Russian Grand Prix 2020: Qualifying team radio

Every message, in the order it happened

1. George RUSSELLWilliams13:04:04

   George RUSSELL: Oh, the track is very very different

2. Romain GROSJEANHaas13:07:08

   Engineer: Okay,

   Romain GROSJEAN: very

   Engineer: very good at the end of the lap, very complicated at the beginning.

3. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:10:26

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4. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes13:10:28

   Engineer: Don't touch that car one minute, don't touch the car, don't touch the car! Stay there, I think we're on the scales. Sorry no, we're okay, we're okay, sorry.

5. Kevin MAGNUSSENHaas13:12:05

   Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yeah, the rear is a bit unstable into turn two. Sure.

   Engineer: We can take a smidge of FLAF off then.

6. George RUSSELLWilliams13:12:58

   Engineer: Now boxing this lap, now boxing this lap, there's a few cars on track that have their lap times deleted for track limits, mainly at turn two in fact probably all at turn two, probably wind direction not helping

7. Romain GROSJEANHaas13:20:01

   Engineer: Good job everyone, that was the best car I had. Look at the front right, I bet you something is not right here.

8. George RUSSELLWilliams13:20:42

   George RUSSELL: So we like that one, we like that one, P30, alright slow in lap, you too, I have missed you, nice

   Engineer: job, very

   George RUSSELL: good job guys, that was good, that

   Engineer: was

   George RUSSELL: good

9. Lando NORRISMcLaren13:22:45

   Engineer: A

   Lando NORRIS: few spits of rain round the back here, 10-10.

   Engineer: OK, understood.

10. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri13:22:48

    Engineer: There is a drizzle, rain, in the middle of the track, very light. Copy. But be aware. Copy.

11. Daniel RICCIARDORenault13:23:02

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll say it later, but all good.

12. Romain GROSJEANHaas13:23:07

    Romain GROSJEAN: Oh, man, starting again in the last corner.

13. Esteban OCONRenault13:26:32

    Engineer: There is going to be some sort of traffic jam at the end of the lap though.

14. Sergio PEREZRacing Point13:27:22

    Sergio PEREZ: some drop of rain

15. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:30:56

    Lewis HAMILTON: keep this tire on and just go again negative negative

    Engineer: we're going to keep medium we have another new set to go

16. Esteban OCONRenault13:32:20

    Engineer: Yeah, so Esteban, you probably noticed there was some derating on that lap, which definitely didn't help either. Sorry for that call, it was too late. Anyway, all that means is there's a lot to get back on the next run.

17. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes13:32:36

    Engineer: Valtteri, you saw that Lewis's time was deleted, you were pretty close to that. We're going to go again on the medium just to cover the track evolution.

18. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:35:55

    Engineer: There we have Tailwind into Turn 2

19. Sebastian VETTELFerrari13:38:18

    Sebastian VETTEL: Okay, shunted in the... yeah, I'm okay.

20. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:39:50

    Charles LECLERC: Oh my god. That was very, very close.

21. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:40:34

    Engineer: So Lewis, we've still got time for an outlap.

22. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull13:47:37

    Engineer: When you get to the end of the pitlane max, you switch up. Oh, that was nice.

23. Alexander ALBONRed Bull13:48:36

    Engineer: everyone else is still well behind mate we've got loads of time now for this lap not a problem

24. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:49:09

    Engineer: Hey listen commuter, muscle your way past these cars.

25. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:52:10

    Charles LECLERC: Oh

26. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes13:53:21

    Engineer: Need to go, need to go, need to go!

27. Charles LECLERCFerrari13:54:35

    Engineer: How can they be pushing? They were so far. We had six second margin.

28. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri13:54:48

    Pierre GASLY: Can you tell Danny to push because the door can't be negative? You have to overtake or it would be negative

29. Lance STROLLRacing Point13:57:10

    Engineer: Lance, we need to pull you into the slow lane and switch the engine off. You need to drive into the slow lane so we can switch the engine off, we're too hot. I can't, I don't have space. What

    Lance STROLL: do you want me to do, switch it off here?

    Engineer: Steer right and make it, can you make it there? Turn the engine off, turn the engine off.

    Lance STROLL: Are we done?

    Engineer: Yes, I'm afraid that's it Lance, that is it.

30. Daniil KVYATAlphaTauri13:58:10

    Engineer: Who

    Daniil KVYAT: managed to improve with this entire preparation?

    Engineer: I don't know. Box, box, Danny, box.

31. Daniel RICCIARDORenault14:00:58

    Engineer: Castle E-Zone, this is Cup Tires, Daniel.

32. Sergio PEREZRacing Point14:01:50

    Engineer: Yeah, wind has actually dropped a bit to 7 kph at the moment, so the Mercedes...

33. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri14:03:45

    Engineer: Very good lap here, very good lap giving the tires

34. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:04:10

    Engineer: It's a good lap, fit you P3 for the moment, four thousandths ahead of Daniel Ricciardo.

35. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:04:58

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36. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:05:06

    Engineer: just give me a heads up on the balance please max yeah the same story but uh i don't want to change it

37. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:07:14

    Lewis HAMILTON: Just got hit by Ricciardo.

    Engineer: Yep, that was a bit tight.

38. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes14:07:31

    Valtteri BOTTAS: All good, send it.

39. Sergio PEREZRacing Point14:20:06

    Engineer: P4 checker, P4 Verstappen got you. Well done mate, well done. Good job guys, let's get them tomorrow.

40. Lewis HAMILTONMercedes14:20:28

    Engineer: Nice work there Lewis, great job there mate, so hold position There's a good recovery there mate, good job, at least at the front, so we've got a chance to fight for it

41. Daniel RICCIARDORenault14:20:35

    Engineer: Okay mate, that's P5, P5. Mr. Perez just slipped in front of us.

    Daniel RICCIARDO: Alright guys, I think that was a good day, thank you.

    Engineer: That was a hell of a job mate, awesome lap there, Q2 on. Yeah, I

    Daniel RICCIARDO: just struggled a bit more with the front, especially that last run, so yeah, sorry I couldn't get more out of it.

    Engineer: It's always tomorrow.

42. Max VERSTAPPENRed Bull14:21:15

    Engineer: Front row of the grid, mate. Front row of the grid.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: Nice job! Yes! Nice job! That was a good lap.

    Engineer: Great job, Max. Great job. Good of Valtteri to give you a tow down there as well. So well done. Well used.

    Max VERSTAPPEN: That was exciting. I enjoyed that one.

43. Valtteri BOTTASMercedes14:21:45

    Engineer: And Lewis did a 31.3. I

    Valtteri BOTTAS: had to get it.

44. Esteban OCONRenault14:21:59

    Engineer: OK, you've beaten Albers as well, so you're P7, P7. I think that's all right, mate. I know you'll be disappointed not to be faster than Danny, but I think that's really good. Very happy with that.

    Esteban OCON: That's

    Engineer: a

    Esteban OCON: good effort, good effort, guys. It's a good step this weekend as well, so it's

    Engineer: a

    Esteban OCON: great effort. Thank you for the help.

    Engineer: Yeah, cheers, mate.

45. Carlos SAINZMcLaren14:22:27

    Engineer: Okay, Albon's done his lap, Carlos. You've qualified P6. Well done, mate. We can have a good day from there tomorrow. And it's the same place we qualified last year. We got a good result from that.

    Carlos SAINZ: I know you might be a bit sad, but...

    Engineer: No, no, I'm not. I'm happy. I don't think there was much more. It seems like Perez and Ricciardo were both able to find a little bit, but I think we've done a good showing there. Happy with that. Finishing order. Hamilton, Verstappen, Bottas, Perez, Ricciardo, then yourself. Ocon, Lando, Gasly, Albon. Yeah,

    Carlos SAINZ: I don't think there was much. Like, I don't think this wind helped either. Turn one was nice.

46. Pierre GASLYAlphaTauri14:23:11

    Engineer: Okay, that's P9 clear P9. Albon stayed just behind us.

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I don't feel like... I don't really feel that Q3 run because Q1, Q2, I don't know. The last run we picked up quite a lot of hand-steer compared to before.

    Engineer: Yeah, and I think we were a bit too hot with the tires. We should have opened the gap in the hot laps. We were a few degrees too high.

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah, I know. You know it's always the same story in Q3 in the track position. I know.

    Engineer: Anyway, good job today. We fight again tomorrow. We know we have a good race car.

    Pierre GASLY: Yeah.

    Engineer: Good job, mate. Very pleased to have you back up there. Box, box. Stop at the bridge. Keep your helmet for the wait when

    Pierre GASLY: you stop the car.

    Engineer: Are

    Pierre GASLY: we far from P8? Are we far from P8?

    Engineer: It's one and a half tenths. One and a half tenths to Norris.

47. Lando NORRISMcLaren14:24:05

    Engineer: So we finished P8 Hamilton on pole and we have Stappen, Bottas, Perez, Ricciardo, Carlos, Ocon, yourself, Gasly, Albon.

48. Alexander ALBONRed Bull14:24:19

    Engineer: Okay mate, we finished P10 there, P10, it was very, very tight, 8 thousandths away from 9th.