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Team radio transcript

Belgian Grand Prix 2023: Sprint Shootout team radio

41 radio messages were recorded during sprint shootout at the Belgian Grand Prix 2023, across 18 drivers. 37 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Sergio PEREZ had the most, with 7.

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. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  2. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: It's very reminiscent of Q1 this with the sun shining

  3. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  4. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Yeah, but I was fighting with Butters, I was racing with him at the first lap of a race. I understand, I understand.

  5. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yeah, so sorry Kevin I got it wrong very sorry

  6. Daniel RICCIARDOAlphaTauri

    Engineer: We need you to push in the in-lap. We need you to push flat out in the in-lap.

  7. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: I think this is still the right tire

  8. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: So Lance at the moment we're tight with the cars in front now to do push-cull push and we think the tyre might be too damaged so we're happy to go around and just focus on one push at the end as the car has not left the garage and he's looking at that at the end Yep, copy

  9. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Okay mate, unlucky with that flag there, it's alright, we've got another going.

  10. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Copy, look for O2.

    Lewis HAMILTON: Driving very fast.

  11. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Lance STROLL: That's too early

  12. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Multi-function errors.

  13. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: OK Lance, we've committed to this, we've got to go.

  14. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: multifunction airs position 9 airs position 9

  15. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Alexander ALBON: okay I think we had to do what we had to do anyway I don't expect anyone to do medium so

  16. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: OK, the session will not be restarted, I'm afraid we're out.

  17. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Do not overtake that's the only thing do not overtake Okay

  18. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Timing wise this is now difficult for push cool push. I think therefore it's either first lap or warm-up push.

  19. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: Okay, so what's strat for push push?

  20. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: It would be strat four. That's correct. I'll get back to you. I'm just talking about something.

  21. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: Hi, going for the slick

  22. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Yeah, everyone's going for the slick

  23. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  24. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  25. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: It will just be a single time-lapse, right?

    Engineer: It's going to be tight. We'll need a fast charge lap.

  26. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: I had a big moment

  27. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Mode 5, Mode 5, we've got two push-laps here.

  28. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Now pick up the pace Max, we don't have much margin, you need to pick up the pace.

  29. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Now pick up the pace Max, we don't have much margin, you need to pick up the pace.

  30. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: And that is P2, Oscar. P2. Great job. Great qualifying though. Brilliant. P2's mega, mate. But you'll be frustrated to know that Verstappen is only 11 milliseconds ahead. Well,

    Oscar PIASTRI: there you go. Thanks, everyone. There wasn't much left in that lap. Probably 11 milliseconds, but yeah, well done, everyone. Cheers for that. Thank you.

  31. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Ah, mistake in turn 9. I think I started a lot too close to Carlos.

  32. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: What

    Engineer: a

  33. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: How was the run plan today, Max?

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I think it was very good.

  34. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: That's uh, P5, P5

    Lando NORRIS: Yep, I know Good job, well done, two Oscars, nice lap

  35. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: What a f***ing joke, guys.

    Engineer: F***!

    Sergio PEREZ: Unbelievable.

    Engineer: They

    Sergio PEREZ: all blocked me in the final corner.

    Engineer: Yeah, it was busy out there.

    Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, I mean, I should have known that there were so many people there.

    Engineer: It

    Sergio PEREZ: was a strange wrong problem.

    Engineer: Yeah, it was a tricky one, Checo, because unfortunately we just wouldn't have had enough time, you know, at the back of the grid there, so at least you got the two sustainable, but you can race well from there.

    Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, please have the stewards have a look on that final corner. Everyone will stop there.

    Engineer: Yeah, we'll have a look.

  36. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: You're P-7 now.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy.

  37. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I could have been so much better when I was better.

  38. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: How is it looking? P6 mate, P6, that's the final, P6, nice one.

    Pierre GASLY: Nice guys, nice one, really well managed because it was very tricky so, well managed. Yeah

    Engineer: nice job as well, that middle sector looked very good.

  39. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: Yeah, they're only able to say that was a show from start to finish, especially my side. Yeah, we'll go through all that. I don't care what happened.

  40. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Good job

  41. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: I thought that was a really good lap

    Engineer: Yeah, it was a good color

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