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Belgian Grand Prix 2023: Qualifying team radio

88 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 82 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 14.

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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  2. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  3. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Bright sunshine here now

    Engineer: at

    George RUSSELL: the end of the pit lane

  4. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Valtteri BOTTAS: And is it correct we are in mode X instead of mode ON?

  5. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: Yeah, copy that. We're just tracking a bit of a rain cell that's growing to the south of the circuit, so that would be turn five onwards if it hits. Potentially five minutes away.

  6. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Yes AFA we need X for the first outlet and you can go to sock 7 currently sock 8

  7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Can't see anything out my right mirror it's just moved. Can anyone run down here and just adjust my mirror?

    Engineer: So we can't have anyone working on the car whilst you're in the fast lane

  8. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Yeah, we're going to see where we're coming on this first run.

  9. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: You

    Lewis HAMILTON: say you loved it the same?

  10. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So we do have the reduction so that adjustment that we made so it's exactly as we showed you

  11. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: And just make sure you're working rear brakes as well

  12. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: Let me know what I could go. Yep mode push mode push we're in sock six and then we'll change that later in the lap

  13. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: We're happy to go faster after 10.15. Might have a good break.

  14. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Sock 3 please, Sock 3. You're already in mode push, just wait for my call.

  15. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: We'll need to let Russell through probably Hamilton to expect they could be on two push laps as well

  16. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: We need Mujin to bot Asmex. Can't be sure these guys are not pushing twice.

  17. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: What should I do with the SOC?

    Engineer: You're good on SOC mate, let's keep building fire temp. Still a little bit on the low side, keep the speed up on the straights

  18. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Magnusson 5, Magnusson 5, after Magnusson the traffic is going to get bad, Magnusson 3

  19. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Engineer: two time. I

    Alexander ALBON: don't know if it starts here but yes

    Engineer: so if you brought this one you can push next lap and then we can potentially stop for two two time.

  20. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Doesn't look like it will dry this session.

  21. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Lando, we have possible front wing damage.

  22. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo

    ZHOU Guanyu: All 24 wheels unbiased. Unlocking.

  23. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Okay so what I'd like to do is make a gap to Pierre of at least seven seconds I'll keep you updated on that gap just to help the pit stop there won't be any waiting

  24. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay Max, so we'll begin this next push lap, we're slightly short to be able to complete it and pit stop for a second set, so let's see how we're getting on, we'll make the call on the exit of turn 15.

  25. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Lance STROLL: Yeah, this tire still feels okay, but I'm

    Engineer: not sure how much better it'll be on a new tire. Yeah, lots of people are boxing Lance, so we're comfortable to do that. Okay.

  26. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: So we will be very tight on time for a fast low fast.

    George RUSSELL: Let's

    Engineer: have

    George RUSSELL: Lewis put his foot down then.

  27. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: Yeah, I have, I have new wheels already.

  28. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And Lando suggests yellow G4, yellow G4, Checo and Oscar breaking dry line turn one.

  29. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: P1 at the moment, we'll take a single call, so find some water, cool the tyres down.

  30. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: We need a fast outlap, we need a fast outlap.

  31. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: So, Max, it's 27 seconds. Max, you're still all OK behind. There's going to be a bit of bunching here.

  32. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: The clock is 28 minutes.

    Carlos SAINZ: Will I make it?

    Engineer: I think so. The clock is 28 minutes. You have 1 minute and 10.

  33. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: Will I make it?

    Engineer: I think so, the clock is 28, minute 28, you have 1 minute and 10.

  34. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: Missed by about 25 seconds so box now Nico box now

  35. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: So definitely not making it. Yeah, we're not gonna make it. You don't need to push

  36. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: So definitely not making it. Yeah, we're not going to make it. You don't need to push. We'll box now Nico box now

  37. Daniel RICCIARDOAlphaTauri

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Daniel, lap time deleted. Yeah, sorry.

    Engineer: I

    Daniel RICCIARDO: just lost it a bit. Drifted wide. Sorry.

  38. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  39. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: Thank you to the boys. I appreciate that. Really unfortunate this morning and compromised us, but thank you for the efforts.

  40. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Be

    Lewis HAMILTON: bound if you're not okay, turn one.

  41. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Term one looks good

  42. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: OK mate, we're going to get going. Session's going green now. Might be a little bit of waiting at the end but we need to for track position.

  43. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Is there rain on the radar?

    Engineer: Nothing at the moment, so we're thinking it's going to be transitioning to dry very soon.

  44. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, it's not too far off slicks.

  45. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Quite a few dry lines at the moment, so could be slicks at the end of the bollock, but I think we need to decide after our first push

  46. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Elbows out for Piastri, Magnussen going now

  47. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: I think it's going to be on the limit if we go now.

  48. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  49. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: No way I can get the Delta down.

  50. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I'll do another lap

  51. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: I'm happy with the amount of rotation I got, I'm

    Engineer: just

    Yuki TSUNODA: waiting for similar.

    Engineer: Copy that. What do you think of the drive for the next run?

  52. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: No dry, I think. No dry.

  53. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Okay, let's do it, let's do it. Box this lap if you want up two laps.

  54. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Only Stroll, Peter, for Inters. Everybody else on Soft, so we believe it's Box for Soft, if you're happy.

  55. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Yeah, or two pushes.

    Engineer: Or two pushes, yes. Just think about the shock.

  56. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: We're still thinking fast, slow, fast, George.

    George RUSSELL: I disagree.

  57. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: How the **** did I hit the wall guys? I don't think the front wing is gone

  58. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  59. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: Could have just tried not to go.

    Engineer: You didn't have a wing changed, unfortunately.

  60. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: If we happen if we have so the new wing hadn't gone on we've run out of time unfortunately We weren't going to get in so we're going to bring the car back in the garage currently was still p5

  61. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: What the f***? I don't know who that guy was, the Haas, but I hope he gets a penalty.

  62. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  63. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: Okay, P11,

    Engineer: P11

  64. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: I should have just f***ing pushed two laps in a row, like I said. So you are through Max? Yeah, I don't give a f*** if I'm through in Q10. It's just f***ing execution. Okay, and then when the track was two seconds quicker for your final lap and you didn't have any energy left, how would that have gone down? But you tell me what you want to do in Q3 and we'll do it. Let me know. Sets, fuel, front plan.

  65. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Focus on warm-up, particularly front right.

  66. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Lance STROLL: Do another push on this set, and then single push. Does that work? Stop by.

  67. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Okay, let's do that so we're gonna box this lap box this lap

  68. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, we've got ourselves some time.

  69. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Oscar, how's the front wing?

  70. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: I

    Lewis HAMILTON: wonder whether you had pressure in

    Engineer: the

    Lewis HAMILTON: rear or not. Turned.

  71. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Do we have

    Lewis HAMILTON: pressure in the rear or not?

    Engineer: Negative, not with this timing.

  72. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, hard to get the tides into the window there, better the second lap.

  73. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Your last out loud was 240 from garage exit.

  74. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Nobody to hurry up about it

  75. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Yeah, so this will be tight, Max, so we need to push on. Currently 15 seconds margin.

  76. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Oh

    Max VERSTAPPEN: nice gap that!

    Engineer: Well

    Max VERSTAPPEN: at least we had a good queue through. And sorry GP for being such a... so on the rant.

    Engineer: Slowly getting used to it Max.

  77. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Verstappen will have his five-win penalty on Sunday or tomorrow?

  78. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: On Sunday, that is for Sunday.

  79. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Yeah, okay.

  80. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Mike's got pole.

  81. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: It was chaos on the final of the company envelope, but anyway, it's a good start. Well done guys

  82. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Well done, Checo. That's a great, great lap. That puts you on the front row for Sunday's race. So, yeah, just five hundredths off Leclerc. So, great job.

  83. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: 0

    Lewis HAMILTON: .9, jeez, where is all that time? Yeah,

    Engineer: it's all that middle sector.

  84. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Well done, Checo. That's a great, great lap. That puts you on the front row for tomorrow's, or for Sunday's race. So yeah, just five hundredths off Leclerc, so great job.

    Sergio PEREZ: And you will talk to me now?

    Engineer: Great job. I will talk to you. I said you're top five, mate. You've blitzed it. And I don't have to touch anything else either.

  85. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Luckily we got a few more years, so it's all good.

  86. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Finish P5, Choco 470, and Hamilton 4708, you did a 47.15.

  87. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: a little bit on

    Oscar PIASTRI: the table so sorry about that but yeah very well executed session and uh try again tomorrow yeah

    Engineer: all good oscar all good starting p6 we can uh have a good race on sunday from that we'll have another go at this tomorrow

  88. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah, yeah, good job, good salvage from my mistake in Q1, yeah.

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