Qatar Grand Prix 2023: Sprint Shootout team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:22:58

   Engineer: and winded is slightly stronger than previous run, same direction

2. George RUSSELLMercedes14:23:02

   George RUSSELL: Are we doing a prep lap or just an outlap? Can you let me know?

   Engineer: Yeah, A-Firm, still discussing plans.

   George RUSSELL: Just make a decision. Don't ever think it. Make a decision. I'm on track now. Let me know.

3. Nico HULKENBERGHaas14:24:28

   Engineer: Yeah, I think they do the next one as a cool up. Okay understood State sequence with everyone

4. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:25:12

   Lando NORRIS: Do you think it's best to do double cool push?

   Engineer: I think in terms of the number of laps we can do, I would rather do push, cool, push from here.

5. Logan SARGEANTWilliams14:25:40

   Logan SARGEANT: My sector 2, there's so much oversteer.

6. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo14:25:57

   ZHOU Guanyu: Feel a bit of a stay at the moment.

7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:26:55

   Lewis HAMILTON: Apex Speed 2102

8. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:27:42

   Engineer: The face

9. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:27:45

   Engineer: So elbows out for Verstappen, elbows out for Verstappen, we need some full load to charge, stay ahead of Verstappen

10. Liam LAWSONAlphaTauri14:29:03

    Engineer: Engine 8, position 7, and we go for another cool down.

11. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:29:05

    Lando NORRIS: Am I not safe? There's no point going again if I'm safe, but...

    Engineer: Lano, we want to open the lap again for some of the same concerns we had yesterday.

12. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:30:53

    Engineer: That was the win into turn five win into turn five

13. Liam LAWSONAlphaTauri14:31:43

    Engineer: And still many drivers getting track limits, so next lap, disciplined, and we focus on these couple of places.

14. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo14:32:03

    Valtteri BOTTAS: I don't know what happened there with the tires, I had no rear end on this lap, so...

15. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo14:32:44

    ZHOU Guanyu: So Aesthetica

16. Alexander ALBONWilliams14:34:13

    Alexander ALBON: Sorry, we've been wrong on strategy the whole weekend.

17. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri14:34:38

    Engineer: Why the f*** were

    Yuki TSUNODA: you in the P838, man? What were you

    Engineer: doing?

18. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo14:35:09

    ZHOU Guanyu: Always support guys. So funding

    Engineer: Joe

19. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo14:35:41

    Engineer: That's

    ZHOU Guanyu: about guys. The car felt a little different.

20. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:36:46

    Engineer: We want to hang on Lance, to P16, we're going to hang on, so you're going to box now, and we're going to stand by.

21. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren14:39:19

    Engineer: So Oscar, the quicker cars have gone out, we're going to go and join the queue. Give us the best chance of multiple laps.

22. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:40:45

    Engineer: And we need to try and rotate early turn one because of the wind

23. George RUSSELLMercedes14:41:46

    Engineer: There is no weapon.

24. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:43:27

    Engineer: Yeah,

    Lewis HAMILTON: that's

    Engineer: a

    Lewis HAMILTON: live card.

25. Esteban OCONAlpine14:44:01

    Engineer: Good drive. Let's push.

26. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:44:24

    Charles LECLERC: Should I close the tools, Brad?

27. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:44:28

    Engineer: We believe like this is okay

28. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:44:46

    Engineer: Maybe turn 1 to be improved against Norris P1, the rest is fine.

29. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:45:10

    Lando NORRIS: I think in general a bit too nervous in high speed. I mean I feel like I want to come down but I don't know if that's the best thing.

    Engineer: Okay, we'll discuss in a second.

30. George RUSSELLMercedes14:45:47

    Engineer: Rear end is not

    George RUSSELL: stable like it was in the session before.

31. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo14:46:05

    ZHOU Guanyu: Yeah, really struggling with that whip that first lap, I don't know why

32. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin14:46:39

    Engineer: We are good for time, but there is a pack of four cars ahead of Gasly.

33. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:47:10

    Engineer: The last time lap was deleted, all track limits, turn 13, 1-3.

34. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:47:38

    Engineer: I'm reminded the delta on the dash

    Charles LECLERC: Why am I so far off and Piastri was in front of me so I don't know what to do

35. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren14:49:19

    Engineer: Recharge on Oscar. We're safe. Box is slapped.

36. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo14:50:08

    ZHOU Guanyu: Check my onboard house, that's me out on that.

37. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:50:58

    Sergio PEREZ: The entry stability into six was quite poor.

38. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:51:12

    Sergio PEREZ: So let's think what we do. Maybe we do a warm-up lap on the soft.

39. Liam LAWSONAlphaTauri14:51:14

    Liam LAWSON: Yeah, I'm sorry my bad guys

40. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo14:53:13

    Engineer: Look how many people it's a bubble with five minutes.

    Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, copy

41. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:57:06

    Engineer: Okay, you know the target and it's tight positive got a nice clear track

42. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:59:59

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I'm happy for it.

43. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:00:08

    Engineer: First lap was deleted for track limits at turn 5 turn 5.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Are you sure?

    Engineer: Assume it is

44. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:00:21

    Engineer: For reference signs, first lap was, well, I don't know if he made a mistake, Checo first lap on soft was a 25.4.

45. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:00:56

    Engineer: What do you need, Checko?

46. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:00:59

    Engineer: Fix it at least.

47. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:01:02

    Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, I think it will come from the tire

48. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15:01:43

    Engineer: And reminder, full pedal time to recharge the pack.

49. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:02:15

    Engineer: So lap time deleted. Track limits turn 13. Oh

    Charles LECLERC: come on!

50. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:02:23

    Engineer: So this is double core? No, it's just single core. There's no time to double. Single core.

51. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:03:12

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I mean I can't now I'm stuck behind the Ferrari

52. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:03:42

    Engineer: Okay, Delta on. Sheldon Norris behind opening lap, one second, Delta. I'm out.

53. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15:06:03

    Engineer: Oscar, I do believe that is P1. Great job. Woo!

    Oscar PIASTRI: Nice. Very, very, very nice. Thank you. Wow, that was unexpected.

54. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15:07:17

    Engineer: And you're going to have to look for that number one board when you come in the pit lane. I think that's another box ticked for the year.

    Oscar PIASTRI: I like the number one board, it's got a good ring to it.

55. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren15:07:25

    Oscar PIASTRI: I like the number one board, it's got a good ring to it.

56. Esteban OCONAlpine15:08:12

    Engineer: I think it was based on the time you did we'd be looking at 8 currently but we've got a couple of cars still to get times in so

57. Nico HULKENBERGHaas15:09:58

    Engineer: Okay, so everyone's finished. You're currently P8, Perez P9, and we think we're all okay. So yeah, good job P8, Nico.

58. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:10:41

    Engineer: The moment P5, Sampras finishing the lap.

    Charles LECLERC: Sampras were going brilliant.

59. Carlos SAINZFerrari15:11:29

    Engineer: P5 and P6, I'll also have time deleted, if you're still there.