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Belgian Grand Prix2021 · Race team radio

35
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14
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10
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13:10 to 17:23
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35 radio messages were recorded during race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2021, across 14 drivers. 34 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 9.

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.

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  1. Lance STROLLAston Martin13:10:510:03

    Audio only, no transcript

  2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:21:480:04

    EngineerSo everyone on expert at the moment

  3. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:23:200:08

    Lewis HAMILTONYeah, there's no grip out here.

    EngineerOkay, copy.

  4. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:24:120:13

    EngineerThere's no grip on the front of these tyres. OK, copy. Is the rear OK? No, the rear's not great either, but particularly the front. Roger, OK. And

    Lewis HAMILTONlocking left front.

  5. Sergio PEREZRed Bull13:25:010:16

    EngineerHow are conditions?

    Sergio PEREZYeah, visibility is very, very poor. I can't see anything.

    EngineerCopy. Easy on the way in through the pit lane for another start.

  6. Sergio PEREZRed Bull13:28:340:07

    EngineerCheck out that's us done, so P1 kill the engine

  7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:29:530:19

    Lewis HAMILTONNeed more rain next to my visor. Can't see anything out there Still got locking in front Marcus Tires are starting to grip up a bit better on that lap

    EngineerIt's

    Lewis HAMILTONnot good out there.

    EngineerCan

    Lewis HAMILTONsomeone get this smoke?

  8. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull13:30:150:11

    EngineerOkay, Max, so Checo's hit the wall at turn six. Looks like he could be out. So just nice and easy on the way to the group, please.

  9. George RUSSELLWilliams13:32:060:10

    George RUSSELLVisibility is very poor, even when I was about six seconds behind the car ahead I couldn't see down the street

  10. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:32:240:21

    Lewis HAMILTONLocking rear is just a little bit into 18 just there. Yeah, copy that, it was front

    Engineerand rear. The

    Lewis HAMILTONrear grip is quite poor, feels like the front's starting to behave grip-wise, but the rear is struggling.

  11. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:53:310:11

    Lewis HAMILTONIs this rain going to just keep getting worse like this?

    EngineerYeah, I think it's going to be like this all afternoon. I haven't really got much more than that.

  12. Nikita MAZEPINHaas13:54:450:07

    Nikita MAZEPINCan you please note down that the mirrors are different and we will discuss after the race?

    EngineerNoted.

  13. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes13:59:550:15

    EngineerHow's the radar looking? Is the rain going to last long? Yeah, felt it will be consistent with what we have now, varying a little bit in intensity, but we can't see any change coming up shortly. OK.

  14. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:00:130:19

    EngineerOne question Ricky, this has nothing to do. If there is a red flag, can we change the rear wing? If we have time, or not. To more downforce. If it's going to stay like this, I'm sure more downforce is quicker. So I don't know, it's just an idea.

  15. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:11:030:15

    Daniel RICCIARDOI don't know if you know this about me, but it's my 200th Grand Prix.

    EngineerI had heard that, yeah.

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, it's kind of a deal, this neck of the woods.

  16. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin14:14:580:06

    EngineerAt the moment our latest radar is about an hour of this rain intensity still.

  17. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri14:18:240:22

    Pierre GASLYYeah, if you can give me a couple of sausages, some sausages for me, for the barbecue. Is the race still going to last two hours or not?

    EngineerAre you thinking about your dinner?

    Pierre GASLYI'm thinking that we might need some lights, I need some lights.

  18. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:22:030:11

    EngineerDaniel, we expect this rain to continue for 15 to 20 minutes and then heavier rain in 15 to 20 minutes time.

  19. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:23:390:19

    EngineerSo we've just had another delayed message. On

    Lewis HAMILTONone side, I'm glad I went to the toilet.

    EngineerBut

    Lewis HAMILTONthe one I went to, someone had dropped a crazy bomb in there. It was the worst thing ever.

    EngineerThe pros and cons, Lewis.

    Lewis HAMILTONIt's going to haunt me for life.

  20. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo14:24:290:11

    EngineerBeata, the driver, FIA or race director would appreciate if you give some feedback during the laps behind the safety car.

  21. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:26:100:05

    Lewis HAMILTONAlready can't see anything behind

  22. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:26:420:09

    Max VERSTAPPENI have to leave a little bit more space to the safety guard than normal because I can't see anything.

  23. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:27:270:07

    Lando NORRISIt's pretty awful. I can barely see the car in front of the minute

  24. George RUSSELLWilliams14:27:340:11

    George RUSSELLCurrently up to a rouge and in

    Engineerthe

    George RUSSELLturn 5 are the worst, it's

    Engineera

    George RUSSELLvery bad damage rate.

  25. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:28:090:09

    Lance STROLLYeah, I can't see anything behind the car in front of me there's some aquaplaning on the back straight

  26. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:28:110:05

    Lando NORRISQuite a bit of aquaplaning as well

  27. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:28:580:05

    Max VERSTAPPENI mean, it's wet, but for me, it's fine to race.

  28. Esteban OCONAlpine14:29:080:05

    EngineerOk Esteban, is there any aquaplaning? There is as well

  29. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo14:29:370:06

    Antonio GIOVINAZZIYeah, probably in the conditions that I'm driving, but...

  30. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:30:210:08

    Daniel RICCIARDOStill too wet, just the biggest thing is on the streets, you just don't see anything with the rain light.

  31. George RUSSELLWilliams14:30:270:15

    George RUSSELLUm, yeah mate, I can't see anything up to our route, nothing at all. Absolutely nothing into turn 5. Can't even see myself in red light.

  32. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:31:550:06

    EngineerI

    Lewis HAMILTONhave water leaking into the top of my helmet

  33. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:32:410:10

    EngineerOK, the start procedure has been suspended.

    Max VERSTAPPENOK, well, it really isn't that bad, but OK.

  34. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren14:33:240:04

    Daniel RICCIARDOThis is the right call

  35. Sergio PEREZRed Bull17:23:250:15

    Sergio PEREZOn the back it's getting better, it's much better on the back

    EngineerAt

    Sergio PEREZthe end of the lap Final sector is better