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Team radio transcript

Russian Grand Prix 2020: Practice 1 team radio

44 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Russian Grand Prix 2020, across 17 drivers. 43 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Alexander ALBON 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

Every message, in the order it happened

  1. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: OK Lander, we have boxed this lap for the end of the run, cool the car into 13 and into the pit lane.

  2. Lance STROLLRacing Point

    Engineer: Tailwind into Turn 13

  3. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: So let's get stuck into these tires on the out lap.

  4. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: How was the balance?

    Alexander ALBON: It was okay, the main issue was tipping, just too neutral, not enough traction.

  5. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri

    Daniil KVYAT: I had a bit of grabbing from the rear in turn 13

  6. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: And we have headwind into turn two, headwind turn two.

  7. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Um, I would need some help on you know what?

  8. Esteban OCONRenault

    Esteban OCON: Quite a lot of bottoming at the moment.

    Engineer: Copy that.

  9. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Alexander ALBON: The tires are already flat.

  10. Esteban OCONRenault

    Engineer: For reference, you are currently P2, 37-27.

  11. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas

    Engineer: What's the main, the lap time is good, but what's the main issue? How's the balance?

    Kevin MAGNUSSEN: First lap just too much understeer mid-corner. Okay. Medium speed. Yeah.

    Engineer: Second lap the rears. So Albon's behind, but he's on a back-off, but he's faster than you. Yeah, rears went off, understood.

  12. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Alexander ALBON: Tires feel gone, I turn five.

    Engineer: OK, understood. We'll see what happens after this double cool down. OK, so we are boxing this lap for a nose change.

  13. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: we don't have a rear wing Carlos yep the rear wing is off drive carefully drive carefully Carlos slow down rear wing hanging off slow down slow down

  14. Carlos SAINZMcLaren

    Engineer: Carlos drive super slow drive super slow message from the FIA drive super slow

  15. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, maybe a bit of debris on track, gonna turn at seven

  16. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Why is this virtual safety car still active?

    Engineer: We're still clearing up some debris.

  17. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: I

    Charles LECLERC: think Romain thought it was a race.

  18. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Engineer: Hamilton flat spot, the front left turn 2, the

    Sebastian VETTEL: first

    Engineer: time lap.

  19. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes

    Engineer: See

    Lewis HAMILTON: these tires are done, yeah these tires are done

  20. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Engineer: and wind has picked up

  21. Charles LECLERCFerrari

    Charles LECLERC: Box for minus two clicks, front wing, OK? Box for minus two clicks. Copy, box. Box.

  22. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams

    Nicholas LATIFI: I crashed.

    Engineer: Ok,

    Nicholas LATIFI: happy. Are you ok? Yeah, I'm fine. Ok. Car is safe. Sorry

    Engineer: guys.

  23. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Next car behind you, Perez. He is also on soft tyres. He looks like he's getting a bit racy, but everyone else is quite slow.

  24. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Okay, still six cars close together ahead so I would back out of it now because they will and then you can do a little bit of a Workup for turn 17 18 if you need

  25. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: And can we have big braking into turn 13 for brake 1? Big braking rather than modulation.

  26. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Romain GROSJEAN: Tell me what was that, and help me please.

    Engineer: Yep, we're looking mate, we're looking.

  27. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo

    Engineer: Why

    Kimi RAIKKONEN: is not DRS working?

    Engineer: Yeah, there was a yellow, but now track is clear, track is clear. There was a yellow turn 13, track is clear.

  28. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: I'm happy for a flap adjust, we'll basically call it there, I think similar to the Rambi 4 in terms of balance

  29. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri

    Daniil KVYAT: A little bit too much understeer, first time lap in the first two sectors.

    Engineer: Copy, we agree, let's see in the second time.

  30. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri

    Pierre GASLY: What the f***? Seriously.

  31. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Unbelievable. What an unbelievable.

    Engineer: Why

    Max VERSTAPPEN: does he stay in front?

  32. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Alexander ALBON: Just the tires are gone Yeah, I didn't have the grip of the previous lap in the other places as well, but Especially as soon as

    Engineer: I

    Alexander ALBON: went through 13 I had nothing

    Engineer: Okay, understood I'm gonna suggest that these tires have probably passed their best so We should probably get on the high field now

  33. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: I can't call the rears for some reason.

  34. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: Rear is light, exit 7, entry 8, and throughout 10, I'm currently deaf, I feed 1, I'll go 10 now.

  35. Lando NORRISMcLaren

    Engineer: Okay Lando, you have Grosjean plus nine. He's also on a slow lap. I suggest after the nose box change We do one sort of single push lap. We then do a cool down lap and then go into continuous laps

  36. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri

    Daniil KVYAT: Look at this b**ch. Look at this b**ch.

    Engineer: Come on.

    Daniil KVYAT: Seriously.

    Engineer: It was an iFuel, Danny. iFuel. Ah,

    Daniil KVYAT: okay then. Sorry.

  37. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: I think you can work the tyres a little bit more Max, I think we can find a little bit more margin than this for a race start

  38. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: My left lower back is getting very warm

  39. George RUSSELLWilliams

    George RUSSELL: Right, left lower back is getting very warm

  40. Sebastian VETTELFerrari

    Sebastian VETTEL: Okay, we're in traffic with Charles.

  41. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull

    Engineer: Hamilton on the hard tyre, reference laps 41.0

  42. Sergio PEREZRacing Point

    Audio only, no transcript available for this message.

  43. Romain GROSJEANHaas

    Engineer: I

    Romain GROSJEAN: don't know what's going on,

    Engineer: we

    Romain GROSJEAN: need to check everything mate. I can't do it, I'm staying on track.

    Engineer: Copy, we'll review everything over lunch.

  44. Alexander ALBONRed Bull

    Engineer: Any more info on Grosjean, please?

    Alexander ALBON: No, just, I don't know, I mean, he's checking flag and he's, does a really late move to defend it from me, and I have

    Engineer: to

    Alexander ALBON: hit the brakes to avoid him.

    Engineer: Okay, understood.

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