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
- Sebastian VETTEL · Aston Martin · 8 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · McLaren · 5 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 4 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Mick SCHUMACHER · Haas · 3 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Alpine · 1 message
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 1 message
- Robert KUBICA · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: We will do a start, we will do a start.
Engineer: And you were on target, drive out very well managed.
Engineer: Rear locking is very low, so let's go brake balance one click rearward.
Engineer: Press and hold overtake for 5 seconds. Overtake for 5 seconds.
Engineer: Suggest down two clicks brake balance to replicate race start down two clicks brake balance
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
Engineer: So Norris' lap time is around the 26.0. I suspect he's at a higher fuel load than us.
Engineer: On reminder, pull to goal turn 1.
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.
Engineer: Can I have engine 6, position 1 please? Engine 6, position 1 before you open the lap.
Engineer: Okay Lando, I'd like two laps, no overtake, no red button.
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
Engineer: This pace is good. Max's second lap at 23.8. So his tyres are five or six laps fresher than ours.
Engineer: Engine 14, engine 1-4, position 2, position 2. Checo, last lap at 24.2.
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
Engineer: A friendly heads up at turn 11 max. What does that mean? I think it means you were fine, you were just close.
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.
Engineer: OK, how's the balance?
Esteban OCON: It's not too bad for me.
Engineer: And seeing some tech on the soft
Engineer: And we'll have one more lap, Valtteri 25.5 last lap.
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.
Carlos SAINZ: I had a massive crash
Engineer: Are you okay? That hurt a bit, but I'm okay
Engineer: So science is stopped in middle of the track of turn 9 so just caution here. There are marshals on the track
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.
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
Engineer: Clutch was 1% deep, 1% deep. Understood.
Engineer: So tyres are still just coming up to temperature this first lap.
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.
Engineer: Reminder, throttle application exit, turn 2. Reminder, throttle application exit, turn 2.
Engineer: Reminder, throttle application exit turn 2.
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.
Engineer: So a reminder, handbrake turn one, handbrake turn one.
Engineer: I think
Sebastian VETTEL: in terms of D rates, the car's doing what it wants.
Engineer: Copy that, copy.
Engineer: Three more laps.
Engineer: Let me know your thoughts on aerobalance, aerobalance. I'm happy with the aerobalance. Copy.
Engineer: And this will be out lap critical
Engineer: You can release brake turn one and four to not have rear lock
Sebastian VETTEL: Is it really Messi or is it just me who get this impression?
Engineer: I think it's Messi. It is Messi.
Engineer: What's your limitation in turn 4?
Sergio PEREZ: From looking underneath, it's very light everything.
Engineer: Yeah, copy that Checo.
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.
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.
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.
Charles LECLERC: Guys, I need to stop. Copy that. I cannot explain here. Copy
Engineer: box now, box.
Engineer: OK, so Hamilton on a new hard 23.5, Bottas lap 6 on the soft 24.1.
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
Yuki TSUNODA: I can't go throttle aggressively because it's so snappy like I have in the 10-7.
Engineer: and suggest right hand toggle for turn six seven opportunity focus on exit
Engineer: Keep pushing and I'll let you know if we have time for another one.
Engineer: Def entry 9 for stability. Def entry 9.
Engineer: Perfect, that was a good 5 second margin.
Engineer: And this is Zilop, this is Zilop, keep pushing until turn 5.
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