70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020: Practice 2 team radio
63 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020, across 15 drivers. 62 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Alexander ALBON had the most, with 8.
These are transcripts of real team radio audio, produced by speech recognition and presented as an archive rather than as edited prose. Radio is clipped and noisy, so wording can be imperfect. Each message is attributed to the driver or their engineer, and the original audio is playable in the archive.
Who was on the radio
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 8 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 8 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 8 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 7 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 7 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 6 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Racing Point · 4 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 1 message
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: and focus on tires and brakes tires and brakes plus five plus five
Romain GROSJEAN: help you with um just high speed mate it's uh understeery but also i don't know since this morning it just doesn't quite feel the same but uh let's see on the next lap be okay
Engineer: okay big big issues turn nine I don't what's going on yeah we saw the snap we saw the snap we'll have a look
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: The rear tires are super hot. Okay, yeah, it's just not possible to get them cooled down, is it? Not even with the second lap.
Engineer: And if possible can we do an aero cruise after turn 14 please? So aero P4 50 gear, aero P4 50 gear.
Engineer: Good time there Esteban, you're currently P4, 27.57, you are pink in sector 3.
Engineer: All cars behind you are on slow or outlaps.
Engineer: And we need to improve into turn six.
Engineer: We're still happy to cool the tires a bit more a little bit more full throttle because you still got a bit of charging to do
Engineer: And mode charge, mode charge.
Engineer: How's the balance Alex? How's the balance?
Alexander ALBON: It's pretty good Yeah, it's nice hold on better the high speeds. There's this of that dropouts with the rear Just a little bit about the seats out of that.
Engineer: Okay, understood
Engineer: And happy to go for another cool down and we'll want some more brake warm-up, please
Engineer: OK, that's the P1, just 6 one-thousandths to Valtteri P2. In terms of sectors, it's just two hundredths down sector 1, up two hundredths in the middle, and then practically zero in the middle.
Engineer: So we will still no one behind to worry about. First car Verstappen 47 on a slow lap. So we will open this lap happy to complete or bail as you see fit.
Engineer: Carlos Lando looks less front limited in turn 15. That allows him to carry a little more apex speed and he carries a little more entry speed to 13, which gains a bit of time. Yeah, low speed looks okay.
Lando NORRIS: Landed
Engineer: in
Lando NORRIS: the lane. I got a bit of the steering wobble, like we used to have.
Engineer: Okay, understood. I'd like a bite point find, please. And then possibly stop on the marks, just be careful, Carlos currently in the box. In fact, try and stop in front of Carlos, that's in front of our garage.
Engineer: How was the balance?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yup, yeah that was a good step better I think where we expected it
Engineer: I
Daniel RICCIARDO: did feel that, so that was positive
Engineer: Ok, understood, so Nico
Engineer: Ok, still some time to gain, turn 9 and exit of turn 15.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yep, understood.
Engineer: And there's also a bit in braking for turn 6. Braking point is good, but it's just slowing the car down a bit more.
Engineer: I guess 13 and 14 wasn't great. Yeah, a bit
Valtteri BOTTAS: of race lighting and tyres dropping more in the last couple of corners.
Engineer: Ok James, good luck.
Romain GROSJEAN: Nah, big washout in 15. I need some help. It doesn't do the same as this morning guys, it just doesn't do the same. So have a look on everything you can because it doesn't do the same.
Engineer: Ok.
Engineer: Okay, Daniel, so just for your reference, so lap time of that last lap was deleted for running wide turn 9.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, yeah, that was, I was completely off the track, so that's clear. Cheers.
Engineer: Ok, take care of these tires for the next push.
Engineer: Carlos, do you want one more attempt on this tyre?
Carlos SAINZ: I don't know. Traffic again. The whole lap, so...
Engineer: Carlos, I think the most useful thing is to save the tyre and try and learn for the long run learn how the temperatures affect the tyres in the long run.
Romain GROSJEAN: Okay, we've been looking at those snaps. Yeah, we had the brake balance adjust the real woods. My
Engineer: bad.
Romain GROSJEAN: I'll stop doing it. It's too tricky
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I think I could have gone a couple of tenths quicker, but okay.
Engineer: Keep it in the pocket for tomorrow Carlos, keep it in the pocket.
Nicholas LATIFI: I don't know why that lap was so slow, it didn't feel bad
Engineer: Ok Nicky, understood First sector we lost 2 tenths, second and third sector we improved 4 in 4 relative to George, we lose first sector 2.5 tenths And sector 2 is ok, sector 3 1 tenths So you're in sync with the cars around you
Nicholas LATIFI: So just in general the calling is not a big step
Engineer: With
Nicholas LATIFI: that I'll
Engineer: stop in 9 and 11
Alexander ALBON: Do you want minus five or zero?
Engineer: Let's go minus five, minus five please if you can.
Daniil KVYAT: Okay, too much rear deck
Engineer: Copy Danny, copy
Engineer: And currently you're at P3 with this lap time OK,
Daniel RICCIARDO: we'll just do the same in 24 hours
Engineer: Yes please
Engineer: So I know you had a moment into turn three, they're our biggest losses turn three and four at the moment
Carlos SAINZ: This is the two time used.
Engineer: Carlos, this is the second set, second set.
Carlos SAINZ: So the good time.
Engineer: Yeah, this is the better one and sock eight, sock eight.
Engineer: You've done a good job in your temperatures. They're not gonna be too bad
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: You've done a good job in your temperatures, you've done a good job in your temperatures, they're not going to be too bad.
Engineer: Mode race, clutch situation, K2 on and start.
Engineer: Plan is to do two free laps and then will be start two.
Nico HULKENBERG: Feels like front left getting hard time, but surprisingly actually low speed with a bit of understeer in the car.
Engineer: Copy that Nico, understood. You've done the right thing on the switches, that should help a bit, obviously there's a bit of a traffic effect as well.
Carlos SAINZ: I just opened the blister right now, just turned the CD. Copy.
Nico HULKENBERG: I don't know if it's the seat or something is moving at the back of my seat or
Engineer: maybe the seat is a bit loose
Engineer: And we need secondary WG position 1, WG position 1 when you can.
Engineer: We were tyre saving 5 until now, tyre saving 5 until now we were...
Engineer: Suggest orange E7, orange E7.
Engineer: Carlos, how's the front wing? Front wing?
Carlos SAINZ: It's okay.
Engineer: Carlos, we're happy to box if you've got what you need. Happy to box?
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, copy.
Engineer: Box then, box.
Engineer: Carlos, try the Ricciardo approach in turn 16.
Carlos SAINZ: Push 16 a lot, yeah?
Engineer: Correct, yeah.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Bit of a dig on the front at the moment.
Engineer: Ok, unlisted.
Engineer: If it's R5, we'll box this lap, box this lap.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it's getting really bad.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: If it's R5, we'll box this lap, box this lap.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it's getting really bad.
Engineer: Understood. If it's R5, we'll box this lap, box this lap.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it's getting really bad.
Engineer: Understood. And box now, box now, stay right at Ballard.
Lando NORRIS: Standby for lane. What do you want me to do different? I was just driving slowly then and I still got it, so do
Engineer: you want me to just push a lot more or what? Yeah, standby. Standby, brakes when you come to a stop.
Romain GROSJEAN: Okay dude, we're far too understeery here, so yeah, we will adjust later.
Engineer: so we've seen the vibrations on data but they're still safe so box now box
Engineer: are you okay are you okay yeah but that is that is not acceptable from a formula one car okay understood just watch where i can't see it oh
Romain GROSJEAN: okay um yeah
Engineer: i'll check what it was
Daniil KVYAT: I don't understand what he was doing to be honest, but anyway, I hope he enjoyed it.
Engineer: Oh see this, can't continue, see this loose, see this loose mate, come
Nico HULKENBERG: properly loose now
Engineer: How is the balance now?
Romain GROSJEAN: Quite neutral, the left hand side is gone but it has balanced the car.
Carlos SAINZ: Now that's it, it's
Engineer: clear start. Copy, copy, box.
Lando NORRIS: I'm like pace 20, so if you want me to push more, just let me know.
Engineer: If you've got mid-corner understate, think about B-Bowl 4. If you've got mid-corner understate, think about B-Bowl 4.
Engineer: Okay Alex, on the next lap, the next lap, just think about breathing a little bit on the left-hand side tyres, just keep the peaks down on temperatures, just have a think.
Engineer: Understood, Lando. Let's do 100% pace, please. 100% pace.
Sebastian VETTEL: Engine failure.
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, big failure at the back of the car, probably either
Engineer: it's engine or gearbox but something went in the drivetrain and didn't feel right. Yeah, understood.
Engineer: How are the tyres? Alex, how are the tyres?
Alexander ALBON: OK, it's just sliding everywhere on the rear. They're just stabilising now.
Engineer: OK, so there's possible oil, or reports of oil, definitely turn 7 to turn 9. Vettel's engine has fallen out of the bottom of the car, so turn 7 to turn 9, oil.
Engineer: and multifunction tire 14 when you can, tire 1-4 when you can
Engineer: and red flag stay positive red flag stay positive
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