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Team radio transcript

Italian Grand Prix 2019: Practice 1 team radio

67 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Italian Grand Prix 2019, across 17 drivers. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 11.

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. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: OK, Kevin, big gap behind, CSL5 if it's safe, and you can do a DRS check on either straight if it's safe, OK? Big gap behind.

  2. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Engineer: So again in reports of grip low grip is low

  3. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Lance STROLL: TRS is enabled, but it shouldn't be in these conditions, no?

  4. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: So now you will approach turn 11 and box drive thru, practice start.

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Yep, last corner, box.

  5. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Ok Kimi, so no buy points, no burnouts, and just a start please.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: 8, 9 and 10. Radio loud and clear. 8, 9, 10.

  7. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: And box and slap, box box. Copy.

  8. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: OK, Kimi, box box, and this time we stop on position and...

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: OK.

  9. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: Check drivability at low, 0-30% throttle Copy

  10. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: and suggest blue before blue before

  11. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: Mate, I've

    Engineer: got

    George RUSSELL: zero rear down force. Let me twix it, please.

  12. George RUSSELLWilliams

    Engineer: Here we've got still issues with the rear wing.

  13. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Mode 3, pit limiter off, practice starts. Track is clear, boat has last corner.

    Pierre GASLY: Is the pit limiter on or off?

    Engineer: It is on now, turn it off.

  14. Robert KUBICAWilliams

    Engineer: so go get that i

    Robert KUBICA: repeat i cannot hear you i can hardly hear you

  15. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Pierre GASLY: Tyres are really cold

    Engineer: Copy that, consider a bid lap

  16. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Pierre GASLY: Ok, it's hot, the tires are really cold Copy

    Engineer: that, we still have the same gap to the cars behind Same issues for them

  17. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Consider diff for the next lap, looks like we have a bit too much front end now

  18. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: recharge on recharge on initial drop 33 33

  19. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Two burnouts and a launch please.

  20. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Engineer: Treco tyres are cooler than the start of the previous run, so they're gonna need more temperature. Yeah, I

    Sergio PEREZ: know, but the track position is poor.

  21. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: What are they doing bringing a truck onto the track while we're still driving around? Just completely unnecessary, especially in these conditions.

  22. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Again, tyres are cold max, cooler than the start of the previous outing, so caution again, turn 12 as you build up some temperature.

  23. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: More brake warm-up would be good, more brake warm-up into parabolica

  24. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: So tyre temp is still below optimum so use the next lap just to build some temperature

  25. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, I went over the sausage curbs so I'm about to lap

  26. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Daniil KVYAT: In the rear in turn 1 it wasn't very good.

    Engineer: Ok, tyres were on the cold side, I will let you know on settings.

  27. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: What's

    Engineer: the

    Carlos SAINZ: lap times, how are we doing?

    Engineer: Fastest lap is Verstappen 135.3, Hülkenberg 135.5, your P5 at the moment.

  28. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Engineer: Red flag, red flag

  29. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And Lando, the car that stopped has managed to get going again, it will stay red so we will be boxes lapped but we're going to turn the car around quickly

    Lando NORRIS: Alright, confirm

  30. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Box, Box, keep following the reference, Box, Box, stop in front of the garage and switch off

  31. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Mode slow, one burnout, then mode race start, second gear start.

  32. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay Carlos, so we'll need good warm-up on front brakes, good warm-up on front brakes, pit lane screen

  33. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Good warm up on front brakes

  34. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Engineer: Engine 8, position 8, good warm up on tires, engine 8, position 8.

  35. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Hopefully the temps will turn the corner and start coming

  36. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: A lot of falling under brake in there, in that brake zone. We have a slight temperature split on the front so suggest big stop turn 11, big stop turn 11 before you open the lap.

  37. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Engineer: And we need the engine 8 position 5 engine 8 position 5

  38. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: I want to go for one more, but I can abort in the dry areas if you want me to, I just want to go better in turn one, turn two But I can save it more in the dry areas if you want

    Engineer: I'd rather if we go for it, then we just do it properly. We can always abort out of parabolica I'd rather you go for it properly

  39. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Carlos, how's the track now? How's the track? Getting

    Carlos SAINZ: a bit drier.

  40. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Yeah, okay, just fine for the one

  41. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: Do you have a good feel in terms of balance? Okay. If you're happy with balance, then we'll box this lap, box this lap.

  42. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: And just be careful with that brake magic on.

  43. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, as soon as I go down the tires, it's not the same in 2 turn 1, so I need a kind of a build up.

    Engineer: Copy.

  44. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: So with the line charge on, charge on and then we do a change to QALY SOC and after the charge lap we do one push lap.

  45. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: So Carlos brakes a bit cold, but they look okay by the time you get that rear locking

  46. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So casing temps on the cold side, if you can work those fronts.

  47. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: You're now P3 Leclerc, P1 131.2, Hamilton 131.8

  48. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, it didn't help too much once the tires start sliding it's completely gone. There's no nothing really helping it

  49. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Dubinasi, behind you, watch your mirrors, we need good braking in the last two Engine 3, position 7 Engine 3, position 7

  50. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Juvenile Z behind you, watch your mirrors, we need good braking in the last two Engine 3, position 7 We can see others are braking a bit more to the left in turn 1 To the right, to the right, you're more to the left We're happy to try one more, work on your brakes now

  51. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: And practice Q3 Enlop 215 maximum speed, driver default 09 when you can, correction, chassis default 09.

  52. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Ascari was a lot better, Ascari was a lot better Turn 7 is the main limitation for us We have a look when you come back Yeah,

    Pierre GASLY: the front left is also quite destroyed after the lockout

    Engineer: Yeah, agreed, agreed, we can see that on data

  53. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Okay, Kevin, mode slow, mode slow, and then just press in button. We just want to check the delta times are working, so please press in button. Don't worry about the delta, we're just checking it's working.

  54. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Engineer: This run will be push-pull-push, two push-lap available.

  55. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: Track is clear, mode raise.

  56. George RUSSELLWilliams

    Engineer: OK George, remember DRS is now enabled, potentially we'll go around again but for this first one it'll be disabled I think for us, so we might use DRS on the first straight

  57. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And Leclerc is 8 seconds behind you, looks like he did struggle with traction out of both chicanes.

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah it's fine.

  58. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Sainz is 11 behind, we should be okay, Russell 3.5 in front, don't get too close, charge your Flask Corner

  59. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: We have two more laps after this, two more laps after this, think about engine brake.

  60. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Pierre GASLY: I thought is everything ok with your team? Copy, everything ok now

    Engineer: Sainz 3 behind on push up Sainz 3 behind on push up and then face with Russell

  61. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Just had DRS checks, just caution when releasing on the brakes, do it nice and early, you have better behind.

  62. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: How many laps can I do?

    Engineer: One time lap, one time lap.

  63. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Engineer: Danny, are you happy to do one more push? We can do one more push.

    Daniil KVYAT: Well, if you want me to. Yeah, if there is time, yeah, why not?

  64. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Can I do another one?

    Engineer: You will pick up the checkered flag. You can't continue to keep pushing on the way in, but you will pick up the checkered flag.

  65. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: box this lap box, we'll need to do the mode fuel wasting test with the ramp on exit turn 2

  66. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Albon just stayed in the middle when he saw me, so he couldn't do exactly what we wanted.

  67. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Stop in front of Sebastian, stop in front of Sebastian and we need a bite point

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