Australian Grand Prix 2023: Qualifying team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Sergio PEREZRed Bull05:08:39

   Sergio PEREZ: We didn't solve that issue, man. It was the same f***ing issue, again.

   Engineer: Copy.

2. Lando NORRISMcLaren05:50:13

   Engineer: And it's p13 I know

3. Esteban OCONAlpine05:50:33

   Engineer: Okay, check the flag. Got traffic there. Yeah, I saw, I saw. Okay, unfortunately that's us out with that. That was very close.

4. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri05:59:14

   Engineer: Okay, let's go

5. Lando NORRISMcLaren06:01:07

   Engineer: We've got a dash brightness page, what position is it?

   Lando NORRIS: Standby I

   Engineer: know no adjustment on track possible, we can do it in the garage

6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull06:03:35

   Max VERSTAPPEN: Don't you say getting worse as well Okay

7. Logan SARGEANTWilliams06:05:17

   Logan SARGEANT: So I didn't have a choice.

8. George RUSSELLMercedes06:06:33

   Engineer: So that's red flag, red flag, obviously no overtaking.

9. George RUSSELLMercedes06:06:49

   George RUSSELL: Let's re-wrap this up and use this. We will do, let's

   Engineer: do

   George RUSSELL: this.

10. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull06:08:51

    Engineer: Yeah, I think you're good mate. That's pole position. Two and a half tenths to Russell. Nice job.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Good top-down. Not easy to get the tyres in the window, but good quality. Well done.

    Engineer: Yeah, well done mate. That's a great pole position lap. Fantastic. Best place to start tomorrow.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Exactly.

11. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo06:08:59

    Valtteri BOTTAS: It's

    Engineer: a

    Valtteri BOTTAS: bit understeer, so actually a little positive.

12. Alexander ALBONWilliams06:13:47

    Engineer: So is everyone doing builds, or can I expect people to push? It was red during their, I think what would have been their prep lap, so we think they're doing a prep.

13. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo06:16:31

    ZHOU Guanyu: They have so much more speed than us on our lap. Copy,

    Engineer: ciao.

14. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes06:18:41

    Lewis HAMILTON: Look at this, that wasn't too bad at all. Amazing job lads, what a result. Let's keep pushing, let's turn this into a positive tomorrow. Yeah Louis, good effort from all of us, we're coming back slowly but surely.

15. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren06:19:44

    Oscar PIASTRI: I feel like I'm underbalanced.

16. Esteban OCONAlpine06:24:00

    Engineer: How was balance that time, please?

    Esteban OCON: A little bit better, a

    Engineer: little

    Esteban OCON: bit too real, I would say.

17. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo06:24:11

    Valtteri BOTTAS: That's some traffic there, so we'll do.

18. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo06:28:22

    Valtteri BOTTAS: I'm sorry Valtteri, we are not through. That's us, that's us, it's from my side like, lost bit of wind and traffic in the end but otherwise,

    Engineer: look forward.

19. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull06:29:13

    Engineer: Can we, I

    Max VERSTAPPEN: don't know, put some like, I don't know, a WD-40 or something on these hunts?

20. Lando NORRISMcLaren06:29:27

    Engineer: We are Boxerslap and we are through.

21. Lando NORRISMcLaren06:29:33

    Lando NORRIS: Alright, good job.

22. Lando NORRISMcLaren06:29:37

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23. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo06:29:38

    Engineer: Alpha 10 roughly to P15 Sonoda for Q2.

    ZHOU Guanyu: Yup, was not easy.

24. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas06:29:50

    Engineer: Both cars are into Q2. Good job, Kev.

25. Nico HULKENBERGHaas06:33:56

    Nico HULKENBERG: That's kind of no good here. Going out slow. Could have just waited and go a bit later.

    Engineer: Yeah, timing wise we were on the edge, so we can't give too much margin on timing. It'll be okay.

26. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri06:37:14

    Yuki TSUNODA: Magnus was pushing, not pushing at all. Okay.

27. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri06:37:20

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28. George RUSSELLMercedes06:37:21

    George RUSSELL: Very great, up ship.

29. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri06:38:37

    Engineer: No, I

    Nyck DE VRIES: just lost the rear, but I think I just entered a little bit too

    Engineer: quick,

    Nyck DE VRIES: or I just went.

    Engineer: I see

    Nyck DE VRIES: a little bit of gravel exit turn 3, so maybe someone else went wide as well. Copy that.

30. Lance STROLLAston Martin06:41:41

    Engineer: Run switch delta. Why? Run switch delta. Why? Because we're going to box Lance and fit another set. If we want to fit another set, we have to do it now. I don't really want to. Do we have to, you think? No, no. Run switch cool.

31. Pierre GASLYAlpine06:42:13

    Engineer: I

    Pierre GASLY: don't know why the front is sliding so much.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy that.

32. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas06:51:36

    Engineer: Okay Kev, unfortunately we haven't made it into Q3, we are P12, P12 at the moment.

33. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas06:51:45

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34. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri06:51:46

    Engineer: OK, shame about the stop, catch on in box

    Nyck DE VRIES: Yeah, I already lost the entry to M1

35. Lando NORRISMcLaren06:52:01

    Engineer: And it's p13

36. Nico HULKENBERGHaas06:52:15

    Engineer: Looks like some dark clouds actually in front of the garage.

37. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin06:55:49

    Engineer: So the Ferraris we expect to do warm-up push like us Red Bull not sure but they did last time this happened in last time

38. George RUSSELLMercedes06:56:14

    George RUSSELL: Do we think everybody here will do a build?

    Engineer: Yeah, AFIRM.

39. Charles LECLERCFerrari06:56:54

    Charles LECLERC: And we are sure the rain won't come earlier, right?

    Engineer: No, we believe for the last three to four minutes.

    Charles LECLERC: Copy.

40. George RUSSELLMercedes06:57:32

    George RUSSELL: Vibration on the brakes.

41. Nico HULKENBERGHaas07:00:19

    Nico HULKENBERG: That was a last sector. Yeah, I don't know from 8 to 9 or 8 to 10. We keep losing Lap time. Yeah, let's take a look Okay

42. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin07:01:27

    Fernando ALONSO: No, from locking in 13 maybe gust of wind

43. Nico HULKENBERGHaas07:02:25

    Nico HULKENBERG: If we go now early, well...

    Engineer: We're just worried about rain, because there's spitting, and also you should be free then.

44. Carlos SAINZFerrari07:02:35

    Carlos SAINZ: Is the rain coming?

    Engineer: Rain in four minutes.

45. George RUSSELLMercedes07:09:47

    Engineer: Awesome job mate. So that's P2.

    George RUSSELL: Not too shabby! Nice work, nice work! I thought our car was one second off the pace!

46. Alexander ALBONWilliams07:12:19

    Engineer: Well

    Alexander ALBON: done guys, that was really good.

    Engineer: Just bear with us.

47. Nico HULKENBERGHaas07:12:28

    Nico HULKENBERG: Nicely trapped there.

    Engineer: I

    Nico HULKENBERG: need to push it on the Gasly. Going slow.

    Engineer: Understood, man.

48. Nico HULKENBERGHaas07:12:38

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49. Charles LECLERCFerrari07:12:40

    Engineer: I

    Charles LECLERC: mean, I had no preference besides the rain up there.

50. Pierre GASLYAlpine07:12:49

    Engineer: Okay mate, that's P9, nice job.

51. Pierre GASLYAlpine07:12:56

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52. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin07:12:57

    Engineer: Both Mercedes have pipped us mate, less than a tenth Yeah P4, P4, Verstappen, Russell, Hamilton Copy,

    Fernando ALONSO: copy with the last name Yeah

    Engineer: good man, good So behind you, Sainz, tenth and a half slower than you, and then Lance, P6 Then Leclerc, Albon, Gasly, Hulkenberg

53. Lance STROLLAston Martin07:13:22

    Engineer: OK Lance, that's P6, P6 Fernando P4 Get

    Lance STROLL: out for it guys

54. Carlos SAINZFerrari07:15:09

    Engineer: And P4, P5, P5. Put

    Carlos SAINZ: up a messy one, but yeah, I took risks later. Should be better tomorrow with the changes we've done. So hopefully tomorrow we can fight.