Hungarian Grand Prix 2024: Qualifying team radio
78 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2024, across 17 drivers. 76 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Oscar PIASTRI had the most, with 14.
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
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 14 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 9 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 9 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · RB · 7 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 6 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · RB · 5 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Logan SARGEANT · Williams · 5 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 4 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 4 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Kick Sauber · 2 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 2 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Aston Martin · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Everyone is going on slips, Oscar.
Engineer: Go remember to respect the Delta time
Engineer: Mode K2 please, mode K2, and BC1 please, BC1.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, track is okay, plus the...
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: From Hülkenberg's onboard. He's the lead car track seems in relatively decent condition
Engineer: So let's just take caution on the curbs, let's prep the tires, we'll reset our shape.
Engineer: We think there could be one lap before the rain, so suggest strat 2. Strat 2 could be some rain after you've done one lap. Watch for Joe.
George RUSSELL: Still a bit of
Engineer: a
George RUSSELL: spit in here mate.
Engineer: We think there could be one lap before the rain, so suggest strat 2. Strat 2 could be some rain after you've done one lap.
Engineer: If you want to keep pushing, strap 12 does work.
Engineer: We expect this intensity for Q1, for the next minutes.
Engineer: Are you okay?
Logan SARGEANT: Yeah, I'm not sure the car is.
Lando NORRIS: Magnuson, so
Engineer: cars are pitted behind, I'll work out what they're doing, Oscar's the car behind, should be in phase, we think this rain will continue to the end of Q1.
Sergio PEREZ: Got a little bit weak in the last sector
Oscar PIASTRI: I definitely don't think it's getting better, but I can't tell if it's getting worse either.
Engineer: Copy.
Yuki TSUNODA: Let's be on the nose your last sector especially copy so if I Just talk about glasses last place to set some stability
Max VERSTAPPEN: I don't think we can improve like this
Engineer: What's your concern the temperatures or the rain? Okay, calm down max then if you're concerned about the rain we can box you can come back to the garage It's not a problem. You were talking to me about tyre temps
Engineer: There'll be a time here for three laps fast slow fast
Engineer: Just feedback on the track condition for us, please.
George RUSSELL: Sorry Dumbo.
Engineer: If we go, I would go single scrubbed. I put the scrub on. Do you agree?
Charles LECLERC: Okay. I agree. Let's do that.
Engineer: Russell was not faster Joe is faster middle sector
Engineer: Given the track condition, we can rethink the plan for Q2.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, sorry about the session guys. It's
Engineer: all
George RUSSELL: great
Engineer: No more rain expected. Box, box. Stay negative.
Engineer: Obviously we want to do a single push at the end, it's not raining anymore from the radar.
Engineer: And we are in Q2, so we need to be focused. Fast charge, fast charge, fast charge, please.
George RUSSELL: I mean, why are we not burning enough fuel in the car? The complete recession, guys. Traction's getting better and better.
Engineer: Overtake is available if you need on the outlet.
Engineer: So we can lean on tyres a bit more in sector 2, so through 8, 9, 10, let's lean on them a bit more.
Engineer: Multifunction DO position 8, when you can, multifunction DO position 8.
Engineer: And wind is high intensity. Stroll 2.
Logan SARGEANT: I need some flap
Engineer: Copy, how much?
Logan SARGEANT: 1.5 up
Fernando ALONSO: Happy with the lap. I think it will be enough
Engineer: Yeah, copy your p3 at the moment, but there was a lot of people on used
Alexander ALBON: I just, ties are totally gone so I have no idea what to expect in the next run.
Engineer: And let me know if a flap in 12 o'clock plus
Charles LECLERC: three
Engineer: We are thinking new if we are going.
Engineer: Let's think about it carefully. Yeah, we are staying.
Engineer: We're
Nico HULKENBERG: getting done here. Does this take it too long?
Engineer: Yeah, copy, still 315.
Nico HULKENBERG: We're getting done here, didn't take it too long
Nico HULKENBERG: Do I have some margin or nothing?
Engineer: I think very little. Sergeant, three behind, 2.5.
Nico HULKENBERG: it's not more possible with the used it's quite a big big delta used tire yeah
Engineer: absolutely nico you got the most out of it p11 well good job anyway with that crazy out lap too good job
Valtteri BOTTAS: That's all I got.
Alexander ALBON: I don't know why we didn't wait. I don't
Engineer: know
Alexander ALBON: why we didn't go out later with the track either.
Engineer: If
Alexander ALBON: we blew it for that, it would have been true.
Logan SARGEANT: Traffic's
Engineer: a
Logan SARGEANT: joke! Honestly! No one moves!
Engineer: So make that lack of a toe count, Max.
Engineer: Red button once you're out of the pit lane.
Engineer: So make that lack of a toe count, Max.
Engineer: And everything about mode turbo all clear in front and behind everything about mode turbo
Engineer: The second run could be affected by rain, so this could be the one.
Engineer: No reports of rain yet. Verstappen turn 9.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'd like two clicks, somehow this runtime isn't working that well.
Engineer: Understood.
Charles LECLERC: No, but the others are all with you
Charles LECLERC: No, but the others are all with you
Engineer: Yeah, only Richard and Tsunoda chose a scrub.
Yuki TSUNODA: Think it's good. It's okay.
Engineer: I
Yuki TSUNODA: would say half a step a bit more rotation, but not too far
Charles LECLERC: For some reason the front left completely gave up
Engineer: So I would assume you can do a normal good outlap. I wouldn't rush the outlap.
Engineer: F**k
Yuki TSUNODA: it, something happened. Sorry.
Engineer: They are going to restart the session.
Engineer: and be aware that others may try and race you on the out lap and we do want to start this lap.
Lando NORRIS: And rain. So
Engineer: rain expected at 1720 which is in 5 minutes time.
Engineer: So, Oscar, all cars down there are on used tyres.
Engineer: The priority here, Oscar, is on not getting any sporting infringements or penalties. So that means not excessively impeding cars in the pit exits.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Understood, I'll be McLaren safe so they're going to try and back everyone up.
Engineer: Other cars have been told to try and overtake us
Engineer: Ok, we need to push hard, push hard, overtake Piastri.
Engineer: So we need a full push out lap and you'll have six seconds margin, so zero margin.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Quite difficult that last lap, but yup.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, we'll finish it tomorrow.
Engineer: Good job, mate. Front right. Very nice. Let's go from there.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Daniel RICCIARDO: We'll finish it tomorrow.
Engineer: Alando, for the moment I think you can stop in the P1 position in front of the FIA garage. I hope.
Lando NORRIS: Right on.
Engineer: Yeah, Paul, what up?
Engineer: So Ricciardo, I believe is the car behind you, can't tell if it's Ricciardo or Sonoda but they're 9th and 10th.
Oscar PIASTRI: I think Sonoda's missing a couple of wheels so I don't think he'll be doing many laps. Ah
Engineer: yes, that's fair.
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