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Team radio transcript

United States Grand Prix 2024: Practice 1 team radio

73 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the United States Grand Prix 2024, across 18 drivers. 68 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. George RUSSELL 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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  2. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  3. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: And it's going to be headwind into turn 115 APH.

  4. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And Lando, we are happy with this time.

    Lando NORRIS: Confirmed.

  5. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: As

    Lewis HAMILTON: far as there's glory.

  6. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay, wind speed is 15 kph, headwind out of 12 or into 1.

  7. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Jack Peel is very smooth at the moment under that tree. Very smooth.

  8. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And Lando Minor, purple default 2-2, purple default 2-2 for the beeps.

  9. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: We can go engine 4 and DRS on. Engine 4, DRS on.

  10. ZHOU GuanyuKick Sauber

    ZHOU Guanyu: I require a double charge straight away. It's overheating. Copy that.

  11. ZHOU GuanyuKick Sauber

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  12. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: The problem with the left mirror lens, it's a bit loose, it's going upwards, you can't really see much there.

  13. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Just work front left through 17, 18 with surface temp.

  14. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: So back off car ahead is Bottas, 10 ahead and Norris 15, so you're okay.

  15. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Brakes aren't feeling spectacular and ride up a low speed, it's just the cars hopping a little bit at the apex.

  16. Carlos SAINZFerrari

    Engineer: And please select engine 1 for the last push, Fioretti, on this compound, Magnussen 5 behind.

  17. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: Over winged as in, rear winged, not from the wing. 5 seconds on a lap, yeah ok, I was trying to understand that comment.

  18. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Please can we have a CSL6?

  19. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: so that's 200 kph down to 11 you can go recharge off as well for that

  20. Yuki TSUNODARB

    Yuki TSUNODA: I think the way I personally brake hard, strong braking zone, I think I keep looking at the front, front under rotation, and that's creating a bit of understeer, good corner.

  21. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: For turn 12, consider delaying initial turning too much combined.

  22. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Lando opportunity back off braking turn 1 turn 11 focus on exit

  23. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: Start safe now, you just set the strut two? Yes, strut two, please. You haven't got it yet?

  24. Liam LAWSONRB

    Liam LAWSON: If I can do another double cool, or at least a slow cool, I would like another one.

    Engineer: I'll keep you posted.

  25. Liam LAWSONRB

    Liam LAWSON: Only turn 1 I struggle with stability, like the low speed there, it's not really the same through the rest of the track, so can we use the toggle for turn 1?

  26. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: We're not sure how much fuel is in Colapinto's car, so we'll try and build a decent gap to him.

  27. Liam LAWSONRB

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  28. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: And energy button please, energy button, that's good. No DRS.

    Fernando ALONSO: It doesn't work.

    Engineer: I

    Fernando ALONSO: don't know why we don't go to one copy for the night.

  29. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  30. Liam LAWSONRB

    Engineer: Brake pressure in a few places, Apex turn 1, turn 11 Are you conscious about this question? Yeah, I don't feel like I'm doing it, but for

    Liam LAWSON: me it's super unstable on the way in I don't feel like I'm going to lose the car, but whether I brake early or late, I can't seem to do anything about it Yeah, for me it's rolling the speed, so whether I push the entry or don't push the entry, I can't roll the speed with the car

    Engineer: Copy that, let's bear in mind we're on hard, I'm going on soft, we may suffer a bit more front limitation, we'll have a look

  31. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah, a lot of fantasy to finish it up.

  32. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: How many? Scenario 3, please. We're in 4 at the moment.

  33. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I don't think I can charge the battery.

    Engineer: Yeah, we'll go for a double slow-max.

  34. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: Just for info in turn seven we're much quicker than other people and then we have a lot of understeer in eight

  35. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Nico HULKENBERG: Yep, I noticed that too.

  36. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Could you go to multifunction AQR1, please? Multifunction AQR1.

  37. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Is Alonzo... Is Alonzo State of Elapse? Don't know.

    Engineer: Don't know. Um, no DRS, please.

  38. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: We will need multifunction DO position 12 multifunction DO position 12

  39. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Purple default zero alpha X. Purple default zero alpha X.

  40. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: For the S's consider back right toggle

  41. Esteban OCONAlpine

    Engineer: So a tear-off reminder, if you like, on that one.

  42. Valtteri BOTTASKick Sauber

    Engineer: And spark one, spark one, watch the fronts in turn eight.

  43. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: You can try mode F1.

  44. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Under balance by 0.7 currently.

  45. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Low speed tailwind by Paul

  46. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Think about what I said in the garage regarding the c5 c4 Hey

  47. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: Turn 11, diff is too open. Do not use the toggle turn 11. Other car is one gear down for rotation.

  48. Nico HULKENBERGHaas

    Engineer: On low fuel turn 7 we were a lot faster

  49. Franco COLAPINTOWilliams

    Franco COLAPINTO: Are we targeting zero?

    Engineer: Yeah, targeting zero, number 10-12, you got, 10-2-U, on lap

  50. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Marker for steering angle, turn 15, stock in front.

  51. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: So who points us out a bit more than we spoke about?

    Engineer: AFER, we'll do that.

  52. Yuki TSUNODARB

    Yuki TSUNODA: But I'm

    Engineer: going

    Yuki TSUNODA: to be stuck with the cool-down lap guys.

  53. Franco COLAPINTOWilliams

    Franco COLAPINTO: Hamilton really blocked me in

    Engineer: the

    Franco COLAPINTO: highskins, so I think I lost quite a bit of them for them. Yeah, yeah, we saw that. We saw that.

  54. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: And speed in that first sector, the 4 to 7, just too low, apex speeds.

  55. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: correction Hulk is quick he's approaching turn one now then there's three seconds to Tsunoda

  56. Franco COLAPINTOWilliams

    Engineer: So stop shot, stop shot and level up, please. Stop shot and level up.

  57. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: and white h14 position 11 white h14 position 11

  58. Franco COLAPINTOWilliams

    Engineer: What's the target of the rear? We target plus 5 please, plus 5. Watch out, Verstappen.

  59. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Raidwood really poor there, turn 16, 17, sorry.

  60. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: So will be one short burnout target two reds right inside

  61. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: And the clutch was 3% shallow.

  62. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Just check all the cornerways mate. Yeah will do. I've just pulled to the left, before the weighbridge, I think they're just going to call another car on.

  63. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: All okay. Yeah,

    Pierre GASLY: just lost it on braking.

  64. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: When

    Lewis HAMILTON: I come in you have to check those damn tires and check the floor.

  65. ZHOU GuanyuKick Sauber

    ZHOU Guanyu: I have a problem, guys. I have no power. Yeah, it's not recovering. Stay in gear.

  66. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Engineer: copy so we saw what happened well done for avoiding the accident

  67. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Ride is definitely worse at this fuel load.

  68. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: There you go, you know what to say to players this weekend

  69. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: But that turned four for Lewis, because I had a big moment there as well.

    Engineer: Yeah, A, but it

    George RUSSELL: looks like it was... That's weird. Yeah, have a look at mine, because I had something very similar there.

  70. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Ty, it's a little bit cold to start a lap. Roger that, Max.

  71. Sergio PEREZRed Bull

    Sergio PEREZ: The meanest throw was the ride in the low speed. I started to bounce a lot more.

    Engineer: Yeah, copy.

  72. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Give me some feedback how wide drivers are running. Exit turn 9. Over that cab.

    Engineer: So turn 9 exit Verstappen is right up to the blue line so he's right up to the limit.

  73. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: I don't have a second lap, right? No, you don't. Next car pushing is Noah.

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