Austrian GP: Best of team radio
Relive the Austrian Grand Prix with selected radio messages from the Formula 1 race, including the qualifying exchange between Red Bull and its drivers over slipstreaming.
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Team: “Yeah, we have seen it Pierre, we have seen it”.
Team: “I don’t know. Carry on.”
Team to Ricciardo: “OK mate, you need to pick it up otherwise you are not going to get another lap. Let’s go.”
Ricciardo: “There’s no point [in] me running.”
Team: “Get on with it.”
Ricciardo: “Punching a hole.”
Team: “Get on with it.”
Ricciardo: “Let’s at least go one for one.”
Team: “We’ll give it a go on the next one.”
Verstappen: “GP, what’s going on?”
Team to Verstappen: “Overtake him mate. Just overtake him.”
Verstappen: “No. last weekend I was in front. Now he’s in front. Come on man.”
Team: “Max, overtake him mate.”
Verstappen: “No, it’s discipline.”
Team: “P1 at the moment, Valtteri. P1 at the moment.”
Bottas: “Woo woo!
Team: “Good job. Good job.”
Bottas: “Yes, hahahaha!”
Team: “We check. We check.”
Team: “Yes, it’s game over. Go to P1 then P0, please Nico. You’ve got fire at the back of the car!”
Team: ”OK, we’ve lost hydraulic pressure. So just pull off where you can, Valtteri.”
Valtteri: “********”
Team strategist: “Lewis, it’s James. I have thrown away the win today but you have the potential and the opportunity to get back up. Just let the tyres cool. We trust in you and believe in you. I’m sorry.”
Verstappen: “OK, I’m feeling good so don’t worry.”
Team: “Understood mate.”
Team: “Fail 2, fail. We’re going to have to retire, Daniel. Retire. Er, I’ll tell you about it later but we’ve got some issues at the rear end of the car. Sorry about that mate.”
Team:”So stop stop. Stop stop. Stop stop. Stop stop. So stop by a marshal post. Stop by a fire post if you can.”
Verstappen: “Yes. Woo hahah. Yes. hahahaha. Ahh, this feels *** good. Hahah. Ah, yes”
Horner: “Well done, Max. You’ve won the austrian grand prix. Fantastic. Fantastic. aaah this is amazing in front of all those fans at the red bull ring...with a red bull. Hahaha. Amazing."
Grosjean: “Woohooooo. Mate when you’re going to see the rear tyres bro!”
Team: “Ah man. I’m sure they are ugly!”
Grosjean: “Oh man. Blistered like you’ve never seen before.
Team: “Brilliant. Oh yeah, oh yeah. Well done, well done. Brilliant drive, well managed. Absolutely excellent.”
Grosjean: “Finally I give you what you deserve boys. Very very happy.”
Magnussen: “Well done guys. You deserve this. Justice for Australia. Now we’re back.”
Team: “Vamos. Vamos. Vamos. Top job man.”
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