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Team radio transcript

Monaco Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying team radio

14 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025, across 11 drivers. George RUSSELL 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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Pierre GASLY: Oh my gosh, who's that? Snipping from straw.

  2. Lance STROLLAston Martin

    Lance STROLL: I thought the clerk was ghastly, man.

    Engineer: I don't see the difference in the sun.

  3. Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes

    Engineer: Okay mate, you okay?

    Kimi ANTONELLI: I'm sorry, yeah I'm sorry

    Engineer: I'm sorry bud, you okay though?

    Kimi ANTONELLI: Yeah I'm sorry

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Whoa, wait. Lewis. Nice of him feeding it up.

  5. Lewis HAMILTONFerrari

    Engineer: First up and pushing behind three seconds, probably slowing down behind, two of yours. He said he was slowing down, it's ******

    Lewis HAMILTON: man.

  6. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: Lost power, lost

    George RUSSELL: power.

  7. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: primary started turn off turn on yep

    Engineer: let's give it a go

  8. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: I think that's game over. Sorry, mate. Got no battery.

  9. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Ah

  10. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Engineer: And we'll box this now.

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, box! I

    Engineer: cannot evolve. Good effort mate.

  11. Yuki TSUNODARed Bull

    Yuki TSUNODA: Yeah, I mean It's so unfair honestly, I knew that's gonna happen. I guess I knew it

  12. Carlos SAINZWilliams

    Carlos SAINZ: Ah, no grip on the styrofoam.

  13. Esteban OCONHaas

    Esteban OCON: We're through, Esteban. We're through. We're p-10. No. Can't believe it. Good job. Good job. Yes. Nice job, Esteban.

  14. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: All right, mate. Good effort. That's a bowl.

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah, all good. Thank you, guys.

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