Belgian Grand Prix 2020: Practice 2 team radio
67 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Belgian Grand Prix 2020, across 18 drivers. 65 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Charles LECLERC 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
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 7 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 7 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 6 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 5 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 5 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 4 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 1 message
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Multi-B, Shift 4, Shift 4.
Engineer: More push, more push.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, I have a lot of vibration again on the tires, straight away.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Engineer: Give me 20 seconds behind pushing.
Engineer: and we suggest left toggle turn 1
Engineer: It will be two burnouts and
Daniel RICCIARDO: second
Engineer: gear start, so two burnouts, second gear start.
Engineer: We need
Kimi RAIKKONEN: to check what's happened on the braking in the last second. Yeah, we're done. We're done on the way. Okay, watch out. Don't get slowed down too much.
Engineer: And check Diff In switch, check Diff In switch.
Charles LECLERC: Diff In zero, Brian.
Engineer: Yes, Diff In zero.
Lando NORRIS: Something's not right. It's misfiring a lot or something. Understood, stand by. Yeah, I've got not much power. Scenario one please, scenario one.
Engineer: Do you like a burnout after T1 if possible? No, we just do two before and then we do the start.
Engineer: Yeah loud and clear well loud
Engineer: So I saw your temperatures on the previous lap I'm sure you could see what they were. I think they were about Minus five so maybe try and target a little bit hotter Obviously the rears will be a bit hotter this second lap as well, but just be aware of that
Engineer: okay so that's b1 you've got alban p2 on the medium is a 45-2
Engineer: sectors compared to Sebastian we are three tenths faster sector one losing two tenths sector two and three tenths faster sector three
Engineer: sectors compared to Sebastian. We are 3 tenths faster sector 1, losing 2 tenths sector 2 and 3 tenths faster sector 3.
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, locked up full front, despite being rivets. Beginner braking. Front's when near, ready.
George RUSSELL: Actually, I've been pretty poor at turn 18, 19. I'd like to complete the next lap.
Engineer: But tyre-wise, it is a first-lap tyre currently. Nicholas braking later at 18 by 5 metres.
Engineer: To Verstappen, down 1 tenth in the first sector, you are up nearly 2 tenths in the middle, down 4 tenths final sector.
Engineer: GPS is pretty bad, I can't see where that is Yeah, last corner, just check front left, small lock up to 18 Copy, you've got Latifi behind 3 seconds, he's on a lap
Engineer: And Carlos, unless this lap's really coming together, I suggest to abort at the exit of 15, and Pyrton will save the mileage. Copy, let's see.
Engineer: And I know, suggestion, stroll 7 seconds back, suggestion, bottom toggle for turn 18, and try 1 gear higher in turn 1 and turn 18, stroll 2 seconds.
Engineer: I think all three tires may well work though, around here.
Engineer: So Lewis was 43.8 most of it I think is turn one.
Engineer: OK, copy. You can take one more lap if you want it. It would be in strat I-5.
Engineer: And main lost to Valtteri, minimum speed turn 7, that's about it there.
Engineer: Also final corner, but you know about that Is
Lewis HAMILTON: braking better or not?
Engineer: So yeah, braking final corner is better
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: I think I'm about to pull it rearwards at turn 8. Pull it rearwards at turn 8.
Sebastian VETTEL: It's not about rearwards, it's more about the fact that the car can't take more speed on entry. But I'll try.
Engineer: Ok, understood.
Carlos SAINZ: What are the main time loss?
Engineer: So there's still a bit in the exit of 8, I think it was a step better, just a little bit Then stopping the car too much, braking too hard in turn 12 and That seems to cause potentially some of the understeer you have. Turn 14 you lose time as you said
Sebastian VETTEL: Okay, I picked up a lot of vibrations from the tyres.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Uh, I went a little bit on the carbon 14 to check the floor when I'm back.
Engineer: And box now box for a practice start at the end of the pitlane.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: I'll lock the front grip. Something strange from the morning to now on the braking. It's not consistent. Then launch again and then what? Copy. Something will happen.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Radio is good. Yep, loud and clear. Thanks guys. Thanks for changing the engine.
Engineer: Just to remind it, you are currently in B-ball 6, if you're aware of that that's fine, we want to do the laps in B-ball 4 when we get going.
Alexander ALBON: Yeah, just trying to get the fronts.
Engineer: Understood. I think with these temperatures at some point they will switch on and you'll start to feel good grip, but I would just stick with it, it will come during the lap.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: The split bands are not correct.
Engineer: How was the cap, yeah?
Pierre GASLY: No,
Engineer: I
Pierre GASLY: would say it was okay.
Engineer: Okay, we have Norris starting a time-lapse, he's on the control line now, but we have a good gap. Enkin 5, position 1. It
Pierre GASLY: was okay, I didn't have any trouble.
Engineer: The
Pierre GASLY: balance was a bit better this one.
Engineer: Yeah, I copy that. I think we just lost a bit in the last chicken. It's a shame for the last chicken.
Engineer: Initial lap times, Bottas on the medium, first time lap at 52.0, not sure what he's up to, Alex first three laps on soft, 50.1, 50.0, 50.3.
Engineer: Should
Lewis HAMILTON: I come in, or are the slabs kind of pointless because I've got traffic?
Engineer: No, stand by. OK, so we'll stay out and we'll get one timed, one proper timed.
Engineer: You need to stop the car Daniel, stop the car.
Engineer: And yellow flags after Eau Rouge up the hill. Car on the right hand side. Let's just back off through there.
Engineer: Ricciardo is stopped on the right-hand side of the Kemmel Strait. There are yellow flags ahead. He's on the right-hand side just off the edge of the track on the Kemmel Strait.
Engineer: Carlos, go to scenario 8. Scenario 8, virtual safety car ending, recharge off.
Esteban OCON: What's wrong with the car, Daniel?
Engineer: I don't know.
Engineer: Checo, ACS on, ACS on, we'll be doing 10 laps on this tyre, 10 time-lapse.
Engineer: Fipe, how is the balance, Dani?
Daniil KVYAT: All stable at the moment, a bit of everything.
Engineer: You can open the gap to Sebastian in front, he is in high fuel.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Um, these stars, they start to vibrate quite quick.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: Turn eight you have both axles on the limit over the bump
Carlos SAINZ: copy
Engineer: So Lewis on the hard 2 tenths slower but power corrected is 2 tenths quicker
Engineer: OK, track is clear behind, and let me know if you need another push lap after that? No, I think we should
Charles LECLERC: go to I-5 now.
Engineer: Copy, understood, so box this lap, box.
Engineer: Red flag, follow the reference, charge on, follow the reference, red flag
Sebastian VETTEL: What is the red flag?
Engineer: We don't know, stay positive and no overtaking, debris after turn 1, I don't know if you have seen them.
Sebastian VETTEL: Oh, nothing.
Engineer: Apparently there's debris on track after turn 1, so all OK to box.
Engineer: Okay Alex, so we think we'll get four time-lapse here, four time-lapse, so I suggest you get stuck into it straight away.
Engineer: And I'd like 100% pace, 100% pace for two time-lapse.
Engineer: and we need mode formation, three burnouts, no bite point and target to red you can keep K21 for all the lap and try to start a bit more a bit forward compared to the previous start
Engineer: Okay, there'll be two more laps max track should be clear when you can engine 14 position one when you can position one Yes, please
Engineer: Still marching to improve braking turn 1, focus braking turn 1.
Engineer: Consider lower torque if you're front limited.
Engineer: And fail B00 on, please.
Engineer: and a revised lap time of a fifty point oh point
George RUSSELL: zero
Max VERSTAPPEN: I wanted to pick up throttle there, but I think it was a turbo or something holding me back.
Engineer: Engine 12, engine 12, position 11, position 11, continue to push to turn 5 please Max, push to turn 5.
Engineer: FS4 test and pushing the ALAP, FS4 test and pushing the ALAP.
Engineer: And for info last time lap was deleted at 51.5 for turn 9
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