Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021: Practice 2 team radio
63 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021, across 19 drivers. 61 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 7.
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
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Aston Martin · 5 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 5 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · McLaren · 5 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 3 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Nikita MAZEPIN · Haas · 3 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Mick SCHUMACHER · Haas · 2 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 1 message
- Fernando ALONSO · Alpine · 1 message
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: And nil brakes, reminder nil brakes.
Engineer: How does the balance feel? So
Esteban OCON: the balance feels good in the low speed, but a little bit understeer in the
Engineer: high
Esteban OCON: speed. So 9, and the double left also medium speed of the hotel.
Engineer: OK, copy that.
Esteban OCON: The bumps on the side of the of the headrest they are bigger than usual.
Engineer: Okay understood we'll have a look at that when the car comes back in.
Engineer: And we will need a good warm up on the brakes for the last part.
Pierre GASLY: Are you sure it's not better to go to go with these guys like a cool down because just a mess now
Engineer: Ocon's coming behind pushing Ocon's coming now. I think we should go here
Pierre GASLY: Ship 3. Yeah, you could just pass me. What is he gonna do?
Engineer: Can I ask you should be in the face traffic at the yeah, yeah copy that was looking strong there So box box box box should be in phase behind
Engineer: Planning to box if that's okay for you.
Sebastian VETTEL: That's fine Ideally I'd have another lap It's okay
Engineer: Would you like another go, Max?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, why not?
Engineer: OK, understood. Single call. And we can have tyre 7. Tyre 7.
Engineer: got a
Valtteri BOTTAS: small contact with the wall, maybe you just want to check, it was really really light on the rear right
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Every time. Okay, first log out. Telefront function.
Engineer: Copy. Every second.
Engineer: That lap time got deleted for track limits at turn 16 Max, turn 16
Yuki TSUNODA: 2-1, my mistake, but still 2-1, 2-5, I feel quite a lot easier to reach here, and 2-2-mead
Engineer: How is the rotation now, is it better?
Nicholas LATIFI: Like that much they're very weak.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, be better. Yeah, be better
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, but I think I'm struggling with grip because it's just grip all around. Yeah, copy that.
Pierre GASLY: Thanks Pérez
Engineer: Ok Pierre, what do you think about changing what we have at the back of the car, or do you want to stay where we are?
Pierre GASLY: No, I want to change
Engineer: Ok, let's change, push in the in-lap please We can stay in shape 3, push in the in-lap for timings
Engineer: We need to fix the EBI, I have problem 10-5 and 6 I'm working out for you, I'm pushing
Engineer: For turn five suggest slightly earlier braking to carry more minimum speed and get the same exit
Engineer: So corners are strong
Engineer: For turn five, suggest slightly earlier braking to carry more minimum speed and get the same exit. Roger. Lap time delta there is small, maybe half a tenth available.
Engineer: And we have the same win as before, tail into turn 9, 10 kph.
Engineer: It's a pretty big
Nikita MAZEPIN: vibration for some
Engineer: reason. It's nice. OK, we're checking. OK, we're happy to continue at the minute, Maz.
Engineer: OK, how was the balance that time? Clear track behind.
Esteban OCON: Picked up a bit on the steer, up on the steer.
Engineer: But
Esteban OCON: still higher speed is more understeery.
Engineer: OK, you can drop dip high speed still as well, you're in 8 at the moment.
Esteban OCON: But when I talk high speed it's 9 and 13, 14.
Engineer: OK, copy that. We'll have a chat about balance here, let me know if there's anything that can help. OK, so we've got Sunoda 5 seconds behind, he's time-lapse now.
Esteban OCON: Copy, best front end was 6-7.
Engineer: Copy that.
Carlos SAINZ: What's the time with the soft 2?
Engineer: I'll charge it at 24.6
Engineer: Okay,
Sebastian VETTEL: tires are nowhere at turn one.
Engineer: Copy that, sir.
Engineer: I don't know what you think about it but maybe do two back-offs just for the rears but I'm happy to do one. If we do two back-offs we'll probably only do one more push just in terms of laps and time.
Engineer: And Valtteri found nearly two tenths between his first and second push lap on this tyre.
Engineer: Plus half a half. Copy, plus half.
Engineer: So we'll be on for a double slow max, unless you'd like a front wing adjustment?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, I'll just try without an adjustment.
Engineer: OK, understood. You can pick up the pace a little bit here, with tyre 7 as well on the next lap.
Engineer: So Daniel, just so you're aware, the red button is currently off. We landed up getting the recharge before the red button last run. Currently the red button is off.
Yuki TSUNODA: That is not the engine, yeah?
Engineer: Straight line, it was towed. You were alone before.
Yuki TSUNODA: I think it was quite okay, Lamp.
Engineer: Yeah, it was okay.
Engineer: So, Juki, the track limit 10-16 was okay this lap, but it's very on the limit, so no more than this.
Yuki TSUNODA: You mean the last corner, yeah?
Engineer: Yes, correct, last corner.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, always on the limit, you have to... Okay, thanks for reminding me.
Engineer: and see if you can get a feel for the balance when you're going for a flap adjust, box box
Engineer: Before turn one, strat eight please, strat eight.
Engineer: okay and you go in and go in I will need a fast in fast in try to recover time focus on keeping the brakes in the window not right behind
Engineer: So box this lap. Box. Speed confirmed. High.
Charles LECLERC: High fuel or low fuel Norris?
Engineer: Norris. High fuel. Norris constant pushing. High fuel.
Engineer: So we will do a pit start, we need mode formation, two burnouts, two burnouts, bite point, target to red and start in second gear.
Engineer: So Sebastian we're trying to get out ahead of Mazepin. It might be close, but you can go to go one I think you're going to be fine to Mazepin. You're fine to Mazepin
Engineer: Let's go one click forward, I'll be back.
Engineer: Just do anything you need to to stop any front left under rotation as well, rearwards bias maybe.
Pierre GASLY: We still have the problem with the engine breaking to M6
Nicholas LATIFI: The flat spot is not terrible on these tires
Engineer: Copy, we're boxing for the quali set, boxing for the quali set
Engineer: Let me know if you'd like to come in for a front wing adjustment at all Max?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, that's ok.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: Ok, how are the tyres and how is the balance?
Fernando ALONSO: The oversteer inside.
Engineer: Copy that.
Fernando ALONSO: I have a lot of deployment out of 9 and out of 14, I don't know why.
Engineer: Copy that. So just trying shape 4, shape 4 to protect the rears.
Engineer: OK, we've got Leclerc lapping mid to low 29s on the soft tyre, there's not many soft runners out there at the moment, just
Esteban OCON: keep us informed of
Engineer: the
Esteban OCON: tyres. Yeah, I'm losing everything in the 13-14 to the front end.
Engineer: How are the tyres holding up?
Esteban OCON: Front right, upgrade.
Engineer: First two laps for Hamilton on medium, 29.2, 29.4.
Engineer: Info, rear right is the lead tight.
Engineer: I can increase pace through two three if you can
Mick SCHUMACHER: I'll see what I can do, right now it's 3 and there's 90, there's
Engineer: a
Mick SCHUMACHER: limitation Sir, let's go to EB4 and
Engineer: Norris close behind
Engineer: So special last lap deleted turn 16 limits
Engineer: And reminder, mode X test, if you can.
Engineer: KMAS, would you like a flap adjust? Copy On this day, I put a toast over losing last sector, so... Copy that, Moat Moat T4, Moat T4
Sergio PEREZ: There's
Engineer: a
Sergio PEREZ: strange noise out of the pipe when I pick up the throttle.
Engineer: Copy.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah,
Engineer: that's clear. Let's do your best
Engineer: Okay Max, we're looking at three time-lapse, three time-lapse on this set.
Engineer: So to get one more lap at the end of this one, you've got two seconds margin. I've
Sebastian VETTEL: got a lot of clipping this lap. Do you know why?
Engineer: Check-in.
Engineer: So you'll be taking the checkered flag at the end of this lap.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, let's do this.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Daniel it's a red flag so we box this lap red flag red flag
Daniel RICCIARDO: okay understood we're
Engineer: going to do pit stops on both cars though so you can be slow on this in lap Lando is 20 seconds ahead
Engineer: Daniel the red flag is Raikkonen he's crashed under the hotel under the bridge of the hotel so take great care going under the hotel for any debris looks like it's actually on the exit of the hotel correction on the exit of the hotel turn 14
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