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Bahrain Grand Prix2023 · Practice 2 team radio

27
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14
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9
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14:50 to 16:02
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27 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2023, across 14 drivers. 25 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. George RUSSELL had the most, with 5.

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. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo14:50:010:03

    Audio only, no transcript

  2. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin15:02:180:07

    Fernando ALONSOBrake pedal very long, all OK?

    EngineerJust checking, just checking.

  3. Pierre GASLYAlpine15:05:200:08

    Pierre GASLYI'm not too sure what happened with the charge at the start of the lap.

  4. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:06:270:11

    Charles LECLERCGuys, there's still something strange with the clutch. So, let's look at it.

    EngineerOk, we'll do it.

  5. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15:08:070:07

    EngineerWind looks quite a lot lighter now we see 10k maximum

  6. Lance STROLLAston Martin15:08:570:12

    EngineerOk Lance, we need a DRS off-lap so we can get a tyre orange in the background, tyre orange in the background. I'd rather not man, I need to get

    Lance STROLLmy braking zones and stuff.

  7. George RUSSELLMercedes15:09:510:06

    George RUSSELLFront right running at about 100 degrees, cool.

    EngineerCopy, we can see that.

  8. Nico HULKENBERGHaas15:10:420:07

    Nico HULKENBERGStill brake feel, not great the pedal, it's still soft and long.

  9. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15:11:540:11

    EngineerOscar, is everything okay?

    Oscar PIASTRIYeah, the platform was too bad.

    EngineerCopy, so box is that.

  10. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:14:250:10

    Max VERSTAPPENI also feel like the car is just jumping around a lot more. OK, understood.

  11. George RUSSELLMercedes15:15:210:09

    George RUSSELLLeft-hand side of my seat feels very warm, similar to how it was going in testing sometimes.

    EngineerCan't be, we'll take a look.

  12. George RUSSELLMercedes15:15:320:01

    Audio only, no transcript

  13. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:15:330:05

    Max VERSTAPPENThere's no traction opening the wheel, just no grip.

  14. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:25:200:13

    Lando NORRISYeah, I was just crashed in the pit lane.

    EngineerYep, we see, we will get in touch about that.

    Lando NORRISHe just went straight in front of me.

  15. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:26:210:06

    EngineerLando, we're doing something in the background that might resolve the issue.

  16. Pierre GASLYAlpine15:30:410:11

    Pierre GASLYYeah, it was a bit scrappy, 2v1. I lucked

    Engineerup

    Pierre GASLYand missed the Apex, but anyway, the rest was okay.

  17. George RUSSELLMercedes15:32:210:11

    George RUSSELLPlease check the floor, I went a bit wide exit of 7, had a big wobble.

  18. Nico HULKENBERGHaas15:38:450:04

    EngineerAll management looks good for now.

  19. Alexander ALBONWilliams15:41:190:07

    EngineerWhat do you think of the front wing Alex? It feels quite low but I'm happy to leave it. For this tyre it's good.

  20. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:43:200:26

    Sergio PEREZI need to reset my lap time.

    EngineerOkay, toggle display, toggle display and then it's display 12, position 1. Display 12, position 1.

    Sergio PEREZWe need to be on it, man. We cannot have these issues.

    EngineerDisplay 12, position 14. Display 12, position 14.

    Sergio PEREZOh my goodness, man.

  21. Logan SARGEANTWilliams15:50:320:06

    EngineerTyres and balance, please. Tyres are okay.

    Logan SARGEANTBalance is good.

  22. Lance STROLLAston Martin15:52:270:13

    EngineerLance we need to compromise one and have a better line two to compromise Yeah copy that

  23. Logan SARGEANTWilliams15:57:400:05

    Logan SARGEANTRears are really struggling.

    EngineerCopy.

  24. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:58:140:05

    EngineerOutlap Critical.

  25. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:58:400:07

    Charles LECLERCI'm getting too close to Czechoslovakia.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  26. Pierre GASLYAlpine15:58:530:06

    Pierre GASLYMy gear shifts are delayed, turn 8, countdown shift

  27. George RUSSELLMercedes16:02:220:07

    George RUSSELLLots of disturbance, aerodynamically devastated.