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Azerbaijan Grand Prix2023 · Sprint Shootout team radio

49
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19
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10
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08:44 to 10:25
on the radio

49 radio messages were recorded during sprint shootout at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023, across 19 drivers. Charles LECLERC had the most, with 8.

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. Logan SARGEANTWilliams08:44:080:18

    Logan SARGEANTI'm in the wall.

    EngineerOkay, are you okay? Are you okay?

    Logan SARGEANTMan, the Ferraris were in the middle of the road.

    EngineerYeah, I saw that. Are you okay? Just stop the car next to the marshal post if you can.

  2. Logan SARGEANTWilliams08:50:350:06

    Logan SARGEANTMan they literally just sat in the middle of turn 15

  3. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes08:53:450:09

    EngineerSo the program is going to be very tight in this session, so if anyone's delaying you just just get past

  4. Alexander ALBONWilliams09:07:060:09

    EngineerWe are good.

    Alexander ALBONYes! Yes, yes! Okay, you're so good to go, everyone.

  5. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull09:15:220:07

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I lost all the rear in

    Engineerthe

    Max VERSTAPPENmiddle sector.

    EngineerYeah, we saw that

  6. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:20:210:05

    Charles LECLERCSorry for colors.

  7. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:20:560:13

    EngineerSo P1 Good

    Charles LECLERCjob, good job guys, I think the tyres were gone anyway on the second lap, but yeah,

    Engineergood

    Charles LECLERCjob

  8. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull09:21:510:07

    EngineerOkay, and P3.

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, f***ing flat-slap, middle sector just lost the rear completely.

  9. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:22:300:11

    EngineerWe've done a good job, okay? Let's focus next session.

    Charles LECLERCThe lap was really good, the first one. Again, the car felt good.

  10. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas09:28:200:05

    EngineerFive time-lapse fast slow fast slow fast

  11. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes09:30:080:08

    Lewis HAMILTONThis tyre might not switch on.

    EngineerWe'll still stay on plan so we'll go for lap one, just make sure we've got a tyre on the board.

  12. Lance STROLLAston Martin09:31:240:12

    EngineerIt should be green, don't let this Alpine in and Fernando will let you buy on the outlap focus on your tyres

    Lance STROLLYou can go, don't pick up

  13. George RUSSELLMercedes09:31:570:07

    George RUSSELLquite a big vibration on this set copy

    Engineerthat we'll have a look

  14. Pierre GASLYAlpine09:32:210:11

    Pierre GASLYOkay, the steering is quite a lot bent right hand side down.

    EngineerYeah, copy. I

    Pierre GASLYlike quite a lot.

  15. George RUSSELLMercedes09:33:050:09

    George RUSSELLVibrations coming from the front of brakes

  16. Sergio PEREZRed Bull09:33:360:07

    EngineerEveryone's getting on with it, so three cars still to go.

  17. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas09:34:510:05

    EngineerExcellent lap Kev, currently P1

  18. Nico HULKENBERGHaas09:35:130:03

    EngineerWind is similar to yesterday

  19. Sergio PEREZRed Bull09:36:580:06

    Sergio PEREZVery low grip out there.

    EngineerCopy.

  20. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:40:480:08

    Charles LECLERCAre we completely

    Engineersafe? Yes, we are safe.

  21. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri09:42:580:06

    EngineerYoki, that's it for us, P-18.

    Yuki TSUNODAYou're f***ing kidding me!

  22. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo09:44:240:12

    ZHOU GuanyuCheck a bit my rear right, because I touched the wall XF50 the last before, there shouldn't be any problems.

    EngineerCopy that, we will check rear right.

  23. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo09:45:340:10

    EngineerAnd how much time left? There's only 25 seconds left, so unfortunately, that is it.

    Valtteri BOTTASYeah,

    Engineerso we finished with ourselves in 17 and Joe in 16.

  24. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:46:260:09

    EngineerWhat's the traffic with Sergeant? He's pushing behind him. Clear?

    Charles LECLERCSergeant crushed.

    EngineerCopy.

  25. Pierre GASLYAlpine09:46:490:06

    EngineerWe don't have time enough either and it's unlikely over mate, sorry.

  26. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri09:48:070:13

    EngineerRed flag, red flag! Ok, that's it for us. P18.

    Yuki TSUNODAYou're kidding me!

  27. Alexander ALBONWilliams09:52:220:26

    Alexander ALBONSo what happens now, are we allowed to join push-in, or are we listening to this, or is it actually a disadvantage to be where we are in

    Engineerthe

    Alexander ALBONpit lane?

    EngineerSo, we left the garage at the same time that the second house arrived, so we should be behind the second house.

  28. Nico HULKENBERGHaas09:55:010:20

    Nico HULKENBERGDo you think there's going to be bunching at the 16?

    EngineerIt's Verstappen's going, then Hamilton. It's not going to bunch up much. Hamilton's going, so there's just Russell and Mag to go. Russell's going, so you have an eight-second gap to Kevin. You're good. Remember, mode push, mode push.

  29. George RUSSELLMercedes09:57:370:04

    George RUSSELLLots of understanding of its sector.

  30. Sergio PEREZRed Bull10:01:250:07

    EngineerThere's no one behind Hamilton, so just get out his way. Make sure you're not getting in his way at all

  31. Esteban OCONAlpine10:01:580:16

    EngineerOK, recharge on and we'll be boxing now, that's P11 at the moment unfortunately. Yeah, I mean I lost 10.5 in the straight now. Yeah, I saw that jump here, I'm not sure why that was unfortunately.

  32. Lando NORRISMcLaren10:05:050:10

    EngineerOkay Lando we are boxes lap currently p8 still some cars to finish And Lando we are through

  33. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren10:06:270:14

    EngineerOscar, your P-11 Fernando towed Stroll and he jumped us at the end Yep,

    Oscar PIASTRIok, thanks guys

  34. George RUSSELLMercedes10:07:250:08

    George RUSSELLBut the tyres were dropping away from me at the end of this lap. Vibration has disappeared, must have been the tyre.

  35. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull10:08:260:21

    EngineerSo Max, just one thing with this waiting at the end of the pit lane We'd like you to switch recharge off when you open the lap around turn 17 So you go through 16 come through the right-hand kink and then switch recharge off. Okay

  36. Charles LECLERCFerrari10:12:470:06

    EngineerAnd we have wind phase 5, same intensity

  37. George RUSSELLMercedes10:14:210:05

    George RUSSELLBlock the right big time.

    EngineerReady to go.

  38. Sergio PEREZRed Bull10:14:290:04

    Sergio PEREZI'm losing the rears, already into turn 7

  39. Charles LECLERCFerrari10:15:290:13

    Charles LECLERCWhat happened?

    EngineerHas Verstappen put a lap in or is he preparing for the last lap? Yes, Verstappen is P3, 42.14, Verstappen. We believe he did a mistake in sector 2.

  40. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin10:17:140:05

    EngineerSo there's too much messing around Fernando, we obviously need a lap

  41. Charles LECLERCFerrari10:17:210:04

    Charles LECLERCThat would speed up a bit stupid

  42. George RUSSELLMercedes10:19:110:06

    EngineerThere might be some debris that that five six the clerk went into the wall there

  43. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull10:19:410:05

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, that's that little sector just lost the rear completely

  44. Alexander ALBONWilliams10:20:380:09

    EngineerWell done Alex, really, really impressive qualifying, great position, look forward to this afternoon.

    Alexander ALBONYeah, thank you James.

  45. Sergio PEREZRed Bull10:21:550:22

    EngineerYou are p2 for a spin

    Sergio PEREZYeah, I mean crazy sessions Let's keep our heads down and get him in the in the stream

    EngineerWell, I'll check out from row for the spring race. And yeah, absolutely plenty playful.

    Sergio PEREZYeah, good job guys Well executed there. Well reacted. Let's keep it up

  46. Lance STROLLAston Martin10:22:220:05

    Lance STROLLThe car just didn't feel great.

    EngineerYeah, just a bit.

  47. Carlos SAINZFerrari10:23:550:08

    EngineerIt's B4 for now, B5. Price will improve slightly.

  48. George RUSSELLMercedes10:23:570:14

    EngineerThat's P4 good job Nice work in that middle sector

    George RUSSELLWell, that's a little bit better than yesterday. Sorry for messing that up

    EngineerGood

    George RUSSELLrecovery today, well done

  49. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes10:25:090:13

    EngineerOK, so that's a P6, and we're eight tenths to Leclerc. How far was I off?

    Lewis HAMILTONCar's ahead.

    EngineerYeah, so two tenths to Sainz, car ahead.