São Paulo Grand Prix 2024: Race team radio
72 radio messages were recorded during race at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2024, across 18 drivers. 68 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lando NORRIS had the most, with 16.
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 · 16 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Yuki TSUNODA · RB · 5 messages
- Oliver BEARMAN · Haas · 5 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Kick Sauber · 4 messages
- Franco COLAPINTO · Williams · 4 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Liam LAWSON · RB · 4 messages
- Fernando ALONSO · Aston Martin · 4 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Haas · 2 messages
- ZHOU Guanyu · Kick Sauber · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Alpine · 2 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Ferrari · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: It opens in two minutes, so when you get down the end, we'll turn it on.
George RUSSELL: Front's just buckling all the way through high-speed six
Engineer: Albin will not take part in the race, but his grid spot will be left empty.
Yuki TSUNODA: Was it ever break always at the rear locking side?
Engineer: So Alex is having a look at it, but yes, you have a bit of rear locking everywhere
Engineer: D1.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Franco COLAPINTO: Well good, just start steering to the left and then it vibrates quite a lot the brake pedal.
Lewis HAMILTON: Sun is falling down my left shoulder, just
Engineer: check something for my seat.
Franco COLAPINTO: Guys, thank you so much for this. You are legends. Thank you. Guys, thank you so much for this. You are legends. Thank you. Guys, thank you so much for this. You are legends. Thank you. Guys, thank you so much for this. You are legends. Thank you. Guys, thank you so much for this. You are legends. Thank you. Guys, thank you so much for this. You are legends. Thank you.
Engineer: minutes we'll check from the engine island. We'll
Franco COLAPINTO: check.
Engineer: Everybody starts on Inter.
Engineer: Everybody starts on Inter.
George RUSSELL: These brakes are 200 degrees too cold, no matter what I do I can't get them working.
Engineer: Red flag, red flag.
Liam LAWSON: That's awesome.
Engineer: It's
Nico HULKENBERG: clearing up a bit now out here, it's pretty bright actually.
Engineer: Hello Gaelic, checkered flag. That was a tough one. Well done for getting to the end mate.
Engineer: Can we have charge on please? Charge on.
Oliver BEARMAN: Kuryaev, Kuryaev
Engineer: Thanks
Oliver BEARMAN: everyone I'm sorry, too many mistakes out there
Engineer: It
Oliver BEARMAN: was a f***ing race
Engineer: They don't get any harder than that I think Oli So, you know, it's early days isn't it?
ZHOU Guanyu: Yeah, the whole ice skating man
ZHOU Guanyu: Especially at the start and the restart, man, I was out of ice.
Engineer: Yeah, difficult race Valtteri. Seemed like we mostly struggled with tire warm-up on the restart.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Can't
Engineer: be
Valtteri BOTTAS: too loud here. That's more I can do.
Valtteri BOTTAS: We've had some sitting ducks on the restarts with the tyre warm-up, but anyway, as well with things stabilised, we're still lacking pace.
Liam LAWSON: Yeah, I mean honestly, I don't know Like I had a lot of pace at the start of descent, but obviously too much because Inna just dropped away
Engineer: Yeah, but you were defending hard. Don't forget you were defending hard
Engineer: EMP 9, double points for us. That's good.
Engineer: Tricky day, I know. I know how you feel, but nevertheless, you can be very proud of what you've done.
Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, can be good, can be bad, if it's almost it, would be super good, but yeah, didn't go well, or didn't come towards us, I guess, is the first thing, but yeah, anyway, we have a safety car.
Engineer: So we're expecting more rain 20 minutes into the race, then a fairly short period and then a brief period where it's not raining and then a much heavier amount of rain coming after that.
Engineer: So Max, this increased rain intensity will last around two or three minutes.
Engineer: Oli, we have a 10-second penalty for the collision with Colopinto.
Oliver BEARMAN: Right. He didn't even lose any time.
Nico HULKENBERG: It's getting slippery with these worn tires in the wet here.
Engineer: We think the time might become strict immediate and maybe six or seven laps or so. We need to get to the rain and then make the right time when to stop.
Lando NORRIS: Folks, do you ever take a subpoena?
Engineer: We can consider it. We'll think about it.
Lando NORRIS: I think box for
Engineer: what reason don't do as a box to overtake too much traffic no
Lando NORRIS: it's just starting to rain a lot if you don't want me to box I'll stay out we
Engineer: think this time is going to be okay for a bit we prefer to stay okay
Engineer: Lando Leclerc pitted for a new tyre. He went into traffic and cannot clear it.
Franco COLAPINTO: Guys, thank you so much for this. You are legends. Thank you.
Engineer: So this man rain decreasing in one to two minutes
Max VERSTAPPEN: Colum Pinto is also parked in the wrong grid slot. Yeah,
Engineer: all sorts of procedures have been breached here Max. We're looking into it. Should not have started.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, you have to wait for a green light.
Engineer: Yeah, this mess was caused from the front. We're just trying to unpick it. You did the right thing
Lando NORRIS: I guess everyone can just change tires for free now, huh?
Engineer: They
Lando NORRIS: can
Engineer: Oh
Engineer: We're not sure, we don't think there's a problem with the car, there was quite a bit of rear locking there. We had huge front locking, nearly
Fernando ALONSO: went off all symptoms.
Engineer: So Orlando, at the restart time, there's possibly a class 1 to 2 rain for 10 minutes and then nothing after that.
Lewis HAMILTON: The ride is really bad.
Engineer: The
Lewis HAMILTON: car is bouncing so much.
Engineer: Now expect this rain till lap 30.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I just struggling to overtake, so slow on the 3.
Engineer: Lando, there's been lots of offs. Most of them are white lines.
Engineer: The
Lewis HAMILTON: car's not dry a little bit. I'm locking up, bouncing everywhere.
Engineer: Understood.
Max VERSTAPPEN: He was squeezing me onto the white line and I was leaping across to him.
Liam LAWSON: He crept up to
Engineer: the
Liam LAWSON: side of me.
Engineer: So a red flag, a red flag. I said
George RUSSELL: it! Should have stayed out.
Engineer: Into the pit lane, follow the safety car.
Engineer: Lando, Oscar behind you has a 10 second penalty, we want there for you to get close to Leclerc What do you think I'm doing?
Lando NORRIS: I'm trying to go as quick as I can
Fernando ALONSO: I will finish the race for the mechanics but they did a very good job today but my back is hurting man this bouncing is not normal
Max VERSTAPPEN: Wow, it's been a long time coming mate, but boy was that worth the wait. You are the man. Yes What an unbelievable race guys, you know what that is simply lovely I tell you that
Pierre GASLY: Historical. That's historical. Incredible. From
Engineer: where we started to be here now. Double podium as a team. Thank you very much.
Pierre GASLY: What a race. P13 to P3.
Engineer: Amazing job, man. Thank you very much.
Pierre GASLY: That's
Engineer: why
Pierre GASLY: we should never give up, it's never over, nobody would have predicted it, but we made it happen. Good job guys.
Engineer: Max, that was amazing. 17th to 1st, that was a world champion's drive. You were absolutely a class of your own today. Yeah, mate, that was, you almost put 2016 into the shade there. That was absolutely masterful. Fantastic. Well done, everyone. Never give up.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What
Engineer: a day. Emotions left and right. Unbelievable. And that is how we silence them. Exactly. Yeah, enjoy this in-lap, mate. It's been a little while since we've done this, but that was a masterclass. It's been a while, but we're good at it.
Carlos SAINZ: Ricky, discern on new inter. Which inter is this?
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, thank you to all the mechanics. They got it before the race. Outstanding job. You deserve better, but thank you anyway. Thank you, guys.
Engineer: P-11, light didn't fall, I'll wait.
Sergio PEREZ: Yep, nothing worked today.
Engineer: If the weather stays as it does we think it'll be these tyres to the end so it'll be about tyre condition and racing cars on track.
Engineer: So that's a P10 mate, it's a tough weekend for just a point, but well done anyway. Yeah,
Lewis HAMILTON: that was a disaster of a weekend guys, that's the worst the car's ever been. But thank you for continuing to try a great job, pull the guys in the pitstop. If this is the last time that I get to perform, it's a shame it wasn't great, but great for you.
Engineer: Yeah, thank you Lewis.
Engineer: But this is what I'm saying, mate. One lap, things could look rosy. Next lap, we're all bunched together. Anything can happen. Still a very, very long way to go. Keep your head down, keep focused. 29 laps remaining.
Engineer: There is another band of rain potential for the end of the race
Engineer: And then a weather update on lap 60. We expect Class 1 to Class 2 rain to last for about four laps.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Well done mate, Zario 10, and P2, well
Esteban OCON: done
Engineer: mate, we
Esteban OCON: didn't think we were going to be there right,
Engineer: funnily enough no I didn't think so no, so well done, yeah
Esteban OCON: well done to Pierre on P3 that's amazing guys, yeah that is, for you, I'll be fine.
Engineer: T5, T5
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, we're all with you, all that pace was clearly missing today, so incredibly difficult to manage
Oscar PIASTRI: Yep, yeah, just, yeah, so Dark Rose just
Engineer: lacked
Oscar PIASTRI: a lot of pace, I think, just no re-grip, so thanks for the effort, and sorry for a scruffy day.
Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, thank you to all the mechanics, the garage, before the race Outstanding job You serve better, but thank you anyway. Thank you guys
Engineer: Copy mate, thanks
Engineer: Hard fight, good drive, and yeah, shame we didn't fully capitalise. Alpine is P2, P3.
Liam LAWSON: Yeah, I mean, honestly, I don't know, like, I had a lot of pace at the start of the stint, but obviously too much, because Inna just dropped away.
Engineer: Yeah, but you were defending hard, Liam, don't forget you were defending hard.
Liam LAWSON: Well, I don't know, I gave Chico's pace at turn 1, I don't know what happened at turn 2 there.
Engineer: Yeah, it's all OK.
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