British Grand Prix 2020: Practice 3 team radio
65 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the British Grand Prix 2020, across 16 drivers. 62 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 11.
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 · 11 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 10 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 8 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 2 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 2 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 1 message
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Okay, Gasly 8 ahead, no one behind. We'll do CSL 4, 4th gear and then DRS check. And Multi GX3, go to Multi GX3, CSL 4 and DRS check.
Engineer: And box, box, down in box.
Pierre GASLY: Ok, I had a really slow upshift and when I came to the pit entry I braked, the engine braking was a bit strange, a bit more negative torque than usually. Yeah, we can see that, we are having a look.
Engineer: OK, good for me too, so remember to put some heat on your brakes.
Engineer: Left over for turn 3.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, you have nobody behind, so mode push when you're ready.
Engineer: Track is clear, you can push.
Engineer: So with this wind there is a slight headwind turn three to four change of direction get the rotation done there because then you immediately turn into the tailwind.
Engineer: and reasonable pace on this out lap remember this is the medium and we need to get it warm especially warm front right
Engineer: The shine is on new medium 28.5, first time lap.
Engineer: Track is clear, you can push.
Engineer: Tailwind turn one
Engineer: Ok Kimi, more charge and let me know if you want to box this lap or if you want to keep going.
Lando NORRIS: Was there anywhere Carlos had some big oversteers or anything to look out for?
Engineer: Generally, he was okay. A little bit of understeer into turn 9 and turn 13.
Engineer: Okay to charge and still clear from behind, people in front on an outlap, Ocon and Charles in front of you
Engineer: Ocon 9 seconds on an outlap in front, Ocon on softs.
Lewis HAMILTON: Vibration these tires, yeah quite a big vibration
Engineer: Carlos, suggest Orange Talk 4 whole lap. Orange Talk 4 whole lap.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: and it will be mode push for last corner, mode push
Engineer: We don't need to be too slow in this outlap, we lost a bit of time with the install
Engineer: OK Roman, so there's a 7 second gap behind the gas and he's in sync if you need to make space.
Romain GROSJEAN: Yeah I need to warm the tyres up so if he would let me by it would be very very kind of him, he's on soft.
Engineer: And reminder on the wind for turn 7 It's very gusty
Engineer: So Carlos, overall we're a little bit ahead of Lando. Turn 3-4 we lose nearly a tenth. Just possibly pushing a bit too far with the entry stability.
Engineer: And how was the balance?
Daniel RICCIARDO: It wasn't too bad
Engineer: They
Daniel RICCIARDO: got probably the fronts a bit more ready to start a lap, but generally not too bad
Engineer: Carlos, do you want one more go, or are these tyres on the way out?
Carlos SAINZ: They're on the way out, but I want to try, I think, in turn 1 and turn 3 and 4, and then maybe box if I'm not improving.
Engineer: Copy, no problem. Try to cool the rears if you can on this cool-down lap.
Engineer: So good improvement, sectors 2 and 3 are purple in those, so still P1.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: and what you did with throttle that time was good remember that
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Go on again. Is all ok with the car? Yeah, go for it. I cannot brake, I lose completely rear and end of the brake.
Engineer: So Valtteri's just gone P1 by 4 hundredths, some of that straight line speed, but mainly minimum speed turn 4, that's the only real loss in corners.
Engineer: So Audrey, that was 22R to the front, similar to the last one yesterday.
Engineer: So let's start from the box, front wing adjust and go again.
Nico HULKENBERG: That arrow needs to be 50 meters earlier, so Towards pit entry or 50 70 meters too close to the box
Engineer: Yeah, understood track clear understood track clear boxes lap box box pick confirm
Engineer: and BB-1, BB-1
Engineer: Okay, if we go recharge off max and boost on now, recharge off, boost on now, let's have full load to turn 6, full throttle turn 6 please.
Engineer: Okay, that's two tenths now behind Lewis. Same lap time as Bottas. We think he may have increased PU performance for that lap. Purple sector one, matching Lewis just under a tenth in sector two and still a couple of tenths in sector three.
Engineer: K2 charge and clear from behind, and engine 4.
Engineer: Carlos, purple C2 position 8. Purple C2 position 8. And default 8 alpha. Default 8 alpha.
Engineer: So, P1 Hamilton, 26.3, yourself P4, 26.7.
Engineer: So let's have scenario 6. Scenario 6 and SOC 4. SOC 4.
Engineer: Sorry Carlos, there's a little bit to find in turn 12. Lando carrying a bit more speed in turn 12 and then not losing out in 13. There's probably half a tenth, maybe a bit more there. Let's say there's nearly a tenth in 12.13 and half a tenth in 15. Rest of the lap looks good.
Carlos SAINZ: What was his lap time?
Engineer: Lando, 26.8.
Engineer: OK, Hamilton coming alongside you, looks like he aborted his lap, so he's in phase, Gasly ahead out lap.
Engineer: Have a couple of deep breaths, get focused, and you've got a clear track. Track is clear.
Engineer: Spoutry has just gone P1 with a 25.8, compared to Sector's main time game for him is in the middle.
Engineer: Okay, just remember to give your brakes a bit of a wolf in the last sector.
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, there's something loose again, down at the brake pedal.
Engineer: Ok, understood, box.
Engineer: Can you just remind me, is it scenario 8 for the next lap? Scenario 8 please, scenario 8.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I had some weird like shattering feeling on the left front. It was really odd.
Engineer: Which corners?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Very high speed corners.
Engineer: Understood, thank you. We'll have a look.
Engineer: How was the balance Alex?
Alexander ALBON: It was okay, just quite a lot of understeer in some high speed corners.
Engineer: Okay, understood.
Engineer: Okay, engine 5, position 2, engine 5, position 2, okay, and engine 12, position 6, engine 1, 2, position 6, still 15 seconds gap behind you, so engine 1, 2, position 6 please.
Engineer: Recharge on please recharge on and when you get back stop in the box and switch off So it's gonna be a fast carriage turnaround for us So I'll get your comments, please on front wing. How much would you like to add?
Engineer: The car's wind may have picked up a bit. Obviously there's a bit more following, but I think there may be a bit more wind as well.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I have the same again, I have no real grip left.
Engineer: Ok, understood.
Engineer: Ok Dani, suggestion is to stay in entry 6 for the entire lap, engine brake in 10 for the entire lap.
Engineer: Suggest red mid 5, red mid 5.
Engineer: And BB-2, BB-2 as a test, and we could stay out, we can stay out, two laps, I think it's better to take laps.
Sebastian VETTEL: OK, copy that.
Engineer: If
Kimi RAIKKONEN: we cannot get our auger out of the way in the last corner. Yeah, I see it. It's
Engineer: a
Kimi RAIKKONEN: stupidity.
Engineer: So Lance 26.6, you 26.8, mainly sector 3, mainly sector 3, less than a tenth in other two sectors total.
Engineer: So let's pick up a bit get your tires going and it'll be recharge off recharge off and you are good to go
Romain GROSJEAN: I had
Engineer: a
Romain GROSJEAN: couple of issues, completely lost the brake pedal twice in a row in turn 13 I don't know if it's a knock-on or whatever but if you can have a look
Engineer: yeah we'll double check that
Romain GROSJEAN: it's absolutely fine in 15 but just when I press it in 13 it's dead
Pierre GASLY: Can I go for six?
Engineer: Yes. Yes, you can
Engineer: Okay Alex, so we're going to do a practice pit stop now, so get focused. Box, Alex, box.
Engineer: Okay, so nice and sharp, hit the marks.
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