Belgian Grand Prix 2024: Practice 3 team radio
26 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024, across 13 drivers. 25 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Pierre GASLY 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
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 4 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · RB · 4 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 4 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 3 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 3 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · RB · 1 message
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 1 message
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 1 message
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Kick Sauber · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: OK, so we're looking for keeping our pace up on the outlet, bring some tyre temp in.
Engineer: Stappan went off track turn 8 just be careful there in case it's wet
Engineer: OK Daniel, so confirm we have a big chunk of rain coming in 5 to 10 minutes.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I feel like I'm losing hydraulics. The steering is heavy.
Engineer: I
Daniel RICCIARDO: feel like I'm losing hydraulics. The steering is heavy.
Engineer: Checking. Something feels weird. Copy that. Currently looking, we can't see anything.
Engineer: Heavier rain reported turn 5, minor, white H12 position 1, white H12 position 1.
Yuki TSUNODA: I have to charge on and focus on another lap.
Engineer: Copy.
Fernando ALONSO: Tell me before, man, because I can let album go on, have a clear track.
Oscar PIASTRI: The spray on the straight is really bad Same as last year
Engineer: And
Oscar PIASTRI: it's quite wet Turn 7 to turn 8
Engineer: Okay, got that
Engineer: Expect this heavier rain to last 10 minutes.
Engineer: Atlanta we think this class 3 rain may last 10 minutes we don't have your on board but Verstappen is staying off the dry line turn 12 to 13
Engineer: And let's watch out, it's 7, there might be gravel on the track
Pierre GASLY: High speed is very much on the nose at the minute.
Sergio PEREZ: I need a bit of space, I cannot see.
Engineer: Ok, no immediate hands behind.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, the rain is intensifying now.
Engineer: Okay, do you want another lap?
Pierre GASLY: Can try.
Lando NORRIS: Are they still improving? I think it's getting too wet.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Sonic 2 feels weird.
Engineer: Understood, box, box.
Engineer: We think the conditions are getting worse. Could be better in about 10 minutes, no risk.
Engineer: Okay mate, so we've got heavy rain, or rain like this for another five minutes, then another ten minutes after that, a lighter rain and then nothing. There's too much standing water, we've got nothing to risk, we've got a feel for balance, happy to box.
Charles LECLERC: But if you know if nobody is driving then we box still
Engineer: some drivers driving Max and Piastri pitted and Norris pitted
Engineer: But for their current conditions lap time looks competitive So we think the session will clear up towards the end so we'll buy that time
Lance STROLL: Crash copy
Engineer: that UK lumps.
Lance STROLL: Yeah, okay,
Engineer: so not sure we get that back. Are we learnt so
Engineer: you can go for driver default delta zero on now please
Engineer: And I think you know, but just a reminder, no need to take risks here. And reminder, lots of standing water. Exit turn 11.
Engineer: Okay, sight's off, turn 8.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, there's too much water guys, I don't even know why we did a start to defect.
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