Mexico City Grand Prix 2021: Qualifying team radio
67 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2021, across 19 drivers. Daniel RICCIARDO had the most, with 7.
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
- Daniel RICCIARDO · McLaren · 7 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Aston Martin · 5 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 5 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 5 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 4 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Nikita MAZEPIN · Haas · 3 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 2 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Mick SCHUMACHER · Haas · 1 message
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Ok, now it's green in 2, 1, and
Nicholas LATIFI: green, Niki.
Engineer: So remember, focus on your brakes, and then your hot lap procedure. Remember, turn 7 to 11, increase pace.
Engineer: Okay, let's go
Engineer: Go go.
Charles LECLERC: It didn't sound good to stop the third setter in the middle.
Engineer: OK, we will check that.
Nikita MAZEPIN: You've got to
Engineer: be
Nikita MAZEPIN: crazy on this tier. High speed, slow speed everywhere. Understood.
Engineer: I'm happy to lean on the front right a bit now through the high speed. And both wrists.
Carlos SAINZ: The Alpha Tauri should have got out of the way. Understood. He hit me, clearly.
Engineer: OK, copy that.
Engineer: Are you okay, Lance?
Lance STROLL: Yeah, I'm okay.
Engineer: Yeah, happy to go again on these tires, they're
Carlos SAINZ: too new.
Engineer: Ok, understood.
Engineer: Stroll lost it, exited last corner and went into the barrier, it's fine
Lewis HAMILTON: Is he okay?
Engineer: Yeah, copy. He's out of the car.
Engineer: And we need some weaving in the outlap, high speed weaving for the fronts. And good braking if you can.
Engineer: I have no power. He's coming.
Carlos SAINZ: Nothing, nothing, nothing.
Engineer: No power, no power. You need to rev up, revs up. Wait phase, try wait phase. Nothing. You need to rev up in neutral. Nothing.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Let's leave enough space behind the car, ok? Yeah, understood. This is gonna be that small waterway. End of the line. Yep, yep.
Engineer: A bit more full pedal for recharge if you can full pedal for recharge if you can
Engineer: So a single call, we'll go for a single call.
Lewis HAMILTON: Send the others, send the other tires.
Engineer: we think we're okay but we want to open a lap see if you can find any time there is time to find in turn one braking and entry speed brake pressures good Lando just braking a bit later and carrying a bit more entry speed so he gains one and a half tenths in turn one rest of the lap is very equal between you
Engineer: Sir, Verstappen's just gone P1, 7 tenths to him, main loss is the braking for turn 1 and turn 13.
Lewis HAMILTON: Braking for 1 and 13?
Engineer: Yeah, copy, just with the pinches that you had.
Engineer: The front pressures look better this lap, so we strike two and you're good to go.
Engineer: OK, I need to
Nikita MAZEPIN: overtake him because he's not the stopper.
Engineer: Negative, stay behind, stay behind please. Are
Nikita MAZEPIN: you having a laugh?
Engineer: I'm not having a laugh, Nikita. If you want to make a space now, make a space now.
Lando NORRIS: Will less engine braking help turn one oversteer on entry, or is it more brake balance?
Engineer: Yeah, we'll take a look now, we can discuss when we're back in the garage.
Engineer: So two for Stappen, it's down one tenth, sector one, it's two tenths in the middle and nine hundredths in the final.
Engineer: Wait a bit, wait a bit.
Mick SCHUMACHER: I have some engine push going into turn 4.
Engineer: Ok understood, we'll check. I'll check. Ok Mick, so just for temps, try to be just close to zero on delta time, we don't need to push too much on the syn lap, just for engine temps.
Engineer: I gave it everything I had there mate. Yeah man, that was really nice. That was a good lap dude.
Engineer: We are through mate, that is P14, well done.
George RUSSELL: Great job guys, two gearboxes and an engine in 24 hours is definitely not bad going, let's
Engineer: see
George RUSSELL: what we can do in the G2.
Engineer: Okay, so Lando is ahead of the two Mercedes. He's going to try and come back towards you
Engineer: And Lando will need to try and come back towards Daniel. Yeah, no problem. Bottas and Hamilton between you two. Daniel in turn one.
Engineer: And Lando, this is a message to all teams. We will be doing a warm-up lap and then our time lap.
Engineer: Track is going two tenths
Engineer: You can do a bit of high-speed weaving, just put the temper on the rear.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Can we check the left-hand side underneath the barred road, I think, the way I hit the kerb in turn 2?
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: Daniel, are you happy this is a first lap tyre?
Pierre GASLY: I don't know what's up, but I think they're looking.
Engineer: Box, box, box, box.
Sebastian VETTEL: I've got a tear I've stuck to the rear wing copy
Engineer: that we'll get that later
Engineer: Yeah, so eyes on dash particularly rear left eyes on dash
Engineer: Ok, I think it would be a good idea to start building a gap quite early, you will have like 6 cars ahead starting a lap.
Sergio PEREZ: Half the metro and that's due.
Engineer: Recharge on and we can box this lap.
Sergio PEREZ: I think I have front wing damage on the front lift.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I messed up turn 4, can I abort?
Engineer: Yeah, happy to abort, recharge on, box this lap, cool the car into turn 12.
Engineer: I couldn't go past, because there was a yellow flag, so I couldn't pass the Cardo at that time, so I had to back off. Yeah, you weren't quite in the yellow sector, I don't think, we'll look at that afterwards, but it's okay, it's all good.
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, copy. I don't know what happened at the first one, I just had no grip.
Engineer: There's two cars ahead that have got penalties, Norris and Tsunoda, so that'll be a P9 start.
Sebastian VETTEL: OK, well done, guys. I
Engineer: knew that was a good recovery last time. Apologies for the outlap earlier.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Both sets of medium hazard timing, front lockup.
Engineer: Copy.
Yuki TSUNODA: Guys the car is not cold enough.
Engineer: It's okay, it's okay. We manage it
Engineer: So Lando, a thought from me. After we let Daniel through, we need to do one of two things. Either keep the pace up to try and stay ahead of cars, or drive slowly to let them go through to give us the best space for our time lap. It's not clear which is going to be better. Tsunoda likely to be in the same condition as us.
Engineer: Ciao John, very gentle on throttle, very gentle on throttle.
Engineer: We're asking you to keep opening the gap in the low speed to McLaren, to
Pierre GASLY: avoid any... Yeah, but it's fine, I don't want him in the high speed, so... I'm rather nervous, letting him pass after turn 3.
Engineer: Ok, copy. Don't worry, they're still close in front.
Engineer: Yemen
Engineer: So currently P1, charger packs, box, box, box.
Engineer: How were the tyres and how was the balance?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Still not good mate, just sliding on the rear
Engineer: at the moment you have yeah i mean yeah
Charles LECLERC: let's let's report i mean i don't know who is the cab in front but so
Engineer: it was sunoda in front we've seen that it
Charles LECLERC: won't change much for him i don't know if they have hit him on purpose or what but yeah i mean i was at one and a half seconds behind it's slowing myself down quite a lot from the last sector anyway
Yuki TSUNODA: Honestly, I will do my job. I'll focus on my job for the next round, but I'm really pissed off for this one, really.
Engineer: Okay, so Norris and Ricciardo at turn 2-3. Norris is towing Ricciardo, so they all come as a two. Sunoda and Gasly also now at turn 3. Sunoda towing Gasly.
Engineer: So Lando's the lead car
Engineer: And that's pole position. Oh,
Valtteri BOTTAS: yes! Oh, thank you.
Engineer: That's nice
Valtteri BOTTAS: of you. Viva Mexico!
Max VERSTAPPEN: Unbelievable, we're such a dumb idiot.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah f**k, what the f**k happened there in front of me?
Engineer: Not quite sure, slow button on please Max. Sunoda just, don't know, parked it. Bocheco had to back out.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Unbelievable, such a dumb idiot.
Engineer: Ok cool, well done mate. When you're happy turn it off, jump out and check it's off once you're out. I don't think the FIA were expecting you back that quick.
Engineer: Top of the show, man. And I'll tag us tonight. Not 30, I hope. Never give up. No way.
Yuki TSUNODA: I mean, I... I let him pass really... I didn't do anything, though. OK.
Engineer: Bottas behind pushing, and Hamilton behind pushing, 4 seconds. Hamilton behind, and box, box, Yuki, box. Stop FIA bridge, stop FIA bridge.
Yuki TSUNODA: Anything, though. I couldn't do anything, though.
Engineer: Understand, you gave him space and couldn't do anything more. Understood. P1, wait for the message on P0. So, Yuki, we are in front of Norris and Gasly P5, so very nice job.
Engineer: Box, check it.
Sergio PEREZ: Ah! F***! That guy was never the same, man.
Pierre GASLY: Ok mate, that's it! P5! Fantastic guys! So happy! Very happy, very good job! Thanks to Yuki for playing a very very good part in this rally, so thanks for that and very good car as well, so we'll achieve the job now and let's do it tomorrow! And by the way, the gap to P6 is 3 tenths! Nice one! That was a very good lap! Very good lap, but a very good car! So, good job! Yeah, good job to you as well!
Engineer: Ok, so positions, Bottas I
Charles LECLERC: know the positions, it's ok Copy I got overtaken by Bottas, I don't know what to do
Engineer: Stay there, stay there behind Lap
Charles LECLERC: time of Gasly?
Engineer: Gasly, lap time 16.45
Charles LECLERC: Now that was our position
Engineer: Yeah, agreed And P0 please, P0 Let's focus on the race for tomorrow
Engineer: Okay Daniel, so we're P7. P7, you'll be disappointed to hear that Sainz is 2 milliseconds faster than you, but we're ahead of Leclerc. These
Daniel RICCIARDO: small gaps, okay, that's on me. I've locked into 13, so yeah, that's on me. I
Engineer: mean, 2 milliseconds is a haircut, Daniel.
Daniel RICCIARDO: All right, guys.
Engineer: Thank
Daniel RICCIARDO: you. I think clean side of the grid will be good for us, so let's take that.
Engineer: Yeah, we can definitely, we can bring the fight to these guys from here tomorrow, so it's all good.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah,
Engineer: that worked very well. We're 20 milliseconds off purple in sector 1. Well done, mate. We'll speak later.
Engineer: Yeah, V6 confirmed, and charge P8 I
Carlos SAINZ: don't understand this ****** circuit
Engineer: Yeah, it's what they've been talking about all the weekend so far, right? It's not a surprise to me, being in the car so difficult to drive
Carlos SAINZ: Good job out there It was a bad lap, I just don't know how I did that
Engineer: Anyway, thank you Charge off and more slow, thank you 12 minutes, it's
Carlos SAINZ: a focus for tomorrow Let's go
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