Austrian Grand Prix 2020: Practice 1 team radio
26 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Austrian Grand Prix 2020, across 11 drivers. 25 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 7.
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
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 7 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 4 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 2 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 2 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 1 message
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Daniil KVYAT: Okay, the steering is not straight and the car doesn't turn the same on the right and on the left So I think there's something at the front
Engineer: OK Esteban, was everything good for you there?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, everything was OK, radio was loud and clear.
Esteban OCON: All right training now
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Esteban OCON: All right training now
Engineer: So, Carlos, the track shows slippery at the exit of Turn 1. We think the pit lane is where it rained first, and there's still light rain in the pit lane.
Engineer: We know that it's dry, we need two labs on these tires at least. Okay, okay, okay, copy, I got it.
Engineer: Just be careful of front graining in the high speed.
Engineer: and Carlos we suggest to use a left-hand side toggle in turn four for that little front lock up at turn three you had a little front lock up it was rear locking as well as entry so just make sure you're nice and smooth with the steering
Daniil KVYAT: Just check the front wing please
Engineer: Copy Danny, cool down, cool down
Engineer: Red mid 5 looks good, but it's too much in turn 3, so consider right hand side toggle to stabilise turn 3 a little. Right hand side toggle for turn 3.
Carlos SAINZ: What would that do again? Two steps of what?
Engineer: It's two steps on mid. It gives you two steps on mid. Copy, I'll go to mid 4 then. Happy, no problem.
Daniil KVYAT: And the brakes are very poor, so then the understeer in the high speed, quite a lot in the apex, same.
Engineer: OK Carl, so that's P3. Recharge on is good.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I forgot the right hand toggle and I didn't push the last corner.
Engineer: I
Carlos SAINZ: just realised before turning in on I.
Engineer: So Carlos, we're going to pit and change the nose box, still a little bit in 6th and 7th, turn 6 just carrying the brakes into mid corner and potentially that's contributing to the snap and then turn 7 maybe a little bit late turning in, could be something in the turn in point turn 7.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I feel like I'm late all the time.
Engineer: Box now, box now.
Engineer: Carlos the wing that came off the car has some damage from curbing so just take care take care with this wing. Which
Carlos SAINZ: side?
Engineer: That's right hand side right hand side
Alexander ALBON: The anti-soul is really easy.
Engineer: Yep, copy.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, no car felt a little better just turn three was not so good
Engineer: Yeah, I'll
Max VERSTAPPEN: do another lap, is that okay?
Engineer: Yeah, absolutely.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Rear tyres are dropping off.
Engineer: Ok, let's try a double cool down lap.
Engineer: You can improve turn 6, turn 6 and last corner.
Engineer: More push, more push.
Max VERSTAPPEN: OK, can you help me out? Turn 1, still that same problem I told you about, out of the corner.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: reasonably quick in lap and try halfway stay off the curbs
Engineer: Continue to the grid. Continue to the grid for a practice launch. Cool the car on this lap please. Cool the car approaching the grid.
Engineer: Okay, we're going to go on the left side, so don't launch until it's clear on your side of the grid.
George RUSSELL: The radio sounds like it's sort of half unplugged for me, FYI.
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