Japanese Grand Prix 2019: Practice 2 team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Romain GROSJEANHaas06:02:18

   Engineer: A reminder to work the brakes.

2. Lando NORRISMcLaren06:02:57

   Engineer: And Lando you are target plus two initial throttle a bit low and mind the blip

3. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas06:05:28

   Kevin MAGNUSSEN: A lot of front.

   Engineer: Like, too much. You have too much now, yeah, okay. There was some tailwind into turn one, but yeah, okay, we can work on that. Everywhere too much front? I mean, more so in turn one and two, but the rest of the lap was pretty fronty also. Okay, understood. We'll see what we can do.

4. Pierre GASLYRed Bull06:06:58

   Engineer: Focus on front tires, we can take it easy. Target plus 25 on the dash, take it easy first sector, and then we can push a bit more last sector and brakes on front tires. Ok, main difference was turn 3 and turn 8, and we lost a big chunk in the straight lines, we are trying to understand why.

5. Carlos SAINZMcLaren06:07:25

   Carlos SAINZ: Sticky downshift panel, it's okay for the moment, we'll change it for the next run

   Engineer: Copy

6. Carlos SAINZMcLaren06:09:07

   Engineer: Ok Carlos, that's P1 and you are purple in sector 1.

7. Alexander ALBONRed Bull06:10:26

   Alexander ALBON: This seat feels so big, can we change it after this one?

   Engineer: OK copy, we can.

8. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes06:13:10

   Engineer: Let me know if you think there's another lap, otherwise we're going to box. That was purple sector 3. There

   Valtteri BOTTAS: is another lap, but only with double cool down, so...

   Engineer: Yeah, we don't have enough fuel for that. OK, box. Box, box.

9. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes06:15:16

   Lewis HAMILTON: I need a double call.

   Engineer: Negative Lewis, only have time for one call.

   Lewis HAMILTON: Right, let's inbox then.

10. George RUSSELLWilliams06:16:19

    Engineer: Can

    George RUSSELL: you see anything on the data? I'm still feeling the same a lack of rear load everywhere

    Engineer: Like

    George RUSSELL: I said, this is not a balance issue. This is just a lack of rear downforce Wasn't there in FP1

    Engineer: Okay, we are looking Currently all okay from our side

    George RUSSELL: Okay, we'll prepare a setup change to try and increase the rear load a bit through those corners. Yeah, we're already looking at it

    Engineer: Okay, you're in sync with Raikkonen and Perez behind, Raikkonen three seconds on his load up It will be clear ahead

11. George RUSSELLWilliams06:19:33

    George RUSSELL: The velcro on the radio mic has come off again, so it's flapping around.

    Engineer: Copy

    George RUSSELL: that.

12. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull06:27:45

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah yes, it doesn't move out of the way.

13. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull06:29:29

    Engineer: Any spots of rain about, Max? No, that's all good. Nothing.

14. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo06:30:55

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Neffert, I don't like the mediums, I cannot cool them down enough for the bridge. In the morning it was possible, not anymore.

15. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso06:40:06

    Engineer: So weave in the straight and open the gap, Hulkenberg is 11 in front

16. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo06:45:46

    Engineer: We have an issue, slow in, slow in, slow down, slow down. Okay, go as slow as you can.

17. Nico HULKENBERGRenault06:51:04

    Engineer: OK, Niko, anyhow, Danny as reference, he's still doing low 35s on the medium, Vettel on used medium doing mid 35s.

18. Charles LECLERCFerrari06:54:59

    Charles LECLERC: Sorry to say, but Lance was very slow in the last sector. Copy.

19. Sebastian VETTELFerrari06:55:13

    Sebastian VETTEL: Rear tires are going off.

    Engineer: Copy that, entire saving for sector, focusing turn 3 turn 8.

20. Charles LECLERCFerrari06:57:40

    Charles LECLERC: Any targets, lap times?

    Engineer: 35.0 target lap time, 35.0

21. Nico HULKENBERGRenault06:59:54

    Engineer: And fail 7E off please.

    Nico HULKENBERG: There's some low ability problems.

    Engineer: Copy that Niko, that's the point of this test.

22. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes07:01:15

    Engineer: And clutch position was deep five percent

23. Charles LECLERCFerrari07:02:02

    Engineer: and brake balance plus one suggestion lap times okay

24. Sebastian VETTELFerrari07:05:32

    Engineer: There will be one time-lapse with these tires.

25. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes07:06:22

    Engineer: We see deck on the Ferraris after six laps

26. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull07:11:05

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Did you get my message?

    Engineer: About the front end?

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yep.

    Engineer: Yep, understood. Thank you.

27. Lando NORRISMcLaren07:11:46

    Engineer: Okay Lando, please do not do that downshift again.

28. Sergio PEREZRacing Point07:13:03

    Engineer: Check out, we don't have many references to Kvyat, who we often expect to be quick in FP2. We have exactly the same pace through the run. Your deck is slightly lower. The pace looks similar to the Renault's from earlier.

29. Nico HULKENBERGRenault07:15:10

    Nico HULKENBERG: Did you actually want me to go behind Quijot there?

    Engineer: Well, I was just trying to give you gaps that might help, but with so much traffic on the roads, it's impossible. Russell, one second behind.

    Nico HULKENBERG: They're small, those gaps, as you can see.

30. Romain GROSJEANHaas07:18:01

    Engineer: Suggestion to stay in 7th gear on the run up to turn 16, and how is the balance? Yeah, balance,

    Romain GROSJEAN: tiny

    Engineer: bit understeery, but with the rear being not amazing either, but maybe a little bit understeery, yeah. Copy that.

31. Carlos SAINZMcLaren07:19:28

    Carlos SAINZ: How is the pace?

    Engineer: Pace still very solid, Carlos. Pace very solid.

32. Carlos SAINZMcLaren07:19:45

    Engineer: Yeah Carlos, pace similar to Verstappen at high fuel, looks very competitive.

33. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo07:21:40

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Can we stop after I finish this lap and stop and try the other front brake?

    Engineer: Standby. OK Kimi, yes it is possible, yes it is possible with the same tyres, so just the nose change. Yeah. You want to do it now?

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, why not, we'll see. OK, box then, box.

34. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes07:23:50

    Engineer: Lewis will go for box end of this lap, and we'll do a front wing change just to get data on the other spec. At

    Lewis HAMILTON: this time you need to take out the whole front wing.

    Engineer: So watch the weighbridge, and then the pit stop. And we'll go for the nose change, so don't come up on the weight revs.

35. Carlos SAINZMcLaren07:26:30

    Engineer: Carlos stop the car no launch. Stop the car. Okay, it's good to go. It's good to go. It's good to go. No problem Apologies Carlos, so where there's a bit of traffic where we are. We thought we had a problem at the pit stop. Everything is okay

36. Sebastian VETTELFerrari07:27:24

    Sebastian VETTEL: Because we seem to be in a bit of a poor spot with cars ahead.

37. Carlos SAINZMcLaren07:31:41

    Engineer: That's the checkered flag, okay to push on the inlet

38. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes07:34:44

    Engineer: Good session Valtteri. I'm a fan of a two-day weekend. Everybody on track look pretty good. People going for it.