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Portuguese Grand Prix2021 · Practice 2 team radio

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15:10 to 16:14
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22 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Portuguese Grand Prix 2021, across 14 drivers. Daniel RICCIARDO had the most, with 4.

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. Esteban OCONAlpine15:10:290:07

    EngineerAll right, so most of the cars are following you out now. Giovinazzi is the car behind, Raikkonen behind him.

  2. Nikita MAZEPINHaas15:14:360:05

    Nikita MAZEPINI need less engine I need more engine brake

  3. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren15:14:480:07

    Engineerand it's definitely windier now turn three entry 30k tailwind

  4. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren15:16:540:10

    EngineerBoth cars having similar problems in the final final two corners. It seems like those corners are much more affected by the wind now

  5. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:17:140:14

    Max VERSTAPPENThe f***ing EBW failed, what the hell, I had no brake pedal, like

    Engineera super long one, fail one, fail please Max, fail one, fail.

  6. Lance STROLLAston Martin15:21:420:07

    Lance STROLLThe brakes were not working on that last lap with the three, they're cold. Copy

    Engineerthat Lance.

  7. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri15:22:470:06

    Pierre GASLYI'm still lacking rear grip in the low speed. Yeah,

    Engineervery clear.

  8. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:23:310:06

    Sergio PEREZWhat is the base? So,

    Engineeryou're P4 at the moment.

  9. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren15:26:090:23

    EngineerDaniel lap time wise is within 20 milliseconds of Lando compared to him the time to find would be a little bit on exit of turn five and through turn seven so turn five slightly better exit and turn seven a bit more pace through turn seven that he's able to carry into eight

  10. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo15:36:550:03

    EngineerI

    Antonio GIOVINAZZIdon't know what Stolle is doing.

  11. Fernando ALONSOAlpine15:38:410:08

    Fernando ALONSOYeah, I don't know what this troll was doing on the last corner. I just start to close to him

  12. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams15:41:420:08

    Nicholas LATIFIOK, I'm in the gravel, but I can bring it back on track, it's fine.

    EngineerYeah, could be perfect when you return.

  13. Nikita MAZEPINHaas15:42:520:23

    Engineerand for info we also lost that last lap at turn one on track limits yeah i

    Nikita MAZEPINtried it so cool and it didn't work i know but i'm yeah the car is very unstable so i'm just keeping it on track

    Engineerokay mate we'll look at it don't worry about the pace it will come to us don't worry man

    Nikita MAZEPINi'm chilled at this point already

  14. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri15:46:140:12

    EngineerOk Pierre, so that's currently P11, same lap time as Pérez

    Pierre GASLYYeah I know, it was a ****ing lap, like we've got some work so... Yeah I know, we have a lot of work

  15. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes15:47:340:07

    EngineerSo Lewis 23.8, remember the first four laps are critical.

  16. Mick SCHUMACHERHaas15:53:220:17

    Mick SCHUMACHERSomething weird just happened.

    EngineerOkay. With what? Which system? The car or the balance or...? Engine, engine. Power out of control. Okay, let's go slow Mick, slow the car.

  17. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:57:360:11

    EngineerAh man,

    Lewis HAMILTONthis is getting a bit... these tyres aren't good.

    EngineerOK, copy Lewis, won't be long.

  18. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren16:00:320:06

    EngineerHow is the front wing? How is the front wing? I'd still say on the high side.

  19. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:07:350:05

    Pierre GASLYHe's using DRS everywhere, for f***

    Engineer's sake!

  20. Carlos SAINZFerrari16:08:000:13

    Carlos SAINZAnd peat board check. CMC on peat board again.

    EngineerCopy.

    Carlos SAINZHey Roberto, stop the coffee.

  21. Sergio PEREZRed Bull16:12:260:09

    EngineerSo Hamilton's lap times were high 123s, Max's typically a low 123.

  22. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:14:130:08

    Max VERSTAPPENFelt like when I pulled the clutch fully the car was moving forward, I had to use the brake.

    EngineerCopy that, thank you.