Qatar Grand Prix 2025: Race team radio
30 radio messages were recorded during race at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025, across 6 drivers. 29 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lando NORRIS 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, and the original audio is playable in the archive.
Who was on the radio
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 9 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 7 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · Williams · 5 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Kick Sauber · 1 message
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Max VERSTAPPEN: Point extreme balance sheet, straight to left-hand borders.
Nico HULKENBERG: Oh, I can't believe this. Unbelievable.
Engineer: I
Nico HULKENBERG: gave him loads of space.
Lando NORRIS: We should have just followed them in though, if you knew the car ahead was staying out.
Engineer: They have lost all their flexibility for the remainder of the race.
Engineer: Expect McLaren's to push hard on the restart to lap 25 max, obviously they've got to do their best to generate as much of a gap as possible to you. I can't let them go too far away. No, but we just need the two fastest stints.
Engineer: So, Lando, the goal here now is really good pace to lap 25. Basically, everyone else will be stopping on lap 32. We know that now.
Engineer: Reminder, get close.
Engineer: And Lando, for the next tyre, we come down one. Happy?
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, I think so. I'm just struggling.
Engineer: Ideally this is out lap two, stint two, we want to do 25 laps on this tyre.
Oscar PIASTRI: So everyone has fed on Lab 32, right? That's
Engineer: correct, yeah.
Charles LECLERC: Check every lap line in the planetary. I'm sure he's out.
Engineer: This is the bit of the race where we need to be quicker than Max.
Engineer: Front left looks more robust on Gasly's car, less graining than the medium tyre runners. So it should be more robust, obviously fuel load is down. This is now very similar to the Sprint Race Max, but you are on a more robust tyre.
Engineer: I'll add a reminder on turn 7, throttleshape. You've gone back to what you were doing before. I'm trying, I just... I need my help then, because I can't do it.
Engineer: We
Oscar PIASTRI: need to weigh up what the best idea is in terms of trying to get a safety car or just beating him on pace. So
Engineer: Oscar, let's go to target minus one. Best pace to target minus one.
Lando NORRIS: Checked
Engineer: the
Lando NORRIS: car, good and pretty damaged, I went off.
Engineer: Sir Lando, we're seeing very hot cargo temperatures, 130 in the high speed, so we need to give up a little bit in high speed to help in the low speed.
Engineer: List your message at Exit 10.
Oscar PIASTRI: I think the only way of winning a 3 is if we try and box now and chase him out.
Engineer: Pace would need to be sub 124 would you be able to do that?
Oscar PIASTRI: Well, I don't see a better option at the moment
Engineer: I will go, I will go a lot faster. Let's do it this lap, folks, folks.
Oscar PIASTRI: Copy that.
Engineer: Okay Max, this race is Oscar who's pitted early and he is looking to chase you down now.
Carlos SAINZ: I think Norris will struggle to pass Santonelli with the pace we are doing.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, guys I think we need to go for it. Push flat out till we finish. Try to get this.
Engineer: Verstappen last lap 23.8, he would need to be more than a second faster than him. Well,
Oscar PIASTRI: nice.
Engineer: Pushing pretty hard Oscar, let's see what he does. Just use your pace now, let's pace to the end.
Carlos SAINZ: I think the key is to open the gap now to Norwich now, as much as possible. Yes.
Carlos SAINZ: Oh, no. I've understood. Right-hand corners. Check. Something fell off, I think.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Not sure what happened to Antonelli, looks like he just pulled over and let Norris through.
Engineer: Anyway, regardless of that, we will fight to the end, mate. Fantastic.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it's unbelievable. Really well done with the strategy, guys. That was awesome. Thank you very much. You keep staying in it. That was a very lovely race. You take that one. Great job, everyone.
Engineer: The chequered flag, Oscar, chequered flag. Your pace was incredible. Speechless. I don't have any words.
Carlos SAINZ: Podium in Qatar! What the hell! Yep! Vamos, James! Vamos, Gaetan! Vamos! Great job, everyone! Strategy, mechanics, engineers, drivers, incredible! And Carlos, next we've got a news to you. Well done, you've just secured P5 in the Constructors' Championship for us. Smooth operator! Smooth operator! If one day you try to be a Formula One driver, maybe you can start a singer career. You never know, maybe I can be your drummer or your guitarist. I was singing quiet.
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