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Russian Grand Prix2018 · Practice 2 team radio

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15:00 to 16:27
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38 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Russian Grand Prix 2018, across 18 drivers. Lance STROLL had the most, with 5.

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.

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  1. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren15:00:560:08

    Engineerthree proper time-lapse so in a slow fast slow fast slow fast arrangement

  2. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren15:05:140:10

    EngineerSo Magnussen is the car behind, he's five seconds behind, Fernando 11 seconds behind Magnussen, we want to pick Fernando up in turn 10.

  3. Nico HULKENBERGRenault15:08:350:07

    Nico HULKENBERGTrading to sub 4, feels good the grip Copy

    Engineerthat

  4. Lance STROLLWilliams15:08:460:07

    EngineerJust watch for sight behind on his time-lapse.

    Lance STROLLThey're a bit late there.

  5. Marcus ERICSSONSauber15:12:110:11

    Marcus ERICSSONIt feels like after the gear changes, it's not pulling cleanly after the gear shifts, upshifts. All the gears? Yeah.

  6. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari15:13:580:15

    Kimi RAIKKONENIs there some rain now? Maybe there is some water coming from the car in front. So I have some spots on the horizon.

    EngineerCopy. At the moment we don't have rain from our tire spotters.

  7. Sebastian VETTELFerrari15:18:270:11

    Sebastian VETTELOkay, I have some sort of vibrations at this speed and rev range with the constant speed.

  8. Romain GROSJEANHaas15:18:480:19

    Romain GROSJEANWe don't have any more laps, do we?

    EngineerWe should save them for high fuel, yeah. We

    Romain GROSJEANneed more mileage in general. I need more laps.

    EngineerIt's very difficult to drive, so I do need more laps. Yeah, well, let's go for... We can do one more push then, so we'll go for one more push.

  9. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams15:19:160:07

    Sergey SIROTKINThere is an obvious increase in grip, but it's every time someone in the last sector ruins the lap.

  10. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:22:230:08

    EngineerIf the tyres are hanging in, we can't go for another lap, up to you. I saw, as usual, Hamilton got in the way in the last corner.

  11. Lance STROLLWilliams15:22:390:05

    Lance STROLLLook, I have too much oversteer

    Engineerin

    Lance STROLLhigh speed.

  12. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:31:520:07

    Max VERSTAPPENWe're super slow on the straight.

    EngineerThat's it, carry up.

  13. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:34:270:12

    EngineerWould you like another go yeah,

    Max VERSTAPPENwe can try I mean the behavior of this is a bit different Okay

  14. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:38:190:06

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, fronts, fronts, all rears weren't ready to

    Engineerstart the lap.

  15. Sergio PEREZForce India15:38:330:06

    EngineerChecker just cautioned with running wide exit turn 4 for pace

  16. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes15:38:450:08

    EngineerSo you don't think there's another lap in the tyre? Give it a go, but I'll try and drop the temperatures even more.

  17. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso15:41:150:13

    EngineerWe are still losing too much in the middle sector, we are still losing too much in the middle sector.

    Brendon HARTLEYYeah, copy. Can't carry the same speed as the other car.

    EngineerMain difference is braking, we are braking much earlier than the other car.

  18. Marcus ERICSSONSauber15:43:040:13

    EngineerSector 2 is excellent, but we need to focus on Sector 1 and Sector 3, that's where we lose. What do you want to do?

    Marcus ERICSSONI have one more lap, please.

    EngineerCopy, one more lap.

  19. Lance STROLLWilliams15:43:310:07

    Lance STROLLi hit the front end really aggressively yeah

    Engineeryeah copy that we'll check the car

  20. Charles LECLERCSauber15:45:150:06

    Charles LECLERCI tried using the kerb for braking, but it was too much.

  21. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren15:47:470:06

    EngineerStop. Fernando looked to do quite well with the toe. I think there's no problem to go behind him if he wants to go in front.

  22. Lance STROLLWilliams15:52:110:07

    Lance STROLLAh, I made a mistake.

    EngineerOK, copy that, I'll make a box then, a little box.

  23. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:54:370:23

    EngineerI want to reset my lap. Display 12, position 1, display 12, position 1.

    Max VERSTAPPENSafety car?

    EngineerNo, display 12, position 2 please, display 12, position 2.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, that's what I'm having.

    EngineerOk, position 1 now, position 1.

  24. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:04:360:10

    EngineerOk, stick with it Max. Has it stabilised or is it getting a little worse?

    Max VERSTAPPENIt's not easy to drive, that's

    Engineerthe

    Max VERSTAPPENproblem.

  25. Nico HULKENBERGRenault16:04:530:16

    Nico HULKENBERGOK, we need to box, try as I can

    EngineerCopy that Niko Niko, we're thinking of 18 turns down on the front wing for when you stop

    Nico HULKENBERGNiko, with... Talk to me in my money, we never took turns

  26. Esteban OCONForce India16:08:040:04

    Esteban OCONFirst gear is quite slow to get in.

  27. Sebastian VETTELFerrari16:08:400:05

    EngineerIs that car okay?

    Sebastian VETTELYeah,

    Engineerit's

    Sebastian VETTELfine.

  28. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull16:10:150:06

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, so main deck is on the front left at the moment.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  29. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren16:11:400:05

    EngineerWe should try to clear up this graining if possible, try to clear up the graining if we can.

  30. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari16:11:490:07

    Kimi RAIKKONENAmazon is gone

    EngineerUnderstood

  31. Carlos SAINZRenault16:14:140:08

    EngineerOk, and how are the tires?

    Carlos SAINZFeels like they are coming back a bit. But just a bit.

    EngineerOk, understood.

  32. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso16:16:470:10

    Pierre GASLYTruck delivery is really bad in the last sector, especially at the penalty mate corner, I go back on power, I have nothing.

  33. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari16:17:140:10

    EngineerTo

    Kimi RAIKKONENthe left, it's also perfect. It feels almost like I have a punchdown to the left.

    EngineerCopy.

  34. Sebastian VETTELFerrari16:17:590:07

    Sebastian VETTELYou want me to go through traffic or catch it all the time? Try to pass it. Try to pass it if you can.

  35. Sebastian VETTELFerrari16:18:450:11

    EngineerMini racing everybody here, no better gap, but you won't be too mini racing. Grosjean I guess is coming in soon, and Ericsson as well in front.

  36. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull16:21:030:12

    EngineerHow are the tyres, Daniel? How are the tyres?

    Daniel RICCIARDOFront stabilised. Rear's taken a little hit, which helped the ballast.

    EngineerOK, understood.

  37. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull16:26:420:32

    Daniel RICCIARDODid anyone else go long on the Ultra? Or has anyone gone long on the Hyper?

    EngineerMagnussen on the Hyper did around similar stint to you He started 42.8 He ended up similar at the end, 42.9s, 42.7s He did about 15-16 laps Gasly went long on the Ultra Started 40.8, 41.4 Finished 41.1, 40.6 maybe

  38. Lance STROLLWilliams16:27:340:11

    EngineerI

    Lance STROLLthink something might be broken, or it's actually curved, as the car is pulling to the left a lot.

    EngineerOK, copy, we can see the high flat spot.