Mercedes issued team orders at least three times during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Here are the team radio highlights from the race.
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The radio messages between Formula 1 drivers and their teams offer some of the best insights into how they go about racing.
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2017 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio highlights: Qualifying
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas got ’emotional’ and Romain Grosjean went from fuming to singing. Here’s the team radio highlights from final practice and qualifying.
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio highlights: Practice
2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onHere are the team radio highlights from the first two practice sessions at the Bahrain International Circuit.
2017 Chinese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen was frustrated by the lack of blue flags for Romain Grosjean in China but as his team pointed out he wasn’t close enough to trigger them. Here’s all the team radio chatter.
2017 Chinese Grand Prix radio notes: Race
2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onThere were mixed feelings for the Ferrari drivers in the Chinese Grand Prix. Here are the highlights from the team radio discussions,.
2017 Chinese Grand Prix radio notes: Qualifying
2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onAlonso drove “like an animal”, Grosjean lost his cool and Hamilton won the day. Here’s what the drivers had to say on the radios in qualifying.
2017 Chinese Grand Prix radio notes: Practice
2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onLittle was heard on the team radios during the two practice sessions on Friday as little running was completed in the first and the second was abandoned.
2017 Australian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onTwo “critical” radio messages demonstrated how Lewis Hamilton lost the Australian Grand Prix. But was his team mate ordered not to pass him?
2017 Australian Grand Prix radio notes: Race
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onA dejected Daniel Ricciardo said “let’s get out of here” after things went from bad to worse in the Australian Grand Prix.
2017 Australian Grand Prix radio notes: Qualifying and final practice
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Posted on“Is it box this lap or not? I’m coming in anyway…” Kimi Raikkonen resolved a miscommunication with his race engineer during qualifying.
2017 Australian Grand Prix team radio notes: Practice
2017 Australian Grand Prix radio notes
Posted onJolyon Palmer hit the wall, Felipe Massa hit trouble and F1’s newest driver got held up by one of his most experienced rivals. Here’s what they had to say.
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe tension was cranked up to eleven on the Mercedes pit wall during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Here’s the radio messages from all the teams.
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onDid another row between Sebastian Vettel and his race engineer contribute to his race-ruining spin? Here’s what the teams were talking about in Brazil.
2016 Mexican Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel raged against race director Charlie Whiting but signs of his frustration had been visible all race long in Mexico.
2016 United States Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 United States Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s engineer said he “would have beaten” Nico Rosberg had it not been for the Virtual Safety Car period. Here are all the team radio messages.
2016 Japanese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onAll 22 drivers finished the Japanese Grand Prix but for some of them it had been a frustrating day at the wheel. Here’s what they said during the race.
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton was complaining to Charlie Whiting about blue flags for lapped cars when the engine failure which cost him victory struck.
2016 Singapore Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes and Ferrari faced tough strategy calls in the Singapore Grand Prix and to Kimi Raikkonen’s frustration his team got it wrong.
2016 Italian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFor the first time since the restrictions on team radio broadcasts were lifted the number of messages being broadcast to fans during the race rose.
2016 Belgian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen fumed at Max Verstappen while Nico Hulkenberg said he had too much fuel. Here are the radio discussions from Spa.