70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020: Practice 3 team radio
57 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020, across 17 drivers. 55 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Charles LECLERC had the most, with 9.
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
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 9 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 8 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 5 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 5 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 4 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 3 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 2 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 1 message
- Nico HULKENBERG · Racing Point · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Radio check.
Sebastian VETTEL: Radio check, pit exit.
Engineer: We'll do CSL 4 4th gear and then check DRS. You can go multi GX3, multi GX3 when you can.
Charles LECLERC: The first time I go to P2 then I crank it and it doesn't work. Yesterday also I did the same, I don't know why.
Engineer: OK, we'll check that. Speed limiter on.
Daniil KVYAT: Joachim Ilczek please steering wheel seems to be bent to the right
Engineer: After the CSL, okay to push, okay to push.
Engineer: Carlos as we discussed the wind does go to a tailwind between 3 and 4, 16-17 kph tailwind there.
Engineer: Good warm-up on the brakes
Engineer: and slow cooldown lap we want plus 60 which is plus 25 on your dash
Engineer: And at the moment the track seems slower than yesterday because of the wind
Engineer: snap in 16 is where the car where the wind moves to a tailwind and we see a 20k tailwind breaking for turn 15 places where Lando's quicker are turn one and two and breaking and entry through 12 and 13.
Carlos SAINZ: One and two or three or four? Sorry three and four three and four.
Engineer: The snaps in turn three and turn six are all wind change of directions
Engineer: Another cool-down lap. First car behind is Vettel, 46 seconds back, currently slow. He might start a time-lap next time. Would you like another attempt?
Lando NORRIS: Yep.
Engineer: OK, the snaps in turn 3 and turn 6 are all wind change of directions.
Engineer: and we need secondary airs position five airs position five
Engineer: You are faster sector one and two losing to tenth sector three
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah I have a lot of mid-corner washout in 7.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: OK, Mr. Mann, just a reminder to be firm with your brakes on the outlet, please.
Engineer: and we will do a pit start, we need one burnout, mode formation, one burnout, no by point and target 3 red
Engineer: And target, as agreed before, second gear, remember throttle pedal, throttle pedal.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: OK, put two clicks more front wing. Yeah, no problem.
Engineer: And box, box.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: And police, check the right hand side of the front wing. OK,
Engineer: mode four, three burnouts and no static by-point.
George RUSSELL: Andrew, I think what we did, turn 3, turn 4, been making it seem alright now?
Engineer: Yep, a fair amount of good on our side.
Engineer: Really good improvement there at the end of the lap at the latter part of the lap There's definitely a lot of wind going on especially places like 7 3 so it's same for everyone. So Anything we can help you with or you want to try Okay, guys, they always did high speed. Yep understood
Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah, that first sector was completely ****ed.
Engineer: so Kimi on the run down to turn nine he's obviously at speed so pull to the side let him through he's about two seconds behind you now he's coming through nice work
Engineer: If you want to pass through the pit lane for a flap adjust, we're ready.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Lewis HAMILTON: Double cool down, yeah?
Engineer: Affirm So
Lewis HAMILTON: just the first sector?
Engineer: Affirm, just turn 34 Both corners? Yeah, minimum speed both corners, 34 Maybe braking a little bit early for turn 3 And we need a bit of full throttle for PU temps
Engineer: I think about the push toggle at turn 7 we'll test the push toggle at turn 7
Engineer: So you can wake the fronts up a little bit on the run to 15. Alex also finding time on his second push lap. What? Alex also finding time on his second push lap on this time.
Engineer: OK, recharger on M, box, box and slam. Keep up the pace on the way in please Max. OK, can I have boost on, on the way to turn 6, boost on, full throttle.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I'll do it again to 9, is that OK?
Engineer: Yep, same again to turn 9 please. OK, box and slam please Max, stop on the marks, pre-start rev check, and switch off.
Engineer: Track is clear, you can push.
Engineer: It will be mode push for last corner, mode push.
Engineer: Same wind direction, tail turn 15
Lando NORRIS: Did the wind change much for this run? You just need to give me a yes or a no, you don't need to tell me what direction or anything.
Engineer: Same direction, different strengths, gusty.
Engineer: You can press select engine 4, engine 4.
Engineer: And we need to improve turn 9, mid-corner turn 9, and turn 12, mid-corner turn 12.
Charles LECLERC: Copy, but turn 9 isn't hit flat, maybe had a small lift.
Engineer: Just because of that.
Carlos SAINZ: How did the medium look?
Engineer: So Lando did a 27.02. I think that would have been two tenths ahead if you'd nailed the final corner Carlos, that's a 27.2. I'm not sure if that was unclear how I said it, 27.2 And the time, there's one tenth in 12.13 Lando is just a partial lift through 12
Carlos SAINZ: Downshift to 7th or in 8th?
Engineer: Both of you the same on the gears. Are we downshifts to 7th for 12?
Engineer: So here, purple sector 2 and 3, there's a tenth and a half to Leclerc in sector 1, with a lock up at 4, maybe a bit of time, exit of 6.
Engineer: Reference, you are currently P5-27-5.
Esteban OCON: There was too much on the steer for 15
Engineer: Copy And
Esteban OCON: slightly on the engine with the front end, low speed
Engineer: Copy
Max VERSTAPPEN: Question, why do I have to sync my gears again?
Engineer: I'll explain later, but please re-sync, well spotted.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah mate, I find this unbelievable, how can you be so bright?
Engineer: Verstappen 20 behind pushing followed by Albon, Latifi and Gasly quite a few cars behind temperature looks good now temperature looks good Verstappen 14 behind followed by Albon 20 Verstappen 8 behind pushing Verstappen 8 behind pushing 7 behind pushing now Verstappen 4 behind 3 behind Verstappen behind
Max VERSTAPPEN: Let's
Engineer: see
Max VERSTAPPEN: if you're coming. Yeah, I know mate. I'm not an idiot. I'm on the side of the truck
Engineer: Okay, so in terms of sectors, sector one, we are four tenths off Verstappen. Most of that is a couple of tenths is turn four. Sector two, we are P3, two and four tenths lower than the Mercedes. And sector three, we are four tenths off Bottas.
Engineer: Hulkenberg faster in turn 3 using more apex kerb turn 3
Engineer: So maintain front temperature and cool rears.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I don't know why the f*** he would have overtaken me if he's on high fuel.
Engineer: Sightings behind us out there. Got a lot of push in 7 and 15 as well actually. Copy, we'll have a look. Nico, we suggest if open for 6 and 7. So Nico, we are OK to let the temps drop more. The slower we go, the better the traffic will be. Nico, can you put ACS on, so ACS button on?
Engineer: Okay, so we're going to drive in, stop in the pit box, and then do a start from the box and go straight out. So stop in the box, and then do a start from the pit box, drive straight out.
Engineer: So target on your dash for the rear is 85
Engineer: Test right hand toggle turn 7. Right hand toggle turn 7.
Engineer: So once you tape the flag, then we'll get into a formation lap and just try and get the rear temps down as much as you can.
Engineer: So now just concentrate on target 95 on the rears.
Engineer: There's nothing left on the front left
Engineer: And mode 3 for the start. Throttle application has race start until turn 4.
Engineer: I guess Rooney will be happy He always is And let's take the CSL after turn 5 Gap to Kevin, OK for pit box practice? Yes, we'll be first car in OK
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