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
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 8 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 8 messages
- Nyck DE VRIES · AlphaTauri · 8 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 8 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · AlphaTauri · 7 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 7 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 6 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 6 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 6 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Alfa Romeo · 5 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 5 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 4 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 3 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
George RUSSELL: Yeah, it's spitting in the pit lane, but only very lightly
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: And rain potentially comes in on the main straight turn 12 first.
Engineer: Rain is underway, I think.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, oh good just I got quite a few surges sixth gear turn one turn three and now turn nine
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.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Just went slightly on the gravel, so check the floor and everything.
Engineer: Copy.
Alexander ALBON: Bottoms the car quite hard when I rejoin.
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
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.
Engineer: OK, Whitebridge MAX, Whitebridge
Max VERSTAPPEN: I need to change helmet as well, get that ready
Engineer: OK, understood
Engineer: Just a few drops turn one
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
Engineer: OK mate, so B bow 3, track is clear ahead.
Engineer: We just have to watch what Magnussen opening now, but stay in front of Bottas, Bottas will be slow
Charles LECLERC: Check the line, exit of turn 12 and let me know turn 10, sorry, exit of turn 10
Engineer: Copy
Engineer: Watch your ears for Magnusson in phase but pushing but we need to push our in lap now
Carlos SAINZ: He should get a penalty for that. I had to leave to Daniela High School.
Nyck DE VRIES: What am I doing wrong there?
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, a big drop from the tire
George RUSSELL: Yeah, I'm gonna give it eyes work and just slide it everywhere
Lewis HAMILTON: Signs in the window, yeah?
Engineer: In terms of sectors, two tenths, sector one, two in the middle, and one and a half in the final.
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
Charles LECLERC: There's something wrong with my rears guys.
Engineer: Okay, we are checking it. We'll come back to you. Okay
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.
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
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
Engineer: Ok, we need maximum attack on tyres and brakes in the outside, maximum attack
Engineer: Elbows out, elbows out, we need good brake temp and cool your tyres as much as you can
Alexander ALBON: Guys there's so much to do
Fernando ALONSO: big impeding on the alpine on that lap to Verstappen
Engineer: We are out, right? Yes, we are out.
Charles LECLERC: Unbelievable.
Yuki TSUNODA: Really crazy numbers honestly this car
Engineer: I'm
Alexander ALBON: sorry for that. I honestly don't really get it. I just picked my own words
Engineer: Sorry Kev, we're out, sorry, I don't know what happened there, there were four cars, anyway, doesn't matter.
Logan SARGEANT: That was a disaster.
Engineer: Okay, unfortunately, that's P16 for us. P16.
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.
George RUSSELL: Man, I can't get my car turned. Turn 5.
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
Lewis HAMILTON: So if anything.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Max, we're happy for you to cancel the toggle at turn five.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I'll give it a go and see what happens
ZHOU Guanyu: The front is opening up masterly.
Esteban OCON: We should stay over here with the plan
Pierre GASLY: Copy, I want to do a click down on the flap as well.
Engineer: Yeah, copy.
Engineer: I'm
George RUSSELL: struggling so much here mate, cars bouncing all over the place, just no confidence with tyres.
Engineer: How was tyre prep on the last run? Tyre prep was excellent, if you do the same again we're in good shape.
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
Sergio PEREZ: We've got the fuel, we can go again.
Lewis HAMILTON: I lock in bears at 6.01
Pierre GASLY: Quite a big moment in the last corner.
Engineer: Yeah, copy that, seeing it.
Engineer: Okay, Nick, that's P-15.
Engineer: Stay negative. Stay negative.
Engineer: Yeah, I love it.
Sergio PEREZ: Unbelievable.
Engineer: Nowhere.
Lewis HAMILTON: Someone just backed up!
Engineer: It's
Lewis HAMILTON: pretty dangerous. I might have done damage on the car.
Engineer: And we are safely through.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Yuki, we got lap time deleted. Turn 5.
Yuki TSUNODA: What?!
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: And in my opinion, we picked up the projectors there.
Engineer: In medium to low speed, agreed. High speed looks a bit on the north, turn 2, turn 9.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yuki, we got lap time deleted. Turn 5. What?! It was a mega lap. You f***ing kidding me?! Oh my god!
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Our job is set in at the end of a solid qualifying, I would say, boxes lap. Box, box.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah, come on guys, ****** is here, all the time in the way. Unbelievable.
Engineer: I know.
Yuki TSUNODA: You f***ing kidding me?
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
Engineer: Ignore rear right temperature if you're looking at it, ignore rear right and the wind is similar to before
Oscar PIASTRI: I've had a surge out of 10-7.
Engineer: Yep, we've got that in the data.
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
Engineer: High speed aerobalance.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, that's nice.
Engineer: 9 tenths to Verstappen P1, he had a new softair. Everyone else is on used tyre.
Engineer: Remember, just think about a gap earlier in the lap and make sure we get a good one at the end.
Pierre GASLY: What's the gap I had with the cars?
Engineer: Eleven seconds to a group of Piastri, Norris and Esteban
Engineer: We'll target a five second gap to stroll in front, gap two seconds only stroll to go, three seconds
Fernando ALONSO: Tintin! Tintin!
Engineer: Yeah, I know. I know.
Engineer: See you later. See
Fernando ALONSO: you later.
Fernando ALONSO: What we could be 12-7
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.
Engineer: Keep pushing. Yep.
Lance STROLL: I feel like I have the three thumbs down. Fuck.
Lewis HAMILTON: Ah, yes, we got some. Gave it everything.
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.
Engineer: And we box, box, and win.
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.
Engineer: What a team, guys!
Carlos SAINZ: What a team! Good job, guys! Well done!
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.
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.
Engineer: Yeah,
Oscar PIASTRI: yeah, sorry should have been a better result
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.
Fernando ALONSO: 10, 10, 10, 10.
Engineer: Yeah, I know, mate, I know.
Engineer: But it was like two 10s up in that 12 that
Nico HULKENBERG: I lose these in the last two corners.
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
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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