Spanish Grand Prix 2020: Practice 1 team radio
39 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Spanish Grand Prix 2020, across 15 drivers. 38 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Valtteri BOTTAS had the most, with 5.
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
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 5 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 4 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 4 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 3 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 3 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 3 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 2 messages
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 2 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 2 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 1 message
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 1 message
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 1 message
- Roy NISSANY · Williams · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Daniil KVYAT: I just ask if there is again something on my headrest.
Engineer: No, it's all clean, all clean.
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, but when I turn to the right, I feel something is on my right side again, blocking my neck.
Engineer: okay remember to use brakes firmly please
Nicholas LATIFI: Just for reference under my butt. It's quite hot for some reason More than anything I felt not worried, but I don't know if you see anything
Engineer: So turn 15 and slight loss to Verstappen, it'll be strat 3.
Alexander ALBON: The cartel is quite sharp on initial turning and then it undersees quite a lot mid-corner.
Engineer: Okay, understood.
Engineer: We'll have lots of tyre cooling, lots of tyre cooling, so minimise braking.
Engineer: Main losses to Verstappen, lock up into turn 5 and then breaking turn 10.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, it's pretty messy at the moment, braking, front lock, got a lot of understeer, apex, snap on the exit, so it doesn't feel so great.
Esteban OCON: I need my other helmet, please, for the next one. Copy that.
Engineer: Keep your dash Delta below 20 below 20 and we should be able to get a I can't see that I
Max VERSTAPPEN: can't see that it is plus nine point nine nine
Engineer: Okay, understood. I'll get back to you
Pierre GASLY: Science
Engineer: I don't know what the f*** he is doing Yeah, it looks like he went sustainable He kept pushing and went sustainable
Engineer: We need a plus 40 on the dash offset 10 plus 40 for the cool down Yeah,
Daniil KVYAT: a bit edgy with the rear and last sector so I start with with entry 6 already
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, the year was already quite edgy. This lap, turn 4, turn 5 and 7, last October was similar to previous laps.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, just low grip at that stage. Nothing too different. Struggled a bit more on the front to get going. Similar to last time.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Lewis HAMILTON: Vibration on these front tires.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, struggling more with the front, with this tyre.
Engineer: OK, we could come in for a front wing change if you need.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Yeah, let's try that.
Romain GROSJEAN: Same about the last kerb.
Engineer: Yeah we saw it, so watch for Bottas pushing 5 behind.
Engineer: And we have Hedwin into turn one.
Alexander ALBON: I've lost power.
Engineer: Slow the car please, slow the car, we may have a problem, so come in slowly please, come in slowly.
Engineer: Keep up the pace on the wind but easy on the tires through three and nine
Engineer: Just a reminder, do not use DRS.
Engineer: How was that gear? Yeah, not great.
Pierre GASLY: It doesn't feel like the car is clicking yet.
Engineer: That was close. Just nearly hit a bird. Did it hit your helmet? I
Valtteri BOTTAS: think I touched the wing.
Engineer: OK.
Engineer: I'm happy to box if you are
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, I didn't learn anything, so yeah
Engineer: Tricky situation, box, box
Alexander ALBON: Honestly, balance is pretty good, just I think we were quite slow on the straights, but the balance was nice
Engineer: Ok, understood
Engineer: What
Lando NORRIS: are they doing? They're just driving on the racing line.
Lewis HAMILTON: Got a front opening a little bit.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Engineer: Turn 4, 30k tailwind in entry now.
Engineer: All other cars are on soft or mediums. They're doing mid 23s to high 23s
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, turning right we've lost a lot of reels, turning left we've lost a
Engineer: lot
Carlos SAINZ: of
Engineer: reels. Copy.
Engineer: so radio check on the backup radio that was pretty shocking
Engineer: Be careful with tyre slip, turn three.
Sergio PEREZ: The Williams is all flashing on the rear.
Engineer: Yes, Jackie, that's the new driver light, the young driver light.
Engineer: You've got 3 seconds to battle, he's on an outlap. Just toggle the magic and you're good to go.
Engineer: Good Checo, tyres are looking okay, tyres are looking okay, so you can gradually start to push, we've got four more laps to go, four more laps.
Engineer: Thank
Roy NISSANY: you very much everybody.
Engineer: Battery is full. Sorry, not sure what it is.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, for f**k's
Engineer: sake. Vettel coming exit turn 3. Happy to stay out. One more lap.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, if you want.
Engineer: I locked up the front, but... Vettel is coming fast now.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, keep calm. It's fine.
Engineer: Copy that. Grosjean fast turn 5.
Engineer: I
Valtteri BOTTAS: think the front left is to the canvas.
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