Hungarian Grand Prix 2026: Race team radio
36 radio messages were recorded during race at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2026, across 11 drivers. 34 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lando NORRIS had the most, with 10.
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
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 10 messages
- Oscar PIASTRI · McLaren · 6 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Kimi ANTONELLI · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Oliver BEARMAN · Haas · 1 message
- George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 1 message
- Franco COLAPINTO · Alpine · 1 message
- Esteban OCON · Haas · 1 message
- Liam LAWSON · Racing Bulls · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Well, it's 2% shallow. It was a throttle pedal you backed up at a high RPM.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Also again, the dumping failed for sure. Spasiboodee!
Engineer: How's the tyres? How's the pulse?
Lando NORRIS: 30 already. Much faster than the GTTS.
Engineer: How's the tide? Currently we are thinking plan A, target level. I
Oscar PIASTRI: feel good.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Please do something about this shit, and don't tell me it's me 15 later. Absolutely.
Lewis HAMILTON: Actually pretty slow
Engineer: Well, that was quite special, I
Max VERSTAPPEN: don't
Engineer: want
Max VERSTAPPEN: to blame it up once again moving on the breaking I mean sorry section, but it's not right
Engineer: We're aiming at planet A, target that. How's the time? Oh, it doesn't feel great.
Charles LECLERC: Well, it's quite a bit of time
Engineer: Okay mate, let's get back in the rhythm, know what you've been trying to do, can we see it? Back in the rhythm please.
Engineer: Hamilton's got me stuck behind the jar, and they thought it'd be a cool exit for us to... I need to get fast, come on, let's do something, please. I know, mate. I know. Staff is gonna close in.
Lando NORRIS: I want boxes left.
Lando NORRIS: You mean you won't let me? I'm Biles' master.
Lando NORRIS: I'll pull out a 10-6 if it works on this one.
Lewis HAMILTON: I'm gonna be in trouble in the districts.
Engineer: Now we are fighting for the position with Max then we manage the ties
Oscar PIASTRI: Hey, don't
Engineer: you
Oscar PIASTRI: guys f***ing think we're lost?
Oscar PIASTRI: Get out of the f***ing way, you idiots! Oh my god.
Engineer: After that sight that's crossed us, that target is to get to the end on this tyre. Oh mate, it's
Oscar PIASTRI: better you don't **** me now. Nice of you guys to affect the other one here by the way, thanks.
Engineer: We're catching ants early night and quickly, that's just been measured when we get there.
Engineer: Again, a little bit of security, just keep the 3, turn 7, get tight again.
Charles LECLERC: Can you notice me before there's something that feels off the ground?
Engineer: Copy. Looks like overheating, if you can get back into the rhythm, should help.
Charles LECLERC: I'm in rhythm.
Engineer: This is good Max. You got it. You might have some fun towards the end.
Kimi ANTONELLI: But can't we go until yet?
Engineer: We don't think we have the tire light so press hold boost, press hold boost
Engineer: Vlade, you're clearly the fastest car and have nothing to prove, so the snaps of 4 and 8, no more.
Kimi ANTONELLI: Wind pollution out of wind. So
Engineer: probably P6 potential, but P2 here Kimmy, we've got a big offset on tyres.
Engineer: But I think I was ahead yeah, we're just talking through we think we were
Engineer: No exit curve. That may be what happened to Oscar's car.
Engineer: And we got five second penalty for speeding into the pit lane.
Lewis HAMILTON: I handed out penalties like crazy.
Lando NORRIS: Well done, mate. Well done.
Engineer: Beautiful! The
Lando NORRIS: car was unbelievable today. Well done, guys. Incredible. Flying, thank you so much for the car. Nice to finally be able to do it all for you again. Feels like it's been a while. Congrats, very well deserved. Hard work pays off. Just keep it going. Thank you very much. I love you all.
Engineer: That is an excellent drive Max, really, really, really spot on. I'd like to be a C-Sprog to your showpiece finale, but nonetheless, I'm going to be proud of that final sit. That's a great move there as well, so fantastic job.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, we had a second today in some way or another. Great job. Well, it's been quite a lot out there, so...
Lando NORRIS: And Lando, Barnsey put it on your piece of tape. One who's laughing.
Engineer: I
Lando NORRIS: only did it for him. Thanks Barnsey for everything. Beautiful career. I did it on a high. Thank you very much for everything.
Franco COLAPINTO: Choking pace, oh so slow
Engineer: Thank you Laura. Yeah, positive weekend, it's a
Esteban OCON: lot of good stuff, even
Engineer: if the race was very difficult, not as good as we would have liked, it's take the positive for you guys and we'll come back stronger after the break.
Liam LAWSON: It was pretty tough, good, really good job. Very good call on the strategy as well. Had me doubting it in the car, but very, very good job. Thank you. Car was so good.
Engineer: We wanted to keep you active, you know? We didn't want you to fall asleep.
Liam LAWSON: I literally said I don't want to overtake cars at the end of the race, and that's what you had me do.
Engineer: But you see, you could do it.
Engineer: Nice work Kimi. P3 buff, not a bad day.
Kimi ANTONELLI: That was tough.
Engineer: Yeah, copy that, you earned your money today mate. Thanks everyone. It
Kimi ANTONELLI: was a damage limitation after yesterday. So thank you everyone.
More from this weekend
Every session of the Hungarian Grand Prix 2026Search the full archive