Sakhir Grand Prix 2020: Race team radio
118 radio messages were recorded during race at the Sakhir Grand Prix 2020, across 18 drivers. 113 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. George RUSSELL had the most, with 26.
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
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 26 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 15 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 10 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 9 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 8 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 8 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 8 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 7 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 4 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 3 messages
- Jack AITKEN · Williams · 3 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
- Pietro FITTIPALDI · Haas · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Alexander ALBON: so dusty yeah understood yeah
Engineer: as we expected with this wind it's gonna be dusty
Engineer: Max, just watch your track limits at turn 8. I think we're right on the edge of both laps.
George RUSSELL: Just a right-hand grip on the steering wheel has come in a bit loose, making it a bit difficult for the drop.
Engineer: OK, copy.
George RUSSELL: Yeah Mark, it's what I said in the garage, I went the opposite way by error, you probably saw that, so I'll probably start in B bow.
Engineer: 10, I would go for it.
George RUSSELL: You probably thought I was nuts didn't you in the garage?
Engineer: No more than normal.
George RUSSELL: Could one of the boys just have a look at this steering wheel grip, what I'm talking about. Sam, do you see that?
Engineer: Yeah, I think they're ready to have a look at that for you George.
Engineer: Wind hasn't changed so it's still the same direction and intensity. Stay on the racing line, it's quite dusty everywhere. I'll try to stay on the racing line.
Engineer: Alright buddy, don't know about you but I'm still a bit sore about last week, we didn't get what we deserved so let's f***ing serve and get those points we need.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Let's go guys, let's f***ing go.
Engineer: I
Pierre GASLY: took another stone in the hand
Engineer: Tire pressure's look okay, and we are staying out, stay out.
Alexander ALBON: It was more like a side hit.
Engineer: Yep, understood, we'll have a look. So stay out please, stay out.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I couldn't do anything there
Engineer: The leader is Russell.
Alexander ALBON: We are so slow on the streets
Pierre GASLY: Okay, there are a lot of stones on the track because it's so dirty, I keep getting hit by the stones.
Engineer: Okay, copy that.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Okay, so I know it's trick on the straights just remember tires will get worse and start to degrade so we can take advantage
Carlos SAINZ: The deployment is wrong
Engineer: It's
Sebastian VETTEL: quite difficult on the side, so I'm losing a lot.
Engineer: Copy that, understood.
Engineer: I'm just so slow in the streets. Yeah, understood. Let's focus on the corners, be strong.
Engineer: Good Checo, it's all about looking after that left front. You're in a good position here. There's a long race ahead
Engineer: I'm Valtteri, we are target plus nine.
Jack AITKEN: It's the hesitation on exit of 8 because I'm short-shifting.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, yeah, tires, face me.
Engineer: Copy.
Jack AITKEN: What's happening? The exit of 8. I'm getting big hesitations every lap now. Rear is very light, turn 1 and turn 4.
Sebastian VETTEL: I'm hanging in there, giving you all I have.
Engineer: Just turn.
Engineer: It's okay. No, I've got measure with this here. Understood, understood.
Engineer: Lando how are the tires? How are the tires?
Lando NORRIS: They're okay. The tires are fine. I'm just struggling in the dirty air. I've got no rear so.
Engineer: Lando box if behind Albon please.
Daniil KVYAT: Let's undercut this, guys. Come on.
Engineer: We're looking at traffic. We are on it.
Alexander ALBON: We're faster, but we're just so raceable.
Engineer: And Lando Gat-Perez, currently 24.1. If we can continue with a 58.5 pace, that's good. But they're miles quicker than us. So will I compromise my race by trying to go too quick just to beat them? Lando, if we don't race them, there is no race for us.
Lando NORRIS: OK.
Daniel RICCIARDO: We're still happy with our plan. It's phase three.
Engineer: Russian Roulette
George RUSSELL: So avoid kerb at turn 8 now, that's for both cars. OK George, on B bell just max out the rotary and then just use the buttons.
Engineer: And target plus 20. Both cars being instructed to stay off the kerb at turn 8. Both cars have one infraction.
Engineer: Bucks Bucks Bucks Too late, I'll
Daniel RICCIARDO: do it in past the line
Valtteri BOTTAS: Balance is okay actually, but I'm struggling with front in 7.8.
Engineer: And just information now we've had two strikes at turn eight, two strikes at turn eight you need to be careful mate, I know you're trying
Carlos SAINZ: We keep wanting to be strong at the end of
Engineer: the
Carlos SAINZ: stint, yeah?
Engineer: Yes, correct.
Pierre GASLY: I'm liking big stability there.
Engineer: Gap 1.5 seconds to Perez. This is all very good S-man.
Lance STROLL: Fires are coming back, they're
Engineer: coming back. Copy that Lance, copy that.
Engineer: Okay Esteban, let's try and put pressure on Stroll please, let's put pressure on Stroll if you can.
Engineer: We are happy with the strategy at the moment. Albon behind is dying. He's 3.6 seconds back. I understand your tyres are struggling at the moment.
Engineer: We kick in five more laps.
Carlos SAINZ: The deployment keeps changing and I am losing the rhythm.
George RUSSELL: to start in the next slightly rear-overheating point.
Engineer: And George, we're just going to keep extending whilst we have traffic in our pit window. Yeah, that's fine, mate. Just
George RUSSELL: control it.
Engineer: Carlos, we are considering plan B. We're considering plan B, so stick at status 3. Status 3 is good. What's the plan B? I don't know.
Engineer: OK, George, it won't be long, so you can start pushing now.
Engineer: OK George, so box box, remember we are the first garage.
Carlos SAINZ: What is priority? Plan A or Plan B? We need to decide.
Engineer: I cannot do both plans at the same time. If you keep doing this Status 3, we think we're good. We think we can do Plan B with this Status 3. We believe...
George RUSSELL: High power
Engineer: HPP default 35, HPP default 35
Engineer: So it's still safe at Valtteri by 4 seconds So it's still safe at Valtteri by 4 seconds 2 seconds of clear road How many laps have I put in step? So watch the white line on the map Warm up looks OK, so just look Then Reichenen car behind Slow power HPP default 35, HPP default 35 Then Reichenen car behind That is more robust You're over half way
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: We are four seconds unsafe, George.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Sir Boucher's lap time currently at 58mph, this tyre is more robust, so you're over halfway and this tyre is more robust, do
George RUSSELL: I need to manage, so
Engineer: you're over halfway and this tyre is more robust, so you're over halfway, do I need to manage, do I need to manage, do
Daniel RICCIARDO: the sides the front take okay
Engineer: ...behind in the pit lane now he...
Engineer: 58.9
Engineer: Out.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: and we're getting track rod overloads apex turn seven exit turn eight so just be careful with that front left
Engineer: and we have overload front left track track road turn seven turn eight
Engineer: Ugly 1.1 behind
Sebastian VETTEL: He's gonna walk over us
Engineer: Staying out, staying out. OK, I need these calls earlier. I wouldn't have been able to box then. Copy, copy.
Engineer: And Lando we want now maximum pace to the end maximum pace to the end 30 to go after this one
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Esteban OCON: I said we struggled with the rear towards the end. Copy.
Engineer: Check at the moment your pace is seriously strong
Engineer: remember stroll on mediums so if you're going to have trouble so is he
Carlos SAINZ: I think we need to push. I cannot hang around here.
Engineer: Yeah, let's go.
Engineer: Check for yellow, there's front wing debris out the last corner
Engineer: Virtual safety car, virtual safety car, so slow down. There's a front wing on the track. These tyres aren't great. Yeah, understood.
Engineer: Okay George, we're going to need to box box. We have a mixed tyre set on the car.
Engineer: So we are now the lead car, Russell has also boxed.
Engineer: So we should have good pace with the new tyre set, with the newer tyre set, so all not lost.
Engineer: So this should be a big tyre advantage? I f***ing
George RUSSELL: hope so!
Sergio PEREZ: Where are the Mercedes? So
Engineer: Mercedes are behind Lance, it's Bottas and Russell, they're both on medium So they will be fast The big problem at the restart will be cold tyres and therefore front locking Ok so just take care of front locking and use your yellow button Ok the tyres are coming back up a bit but I'd have as much as you can get checkered, keep working on the tyres
Engineer: Could we close to Paris at the end for the win?
Sebastian VETTEL: I've got no chance with this engine. It feels like we're having a problem with the engine.
Carlos SAINZ: What is this Merc doing? Come on!
Engineer: Ok Pierre, let's focus on putting good laps now and go get Danny.
Engineer: You are the fastest man on track, that was four tenths on Perez, so keep it up.
Engineer: Gap to Stroll, stable at 1.5, it's good because it's giving him a toe which is stopping Bottas passing him.
Pietro FITTIPALDI: F***ing front locking, man.
Engineer: Looks like a rear left puncture, looks like rear left puncture.
George RUSSELL: AHH!
Engineer: Confirm box, pretty sure. Box, box, box. Affirm, this is a genuine puncture.
Engineer: I don't know what to say. Showing your feelings there mate, let's just get your head down.
Engineer: The best thing for the tides is to keep leaning on them and keep the temperature, so keep leaning on them, keep the temperature.
Valtteri BOTTAS: These tyres are terrible.
Engineer: I hope we get it to the end. P8. Every point counts.
Engineer: So you are still four tenths quicker than Ocon behind. The gap is now 9.3.
Engineer: We've got George on the soft carving through the field, might get close on the last lap.
Engineer: Go strap mode 5 to the end strap 5 to the end
Engineer: So just keep pushing all the way to the line mate, okay, George really sorry about that mate, honestly you had the pace today But yeah, really sorry for ending up in this situation, but still points today and you really showed your strength guys I don't know what to say I was taken away from us twice Honestly It's been a pleasure and I fucking loved it and honestly, I'm gutted I'm out. It's been a pleasure and I fucking loved it. And honestly, I'm gutted I'm absolutely gutted but We'll give this opportunity again. I hope we get this opportunity again. Thank you Now what I make you really showed your metal today really show good job George James not with George James notwithstanding the events today. Well done. You drove a solid race every time you're set back you fought through George James George James notwithstanding the events today. Well done. You drove a solid race every time you're set back you fought through and well done
Engineer: Yes, Checo! P1! Yes! Lance P3, Checo! Lance P3! I'm
Sergio PEREZ: speechless, guys. Good job, guys.
Engineer: Luis,
Sergio PEREZ: make sure Checo is watching the race, please.
Engineer: I tell you Enjoy Esteban, these are beautiful moments
George RUSSELL: Okay George, really sorry about that mate. Honestly, you had the pace today.
Engineer: Guys. I
George RUSSELL: don't know what to say. Guys.
Engineer: I
George RUSSELL: don't know what to say. I was taken away from us twice. Fuck. Honestly. Honestly. Honestly. It's been a pleasure and I fucking loved it. It's been a pleasure and I... It's been a pleasure and I fucking loved it. It's been
Engineer: a pleasure and I fucking
George RUSSELL: loved it.
Engineer: It's
George RUSSELL: been a pleasure and I fucking loved it. It's
Engineer: been a pleasure and I fucking loved it.
George RUSSELL: And honestly, I'm gutted. I'm absolutely gutted. But we'll get this opportunity again. I hope we get this opportunity again. Thank you. Well done mate, you really showed your mettle today. Really showed that. Good job. George, it's James. Notwithstanding the events today, well done. You drove a solid race. Every time you were set back, you fought through. You drove
Engineer: a solid race. Every time you were set back, you fought through. Well
George RUSSELL: done. Thank
Engineer: you for
George RUSSELL: that. It was a brilliant, brilliant drive. Thank you. Thank you. George, if
Engineer: you
George RUSSELL: can knock it into P0, mate, then we'll... OK, George. Really sorry about that, mate.
Engineer: OK, George. Really sorry about that, mate.
George RUSSELL: Guys...
Engineer: I
George RUSSELL: don't know what to say. I was taken away from us twice. Honestly.
Engineer: It's
George RUSSELL: been a pleasure and
Engineer: I
George RUSSELL: fucking loved it. It's been a...
Engineer: P2 Esteban! Woohoo! Fantastic! Fantastic! Thank
Esteban OCON: you guys! Woohoo! Yes!
Pietro FITTIPALDI: Green white checkered, baby.
Engineer: Haha, that's how we do it. Mode slow, please. Mode slow.
Pietro FITTIPALDI: Yeah, but for sure I learned a lot and I'm gonna improve in the next one. Yeah, man. Let's go get
Engineer: it.
Pietro FITTIPALDI: So, thank you. Thanks, Ernesto. Tried my best. I still need a little bit better in dirty air under braking. I kept front right, man. It's just brutal for me. Kept locking up. That's what killed us in this race.
Jack AITKEN: Sorry about that guys, just pushing a bit too hard. Thank you anyway for my first weekend, really appreciate all the help from everybody. You made it as easy as it could have been.
Engineer: Yeah thank you, solid job.
Esteban OCON: Thank you, thank you very much everyone, thank you for your support. Great Esteban, bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo, superb, thank you. Thank you Cyril, thank you very much. Oh yeah guys, thank you, it's been a tough year but you know it finally comes, what we deserve. Thank you very much for your hard work and believing in me as well.
Engineer: Man I don't know what to say man, I'm so happy for you, that is just fantastic. So happy, that is superb man. I don't know about you mate but I'm actually almost in tears here. So pleased for you man.
Esteban OCON: Yeah same here, same here, all
Engineer: the hard work. What did I say yesterday man? Best job in the world.
Esteban OCON: Exactly, you were saying it, I have the best view out here, fireworks, great car. Yeah, happy to be where I am, I tell you.
Engineer: Good job, Kevin. That was really amazing defending with Kimi really fun to watch
Engineer: Well done, Lance. Well done. P3. P3. P1 and 3 for the team.
Lance STROLL: Well done, guys. Well done.
Engineer: Great drive. Well done.
Engineer: One of the more frustrating P4s, that.
Carlos SAINZ: Guys, don't worry. We did everything we could. Come on. Sometimes it doesn't go our way. I did, I promise, everything we could.
Engineer: No, Carlos, you raced really well. You raced brilliantly. Yeah, I agree.
Engineer: OK, give me, that's the check header, P14
Daniel RICCIARDO: Congrats to Esteban and his side. Well done guys.
Engineer: I
Daniel RICCIARDO: think from our side, yeah, it
Engineer: f***ing
Daniel RICCIARDO: sucked.
Engineer: Yeah, this wasn't a strategy.
Engineer: Ok Antonio, good race, P12 at the end, mode FL, mode FL.
Alexander ALBON: Uh, I mean, honestly, just so hard to race with this.
Engineer: Yeah, understood mate.
Engineer: And P-12, P-12, P-12.
Engineer: okay George really sorry about that mate honestly you had the pace today but yeah really sorry for ending up in this situation but still points today and you you really showed your strength Guys, I don't know what to say, I was taken away from us twice, honestly It's been a pleasure and I've f***ing loved it and honestly I'm gutted I'm absolutely gutted but we'll get this opportunity again I hope we get this opportunity again thank you Well done mate, you really showed your metal today really showed that, good job George, it's James, notwithstanding the events today well done you drove a solid race every time you sat back you fought through and well done George I'm sorry for that it was a brilliant brilliant drive Thank you, thank you
Engineer: And P12, P12 control.
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, well I had first restart and also the second. I had no chance to be in the mix, I was losing so much ground.
Engineer: The
Sebastian VETTEL: tyres getting cold, being too hot for the rears at the end, so that was a difficult one. Understood, thanks
Engineer: for the effort.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, honestly it was, I don't understand why I struggled so much, so much, couldn't do one thing, honestly I only need to review a few things because I have no interest ability than massive rush out Apex every corner.
Engineer: And we've finished P10. Russell is under investigation.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, OK. I don't know. Good job, I guess. I'm not sure. I tried what I could. I was really struggling. The car was, I'm sorry to say, but the car was awful. So I made it extremely difficult.
Engineer: OK, understood. We'll look at why.
Engineer: P7 Dani, P7, good job, nice race.
Daniil KVYAT: Wow man, I have to say it was one of the most difficult races of my life.
Engineer: Yeah, and you did well.
Daniil KVYAT: Thanks man, a bit unlucky, unlucky with the strategy I guess.
Engineer: Yeah it was a safety car, a bit of a safety car was not lucky for us, but we couldn't do anything. Thank
Daniil KVYAT: you guys, good job, I'm happy, we did a strong race, just a little bit unlucky. Otherwise the pace was there, maybe we will analyse more later, but strong job as always this year guys.
Engineer: Yeah the pace was there for sure. So Perez won the race, then Ocon Stroll, Sainz, Ricciardo, Albon, yourself, Bottas, Russell, Norris.
Daniil KVYAT: Wow, interesting. Yeah.
Engineer: KVAT, that's P8, I go down to the last race and sorry for the mix-up, but I think we need to be a lot better than this
Engineer: KVAT, so that's P8, I go down to the last race
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