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Singapore Grand Prix2018 · Practice 2 team radio

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16
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20:36 to 22:02
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32 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Singapore Grand Prix 2018, across 16 drivers. Daniel RICCIARDO had the most, with 4.

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. Charles LECLERCSauber20:36:290:35

    EngineerWe hit ENTRY 5, ENTRY 8 and MID 5, ENTRY 8 and MID 5. Do not understand anything. DIFF ENTRY 8, DIFF ENTRY 8, and DIFF MID 5, DIFF MID 5. DIFF ENTRY 8? Yeah, correct. And DIFF what? And DIFF MID 5, MID 5.

    Charles LECLERCCopy.

  2. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull20:38:230:09

    EngineerBoth front and rear a little bit cool at this stage, mainly fronts, so work them.

  3. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes20:44:540:12

    EngineerI'm not

    Lewis HAMILTONsure how this left-hand tyre is really damaged. Okay, we're ready in the box for you.

  4. Sergio PEREZForce India20:47:300:08

    Sergio PEREZWhen I stop, I need to change the visor.

  5. Carlos SAINZRenault20:49:530:13

    Carlos SAINZYeah, this tower just keeps getting better and better.

    EngineerYeah, okay, yeah.

    Carlos SAINZI cannot have another lap.

    EngineerNegative, Carlos, negative.

  6. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren20:50:140:09

    EngineerStoffel just be a bit more break potato turn 13 to manage the front right under rotation

  7. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull20:53:410:09

    Daniel RICCIARDODriveability, not great. Quite the eclipse.

  8. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren20:58:250:30

    Stoffel VANDOORNEWhere is the time to find?

    EngineerSector 1 is probably your best sector. There's a bit of time in the entry to turn 5 you can try and find. Braking for turn 7 now looks good, but there's a bit to find in the entry of 8 and 9. Time to find under braking for turn 10 and a little bit under braking for turn 15, 16.

  9. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren21:00:370:08

    EngineerMost other people have done their times on primes.

  10. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes21:06:110:09

    EngineerValtteri aborted his second push lap on that tyre as he wasn't finding any time

  11. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso21:07:060:10

    Brendon HARTLEYSmall touch.

    EngineerSmall touch, left-hand side. Copy that, copy that. We are checking. Focus on recharge. Big focus on recharge.

  12. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull21:07:400:12

    EngineerJust reminding back to this morning, the first lap was the best one, Bottas attempted a second lap and then backed out of it.

  13. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren21:11:260:15

    EngineerThat was a good sector 3

    Fernando ALONSOOk, I wanted to try something in sector 3 so I'm happy to box now

    EngineerYep, ok, whatever it was, it looked good we are boxed this lap

  14. Sebastian VETTELFerrari21:13:550:10

    EngineerI brush the wall, exit of 21, I think I might have damage.

  15. Lance STROLLWilliams21:15:090:10

    EngineerEven

    Lance STROLLthe front's starting to have the grip.

    EngineerOkay, just stand by for a double slow lap.

  16. Esteban OCONForce India21:16:290:10

    EngineerEsteban, we're going to go for a second cool, second cool lap to cool rears.

  17. Carlos SAINZRenault21:19:040:07

    Engineerwe can start focusing on green numbers on the dash straight away please

  18. Sergio PEREZForce India21:19:520:13

    EngineerCheck I work a little bit more on front temperature, bit more on front temperature, the cooling of the rears is good, but we need a bit more front temperature without heating the rears.

  19. Esteban OCONForce India21:23:360:12

    EngineerEsteban, did you brush the wall at all on that run?

    Esteban OCONNo, but it was close to game over. But no, nothing.

  20. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari21:25:190:11

    EngineerSo Kimi we are dropping alpha degree the front wing, if you can do a clutch drop leaving the pit stop.

  21. Nico HULKENBERGRenault21:28:370:16

    EngineerHow's the pace? Okay Nico, unfortunately no real comparison possible at the moment. Carlos may be two to three tenths slower but he's also had some traffic.

  22. Marcus ERICSSONSauber21:30:490:08

    Marcus ERICSSONThe fronts are completely falling apart copy

    Engineerthat copy that

  23. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:31:120:13

    EngineerMax what is the problem it happened out of turn seven I accelerated and I just went like I don't know misfiring or something

  24. Lance STROLLWilliams21:33:010:15

    EngineerOK, lots of brakes are too hot on the rear right, we need to box as slow as you can, slow as you can, we need to cool the brakes.

    Lance STROLLOK.

    EngineerSo go out lap, let's cool the brakes, try not to use them as much as possible.

  25. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren21:36:400:12

    EngineerAnd Fernando, engine braking test, torque 3 and it's shape 1. That's torque 3, shape 1.

  26. Marcus ERICSSONSauber21:39:590:11

    EngineerOk Marcus, keep doing the liftoff, I know you are struggling at the front, but we need to live with that for the moment.

  27. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull21:45:240:06

    Daniel RICCIARDOAnother A grade f***head

    EngineerUnderstood

  28. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams21:48:550:21

    EngineerJust give us some further feedback, Sergei. I

    Sergey SIROTKINmean, very strange combination between either front locking in some places and a very sudden end of the braking rear snap.

    EngineerOK, copy that. We'll take a look from outside.

  29. Stoffel VANDOORNEMcLaren21:53:510:17

    EngineerYeah, massive rain in the front right. Copy, copy. How's the rear stuff? How's the rear? Doesn't feel too bad. Okay, that's good. Use the toys, use the toys.

  30. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:55:200:09

    Max VERSTAPPENThe engine is doing the same thing again, but already for a lap. They don't see it in the data.

  31. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull22:01:000:08

    EngineerOkay, so that is the checkered flag. Can you put the pace on the way in please?

  32. Nico HULKENBERGRenault22:02:040:09

    EngineerOK Niko, with all this traffic there's no point pushing so let's cool the brakes now, let's cool the brakes.