Valtteri Bottas paid tribute to his team, some of which had been victims of an armed mugging the night before, after taking pole position in Brazil.
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.
“The deployment is stupid”: Brazilian GP practice team radio highlights
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onThere were more power unit frustrations for Fernando Alonso during practice in Brazil. Here’s the highlights of what he and the others had to say on the radio.
2017 Mexican Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThere was an undoubted swagger to Max Verstappen as he cruised to his third F1 win on Sunday. Here are the team radio messages from the race.
‘Race director, look at the race please’: Mexican GP team radio highlights
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onA furious Fernando Alonso repeatedly demanded Romain Grosjean be given a penalty during the Mexican Grand Prix. Here are the team radio highlights.
“Sebastian pipped you for P1”: Mexican GP qualifying radio highlights
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen’s team told him an energy deployment error account for some, but not all, of the reason why Sebastian Vettel beat him to pole position.
“Get a spare suit!” Mexican GP practice radio highlights
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel had an unusual problem when a fire extinguisher failed in his Ferrari. Here’s the best of the team radio messages from practice.
2017 United States Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onDaniil Kvyat’s efforts won praise from Toro Rosso before he was dropped by the team. Here’s all the team radio messages broadcast at Austin.
“Can you tell Esteban to let me by?”: US GP team radio highlights
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onFor the second race in a row Sergio Perez tried to get Force India to impose team orders on Esteban Ocon, without success. Here are the team radio highlights.
“A good start together”: US GP qualifying team radio highlights
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr told Renault they’d made “a good start together” after he reached Q3 on his debut with them in Austin. Here’s the team radio highlights.
“Think I broke my back”: 2017 US GP practice team radio highlights
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo found out just how jarring the bumps are at the Circuit of the Americas during practice. Here are the team radio highlights.
2017 Japanese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez made sure everyone knew he “could have overtaken Esteban” Ocon after being told to hold position behind his team mate.
“It’s been a pleasure”: Japanese GP team radio highlights
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onJolyon Palmer thanked Renault after finishing 12th in his final race for the team at Suzuka. Here are the team radio highlights from the Japanese Grand Prix.
“Someone blocked me”: Japanese GP qualifying radio highlights
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onTraffic was a problem for many drivers during qualifying at Suzuka. Lance Stroll was particularly unhappy, saying he got held up on both his timed efforts during Q1.
“I just went in the gravel”: Japanese GP practice team radio highlights
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onHere’s what Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz Jnr had to say about their escapades and more messages from the drivers during Friday’s practice sessions.
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Malaysian Grand Prix revealed how much teams rely on radio communications from their drivers to prompt investigations from the stewards.
“What a bunch of idiots”: 2017 Malaysian GP team radio highlights
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel lashed out on the radio after colliding with Lance Stroll after the end of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Here’s the team radio highlights.
“Feels like I have no turbo”: Malaysian GP qualifying radio highlights
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onThe first sign Sebastian Vettel’s weekend was about to go badly wrong came when he was told to stop his car late in final practice.
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onPractice began half an hour later due to rain and ended 20 minutes early due to a broken drain on Friday. Here’s what the drivers had to say on the radio.
2017 Singapore Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onThe slowly drying Singapore track demanded utmost concentration from the drivers, several of which were not happy about the radio chatter they heard.
“I’m really sorry”: 2017 Singapore GP team radio highlights
2017 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel apologised to his team on the radio after the crash which eliminated him and team mate Kimi Raikkonen from the Singapore Grand Prix.