Lance Stroll out-qualified his team mate for the first time in his career but thought he’d done a “bad lap”. Here’s what the drivers had to say on the radio.
Team radio transcripts articles archive
The radio messages between Formula 1 drivers and their teams offer some of the best insights into how they go about racing.
We dive deep into the pit wall communications to reveal more about what went on in every grand prix.
2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onIt was another unhappy Friday practice for Romain Grosjean, who ended the day slowest at the Baku City Circuit. Here’s the team radio highlights.
2017 Canadian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onFrom Daniil Kvyat swearing to Fernando Alonso despairing, it was business as usual on the team radios during the Canadian Grand Prix. Here’s the transcript.
2017 Canadian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Race
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat turned the airwaves blue after a frustrating Canadian Grand Prix for the Toro Rosso driver. Here are the team radio highlights.
2017 Canadian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Qualifying
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted on“Relatively pole position” was Fernando Alonso’s verdict on the lap which put him 12th on the grid. Here’s what the drivers said during qualifying.
2017 Canadian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onSeveral drivers were caught out with spins and mistakes during today’s two practice sessions. Here’s what they had to say on the radios.
2017 Monaco Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onThere were a lot of frustrated drivers on the radio during the Monaco Grand Prix. But any reaction Kimi Raikkonen had to losing a likely victory was not broadcast.
2017 Monaco Grand Prix team radio highlights: Race
2017 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton told his team “the battle’s not over” after his disappointing Monaco Grand Prix. Here are the team radio highlights.
2017 Monaco Grand Prix team radio highlights: Qualifying
2017 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s hopes of a third Monaco Grand Prix victory may have ended in qualifying. Here’s the team radio highlights from Saturday.
2017 Monaco Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onJenson Button re-adjusted to life at the wheel of a Formula One car during Thursday practice but wasn’t entirely happy with his rivals’ driving.
2017 Spanish GP team radio transcript
2017 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s Catalunya victory owed a lot to the strategic calls which played out on the radio as well as a well-timed pit stop during a Virtual Safety Car period.
2017 Spanish Grand Prix team radio highlights: Race
2017 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari considered giving Sebastian Vettel another pit stop in the second half of the Spanish Grand Prix. Here are the team radio highlights.
2017 Spanish Grand Prix team radio highlights: Qualifying
2017 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel wasn’t the only driver frustrated by his qualifying effort – Esteban Ocon made a mistake with his DRS.
2017 Spanish Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onGusts of wind caught several drivers out in second practice but Fernando Alonso had a more familiar problem in the first session.
2017 Russian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat’s race engineer urged him not to lose his cool on the radio at the end of a frustrating Russian Grand Prix.
2017 Russian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Race
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onRaikkonen was puzzled by Bottas while Magnussen was infuriated by the stewards. Here’s the Russian Grand Prix team radio highlights.
2017 Russian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Qualifying
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel celebrated leading a Ferrari lock-out of the front row in Russia but his team mate Kimi Raikkonen was unhappy after losing pole position.
2017 Russian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onIt was a frustrating day for Romain Grosjean but he at least got to do more laps than Sergey Sirotkin. Here’s Friday’s team radio highlights.
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onThe team radio communications from the Bahrain Grand Prix reveal the difficulties Mercedes encountered trying to contain the threat from Ferrari.
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio highlights: Race
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes issued team orders at least three times during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here are the team radio highlights from the race.