Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020: Race team radio
143 radio messages were recorded during race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2020, across 20 drivers. 142 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Lewis HAMILTON had the most, with 20.
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
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 20 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 15 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 13 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 10 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 9 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 8 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 8 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 7 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 7 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 7 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 5 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 5 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 5 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 4 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 4 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: I guess there's just over one minute to the green light
Engineer: So obviously they've got a box where you can drive to the end and do the start on the right hand side
Engineer: So in terms of wind, I think it was mostly dominated by the car ahead. It was a marginal tailwind all around the lap.
Engineer: And we have tailwind at turn two, low intensity.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Oh, there is no group out there at the start.
Engineer: Understood.
George RUSSELL: I had quite a big kerbstrike turn 14 but it was over the plank of the car so I don't expect there's any issues but maybe just check on the grid.
Engineer: Copy that.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Still racing point, doing burnouts in a bit there
Engineer: OK, I understood the racing point was doing burnouts? I
Kimi RAIKKONEN: don't know, it looked like that OK,
Engineer: I haven't seen anything, we'll have a look
George RUSSELL: So
Engineer: go in lap and then the second gear exit seven
Lewis HAMILTON: Felt like the start was okay. The second phase was a bit too rushed. I would imagine Mad Dog should just be a bit more patient.
Engineer: Hey from Lewis and I think it'll come to us a little bit with more tire temps. We're pretty cold at the moment.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Can you give the car a little bit of angle, just a little bit, maybe, yeah, maybe a little bit less, okay, yep, perfect, thank you.
Engineer: During system test, during system test, on we go to the grid, please confirm Confirm
Engineer: Track temp is currently 23, 23 colder than expectation. You could expect it to be a bit more flat through the race. I think on option we should try not to hammer the front right too much initially in the race. We can give you some feedback. So
Nicholas LATIFI: remember if
Engineer: you're managing your front right you can think of turn 2, turn 5 and you push more in 3 and 6 for the front left. Otherwise the big area was 7 and 9 for the greening. Remember you need pit limiter off until the last power up. It's 8 minutes 30.
Engineer: considering the balance and you're not changing the flap but feel free to adjust if you disagree
Valtteri BOTTAS: I'm not very comfortable with a 52.5, I think I'll just go 53, it's anyway a bit more robust than normal so yeah
Engineer: Radio check, are they going to tighten up the wheels? We've gunned them on Lewis, so yeah, radio's loud and clear, we've gunned them on so they're all torqued Bit from the garage
Lewis HAMILTON: Yeah loud and clear
Engineer: And Lewis, track temp stable at 24
Lewis HAMILTON: Air temp feels a bit cooler though, no?
Engineer: That's it yeah Lewis, about 2 degrees cooler
Engineer: Okay Alex, for this first stint, plan B, in terms of what you need to do with these tyres, isn't any different to plan A on this first set. Okay, so plan A and plan B, still looking for the same thing on this first set. Just over three minutes to go, and as usual, when we're fired up, on Gentish signal, we'll do one static bike point please. One static bike point, and then we'll push you back. And remember, we'll switch Potter on. Potter on. And just a reminder, look at your dash for anything that pops up there.
Engineer: And Carlos, balance shape was reset on the grid, so go to bow 5 and shape 2 if you think that might help. All good. This one you have to first, two laps.
Engineer: Keep that rhythm from yesterday
Daniel RICCIARDO: Let's go
Engineer: Let's stop in the car behind.
Engineer: Lieutenant Shep, front wing damage, front wing damage
Lance STROLL: Yeah, I know
Engineer: Fox
Engineer: Gap to Gasly in front, 0.6. Gap to Albon behind, 0.8.
Lance STROLL: Sorry.
Engineer: For reference, Russell is 0.8 behind, Stroll had to stop at the end of the first lap, DRS is now enabled.
Engineer: I
Sebastian VETTEL: might have damage on the outboard front right wing, front wing, front right.
Engineer: Brake temps high, need 30 meters lifting into 2, 17 and 14. Great,
Romain GROSJEAN: OK. Why is the battery not charging?
Engineer: And give me 0.8 behind, 0.8 behind with DRS. What you're doing with lift and course is helping, we drop 50 degrees.
Engineer: Carlos, status 3 is good. Let's make plan A work. Scope for more management turn 11 and rolling entry speed turn 12. Similar turn 5, 6. Similar approach turn 5, 6.
Engineer: This is so hot, follow me.
Engineer: Just watch the apex kerb at 13 we're hitting the rev limiter which might cost you some performance
Engineer: Carlos, that's a great job. We're still looking for status 3. Status 3?
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I'm going to recover the tyre a bit. I just wanted to open yours.
Engineer: Okay, so ahead of you Riccardo, Gasly, Leclerc, all cars, and you all doing 20.6s, everyone's same pace at this point. Engine 7, position 3, when you can. Engine 7, position 3, when you can.
Esteban OCON: Any sign of DEX from the soft?
Engineer: Negative.
Engineer: Ok Pierre listen to me, I'm really sorry, we have to box, we have to box and retire the car, we have a terminal situation on the car, we have a terminal situation on the car, we have to box now and retire.
Engineer: So Gasly just boxed this lap because of car issues, car issues. He will retire.
Carlos SAINZ: Let's go
Engineer: There is no option. There is no option. If we don't retire now, we will blow everything up.
Engineer: Ok Dani, we need one second liftoff turn 7 and turn 14.
Engineer: OK Max, GPS update, we are quicker in all corners, just losing time on the straights.
Engineer: Carlos, keep looking after the rears as we go through this phase with risk of graining. Keep looking after the rears.
Carlos SAINZ: Copy. Any graining on other cars?
Engineer: Some cars with light graining, nothing extreme yet.
Romain GROSJEAN: Brakes completely fading, brakes completely fading Copy
Engineer: that, copy that Box, remand box, box, remand box How is the pedal now?
Romain GROSJEAN: There's no retardation, I don't know what the ****
Engineer: is
Romain GROSJEAN: going on
Engineer: OK man, you'll be close to stroll on exit, we're monitoring the data on brakes
Lewis HAMILTON: Front doesn't feel great
Engineer: OK, cover you up, this lap does have DRS behind you. Cover you up with DRS behind.
Alexander ALBON: Reloading, sir.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: Russell has pitted. He'll be behind us. P10 Perez is only 18 seconds up the road. You're lapping quicker than all those guys, so you are catching this big pack.
Engineer: Doing a great job in this free air.
Engineer: Ok, so Ricciardo's head is starting to drop off now, you are 6 tenths quicker than him, Ricciardo struggling ahead.
Engineer: We have one lap, time lap deleted for track limits turn 9, previous lap.
Engineer: OK, so now in clear air, so you can close that gap to Ricciardo ahead.
Engineer: How about the tyres, Alex? How are your tyres? The wheels are gone. Two
Alexander ALBON: to seven. Let's figure out where the wheels will go.
Engineer: Box, Alex, box. Box this lap.
Engineer: We'll be close to Ricciardo on the exit. Ricciardo coming out of the pits, and then Albon Kvyat. I can't see anything in one of yours. Understood, understood. Ricciardo two behind on a C2 outlap.
Engineer: Everything you got.
Engineer: And Lewis will go menu dash position 6, menu dash position 6. Valtteri was 18.8, Verstappen and 19.1.
Engineer: I
Lewis HAMILTON: feel like I'm losing a lot
Engineer: of
Lewis HAMILTON: centre
Engineer: Copy Lewis, generally 17 and 18, 17 and 18, main corners
Engineer: Look Esteban, you're P16th, the cars ahead of you have all stopped, so we're in a straight fight now.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, target lap time 20.0 please, if possible You
Kimi RAIKKONEN: don't think that would go fast if I go?
Lewis HAMILTON: Better pick up the pace now, don't stop me!
Engineer: Engine 11, position 3 when you can. Engine 11, position 3 when you can.
Engineer: Okay, we're going to be extending. We are going to extend.
Engineer: Ok Niki, that's lap 18. We are looking at plan A plus 5. Plan A plus 5. Ok Niki, I couldn't hear in the straight line. If it's important, please repeat and repeat at lower speed.
Engineer: OK Luce, we are going to be extending, we are going to extend. Understood.
Lewis HAMILTON: Out of pace.
Engineer: You are the fastest man on track, good pace for us, I'll let you know what the guys are doing on the new hard tyre.
Engineer: We need two tenths to keep Vettel inside our pit window, gap at 0.8. Yeah mate, I'm pushing as hard as I can. Yeah I got you, I'm just keeping you in the picture. So up on one second back, so just torque one, torque one.
Engineer: We are 2.4 safe to Lewis. We have damage on the floor left and side.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, lap time very good, P6, keep pushing, all good.
Engineer: All right Max, let's have mode 8 now in the infield, mode 8, so that you've got the charge to use on the main straight.
Engineer: Yeah, I think we're just getting hold up here by Bottas.
Engineer: Ok, let's keep building pace. Vettel gap 23.7 last lap, he was 3 tenths faster.
Lando NORRIS: I don't have much more pace.
Engineer: Understood, let's just keep focusing on the details.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Our battery is charging so slow.
Engineer: So, Lewis, if you've got a little bit more pace we could do with it, we're going to catch that traffic. Right, done. OK, copy. Just keep doing what you're doing.
Engineer: Vettel 19-3 last lap
George RUSSELL: It's all I've got, I'm pushing as hard as I can, 20 laps every lap
Engineer: Give me feedback on tyres when you can.
George RUSSELL: I feel OK, but quite a bit of surf is overheating. Struggling to control it. Struggling to turn one for instability.
Engineer: So Lewis, do you think you can extend 10 more laps, can you extend? I can
Lewis HAMILTON: definitely go longer.
Engineer: Checo, how are the tyres? How are the tyres? What do you think? Good? I
Sergio PEREZ: can hardly speak, but they're good.
Engineer: How
Sergio PEREZ: are we doing? Yes,
Engineer: Checo, this is really good. Really good. We keep this consistent pace up. We'll be clear of all of them. We'll be clear of all of them. So just keep going. Keep consistent pace.
Engineer: Go for go for and push now go for
Engineer: And torque 8 please, torque 8 to help entry stability.
Engineer: Okay, hold brake pressure, hold brake pressure.
Engineer: Mode push, mode push, and reset big adjuster.
Engineer: 34 laps to go, 34 laps to go, we're happy to push this tyre, happy to push this tyre.
Esteban OCON: I have something, I have a problem with the clutch Ok guys, I think I'm out
Engineer: So Lewis 17.5 we are one second unsafe
Engineer: OK Max, so with Valtteri's pace ahead, Lewis has now jumped us. Did
Max VERSTAPPEN: he pit already or what?
Engineer: Not yet, he just has a pit stop window over us, and Valtteri.
Engineer: Okay, and at the moment we have no concerns on these tires
Engineer: So we need to push as much as possible now and feed back on tyres when capacity.
Nicholas LATIFI: They're okay, it's just the rear is on edge to go quicker.
Engineer: Latifi ahead, we are racing. Latifi ahead, we are racing.
Sergio PEREZ: Unpause at base right now.
Engineer: Last lap, half a second quicker than Ricciardo.
Carlos SAINZ: What is Vettel up there? Quickly.
Engineer: Vettel 119.3, he's on your pit window.
Engineer: Okay man, if we've got any pace we could push a bit harder now, now's a bit of a keeper No, it's
Romain GROSJEAN: um, this is absolutely f***ing
Engineer: maximal
Engineer: Um,
Max VERSTAPPEN: suddenly the engine cut out a little bit.
Engineer: OK, copy, I'll have a look.
Engineer: Gap ahead 2.3 Vibrations Gap behind 3.5 Every time I push high speed I just get vibrations straight away
Engineer: The aerodamage has been there since Lab 2 and it's pretty significant.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Oh, it did happen!
Engineer: We think it's debris from another car, probably around Turn 7.
Engineer: Target Laptain 18.7, we are critical for position with Norris, can you do 18.7, question?
Sebastian VETTEL: I'm trying, give
Engineer: me two laps.
Engineer: And tyre phase update, when you can. Stop
Charles LECLERC: telling me the compound of the others, I know it's now.
Engineer: Copy, Ricciardo lap time in front, 18.8, Albon behind, 19.0.
Engineer: It's too early for soft, too early. I
Sebastian VETTEL: can stay out.
Engineer: If we stay out we lose position to Norris.
Sebastian VETTEL: I'm not gonna pass, I'm not gonna pass, we need shots to pass.
Engineer: And box for hard, we have the position, we don't need to pass.
Engineer: Max, what do you think to mode 8 and using the overtake exit 15?
Max VERSTAPPEN: Mode 8 is the worst ever!
Engineer: I think that's clear enough, thank you.
Engineer: Okay, this is really good two seconds inside window for Räikkönen keep the pace up. This is good P12 23 laps to go P12
Max VERSTAPPEN: Send it!
Engineer: Ha ha ha, no show.
Engineer: Gap 1.6, 1.6 already mate, no DRS.
Engineer: Nice middle sector
Engineer: Reasonable deg, Carlos. Last lap, 1.19.0
Engineer: Come on, mate. Get that DRS to Giovinazzi. Push on now.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I'm getting a massive headache from
Engineer: all
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: these objects, it's like a kick in the head every time
Engineer: How bad are you feeling? Can you carry on or do you want to retire? It's my
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: job, isn't it? I stay for that.
Engineer: Are you sure you're okay to keep going? Are you sure?
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I've told you. It's painful.
Engineer: Okay, Kevin, we'll box now. Let's box now to retire. Okay, we're P18. We'll box now.
Engineer: So Verstappen had track limits a lap ago, so he is pushing.
Engineer: Gap 0.9, 0.9. Think of over-tech. Okay, gap 1.3. No DRS. No
Nicholas LATIFI: DRS. I'll do over-tech myself. I'll do over-tech myself. Copy. Go defend, please. Go defend. Go defend.
Engineer: Okay Carlos, it looks to me like you're the fastest car out there. There's 14 laps to go. Let's see what we can do with Kvyat.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, something broke on the car.
Engineer: So box box box
Lewis HAMILTON: Delta Delta
Engineer: Delta Delta
Engineer: Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta, Delta Calm
Lewis HAMILTON: down man
George RUSSELL: Don't know what to say
George RUSSELL: Just giving everything I've got to warm the tyres, so sorry guys, so sorry.
Engineer: Looks like Verstappen has had a tyre failure So we have yellow, yellow, that's a six OK, I do have small vibrations Yep, we see it, we see it Nothing major So you are in your safety car window, you are in your safety car window Box, box, box They just pulled it just before I got... Delta, delta Delta, delta, delta Delta Literally as I came across the line When you saw that car sitting there you should have definitely pulled me in Easier safety car Copy that Lewis I lost position here Copy Lewis, we have concerns with our rear tyres as well so we'll be boxing this lap, box this lap My right rear, my rear rear looks pretty bad Copy, copy, so box, box What tyre are you going to? It'll be going to the soft, so it should be about eight laps Lewis, keep on your delta when you're in the pit entry So boxing, so box, box
Lance STROLL: Sorry about that. Brakes were really cold.
Engineer: Ok so lap cars may now overtake so I expect Stroll to come past, should just be one car to come past you, stay on your racing line.
Sebastian VETTEL: How many cars are there behind me to catch the safety car? They
Engineer: just stroll behind you.
Engineer: Some of the cars up the front are on 40 plus lap hard tyres, so there may be some carnage.
Engineer: Charge button on. OK, understood. Charge button on and then we'll be K2 on for the restart.
Engineer: Overtake available.
Engineer: And gap at 1.1, recommend HPP 12, position 2.
Engineer: Do you have any vibration?
Alexander ALBON: Yes, I do.
Engineer: Go attack on start finish. Go attack on start finish. Five laps to go. Five laps. Give everything, mate. P11.
Engineer: Box, Alex box, box this lap. Strat 12, Strat 12 in the pit lane.
Alexander ALBON: Did they get hit?
Engineer: Around the same sort of time yeah, I'm not sure what happened first track is clear track is clear
Engineer: Mode 9 for one lap and then we attack.
Engineer: Okay, so on the next lap, we're going to use Mode 2, so you can push. Next lap will be Mode 2, we want to push. On Mode 2 now, please, Mode 2.
Engineer: Okay, we've got the black and white flag. Track limits turn 9 again. Let's take a look at what he
Romain GROSJEAN: did to me.
Engineer: One lap to go after this one lap to go after this
Daniel RICCIARDO: Is this the last lap?
Engineer: This is the last lap. Checkered flag is out.
Engineer: Get in there Lewis! That is it mate! Mercedes-AMG Patronus, seven times! Seven times mate! What a great way to seal that!
Lewis HAMILTON: Oh guys! What an incredible achievement for all of you! I'm so proud of everybody!
Engineer: So
Lewis HAMILTON: grateful I could be a part of it! Thank you so much!
Engineer: Thank you mate! Couldn't have done it without you! Couldn't have done it without you! What an achievement!
Engineer: Ha
Daniel RICCIARDO: ha ha ha ha!
Engineer: Wooo! Awesome
Daniel RICCIARDO: mate! Scenario 12! Scenario 12! Holy... Mac and Cheese walls! That's another f***ing podium! Ha ha! Awesome mate, awesome!
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Daniil KVYAT: Yes boys, I think we deserve this one and also me, after a bit of bad luck this year, not bad, I tried my best to get the podium, but it was close, but super good job from everyone guys, amazing. Died of one punch, whatever, un bel risultato, grazie Mattia, grazie.
Engineer: Grazie a te Dani, to se meritato questo.
Daniil KVYAT: The car was awesome the whole week, good job guys, good job, proud of you.
Lewis HAMILTON: Seven times guys, wow. Seven times world champion. I hope you realise what you've all done.
Engineer: Yeah, it's big isn't it mate? It's massive.
Engineer: And that's seventh constructors for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, well done Valtteri. Unlucky day with that debris.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Yeah, really unlucky again, but well done every single one. It's an incredible achievement, incredible work from everyone, well done.
Engineer: OK, so that should check the flag, and we'll go FAIL 84, FAIL please, FAIL 8-4, FAIL OK Alex, sorry about that call, it was too late obviously, that was my fault, my bad
Alexander ALBON: No worries mate, yeah I don't know, just struggled the whole race to be honest, just regret from the very beginning
Engineer: What
Alexander ALBON: happened in the triplane, did I get hit?
Engineer: I am, I'm just looking into it now I don't know, it's not, it looks like wheelspin first and then got hit after that to be honest I
Alexander ALBON: don't think I would have spun by myself but OK maybe
Engineer: Yeah it all happened pretty much at the same time to be honest
Daniel RICCIARDO: Holy s**t boys, that's another f**king podium!
Engineer: Awesome
Daniel RICCIARDO: mate! Scenario 12, Scenario 12! Holy mac and cheese balls! That's another f**king podium! Awesome mate, awesome! Daniel, I'm not doing a second tattoo but if I had I would put Mathieu on it because he's done a brilliant job, well done to you also, amazing, thank you! Okay so there's Scott Raikkonen, spoil that! No, no, it's all good, all good, once enough!
Engineer: B5, B5, really good job.
Charles LECLERC: Thank you very much, not much more we could do.
Romain GROSJEAN: Okay dude, that's the checker, that's the checker. Mate, mate, mate, mate, this is ridiculous, the guy f***ing pushed me off the track.
Engineer: And
Romain GROSJEAN: they should instead of talking about track limit like crazy, they should talk about gentlemen and racing and not being pushed off.
Engineer: Understood, it was reported, I don't think they're going to do anything. Yeah well great, great, great, great.
Romain GROSJEAN: It's not your fault but I'm really pissed off because this is point for us because I'm sorry for the frustration guys but I give it so much I give it so much and we don't get anything back.
Engineer: I know dude, we understand, we were all hoping for it as well. Tough afternoon.
Sergio PEREZ: Another podium that we give away.
Engineer: Well done Carlos, that's the chequered flag, finished P7. I think that's not quite what we hoped for coming up to the weekend, but that's been a good afternoon.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah okay, not too bad, but could have done better. I did the best I could guys, just Iliad there in the middle of
Engineer: the
Carlos SAINZ: race was a bit of a pain.
Engineer: And P13, P13.
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, not much I could do there at the end. I was pretty stuck, to be honest, so... Anyway, I tried. A decent race up to the pit stop, but don't worry about it. Grazie, Claudio. Grazie, Claudio. Grazie per un sacco di anni. Grazie. Sei un gentleman.
Engineer: Copy that, thanks, and sorry about that.
Engineer: Well done, P8, good job. That's the points that we wanted in the end. Shame it's not a bit easier to overtake at the end there, but yeah, it was good to get points. Alright, now we got some points, so I don't know, we could have done a lot more, maybe we just would have been swapping positions. That's the best we could have finished today, so yeah, I don't know, we tried, just didn't have the pace and it was too difficult to overtake. Yeah, agreed. I think all this weekend you've been really focused on the process all the way through yesterday and today, getting all the details right. And as you say, we just didn't quite have the pace, so good job. Good job, man. Very solid race and yeah, hard work pays off. We are back on the points after a few race weekends. Let's keep it up and build up on where this weekend. Well done, mate.
Nicholas LATIFI: Checkered flag, checkered flag, checkered flag Copy,
Engineer: copy That's P11, P11 Try to pick up rubber, set fuel Cool, go cool and single press HPP please Go cool and single press HPP please The
Nicholas LATIFI: prime was such a **** tire, it wasn't any faster
Engineer: And that's P9 Kimi, P9. Well done, well done. Finally some good points.
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: yes guys yes well
Engineer: done antonio well done excellent race from b20 yes yes
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: thank you guys thank you yeah perfect for for the team yeah it's really good thank you
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