Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023: Qualifying team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas13:10:03

   Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yeah, do you have a problem again? Yeah, they need to fix this.

   Engineer: Yeah Kev, we think there's some sort of electrical connector problem somewhere, that's the issue.

2. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas13:11:17

   Engineer: OK Kev, we don't think it's as serious a problem as we had this morning. We think we can fix it. We'll do our best.

3. Pierre GASLYAlpine13:27:34

   Pierre GASLY: I'm sorry. I locked the front.

   Engineer: Okay, copy that mate. Just start the car.

4. Pierre GASLYAlpine13:28:35

   Pierre GASLY: I couldn't stop the car.

5. Esteban OCONAlpine13:42:45

   Esteban OCON: Ok, clip the wall a bit, rear right, have a look

   Engineer: Copy that

6. Esteban OCONAlpine13:43:37

   Engineer: OK mate, everything looks good to us, no issues at all.

7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:48:30

   Lewis HAMILTON: Get towards the right front wheel

8. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo13:49:44

   Engineer: Sure, we are just out, P16

   ZHOU Guanyu: Oh ****

   Engineer: How

   ZHOU Guanyu: far?

   Engineer: Just two hundreds, really tight, to Ocon

9. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:00:03

   Engineer: So if anything, it's a slight headwind into Turn 1, but it's very light.

10. Pierre GASLYAlpine14:00:17

    Pierre GASLY: Thanks for the boys to get the car out.

11. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:00:59

    Charles LECLERC: Let's be careful to not have the first cars catching us while on the outlap.

12. George RUSSELLMercedes14:04:06

    George RUSSELL: Bit of a delay exiting the last corner on power, so weird, also going into track 2, start of the lap didn't feel quite right

13. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin14:04:20

    Fernando ALONSO: I will give the tow to Lance, hopefully.

    Engineer: Copy that.

14. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:06:07

    Engineer: There's reports of a bottle at turn 12 so just eyes out

15. Esteban OCONAlpine14:08:16

    Engineer: Okay, so we've got De Vries in the wall, turn 3 exit, so just careful through there, please. Did my lap count? No, I think we just missed it, unfortunately.

16. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:08:47

    Lewis HAMILTON: Just check out turn 3, doesn't feel too good though.

    Engineer: OK, yeah, we'll have a look at it.

17. George RUSSELLMercedes14:09:10

    George RUSSELL: Are we in or not?

    Engineer: Sir, we just dropped to P11

    George RUSSELL: Ah, sugar We don't have the pace this weekend guys Another chance tomorrow

18. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri14:09:23

    Nyck DE VRIES: Oh my god.

19. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:10:53

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Alright, just as a heads up, can we check my headrest again? I feel like I'm laying down a bit more.

    Engineer: Understood.

20. Esteban OCONAlpine14:12:22

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, I don't have power now.

    Engineer: Copy that. Let's just keep bringing the car in please.

21. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri14:13:06

    Engineer: Is P7, Yuki?

    Yuki TSUNODA: Yes! Let's go baby!

22. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri14:23:28

    Nyck DE VRIES: Alarm is still there, I still have BBW off, what do I do?

    Engineer: Ok Nick, we have an issue, P1, back to P1, we'll start to solve this in the garage

23. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:28:05

    Engineer: So, P1! Come on!

    Charles LECLERC: Yes! Feels good. Amazing job, all the quality. Management, incredible. Thanks for everything, guys. The car was good. It was really good. It's good to be back on top.

24. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:31:22

    Engineer: Okay, so that is a p5 good

    Lewis HAMILTON: effort lads still got some work to do. So let's keep pushing guys

25. Logan SARGEANTWilliams14:33:07

    Engineer: Okay, go in go in red flag boxing, you know the grill

    Logan SARGEANT: Damn it, man. I was on another good lap.

    Engineer: That's fine. You were good. You were good

26. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:33:21

    Charles LECLERC: Prepare the other helmet with the darker visor, please.

    Engineer: It's as they are telling me, this is the darkest visor we have.

    Charles LECLERC: Okay, good.

27. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:33:32

    Max VERSTAPPEN: The sun is becoming lower and lower, it's quite annoying. Yeah,

    Engineer: understood. Do you want your tape?

    Max VERSTAPPEN: No, it's okay, it's just annoying.

    Engineer: Understood.

28. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:37:25

    Engineer: Don't let that Hassan in front of you. Let's go. Let's go. Do not let the Hassan in front. Let's go

29. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin14:39:50

    Engineer: So, how does the grip feel, Fernando?

    Fernando ALONSO: Pretty disagree.

30. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas14:41:40

    Engineer: Okay Kev, there's something wrong with the car, slow down and come in, slow down and box, very sorry mate It

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: feels okay

    Engineer: No, we can't risk it Kev, we can't risk it

31. Nico HULKENBERGHaas14:48:08

    Engineer: Okay, sorry Nico, we're knocked out.

    Nico HULKENBERG: There it goes. Yeah, I don't know. This is not good.

32. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin15:06:23

    Fernando ALONSO: At one point you tell me if we are safe, eh? I will mate, I will. Maybe to avoid any crash. Can't

    Engineer: be

    Fernando ALONSO: mate, sorry. But if you need a tow for glance or whatever.

    Engineer: Yeah, understood. Glance is pretty okay.

33. Alexander ALBONWilliams15:08:51

    Engineer: RAP 11

    Alexander ALBON: Yeah, well, we would have got through if Carlos didn't get in the way

34. Esteban OCONAlpine15:10:15

    Engineer: Let's see what we can do when we do this all again tomorrow.

35. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo15:10:30

    Engineer: So that's P14 for us.

    Valtteri BOTTAS: Copy. Yeah, there was... Could have improved a bit, but lost it at the end, so...

36. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:10:49

    Lewis HAMILTON: Okay, slide through here.

37. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri15:15:08

    Engineer: It's getting light now, okay, let's go

38. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:22:20

    Charles LECLERC: When you say same lifetime as the Starfon, it's like literally the same lifetime, or you see some hundreds behind? No, literally the same.

39. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:22:41

    Engineer: Andrea, Lando, how much do you think the new tyre can give us? We have a choice here, we either leave the set on and we go again on it or we fit this new set but then we have nothing for SQ3 tomorrow.

    Lando NORRIS: I mean, I definitely think it would give us a few tyres.

40. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:22:44

    Engineer: Literally the same

41. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:25:30

    Engineer: And Lando recharges on. Strat 2. Tsunoda's approaching the final corner. I know.

42. Lance STROLLAston Martin15:26:39

    Engineer: The

    Lance STROLL: heiress.

43. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:31:09

    Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, Leclerc's got P1, 40.2 Max 40.3, and then yourself 40.4 Ah

    Engineer: Ah

    Sergio PEREZ: Ok

    Engineer: It's a very good effort, Checo P3 for the race on Sunday, you can overtake out, well done mate Good

    Sergio PEREZ: job guys, good job It's important just to get through it

44. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15:32:05

    Engineer: You'll be disappointed to know you set the same lap time as Stroll, but because we set it after him, he qualifies ahead.

    Oscar PIASTRI: Yep, oh well, nice to get both of us into Q3, so well done team, solid start to the weekend.

    Engineer: Yeah, very good, really good day.

45. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri15:32:38

    Yuki TSUNODA: First time in this year Good job

    Engineer: Good job. So now we are in a good position for the rest of the weekend. Hopefully, let's see tomorrow

46. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin15:32:56

    Engineer: So you're still P6, Lance P9

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, I mean We're not some of the issues we had so let's take it

    Engineer: Yeah, I think without those issues P4 was pretty easy Well done mate

47. Lance STROLLAston Martin15:33:20

    Engineer: I'm sorry about the issue, that's P9, that's P9, good work in the middle sector.

48. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:33:31

    Engineer: Okay, P7. Apologies about that.

49. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:37:42

    Engineer: Not the best lap, but still a front row.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I just didn't have the grip. I lost my grip through the lap. Yeah, well done, Max. That was a great effort. Your first front row start here. Well done.