Austrian Grand Prix 2019: Race team radio
60 radio messages were recorded during race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2019, across 18 drivers. 57 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 16.
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
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 16 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 9 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 4 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 3 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Red Bull · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 1 message
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 1 message
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: This
Lewis HAMILTON: feels like the hottest race I've ever had.
Engineer: Yeah it's getting that way, so yeah last reading is 58.6 on track temp, so yeah can confirm it's hot.
Engineer: Is
Romain GROSJEAN: everything okay on the car? I've got literally no grip.
Engineer: We're checking, we're checking. Temps are still coming up.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'm clipping a lot
Engineer: Ok, stand by
Lando NORRIS: Just pushed me off the track!
Max VERSTAPPEN: God, I need more power, mate. I'm just gripping a lot.
Romain GROSJEAN: I feel like it's raining. I've got no grip, no grip.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'm clipping a lot. I need more power, mate. Just clipping a lot.
Engineer: And we are going to plan A, plan A.
Charles LECLERC: Tell me when to start pushing.
Engineer: Target lap time 10.0, it's good like this.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I could try to hold this from an eye-fetch, but I think I could manage his pace.
Engineer: Okay, understood.
Engineer: And push hard, push hard. You're doing well.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Come on, push hard. Come on.
Lewis HAMILTON: Tires are good. Tires are still good.
Engineer: Copy. Okay, let's say we are going to go long.
Engineer: Shed
Lewis HAMILTON: my wing I think. I feel like I might have lost it downforce.
Engineer: Ok copy, we'll look it.
Engineer: Is it
Lewis HAMILTON: front wing?
Engineer: Affirm, same as FP1, we'll try and sort it at the stop
Lewis HAMILTON: Well I'm losing time
Engineer: Box, box, box, box, box, box. Affirm, we're going to do that.
Engineer: OK, so you've got a decent tyre advantage on these guys, like I say, a lot of people suffering with blisters, let's watch the peak temps on this stint, then we can push later in the race.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: So Lewis, current race forecast is for the field to bunch towards the end of the race so you pull up towards the back of Leclerc. So just make sure we're there at the end of the race, there could be opportunities.
Lewis HAMILTON: Where did I do the damage?
Engineer: The damage was at turn 10, Vettel was at 8.7, Verstappen 8.6
Engineer: I've said blue flags album blue flags album
Charles LECLERC: Can I stop the fuel saving?
Engineer: FS4, it's just for tyres. FS4, just for tyres.
Charles LECLERC: Does this mean I don't have to do the lift?
Engineer: That is correct, but you need to take care of the tyres.
Engineer: Okay Lando, fantastic job, fantastic job mate. Lando, if you can, just hold Ricciardo in your DRS, hold him to allow him to have DRS as long as he can't pass you.
Lando NORRIS: Like,
Engineer: forever?
Nico HULKENBERG: Brakes are a disaster.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Max, we have a significant pace advantage over Vettel in turn one, so use that.
Engineer: Okay, box the slap box the slap
Engineer: Come on, mate. Let's get it done early. Let's do it.
Engineer: Get it boys. Yes boys, come on. Yes boys indeed.
Engineer: What's the gap?
Sebastian VETTEL: Now let's kill it!
Engineer: Well, I have no power Brad, so I don't know what we're doing right now. Yeah, we're trying to sort it Lance, we are trying to sort it.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'm losing power guys
Engineer: Fail 3, fail 0-3, fail when you can.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What?
Engineer: Fail 3, fail 0-3, fail.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Haha, yes!
Engineer: Alright, this is game on!
Engineer: Engine 11, engine 11, position 5, when you can, it's more performance to the end.
Engineer: This is a blister in pace, Max. Keep it up, mate.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Carlos SAINZ: I
Engineer: think
Carlos SAINZ: I've
Engineer: lost,
Carlos SAINZ: I've lost air of balance. I don't know how.
Engineer: Okay, we look at it. Carlos, we see some front wing damage. We have blue flags for Leclerc. We have blue flags for Leclerc.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I'll save it. Will I be fighting Kubica or not?
Engineer: No, no
Engineer: Box now, Kevin. Box now. We will be ahead of them. Box now.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Box. Box.
Engineer: First up and behind one second
Charles LECLERC: Leave me alone
Engineer: He turned in on me! Mate, there was nothing wrong with that, mate. Nothing wrong with it.
Engineer: What the hell
Charles LECLERC: is that?
Engineer: And that, my friend, is two in two. Two in two. Absolute class of the field. Awesome.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, boys! Go on! Yes!
Engineer: Congratulations. Enjoy.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Wow, mate. Who would have thought that after that one? Great job, boys. We are definitely catching them. Good job. Great job all weekend.
Engineer: Max, you drove a mighty race. You are the man. I mean, what a race. We're so proud of you.
Engineer: Stay calm, close your lap, I think the wind could be yours, the wind should be yours.
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, anyway, not gonna comment it. But I was on the outside here to leave one car space, just as he did the lap before, but anyway. I hope the steward will see right. You did a really good job.
Engineer: Max you drove a mighty race you are the man I mean what a race was so proud of you haha two in a row Christian at home not too bad absolutely yeah amazing job guys I think we had some good power today on the straights that made us do the overtakes as well so thank you to them as well I don't know what say as it was plain and simple quickest car on track right
Max VERSTAPPEN: yeah
Engineer: it was amazing the pace of the car was incredible
Engineer: And that is the chequered flag, that is the chequered flag. You finished P6 mate, P6, fantastic job.
Lando NORRIS: Carlos P8 I see. So yeah, nice job.
Engineer: Yeah man, Carlos got P8. Absolutely fantastic job, well done. Someone ordered 8 points of milk and then Milkman delivered, well done mate.
Sebastian VETTEL: While I fought, I tried everything, guys. But on the hard, I struggled. Struggled with the race.
Engineer: Thanks.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Thanks, tricky race with everything,
Engineer: next time? Yeah, it exposed all our weaknesses.
Engineer: yes Carlos, yes P8, scenario 1, good job, good job Carlos P8 from P19 on the grid, good job
Carlos SAINZ: oh yeah yeah yeah, oh yeah yeah yeah, well that was tense, good job guys, 4th pace, incredible pace Who would have thought that we would have fought for P6 with that pace, incredible
Engineer: OK, thanks for today, mate. Live to fight another day.
Pierre GASLY: Congrats to Max, to the team, really impressive job, it was pretty hard, again, but we'll keep working, really happy for you guys, congrats to Max again.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I know we can be better. I can be better as well. I gotta keep improving.
Engineer: Okay, checkered flag there, tough race for no points unfortunately for either car but you did a great race mate getting ahead at the start so from P15 so all we could do with what we had.
Engineer: OK Roman, that's the checker, that's the checker, good drive mate, good drive, tough afternoon but you drove well Sorry boys, we couldn't do better OK, OK, OK, let's work, let's find it, let's find it, we can do this Yeah man, we'll do it Thanks Roman, we'll understand it and get better, thanks Yeah, there's loads, there's loads, be fine, be fine, we'll be fine, we'll be fine
Sergio PEREZ: OK, Checo, well driven, but it's off lock there. Ah!
Engineer: Yeah,
Sergio PEREZ: we're just not there.
Engineer: Okay, well done Lance. Well done, I'm sorry about that. I'm afraid you had some severe fuel system problems that took a lot of resolving. Yeah, let's focus on the next one guys. Copy that.
Engineer: It's just not enough speed today. No, no, but it's not too bad. Come on, both cars in the point, so P9, quite good.
Engineer: Ok Antonio, great job. Great job, first point from your team. Very good race.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Finally guys, finally!
Engineer: It
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: was a really hard race, but thank you. Oh, finally.
Alexander ALBON: I don't know, I feel like I should have made it more clear that we should have boxed early because I tried to do it on the steering wheel, but I guess you saw we would come out of traffic
Engineer: OK, you can't have us to unswallow the car
Engineer: OK, checkered flag P18, nice job, nice job. Start for the pit lane, and Peter Haas on track, so good job. But looks like Verstappen Leclerc is under investigation. I
George RUSSELL: was watching the move, that's why I dipped the wheel on the grass down the straight. Move from my side.
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