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British Grand Prix2020 · Practice 1 team radio

30
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14
drivers
9
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11:02 to 12:30
on the radio

30 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the British Grand Prix 2020, across 14 drivers. 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.

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  1. Alexander ALBONRed Bull11:02:060:06

    EngineerIf you can, try and get straight into the tyres.

  2. Alexander ALBONRed Bull11:08:490:06

    EngineerAlex, how's the grip?

    Alexander ALBONIt's okay, just the tailwind corners are pretty bad, 10-7

  3. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull11:19:070:27

    Max VERSTAPPENMate, why do I have this s*** headrest in? I can't move my head.

    EngineerSlow the car down please Max, and repeat. Is there something about your headrest? Confirm?

    Max VERSTAPPENWell yeah, it's this headrest with these side things, which I don't like. I can't move my head.

    EngineerAh, understood.

    Max VERSTAPPENI'll do this then, but I want it swapped when I'm in the pits.

    EngineerOK, copy.

  4. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull11:21:180:08

    EngineerSo just focus on cooling left hand side tyres. You can retain temperature in your right hand side tyres.

  5. Antonio GIOVINAZZIAlfa Romeo11:26:270:09

    EngineerAll clear, Antonio.

    Antonio GIOVINAZZIBox is lab.

    EngineerCopy. Box is lab, watch Bottas behind.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull11:26:460:12

    Max VERSTAPPENI suddenly had a big snap into that last left hander, I don't know, it felt really hot.

    EngineerOK understood, car's ahead of you, pit's out.

  7. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri11:28:000:10

    Daniil KVYATThere is some debris on track before turn 15 Copy

    Engineerthat

  8. Charles LECLERCFerrari11:29:120:06

    EngineerDo

    Charles LECLERCwe have the chance to change the seat?

    EngineerI think so.

  9. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri11:37:480:15

    Pierre GASLYI dodged the inside kerb in the last chicane on the right side And we need to find something for turn 7 because it's pretty bad at the moment

    EngineerYeah, we've seen it, we've seen it, we have a plan

  10. Alexander ALBONRed Bull11:40:080:09

    EngineerOkay Alex, I suggest you keep the pace up now and keep working your tyres. If we need to we'll make space at the end of the lap, okay? But keep working these tyres.

  11. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull11:42:420:09

    Max VERSTAPPENMate, is it a little more windy suddenly?

    EngineerNegative.

  12. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes11:48:020:08

    Lewis HAMILTONIt's coming this high, that's terrible.

    EngineerOkay, copy.

  13. Nico HULKENBERGRacing Point11:51:240:13

    EngineerMate, do you reckon I could have a quick breather? My right ass cheek is getting a bit numb. There's quite a pressure point down there. Okay. Yes, you can.

  14. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes11:58:300:12

    EngineerIf you're happy with the single timed, we can just do that and concentrate on the long run. But being the hard, probably we'll come alive only after the first.

  15. George RUSSELLWilliams12:08:130:09

    George RUSSELLThe end of the mid to exit turn 6 is woeful, don't know if you've got any suggestions with diffs.

  16. Esteban OCONRenault12:08:230:08

    Esteban OCONYeah, let's type in again for the middle of the corner always normal story

  17. George RUSSELLWilliams12:08:290:07

    George RUSSELLFor the turn 7 balance issues, I'm not too sure what I can do to isolate that corner

  18. Lando NORRISMcLaren12:09:100:07

    Lando NORRISWas that wind or diff?

    EngineerLooks to be the changing of wind direction. It's the wind.

  19. Charles LECLERCFerrari12:12:090:28

    EngineerSo in general, no one is improving, second lap with this tyre, maybe same lap time but not improving, second push lap with medium Do

    Charles LECLERCyou want to continue? If you have time to go on high fuel, I will do high fuel, because I'm not sure it would be beneficial to keep running on this set on, yeah, like that Copy,

    Engineerunderstood

  20. George RUSSELLWilliams12:14:150:13

    George RUSSELLMate, she was proper wobbly round those maggots, beckons and stow.

    EngineerYeah, we can see that.

  21. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri12:16:180:23

    EngineerOk, what was the main limitation?

    Pierre GASLYJust lacking grip in the low speed especially, and the steering high speed. Long corners like turn 6, turn 15, I just lose the front at the apex.

    EngineerCopy turn 6, turn 15 we need to take it easy in entry, we push a bit too much in entry.

  22. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri12:17:470:10

    Pierre GASLYGod, that chicken is so, so bad.

    EngineerBox, box, box, box.

  23. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes12:18:460:07

    EngineerEverything okay, Valtteri? Yep. Just

    Valtteri BOTTAScutting some grass.

  24. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri12:19:260:13

    Pierre GASLYOkay, I need a lot more rear and low speed a lot more and a lot more front in high speed the moment This doesn't feel right

  25. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams12:20:520:11

    Nicholas LATIFII don't know why my DRS has not been working on the Outlaps exit of turn 5.

    EngineerLook at that.

  26. Esteban OCONRenault12:22:260:09

    Esteban OCONI hit the curb there. Can you have a check?

    EngineerCopy, we will.

  27. Lance STROLLRacing Point12:24:340:06

    Lance STROLLThe rios

    Engineerare

    Lance STROLLjust overheated massively.

  28. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull12:25:260:17

    Max VERSTAPPENI had like a clip in between turn 3 and 4, same story, but I don't think it's a clip, it just doesn't accelerate.

    EngineerYeah, understood.

  29. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes12:27:040:09

    Lewis HAMILTONCool car Ronnie

    EngineerStrap motor should help that cool car

  30. George RUSSELLWilliams12:30:380:13

    George RUSSELLSo I turn into turn 16, I go over a little bump, the front left goes off the ground, it just never reattaches.