Spanish Grand Prix 2018: Race team radio
71 radio messages were recorded during race at the Spanish Grand Prix 2018, across 15 drivers. 65 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 12.
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 · 12 messages
- Brendon HARTLEY · Toro Rosso · 8 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Renault · 7 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Force India · 6 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 6 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Esteban OCON · Force India · 3 messages
- Lance STROLL · Williams · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · McLaren · 3 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Toro Rosso · 2 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 1 message
- Marcus ERICSSON · Sauber · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Brendon HARTLEY: Something strange in the bus.
Engineer: I'm not sure what it is.
Engineer: for
Lewis HAMILTON: quite a long power.
Engineer: We've got a tailwind through turn three, into and through turn three, tailwind.
Engineer: Actually, it's also left-hand corners, even the kicks, so at high speeds. Copy that. CU on the grid, stop at the back of the grid, please confirm. Copy, CU on the grid.
Engineer: Just seeing spots of rain here, but there's nothing threatening on the radar. It's only just very lightly spotting. Thinking maybe just one hole back in, except the same or more wing than we had in P2. So at the moment we'd be plus one and a half, plus two holes, I think plus two holes compared to our FP2 run. And track with similar temperature. FP2, we were 42 degrees, 43. It keeps bouncing around now in the low 30s.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Pierre GASLY: Trash guys, massive crash Massive crash, I spawn
Engineer: Are you okay? Are you okay? I
Pierre GASLY: cannot believe
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Oh mate, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yep. Are you okay, man? Yeah, I'm okay. I tried the outside, lost it a bit and then I got dirty and that's it. Okay, man. It's okay. So just remember to go to P0.
Engineer: Yeah, we need the safety guard to go faster. If not, this is going to be a chaos. Tell him to jump the chicane or something. Okay, understood, Carlos.
Engineer: That's good. The fronts are coming up. Yeah, that's good. But the rear is sort of difficult. Okay. The front is good. The front is good. Much better.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Also oil reported on the track, oil reported on the track, there turn free. Keep working on your fronts, left front especially, the left.
Engineer: They need to
Lewis HAMILTON: sweep up a little bit better. There's still some stuff down, guys.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Okay mate, so that's settled into it. Battery is full if you need it. There still isn't any DRS yet, so you've got a bit of safety. There is no DRS yet. Our tyres will improve from here.
Engineer: Offset 0, we need to help a bit the rear brakes. Offset 0 and look after the front lock. Copy.
Engineer: Okay, nice. We're looking at plan A plus 7 currently. Plan A plus 7. Okay. We'll respond if people behind start to pit.
Engineer: OK Carlos, we're thinking about plan B, plan B. OK, copy, I'll work on that.
Engineer: Okay so I can see you find your rhythm now, just think about the gap you've got looking for probably around two seconds to max just to try and look after those tyres a bit
Engineer: I'll just be sensible with your tyres at this stage, it's quite early still.
Engineer: How is the balance? How is the balance?
Daniel RICCIARDO: It's okay for now, a little bit more on the rail.
Engineer: So just look at maintaining that gap. Just think about saving the tyres in the high speed corners to maintain that gap.
Engineer: Ok Brendan, this is a crucial part of the race, you need to pick the pace up if you can and try to get past the Williams.
Engineer: Check how we're looking to extend. We are looking to extend. With what you've done with brake temperature, we've managed to build a bit more front left. Two degrees in the last lap, so keep it going. Medium runners, a slow warm-up.
Engineer: We need other fuel ups, Kimi. Is it okay for you?
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, it's okay.
Engineer: Good.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Rear stayed the same, front stopped off a bit.
Engineer: How's the balance now? How's the balance? It
Esteban OCON: has improved a bit, but not totally.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: I have some issue, some issue, left power. Is
Engineer: it good?
Engineer: Sock 8, Sock 8. Nothing, nothing, ok, nothing happened, I have no problem.
Engineer: And stop the car Kimi, stop the car.
Engineer: Try to come in, Kimi. Try to come in. Try to come in.
Engineer: Check how you're currently faster than the cars on the mediums. We're currently faster than the cars on mediums. We need to extend with as much pace as possible.
Engineer: So Lewis, just being careful with the tyre wear and also that back marker traffic would hinder us a lot.
Lewis HAMILTON: How is this medium pace compared to others?
Engineer: Yeah Lewis, so fastest lap on the medium tyre, about 7 tenths faster than Vettel, you are the fastest man on track.
Lewis HAMILTON: Do I need to slow down and make the start last at the end?
Engineer: Negative, negative.
Engineer: Good lap Brennan, good job, keep pushing.
Fernando ALONSO: You definitely need to stop talking every overtaking maneuver.
Max VERSTAPPEN: If I get overtaken, I'm going to lose a lot of time.
Engineer: Understood, Max.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Hawaii I cannot pass, you're so fast on the straight. OK Carlos, let's stay calm, Ericsson still need to stop, we need to focus on the tyres. Copy.
Engineer: How detrimental is to pass this guy?
Engineer: So Valtteri Stark looking after the front left moor and if we were to get to the end of the race with this tyre just let us have some feedback.
Engineer: Chekhov we've been happy with your management but if you can lean on the front left without sliding it that's better the number of laps to go is critical it is critical but your management so far has been good
Engineer: Okay that last lap for you 20.8 you put half a second into him you were quicker by half a second
Engineer: I have an issue, I have an issue, lost power, lost power, lost power Ok, pull over, pull over Don't change gear, don't change gear Driver default B02 I'm stopped, I'm stopped Default B02
Esteban OCON: Ok, I have smoke in the back
Lewis HAMILTON: These tires will be hard to reunite
Engineer: Okay, copy loose so the gaps should just remain constant
Max VERSTAPPEN: I have damage to the front wing
Engineer: Do you need to box?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I don't know
Engineer: Stay out Unless you've got big damage
Max VERSTAPPEN: You suddenly press the brake Make a picture on the straight.
Engineer: Yeah, we've got it already. We've seen it. You've got in plate damage, but Structurally the wing is fine. So as long as you're happy with the balance all good
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: You can push. Check out Leclerc.
Engineer: to menu dash position two that's a menu dash position two
Engineer: Alonso behind, sorry.
Engineer: Blue flag for Ricciardo. We lost too much time the previous time. Blue flag for Ricciardo.
Engineer: ... plus three clicks for new tires, plus three clicks.
Carlos SAINZ: So just
Engineer: tell me his pace a lot. So last lap is 22 5 22 5 and I keep you updated
Engineer: But a reminder there's still a long way to go in this race, and you know Bottas is tirage
Fernando ALONSO: No problem with the dash until the end, isn't it?
Lewis HAMILTON: How's this pace?
Engineer: Pace is very good at the moment, got Verstappen with a 20.4, Vettel with a 20.0
Engineer: So I just need to stroke it to the end
Engineer: Which kind of tyres Lewis has in the front? Lewis on medium tyres also, six laps younger.
Engineer: Good job Brandon, keep pushing, I want you to get past Ericsson as quick as possible
Engineer: 11 laps to go, 11 laps to go, good lap, keep pushing like this, first lap in 19.7.
Engineer: okay Fernando there's some rain forming up to the west but it's still quite far away we'll keep an eye on it
Engineer: And nine remaining, just confirm you're happy again to the end.
Engineer: I can recommend Torque 2, Torque 2 is that spot, good.
Sergio PEREZ: Get Sorokin out of the way please.
Engineer: Understood Checo, understood. Sorokin should be getting blue flags for you soon.
Engineer: Oh, the engine, engine. I had a fuel drop out. Scenario 1, Scenario 1. Okay Carlos, we need to take it easy to turn 3.
Engineer: So you can still do more saving in three and nine Copy the more I
Valtteri BOTTAS: save it the more others temperature
Engineer: My struggle with fuel saving, and my struggle with fuel saving in the starter.
Sergio PEREZ: I have very big abbreviations on the front. What if I don't keep going? Why I don't let him by?
Engineer: Let him by, Checo. Let him by. He's 1.8 behind. He's 1.8 behind. Leclerc's 7 behind. Leclerc's 7 behind.
Engineer: Really good job there Valtteri, really good. So P2, so pick up rubber. Really well done. You could do any strategy there, really well done.
Lewis HAMILTON: yes great job guys fantastic ever all we can this is more like it let's keep this up okay
Engineer: loose awesome job mate if we can have a 58 to position 11 8 to 11
Engineer: That's
Lewis HAMILTON: more like it, guys. I'm super happy with that. Great job.
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