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Team radio transcript

Austrian Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying team radio

12 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026, across 8 drivers. 11 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. 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. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  2. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Just a bit similar to the FB3 runs, four-wheel sliding.

  3. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin

    Fernando ALONSO: Yeah, that's

    Engineer: a

    Fernando ALONSO: good lap, and yeah, not what we want, but not too far, not too far, we're getting closer.

  4. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren

    Oscar PIASTRI: The center line of my right front tire looks like it's got some weird lines in it.

  5. George RUSSELLMercedes

    Engineer: North, just drive.

  6. Pierre GASLYAlpine

    Engineer: All that good luck to me with you we are not

  7. Oliver BEARMANHaas

    Oliver BEARMAN: That was what she had really guys. That was a really pretty good love Sure, sorry, you

    Engineer: know, it looked good. Well, it will be tomorrow. Thanks Ollie

  8. Esteban OCONHaas

    Esteban OCON: Yeah, I was happy with that a lot to be honest. Nothing left. Probably is.

  9. Lewis HAMILTONFerrari

    Engineer: Can I go for a second map negative?

    Lewis HAMILTON: Oh, he's supposed to have a supposed to have a bank it feel why

  10. Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes

    Kimi ANTONELLI: That was the love man, that was the love oh my god, that was the love

  11. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Lifted entry to that corner, lost a lot of time, but I lifted, big lift on the entry to that corner, I lost a good tenth and a bit.

  12. George RUSSELLMercedes

    George RUSSELL: Nice job. Stay calmo, stay calmo. Just

    Engineer: drive.

    George RUSSELL: Just drive. And enjoy. Just drive, the boss says. Nice work, well done. That was a really good lap. Oh, beautiful. Beautiful. It was hooked up like a beauty!

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