Sebastian Vettel – 2017 Azerbaijan GP team radio transcript. Full radio transcript for Seb's conversations during the race in Baku.

Sebastian Vettel – 2017 Azerbaijan GP team radio transcript

First practice session

From Sebastian Vettel: “Went straight into turn three. I ran a bit into traffic.”
To Sebastian Vettel: “Ok, copy that. Cars behind are slow. You have space ahead.”

Third practice

To Sebastian Vettel: “Box, same issue”

Qualifying

To Sebastian Vettel: “OK Sebastian, that lap is safe but we are happy to go again if you wish.”

Race

PR – To Sebastian Vettel: “Sebastian, I reckon you can run strat nine probably just for the first sector. But then just focus on getting that [unclear]”.

FL – To Sebastian Vettel: “Let’s just get these temps under control.”

Lap 6 – To Sebastian Vettel: “Alright Sebastian you’re doing a good job.”

Lap 23 – From Sebastian Vettel: “He brake-tested me. What the hell is going on?”
Lap 23 – To Sebastian Vettel: “Understood. We’re reporting it. Focus on the restart.”
Lap 23 – From Sebastian Vettel “I have damage I think.”
Lap 23 – To Sebastian Vettel: “Focus on the restart. We will check.”

Lap 32 – To Sebastian Vettel: “We have a ten-second stop and go penalty for dangerous driving. We need to take in two laps from now.”
Lap 32 – From Sebastian Vettel: “When did I do dangerous driving then?”
Lap 33 – From Sebastian Vettel: “Can you give me an explanation when I did dangerous driving?”
Lap 33 – To Sebastian Vettel (Maurizio Arrivabene can be heard in the background saying “talk afterwards”): “We speak after. Now keep your head down and mode box.”

VL – To Sebastian Vettel: “P3. P4, P4. And mode slow.”
VL – From Sebastian Vettel: “OK. Well recovery the car was really good in the race. I pushed and as soon as you get a bit closer you lose a bit more. I don’t get it why I was done ten seconds, ten seconds penalty. I cannot recall somebody who got a ten seconds penalty.”