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Team radio transcript

Belgian Grand Prix 2019: Race team radio

59 radio messages were recorded during race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2019, across 17 drivers. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 13.

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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So we'll have it at 25 seconds until green light. A

    Lewis HAMILTON: bit of a delay with power coming in just now.

    Engineer: Yeah, nothing to be worried about Lewis, all to be expected from LAMY.

  2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So just remember your start position is different to free practice.

  3. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Boat six boost on. Boat six boost on.

  4. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Charles Dufay, copy, we need mode warm-up, mode warm-up, and brake balance minus 6.

  5. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: Niko, I'm going to come up three turns, that's 0.6 of a percent. OK, that's... Yep, why not? That's what I was thinking. Niko, it's Dave. The last start you did, the clutch drop was 34%. OK, Niko, remember, no burnouts. We'd like another start, please, and then you're going to the grid.

  6. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: I just need a lift to cancel DARS.

  7. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: got quite a lot of mid to exit, understeer everywhere, entry phase neutral

  8. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Alexander ALBON: My seat feels quite warm, I don't know if that's normal.

    Engineer: Copy, we'll have a look.

  9. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: You're saying we've kept the front tail? Yep, yep, yep, we've kept that, yes we have. OK.

    Engineer: Valtteri's gone up one hole on front wing, so at the moment we're plus one and a half compared to him.

  10. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: So how far down is VALTRII to me?

    Engineer: One and a half It's just a question whether you want to take out a little bit of front wing or whether you want to just Just introduce that diff entry, a bit diff high speed earlier

    Lewis HAMILTON: I'm open to potentially high fall

  11. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: So we'll fire up the engine, there will be the turbo engagement, and we do a bite point. OK, no problems, I thought I understood for a moment that I had to do a bite point before the real start, so I will only do it here. Yes, that is correct, so mode formation, pit limiter off, we fire up the engine, turbo engagement, and then you do the bite point, and that's it, then everything is normal.

  12. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: So, formation lap procedures, and that's 5 minutes. Gearbox should remain synced whilst we're on the grid. Once we've fired up, pit lane speed limiter on please, starting by a pump find once the car is on the ground. Carry out your dummy grid launch to 80 kph, do expect some wheelspin, so don't be alarmed if you get that. Then into mode 12, and as and when you can during this formation lap between 1st and 2nd gears for clutch learning.

  13. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay Carlos, tyre information, the medium starters are Russell, Albon, Giovinazzi, Kivat and Kubica, all other cars are on soft. Starting in front of me, only Russell. That's correct, just Russell ahead on medium. And also Carlos, Stroll alongside you is on soft.

  14. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Has

    Lewis HAMILTON: the temperature come up, Bono, any more?

    Engineer: No, not a lot. The sun's about to disappear behind a cloud.

  15. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: I have a lack of power in recharge

  16. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Some ****** hit me completely,

    Engineer: ****** these

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: people

    Engineer: Ok, tyres ok, tyres ok I think he hit me again, ******

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: same guy

    Engineer: Ok, all your tyres ok?

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Something is not right We

    Engineer: are checking Ok Kimi, safety car, safety car, mode SC

  17. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Ok Kimi, so your right hand side floor is quite badly damaged?

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, I have zero grip on the rear.

    Engineer: Yeah, I can see. Stand by.

  18. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Ok Carlos, box this lap, box this lap, stop in front of Lando's garage.

  19. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Ok Kimi, safety car will be extended, safety car will be extended, there is signs stopped in the last corner.

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So safety guard will be in this lap as front callipers are still hot.

  21. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Here the head is the first cow on medium, so if we get him, we are in a strong position.

  22. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: I'll be down one second behind.

  23. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Engineer: You can use energy here. You can use energy here. The tyre will be robust

  24. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: We think Rears will be more an issue than the Front, so Defy Speed 6, we can shift B-Balt forward.

  25. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Keep watching your battery on the left hand side get that back up try again

  26. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: You are target plus two, target plus two.

  27. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: There's a tailwind in Turn 5, we've seen other cars struggle there, so just be careful.

  28. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: And Nico, the safety car window is open.

  29. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay Lando your last lap was four tenths quicker than Grosjean who's still the car behind but four tenths slower than Perez. The gap to him is 5.9 at the moment. Gasly is also through on Magnussen but Magnussen is holding up a large group of cars.

  30. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: And multifunction position BM when you can, position BM when you can.

  31. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Can't get much closer guys.

    Engineer: OK copy Lewis, we'll look at options.

  32. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So Leclerc ahead 48.9, Vettel 49.2, Hamilton 49.3.

  33. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: we're currently thinking target plus three to plus five

  34. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: You are 19 seconds behind Charles, leading the race.

  35. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: So Magnusson ahead of you is struggling on his used softs

  36. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: And look after your tyres, you are 4 seconds in front of Hamilton. And Charles is staying out. Charles lap time 49.2. And Hamilton 49.2.

  37. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Gap to Hamilton behind, 4.3.

  38. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: and you will go out behind Sebastian everything will be fine for the end of the race and box now box

  39. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: So this is a genuine P5 at the moment, genuine P5. Grosjean is the first car we're really racing who's stopped. He's P10, eight seconds back, so he's four cars behind.

  40. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So Leclerc 6.5 ahead, last lap for him was a 47.1.

  41. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Sergio PEREZ: The engine in low gears has no power.

  42. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: So gap to Sebastian behind 2 seconds, and behind him Hamilton, and Hamilton is at 4.1 seconds from us.

  43. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: Suggest diff exit 7, that's at 2 o'clock on the multifunction.

  44. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Engineer: You're currently P8 understood.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: We're gonna hack the dog.

    Engineer: Let's keep pushing mate

  45. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: What's the pace of Bottas?

    Engineer: Bottas lap time 47.3

  46. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So Vettel end of race forecasting. It will finish four seconds behind. I'll keep your date with these times

  47. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Gap to Leclerc, 6.7 last lap, 47.2

  48. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: I just had a weird lock-up, just double-check everything, I think I had

    Engineer: a

    Lando NORRIS: lock-up, it just turned.

    Engineer: Yep, OK, understood, we're checking now, OK Lando, just be careful of lateral loads. Something's happened, are you sure, it feels understeery in the left-handers. OK, we'll check further now, we'll check further. We can't see anything immediately wrong at the moment, just remember what we discussed about the wear, so just be careful of that tyre, be careful of that tyre.

  49. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Be really careful with the front right, just remember what happened in P2, no need to push it.

  50. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Can I retire the car?

    Engineer: No, we will finish the race.

  51. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: I'm losing power. I'm losing power. It's going okay.

    Engineer: Keep going safety cut Keep going. Keep going for now. I can't it's broken.

    Lando NORRIS: It's broken Anti-stall. It's off

  52. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Well done there, P2, very close, so close.

  53. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Maybe one more lap and we would have had it.

    Engineer: I think so mate, even without that yellow it was going to be close.

    Lewis HAMILTON: Just left it a little bit too late for that stop.

    Engineer: Yeah, he came out so far behind him. Yeah, there it is James, completely understood. Well done mate, good effort.

    Lewis HAMILTON: Well done lad.

  54. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: fail 84

  55. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Excellent work Alex, top stuff mate. P5, P5, well done mate.

    Alexander ALBON: Yeah thanks guys, that was a very good job to be honest. I struggled already at the start but anyway, thank you.

    Engineer: Well done Alex, that was a really strong dive today, really very good, P5 from the back of the grid. Great start, well done.

  56. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Engineer: Checo, well done, great job and Norris had an issue there so you picked up P6 at the end there, Norris had an issue so you picked up P6, really good job, great overtakes, well done.

    Sergio PEREZ: Good job guys, we need it, it's been a long time for points so well done guys, let's keep it up for a strong second half.

    Engineer: Good job Checo, well done.

  57. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Engineer: Close the lap and back from the pit lane, back from the pit lane, P7, P7 Dani, good job, fantastic Yes, good job

    Daniil KVYAT: guys This, I f***ing love it

    Engineer: It was a very good race Dani

    Daniil KVYAT: Grazie a tutti, grandissimi, bravi, bravi, bravi, bravi Bravi, why you wanted me to push on last lap, you wanted the fastest lap or something? It's not, you know It's not like we have an airplane

  58. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Engineer: Great job Niko, P8, remember you're going in the pit lane the wrong way after turn 1, great job Niko, well done mate. Good

    Nico HULKENBERG: job guys, good call on the strategy, not a bad yield for such a tough weekend.

  59. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Engineer: Ok Pierre, so Danny got P7, it worked out a little bit better for him. Luckily I won the race, P2 with Hamilton, both as P3. You should be happy, you've done a very good job today Pierre, very good job, you should be proud.

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