Japanese Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying team radio
11 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix 2025, across 7 drivers. Isack HADJAR had the most, with 4.
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
- Isack HADJAR · Racing Bulls · 4 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Kick Sauber · 1 message
- Alexander ALBON · Williams · 1 message
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 1 message
- Lewis HAMILTON · Ferrari · 1 message
- Oliver BEARMAN · Haas · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Max VERSTAPPEN: I still have that same problem. It's like the tires are not gripping on the front.
Isack HADJAR: I don't know what's wrong with me man. I mean, I just can't focus. I have so much lap time to find but it's just not drivable
Engineer: Understood Isaac, we try to reposition it in the garage
Isack HADJAR: Hey, if this is what runes are qualifying, just so you know, I'm very sorry.
Engineer: That's okay, I know you're doing your best out there.
Isack HADJAR: My issue is still here. I can't believe it. Can't believe it
Isack HADJAR: Mate, it's... I can't believe that.
Engineer: Okay, do we need to jump you out the car quickly? Question? Yes. Okay, push on your way in, please. Push on your way in.
Nico HULKENBERG: Yeah, damn it Not the I mean the outlet prep was It was a perfect a tricky that track position where we ended up Traffic and warm-up and all that
Engineer: That's a good gain in 11, that's good luck.
Alexander ALBON: Good one!
Engineer: The
Charles LECLERC: first sector was rubbish for me.
Lewis HAMILTON: Alphonse just got slow. Alphonse blocked me big time into turn 1.
Engineer: Nice job Oli, you're through. Well done, you're safe. Oh
Oliver BEARMAN: my god, nice!
Engineer: Yeah, well done man.
Engineer: That is insane. That is insane pole position. Yes,
Max VERSTAPPEN: let's go! Wow Yes guys
Engineer: What a lap. What a lap, Max. Unbelievable. You've done it Pure class mate, pure class You
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