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Singapore Grand Prix2023 · Qualifying team radio

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18
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13:58 to 15:37
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46 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix 2023, across 18 drivers. 44 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.

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  1. Sergio PEREZRed Bull13:58:210:06

    EngineerOkay, so people are waiting already. Don't want to get dropped back too far with this traffic.

  2. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:01:110:07

    Charles LECLERCDid someone stall or are they just waiting?

    EngineerNo, they are opening the gaps, I believe.

  3. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:07:450:10

    EngineerHe's

    Lance STROLLcompletely impeded me, just right in front of me.

    EngineerYeah, copy that Lance. Yeah, we saw he impeded you, he parked there.

  4. George RUSSELLMercedes14:09:050:18

    EngineerAnd just keep that Delta negative.

    George RUSSELLI've got cars in front of me mate.

    EngineerYeah, AFAB, just where you can.

    George RUSSELLYeah, copy. Yeah, I've got the Red Bull ahead. Just defending this position.

  5. Esteban OCONAlpine14:12:180:04

    Esteban OCONTouch the wall on the left side

  6. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri14:12:440:06

    Yuki TSUNODAI kissed the wall, Exit 14, left side.

  7. Logan SARGEANTWilliams14:14:310:12

    EngineerOkay, I'm blind now, blind now, blind now, blind now, blind now, blind now, blind now, blind now, blind now No, it's alpha behind you Check back your hotlap face

  8. Nico HULKENBERGHaas14:14:330:09

    EngineerThe expected cutoff is at 32.5, and we expect 0.6 track improvement, so we're right there.

  9. George RUSSELLMercedes14:15:530:14

    George RUSSELLSaffron's just stopped in the pit lane.

    EngineerDoes

    George RUSSELLhe have a problem? Not sure. OK, can I overtake him? He looks like he has a problem. He's moving again now.

  10. Carlos SAINZFerrari14:17:140:06

    Carlos SAINZEveryone's racing.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:17:490:06

    Max VERSTAPPENWell, mate, there's so many f***ing cars.

  12. Lance STROLLAston Martin14:19:450:09

    EngineerLance, the car is safe, are you okay?

    Lance STROLLYeah, I'm okay.

  13. Alexander ALBONWilliams14:22:560:10

    EngineerP-15, P-15, so we're through, it's a red flag

    Alexander ALBONYes!

    EngineerI guess we were a bit lucky there Yeah, maybe

  14. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo14:23:470:14

    EngineerAre we out, right? Unfortunately we are out, Joe.

    ZHOU GuanyuWith the cutoff time, I was locking up all the time.

    EngineerWe're still ongoing at the moment, it's 32.8.

    ZHOU GuanyuWhere we are?

    EngineerP19.

  15. Logan SARGEANTWilliams14:25:180:07

    Logan SARGEANTGearbox. Man,

    Engineerthe gearbox went on me. Keep pushing, keep pushing.

  16. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:25:550:12

    Max VERSTAPPENLocked

    Engineerup

    Max VERSTAPPENagain in the s*** corner.

    EngineerS***. S***.

    Max VERSTAPPENS***. S***.

  17. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:26:070:10

    Lando NORRISIs the driver all right? That must have been quite a big one.

    EngineerHe confirmed on the radio he was okay.

  18. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:26:170:07

    EngineerAre we

    Lewis HAMILTONsafe?

    EngineerAffirm

    Lewis HAMILTONCar's very hot

    EngineerWe'll get to you with fans

  19. Logan SARGEANTWilliams14:26:540:10

    Logan SARGEANTI can't believe it. Not once this weekend has that happened.

    EngineerLeave it for later mate, leave it for later. Focus on your Delta, we'll talk after.

  20. George RUSSELLMercedes14:27:540:02

    Audio only, no transcript

  21. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:29:030:05

    EngineerLooks like, yeah.

  22. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo14:30:240:10

    Valtteri BOTTASThe land was good, bit of traffic in the end, but otherwise from my side it's okay. Unfortunately we're in P16 so far, you can go to mode and...

  23. George RUSSELLMercedes14:49:300:08

    George RUSSELLSaffron's just stopped in the pit lane, do you have a problem?

    EngineerNot sure

  24. George RUSSELLMercedes14:49:400:02

    Audio only, no transcript

  25. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:49:530:07

    EngineerEverything OK, Max? Uh, looks like, yeah... Yeah, OK, that looks OK now, mate.

  26. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:55:140:05

    EngineerLet Max go ahead. Let Max go ahead.

    Sergio PEREZJust focus on your tyres.

  27. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:55:260:12

    Max VERSTAPPENAh mate, come on. I'm trying to pull my tyres. Can I go ahead then? I'm getting pushed from behind.

    EngineerStandby. Ok, it's a bit tough to let you through actually.

  28. George RUSSELLMercedes15:01:060:04

    George RUSSELLSector 3, sorry.

  29. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri15:01:220:06

    Yuki TSUNODAWell, what the f**k

    Engineerdo

    Yuki TSUNODAyou mean, man? Honestly.

  30. Carlos SAINZFerrari15:04:340:08

    EngineerBe careful, be careful. Okay, go.

    Carlos SAINZYes, I'm going to do a shouted. If not, I would have crashed.

  31. Esteban OCONAlpine15:06:290:03

    EngineerOk man, everything you've got, let's push.

  32. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull15:08:510:09

    Max VERSTAPPENI don't know

    Engineerif

    Max VERSTAPPENyou saw that, but that was f***ing shocking. Absolutely shocking experience.

  33. Sergio PEREZRed Bull15:09:550:07

    Sergio PEREZAh, f***.

    EngineerF***

    Sergio PEREZthis f***.

  34. Esteban OCONAlpine15:12:230:24

    EngineerOkay, we are through in T9. Yeah!

    Esteban OCONGood job! Amazing, thank you guys. Alright. Yeah, if we don't flick the entry switch it's better.

    EngineerI didn't move it.

    Esteban OCONNo, I did it. I know, yeah. We're a team, you know. We win and we lose together.

    EngineerRight, I'll remember that.

  35. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:16:160:22

    EngineerAnd just to confirm, we are the only two cars with two new sets of soft.

  36. Carlos SAINZFerrari15:29:440:16

    EngineerWe have it. We have it.

    Carlos SAINZAnd now. And two in

    Engineera

    Carlos SAINZrow. Tell me we have it. Yes.

    EngineerOh, it's super close, yeah.

    Carlos SAINZBut it's for us.

  37. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:30:140:08

    Charles LECLERCI f***ed it up.

    EngineerYeah.

  38. George RUSSELLMercedes15:32:440:17

    EngineerP2. How close, how close? 17 milliseconds. Ah,

    George RUSSELLgood job guys. Good job then. Great job everybody. I've really been enjoying this car this weekend.

    EngineerReally been

    George RUSSELLenjoying it, great work.

  39. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas15:32:440:34

    EngineerThat's it, mate. P6. Absolutely fantastic. Well done. What a drive. Absolutely brilliant.

    Kevin MAGNUSSENThat's nice, guys. That's really nice. What a good surprise. Really well done. The car, I mean, the car was good today. So I can be happy about that. It's a good track to have a good starting position. So let's give it everything tomorrow. Good job.

    EngineerAmazing, Kev. So happy. So happy. That's just brilliant. Absolutely nailed it when you had to. Superb.

  40. Lando NORRISMcLaren15:33:270:34

    Lando NORRISPlease tell me I'm P2

    EngineerActually I want P3, I don't want P2 You're currently P3

    Lando NORRISP4 Hang on, one more P5

    EngineerP4

    Lando NORRISOh, that's just double bad Damn, aye, good job Just, yeah, right side of the green But good job, good pace, well done everyone, thanks for the upgrades Definitely helped us here today, so

    EngineerAs

    Lando NORRISusual, a big thank you

  41. Carlos SAINZFerrari15:34:050:07

    Carlos SAINZThank you guys,

    Engineerthank

    Carlos SAINZyou, thank you Fred, thank you very much. Vamos!

  42. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes15:35:010:09

    EngineerLook at this, that's a P5. So

    Lewis HAMILTONhalf a second down to George.

    EngineerYeah, four tenths to George.

  43. Liam LAWSONAlphaTauri15:35:450:31

    EngineerOkay Liam, we'll review everything, it wasn't easy in Q3 On that P-10, Sector 1 is a big loss there, 3-10

    Liam LAWSONYeah, can't be, sorry about that, I was stuck at warm-up,

    EngineerI

    Liam LAWSONstill didn't have loads of grip, Sector 1 mainly, so yeah, I'm honestly not too sure

    EngineerYeah, let's review, it's not clear for me at the moment, let's not jump in conclusion Anyway, good job, Q3, you should be happy with that

  44. Nico HULKENBERGHaas15:35:450:21

    EngineerIt

    Nico HULKENBERGwas turn 8 and final corner. Not ideal. Good job by Kev.

    EngineerYeah, copy that Niko. So good job here P9 and Kevin got P6. So it's good to be in Q3 and we'll get the job done tomorrow. Good job Niko, thank you. Yep,

    Nico HULKENBERGgood job. Have a good day guys.

  45. Esteban OCONAlpine15:35:500:09

    Esteban OCONGood job guys, paying off updates of this weekend, guys are about to drive, so thank you, keep going!

  46. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin15:37:130:08

    EngineerOkay mate, P7, P7.

    Fernando ALONSOI didn't have anything else mate. Yeah, that's all, that's good.