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Australian Grand Prix2019 · Qualifying team radio

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06:06 to 07:08
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23 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix 2019, across 13 drivers. Nico HULKENBERG had the most, with 3.

These are transcripts of real team radio audio, produced by speech recognition and presented as an archive rather than as edited prose. Radio is clipped and noisy, so wording can be imperfect. Each message is attributed to the driver or their engineer.

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  1. Robert KUBICAWilliams06:06:040:08

    EngineerThe overtake button on the outlap didn't work, so I couldn't see quite clear.

  2. George RUSSELLWilliams06:09:130:10

    George RUSSELLI don't know what that was but I just got some horrific fumes in the garage through my visor.

    EngineerYeah, copy that. It's all good, it's all good.

  3. Nico HULKENBERGRenault06:10:520:09

    EngineerThat was a sweet lap, you're currently P5

    Nico HULKENBERGNot so good from my side,

    EngineerI

    Nico HULKENBERGthink there's a couple of tenths

    Engineerin

    Nico HULKENBERGthere

  4. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso06:11:060:13

    Daniil KVYATOk, something happened on the rear right wheel. Strong vibration.

    EngineerIt

    Daniil KVYATwas exit of turn 4 of the vibration. Now it seems ok.

  5. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas06:13:060:07

    Kevin MAGNUSSENJust missed having got it in the way in the last corner, didn't start to push early enough.

  6. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes06:14:110:07

    EngineerThe track is improving very quickly.

  7. Romain GROSJEANHaas06:18:310:08

    EngineerWe need to push now. Push now, please. Too

    Romain GROSJEANlate. Too late. Too late.

  8. Alexander ALBONRed Bull06:20:500:10

    EngineerGood lap Alex, very good job. P9

  9. Carlos SAINZMcLaren06:23:320:12

    EngineerOk Carlos, we're P18 there, we're P18 Yeah ****

    Carlos SAINZThat guy in the last sector, my god

    EngineerYeah that was Kubica with a puncture

  10. Lance STROLLRacing Point06:23:480:51

    EngineerI got

    Lance STROLLsome traffic at turn 9.

    EngineerDid he... He didn't get out of the way. He

    Lance STROLLdidn't get out of the way. Didn't even attempt to get out of the way.

    EngineerCopy that, Lance. Copy that, Lance. Who was it? Did you see? It was a Haas

    Lance STROLLcar or a Toro Rosso, I believe. Turn 9.

    EngineerCopy that, Lance. So, unfortunately, Lance, by less than a tenth, we're not through. So, in P16, the Grosjean incident cost us that, basically. That was Grosjean, I'm afraid. Now, I understand, and he couldn't actually... He was on an outlap, and he couldn't actually do a lap, because they left too late to even be able to do a lap.

  11. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes06:29:500:07

    Lewis HAMILTONIt's not good timing for me, there's

    Engineera lot of traffic. Copy Lewis.

  12. Nico HULKENBERGRenault06:36:100:05

    Nico HULKENBERGDaaamn Final sector

  13. Sebastian VETTELFerrari06:43:180:09

    Sebastian VETTELOkay, check the car when we come back, floor, front wing.

  14. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso06:45:040:06

    Daniil KVYATYeah, that's

    Engineerthe

    Daniil KVYATsame about the Ferrari at the end of the lap.

    EngineerYes, it is, Adani.

  15. Nico HULKENBERGRenault06:45:190:16

    Nico HULKENBERGOver, boost, boost, boost, pressure drop out.

    EngineerScenario 12, Scenario 12.

    Nico HULKENBERGAww, are you joking?

    EngineerBox, Niko, box.

    Nico HULKENBERGYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, copy, copy.

  16. Alexander ALBONRed Bull06:45:360:11

    EngineerQ3 was... not far away

    Alexander ALBONYeah, that traffic f***ed us quite badly I had to stop now before the last corner

  17. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes06:50:270:09

    Lewis HAMILTONConstantly having struggle with my right front brake.

    EngineerOK, copy.

  18. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes06:52:410:06

    EngineerOkay, that's P1, full 10th to Lewis, everything in the first sector.

  19. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes07:01:540:12

    EngineerThat's it. Well done mate. Oh, that was a tense session, but yeah, finally there. So that's a front row lockout

  20. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes07:06:110:11

    Valtteri BOTTASWell, thank you guys, you did a really good job, obviously we would

    Engineerhave

    Valtteri BOTTASpreferred to be on board, but thanks

    Engineerguys, you did a really good job with the car.

  21. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull07:06:240:22

    EngineerThat's a fine effort, nicely cleaned up on the end, that'll put you P4 mate, second row, P4.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, that was not bad, sorry Helmut.

    EngineerWell done Mags, that was a good effort, especially with the preparation on that last run, so you got everything out of it you could, well done.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, thank you, I think good recovery from the beginning of the day anyway.

  22. Romain GROSJEANHaas07:08:040:19

    EngineerI hear a man confirmed P6 dude P6 awesome job man awesome job Great job everyone proud of you proud of you told you the car was good, but this is yeah

    Romain GROSJEANYeah,

    Engineergood job on your first one. Good job. Everyone rich has a number one. Good job. Good job. You too, dude you too

  23. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas07:08:260:17

    Kevin MAGNUSSENyeah good job man very happy me too man guys let's do it tomorrow yeah baby great drive man really good job brilliant good start good stuff man

    Engineeryeah in cabin bien