Belgian Grand Prix 2023: Race team radio
121 radio messages were recorded during race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 111 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 12.
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
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 12 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 11 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 11 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 10 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 9 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 7 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 7 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 7 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 6 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 5 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 4 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 4 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 3 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: It's
Alexander ALBON: very windy.
Engineer: Drivers reporting strong wind and gusts.
George RUSSELL: The front brakes don't quite seem to be biting that well
Engineer: And Oskar this time, do not use anti-overtake, you can keep pushing until turn 5 for the breaking point
Nico HULKENBERG: There is quite a bit of smoke. The power is not delivering. It's an issue.
Engineer: It is a tailwind into the last chicania around turn 16-17.
Esteban OCON: The grip of the steering wheel is falling apart It's ok for this race but I think next one we'll need a refurnish or something
Engineer: OK, understood, we'll fault that.
Alexander ALBON: My main thing is just to try to get this dash to work because my numbers are all wrong on the dash, the tie attempts.
Engineer: Yeah, if you help out, we'll have a chat.
Engineer: Do
Logan SARGEANT: you see the edge of the eye? Oh, left. I can't see. Guys. Left. By the eye. The little eye on the bottom. Oh, no. Sorry. I'm the wrong way. Back to the right. On the edge of the E. Sorry. Nope. Other edge. Yep. Right there.
Engineer: Nope.
Logan SARGEANT: Other side of the E. Yep. And can you come a bit lower? Yep. Right there.
Engineer: Perfect.
Engineer: Okay, Valtteri, so a bit of split, soft and medium on the grid.
Engineer: So top four we are on soft, first one on medium is Piastri, seven cars total with medium and no one hard.
Engineer: Jerva they've got Cody Box in with Rupert Clarence. PS3, yep. Kuka ahead, Albon.
Engineer: Yeah, we do see the damage carry on for now
Oscar PIASTRI: I don't know what he was doing. I was there and just turned in like I didn't exist.
Engineer: We try to fix it at the P stop going down with flap nothing we can do right now get pushing
Carlos SAINZ: Tell me the amount of damage.
Engineer: 5% aero balance, this is pretty big.
ZHOU Guanyu: Warning! Front brake's hot!
Nico HULKENBERG: Feel like I've got some face today better these guys
Engineer: Okay Lando, what is the base? What is the base? Oh mate, I'm... Oh yep, oh good. Peace here, mate.
Engineer: Consider EB11 one step less. EB11.
Engineer: You are doing great with the car we have, good job.
ZHOU Guanyu: My foot breaks, guys, come on. Really bad.
Engineer: At the moment, assuming no change on front wing. Correct.
Lewis HAMILTON: 10-9 every lap. Ferrari's been on 10-9 every lap.
Lando NORRIS: One and a half,
Engineer: down,
Lando NORRIS: one and a half, down.
Lewis HAMILTON: We've always been on the same line every lap.
Engineer: Four behind. And now the bunk car behind. Point four behind.
ZHOU Guanyu: Don't break all the markers. Have a look at the mobile and don't break all the markers.
Engineer: some drops. There's nothing on the radar at the moment, maybe 30 minutes away, some drops. There's nothing on the radar at the moment, maybe 30 minutes away, some drops.
Engineer: Copy that. Soft runners have started boxing. We'll look at the traction.
ZHOU Guanyu: Massive vibration
Sergio PEREZ: Generally, the traction is going up.
Engineer: So potential rain on the radar 20 minutes away not very strong though. Nothing like yesterday
Engineer: Brakes are normal now Joe, full push now. Brakes are okay.
Engineer: Hi, Nico. So the rear temp has peaked. The surface temp has peaked. So hopefully some of it will come back a little bit on the rear.
Engineer: Suggestion, yellow G2
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, none of this is helping mate
Engineer: Ok mate, we are trying here our best as well Yeah,
Lando NORRIS: I can't understand you Ok
Engineer: Okay, Nico, the people who stopped earlier are pretty quick. Albon 3.7 behind, so let's use the tire now.
Engineer: Don't forget Max, use your head please.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Are we photographing it
Engineer: or
Max VERSTAPPEN: what?
Engineer: You just follow my instruction. I want to know if both cars do it. Max, please follow my instruction and trust it. Thank you.
Engineer: Okay, Max, we're expecting rain in about nine or ten minutes. What are your thoughts? You can get there or should we box? We'd need to box this lap to cover Leclerc. I can't see the weather window, can I? I don't know.
ZHOU Guanyu: My brakes guys, unbelievable, I can't get close, I cannot touch the pedal, a lot.
Esteban OCON: Okay, let's be clever your your choice
Nico HULKENBERG: Jesus, though, William was quick on the thread.
Engineer: weather update so light rain expected in five minutes arriving from turn 14 and lasting around 10 minutes
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Logan SARGEANT: Maddie! What's
Engineer: he
Logan SARGEANT: doing?
Engineer: Rain expected in 4 minutes.
Carlos SAINZ: What is the rain intensity?
Engineer: 2 to 3.
Carlos SAINZ: We're landing.
Engineer: Copy that. There will be a few spots for a few minutes and then increasing.
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Engineer: suggestion green f2 green f2
Lando NORRIS: Up three.
Lando NORRIS: Oh, I don't know, three down, three whatever, it doesn't make a difference to me.
George RUSSELL: Although she came with first steering, the weird noise couldn't come to life.
Engineer: And this rain will last for around 10 minutes.
Carlos SAINZ: I think both sides locked in, we'll wait for the red flag
Lewis HAMILTON: God, that's
Engineer: a
Lewis HAMILTON: very good moment.
Engineer: So light rain being reported around the circuit, but very light.
Engineer: So at the moment, how's the track?
Pierre GASLY: Right, it's tricky.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, copy.
Engineer: We think this is only going to last another five minutes at most.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, not waiting anymore. Glad he's leaving, of course.
Engineer: That
Max VERSTAPPEN: was awesome.
Engineer: You might find this lap that you meet a little bit more water.
Engineer: Just another two or three minutes to get through this.
Engineer: So all cars that are staying out, all OK.
Engineer: Make
Logan SARGEANT: sure this time we do the undercut.
Engineer: So Oh Rouge is a bit wet from Fernando Russell just fitted slicks Russell exiting the pits new slicks This is not going to be long Lance. It's about surviving
Sergio PEREZ: I was hoping with
Engineer: you But
Sergio PEREZ: I didn't
Engineer: So settle into standard race management now Max
Esteban OCON: Attraction is pretty full
Engineer: Copy that, there are 20 laps remaining
Engineer: Okay, so no threats behind, you can exaggerate the management, exaggerate the tyre management.
Engineer: So Norris is on already eight lap old soft so he's probably going to stop again We can come through these cars even if we let them come through our pit window
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, Ria's already struggling a bit. Pace one.
Engineer: Okay, checko, so preference soft versus medium.
Engineer: So, copy.
Engineer: Good
Fernando ALONSO: job. Thank you, guys.
Engineer: Lance, soft or medium?
Lance STROLL: Medium.
Pierre GASLY: You guys need to do something for the engine, I can't catch it in the DRS.
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Engineer: It
George RUSSELL: wasn't quite discovered, this one.
Logan SARGEANT: I don't have the pace here
Engineer: Copy, keep managing your tyres, 14 to go
Engineer: He's a lot of attire on an Outland MAX, not sure that was sensible.
Engineer: Fail B02. Okay, urgent.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I'm gonna start to make some mistakes with the tires
Engineer: This time I had reasonable deg in the first stint. I'd ask you to use your head a bit more.
Pierre GASLY: That's not normal check my engine
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Max VERSTAPPEN: I can also push on, let me do another stop, a little bit of mid-stop training.
Engineer: No, not this time.
Engineer: We've got to be careful dropping too much time or otherwise we've got to make it all back up.
ZHOU Guanyu: Anything I can do with this break there, I'm good enough for that. The bomb I get, if you take it, I'm lucky.
Engineer: How is the Degmax?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, it's not ok.
Engineer: Understood.
Max VERSTAPPEN: It's so windy, I can't hold the wheel really tight
Engineer: Yep, roger that
Engineer: That was good. We need this to get these tires to the end. Norris, same situation as you. We're P8. We're trying to get to the end. Come on.
Logan SARGEANT: There's no point in me just driving around slow on your trying couch.
ZHOU Guanyu: I can't press over tickets to tell my mother
Charles LECLERC: Good job, good
Engineer: job. Well managed
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Engineer: Good job, good job. Well managed. And P3, P3, reminder no in-lap, no in-lap.
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Engineer: Well done Lewis, so we're coming down the pit exit, so just remember down the pit exit, so yeah, P4 and fastest lap, so well done on that mate.
Engineer: I guess we just didn't have the call for this weekend, but yeah, well done.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, sorry John, that's, yeah, let's keep pushing, we definitely have a lot to do with the cars, you know, but grateful for the hard work, enjoy the break.
Logan SARGEANT: Yeah, not a lot to say. Sorry, a lot of dig.
Engineer: Good job, that was P6 in the end
George RUSSELL: Yeah good job guys, good recovery after a very tough weekend so far but the race felt good, let's reset and go again Yep,
Engineer: enjoy a nice two weeks off
Alexander ALBON: Yeah, I just
Engineer: It
Alexander ALBON: was fun. Just I Think we just digged. I know everyone digged, but it was tricky out there I think the soft was actually not bad at the end there, but Lights are lit, you never know Anyway, well done everyone, I think
Engineer: Some
Alexander ALBON: work to do over the summer break, but
Engineer: A lot of people struggle with the tires, but some great overtakes today. There's quite a few of them.
Engineer: Alright mate, tough one to end up just outside the points.
Pierre GASLY: We lost too much time in lap 1 with the incident and the pit stop cost us quite a lot, but it's OK, do
Engineer: better next time. No, we'll work on that mate, don't worry. So we charge over the brake and we'll come back strong.
Engineer: Checkered effect B10. Yes, Yuki boy. Yes
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, well done guys, thank you, yeah it's the last three races, it was quite tough, quite rough from my side, but yeah, it was a nice car, very nice car, amazing car, thanks guys, what a way to finish the first half of the season, let's keep pushing like this.
Engineer: Yeah, fantastic race Joachim, fantastic race.
Engineer: Well done mate, that was very impressive, we needed one more lap unfortunately. I know, I know, one more lap would have been nice. Yeah, very good job, very good job. Yeah, nice few points, good job.
Engineer: Yeah, I think we just had too much traffic the whole way on that house was too fast in the streets
Daniel RICCIARDO: yep even even in clearer um i'll i'll yeah i'll debrief it's okay
Engineer: And good job, I have to say, very good job. You distracted the most we had today.
Lando NORRIS: Oh, I would have thought, eh? Well done, nice, nice comeback. Yeah, good job. Not an ideal weekend, but it's just some good points, so thank you very much.
Engineer: Exactly mate. Damage limitation, well done. Well managed.
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Engineer: That was P12 for us in the end today.
Valtteri BOTTAS: I think the pace was pretty average around everyone, but otherwise a clean race. Let's try again in a month, let's keep pushing.
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ZHOU Guanyu: OK, Joe, tough race, good recovery at the end, good overtakes. Yeah, we can talk about after with the second stop. Copy. Pace was really good, but the brakes was the biggest issue, man. Let's recap before, after thermal break, making sure it's all good.
Engineer: Copy, Joe.
Engineer: 10 knots, that's P9 So
Lance STROLL: bad No balance There's so much daggy It's a horrible, horrible race
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Engineer: I think you did a fantastic job with the car you had there, Kev. I really do. Well done, mate. Sorry for where we finished. Yeah,
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: let's just get through this until we get something better. Thanks for the effort.
Engineer: No worries, Kev. Thanks for your effort. That really was a mega job with the car you've got.
Engineer: Tough race your your pace when the track was damp was excellent really good. Sorry. We don't have the tire life to keep it going
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