Hungarian Grand Prix 2020: Qualifying team radio
51 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2020, across 14 drivers. 50 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 10.
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
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 10 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 7 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Remember I'm doing a fairly passed out lap,
Engineer: everyone is going slow. Yes understood, so we'll try and make a gap to the group ahead so you can push a bit.
Engineer: Be aware any drops that do full max we are expecting to hit at turn 14 first So you'll get a read at the end of this out lap
Engineer: OK, so eyes on dash. I think you're in a good position to work this eyes.
Engineer: Okay Carlos, warm the fronts where you can.
Pierre GASLY: Starts
Engineer: on
Pierre GASLY: some great looks.
Alexander ALBON: It's very neutral, feels like the tyres weren't ready into turn one and turn two. After that, the plot's okay, but yeah, just really neutral sector one.
Engineer: Positive on your brakes, down to turn 12 please, positive on brakes.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Gotta tell Alex to move.
Engineer: Okay, for cooldown, safe from behind, and we go also for the third, currently P8, charge lap time 16.0.
Engineer: So we need to keep the Delta negative, get the Delta negative and we can box-box
Lewis HAMILTON: I thought you said we keep going
Engineer: A change of mind, check from the pit wall I can't get it negative OK, copy, go round, go round again
Engineer: How's the good effort Max Hodlot? Strat 7 please, and keep your dash negative on the way in. Ok, ignition P1, and then P2 please Max, er P0.
Engineer: So I think let's open another let's open another lap and if you can gain time in sector one and two will we can complete it
Alexander ALBON: We just have no stability at all in high speed, so 1.2 is just terrible.
Engineer: Okay, well done Carlos P9 and we box this lap box this lap
Engineer: Ok Kimi, both charge and box this lap, and we will have time to do push-cool-push on another set. Front wing, question? I
Kimi RAIKKONEN: don't know.
Engineer: Okay, you're up to P16, you're just 0.1 out of P15. So that was a really great improvement, we'll just find a little bit more on the next run. So negative on the delta time is good. Okay, Roman was just 0.2 quicker, mostly turn 14 minimum speed. Anything we can help you with there? Have a look and see what you think is going on. Okay, understood, will do. Can you go to multi QR 10? Go to QR 10 now, okay? Multi QR 10 now is the multi-A switch. Thank you.
Pierre GASLY: I have a problem with the power unit, ok I have a big problem
Engineer: France will be a little bit on the low side for turn 1, this car will be a bit sharp in turn 1
George RUSSELL: That's
Engineer: a good
George RUSSELL: shot. That's
Engineer: a
George RUSSELL: lot. That's
Engineer: a
George RUSSELL: good shot. That's
Engineer: a
George RUSSELL: lot.
Engineer: All right.
Engineer: Let me know if we can abort on the out-lap. OK, understood.
Sebastian VETTEL: Go jump down.
Engineer: P3 Carlos, you're safe. Recharge on with box this lap.
Alexander ALBON: It's better, but we need something we can't do
Engineer: The
Alexander ALBON: car just feels like we have oversteer one or two for some reason it's really weird So I'm sure the tires are working properly
Engineer: Copy We're looking into it
Max VERSTAPPEN: We have to check my engine mate, it's all over the place.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Charles LECLERC: Are we in or not? This, honestly, the Haas car, I've got no idea who that is, but if my one was a penalty in Oceania, this should be a penalty.
Engineer: Copy, we noted that.
Max VERSTAPPEN: We have to check my engine aid, it's all over the place.
Engineer: So reminder, hard out lap, check it hard out lap.
Alexander ALBON: Try and avoid coming out behind the Fridays next time.
Engineer: Yeah, copy. You just do what you can do.
Max VERSTAPPEN: It's so weird, now I'm under-searing a lot in medium speed, so I don't know what's going on with the tires.
Pierre GASLY: Ok, massive 1-0. I feel like I'm destroying the engine.
Engineer: Ok Pia, listen to me. We cannot fix the problem in this station. We cannot fix it. So we have to live with it and we have to try to push to get through, ok? We have to try to keep pushing through it. Sorry for that.
Pierre GASLY: Okay, that's it. I lost everything.
Alexander ALBON: Sorry guys, but I told you, I told you, just don't put me in traffic and I... Yeah,
Engineer: copy Alex, we'll discuss back here.
Lando NORRIS: There's a couple little spots of rain, just different places around the track, but nothing too bad. Understood. OK, box now. Landing filling. And stop in front of the garage.
Engineer: so maintain left front tyre temp maintain left front tyre temp and more brake temperature more brake temperature
Engineer: So we're still good on brake on tyre temps but we'll have one more break into 12.
Engineer: VBAL 3, and recharge off when you're ready Max.
Carlos SAINZ: Ah, last sector, too neutral. Where are the others?
Engineer: Okay, so Perez did a 15.88 on a new C4, Vettel used 15.28, Leclerc used 15.57, Gasly has not run.
Engineer: So check it we'll be doing a quick turnaround now to get out
Max VERSTAPPEN: That's it for us, right?
Engineer: Just hand fire.
Engineer: Okay track is clear, track clear
Engineer: and it will be mode push for last corner, mode push
Sebastian VETTEL: I lost a bit in turn 1 because there was a bit of drizzle on the track.
Engineer: Copy that so turn two. There's a bit to find maybe half a tenth mostly coming in the entry phase Turn 12. There's a little bit to find again mostly entry to mid corner and then the final corner I think both cars have time to find Also 20 milliseconds in turn four Carlos just a tiny tiny bit in turn four
Engineer: Get in there Lewis nice work mate you found your mojo there
Engineer: Verstappen plus three box now and Carlos remember we need to switch the car fully off copy so go to P1 wait five and then P0
Engineer: And when you come to a stop, pause for 5 seconds, P1, pause, P0 and remember to keep your helmet and gloves on. We've finished at the moment P8, P8, confirmed P8.
Lando NORRIS: Nice, I don't think we could have done loads better, but I could have done a better lap, so not too smart.
Engineer: Yeah, good work.
Engineer: That was close, so P2, 1 tenth to Lewis.
Valtteri BOTTAS: Ah, damn!
Lance STROLL: The car was on fire today. Yes
Engineer: Confirm P3 Lance great job mate. Yes guys. Yes
Engineer: Yeah, I get out of the car copy and P0 please P0
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