Qatar Grand Prix 2023: Sprint team radio
76 radio messages were recorded during sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 72 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. George RUSSELL had the most, with 7.
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
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 7 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 7 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 6 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 5 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 5 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 3 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 2 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Liam LAWSON · AlphaTauri · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: So for the start just target to red
Engineer: And the wind is confirmed much lower than I ask you.
Engineer: So we're good for start drive out in mode slow and then we'll switch the mode RS
Engineer: And we've lost the gear sync, Lando, so we need to learn as many gears as we can.
Engineer: OK, so in terms of the start, drop was good, just couldn't feed in a little bit earlier but I assume that's again with the very low grip out there, but otherwise procedure looked good.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I couldn't learn a understood
Engineer: You know the drink doesn't work it's only air Okay understood we'll look at that
Carlos SAINZ: Is the wind still coming down or more or less stabilized now?
Liam LAWSON: By point is not working.
Engineer: Okay, don't worry. Don't worry
Engineer: Clutch 2% deep
Engineer: Ok again something back on the start, we were on target, the procedure was ok but the release was a bit too quick
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, careful we push it off track
Logan SARGEANT: What do you want me to do with tires keep weaving or work them work them
Alexander ALBON: I think it's just felt like the blankets or something was wrong. I just had no grip at all.
Engineer: Okay, so we just need to get through these early laps expect the balance to be a little bit pointy
Engineer: The project looks fine.
Engineer: Use mode RS for the restart
Engineer: Nice job, really nice job, just focus now on the management
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Yeah, the Soft Brothers have the advantage at the moment, but it will come to us, it will come to us.
ZHOU Guanyu: Okay, and the pedal position, this is the maximum lock, alright?
Engineer: We have pedal 10 available, pedal 10.
Engineer: So on a few other cars we do see a little bit of front left graining already appearing so let's be mindful of that.
Alexander ALBON: It's
Engineer: a
Alexander ALBON: lot of bits coming from the breaking
Alexander ALBON: Still going into lots of breaks.
Engineer: Guys, solve the mid-fire, I'm not going to lose position.
Carlos SAINZ: Copy.
Engineer: It was a surge event and we are thinking of changing the settings in case, but it should be ok. I'll let you know.
Engineer: Oscar at the moment we can see the soft cars have a good grip we know it'll come to the medium let's keep this cool which is going to come later in this sprint
Engineer: So we're still happy to build up more brake temp when you can.
Engineer: OK, so Lando in front complaining of graining on the front left tyre and a little bit of brake temp separation as well.
Engineer: Russell is going leader is going
Sergio PEREZ: Got me off the track two times.
Engineer: And we have track limit warning turn 5.
Engineer: So we've got a second track limits warning for turn 15 careful turn 15
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Mind your time Max, there is surface damage on the front left of the soft tyre runners.
Engineer: So the window for the safety car is open, but do the opposite of Sonoda.
Engineer: Soft runners starting to struggle now this race is going to come back to us
George RUSSELL: Advise how you
Engineer: want me to oppose this.
George RUSSELL: Who are we fighting?
Engineer: That front left is dead.
Charles LECLERC: How many positions will we lose if we stop?
Engineer: At the back of the field, back of the field.
Engineer: They
Nico HULKENBERG: sandwiched me.
Engineer: A lot of
ZHOU Guanyu: tablets.
Lewis HAMILTON: Let's hope we'll have a few laps to try and get there.
Engineer: So safety car
George RUSSELL: So
Engineer: staying out staying out, yeah, there'll be no points at all if we stop
Lewis HAMILTON: My face picking up a little bit there
Engineer: Affirm the air pace was looking good, it looks like the soft runners do struggle
Oscar PIASTRI: Hey, there's still **** all over the track at turn 2, Sesco just run over heaps of it
Engineer: We are starting to see some surface damage. Look after it. I know mate, I'm trying, I'm trying. The Piastri is pulling. Forget about Piastri, we need to get to the end. I told you about this. Let it come to you. We need to get to the end.
Engineer: Careful for debris, especially with the front axle, given that it is suffering.
Engineer: So a reminder on overtake, we'll need recharge off when you're ready. We want to open a good gap to Russell to protect from Verstappen.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: My drone is not going anywhere.
Engineer: Keep on it mate, Ferraris is struggling ahead as well, Albon car behind, mediums.
Engineer: I suggest red a5, red a5, two laps to go.
Charles LECLERC: I think Carlos is shooting Copy that
Engineer: Well brought home, Max. You are a three-time champion. Fantastic. Max, you are a three-time world champion. That's unbelievable, mate. Absolutely unbelievable. It's been an incredible year for you.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, unbelievable, guys. Yeah, I don't know what to say, but an incredible year. I mean, thank you for providing me with such a car. It's been a pleasure so far this year. And I just want to say a big thank you to everyone here at the track, back at the factory, putting all the effort in to be able to achieve something like this. I can't thank you all enough. And besides all the performance-related stuff, it's also just really enjoyable to work with you all. That's probably even the most important at the end, so thank you very much.
Oscar PIASTRI: Very nicely done, everyone.
Engineer: Thank you.
Oscar PIASTRI: I had a bit of a heart attack when all the soft guys went past at the start, but very, very well managed. And yes, thanks for the toys updates as well.
Lewis HAMILTON: Amazing, congrats to Oscar and the team
Alexander ALBON: Yes, I almost need to figure out if the car was so good compared to this whole weekend. So it's
Engineer: a
Alexander ALBON: good place to be for tomorrow.
Alexander ALBON: I mean, but Charles went off in turn 4, or I don't know what Ferrari, turn 4, turn 12, and
Engineer: turn
Alexander ALBON: 14.
Engineer: Copy Joe, we finish P15, Valtteri P11.
ZHOU Guanyu: At least we tried the tires for tomorrow, but yeah
Engineer: That's the end of the race, that's it, let's check a flag, out 3, out 3, HPP button off
Engineer: Check the flag. Check the flag. P-12.
Yuki TSUNODA: So much sliding.
Engineer: The
Valtteri BOTTAS: second safety car was
Engineer: a
Valtteri BOTTAS: bit too long, I think the soft riders would have struggled otherwise.
Engineer: Ok, nice P10, not easy on these tyres, but put up a good fight.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I tried, tried, but...
Engineer: Okay, check it back, check it back, P9.
Engineer: So, Lewis, tomorrow with a good starting position, we know what can happen. Very good.
Lewis HAMILTON: Yes, sir. Did McLaren win? Yes, they got a gastroped one. Amazing. Embarrassed to have to go out on a team.
Engineer: George, that was a very strong race and very well held on, unfortunately, not the podium. A lap was missing, but it was a very, very strong drive. And the move was good.
George RUSSELL: Thanks, Toto. Everything's OK.
Engineer: And MOTOR.
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, let's discuss, but I think as a team we could have done quite a bit of a better job. The pace was there, but anyway. Not there to go and get the guys in front, but to stay in front of LUIS I think we...
Engineer: Anyway,
Charles LECLERC: let's focus on tomorrow. Yeah, copy that.
Engineer: And MOTOR, slow please. Do you need positions?
Charles LECLERC: No, I don't. Copy.
Carlos SAINZ: What a f***ing murder.
Engineer: Yeah.
Engineer: George, that was a very strong race and very well held on, unfortunately not the podium. A lap was missing, but it was a very, very strong drive. And the move was good.
George RUSSELL: Thanks Toto, everything is OK.
Engineer: Well done mate, you joined Brabham, Lauda, Senna, Piquet, Stewart, Verstappen. Well done mate, you're making history.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah so, not about this is it?
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