São Paulo Grand Prix 2023: Qualifying team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull18:20:05

   Max VERSTAPPEN: My car is jumping around like a kangaroo, same problem like in Mexico.

2. Pierre GASLYAlpine18:21:07

   Pierre GASLY: Jesus Christ, f***ing dangerous.

3. Carlos SAINZFerrari18:22:18

   Engineer: No rain expected for two to three minutes. We have one timelapse.

4. Logan SARGEANTWilliams18:24:29

   Logan SARGEANT: Body work tape, body work tape. It's hanging off.

5. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin18:25:28

   Engineer: So Fernand, just have a think, how were the tyres towards the end of the lap, were they...?

   Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, maybe on the hot side.

6. Lance STROLLAston Martin18:27:15

   Engineer: So box, box, box, box, box, we'll get the car turned around.

   Lance STROLL: Yes, we don't have to go. Yeah,

   Engineer: 100% we're going to get ready and stand by, OK?

7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes18:28:13

   Engineer: Yeah, we are going to take another new set. Looks like others have.

   Lewis HAMILTON: But we're not safe?

   Engineer: No, we're not confident.

8. Pierre GASLYAlpine18:29:46

   Pierre GASLY: The pedal doesn't come back.

   Engineer: Copy mate, we're looking at it.

   Pierre GASLY: Yeah, we heard a click.

9. Lance STROLLAston Martin18:30:51

   Lance STROLL: Caps of rain.

   Engineer: Drops of rain copy.

10. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri18:34:12

    Engineer: B-16, Ayuki. That

    Yuki TSUNODA: was penalty.

    Engineer: This

    Yuki TSUNODA: is a penalty.

11. Daniel RICCIARDOAlphaTauri18:35:43

    Engineer: Okay, Daniel, it's not enough.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, yeah, f***.

12. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull18:39:25

    Engineer: There are some very very light spots in pit lane

13. George RUSSELLMercedes18:40:03

    Engineer: Some reports of very light spots of rain

14. Charles LECLERCFerrari18:41:50

    Charles LECLERC: We're just rushing in front now. Yeah, what is he doing? He's going to slow. Yeah, we'll report that. Yeah, that's ridiculous. He took like a 20 seconds gap.

15. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes18:46:26

    Engineer: Yeah, track temp is dropping

16. Nico HULKENBERGHaas18:47:14

    Nico HULKENBERG: Well, a lot of others seem to turn one and we need to get a bit more tempo to the front.

    Engineer: Okay, copy that.

17. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren18:51:08

    Engineer: Oscar, let's save this tyre. Save the tyre. Recharge on.

18. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin18:51:59

    Engineer: So currently P2, P3, I'll let you know. There's still quite a bit of time mate, so it won't be confirmed just yet.

19. Carlos SAINZFerrari18:54:55

    Engineer: You can abort and save tiles, abort and save tiles.

20. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas18:55:51

    Engineer: Yeah, as you may have guessed, we haven't made it through into Q1, unfortunately. Yeah, the f***ing

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Ferrari! Uh... Turn 7.

21. Nico HULKENBERGHaas18:57:39

    Engineer: Okay Nico, good job. Just outside we're at P11.

    Nico HULKENBERG: Oh, P11 is a nice surprise. I thought that would be worse.

22. Pierre GASLYAlpine18:57:40

    Pierre GASLY: Don't

    Engineer: know

    Pierre GASLY: what happened to the cars bouncing all over the place

23. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas18:57:57

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yeah, the Ferrari 7

24. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin19:01:31

    Engineer: We've had possible spits in Turn 12 area.

25. Charles LECLERCFerrari19:02:18

    Engineer: Run expected when? 7 minutes into the session. OK.

26. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes19:03:49

    Engineer: So maybe rain on the radar. Well, actually rain falling now. A couple of jackets have gone on.

27. Carlos SAINZFerrari19:05:28

    Engineer: I tell prepare your tires as much as you can rain is expected in three minutes

28. Lando NORRISMcLaren19:07:30

    Engineer: Rain is getting heavier, Lando, so be careful on your way back. Yeah, I know.

29. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin19:08:58

    Engineer: It's

    Fernando ALONSO: night. Yeah, great.

30. Charles LECLERCFerrari19:09:45

    Charles LECLERC: I've already said it, but I think in my whole career, I've never experienced that it felt like it was raining, but there's no rain around. This is super weird.

31. Lance STROLLAston Martin19:09:59

    Lance STROLL: I don't understand how on P3, but I don't know.

    Engineer: Yeah, P3 went off, Mercedes said tyres weren't ready and you did a good job. Ha!

32. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull19:11:26

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33. Lance STROLLAston Martin19:11:28

    Engineer: And you're P3 at the moment, so we're standing by. Okay, I don't understand how I'm P3, but I'm over. Yeah, P3 went off, Mercedes said tyres weren't ready and you did a good job. Well done.

34. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull19:12:51

    Max VERSTAPPEN: It's gonna rain it's coming down hard soon