Lewis Hamilton came close to joining his team mate George Russell in switching to slicks tyres for his final run in Q3.
Team radio transcripts articles archive
RaceFans transcribes the team radio messages which are played on the official broadcasts during each race. Find all transcripts and highlights published so far below.
Transcript: Why Norris reluctantly complied with McLaren’s Baku team orders
2022 Azerbaijan GP team radio transcript
Posted onLando Norris was disappointed McLaren told him to stay behind Daniel Ricciardo at the end of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but didn’t have the full picture on the team’s strategy.
Transcript: How Red Bull seized a win that ‘Ferrari looked like they had in the bag’
2022 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Ferrari second-guessed their tyre calls and got unlucky with traffic, Red Bull’s sure-footed strategy won them the Monaco Grand Prix. The radio messages from all four drivers show how.
“Why won’t you let me by?” Team orders and DRS dramas on Red Bull’s radio in Spain
2022 Spanish GP team radio transcript
Posted onWhile a DRS fault aggravated Max Verstappen, Red Bull told his team mate to let him by twice. Here are their radio messages from the Spanish Grand Prix.
Transcript: “I need more power” – Hamilton and Russell’s contrasting fortunes at Imola
2022 Emilia-Romagna GP team radio transcript
Posted onWhile Lewis Hamilton was stuck in a queue of traffic outside of the points, George Russell clung to fourth place under pressure from behind.
“So this is the end of our race, I guess?” How Alonso’s luckless Australian GP unfolded
2022 Australian GP team radio transcript
Posted onFernando Alonso’s team radio messages from the Australian Grand Prix reveal how his efforts to bounce back from misfortune in qualifying were undermined by the Safety Car.
Transcript: How Verstappen fought Leclerc on his radio and on the track in Jeddah
2022 Saudi Arabian GP team radio transcript
Posted onPit wall chatter from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix details how Max Verstappen hounded Charles Leclerc on the radio as well as on the track.
How Hamilton missed vital chance to pit when others came in
2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onDid Lewis Hamilton fail to hear his first of two calls to pit, or did he decided not to come in amid confusion over whether it was safe to do so?
“Can’t seem to improve, man”: How Hamilton’s “bolder” set-up gamble led to shock Q1 exit
2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s radio messages reveal how the “bolder” set up direction he took in qualifying left him unable to progress beyond the first round.
“I don’t hold back”: Verstappen’s full radio transcript from his luckless Bahrain GP
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen suffered a year’s worth of misfortune in one race in Bahrain and left his race engineer in no doubt how he felt about it. Here’s everything he had to say.
How Hamilton and Verstappen’s roughest scrap yet played out on the radio
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onThey fought on-track and off-track, with their cars, tactics and even the rule book. Here’s the blow-by-blow story of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s toughest scrap yet.
“I don’t know how much slower I can go”: Inside Ricciardo’s unnecessary economy run
2021 Qatar Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s team radio messages from the Qatar Grand Prix reveal his bemusement after having to slow down to save fuel – unnecessarily, as it turned out.
Radio transcript: How Hamilton’s plan to delay his pit stop backfired
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s radio messages show he stayed out too long on his intermediate tyres in yesterday’s race because he expected the track to dry out quicker than it did.
Radio messages reveal how Ricciardo made the “black and white” tyre call Norris missed
2021 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile one McLaren driver made the right call to pit when rain fell at Sochi, the other took a race-losing decision to stay out. Their radio messages reveal how.
Penalty for Safety Car error was just one of Latifi’s frustrations in Baku
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onNicholas Latifi’s radio messages reveal the strategy disagreement, engine problem and finally the penalty which cost him his best finish of the season so far.
“Who’s next?” “Why are they waiting?” Concern and confusion on drivers’ radios after Baku crashes
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFollowing Sunday’s two high-speed crashes, drivers were confused by the delayed arrival of the Safety Car and concerned further tyre failures would occur.
‘I need that point, we’ve lost a ton’: Hamilton team radio transcript analysis
2021 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s team radio transcript from the Monaco Grand Prix reveals why he was mystified by a strategy which cost him two places and the championship.
‘We’ll discuss what went wrong’: Hamilton and Verstappen team radio transcript analysis
2021 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s radio messages from the Spanish Grand Prix reveal how Mercedes cornered Red Bull into losing the race.
Vettel vs Leclerc round two: Complete Ferrari Russian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onWas Sebastian Vettel pulling away from Charles Leclerc when he refused to let his team mate by? How did Ferrari respond? The full transcript of their radio messages reveals all.
Vettel vs Leclerc: Complete Ferrari Singapore team radio transcript
2019 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onHow did Ferrari end up handing victory in the Singapore Grand Prix from one driver to another? Read the full transcript of their radio messages.