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Austrian Grand Prix 2024: Qualifying team radio

46 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024, across 18 drivers. 43 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Logan SARGEANT had the most, with 4.

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

    Logan SARGEANT: Locking a lot the rears, T3, T4.

  2. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Lewis is going very slow.

    Engineer: Yeah, he's clear in sector 3, doesn't need to be quite so slow. Let's build a gap.

  3. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Okay, I did a big mistake in trick

  4. Yuki TSUNODARB

    Engineer: Aoki lap time deleted, turn 6, drop limit

  5. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Lando we need to do another one please we need to do another one if you want to drive through the pit lane you can do plenty of time for that

  6. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Lando, we need to do another one please, we need to do another one.

  7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah, just slow mate.

  8. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Engineer: okay sadly i think that's us out i'm afraid so run to its delta keep it negative

  9. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  10. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  11. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Engineer: Sector 1, Sector 2 were very good. What happened Sector 3?

  12. ZHOU GuanyuKick Sauber

    ZHOU Guanyu: Here, copy. They've thrown the best lap one, but they're now struggling after it. Copy that. They've thrown the best lap one, but they're now struggling after it. Here, copy. They've thrown the best lap one, but they're now struggling after it.

  13. Alexander ALBONWilliams

    Alexander ALBON: We did a good job with the car, it's just we don't quite have the pace.

  14. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: We know our limitations in this condition, isn't it? I mean, it's such a shame, man.

  15. Logan SARGEANTWilliams

    Logan SARGEANT: Honestly, man, it's so frustrating, man, this.

  16. Valtteri BOTTASKick Sauber

    Engineer: I'm

    Valtteri BOTTAS: a little bit distracted by Zunoda in turn 1.

  17. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: I picked up a little bond signal up.

  18. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: I

    Carlos SAINZ: picked up a little bouncing a lot

  19. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: Ok, so you're all clear behind C. Ah, I'm happy.

    Fernando ALONSO: Nearly crashing 7 and 10. Yeah,

    Engineer: I know mate.

  20. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Ah f***, nearly crash in 7 and 10 Yeah I know mate

  21. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, so that Haas is not in the pit lane, not in the first lane.

    Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, he didn't let me by.

    Engineer: He doesn't follow the regs, but that's his problem.

  22. Daniel RICCIARDORB

    Engineer: How much did we miss out by? It's like, yeah, nothing, 10 minutes, we're gone.

  23. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Okay, we are through as well. Yes!

  24. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, that's me. Good effort anyway, trying something different.

  25. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: Not bad. Very good recovery. Not in a hectic session.

    Engineer: Yeah, good job Nico.

  26. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: We're a different group to be honest, a little lower initially.

    Engineer: Understood.

  27. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Currently p3 max

  28. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Six in the last corner.

    Engineer: Understood.

  29. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Engineer: Oh

  30. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: Main loss to Carlos Tentful.

  31. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: behind to worry about.

  32. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  33. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: Yeah, we'll run the new

  34. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: Oakberg does have a new set, yeah. It's alright, lot can happen here.

  35. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: A

    Oscar PIASTRI: couple of ebooks.

  36. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: Front end as the run progresses. I'm losing the front end as the run progresses.

  37. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: I'm losing the front end as the run progresses.

  38. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Need more front wing, go down the sail.

    Engineer: OK, copy.

  39. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Well, I make that was mighty absolutely mighty

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Fire that will thank car was really strong guys. Nice again Really really good

  40. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Yeah, I think I broke everything under the car.

  41. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Carlos SAINZ: So I think I could have lost it in one, but good job, Chris. I think we maximized that.

  42. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: P3,

    George RUSSELL: P3 good job. Yes, nice one

  43. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: Yep, solid job, gents. Let's bring this through tomorrow. There's something on offer.

    Engineer: Yep, copy that.

  44. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Well done.

    Engineer: Yeah, well done Max. As I say, 4.10s to Lando, 4.5s to Piastri, then over half a second to Russell.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, that's amazing.

  45. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: OK, so that's P6, that's five and a half tenths off the stappen. We may have a lap diluted, but we'll see where that puts us. So, P5.

    Lewis HAMILTON: Oh, for a second there, this track is crazy.

  46. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Oscar, correction, the lap has been deleted, the lap has been deleted, we're P7, P7 Sorry mate We'll go forwards from there

    Oscar PIASTRI: How? Where was it deleted?

    Engineer: Turn 6

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