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
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 4 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 3 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 1 message
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 1 message
- Daniel RICCIARDO · AlphaTauri · 1 message
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 1 message
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 1 message
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 1 message
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 1 message
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: It's very reminiscent of Q1 this with the sun shining
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Yeah, but I was fighting with Butters, I was racing with him at the first lap of a race. I understand, I understand.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yeah, so sorry Kevin I got it wrong very sorry
Engineer: We need you to push in the in-lap. We need you to push flat out in the in-lap.
Logan SARGEANT: I think this is still the right tire
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
Engineer: Okay mate, unlucky with that flag there, it's alright, we've got another going.
Engineer: Copy, look for O2.
Lewis HAMILTON: Driving very fast.
Lance STROLL: That's too early
Engineer: Multi-function errors.
Engineer: OK Lance, we've committed to this, we've got to go.
Engineer: multifunction airs position 9 airs position 9
Alexander ALBON: okay I think we had to do what we had to do anyway I don't expect anyone to do medium so
Engineer: OK, the session will not be restarted, I'm afraid we're out.
Engineer: Do not overtake that's the only thing do not overtake Okay
Engineer: Timing wise this is now difficult for push cool push. I think therefore it's either first lap or warm-up push.
Lando NORRIS: Okay, so what's strat for push push?
Engineer: It would be strat four. That's correct. I'll get back to you. I'm just talking about something.
Sergio PEREZ: Hi, going for the slick
Engineer: Yeah, everyone's going for the slick
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
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.
Carlos SAINZ: I had a big moment
Engineer: Mode 5, Mode 5, we've got two push-laps here.
Engineer: Now pick up the pace Max, we don't have much margin, you need to pick up the pace.
Engineer: Now pick up the pace Max, we don't have much margin, you need to pick up the pace.
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.
Charles LECLERC: Ah, mistake in turn 9. I think I started a lot too close to Carlos.
Charles LECLERC: What
Engineer: a
Engineer: How was the run plan today, Max?
Max VERSTAPPEN: I think it was very good.
Engineer: That's uh, P5, P5
Lando NORRIS: Yep, I know Good job, well done, two Oscars, nice lap
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.
Lewis HAMILTON: You're P-7 now.
Engineer: Yeah, copy.
Lewis HAMILTON: I could have been so much better when I was better.
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.
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.
Engineer: Good job
Carlos SAINZ: I thought that was a really good lap
Engineer: Yeah, it was a good color
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