Austrian Grand Prix 2026: Race team radio
23 radio messages were recorded during race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2026, across 10 drivers. 22 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 6.
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
- Lewis HAMILTON · Ferrari · 6 messages
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Kimi ANTONELLI · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Audi · 1 message
- Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 1 message
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Cadillac · 1 message
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Pierre GASLY: And the water is like 45 degrees, yeah
Engineer: like 50.
Oscar PIASTRI: Um, can we just check that the left side of my seat, I mean, I guess it's coming out, anyway, but it feels like it's not properly
Engineer: in, uh,
Oscar PIASTRI: like around my left leg, probably
Engineer: good, yeah.
Sergio PEREZ: I'll follow that up as well, because I think that's good.
Engineer: So the stamp could trigger this early, he is very close to Lewis, every extra second we can get.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I respect
Engineer: Out-of-lap critical, out-of-lap critical. Let's push.
George RUSSELL: I think I saw a starfish over here too, the one stopping at the bus stop. I see them.
Lewis HAMILTON: Hey, it's okay better
Engineer: now you're faster than sharp
Engineer: I know we're going to stay out, he'll get cleaner, we're going to extend. I've got no more pace, so this is it.
Engineer: And back on harder, since lower, we are thinking also about plumping.
Lewis HAMILTON: It doesn't feel that way to me, mate.
Engineer: Box, box, box. It's over too late. We can ride it.
Kimi ANTONELLI: Bono, what is happening with this brake? I have no confidence.
Engineer: We've got a brake split, mate, so one's hotter than the other.
Engineer: And more that yes more that yes, why
Lewis HAMILTON: do I think it's proteus damn,
Engineer: but you're already
Lewis HAMILTON: have no power
Engineer: We need to get the piastre. I know you are dying
Engineer: So, yeah, best you can at this stage of the race, we'll just try to build a bit of a tyre offset. Hope he gets into trouble towards the end.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'll take it. Copy.
George RUSSELL: Though Kimi keeps extending, but that one's going to keep on extending and put us in the race.
Engineer: Okay, come here, let's go. Just maintain the focus.
Charles LECLERC: It's
Charles LECLERC: I want to have a good produce to stop again now
Engineer: nothing
Engineer: Good job, mate. Woo!
George RUSSELL: That was two years ago. Yabba-dabba-doo!
Engineer: Yabba-dabba-doo.
George RUSSELL: Well, well done, guys. I'm happy. Well done. Thank you so, so. Good team result. Well done. Well done, everybody.
Engineer: Ah, good job Max, well done. Throwing the wheels off it, that's normal.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Thanks for the help.
George RUSSELL: drink system failed, nice race for it to do so, I'm a little bit thirsty, great job well
Engineer: have a drink ready for your podium
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