Eifel Grand Prix 2020: Qualifying team radio
62 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Eifel Grand Prix 2020, across 19 drivers. 60 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Esteban OCON had the most, with 9.
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
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 9 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 8 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Nico HULKENBERG · Racing Point · 4 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 2 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 2 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Magnusson's ahead on same tyres as you, both has the same tyres as you.
Engineer: I guess obviously it's going to be quite a fast out lap.
Charles LECLERC: When you took off the screen of the car, the left screen switched off, so just make sure everything is fine, so when I come back I have data.
Engineer: Copy, we'll check.
Engineer: Main losses, minimum speed turn 2, minimum speed turn 11. You also had the magic enabled turn 11.
Romain GROSJEAN: Okay, there's just no grip. Don't know why.
Engineer: Ok Carlos, that's P5, so that's a decent start. There's still two and a half tenths to find in sector one on a second attempt.
Engineer: and we should try to improve braking turn one and turn seven
Engineer: Currently P2, no traffic behind, Lewis P3, 26.6, Verstappen P1, 26.3
Alexander ALBON: I heard a big misfire outside 10-7 OK, we'll have a look
Engineer: Do you have any major need to run again, Max? Otherwise, we're happy for you to box. No, no, all good.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Can we check my headrest again? Because it feels like I'm laying again a bit more in the car.
Engineer: Any comments on balance please, Esteban?
Esteban OCON: Yeah, the car is very much rolling still at the moment, it is completely on the nose.
Engineer: Okay, understood. Okay, Esteban, apparently Daniel making similar comments on his car as well.
Engineer: That's a good lap. That's a good lap
Engineer: Katani, nobody is pushing behind, this is in lap 4 for us.
Daniil KVYAT: Ok, I get a bit of understeer in some places, like turn 2 a bit, turn 7 and 10, 11.
Engineer: The
Daniil KVYAT: only place with unstable rear is with chicane and first corner.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: So we'll be go one go one Magnuson five behind
Engineer: So currently you are ahead of one lap ahead of the flag but only by 15 seconds. I think this track position is good
Pierre GASLY: What do you think about that?
Engineer: It was a good lap, yeah, it was a good lap I
Pierre GASLY: don't know if we should push again
Engineer: Still no threats behind. You're in good shape.
Engineer: Still no threats behind your ink. Okay, slow, slow, slow, slow, slow, slow, slow, recharge off.
Engineer: See if you can brake later for turn 5 and 7. Maintain front brake temp.
George RUSSELL: No good enough, no good enough.
Engineer: Keep looking after the fuel, Carlos. Delta negative close to zero is good. Carlos, we're safely through. P14. And we're boxed this lap.
Carlos SAINZ: Yes, change one. I'm having to push a lot in the out lap and I think I'm getting quite a lot of epic out of it. I don't know. Help me.
Engineer: OK, copy.
Engineer: Time to gain is exit turn 11 and exit of 14. Yeah,
Daniel RICCIARDO: understood.
Engineer: Unfortunately, Nico, we're not through, I'm afraid, mate. We needed half a... Well, four tenths. Four tenths. Good job, mate. Good job.
Engineer: Okay dude, I'm afraid we're P16, P16
Romain GROSJEAN: Have you got the video from the first lap please? I really want to make sure that there's not at least one wheel at the time that is okay Yep,
Engineer: we'll review it mate
Romain GROSJEAN: Well don't review, Q2 is about to start So we
Engineer: heard back from the FIA they have reviewed it and they've decided that it was definitely over
Romain GROSJEAN: Okay, I am sorry boys, **** jumped by me
Engineer: Ok, P17, we are out, I'm afraid.
Engineer: If we go recharge on just before turn 8 please Max. Let's try to hit zero on the fronts.
Engineer: Right make a gap here, make a gap here, make a gap here, make a gap here. Don't worry about cars behind.
Engineer: You need to go, you need to go. Botass is coming. I could not for f**k's sake. Ok, go now then.
Engineer: okay Delta keep it negative Delta keep it negative charging away in all cars behind are in phase
Engineer: So there's a potential race start set to look after it look after it don't oversleep it
Daniil KVYAT: I think for the USTAR it wasn't too far away, I think we should apply the delta we talked about and
Engineer: some
Daniil KVYAT: washout in 10-11 also, so...
Engineer: OK Esteban, so currently the cut-off is expected to be 26.4, so even though we're P5, you and Norris are both going to have to run again we think.
Lando NORRIS: That's
Engineer: a
Lando NORRIS: break for the alpha
Engineer: VATRA, we are completing that LAVON software completely, copy,
Valtteri BOTTAS: and
Engineer: the other car will do the same
Engineer: Go, go, go, go, please. Go now.
Engineer: Box, box, box, no cars behind, look after those tyres, there's some gravel, exit 10-11.
Engineer: Ok Esteban, so you're in a great position now, obviously Daniel trying to do a hard out lap as well. Got Bottas in front of him on a slow lap, but I think he's coming in.
Engineer: Is Hamilton going to do another lap? Hamilton will box this lap.
Engineer: OK, recharge on please Max, recharge on, keep your, sorry, slow button on, recharge off, this is your race start set, so look after it on the way in.
Engineer: Opus line, charge on, charge on, follow delta, minus on target, minus on target.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: Copy that.
Engineer: Good job Antonio, we are P14, good job.
Sebastian VETTEL: How much did we miss it, how much, how much did we miss it?
Engineer: 4 cents, it's a 26.3 off on P10, charge button off, and follow the reference.
Engineer: And these used tires a little cool out of the blankets so good pace on this out that make the most of being the first car
Engineer: And Ocon and Ricciardo, they are with Scrap Tyres.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: An awkward
Engineer: Look after the fuel, delta negative and close to zero.
Engineer: Box box, that's P1, Lewis 25.8, so keep temperature in the brakes.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, yeah, that was a few mistakes, so
Engineer: it wasn't very representative. Yeah, no worries, no worries. Let's focus on the next one.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, yeah, there was a few mistakes, so it wasn't very representative. Yeah, no worries, no worries. Let's focus on the next one.
Engineer: Simon to Harry, we'll add back in on the rear tyres please, we'll put 0.4 back in on the rear tyres please, please confirm.
Sergio PEREZ: A lot of oversteer.
Engineer: A
Sergio PEREZ: lot of oversteer in the track.
Engineer: Yeah, copy. The wind had picked up, Checo. The wind had picked up.
Engineer: We suggest b-bar 6 please, b-bar 6.
Engineer: Pull toggle for turn 1 and recharge off when you are ready. Temperatures and track position are good.
Engineer: P10, we're P10, save fuel, and H9 position 14, white H9 position 14.
Engineer: Good job, man. P1, baby. P1.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Oh, yes.
Engineer: Thank
Valtteri BOTTAS: you. Enjoyed
Engineer: it. Three purple sectors. Good job.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Nice one. Thanks.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I just didn't have the grip in Q3
Engineer: OK Lewis, so that's currently P2, we've got Valtteri P1, Verstappen P3 Verstappen P3 So we're P2, Verstappen P3 How
Lewis HAMILTON: far was I down?
Engineer: So 2.5 tenths are down to Valtteri In terms of sectors, it's mainly sector 1, tenth and a half there
Engineer: That's a good effort though Max, so P3, two tenths off, so pretty decent effort and well set for tomorrow.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, exactly, not bad.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I don't know where that lap time went, anyway, I feel like in this coil it's been a bit of a struggle, so something to look into. Carl
Engineer: Scree, we'll look into it afterwards.
Engineer: Looks like the track might have got a little bit slower in Q3 compared to Q2, possibly from the wind.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it doesn't matter. Everyone's in the same position, so...
Engineer: Nice job Esteban. Currently P5, ahead of both McLarens. Fantastic. Yes! That's more, and Albon. Watching Albon. Albon is going to beat us unfortunately.
Esteban OCON: Copy.
Engineer: But Daniel 26.22, yourself 26.24. Do you believe that? I have 2-0 on the dash.
Esteban OCON: Alright, good effort guys. With the little mileage we have, it's good. Yeah, absolutely.
Engineer: Unfortunately it looks like Leclerc is probably going to beat us as well Esteban. He's pretty damn quick in sector 2. So it does look like we're going to be 6th and 7th I'm afraid. Let's see what he does. Alright,
Esteban OCON: yeah, we're signing for that.
Engineer: Yeah, Leclerc went P4 so he's faster than Albon. But anyway, I'm very pleased Esteban, very pleased with that. Good job mate.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, good job guys. It wasn't straightforward to start with, but it came to us nicely. Absolutely, absolutely.
Engineer: I'd like to say we intended that, but it was great. Yeah, always. Well done mate.
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