Singapore Grand Prix 2018: Race team radio
73 radio messages were recorded during race at the Singapore Grand Prix 2018, across 17 drivers. 70 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 15.
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 · 15 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 13 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 7 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 7 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · McLaren · 6 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Force India · 5 messages
- Stoffel VANDOORNE · McLaren · 3 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 2 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Renault · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Sergey SIROTKIN · Williams · 2 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Sauber · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Force India · 1 message
- Brendon HARTLEY · Toro Rosso · 1 message
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Copy that, stand by.
Engineer: OK, continue Valtteri, continue, the fault has gone for the moment, and you're 1% deep, there's back again, I can see
Engineer: Yes, I do. Can you check your drinks are working as well?
Stoffel VANDOORNE: Yep, they are.
Engineer: And just a reminder, the bi-point finder procedure is slightly different, so we'll do one as soon as we disconnect the umbilical, and Bono will give you the signal for that, and then a second one in 30 seconds.
Engineer: OK Niko, cars behind are all on Ultra Soft apart from Stroll on Soft and the Toro Rosso's on Hyper Soft
Esteban OCON: I got hit by Sergio badly. Badly, badly.
Sergio PEREZ: Sorry guys, there was no room. I basically did not even see him. Just felt the contact.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Lewis HAMILTON: right front brake doesn't really want to work it
Engineer: just looks like an offset a little offset it's still working
Engineer: It is working, just an offset between the two that should come back to life when we get some big stops, just need to keep an eye on calipers, they're okay for the moment.
Max VERSTAPPEN: F**k sake mate, I'm getting force neutral. I was in first gear, I'm almost stopping on track.
Engineer: Brake balance plus 1, you can attack and defend from safety car line 1. So safety car is in this lap, you can attack and defend from safety car line 1.
Engineer: KMXA, you know what to do on the tyres.
Engineer: Stoff Hülkenberg is P11 on used option. He's holding up cars behind him
Engineer: and out to Bethel at 1.4
Engineer: The
Max VERSTAPPEN: car is really good.
Engineer: Understood. Well, as I said, it's a long race, so we know the plan.
Lewis HAMILTON: So we're up left of the tyres, yeah.
Engineer: Hamilton reporting there is not a lot left on these tires, is what is reported.
Sebastian VETTEL: I don't believe it. Me too. I don't believe it.
Engineer: Rear locking is low, you can go rear with brake balance if it will help balance. Front right is the problem. Yep, understood, understood.
Engineer: to match his pace, 44.9, 44.9.
Engineer: OK copy Lewis, it won't be long, so gap 2.2, last lap 45.3 for Bethel.
Engineer: Everything you have. Pairs in front, 7 seconds, drag is clear.
Engineer: Okay, so box box box box
Max VERSTAPPEN: Tanks, elevate soft.
Engineer: Understood.
Carlos SAINZ: Okay, it's morning time.
Engineer: Affirm.
Engineer: Okay, Prashant Max could be close with Vettel, Mode 7, box and confirm, Mode 7, box and pick confirm.
Max VERSTAPPEN: yes okay
Engineer: focus now focus
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, no chance, we were again too late.
Engineer: Copy, easy on brakes. These
Sebastian VETTEL: tyres will not make it to the end.
Engineer: Copy.
Sebastian VETTEL: Is there anybody else tight? Or that I should know about before it's too late?
Engineer: Not at the moment, not at the moment. Both are two seconds behind.
Engineer: OK Max, Vettel already reporting his tyres will not make it to the end, obviously he's on the ultra, Hamilton, Bottas yourself, onto the soft, so it's just a case of nursing these now, you know what to do, you did a great job in stint 1, excellent job in stint 1. OK that is first stint, 17 laps long, 4 laps under safety car, this is a 44 lap stint Max, 44 laps.
Engineer: And keep us updated on tyre skimming, keep us updated.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, right now it's OK, but it might go any time. It improves somehow, I think. Clean up a little bit. Understood. And the rear start to dropping out of it.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: Ricciardo still not stopped, you're safe by six seconds to him, we'll keep you advised.
Engineer: Check it, we can go minus one brake balance to help the fronts, minus one brake balance to help the tents The problem is the rear man, the problem is the rear
Engineer: Ok we expect just a bit of drizzle, we don't expect heavy rain so we want to keep going.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Tyres have got big vibration. This lap started. Feels like the real.
Engineer: Understood. Box this lap. Box this lap.
Fernando ALONSO: OK, don't hurry to beat. In case then it's
Engineer: a
Fernando ALONSO: safety car and signs pass us.
Engineer: Understood, Fernando.
Sergio PEREZ: Charlie's not doing anything about him. He really wants me to crash
Engineer: Okay Perez is starting to come under attack from behind, you're doing what you're doing, you're doing a great job.
Engineer: Stoffel at the moment you're P11 on the road, we need another 7 seconds on Sirotkin, we need another 7 seconds.
Engineer: Left rear puncture box box diff locked diff locked box box left rear puncture box box
Engineer: For brakes management, how about plan C? For
Sebastian VETTEL: now the tyres are consistent, but there is still a long way to go.
Lewis HAMILTON: Not that the tyres just took a step
Engineer: Okay, copy. So we've got Verstappen 45.6, gaps out at 5.0 You still thinking staying out or change your mind?
Romain GROSJEAN: Bane is doing the same as Monsa. Come on.
Engineer: Okay, just keep careful with Verstappen car behind, Verstappen very close behind
Engineer: Yeah, watch what they're doing. Yeah, watch them out. They are racing
Engineer: You
Lewis HAMILTON: have to be taking a step down and grip on the sides.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, where are you from? Good job, guys. Good job.
Engineer: Yeah, Fernando, excellent job. Well done, mate. Leclerc has also pitted, so this is P7 now, P7. And this is maximum pace to the end. Head down, concentrate, follow the dash.
Engineer: The moment we are still on plan a we are still on planet the moment we are doing very well
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Max VERSTAPPEN: By the port downfield
Engineer: Is that in general, Max, or was that one instance? No, no, everywhere Copy
Engineer: I'm
Lewis HAMILTON: definitely having to push to keep this temperature in the stars.
Engineer: OK, copy.
Brendon HARTLEY: Yeah, he just drove me off the road into the wall.
Engineer: OK Fernando, that is the fastest lap so far
Fernando ALONSO: Not bad with G8
Engineer: Yeah Fernando, very good lap, nice work, well done mate. Ok, on a serious note, Sainz is 17.2 seconds back, we want to keep this gap Tim.
Fernando ALONSO: We'll probably don't need to take it, the car feels very good.
Engineer: And box this lap, Sergei, box.
Sergey SIROTKIN: Copy, box.
Engineer: OK, Sergei, we have a five-second penalty.
Engineer: last lap Hamilton 44.7 make sure we don't bolt too early Max it's good to see you've got the grip there make sure we don't bolt too early pushing every now and then is good to keep the tires awake in the meantime for now just keep doing what you're doing
Engineer: Ignore the brake alarm. Ignore the brake alarm for the moment.
Engineer: I'm losing one second fella. Yeah, copy that Valtteri, copy that.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Unbelievable, this is brilliant!
Engineer: We have done a fastest lap of the race, BC1, BC1.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Just can't get any closer, others.
Engineer: Copy that, copy that. For the moment Charlie is saying we need 1.2. Got the 1
Valtteri BOTTAS: .2.
Lewis HAMILTON: Just FYI, you can't see those flags.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Engineer: This is not acceptable, you know the car on the same lap should have the priority Not the one getting the blue flags, I lost maybe 10 seconds
Engineer: OK, Fernando Hamilton is 11 seconds behind us now, he might catch us towards the end of the race.
Engineer: OK, last lap Hamilton, 42.9, Vettel is 18 seconds behind, last lap 46.7.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I can't keep up with that pace. Yep,
Engineer: understood.
Charles LECLERC: Are the marshals having a little bit of fun waving the blue flag or what?
Engineer: Yeah, they have Charles. Just ignore the woman, just ignore.
Engineer: Get in there, Lewis. What a drive, mate. Fantastic weekend all around. Really, really solid. Well done, mate.
Lewis HAMILTON: Great job, Bono. Great job, everyone. Everyone back at the factory. What a weekend. Keep pushing. Keep pushing. We got these guys. Come on, we can keep doing this. Big, big thank you. To all the British fans out here, this is the most love I've had here in these 10 years. Thank you so much for coming out.
Engineer: Well done Max, really well done mate, PT that is a fantastic effort, did everything you asked of you, a great overcut on Seb, you got a little bit of luck with him, but I think your pace there at the end of the stint was very, very good mate, very good. I think we did everything we could, same with the first lap, but I think afterwards we did a really good strategy, so thank you guys. Well done Max, I think you got everything possible out of it, well done, good in-lap and out-lap with the stop as well, so good job. Thank you, I think we were really alert there, how we planned the strategy, so perfect.
Engineer: MP3, Sebastian, MP3.
Sebastian VETTEL: Copy that.
Engineer: And Fernando on the main straight, press and hold overtake please, and well done mate, well done, P7, P7, great job, and now Scenario 1 is good, Scenario 1 is good now, yeah fantastic drive Fernando, well done, finishing order, Hamilton, that was a good race, good race for Stoffel as well, 12th from 18.
Engineer: Okay, nice job Carlos. P8, well done! Yeah,
Carlos SAINZ: great job guys. Executed to perfection, by all of you. One day it had to come to us, and today it did, finally. I think we deserve it.
Engineer: We definitely do, mate. Good job!
Engineer: Okay Charles, that's it, P9 at the end, excellent race again, excellent race.
Charles LECLERC: Ah, thank you, very good race, very very good race. P9, very happy with this, thanks guys.
Engineer: Yeah, it was a perfect drive on your side, very well managed, especially against Hülkenberg. Hamilton won, then Verstappen, Vettel... Yeah, it was a perfect drive on your side, very well managed, especially against Hülkenberg.
Engineer: Ok, fantastic job there Niko, apart from the start maybe, the tyre management was great, the point was probably the best we could do today anyway.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, shame, shame for the start, obviously we lost most of it there but, yeah.
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