German Grand Prix 2019: Practice 3 team radio
37 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the German Grand Prix 2019, across 16 drivers. Romain GROSJEAN had the most, with 5.
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
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 5 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 4 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 3 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 2 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 2 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · Toro Rosso · 1 message
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 1 message
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 1 message
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: And OK to push, OK to push, and multi GX3 OK, GX3, you can do CSL 5, 5th gear, Albon 8 behind.
Engineer: Yep, that's loud and clear for me. That was target minus one and initial throttle was low
Engineer: First gear launch and drive around carry to avoid the wet patch.
Engineer: I
Lewis HAMILTON: can't, my gloves won't go on. Just give me no more gloves, no more gloves. They won't fit on.
Engineer: OK, and how is the balance?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, it felt a bit more together than yesterday, so no big concerns at all.
Engineer: OK.
Engineer: and adding focus on full throttle and on upshift beeps
Carlos SAINZ: Happy to do a double cool down?
Engineer: Yeah, I'm happy. Sock one, sock one. So Carlos, our feeling is that the double cool down may be too much, but we're happy to try, very happy to try.
Engineer: Looks like Hamilton is going double cooldown. People with single cooldown are still improving.
Engineer: My
Alexander ALBON: car is a lot better.
Engineer: Copy that, it was a good lap Alex, good job. Engine 7, position 2 for performance. Engine 7, position 2.
Valtteri BOTTAS: There's something wrong with the engine, entering the stadium before 10-12, the engine is slowed down massively.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: and we need tailwind turn six tailwind turn six
Pierre GASLY: Try to back off picked up someone this year. I left it but copy
Engineer: We need a very slow shardslap, but only one shardslap. You can improve turn 2 and try first gear in turn 6.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Sorry, and try?
Engineer: So, first gear, turn 6.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Copy.
Engineer: And the engine is just a setting thing, nothing to worry about.
Engineer: And you were target minus two and initial throttle was low.
Lance STROLL: The mirror on the left side has cracked. I can continue but just fix it copy
Engineer: that understood
Engineer: That's completely different. Okay, in a good way? Yeah
Engineer: Stand by, I'll get some info, and just think about the late downshifts causing rear locking into six.
Engineer: Okay Vartri, so we're happy with the data. If you want to box, if you need more practice, stay out.
Lance STROLL: the tires were dropping off a bit we're going again copy
Engineer: that we'll go again Bartas 5 behind pushing
Engineer: Can we have scenario 6 please, scenario 6. OK, do you have any balance feedback?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, I did lose the rear a little bit as the lap went on, that was the main thing. I'd say front did drop a bit as well, so probably the peak started to go.
Engineer: OK, understood, wait a moment, Nico, next car behind you, he's on a slow lap, 5 seconds behind you.
Engineer: lap info we can do earlier braking turn six and downshift earlier for better apex speed that's turn six lance will be coming through and turn eight we can do later braking it's just the middle sector
Engineer: Okiniko confirming this is the final time-lapse.
Engineer: OK Carlos, you have a 16 second gap behind to Hülkenberg How
Carlos SAINZ: are we on timing?
Engineer: Timing is OK, time for one more time-lapse Hülkenberg is doing continuous laps He is now 13 seconds behind He's doing continuous laps in the 1.17s
Engineer: Okay Daniel, so we're happy with temperature, so we're happy to make this your in-lap.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, do you want recharge on? Yeah,
Engineer: recharge on. You've got signs five seconds behind you on the time-lap at the moment.
Engineer: Carlos, do you want to start giving your quick thoughts on that change so that if we're going to go back on it we can?
Carlos SAINZ: I honestly didn't feel it, I just felt like I had less rear from the tyre, second heat cycle and recently worse tyre performance but not, I didn't feel any characteristic change on the car so yeah, depends how long it takes to go back
Engineer: Well going back we wouldn't have to trim the floor so it's easy to do
Engineer: Ok Alex, we will do a quick gear shift turnaround and we will go back out for push, double cool and push again. Mode 1, mode 1, charge on. Engine 7, position 1, engine 7, position 1.
Alexander ALBON: You can push quite a lot harder with these track conditions.
Engineer: We must use less at turn one exit. We have to use less at turn one exit.
Pierre GASLY: Can I do two cooldowns, because I still felt the rear? We're dropping.
Engineer: Yes, copy, yes.
Engineer: Great laundry, so let me know if you're interested in another lap, it'll be tight. Nah, the tires, they don't have it, so... Copy, so box, box.
Romain GROSJEAN: Yes Yes,
Engineer: we've heard the brake balance Yes, yes
Romain GROSJEAN: OK, I've got engine issue, engine
Engineer: issue, engine issue. OK, just slow down, slow down, I'll approach you.
Engineer: Driver default Charlie 25 saw the issue.
Romain GROSJEAN: Are you sure everything is okay? This is just a Weird feeling and the shaft or something like that after one
Engineer: Okay, we'll get the guys to check
Engineer: Go ahead. OK, 60, 6, 0, driver default Bravo 6, 0, and then when you're there press OK two times. OK two times. OK, driver default done. Thank you. OK.
Engineer: Yes, same issue, same issue. Okay, do driver default Charlie 26. Driver default Charlie 26 should restore the problem. And we'll extend the rumble mount so we can push again. So your next push will be your last timed.
Engineer: Okay, recommend a very slow cool-down lap if possible, and could you select clutch 14, please? That's at 3 o'clock.
Engineer: We have to see a sandbox. Understood, understood. Too much issue guys, too much issue.
Engineer: Okay Kimi, can we get some gap from Antonio? We will do pit stop with both, but we need at least 50 seconds. Yeah, tell him to go full speed. Okay Kimi, they delayed your last lap as well, for info, and box-box. For what? Same thing, turn 17.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: For the last corner?
Engineer: Yes, correct. Box-box.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, but this is when you go in the end. That's what the same was yesterday. Okay.
Engineer: Not
Kimi RAIKKONEN: on the left-hand side, but when you go directly straight on it, it was no good.
Engineer: Okay Kimi, stop in front of your garage. In front of your garage.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: How did you take this time to get them out?
Engineer: Can you go and see Beat when you jump out? He wants to show you something on the TV.
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