British Grand Prix 2023: Practice 2 team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin15:58:22

   Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

2. George RUSSELLMercedes16:06:00

   George RUSSELL: The acceleration from the brake in turn three.

3. Pierre GASLYAlpine16:09:20

   Engineer: And how was the balance?

4. Pierre GASLYAlpine16:09:24

   Pierre GASLY: Better in the high speed, but still tricky at low speed with the NST Apex and Traction coming around on power

5. Esteban OCONAlpine16:10:07

   Engineer: Okay, how's the balance initially, please?

   Esteban OCON: Balance felt okay Finishing the lap A bit poor with traction out of seven and out of four

   Engineer: Okay, understood

6. Pierre GASLYAlpine16:10:29

   Engineer: Okay, it will be retouch up

7. Nico HULKENBERGHaas16:10:34

   Engineer: He's 31-1.

8. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin16:10:37

   Engineer: The Gasly's just going now, he's still only eight ahead.

9. Lando NORRISMcLaren16:10:41

   Engineer: Hamilton time 13

10. Esteban OCONAlpine16:10:46

    Engineer: five seconds let's get good so I think that gap seemed good before currently three points

11. George RUSSELLMercedes16:10:52

    Engineer: lap has planned okay we'll we'll do the lap has planned

12. Sergio PEREZRed Bull16:10:56

    Engineer: 1-1 fail. Fail 11 fail. Fail 1-1 fail when you can.

13. Sergio PEREZRed Bull16:11:05

    Engineer: Fail 11 fail fail 1-1 fail when you can

14. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo16:12:01

    ZHOU Guanyu: My fire is moving alone

15. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren16:13:10

    Engineer: Just yellow diff 4, yellow diff 4.

16. Esteban OCONAlpine16:13:34

    Esteban OCON: But the exits are not good, the car has too much front end on exit phases combined, it's like 7.

17. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo16:15:05

    ZHOU Guanyu: I need to box, it's broken Maybe another steering wheel to be ready? We will change steering wheel outside and then we continue

18. Lance STROLLAston Martin16:17:40

    Engineer: Okay Lance, good exit last corner, cool and box, cool and box, P10, that's a good lap for a hard tyre, most people on medium.

19. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas16:21:53

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Massive washout at the front.

20. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin16:22:32

    Engineer: So we're fine for energy, tyres are good.

21. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo16:23:13

    ZHOU Guanyu: The way it was gone. How'd it go? No good. How was the practice?

22. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:28:24

    Engineer: Do you want another go, Max, or are you happy to box? It

    Max VERSTAPPEN: was quite OK, the lap, I think. Whatever.

    Engineer: Let's box, then. Let's box.

23. Alexander ALBONWilliams16:29:03

    Alexander ALBON: mainly there is from turn 12 onwards, it's better but still there

24. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes16:29:38

    Engineer: So it looks like majority of the gains that others are finding are through 3, 4 and 6, 7.

25. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin16:30:54

    Engineer: Slow down for now, slow down, slow down, please slow down. Stay behind. We've got a problem on the front left I think. There's some debris.

26. Pierre GASLYAlpine16:31:15

    Engineer: So turn six, yeah, so just back left there, back left

27. Pierre GASLYAlpine16:31:40

    Pierre GASLY: I just went completely straight, I just turned, but the front is not biting at all.

28. Lance STROLLAston Martin16:32:00

    Lance STROLL: My mirror is broken. I need a box. I have a broken mirror.

    Engineer: Okay, understood, understood.

    Lance STROLL: It just snapped.

29. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo16:36:28

    Valtteri BOTTAS: The entire is going already so quite happy to box. Okay, you

    Engineer: can either box or do a double charge and try one more it's up to you

30. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo16:37:31

    ZHOU Guanyu: Like I feel like we're nowhere on the grip level

31. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo16:38:46

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32. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo16:38:51

    ZHOU Guanyu: I'm sorry, but the radio is really, really bad. I can't hear anything.

33. Esteban OCONAlpine16:40:01

    Engineer: So braking for turn 3 as the first main one, a little bit braking turn 6 as well.

34. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin16:40:42

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, not too bad.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy. Nobody's improved on the second laps.

35. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin16:40:48

    Engineer: And we've got Russell starting up. Well, no battery on this train, it's difficult to improve.

36. Esteban OCONAlpine16:41:31

    Esteban OCON: There is high fuel not low fuel

37. Esteban OCONAlpine16:41:35

    Engineer: Yeah, apologies, Perez was high fuel.

38. Lando NORRISMcLaren16:42:24

    Engineer: Vulcan, we're out of time, nine. Yeah, it's fine, it's fine.

39. Logan SARGEANTWilliams16:44:57

    Engineer: Come again, the

    Logan SARGEANT: pit box is super slippy puppy

40. Carlos SAINZFerrari16:45:39

    Engineer: And status 3, status 3, do you think you are pushing a bit too much?

41. Carlos SAINZFerrari16:45:45

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I agree.

    Engineer: That's good.

42. Lance STROLLAston Martin16:46:56

    Engineer: I've

    Lance STROLL: just got a stone that hit my finger. Copy that. I'll keep going.

43. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren16:47:26

    Oscar PIASTRI: It's

    Engineer: a

    Oscar PIASTRI: cool thing on engines

44. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:48:48

    Engineer: What's currently the limitation

    Max VERSTAPPEN: That's my limitation

45. Sergio PEREZRed Bull16:51:40

    Engineer: Max and signs suffering with similar degradation.

46. George RUSSELLMercedes16:52:07

    George RUSSELL: And anyone on the mediums?

    Engineer: So Alonso there's a 34.1 first lap on the medium

47. Nico HULKENBERGHaas16:54:03

    Engineer: Keep 7th gear up to turn 15.

48. George RUSSELLMercedes16:54:25

    George RUSSELL: I've got no grip,

    Engineer: it's

    George RUSSELL: sliding all over the place.

49. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:57:51

    Engineer: Engine 9, position 1. Engine 9, position 1.

50. Pierre GASLYAlpine16:59:18

    Engineer: Okay, can we try one lap of SOC 5 please, so SOC 5 before turn 16

51. Carlos SAINZFerrari16:59:47

    Engineer: Hamilton pace on the soft is at 33.6 and 34.3

    Carlos SAINZ: That is fast

52. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo17:02:26

    ZHOU Guanyu: I'm certainly with

    Engineer: you.

53. Pierre GASLYAlpine17:03:47

    Pierre GASLY: Why don't you take this one?

54. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin17:04:50

    Engineer: Can we have an energy button, press out of 14, out of 14, energy button, test item.

55. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri17:05:56

    Engineer: Box, slow in, we just had a puncture now, nothing was to see before

56. Esteban OCONAlpine17:06:52

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, copy, struggling a lot this session with the rear of the car in general, so down 7, 4.

57. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren17:08:07

    Engineer: Abort the burnout. Abort the burnout. Still okay to launch?

58. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:08:30

    Max VERSTAPPEN: There's something sticky under my truck with tape or whatever, it's

    Engineer: a

    Max VERSTAPPEN: bit hard to get my foot off the pedal.

    Engineer: Understood.

59. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo17:10:21

    Engineer: Can

    ZHOU Guanyu: you check the cockpit while we stop? There's something flying inside the cockpit.

    Engineer: Copy John, we will have a look.

    ZHOU Guanyu: Yeah, where my paddle box are.

60. Logan SARGEANTWilliams17:11:55

    Logan SARGEANT: I'm sliding so much in this pit box