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Team radio transcript

Canadian Grand Prix 2023: Practice 2 team radio

40 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Canadian Grand Prix 2023, across 17 drivers. Lance STROLL had the most, with 5.

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. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Okay, so do we count with the Mercedes that's trying to nip around you?

  2. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: steering is to the right copy that see what it's like when it warms up

  3. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Can I turn the ship tones down at the moment?

    Engineer: We're just checking, not sure we can at the moment.

  4. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Sorry, is the practice starts before the line or after the line? After the line Okay, I just went to pass the guys to do the line up for the start. Copy that, just make sure you leave an order

  5. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Any initial comments?

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, I think at the moment it's too hard, the brakes, to be pressing it.

  6. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: And the right belt is much lighter than the left one also, the crotch one.

    Engineer: Ok understood, we'll have a look at that when we're back in.

  7. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: These sanctions are a

  8. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Yeah, it was right in the middle there. Yeah, copy that.

  9. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I went straight. Can I cool the tires a bit more? I feel like they're running too hot.

    Engineer: Yep.

  10. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Exide apex

    Engineer: of the hairpin You've heard me, I can see that

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Just for reference Max Everybody was generally single charge lap and then still going quicker lap on lap

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I know but that's more just understanding the track condition. The tyres are not getting better

    Engineer: No, I understand that but obviously time ticks like this

  12. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: I lost the engine, let's drive

  13. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: So, yeah, it's still an 8 on the braking way next to the front just uh, okay bot ass behind time-lapse

    Engineer: Understood

  14. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: So you've got Gasly pushing through, Sergeant, behind you, so elbows out, don't let Gasly through, we're in a good position

  15. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Stop the car, stop the car, stop the car.

  16. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Alexander ALBON: It's getting quite dark in turn 10. Copy.

  17. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: That

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: was close.

    Engineer: Was that the Alpha Tauri? Yeah.

  18. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Nyck DE VRIES: That was tricky.

  19. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Valtteri BOTTAS: It's got a big D right on the man's side.

    Engineer: Copy, copy. We're looking into it.

  20. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Rain is coming in 10 minutes.

  21. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Yeah, so rain is coming so stay out and push again

  22. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Yeah, so rain is coming so stay out and push again

  23. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Engineer: Okay, Ren is coming not right now, but he will come and he will come hitting turn 8 turn 10 first

  24. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: and rain expected in around five minutes

  25. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Is that rain still incoming?

    Engineer: Looks like it might be just missing us now

  26. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: Got a massive moment, 10-4.

    Engineer: The

    Pierre GASLY: wheels are completely gone.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy.

  27. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Just

    Oscar PIASTRI: clipped the wall at the exit of the last corner with the rewrite. Feels okay so far.

  28. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, a bit more super windy now.

    Engineer: Copy, copy.

  29. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Okay, Valtteri, how is the track?

    Valtteri BOTTAS: It's okay, it's really gusty.

    Engineer: Copy, copy.

  30. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: Something wrong. Massive snap.

    Engineer: It looks like it was a gust of tailwind, Yuki.

    Yuki TSUNODA: Copy.

  31. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: And just nice and easy going around here

  32. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: The wind has picked up a lot up to 40 kph gusts

  33. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Ok Yuki, just be careful with the wind, it's very gusty now.

  34. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Any issues?

    Charles LECLERC: No, it's not for interest. It's not raining.

    Engineer: Understood.

  35. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: So if it's not for inters, box this lap.

    Charles LECLERC: What was the aim for that?

    Engineer: Just to have the extra set.

    Charles LECLERC: Ah yeah, ok, ok, then we agree.

  36. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Yeah, so down in turn 10 is very very wet so just take it easy down there

  37. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: We need the X-Flips. X-Flips. Copy. Can you confirm it's too dangerous for Inter? Uh, yeah, yeah, it's... Yeah. Copy. Copy. Okay, Valtteri, we will abort. We will box this lap. Box, box.

  38. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: Yes, extreme skill. Much for complaining.

  39. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Our water is crazy.

  40. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Valtteri BOTTAS: Good weather for a duck.

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