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Spanish Grand Prix2018 · Practice 2 team radio

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15:05 to 16:29
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30 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Spanish Grand Prix 2018, across 15 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. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso15:05:240:05

    Brendon HARTLEYBit of oversteer, entry 24.

  2. Romain GROSJEANHaas15:07:210:11

    Romain GROSJEANOh fudge. I think I'm stuck in the gravel, mate.

    EngineerOkay, yeah. Looks like you're stuck.

  3. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams15:07:500:04

    EngineerCrows on the crapple trap.

  4. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams15:08:550:14

    Engineerdo you like a front wing adjust i don't think

    Sergey SIROTKINso i think i want to try to keep and do the good lap with what i have first okay

    Engineerunderstood

  5. Nico HULKENBERGRenault15:09:340:03

    EngineerTry to avoid low revs Nico

  6. Nico HULKENBERGRenault15:16:180:06

    EngineerI

    Nico HULKENBERGthink the wind is stronger than this morning, quite

    Engineertricky.

  7. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:18:110:22

    EngineerSo Sirotkin on your tail, then Leclerc behind him.

    Daniel RICCIARDOOK, yeah, I'll box.

    EngineerOK, understood. Let us know what you want to do, and Leclerc on you now, then there's a gap behind.

    Daniel RICCIARDOYep, let's come down front wing.

    EngineerFive

    Daniel RICCIARDOclicks.

  8. Lance STROLLWilliams15:20:270:09

    EngineerLancer, where is the understeer? Is it mainly high speed or as well on turn 4? No, better both. Both? Better both.

  9. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari15:23:010:07

    Kimi RAIKKONENI will do another lap. Copy. Just traffic after traffic. Understood.

  10. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso15:27:510:06

    EngineerI'm still struggling entries a bit. Last two corners I had traffic with Hülkenberg and went wide.

  11. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren15:38:290:14

    EngineerAs

    Fernando ALONSOyou wish, I think we are losing the rear a little bit.

    EngineerSo, Fernando, we suggest giving it another go. So, no left-hand toggle for turn 5. No left-hand toggle for turn 5. And up on mid before we get to turn 10.

  12. Sergey SIROTKINWilliams15:41:060:08

    Sergey SIROTKINExit office here, which is very unpredictable and very unexpected from the previous run.

  13. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:42:190:05

    EngineerIf they're not cool enough I could do another cool down. Yep, no problem at all

  14. Esteban OCONForce India15:44:590:12

    EngineerSo rear tyre temperature is actually coming up still rather than reducing at the moment. So we will need the double cool

    Esteban OCONCopy, last sector was difficult

  15. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull15:47:380:15

    EngineerDo

    Daniel RICCIARDOwe have time to smash some front wing in?

    EngineerYes.

    Daniel RICCIARDOI think that's worth trying.

    EngineerOK, we'll give it a go. So, boxy slap.

    Daniel RICCIARDOAnd I can always abort if it doesn't change. Yeah, understood.

  16. Lance STROLLWilliams15:52:100:06

    EngineerI really don't feel it. I

    Lance STROLLdon't feel the grip at all.

  17. Pierre GASLYToro Rosso15:52:540:04

    Pierre GASLYGuys really bad in terms of traffic

  18. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari15:53:510:22

    Kimi RAIKKONENI have

    Engineera message, no press, try to make it back, is it ok to drive on? No, stop the car, stop the car, stop the car and switch off the engine, when you can.

  19. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari15:54:550:09

    EngineerCan you ask the burst to come down to push me? Yes, someone is coming to bring you.

  20. Brendon HARTLEYToro Rosso15:57:040:15

    EngineerI

    Brendon HARTLEYhave

    Engineera

    Brendon HARTLEYlot of instability on the brake pedal. As soon as I hit the brake pedal I feel already the rear moving.

    EngineerI

    Brendon HARTLEYdon't know if there is something I can do on brake balance.

    EngineerYou forgot ALS in the last sector on the last lap.

  21. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:00:260:06

    Lewis HAMILTONAre they both on this tyre? Because there's no grip on this tyre right now.

  22. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:00:390:06

    EngineerCopy Lewis, they are both on the same tyre but less management from the both of them.

  23. Marcus ERICSSONSauber16:01:220:08

    EngineerMy left front is shrugging a lot copy keep going at the moment

  24. Nico HULKENBERGRenault16:04:000:32

    EngineerWe're changing the plan. We just thought, since the tyres were hanging on, we'd do a couple of extra laps. We're starting to take now. There's quite a lot of rear grinding, rear left. OK, suggest one more time-lap, then we box. I suggest we box. OK, box now. AeroBalance changed. It's too late, Nico, we're not ready for you to box. We're miles away. What's the situation on AeroBalance? As planned.

  25. Carlos SAINZRenault16:07:320:23

    EngineerYeah, I got passed by the Red Bull. Yeah, I feel like I have no aerobalance. Either the fronts are gone or I have no aerobalance. OK, understood. Yeah, something is wrong. Check mechanical balance also. OK, Carlos, let's box to slap please, box to slap. OK, can you please confirm box? Yeah, box, box.

  26. Charles LECLERCSauber16:10:260:21

    EngineerCharles, are you OK? All OK? Question?

    Charles LECLERCYeah, yeah, I'm OK.

    EngineerSo, are you OK to continue, Charles? We have to cool down the car, cool down the car. And we box this lap. Box, box. OK,

    Charles LECLERCcopy.

  27. Marcus ERICSSONSauber16:17:590:15

    EngineerHow is the front wing?

    Marcus ERICSSONIt's very understeery. I'm going to have a puncture in a minute. Box, box, box. Ok, box.

  28. Sergio PEREZForce India16:19:500:10

    Sergio PEREZI lose the front wheel, I think I stop, it's going to come off the the car

  29. Romain GROSJEANHaas16:25:530:06

    EngineerWatch for the stop in track clear.

    Romain GROSJEANWhat is he doing mate?

  30. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull16:29:230:11

    EngineerYou could be a bit slower on the way into one, carry more speed, exit one and round two. Think about that compromise, slower on the way into one and carry more speed exit.