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Team radio transcript

Canadian Grand Prix 2019: Practice 2 team radio

52 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Canadian Grand Prix 2019, across 18 drivers. 47 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 7.

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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  2. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  3. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  4. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  5. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  6. Robert KUBICAWilliams

    Engineer: OK Robert, so straight out on this set, we'll be the first ones on track.

  7. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Carlos, measured wind looks calmer than it felt in the garage before the session. It could be just that so far you've been lucky with the gusts, but at the moment it doesn't look too bad. Copy.

  8. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: And we see very gusty wind

  9. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Do you need one more lap, do you need one more lap?

    Alexander ALBON: Uh, not really, the wheels are going now quite badly.

  10. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Engineer: Dani, we can prioritize exit turn 9, exit 9, what you need to go faster?

    Daniil KVYAT: Rear entry stability, a bit, in the first few corners.

  11. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: Big lockup turn two. Yeah

  12. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Engineer: OK, you

    Daniel RICCIARDO: can see the front tyres, front right, there's a bit of graining through it

  13. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Daniil KVYAT: Okay, I think this laptop is not as good anymore.

  14. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: Still snatching the inside front into two.

  15. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Engineer: Are you happy with this, or do you need another lap?

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I'd like to try another one, at some traffic.

  16. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So you found just over a tenth to yourself, sector one.

  17. George RUSSELLWilliams

    Engineer: Okay, alright, look at our tyres now. I mean, I think we could go for one more and it could be relatively alright.

  18. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Wait, there's no rear end.

  19. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Magic on. Just keep the car speed low.

  20. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So still main place to work in sector 2, a bit of under rotation there in 6, but I have an overlay ready for you.

  21. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Sorry about that

  22. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: Ok dude, good lap, good lap. So the next lap will be your last timed lap.

  23. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Carlos, take care for debris turn 8 and 9, FIA do not believe there's any debris there, let us know if there is any

    Carlos SAINZ: No

  24. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Carlos, would you like one more lap? Would you like one more lap?

    Carlos SAINZ: No. Was that a good last sector?

    Engineer: Yeah, that was green last sector. Half a tenth quicker than your previous best.

  25. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: How was the car Alex?

    Alexander ALBON: It's ok but we pick up a lot of understeer suddenly So it's

    Engineer: a

    Alexander ALBON: bit strange the car, it's like a... N3 feels good in them, they get these big washouts

  26. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I hit the wall out of the last corner, I hit Pierre really close in front.

  27. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Daniil KVYAT: I have 200 sir there You

    Engineer: can open the diff

  28. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Engineer: Go one. It will be go one and tyres look good. Tyres look good. Go one

  29. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: You can push in the piton tree, but look after the tires, we need them again.

  30. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: L

    Pierre GASLY: 'Occitane de France

    Engineer: Copy

  31. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: What lap time did we just do?

    Engineer: So it's a 15.0, 15.0

  32. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: We've still got an issue with inside front locking, turn 2, turn 10 especially, just end of brakes.

  33. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Alexander ALBON: I feel like when I short shift 3rd to 4th at some corners, the shift is really aggressive.

  34. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, it's

    Engineer: a

    Nico HULKENBERG: problem with the rear tires

    Engineer: Copy that Niko

  35. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: I need to book soon, it's getting a bit dangerous. Copy that Nico, stand by.

  36. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Balance is terrible, tires are terrible. Yeah, just no rear. No rear.

  37. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: it's

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: terrible balance

    Engineer: is terrible tires are terrible yeah just no rear no rear

  38. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I can see somebody here, left over here, right behind me

    Engineer: Copy

  39. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Pedal is going very long, very soft

    Engineer: Ok, we'll check that The

    Romain GROSJEAN: rear is not good

    Engineer: Understood

  40. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, I have absolutely zero errands over here.

    Engineer: Ok, copy that, no errands.

  41. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: The rays are melting away.

    Engineer: Copy that.

  42. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Some of them are hitting us crazy.

    Engineer: Copy, understood.

  43. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, yes the rear is definitely taking a hit.

  44. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: Pull back the wing as you cover, copy

    Engineer: Copy

  45. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: Lap time looks like it's improving, other people are driving through this as well.

  46. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, we are left going away again copy

  47. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Mate!

  48. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Copy,

    Engineer: no re-rend, stand by

  49. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: I have a lot of vibration on this set. Copy. Parking here.

  50. George RUSSELLWilliams

    Engineer: Okay, these laps are really good, these laps are really good. There'll be five remaining, five remaining.

  51. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: engine's a bit hot, okay engine's okay now, shouldn't be derating now

  52. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: Do we need these tyres again?

    Engineer: OK, Bottas with you in two, repeat. Do we need

    George RUSSELL: these tyres again or can I practice pit entry?

    Engineer: Yeah, practice pit entry. These are going in the bin.

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