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Bahrain Grand Prix2019 · Practice 2 team radio

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15:10 to 16:31
on the radio

19 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2019, across 10 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 5.

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. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas15:10:340:10

    Kevin MAGNUSSENThe dash lights are pretty bright, just for the next run if we can turn it down. Understood, we'll turn it down some more.

  2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:14:190:04

    Lewis HAMILTONFront's

    Engineera

    Lewis HAMILTONvery low tempo.

  3. Alexander ALBONRed Bull15:15:360:06

    Alexander ALBONI'm

    Engineerjust

    Alexander ALBONstruggling to keep the front tyre temps up

  4. George RUSSELLWilliams15:16:190:09

    George RUSSELLThat wheeling was, yeah,

    Engineerimpossible with the traffic. Copy. We got some.

  5. Pierre GASLYRed Bull15:17:580:15

    Pierre GASLYPretty bad traffic in turn one, that last lap. My car balance is a lot better, still lacking a bit of rear on the exit.

  6. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:20:230:12

    Lewis HAMILTONother people improved on their second laps no

    Engineerother top runners have improved uh Gasly only one

  7. Nico HULKENBERGRenault15:21:400:17

    Engineerand the lights are pretty pretty in my face I don't know do we usually dim them the shift lights and the recharge light or put some color over it we can get black felt pen and just dim them down put some shade on them

  8. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:39:410:08

    Engineerreally

    Max VERSTAPPENslow also on the straight yeah

    Engineerspotted that as well we're looking into it

  9. Alexander ALBONRed Bull15:41:130:14

    Alexander ALBONWhat is going on in the last corner is unbelievable, what am I

    Engineersupposed

    Alexander ALBONto do?

    EngineerThe

    Alexander ALBONproblem is when I try to brake late, it's when I get all these issues.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  10. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:46:230:13

    EngineerTrack is clear behind, your front right pressure and temperature is not working and

    Charles LECLERCwe'll need some

    Engineermultifunctions, I'll let you know.

  11. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:04:340:11

    Lewis HAMILTONWho's that behind me?

    EngineerSo you've got a Kiviat car behind you

    Lewis HAMILTONYeah, I nearly got torpedoed

  12. Nico HULKENBERGRenault16:06:480:13

    Nico HULKENBERGYep, I can hear you now. We

    Engineerthink we should come down 1.5% going to the next towers.

    Nico HULKENBERGYep, I agree.

  13. Pierre GASLYRed Bull16:11:240:10

    Pierre GASLYThis engine braking is still upsetting the rear so much.

    EngineerCopy.

  14. Nico HULKENBERGRenault16:15:590:11

    Nico HULKENBERGHow's the pace?

    EngineerPace is good, but everyone's doing very similar lap times. There's only about five cars on the mediums at the moment.

  15. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes16:16:210:06

    EngineerThe rays

    Valtteri BOTTASare definitely going a bit more now.

  16. Lando NORRISMcLaren16:17:270:18

    Lando NORRISErm, I think it's misfiring or something.

    EngineerOK, stand by.

    Lando NORRISLow revs, off corners.

    EngineerOK, we're checking the data now. And Scenario 1 please, Scenario 1. And bring the car back, please bring the car back.

  17. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:25:190:15

    Lewis HAMILTONCan I have box? Just engine mileage for no reason.

    EngineerOK Lucy, if we could have just one more lap and then we'll box. Just to give us a good reference.

  18. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:26:510:07

    EngineerOK, loose, we're happy to box now, so box, box.

  19. Nico HULKENBERGRenault16:31:300:16

    Nico HULKENBERGThere's like some pick-up Made a little bit more to the right of the front right tyre, either pick-up or some weird shadow But it's been there all the time

    EngineerOkay Nico, copy that