Sebastian Vettel – 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix team radio transcript
First practice session:
From Sebastian Vettel: “OK struggling with oversteer, the rear tyres didn’t seem to be ready.”
To Sebastian Vettel: “OK, understood”
Second practice session:
From Sebastian Vettel: “Engine ringing, low revs out of four.”
To Sebastian Vettel: “Understood, we saw it.”
To Sebastian Vettel: “How are these tyres?”
From Sebastian Vettel: “Seriously, after three corners? They are fine to run if that’s what you want to know.”
To Sebastian Vettel: “No, for the vibrations you reported before, they’re still there?”
From Sebastian Vettel: “No it’s OK. Still a bit but not bad.”
Qualifying session:
From Sebastian Vettel: “Woohoo! Yes, yes, yes.”
To Sebastian Vettel: “Bravo Sebastian.”
From Sebastian Vettel: “Grazie ragazzi. I lost the front a bit in the last sector. Was really good the last lap. Grazie a tutti. Grande lavoro.”
Race:
Lap 25 – From Sebastian Vettel: “Check the steering, it’s hanging to the left when I go straight.”
Lap 25 – To Sebastian Vettel: “Is it getting worse or is stable?”
Lap 25 – From Sebastian Vettel: “I thought it’s getting worse.”
Lap 31 – From Sebastian Vettel (Sebastian didn’t want his first stint to be extended, perhaps mindful of their tyre failures at Silverstone): “Fronts are not in a healthy shape”.
31 – To Sebastian Vettel: “Understood, will be soon”.
31 – From Sebastian Vettel: “Don’t extend it”.
Lap 39 – To Sebastian Vettel: “Try to avoid heavy kerbing”.
VL – To Sebastian Vettel: “P1 Sebastian! One and two. Well managed. Nice drive”.
VL – From Sebastian Vettel: “Dai un’altra bandiera a Maranello. Vai! Grazie! Forza Ferrari. Grazie mille. Grazie ragazzi. Grande lavoro.”
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