Sergio Perez’s radio transcript from Monaco qualifying before his crash
As the controversy swells over potential cheating by Red Bull and Sergio Perez in Monaco this season, Motors Inside has tried to deconstruct the radio transcripts in order to understand.
Hugh Bird is Sergio Pérez’s race engineer. He is the one who is heard speaking directly on the radio in the communications transmitted by F1 and the FIA. Therefore, he is the one who gives instructions to Pérez and prepares the Mexican driver to perform under the best conditions.
As part of the controversy surrounding a potential cheat by Perez in Monaco, who would have intentionally placed his car in the way, here are the details of the radio exchanges between Perez and Bird.
Q1
« Display 9. Strat 8 »
« You have Magnussen ahead. Daniel in sector 1.»
« Radio check »
« Very well. »
Engineer: « Same. »
Magnussen is entering turn 10.
[First timed lap by Perez]Recharge On.
Behind you, you have Tsunoda finishing his lap.
No threat behind.
« P1 for now but we’re going to do another lap.
« Max is only in 14.2
»
Keep your negative delta. Keep the rhythm, keep the rhythm.
Gasly is coming.
« Gasly at turn 8.
Gasly at turn 11.
« A lot of traffic ahead. »
[Second timed lap by Perez]« Recharge on » translates to “Recharge with » in English.
Cancel the red button.
[Time of the other pilots]Gasly at turn 8.
Turn 10 now.
He is there.
[Third timed lap by Perez]Q2
Sainz will probably do a warm-up lap.
Sainz is going to attack now.
Keep a space with Sainz.
« Recharge off. » – « Recharge offline. »
« Handbrakes for turn 8. »
[First attempt of Q2]« Recharge on »
« Cool down the tires. »
« Cancel the red button. »
« We’re going to do two slow laps.»
« No threat behind. »
« P1 currently. »
« Sainz [inaudible], Max 12.5 »
« No threat behind.
»
« Sector 1 is purple. 0.5 on sector 2 and sector 3.
« Stay behind. Respect your distance. »
[Discussion about Sainz]« Enter the pitlane, stop for the weighing.
»
“The Red Bull is weighed and then returns to the track immediately.”
« Max approaches. »
« Track free. »
« Recharge off. »
[Second attempt of Q2]Delta on. We enter this turn.
Keep your rhythm. Keep your negative delta.
Cancel your red button.
« What is Charles’ rhythm? »
Engineer: « He scores 11.8, which is 9 hundredths better. »
Ok, good job Checco.
« We will have a meeting at the end of the session. What do you want? »
First time [inaudible] »
« To have a check on the tires. »
[Back to the garage to prepare for the second stint of Q2.][inaudible about Max Verstappen]Behind you Alonso.
Stay in your delta.
Person behind you.
In front of you, you have Bottas.
« Alonso at turn 6. »
« Three cars ahead of you. »
« Recharge Off when you are ready. »
[Third attempt of Q2]« Delta on. » « Delta on. »
« Keep your negative delta.
»
Cancel the red button.
« Green in sector 2 and tight in sector 1. We only lose in sector 3.
Stay on your delta
« What do we have to do in Q3 then? »
Engineer: « We will discuss this in the pitlane. »
« The plan is as discussed before the session. »
My only problem is that the second lap is weak because of the slowdown lap.
[End of Q2]Q3
Engineer: « Max is in front. No threat behind. »
« Three cars ahead of you. »
« Two cars ahead of you.
Just Max.
« Recharge Off. » – Recharge Off.
[First attempt by Perez]« Recharge On. »
You will only have a slowdown lap. One lap.
« Cancel the red button. »
« Stay on your delta. »
« What time is it? »
Engineer: « P3 for now. Leclerc P1 in 11.3 »
« Okay Checco, only one round. »
« Sainz 11.6 » means “Sainz 11.6” in English.
SP: « Received. »
Engineer: « Vettel is in the lap behind, in turn 6. »
« Stay in your delta.»
« Remain in your delta. »
*incomprehensible*
You are in front of Max in sector 1 and 3.
« Recharge Off when you are ready. Mode 2.
[Second attempt of Q3]« Recharge the battery.
Keep your negative delta.
« Come back to mode 1. »
What do you need?
« I need to flap in it [inaudible] click. »
« Up to one turn, received. »
« Up to one round, received. »
« I have understeer in turn 8. »
« What can we do there? »
Engineer: « We are looking. »
« Will it be a pit stop? »
Engineer: (m) No, go back into the box. »
Go home, Checco.
[Perez in the garage waiting for the last attempt]« Do what you have to do. »
« Max lets you go through »
« Push now, [inaudible]. »
« In front of you, you have Leclerc at turn 7 on his out lap. »
« No threat behind.»
« Hamilton and Leclerc in front. » [inaudible]
« No threat behind.»
« Leclerc begins. »
[Spin by Perez at the goalkeeper, turn 8]SP: « I went out, man, sorry. Ouch [contact between Sainz and the Red Bull] »
Engineer: « Red flag. »
