Race Grid Guide

F1 glossary · Team radio

Box

The radio instruction telling a driver to enter the pit lane, normally for a stop.

In plain English

This term belongs to the Team radio side of Formula 1. Listen for it when commentators explain what a driver, car or team is doing and why the lap time or race situation is changing.

2026 context

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