Hungarian Grand Prix 2021: Race team radio
101 radio messages were recorded during race at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021, across 18 drivers. 97 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 25.
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 · 25 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · McLaren · 11 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 9 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 8 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 7 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 5 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Aston Martin · 4 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Alpine · 4 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 3 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 3 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 1 message
- Mick SCHUMACHER · Haas · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
George RUSSELL: That was very dangerous from Sainz from the pit exit.
Engineer: How is the balance?
Yuki TSUNODA: I think front a little bit started to be grained
Engineer: But
Yuki TSUNODA: last lap was not too bad
Engineer: For
Yuki TSUNODA: me the rear is quite strong
Engineer: This intensity of rain will remain though we have some could have some isolated heavier rain cells But basically for the next half an hour, it should be this intensity
Lewis HAMILTON: Look, if it stays like this, this is not inters. What you can see there is it's drying. It's almost drying as it's coming down. So this is very much on the verge of slicks, I would say.
Engineer: I
Lewis HAMILTON: hope the rain does come because I think it's we should have started slicks
Engineer: So we're looking about 25 minutes of this level of rain then it will get slightly heavier and then at the end dry out.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Sergio PEREZ: Clear
Engineer: to
Sergio PEREZ: check out. We have conditions as they have been worsened and staffing here. Yep, cleared.
Engineer: It
Lewis HAMILTON: is, it is.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Okay box, we gamble
Lewis HAMILTON: There's so much debris.
Engineer: Copy. Need to track out here.
Engineer: They
Charles LECLERC: didn't stop! They went into me.
Engineer: We need to stop.
Engineer: OK, Max, for info, we have lost the barge board on the right-hand side, lost the barge board right-hand side.
Max VERSTAPPEN: The whole thing?
Engineer: Yes.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, right side, something's definitely broken, but I'll keep you posted.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: What I need you for, safety car.
Lewis HAMILTON: It's very greasy, very slippery.
Engineer: I
Valtteri BOTTAS: think we are out. Sorry guys, that's it.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Mate, what the f*** happened there?
Engineer: I think one of the McLarens has hit you
Charles LECLERC: They didn't stop. They went into me.
Engineer: We need to stop.
Lewis HAMILTON: It's definitely going to be dry and quick.
Engineer: Yeah, copy Lewis.
Pierre GASLY: Any more rain coming?
Engineer: Negative, negative.
Engineer: At this rate, everyone is going to box. Everybody. Understood.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, it's dry.
Engineer: Yeah, it could be loose, so box box.
Engineer: Ok Esteban, you are leading the Grand Prix. Let's go. Copy that.
Engineer: Am I last? Yeah, I found this. Yeah, the whole field pitted.
Lewis HAMILTON: Come on, guys. Get on it for the rest of the race, all right?
Engineer: Yeah, Lewis, we are on it. Verstappen still has damage. You're going to be the fastest man out there easily. We can still win this, bud.
Engineer: DRS enabled, let's get past Latifi now.
Lewis HAMILTON: I can't even get close, guys.
George RUSSELL: If you need to compromise my race to help Nicky do it, have a box early to avoid the undercut for anyone else. Prioritise Nicky.
Engineer: Antonio, we got a 10 seconds penalty, we have to box the slab to get the penalty, 10 seconds. Speed on pit lane, pit lane speed.
Lewis HAMILTON: Just no grip out here.
Engineer: The wind is picking up a little bit, still tailwind turn 1, entry 10
Engineer: Not bad with half a cup.
Lewis HAMILTON: You've got no grip out here, man.
Engineer: You've
Lewis HAMILTON: got no grip out here, man.
Engineer: Copy that, Lewis. Front left calliper is still hot.
George RUSSELL: Front's working better while I'm pushing harder on them.
Engineer: That's a good lap Daniel, good lap.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, that's all I got for now.
Lewis HAMILTON: I
Engineer: can't really
Lewis HAMILTON: know what to say guys, I can't get close to people.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: But every time we have some chance, something f***ing other happens.
Engineer: Okay, so now we're going for plan A plus five, plan A plus five.
Engineer: Now you've had some clear air can have an update on the front wing still happy with two turns for the medium
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, no more than two though
Engineer: Everything you've got this lap please Max
Nicholas LATIFI: Got a weird oversteer 13 back pressure. Okay,
Engineer: all good on my side
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
George RUSSELL: Are we still going long? I feel like I can push this tyre much quicker.
Engineer: Push, push.
Carlos SAINZ: Let's be patient, guys. Let's
Engineer: be. And box. Carlos, box.
Carlos SAINZ: No, guys, guys. They have a lot of things. No.
Engineer: Okay now push. Vamos!
George RUSSELL: tell me how high the post look
Engineer: after the left-hand side tires for now
Engineer: Ok Niki, we need to push, we are racing Hamilton behind
Engineer: Are
Lewis HAMILTON: we on lap 43 already?
Engineer: That's the laps remaining Lewis, laps remaining.
Fernando ALONSO: The sky is getting black.
Engineer: Nothing on the radar at the moment.
Engineer: Turn 12 is pretty strong tailwind. Turn 12 is strong tailwind.
Lewis HAMILTON: What's
Engineer: our
Lewis HAMILTON: target finish at?
Engineer: We're fighting for a podium Lewis. It's gonna be hard. I know you can do it Is
Lewis HAMILTON: that the guy who has last stop for what?
Engineer: Copy, we think so
Engineer: We can push more on Thais, 23-0.
Yuki TSUNODA: There's still 36 left. Impossible if I push.
Engineer: Awesome. Outlap critical.
Engineer: I need
Lewis HAMILTON: a scissor. Shoot me, man.
Fernando ALONSO: Not much left on the tyres, I guess. Yeah, cover that.
Engineer: Not long now, not long.
Engineer: Okay, Max, what's the balance limitation at the moment, please, mate?
Max VERSTAPPEN: There's
Engineer: no
Max VERSTAPPEN: limitation, it's just broken. There's, on the shell, it's there.
Engineer: Copy.
Pierre GASLY: That's what we'll
Engineer: do
Pierre GASLY: it.
Engineer: Great job, Keo.
Engineer: Okay, Vettel 1.4 behind. He locked up the front since the turn one last lap.
Engineer: Latifi is on offer here as well if you can get past Russell
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I have the feeling Hamilton is going to box again.
Engineer: Watch for Hamilton behind. Copy that. And he will box behind Alonso, so we should be safe to stay there till the end.
Lewis HAMILTON: Tyre's got second wind.
Engineer: That's great to hear.
Engineer: Ok, loose the head down, it's going to be hammer time all the way.
Engineer: Ok Pierre, we will swap in turn 1, driver swap turn 1
Pierre GASLY: Ok
Engineer: How many cars, where am I at? How many cars are you going to make me overtake? Sir Lewis, 4 cars to overtake for the win, we can do this, Ocon 25 seconds up the road, he's doing 22.8 I'm in 4th still You are P5 at the moment, P5 Lewis you can win this
Engineer: So currently Ocon is holding us up here, Hamilton pitted and he's done an 18.7 first lap, so he'll be with us with 10 laps to go.
Engineer: Daniel, we're considering the undercut for Russell. How are the tyres?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, tyres are f***ed. Getting very damaged behind him. I don't think they can last much longer.
Yuki TSUNODA: Could you say to the beer, hurry up, because what's
Engineer: the
Yuki TSUNODA: point of going on this road? Dirty air.
Engineer: Yuki, we see everything, so keep your head down, keep focused.
Engineer: 14 laps to go. That's good, that's good.
Engineer: Hang in there Daniel, you can do this!
Engineer: And a long shot behind. 22-1. Still defending guard.
Engineer: The
Lewis HAMILTON: knicks are more powerful than the knicks
Engineer: Verstappen 0.9, 0.9 good job, good lap
Engineer: So there's the early overtake, it's probably the best bit, so early press.
Lewis HAMILTON: He's all over the place.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Okay, come on.
Engineer: Call it, mate.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, rears are going, copy, copy, quite a lot now for phase 4
Pierre GASLY: We have a problem with the shift from east coast to east.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Engineer: Latifi is on offer here as well if you can get past
Lewis HAMILTON: Guys, did you see he just moved over on me, man? Come on!
Engineer: Copy, Lewis, we saw that.
Lewis HAMILTON: That speed is so dangerous, man.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah, it's just impossible to follow.
Engineer: Copy Max, 5 laps to go mate, 5 laps.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: You can use overtake at mid corner turn 14 every lap use overtake
Engineer: Yes guys! Well done mate! You just won the Hungarian Grand Prix! Well done mate!
Engineer: Well done. Well done, Sebastian.
Sebastian VETTEL: P2, woohoo! Oh man, I tried, I tried, I tried the whole race. Man, following is so difficult, we're faster.
Engineer: Sorry,
Sebastian VETTEL: guys.
Engineer: Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. Okay, remind us to drink, please. That was awesome. That, uh, yeah. Allez Alpine, allez les Bleus, yes, yes!
Engineer: Great work Lewis. Battled back to P3. Disappointing result compared to what could have been but that was an amazing drive.
Lewis HAMILTON: Notice this James, you fought like a champion today. Well done. Could have been an easy win.
Engineer: Copy Lewis. So Ocon P1, Bethlehem P2, you're P3. We've got Verstappen P10.
Lewis HAMILTON: Anyways, guys, awesome job through the pitstops. Mega pitstops. Thank you so much for your continued hard work. Let's go and take a good break now and come back. Can't be giving up points like today again. Let's keep pushing. Lewis, it was very difficult at the beginning, first on the road to make the judgement but that's on us, we gave it. Sensational drive. Thanks Otto.
Engineer: We
Lewis HAMILTON: live and we learn.
Engineer: Yep. Has
Lewis HAMILTON: anything been done about the dangerous driving?
Engineer: Not seen or heard anything yet, Lewis.
Lewis HAMILTON: Doesn't matter, it's done now.
Engineer: Well done, man. Way to hold him off. You did a lot of good racing out there today. You finished P13. Good racing, Mick. Fun to watch. Oh,
Mick SCHUMACHER: thank you. Have fun.
Engineer: You did a lot with that car today. Good job. Thank
Mick SCHUMACHER: you, boys, for bringing her back to one piece. Cycle race. Thank you. You're amazing. Mick, congrats. Peter is amazing and also a testament. Well done, mate.
Engineer: Yes mate, P9, we need to stop at the pit exit, stop the car at the pit exit, stop the car at the pit exit. P9 mate, P9!
George RUSSELL: Fantastic, fantastic! Yes guys! Yes, yes, yes! We deserve that, we deserve that!
Engineer: That's two and a half years of graft right there, P8, P9.
George RUSSELL: Yes, amazing job, amazing job. Well done everybody, well done everybody. Come on! Well done Nicolas, amazing job, both cars, both teams.
Engineer: George, thank you so much, great race, absolutely fantastic, both cars in the points, we could not have expected that. Thank you so much, great job, and great job defending, fantastic George.
Engineer: OK Daniel, that's the checkered flag, P12. Mate, that was tough with the damage to the floor, we know we were down on downforce from that. Yep,
Daniel RICCIARDO: yep, yeah I know, nothing in our control. I appreciate you just trying to fix what you could.
Engineer: Yeah,
Daniel RICCIARDO: obviously painful for everyone.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, that's the checkered flag, more charge please, PA11, difficult race.
Engineer: Not bad for an old guy, Fernando.
Fernando ALONSO: Yes, still doing my best, but this is an amazing track for this team and we did it again.
Engineer: Congratulations, driver of the day in Hungary. Enjoy your summer shutdown.
Engineer: Well done, Max. That was a valiant effort today. Could be the most important point you've taken of your career, I'd say. Well done. That was a very good drive, Max. Considering the car that you got, you drove the wheels off it. So, as GP said, that's a valuable one point today.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I tried everything, but it was super hard to drive.
Engineer: There's a long, long way to go in this.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, well, we'll come back stronger.
Engineer: Yeah, and luck will change. I think Bottas has a five grid place penalty at the next race for playing Skittles down there at turn one.
Engineer: I wish you could see what was going on in the pit lane right now. Reminder to drink, please. Reminder to drink as well. Fernando came fifth, but he is probably the reason that he won. He held off Hamilton for a long time. What a legend. What a legend. Man of the day. Esteban is marching. Fantastic job, man. You're a race winner in Formula 1. Congratulations. Thank you very much. Thanks for the first victory of Alpine. Thank you.
Engineer: Second time you need to stop the car. We need to stop the car. We need to stop the car We need to stop the car. Stop the car, please. Stop the car Stop the car on track stop the car on track Nikki congratulation Yep, go ahead. Yeah, yeah, there was there was some very harsh shifting towards the end. I don't know if something was damaging I felt a very harsh shifting Okay, is the car okay? Or is it rolling? Okay, and jump out of the car. It's it's rolling right now If I release it unless I put it in first, so let it roll somewhere where it's safe and not rolling on its own And then jump out Yeah, I felt like we were maybe losing Something some power or whatever Okay, congrats Nikki congrats if you still can still hear me great job. That's p8 amazing Amazing. Remember you have to go wait yourself wait yourself and And put back steering and everything
Engineer: Oof,
Carlos SAINZ: stressful at the end. Yeah, it was tight at the end. Yeah, I tried my best, guys. Obviously, from 15th we cannot be too disappointed. But, yeah, let's continue. Second half of the season is ours. Yeah, that's true. So, yeah, let's push from now on.
Engineer: All right, mate. Nice work there. Nice work. You made this possible as well. Esteban won the race in front of Vettel.
Engineer: And P-7, Yuki P-7. And... Yeah.
Yuki TSUNODA: Well done, guys. I think, to be honest, I'm not happy for this car. So unstable, I think, whole run. Entry stability, so always poor. Yeah, I think we struggle whole week for my car. Yeah, we have to face off this one, really.
Engineer: Yeah, it's all understood, Yuki. All understood. Anyway, congratulation for the race. Was... Was not easy. So we bring it home.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, we take it.
Engineer: Ok, that's a fast test lap, yeah. Good job. Ok, obviously a very hard day for the team. Ocon P1, Vettel P2.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I really think we deserved more today. I don't know what to say, but...
Engineer: Yeah, it's just a hard luck in Turn 1. I think that was it. Just hard luck in Turn 1.
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