Lapped cars frustrated several drivers during the Spanish Grand Prix, none more so than Kimi Raikkonen who swore at them on the radio more than once.
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.
2015 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onBrake problems gave Mercedes a scare on the radio in Bahrain while a chasing Kimi Raikkonen was frustrated by a lack of blue flags. And who did Nico Hulkenberg brand an “idiot”?
2015 Chinese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg’s radio messages during the Chinese Grand Prix revealed his frustration at being held up by Lewis Hamilton during the middle stint. Here’s everything else we heard during the race.
2015 Malaysian Grand Prix team radio highlights
2015 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg’s race engineer couldn’t give him all the information he wanted during the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend.
2015 Australian Grand Prix team radio highlights
2015 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onA faulty fuel read-out caused a minor scare for Lewis Hamilton as he romped to victory in the Australian Grand Prix.
2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThere was joy and despair on the radio at Mercedes when the championship was settled in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile F1’s newest driver drew the ire of Fernando Alonso.
2014 Brazilian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton told his team on the radio he had pushed his tyres too far when he spun while trying to catch team mate Nico Rosberg in Brazil. Here are all the team radio messages.
2014 United States Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 United States Grand Prix
Posted onThe United States Grand Prix team radio messages revealed some drivers’ frustrations, while engineers chose their words carefully to avoid falling foul of the stewards.
2014 Russian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onIt was a fairly quiet race on the radios, but there were a few revealing messages of note during the Russian Grand Prix.
2014 Japanese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe taxing conditions were a constant source of discussion between drivers and their teams during the Japanese Grand Prix.
2014 Singapore Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s messages to Daniel Ricciardo during the Singapore Grand Prix raised questions over whether Red Bull were trying to dodge the new restrictions.
2014 Italian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFOM’s cut-back in F1 radio communications has already begun – far fewer messages were broadcast during the Italian Grand Prix than last year.
2014 Belgian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFollowing their controversial collision Nico Rosberg was eager to consolidate his points haul while Lewis Hamilton seemed to want to throw in the towel.
2014 Hungarian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onAs early as lap 26, while running sixth, Daniel Ricciardo told his team “we can win this” – and he did. Here are all the team radio messages from Hungary.
2014 German Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 German Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was advised there was no hurry to pass Jenson Button before the collision which spoiled his race. Here are the team radio messages from Germany.
2014 British Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 British Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel waged war over the team radios as well as on the track – and Alonso was left seething after Vettel’s eventual pass.
2014 British GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 British Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez had some explaining to do on the radio after failing to begin his final flying lap in qualifying. Here are all the team radio messages.
2014 Austrian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onHamilton wanted all the information he could get on Rosberg but his team mate just wanted to be left alone. Meanwhile Sauber accidentally spoiled both their drivers’ races.
2014 Austrian GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onTraffic and track limits were the two big challenges for drivers during qualifying in Austria as the team radio chatter reveals.
2014 Canadian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onThe team radio messages from the Canadian Grand Prix show how Ricciardo got ahead of Vettel, and how Force India tried to cope with Perez’s late-race technical problems.