Hungarian Grand Prix 2023: Race team radio
73 radio messages were recorded during race at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2023, across 18 drivers. 70 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lando NORRIS had the most, with 11.
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
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 11 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 9 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 9 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 5 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 4 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 4 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 2 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 1 message
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Yuki TSUNODA: I have a quite a lot of others there.
Engineer: Yeah, copy.
Lando NORRIS: I went a little on the exit curb in turn 4, so right side, just worth checking the floor.
Engineer: Brakes are quite hot on the front, probably need a fan Yeah, copy, we're on it
Carlos SAINZ: For your info, it feels in
Engineer: the National Anthem
Carlos SAINZ: tailwind on the straight, which I think will make the overtaking with a less TRS effect.
Engineer: Okay Lando, time information, all cars around you starting on the medium, Perez and Russell both starting on the hard, and in the back half of the grid, Sainz, Stroll, Gasly and Tsunoda on the soft. Have a good race.
Yuki TSUNODA: A lot of cars are soft, so maybe plan A is a good idea, if I couldn't make the positions.
Engineer: Think this is going to be terminal, please.
Lewis HAMILTON: Sorry about that guys.
Engineer: Don't sweat it Lewis, it's gonna be a long hot race.
George RUSSELL: Any other advice to get these temps down?
Engineer: We're still looking at it.
Engineer: So it's the front right brake that is running hot so see what you can do
Engineer: It looks like Alonso at the head of this queue is playing the long game. He's got a gap of three seconds in front of him to Sainz. Looks like he's looking after his tyres and that's why everyone else is bunched up behind.
Fernando ALONSO: I need to let him go and not with this guy we lose 30 seconds battling, he doesn't understand
Engineer: Yeah, copy
Engineer: Okay, that's eight laps. I'll be with Flan A. Question? Yeah,
Logan SARGEANT: I just want silence until I need something.
Engineer: Switch position Sierra.
Carlos SAINZ: I think it's too early. I don't feel too bad. Copy, understood.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Russell is using DRS with no-one in front.
Engineer: He may have had it from when they pitted, Kev.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: He was using it on the straight down to turn 2.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Okay, we're looking for maximum pace to target lap. Maximum pace for target lap.
Oscar PIASTRI: Copy.
Carlos SAINZ: If I see Czechoslovakia going to pass me, I will call Vox, but not yet. Understood, good call.
Engineer: Thank you, let's have a time.
Engineer: So Norris got the undercut on Piastri, but he has, well, it was a very strong outlap.
Lewis HAMILTON: Now they've got nine seconds all of a sudden, that's a crazy amount
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Oscar PIASTRI: what do you want me to do here for
Engineer: the moment look after the tire priority target lap we want to get to plan a target lap
Engineer: So Lance is 2.4 ahead, he'll let us pass once we get to Dearest.
Engineer: Okay, so if we let Lewis through this lap
Lewis HAMILTON: Where am I losing all the time? I'm just a car slow.
Engineer: So a lot of it is straight line and then turn 11 and turn 14.
Lewis HAMILTON: Turning the engine down.
Engineer: Negative, we are doing things to improve temp situation though.
Engineer: Your spare limit.
Engineer: Initial thoughts on this compound?
Max VERSTAPPEN: It's not bad but the tide feels definitely a bit more stiff so it's easier to have a moment or whatever
Engineer: Understood
Engineer: Troll is coming in. He's on a three stops. We are not responding. We are faster than him
Engineer: Tenth to two-tenths quicker than the Ferraris.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, let's put some pressure.
Engineer: Yeah, sounds good, sounds good.
Engineer: Excellent work on the defence there Kev.
Engineer: Gap seven seconds podiums on
Engineer: Ok Lando, what are your thoughts plan A versus plan C?
Lando NORRIS: Yeah it depends what everyone else is like to be honest, the tyres are not bad but they don't feel that good
Engineer: Ok understood
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Which side are you thinking about? Thinking hard, it seems our best choice.
Engineer: We
Charles LECLERC: accept ourselves in terms of strategy, like this it doesn't make sense.
Engineer: Copy understood, we are discussing it and we'll do it at the end.
Charles LECLERC: What do you mean at the end?
Engineer: I've been stopping all... We are on it, we are on it, okay?
Engineer: We'll pick the pace up though, just keep the pace up as high as you can.
Lewis HAMILTON: This is as fast as it goes mate, that's
Engineer: what I'm
Lewis HAMILTON: saying.
Engineer: Did Perez push you off turn 2? Did you get enough room?
Oscar PIASTRI: Didn't leave me much space.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Perez has fit in a used medium, our ties are newer
Lando NORRIS: than his, we need ties at the end Yeah, I know, I'm trying to manage everything, I'm pushing everything
Max VERSTAPPEN: There are so many marbles if you turn one offline, it's crazy. Takes like a whole lap to get them off.
Engineer: Understood, Max.
Lando NORRIS: Got to Paris 6.6. Yeah, I don't I don't I'm pushing mate
Lando NORRIS: They have to get out of the way, he's had so many blue flags! He's not racing for anything!
Engineer: Everything okay? Just checking in? Yeah, all
Max VERSTAPPEN: good.
George RUSSELL: I'd seriously like you to consider boxing, it's dropping big time.
Engineer: We're guaranteed to lose position if we do that.
George RUSSELL: Yeah,
Engineer: baby.
Engineer: Not a bad race car is it, you controlled that beautifully, congrats. Well done mate, that is win 44 for you, 12 in a row and that is history, that is absolute history today, that's a fantastic, fantastic performance.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What an unbelievable market ship that was today, that was so enjoyable to drive, unbelievable, well done guys, 12 in a row, unbelievable. I think everyone can be really proud of that achievement but also with today, that was unbelievable, thank you. This is so enjoyable to drive, unbelievable, I was really enjoying that last stage.
Lando NORRIS: Let's go. Yeah, baby
Lando NORRIS: Let's go! Yeah, baby! Yes! What a race! Good job, everyone.
Engineer: I'm
Lando NORRIS: tired, actually. Well done! Another insane result. Good job, everyone, again. To everyone back in the factory, I love you all. Thanks for the hard work. Let's keep pushing. We're not too far away. Let's keep it going.
Engineer: Ok mate, another P2. Great job man, great job. Vamos!
Engineer: I think I speak in the name of everybody. Thank you very much. Really well managed. Two podiums in a row. That's fantastic results. Well done.
Engineer: Well, I'm loose, mate. That's P4.
Engineer: What a difference 24 hours makes.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I think it was the dinner.
Engineer: That was absolutely impressive, I mean that first lap. And then they didn't see you for the rest of the day, so stunning. Yeah,
Max VERSTAPPEN: the car was really, really good today.
Engineer: So we're going to send pedals up because he was around in 1988 when McLaren did 11, so 12 in a row is something to be really, really proud of and great to have Checo up there as well.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, that was a great recovery as well. Two cars on the podium, so really good.
Engineer: Max Ford at Swerth, you got your fastest lap as well.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, very lovely that.
Engineer: Yeah, and your fastest pit stop, 1.9 seconds faster this season, so it's been a good day all round.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, was that the first one? Because that one felt the best.
Engineer: Actually, apologies to Max, it was Checo that actually got the fastest stop, but yours were pretty slick as well.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Oh, it's in the team, that's good.
Engineer: It's not what we wanted, but yeah, it's a great final stint really strong
Lewis HAMILTON: Tough day today guys Yeah, this wasn't meant for us, but thank you so much for the hard work. Let's keep pushing We've got a lot of changes and improvements we need to make this car. So let's go ASAP
Engineer: Yeah, copy Lewis, yeah, we're on it
Engineer: Well done buddy, finished P5. We've got some stuff to review on the way we look after tyres, but still that's a second and fifth, it's a decent haul of points.
Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, thanks guys
Engineer: Not
Oscar PIASTRI: sure why I couldn't hang on to the tires, but you know something to review so Well done on the podium and the points Nice to still be at the front And yeah Go get them next week
Engineer: Okay, P3. On the podium. Tidy work.
Sergio PEREZ: Good job, guys. Well done, Checo. That is a great, great recovery. Great to have you on the podium today. 12 victories in a row, you've been part of that, and that's history for the team. Amazing, guys. Well done to everyone. What a record.
Engineer: And now it's time for Woody to rehydrate.
Sergio PEREZ: Oh, yeah.
Engineer: The big bottle or the little bottle? I think big.
Sergio PEREZ: He's getting old now.
Engineer: It's bigger than him.
Sergio PEREZ: He's strong enough. There's some great racing there, Checo, today. It got a bit close at turn three a few times, but you got your elbows out. Well done, mate. Yeah. Yeah, they race hard, these guys.
Engineer: OK, good job, good race, P6
Engineer: Shame about yesterday, but good recovery drive today. Well done. Nice overtakes in there as well
George RUSSELL: Yeah, well done team,
Engineer: good recovery.
Engineer: George, well done, a super recovery, and sorry we messed it up yesterday, but the drive was really good, really good.
George RUSSELL: Thanks, JT.
Engineer: Hey, good job. So P7 at the end, P7.
Charles LECLERC: P7 is behind George.
Engineer: Yes, right behind him.
Charles LECLERC: Shameful today. I felt like the pace was really good. I mean, really good. I don't know what the other guys in front were doing, but at the beginning, I felt like I was quite in a good place.
Engineer: Charge off and mode slow, I'm pick up, finish B8
Engineer: Position 9
Alexander ALBON: Yep, that was one of my better ones. Well done everyone that was very good
Engineer: You
Alexander ALBON: guys made me work
Engineer: Yeah, thank you, Alex. That was a mega job. So P11, obviously no points, but P11 pretty good still. So that was a really good recovery after yesterday.
Engineer: That's a good point from where we started well-managed early stop and you're clear well clear of the people that stopped around you so well done Good management in the middle and it was a two-stop race for everybody. So we made that work So well done take the pickup Fernando P9 ahead of you
Engineer: So that was P12 for us in the end.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, copy. Share with the first lap and then lucky in some phase. Just keep working.
Yuki TSUNODA: I'm losing everything, everything. I don't know why we beat the first soft run. I don't understand.
Engineer: We're discussing the office. You did a good race and then we'll go through everything.
Engineer: Good job Niko holding him off At least no loss of points to the main competitors for us but The air is gonna eventually run out for us. Yeah copy that we keep working
Engineer: We finished p17 let's discuss the race afterwards off radio.
ZHOU Guanyu: Yeah, that was really nice at the start
Engineer: I
ZHOU Guanyu: have no power Did you guys see the issues or not? Because honestly Joe we discuss later. We
Engineer: discuss later, please Copy
Engineer: Okay Kev, that's the chequered flag, that's the chequered flag. Yep, so Kev, we were P17 at the end of all of that. Um, yeah, another tough one, sorry mate.
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