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Chinese Grand Prix2019 · Practice 2 team radio

28
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14
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9
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07:19 to 08:38
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28 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Chinese Grand Prix 2019, across 14 drivers. 27 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 6.

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. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes07:19:340:14

    EngineerAnd she will downshift. Vettel car behind. OK copy, we'll look into it.

  2. Nico HULKENBERGRenault07:21:310:11

    EngineerYou

    Nico HULKENBERGcan tell Martin and Schumann to prepare the dark advisor please for the next run.

    EngineerCopy that Nico, dark advisor for the next run.

  3. Lando NORRISMcLaren07:27:540:12

    EngineerAnd you're still the only car out on track, would you like another lap?

    Lando NORRISYeah, yeah.

    EngineerOkay, understood.

  4. Lando NORRISMcLaren07:29:220:02

    Audio only, no transcript

  5. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas07:29:240:08

    Kevin MAGNUSSENWhat the

    Engineerf***? Yeah, I saw it. Not good.

  6. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas07:33:060:16

    EngineerWhy don't you go one-click forward brake balance, because you're still in that relatively rearward, and we'll be pushing next lap. We're okay from behind, and just remember to warm your brakes. And remember, mode push, mode push. Good position.

  7. Romain GROSJEANHaas07:34:390:18

    EngineerOK man, we need to box, we have a rough front wing issue.

    Romain GROSJEANOK, is that happening in turn 14? A very strange front lock.

    EngineerYes, confirmed, it was before turn 14.

  8. Charles LECLERCFerrari07:38:370:07

    Charles LECLERCAnd box now.

    EngineerYeah,

    Charles LECLERCtires are completely gone. Copy, understood.

  9. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull07:41:520:05

    Max VERSTAPPENNice drift that

  10. Lando NORRISMcLaren07:43:060:18

    EngineerOkay, first car that is on a time-lap is Hulken... Hulkenberg? No? Yeah, his name is Hulkenberg. Hulkenberg is in turn 4 now. He's on a time-lap. He is 31 seconds back.

  11. Pierre GASLYRed Bull07:46:080:24

    EngineerCompared to Max, 2 tenths in sector 1, 2 tenths in sector 2, and then getting sector 3 correct, he's 3.5 tenths, 4.5 tenths quicker, so he's done a 33.5.

  12. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso07:47:110:09

    EngineerTry DRS carefully, try DRS carefully in the back straight.

  13. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso07:47:580:07

    Daniil KVYATSeems to work okay, so... Okay, all good.

  14. Alexander ALBONRed Bull07:53:290:08

    EngineerWind is still low intensity, tailwind in turn 1

  15. Lance STROLLRacing Point08:02:350:10

    EngineerIt

    Lance STROLLkeeps saying Torque Rejected when I go for the blue button. Copy that.

  16. Sebastian VETTELFerrari08:05:080:16

    Sebastian VETTELI don't know what the Force India is doing. Yeah, we are reporting it. Well, he doesn't need to report. He can do what he wants. It's just that they race harder on Friday than they do on Sunday.

  17. Lando NORRISMcLaren08:05:390:12

    EngineerAnd Lando just be careful over stressing the tyre, turn 1-2, ideally we go forward 10 more laps, 10 more laps on this tyre.

  18. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso08:07:080:12

    Daniil KVYATYeah, just the brakes are pulling a bit to the side on my last stop, they are a bit too...

  19. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes08:08:500:31

    Valtteri BOTTASSo you've got a stall.

    EngineerYeah,

    Valtteri BOTTASbalance is quite understeery, except turn 10, 13, but the tyres there are also very weak, so I think the hard will be more robust, so key to save some.

  20. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull08:10:540:19

    Max VERSTAPPENCan you give me some recommendations for different upshifts and downshifts?

    EngineerIn terms of quality or gear number?

    Max VERSTAPPENNo, the quality.

    EngineerUnderstood.

    Max VERSTAPPENI mean, I know I have eight gears.

  21. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull08:17:360:18

    EngineerOK, that was a downshift test, are you happy with that?

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, that's better.

    EngineerOK, display 3, position 6 now for upshift.

    Max VERSTAPPENShifts are better now, up and down, so that's very good.

    EngineerCopy.

  22. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo08:20:450:14

    EngineerMode race, mode race, and the traffic light doesn't work, so follow your front left guy, the front left guy will tell you when to go.

  23. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull08:28:100:13

    EngineerMax, have you felt any difference in drivability this lap?

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I think it's a bit nicer at the lower speed corners.

    EngineerCopy.

  24. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull08:31:320:10

    Max VERSTAPPENMy seat is getting a little bit hot on the right-hand side.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  25. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull08:33:230:16

    Max VERSTAPPENMate, something is not right. I go into a clutch, the clutch is catching, I don't know, it's weird.

    EngineerIt

    Max VERSTAPPENfeels like the car is broken, maybe it's like a diff or something.

    EngineerOkay, copy.

  26. Alexander ALBONRed Bull08:38:120:07

    EngineerHave you been stopped at the bridge?

    Alexander ALBONYeah, sorry. My brakes are on fire there.

  27. Sebastian VETTELFerrari08:38:210:06

    Sebastian VETTELHelp them, help them with the fans, help the Toro Rosso.

  28. Sebastian VETTELFerrari08:38:300:09

    EngineerSorry for the mess, but I was just busy

    Sebastian VETTELon the display and just

    Engineerthe last second I saw that I got pulled.