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Team radio transcript

Singapore Grand Prix 2023: Practice 2 team radio

15 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Singapore Grand Prix 2023, across 10 drivers. 14 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 3.

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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: It's gonna be messy with traffic if I do the start now. Okay.

  2. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: Okay, yeah, abort it. Just go.

  3. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Engineer: The

    Alexander ALBON: car feels better, definitely feel the right difference though.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Max, we'd like to put in a change, PU side for the downshifts, do you have any objections? No, you'd think it's better. Okay, so that's engine 13, engine 1-3, position 4.

  5. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: I've got a flat spot on the front right

    Engineer: OK understood, too much to go again, first car behind is Perez approaching the final corner

    Lando NORRIS: I don't know, I mean I definitely got a bit more understeer now through the left-handers so I can go again but we'll see, I can always push the ball

    Engineer: and then I'd like to box this lap please, box this lap

  6. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Alexander ALBON: I lost a lot of power coming through the last corner.

    Engineer: Nice, it's still engine problems. Yeah, copy, it's the bike. We need to box this lap, box this lap.

  7. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Unboxing.

    Engineer: Understood. Unboxing.

  8. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Engineer: If I have traffic, there's nothing I can do about it. Yeah, you have to try to pick up the pace as much as you can after me. That's the low. Need to practice more quality. Practice that, please. If I have...

  9. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: It's just not coming maybe Every braking zone. I feel like I'm gonna crash

    Engineer: The

    Sergio PEREZ: race is just stepping out massively

  10. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: Hey, look, Ross can't do this. Go ahead.

  11. Liam LAWSONAlphaTauri

    Liam LAWSON: Already some instability in 10-8 and 10-13, same place.

    Engineer: Ok, let's try entry 10, 2-step, and if it's not enough, you come in for a flap adjust.

  12. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: So just thinking there is a 11 second gap behind Leclerc in case Alonso starts trying to push you back.

    George RUSSELL: Alonso would never do such a thing.

  13. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: Copy, vibrations still there?

    Engineer: Yes, mate, we see that at the moment. Let us know if it gets any worse please, we don't expect it to.

    Esteban OCON: I used to clean, now it's not clearing anymore.

    Engineer: Copy that, I know it's not great, but we don't think it's a concern. Happy to continue.

    Esteban OCON: Copy that, 402E.

  14. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: Maybe I'll spot that on the left side.

    Engineer: Copy, we'll have a look.

  15. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

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