously?
Engineer: Confirmed, confirmed. Open the gap. Push as hard as you can to the flag. Open the gap to the cars behind.
Brendon HARTLEY: Tell them to double check. I'm pretty fried in. I'm pushing as hard as I can, mate. Don't know if I'm down.
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Engineer: Just make sure we keep everything clean and smooth at the moment.
Engineer: to 10.
Engineer: breaking for turn 10. Just watch for debris where you are now.
Engineer: And stay positive, stay positive. Landbond race and K2 on. Landbond race and K2 on. Virtua Safety Car is ending.
Engineer: good job that okay so vando is on fresh tires behind you he's a lap down
Engineer: three laps.
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Daniel RICCIARDO: buddy
Engineer: doing a really good job mate
Engineer: ricardo should let you through at the chicane next remember he's the race leader he is the race leader
Engineer: the half behind you there's no threat behind you at all
Engineer: incredible holy
Daniel RICCIARDO: holy tomorrow cheers boys redemption haha we
Engineer: did make it easy my mate I do not know you did that
Daniel RICCIARDO: yeah I wouldn't say it was fun but we did it thank you do
Engineer: you
Daniel RICCIARDO: want mode 1 please Daniel
Engineer: Ricciardo you are our hero hero
Engineer: Grazie a tutti.
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