Brazilian Grand Prix 2019: Race team radio
148 radio messages were recorded during race at the Brazilian Grand Prix 2019, across 19 drivers. 141 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 34.
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
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 34 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 29 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 13 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 13 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 10 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 8 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 7 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Renault · 6 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 4 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 4 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 3 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 1 message
- Daniil KVYAT · Toro Rosso · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: So Carlos, I think you're number two in the queue. We don't want to launch, we just want to pull away from here and you can drive straight out through the pit exit.
Engineer: Just a comment Nico, you were stopped for six and a half seconds at the end of the pit lane, we're likely to get some heat from the FIA if we do any more than that.
Lewis HAMILTON: My stereo has a bit of play in it. Bit loose.
Engineer: Just a reminder to stay positive on the brakes and some start feedback so your paddle drop was a bit short and you crept a bit on throttle.
Nico HULKENBERG: No, front wing adjust
Engineer: Copy that Niko, so driving straight through, for info both clutch drops have been perfect
Engineer: OK, Max, box and confirm, box, would you like a front wing adjustment?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, that's all good.
Engineer: OK, box, very busy at pit lane entry, so take care.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: There is a lot of vibration on the brakes again.
Engineer: Copy Antonio. So we will do another race start.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Ok, yeah I locked pretty bad into 4, so I didn't push the rest of the lap. Vibration was quite big so I didn't want to upset anything else.
Engineer: Yeah, ok, understood.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I'll come rewards a bit more for the start.
Engineer: Ok, copy that.
Lewis HAMILTON: Grip down there, my dog was quite high when I did the target, it just felt under engaged, so that's why I tried a little bit more on this last one. Understood Lewis, I think that is more than what will be available on the grid, but it was a good exercise. Yeah, I totally understand. I do think it's going to be more than the target though, so maybe 2%, something like that, so I practiced that.
Engineer: Radio check from the garage Yeah loud and clear Where's the other car wing setting wise? They are currently the same aerobalance as us Valtteri's pretty happy with his balance Little bit on the unsteer side but he thinks he's going to stick with the wing setting he's got And yeah that track temp's still at 40 Sorry, what did you say there? He's got the same wing? Yeah, same aerobalance as us
Engineer: and tracked up at the moment and steady at 49 degrees
Charles LECLERC: Charlie, I think we forgot to speak about that, I mean, we did during the briefing, but I don't think I had the confirmation later on. Byte point before, yeah, for the formation lap or not?
Engineer: Yes, I go through all this.
Engineer: OK, run through the formation lab procedures, as we've just discussed, the gearbox is not synced, so please sync that as soon as you can, preferably by turn 4, otherwise pit limiter off, we do not need a pit lane speed limiter, a static 5.5 once the car is fired up and on the ground, and then carry out your damage with launch to 3rd gear, expect wheelspin as normal, and then mode 12 before turn 1. Now, we've spoken about the formation lab pace, but concentrate on your procedures for rear tyre temperature, if you can, between 1st and 2nd gears during the formation lab for clutch learning, and then as you come out of turn 12 and over the brow, from P24 on the grid, which is 2 rows after the chevron wall ends, we are looking for 2 burnouts and 1 ramp, 2 burnouts and 1 ramp, but as ever, perform the extra ramp, rather than just coast it down into your pit box.
Engineer: So it looks like track temp is on its way down, 48 degrees, it was 49 on that metric, and air temp 20, also taken 1 degree down.
Engineer: It's a good streak here, let's keep going, pick them up one by one, gonna get some good points and have fun.
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Engineer: What
Lewis HAMILTON: do you think wing wise? Yeah I'm mindful of the rears just getting away from us, you know maybe stick half in.
Engineer: Let's
Lewis HAMILTON: get those front pressures,
Engineer: let's
Lewis HAMILTON: do that half a hull. Actually my diff is quite locked already, my high speed diff is quite locked already. I mean on the high speed obviously it's the amount of management that you're going to have to do in that six seven. Let's just lock it, yeah about.
Lewis HAMILTON: Don't know why but I've got a big difference between the two. Front brake.
Engineer: Nice work Lewis, so Vettel, car behind Give
Lewis HAMILTON: me two by now man, still not done
Engineer: One-click overtake available, consider offset zero. You know the target now, good job, you know the target.
Engineer: SCENARIO 1 PLEASE
Engineer: DRS is enabled
Engineer: OK, suggest SOC 6 and use Overtake where necessary. Ah, these sub-guys.
Nico HULKENBERG: Quite a lot of my group available.
Lewis HAMILTON: Where am I losing sector-wise?
Engineer: Verstappen 13-0, Vettel 13-4, we'll get back to you So it's just the saving areas, so 6, 7 and 11
Romain GROSJEAN: I
Engineer: know, I know, Sox 7, let's go Sox 7 now to build up some margin.
Engineer: Suggest diff entry 8 to help stability.
Engineer: So focus especially exit turn 12
Daniel RICCIARDO: OK, your biggest limitation is just front grip at the moment.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: Well done, Alex. Keep hassling him if you think you can pass.
George RUSSELL: Check left hand side bodywork, I think I might have had a tear off going there.
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Engineer: SOC 7, SOC 7 when you can. I'm sure you feel it, surface overheating is a big issue. It's a massive issue. Yeah, understood. I'm trying to manage as much as I can. Okay, understood, understood.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: F***ing idiots.
Engineer: Okay, we see some left hand front wing end plate damage, but no big arrow effect at the moment
Engineer: Pace at the front, 13.6, gap to Vettel, 4 seconds, arrow it down to 3.
Engineer: So gap to Verstappen 2.5, Vettel 2.4, Verstappen 13.7, Vettel 14.0, and to Valtteri the only loss is exit turn 12.
Engineer: Just give us an update on the tyres when you can.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it's okay, I just picked up a bit of vibration on the left run somehow. Some bad, but a little bit.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: It was a very good lap, 3.6 for Verstappen.
Engineer: We are on plan A plus two
Engineer: And let us know how much front wing you wanted to stop, 1.5 maybe 2? 1, 1-0 Copy
Engineer: And Lando, how are the tyres?
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, they're okay, I'm just stuck behind the guys ahead. Like, yeah, the tyres are fine.
Engineer: Yep, okay, understood. Stroll's still the car behind, he's two seconds back.
Lewis HAMILTON: Tires still good copy
Engineer: Yeah, it's going to be difficult to pass Stroll on track. Copy, gap was 1.1 again, 1.1 this lap. Carlos, Stroll's pace is decent, his position is decent, so if there's no way past, then look after the tyres.
Engineer: So currently thinking plan B.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Based on the feeling at the moment, yes, agreed.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I wonder how long these tyres are going to go?
Engineer: OK, copy Max.
Carlos SAINZ: We'll have done a two-stop there, quite surely.
Engineer: It's very early to one-stop from here, Carlos. Very early to one-stop from here.
Engineer: So Verstappen 14-0 and the Vettel 14-1 Don't
Lewis HAMILTON: miss this shot
Engineer: Box, pick and firm Max, box, pick and firm
Engineer: Yes Carlos, scenario 8, scenario 8, great job.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What the f*** did they do?
Engineer: Come
Lewis HAMILTON: on guys give me the information with my batteries dead
Max VERSTAPPEN: OK, Alex, it needs to move now.
Engineer: He's aware, mate, he's aware, great stuff. Has a fantastic outland, Max. Gap is at 1.8, Max, 1.8. Mode 7, please, Max, mode 7. So ahead will be BOTAS, gap at 3.2, yet to pit.
Engineer: And box Sebastian, box.
Engineer: Okay, you'll have boost available when you need it and the overtake
Engineer: We're expecting Bottas to stay out.
Lewis HAMILTON: Do I have an engine problem?
Engineer: I think everything's okay, just temps are a little hot. You are still in Strap Mode 8.
Engineer: and we need you to push as much as you can so think about the tires think about the tires
Engineer: Take care of the rears turn 12 watch the rear snaps there.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I'm out of three guys. I'm not gonna last very long here
Engineer: copy
Engineer: It's
Lewis HAMILTON: very hard to keep up with him, man.
Engineer: Okay, copy Lewis.
Engineer: We'll be racing Norris Norris coming out the pits behind you now
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, I think we've gone to the wrong tyre. Should have been on the medium.
Engineer: And we are going to plan C, plan C.
Carlos SAINZ: Okay, I need maximum focus. I have some pace here. Better pace than I thought.
Engineer: Yeah, copy Carlos. You're doing a good job. You have Gasly behind. Gasly plus two seconds.
Lewis HAMILTON: WITNESS, PICK IT UP!
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Engineer: Gap to Verstappen is 2.4, Bettle is doing 12.4 at the moment, he's on 4 lap old medium tyres, gap to him is 11 seconds.
Engineer: Gap is at 2.5
Engineer: So it's all looking okay, brake, entire side, no lift-off, turn 1, no lift-off.
Lewis HAMILTON: It's got wind here right?
Engineer: We're not seeing a big increase
Engineer: And we are on plan B, plan B, Hamilton is struggling with the soft, seems like, I'll let you know.
Engineer: Ok, and how is the balance?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Stable for now. Still a bit more front than rear attack.
Engineer: Ok, understood. So last lap you will want, then quicker than Perez and Grosjean.
Carlos SAINZ: What are the top teams doing, one or two stop?
Engineer: Looks like the top teams are mixed Carlos, first ones fitted on lap 20, Leclerc fitted lap 29.
Engineer: They are faster than the leaders, very good pace.
Engineer: We are faster than the leaders, very good pace, boat has lap time 13.1 in free air, 13.1
Engineer: Tire's life is slightly less than expected, but it's all peachy at the moment.
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, for now, yes. We'll start probably...
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Can it
Valtteri BOTTAS: be updated on the wind? Is it spinning around because the Subaru inconsistent the balance?
Engineer: Very firm VAR treaties, the other car has got the same issue.
Engineer: So we're thinking two-stop is okay to use the tires. We need to protect against undercut from album
Max VERSTAPPEN: I think the wind is picking up.
Engineer: Both Mercedes cars complain of similar issues actually Max.
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Engineer: OK, and how are the tyres?
Daniel RICCIARDO: I feel, yeah, they're just hanging on, but they're OK. Just gotta manage it.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Quite easy to oversleep both axles, but it's OK for now.
Engineer: Copy that.
Lewis HAMILTON: It's time to f*** man.
Carlos SAINZ: Do you mean we give up on Gasly?
Engineer: Copy Carlos, focus on getting to the end, we can beat the Alphas, we can get points, that's the target.
Carlos SAINZ: Where are the Alphas?
Engineer: Raikkonen 18 seconds ahead.
Lewis HAMILTON: What are you waiting for? I'll get any closer than this
Engineer: So we are raising bottles to the end is with medium
Engineer: Oh my goodness, Outlap critical
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah man, I realise
Engineer: Boost on.
Lance STROLL: Keep getting a fuel alarm.
Engineer: Copy, don't worry about that. We're watching that.
Engineer: You did a very good job on that last in, same again please.
Engineer: OK, so that's 27 laps to the NMAX, 27 laps. You did a very good job on that last in, same again please.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, you can see your front left tyre on the cold side, but it's very stable. How is it going for you?
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, the rear starts sliding.
Engineer: And stay out, stay out. One more lap.
Lewis HAMILTON: People power
Engineer: Last lap Hamilton, 11.3, gap at 1.8
Sebastian VETTEL: Focus now, there's too much traffic, guys.
Engineer: Okay, understood.
Engineer: Let's continue to monitor the right rear peak temperature, Max.
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Engineer: Lost the power. Copy.
Engineer: Carlos, let's use scenario 7 now, use scenario 7 while we take the sting out of Raikkonen's tyres, go and get Grosjean, he's the car in front.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Lewis didn't slow down enough, man.
Engineer: Yeah, I saw that, Max.
Lewis HAMILTON: I hate this too long
Engineer: Box, box, opposite Verstappen.
Sebastian VETTEL: How many places do we lose in the box?
Engineer: We don't have good tyres. We don't have good tyres available.
Sebastian VETTEL: We have foam poly, one lap.
Engineer: No negative, because we had a damage. Stay positive, stay positive.
Sebastian VETTEL: That's only one tyre. I stay out? Stay out, stay out. Okay, too late.
Engineer: What tyre has he gone to? So he's gone to the soft tyre Are you going to give me some power? So if you pre-select Strat Mode 5, we've got everything we've got at the moment
Engineer: Let me
Lewis HAMILTON: sit that one out.
Lewis HAMILTON: Safety car needs to speed up man, geez
Lewis HAMILTON: What corner does the safety car usually come in? Lights go out. It'll
Engineer: be between 10 and 11 will be the lights out
Charles LECLERC: Tell me when cars may overtake. No, they did, but next time try to remember.
Engineer: Copy, will do.
Lewis HAMILTON: Struggling to keep tempo in these sides, man.
Engineer: Carlos, use overtake on the main straight to discharge the pack. If you can, use overtake to discharge the pack. Pack too full, brake temperature is too high.
Engineer: Carlos you may not overtake while the safety car is out you can stay close to Grosjean free pace but you may not overtake
Engineer: OK, so we are expecting now to go the full race distance, and we are still OK on the fuel.
Lewis HAMILTON: How old are my tyres man? I don't know if I'm going to be
Engineer: able
Lewis HAMILTON: to keep them behind.
Engineer: So there, 15 laps.
Engineer: And multifunction mix position 8, mix 8 when you can, and you are doing a good job with the tires
Engineer: Come on mate, you've done this once, already on the same compound.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Hey you slow down!
Engineer: Just watch you don't pass before the line
Romain GROSJEAN: Yeah, I've got massive issue on the engine
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Engineer: You are the man, mate. Come on. Fantastic. Let's pull away.
Engineer: engine 12, position 1, engine 12, position 1, gap 3.3
Engineer: I'll overtake available if you need it.
Sebastian VETTEL: Look, tank chair, what the hell is he doing? Sorry. Tank chair. Mein Gott, muss
Engineer: das
Sebastian VETTEL: sein! Sei ein Fuckmister, Rauch!
Charles LECLERC: the hell come on
Max VERSTAPPEN: Now there's a lot of debris everywhere.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: What the hell?
Engineer: So just focus on keeping temperature in the front, the rears are still over optimum temperature.
Engineer: Carlos, keep letting us know about debris, keep letting us know about debris.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, debris are still there, no one has cleared them, so for the moment we cannot race, it's very dangerous.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: OK, let's see if we can have a strat one with the brake warming off, front calipers again, hot again.
Engineer: So we're stopping holding the pack up. Two laps to go. Let's have some fun.
Engineer: The car behind is Gasly. Final lap, Max. Final lap. Bring it home.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Are they out?
Engineer: They're at the back.
Engineer: Alright, that's the race win. That is the race win. You absolutely bossed it. Magic today. Absolutely bossed it. Fantastic. We did this as a team, guys. Unbelievable. What a race. Oh, I loved it. Redemption, Max. Absolute redemption from last year. Brilliant race. Brilliant race. Exactly. And I think the way we fought for it made it even better. Thank you, guys. Great day.
Engineer: Pizzu! Pizzu! Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo!
Pierre GASLY: I just did it
Engineer: Oh thank
Pierre GASLY: you, thank
Engineer: you
Pierre GASLY: Pierre this is your turn that one Unbelievable Oh my god Oh my god Unbelievable Pierre, unreal Oh my god this is the best day of my life
Engineer: Guys
Pierre GASLY: thank you, thank you so much Amazing You are amazing, you guys are amazing Thank you
Engineer: Spare a thought for Alex, I think he was harshly knocked out at turn 10 there by Lewis, otherwise he was on for his first podium.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah that was a shame, we could have been both on the podium here.
Engineer: Mate honestly that outlap after the first stop, proper racing, fantastic.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah we had to.
Engineer: That's a great effort there Lewis, that's a P3 mate, sorry about that bud, a couple of bad decisions in hindsight We'll see where this all washes out
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah
Engineer: guys, sorry about that, I raced as hard as I could man, there was nothing left in this car
Lewis HAMILTON: We've
Engineer: got to improve, that's for sure, but anyways, thanks for trying Yeah thank you mate, thank you for trying
Carlos SAINZ: Yes!
Engineer: Great job mate! P4. Who thought it? P4. Scenario 1 Carlos, I am a big fan of your work. Oh,
Carlos SAINZ: can't
Engineer: believe it guys. Scenario 1 mate, Scenario 1. Unbelievable drive. P20 to P4. I
Carlos SAINZ: cannot believe it. As simple as that. What a drive. Thank you guys. Perfect execution. Good risk-reward. Amazing, amazing. Thank you guys. What do you think? Do you think that was a smooth operator? Smooth operator. I think that was the smoothest operation of my life. Yeah
Engineer: man, you suck. You sent them. Yeah boy.
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Alexander ALBON: We're only going
Engineer: to
Alexander ALBON: have
Engineer: to
Alexander ALBON: do f***ing weeks. V-Bow
Engineer: 2. V-Bow 2. Mate! That f***ing
Alexander ALBON: hurts when you're playing.
Engineer: We're only
Alexander ALBON: going to have to do f***ing weeks.
Engineer: Yeah, I know, mate. I'm sorry. Fail. 84. Fail. Fail. 84. Fail. Mate, you did an excellent job today. Hard luck. Hard luck, Alex. That was robbed at the end there. F***!
Alexander ALBON: On to the next one, I guess. Are you kidding me? To be honest, I don't know. I need to take it. I don't know.
Engineer: Yeah, mate. I know. It's under investigation. Just think of all the positives. You did an awesome job today, mate. Well done. Chin up, Alex. You drove a great race today.
Alexander ALBON: No. No. No. No. Well, thank you, everyone. It would have been really good. Congratulations, anyway. Well done to Max.
Engineer: Well done.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: P6. Yes, guys. Yes.
Engineer: Great race, Antonio. Good job. Well done.
Engineer: Okay, dude, that's the checker. That's the checker. Yeah. Yeah. Good drive on your part, dude. Good management. That was working well. You deserved a better result than that, but good job, dude. Really sorry about that, Roman. You drove very well. You drove very well, man. Heads up. Yeah, it's a science thing. Really, really not. Really not. Sportsman. Really not. Sorry, boys. We deserved better today. Sorry. Sorry. Just all that for the season.
Engineer: And Lando it's a great result from the team. What you did with Carlos was massively helpful to Carlos's result as well and that's noted from us all here.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah but I mean I don't do it out of choice. I do it because I'm slow. It's not your fault it's things I need to do better that's all.
Engineer: So
Lando NORRIS: yeah congrats for the team good result for us. I don't know what that means for the constructors if it means anything yet but now it's a tough weekend I think but we obviously got a good result together so well done boys.
Engineer: Mate you are not slow the hard is just a really tough tyre.
Engineer: Checkered flag, checkered flag, checkered flag. P11, Kevin, you gave it a good go. Very close, man. You gave it all it had, Kevin. Just the car's not good enough out of 12. You gave it everything you had. Man, good job. Very good drive, man. Very good recover. Well done. It sucks, but well done.
Engineer: P4 Sainz, then Räikkönen, Giovinazzi, Ricciardo, Norris yourself P9, then Kvyat P10 Oh
Sergio PEREZ: f***
Nico HULKENBERG: Can you, you know, can you explain what happened in that race, how we just ended up back and back, is it just pace or?
Engineer: No I can't explain that at the moment Nico, we'll talk about it afterwards. And you were given a five second penalty for that restart, so I don't know where that puts you, further back than P12.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, apologies, that at 300 with 18 cars around I didn't track that, my mistake, too bad.
Engineer: That was a P-10, Dani P-10 and Gasly P-2, Gret is out for the team.
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, well done to him.
Engineer: That's it, no drive.
Sebastian VETTEL: Nice job
Engineer: Well that was an interesting end. P13, P13.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, I can't feel it, I gave it everything, but... Yeah, I gave it everything.
Engineer: It's nice to have people in a position to have a battle for a bit. OK, well done. What
George RUSSELL: was your order?
Engineer: It was fairly chaotic, it was Verstappen, then Gasly, Hamilton, Sainz in P4, then Räikkönen, Giovinazzi, Ricciardo in 7th, Norris in 8th, Perez in 9th, Kvyat in 10th. Hülkenberg was under investigation. OK, that's come through as a penalty for Hülkenberg, so we are P12 ahead of Hülkenberg.
Engineer: I got some debris under the floor, yep I got debris under the floor Copy that, still all ok, all pressures ok, keep going No, no, it can't Park it where safe, park it where safe, park it where safe, copy that Unlucky Lance
Lance STROLL: Argh
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