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Russian Grand Prix2020 · Practice 1 team radio

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09:09 to 10:33
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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.

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  1. Lando NORRISMcLaren09:09:180:06

    EngineerOK 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 Point09:10:410:05

    EngineerTailwind into Turn 13

  3. Alexander ALBONRed Bull09:17:080:06

    EngineerSo let's get stuck into these tires on the out lap.

  4. Alexander ALBONRed Bull09:20:500:09

    EngineerHow was the balance?

    Alexander ALBONIt was okay, the main issue was tipping, just too neutral, not enough traction.

  5. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri09:22:100:05

    Daniil KVYATI had a bit of grabbing from the rear in turn 13

  6. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:22:430:08

    EngineerAnd we have headwind into turn two, headwind turn two.

  7. Romain GROSJEANHaas09:23:510:05

    Romain GROSJEANUm, I would need some help on you know what?

  8. Esteban OCONRenault09:25:540:07

    Esteban OCONQuite a lot of bottoming at the moment.

    EngineerCopy that.

  9. Alexander ALBONRed Bull09:26:150:04

    Alexander ALBONThe tires are already flat.

  10. Esteban OCONRenault09:27:230:05

    EngineerFor reference, you are currently P2, 37-27.

  11. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas09:29:220:24

    EngineerWhat's the main, the lap time is good, but what's the main issue? How's the balance?

    Kevin MAGNUSSENFirst lap just too much understeer mid-corner. Okay. Medium speed. Yeah.

    EngineerSecond 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 Bull09:31:070:11

    Alexander ALBONTires feel gone, I turn five.

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

  13. Carlos SAINZMcLaren09:32:410:12

    Engineerwe 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 SAINZMcLaren09:34:090:07

    EngineerCarlos drive super slow drive super slow message from the FIA drive super slow

  15. Alexander ALBONRed Bull09:34:210:06

    EngineerOkay, maybe a bit of debris on track, gonna turn at seven

  16. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull09:36:310:08

    Max VERSTAPPENWhy is this virtual safety car still active?

    EngineerWe're still clearing up some debris.

  17. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:36:330:06

    EngineerI

    Charles LECLERCthink Romain thought it was a race.

  18. Sebastian VETTELFerrari09:48:540:08

    EngineerHamilton flat spot, the front left turn 2, the

    Sebastian VETTELfirst

    Engineertime lap.

  19. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes09:49:000:08

    EngineerSee

    Lewis HAMILTONthese tires are done, yeah these tires are done

  20. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:52:030:07

    Engineerand wind has picked up

  21. Charles LECLERCFerrari09:52:430:07

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

  22. Nicholas LATIFIWilliams09:53:500:15

    Nicholas LATIFII crashed.

    EngineerOk,

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

    Engineerguys.

  23. Alexander ALBONRed Bull10:03:280:09

    EngineerNext 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 Bull10:04:210:11

    EngineerOkay, 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 NORRISMcLaren10:04:360:08

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

  26. Romain GROSJEANHaas10:06:400:12

    Romain GROSJEANTell me what was that, and help me please.

    EngineerYep, we're looking mate, we're looking.

  27. Kimi RAIKKONENAlfa Romeo10:07:120:10

    EngineerWhy

    Kimi RAIKKONENis not DRS working?

    EngineerYeah, there was a yellow, but now track is clear, track is clear. There was a yellow turn 13, track is clear.

  28. Sebastian VETTELFerrari10:08:120:12

    Sebastian VETTELI'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 KVYATAlphaTauri10:08:540:11

    Daniil KVYATA little bit too much understeer, first time lap in the first two sectors.

    EngineerCopy, we agree, let's see in the second time.

  30. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri10:11:590:09

    Pierre GASLYWhat the f***? Seriously.

  31. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull10:12:160:11

    Max VERSTAPPENUnbelievable. What an unbelievable.

    EngineerWhy

    Max VERSTAPPENdoes he stay in front?

  32. Alexander ALBONRed Bull10:12:310:20

    Alexander ALBONJust 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

    EngineerI

    Alexander ALBONwent through 13 I had nothing

    EngineerOkay, 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 GROSJEANHaas10:14:160:05

    EngineerI can't call the rears for some reason.

  34. George RUSSELLWilliams10:15:060:11

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

  35. Lando NORRISMcLaren10:16:130:13

    EngineerOkay 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 KVYATAlphaTauri10:17:280:13

    Daniil KVYATLook at this b**ch. Look at this b**ch.

    EngineerCome on.

    Daniil KVYATSeriously.

    EngineerIt was an iFuel, Danny. iFuel. Ah,

    Daniil KVYATokay then. Sorry.

  37. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull10:19:250:09

    EngineerI 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 RUSSELLWilliams10:20:020:07

    George RUSSELLMy left lower back is getting very warm

  39. George RUSSELLWilliams10:22:090:04

    George RUSSELLRight, left lower back is getting very warm

  40. Sebastian VETTELFerrari10:24:080:05

    Sebastian VETTELOkay, we're in traffic with Charles.

  41. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull10:24:420:08

    EngineerHamilton on the hard tyre, reference laps 41.0

  42. Sergio PEREZRacing Point10:31:040:05

    Audio only, no transcript

  43. Romain GROSJEANHaas10:32:270:13

    EngineerI

    Romain GROSJEANdon't know what's going on,

    Engineerwe

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

    EngineerCopy, we'll review everything over lunch.

  44. Alexander ALBONRed Bull10:33:250:14

    EngineerAny more info on Grosjean, please?

    Alexander ALBONNo, 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

    Engineerto

    Alexander ALBONhit the brakes to avoid him.

    EngineerOkay, understood.