German GP: Best of team radio
Recap the German Grand Prix with selected radio messages from the Formula 1 race.
Disaster for Hamilton in qualifying
Hamilton: “Guys I need to make it back.”
Team: “Negative”
Hamilton: “It’s, it’s, it’s, it’s trundling. It’s trundling.”
Team: “No. Stop stop, stop stop. Loss of hydraulic.”
Vettel celebrates pole, typically in Italian
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Hulkenberg passes two battling cars in one go
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Ricciardo reports loss of power
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Team: “OK Daniel, stop the car please. Stop the car.”
Vettel wants team orders
Photo by: Manuel Goria / Motorsport Images
Vettel: “Don’t you see the tyre temperature? Can you see it.”
Team: “Yep, we can see that. We can see that.”
Vettel: “Yeah? So what are you waiting for?”
Team: ”Kimi has been informed. Kimi has been informed.”
Jock Clear asks Raikkonen to let Vettel through
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Raikkonen: “Err I don’t... sorry but can you be direct? I don’t know what you want me to do.”
Team: “Losing as little time as possible obviously but where you can Seb is capable of going quicker but he’s hurting his tyres and you’re as well. We need to look after them.”
Raikkonen: “Do you want me to let him go? Basically just tell me!”
Raikkonen frustrated to lose a place to Bottas after losing time behind a lapped car
Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
Vettel after crashing out
Photo by: Steve Etherington / Motorsport Images
Hamilton pitstop confusion in full
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Hamilton: “Kimi’s staying out.”
Team: “No stay out stay out.”
Team: “In in in in in in in in.”
Hamilton: “Hey man.”
Team: “Yeah, no, sorry mate. OK just go go.”
Hamilton: “I was at the entry man. Are we in trouble?”
Team: “Negative, negative. So staying out, staying out.”
Bottas is told not to overtake Hamilton
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
Bottas: “Copy James.”
Hamilton celebrates win
Photo by: Rubio / Motorsport Images
Hamilton: “Guys what an amazing job by you guys. Thank you so much. Haha I’m so grateful. Love conquers all.”
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| Series | Formula 1 |
| Event | German GP |
| Location | Hockenheimring |
| Author | Rachit Thukral |
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