Team radio transcript

Monaco Grand Prix 2026: Qualifying team radio

18 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix 2026, across 12 drivers. Max VERSTAPPEN 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

Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 4 messages
Oliver BEARMAN · Haas · 2 messages
Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
Kimi ANTONELLI · Mercedes · 2 messages
Pierre GASLY · Alpine · 1 message
Arvid LINDBLAD · Racing Bulls · 1 message
Lewis HAMILTON · Ferrari · 1 message
Isack HADJAR · Red Bull · 1 message
Gabriel BORTOLETO · Audi · 1 message
Esteban OCON · Haas · 1 message
George RUSSELL · Mercedes · 1 message
Carlos SAINZ · Williams · 1 message

Every message, in the order it happened

Pierre GASLYAlpine15:59:36
Pierre GASLY: I'm feeling
Engineer: the
Pierre GASLY: sun, I'm feeling the sun, it's
Engineer: pretty
Pierre GASLY: hot.
Arvid LINDBLADRacing Bulls16:01:04
Engineer: I mean, both the styles are harsher than what we had in Detroit. We are in a better place.
Lewis HAMILTONFerrari16:02:46
Lewis HAMILTON: Charles backing into me
Isack HADJARRed Bull16:05:09
Isack HADJAR: Man, that's the worst rep. Oh, come on. Yeah, we're going to bleed.
Gabriel BORTOLETOAudi16:15:45
Gabriel BORTOLETO: I broke the front suspension.
Oliver BEARMANHaas16:26:55
Engineer: 10-4-3, that's clear, ping. I'm lucky with that yellow.
Oliver BEARMAN: F***, man, so lucky. Yeah, sorry, I'll leave. Oh, guys, I gave it everything on the path, I'm sorry. We needed more of them.
Esteban OCONHaas16:27:19
Engineer: P-17, signs with us. Oh, yes, yes, yes. Yep.
Oliver BEARMANHaas16:29:34
Oliver BEARMAN: I'm so sorry guys because it all works out fine for them. I'm really sorry.
Engineer: Yeah, it's what sometimes other
Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull16:32:19
Max VERSTAPPEN: You know that? What the f*** are you doing? You're like a mechanic, an idiot.
George RUSSELLMercedes16:41:36
George RUSSELL: If you think we need a drop flap, if you're seeing something with surface imbalance, then you shout.
Engineer: We just think we need to be sliding the front some more and overheating the rears less.
Charles LECLERCFerrari16:46:06
Engineer: I'm
Charles LECLERC: supposed to be pushing, but we need to be clear on the driver, I push, or I don't.
Carlos SAINZWilliams16:49:33
Engineer: Sorry Take
Carlos SAINZ: a
Engineer: lot about
Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:00:55
Engineer: But this outfit is up. You cannot exit behind one.
Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes17:08:35
Engineer: Yes, Kimmy. Nice work, pal. Good man. Well done. My man. 43 milliseconds.
Charles LECLERCFerrari17:11:16
Charles LECLERC: Uh, that was going to be the last one, you know. That's
Engineer: it.
Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:11:30
Engineer: Ah, hard luck mate, four hundredths, it's front row, front row. Ah, ha,
Max VERSTAPPEN: ah, it's a shame, it's a shame, but still, I think that, that, guys, ah, that's
Engineer: a
Max VERSTAPPEN: shame, but still, still get the result.
Engineer: Absolutely mate, came off, well done.
Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull17:12:29
Engineer: Well done Max, that was nailed, and more than that, I think you deserve a bit more than that P2, but it's a mega good news for everyone, well done.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I mean, it was a good period, we had a massive jump, so well done.
Kimi ANTONELLIMercedes17:18:42
Engineer: That is bagging give me grande grande.
Kimi ANTONELLI: Thanks Toto. Thank you so much

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