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Qatar Grand Prix2025 · Sprint Qualifying team radio

11
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7
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20:44 to 21:26
on the radio

11 radio messages were recorded during sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025, across 7 drivers. Max VERSTAPPEN 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.

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  1. Lewis HAMILTONFerrari20:44:300:06

    Lewis HAMILTONOh, man, the car wasn't going any quicker.

  2. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull20:47:500:09

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah,

    Engineerwe saw that with PS3. Norris opening a lap behind you.

  3. Lando NORRISMcLaren20:48:130:19

    Lando NORRISYeah, first happened just didn't get out of my way. He just cost me my lap.

    EngineerEvery other lap he's just pulled over immediately after he completed his lap. That time he decided to stay out and screw you over.

    Lando NORRISYeah, just obvious.

  4. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin21:00:480:06

    Fernando ALONSOYou have three calls into 10-1, yeah, crazy.

  5. Isack HADJARRacing Bulls21:01:360:11

    EngineerOkay, P10, you're safe. That was harsh on the floor. Sorry, no, we're P11.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:09:150:09

    Max VERSTAPPENI don't care man, it's just prancing like an idiot.

  7. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:11:410:15

    Max VERSTAPPENYou cannot give up track position, okay? I got it, I got it. Let me finish this. I started to understand a lot, but I'm busy.

  8. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren21:16:430:20

    EngineerNice job Oscar, that's P1.

    Oscar PIASTRIAh, yeah, that was uh... Yeah, turn 4 was a little bit lively. Yeah, you hung on to it though. Nice. Pass it on. Nice to be back. Thanks everybody.

  9. George RUSSELLMercedes21:24:510:24

    George RUSSELLAh, you b****!

    EngineerOk, nice work mate. So, P2, only 32 milliseconds to Piastri. Good lap, good

    George RUSSELLjob. Yeah, that was a b**** challenge. The

    Engineermeat in a McLaren sandwich.

    George RUSSELLGood lap, I was happy with that, nevertheless.

  10. Lando NORRISMcLaren21:25:330:16

    EngineerThat's pretty throat.

    Lando NORRISYeah,

    Engineerno

    Lando NORRISgood. Sorry for going out too late.

    EngineerYou let Albon through, mate.

    Lando NORRISYeah, no, you're good. My bad.

    EngineerMy

    Lando NORRISfault.

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull21:26:000:18

    EngineerOkay, that's P6 Tough one Max We have some work to do as the weekend is long mate, so we keep working on it all together Yeah, it's certainly not good but we'll have to look