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Team radio transcript

Miami Grand Prix 2023: Practice 3 team radio

81 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Miami Grand Prix 2023, across 18 drivers. 69 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Sergio PEREZ 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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Front tires are vibrating already.

    Engineer: Okay, copy.

  2. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: It

    Oscar PIASTRI: was quite late by the Red Bull.

    Engineer: Yep, we saw that.

  3. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Lots of vibrations on the steering rack throughout my speed.

  4. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Seems to be losing a lot more on

    Engineer: the

    Lewis HAMILTON: straights.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy that, we'll have a look at that.

  5. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Size of the gap that can have it front.

    Engineer: So you've got three behind there two

    Lewis HAMILTON: and a half ahead But target if I want to tow target six

  6. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: Flip the exit curve quite badly out of 7, check the floor there in the front. Yeah,

    Engineer: copy that.

  7. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  8. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: All right, so just need brake three and good to push next up. A few cars just leaving the pit lane now.

  9. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: They're happy to keep pushing keep leaning on the tires and then box box

  10. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: And the wind is the same as yesterday.

  11. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: Still similar issues but less bouncing

  12. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: We are losing two tenths sector one similar sector two and losing around half a tenth sector three

  13. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Let me know if you want to do a single cool down now, or double. Give me the gaps, give me the gaps, it's important, I don't see anything. Pérez 5 seconds now, Pérez 5.

  14. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: I picked up some 137.

  15. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: Lacking a bit of rotation in turn 7. Generally we pick up a bit more stability in the high speed, which was positive. I'm still struggling with the rear end of braking of 11, which hurts it.

  16. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Also seeing a bit of a loss through turn 6. Track will be clear, Ocon.

  17. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Hey, you have Hamilton four seconds closing quickly let him through before 17

  18. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Just looks like we're over pushing the entry of turn 11

  19. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: So radiant throttle into last corner

  20. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: So it doesn't look like it so no pressure from behind

  21. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: We are seeing you over pushing the late entry for turn one compromising the exit

  22. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Lord of Understairs 17, I love you.

  23. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Both, all four tires, ice cold.

  24. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: I have a horrible heart vibration this tire.

  25. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  26. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Cancel handbrake, be about six. Sergeant opening a lap, four seconds behind.

  27. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Balance is okay, just struggling for overall pace.

  28. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Engineer: Guys, you've got to remind me to reset switches. I did the whole lap in Beaming 1.

  29. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Alexander ALBON: Then pull toggles, beaming one is not enough just check where this front lock is happening and we just need to Maybe use engine braking on or something. I don't know

  30. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Ok, Alonso turn 1, not sure what he's doing

  31. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: You can achieve that with flap, would you want something else?

    Esteban OCON: No, we can't I don't think.

  32. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, the grip is picking up on the track massively

  33. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: We have got max 7 ahead on outlaps and he's going very slow not sure what he's doing

  34. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  35. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I'll be losing down the street.

  36. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: A little bit difficult to tell. There was the lock-up into the final corner that cost about four or five tenths.

  37. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: I

    Pierre GASLY: picked up a bit more and steer turn one on this one

  38. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, I think Max is going to box here, so just do what you want for the tyres.

  39. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: I think we stay on plan for the next run.

  40. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay Trick, are you happy with this setup?

  41. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Just give the boys a heads up

  42. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, we can try, we can try with fresh rubber.

    Engineer: Lovely.

  43. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Every time

  44. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Understood, Sainz lap time 33.2 that's his third lap and you did 32.7

  45. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: So with the hotter car those tires have come pretty good for 10-11.

  46. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  47. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: Oh boy, okay.

    Engineer: Go cool. Go cool. Watch out Alonso behind pushing within six

  48. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, just lacking front end and high speed now.

  49. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  50. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: After a session, can we check the wheel balance on this set?

  51. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Vast is the past.

    Engineer: Yeah, I'll make a note.

  52. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  53. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Rugging a bit the rears, late braking into 11.

  54. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I need it for initial braking with much braking on the end.

  55. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: First car pushing, Piastri, 8 seconds. So no immediate effects behind.

  56. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  57. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  58. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: second cool down so he might open behind Joe just leaving 10 16 on the time now the car behind about four seconds

  59. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: Ah, still PEEF. Can I turn it up?

  60. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  61. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  62. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: This time, and 14, we saw the traffic. Scoping. First car pushing will be Sargent, still 8 seconds. Scoping. Yep.

  63. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: let's do two double cool and one more push after this charge in two seconds okay all clear behind now yeah a little bit not not too big mate yeah yeah

    Pierre GASLY: struggle to turn the car do I have front lock in turn 14?

  64. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: Yep,

    Pierre GASLY: struggle to turn the car. Do I have front lock in turn 4?

  65. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: Still on the warm side on tires?

    Engineer: Yeah, still a bit warm. Go around again.

  66. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: I cannot get through Turn 2, it's so much harder.

    Engineer: Have a look at Turn 2 and get back to you.

  67. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: And we have wind phase 9, a bit gustier.

  68. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  69. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: Alright, it's incredibly slow on the stair!

    Engineer: Okay.

  70. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  71. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Engineer: Oh, I'm trying to lock the diff and nothing's working.

  72. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: At high speed I just feel like I try to lean on the car and the rear just gives up. Low speed I get to the apex and I'm just snapping all over the place.

  73. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Engineer: I'm really struggling to drive this at the moment the

    Logan SARGEANT: balance is just all over the place

  74. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Just having some software issues here

  75. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Thank you. Just tell him to let me pass before turn 1 in case he doesn't think. Thank you.

  76. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: I found over the liberty out of one

  77. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Yeah, it has other heats

  78. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo

    ZHOU Guanyu: I have a bit vibration on the car

    Engineer: Copy Joe

  79. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Yeah, sure, but what I'm saying is that I don't have the sorry apologies it's changed

  80. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: You've got some reasonable tyre temperature, so have a look on your marks.

  81. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And Lando, ideally you'd be ahead of Oscar, who's the car in front of you. We have told him as well.

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