Portuguese Grand Prix 2020: Qualifying team radio
57 radio messages were recorded during qualifying at the Portuguese Grand Prix 2020, across 18 drivers. Pierre GASLY had the most, with 6.
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
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 5 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 5 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 5 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 4 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 4 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 4 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 3 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 3 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 2 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 2 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 1 message
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Good work on the brakes, you know the target for tires. How
Pierre GASLY: many cars ahead?
Engineer: We have 4 cars ahead, but they opened a big gap. Click correction, 5 cars ahead.
Engineer: We have tailwind entry turn 3, 6 kph, tailwind entry turn 3, 6 kph. Try to keep working on the brakes, keep working on the brakes.
Engineer: OK, so in sync with Kevin, in sync with Kevin. OK,
Romain GROSJEAN: I've got so much understeer.
Engineer: OK, it will come better, it will be getting better. Let's go SOC1, be ready for the next lap.
Engineer: Ok Kimi, more charge, more charge. Let's get ready for another push, stand by. Behind you is ******.
Kimi RAIKKONEN: I lost so much in the last ******
Engineer: goal. Yeah, I've seen. Kvyat behind, 3 seconds, finishing a lap.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Oh, for f***
Engineer: 's sake,
Max VERSTAPPEN: run right.
Engineer: Weigh bridge. Weigh bridge. Weigh bridge. Weigh bridge, yep. OK, so remember, once you've been weighed, it's ignition from P1 back to P2. Remember the direction.
Engineer: Would you like a balance adjust from that last lap? Not really, no. Well, it's getting oversteer because of the suspension, so we should adjust. Understood. And box, Romain, box. Okay, box. And the adjustment be a little bit more on the understeer side and the oversteer. Understood.
George RUSSELL: Didn't think I would have a push again. Apologies for that.
Lando NORRIS: The power steering's been a bit funny again.
Engineer: OK, understood. Let's keep going, we'll look in the data.
Lando NORRIS: Similar to yesterday.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Engineer: Ok, there will be 5k... My left front is very cold for some reason Oh yeah, I can see Ok, copy that So it will be mode push when you are ready
Engineer: So we have still P-17 at the moment
Kimi RAIKKONEN: Yeah, the f***ing tires are...
Engineer: Okay Lando, I see you've backed out, we're tight on time for the flag so let's keep pushing on the charge lap and we're still P8 so still in a good position let's just focus on this warm-up lap
Engineer: And Daniel, can you let us know if you're happy with the SLAP?
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, relatively happy. Yeah, happy enough. There's a couple of tents in it probably, if I really nail it.
Engineer: OK, understood. What do you want me to do? OK, let's box the SLAP please, box the SLAP.
Daniel RICCIARDO: OK.
Engineer: Okay, dude, I'm afraid we're out to Salva's goddess there. Just waiting for the others to come through. Currently P17. It was a good lap, man. Good improvements. The
Romain GROSJEAN: kick.
Engineer: Come on, somebody's good! She's a good'un, she's a good'un. P15. Woo!
George RUSSELL: Nice one, guys! That was good.
George RUSSELL: My bubble's twitching a little bit then, good job.
Engineer: Can we post on brakes? Minus one and minus three. Brakes are critical. Good stopping to eight and ten.
Engineer: I couldn't f***ing
Nicholas LATIFI: do a laugh.
Lance STROLL: my lap got deleted yes
Engineer: it did get deleted turn one track limit it was only
Engineer: You'll have a 10 second wait at the end of the pit lane, you'll have a 10 second wait at the end of the pit lane.
Engineer: and we are five seconds to green five seconds to green racing point was doing the same as us push cool push racing point was doing the same push cool push
Engineer: And Lando, cars behind are on medium, so we think they're more likely to do a warm-up lap.
Charles LECLERC: Do we think they are going to do the flip-flop?
Engineer: We don't think they will do it. So, both of us Hamilton, they will push behind you.
George RUSSELL: Big traffic from Ocon
Engineer: a good cool down a good cool down take take their cooling now take the cooling now
Lewis HAMILTON: Go traffic man
Daniil KVYAT: In the last two corners, in the last lap I had a little oversteer and then understeer, oh, in the uphills.
Engineer: Ok, we had more tailwind there.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I still have no grip.
Engineer: OK, copy.
Engineer: The guest bank was still P11, we need 1.5 tenths to get into the top 10, and that is Daniel, he's done 17.48 compared to your 17.61.
Esteban OCON: Copy.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, obviously it's gonna block me
Engineer: Now we'll go brake bounce offset two clicks rearwards please, two clicks rearwards, so that'll be a click forwards the way you were previous run So do what you need to do on your tyres
Engineer: So check it, we're happy to keep leaning on the tyres in the last sector as well, so you're clear ahead and behind, good brake temps, front tyre nice and warm, this has been the best outlap so it will be go one, go one.
Engineer: WHAT ARE
Lance STROLL: THOSE F**K
Engineer: You've got cool, yep, you need You're clear behind, clear behind, cars on outlaps, behind or cooldowns
Alexander ALBON: Simon you need to tell me when there's
Engineer: a
Alexander ALBON: low in front No it was way too close
Engineer: Ok so behind you you've got Ricciardo on a slow lap, everyone's in phase with you
Engineer: OK, now that we are safely through to Q3.
Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah the tyres were not ready. It was better on
Engineer: the
Sebastian VETTEL: first run but this time I struggled to get the fronts warming up. They weren't ready for three nor for five.
Engineer: Ok mate, so you are P10, so in Q3 Ok,
Daniel RICCIARDO: I might have just kissed at the rear of the car
Lance STROLL: Was the track slower that run? Yes, yes
Engineer: track had got slower windier
Engineer: OK, so we finished our session P9
Alexander ALBON: OK, whatever we're doing with the tyres is not working, so let's try something else, let's try a build lap or something
Engineer: OK, understood Do you feel like the tyres are any
Alexander ALBON: better on
Engineer: the
Alexander ALBON: stage? No, now it's gone
Engineer: OK, understood So when you get back, stop in the box and switch off please
Engineer: Nice job.
George RUSSELL: Good job guys.
Engineer: And we have tailwind at turn 3, higher intensity than before.
Engineer: Wind is still reasonably high at 15 kph tailwind 3 and 5 and 13
Engineer: Reminder do not use DRS.
Engineer: We're happy for some more tire temp. We're happy for a bit more temp. So Verstappen is doing the same run profile as you
Engineer: So just 5 hundredths to Valtteri, mainly exit speed turn 1, exit speed turn 11, you're strong in turn 5. So purple in the middle sector, down 3 hundredths sector 1, down 6 hundredths sector 3.
Engineer: Ok, so when you cross the line Verstappen is starting the hot lap right on your tail So when you cross the line Verstappen needs to come past you now please Verstappen on your tail, now let him past Thank you very much We'll go for a normal cool down now Recharge on please
Alexander ALBON: It wasn't very firm
Engineer: Ok mate, let's just get focused for the next lap, you've got another go on this set Keep up a reasonable pace I think on this cool down lap
Engineer: So this will be tight to get three laps.
Carlos SAINZ: Do you have time for a new set?
Engineer: No Carlos, we don't. When you come back there will be two minutes remaining.
Carlos SAINZ: Not even a pit stop?
Engineer: There's no fuel Carlos, no fuel.
Alexander ALBON: Why is the gear on synced again?
Engineer: Yeah, we're looking into it. Just get focused on your tyres. OK, your radio is latched.
Engineer: Okay, so box, box, box. So you clawed back P1 from Lewis. His first lap was 69.
Pierre GASLY: Lost everything in the last two corners.
Engineer: Yeah, we saw that, we saw that.
Engineer: Ok Pierre, sorry we didn't manage to put it together at the very end, but anyway, you should still be pleased. It's good to be in Q3 again.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I'm
Engineer: a
Pierre GASLY: bit disappointed because I think we should have done better, but anyway, we'll do better tomorrow for the race. Anyway, thanks to all the guys for rebuilding the car because I know you had a very long night, so thanks to... Grazie a tutti ragazzi.
Engineer: P5 Great
Sergio PEREZ: job anyway, good recovery and the race is tomorrow
Engineer: Yes! Get it there mate! Awesome job! Very good decision bud, and yeah, what a lap!
Engineer: I'm afraid it's P2.
Engineer: What's he doing? So Lando currently P7 uh he was five milliseconds off of you and Albon uh 25 milliseconds behind him 30 milliseconds behind him Oh look at the sectors, f***ing last sector seriously, I hate it
Max VERSTAPPEN: oh
Engineer: yeah
Max VERSTAPPEN: well sorry
Engineer: i wasn't following lewis actually he's uh got a bit more time looks like he might nick it from you to be fair and put it on pole yeah hamilton on pole p3 two and a half tenths behind lewis and one and a half tenths behind bottas you were two tenths ahead of leclerc uh three tenths ahead of perez half second out of alex and that's the top three right oh yeah it's just a tricky qualifying here so p3 is not bad no that is a good effort good effort max getting closer yeah with my race so that's good
Engineer: You have P4, P4, so you've done a really good job
Charles LECLERC: Copy, thank you, good job
Engineer: Verstappen lap time in front 16.9 and try to target zero on the dash
Charles LECLERC: Who is P3 though?
Engineer: So P3 is Verstappen, Verstappen P3
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