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Chinese Grand Prix2019 · Qualifying team radio

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07:04 to 08:11
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29 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix 2019, across 17 drivers. Kevin MAGNUSSEN had the most, with 4.

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. Robert KUBICAWilliams07:04:110:13

    Robert KUBICAI have massive oversteer I don't know what's going on but It's unbelievable how much oversteer I have

  2. Charles LECLERCFerrari07:10:090:07

    Charles LECLERCAh, it's

    Engineera

    Charles LECLERCjoke about traffic.

  3. Nico HULKENBERGRenault07:11:100:13

    Nico HULKENBERGYep, quite pleased with that lap, not that much more in it for now.

    EngineerCopy that, try to focus on recharge please Nico, focus on recharge.

  4. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas07:13:140:13

    Kevin MAGNUSSENYes, we're at my worst.

    EngineerWhich one? Red or white?

    Kevin MAGNUSSENYeah, red.

  5. Lance STROLLRacing Point07:16:420:11

    EngineerSo the tires are slightly warmer than the last time so you can afford to do the same or slightly slower lap

  6. George RUSSELLWilliams07:20:030:08

    George RUSSELLSorry guys, rubbish lap. Rubbish, rubbish lap.

  7. Lance STROLLRacing Point07:21:140:11

    EngineerSo P16, I'm afraid, Lance, P16, 1 tenths, 15, 2 tenths gets you to 12.

  8. Nico HULKENBERGRenault07:30:530:16

    EngineerAnd, for what it's worth, Verstappen is on mediums, Nico, Verstappen head on mediums. Wind is still the same direction as described, so a headwind on the start-finish straight.

  9. Sergio PEREZRacing Point07:32:110:11

    EngineerCheck out, rears are slightly on the lower side, so there's room for a slightly quicker outlap for rears, they are on the lower side.

  10. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes07:38:280:13

    EngineerI

    Lewis HAMILTONam struggling out here, so maybe even do the first lap and then come in or something like that

    EngineerYeah copy Lewis, circuit's all clear, so yeah we'll start the lap anyway

  11. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo07:41:480:12

    EngineerYeah, we left our own on the straight, more than a tenth. I was just looking at that, yeah, I don't know what happened yet, come back to you.

  12. Carlos SAINZMcLaren07:44:140:23

    Carlos SAINZYeah, I'm a bit surprised we're 14th. I thought we were gonna be 11th without lap, but yeah, not much more guys, a 10th in turn, 11th and 12th, but that's it, 1 10th, better.

  13. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso07:45:450:09

    EngineerF**k,

    Daniil KVYATwe didn't kill them today!

    EngineerP-11, Dani P-11, it was close.

  14. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas07:52:320:24

    Engineerso Kevin the only thing I'm thinking about is we could just do out and back in on the used tire just to keep our temps up because if we sit for a long time we might cool off a bit just in terms of brake temps and everything okay yeah so we'll do a one time by not a timed lap on the used tire okay no problem

  15. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes07:54:390:13

    EngineerIn terms of sectors to Valtteri, tenth and a half just under sector one, pretty much zero in the middle sector. You had a strong final corner.

  16. Nico HULKENBERGRenault07:55:530:28

    Nico HULKENBERGHow's it looking?

    EngineerOK, you're currently P7. The cars behind have rubbed scrub tyres. You were 30 milliseconds slower than Gasly. He was 8 tenths slower than Leclerc. But all the cars behind, so the midfield guys weren't used? So Ricciardo, Magnussen, Grosjean have all been on scrub tyres, in fact some of them haven't run. So only Danny ran scrub tyres, the other two haven't run.

  17. Charles LECLERCFerrari07:56:500:15

    EngineerFirst sector, 0.07 slower, slightly faster on the second sector and 0.05 slower on the third sector.

  18. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes07:58:210:06

    EngineerDo not let people buy.

  19. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas07:59:000:16

    EngineerOkay, we're all right. So we've got plenty of tire temp. So you have Vettel is the car ahead, Gasly behind. So ahead of Vettel, there's seven cars ahead of you. So we'll back up.

  20. Sebastian VETTELFerrari07:59:370:08

    Engineer10 second margin, it will be very close Understood

  21. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes08:01:540:14

    EngineerAnd that's full position Valtteri, well done!

    Valtteri BOTTASThat's what I like to hear guys, well done guys!

    EngineerYeah, let's make sure we finish the job tomorrow!

  22. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull08:02:480:23

    EngineerMate, you need to go now.

    Max VERSTAPPENAh mate, f***. I'm finished, right?

    EngineerWe are finished.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, those... They're such b******, honestly. Everybody's just lining up, and they're just f***ing it up. You're just trying to be nice, but everybody's just f***ing it up.

  23. Sebastian VETTELFerrari08:04:210:10

    EngineerHamilton 51.5 We

    Sebastian VETTELhad it, we had it

    EngineerWe

    Sebastian VETTELknow why though, we know why

  24. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes08:05:170:04

    EngineerI

    Lewis HAMILTONwas up. I was up there, man.

  25. Pierre GASLYRed Bull08:06:500:06

    Pierre GASLYDon't make it negative

    Engineermissed by three seconds

  26. Daniel RICCIARDORenault08:08:050:07

    Daniel RICCIARDOThanks guys, good effort, good effort, good job.

  27. Charles LECLERCFerrari08:09:490:22

    Charles LECLERCCome on Charles! Come on!

    EngineerStupid!

    Charles LECLERCWhat's the pole-up?

    EngineerPole-up 31.54

  28. Romain GROSJEANHaas08:09:570:17

    Romain GROSJEANWhat now, we need a gap.

    EngineerWe don't have the margin. 20 seconds to go. 15 seconds. 5 seconds.

    Romain GROSJEANYou must be kidding me.

  29. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas08:11:360:23

    EngineerYou got eight seconds to start the lap. Should be fine. Let's push to get to the start of the lap. We didn't make it. Four of us didn't make it. Okay. Sorry, man.