Australian Grand Prix 2023: Race team radio
95 radio messages were recorded during race at the Australian Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 93 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 16.
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 · 16 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 9 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 9 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 8 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 8 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 7 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 5 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 5 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 4 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 4 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 2 messages
- Nyck DE VRIES · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 2 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 1 message
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Charles LECLERC: That's it Let's touch my rear rifle copy understood
Engineer: Thanks, you're all okay?
Alexander ALBON: Yeah, fine.
Lewis HAMILTON: That's going to be a massive disadvantage.
Engineer: We don't think so, the staff have stayed out also.
Engineer: Yeah, sorry George, that screwed us, but let's do the most out of it, we can still go to the front on the podium, or better.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, it's not your fault guys, that was
Engineer: a
George RUSSELL: good call.
George RUSSELL: vibration of the steering and the braking. Copy we'll take a look
Engineer: OK, update on turn 3? On
Sergio PEREZ: the re-locked side a bit, towards
Engineer: the end of braking. It's a no-push, none of yesterday's challenges?
Sergio PEREZ: No, doesn't feel like it.
Engineer: Lovely.
Engineer: How was it into 13?
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, it seems to be a very compromised Not as reworked as before Copy
Lewis HAMILTON: Grip feels pretty poor. Maybe a little bit lean.
Engineer: Tire felt really good. Okay, copy.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Wait, this is more than 10 car lengths look check it
Engineer: Thank
George RUSSELL: you. Goodbye.
Engineer: George is adding aerobalance and he's going to be something like two and a half holes more than us. He had understeer on the laps a bit but...
Engineer: Socon and Gasly are on soft for the rest of midfield,
Carlos SAINZ: set
Engineer: up then.
Engineer: We've got De Vries, P15, Sargent, P18 and Perez starting for the pit lane there on hards. Everyone else is on medium apart from you, Pierre, Bottas and Joe.
Oscar PIASTRI: The pre-start was very average.
Engineer: Okay, it's the way to Pitot. Okay, so the grid's just forming.
Lewis HAMILTON: I am in position.
Engineer: Yeah, good in the box.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Lewis HAMILTON: Is my car in one piece? So
Engineer: close. Yeah we think everything's okay.
Max VERSTAPPEN: It pushed me off the track. I was ahead of the Apex. It pushed me off.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: I know we're currently thinking plan A.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I confirm.
Alexander ALBON: Guys we're derating 3 to 5. Costed me a lot that time.
George RUSSELL: You're asking me to manage and I'm being attacked by my own team mate. You tell me
Engineer: what
George RUSSELL: to do if I weren't
Engineer: going
George RUSSELL: to push to defend or push now.
Nico HULKENBERG: Williams exit 7, safety car.
Lewis HAMILTON: You guys are quick behind me.
Engineer: There's a lot of debris everywhere so near where the car is is the least debris, but just keep your eyes open
Sergio PEREZ: It was just getting up to temperature, it was all fine,
Engineer: I
Sergio PEREZ: guess we're going to stick with it right? It's going to be a standing start?
Engineer: We expect a standing start.
Engineer: Red flag, red flag. No, no, no
Engineer: is
Lewis HAMILTON: everyone okay yeah
Engineer: copy we think it may just be barrier damage
Nico HULKENBERG: But it was scary that Williamson was in
Engineer: the
Nico HULKENBERG: cloud and he couldn't see the car. Yeah
Engineer: wild. He's fine by the way he's out of the car.
Carlos SAINZ: You think I can push to the end on the hard? Usually there will be a lot of fighting, so... Yeah, we'll monitor and we'll let you know.
Engineer: Maybe
Carlos SAINZ: try and be aggressive at the start, but then it will relapse of slow intro.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I keep front-locking there, it's really s***.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: Lewis I know that battle target will go plus plus three plus three
Lewis HAMILTON: So just tell me what number is what number 37
Engineer: 37 well,
Lewis HAMILTON: that's what I did before
Sergio PEREZ: Why did you stop these guys here? It's very dangerous what they're doing. Yeah, it's crazy guy who's stopping They stopped here. Yeah,
Engineer: we saw that
Yuki TSUNODA: Check the flow rate.
Lando NORRIS: Take the car big hit
Engineer: You got damage you got damage rear suspension broken
Engineer: It
Nyck DE VRIES: doesn't feel really right.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Ok, so far so good, so far so good, head on.
Engineer: May still be gravel at 6-7.
Lewis HAMILTON: So much debris out here.
Engineer: Copy, just pick your way through.
Engineer: The
ZHOU Guanyu: guy's moving so f***ing late.
Max VERSTAPPEN: It's okay, I could have used a little bit more, like 3 clicks I think.
Engineer: Okay, understood, thanks.
Valtteri BOTTAS: So far pretty good. Tricky to sail, there's no wind trapping so it's a bit turbulent, but feels okay.
Engineer: Lonzo, it's pretty quick. Yeah, copy loose, yep.
Lewis HAMILTON: I don't know if these tyres are going to make it all the
Engineer: way
Lewis HAMILTON: to the end.
Engineer: Yeah, we're planning for all eventualities.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Can I have
Engineer: a
Max VERSTAPPEN: bit less diff locking only for like high speed?
Valtteri BOTTAS: I have no difficulty on those straights.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Now it seems to be stable.
Engineer: Car behind you now is Perez, 5 seconds. I guess I'm not going to be fighting, am I? Correct, we minimise losses.
Engineer: I
Lewis HAMILTON: don't want it to go on this tire, I
Engineer: feel
Lewis HAMILTON: like it will go all the way.
Lando NORRIS: There's something loose, I think, between my feet and the bottom of the cockpit.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: Well done, let's push
ZHOU Guanyu: Flipping a load.
Fernando ALONSO: Stupid rule! How the hell you can put a red flag before?
Engineer: Yeah, copy mate. Maybe because we don't complete a lap, we go back to the same positions it happened in Silverstone. Yes, we're looking at that mate, we're on that, we're already on that. Just get the car back. Do you think there's damage? No, it's okay, the car is okay. Copy mate, okay.
Fernando ALONSO: Check this immediately. They should do it, they should do it.
Engineer: Yep, we're on it.
Engineer: Okay Oscar, good job, good job. Now ahead Lando 122.3, that's the reference.
Engineer: Yuki, this is what we have. We need to play with the tools.
Engineer: So, Gatotlonto 1.2 Guys, these can't be on the same strategy as us mate If they were to stop again Lewis, we'd think they would struggle with the tyres they have available
Engineer: Orlando, with Perez behind, we are willing to race him for a bit, but do not lose sight of our objective, which is stint two.
Engineer: Good one Joe, very good. Now we have Piastri in front, five seconds.
Logan SARGEANT: You gotta get me off this tire.
Engineer: Copy that.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I mean, let's cut to Fernando.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I mean, the tire seal is quite used, but it still has space, but it feels used.
Engineer: Copy that.
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, I'm understeering a bit with the front left tire.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, difficult to get close, man.
Engineer: B2D, as it is the last lap, it's going to be a lap behind the safety car to finish the race
Valtteri BOTTAS: How come I go back to 12, you know, this was the last point, the last point the timing was established Yeah, but if some people go off, you know, they shouldn't be able to get back
Pierre GASLY: Black Widow, South
Lance STROLL: Check car, check car.
Engineer: I hit the curb on the inside of the tank, check car. Car looks good Lance, car looks good.
Engineer: 10 to go. Good job. Hang in there.
Lando NORRIS: Ah, you moved off, probably moved.
Engineer: We're on it.
Logan SARGEANT: Man, this is so s**t.
Engineer: Wording, mate.
Engineer: Okay Max, so plan is safety car will enter the pit lane at the end of this lap, you will then take the chequered flag, it's a rolling start, i.e. just take the chequered flag, there is no overtaking until the line.
Sergio PEREZ: Sergeant, it's not moving.
Engineer: Yeah, it's got blues again.
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, but she doesn't move.
Engineer: And well done.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, well, it took a while, but the win is the win. We take it. Good weekend.
Engineer: Yeah, no, well done, mate. That was a bit of a lengthy one, but well navigated. Our first win here since 2011, so... And your first, obviously, so well done and enjoy it.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, that's a really good weekend for us. Really happy with that.
ZHOU Guanyu: Magniton crash, what be your safety guard guys?
Engineer: Copy Joel
ZHOU Guanyu: Massive death breach
Engineer: Science has been given a five-second penalty. That puts him behind Lanz. Well,
Fernando ALONSO: make sure that Lanz crosses the line close enough, I guess, or it doesn't matter.
Engineer: Yeah, he knows it's important. He knows.
Carlos SAINZ: Please guys, do something, please. I cannot still believe it. We are P3 and P4 and they will put me out of the points for that, for a one lap incident. So unfair, I cannot believe they do this to me.
Engineer: It's clear Carlos, it's clear. Let's finish that race and we discuss here.
Carlos SAINZ: But let me at least discuss with the stewards in the stewards room.
Engineer: Of course, we'll go and see them just after you get out of the car.
Engineer: We were within five seconds of Sainz. So, Oscar, that should be P8 once that penalty's applied. Well done, buddy. Points, home Grand Prix. Not a bad weekend.
Oscar PIASTRI: Cool. Thanks, everyone. First points. Yeah, nice to do it at home. Thank you. It wasn't the best of races from my side, but we were there when it mattered. So, thank you very much. We'll get there. And thanks to the Melbourne crowd. What a weekend. Cheers.
Engineer: Well done Lando strong finish there.
Lando NORRIS: Yes, thank you Good job all weekend First points on the board. So thank you very much Let's keep going not far looking forward to Baku.
Engineer: Yep agree nice job
Engineer: Lando, the thing in the cockpit, is it still there? Yeah, it was. It was like on my heels. On my heels. Was it bothering you? I mean, I got used to it in the end. If you want to just leave it, you can just leave it.
Engineer: Red flag, red flag, drive directly to the pits, do not stop in the box, stay in the fast lane What the ****
Max VERSTAPPEN: do you mean red flag?
Engineer: Red flag, red flag, so slow down.
Fernando ALONSO: What?
Engineer: Yep, red flag, one lap, two laps.
Lewis HAMILTON: Will they restart this?
Engineer: I can imagine they will.
Oscar PIASTRI: Um, can I just get like a rag or something for my glove? It's
Engineer: a
Oscar PIASTRI: bit wet.
Engineer: Do you want a fresh pair of gloves?
Oscar PIASTRI: No, just something to wipe the grip is fine.
Engineer: We changed tires 100%. These ones were too
Carlos SAINZ: cold.
Engineer: Tsunoda is behind me for real?
Nico HULKENBERG: or for a real
Engineer: so he made up a lot of places too didn't he
Engineer: Okay, they just published a restart order and we're back in eight. I don't understand why but that's where we are so we'll be reshuffling the cars. Who is in front of Norris? You tell me. Yeah, fine.
Carlos SAINZ: So we have five seconds penalty. No, it cannot be, Ricky. Do I deserve to be out of the points? No. No. It's unacceptable. Tell them. It is unacceptable. They need to wait until the race is finished and discuss with me. Okay. No. Please, ask them. Please, please, please, please. To wait. To wait and discuss with me. Clearly the penalty is not deserved. It's too severe.
Lewis HAMILTON: Mega job guys, what an amazing result. Thank you so much So so proud of you all. Let's keep pushing. Let's keep pushing!
Engineer: Really well done there Lewis. Yeah, it's a long afternoon, but yeah, that's definitely deserved that result. Well driven Lewis, very very well.
Lewis HAMILTON: Thanks Dota. Always under control.
Sergio PEREZ: P5 at
Engineer: the fastest lap Okay
Sergio PEREZ: boys Nothing worked really this weekend Let's turn the page Understand the problems we had and come back strong Good job, everyone and well done on Max. King
Engineer: of Baku Great
Sergio PEREZ: recovery, Jacko P5 fastest lap so for the back of the grid that's Decent decent points from where you started. Well done, mate Yeah, good job guys. Let's keep it up You are also driver of the day, I believe. That doesn't get us any points though.
Engineer: Sadly not sadly not
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: I missed P5 I know At least we got the points, so congratulations guys, it was good Yep, first point of the year
Lance STROLL: Good job team right away with that one
Engineer: It was a good race from your side. The
ZHOU Guanyu: Aston are quite lucky to get their position back.
Engineer: OK Valtteri, so Sainz had a 5 second penalty and we got ahead of him, we finished in P11, Joe in P9
Valtteri BOTTAS: Copy
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