Portuguese Grand Prix 2020: Practice 1 team radio
77 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Portuguese Grand Prix 2020, across 17 drivers. 74 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
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 10 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 9 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 5 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 5 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 4 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 4 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 3 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 2 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: I'll go mode 3 and a rev check please mode 3 and a rev check
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I need the energy on the dice
Engineer: No problem. I'm just going to keep talking to you through turn 15-16 because this is potentially a weak spot for the radio. I just want to confirm the radio is okay through here
Engineer: I'm pushing the hill up, and constant speed 200 kph out of 4, 200 kph out of 4, position 3, 5th gear.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, create one of the little green areas.
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah okay, and the visor, is it clear or not? Because it's too bright.
Engineer: We'll let Noel know. Box, box.
Engineer: Suggest green shape 4 to stabilise entry. Green shape 4 and keep pushing. You are P1, purple all sectors.
Engineer: And Carlos, your last lap was deleted. Track limits turn four.
Carlos SAINZ: This is Tokyo Drift, it's incredible!
Engineer: Okay Carl, so it does look low grip on the other cars that are out. Lando reported low grip. Your last cooldown lap was deleted for Turn 1 limits.
Engineer: Okay, let's have mode one and recharge on please max. Road one recharge on
Engineer: Carlos, suggest blue bell 7 for the next lap. Suggest blue bell 7 to try and get more rear stability. Push the limitation towards the front.
Engineer: You can continue to push this lat max.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Wait, the swing of that is completely wrong. Second drift car.
Engineer: Engine 13, engine 1-3, position 5, when you can.
Engineer: OK, Kimi, you can go to mode race when you're ready.
Engineer: For info, track limits exceeded at turn 1 that last time around.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Me or who?
Engineer: You exceeded limits at turn 1 at that last lap. Sainz has had the same issue, also at turn 4.
Max VERSTAPPEN: But I was still with two wheels on the kerb.
Engineer: You need to have four wheels within the track edge, which is the white line.
Engineer: What do you think about the tyres? Yeah, they're not even near ready. OK, let's go sustainable then, so we'll leave it in mode 6 and we'll do continuous push laps now. Continuous push laps.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, we need multi-air mod position 8 and pedal 10 Again, next time
Kimi RAIKKONEN: you tell me earlier, before the last corner, so I can tell you
Engineer: Ok, copy, no problem
Engineer: Tires still very cold, suggesting stay Strat 12 and on the prep lap.
George RUSSELL: Mate, the tyre grip, it's incredibly slippery!
Alexander ALBON: Okay, can we do a cool? Yeah, I'm guessing cold raining
Engineer: After this, do you want to go for a single push or multiple laps again? A single push. OK, so we'll go to mode 1 please, mode 1.
Engineer: Ok Lou, so just try and keep the pace up to keep the surface temp high.
Lance STROLL: Too close to the current front. He gives a high fuel.
Engineer: Magnussen behind pushing and Vettel behind him pushing. You won't get a better gap. There will not be a better gap.
Engineer: And Lando, if we want to keep doing continuous laps, we need Scenario 10. Scenario 10.
Engineer: And we need to warm up the tires when you can, weaving when you can, or come behind.
Engineer: Try to keep temperature on your tires push pit entry and stop in box pull away
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, lost it left corner
Engineer: Copy that, we need to charge down on the line and we have one more push Your previous lap was deleted for track limit turn 4 Previous lap was deleted I was touching now So we have a good margin behind us on traffic, we have a good gap behind us And we have one more push up, one more push and then we box
Engineer: So check we've got two more laps two more laps we think keep pushing keep pushing
Engineer: you'll get two more timed from now two more timed including the one you're starting
Engineer: Lap time was deleted for loop infringements.
Esteban OCON: Which corner? Turn
Engineer: 1 Esteban, turn 1. Sainz 2 seconds behind.
Engineer: We can have one more push for timings if you need, you can do one more push and then box One more push available if you need, please tell me
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, but I have the force in the air and so... I'm bored, the group is so low
Engineer: Okay, so just reminder this next lap you can push but it is your in lap. So recharge off now, please and you are good to go
Engineer: box this lap maintain pace on the way in we need to keep the pace up on the way in
Engineer: You can stop on the marks, stop on the marks and then keep the engine running and we'll do the anti-stall test. So stop on the marks, hold your foot on the brakes and then release the clutch for anti-stall test.
Engineer: Do you still want to go ahead with the front to adjust, as discussed? Oh, it seems OK. OK, if we don't do then, yeah, copy.
Engineer: And push the end of the hot lap, push the end of the hot lap with 10 degrees shy, brakes are coming good.
Engineer: I'm gonna push for another lap, we keep pushing
Kimi RAIKKONEN: So, how do we go?
Engineer: You
Kimi RAIKKONEN: have to be way earlier Mod push, yeah, copy
Engineer: No,
Kimi RAIKKONEN: you're still way too close
Engineer: And Carlos SOC 4, SOC 4 for Push Cool Push.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, not sure if I'm going to do a Push Cool Push yet.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok. Tires are not ready yet.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: I'd try and stay in front of him, he wasn't very helpful before.
Engineer: OK boys, can you tell me what's going on? OK, we'll have a look once for Perez, 4 behind on a push Yeah, I'm doing my best OK, we'll have a look, Perez 2 behind pushing, we'll charge this lap Yeah, is he pushing or slowing down? Just finished a push, may start another one, 2 seconds back
Engineer: Let's have SOC 7, Carlos, because SOC is not quite full. SOC 7.
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, I need to cool down because I feel like I'm gonna grain my tires. They don't look very good already
Engineer: Okay, so it will be straight out. I suggest working the tires straight away
Engineer: Okay, Vettel behind, two seconds. Do you want to go through the pits or to go now?
Kimi RAIKKONEN: No,
Engineer: we don't need, we don't need. Vettel behind.
Engineer: Ok, we have the rear brake cycle planning all the time. Yes, yes, we are on the hot spot. Ricciardo behind, 2 seconds pushing.
Lando NORRIS: Spitting a little bit.
Engineer: There's nothing on the radar, so we don't expect anything heavier
Charles LECLERC: I am sorry, it's very bad that we exit here, we can't see anything. Pushing behind us.
Lance STROLL: Someone's dropping oil on the circuit.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Apparently blocking people is not a problem, so... Yeah, we saw it in 14.
Engineer: OK, recharge on, maybe target plus 5, and you can go mode 1.
Engineer: Okay, so Ricardo ahead may have backed off a bit got no threats behind battery is good Ricardo now five ahead. So just recharge off and you're good to go. Try position is good
Engineer: And Carlos, your cool-down lap before this one, or slow lap before this one, was deleted. Lap time, turn four. And Carlos, your cool-down lap...
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Verstappen and then push again. So you're clear six seconds behind with Bottas. Just take a gap from Verstappen. So Lance take eight.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, how was the C2? Because it seems to me that the tyres are not really working, it's never really coming together.
Engineer: S1, we've given the opportunity not to bother with the heavy fuel if we think low fuel running would be a benefit.
Engineer: fail three fail and we'll go for that gear four engine ramp after turn four please no cars behind you so gear four engine ramp recharge off for the ramp please okay so recharge on please recharge on and we'll get ready for another lap uh we'll go fail three fail please fail three fail and we'll go for that gear four and we'll go fail three fail please fail three fail and we'll go for that gear four engine ramp after turn four please no cars behind you so gear four engine ramp recharge off for the ramp please
Engineer: Sector times, 3.5 tenths to Bottas in sector 1, 4 tenths in sector 2 and 3 tenths in sector 3, so fairly equally split. And 14 is a large loss to Leclerc.
Engineer: Box, box, we have an issue on the car. Box, box, we have an issue on the car.
Alexander ALBON: The car is just so unstable at low speed.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, all the time he's blocking, oh blocking, he's just holding me up in the last two corners, and then he boxes, so yeah, I don't get it.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Engineer: I'm mode 12, so recharge off, mode 12, I'll go potter on please, potter on.
Engineer: The wind has picked up now, Checo. It's about a 10 kph tailwind into 3.
Engineer: will be go one will be go one tires are a bit cool for this first lap check it's gonna be nine time laps this run nine time laps
Engineer: So currently the wind is showing a very very calm tailwind into turn one
Engineer: Keep an eye on the front left other people have greening
Engineer: Don't please don't use DRS and just push as hard as you can from the start Bearing in mind, I appreciate the balance issues you've got
Lewis HAMILTON: That's great.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: It's also the other car reporting the graining.
Engineer: some signs of front left graining particularly on the medium tires so just take care turn seven turn ten for example
Engineer: Be
Romain GROSJEAN: careful on the braking zone not to talk
Charles LECLERC: Motors keep slowing down and go again.
Engineer: Copy understood.
Engineer: Box, Esteban, box, box, box. There's a problem with the car. Don't change gear. Don't change gear.
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