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Austrian Grand Prix 2020: Qualifying team radio

33 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix 2020, across 15 drivers. 31 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 5.

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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: I have some vibration from Deus.

    Engineer: Copy that.

  2. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: And we have tailwind into turn three.

  3. Esteban OCONRenault

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  4. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: I think I will not go faster on the second time, so I'm happy to turn the engine down and save it, it's more for myself.

  5. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: So did he hold you up there, the clerk?

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yes,

    Engineer: possibly. Understood.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Need to push Snapped 26, okay, I'm happy to box recharge on and box Yeah, okay, so box look out for the weighbridge otherwise straight to Lee

  7. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Lewis HAMILTON: Can't fix the steering

    Engineer: ready. Negative loose.

  8. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Okay, let's go, let's go, let's go.

  9. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Now just be mindful Lewis, it's going to get a little bit tight towards the end when cars start backing up, so don't hang around.

  10. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Engineer: Okay, currently P8.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, I took quite a lot of the kerb, exit of 7, so just be prepared. Just saw that.

  11. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: We're

    Engineer: a

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: f***ing

    Engineer: mess now. Yeah, it was a big mess here.

  12. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: All cars around you on the soft, so your out lap might be a bit quicker.

  13. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Pierre GASLY: OK, check the front right hand plate. I went quite hard on the kerb out of turn 6 and 7.

    Engineer: Copy.

  14. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Strat 7 and keep up the pace on the way in please. Strat 7, keep up the pace on the way in. What position is that? That's P6, P6.

  15. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  16. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Strat 7 and

  17. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: And watch the Weybridge light and sector one it looks straight line speed and sector one it looks straight line speed

  18. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: How are we safe?

    Engineer: You are P10, P10

    Charles LECLERC: That's crazy

  19. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: How is the balance, how is front flap, question? It's good, just leave it like this. Copy, watch the weighbridge on the way in.

  20. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: And the P10 was 3 tenths up the road, 3 tenths Leclerc in P10

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah, we don't have it at the moment

    Engineer: Yeah, you've done a good job, I think you should be pleased You've done a very good job today So let's wait to plug the car and we have a chat about the car please

  21. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: Let's keep working boys, only the first one, only the first one. Apologies. Let's find some more. You're five hundredths, five hundredths off Ocon mate. Good job dude, good job.

    Romain GROSJEAN: Awww.

  22. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Engineer: These tie attempts are good checker

  23. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Urgent. Default 17. Default 17. Do I continue? All good? Yep. All good from now. I can't. I've lost too much time. Yeah, no. It's cool. But everything's fine with the car. Watch out for Carlos behind. 4 seconds back. Behind Carlos is Perez. 11 seconds back. Do I have to box or can I go again? You need to box. Perez. 4 seconds back. Copy.

  24. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Look here, there is no broken thing on the right hand side.

    Engineer: Copy, we are checking.

  25. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Engineer: So check our slow round 10-7, the fronts are just coming into a good window and you have one more big brake and it'll be go one, go one. So we need one more good brake.

  26. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Just a hundredth with that last lap.

  27. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Valtteri BOTTAS: Yes, guys

  28. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: So what's up?

    Engineer: So that's P3. Bottas had an issue around turn 45. Hamilton at 2.9, he remains in P2. That's you P3 on a 3.4. Norris behind you 3.6. Alex P5 and Perez P6. Nice effort.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, not bad, not bad. Different tyres for tomorrow as well. So looking forward to that.

    Engineer: Yeah, good job mate. Yeah, good job Max. As you say, with a different tyre for tomorrow, that's pretty decent. Well done. Just watch out for signs. I know you're slightly negative, but he's in your way. You're OK.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: I followed him on the pit entry, but all good. I'm on the track.

    Engineer: Understood.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: It's been a while, you know.

  29. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay Carlos, finished P8, finished P8, so you're ahead of Stroll and Ricciardo. Finishing order, Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen, Lando, Albon, Perez, Leclerc, yourself, Stroll, Ricciardo.

    Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, sorry guys, I had a poor report. Anyway, peace out.

    Engineer: Carlos, it was a good qualifying session generally, good steps through the last few corners, through the high speed, through qualifying. I don't think you should be too upset with that. Starting P8 tomorrow, we can have a good race from there.

  30. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Engineer: Don't block people Ricciardo, rejoin safely, rejoin safely. Yeah, just cutting some grass here.

  31. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I don't know why there was a yellow. There was a yellow in two corners for nothing.

    Engineer: Okay, Bottas had gone off turn 5-6.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, he stayed on the track. That was ****.

  32. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Alexander ALBON: When we do a slow out lap like that, the tyres are nowhere to turn on.

    Engineer: That's a compromise of trying to get a bit of a tow versus them being screwed on tyre temps.

    Alexander ALBON: Yeah, that's

    Engineer: what

    Alexander ALBON: I meant by getting a gap, I mean I wanted to, yeah.

  33. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Daniel RICCIARDO: I don't know why there was a yellow. There was a yellow in two corners for nothing. OK,

    Engineer: that was Bottas who had gone off turn 5-6. That's a bit unlucky there mate.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, he stayed on the track. That was ******. He wasn't off.

    Engineer: OK, understood mate. That's unlucky there. Still a P10 and you need to speed up a bit please. You need to be just negative on the delta.

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