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Team radio transcript

Russian Grand Prix 2018: Practice 3 team radio

34 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Russian Grand Prix 2018, across 15 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON 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, and the original audio is playable in the archive.

Who was on the radio

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Radio check, loud

    Engineer: and clear

  2. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Fernando ALONSO: It's okay, Scenario 7?

    Engineer: Yes, Scenario 7 is okay, we're not doing any damage, don't worry.

  3. Lance STROLLWilliams

    Engineer: Thank you

    Lance STROLL: for the second, I'll have a second.

  4. Lance STROLLWilliams

    Lance STROLL: Can I tell you one

    Engineer: more? Negative, negative.

  5. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: You're through, last sector. Yeah, mostly last three corners.

  6. Esteban OCONForce India

    Engineer: There'll be a start, start. After the rubber of the box you said? No, there's a start after the rubber of the box and a start now.

  7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Alright, hand it down.

    Engineer: Okay, copy.

  8. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: Okay bro, can you check that everything is okay? I suddenly lost the front end to the end of the lap big time. Okay, understood. We'll look now.

  9. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: Copy that. If you want to do another cool down lap, you can go again, otherwise just bog us. Copy, one more.

  10. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Yeah, I don't

    Engineer: know which the McLaren was, but it just didn't move up the way. Yeah, it's Van Doren out lap. Yeah, sorry. Yeah, but my turn agent can't stay on the line.

  11. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Still a bit of sector weak, yeah?

    Engineer: So the line you used on turn 7 last lap would probably be investigated, so just keep an eye on that. Turn 8 is probably the area for biggest improvement, but it's not much.

  12. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: I think we've got a problem with the front suspension, bro.

    Engineer: Okay, understood.

    Romain GROSJEAN: There's a lot of pulling in 16 on the slow lap and the car is not reacting normally.

    Engineer: Okay, understood. We're looking at everything. Just give me a second.

  13. Esteban OCONForce India

    Esteban OCON: Yo, he was on the line totally.

    Engineer: Yeah, we saw that Esteban. Yeah, he was right on the line and going slow.

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: IBOX, see you soon.

    Engineer: Understood, IBOX.

  15. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: Looks like the tracks improved quite a lot.

  16. Carlos SAINZRenault

    Engineer: That's a good last sector there.

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, surprisingly good for the state of the tower.

  17. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Brendon HARTLEY: Yeah, I went straight, turn on.

    Engineer: Understood.

  18. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Engineer: All cars have pitted so I think you will be the only car out on track.

  19. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: Want to take a full lap? Well, I'm still thinking about it.

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: 5 Bridge on the front OK, copy

  21. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Ok, so we still have Alonso behind 10 seconds, travelling around on fuel.

  22. Charles LECLERCSauber

    Engineer: So we are good on traffic Magnus four seconds behind in face and there's a big gap ahead

    Charles LECLERC: Marcus Magnus Magnus

    Engineer: Magnus behind in face

  23. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Just to make a left hand tyre OK copy So air

    Lewis HAMILTON: reserve approved

    Engineer: So turn 5 biggest area for improvement, next cars behind are on slowlapse Exit right Affirm

  24. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: All right, the first sector, traffic.

    Engineer: I'm just going to look left behind.

  25. Marcus ERICSSONSauber

    Engineer: I saw traffic just happen, we

    Marcus ERICSSON: reported it

  26. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: Yeah, that last sector was horrendous with traffic.

  27. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren

    Fernando ALONSO: Rear's are gone, so think about the start, if it's beneficial or not.

    Engineer: OK Fernando, a practice launch would be for your benefit, it would be for your benefit, so I'll let you decide.

    Fernando ALONSO: No, I don't need it.

    Engineer: OK, understood.

  28. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren

    Engineer: There is time for one more if you like.

    Stoffel VANDOORNE: No, I think it's pointless. Unless you guys are going to learn.

    Engineer: No, happy to box this lap.

  29. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso

    Brendon HARTLEY: Yeah, that's

    Engineer: the

    Brendon HARTLEY: frame.

  30. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: Yeah, I'm really struggling to understand it, really. It's very high level of understeer, but there's more than that. Massive, massive. Yeah, OK. Like, yeah, massive. I think he's high fuel, sorry. Oh, boys.

  31. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: What are they doing?

    Engineer: I think he's high fuel, sorry. Oh

    Romain GROSJEAN: boys!

  32. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari

    Engineer: We're gonna miss the... Kimi, we need a fail, Charlie, 30, 0, on.

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: OK, but we're gonna miss the...

    Engineer: Car, Kimi, stop the car. The f***?

  33. Lance STROLLWilliams

    Lance STROLL: Ah, I hit the curb.

  34. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: We have enough time to start. There's 15 seconds. We should make it. 5 seconds. Yeah, we make it. Ok, good. No, we just didn't. Stop. Ok, copy. P1. Ok. Missed 1 second.

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