Mexico City Grand Prix 2023: Race team radio
188 radio messages were recorded during race at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 182 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Oscar PIASTRI had the most, with 22.
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
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 22 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 18 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 14 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 13 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 13 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 12 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 11 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 11 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 10 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 9 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 8 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 7 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · AlphaTauri · 7 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 7 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 6 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 5 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 4 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 2 messages
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
George RUSSELL: Just check that big D rate into four, same as yesterday.
Engineer: okay just to from us outside it looks like there's quite a high level of high speed up to see it just like you know
Engineer: So Pierre some start feedback the drop was on target, but you can feed in earlier and the drive out was a bit aggressive
ZHOU Guanyu: I think the clutch was too hot, but let me know what you think.
Engineer: Copy, I will update.
Valtteri BOTTAS: I think I would
Engineer: go for pedal 10, just to test the balance as well for, so the 1, 2, 3 Ok, copy Last on pedal 7 Understood Copy Mode RS
Oscar PIASTRI: I think I have like a board, like a paper sign stuck in the floor somewhere, I ran over and I didn't see it come out
Engineer: If you can test your drinks kit as well please and any comments on balance
ZHOU Guanyu: This pedal is still a question.
Engineer: Copy Joe, copy Joe, you can revert back to pedal 7 and high speed 14 for the next.
Engineer: Okay, mode race and focus on turn 2 preparation, turn 2 and 3 for this lap.
Engineer: And we're going to the grid, go to the grid.
Oscar PIASTRI: Copy, going to the grid.
Engineer: We charge on. We charge on.
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Engineer: So, Logan, do you want some tape on the wall, or are you happy with the yellow line? It's too far away here. I'll just use the yellow line. Okay, copy that.
Engineer: And then 45 seconds stage three time.
Sergio PEREZ: Yep, got it.
Engineer: Can I take this cap off now?
Engineer: We're under control today. Repair spot.
Engineer: Okay so you should already be in mode RS with the pit limiter on. After the fire-up we'll put the car down and we'll need a static bike point. After the pull away you can switch off pit limiter after pole position.
Lando NORRIS: I think just with these temperatures, yeah, let's just better be ready for it to not go quite as we hope kind of thing, you know.
Engineer: and oscar clutch drop feedback you were one percent shallow one percent shallow and a reminder for pu cooling on the formation map
Engineer: Good job, Joe. You are P10 at the moment.
Engineer: Some front wing damage, but we stay out, we don't see anything big. Yeah, that's ok.
Sergio PEREZ: We have a puncture or suspension damage.
George RUSSELL: Anybody have no thoughts on brakes?
Engineer: OK
George RUSSELL: at the moment
Engineer: Some front wing damage, but we stay out, we don't see anything big.
Charles LECLERC: Flomping is okay like that, you finish the rest.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: Good use of red button, Oscar. Early overtake now available into turn one.
Engineer: Alonso Head struggling with PU temps, we're happy with the gap.
Engineer: So now our front wing is clean we are missing around five to ten points, okay missing around five to ten points
Engineer: Lando, if there was a full safety car, would you go medium or hard?
Lando NORRIS: I think hard.
Engineer: Target is to keep the gas DRS window at the moment.
Lando NORRIS: Yep, still have three rear.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah I don't want to let you go, it's really bad If
Engineer: we could take some clean air please, clean air
Pierre GASLY: Yeah I can
Alexander ALBON: That alpha is quick on the streets
George RUSSELL: Brakes.
Engineer: Maintain what you're doing for brakes.
Engineer: Watch a bit more there from the left.
Engineer: So Lance, work on the lifted coast, it's plan A, look after these tyres.
Engineer: 1.1 to Hamilton so Oscar this is good we want to keep managing the temperatures where we can and keep going with this train could be opportunities ahead
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah,
Engineer: copy, just stay on top of your dash.
Engineer: Oscar picture, Hulkenberg P8, last lap 24.9, that's the gap opening up behind.
Engineer: Lando, we must pull out to the right.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I am. I'm doing it everywhere. No one else is doing it, just me.
Nico HULKENBERG: Give me some suggestions here. It's not good.
Engineer: Copy that.
Engineer: We can find more performance with rear left tyre pressure, so manage slips 3 and 6 for rear tyre pressure.
Engineer: So get those brakes under control, traction metrics are looking good though.
Engineer: We just need to alternate attacking and saving laps.
Engineer: Watch the kerb at turn 3, Max. It's not helping you, I don't think.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, but I'm trying to hit it correctly, but our recurrence is not very lovely there.
Engineer: Multi-B Westgate 2, Multi-B Westgate 2.
Engineer: So good job on the brakes, Lewis. Let's just try and bank a little bit more margin.
Engineer: And DAG on Hülkenberg does look high.
Engineer: Okay Lando, so we've done our two laps, Hulkenberg 25.8.
Engineer: Thinking at least one more point
Engineer: That pack is very tightly spaced so the longer we can extend the better
Engineer: And give us a balance check when you can. Balance
Lewis HAMILTON: is great mate.
Engineer: Copy that. Shape 4 if you think the rear will take it. Copy on aero balance.
Engineer: Okay, so currently still matching PS3 space. We have to keep looking after these rear tires. We see a little bit more deck now Keep looking after the rear
Logan SARGEANT: If extending can hold us later in the race, I think I can do it.
Engineer: Okay, understood. We're looking at it.
Engineer: And this will keep our powder dry for another couple of laps. Let the deg come to us.
Lance STROLL: Lesson coursing so much. And I'm not even following cars.
Engineer: And Oscar, both safety car windows open. Both safety car windows open.
Logan SARGEANT: Make sure you use Alex's feedback for when we stop.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Guys, I'm giving up, mate. There's not much I can do.
Engineer: Understood, thank you.
George RUSSELL: ...advisor breaks, the metric is...
Engineer: So, gap at 2.1, you're in a good window.
Engineer: Okay, when you can, can we have a phase update please? Phase update, when you can.
Esteban OCON: I'm stuck behind him, I have no threat line speed.
Engineer: So the rest of the field are hanging it out for the one stop by the looks of things.
Engineer: Just be sensible in these first three or four laps.
Engineer: We're still planning, we're still going to plan, eh?
Engineer: Tire life is as expected, information gap to signs behind 5.7
Engineer: Hamilton struggling with brake temps for info, but keep an eye on your mirrors.
Lewis HAMILTON: Tires still good, pretty
Engineer: much. Copy, thank you.
Engineer: And Oscar Verstappen behind looking quick. Objective is to minimise time loss to Verstappen. He should be past Russell soon.
Engineer: I still think one stop is still the best, Franz, on the side of that.
Engineer: I'm
Pierre GASLY: just losing too much being stuck there, but
Engineer: I
Pierre GASLY: can't forget closing the straight.
Engineer: I
Oscar PIASTRI: just feel like they're coming back to me.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Mode T4, mode T4.
Alexander ALBON: And watch quicker than us
ZHOU Guanyu: Speaking to me every time in the mid-corner, man.
Engineer: Sorry, man.
Engineer: Okay Kev, still looking at plan B.
Engineer: Our best bet is to extend and go optimal one stop. I agree. Copy.
Pierre GASLY: Is everything okay with this side? Stand by.
Engineer: NPR, no issues from our side. We are recharging a bit.
Nico HULKENBERG: But these guys in front they haven't stopped yet. Yeah, that's
Engineer: correct. They have not stopped yet
Engineer: Yeah Logan, we just need to increase lift and coast. I know it's tough, but do your best. I can't! I can't right now!
George RUSSELL: What why have we pitted right behind Albon? Surely we could have overcut him.
Engineer: We were at risk from Norris behind on that half tire. What do you mean at risk? He hit the box.
Engineer: watch your tires a bit more than 10 prepare a bit more than 10
Engineer: We'll be close with Ricardo at pit exit. Use overtake.
Engineer: Do you think you can get to plan 8?
Fernando ALONSO: Yes, sure I can, but we will have to think in plan C or something. So I don't get the target up too much.
Engineer: And how many more laps you can do at this pace, question? For
Charles LECLERC: now everything feels good, everything is under control.
Engineer: P.U. Thames looking better, Oscar. Let's keep doing that. Get some margin back.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Starting to have a bit more deck on the rear left.
Engineer: Try and avoid the apex curb turn 10
Engineer: And switch position November
Engineer: OK, Oscar, we're still on for plan A. These tyres on Lando were consistent, but rear limitation, so manage the rears.
ZHOU Guanyu: Something smells really burning in the car.
Engineer: Copy Joe, we are checking.
Engineer: It's a
Lewis HAMILTON: long way to go in this race. Do
Engineer: you think
Lewis HAMILTON: I can make it this time?
Engineer: Every chance Lewis.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Is anyone still on hard from the beginning?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Hey, that's
Engineer: a
Max VERSTAPPEN: joke, red flag for what? I saw the car was a bit on fire, but it's already all cleared.
Engineer: Various noise on the radio as you can imagine, Max.
Valtteri BOTTAS: A car crashed in front of me, it's gonna be a safety car.
Engineer: Copy, copy, I can say that was 5%.
Lewis HAMILTON: These guys have got fresher tyres than me. Might be in trouble. I'm still on the straight.
Engineer: No, I think the tyre offset isn't enough.
Lewis HAMILTON: Lancashire OK?
Engineer: Yeah, he's out of the car.
Engineer: And Lando, do you think the hub will restart?
Lando NORRIS: I'm going to have to say yes, aren't I? I can't say anything else, so...
Engineer: Will be a standing start race resumption will be a standing start
Charles LECLERC: Stalling start with hard is going to be a huge mess.
Engineer: On the lap to grid, keep the carcasses up, recharge off after 16, we'll do 4 burnouts from the exit of turn 17.
Engineer: Esteban, can you put the pin limiter on now please?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Is it a new or used medium?
Engineer: Used, used.
Engineer: Tyre update, Hamilton on scrub medium, Piastri, Russell, also scrub medium.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, the drivability is
Engineer: a
Pierre GASLY: joke. Massive holes on power in the Stalag.
Engineer: The car is quite hot. Sorry man. Yep, no sweat, no sweat. So these hard runners are going to really struggle with warm up so we can get them back.
Engineer: And red button where you can.
Engineer: Okay, it's 1.7 to Norris. They've been struggling a bit, derating engine temps, so focus forward on him.
George RUSSELL: We've been in the straight.
Engineer: We see it.
Engineer: Good job. Ocon behind is managing. Everyone's got to get these tires to the end. Good job.
Engineer: And Yuki, we will get him. He's lower.
Engineer: So Lewis, that gap of 1.0 to Leclerc, just make sure you stay on top of the brakes.
Engineer: Yuki please lift off foot brakes
Alexander ALBON: I'm relocking way too much Luke, way too much
Engineer: Just keep at it
Lewis HAMILTON: That's
Engineer: a
Lewis HAMILTON: long way on this side.
Engineer: Got every opportunity here mate.
Engineer: And we need to increase liftoff because of tow.
Engineer: and mode race when you can Hamilton 22.5 Sainz 23.0
Engineer: Oscar, we need more Lyco turn 12 for PU temps.
Engineer: We believe that in about 5 laps, Hart will be faster than the medium.
Logan SARGEANT: Man, I'm sorry about that s**t, sir.
Engineer: Yeah, no sweat. Let's just keep going forward.
Engineer: Front brakes are very hot
Engineer: Oil button, oil button, and use overtake to cancel a clip.
Nico HULKENBERG: What's going on at the rear?
Engineer: Norris overtook, so now we have Norris behind. I just lost a lot of grip. I don't know how the overheating kicked in.
Nico HULKENBERG: It's kind of... what's going on?
Engineer: Can
Lewis HAMILTON: I burn some fuel?
Engineer: Stand by
Engineer: I'm
ZHOU Guanyu: struggling with all of our equipment, so I'll just watch and see if we can make it.
Engineer: Copy that, copy that.
Engineer: Yeah, AFM, see that again.
Nico HULKENBERG: I think the tires are just cooking
Engineer: I'm
Nico HULKENBERG: losing all the grip
Engineer: For info, to call the McLaren they need to pull to the right hand side to call their car down.
Engineer: Copy that mate we just want to keep temperatures under check and save the tires we can push at the end still a long way to go
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Alexander ALBON: He's on a different planet or group
Oscar PIASTRI: I just chopped a cross.
Engineer: Okay, Logan, we're happy with the management. This is good. Possibly brake power plus one would help.
Engineer: Okay, that's 20 laps remaining, 20 laps. Hulkenbergen P10 is only six seconds ahead. So come on, we can get them.
Yuki TSUNODA: I don't need more anymore information. I don't need anything.
Engineer: What we are doing with tires is very good, charge lap 10, 22, 8.
Engineer: You're faster than the cars in front.
Yuki TSUNODA: I don't need anymore information. I don't need anything.
Nico HULKENBERG: They kill us on the brakes, they kill us everywhere, it's unbelievable.
Engineer: You
Esteban OCON: can say to us that I'm going to go for it, so you better be ready.
Engineer: Oscar, consider red mid six. That should help rotation turn six. That's the time to find Lando.
Engineer: and try to be constant with the liftoff please Hamilton 22.9 Sainz 22.9
Daniel RICCIARDO: I'll be with some radio silence unless it's important.
Engineer: Oscar, if this is our pace, we would let Lando pass to go and attack Ricciardo, we would need to find half a second.
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Engineer: So, Oscar, the plan is to follow Lando through and attack Ricciardo.
Logan SARGEANT: What is this guy doing?
Engineer: Copy that logo, we're on it.
Logan SARGEANT: That's too much moving on the brakes.
Engineer: So 14 laps remaining. We're happy to use the brakes more if you need but we do need to manage these tires to the end. I'll leave that to you.
Engineer: And how are the tires? How are the tires?
Pierre GASLY: I'm good. I'm fine. I'm in more pace again.
Engineer: He is under investigation, Yuki, under investigation.
Lewis HAMILTON: And we love so it'll
Engineer: be in living when you cross the line think about me speed It's 12 seconds to the staff
Engineer: Ok, head down, tier 3, 3.4 behind, we were matching his pace
Engineer: OK mate, 11 laps to go, P10's in sight, see what you can do.
Engineer: P-10's in sight, see what you can do.
Engineer: Sorry pushing a little bit too much on entry at the moment. Now it's behind 2.9
Engineer: 10-6 was looking better, in case you need a bit more rotation, brake balance for rearward, sorry, for last sector.
Engineer: Oscar, main time to find turn six and final corner, earlier turn in.
Engineer: We know what Russell is like. He's all or nothing. So we just have patience with him.
Engineer: OK Lance, 7 to go, do the maximum you can, the tyre will go, just do the maximum, understood mate, keep it up
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Engineer: And if you want to have a crack at fastest, that will probably leave it towards the end. We can give you the modes and there'll be no temp issues. Your gap is 8.8 now to Leclerc.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yes. Game over. Game over.
Engineer: Yeah, copy that. You did everything you could. Just hang in there till the end.
Engineer: just
Lewis HAMILTON: get some debris copy
Engineer: okay yeah we saw stroll spin in the stadium section
Engineer: Possible debris, turn 13, stay online.
Engineer: Ok Daniel, I leave you alone now. Russell 1.2.
Engineer: And Oskar, there's some battling ahead. Let's keep the pace up where we can.
Engineer: And three laps to go, mode race, till the end, mode race.
Engineer: Max, another day, another win, and another record, mate. Well done. Well done, Max. That was a brilliant, brilliant drive. And well used of the hard tyre in that second half there. Well done, mate.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Thank you, guys. That was, again, a very strong race. So, yeah, great job. I think we did the right thing. Bit unlucky with that red flag, of course, but even after that, I think we're flying. So, yeah, really, really good.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yes, guys. Yes. I'm so happy with that, man. Thank you so much for the great pit stop, great strategy. Typical weekend, but come away with good points. That's mega. Thank you.
Engineer: Get in there Lewis, what a bloody brilliant drive that was mate So that's P2 and you got the fastest lap pal. That was just Perfection mate, beautifully managed absolute masterclass
Lewis HAMILTON: Lewis fantastic, now we just need to give you a car that can win. The driving was Perfection. Ok so it's up, we'll get there. I'm going to trust and have faith in you guys
Engineer: That is P8. That's a shame that, unfortunately with the contact with Sunoda, but good team points to take away and thanks for letting Lando through. He finished P5, got Ricciardo and Russell. Yep. Yeah, well done everyone.
Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, just struggled with the tyres. Yep, thank you. Try again next week.
Engineer: Logan, we need to back off and call the car. Back off, call the car. Sorry, so we need to enter the pit lane not to take the flag on track. Sorry, mate. I can't cross? You sure? No, stay out. Come in, mate. Come in. Box, box, box. Yeah, I'm really sorry, mate. We were managing an issue for the last couple of laps. That's why there were the switch changes. Sorry about that. So you'll probably be stopped at the pit lane. We were there!
Engineer: It was a solid race.
Alexander ALBON: That was a nice turnaround everyone.
Engineer: Yeah, made a little difference on the start didn't it. Well done Alex, really, really solid drive again, points just tally adding up with you. There's not a lot more we could have got out of it today, impressive end to the race though in terms of pace.
Engineer: Great job mate, great job. It's P5, P5. And I genuinely think that's one of our best races ever. Well done.
Lando NORRIS: Aye aye. Ye ha. Shoulda, woulda, coulda, ha. As I start calling it out from now on. But yeah, amazing race. Well done. Great pace.
Engineer: Sorry
Lando NORRIS: about yesterday. Once I put it together, we'll be back on the podium. Thank you guys.
Daniel RICCIARDO: A lot to process but I think definitely a good weekend so yeah let's keep this going, some good points.
Engineer: That was a difficult day. I don't know how many things go wrong in one race. But thank you for staying in there. That was P14 at the end. Yeah, copy. I tried
Valtteri BOTTAS: the best I could, but yeah, just everything went against.
Nico HULKENBERG: We did what we could with what we have, body when you need to come get the heli ready, I'm out of here.
Engineer: Yeah, copy that Nico it was an amazing drive what you did with the car all that was incredible Sorry, we got that red flag. It's really unlucky
Engineer: And Charles,
Charles LECLERC: you
Engineer: need to go to the stewards after the race for driving in an unsafe condition, okay? That's for the beginning of the race.
Engineer: And a great restart, very strong.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, exactly. Let's talk about our start. We're like a rocket ship today. Unbelievable.
Engineer: We have P4 in the championship, same points as Fernando Copy
Engineer: Tough at the end there. P6, good job though. Well done keeping that Ricciardo behind at the end.
George RUSSELL: I couldn't recover again. Yeah, okay.
Engineer: Be some interesting learning in there. Yeah, well hold at the end though George, every point counts.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, cheers, Shep.
Engineer: Unfortunately, that safety car didn't help us.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I lost all the f***ing time with the safety car. Worst possible moment, but my drivability was choking, so... If we can get recharge off, recharge off.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, fantastic recovery, thank you. Yep, although it's... Never give up they say, never give up.
Engineer: Yeah, I was going to say exactly the same thing, well done.
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