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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021: Practice 3 team radio

62 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021, across 17 drivers. 58 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN 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. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  2. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  3. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Yeah I'm ready to check Max.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah I'm ready to check.

    Engineer: Loud and clear. Okay tyre 5, tyre 5.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I need my dash right or I can't see anything.

    Engineer: Understood.

  5. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I need my dash right here, I can't see anything.

    Engineer: Understood. Display 8, position 14. Display 8, position 14. Track is clear ahead and clear behind.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  7. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: OK for info, how does everything feel? I know it's a hard tyre, first lap, but...

    Esteban OCON: A little bit understeering in turn 1, turn 5, turn 9.

  8. Mick SCHUMACHERHaas

    Mick SCHUMACHER: Just for your info, I know it was long.

    Engineer: Say again, no error board?

    Mick SCHUMACHER: No, I just said I'm aware it was long. I didn't try to... Okay, yeah, no problem.

    Engineer: That's fine.

  9. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Let me know if you'd like a Fromming update?

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, maybe two or three clicks.

    Engineer: OK, copy, boxes now.

  10. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Ok, on both strides we'll need some full throttle for your battery please, and some brake.

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: And we'll have tyre 10 please Max, tyre 10.

  12. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So reported a stronger tailwind exit of seven so it looks like it's slightly stronger than yesterday maybe.

  13. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: We're in phase, Giovinazzi 7 ahead out lap, Verstappen will be cooling behind you. Faster cool than before, we think diff exit 9 is worth it for 6 and 7, so diff exit 9 test.

  14. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: It will be a bit tight with the battery, so... Maybe I just start the lap on the... Yeah, yeah, good idea, yeah, do that.

  15. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: OK, Lance, do you want another push? We've got one more.

    Lance STROLL: No, I prefer the box and try something.

    Engineer: OK, happy you're in phase with Hamilton behind, so box, box, box, box.

  16. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So the track is still four tenths slower compared to FP2. Some will be temperature, some will be wind.

  17. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: This is a tailwind braking to turn 6, 10 kph, tailwind braking turn 6.

  18. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, so keep the temperature in the brakes front started to cool down a little bit

  19. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I don't

    Engineer: know

    Carlos SAINZ: if the traffic in the second part will up. Watch out, Ricciardo pushing. Watch out, Ricciardo.

  20. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Do you need a flap adjust or we... Do you need a flap adjust or we keep running?

    Yuki TSUNODA: Let's have two steps more in flap Copy,

    Engineer: box, box

  21. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams

    Nicholas LATIFI: The dash is loose. You know how it clips into place? It won't stay clipped.

  22. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Yeah,

    Carlos SAINZ: let's see if I can get a... in

    Engineer: love without traffic. Yeah, understood, charge 25.7. So same sector time in sector 3 and 2.3 tenths faster in sector 2.

  23. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: How's the car? Is that better?

    Sergio PEREZ: We made it more nervous as well. We picked up more from the end, but also entry stability. We lost a bit there with entry stability.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy that. The rear tires were five or six degrees hotter in the lap. That'll be a factor on that entry stability.

  24. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Are you happy to try the setup change we talked about, or...? I struggle a bit on traction anyhow, so I'm not sure if it's the right thing to try. I guess we cannot go back if we change it, so...

  25. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  26. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: How many steps do you need, UK of rotation, please?

    Yuki TSUNODA: I think the tyres are damaged, so I think three steps. Yeah.

    Engineer: Copy.

  27. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Yes, sorry Pierre, we have a problem with the software here, we are checking everything as much as we can Ok, so turn 9 is the biggest limitation compared to Sainz, Apex speed And then it's a little bit turn 1, and a little bit turn 12, 13, but turn 9 is the biggest difference

    Pierre GASLY: Copy, and compared to Yuki?

    Engineer: Compared to Yuki it's the same turn 9, turn 12

    Pierre GASLY: Minimum exit?

    Engineer: Minimum speed in turn 9, and it's mid to exit in turn 12 We are stronger in the chicane Copy

  28. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams

    Nicholas LATIFI: What's happening with the balance in turn 12? It's all over the place

    Engineer: Guys, we'll have a look. So Nobby's pushing within six And you're boxing. Stopping box, pull away, on target Hot shot, white line, another white line is short

  29. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: yeah very on my nose at the moment yeah

    Engineer: we're not entirely convinced by the entry switch at the moment what

    George RUSSELL: does that mean?

    Engineer: just settings in the background yeah

    George RUSSELL: we've got no rear of entry

    Engineer: alright Perry's in three potentially on a push and two and one

  30. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Pierre GASLY: What's happening in turn 6, I can't turn the car, then after very poor traction Yeah we're checking Just check of... Copy

    Engineer: What

    Pierre GASLY: we do with the brakes compared to the other car We are checking Pierre How was turn 9?

    Engineer: Turn 9 was good

    Pierre GASLY: We are 1% forward of the other car Copy I don't know, it's just understeer 6 and then oversteer 7

  31. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: How's the balance that time?

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, all OK. All OK with the balance.

    Engineer: OK, that's good.

    Esteban OCON: Let's go for another cool. I picked up quite a lot of front end with without traffic into the double left.

    Engineer: Copy that.

  32. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: And Pierre, for your reference, this lap in turn 9 in quali would have been deleted. Entry turn 9.

  33. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Pierre GASLY: Okay, I'm still struggling turn 12 entry with the rear

  34. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Was a better 12-14 this lap.

    Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, that was the best lap.

    Engineer: Copy. And box-box, pick confirm. There's nobody pushing behind.

  35. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Guidance on front tyres.

    Engineer: Outlet

    Lewis HAMILTON: pace-wise.

    Engineer: So at the moment just recommending to push a little bit more in the early corners. Just keep the rest the same.

  36. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: Can you hear me loud and clear? Yeah, very loud and clear, even on that straight. Just talk on this straight as well, all the way to 12. Sorry, I'll do the next one. Yeah, didn't get that. Okay, and it's box, box, please, box, box. Okay, copy. 13, 14. Yeah, loud and clear, 13. But you can go one. Go one, copy.

  37. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams

    Engineer: It's

    Nicholas LATIFI: turn five, it's really poor today, the rear just keeps giving up at the worst point of the corner right before power.

  38. Nikita MAZEPINHaas

    Engineer: It's a

    Nikita MAZEPIN: massive understeer compared to what it used to be,

    Engineer: a

    Nikita MAZEPIN: lot more than the last one.

    Engineer: OK, noted. We've got Giovinazzi leaving the pits for... Can you check that

    Nikita MAZEPIN: the front wing and the front four is doing what we are wanting it to do? Yep, we'll double check, we'll double check.

    Engineer: Did you feel the difference in understeer mostly when you used the front four or all round?

    Nikita MAZEPIN: All round, but front four was worse than... a lot worse than it used to be. OK.

  39. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: It is a very hot day.

  40. Nikita MAZEPINHaas

    Engineer: Do you think there's

    Nikita MAZEPIN: hip-streaming gap?

    Engineer: We're on around three seconds, around three seconds. Current gap to him is two and a half. What was that last time? I think you're around four, four seconds last time. In sync with the cars behind. Alonso's closing quickly, but he is in sync on a back-off.

  41. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: I think

    Engineer: we

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: can do another lap, so I'll

    Engineer: go

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: up to the tires because I want to pull down a little. Yeah, no problem.

  42. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it just does a f***ing turn in turn 6, it's unbelievable.

  43. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Tried to get out of the way, but...

    Engineer: Okay, copy.

  44. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: I have a lot of traffic.

    Engineer: Yeah, I know, Yuki. Science aborted. Leclerc aborted.

  45. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it just does a f***ing turn in turn 6, it's unbelievable.

    Engineer: OK, retarget on.

  46. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Was it a bit too much on the nose now?

    Yuki TSUNODA: No, that was good. That was okay. I was taking pushes a little bit, but... Understood, understood. Please.

  47. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Lance STROLL: Big cool,

    Engineer: big cool, we need single cool push, single cool push, so two more push now, so big cool.

  48. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: If you're still after some rotation maxes, display 11, position 6. Display 11, position 6.

  49. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Should have

    Lewis HAMILTON: gone back to the other tyre. I got a flat spot on this one.

    Engineer: I

    Lewis HAMILTON: thought you knew.

    Engineer: I don't

    Lewis HAMILTON: think I can drive by this tyre.

  50. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Ok Kimi, you will have time to complete a push lap, 4 minutes until the end of the session

  51. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Avoid oversleeping the fronts, turn 6 and 7, and no Leico.

  52. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: so have a practice pit stop and then it'll be a shallow clutch for the launch and don't go up on the revs immediately

  53. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Pierre GASLY: I don't know what's happened, I completely lost the rear, braking there

    Engineer: Yeah, could be that, very very low RPM

  54. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: You can keep up the pace here Max

  55. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: What the f**k was that? I... I don't know

  56. Fernando ALONSOAlpine

    Engineer: Further time to gain is on entry of turn 12.

  57. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: Any references in high fuel?

    Engineer: We've got only Hamilton soft 28.1, I believe high fuel, only one time lap he didn't soft.

  58. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: So Raikkonen has taken the flag behind, so everybody is cooler.

  59. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: OK, so plan 2 burnouts, left hand side, gear 1, launch.

  60. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams

    Engineer: There will be go cool preferred, please recover the brakes I'm missing the difference between go and go cool, the same bias, no?

  61. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: I have no power. Yeah, that's right, don't worry, it will come back. It's just based on temperature, unfortunately. Yeah, it took HG in front to go. Yeah, we saw, it's alright.

  62. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: and charge button on, charge on, and if you can slow down and open the gap to sign in front so we can try to do pit stops please and box this lap, box, pit confirm, gap to sign, 15 seconds, we need around 30 seconds

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