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Azerbaijan Grand Prix2024 · Qualifying team radio

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13:59 to 15:13
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21 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024, across 13 drivers. George RUSSELL had the most, with 3.

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. George RUSSELLMercedes13:59:530:06

    George RUSSELLliterally like a Mexican standoff, as soon as one goes everyone pulls the trigger

  2. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:07:160:12

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, the car is jumping around like crazy on the rear axle.

    EngineerOk, copy.

  3. Franco COLAPINTOWilliams14:10:510:11

    EngineerSorry mate, I just touched the wall, so have a look at the rear right. Rear right, where did you touch? Was it Gasly 6 pushing? Gasly 6 pushing. Turn 15 exit.

  4. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:19:520:06

    EngineerMaya, I'm sorry.

  5. Oliver BEARMANHaas14:20:540:11

    Oliver BEARMANAh!

    EngineerAlright, you're through. You are through. Awesome job, mate. Awesome job. Thank God. Thank God. Well done, mate.

  6. George RUSSELLMercedes14:26:320:06

    EngineerThat was tight.

    George RUSSELLYeah, Piastri and Colapinto.

  7. George RUSSELLMercedes14:30:480:09

    George RUSSELLLet's get out there Riley, I think the track is starting to plateau

  8. Nico HULKENBERGHaas14:31:570:12

    Nico HULKENBERGLost quite a bit of rotation turn two there. Every time turning in turn two, don't really have the front But it's just there

    EngineerCopy, take a look

  9. Yuki TSUNODARB14:34:080:06

    EngineerWe need a great lap and I know you have it somewhere so let's focus on that one

  10. Charles LECLERCFerrari14:36:160:12

    Charles LECLERCWhen will I have someone in front? Come on, we practice that all weekend not to be completely alone in qualifying.

  11. Oliver BEARMANHaas14:41:560:08

    Oliver BEARMANHow do I look up? Damn

    Engineerit!

    Oliver BEARMANAh mate, I'm such an idiot!

  12. Franco COLAPINTOWilliams14:42:330:10

    EngineerOkay, you're 3-2-3, you're 3-2-3 mate. Congratulations.

    Franco COLAPINTOLet's

    Engineergo!

  13. Oliver BEARMANHaas14:44:010:16

    EngineerYou did a great job Olli, you should be very pleased with yourself. That was an excellent effort.

    Oliver BEARMANThanks guys. Thanks so much for loading the car up because I really put you in the s*** this morning, but so close to have something to show for it.

  14. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:50:050:07

    EngineerYeah, saw that. It's not right.

  15. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:54:390:14

    Lewis HAMILTONHow far behind am I?

    EngineerSo to look like it's eight and a half tenths

    Lewis HAMILTONCome on guys, get those temperatures up

    EngineerYep, copy

  16. Sergio PEREZRed Bull14:56:250:08

    Sergio PEREZOkay, we do a quick turnaround because we don't want to be the last car. Yeah, go for it.

  17. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren14:56:530:08

    Oscar PIASTRIThe Williams still has the airbox fan in.

    EngineerUnderstood.

  18. Charles LECLERCFerrari15:02:010:18

    EngineerAnd pole position no chance for anyone else that was beautiful.

    Charles LECLERCLet's go Yes Nice good job boys

  19. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin15:06:280:22

    Fernando ALONSOI didn't get it.

    EngineerYou got both Williams, P8, good job. Nice and slow on the way in. Well done mate, good job. Yes,

    Fernando ALONSOwell done guys, see you tomorrow. Crazy race always here, but good starting position.

    EngineerExactly, you're only less than a tenth behind Hamilton as well.

  20. Alexander ALBONWilliams15:12:340:21

    EngineerAlex, you drove spectacularly through qualifying. Well done for that. I'm sorry for that incident. We're going to make sure that doesn't happen again.

    Alexander ALBONYeah, thank you James. We're

    Engineergoing

    Alexander ALBONto fight tomorrow everyone, so don't stress. We can get points tomorrow.

    EngineerYeah, we win today. Together we lose together. Simple as that. But we have points on the table tomorrow.

  21. Franco COLAPINTOWilliams15:13:010:33

    Franco COLAPINTOHarry Mechanic, you were mega yesterday, I thought we were not going to go out in FP2 and you saved my life putting me out in that session to get confidence back, thank you for that.

    EngineerFranco, well done, you've really epitomized what we're all about here which is pulling together when things get tough, you did a great job of recovering after that incident and it's really, really, really proud to see how you stepped forward across all of this session and these last few sessions, well done, you can be proud of that.