British Grand Prix 2019: Practice 1 team radio
71 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the British Grand Prix 2019, across 16 drivers. 69 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 14.
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 · 14 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 9 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · Toro Rosso · 5 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Red Bull · 4 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 4 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 4 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 4 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 2 messages
- Robert KUBICA · Williams · 1 message
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Charles LECLERC: Is everything fine with the brakes?
Engineer: You are brake balance plus nine plus nine. No, no this I know but there's something weird look when I brake Okay, checking the data
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah 15
Engineer: Loud and clear, turn 50 So stop on the mark, we'll have a pre-start rev check and then you can switch off
Engineer: Box, Pierre, box.
Pierre GASLY: Okay, ready to take turn
Engineer: 15. Yeah, landing clear, Pierre. So stop in the box, we will change your front wing and then go strat 14. Strat 14 now, leave the engine running and you can rubber the box after the nose box change. So strat 14.
Engineer: Okay, you can go to multi GX3, multi GX3, and okay to push, okay to push, we'll have a CSL5 fifth gear and then DRS check, CSL5 and then a DRS check.
Engineer: Tires are cold, be careful, we need a constant speed, position 4, 5th gear
Engineer: That is a code be careful
Daniil KVYAT: Steering wheel is bending a bit to the right.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Can we get those Pirelli things moved, the fences that they have, move on the right, because they are directly on the way if we pull out fast.
Engineer: You mean which Pirelli fences? Which one?
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Those on the right. When you go out of the pit box, if I go fast and I go a little bit sideways, I'm going to hit it with the rear wheel.
Engineer: Stopping position was good. Can
Carlos SAINZ: you hear me now?
Engineer: Yes I can hear you.
Romain GROSJEAN: I spun on the pit exit man
Engineer: I've also got reports of a bit of debris at turn 3 that may clear, Auburn, so VSC, VSC keep the Delta positive
Lewis HAMILTON: Show box, right
Engineer: by the entry show box, let's just stay out, stay out, they should clear this very quickly, just a bit of debris turn 3
Engineer: And Carlos de Haas is completing a lap so there could be some debris on the circuit I think that might be why there's a virtual safety car
Engineer: Can you check, I feel quite a lot of rear locking since I've left the box OK, we're checking Measured aero looks OK Carlos, just cold tyres, just cold tyres Keep warming the brakes and tyres as much as you can with the virtual safety car
Lewis HAMILTON: Tailwind in the cups
Engineer: And check the high speed, it's in error.
Lewis HAMILTON: So far this is a waste of 11 and a half. Yeah, copy Lewis,
Engineer: they're not going to extend the 40 minute period. The BSC is ending now.
Robert KUBICA: I need to bring the tires into the window, they are too cold.
Engineer: I will do another slow lap to bring them, prep lap. Understood, understood.
Engineer: I'm
Lewis HAMILTON: getting no DRS, main straight
Engineer: So no DRS on the start-finish straight this year
Pierre GASLY: Something strange going on with the clutch.
Engineer: Yeah, understood. I'll get back to you. File 1, file. File 1, file.
Engineer: Okay, that'll put you P2. A couple of tenths behind Lewis. 29-1 for him. Bottas still on a 29-6.
Engineer: So you're currently P1, you were purple sector 3 to Valtteri, it's a couple of tenths on fastest sectors, couple of tenths sector 2 and 1. Up or down? You're down, couple of tenths to Valtteri's best sectors, he's now going purple, minimum speed turn 6 and exit turn 7, and he will get one more lap.
Engineer: Box, box, because there's something loose on the bodywork. Constant speed. The fuel flap.
Sebastian VETTEL: Constant speed out of 14.
Engineer: Yes or no? Yes, you can start it and I'll update you. Oh, box, box, because there's something loose on the bodywork. Constant speed. The fuel flap. Constant speed out of 14. 200.
Alexander ALBON: I don't know, but if you look turn 3, turn 4, it's like we have a problem with the car.
Engineer: Shift 2 please Nico, shift 2 and we'd like you to push into turn 3 and turn 6. And fail B21 on please Nico.
Engineer: And we need FS4 5th gear, FS4 5th gear.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, we broke something. Oh, okay.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I'm going to stop for a sector, so I can box this lap if you want, but keep pushing for a bit.
Engineer: OK, to keep pushing, to keep pushing. So Daniel, if you want you can complete this lap and keep pushing after that, on the in-lap.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I'll box, I'll box if that's alright. Copy.
Engineer: It's a red flag, red flag, no overtaking, delta positive
Engineer: Good afternoon, Boxerslap.
Lando NORRIS: Flat spot of tyres.
Engineer: Yep, OK, understood. We are Boxerslap then.
Engineer: And we'll box now, Kevin, box now. We'll do throttle ramps in the pit lane.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Box now.
Engineer: And you're clear behind, we'll have some throttle ramps and then pre-start revs, the high revs please.
Engineer: Okay, dude, there's nobody coming yeah, we're having a look dude
Engineer: Let's go mode engine save, mode engine save.
Engineer: I have R3, I've added half a turn, and also we've done a big change up for waylight. I'll be strut 1 on the outlap now.
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, the rear is not there.
Engineer: Understood Danny. You can close the diff again, if you need stability in low speed.
Engineer: And there is a risk of a shower maybe hitting the track at some point.
Engineer: Carlos, there's currently nothing on the radar and no rain expected for 30 minutes.
Engineer: And Carlos, weather forecast has just updated. There may be very light drops at times. May be very light drops at times.
Engineer: For info, you might find there's some drops at times, which will first hit the track around Turn 7, so where you are now, we're not expecting anything serious, it will just be drops.
Engineer: Let's
Lewis HAMILTON: make it no odd sound on the right right side of my cockpit
Engineer: OK, any changes to the balance?
Daniel RICCIARDO: No, I changed a couple of switches, which helped a little, but still same limitations. No, I...
Engineer: OK, understood. And worst places for those? 3,
Daniel RICCIARDO: 4, 6, 7.
Engineer: Copy that.
Engineer: So get reports of spots of rain
Engineer: I
Max VERSTAPPEN: think it's raining.
Engineer: Yeah, obviously don't take any risks.
Engineer: 10-1, 10-7, little spot of rains, reported.
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, there are only few drops, but they are quite big. Like, big drops, but only very few, so at the moment seems fine. OK. Now there's more rain and cops. Blood-filled and cops in the worst places.
Engineer: OK, take a constant speed out of 14, in case.
Engineer: Traffic was horrendous on my lap, people
Charles LECLERC: are staying in the middle of the way, so annoying.
Engineer: Moraine,
Charles LECLERC: we can box.
Engineer: Copy, box, let me know if it's for Inter on your side.
Charles LECLERC: No, no, not yet. Maybe we can drive on Sleeksy if
Engineer: you
Charles LECLERC: want, but...
Engineer: Copy, mode FW, mode FW.
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, traffic was horrendous on my lap. People are staying in the middle of the way. So annoying.
Engineer: Wind has picked up as well same direction but stronger wind
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I can feel it
Engineer: Once you're in bit lane, go mode 3 and recharge off, mode 3 recharge off, stop on the marks and pre-launch rev check.
Carlos SAINZ: Wind into the 9mm is terrible now.
Engineer: Yeah, confirmed, we see that in the data.
Engineer: And Lando, most other cars are boxing.
Lando NORRIS: Yes, reading too much on cops, I think box to slap.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: Just looking after this inters, just a gentle install so we can use it tomorrow morning in RP3.
Engineer: And a chassis wet set position one
Engineer: And a chassis wet set position one
Engineer: Pre-select strap mode 12 and it will be menu wet position 1
Engineer: And we suggest using the right hand toggle for turn 3 and turn 4.
Engineer: Pre-select strap mode 12 and it will be menu wet position 1
Engineer: And we suggest using the right hand toggle for turn 3 and turn 4.
Engineer: Ok Danny, we need to push in the outlap, warm up the fronts, warm up the prongs.
Engineer: And of course you can put recharge off. So this is a pit stop for the mediums and then you can go straight into a race run silver entry five silver entry five
Engineer: When you can engine 7 position 4 engine 7 position 4
Engineer: And Louie is now doing 30.0 in strat 12.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yes, similar limitations, but I could feel the left front start to suffer as well. And, yeah, visually I can feel it.
Engineer: OK, and recharge on, recharge on, and just a reminder to maybe review your switches a bit if that front left is going.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Understood.
Charles LECLERC: What the hell are they doing? Cool down.
Engineer: Still very bumpy track
Pierre GASLY: I have an offset on my steering, so when I'm in position 7 on the steering, it says position 6 on the screen, is that correct?
Engineer: Pull toggle off, pull toggle off. And go to B-bar 6, B-bar 6. Think about time in turn 6 and turn 7, think about your exit of turn 7.
Engineer: So checkered flag is out so we go take the flag
Engineer: Are you okay? Are you okay? Um... I
Romain GROSJEAN: hit a bump on the straight and it killed my back.
Engineer: Okay mate, do you want to box or go round for the start?
Romain GROSJEAN: Let's try the start. Okay.
Engineer: OK, Nico, if possible, could you learn first gear, maybe at the chicane before the start?
Nico HULKENBERG: Could be.
Engineer: So it's going to be coming out of the last corner, keeping recharge on, doing three burnouts, then recharge off, and I start from the left-hand side of the grid as far forward as possible.
Engineer: So if we just build a gap to Valfrey we can have a clear practice.
Lewis HAMILTON: And clutch position was deep, 2%.
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