Turkish Grand Prix 2021: Practice 1 team radio
54 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Turkish Grand Prix 2021, across 16 drivers. 53 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Kimi RAIKKONEN 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
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 6 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 5 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 5 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Nikita MAZEPIN · Haas · 4 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Aston Martin · 4 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · McLaren · 4 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 2 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Alpine · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 1 message
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Ok Nikita, we've got 8 cars in front of you, radio check, turn 1 exit
Lando NORRIS: Rips a lot lot better than last year.
Engineer: Okay, that's good news
Engineer: And we have a high wind confirm, tailwind tone 12 from the track data.
Engineer: Tires are looking good on turn 27. Let's have one more good brake, good brake, and it'll be go on.
Carlos SAINZ: Full of traffic.
Engineer: Give me the rest of the settings, ok? So, you can go to boost 5
Engineer: So see how the balance is on this first time lap a lot of comments of high grip
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it feels like it
Engineer: Okay, first laps coming in are Hamilton and Clare, both at 27.4, 27.4 on the soft. It is already quicker than P2 last year.
Engineer: Ok, they deleted both slabs, track limit turn 6 Sunoda at 3 seconds behind... What, the gap is not the limit? It's the white line, it's the white line on turn 6
Engineer: Ok, they deleted both slabs, track limit turn 6
Kimi RAIKKONEN: What, the gap is not the limit?
Engineer: It's the white line, turn 6
Kimi RAIKKONEN: You tell me every second, OK? Two seconds?
Engineer: When
Kimi RAIKKONEN: you skip only three seconds, I'm in a fast place.
Engineer: OK. Copy. Yeah, it's tight here. So six seconds, Antonio, pushing.
Engineer: we suggest left hand side toggle for front locking turn 12
Engineer: So Hamilton starting a time-lapse, he's two and a half seconds behind and then three before three
Sergio PEREZ: Because it's mainly the long speed, I think we're better off where we are because the high speed is a bit neutral, so we'll probably go a greater distance for the long speed.
Engineer: Yeah, okay. So we'll stay out, we won't do a flap adjust.
Pierre GASLY: How is the radio? Good?
Engineer: A lot of background noise, but we can hear you clear, so we keep it for now.
Pierre GASLY: Ok, so biggest issue is turn 7, turn 9, Apex, we have
Engineer: a
Pierre GASLY: big loss of ground
Engineer: So
Pierre GASLY: we have tailwind in this corner, but there's no big shift of balance in this corner Copy
Engineer: that, open turn 9 pushing both box
Yuki TSUNODA: I have so much understood I have so much understood
Engineer: Understood, understood Do you want one more lap or we can box and fit a soft?
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, I can do one more lap if
Engineer: you
Yuki TSUNODA: want
Engineer: Engine braking 7 And diff entry 2, diff entry 2
Engineer: Okay Yuki, so now turn 3 is good, we just need to prepare a bit more turn 4. So entry turn 3 is good, prepare turn 4 better.
Engineer: Okay, so time to gain turn four entry mid and then entry late entry of turn seven as well
Engineer: For turn 12 locking suggest slightly straighter braking later turn in to protect front left turn 12.
Fernando ALONSO: I don't know how we are on timing.
Engineer: We're currently on plan. If you need one more, happy to do one more.
Fernando ALONSO: Let's try one more.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Fernando ALONSO: I'll try to go fast now and fast on the inline.
Engineer: Copy that.
Engineer: Okay, go ahead Max.
Engineer: Okay, let's get another good hit into turn 12 for brake temperature, and then remember to go mode push at turn 13 You're
Nikita MAZEPIN: missing out on the back straight
Engineer: Copy that, can you hear me okay now? Mode push at turn 13 Now yes Okay good, brake temp is good, all good
Engineer: okay Lance that's been deleted for turn one track limits turn one track limit
Engineer: Okay Niki, I'll feedback on that, we believe we were, we believe we were. So we have mode 5 and green 6 P1, first car pushing Schumacher within 12. That's mode 5, green 6 P1.
Nicholas LATIFI: Copy on the mode, but I had like 20-30% left so...
Esteban OCON: Maybe we should box now and add air balance, quite a lot to be fair.
Engineer: Understood, let's box now please, box now, we'll do a front wing adjust.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Even worse grip than before, just no front end.
Engineer: OK, understood. Do you want to box for a flap adjust, Max?
Max VERSTAPPEN: I don't think it's that. Something with the tyres.
Engineer: Eyes on the dash, let's try and manage the temps a bit more close to zero all round
Engineer: and lano what do you think of the balance yeah
Lando NORRIS: box understood
Engineer: four how much adjust
Lando NORRIS: um up two up
Engineer: two understood
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, I'm destroying the front, so... Let's maybe go to the pit lane now.
Engineer: Copy, let me know on the flap.
Charles LECLERC: Let's go, plus 4.
Engineer: Copy, plus 4. And next car pushing behind Gasly, 8 seconds.
Engineer: Ok Pierre, I'm inclined to box to focus on the priorities now, if you're happy please
Pierre GASLY: Copy We
Engineer: have some work to do, we can see the limitations, we have some ideas, don't worry, we will make it better
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, no problem, I think it's quite clear Yeah,
Engineer: super clear, along those sticks behind, pushing, sorry Copy,
Pierre GASLY: it's just so much more grip compared to last year, it feels like a different track, so different limitations
Engineer: Yeah, copy that Copy
Charles LECLERC: Can I do a double crew?
Engineer: Yes, you can. Yes, you can track is clear behind
Charles LECLERC: I come back to Lewis, I'm losing like 4 tenths now in the last sector.
Engineer: I come back to you. So we are losing 2 tenths first sector, 2 tenths and a half last sector.
Engineer: Was that flap any better?
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, it was better, but yeah, it just shows how understeery we are.
Engineer: Okay, copy that.
Engineer: Okay, cool down, cool down the front right
Engineer: Hey Yuki, we suggest offset minus 1 to start the lap, and then we go offset 1 before 10-12 braking.
Engineer: Understood.
George RUSSELL: Shifts are very, very bad.
Engineer: And it's all quite busy out there. Bikenden's in Turn 1 now, and Hamilton just behind him. So if we slow him behind Hamilton...
Engineer: So we're pretty happy with turn 8, happy with turn 8 and happy with the right toggle for turn 8.
Engineer: Okay, so lap times, those at high fuel, mid 28, 28.4s.
Engineer: Are we still looking into this in the background, Max? I
Max VERSTAPPEN: think we're tied, Zachary.
Engineer: Copy. And strat 2 when you can. Strat 2.
Engineer: On track limit turn 1, last 2 laps deleted lap time. Turn 1, last 2 laps deleted.
Yuki TSUNODA: This video
Engineer: Okay Trico, so losses to Max are just in turn 8 when you were passing Sinoida. Think about the push toggle for sector 3, turns 12, 13, 14. Push toggle is available.
Engineer: OK, give me more charge, 2 minutes left, so you need to do a quick charge lap if you want to start another lap.
Engineer: Test right hand toggle turn nine. Right hand turn nine.
Engineer: and you did a good job at turn 8 we need multifunction turbo 7 turbo 7 when you can and right toggle for turn 12
Engineer: So that's checkered flag, you can push on in that, we'll be staying on track for a start. So we do need to cool the engine for the start, please cool the engine now for the start.
Engineer: Brake balance plus one. Suggestion?
Charles LECLERC: Your suggestions are not in line with what I feel.
Engineer: Okay, you said left hand side, right? Yeah, correct. Left hand side. You will be the first one on the grid.
Engineer: Now Daniel, we think the new battery bar should be working on the dash, that new display should be working.
Engineer: Make sure you stop as far forward as possible, left hand side, static bite point, once you stop, make sure you go to mode RS.
Nikita MAZEPIN: Can you confirm I was as far forward as possible?
Engineer: You had one grid slot empty in front of you I think. You can do start now.
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