Dutch Grand Prix 2023: Race team radio
172 radio messages were recorded during race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2023, across 19 drivers. 170 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Fernando ALONSO had the most, with 16.
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
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 16 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 15 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 15 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 14 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 13 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 13 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 11 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 10 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 10 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 9 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 7 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 6 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 6 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 6 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 6 messages
- Liam LAWSON · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Radio check.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, radio check. Okay,
Engineer: radio good. Focus on balance.
Engineer: Ok Lance, that was within our numbers, Turn 7 management, Turn 7 management was within our targets, there's a strong tailwind there. 15 up to 20 kph in 7 tailwind.
Engineer: OK Kev, boxing this lap, do you want a front wing adjustment? No
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: front wing adjusts, no front wing adjusts.
Engineer: Copy that, so driving through the pit lane to do another lap.
Engineer: Okay, we're seeing a strong tailwind into turn 10. Think about the push toggle for turn 10.
Engineer: So slightly better than previous lap. Slower everywhere, just turn 10 you were faster than him. But we are talking small, something
Charles LECLERC: small.
Engineer: And we have wind phase 728, similar to FP2.
Engineer: OK mate, so it'll be recharge on at turn 7 this time, how's the balance please?
Esteban OCON: Balance is OK so far.
Engineer: OK mate, keep your pace up and go to the grid please, go to the grid. OK mate, and if you can test your drinks kit if you haven't already as well. OK, go to the back of the grid, come to a stop and go to P1.
Engineer: Do you want to flap adjust Niko? Not
Nico HULKENBERG: really, but it's new sticky tires Let's maybe try Which way would you go?
Engineer: That would take off. Yeah, I would try less I guess and see what it feels like
Nico HULKENBERG: Okay, copy take a half percent down 10 feels pretty Pretty low in grip like tailwind I think
Engineer: The
Nico HULKENBERG: rear is pretty unhappy there
Engineer: Yes on the tailwind into 10 Also 1 and 6 and 7 are tailwind Okay, so we've taken off 0.5. We're gonna feel one more grid go to the grid after this
Alexander ALBON: Can we also just check my seat? There's a bit of heat coming up around my bum.
Engineer: 40 minutes to go 40 minutes all cars on grid except Magnussen the race start will be dry
Engineer: Okay, press in button. We'll cool the car, go to the grid, test your drink, and a static bite point learn when you arrive on the grid. See you there.
George RUSSELL: Just let me know on the grid how that flap tallied up versus V2 after
Engineer: 25 minutes to go 25 there is a shower west of to the circuit which is closing in and should pass the circuit but we might feel some drops
Engineer: Now it's born with the phase 7 from with the phase 5
Engineer: So weather-wise, there is rain building, sometimes it disappears, so we're kind of prepared for that with our tire choice. Okay, and then we went through all the data and what is happening with our tires. We've reverted the laps to grid adjust. It was just too much, it took out too much front, and then we've corrected for the tire compound for the race start.
Nico HULKENBERG: So you basically used the first lap, first lap air balance, and then just corrected for delta? For tire?
Engineer: Yeah, that's correct.
Engineer: Okay, first thing is a weather update. That cell that I said could be hitting in around 10 laps into the race that look quite short and sharp. That is maybe breaking up a little bit or at least reducing in intensity. So I'll keep you updated over the first 4 or 5 laps of the race. May well be something we can drive through at this stage now, whereas before it was looking like it. We're looking at a requirement for a switch to it. OK, formation lap procedure. Mode 12, the dummy launch. Fit limiter off and a static 5.5 once the car is on the ground. Carry out your practice, start the circuit as normal and then through the formation lap, target as much tyre warming as possible. Lift and coast into turn 13 and after turn 13, no more. In terms of burnout from the left-hand side, fire marshal post. And that's just before the final painted grid spot, so the left-hand side, fire marshal post. We are looking for 4 long burnouts, 4 long burnouts and an extra ramping rather, coasting down into your start position, so at least 4.5. Any changes, I will communicate to you.
Engineer: Okay, Lance, make some space before turn one and then lean on the tyres up to turn two.
Engineer: Class half rain in the pit lane.
Oscar PIASTRI: Yep, some light drops as well on the visor.
Engineer: So we expect the heaviest rain that's going to come will hit sector 3 in about one minute time, so it could be on this first lap. We'll keep you updated. So keep an eye on your grid box position when you line up.
Engineer: Expecting the most intense rain turn 13-14.
Engineer: Raining hard at talk 11.
Fernando ALONSO: very wet here.
Engineer: Yeah it's raining a bit harder now in the pit lane, we are ready. It's only two or three minutes this, two or three minutes.
Engineer: You can live with it, stay up. You need to tell me the radar. I think we'll be in this lap Max.
Engineer: Okay, six cars have pitted for Inter but our aim is still to survive. Just three laps.
Engineer: Ok Lando, rain is easing off, can you keep the car on track?
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, at
Engineer: the
Fernando ALONSO: moment with the faster interest. Yeah, definitely We only
Engineer: expect two or three minutes of this but it's definitely wet now
Fernando ALONSO: Okay,
Engineer: so we piss it's getting lighter now can we survive it you think Definitely the survivors. Yeah, so definitely careful in 11 now smooth. Tarmac Okay, it's You let's know as you come in, but it's still raining a bit. It's been a bit lighter I
Fernando ALONSO: Think I don't know I can survive.
Engineer: It's one minute or so. Do you follow those other cars?
Engineer: Rain intensity reducing in the pit lane now.
George RUSSELL: Still wet here, and here. We've
Engineer: got Prez behind on the inter. Prez alongside.
Engineer: Okay mate, half the field have not pitted. They're all bunched up between 11 and 13. We can get a load of people here.
Engineer: Okay, gap to Russell, 14 seconds. Russell, the first car on the slick tyre.
Engineer: And then Magnussen behind on Inter. So Alexis is really good. These guys are going to have to pit again soon for dry.
Lando NORRIS: It's
Engineer: a
Lando NORRIS: box mate, we're too slow We
Engineer: are faster than Inter's cars What the fu- are you f***ing
Lando NORRIS: stupid mate? BOX! LANDED PIT LANE!
Engineer: and more raining expected in six laps, light intensity.
Engineer: And Charles has a front wing damage, front wing damage for Charles. OK, don't slow me down please. OK.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: But we still need to pit if we get a gap because if there's more rain then these tires are going to be f***ed. Copy, understood.
Engineer: Use wet patches where possible Kev, use wet patches where possible and VC1 please, VC1.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I'm not hearing anything about the gap dude.
Engineer: Sorry, the gap to stopping you'll come out in front of, standby, you'll come out P12 if you stop now.
Engineer: And Alex, we have a slow left front puncture.
Engineer: HPP on, HPP on, and some people are now pitting back onto dries. They're going to struggle with warm-up.
Engineer: In two or three minutes, we'll probably have light drizzle for a few minutes.
Engineer: There could be a few drops of rain, but nothing major
Engineer: Suggestion, green F3, green F3, we think Reng will come in the next 1-2 last, he will hit turn 1 first, he will be light.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it's already in turn 1.
Engineer: Okay, so all cars are now back on slicks, car behind is Checo at three seconds, so think about the time management please Max, time management.
Sergio PEREZ: Did Max undercut us?
Engineer: Yes, Max undercut us.
Fernando ALONSO: It was Gasly and Sue. I don't know where Perez comes from.
Engineer: Yeah, so everybody's on soft tyres except Joe. Joe was on the mediums.
Fernando ALONSO: But Perez was not in our fight.
Engineer: Okay, so there's light rain on the start-finish straight. This is as bad as it will get.
Oscar PIASTRI: Mate, I have a massive flood spot now.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: For reference Kev, Nico is carrying more speed through 7, 8 and 13 just for reference.
Engineer: Yellow flag, Bermuda 9, big accident.
Engineer: And no more rain for the next 30 minutes.
Engineer: Safety car, safety car, stay out, stay out.
Engineer: Just while we've got time, just take your aerobalance thoughts on that first part, Norris. I
Fernando ALONSO: think it was okay.
Engineer: I'll be right back.
Engineer: Let's make sure it's cool Lance, let's make sure it's cool. Keep your Delta positive. Safety car stays out, we should fit hard. We've done 18 laps Lance, long way to go, there's more rain coming. Jun feels this is the best tyre for the conditions. We think this is the best tyre for the conditions and the context of the race. Make sure your brakes are working well.
Engineer: Okay, that's two times past safety car line one, so you can catch the pack. The main pack is going into seven. Okay, Nikos, good job on brakes. You're with the pack now. So the people who have stopped is Bottas onto medium, Stroll onto medium, you and Lawson onto medium, and Russell's gone into hard. Other people have not stopped yet. They're all still on soft. The next rain, if it comes, would be in like 25 laps, so we'll see what happens there. Otherwise, we'll just see how long we can take this tire.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, very difficult to keep temperature with this safety car
Sergio PEREZ: So, it will be flat A, no? From here.
Engineer: Yeah, there might be some rain in 15 laps, a correction of 25 laps. Hard to say how strong that will be at this point.
Engineer: So starting lap 21, our current plan is plan B plus 10, plan B plus 10, but that should be achievable.
Engineer: I do have reports that Leclerc may have had some damage, so missing some rear downforce.
Lewis HAMILTON: See you ahead of me.
Engineer: Leclerc car ahead. He was 1.7 slower than before the safety car.
Alexander ALBON: What the f*** was that?
Engineer: You have a copy Alex, we saw it, we're on it.
Engineer: Got a lot of
George RUSSELL: vibration on this there.
Engineer: Up it up. Gap ahead 0.7 to Hulk, 0.8 behind to Lawson.
Alexander ALBON: What the f*** was that?
Engineer: Copy Alex, we saw it, we're on it. Alex, we've reported it, let's just get him next lap.
Carlos SAINZ: Looks like people are monitoring to go to the F, Ricky.
Engineer: Well done Oscar, really good.
Engineer: We also believe that the truck is picking up after the safety car and the rain.
Engineer: Nice and loose, next car Norris, one second ahead.
Engineer: Radio off, talking low speed There's a
Lance STROLL: tyre, whatever, ok, fine
Engineer: Radio off, talking low speed
Lance STROLL: Who's on all the tyres in front of me?
Engineer: Leclerc, 5 lap oldest
Engineer: Hamilton has DRS. You do not.
Engineer: Delta lap times, Checo, two and a half tenths. There's another two and a half tenths worth of saving that you're doing at 7.8, which is working well, so keep it up.
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, the exit of turn 1 is underneath, so whatever I'm cycling is always with the wheels.
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Engineer: So you're doing similar lap times to Gasly, Perez has pulled away a little bit. That rain we talked about earlier is about 15 minutes away but it's very light so we don't think it'll affect.
Engineer: And we are expecting drops to a light shower in around 10 minutes.
Engineer: So Russell's the only car on hard tyres, he's getting, he's dropping back his P17 and not making his way through cars. Copy,
Fernando ALONSO: give me an update on the weather and the target harvest.
Engineer: It's a
Lewis HAMILTON: little bit of grey on the right front.
Engineer: OK, copy.
Esteban OCON: There's
Engineer: a
Esteban OCON: bit of a weird shift, 6 to 7, on the last corner.
Engineer: Copy that, we'll have a look.
Engineer: Need to get into Joe's DRS if possible Kev. He has DRS from Piastri unfortunately
Engineer: Okay mate, some of these switch changes are related to that shift, we're trying to improve it.
Engineer: Alex, we're in a really good place, so we're still extending. This is an awesome job.
Engineer: And Lewis, if you could give us a balance check, balance check.
Lewis HAMILTON: That's pretty good, a
Engineer: little
Lewis HAMILTON: bit of understeer.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: How's the taunt? Still
Oscar PIASTRI: okay for now. No change.
Engineer: end of the day on race picture, what's our plan, what's everyone else doing. So currently got up to the P6 in our pit window, but we are looking at points.
Engineer: a little bit of rain about five minutes away we're not totally sure how hard it is but there's definitely be some at the start of the race
Engineer: How many more laps at this pace?
Carlos SAINZ: At this pace, 10 more laps, but I'm more worried about Gasly pulling
Engineer: away. Understood, Gasly 3.8 in front.
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Engineer: A
Valtteri BOTTAS: couple of drops here of water, but it was the forecast saying.
Engineer: If
Nico HULKENBERG: you use turn 10, it's unbelievable. And I know it was a 5.5, don't say it.
Engineer: Yeah, understood. Maybe try 10 without the left toggle just to see what it does.
Engineer: Sainz in front has pitted that puts us p6 at the moment
Engineer: Albon will be coming out on a medium.
George RUSSELL: That's 27
Engineer: to go end of this lap
Lewis HAMILTON: We should have come in man, this is very wet.
Engineer: Copy Lewis, so we're going to stay out, we're going to have to brave this I think.
Engineer: Are
Esteban OCON: we doing max push on these tyres?
Engineer: Status 3 for now please, Norris 1.4 behind, 26 laps to go.
Engineer: We
Fernando ALONSO: need to wait for Gasly to pit, in case he gets a safety cut like something.
Engineer: Yeah, exactly, Gasly has pitted now, Gasly's just pitted, won't be long now for us.
Engineer: What we are doing with IOS is very good, good job.
Engineer: OK Alex, so now P8, Hamilton and Piastri pitted behind us, car ahead is Russell, 4 seconds, on a really used hard. So at the moment Alex, we think we're racing for P6, so P6 is on. Keep
Alexander ALBON: me updated about pace!
Engineer: Copy. If you can keep doing 15 zeros, that's perfect.
Alexander ALBON: That's a quick cross.
Engineer: OK, copy, we'll discuss it.
Engineer: Tosca, there's another shower approaching, expected around lap 60, possibly later, it has grown in intensity, would last the remainder of the race.
Engineer: possible rain in 15 minutes possible rain in 15 minutes
Engineer: Turn seven eight was good. It's four and then with the rain coming like nine laps away Let's make this tire for nine laps to get the lap time out of it
Engineer: So there is a small chance of rain in about 10 laps, I'll keep you updated. Good job mate, good job. Good
Fernando ALONSO: copy. Good job guys. Got a slam.
Yuki TSUNODA: Something got damaged. Check, please.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: This rain is coming it's going to be lighter than before two or three minutes out
Engineer: When the rain comes it will be heavier than the start of a race
Alexander ALBON: Copy.
Engineer: Yeah, level zero is good Fernando. I'm sure there will be rain.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, but I'm just so slow in the middle, so I can't do anything.
Engineer: So this rain is looking imminent and it will be heavy so you can use the tyres.
Engineer: We may have drops soon. The big rain is five minutes away.
Engineer: Miyuki, rain is coming last corner, if it's heavy rain we are happy you to call the box.
Engineer: So this rain is two minutes away, duration is about 50 minutes.
George RUSSELL: I was forecasting the podium
Engineer: How
George RUSSELL: do we mess this up?
Engineer: Great job Nico. Just tell us everything you can about the conditions. We want to get on the right tire at the right time
Lewis HAMILTON: So George to the left pass from a much different tyre strategy to him
Engineer: Yep we're trying to get the message to him, should be this straight
Engineer: Okay, Lance, 13 to go, 13 to go. Other teams thinking extreme wet. It could be extreme wet. We're considering it. We'll
Lance STROLL: start it to rain.
Engineer: We'll box this lap.
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, no, it's too dry here. Wait a second.
Engineer: I think this would be a very good time to pit.
Max VERSTAPPEN: OK.
Engineer: Box now Nico box now
Engineer: You okay? You okay?
Logan SARGEANT: No, I crashed. I don't know what happened, man. Something failed on the front right when I hit the curb.
Engineer: OK mate, we need scenario 5, this is going to be extremely heavy rain, it's going to get much, much heavier.
Engineer: Taking a chance
Sergio PEREZ: Is there more rain expected?
Engineer: There are cells on the radar, first one 35 minutes away.
Engineer: Can't really see a thing in the street. Okay, we got a yellow turn one, yellow turn one. Press off.
Sergio PEREZ: So, it will be flat A, no? From here.
Engineer: Yeah, there might be some rain in 15 laps, I think 25 laps. Hard to say how strong that will be at this point.
Sergio PEREZ: I clipped the wall on the entry to the pit lane with the right hand Copy? On the right
Engineer: Copy, we'll have a look What was it, just the tyre, the front wing?
Sergio PEREZ: Just the tyre
Engineer: OK We'll get some fresh bubble on anyway
Sergio PEREZ: So, are we going back a lap or not?
Engineer: Stand by, we'll let you know when we have all the details
Sergio PEREZ: That's
Engineer: a
Sergio PEREZ: normal thing, it's how we've done it before
Engineer: So Alex, we're going to get at least 10 minutes warning. If you want to jump out of the car, you can.
Engineer: So sorry about all the changes at the end, we were just trying to prepare the car for these conditions, trying to get as much temp as we could. We've got another couple more ready for the restart, so can you go green 9 position 7 please? And then when that's done, green 8 position 1. Then tyre switch to inter, which may change to full wet later on.
Engineer: So entering the pit lane and stopping in order there are still Eight laps to go at the end of this one
Lando NORRIS: I'm going to need to change my helmet and everything anyway, so it's fine to get out.
Engineer: It's
Lando NORRIS: still raining, so it's not going to restart anytime soon. Were you talking? Like I didn't hear anything.
Engineer: Can you hear me? Yeah,
Lando NORRIS: now I can.
Engineer: Okay, sorry, we are losing the connection of my belt pack. You can jump out if you wish. Yeah, okay.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Darker clouds coming in
Engineer: That's it, thank you
Engineer: Liam, can you hear me? Yeah, copy. Okay, mate. So, most likely, the FIA will tell us which tire to use, either Inter or Extreme. But if they don't, and if we have a choice, so the Extreme could be good very initially for the restart, but then the DEG will be higher than the Inter. So we have seven laps remaining, and likely to have a couple of safety car laps. So basically, we'll probably have four or five laps remaining. So have a think if you would like to try something, if you have a view. Have a think if you have a view. Otherwise, we decide for you. For me, if it's more than three, four laps, like more than three laps, four laps of racing, then the Inter is going to be better. Because I don't think they're going to let us race until it's conditions where the Inter is actually probably stronger. So I think the Inter is better. But if it's like four laps, then it's going to be better. Two, three laps, then the wet, maybe. Copy that. It's just because we're thinking about warm-up. So the Inter, I agree, will be better, but we will have a couple of safety car laps, then a couple of warm-up laps. So there won't be very much of racing at the full tire temperature. That's why we are thinking about it.
Engineer: Out of curiosity, what was the penalty for in the pit stop? So it was because of the reason for the penalty, was because we impeded Haas for their pit stop because of doing the double stack. So nothing you could have done. It's because of the car position in the pit lane and yeah, what happened there. Bad timings. Copy that, copy. I just wanted to know just in case it was me that... No, no, no, no, no. Yeah, as I tried to say, it was nothing to do with you. It was just timings in the pit lane which didn't work out. Yeah, loud and clear.
Engineer: Okay Max, expecting some very light rain in around 5-6 minutes, it will hit turn 8 and 13 but it is very light.
Engineer: Entire light for the soft is plus 10, plus 10.
Carlos SAINZ: You don't think we can make it to the end?
Engineer: At the moment we don't think, but we are monitoring.
Engineer: So the situation is getting worse, so we retire the car. We retire.
Engineer: Ok, that's an 8 minutes warning for you Liam, 8 minutes warning. Restart in 10 minutes and we will exit Lepitian in 8.
Engineer: Okay, Kev, so it's intermediate tires for the restart behind the safety car.
Engineer: Yeah, I guess you put two laps behind the safety car and then a rolling start
Engineer: We will do two laps behind the safety car and then five rest laps Everyone will be on inter We've done as much as we could to help you with tires and brakes We bring it to the flag
Engineer: Currently expecting two laps behind the safety car and we have the inter-tyre fitted. Copy. That was mandatory from the FIA.
Engineer: Yep, loud and clear. Okay, so it's restarting on an inter. We go two minutes early along with all these people to unlap ourselves. There'll be two total laps under the safety car and then six racing laps remaining after that. Okay, so we're still on our inter balance and inter switches, which is all fine.
Engineer: OK, checker, so we've got the inter tyre fitted, everyone is on the inter.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Radio check.
Engineer: Loud and clear, Max. That's three and a half minutes until the race resumes for you. In one and a half minutes, the lapped cars will leave the pit lane, will then move you back into the fast lane once they've all left the pit lane, and you will then follow the safety car out eventually. I can confirm it is a rolling start procedure, that the safety car will stay out for two laps. That would leave six racing laps.
Engineer: And during this first lap behind the safety car Max, I could ask you to use all gears just to make sure we retain sync, if you can.
Engineer: Possible rain in 15 minutes, only light.
Engineer: still expecting two laps behind the safety car Lance, keep the tyre temps up as much as you can, tyres and brakes
Engineer: In terms of weather update, maybe some light rain expected in six, seven minutes, Max. It is only light.
Engineer: So we are expecting rain around 10 laps from the end max, some of which could be pretty heavy.
Engineer: And for info there is more light rain on the radar, 5 minutes out, so it will be a rolling start procedure and the safety car will enter the pit lane, end of this lap. Copy, have
George RUSSELL: Norris on board on your screen, just let me know if he's inside or out. Down the south straight.
Engineer: I think he's going to be too delayed to be of any use to you. I'll try and keep an eye on GPS and let you know.
Engineer: So mid 3 is available, press under investigation for speeding in the pit lane, so you want to stay within 5 seconds if you can.
Engineer: So Possible Debris turn 11 and 12 ahead Possible Debris 11 and 12
Max VERSTAPPEN: Is it going to be like extreme tyre or inter?
Engineer: Difficult to say at the moment, I guess.
Engineer: Mode nine when you can for performance
Engineer: So this rain is two minutes away duration is about 50 minutes.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Okay, that's how I saw and I'll study the work
Lewis HAMILTON: Georgia let's pass on a much different tie strategy team.
Engineer: This is going to be very very heavy rain Esteban, massive.
Engineer: That's it mate, P2, well done. I think that's my favourite one, the fastest lap as well
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, I'll take this one, it's not the best one yet
Engineer: But
Fernando ALONSO: we will win one race soon.
Engineer: We
Fernando ALONSO: are getting closer. Well done guys
Esteban OCON: This is the worst decision, guys.
Fernando ALONSO: Ah, I'm so happy mate. I thought we could have a go in Lab 1, but we didn't have any chance, but I was ready to try. Yeah, well done. Well done, mate.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, that's what I like baby. That's what I like, really good race, really good race. You guys can be proud, very well executed.
Engineer: And you mate, and you mate. Nice
Pierre GASLY: job, very nice job.
Engineer: That's really one for the team this one. Awesome job, awesome job. Thank
Pierre GASLY: you.
Engineer: Ok Liam, so Yuki got a penalty, and that's P13 for you today, P13, good effort, good effort, I think you should be pleased
Liam LAWSON: Cool, yeah, considering the amount of time that we lost at the start, yeah, good job, I enjoyed that
Engineer: Ok, glad you enjoyed it, still a lot of work ahead, and we'll get ready again And the unfortunate with the penalty, very unfortunate, but you did all the right things today, and we'll review the details for next time
Liam LAWSON: Yeah, for sure, to be honest, I started to get a bit more of a feeling on the soft when I got clean now, that medium set I didn't feel very comfortable on, but I started to get more of an understanding on that soft Yeah,
Engineer: I copy that, and we wanted to try something on the medium, because there was not too much to lose But yeah, the soft was a good compound
Engineer: Well done Lewis, that was a hectic one. So yeah, P6 final position, a really great drive and yeah, that's a hectic day. Yeah, thanks well done.
Lewis HAMILTON: Sorry guys, sorry job done with the pit stops. Thank you for the hard work. Let's keep up the fight. It's not the day we wanted.
Engineer: Yeah, yeah, right on there Lewis. Yeah, not the day we wanted, but yeah, we'll keep battling on.
Yuki TSUNODA: And, yeah, zero grip. And while I'm... while I'm... P16, whatever.
Engineer: We've got five seconds for your contact with Russell.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, of course they're gonna get me. They, of course.
Engineer: and the heaviest part of the rain has passed and should be clear for 10-20 minutes and then some more could come later
Engineer: Okay, so that was P17 for us in the end.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, copy. Just really struggled with warm up again and traction. It's only getting better at the last two laps.
Engineer: But yeah, like I said, we missed a bigger opportunity today in the beginning. Yeah, understood. Okay, that was your correction, that was P15. Tsunoda had a penalty and there was Russell behind.
Engineer: Yeah, that's a chequered flag, chequered flag. It's a P8.
Alexander ALBON: Yes, well done everyone.
Engineer: That
Alexander ALBON: was a tough race. I think I could have done a bit better on that second quarter pit there but I mean, we've got really strong pace. We should be very proud of that. We were P6 on pure pace there. That was amazing.
Engineer: In
Alexander ALBON: a way, a bit disappointed but well done everyone. Alex, well done. You drove admirably today and we didn't get it all right. As you said on decisions, that's on our shoulders as well. But you caught back up and in a dry race you would have finished sixth on merit. Either way, well done. This is some difficult conditions across this weekend and you brought home some really good points. Yeah, thanks James. I think in a weird way that some of the quicker cars behind us, I felt took a bit more risk with the pitting early thing because I could. Yeah, you know we'll review it. But in the meantime, I told you we're going to come here and finish eighth. You would have bitten my arm off. Well done. Thank you. Well done everyone.
Engineer: Okay and that is the checkered flag as he finished P10. The front pair has got a penalty for speeding in the pit lane before everything restarted again so that puts Pierre third so he got a podium which is good for the team.
Engineer: So now we have a break in the rain. We have a break in the rain. It's stopping on next one expected in 15 minutes from now 15 to 20 minutes
Engineer: So maybe in eight minutes there's some very light rain, but nothing serious
Engineer: Four laps to go, four laps to go. Let's radio. Copy.
Engineer: You've done it mate, fantastic job. Yes, wow,
Max VERSTAPPEN: didn't
Engineer: make it easy for us today, the weather, but again unbelievable guys. Great way to come back after the break as well. Well done Max, that match is the best run ever of Sebastian, so nine wins in a row, it's amazing, so take in every moment of this in-lap, I'm sure they're going to serenade you all the way around. Thank you.
Engineer: Hard like Checo, unfortunately the speeding was on the way into the pit lane for the red flag. I
Sergio PEREZ: assume.
Engineer: It was a good drive today, it was a good drive.
Sergio PEREZ: A great call on that first lap. Ah, what a shame.
Engineer: Sorry the tyres weren't ready on the second one, which was a late call. It was very, very late into the pit lane.
Carlos SAINZ: Was very difficult out there good job. Yeah. Yeah, I think I would be the maximum today guys
George RUSSELL: Yeah, big missed opportunity today, can't
Engineer: have
George RUSSELL: been very quick all weekend.
Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, I think a few missed opportunities, yeah, sorry for that lock up, but yeah, nice to recover back to the points, and yeah, back at it again next week, so let's have some fun.
Engineer: Yeah, good job, good job today, you tried really well.
Lando NORRIS: Yep Not our best executed race obviously, but still some points on the board for both of us, so Well done, but you know, we need to do better
Engineer: Yeah, a lot to review
Lando NORRIS: But still P2 in QALY, so a lot of good things just
Engineer: We
Lando NORRIS: want to make it perfect. So just keep pushing
Engineer: Sure, no more instructions when you come to stop
Nico HULKENBERG: It's not much possible there. I mean we could go the speed of these guys, but Not overtake
Engineer: Yeah, copy that man. It's a good job today by you It's really good overtakes in the dry too. And then yep, you did what we could so p12
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