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Russian Grand Prix2018 · Practice 3 team radio

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15
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12:01 to 13:03
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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.

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  1. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:01:340:05

    Max VERSTAPPENRadio check, loud

    Engineerand clear

  2. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren12:02:350:08

    Fernando ALONSOIt's okay, Scenario 7?

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

  3. Lance STROLLWilliams12:07:560:05

    EngineerThank you

    Lance STROLLfor the second, I'll have a second.

  4. Lance STROLLWilliams12:12:570:05

    Lance STROLLCan I tell you one

    Engineermore? Negative, negative.

  5. Sebastian VETTELFerrari12:16:190:07

    Sebastian VETTELYou're through, last sector. Yeah, mostly last three corners.

  6. Esteban OCONForce India12:19:120:11

    EngineerThere'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 HAMILTONMercedes12:19:310:05

    Lewis HAMILTONAlright, hand it down.

    EngineerOkay, copy.

  8. Romain GROSJEANHaas12:23:060:09

    EngineerOkay 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 BOTTASMercedes12:24:030:10

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

  10. Romain GROSJEANHaas12:28:100:12

    Romain GROSJEANYeah, I don't

    Engineerknow 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 HAMILTONMercedes12:30:580:15

    Lewis HAMILTONStill a bit of sector weak, yeah?

    EngineerSo 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 GROSJEANHaas12:33:170:17

    Romain GROSJEANI think we've got a problem with the front suspension, bro.

    EngineerOkay, understood.

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

    EngineerOkay, understood. We're looking at everything. Just give me a second.

  13. Esteban OCONForce India12:33:360:10

    Esteban OCONYo, he was on the line totally.

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

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:36:380:05

    Max VERSTAPPENIBOX, see you soon.

    EngineerUnderstood, IBOX.

  15. Nico HULKENBERGRenault12:39:530:04

    EngineerLooks like the tracks improved quite a lot.

  16. Carlos SAINZRenault12:40:070:09

    EngineerThat's a good last sector there.

    Carlos SAINZYeah, surprisingly good for the state of the tower.

  17. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso12:40:250:05

    Brendon HARTLEYYeah, I went straight, turn on.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  18. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren12:41:160:06

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

  19. Sebastian VETTELFerrari12:46:140:06

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

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:46:240:05

    Engineer5 Bridge on the front OK, copy

  21. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:48:130:07

    EngineerOk, so we still have Alonso behind 10 seconds, travelling around on fuel.

  22. Charles LECLERCSauber12:48:470:13

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

    Charles LECLERCMarcus Magnus Magnus

    EngineerMagnus behind in face

  23. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:51:020:17

    EngineerJust to make a left hand tyre OK copy So air

    Lewis HAMILTONreserve approved

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

  24. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:54:180:07

    Max VERSTAPPENAll right, the first sector, traffic.

    EngineerI'm just going to look left behind.

  25. Marcus ERICSSONSauber12:54:490:07

    EngineerI saw traffic just happen, we

    Marcus ERICSSONreported it

  26. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren12:55:270:05

    Stoffel VANDOORNEYeah, that last sector was horrendous with traffic.

  27. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren12:56:190:18

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

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

    Fernando ALONSONo, I don't need it.

    EngineerOK, understood.

  28. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren12:57:390:11

    EngineerThere is time for one more if you like.

    Stoffel VANDOORNENo, I think it's pointless. Unless you guys are going to learn.

    EngineerNo, happy to box this lap.

  29. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso12:59:010:03

    Brendon HARTLEYYeah, that's

    Engineerthe

    Brendon HARTLEYframe.

  30. Romain GROSJEANHaas13:01:430:18

    EngineerYeah, 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 GROSJEANHaas13:02:130:09

    Romain GROSJEANWhat are they doing?

    EngineerI think he's high fuel, sorry. Oh

    Romain GROSJEANboys!

  32. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari13:02:320:23

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

    Kimi RAIKKONENOK, but we're gonna miss the...

    EngineerCar, Kimi, stop the car. The f***?

  33. Lance STROLLWilliams13:03:430:04

    Lance STROLLAh, I hit the curb.

  34. Sebastian VETTELFerrari13:03:520:32

    EngineerWe 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.