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Team radio transcript

São Paulo Grand Prix 2023: Sprint Shootout team radio

38 radio messages were recorded during sprint shootout at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2023, across 16 drivers. 36 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 6.

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. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  2. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Okay mate, so with this position if we're lucky we might catch someone at the end of our lap and get a toe down to the start finish line.

  3. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: Yep, balance is similar to yesterday. Copy.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: What is Choco doing? Hey, you have to tell me if you go for a lap, I don't know.

    Engineer: Max, that was not expected.

  5. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah, it would be good to know if the snap I had was real tires too cold or not for Q2, yeah.

  6. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I've got something stuck on the left front wheel deflector. Copy.

  7. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Max, let me know if you'd like any tool or front flap adjustment.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: No, no, tyres are just a bit hot.

    Engineer: OK mate, understood.

  8. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: This middle sector is a bit sh**ty, a lot of real lucky, you know 8 and 10

  9. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Okay, you're okay idiot

    Esteban OCON: sonando. You're

    Engineer: okay.

    Esteban OCON: Yeah,

    Engineer: I'll come in

  10. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: A lot of debris turned to where I am now, so just keep an eye on Thai Precious

  11. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, we crashed, big crash. Okay mate, you

    Engineer: okay?

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, but... Yeah, a lot of damage I guess. Yeah, yeah.

    Engineer: He

    Fernando ALONSO: went into me, I think.

  12. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: Mate, the Haas screwed me, middle sector! He can't sit there! What's

    Engineer: he

    Logan SARGEANT: doing?!

  13. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Measured wind is gustier Verstappen also reporting that he had a small moment in turn two

  14. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Went. Looks to have picked up a bit. Bit

    Sergio PEREZ: gusty.

  15. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Phase 8 confirmed for the wind, a

    Carlos SAINZ: bit more gusts yeah, so same as before yeah

  16. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Come

    Charles LECLERC: on, the Red Bull is not great what he did.

    Engineer: Yeah, we've seen that, turns 10-11.

  17. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: I mean, I don't... maybe I can improve a little bit, but I doubt that much.

    Engineer: Okay, understood.

  18. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  19. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: I'm no one pushing behind Leave

    Nico HULKENBERG: it with me I think maybe a bit less flap I don't know, the 11 is more sketchy

  20. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: P-11, sorry, careful.

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Come on!

  21. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yeah, it's good.

    Engineer: It's good effort. It's good effort like

  22. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: There was nothing left with the tires. Actually, I dropped off quite a bit on that second lap. Yeah, copy that. We can see it from the data.

  23. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Are

    Lewis HAMILTON: we safe?

    Engineer: Yes, so P5, so the Norris has gone P1

  24. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah, this was a good lap as well, it's gonna be better in the race, it's gonna be

  25. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Okay, I think I'm first

    Engineer: You're okay then

  26. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Are they all using old tyres? Depends what they have left.

  27. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Getting blocked here.

  28. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: The wind looks very similar to previous run.

  29. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: 2

    Engineer: to

    George RUSSELL: Piastri, 2 to Piastri,

    Engineer: Verstappen is after Norris

  30. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah, the s*** started it up. Roger that.

  31. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: That's p1 p1 well done great job Well

    Lando NORRIS: done I guess I feel so bad so good

  32. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah, the *** started it up.

    Engineer: Roger that. OK, into the pit lane please Max, P2.

  33. Daniel RICCIARDOAlphaTauri

    Daniel RICCIARDO: We'll keep chipping away, but let's let's get some points this afternoon. Cheers guys

  34. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: Not bad for a scrub tire. Long weekend still to go. We'll get in there. Good job, guys.

    Engineer: Well done, Checo. Let's make sure you use that this afternoon. Well done.

  35. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah well done guys, that was good lap.

    Engineer: Well done. Good job, good job.

  36. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: And sorry, Oscar, that is P10, I'm afraid.

  37. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: Why am I so in qualifier? Well done, I guess Feels so bad So good

    Engineer: Right. Doesn't matter how it feels. That's one of the worst P1. Very happy with that one Yeah, I hope Giles is happy with 10-1 10-2 is on

    Lando NORRIS: it.

    Engineer: Here's a smiling. He seems happy. You nailed it He says you nailed it

  38. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: So p7 confirm

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