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Mexico City Grand Prix2021 · Practice 3 team radio

38
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14
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8
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17:05 to 18:01
on the radio

38 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2021, across 14 drivers. Yuki TSUNODA 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.

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  1. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri17:05:500:10

    EngineerTruck is clear behind, synchronize all the gears and good braking application, brand new brakes all around.

  2. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri17:06:440:07

    Yuki TSUNODAThe oil is so slippery.

    EngineerCopy.

  3. Lance STROLLAston Martin17:09:210:10

    Lance STROLLSo much oscillation on the limiter, we have to fix that.

    EngineerYeah, copy that.

  4. George RUSSELLWilliams17:11:050:16

    George RUSSELLAirplugs are not improved from my side.

    EngineerOK copy that, so your radio is clear to us, just give us another radio check on the way round.

    George RUSSELLI can still understand you but it's pretty distorted.

  5. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri17:13:210:24

    EngineerSo, Yuki, respect to yesterday, main loss section between turn 4 and turn 6, and in the high speed, but I guess you were careful in the first push lap.

    Yuki TSUNODANo, just the oil is a lot, oil is a lot.

    EngineerUnderstood, understood. Don't take any risk.

  6. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri17:14:300:04

    EngineerCharge off and push.

  7. Lance STROLLAston Martin17:15:230:06

    EngineerGo one, go one, stay out, stay out, go one.

  8. George RUSSELLWilliams17:15:440:07

    EngineerOK George, we need to build front temperature so you can use DRS to turn 4 and to turn 12.

  9. George RUSSELLWilliams17:16:560:11

    EngineerOK George, next car back is Stroll, he's 13 back so no concerns on traffic. Snowda's now on a 19.7 so track is improving, so let's just go push at turn 16.

  10. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri17:17:520:08

    Yuki TSUNODACheck engine 9, because I mistakenly touched it.

    EngineerCopy.

  11. Carlos SAINZFerrari17:20:080:13

    EngineerAnd wind is less than yesterday, bar rotated, so headwind turn 1, braking turn 1, headwind, and tailwind turn 4, braking turn 4.

  12. Carlos SAINZFerrari17:21:020:07

    Carlos SAINZYeah, nice script.

  13. George RUSSELLWilliams17:23:090:15

    George RUSSELLAdvise on brake balance please, I feel a bit of a split on the fronts I'm loosing the fronts, please advise ASAP

    EngineerOK, nudge her plus one, nudge her plus one

  14. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin17:24:200:08

    EngineerTurn 456 You can lean on the rears a bit in the high speed.

  15. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes17:25:360:07

    Lewis HAMILTONlost a lot of time in 10 copy

  16. Lando NORRISMcLaren17:27:280:07

    EngineerOkay, and a reminder, shifting and brake pressure application.

  17. Sergio PEREZRed Bull17:27:340:09

    EngineerThere

    Sergio PEREZwas a bit of chattering. There was a bit of chattering on the front tires in the high speed.

  18. Lance STROLLAston Martin17:29:130:05

    EngineerSo let's focus on our tyres and brakes now.

  19. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin17:30:300:09

    EngineerSo just so you know, Sebastian, the brake temps were a bit cool for Turn 1 on that last lap, in case you felt it. Yeah, I know.

  20. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:33:460:16

    EngineerThat's pretty P1, didn't look like the cleanest of laps but that's 4 tenths to Checo in P2. Yeah sectors look good. Sector 2, half seconds Checo, final sector a match. That was quite scrappy.

  21. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:35:010:17

    EngineerDo you want any tool adjusts for the next lap, Max?

    Max VERSTAPPENNo, it seemed quite OK, just on entry to some corners and a little bit on the edge, but let's see in another lap.

    EngineerOK, understood.

  22. Lance STROLLAston Martin17:35:460:08

    EngineerClear behind, let's focus on cooling the car and box box for a start.

  23. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren17:37:340:16

    Daniel RICCIARDOJust turn 3, just got quite a bit more of the apex settle up. Just double check the car when I come in front right.

    EngineerCopy.

  24. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren17:39:160:12

    Daniel RICCIARDOTurn 3, just got quite a bit more of the apex sat-lap, just double check the car when I come in front right.

  25. Charles LECLERCFerrari17:43:330:17

    EngineerAnd for us you can push next lap?

    Charles LECLERCYep, I want to push next lap though. If you want we can do the pass through now, just to cool down the tyres as they are pretty hot.

  26. Lando NORRISMcLaren17:46:340:08

    Lando NORRISAny particular reason I locked up or just too much brake pressure? Too

    Engineermuch brake pressure.

  27. Carlos SAINZFerrari17:46:590:09

    Carlos SAINZYou're only struggling high speed there, is this ok?

    EngineerUnderstood

  28. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri17:48:290:15

    EngineerYuki, I think we need to adjust the flap, do you agree? It's too much understeer in turn 1.

    Yuki TSUNODAI don't want to go back because it's just s**t tire.

    EngineerCopy, we stay out.

  29. Nikita MAZEPINHaas17:50:570:09

    EngineerOK, charge on, charge on. No traffic threat from behind.

  30. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes17:52:350:07

    EngineerIt's a traffic paradise.

  31. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren17:55:000:09

    EngineerWatch for Perez Perez close now apologies. That was late.

    Daniel RICCIARDOThat's okay. I got it

  32. Lance STROLLAston Martin17:55:300:06

    EngineerSo we can work on turn 8 and 9 a bit, we need a bit more pace there.

  33. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes17:56:560:12

    EngineerSo P3 at the moment it's six and a half tenths at Perez at P1.

    Lewis HAMILTONSix and a half tenths.

  34. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri17:57:210:09

    Pierre GASLYFor f***s sake, don't need to

    Engineerbe

    Pierre GASLYall smart ass, everybody don't care, we can fight.

  35. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:57:370:06

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it's so weird, like no grip at all.

  36. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes17:59:110:06

    EngineerCorrection, so lift and coasting to turn 1, 80 meters.

  37. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri18:00:240:08

    Yuki TSUNODAMan, I don't know what the guy in front of me is thinking.

  38. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri18:01:150:19

    Engineerokay stay out stay out okay i think it was an account of uh i feel i don't understand as well anyway this is in lap this is in lap your uh lap was good anyway the previous one we are p6 for info