Dutch Grand Prix 2024: Race team radio
108 radio messages were recorded during race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024, across 19 drivers. Lando NORRIS had the most, with 15.
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
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 15 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 10 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 10 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 9 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 9 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 7 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 5 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 5 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Kick Sauber · 4 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · RB · 4 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 3 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 3 messages
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 3 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 2 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Kick Sauber · 2 messages
Every message, in the order it happened
Charles LECLERC: What tiles does Carlos use?
Engineer: His QoLi used soft but with one less push than yours
Max VERSTAPPEN: I think the front wing is OK. Understood. Let us know if you'd like to evaluate any other diff option. No, it's just, you know, the two corners that are really wind-sensitive,
Engineer: you
Max VERSTAPPEN: just, yeah, have a bit of a different balance with the rest, I'm OK. Copy that.
Engineer: And cool down the car charge button on we go to the grid and you were faster everywhere We go to the grid
Lewis HAMILTON: plus one copy
Engineer: stop the marks leave the engine running i
Lewis HAMILTON: just make it two just to see
Engineer: what that does okay sure thing yeah there's a not a huge amount of overheating at the moment uh yeah
Lewis HAMILTON: i think the balance we have is this is
Engineer: the
Lewis HAMILTON: one okay we'll go plus two yep
Logan SARGEANT: Thank you guys for the rebuild, I know how much work it was, I appreciate the efforts, so let's go. Yeah, let's go, we'll all be on you mate, let's have a good day today.
Logan SARGEANT: Yeah, that's good line it up with the that side of the eye that works yeah right there
Carlos SAINZ: Radio check, Carlos. Can you hear me? Yeah, all good. Copy. Check the putty.
Pierre GASLY: Just for the strategy, whoever's got a new soft and
Engineer: he's not starting on it most likely means they're going to try the one-stop so just thinking about Sunoda behind they did the one-stop as well in.
Pierre GASLY: Budapest, so they're probably quite confident on their entire day Just to keep that in mind would not be surprised to try one stop if they start on medium
Engineer: Yeah that'll clear. Okay whenever you're happy we're going to put some tape over on the wall here just to give you a reference. So Rob's there so we'll move the guys out of the way when you're happy and then we'll mark it up.
Engineer: Okay Kev, just for info, we've got Hamilton, Tsunoda and Bottas on soft C3s and we've got the rest of the field on new C2s.
Charles LECLERC: Ten cars left, behind is a bit much Copy,
Engineer: three and a half burnouts, three and a half
Engineer: Mode push, mode push.
Engineer: And mode race, mode race.
Logan SARGEANT: A lot of understeer. Help me out, B-mate.
Engineer: Okay, gap to Perez 1.1, gap to Alonso 0.8.
Engineer: And diff entry plus one nice first sector
Engineer: Okay gap to Perez at 1.8, Alonso behind 0.7 and we're currently P7.
Engineer: And try to focus on the peak and release into turn one
Engineer: OK, cars ahead are Ocon and Ricciardo, and then Bottas who's struggling on the soft.
Alexander ALBON: Yeah, at
Engineer: the
Alexander ALBON: minute we're just slow in the wrong places and fast in the wrong places.
Engineer: Copy, see what we can do.
Engineer: That's good Max, keep it up. Just watch that rear left sliding.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, all good. Uh, hanging on. A little bit of deck as usual and as expected. Uh, pace, I don't know, seems okay. Kind of going with him, but hard to tell.
Engineer: Who we are racing? We think it's just Max.
Lando NORRIS: I think we're racing whoever we think. The car ahead.
Engineer: Suggested for turn 2 and 3, left toggle, left toggle turn 2 and 3
Carlos SAINZ: Roger
George RUSSELL: All good on the gap, just shut up if it's left on 1.1 Yeah, 8.1
Engineer: Opportunity turn three exit you can use more of the Aramco
Engineer: I think you're close enough push and hold is available. Yeah, it's still working.
Alexander ALBON: We're
Engineer: just
Alexander ALBON: losing a ton of that time right now
Engineer: Focus on minimum speed turn 2 and good exit turn 3 to improve.
Engineer: Thought on plan A versus plan B.
Oscar PIASTRI: I think plan A.
Engineer: Copy that.
Engineer: Probably plan A. Plan B might be a way to beat Max.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I didn't pace this strong.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Scott, there's
Engineer: a
Max VERSTAPPEN: turn at over 10.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: And then a bit of an update for you. Overtaking looks as we expected. Things on model. That means probably plan A. Plan B might be a way to beat Max.
Lando NORRIS: I mean, I'm pretty happy with tyres at the minute, and if overtaking is hard, then whatever you guys think.
Engineer: OK, mate, suggest yellow G6 then, yellow G6.
Engineer: Okay, let's make use of this cleaner.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, my ties are just numb, they don't, they don't move.
Engineer: Yeah, copy that, man.
Engineer: Now we try to protect those rear tires in freer, but the pace is good
Lando NORRIS: What's the plan from here?
Engineer: Lando, how are the tyres?
Lando NORRIS: I think OK, mate. They feel pretty reasonable, I'm consistent, so...
Engineer: Well, Lando, we think just plan A. We think plan A. He might try the undercut, but that's cool. Plan A.
Engineer: Oscar, we're in the window for a full safety car. In the window for a full safety car.
Engineer: So, Orlando, we think just plan A. We think plan A. He might try the undercut, but that's cool. Plan A. He will have DRS. Just look after some of the wheelspins at exit.
Lando NORRIS: It felt like my brakes are going long, but I feel like there's a lot more wind all of a sudden. Okay, we're checking now.
Engineer: and Hamilton lap time 6.7 on soft behind Gasly
Engineer: Brakes-wise, everything's fine from our side. Yeah, it's okay. I think it's weird.
Charles LECLERC: I prefer to have these 17 inch for otherwise I don't rotate the car so
Engineer: Leclerc point five Lando using fifth in final corner
Engineer: And this pit window has three cars in it at the moment, so just wait for them to clear out.
Engineer: So gap to Hamilton at 0.8. He's quicker than us in 7 and 8, but you're quicker in 9 and 10.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I can't
Engineer: go
Max VERSTAPPEN: faster. The car doesn't stop for my inputs.
Engineer: Ok, so box opposite to Gasly
Fernando ALONSO: Any update on the target?
Engineer: Russ, it's still on target, plan A.
Engineer: Okay, you got clear air now plan a target plus five let's go
Engineer: Switch position grey, entire phase update.
Carlos SAINZ: Copy.
Engineer: Box and pit confirm Max, box, pit confirm, we strap 12 in pit lane
Engineer: Solano, we're going to box this lap to cover. Suggested coming down one. Happy?
Lando NORRIS: Happy.
Engineer: Very happy to push the tyre more, turns 2, 7 and 8 if you can, 2, 7 and 8.
Engineer: The check-wheel box soon, we believe, has been asked to remove tyre management.
Engineer: So Piastri at last lap, he's done 16.1, he's just going to build a tyre offset to us. We just need to have these tyres in a good window for the end of the race.
Engineer: Bottas ahead is 16 lap hard
Engineer: OK, Lagan, 39 to go, Ocado 2.5 ahead, Ocon 6.5 behind, lap time target 16.4, 16.4.
Engineer: And another pitch behind Verstappen, 7, Leclerc, 12, Russell, 16.
Engineer: So this tire should be a bit more robust on the rear, but just be careful with the front.
Fernando ALONSO: Great situation.
Engineer: So we are happy to be one-click rearwards on brake balance if you want. We're racing Gasly and Hülkenberg. Hülkenberg stop lap 15.
Engineer: Looks like Sainz and Perez may be pushing each other quite hard so it may come back to us.
Engineer: Good improvement turn two and three still to focus exit turn three but good improvement
Engineer: Good stuff capture Leclerc 3.8
Alexander ALBON: It's just dangerous, like really dangerous.
Engineer: Gap to Verstappen is 10. Under a safety car, we think we would take it for a medium, come out behind him, and then you'd pass him. Happy?
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, just maybe a little call for this. I agree. I'll figure it out.
Pierre GASLY: Guys, I need some feedback on tires.
Engineer: Okay, from our side, tires are looking good. From our side, we'll get you more feedback.
Engineer: And keep it tidy. Good job.
Engineer: Keep doing what you do mate. This is good times are looking better now than Leclerc and Perez
Engineer: And just be careful breaking that late into turn 11.
Engineer: Okay, how's the tire, Checo? How is the tire?
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, not very good.
Engineer: What's the
Lewis HAMILTON: goal?
Engineer: So fastest stint to the end
Engineer: And you can push the tires more in turn two.
Engineer: At the race start, Hamilton did 21 laps on a soft, and he's just fitted a second soft now. Would you choose soft or medium at a safety car?
Oscar PIASTRI: I would choose medium still.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: I'm not changing on wind, still tail exit on 3
Oscar PIASTRI: How's the tyre now? Not amazing, but it'll make it to the end.
Engineer: Copy that.
Engineer: Okay, race update. Cars behind Russell and Hampton. They're both on soft tyres. They may catch at the end of the race, so keep it clean.
Engineer: so happy with the sliding powers I think it's going to be close to catching Perez maybe not enough at the moment
Engineer: This was a nice lap come on
Lando NORRIS: What was the fastest swap?
Engineer: 13.8
Engineer: So we can push more on the high speed
Engineer: Eight to go at the line. Stroll 2.8 behind has a five second penalty. Ricardo is five behind you.
Engineer: George Lewis has been given a target of 13.8 we can kind of achieve similar repeat so Lewis has been given a lap time target of 13.8 he's done a 13.9 and then he's been in traffic
Engineer: Opportunity to Leclerc is turn 8 minimum and braking turn 11.
Engineer: And losing two tenths to Sargent in the combo of turn two to three. Two tenths.
Engineer: Five more laps fighting for P11. I leave you alone now.
Engineer: Yeah, so Perez at 14.8, so he has found some pace. He's nine seconds up the road
Engineer: Encharge uptime 4.8, flagship blue is to due in front, 2 seconds.
Engineer: Is there a Ricciardo behind us, Haftaris?
Lance STROLL: I don't f***ing
Engineer: know, Kurt.
Lewis HAMILTON: Fastest lap, OK?
Engineer: You still have fastest lap.
Lewis HAMILTON: Do I need to go again?
Engineer: Negative, we don't think so.
Engineer: Well done, you're welcome, beg your pardon.
Lando NORRIS: Uh-huh, simply lovely huh?
Engineer: Well done. He did just sneak it in there as well, fast as he could.
Lando NORRIS: Thank you. Well done boys, incredible job, car was unbelievable. Thank you so much, incredible job, let's keep pushing. This ain't gonna be more easy, more easier, because it was still a tough race, but let's keep pushing, from you all, thank you.
Engineer: It was a strong, strong drive, well done.
Engineer: So good job Max, we got what we thought we were today, so head down, nice job.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah difficult, difficult race that, but it's okay.
Engineer: Yeah good drive Max, we weren't quick enough today but you got everything that there was in the car, so well done, damage limitation.
Engineer: And what a race. What a race. Good job Charles.
Charles LECLERC: Amazing job. Also with the strategy perfectly executed. That was exactly what I had in mind. And we executed that well. That was really good.
Engineer: OK, mate. Solid stint at the end there. Tricky day, tricky conditions.
Sergio PEREZ: Yeah, mate. Just not ideal.
Engineer: How are your arms feeling?
Charles LECLERC: Much better than Friday, I think it was just the first day not from holidays, so a little bit sober then, since yesterday, all good Even the race wasn't that hard actually
Engineer: Maybe for you, we'll see
Engineer: Go on Lewis, so that's P8 mate, P8, just lost the fastest lap by half a tenth to Norris, he just went for it on the final lap I
Lewis HAMILTON: did ask you about that, I don't think I had it in the tyres anyways, but all good
Engineer: No, gave you some sweet changes, strap mode, but yeah, don't know if we had it in the tyre
Lewis HAMILTON: Good effort guys, sorry for such bad qualifying, I think
Engineer: the
Lewis HAMILTON: pace was not bad today, so if we had qualified higher naturally it would have been better, but anyways
Engineer: just keep pushing Yeah thanks Lewis, I think today was a much better reflection
Carlos SAINZ: MP5, good job, solid race, good pace. Good
Engineer: job Carlos, good job.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, good job guys, that was solid and yeah, completely different world to yesterday, so good job.
Engineer: Okay, not quite the afternoon we were looking for at P7.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, very, very tough afternoon. A lot to look into and understand.
Engineer: Yeah, AFEM. It's the tough ones that we learn the most from.
Engineer: Best day there, sorry for that. So that's P12 on the road, P13 with the penalty. Yeah, we need a much quicker car if we want to be fighting the points one.
Lance STROLL: Copy.
Engineer: Copy, all understood. Agreed.
Engineer: and that's the checkered flag checkered flag p4 oscar yeah
Oscar PIASTRI: well well done everyone congrats on the win oh yeah not a not a great weekend for myself so sorry about that uh but yeah thanks for the quick uh uh yep it's gonna be a fun next few races so thank you and we will go again next week yeah
Engineer: well done oscar honestly the pace through the few laps you had in clear air in the middle of the race was decent so uh we haven't put the whole weekend together but there's uh there's still good stuff there
Engineer: Well, very good drive. Very good. It's another P11, unfortunately, but you drove really great on that hard tire.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, thanks, buddy. Yeah, a couple of things to discuss, but later in the meeting.
Engineer: Yep, copy that. See you then.
Nico HULKENBERG: So, Tsunoda at the end, two-stop, didn't he?
Engineer: Tsunoda, yeah, soft, medium, hard.
Nico HULKENBERG: I think we got sucked in by him. Yeah,
Engineer: copy that. We were covering him, covering Albon, but yeah, no tip.
Nico HULKENBERG: Did Albon do one or two-stop?
Engineer: Albon ended up doing a two-stop. I'm not sure if that's what they planned. They went into a medium at the end. They had two mediums, but he's way behind.
Engineer: That's peak 10. I think really fell for us there.
Fernando ALONSO: Run switch to what?
Engineer: Warm up, please. Run switch to warm up.
Engineer: Well done, mate. It was a great first lap and some nice battles out there.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I must say I enjoyed the race. Some good fun out there, good battles. With Fernando, Luis, Carlos.
Engineer: Good
Pierre GASLY: recovery after Friday. Good job, guys. And yeah, it feels good to restart the second part of the year with some points. So let's try to focus on the coming one and keep improving race by race. Thanks.
Engineer: Tough race Kev, given where we started. Not surprising really, but anyway, thanks for giving it a go.
Engineer: OK, Alex, good job today. So that's P14 for us. Good recovery after yesterday, so sorry about that.
Alexander ALBON: Yeah, I don't think we really tried our best today, but yeah, well done, everyone. I think, thanks, Logan, for that as well, for the... for the hold-up.
Engineer: Yeah, copy that, Alex. Thank you. Yeah, Alex, I don't think we got a chance to show what the car could do today, but well done for sticking with it. It might come back stronger in once in a week.
Alexander ALBON: Yeah, I agree.
Engineer: Yeah, it was a very good start Valtteri, but obviously a difficult race for us after that.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, I tried everything I could. Pushing as hard as I can, but we're just not quick enough this weekend. But let's regroup and try next week on a different track.
Engineer: Yep, we will. So it's a P19 for us with Joe in P20.
Engineer: Ok Daniel, I think obviously it's a shame about Hülkenberg but it was a good race. It was quite enjoyable I must say.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I'll qualify for that next week and we'll have a good race.
Engineer: So that's P16, a lot of lap defending, doing really good, mode 14, I know it was difficult, but no mistake, did good there mate, solid race defending to these two cars on fresh over. Yeah, I just, I
Logan SARGEANT: don't know, lacked a bit of pace, but I think the two-stop was the way.
Engineer: We'll have time to look when you're back, but from the race you had to do, our plan, you raced well mate, that was good, good job. Especially after a difficult weekend, good recovery mate.
Logan SARGEANT: Alex, P14 on that two-stop, P14 for Alex. Good defending, Logan, against those two cars behind, and thank you for playing the team there.
Engineer: Of course, it's a tough race for us.
ZHOU Guanyu: We kind of lost the race in the first stint.
Engineer: Copy that.
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