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Team radio transcript

Italian Grand Prix 2020: Qualifying team radio

29 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix 2020, across 16 drivers. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 4.

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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: Okay Kevin, let's get a clean lap time on the board.

  2. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Ok Kimi, so ahead of you is Magnussen and behind you is now Latifi, Antonio and Grosjean.

  3. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams

    Engineer: Focus on that front right in Ascari. Focus on that front right in Ascari.

  4. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Casa bunching up.

  5. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay cars, that's P2 behind Bottas. Prepare the car for another timed lap. That means focus on recharge.

  6. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: No threats. I did a double shift by accident.

    Engineer: OK, understood.

  7. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Your time was deleted. Your time was deleted. Turn 11.

    Pierre GASLY: I think I had my front tyre still on the line.

    Engineer: It needs to be on the track. It needs to be on the track.

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah, it was. I don't know what they said. Copy that. It's deleted. It just asked someone to check. I'm pretty sure the front was still on the line.

    Engineer: Okay, we will check. Keep working on your brakes. We'll focus on the next lap.

  8. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: So we are boxing that's on the safe

  9. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Well, I think everyone's gonna box now. Yeah, I agree. All right, we'll box this lap, please box this lap

  10. Esteban OCONRenault

    Engineer: Ok Esteban, your position is good at the moment. There will be a lot of cars behind you in bigger trouble. So whatever you do, whether you get tows or not, just complete the lap as best you can and it should be good.

  11. George RUSSELLWilliams

    Engineer: F***

    George RUSSELL: me guys, what up?

  12. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I had a rejected upshift at

    Engineer: the exit of 5. Understood, we'll look at it.

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: And the track is extremely dirty.

    Engineer: Understood, understood.

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: I mean, really dirty inside 5. Understood, we'll look for it.

  13. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes

    Valtteri BOTTAS: it's potential race start set

  14. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri

    Daniil KVYAT: Gained a lot of front end.

    Engineer: A

    Daniil KVYAT: bit edgy on entry 267 and 11 still with the rear. Your feedback later.

  15. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Ok that's P3 Carlos, you're safely through.

  16. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Pierre GASLY: Let's really check the under the car because okay understood

  17. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: so it looks a bit more straightforward this time temperatures are in a good window they're in a nice place

  18. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Engineer: keep going keep going do not come in

  19. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Pierre GASLY: Did I push too much on the outlap or...?

    Engineer: No, we were on target, we were on target. We think the wheelspin exit on 2 was the drama for the tyres.

  20. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Alexander ALBON: If Max wants to get past, he can, if he wants.

    Engineer: OK, understood. I don't want that

    Alexander ALBON: up to him.

    Engineer: OK, just hold station for now, do what you need to do.

  21. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Engineer: Position is very good, position is very good, tires are good as well

  22. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: I'd be happy with a nine second gap. Let's leave a reasonable gap to them. We don't need a super toe and then on the lap It's mainly about consistency and putting together sector two. You don't need to find something special in the braking stick with what's worked

  23. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: Okay, so that's at P1 at the moment, just waiting for other cars to finish.

  24. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Engineer: P-8, Lance, P-8.

  25. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Engineer: P4 Checo, P4, Sainz just got you and then it's the two Mercedes ahead of him Well done, mate. Well done.

    Sergio PEREZ: Good job guys

    Engineer: Just

    Sergio PEREZ: not enough there, good tow at the end Good job guys, nice recovery

  26. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: P3 Carlos, two more cars to go. I'll get you updated. Look after the fuel. Delta positive and close to zero. You're P3 baby, P3. Good job. P3, give it to me. P3. So Hamilton, Bottas, then yourself. You are 25 milliseconds ahead of Perez. There were some tense moments here as well, mate, but that's a great lap you've put together. Good job.

    Carlos SAINZ: It involves high risk, high reward. Cheers guys, what a quali, honestly. One of the best qualis I've done with you guys. On it.

    Engineer: So keep the Delta close to zero. Keep looking after the fuel.

  27. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: OK, so we ended up P9 in the end, P9.

  28. Daniel RICCIARDORenault

    Engineer: Okay mate, that's P7, P7. Alright,

    Daniel RICCIARDO: nice. Alright mate. Thanks guys.

    Engineer: Nice job mate, can work from there tomorrow. It's about half a ten to Paris and P4, so all very close.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Oh ****, okay.

  29. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it's not good I don't think, but I don't know, I just messed up turn 1 every time.

    Engineer: P6, P6.

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