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Australian Grand Prix2023 · Practice 3 team radio

42
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15
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9
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01:40 to 03:36
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42 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Australian Grand Prix 2023, across 15 drivers. George RUSSELL 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. George RUSSELLMercedes01:40:590:11

    George RUSSELLWell, it was dangerous from the Aston Right on the apex That was a stroll

  2. Sergio PEREZRed Bull01:53:290:08

    Sergio PEREZMan, why did you put me on this gap?

    EngineerYeah, I didn't realize how close I feel

  3. Charles LECLERCFerrari02:03:310:11

    Charles LECLERCGuys, there's a debris. Just before 10-9, it's actually very dangerous where it is.

    EngineerCopy, we'll report that.

  4. George RUSSELLMercedes02:10:250:07

    George RUSSELLI'm

    Engineertired,

    George RUSSELLI can't really bite in both axes

  5. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo02:17:040:06

    ZHOU GuanyuSorry about that, but the car should be all good.

  6. Sergio PEREZRed Bull02:24:470:06

    Sergio PEREZOh, I cannot believe this issue.

  7. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo02:25:440:08

    Valtteri BOTTASFew drops of freight.

    EngineerWe expect only drops.

  8. Lance STROLLAston Martin02:30:020:05

    EngineerSo last round, 10 seconds to go, around 10 seconds to go.

  9. Charles LECLERCFerrari02:32:040:06

    Engineerand track temperature is 4 degrees cooler than FP2 best lap

  10. Carlos SAINZFerrari02:35:040:07

    Carlos SAINZSaved it.

    EngineerYeah, good job there.

  11. Nico HULKENBERGHaas02:35:420:06

    Nico HULKENBERGI got that stuck a little message quite

    Engineerearly in the lap. Yeah, copy that

  12. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo02:38:140:02

    ZHOU GuanyuReally low grip

  13. Carlos SAINZFerrari02:40:120:06

    Carlos SAINZYeah, I can see a bit of graining already on the slope. Copy.

  14. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo02:40:200:04

    ZHOU GuanyuYeah, a bit of too much understeer over.

  15. George RUSSELLMercedes02:43:100:04

    George RUSSELLFront ones giving up quite a bit.

    EngineerCopy that.

  16. Charles LECLERCFerrari02:44:430:07

    EngineerThat was much better in the last corner.

    Charles LECLERCYeah, and

    Engineernow

    Charles LECLERCit's taking off.

  17. Esteban OCONAlpine02:45:430:10

    Esteban OCONBouncing OK, balance OK, but a bit loose, second to last corner, 14.

    EngineerOK, copy that. Let's see what we get on a second lap.

  18. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri02:48:000:08

    Nyck DE VRIESYeah, keep track of the vibrations because the lock-up into turn 3 was quite big. We do have vibrations.

  19. George RUSSELLMercedes02:49:120:05

    George RUSSELLStill have no rear, into the loose feet, 3

  20. George RUSSELLMercedes02:50:270:12

    George RUSSELLCan you check the ride height please, because I feel like I've got more bottom end into three, like everywhere really.

    EngineerYeah, I feel the same.

  21. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri02:51:100:05

    Nyck DE VRIESOk Nick, not sure what's up with you because of the noise?

    EngineerOk, copy that.

  22. Pierre GASLYAlpine02:54:100:09

    Pierre GASLYI'm struggling turn 14, I

    Engineerthink there's a tailwind. Copy, we'll see what we can do to help you.

  23. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull02:57:220:11

    EngineerMax, let us know if you'd like some help with tools, that's the question, just to keep the tyres alive. I don't think there's a lot we can do. Understood.

  24. Sergio PEREZRed Bull02:59:270:10

    Sergio PEREZYeah, I'm struggling quite a bit from sector 1, this is quite sharp. Can

    Engineerwe box and take a bit of a McBan out of it?

  25. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin03:00:060:08

    EngineerSo we think you can use the tyres a little bit more generally, but just watch the rear in turn 5. Save the rear more in turn 5.

  26. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri03:03:220:11

    Nyck DE VRIESI almost lost it in 10, and I almost lost it again in 12. I almost lost it in 10, and I almost lost it again in 12.

  27. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas03:03:390:05

    EngineerSo the debris is towards the outside of the corner.

  28. Sergio PEREZRed Bull03:06:220:04

    EngineerSo the tyres are about on the cool side, scope to right rim.

  29. George RUSSELLMercedes03:08:230:04

    EngineerMight be a little gravel here turn three

  30. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo03:09:480:07

    EngineerDo you think you can get one more lap out of these tyres or should we? Yeah, it feels like the tyres were a bit on the cold side.

  31. Sergio PEREZRed Bull03:10:530:08

    EngineerI'm

    Sergio PEREZdoing a lot of front up, going to country. Very inconsistent balance corner to corner.

  32. Sergio PEREZRed Bull03:13:280:21

    Sergio PEREZI just don't feel there. It's all okay with the car. I cannot brake into turn one. Very loose rear. And then a lot of front lock going into turn three. Very inconsistent balance corner to corner.

    EngineerNothing dropping out at the moment in the data.

  33. George RUSSELLMercedes03:15:190:12

    George RUSSELLaround the last corner, but it was really odd.

    EngineerOkay, we'll have a look at that.

    George RUSSELLIt's kind of like it's filtering in.

  34. Logan SARGEANTWilliams03:20:510:06

    EngineerYou report on a raindrop, please. I

    Logan SARGEANTdon't see any

  35. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri03:25:330:04

    Nyck DE VRIESIt started to pick up a little bit of oversteer, I'm not sure if you saw.

  36. Sergio PEREZRed Bull03:26:460:03

    EngineerBut the rain is picking up a little bit

  37. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull03:26:520:07

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, it's raining a little bit in that last sector, the last few corners, few drizzles.

  38. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri03:27:300:04

    Nyck DE VRIESYeah, rain.

    EngineerOh, I can't copy that.

  39. Carlos SAINZFerrari03:27:340:05

    Carlos SAINZYou're really quite a little

  40. George RUSSELLMercedes03:29:000:06

    EngineerIt is viscerating a little bit more. We've got a slippery track with Turn 1.

  41. Esteban OCONAlpine03:35:590:11

    Esteban OCONMy shoe is stuck on the gas pedal with some rubber or something.

    EngineerOk, understood.

  42. Carlos SAINZFerrari03:36:220:16

    EngineerAnd we did a good look for gravel in the cockpit as well, anything?

    Carlos SAINZShouldn't be, but have a look. Yeah. On the grid there was plenty of grip, though.

    EngineerYeah, it seemed quite grippy, yeah, still.