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Bahrain Grand Prix2026 · Qualifying team radio

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13
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16:11 to 17:04
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17 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix 2026, across 13 drivers. 16 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Arvid LINDBLAD had the most, with 2.

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. Arvid LINDBLADRacing Bulls16:11:27

    Arvid LINDBLADI don't

    Engineerknow

    Arvid LINDBLADwhy but I hear on the front right side, right hand side of the car, like a tiny rattling noise.

  2. Nico HULKENBERGAudi16:19:59

    Nico HULKENBERGOh, is that a bus?

  3. Esteban OCONHaas16:21:09

    Esteban OCONYeah, I think we were too early guys, but yeah,

    Engineerthat

    Esteban OCONwas good, so just

    Engineersaying.

  4. Valtteri BOTTASCadillac16:21:37

    Audio only, no transcript

  5. Valtteri BOTTASCadillac16:21:41

    EngineerThat's as fast as she goes.

  6. Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes16:32:38

    EngineerOK, give me a re-hatch, I'll keep it at six, blah, blah, blah

    Kimi ANTONELLIWait, what?

  7. Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes16:33:10

    EngineerAre you sure about the truck limit? I just had to be sure

  8. Arvid LINDBLADRacing Bulls16:41:42

    EngineerThank you, I've been told that was very very good. Yeah, I tried. Thank you.

  9. Carlos SAINZWilliams16:42:42

    Engineergood job, amazing, good job guys, well done Carlos, really great lap in Q1 as well, impressive

  10. Gabriel BORTOLETOAudi16:44:13

    EngineerWe are in Q3 again. Well done. Great job.

    Gabriel BORTOLETOOh my god! Let's go!

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:01:43

    Engineerlet's get up mate, I can't pull, look

    Max VERSTAPPENat that, well done F1, really good weekend so far, very nice

  12. Lewis HAMILTONFerrari17:02:03

    EngineerIt was a very good lap.

    Lewis HAMILTONWhere am I?

    EngineerWe're happy to. Right down.

    Lewis HAMILTONLet's go guys! Let's go! Finally! Great job in this session guys. Really great job. Timing was perfect. I can't feel it. Can't feel great.

  13. Charles LECLERCFerrari17:03:01

    Charles LECLERCYes, a lot of performance in those last laps in the reels. Never had the grip that I had before.

  14. Gabriel BORTOLETOAudi17:03:41

    Gabriel BORTOLETOYeah, thanks guys. Very good car today.

  15. Pierre GASLYAlpine17:04:05

    Engineerfor

    Pierre GASLYthe call a good positioning and a good front,

    Engineerso

    Pierre GASLYlet's get up guys, thank you

  16. Isack HADJARRed Bull17:04:11

    EngineerI'm in minimum P2, minimum.

    Isack HADJARIt's just like colour line things where it matters.

  17. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren17:04:48

    Oscar PIASTRIBut anyway, I think it was a decent session, just unfortunately not quite on the last lap.