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Canadian Grand Prix2026 · Qualifying team radio

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16:02 to 17:09
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19 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix 2026, across 13 drivers. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 3.

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. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren16:02:000:05

    EngineerUse boost after 10, 4, 7, and 9. Use boost.

  2. Fernando ALONSOAston Martin16:21:240:11

    Fernando ALONSOWow the Cadillac, the last glimmer. Yeah

    Engineercopy Perez he's starting it up.

    Fernando ALONSOYeah in the line mate.

  3. Pierre GASLYAlpine16:25:500:21

    EngineerI think the only thing we can do to improve on the process here, mate, is changing the strap 2 before 10.13, just before braking, as late as you can push it. It's very easy, mate, to say, but that small tweak does help us. Probably in the top half of this, so let me know if I can. Yeah, I know, it's tricky, mate, but what I'd say so far is doing a great job.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:33:210:12

    Max VERSTAPPENI can't get my front tires in the window, like it's really, really bad. Like yesterday in the island, it's like I'm driving on ice.

    EngineerCopy that.

  5. Charles LECLERCFerrari16:42:170:23

    EngineerAnd we are through, so you are P-8?

    Charles LECLERCI'm completely out of place, completely out of thing, he's either in the wall or P-8 We just need to make sure, give me clean air, I don't care about whatever else, just clean air, that's all that matters

    EngineerUnderstood Charles

  6. Liam LAWSONRacing Bulls16:43:260:07

    EngineerOh,

    Liam LAWSONman, sorry, that was honestly so, so badly driven.

  7. Franco COLAPINTOAlpine16:44:240:10

    Franco COLAPINTOIt's your home, yes. Vamos. Good job.

  8. Oliver BEARMANHaas16:45:000:11

    EngineerThe second you try and push this thing, it's not liking it. Yeah, we can see that all of you, I appreciate that. I'm blocking the front set, I didn't record that.

  9. Nico HULKENBERGAudi16:45:460:07

    EngineerBG-11 for us. Seems like that's our spot. What

    Nico HULKENBERGthe f*** is B-11? I'm sick of it.

  10. George RUSSELLMercedes16:52:460:05

    George RUSSELLNothing on the rear

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:53:220:09

    Max VERSTAPPENWhat's going on with this straight line speed because it's bleeding

  12. George RUSSELLMercedes17:01:300:19

    EngineerNice work, nice work.

    George RUSSELLYes! Well

    Engineerdone mate. Keep me posted, is that good enough? That is good enough. Well done. We made that a bit tricky.

  13. George RUSSELLMercedes17:02:070:10

    George RUSSELLIt's the most exhilarating feeling in the world when it comes last-minute out of nowhere. Good job

  14. Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes17:05:450:20

    EngineerOkay Kimi, so that's P2 mate, so it's just, again, same as yesterday, so 68 milliseconds. Did he go for two laps? He ended up doing a fast slow fast.

  15. Lando NORRISMcLaren17:06:340:12

    EngineerIt's going to be 3 again.

    Lando NORRISYeah, all good. The love wasn't amazing, but I heard all the dirt from Hamilton and then those slipstreams, so here's what it is.

  16. Oscar PIASTRIMcLaren17:07:180:14

    EngineerI was going to P4 again, P4. Good job, mate. It was only two tenths to hold this time. Yeah, it's a bit of a struggle, but we're

    Oscar PIASTRIgetting there.

  17. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:08:270:18

    Max VERSTAPPENYeah, I mean, I think it's

    Engineersomething really wrong that we didn't check ice and stuff before. Sorry, Max, we know it's a frustrating one, but we'll have a lot to be honest with, so it's a painful but necessary data point, and we'll look to it. It's three times from the board right now.

  18. Charles LECLERCFerrari17:08:590:06

    Charles LECLERCSo we finished

    EngineerYou've seen it

  19. Arvid LINDBLADRacing Bulls17:09:510:10

    EngineerOkay, that's P9. Best of the rest. Very well done by the Dot Q3.

    Arvid LINDBLADIt's

    Engineera

    Arvid LINDBLADgood weekend. Thank you, everyone.