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United States Grand Prix2018 · Practice 1 team radio

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10:40 to 11:31
on the radio

18 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the United States Grand Prix 2018, across 11 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 3.

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.

On the radio

The session, message by message

  1. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes10:40:260:06

    EngineerSo we've got red flag, red flag, so just stop, stop, we'll come and get you.

  2. Sebastian VETTELFerrari10:41:550:10

    Sebastian VETTELWhy is it red flag? I guess it's for the gravel They not confirm

  3. Fernando ALONSOMcLaren10:43:130:10

    Fernando ALONSOWhat's the reason for the red flag?

    EngineerThere's stones on the track, I believe

  4. Daniel RICCIARDORed Bull10:51:460:08

    EngineerOkay, then I'll set brakes look more even now brakes look more even on the front

  5. Marcus ERICSSONSauber10:52:490:08

    EngineerI don't see any clouds coming, just few drops, very small, but there is no big rain coming.

  6. Lando NORRISMcLaren10:53:390:11

    Lando NORRISI'm having massive oscillations while shifting.

    EngineerOK, we've seen that in the data Lando, we're happy to continue for now, happy to continue, we can open the lap.

  7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes10:57:530:16

    Lewis HAMILTONOK, give

    Engineerme some info So you're P3 at the moment, so 1.2 to Valtteri P1

    Lewis HAMILTONOK, more info please

    EngineerOK Lewis, so it'll be a Strat 8 for the next lap, Strat 8

  8. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes11:00:210:13

    EngineerStrolls the next car, two and a half seconds on a lap I

    Lewis HAMILTONcan't see him, I'm awake

    EngineerOK copy, 1.5

  9. Sergio PEREZForce India11:00:570:10

    EngineerCheck attempts better on this lap, we'd like one more push, one more push then we might consider cooling.

  10. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari11:04:100:09

    Kimi RAIKKONENIt's such a ****ing traffic that is, I almost hit the Williams because I couldn't slow down.

  11. Sergio PEREZForce India11:06:200:15

    EngineerCheco from attempt side we're happy to do two laps in a row so you could push onto the next lap, Leclerc fast behind nine seconds, Vettel nine ahead, we're happy from the tyre attempt to push on the next lap, they were low, still low

  12. Esteban OCONForce India11:10:490:10

    Engineerpractice pit stop there'll be a practice pit stop sorry

    Esteban OCONabout that

  13. Sebastian VETTELFerrari11:13:460:21

    EngineerOK, up to you, entire status, let me know.

    Sebastian VETTELYeah, fronts are dropping off, rears seem still sort of OK, happy to try another one.

    EngineerOK, copy that.

  14. Sean GELAELToro Rosso11:18:190:19

    Sean GELAELUh,

    Engineerin

    Sean GELAELthe end it was a bit of understeer in the high speeds and then the low speeds, just a bit twitching on traction, just a bit twitching on traction, uh, gonna rotate the car enough and then do the traction.

  15. Sean GELAELToro Rosso11:24:570:09

    EngineerTry to put more energy in the tires in the last sector, and we go for push-cold push, tires on the cold side

  16. Charles LECLERCSauber11:28:520:12

    Charles LECLERCTyres are dead anyway, do we have time to do another lap? Because, yeah... They are dead too.

    EngineerBox to slip, child, box to slip.

  17. Kimi RAIKKONENFerrari11:30:080:09

    EngineerYeah,

    Kimi RAIKKONENno creepers on the tires. Boxers no.

    EngineerCan we do a start Kimi? Can you pass through the pit for a start?

  18. Sean GELAELToro Rosso11:31:440:12

    EngineerHow was the car with the transition?

    Sean GELAELYeah, I felt a bit better in the high speed, but I think the fronts are great, man.

    EngineerCopy that, agreed.