Australian Grand Prix2023 · Race team radio

Charles LECLERCThat's it Let's touch my rear rifle copy understood

EngineerThanks, you're all okay?

Alexander ALBONYeah, fine.

Lewis HAMILTONThat's going to be a massive disadvantage.

EngineerWe don't think so, the staff have stayed out also.

EngineerYeah, 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 RUSSELLYeah, it's not your fault guys, that was

Engineera

George RUSSELLgood call.

George RUSSELLvibration of the steering and the braking. Copy we'll take a look

EngineerOK, update on turn 3? On

Sergio PEREZthe re-locked side a bit, towards

Engineerthe end of braking. It's a no-push, none of yesterday's challenges?

Sergio PEREZNo, doesn't feel like it.

EngineerLovely.

EngineerHow was it into 13?

Sergio PEREZYeah, it seems to be a very compromised Not as reworked as before Copy

Lewis HAMILTONGrip feels pretty poor. Maybe a little bit lean.

EngineerTire felt really good. Okay, copy.

Max VERSTAPPENWait, this is more than 10 car lengths look check it

EngineerThank

George RUSSELLyou. Goodbye.

EngineerGeorge 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...

EngineerSocon and Gasly are on soft for the rest of midfield,

Carlos SAINZset

Engineerup then.

EngineerWe'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 PIASTRIThe pre-start was very average.

EngineerOkay, it's the way to Pitot. Okay, so the grid's just forming.

Lewis HAMILTONI am in position.

EngineerYeah, good in the box.

Lewis HAMILTONIs my car in one piece? So

Engineerclose. Yeah we think everything's okay.

Max VERSTAPPENIt pushed me off the track. I was ahead of the Apex. It pushed me off.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerI know we're currently thinking plan A.

Lando NORRISYeah, I confirm.

Alexander ALBONGuys we're derating 3 to 5. Costed me a lot that time.

George RUSSELLYou're asking me to manage and I'm being attacked by my own team mate. You tell me

Engineerwhat

George RUSSELLto do if I weren't

Engineergoing

George RUSSELLto push to defend or push now.

Nico HULKENBERGWilliams exit 7, safety car.

Lewis HAMILTONYou guys are quick behind me.

EngineerThere's a lot of debris everywhere so near where the car is is the least debris, but just keep your eyes open

Sergio PEREZIt was just getting up to temperature, it was all fine,

EngineerI

Sergio PEREZguess we're going to stick with it right? It's going to be a standing start?

EngineerWe expect a standing start.

EngineerRed flag, red flag. No, no, no

Engineeris

Lewis HAMILTONeveryone okay yeah

Engineercopy we think it may just be barrier damage

Nico HULKENBERGBut it was scary that Williamson was in

Engineerthe

Nico HULKENBERGcloud and he couldn't see the car. Yeah

Engineerwild. He's fine by the way he's out of the car.

Carlos SAINZYou 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.

EngineerMaybe

Carlos SAINZtry and be aggressive at the start, but then it will relapse of slow intro.

Max VERSTAPPENI keep front-locking there, it's really s***.

EngineerOK, understood.

EngineerLewis I know that battle target will go plus plus three plus three

Lewis HAMILTONSo just tell me what number is what number 37

Engineer37 well,

Lewis HAMILTONthat's what I did before

Sergio PEREZWhy 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,

Engineerwe saw that

Yuki TSUNODACheck the flow rate.

Lando NORRISTake the car big hit

EngineerYou got damage you got damage rear suspension broken

EngineerIt

Nyck DE VRIESdoesn't feel really right.

EngineerCopy.

EngineerOk, so far so good, so far so good, head on.

EngineerMay still be gravel at 6-7.

Lewis HAMILTONSo much debris out here.

EngineerCopy, just pick your way through.

EngineerThe

ZHOU Guanyuguy's moving so f***ing late.

Max VERSTAPPENIt's okay, I could have used a little bit more, like 3 clicks I think.

EngineerOkay, understood, thanks.

Valtteri BOTTASSo far pretty good. Tricky to sail, there's no wind trapping so it's a bit turbulent, but feels okay.

EngineerLonzo, it's pretty quick. Yeah, copy loose, yep.

Lewis HAMILTONI don't know if these tyres are going to make it all the

Engineerway

Lewis HAMILTONto the end.

EngineerYeah, we're planning for all eventualities.

Max VERSTAPPENCan I have

Engineera

Max VERSTAPPENbit less diff locking only for like high speed?

Valtteri BOTTASI have no difficulty on those straights.

Valtteri BOTTASNow it seems to be stable.

EngineerCar behind you now is Perez, 5 seconds. I guess I'm not going to be fighting, am I? Correct, we minimise losses.

EngineerI

Lewis HAMILTONdon't want it to go on this tire, I

Engineerfeel

Lewis HAMILTONlike it will go all the way.

Lando NORRISThere's something loose, I think, between my feet and the bottom of the cockpit.

EngineerUnderstood.

EngineerWell done, let's push

ZHOU GuanyuFlipping a load.

Fernando ALONSOStupid rule! How the hell you can put a red flag before?

EngineerYeah, 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 ALONSOCheck this immediately. They should do it, they should do it.

EngineerYep, we're on it.

EngineerOkay Oscar, good job, good job. Now ahead Lando 122.3, that's the reference.

EngineerYuki, this is what we have. We need to play with the tools.

EngineerSo, 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

EngineerOrlando, with Perez behind, we are willing to race him for a bit, but do not lose sight of our objective, which is stint two.

EngineerGood one Joe, very good. Now we have Piastri in front, five seconds.

Logan SARGEANTYou gotta get me off this tire.

EngineerCopy that.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I mean, let's cut to Fernando.

Carlos SAINZYeah, I mean, the tire seal is quite used, but it still has space, but it feels used.

EngineerCopy that.

Sergio PEREZYeah, I'm understeering a bit with the front left tire.

Fernando ALONSOYeah, difficult to get close, man.

EngineerB2D, as it is the last lap, it's going to be a lap behind the safety car to finish the race

Valtteri BOTTASHow 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 GASLYBlack Widow, South

Lance STROLLCheck car, check car.

EngineerI hit the curb on the inside of the tank, check car. Car looks good Lance, car looks good.

Engineer10 to go. Good job. Hang in there.

Lando NORRISAh, you moved off, probably moved.

EngineerWe're on it.

Logan SARGEANTMan, this is so s**t.

EngineerWording, mate.

EngineerOkay 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 PEREZSergeant, it's not moving.

EngineerYeah, it's got blues again.

Sergio PEREZYeah, but she doesn't move.

EngineerAnd well done.

Max VERSTAPPENYeah, well, it took a while, but the win is the win. We take it. Good weekend.

EngineerYeah, 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 VERSTAPPENYeah, that's a really good weekend for us. Really happy with that.

ZHOU GuanyuMagniton crash, what be your safety guard guys?

EngineerCopy Joel

ZHOU GuanyuMassive death breach

EngineerScience has been given a five-second penalty. That puts him behind Lanz. Well,

Fernando ALONSOmake sure that Lanz crosses the line close enough, I guess, or it doesn't matter.

EngineerYeah, he knows it's important. He knows.

Carlos SAINZPlease 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.

EngineerIt's clear Carlos, it's clear. Let's finish that race and we discuss here.

Carlos SAINZBut let me at least discuss with the stewards in the stewards room.

EngineerOf course, we'll go and see them just after you get out of the car.

EngineerWe 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 PIASTRICool. 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.

EngineerWell done Lando strong finish there.

Lando NORRISYes, 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.

EngineerYep agree nice job

EngineerLando, 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.

EngineerRed flag, red flag, drive directly to the pits, do not stop in the box, stay in the fast lane What the ****

Max VERSTAPPENdo you mean red flag?

EngineerRed flag, red flag, so slow down.

Fernando ALONSOWhat?

EngineerYep, red flag, one lap, two laps.

Lewis HAMILTONWill they restart this?

EngineerI can imagine they will.

Oscar PIASTRIUm, can I just get like a rag or something for my glove? It's

Engineera

Oscar PIASTRIbit wet.

EngineerDo you want a fresh pair of gloves?

Oscar PIASTRINo, just something to wipe the grip is fine.

EngineerWe changed tires 100%. These ones were too

Carlos SAINZcold.

EngineerTsunoda is behind me for real?

Nico HULKENBERGor for a real

Engineerso he made up a lot of places too didn't he

EngineerOkay, 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 SAINZSo 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 HAMILTONMega job guys, what an amazing result. Thank you so much So so proud of you all. Let's keep pushing. Let's keep pushing!

EngineerReally 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 HAMILTONThanks Dota. Always under control.

Sergio PEREZP5 at

Engineerthe fastest lap Okay

Sergio PEREZboys 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

Engineerof Baku Great

Sergio PEREZrecovery, 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.

EngineerSadly not sadly not

EngineerI missed P5 I know At least we got the points, so congratulations guys, it was good Yep, first point of the year

Lance STROLLGood job team right away with that one

EngineerIt was a good race from your side. The

ZHOU GuanyuAston are quite lucky to get their position back.

EngineerOK Valtteri, so Sainz had a 5 second penalty and we got ahead of him, we finished in P11, Joe in P9

Valtteri BOTTASCopy