Unheard driver radio from F1’s slow show in Monaco · RaceFans

The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix will not be remembers as one of Formula 1’s great races.

A first-lap crash gave the entire field the opportunity to get their mandatory pit stop out of the way and cruise to the chequered flag.

From the radio traffic during the race it’s clear many of the drivers were just as frustrated about this situation as those watching, as they had lost the best chance for them to gain positions around a track where overtaking is practically impossible.

However the strange circumstances of the race did produce some unusual tactics and surprising remarks on the radios.

2024 Monaco Grand Prix team radio

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“The crash was actually quite big”
Sainz: “Please tell me we go again”
Ocon: “That’s it, guys”
Hamilton: “Check the bib”
“We go to the end”
Russell: “We’re driving so slow.”
Albon: “Going to take out my front wing”
“Gasly needs to stop again”
Alonso: “I’m not sure what we’re doing.”
“Hamilton is just playing a slow, fast, slow game”
Hamilton: “Do I need to go any faster?”
Leclerc: “What did you say?”
Sainz: “Where would Lando exit?”
Verstappen: “I thought the ride was bad yesterday”
Alonso: “I thought that we were P10”

“The crash was actually quite big”

A first-lap collision between Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg brought proceedings to a swift halt. Race leader Charles Leclerc’s engineer Bryan Bozzi, in his second appearance in the role, told him to expect a long wait for a restart:

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Sainz: “Please tell me we go again”

Leclerc’s team mate Carlos Sainz Jnr collided with second-placed Oscar Piastri at the initial start. He pulled over with a puncture on the first lap, then was able to crawl back to the pits.

Having fallen from third to 16th, Sainz was desperate to know whether he would be able to…