Formula 1 drivers paid tribute to their teams, performed unauthorised doughnuts and received special messages on their steering wheels after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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.
Red Bull left it as late as possible to tell Verstappen about his latest penalty
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Posted onMax Verstappen picked up his fifth penalty in five races in Abu Dhabi. Red Bull waited as long as possible before telling him.
“Am I dead last now?” Unheard radio from Hamilton’s disastrous Qatar GP
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Posted onLewis Hamilton grappled with dire handling, picked up two penalties, complained about the Safety Car and asked to retire in a dire Qatar Grand Prix.
Verstappen was fighting tyre graining, not his rivals, in title-winning drive
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Posted onMax Verstappen’s radio messages show he was less concerned about fighting his rivals and more focused on preserving his tyres as he clinched the championship.
‘Being nice f**** me over’: Leclerc’s radio anger and Sainz’s criticism explained
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Posted onCharles Leclerc unleashed a profane post-race rant on his radio but his team mate was also unhappy with Ferrari’s race management.
“That’s how we silence them”: Verstappen’s stunning Brazil win from start to finish
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Posted onFrom pre-race confusion to post-race joy, from 17th on the grid to a stunning win, here’s how Max Verstappen’s Brazilian Grand Prix unfolded on his radio.
“I’m trying not to die”: Bearman urged team to warn FIA over Brazilian GP conditions
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Posted onFormula 1 rookie Oliver Bearman was shocked by the dire conditions he experienced during Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
“It should go red”: The leaders’ crucial radio calls during the Interlagos downpour
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Posted onA mid-race downpour at Interlagos put drivers and engineers under maximum pressure. Here’s how Norris, Verstappen, Russell and Ocon coped.
“Lawson is blocking Norris”: Unheard radio highlights from the Mexican GP
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Posted onFranco Colapinto accusing Liam Lawson of holding Lando Norris up, Carlos Sainz Jnr arguing against a late Safety Car deployment and more radio from Mexico.
“If you can pass Max safely, take it”: Unheard radio from title rivals’ latest fight
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Posted onMax Verstappen and Lando Norris came to blows on-track for the second weekend in a row at the United States Grand Prix. Here’s how each of them saw their races.
“I guess they prefer us to crash”: Unheard team radio from the US GP
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Posted onUnheard team radio highlights from Austin include Liam Lawson’s climb to ninth, Lewis Hamilton heading for an early bath and the controversial fight for third.
Why the US GP stewards ruled Norris “lost the right” to stay ahead of Verstappen
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Posted onThe US GP stewards say Lando Norris had lost his “right” to the corner before he was deemed to have passed Max Verstappen off-track.
“Li-co”, “migration” and more: A simply lovely guide to F1 team radio jargon
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Posted onDo you understand all of the terms drivers use with their engineers over team radio? Here are some of the most common jargon you’ll hear in F1.
Ricciardo’s brake woe and why Perez thought he had an engine problem: Singapore GP radio
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Posted onSergio Perez found it so hard to make progress he thought he had an engine problem. That plus more unheard radio from the Singapore Grand Prix.
‘Perez is only quicker when he has DRS’: How Hulkenberg’s Haas beat a Red Bull – again
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Posted onFor the second time this year, Nico Hulkenberg brought his Haas home ahead of Sergio Perez’s much quicker Red Bull. Here’s how he did it.
“Sometimes I wonder why I do this”: How Hamilton endured a slog to sixth in Singapore
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Posted onLewis Hamilton made his frustration with his strategy in the Singapore Grand Prix clear shortly after he was overtaken by his team mate George Russell.
“The car is just jumping”: Why Verstappen couldn’t stop Norris catching him
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Posted onMax Verstappen’s radio messages show Red Bull did not expect he would be unable to pass Lando Norris after his pit stop, which stored up problems for later in the race.
How frustrated Hamilton spent 24 laps stuck behind Bearman in “a horror race”
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Posted onLewis Hamilton’s radio messages from Baku reveal how he struggled to break free of the midfield as he grappled with overheating tyres.
“Never had so much pain in a car”: How Colapinto impressed Williams on his debut
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Posted onWilliams rookie Franco Colapinto fought through pain to deliver an impressive debut, guided all the way by race engineer Gaetan Jego.
“Can I have my PU performance back?” – Verstappen’s “tough” Monza race on his radio
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Posted onMax Verstappen described his Italian Grand Prix as a “tough race” as he finished sixth. Here’s how his afternoon played out over his team radio.