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Canadian Grand Prix2023 · Qualifying team radio

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16
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21:01 to 22:14
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53 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix 2023, across 16 drivers. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 8.

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.

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  1. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo21:01:000:08

    ZHOU GuanyuI have a problem guys. What's

    Engineeryour

    ZHOU Guanyuproblem? My last drive I have no power.

  2. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:01:490:06

    Max VERSTAPPENI think there's a car with an issue on the side. Okay. All right. Now, bye.

  3. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo21:02:010:13

    ZHOU GuanyuCan you check? I'm having no power. Yeah, we're checking. The more photo I use, the worse it gets. Copy that, still awaiting feedback. I cannot get more photos than what I do now.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:02:210:06

    Max VERSTAPPENI think there's a car with an issue on the side Okay, alright, nah,

    Engineerbye

  5. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo21:04:510:07

    EngineerSo try to come back and slow in.

  6. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri21:05:470:06

    Nyck DE VRIESOk, what's happened here Nick? I locked the front.

  7. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo21:06:430:14

    ZHOU GuanyuJoe, try to use more pedal now Strange feeling No, still nothing The durability is real strange Copy,

    EngineerJoe

  8. Logan SARGEANTWilliams21:08:090:07

    Logan SARGEANTI don't know, I might have made a mistake not taking more flops. Don't worry about it. You have

    Engineerthe

    Logan SARGEANTwhole station and you have tools.

  9. Pierre GASLYAlpine21:10:250:06

    EngineerOkay, I think this session will be dry, mate, so time to come at the end.

  10. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo21:10:540:08

    ZHOU GuanyuAre you sure the power is fixed?

    EngineerLooks ok Joe, from outside.

  11. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes21:11:520:04

    EngineerNeed to make it a bit easier for me to get out the garage guys

  12. George RUSSELLMercedes21:12:500:07

    George RUSSELLWe should have waited in

    Engineerthe

    George RUSSELLgarage for a couple of minutes or 30 seconds so I can push

  13. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:13:170:03

    EngineerTires have come up nicely.

  14. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo21:16:450:21

    EngineerHow is the track condition for you?

    Valtteri BOTTASIt's still in turn.

    EngineerToo

    Valtteri BOTTASmany wet spots.

    EngineerDo you want to do two push next time or just one? How

    Valtteri BOTTASmany I have if I do charge in between.

    EngineerI

    Valtteri BOTTASthink for the tyres it's going to be better to do just one at a time. Then let's do that.

  15. Nico HULKENBERGHaas21:17:320:08

    EngineerTrack will dry quickly now, the next couple of minutes. Yeah, copy that. So we don't want to go too early.

  16. Sergio PEREZRed Bull21:18:320:05

    Sergio PEREZAre the tires getting hot?

    EngineerThey're on the warm side.

  17. Esteban OCONAlpine21:19:160:07

    Esteban OCONHe's drying up, especially at the end. Still wet at the beginning. Copy.

  18. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:19:180:10

    EngineerHow are conditions, Max? Thoughts for a dry? No, no, no. Understood.

  19. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:19:590:12

    Charles LECLERCCome on, Tsunoda. Yeah, Tsunoda is quite a ****,

    Engineerto

    Charles LECLERCbe honest.

    EngineerCopy. We've seen it.

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes21:22:190:07

    Lewis HAMILTONI need to come in. I can't see anyone in my mirrors, mate. That's right.

  21. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes21:26:310:06

    Lewis HAMILTONYou can't see him.

  22. Pierre GASLYAlpine21:27:260:08

    Pierre GASLYShould be burned for such a thing. I'm coming at 300 like what do they think?

  23. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo21:28:130:09

    EngineerSo unfortunately we are out.

    ZHOU GuanyuYeah, that was a pretty messy session.

  24. Nico HULKENBERGHaas21:31:210:06

    Nico HULKENBERGAh, f*** that overcurry.

  25. Lando NORRISMcLaren21:32:430:09

    EngineerSo, Landon, we think this rain will be intermittent and the main front might come later this week.

  26. Lando NORRISMcLaren21:33:070:11

    Lando NORRISSo I'm thinking you could get away with a slick, I have a feeling a slick would be the better tyre right now.

  27. Esteban OCONAlpine21:33:470:09

    EngineerOk, so how's the truck? That part is almost

    Esteban OCONdry, but it's turn 1 and 2, I need to see

    EngineerOk mate, understood

  28. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:34:040:11

    Charles LECLERCIt's looking quite dry, there's a line that is really dry. When is the rain coming? In

    Engineersix to seven minutes.

  29. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:34:250:17

    Charles LECLERCI think we should box for soft.

    EngineerFirst tap and stay it out. I think we should box for soft, but let me know if you want to put a lap in. We would like to set a lap, so we stay out and we do one time lap.

  30. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:37:500:04

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah it's raining here a bit

  31. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes21:40:270:11

    Lewis HAMILTONThey're all on flex now mate, are we should be coming or not?

    EngineerWe think with the rain down at 10, maybe not.

  32. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:42:070:06

    EngineerHeavier rain in two to three minutes.

  33. Esteban OCONAlpine21:45:210:06

    Esteban OCONHey impeding for f*** sake

  34. Sergio PEREZRed Bull21:46:130:10

    Sergio PEREZIt's raining harder now.

    EngineerWe've got one more time-lapse after this. We need half a second on our doubter.

  35. Charles LECLERCFerrari21:47:280:07

    Charles LECLERCYeah, it's always when we're not ready, come on!

  36. Lando NORRISMcLaren21:55:530:10

    Lando NORRISLet me know if anyone says it's too wet because it could be to listen to the radios if anyone was too good for wets or something

    EngineerUnderstood, we're on it

  37. Nico HULKENBERGHaas21:56:290:08

    EngineerOkay, Nico, so the conditions are it's raining. It's just getting worse and worse

  38. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin21:56:480:05

    EngineerSo this is the wettest conditions and surfaces the coldest has been

  39. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:57:560:05

    Max VERSTAPPENTires are really cold.

    EngineerYep, they're coming up nicely now.

  40. Nico HULKENBERGHaas21:59:380:05

    EngineerCurrently P7 in this lap is very good.

  41. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren22:00:260:09

    EngineerNo, it's broken. Sorry about

    Oscar PIASTRIthat.

  42. Esteban OCONAlpine22:02:450:07

    Esteban OCONStill raining.

    EngineerStill raining. I'm going to continue to rain as well.

  43. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull22:02:470:07

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, the warm-up for me took a little bit long now with so much water on the track

  44. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin22:05:320:11

    EngineerIt's

    Fernando ALONSOraining like hell. I don't think we will improve anything now. No one.

    EngineerYeah, copy that.

  45. Esteban OCONAlpine22:07:010:04

    Esteban OCONThe front left has suffered a bit, that tire.

  46. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull22:07:540:04

    Max VERSTAPPENIt's

    Engineera

    Max VERSTAPPENlot wetter already

  47. Carlos SAINZFerrari22:08:560:07

    EngineerBut even heavier rain in two minutes

  48. Nico HULKENBERGHaas22:09:380:08

    EngineerIf you don't think it'll improve, Nico, we don't need to take any risks.

    Nico HULKENBERGNo, I'm not going to prove now, only if it stops raining at the end of the session.

  49. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes22:10:150:06

    Lewis HAMILTONIt's very wet out here. It's almost extremes.

  50. Carlos SAINZFerrari22:11:080:04

    Carlos SAINZExcellent.

    EngineerAnd that's that.

  51. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin22:11:240:06

    Fernando ALONSOConditions are... yeah, impossible.

  52. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes22:11:410:09

    Lewis HAMILTONYeah, I can't really see down the straight right now,

    Engineerokay, so just exercise caution don't worry about Delta times or anything

  53. Nico HULKENBERGHaas22:14:040:09

    EngineerIf you don't think it'll improve, Vika, we don't need to take any risks.

    Nico HULKENBERGNo, I'm not going to prove now, only if it stops raining at the end of the session.