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Qatar Grand Prix2024 · Sprint Qualifying team radio
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64 radio messages were recorded during sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024, across 18 drivers. 63 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Pierre GASLY had the most, with 9.
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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Engineer7, okay you're good, remember, straight line speed up to 24 where you will be go out.
ZHOU Guanyu5c at the front, another one.
EngineerWind same direction as FP1, but low intensity, 10 kph lower.
EngineerAnd the wind, headwind is reduced to turn 1, so just watch out breaking point first lap and Tyler will be a bit on the low side.
EngineerAlbon, just gone past.
EngineerOkay, we can look the temperature in the tires here
Yuki TSUNODACan I charge off after to whatever to sink
EngineerLeclerc is just coming into a cool lap, so he'll be going slow, and Perez starting it up.
ZHOU GuanyuThe car is too sensitive.
EngineerYeah, it's temperature.
Charles LECLERCYeah, what I did counts through
Liam LAWSONI think balance is not so bad honestly, I went off it.
EngineerNo threats behind
Kevin MAGNUSSENDon't need it
Yuki TSUNODAMust be probably the other stairside.
EngineerCopy
EngineerDo we need another lap? That was a good lap, so we're P4 at the minute and we'll keep an eye on it, Tsunoda coming watch out for Tsunoda
Lando NORRISYeah, I don't understand how Perez is doing such slow cooldown laps.
EngineerYeah, I struggled to get to my Delta, got to keep my head. Yeah, don't stress about it. If there's plenty of traffic, don't worry about it.
ZHOU GuanyuIt was a great out lap guys Beautiful
ZHOU GuanyuGetting stuck behind like six cars.
EngineerUnderstood. Watch for Delta.
EngineerWhat do you think about balance Nico we think you can add some
Nico HULKENBERGStand by.
Charles LECLERCMy front is great.
EngineerAnd then compared to other cars, we're losing time through 13, 14. They're just going faster through those corners than we are.
EngineerAnd Oscar, we have time for double call, but we suggest single call.
Pierre GASLYAlbans not respecting the Delta
Engineer...to site... Stop it!
Charles LECLERCIt's
Engineera
Charles LECLERCnightmare. I have no idea.
EngineerTell me a bit more cars behind. Yeah, there might be quite a few cars, I know. Now, next car pushing is Piastri. All of these are slow cars now around you. Piastri is seven. Piastri is seven. Tell me the cars that are fast, please. Yeah, Charles. I know, there are many cars. I'm trying my best.
EngineerYeah, you've got seven and a half minutes to our next session.
EngineerProbably a bit too close to Lawson on that one.
Valtteri BOTTASYeah, glad I've had to go because I've stalled.
EngineerYeah, copy.
Valtteri BOTTASOkay, how close to top 10?
EngineerLawson was P10 with a 22.39.
Fernando ALONSOYeah, we don't have the Ferrari behind we are not safe anymore for the wait
Alexander ALBONOkay, now I wanted more but the car is so different on the second push it's quite hard to just nail
Engineerit, the
Alexander ALBONfront is working so much better on the second
EngineerI'm afraid we are not through into Q3. No threats behind.
EngineerOk Liam, there was a big train coming, so I think we did the right thing to get going.
EngineerI wish I could take these guys over
Engineerthe wind is similar to the previous one
EngineerYou
George RUSSELLcan be posted if you guys are behind. I'll go and fill up one.
EngineerYeah, copy.
EngineerAnd George already plus five compared to where we are no pressure behind
Carlos SAINZDarts are not going to be ready.
Carlos SAINZYeah, I don't think there's a copyright
Pierre GASLYYeah, group didn't feel good
EngineerOkay, all right to copy
Pierre GASLYYeah, I got a it's difficult to let this guy by and watch out for Russell
EngineerA
Charles LECLERClot of understand. A lot.
Carlos SAINZI'll leave the balance book on the shelf, and if it looks good here, it's cool.
Max VERSTAPPENOkay, yeah. Not really fast. See you tomorrow.
EngineerLiam, I've got some bad news. Your lap time is due. You're pitting now. Turn 6.
EngineerUnfortunately it's with P-10 just a tiny bit.
Nico HULKENBERGSo, everybody improved on lap 2 I guess.
Pierre GASLYYeah, that's the best we could get so
Engineerlet's go
Pierre GASLYYeah, that's the best we could get so
Pierre GASLYYeah, a bit harder than this morning, but...
EngineerIt
Pierre GASLYwasn't as comfortable, still make it work and there is space, so all good.
EngineerOK, so that's a P-7, it's four and a half tenths of a tonne Norris.
EngineerSo P5, Carlos P4, 21.28 to the 21.3.
Sergio PEREZAh.
Sergio PEREZI don't know what looks like what's going on there.
Pierre GASLYYeah, that's ***. Don't bug me.
Yuki TSUNODAI don't understand why we're so rushing in disqualifying, honestly.
Yuki TSUNODAI don't understand, I don't understand, man.
EngineerYeah, copy, I hear you.
Yuki TSUNODAYeah, you don't hear me, man.
Liam LAWSONThat was a good lap man.
EngineerYeah, that was a good effort. We are in mate!
Liam LAWSONNo way!
EngineerWell done, well done. Is that P2? P2, yeah that's P2, good job. 60 milliseconds to Norris' first attempt.
George RUSSELLYeah, well done everyone. That was nice to drive in this session.
Max VERSTAPPENNot really fast. See you tomorrow.