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
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 7 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 7 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 5 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 4 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 3 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 3 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · Toro Rosso · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 2 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 1 message
- Robert KUBICA · Williams · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 1 message
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 1 message
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
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Engineer: OK Robert, so straight out on this set, we'll be the first ones on track.
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.
Engineer: And we see very gusty wind
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.
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.
George RUSSELL: Big lockup turn two. Yeah
Engineer: OK, you
Daniel RICCIARDO: can see the front tyres, front right, there's a bit of graining through it
Daniil KVYAT: Okay, I think this laptop is not as good anymore.
George RUSSELL: Still snatching the inside front into two.
Engineer: Are you happy with this, or do you need another lap?
Daniel RICCIARDO: I'd like to try another one, at some traffic.
Engineer: So you found just over a tenth to yourself, sector one.
Engineer: Okay, alright, look at our tyres now. I mean, I think we could go for one more and it could be relatively alright.
Romain GROSJEAN: Wait, there's no rear end.
Engineer: Magic on. Just keep the car speed low.
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.
Lewis HAMILTON: Sorry about that
Engineer: Ok dude, good lap, good lap. So the next lap will be your last timed lap.
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
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.
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
Max VERSTAPPEN: I hit the wall out of the last corner, I hit Pierre really close in front.
Daniil KVYAT: I have 200 sir there You
Engineer: can open the diff
Engineer: Go one. It will be go one and tyres look good. Tyres look good. Go one
Engineer: You can push in the piton tree, but look after the tires, we need them again.
Engineer: L
Pierre GASLY: 'Occitane de France
Engineer: Copy
George RUSSELL: What lap time did we just do?
Engineer: So it's a 15.0, 15.0
George RUSSELL: We've still got an issue with inside front locking, turn 2, turn 10 especially, just end of brakes.
Alexander ALBON: I feel like when I short shift 3rd to 4th at some corners, the shift is really aggressive.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, it's
Engineer: a
Nico HULKENBERG: problem with the rear tires
Engineer: Copy that Niko
Engineer: I need to book soon, it's getting a bit dangerous. Copy that Nico, stand by.
Engineer: Balance is terrible, tires are terrible. Yeah, just no rear. No rear.
Engineer: it's
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: terrible balance
Engineer: is terrible tires are terrible yeah just no rear no rear
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I can see somebody here, left over here, right behind me
Engineer: Copy
Romain GROSJEAN: Pedal is going very long, very soft
Engineer: Ok, we'll check that The
Romain GROSJEAN: rear is not good
Engineer: Understood
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, I have absolutely zero errands over here.
Engineer: Ok, copy that, no errands.
Sebastian VETTEL: The rays are melting away.
Engineer: Copy that.
Charles LECLERC: Some of them are hitting us crazy.
Engineer: Copy, understood.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, yes the rear is definitely taking a hit.
Carlos SAINZ: Pull back the wing as you cover, copy
Engineer: Copy
Engineer: Lap time looks like it's improving, other people are driving through this as well.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, we are left going away again copy
Romain GROSJEAN: Mate!
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Copy,
Engineer: no re-rend, stand by
Engineer: I have a lot of vibration on this set. Copy. Parking here.
Engineer: Okay, these laps are really good, these laps are really good. There'll be five remaining, five remaining.
Engineer: engine's a bit hot, okay engine's okay now, shouldn't be derating now
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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