Portuguese Grand Prix 2020: Practice 3 team radio
61 radio messages were recorded during practice 3 at the Portuguese Grand Prix 2020, across 18 drivers. 60 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Carlos SAINZ had the most, with 8.
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 · 8 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 7 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 7 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 5 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 4 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 3 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 2 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 1 message
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Green light in 5...
Engineer: We'll do this okay to push, okay to push. We'll do the CSL 5 fifth gear between 4 and 5, no cars behind.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I pressed the PID confirm, I don't know if it works Yeah, it works, it works, thank you I just don't have, like, any beep Maybe we can put it, I don't know Will they help me?
Engineer: Understood Box, box, box, box Stop on the mark and switch off
Engineer: And stop on the marks, but no pre-start revs. No pre-start revs.
Engineer: Okay, and stay out, stay out.
Engineer: okay so keep up the pace around 15 but just easy into the pit box please easy for pit braking
Engineer: We need aero zero on exit and straight out.
Engineer: Focus on tyres and brakes.
Engineer: And Lewis was a few milliseconds slower than you got a tenth slower your tenth slower sector three you're good sector one and two
Engineer: So balance look quite on the understeer side good news
Lando NORRIS: Pass is much better.
Engineer: Okay, understood, good.
Engineer: We've got slippery track surface turn 8, maybe stones on the track.
Engineer: Boxing is that, Bottas just behind now.
George RUSSELL: Yeah, apologies for that.
Engineer: OK, we'll do the QALY turnaround, so stop outside the box, follow Jack.
Engineer: Engine 6, position 2, charge your battery, engine 6, position 2
Engineer: Okay, and recharge on, recharge on, and can we have scenario 8 SOC 13 please, scenario 8 SOC 13
Nicholas LATIFI: There's a lot of heat coming on the left side, on my ribs, and my kind of left hip. Happy to continue, just make sure there's nothing wrong.
Engineer: Less wind today and the balance in sector 3 looks a bit better
Charles LECLERC: Ah, the Steyr is off-flats for a titter.
Engineer: Ok Pierre, we are quite happy with the balance. We think we made a step in the right direction. How is the car? Very good.
Pierre GASLY: Very good job guys.
Engineer: Ok, copy.
Engineer: Carlos, we've had a message from the FIA that you're on the limit in Turn 1. So far, only your very first lap has actually been over the limit. Your very first attempt at Turn 1. Copy.
Engineer: Okay, so recharge on please recharge on I suggest keep up a reasonable cool down pace here So maybe 10 seconds off the pace maximum
Engineer: Our main deficit is Turn 8, probably one of the only places that you didn't find a gain on that last lap.
Engineer: Okay, I see you've got clear track ahead, so if you could practice your pit entry please, practice your pit entry.
Romain GROSJEAN: Idiot. I really don't get it some of the guys really don't get it
Lando NORRIS: Needed to tell me earlier about Grosjean
Engineer: That was maximum. We're allowed in turn one exit. That's the maximum. We're allowed to turn one exit
Engineer: Magnusson Ahead is on soft tyres, going slower than you, so you can go by Magnusson.
Engineer: That's a flat spot, okay?
George RUSSELL: No, it's
Engineer: a
George RUSSELL: big one, box to box. Yeah, copy.
Valtteri BOTTAS: abort
Engineer: copy
Engineer: That last lap look good Alex good everywhere turn one and turn three were a bit off But I know you were taking a bit of caution there
Engineer: So turn one doesn't look great losing two and a half tenths to Verstappen
Engineer: And Pierre we were right at the limit for track limits in turn 1, we were right at the limit track limits turn 1, take a bit more margin
Engineer: 6 seconds
Lewis HAMILTON: We've got time for more laps
Engineer: You can take one more and then we need to get on with the programme
Carlos SAINZ: Your front tyre is not ready.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: And Lando we think it is second attempt second attempt so let's do another warm-up lap
Engineer: Engine braking 9 for rotation on the corner. Engine braking 9.
George RUSSELL: Turn 7 is becoming a bit limited
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Pierre GASLY: What just happened? Completely locked, I don't know where
Engineer: Yeah we thought that, we will revive it
Carlos SAINZ: Improving or not? Improving.
Engineer: Improvements are small so far. Wind's picked up a bit. It looks like anyone making improvements is making small improvements.
Sebastian VETTEL: UAP now to box, do you want to take one more? Yeah, no, the car is dropping off, but that's all the car has, at least for this car.
Engineer: Copy.
Daniel RICCIARDO: The IRS isn't working.
Engineer: Okay, understood. Looking at it.
Engineer: Yep, yeah we'll go for one more. Alright, so it's plus 20 again, plus 20 again, dropping. It fills.
George RUSSELL: Just watch the plot test. Didn't
Engineer: feel
George RUSSELL: as good as before.
Engineer: Ok, let's make this your in-lap, we need to have a look at this.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yup, understood.
Engineer: Can we have scenario 8 and SOC 13 please.
Carlos SAINZ: The wind must have picked up a bit in 14.
Engineer: Yeah, that's correct. More wind overall now, but it affects you most in 13 and 14.
Alexander ALBON: We aren't doing the warm up right, it's
Engineer: just no grip at all. OK, understood.
Engineer: OK, so if you want to back out a bit, there's no first-bound Ocons probably waiting for you, thinks you're on a hot lap.
Engineer: The track is clear.
Engineer: One and a half seconds Grosjean time lap, let him through, let him through.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Can you please check the top speed because I'm just slower everywhere.
Engineer: Yeah we think it may be wind related actually Max and some other details as well which we can talk about later.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Must be a hurricane then!
Engineer: Yeah exactly.
Charles LECLERC: Light was green.
Engineer: Copy, understood.
Charles LECLERC: What's happening? What's happening? Why am I hearing the radio of the others? I was hearing Hamilton on the radio.
Engineer: Okay, I will come back to you.
Charles LECLERC: I mean, I was hearing an engineer or someone.
Engineer: Copy, should be all good now.
Engineer: What's the direction of the wind? Tailwind turn 5 Position is ok Pierre, just open the gap, position is ok Charge your flask on air
Engineer: Okay, recharge on, recharge on. Just have a think about whether that felt better or worse. Let us know.
Alexander ALBON: It just feels the same. There's no difference.
Engineer: Okay, understood.
Engineer: If the grip isn't there turn 1 and 3, happy to abort and continue to recharge for 1 and final go.
Engineer: We've got Albon three seconds back, he's just starting a push, watch for Albon three seconds back pushing I
Romain GROSJEAN: really don't hear you well this morning, there's a lot of traffic noise behind you
Engineer: Albon one second back, watch for Albon coming through now
Romain GROSJEAN: Ok slow lap, faster, slower, tell me something, I don't have grip so
Engineer: Copy that, I'll come back to you
Engineer: Launch map on, launch map on, wait for the lights before you go and Carlos if possible try and attack the pit exit and turn one I'll let you know about traffic Okay Carlos Raikkonen may be opening a lap don't take any risk
Carlos SAINZ: what are we doing now uh
Engineer: so oh red flag Carlos red flag delta positive delta positive recharge on we box this lap
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, it's the drain cover, exit of 14, we will not go out again.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: If we could have Scenario 1 please Esteban, Scenario 1 and SOC 6 please. You're going straight out, you'll take the chequered flag and then you'll do the lap to the... Oh ****, we've got a red flag, we've got a red flag. I think you have to go out and come back round again. I'm here, I'm still here, I didn't cross the line. OK, alright.
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