Austrian Grand Prix 2019: Qualifying team radio
36 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix 2019, across 15 drivers. Kimi RAIKKONEN had the most, with 6.
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, and the original audio is playable in the archive.
Who was on the radio
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · Toro Rosso · 2 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Red Bull · 2 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 1 message
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 1 message
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 1 message
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Ok Kimi, we suggest single charge, it will make us better with the traffic, so slow charge then, slow charge.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, Hamilton completely blocked me. Yeah, so that's...
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, I don't know how the hell I've done the lap, I was way too close to Hamilton, but I had no choice
Engineer: For people that have done multiple laps it has been quicker on the second lap so far. They have not or have they have improved on the second push lap like yourself so we can go for one more if you're happy.
Max VERSTAPPEN: First corner lost quite a bit of time there.
Engineer: Yeah, we saw that.
Lance STROLL: Yeah, front wing, turn 7, I pick up on Bustier.
Engineer: Don't hang about, just get back.
Engineer: So, quickly back please.
Engineer: Hülkenberg quick behind, ok, no, no, all ok Hülkenberg, all ok Hey come on, it's either quick or not, I cannot move on the last turn No, no, don't worry, don't worry, no threat from behind
Daniil KVYAT: What the f**k was that? I was killed in the summer.
Engineer: Check it out, it's P16 I'm afraid. P16.
Sergio PEREZ: Can't believe, man.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, he f***ing
Engineer: could
Kimi RAIKKONEN: have done an awful lot better job at the Toro Russell, didn't help in the first corner. Yeah,
Engineer: I'm sorry for the late call, it's my fault.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: No, no, no, that was fine, but when
Engineer: I started my lap he was in front of me in the first corner. Ah, okay, okay, fine, fine. So at the moment we are P11.
Daniil KVYAT: Whoever did
Engineer: it
Daniil KVYAT: for us needs a penalty. Unbelievable. F***ing idiot.
Engineer: tailwind into turn one bit
Charles LECLERC: stronger, right?
Engineer: a little bit stronger
Engineer: Ok everyone, so we have front wing damage, we have front wing damage, we need to box.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Is anyone on a fast lap, or are we safe?
Engineer: Clear from traffic behind at the moment, Verstappen coming up. He's still 7 seconds behind you.
Pierre GASLY: Ok, I'm not improving.
Engineer: I'm recharging. Recharge, recharge, keep full throttle. Keep full throttle.
Pierre GASLY: We need more flaps.
Lewis HAMILTON: Need to get me out behind some cars Put me out on my own out there
Engineer: Is
Lewis HAMILTON: there any cars out? Are we out again on our own?
Engineer: So we've got Grosjean out, he's about to start his lap
Lewis HAMILTON: Bono, we're not quick on the straights, we need to
Engineer: be around cars Yeah, copy that Lewis
Engineer: Good job boys, sorry about turn 3, I don't know where the front went.
Engineer: You can switch off the engine.
Engineer: You can fire up the engine.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What is the air doing?
Engineer: Alright, don't worry, that's it. Tires are fine, so just make sure you're able to attack the last two corners. Absolutely nobody behind us. Let me know the gaps. Yep, will do.
Max VERSTAPPEN: You have to let me know the gaps closer mate, I want to be closer to them like everybody else
Lando NORRIS: Just check for damage. I went quite wide and turned one over the sausage, picked up a lot of understeer towards the end of the lap So yeah, just check everything's alright
Engineer: Lewis, you're tight on time, get going, get going, get going, let's get going
Engineer: Ok Kimi, you will be fine for the battery, don't worry, all under control.
Engineer: Yeah, I can see you. You have the rear left still.
Engineer: B1, B1 Come
Charles LECLERC: on baby, yes! Feels good
Engineer: It
Charles LECLERC: feels good, on the other hand I'm very sorry for the team for what happened to Seb But yeah, thank you
Engineer: How's that? How's that? How's that? How's that? P5! P5! P5! Love that! Okay, save fuel, Kevin! Good job, guys! I will, I will! Wow! Unreal!
Engineer: P3, P3. Nice
Max VERSTAPPEN: one, nice one.
Engineer: Nice lap son, nice lap.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Great job guys, great job. Well
Engineer: done.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Traffic so how much we had margin you said 20 seconds I
Engineer: thought I
Valtteri BOTTAS: could have left lot bigger gap
Engineer: So I lost 3 tents I lost everything there Yeah I understood We lost 3 tents in the first sector Then you were good in 2 and 3
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: copy thank you guys yeah the small mistake in the last corner sorry but good quality thank you
Engineer: Extraordinary time, Charles. Bravo, bravo, bravo. For you, for the team, a pity for Seb and for all our fans. Bravo.
Engineer: Well, Max, that was a very big lap. Well done. Good job.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Thank you, Christian. It's a good starting position for us, this.
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