Spanish GP: Best of team radio
Selection of team radio transcripts from the Spanish Grand Prix, the fifth round of 2019 Formula 1 season.
Sainz shows his humorous side
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Sainz: “Hello Tom. I’m Darren.”
Verstappen and Bottas had a minor run-in in practice
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Team: "Yep, understood, Max."
Verstappen was asked not to impede Stroll
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Verstappen: “Yeah, no **** him. He also ****** my lap. So he can wait as well. *****”
Hamilton and Vettel nearly came to blows at pit entry before race even started
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Vettel urges team to pit him
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Team: “Not yet. Not yet.
Vettel: “You should find one then. I don’t care if it’s traffic. Pit me when you can.”
Team: “OK, copy.”
Usual complain about safety car’s pace
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Haas drivers nearly avoided a major collision
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Magnussen: “Yeah absolutely but I have…”
Team: “Understood, yeah.”
Magnussen: “....really **** tyres. If I drop behind him I will drop behind everyone.”
Team to Grosjean: “We need to hold station for now mate, hold station. We just need to calm down. We just need to calm down. If you do it, it has to be clean.”
Steiner had to intervene after the flag was dropped
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Magnussen: “Sure, no problem.”
Steiner to Grosjean: “Romain, this is Gunther. I will, I will sort this out. Stay calm, come back easy. Now just we speak afterwards. But please stay calm. Thank you.
Stroll and Norris tangle
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Team: “Can you bring the car back? Can you bring the car back?”
Norris: "No, I can’t. I’m sorry guys.”
Stroll: “I’m out.”
Team: “Copy that mate.”
Hulkenberg was asked to stretch his stint
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Hulkenberg: “I think that’s very ambitious.”
Hamilton and Mercedes celebrate yet another win
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Second podium of 2019 for Verstappen and Red Bull
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Verstappen: “Yeah, it was not bad. Race was quite good I think.”
Team: “Yep, you worked extremely hard for that, deserve that podium today.”
Horner: “Yeah, well done mate. You were like a metronome today - so consistent. Really, really impressive. Well done.”
Verstappen: “Yeah and good points again so happy with that.”
Points for Sainz and McLaren
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Sainz: “Hahaha. That was fun. We finished the race P8 with no pace! Aah, wooah. That was a tough one guys. But well executed. We still score points when we don’t have pace so bravo, bravo.”
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| Series | Formula 1 |
| Event | Spanish GP |
| Author | Rachit Thukral |
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