The Hungarian Grand Prix was the last race before the team radio restrictions were lifted – and saw Jenson Button receive a penalty for forbidden messages.
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.
2016 British Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 British Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes only learned Nico Rosberg was under investigation for his radio message at Silverstone when they heard Red Bull tell Max Verstappen he was.
2016 Austrian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez’s crash at the end of the Austrian Grand Prix raised fresh questions about team radio restrictions.
2016 European Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 European Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s pre-season view on the new radio restrictions was that “some will handle it better than others” – but he was caught out by them in Baku.
2016 Canadian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso said a radio call during the Canadian Grand Prix in which he appeared to ask to retire his car was misunderstood.
2016 Monaco and Spanish Grands Prix team radio transcripts
2016 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel expected some of his views had been aired to viewers on the team radio – but once again FOM has broadcast very little of what’s being said.
2016 Russian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onIt was a near-silent race on the radios at the Russian Grand Prix – at least as far as the FOM broadcast was concerned.
2016 Chinese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onFew radio messages were broadcast by FOM during the Chinese Grand Prix. But those that were proved among some of the most revealing of the season so far.
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onWhat was the secret to Romain Grosjean’s aggressive drive to fifth in Bahrain? “I’ve got brakes this year, that helps”, he said on the radio. Here’s the full transcript.
2016 Australian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2016 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 drivers played down the effect of F1’s new radio restrictions but far fewer messages were broadcast during Sunday’s race.
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onAlonso infuriated Vettel, Toro Rosso’s driver-swapping didn’t go to plan and Rosberg’s celebratory doughnuts were rationed. Read the full team radio transcript.
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onFor the second race in a row the fight for supremacy at Mercedes was as much a contest on the radio as it was on the track.
2015 Mexican Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel gave a blunt assessment of his own performance after crashing out of the Mexican Grand Prix. Here’s what he and the rest had to say on the radios.
2015 United States Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 United States Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso fumed at Felipe Massa for their lap one contact, Sebastian Vettel cursed the loss of the title and the party began for Lewis Hamilton. Here’s the team radio from Austin.
2015 Russian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onButton grassed up Sainz, Alonso got in trouble with the FIA, and Vettel spotted another track trespasser. Here are the team radio messages from Russia.
2015 Japanese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso didn’t spare Honda’s blushes during the Japanese Grand Prix – but he wasn’t the only driver complaining about his engine.
2015 Singapore Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onWith arguments over team orders, a man wandering across the track, Italian singing and a few choice remarks, there was intrigue on the airwaves in Singapore
2015 Italian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on“Not cool” was race winner Lewis Hamilton’s verdict on the radio confusion at Mercedes. Here’s what he and all the other drivers had to say during the race.
2015 Belgian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onWith 11 laps to go in the Belgian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel was told his tyres were “good to go to the end” – but it turned out they weren’t.
2015 Hungarian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe team radio airwaves were thick with recrimination during an incident-packed Hungarian Grand Prix – and one driver was involved in much of it.