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São Paulo Grand Prix2021 · Practice 1 team radio

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16
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15:29 to 16:32
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40 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2021, across 16 drivers. Lando NORRIS 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.

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  1. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo15:29:590:07

    EngineerOK, Kimi, we'll have green in 10 seconds.

  2. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:31:260:06

    EngineerSo sync gears to turn 4. Remember to use overtake.

  3. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:32:050:14

    EngineerI just take care Hamilton at pit out doing a launch drive straight out mode two strat eight mode two strat eight

  4. Lance STROLLAston Martin15:32:370:06

    EngineerBox, Lance, box, box!

  5. Nikita MAZEPINHaas15:33:530:08

    EngineerOK, Max, charge on, charge on. Stay in sync with the other cars around, so charge on.

  6. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:36:010:11

    EngineerAnd Lando, please use DRS for this lap. DRS for this lap. And suggest bottom toggle for turn 8. Bottom toggle for turn 8.

  7. Esteban OCONAlpine15:40:180:13

    Esteban OCONBig tire deck at the moment, so the grip's really dropped. Copeda steering wheel is to the right.

    EngineerCopeda.

  8. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo15:41:140:15

    EngineerI

    Kimi RAIKKONENalmost pan on now, exit on the last corner, the rear right is ok, the tyre?

    EngineerYep, yep, pressure is ok, everything ok, I saw, we're having a look.

  9. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri15:44:150:04

    Yuki TSUNODAYeah, this guy's really

  10. George RUSSELLWilliams15:46:160:13

    George RUSSELLLots of slide infield, just really weak generally. Time 7, no rear whatsoever, very very late.

  11. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin15:48:080:07

    Sebastian VETTELThere's some drops approaching turn four.

  12. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin15:49:170:06

    EngineerSo we'd like a bit more full throttle now just for plenum temps.

  13. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin15:50:040:15

    EngineerConsidering a double call, would you think that Celestin, Bottas too behind? Yeah, it could make sense. Yeah, Bottas is there now and then followed by Hamilton a further three seconds.

    Sebastian VETTELThe single call wasn't that bad though.

  14. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams15:51:110:12

    EngineerFront axle is a bit on the slow side, rear axle is good, time

    Nicholas LATIFImanagement is good. Yeah but load, not temps like load or something, aero.

  15. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:53:240:06

    Lando NORRISFitting. Little bit.

    EngineerOkay, understood.

  16. George RUSSELLWilliams15:54:070:14

    George RUSSELLIs turn 7 on high speed or mid?

    EngineerYou can select mode 11. Mode 11 now.

    George RUSSELLHigh speed or mid turn 7? Mid. Turn

    Engineer7 is mid.

  17. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:55:420:08

    EngineerAnd Lando the wind has swung a bit it's now more tail out of turn 12 tailwind out to 12

  18. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren15:56:260:13

    Daniel RICCIARDOThe truck's got a little crazy.

    EngineerYeah, it's light rain, class 1 in pit lane now. Take care on the in-lap, we'll box this lap. P10.

  19. George RUSSELLWilliams15:58:080:08

    George RUSSELLIs

    Engineerthere

    George RUSSELLanything we can do to improve downshifts, mainly time one?

  20. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:59:290:07

    EngineerFernando, we are boxers lap, big lift into turn 12.

    Lando NORRISCopy that.

  21. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:59:570:05

    EngineerAnd we'll need a good warm up on the brakes.

  22. Charles LECLERCFerrari16:04:190:10

    Charles LECLERCI can't follow the brakes, the tires are hot.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  23. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:05:090:05

    EngineerFocus on brakes, target plus five, plus five.

  24. Lando NORRISMcLaren16:07:510:08

    EngineerOk Lando, weird boxy slap. How's the balance? Recharge on?

    Lando NORRISIt's fine.

  25. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo16:08:570:07

    EngineerOk, traffic still good, nobody behind, and mode push when you're ready.

  26. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:10:110:14

    EngineerPlease repeat Pierre.

    Pierre GASLYI am really struggling, why did I have a huge lockup 2-1?

    EngineerSo Yuki is braking a little bit earlier, Leclerc coming now, cooling down, you can let him by no problem, big gap behind him.

  27. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri16:11:480:17

    Yuki TSUNODAWhat does push toggle does in a high speed does it affect anything or because I wanted to go to push toggle from default 10-6 Because it's too tight between 10-6 and 10-7

    EngineerIt's okay from 10-6 push toggle is okay

  28. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo16:14:150:12

    Engineerand still focus breaking turn four.

    Antonio GIOVINAZZIWhat do you mean with breaking? Like later or early?

    EngineerLater, Antonio.

  29. Lando NORRISMcLaren16:15:050:12

    EngineerAnd we're happy to go brake balance rearwards if you'd like. Is there a way to avoid the bump with line?

  30. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:15:500:11

    Pierre GASLYCheck the vibration in the street.

    EngineerVibrations are okay, but high. They are okay, but high.

  31. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri16:17:220:08

    EngineerSo if we think about first push, we need more rotation, correct?

    Yuki TSUNODAYeah.

  32. Daniel RICCIARDOMcLaren16:18:240:21

    EngineerIt's another nice lap. Suggest to box this lap. Suggest box this lap.

    Daniel RICCIARDOYep I'll box.

    EngineerDaniel do you still suffer with the same issue on the front end? Do you still suffer with the same issue on the front end?

    Daniel RICCIARDOYeah yeah I think that's more margin.

  33. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes16:20:240:05

    Engineerso strut one box box box

  34. Lance STROLLAston Martin16:21:040:05

    EngineerDouble cool, double cool.

  35. Sebastian VETTELAston Martin16:23:070:24

    Engineerany flap adjust through the pits this time Latifi is two behind fast Latifi one behind fast yeah we can come up unfriendly copy that so we'll come through the pits how much do you think copy that up a half

  36. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:26:530:28

    Pierre GASLYYou keep pushing, you keep pushing, Sergio. You keep pushing now. He's yapping now, he's f***ing my lap. Yeah, Hamilton coming down UK, pushing. What is he doing? Seriously, we're all on the same s***. We're all blocked with the traffic, why is he doing that? Yeah, he clearly did it on purpose there. Yeah, but it's every weekend the same, at some point I need to tell him something.

  37. Lance STROLLAston Martin16:27:490:06

    EngineerAnd cars will all be pushing, so keep an eye on your mirrors straight away please.

  38. Charles LECLERCFerrari16:29:170:10

    Charles LECLERCI've got so much industry in turn 4, impossible to do this corner

  39. Sergio PEREZRed Bull16:30:040:07

    Sergio PEREZWhat's

    Engineerthe

    Sergio PEREZpace for Max?

    EngineerHe's doing low 14s

  40. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri16:32:180:18

    EngineerBut clearly some more to do there. Not an easy one, but I think it got better with the switches in that last lap.

    Pierre GASLYI don't know, it got better, it's just I don't feel you have control of the car now. But, uh, okay.