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Spanish Grand Prix 2023: Qualifying team radio

97 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix 2023, across 20 drivers. 92 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. George RUSSELL had the most, with 8.

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. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Yeah, it's spitting in the pit lane, but only very lightly

  2. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  3. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: And rain potentially comes in on the main straight turn 12 first.

  4. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: Rain is underway, I think.

  5. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah, oh good just I got quite a few surges sixth gear turn one turn three and now turn nine

  6. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Turn 11 is now clear, the car will go in again but they've thrown a red flag, let's box now please, box now, no overtaking reminder.

  7. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Valtteri BOTTAS: Just went slightly on the gravel, so check the floor and everything.

    Engineer: Copy.

  8. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Alexander ALBON: Bottoms the car quite hard when I rejoin.

  9. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Red flag red flag

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah, okay, just I got quite a few surges sixth gear 10-1 10-3 and now 10-9

  10. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo

    ZHOU Guanyu: I'm boxing, guys.

    Engineer: Copy, Joe.

    ZHOU Guanyu: Very wet, XF-12, man. Really wet there.

    Engineer: The

    ZHOU Guanyu: rest is okay. Copy.

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: OK, Whitebridge MAX, Whitebridge

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I need to change helmet as well, get that ready

    Engineer: OK, understood

  12. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Just a few drops turn one

  13. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Yeah, so Sonoda's played the game there. He's left seven in front to Ocon. You've got de Vries going ahead De Vries two in front and then Sonoda ahead of him

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: OK mate, so B bow 3, track is clear ahead.

  15. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Engineer: We just have to watch what Magnussen opening now, but stay in front of Bottas, Bottas will be slow

  16. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Check the line, exit of turn 12 and let me know turn 10, sorry, exit of turn 10

    Engineer: Copy

  17. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Watch your ears for Magnusson in phase but pushing but we need to push our in lap now

  18. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: He should get a penalty for that. I had to leave to Daniela High School.

  19. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Nyck DE VRIES: What am I doing wrong there?

  20. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, a big drop from the tire

  21. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Yeah, I'm gonna give it eyes work and just slide it everywhere

  22. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Signs in the window, yeah?

  23. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: In terms of sectors, two tenths, sector one, two in the middle, and one and a half in the final.

  24. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Something doesn't feel right with the with the tyre warm-up just sliding everywhere. Okay Let's see what this lap does, but if I'm not improving I think we need a box for another set

  25. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: There's something wrong with my rears guys.

    Engineer: Okay, we are checking it. We'll come back to you. Okay

  26. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Yuki, in the first push, the balance look on the understeer side to start the lap and rear limited second half of the lap.

  27. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Nyck DE VRIES: Sorry about that guys

    Engineer: That's okay, we focus on the last push now And we will target to try to lead to have a good outlap But then we have no tires left for later, right? Yeah, that's where we are. That's where we are But we have to make it work. We have to go through that first. No chance

  28. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: There will be a huge track evolution possible track evolution. We have to go again. We don't know what the track evolution will be Very hard to predict now

  29. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Ok, we need maximum attack on tyres and brakes in the outside, maximum attack

  30. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Elbows out, elbows out, we need good brake temp and cool your tyres as much as you can

  31. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Alexander ALBON: Guys there's so much to do

  32. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: big impeding on the alpine on that lap to Verstappen

  33. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: We are out, right? Yes, we are out.

    Charles LECLERC: Unbelievable.

  34. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: Really crazy numbers honestly this car

  35. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Engineer: I'm

    Alexander ALBON: sorry for that. I honestly don't really get it. I just picked my own words

  36. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Sorry Kev, we're out, sorry, I don't know what happened there, there were four cars, anyway, doesn't matter.

  37. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: That was a disaster.

  38. Valtteri BOTTASAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Okay, unfortunately, that's P16 for us. P16.

  39. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: What the f**k? This doesn't move!

    Engineer: Okay, BoxMax, I don't think he realized you're on a push lap.

  40. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Man, I can't get my car turned. Turn 5.

  41. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Big impede in on the alpine on that lot to burst up and massive one. I mean into them for I will be three places

    Engineer: understood

  42. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: So if anything.

  43. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  44. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Max, we're happy for you to cancel the toggle at turn five.

  45. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I'll give it a go and see what happens

  46. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo

    ZHOU Guanyu: The front is opening up masterly.

  47. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: We should stay over here with the plan

  48. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: Copy, I want to do a click down on the flap as well.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy.

  49. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: I'm

    George RUSSELL: struggling so much here mate, cars bouncing all over the place, just no confidence with tyres.

  50. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: How was tyre prep on the last run? Tyre prep was excellent, if you do the same again we're in good shape.

  51. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, tell me the time left in the session. It's gonna be tight

    Engineer: You got two minutes forty two minutes forty we're okay for time

  52. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: We've got the fuel, we can go again.

  53. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: I lock in bears at 6.01

  54. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: Quite a big moment in the last corner.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy that, seeing it.

  55. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Okay, Nick, that's P-15.

  56. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Stay negative. Stay negative.

  57. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Yeah, I love it.

    Sergio PEREZ: Unbelievable.

  58. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: Nowhere.

  59. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Someone just backed up!

    Engineer: It's

    Lewis HAMILTON: pretty dangerous. I might have done damage on the car.

  60. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And we are safely through.

  61. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  62. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Yuki, we got lap time deleted. Turn 5.

    Yuki TSUNODA: What?!

  63. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  64. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: And in my opinion, we picked up the projectors there.

  65. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Engineer: In medium to low speed, agreed. High speed looks a bit on the north, turn 2, turn 9.

  66. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: Yuki, we got lap time deleted. Turn 5. What?! It was a mega lap. You f***ing kidding me?! Oh my god!

  67. Nyck DE VRIESAlphaTauri

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  68. ZHOU GuanyuAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Our job is set in at the end of a solid qualifying, I would say, boxes lap. Box, box.

  69. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah, come on guys, ****** is here, all the time in the way. Unbelievable.

    Engineer: I know.

  70. Yuki TSUNODAAlphaTauri

    Yuki TSUNODA: You f***ing kidding me?

  71. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: You didn't tell me there was a car behind Yeah, sorry guys, I don't know what the hell went on on this session

    Engineer: It

    George RUSSELL: was all going on Massive mountain high speed, couldn't get my tyres working

  72. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: Ignore rear right temperature if you're looking at it, ignore rear right and the wind is similar to before

  73. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Oscar PIASTRI: I've had a surge out of 10-7.

    Engineer: Yep, we've got that in the data.

  74. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Esteban OCON: I'll let you know where we are. We need not to be the first car out if possible. We need to have someone in front

  75. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: High speed aerobalance.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, that's nice.

  76. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: 9 tenths to Verstappen P1, he had a new softair. Everyone else is on used tyre.

  77. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Remember, just think about a gap earlier in the lap and make sure we get a good one at the end.

  78. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: What's the gap I had with the cars?

    Engineer: Eleven seconds to a group of Piastri, Norris and Esteban

  79. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: We'll target a five second gap to stroll in front, gap two seconds only stroll to go, three seconds

  80. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Tintin! Tintin!

    Engineer: Yeah, I know. I know.

  81. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: See you later. See

    Fernando ALONSO: you later.

  82. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: What we could be 12-7

  83. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: And that's pole position, mate.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, not too bad. I mean, also that last lap was going to be very lovely. It was. Well done, guys.

    Engineer: Not worth taking that last sector in it. Well done, mate.

  84. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: Keep pushing. Yep.

    Lance STROLL: I feel like I have the three thumbs down. Fuck.

  85. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Ah, yes, we got some. Gave it everything.

  86. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Just two one-thousandths to Gasly in P4.

    Lewis HAMILTON: Still, guys, that's the best qualifying we've had. So thank you to everyone back at the factory for pushing. And we're slowly progressing, so thank you.

    Engineer: Thank you, Luce. Yeah, we're getting there.

  87. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: And we box, box, and win.

  88. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: That's P-10, Oscar. P-10. Lap looked like it was coming together well until turn 10.

    Oscar PIASTRI: Yep. Yeah, sorry about that.

  89. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: What a team, guys!

    Carlos SAINZ: What a team! Good job, guys! Well done!

  90. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: And we box, box, and when you get to the FIA, you'll need to turn the car fully off.

    Oscar PIASTRI: Copy, I'll skip out that.

  91. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Oscar, well done. I'm sure you'll beat yourself up about that last lap, but it was coming together really well, first two sectors.

  92. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Yeah,

    Oscar PIASTRI: yeah, sorry should have been a better result

  93. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: And I think that's, that's a wrong finish, now that's where we are, so P7.

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, sorry guys, I did went a bit deep in 10.

  94. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: 10, 10, 10, 10.

    Engineer: Yeah, I know, mate, I know.

  95. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: But it was like two 10s up in that 12 that

    Nico HULKENBERG: I lose these in the last two corners.

  96. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And you are P3, you are P3

    Lando NORRIS: Ah! What? Still? I

    Engineer: think my spanglish is good enough to say P3

    Lando NORRIS: Yep, interesting Good job mate, very

    Engineer: good job, well done

    Lando NORRIS: Let's go baby, you are the best race engineer ever And best performance engineer ever

  97. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: Ok mate, that's a P4.

    Pierre GASLY: Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.

    Engineer: Nice one mate. Nice lap mate, very nice lap.

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