Mexico City Grand Prix 2021: Practice 2 team radio
54 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2021, across 18 drivers. Yuki TSUNODA had the most, with 6.
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
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 5 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Alpine · 3 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 3 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 3 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Aston Martin · 3 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Nikita MAZEPIN · Haas · 3 messages
- Mick SCHUMACHER · Haas · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 1 message
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Okay, we're in mode slow, two burnouts, then mode race start, practice start.
Engineer: There is a slippery track message for Turn 12. There was some oil put down in one of the support races. So just have a look at that when you go through.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, you have no cars behind and you will find a lot of cars on turn 1 probably, so mode push when you're ready.
Lewis HAMILTON: This is insane.
Engineer: Reminder on slippery section in turn 12.
Engineer: The gap in front is six to battle now. Good to push.
Engineer: OK, cool the car as best you can please Max, cool the car on the way in as best you can
Engineer: So turn 12, we think the wind is giving you a bit more aerobalance and the track condition is not great.
Fernando ALONSO: Thais High School, you tell me if you want another lap or not.
Engineer: Ok, let's box this lap then, Fernando.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, these tyres are done man.
George RUSSELL: Gearbox is gone. I've got it back now. Copy that.
George RUSSELL: Alright, I won't change gear for the time being. Can I change gear? Let me know ASAP. Can I? Yes or no? Can I change gear or not? Yes, standby. No gear change for now. Okay.
Engineer: Copy, so you can downshift once you're in the pit lane.
Yuki TSUNODA: Is there a car in sector 3?
Engineer: No cars in sector 3, just Giovinazzi in front. And nobody behind, so you are alone, you can pace yourself.
Engineer: Okay, so we'll get some comments when you're plugged in.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I'm still struggling. But yeah, I hope that there's soft impulsivity.
Engineer: Yeah, understood.
Engineer: Ok Yuki, we do a car speed stop and we go out again for a tow training, so it will be the same as before.
Engineer: And Pierre we want to stay above minus 5 at the rear for the start of the lap if you can please, so 0 minus 5 target Wind is the same direction slightly higher intensity
Engineer: Sorry for that. I wasn't looking Jamie's looking so good today. Maybe it was that. Look how handsome he is
Engineer: And Tsunoda we think is at high fuel, obviously gasoline has gone through on the tow.
Engineer: and we have headwind into turn 12 same as previous run
Engineer: Let us know if you need a flap adjust you can drive through for that
Engineer: There's some time to gain in turn eight and nine
Engineer: So Menlos again, Perez was turn 5, he is braking earlier turn 4 and carrying more speed in turn 5 And a little bit in high speed, that was the two main places
Engineer: Can I put you P1, 17.3, Hamilton P2 on a 17.8, Bottas obviously 18.0, your powerful in sectors 2 and 3, just that first sector, Gasly I think got towed by his teammates and Hamilton 300s faster in the first sector, but you're very strong in the final two.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, that was a late call,
Engineer: or
Carlos SAINZ: maybe I impeded a bit too, sorry.
Engineer: Okay, you might find you catch Norris he's high fuel See how it goes Okay, let's box recharge That
Max VERSTAPPEN: was a shame
Engineer: Yeah, sorry for that
Engineer: Let's keep doing a little bit of management one and four for brakes.
Engineer: So we think this lift and coast is good maybe even a bit more just to help cool the rears It's mainly the rears we want to cool. That'll help your pressures at the rear Consider a click forward and brake balance if you can take it. Good
Yuki TSUNODA: Big understand high speed
Engineer: Diff straight 3, Diff straight 3, entry 4, entry 4, rotation
Charles LECLERC: Can I have updates please? Like always, updates all the time please.
Engineer: Copy, will do. So at the Monia P7, Sainz lap time 18.6 is P6, P1 Verstappen 17.3
Charles LECLERC: Where am I losing compared to Sainz?
Engineer: So mainly was a snap on entry turn 7 compared to Sainz, the rest is fine.
Esteban OCON: At the moment I'm having the same problem as Austin, the car turning itself.
Engineer: So Bibau to plus one, Bibau to plus one, use white button turn four, this is last timed.
Carlos SAINZ: I think we need to work on the medium, so I'm happy to go straight in the medium. It's the tire that I had the worst feeling.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: So we could do up to three more and still get a good run on the medium. How do you feel Taizan now?
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, good
Engineer: Yeah, copy
Engineer: So mode F2, mode F2, and let's sail into the Lifton Coast, so 50 metres into 1, 4 and 12.
Lewis HAMILTON: Okay, just look at that second lap there, for 7, 8, 9, I felt better.
Engineer: We could drop all the way back behind Latifi and Ocon.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I think it's okay here, no?
Engineer: Yeah, let's stick with where we are. Maybe just use that gap towards the end of this outlet.
Engineer: First laps from the Mercedes are 21.2 and 21.7.
Engineer: Mercedes Soft tyre, Hamilton 21.3, Bottas 21.7
Nicholas LATIFI: Went off, but I'm okay. They didn't touch anything.
Engineer: I want to shape 4 forward. Let's go shape 4 and see what happens with the rears. How is the tires? How is the balance?
Mick SCHUMACHER: It's alright. A bit of a flat spot.
Esteban OCON: any pace comparison you have?
Engineer: Yep stand by. So Stroll's on the medium tyre a couple of laps newer than yours he's lapping low 22s
Engineer: We see pretty high rear locking. If you think front locking is okay, we could try a click forward.
Engineer: OK, Lando, minor, purple C9 position 6, purple C9 position 6, and if you want to do the TPM test, just turn the launch map off.
Engineer: Ayuki manage with spin as much as you can for greening, manage with spin, in front Giovinazzi
Yuki TSUNODA: Engine 11 is portable
Engineer: Engine braking 5, engine braking 5
Sergio PEREZ: Let's get out of mode 10.
Engineer: Okay, so mode 6, mode 6.
Engineer: Come
Yuki TSUNODA: on, he's f***ing used to do all this.
Engineer: Kaiyuki, don't worry, this is Zilap for a P-stop. This is Zilap, so lift off.
Yuki TSUNODA: Like, really, what's
Engineer: the
Yuki TSUNODA: point? Okay, copy.
Charles LECLERC: I'm struggling so much with the engine issues.
Engineer: Last lap, we've got track limits, turn 11. Watch for turn 11 exit track limits.
Engineer: So good lap, one more lap, keep pushing.
Engineer: Okay lads, that's checkered flag. Cool the brakes and box, box, cool the brakes and box, box.
Pierre GASLY: The brake is again very hot. The pedal is very long.
Engineer: Ok, take it easy.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, very long pedal.
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