Monaco Grand Prix 2023: Race team radio
209 radio messages were recorded during race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 194 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 28.
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
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 28 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 23 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 18 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 15 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 13 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 11 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 11 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 11 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 11 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 10 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 9 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 8 messages
- Nyck DE VRIES · AlphaTauri · 7 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 6 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 6 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 6 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 5 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 5 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 3 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
Every message, in the order it happened
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Engineer: Box, box, box, box, and keep the pace up for timings.
Engineer: Brake temps are good, can push the pit entry.
Engineer: Try to do a step turn 5 to turn 8 with the steering trace.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Should we try another 0.4? Do we have time for that? Yes, we can do that.
Engineer: Fuel 0.1 safe.
Engineer: It's
ZHOU Guanyu: going to be less than that. It's difficult to determine.
Engineer: Copy that, on drink system test before you jump out
Lewis HAMILTON: There's hot air coming out of that gun
Alexander ALBON: Car feels pretty good. It feels like exactly as we left off yesterday. The same balance. It's
Engineer: a
Alexander ALBON: bit neutral in 3 and 4 but then I think that's good for the low speed stuff. I feel quite good on the brakes so I think we just need to keep it like this.
Engineer: OK Lando, a mix of medium and hard starters. On medium, Verstappen, Ocon, Hamilton, Zunoda in front of you. Behind, Debris, Albon, Sergent and the back of the grid, Hulkenmaier and Perez. On the hard, Alonso, Sainz, Leclerc, Gasly, Russell in front of you. Behind you, Oscar, Stroll, Bottas and Mangusel.
Engineer: If
Logan SARGEANT: Perez gets behind me, how do you want me to race him?
Engineer: Well it's Monaco, so you're racing 100%, remember it's Monaco.
Engineer: Clutch drop absolutely spot on, same again please.
Engineer: we'll take another break if you can happy with another break if you can we'll take another break if you can we're okay for seven burnouts we're all good
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Engineer: 20, target minus 20
Engineer: Try to push turn 12. Minus 3 on target.
Engineer: Possible debris 5, 6, 7, stay on line.
Engineer: Perez and Hulkenberg just already pitted for hard to go into the end, also Zoo, all clear
George RUSSELL: How are brake temps?
Engineer: I look okay
Lance STROLL: There's so much contact, man. That f***ing chair disaster.
Logan SARGEANT: Wait, what was that? Head
Engineer: down, head down. Everybody saw it.
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Nico HULKENBERG: I think I hit or picked up some debris there out of the tunnel, fell on the front wing.
Engineer: Okay, Nico, we'll check. Data is okay. We'll check the video too.
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Fernando ALONSO: by attempts. Tell me when they stabilise.
Engineer: Yeah, copy will do, not yet.
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Engineer: and Cecco at the back just pitted for hard 16.5 his lap time for info and all the field is packed
Carlos SAINZ: Let me know when Nopon starts struggling with knives.
Engineer: No issues on brakes, Kev. No issues on brakes.
Engineer: And Mark's lap time. Got a beat on the nose just for your foot.
Engineer: And Nick, we can look after the rear tyres a bit more in exit turn 11. It's the worst place, exit turn 11.
George RUSSELL: Let me know when you're ready for me to
Fernando ALONSO: which axles you're oaring.
Engineer: Fernando, it's all about the left rear, so we're happy to use the fronts to protect the rear.
Nico HULKENBERG: People are grinding on the medium
Carlos SAINZ: Let's push him through these tires.
Engineer: I'll recover them, recover them. Target the Leico, watch out your slip.
Carlos SAINZ: Superb, will you early check that on wing? Broken from wing. Stay out, stay out for a moment. No damage. It's okay.
Engineer: So a quick update, so Sainz has some front wing damage he touched with Esteban.
Engineer: There's a yellow ahead, yellow on the entry to turn 2, some debris.
Engineer: Okay mate, there's a yellow flag after turn one, could be debris.
Pierre GASLY: To go over the debris before 10, please just check the tires, please. Yeah, we're looking at it.
Carlos SAINZ: I need to know the damage, how
Engineer: much load We are checking
Carlos SAINZ: I think he moved a bit late on the braking to be honest
Engineer: Copy that, try your best
Pierre GASLY: To go over the debris before 10, please just check the tires, please. Yeah, we're looking at it.
Valtteri BOTTAS: The Williams in front of me is having some rear left grading
Fernando ALONSO: Maybe a puncture on the left, right?
Engineer: All looks okay. On the front. All okay, all okay.
Engineer: Do you have some contact, Fernando?
Fernando ALONSO: Negative.
Engineer: Everything's looking okay here, Fernando. Everything looking okay?
ZHOU Guanyu: Are we a little bit stuck here or not?
Esteban OCON: There was no space for both of us there so yeah
Engineer: copy that
Nico HULKENBERG: I'm trying to save tire as much as possible now, but
Engineer: let me know if when I need to push it up in front again
Nico HULKENBERG: if someone fits
Engineer: Johan, we need another step turn 18 and turn 19, 18 and 19.
Engineer: So some medium runners complaining of graining now
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Carlos SAINZ: Ok, I see a bit of front left and a bit of rear left waiting on the road. Just waiting for them.
Engineer: OK understood, and we had the first strike for turn 11, track limits for info.
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Engineer: If we increase those peak brake pressures that will help load up the fronts.
Engineer: If we increase those peak brake pressures that will help load up the front.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, but you asked me to manage brakes
Engineer: Sergeant's blocking for Elbon.
Engineer: sergeant is holding everyone up Kevin just got around sergeant so now it's sergeant stroll Perez Joe you
Engineer: And flap update when you can.
Charles LECLERC: OK.
Engineer: Ok, Albon has pitted for hard, mode 3 when you can Next car is Bottas, 5 behind
Engineer: Nice job so far, clearing a few cars behind. Next group of cars is Piastri and De Vries in P11 that we need to clear.
Engineer: And box to overtake Ocon. Box to overtake Ocon.
Engineer: Very good. Perez is seven ahead.
Esteban OCON: Science has a piece of wing hanging, no?
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Just let me know what I need to do
Engineer: Keep looking after tires, Kev. All good.
Engineer: I
George RUSSELL: mean I'm getting these brake warnings every lap at the moment.
Engineer: AFM we're just bobbling along at the top of the limits on the front left calliper.
Engineer: And for info, Alonso reporting rear left graining on the hull, Alonso lap time 7.9
Engineer: How are your ties?
Engineer: Happy to do less lyco
Carlos SAINZ: And for info, Alonso, report in rear left, graining on the hull? Yes, same here.
Engineer: Copy.
Carlos SAINZ: I think that is higher than expected.
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Engineer: Tsunoda struggling with front left. Lando, possible rain. Class 1 on lap 35.
Engineer: So we just need to increase front surface temps in those areas.
Carlos SAINZ: How is the rain looking?
Engineer: In 45 minutes but it's slowing down the risk.
Lewis HAMILTON: Raining is out.
Engineer: Lando possible rain class one on lap 35
Engineer: Front left main concern watch this watch the lock here
Engineer: And box to overtake Ocon. Carlos, box to overtake Ocon.
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, front left really isn't ready.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: Now then, how's the balance? How's the balance?
Lando NORRIS: Well, yeah, not great obviously. The front graining is just hard to not get. The raves you have to manage a bit, but the front grain is the bigger problem.
Max VERSTAPPEN: We're gonna lose a lot of time in this traffic, I think.
Engineer: Yep, understood.
Esteban OCON: Tell me when you want maximum phase
Engineer: Yeah, we'll do keep what you're doing for now, please Ferrari again frustrated behind to keep it up
Nico HULKENBERG: I struggle to think we get to the end with this so
Engineer: There's a risk of rain towards the end of the race. People might be trying to hang on for that.
Nico HULKENBERG: A lot of understeer creeping in all speeds but also traction getting very poor
Lewis HAMILTON: Rear. I mean, both are going, but particularly rear.
Engineer: Check my front right, I've clipped the wall, but it's
ZHOU Guanyu: still good.
Engineer: Copy, checking front right.
Engineer: Okay Valtteri, we really need to get to Vries if we can. Try to use the blue flag to your advantage.
Engineer: And push now everything you have
Engineer: So stay with Max.
Sergio PEREZ: It's to push me off.
Engineer: Yeah, I saw that.
Sergio PEREZ: What the f*** with that? Is that allowed?
Max VERSTAPPEN: I mean it's almost unbriable now with these chicanes.
Engineer: Understood Max. If we pit now we fall behind Fernando. I'm sure you understand the situation.
Lance STROLL: I don't understand what's taking so long. It's so obvious he cut the chicane.
Engineer: It's
Lance STROLL: like ridiculous
Engineer: Okay Lance, it was very clear to us the stewards are investigating, it's under investigation
Engineer: Aoki, if you have one or two tents in your pocket, it's the moment to use it now.
Sergio PEREZ: If I had a damage, Nico just break tested me.
Logan SARGEANT: Front leftist road wing at will.
Engineer: Exactly what I talked about, exactly what I talked about! Slow intro, Hamilton 1.4 behind, the main target there was to cover Hamilton, Hamilton 1 second behind I don't care about Hamilton, I was weak!
Valtteri BOTTAS: This is getting frustrating, it's so slow!
Carlos SAINZ: What is Charles Space?
Engineer: Charles Laptop 17-5 in free air I
Carlos SAINZ: always win 65
Nyck DE VRIES: Yeah, my tires are f***ed.
Engineer: Could yet be right.
Engineer: So it's currently 42 laps to go, potential risk of rain with about 20 laps to go.
Engineer: Any signs of graining on any car on the house? Only very small amounts later in the stint.
Engineer: Yeah, there is rain in the north we think is still several minutes away if it gets in
Engineer: If anything S-man, we think the limitation will be the front left tyre, so let's try and keep on top of that with switches if we can.
Lewis HAMILTON: Is anyone else still out on the hard?
Engineer: Copy, those who started on it are still out.
Lewis HAMILTON: Ready to pick up the pace.
Engineer: This place looks okay, it's coming towards us so don't worry about it
George RUSSELL: He's actually backing me up I reckon, I'm not sure why
George RUSSELL: It's starting to get a little bit greener.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'm not sure how long I can keep this up though.
Engineer: Understood Max, so just keep us informed.
Engineer: Another four or five laps max and we could pit ahead of that train of blue flags.
Engineer: So in about five laps, we'll start nibbling at the back of those guys
Valtteri BOTTAS: Quite consistent, but I can't keep up with the race anymore. Copy, copy. This is the place, so... Copy,
Engineer: understood.
Fernando ALONSO: So what are the threats basically? So
Engineer: mainly rain in about 15 laps potentially.
Carlos SAINZ: All okay with the safety car caps, no one else. All okay, all okay.
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Carlos SAINZ: All okay with the...
Engineer: ...safety carcass, no one else. All okay, all okay.
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Engineer: Okay Valtteri, we're now looking at plan B. Confirm you're happy with that? Plan B?
Engineer: Just seen a couple of peaks, but not too bad.
Engineer: There are some pockets of rain a few kilometers away from the track we're monitoring
Engineer: Joe, how was Ka-Bang's question?
ZHOU Guanyu: It took a bit of understatement on an active siding.
Engineer: Organic heads up, we have a sail of rain developing around 10 minutes from the track, we keep an eye on it.
Engineer: Maybe drop some rain around turn 6 to turn 8.
Engineer: So Verstappen has mentioned a bit of rain small spots of rain turn six to eight
Engineer: Should be very light at this stage, if any at all.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, split in turn three
Engineer: Oil button. Oil button.
Engineer: Suggest special two for turn six through eight.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, it's raining more and more.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, raining quite heavy now.
Engineer: Copy that. Next two cars in front of Perez and Albon.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Reading okay,
Engineer: you let me know if you need to box to stay on the track max. It's as simple as that
Max VERSTAPPEN: Now I have to drive super slow because my tyres are f***ed.
Engineer: Understood Max. It might just be survival in that section of track Max, if the rest of the track is dry.
Carlos SAINZ: He's leaving me no space. You need to do something about it. We're gonna crash.
Engineer: Alonso has pitted for dry tires. Understood, Max. We need inters, inters. Understood, Max. We are pitting for inters.
Engineer: Front right is cold, the only way to help that at the moment is maybe you can do brake warm up
Engineer: Yoki, it's difficult for everybody. You're doing a good job.
Engineer: Kevin ahead is still on drives very slow
Engineer: We're gonna box for full wets Kev, we're gonna box for full wets
Engineer: So let me know if you're ready for extremes at any point, I'll wait for your call
Engineer: So these wets are cold, Kev. No, front wing, front wing.
Engineer: And multifunction RB position 7, RB position 7, and Gasly is 2 in front.
Carlos SAINZ: What is the forecast?
Engineer: Stay for 5 minutes, this kind of rain.
Carlos SAINZ: Only 5 minutes, I need more to go to extreme.
Engineer: That's our best guess, but can be anything as you know.
Engineer: George, all cool, we're all cool, you're in a good position and we're looking at the heavy wets, we're monitoring, keep talking to us, all cool
George RUSSELL: Just 6 to 1, extraordinarily wet, 3 to 6
Engineer: So we have a 5 second time penalty for the rejoin
George RUSSELL: Understood,
Engineer: couldn't
George RUSSELL: see anything
Engineer: and Inter is the right tyre, so continue like this, you're doing a good job, Russell lap time 43.5
Lewis HAMILTON: Just getting to a point, it's pretty dangerous out here, is the flight slippery?
Engineer: Okay copy, range should start to reduce turns three to nine.
Engineer: You
Carlos SAINZ: tell me the forecast and I tell you to die.
Engineer: We expect to rain to stop in two to three minutes
George RUSSELL: If a clerk gets close, could we potentially invert positions and I don't go more than a five ahead of Lewis if he didn't obviously get Esteban. Don't need to answer and no obligation.
Engineer: This place is very good at the moment.
Engineer: The rain intensity is going to be reducing from here on.
Engineer: Okay, Kev, to make the car less snappy on power, we're going to suggest DX2.
Engineer: When you can engine 13 position 4 plus 1
Engineer: Can
George RUSSELL: I have
Engineer: a
George RUSSELL: shot of Ocon, or is Lewis catching him?
Engineer: You can use right toggle turn 1 to stabilize. We're currently P17, so we still need some miracles, but this pace is excellent.
Engineer: Yeah, I will do so last lap Occam's 2.2 seconds slower than you he's got a lot of pressure from the two Mercedes behind him
Engineer: Juki, we need to find some paces, mainly under braking. Let's do your best, I know it's difficult.
Yuki TSUNODA: I know, but this brake sucks!
Engineer: Offset 5, build it up, under braking. You can do it.
Yuki TSUNODA: Are you trying to crush me or what?
Engineer: So let's be careful with turn 10-11 at this point please.
Engineer: OK mate, so we've got three warnings now for turn 10 and 11, so be very careful there please.
George RUSSELL: I'm going to start right up the little scare box here
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Lando NORRIS: Yeah, like the
Engineer: people are racing against me. I know I know The car you're racing is Sainz 48 seconds
Lando NORRIS: Sick
Engineer: Break
Yuki TSUNODA: it down real, man.
Engineer: But most damage is done after the tunnel breaking for 10 and the last two corners. That's where you do the most damage to touch
Engineer: Do you see anything other than an inter in these next 9 laps?
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, no.
Engineer: Anderson, thank you.
Engineer: Synod is struggling on brakes.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I clipped them all a little bit with the right finger to check my fingers.
Engineer: OK, we'll have a look.
Engineer: I know, suggest red A7, red A7, you're one of the quickest cars out there.
Engineer: So we really think the best place to save some tyre temp is 13-14 and exit of the last corner traction.
Lewis HAMILTON: I'm struggling for grip as it is mate
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Lando NORRIS: Yeah, like a
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ZHOU Guanyu: Are we racing to win him for head or not?
Engineer: All
Alexander ALBON: these brake changes, you're changing the way the car's feeling every single time.
George RUSSELL: The car doesn't feel right after that touch, I'm just trying to bring it home, all right?
Engineer: Yeah, AFIRM, you're doing a really good job, you've got three laps remaining.
Engineer: You've done it again, Max. Well done, mate.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Very lovely, that. That was a real monocoque.
Engineer: It
Max VERSTAPPEN: was quite difficult there in the wet, but quite enjoyable as well. Thank you, guys. That was a really well-executed race, I think.
Engineer: Yeah, well done, mate. That is a brilliant, brilliant performance. I mean, it's nearly two hours long and you've covered all the conditions. Well done. It was a fantastic drive.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, that was a long one, for sure.
Engineer: Hard luck, Checo. That was a tough weekend for you this weekend, so put it behind you next week, Barcelona.
Sergio PEREZ: Unbelievable, what a weekend guys, sorry, it was all my fault.
Engineer: Fernando is bringing it home, 27.2, you are the race leader, you have nothing to prove, let Norris through please.
Max VERSTAPPEN: How far is it behind?
Engineer: Norris may be happy to sit behind you Max, just don't take any risks
Engineer: OK, so that's P5, good considering where we started,
George RUSSELL: shame
Engineer: about the trip down the escape road.
George RUSSELL: Ah, so sorry guys, should have had that podium, some maybe this weekend.
Engineer: Looked quite tricky out there.
George RUSSELL: Tricky for everyone. George, nevertheless well done, you finished P5, you started P8, it was a horrible race, so right calls strategy-wise and that's good. Yeah, thanks Jose, on to next week.
Max VERSTAPPEN: We are catching some of the guys in front, so it's okay.
Engineer: Okay, two laps remaining.
Lewis HAMILTON: Let's go. Great job, guys.
Engineer: That
Lewis HAMILTON: was a tough race. Super grateful for all the hard work everyone's put in to bring this upgrade. Let's keep pushing. We need more. I know you know that, but let's keep pushing. I believe in you guys.
Engineer: Thank you, mate. Yeah, we believe in you too. Yeah, Lewis really went down. And as you say, the team has done a brilliant job. The mechanics and strategy team today, the right course at the right time. So good teamwork.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yes, sir.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, sorry guys, we got it wrong there, a small mistake, but it was very tricky out there.
Engineer: Ok Nick, so obviously, first stint, this middle part of the stint, we really have to understand what's happened there, and then we picked up a very good pace, so we'll review that, and otherwise, you should be pleased, clean weekend, you kept it all together, and a lot to look forward to, it was a clean weekend, a lot of work ahead of us, but a lot of positives this weekend. I
Nyck DE VRIES: think the fact that I pushed so hard on Piastri at the beginning really hurt me, because Bottas also closed the gap to me, and once he got behind me, he also lost a lot, so for sure we didn't manage this well enough, I didn't expect the mediums of it so much.
Engineer: Nice race Oscar, good job.
Oscar PIASTRI: Yep, thanks guys. Nice to have both of us in the points. Really good strategy, really, really good call.
Engineer: Okay mate, that's P9, P9 Uh
Lando NORRIS: huh Yeah, yeah, good job everyone Okay
Engineer: mate, that's P9, P9
Lando NORRIS: Uh huh Yeah, yeah, good job everyone Good, good, little couple points Best we could do today Pace was good obviously So yeah, let's keep pushing guys, keep it up
Engineer: Thank
Lando NORRIS: you very much
Engineer: Check the flag
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, what we did in the dry condition was everything gone Yeah
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, yeah, good job everyone, good little couple points, best we could do today, pace was good obviously, so yeah let's keep pushing guys, keep it up, thank you very much.
Engineer: OK, checkered flag, checkered flag, P14, P14, lots
Alexander ALBON: of drama. Yeah, OK, I'll talk about it later but, I mean, the most difficult thing to manage is the car just all the time, anyways, yeah. Yeah, there was a lot
Engineer: of people going off during that wet period, no one managed to keep it going so, well done, appreciate it, it's difficult. Alex, you did well in the conditions out there, well done for bringing it home.
Engineer: Because it's a Can say was an epic race with a lot. I think also a lot to learn with this last stint on the inter tricky condition Lots of review a lot to discuss a lot learned today Sorry guys. That was a disaster I'm sorry again as usual, it's always a discussion between the negative and the positive of course there was mistake today, but there was also some strong positive Well done for bringing home. You did well in the conditions. How about today? It was just unfortunate that a puncture that really put you out of contention everything a good learning
Engineer: Good ratio p13 at the end difficult conditions, but good recovery from qualifying
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, that's
Engineer: a
Fernando ALONSO: podium baby. Well done guys. Not an easy race. Well executed. Bravo! Well
Engineer: done mate, well done. That's P2. We're getting there. Next race, P1. Well done.
Fernando ALONSO: Yes, yes, yes. I'm very happy mate. I know it's not a win, but I tell you it was not easy to drive with the rain. Yeah, exactly. Well done guys. Bravo!
Engineer: And that's the checkered flag. Yes, guys!
Esteban OCON: Yes!
Engineer: P3. Well done.
Esteban OCON: Yes, guys.
Engineer: Well
Esteban OCON: done, well done, well done. Oh, my God.
Engineer: Unbelievable. Fantastic. Well done.
Esteban OCON: Thank
Engineer: you so much. Thank
Esteban OCON: you so much, guys. What a weekend. What a weekend. Finally, what we deserve. Yes! An
Engineer: expert display. Well done.
Fernando ALONSO: I cannot push any harder than this, so at least whatever position we are in, this is the maximum.
Engineer: The staff has done your mate, sorry, by eight hundredths.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, well done guys, don't be disappointed, this is magic.
Engineer: Yeah, well done mate.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, imagine two months ago if we think about this, so well done everyone.
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