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Team radio transcript

Monaco Grand Prix 2019: Qualifying team radio

30 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix 2019, across 15 drivers. 24 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lando NORRIS had the most, with 4.

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. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Pierre GASLY: What's happened with the engine?

    Engineer: Almost

    Pierre GASLY: all.

    Engineer: Stand by, I'll get back to you.

  2. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So my loss is snap at 10-3.

  3. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Nico HULKENBERG: Best of impeding there.

    Engineer: Copy.

  4. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: All other cars are slow.

  5. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Sergio PEREZ: I clip the wall into turn 8, the inside

    Engineer: Understood, front right any damage?

    Sergio PEREZ: No

  6. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  7. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Engineer: the car is like hopping in the middle sector okay is it from wheel lift

  8. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: I don't need

    Lando NORRIS: to move So

    Engineer: times are, or places to find time, turn 1 braking and entry speed and turn 3

  9. George RUSSELLWilliams

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  10. Nico HULKENBERGRenault

    Nico HULKENBERG: I touch the rear right corner, checklist limiting

  11. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: I thought I was going straight into the wall on that lap guys in that entry wall that was good, good changes from P3

  12. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And we are safely through, we are safely through.

    Lando NORRIS: Nice, good job guys.

    Engineer: Lando, good job you mate, good job you.

  13. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Headwaters there this lap

  14. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Daniil KVYAT: Yeah this map was definitely a bad run with the ties, just turn 6 not rotating very well, turn 5 and a bit turn 8, the rest is in the bullpark I think.

  15. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: okay Lando we believe you've got an 11.6 in your pocket

  16. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: and tyres are much better this run

  17. Pierre GASLYRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  18. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: okay i need more front end the front is not working i've got chattering in that one so the front doesn't bite

  19. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  20. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: Thank you guys. Good turn around. This is definitely another car to this morning. So these Q3s are new. Let's go and get them now in a good lap.

  21. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, we just don't have the grip.

  22. Daniil KVYATToro Rosso

    Daniil KVYAT: Traffic with Valtteri, not a piece of salt but it cost me.

  23. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: Okay, again, need more front. Front's quite chattering. First sector, also sector 2 in particular. Last sector is a little bit better, but still no front. Yeah, so I would also ramp up aero balance and just give it a shot.

    Engineer: Okay, bye all much.

  24. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  25. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah I know, tyres are cold, what was the most important we did, it was free track, what happens in Q3, no free track Yep,

    Engineer: so obviously I've not got eyes on when Lewis is firing up, clearly he just beat us out And I can't control Daniel's slow lap pace either, he let Lewis through, didn't want to let you through, is what it is

  26. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  27. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: So I'm afraid that's speed 2, 90 milliseconds to Lewis.

  28. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah that point 4 was pretty decent I think.

    Engineer: Yeah looks like a good job mate, really good job. We can make a good day tomorrow from here, we can make a good day tomorrow from here.

  29. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Engineer: Okay, that's it. P7. P7. Well done. Awesome job, mate. Okay.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Cheers, guys.

  30. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: Sorry, I was trying everything I had. I lost it in 12.

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