Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021: Race team radio
98 radio messages were recorded during race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2021, across 19 drivers. 97 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 17.
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 · 17 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 11 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 8 messages
- Nikita MAZEPIN · Haas · 7 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · McLaren · 6 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Aston Martin · 6 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 5 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 5 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- Mick SCHUMACHER · Haas · 4 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Alpine · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Remember to clean the mirrors. OK,
Engineer: copy. And 10 seconds.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Nothing has changed, so I don't know if it's more quiet or not.
Mick SCHUMACHER: I have quite a bit of play in the steering wheel, can we have a look at that later?
Sergio PEREZ: The drinks system is leaking.
Engineer: Copy. Mode 6, mode 6. Try blowing into your drinks tube. See if that stops the leak.
George RUSSELL: What happened there? Almost f***ing lost the car. Something didn't feel right on the brakes.
Engineer: Let's have a good one. Let's get some good points here, if anything is possible here. Yeah, so what are they today?
Mick SCHUMACHER: Do I have a puncture or something?
Engineer: Pressure is okay right now. You got hit on the right rear, but the pressure is okay. Something doesn't feel 100%. Okay, understood. Car looks okay. Pressures are okay. Biggest issue is rear surface temps are high, so we'll try and help you with those.
Engineer: Possible debris turn 15
Esteban OCON: I lost power, lost power!
Engineer: And Lando, overtaking feedback on Bottas please. Yeah, not very easy.
Lando NORRIS: Not that easy. But he's making a lot of mistakes so you have to give me a chance.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: That f***ing Renault was in the middle of the road, going slowly. Yeah, copy that. Watch for f***ing
Engineer: s***.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, but I'm
Engineer: f***ing
Kimi RAIKKONEN: because the f***ing Renault was there, not going slowly in the middle. It was the fastest it could.
Esteban OCON: I lost power, I lost power, I
Engineer: lost power, flat
Esteban OCON: out, no, no working, no working.
Engineer: Box, box, box, box, ok mate, terribly sorry, that's our race done, unfortunately.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, I heard a big bang on the rear, on the exhaust, I don't know what it was,
Engineer: sorry guys. No, not your fault at all, yeah we think we see what's happened, it was going well, sorry about that.
George RUSSELL: I think I'm starting to struggle with a bit of rare surface over heat.
Lewis HAMILTON: It's on the nose.
Engineer: Copy.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Okay, I think Hamilton's struggling a little bit with balance. He's reporting it being on the nose.
Engineer: Important phase of the race, head down.
Charles LECLERC: What are we doing?
Engineer: We will go to plan A, trying to clear Kimi at the back.
Engineer: How's the tire?
Daniel RICCIARDO: It's three, but it's hanging on. Copy.
Engineer: Yuki we need to push harder on tires they are looking good now we need to open the gap to Vettel you can push harder push flat out
Yuki TSUNODA: I am shut up
Engineer: And give us a balance check when you can.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, that's
Engineer: a
Lewis HAMILTON: real struggle at the rear. Can
Engineer: probably
Lewis HAMILTON: do another lap or so.
Engineer: Oh, sorry, guys.
Nikita MAZEPIN: Man,
Engineer: it
Nikita MAZEPIN: absolutely f***ed my position for staying out.
Engineer: Box and pit confirm Max, box and pit confirm
Engineer: The
Lewis HAMILTON: Aussie is so far ahead of me!
Engineer: We had hold at the stop.
Engineer: Okay, checker. Free air. Make it count.
Engineer: Ty, still good?
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, still good.
Engineer: Yeah,
Carlos SAINZ: very poor grip, I don't know why.
Engineer: He
Carlos SAINZ: peed it already? Yeah, he peed
Engineer: it
Carlos SAINZ: already.
Engineer: so
Lewis HAMILTON: much faster already yeah
Engineer: copy lewis we're grabbing you there just do what you can
Valtteri BOTTAS: The tires are still warming up.
Engineer: Gap behind to Checo 3.2 max. Let's bring these tyres in gently. It's a long stint. Long stint. We need to manage the peaks.
Engineer: Nicely done Daniel, nicely done.
Sebastian VETTEL: Still happy here, all good here. This
Engineer: place is good, just keep it up.
Engineer: So pace is still good. Pace is still okay.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, it's f***ing us now.
Engineer: I need you to answer me when I ask a question. Yeah, I was waiting for the next straight, copy that. So it's braking turn 1, half a tenth braking turn 1, on half a tenth exit turn 2.
Engineer: Just look after that right rear max, that's the peak tyre temp.
Engineer: You can use one click overtake, Vettel is boxing now, he will struggle on new hard on outlap, so we can fight with him and win it.
Engineer: Daniel, that's a decent lap. That's a decent lap. Just be careful with the late exits. Final corner, for example. Roger.
Engineer: Your rear slip metrics look much better this stint max.
Engineer: It's impossible
Lewis HAMILTON: to keep up with the middle sector.
Engineer: C3, you get through him and you'll be fighting for P5.
Engineer: A
Lando NORRIS: little bit of graining I think front right. Reckon it will clear up.
Engineer: Hiroshi says it'll clean up.
Engineer: And Lando as a heads up, Bottas might try and harvest and then use his energy on you.
Lewis HAMILTON: Losing ground.
Engineer: Ok mate, still happy with everything at this stage from our end, just stay focused, especially that gust of tailwind into turn 4.
Engineer: Are you okay mate, are you okay?
Nikita MAZEPIN: Yes, all fine.
Engineer: Are you okay mate?
Nikita MAZEPIN: Yeah, so fine.
Engineer: You
Nikita MAZEPIN: are telling me to go for this brake balance, which doesn't f***ing work in this car, man. I cannot stop it when you go so much hard. And I know I have a refrag now. I'm letting him go.
Engineer: If we don't overtake, we're going to finish 10th or 9th.
Engineer: Yeah, I'm still looking for them. Yeah, just keep looking after them.
Engineer: No real change in wind max tailwind still up 4 15 16 so maximum concentration in those corners
Engineer: So we're happy to push the tyres hard now, push the tyres.
Daniel RICCIARDO: OK, just a general note, picked up some vibrations, the last one.
Engineer: Copy.
Pierre GASLY: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
Engineer: Ok, it's back now Pierre, it's back now We are nursing an issue
Lance STROLL: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, red flag, red flag. Copy that. Get me out of this place on the track
Engineer: I
Lance STROLL: got a puncture
Engineer: Copy that, copy that
Engineer: Their
Lewis HAMILTON: traction and their rear end grip through the middle sector is impressive. I definitely can't attack and overtake these guys with these tyres.
Engineer: OK, roger.
Lewis HAMILTON: Definitely don't want to lose position but there is, I think there's a good bit of wear.
Engineer: Yeah at the moment we would drop a ton of positions.
Engineer: Keep working the front tyres and front brakes, Max.
Engineer: So work the brakes when you can, be nice and positive on it. We've got a bit of a split in the front axle.
Lewis HAMILTON: Re-start is going to be difficult with these tyres, everyone is in the same position I think.
Engineer: Yeah, could be loose if we expect that.
George RUSSELL: I don't
Engineer: want
George RUSSELL: to lose the brakes as I did double up to grid. OK,
Engineer: maintain what you're doing. This is fine. This is fine on brakes.
Nikita MAZEPIN: I overtook Hamilton when you told me, but there is no green.
Engineer: Copy that. Okay, you need to wait behind the safety car until the green light is shown.
Engineer: Stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, Mick, stop the car.
Engineer: Just be a matter of two or three laps to get these tyres back up to temperature max.
Pierre GASLY: That's not possible
Engineer: Happy to push these tyres to the end. 12 laps to go.
Lewis HAMILTON: Come on, get in the car with us!
Lando NORRIS: I got a lot of vibrations.
Engineer: Landor, it's coming from the right front, so just be careful of that tyre.
Nikita MAZEPIN: I don't have much left, so the pace like this is not sustainable.
Engineer: Okay, mate.
Engineer: So that's 42 laps complete, nine remaining. This pace is good, keep it up.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: What the f*** idiot is that bastard?
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'm tired.
Engineer: We are still racing
Sergio PEREZ: How can I maintain my tyre's foot?
Engineer: Do it on throttle.
Lewis HAMILTON: Is that tyre failure from a punch you think, or just wear?
Engineer: It's difficult to say whether it's a wear or damage of the staffer that caused that issue.
Lewis HAMILTON: Is he okay?
Engineer: Yeah, he's fine.
Engineer: Stay out, stay out, stay out, stay out, stay out, stay out. Through the pit lane, but no pit stop. Ah,
Nicholas LATIFI: you told me to stay out. Stay out means stay on the track.
Engineer: Sorry, sorry.
Engineer: So getting information, it's a standing start, standing start.
Engineer: You've got to remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint, it's
Lewis HAMILTON: got to be measured, and
Engineer: how aggressive you go. Yep, copy Lewis. Absolutely agree Lewis.
Engineer: So the fastest at the moment is we're stopping at minus 1.2, but that won't count for the point as you're retired.
George RUSSELL: No power.
Lewis HAMILTON: Oh, I'm so sorry guys.
Engineer: Yeah, don't sweat it Lewis, don't sweat it.
Engineer: Well done Sergio! Well done! Thank you for finishing that off for us, great job! This is for you guys! Fantastic job! Stop the car, stop the car, stop the car, stop at the exit!
Sergio PEREZ: Thank you guys. Thank you, and I'm very sorry for Max, but
Engineer: Enjoy your moment up there with Pierre. Good to see up there proud of you.
Sergio PEREZ: That was epic, that was epic
Engineer: Yes, mate, well done
Sebastian VETTEL: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes great job hey That's a podium man, that's a wrap. Thank you car was amazing today
Engineer: Did
Lewis HAMILTON: I have the magic on?
Engineer: Yeah bud, just knock that on. I could have sworn I turned it off. Yeah you did, but knocked it on with the upshift.
Sebastian VETTEL: Felicidades or Feliz Navidad or whatever you say to Checo, I'm happy for him, another win. Great job everyone, thank you guys.
Pierre GASLY: Guys, I don't know how I did that. Oh,
Engineer: what a
Pierre GASLY: drive! Incredible. What
Engineer: a
Pierre GASLY: drive, mate. What a drive. Pick up, please. Wow. No idea how I've done that. Incredible, guys. I'm sorry for you. Sorry for the .
Engineer: It's
Pierre GASLY: been an incredible weekend from the start to the finish, so I'm really pleased. I'm really pleased for all of you. Fantastic work. Wow.
Engineer: Yeah, that was an amazing job, that last lap. Absolutely incredible. Fantastic. You've been amazing all weekend. Really, really good job. Thank you. Fully deserved.
Pierre GASLY: Thanks a lot. Unbelievable. Thanks a lot to everyone, guys. Unbelievable. Great job. You deserve it. Yeah, I really had to fight hard for that one.
Charles LECLERC: I don't know. I don't think it was possible to do more with fear. I didn't want to take too much risk.
Engineer: Sebastian Vettel, congratulations. You are driver of the day. Thank you. What a race. Sum that one up for us. P2 from P11. Yeah, it's amazing. I haven't got much time to sum it up. I need to go to my guys. It's a bit weird. Who gave you my number? I'm now your race engineer, Sebastian. How things are going to change for you from now on. But congratulations. You're driver of the day in Azerbaijan.
Lando NORRIS: Okay, that's the checkered flag. Well done. That's P5. P5. Yeah, good job. I don't think we could have done a lot more.
Engineer: Well done, mate. Good job. Very good drive. And solid result. Very solid result. That's what we were talking about. Solid results. Well done. Cheers. Cheers.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I mean, the first lap wasn't the best. But after that, there was a lot more we could do, but P5 is still decent. So, good job, everyone. And sorry about yesterday. Hopefully, it won't happen again. I'll make a better call when the red flag comes out next time. Cheers. Well, also, this one was, I know it was just a P5, but four men saw. Thanks for all he's done. Rest in peace.
Engineer: That that one something else
Engineer: Nice work mate, P6, P6. Awesome restart mate, awesome restart.
Fernando ALONSO: Yes baby.
Engineer: Senato, that was all you mate, all you. Awesome job.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, I'm happy for you guys. We deserve it, I think we deserve it. Okay, let's move from here. Well done guys, well done guys. I'm so happy for you. We're struggling sometimes but yeah, we keep united, we know what we need to do. Hell
Engineer: yes, we keep pushing mate, we keep pushing, we get there.
Fernando ALONSO: Good call on these tyres, I think it was, it was good.
Yuki TSUNODA: But I can't I cannot do the anything other like that situation like I Didn't what? How like I got even I try to Go back and think about this. I don't know how to like Avoid that to be honest
Engineer: Okay, we'll we'll review we'll review everything
Engineer: And P8, P8, charge button on.
Carlos SAINZ: I guess it's P9, no? We lost the position.
Engineer: P8 because Hamilton stopped, went straight for front locking, and Perez won the race, then Sebastian, P2, then Gasly, P3.
Engineer: Okay Maz, that's the checker, that's the checker.
Nikita MAZEPIN: Yeah, we got beat in the end, unfortunately.
Engineer: Come on, you did everything you could, good move on that restart, tricky race. But yeah, good job mate, good job.
Nikita MAZEPIN: That one hurts.
Engineer: So Daniel, finishing order was Perez, Vettel, Gasly, Leclerc, Lando, Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz, yourself and Räikkönen.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, I just ran out of road in turn one and then I got hit from behind turn two.
Engineer: So don't be too frustrated, mate. We're back in the points. P9, we're back in the points and I think the next circuits are going to come to us a bit more as well. Pace was decent all race, matching all the cars in front. So I think just a mistake yesterday. But apart from that, it's been a pretty positive weekend. I'm happy with the progress we've made.
Daniel RICCIARDO: All right. No worries. Thanks, guys.
Engineer: And that's P10 Timmy, P10, well deserved point, well deserved point
Engineer: What the
Mick SCHUMACHER: f*** was that, honestly? Seriously? Does
Engineer: he want to kill us? Understood, Mick, understood. Checkered flag, checkered flag.
Mick SCHUMACHER: Wow. Wow.
Engineer: Wow. Understood, Mick. It's been observed. Everyone is aware. I mean...
Mick SCHUMACHER: Okay. Nick, understood. Nick, okay? Sorry, sorry, sorry. All good.
Engineer: So P12, so there was Perez winning it from Vettel, then Gasly, Leclerc, Norris, Alonso, Tsunoda, Sainz, Ricciardo, Raikkonen. Tough weekend. Not having to lose. Yeah, he locked up the restart. Had a good jump, but then locked up into top one, went down the escape road. It was the same thing today than all weekend, just couldn't go any faster. You know, it's something that's not been right. Right, and then the warm-up, the warm-up was so bad, so. Nathan.
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