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Austrian Grand Prix2023 · Practice 1 team radio

29
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14
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12:26 to 13:30
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29 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Austrian Grand Prix 2023, across 14 drivers. ZHOU Guanyu had the most, with 5.

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.

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  1. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri12:26:240:05

    Nyck DE VRIESRadio check, radio check.

    EngineerRadio is good.

  2. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:29:260:04

    EngineerAnd we've got 45 seconds till green light.

  3. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo12:30:430:08

    ZHOU GuanyuOK, we check the clutch to pull away, it's very sharp the by-point, very early

    EngineerCopy Joe, we're checking

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:31:450:14

    EngineerRadio check, Max.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, radio check.

    EngineerOkay, you are loud. But not clear. That's a bit clearer now, yeah.

  5. Charles LECLERCFerrari12:32:570:05

    EngineerAnd we have very low wind intensity, very low.

  6. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo12:33:410:07

    ZHOU GuanyuCan you check a little bit the brakes? They feel very stiff at the low efficiency.

    EngineerCopy, John.

  7. George RUSSELLMercedes12:35:470:11

    George RUSSELLFront feels okay at turn 1, 3, traction 4, exit 4, turn 4, bit of understeer, high speed, neutral.

  8. George RUSSELLMercedes12:42:490:08

    George RUSSELLTractor at first port, exit 2, earth tower 3, tower 4

  9. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo12:45:480:07

    ZHOU GuanyuThat was nice on the mug.

  10. Charles LECLERCFerrari12:46:170:05

    Charles LECLERCYeah, my tiles are completely gone.

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:47:460:09

    Max VERSTAPPENSomething is hanging loose on the right rear end plate. I don't know exactly what it is.

  12. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren12:51:440:18

    EngineerOscar, did the front wing addition help your balance, or do we need to work with the setup?

    Oscar PIASTRIIt helped, but it doesn't feel amazing.

    EngineerBut

    Oscar PIASTRIa lot of things don't feel great, so I'm sure if it's setup or just lack of grip.

  13. Alexander ALBONWilliams12:53:290:02

    Alexander ALBONSorry, the God

  14. Alexander ALBONWilliams12:57:310:14

    Engineerso feedback on gears so turn one shifting on the curbs try and avoid that if you can yeah well that's that's how it is yep yep understood

  15. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:59:580:10

    Max VERSTAPPENUh, front tires are not really gripping up, just finding a lot of understeer.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  16. Pierre GASLYAlpine13:02:590:12

    Pierre GASLYSomething's stuck on the left side part. Yeah, my T-Rof is stuck in the left side on the winglet

  17. Lando NORRISMcLaren13:05:310:04

    Lando NORRISPerhaps I was a pretty bad kid.

  18. Esteban OCONAlpine13:09:140:06

    Esteban OCONI've got more understeer now, high

    Engineerspeed. Understood.

  19. Nico HULKENBERGHaas13:13:180:09

    Nico HULKENBERGIs it a big tailwind in the 10-3?

    EngineerYes, right there it was 14 kph.

  20. Esteban OCONAlpine13:14:050:09

    Esteban OCONOkay, I have no grip now. Don't know if it's the tires or something else, but very poor.

    EngineerYeah, copy that.

  21. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren13:18:200:11

    EngineerHofstra, can you feedback on the hesitation entry to turn 6? Is that the error balance or something you can correct?

    Oscar PIASTRISomething I can fix.

    EngineerLovely.

  22. Pierre GASLYAlpine13:19:160:07

    Pierre GASLYGotta check the front side because I keep looking at every all the time. Yeah, copy copy mate

  23. George RUSSELLMercedes13:21:520:10

    EngineerHey, I don't know if you felt it but it did feel to me like the wind had picked up on that run

    George RUSSELLYeah, maybe a bit Don't think that was a reason though

  24. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri13:24:450:11

    EngineerYou go, you go. What do you mean? You go. You push. Push.

    Yuki TSUNODAIt's too late, man.

    EngineerIt's okay. So we do the next one.

  25. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo13:26:250:13

    EngineerTwo tents breaking turn one, and one tent breaking turn three.

    ZHOU GuanyuYeah, turn three is a big problem for me. Like, I'm on the edge of blocking every lap.

    EngineerMe too.

  26. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin13:27:130:09

    Fernando ALONSOI'm not learning much, you have to do a couple of cool laps.

    EngineerYeah, that's good for us.

  27. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull13:27:340:08

    EngineerI'm happy to go for a third slow lap Max. We've got the time. Let's go for a third slow lap

  28. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri13:29:410:09

    Nyck DE VRIESI don't understand why Magnuson just got upset with me and went out of the way.

  29. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo13:30:220:05

    ZHOU GuanyuI feel much better after two calls on the lap.