Hamilton 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.
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.
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.
2014 Canadian GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onHere’s what the drivers had to say on the radios during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix.
2014 Spanish GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said his car’s handling was a “nightmare” early in qualifying but went on to take pole position. Here are more of the team radio messages.
2014 Chinese Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onThe Chinese Grand Prix gave us some of the most revealing team radio messages of the year as Sebastian Vettel was initially unwilling to let his team mate past.
2014 Chinese GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onDrivers and their race engineers had to make tough calls about which tyres to use and when during another wet qualifying session. Here’s what was being discussed on the radio.
2014 Bahrain Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Gutierrez wasn’t the only driver unhappy with Pastor Maldonado during the race – Jean-Eric Vergne complained the Lotus driver “tried to kill” him. Here are the team radio messages from Bahrain.
2014 Bahrain GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Rosberg claimed pole position Grosjean fumed at Sutil and Bottas was vexed by the marshals. Here’s what drivers said on their radios during qualifying.
2014 Malaysian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Malaysian Grand Prix was again marked by a row over team orders where one driver refused to follow instructions from the pit wall.
2014 Malaysian GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onThe heavens opened at the worst possible time for the drivers ahead of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Here’s what was said on the teams’ radios.
2014 Australian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2014 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThe team radio chatter in Australia reveals more about how large Mercedes advantage was and how even their closest rivals knew they couldn’t challenge them.
2014 Australian GP qualifying team radio transcript
2014 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onRain was the last thing the teams wanted to see in qualifying but the Melbourne weather wasn’t co-operating. Here’s how the session unfolded in the broadcast team radio chatter.
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onThere were some emotional moments on the team radio during the Brazilian Grand Prix. Here’s what was broadcast of the drivers’ messages.
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying team radio transcript
2013 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onRain made for a hectic qualifying session in Brazil which caught out several drivers. Here’s what was said on the team radio.
2013 United States Grand Prix team radio transcript
2013 United States Grand Prix
Posted onThe team radio messages that were broadcast during the United States Grand Prix reveal just how much some drivers had to nurse their tyres during the race.
2013 United States qualifying team radio transcript
2013 United States Grand Prix
Posted onChanging track conditions caused headaches for many drivers during qualifying for the United States Grand Prix as the team radio messages from the session reveal.
2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix team radio transcript
2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFelipe Massa’s change of of fortune, team orders at Caterham and Sebastian Vettel’s post-race celebrations were among the Abu Dhabi team radio highlights.
2013 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying team radio transcript
2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMark Webber took his second pole position of 2013 as Lewis Hamilton spun. Here are the team radio messages from qualifying.
2013 Indian Grand Prix team radio transcript
2013 Indian Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen’s angry exchange with Lotus was one of the defining moments of the Indian Grand Prix, but there was plenty more of interest being said on the team radios.