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Team radio transcript

Italian Grand Prix 2021: Practice 2 team radio

52 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Italian Grand Prix 2021, across 16 drivers. Sebastian VETTEL had the most, with 8.

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. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: We will do a start, we will do a start.

  2. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And you were on target, drive out very well managed.

  3. Mick SCHUMACHERHaas

    Engineer: Rear locking is very low, so let's go brake balance one click rearward.

  4. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Press and hold overtake for 5 seconds. Overtake for 5 seconds.

  5. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren

    Engineer: Suggest down two clicks brake balance to replicate race start down two clicks brake balance

  6. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren

    Engineer: So Daniel in pit lane, we're gonna do start practice at the pit exit There's no bike point find, two burnouts and a first gear launch. You can have recharge off and go straight into pushing

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, roger

  7. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: So Norris' lap time is around the 26.0. I suspect he's at a higher fuel load than us.

  8. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: On reminder, pull to goal turn 1.

  9. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: How's the balance, Chaco?

    Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, I'm just talking. It's all right. I think I can match him next lap.

    Engineer: Copy.

  10. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Can I have engine 6, position 1 please? Engine 6, position 1 before you open the lap.

  11. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay Lando, I'd like two laps, no overtake, no red button.

  12. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: Let me know how to remove the DRS bit

    Engineer: Copy that standby Okay, Esteban. We need fail a one zero. Okay fail a one zero. Okay

  13. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: This pace is good. Max's second lap at 23.8. So his tyres are five or six laps fresher than ours.

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Engine 14, engine 1-4, position 2, position 2. Checo, last lap at 24.2.

  15. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay, fastest lap for Lando was a 25.98 and his final lap 26.4

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Understood Just in a phase two, phase three

  16. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: A friendly heads up at turn 11 max. What does that mean? I think it means you were fine, you were just close.

  17. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: So just to give you an idea, there's not many on hard tyre but that was 3 tenths quicker than Lance last lap.

  18. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: OK, how's the balance?

    Esteban OCON: It's not too bad for me.

  19. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: And seeing some tech on the soft

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: And we'll have one more lap, Valtteri 25.5 last lap.

  21. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: Main gains, straight line speed in a toe was and some losses turn 8-9. Red, red, red. So keep the delta positive. Now we're taking.

  22. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: I had a massive crash

  23. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Are you okay? That hurt a bit, but I'm okay

  24. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: So science is stopped in middle of the track of turn 9 so just caution here. There are marshals on the track

  25. Mick SCHUMACHERHaas

    Engineer: So reset funk. These tires still have reasonable temp so we'll just get them wrapped and go again. So it's double yellow through here. Be careful through here. Just be careful through here and mode slow, mode slow. Signs car on the left.

  26. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay, Daniel, we can wait one minute, but we'll just have to cool the car a lot on the formation lap practice. That's not a problem

  27. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren

    Engineer: Clutch was 1% deep, 1% deep. Understood.

  28. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: So tyres are still just coming up to temperature this first lap.

  29. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Just ahead of Alonso. OK, so let's back out of this. Let Giovinazzi through. Giovinazzi at three seconds. Ocon and Schumacher. Next car behind is Gasly's.

  30. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Reminder, throttle application exit, turn 2. Reminder, throttle application exit, turn 2.

  31. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Reminder, throttle application exit turn 2.

  32. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And feedback for you, you were target minus one, this time round I'd like you to do target plus two please, target plus two and we box this lap.

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah, confirm, let me play.

  33. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: So a reminder, handbrake turn one, handbrake turn one.

  34. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: I think

    Sebastian VETTEL: in terms of D rates, the car's doing what it wants.

    Engineer: Copy that, copy.

  35. Fernando ALONSOAlpine

    Engineer: Three more laps.

  36. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: Let me know your thoughts on aerobalance, aerobalance. I'm happy with the aerobalance. Copy.

  37. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: And this will be out lap critical

  38. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: You can release brake turn one and four to not have rear lock

  39. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Sebastian VETTEL: Is it really Messi or is it just me who get this impression?

    Engineer: I think it's Messi. It is Messi.

  40. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: What's your limitation in turn 4?

    Sergio PEREZ: From looking underneath, it's very light everything.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy that Checo.

  41. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin

    Engineer: So that last lap was two and a half tenths faster than Lance's first lap on the same time. Last lap was deleted, 10.11.

  42. Mick SCHUMACHERHaas

    Engineer: Is it any better in free air, or is it still just this dead condition?

    Mick SCHUMACHER: I feel the low grip on all four tires.

    Engineer: But

    Mick SCHUMACHER: it seems like it's recovering a bit.

    Engineer: Okay, understood. You have Vettel close behind.

  43. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: OK, if we can do a small lift and coast before 8 and 11 just to help cool the car on the way and that would be good. Would you like a flap adjust?

    Esteban OCON: Copy, let's give the signal now.

  44. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Guys, I need to stop. Copy that. I cannot explain here. Copy

    Engineer: box now, box.

  45. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: OK, so Hamilton on a new hard 23.5, Bottas lap 6 on the soft 24.1.

  46. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: And Valtteri, if you want some running in traffic box box this lap, you can go even for a start so cool the car

  47. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: I can't go throttle aggressively because it's so snappy like I have in the 10-7.

  48. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: and suggest right hand toggle for turn six seven opportunity focus on exit

  49. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Keep pushing and I'll let you know if we have time for another one.

  50. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Def entry 9 for stability. Def entry 9.

  51. Robert KUBICAAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Perfect, that was a good 5 second margin.

  52. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: And this is Zilop, this is Zilop, keep pushing until turn 5.

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