Portuguese Grand Prix 2020: Practice 2 team radio
74 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Portuguese Grand Prix 2020, across 18 drivers. Max VERSTAPPEN 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
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 9 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 6 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 6 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 6 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 4 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 3 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 2 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: And drive straight out, track is clear.
Engineer: tailwind turn 5 14 kph
Engineer: Traffic. OK, we've got Perez 4 seconds behind.
Engineer: No clear picture on lap times yet, Stroll with clear track ahead, first lap was 24.4
Charles LECLERC: The traffic is a disaster!
Engineer: Copy, we've seen it.
Engineer: Okay, Nikki, risk of gravel exit on 11, risk of gravel exit on 11.
Engineer: Front left, absolutely no grip on front left There's gravel on track between turn 11 and 12 Ok
Engineer: I need a gap, guys. Yeah, so let through Verstappen and Perez. There is a 10-second gap behind Perez.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah track feels very low grip copy
Engineer: that wind has picked up a lot Carlos
Max VERSTAPPEN: I don't think so pushing a bit into 23 copy
Sebastian VETTEL: This is pointless, we're just wasting our time lapping in traffic
Engineer: I know, yeah I know
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah it's completely silly
Engineer: Watch your rear slips at the exit of Turn 8.
Engineer: The guest band suggests you keep using the yellow modifier at turn five.
Engineer: Got one more time-lapse, one more time-lapse.
Engineer: Box, box and push coming in. Keep pushing up, coming in.
Nicholas LATIFI: Copy, Box.
Engineer: And box now box, attack pit entry.
Sebastian VETTEL: And the tires are shot to the left. Copy,
Engineer: 7 more laps if you can. From our side, tires are still warming up.
Engineer: Big
Lewis HAMILTON: vibration
Engineer: Are you there? Copy Lewis, just confirming that the vibration isn't growing on our data Just let us know if it's too much to drive with I
Lewis HAMILTON: can't see that much
Engineer: Copy Lewis, stand by, I'll let you know what we're going to do
Engineer: Press oil pump button, press oil pump button, I'll come back to you We're looking at the SNAP now, how's the balance otherwise?
Romain GROSJEAN: It's rubbish, they have made a good step, sort of a good... OK, yeah yeah it's OK, they have made a good step on the rear, we're hitting traction but the front can't follow and then it's f***ing washed out everywhere
Engineer: Copy that, track is now clear
Romain GROSJEAN: Well,
Engineer: it's
Romain GROSJEAN: getting a little bit better
Engineer: OK, so we're happy to box if this vibration is getting too much?
Lewis HAMILTON: No, it feels pretty bad out here.
Engineer: OK, copy. Box, box.
Engineer: It's starting to get a little bit of front left, Graeme. Copy. Five to go.
Engineer: Okay, Carlos, so you're gonna be close to Bottas and Lando at the pit exit. You should let them go There is a 12 second gap. Bottas looks to have pitted There is a 11 second gap behind you
Engineer: Ok, main place we are losing at the moment is turn 1 and turn 10, higher speed, where we have too much front end in the car. We are trying to look what we do with the maps.
Romain GROSJEAN: The balance is going out of control.
Engineer: We are boxing this lap, keep up the pace on the way in please, push on the way in.
Engineer: okay so stay in go race and keep pushing but we will box once you've completed this lap so stay and go race keep pushing i'll tell you when to back off at break temps what
George RUSSELL: was the last bit
Engineer: so push until exit 11 push until exit 11 and then go in lap and box go
George RUSSELL: in lap 11 yeah
Engineer: a-firm and then just go study on the brakes in the last final few corners
George RUSSELL: practice entry a
Engineer: -firm
Engineer: So when we try again the pit confirm if you can please keep us posted on the radio if you did it Yeah
Engineer: Okay, one more lap, one more lap. This lap was much much quicker, much much quicker. 7.10 sector one.
Nicholas LATIFI: Yeah, because I had no traffic.
Engineer: just
Valtteri BOTTAS: trying to make a bit of a gap to science or
Engineer: norris everybody complaining about lack of of a taking
Romain GROSJEAN: Track limits again at turn one
Engineer: They
Romain GROSJEAN: need to change that it's impossible to see yeah, I really did my best on last lap not to get it And I was convinced I didn't have it So yeah, we need to discuss that a briefing because they can't see it
Engineer: And box this lap box, FS4 and you can push on the inlap.
Engineer: Ok Nicky, and box, box, box, push hard coming in, these tyres are done and we're stopping box engine off, stopping box engine off please
Nicholas LATIFI: Copy, boxing
Engineer: Last lap was deleted. Turn four. Turn four.
Engineer: Okay, so box this lat max and attack the pit lane entry and focus on your marks
Engineer: Good work on the brakes. Good work on the brakes.
George RUSSELL: Really struggling with rateamps
Engineer: Coffee. I'll open the lap as planned but be prepared to do a double fast
Pierre GASLY: I'm probably going to do a wheel lap because tires are very cold. Ok,
Engineer: we can do charge on in the last sector then.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, it's definitely something with the pass. It feels like the steering gets stuck. It doesn't go back to zero.
Engineer: Okay, understood. We're checking the data. Suggest you go to C1 in case we need any defaults on this run.
Pierre GASLY: What's the pace at the moment?
Engineer: Ok, Albon aborted, Vettel did a 19.9, 19.9 Vettel, you did a 20.0 but was cancelled, deleted.
Engineer: How's the balance?
Alexander ALBON: It's really weird. It's really neutral entry, but I still have this understeer mid and low speed But yeah
Engineer: Understood
Engineer: Only place we lose compared to Vettel is turn 11 and 13 apex speed turn 11 13 apex speed
Engineer: So wind does look like it's picked up a bit, check out, 13 kph now.
Engineer: OK, recharge on, recharge on, and we'll get ready to go again.
Alexander ALBON: What are they doing, the McLarens?
Engineer: Yeah, understood. The next one behind you, Ocon, is also going to be slow. Cuvillat, also slow, so you've got two slow cars behind you, just do what you need to do for your tyres. Any change in balance? Still neutral entries? Or has it changed a bit?
Alexander ALBON: It's changed a bit. I think it'll be OK next slope.
Engineer: There's
Lewis HAMILTON: no grip on these tires.
Engineer: This
Lance STROLL: truck is so s**t
Engineer: Copy that Lance
Engineer: Carlos Gasly stopped in between turns 13 and 14 on the side of the track. There are marshals on the track between 13 and 14.
Engineer: OK Max, so when you stop on the marks have a pre-start rev check before you switch off
Engineer: Any comment Danny?
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, I don't know man, it's slippery. It's very slippery out there. I have less grip than this morning even like I have now on top I have very poor rotation. I cannot carry speed in 2 5, 8, I'm not convinced about this
Engineer: The wind has really picked up, it's very gusty in the pit lane.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What a ****! Unbelievable!
Valtteri BOTTAS: Should I go straight to Strat 12?
Engineer: AFM, you can.
Engineer: Ok, so you have a 7 second gap behind, and ahead of you is both Red Bull and Norris. We'll
Kimi RAIKKONEN: have to get some help inside.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, can you press the oil button please? Oil button.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I know the tires are not ready
Max VERSTAPPEN: Ah mate, unbelievable, behind me, they keep pushing, so I have to go.
Sebastian VETTEL: Okay, how do I get the beeps back can you oil
Engineer: button press oil button
Engineer: The cars behind have a lot of red flag. Red flag, get your delta positive.
Engineer: I think it was similar to be honest, I'll find out for certain OK George, stop in the box, engine off so we're in a bit of a tricky spot now, there's 20 minutes remaining and there's a car in the gravel and we really need to bank some high fuel running so we'll have to move on
Max VERSTAPPEN: Man, is this f***ing guy blind? What the f*** is wrong with him? What a f***.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I have damage. What a ****, I swear. You know, he **** his lap. I'm trying to prepare my lap, and he just **** my lap by just opening DRS and staying on the normal line. It's no respect, but it doesn't matter.
Engineer: Keep pushing Lance keep pushing. I didn't see
Lance STROLL: anyone Turn
Engineer: the engine off Lance, turn the engine off completely off. Car to P0
Engineer: Red flag, red flag, box, box. Careful, that's turn 1, turn 1. Very careful, turn 1. And then try to keep temperature in the tyre for the rest of the lap if you can. And brakes as well. So I didn't hear what you said? I had the alarm in my ear? Just try to keep as much temperature as you can in brakes and tyres please. Obviously careful turn 1.
Nicholas LATIFI: Copy.
Engineer: Battery's still full so you can keep pushing, get your temperature in.
Engineer: So your boxing for the hard will go down one and a half for the hard.
George RUSSELL: I don't know what's going on with my earphones, but I can only hear in one ear currently and it's twice the volume, so please try and limit talking. It's incredibly loud.
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, looks like a good spot, bravo!
Engineer: Thank you!
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, I have to keep pushing on these tires. It's still cold.
Engineer: And Lando, we had turn 4 track limits, that time deleted last lap.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Traffic out of the pits.
Engineer: We're going plus one and a half on the soft our lap critical so we might get one time lap
Charles LECLERC: Cool this lap and push next lap.
Engineer: You have the checkered flag next lap, or this lap, checkered flag this lap will be.
Charles LECLERC: Are you sure, even if I push?
Engineer: Yes, yes.
Charles LECLERC: Well that's fine, I'll take the checkered flag and push for the next lap. Copy, understood.
Engineer: Hamilton pushing behind at 4 seconds.
Alexander ALBON: Is there a gap anywhere?
Engineer: Not really, I think you'll have to let Raikkonen go Magnusson's two behind There is a gap ten seconds behind you now if you want to wait there You need to let Perez, he's on you now and then Norris so go very slowly now and after Perez and Norris there's a big gap Okay, so after Norris Remember they're high field so they will be very slow
Nicholas LATIFI: What's Carlos doing? You're not supposed to pass. Yeah, yeah, I saw that. I
Engineer: saw
Nicholas LATIFI: that.
Engineer: So remember, procedure. You want 4-burnout, 4-burnout. BPF, 4-burnout, please.
Engineer: So Carlos, the turn 10.11 and turn 13 look okay. In the final corner, Lando brakes earlier, carries more apex speed and picks up the throttle earlier. So giving up in entry to carry more apex and get a better exit.
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