Japanese Grand Prix 2023: Race team radio
151 radio messages were recorded during race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 146 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lando NORRIS had the most, with 17.
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 · 17 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 13 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 13 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 12 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 11 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 10 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 9 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 9 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 9 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 6 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 6 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 5 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 5 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Liam LAWSON · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 2 messages
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Minimize using the clutch till you reach the position.
George RUSSELL: Please check Foskey and Sargent, still as aggressive
Engineer: Okay Max, so just whilst you're trundling down the pit lane, confirm tailwind through the S's.
Logan SARGEANT: Yeah, that was good. Just feels a little different, but all good.
Engineer: So wind all as expected How's the balance?
Engineer: So if we have car cooling a bit earlier for the fuel from here till 15
Engineer: Oscar, what do you think about Down 2?
Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, I'm happy with that.
Engineer: Copy, we'll box. We'll bring you back in the garage.
George RUSSELL: All right, I mean I'm backing off loads here, I don't know how we're still unsafe on the fuel
Logan SARGEANT: Brakes are nowhere
Engineer: Copy, temperature looks good
Yuki TSUNODA: Probably as you can see it's actualized a lot more slider than previous days
ZHOU Guanyu: Lost the key I think though.
Engineer: Copy Joe.
Engineer: Okay mate, how was balance on the second two laps?
Esteban OCON: A little bit less on the steer, but still a little bit I think.
Engineer: Okay, Nico, press in button, cool the car, go to the grid, test your drink, and static bite point learn when you arrive on the grid. See you there.
Engineer: We should have been on that front row, podium's definitely on today. We know these guys are front cooking their rear tyres.
Engineer: So InfoMax, Joe is just crawling past the pit wall now still.
Engineer: Star procedure was good, just low grip out there
Engineer: Can make a bit of space in 11 to do some leaning on the tires through 12
Engineer: Okay mate, clutch drop 4% too deep, 4% too deep.
ZHOU Guanyu: I broke, I think my front weight, I hit the...
Valtteri BOTTAS: Just keep me posted where the others are. We don't want to get locked. Leader is in turn 16 now.
Engineer: Then that might be debris. 3, 4, 5.
Carlos SAINZ: Can you check properly the car, just for the auto balance and everything?
Engineer: I've
Lewis HAMILTON: been hit by friends.
Lewis HAMILTON: Maybe ask George to pull alongside and see the left side and see if
Engineer: he
Lewis HAMILTON: can see any damage.
Lewis HAMILTON: There's plenty of prayers this week missing.
Engineer: Okay, so for in for Esteban had to come in for following change
Engineer: Yeah, we may have a small bit of damage just on the dive plane, but it is very small.
ZHOU Guanyu: Everything feels okay on your guys' side regarding to the car aero.
Engineer: Okay Lars, you've done a good job on the front, try and cool the rear, I know it's difficult.
Engineer: So, Alex, I think floor damage in the range of about one to two turns rebalancing.
Alexander ALBON: I doubt it, but OK.
Valtteri BOTTAS: What the f***?
Alexander ALBON: Guys, please, this ain't getting f****** serious. Just give me some numbers.
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Nico HULKENBERG: Struggling is the DNO
ZHOU Guanyu: The rear of the soft tyre is not great guys
Engineer: Lance we're happy with your management think about wider line in three and five entry to avoid the snap
Engineer: So Alex, for the next in, we're looking to run the soft tire.
Alexander ALBON: It's literally undriveable, but I mean whatever we need to do just sacrifice my race for whatever we need to do
Engineer: And Lando suggests consistent use of red button into turn 15 for tyres.
Pierre GASLY: Just a lot of fun this year, Sector 1.
Engineer: And the DAG is as expected, DAG is as expected, we are in between plan A and plan B.
Engineer: And I know cars are beginning to pit, how are the tyres?
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, as expected really, just a little bit of a lap, but okay.
Engineer: I
Oscar PIASTRI: just don't feel amazing
Engineer: now.
Sergio PEREZ: I'm probably in damage again.
Engineer: Lando, can you repeat, sorry? You said down one.
Lando NORRIS: Up one. No, I said up one.
Engineer: Now track is slippery from turn 10 to turn 12
Engineer: I mean you saw me locked up, but no way that's what we have to race Currently we are pay with your time management and we'll race Magnussen on pit exit
Engineer: Okay, Nico. So this is looking good. Turn 8 was good. Turn 6 needs some more help. VSC, VSC. Stay out. Be plus positive on delta time. Positive. Plus.
Sergio PEREZ: No, the car doesn't feel... doesn't feel right.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Lewis HAMILTON: Maybe one more hole for this, one hole for this tyre, and maybe another for the other.
Engineer: Yeah, roger. Safety car ending, so you can go, strap motor 7.
Engineer: Does the car does Perez have a problem because he's going very very slowly He's had multiple problems and another stop yes, but I need to know if I can pass him Check I'm five seconds down. He's just holding me up now. Yeah, it must have a problem Yeah, but you can't be going this slowly
Lando NORRIS: Lando if
Engineer: the safety car is not ending we will box this lap Yes, I need to know if I can pass him I know I'm on it
Engineer: And box opposite McLaren, box opposite McLaren.
Engineer: I'm really struggling with that lap, definitely
Lewis HAMILTON: need to put wing in
Engineer: Copy, wing up
Engineer: Protect the tires. Look after tires. Priority.
George RUSSELL: Who do we want to fire? Each other or the others?
Engineer: okay alex says 30 will be 36 laps to go we need to get about 12 13 laps on this tire to get back on plant
Carlos SAINZ: I look very quick now, very quick but still good.
Engineer: Russell has been advised not to race you too hard and lose too much time.
Engineer: And pace Delta with 2 Fernando is 1 second and charge got him in one lap.
Engineer: Stint 2. Orlando this is still plan A, target lap, still a long way to go, it'll come back to us later. Stint 2.
Nico HULKENBERG: I think we should just keep our balance.
Engineer: Hey Lando, look after the tyres, we don't need to do it all now.
Lando NORRIS: Oh, I'm not!
George RUSSELL: Can't see the plan B. Can't see the plan B.
Engineer: Yeah, AFM on the message, George.
Engineer: Yeah, drink reminder.
Fernando ALONSO: You throw me to the lions! Stop that early, man!
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Engineer: Lando if you catch Oscar because of the tyre difference he will not make it difficult
Engineer: Oscar opportunity minimum speed turn 9 could use a tyre a bit more there and we think Russell is attempting a one-stop
Engineer: So Lando, we think Russell will try and do the one stop, therefore he is only a threat if we abuse our tyres.
Engineer: Special 2 for turn 6.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, we need to have more streetliner speed
Engineer: So Lando, we think Russell will try and do the one-stop, therefore he is only a threat if we abuse our tyres.
Engineer: Lawson is boxing. It is going to be very close.
Nico HULKENBERG: So maybe it's time to pick up the pace a bit.
Engineer: Yeah, we're having a look, but that sliding was good that lap. We're right on their window, it's true.
Fernando ALONSO: He's pulling away on the straight man So people something
Lando NORRIS: The longer I spend behind now, the worse you're going to make the race for me.
Alexander ALBON: So for some reason I have a lot of problems here suddenly
Lando NORRIS: The longer I spend behind now, the worse you're
Engineer: going
Lando NORRIS: to make the race for me.
Engineer: Understood.
Lando NORRIS: What are you all sitting there?
Lando NORRIS: It's just ruining the race now, you want George to beat us then?
Engineer: I'm working on it.
Lando NORRIS: I'm way quicker, I'm just in the dirty again.
Engineer: We're going to swap positions.
Engineer: And don't lose time with Alonso.
George RUSSELL: Give me the pace I need to achieve to fight with the guys ahead, to fight for a proper result.
Pierre GASLY: Let's not lose any time between us
Engineer: That's okay, don't worry
Engineer: Kick-up to reduce understeer, turns 4 to 11, suggests use of the left toggle.
Pierre GASLY: What's the pace of Russell and Alonso?
Engineer: So Alonso has stopped for Newhart, he's doing 37.2s.
Engineer: So there was a problem on Lance's car. Our car is looking good at the moment. If you can minimise kerbs in the final chicane.
Engineer: Ok Liam, so we'll have a look at the deck and we'll see if we can go to the end or if we have to box again. We'll keep looking at the numbers.
Liam LAWSON: Ok.
Engineer: Thanks, we are free on fuel so liftoff is all about time management requirements and we will leave that one with you.
Engineer: We'll go strat 13 and use the D rate to charge up the pack. Up ahead 5 seconds.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I have
Engineer: a
Pierre GASLY: bit of understeer, high speed.
Engineer: okay just for info so we had a rear wing failure on the other car our car is all okay and we can see in data so we're all okay if you can minimize curves where possible
Engineer: A really good job with the tyres here. The Ferraris ahead are doing 38.8.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Ty, slowly start to jump a bit.
Engineer: Okay mate, time management looks conservative, happy to push up a bit if you can.
Engineer: So current models have us under pressure end of race, so if there was any more pace in that would be helpful
Engineer: So we had another lap deleted, turn 14, that's two strikes total.
Engineer: Piastri boxed, how many more laps can you do at this pace?
Carlos SAINZ: Three more, three or four.
Carlos SAINZ: I guess we've been undercut, yeah?
Engineer: Yes, confirmed.
Fernando ALONSO: I will need big tire, with the lack of speed we have.
Engineer: Okay, so box and we will tire the car
Engineer: We just need a little bit more to catch them so we'll just have to take the risk pushing a little bit more
Engineer: We just
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, with this straight line of speed, it's gonna be a nightmare.
Engineer: So we are thinking the best chance is to stay out Fernando. Gazi's still 11 behind. There's 10 laps to go at the end of this one. If anything, he catches you on the last lap.
Engineer: Anything we can say?
Engineer: OK, keep me updated, lab after lab. Will do, mate, will do, and the only thing we can suggest is a bit more management in 8 will help 9.
Engineer: If there was a safety car, we could fit soft, but you would give up three positions. Feedback?
Oscar PIASTRI: Yep, I would fit.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: The automatic blue flag system isn't working so I'll tell you when he's in the range
Engineer: Lando, the car behind Oscar now is Leclerc, currently 17.7. Speak up. Car behind Oscar, Leclerc, 17.7.
Engineer: So you can start pushing a bit more now.
Engineer: And consider one more step EB if you need apex rotation low speed. EB10 available.
Engineer: Max, question. If there was a safety car, would you be interested in a new medium or a scrub soft for the remaining laps? New
Max VERSTAPPEN: medium.
Engineer: Last lap was good, Oscar. Seven more of those to the end.
Engineer: and just make sure you give each other plenty of room.
Pierre GASLY: Thanks a lot
Pierre GASLY: Thanks
Engineer: a
Pierre GASLY: lot.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, thanks guys. It's so stocking man.
Engineer: Just do your best Yuki. You can do it
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, we're gonna move both of these positions.
Engineer: We'll invert positions, be careful of signs with DRS though.
George RUSSELL: Quite a way to invert on the last lap, and he just hit a DRS like last week.
Engineer: Unless
George RUSSELL: he's waiting for a bigger result.
Engineer: So it's an instruction George, let's swap positions.
Engineer: If
George RUSSELL: you want to play the team game, he put me off the track earlier, at least he can do.
Engineer: So we need to give George a GRS. Let's help him along.
Lewis HAMILTON: Understood, understood.
Carlos SAINZ: They're using my trick against me. Yeah
Engineer: old school pass good job head down
Lewis HAMILTON: wasted all that time for no reason
Engineer: Kaliam, Yuki has got blue flag now, try to open the gap now, open the gap to Yuki
Engineer: Let's use her best up and do it a close-on. Do
Yuki TSUNODA: it a very close-on. Yeah, yeah, don't move! That guy is fucked, don't move!
Engineer: It's class, Max.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Well done. Let's go, guys. Another win. Unbelievable.
Engineer: Max, that was absolutely fantastic. That was 19.4 ahead of the rest of the field, and that wins us our sixth Constructors' World Championship. So congratulations and thank you very much. You were totally awesome and dominant this weekend. Yeah,
Max VERSTAPPEN: unbelievable, guys. You deserve that. What an unbelievable season we are having. You can all be very proud here at the track, back at the factory. Everyone, unbelievable. You guys filled the rocket ship of the car. Well done.
Lando NORRIS: That's how we do it. Congratulations guys Incredible job all weekend and If I'm reading the TV right, I'll skip P3 or not. Yep, that's correct. P2, P3 Incredible, what an everyone. Insane! Double podium Two of us up there. We're coming. We're coming for Red Bull Let's keep up the work. Incredible. Thank you to everyone in the factory Everyone here at Trackside. Love you all so much. Thank you
Engineer: Can we swap background, please?
Pierre GASLY: Yeah,
Engineer: we discuss it in the office, let's please swap around please
Pierre GASLY: Are you serious? You're being serious? I started in front, I was in front the whole race, you let him undercut me and then...
Engineer: Mate, I'm not, I'm not joking, instructions come from the pit wall. Let's do it next time around please, turn 16.
Engineer: Please fear I'm doing it. Copy. Thank you Don't have to say anything now. We'll discuss it after Okay, let's check a flag will be scenario 12
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Engineer: P4, good management.
Charles LECLERC: My clients were quite quick today.
Oscar PIASTRI: Well done, everyone. Thank you. First podium. Thank you very much. Remember that for a long time. Thank you very much. Very well managed. Great call with the VSC. Thank you. And yeah, not the best pace I've ever displayed in the world, but I'll enjoy the trophy for now. Thank you very much, everyone. Two cars on the podium.
Engineer: Should have a great last part of the year to enjoy. And as always, a bit more work we can do on our side and we'll get more out of it. And Oscar, another bit of good news. That's driver of the day. Well done.
Oscar PIASTRI: Thank you. Nice little bonus as well.
Yuki TSUNODA: Good rice
Engineer: You dominated every session fastest lap Qualifying that is an absolutely amazing weekend You're back, you never were away, but you're back
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah In Singapore, yeah, I believe a really really good weekend
Liam LAWSON: Copy. Good work guys. Yeah, we did a lot of work this weekend on the car. Obviously also myself, but I think we maximized it.
Engineer: Good work on the tires, Nico. You were 6.2 seconds behind Lawson at the end. He was P11. Ocon was 28 ahead, so there was a bit of a gap.
Engineer: I think you drove a good race today, Kev, with the car you had.
Engineer: P4 good management My
Charles LECLERC: clients were quite quick today
Engineer: Sorry that we just can't finish better at the moment.
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Engineer: And P6, P6, good job out there, good pace
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, not well regarded, but I think we had very good pace there guys, good job
Engineer: Sorry guys
Engineer: No worries. You're full press, drone 15.
Engineer: Okay mate, so let's stop the car and park for a minute. No, it's okay mate. It's okay. Let's stop here. It's okay. I understand. I understand what you're doing. It's okay. Let's go sit down on the car, mate. Should we switch off?
Esteban OCON: Yeah, thank you for that at the end. It's a good team effort. I didn't think it was going to work, but yeah, good job.
Engineer: Yeah, and likewise, good job as well.
Fernando ALONSO: Yes, how we did it ah Okay,
Engineer: we made good. We made you work there. Well done man. I'll con is the car behind for beyond
Engineer: Yeah Joe, difficult race after the lap 1 incident. We finish P30 ahead of Hülkenberg and Magnussen, just behind Lawson and Tsunoda.
ZHOU Guanyu: Yeah, it was a bit unlucky to start after such a good pull away. At least the pace is together all better than after Tauris looks like. Considerable we were.
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