Turkish Grand Prix 2020: Practice 1 team radio
94 radio messages were recorded during practice 1 at the Turkish Grand Prix 2020, across 17 drivers. 93 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 12.
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
- Max VERSTAPPEN · Red Bull · 12 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 10 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 10 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 8 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 8 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 7 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 6 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 6 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 4 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 3 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 3 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 3 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 1 message
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: and that's 20 seconds to green light 20 seconds
Max VERSTAPPEN: Haha, mate, it's like driving on ice!
Engineer: The track is damp on the start finish straight and turn one so take a special care there.
Lando NORRIS: It literally is worse than ice.
Engineer: I
Lando NORRIS: can't even go flat in the straight.
Engineer: OK, and extreme caution, turn 9 braking, reports it's very, very hard to stop the car, turn 9 braking, be careful please.
Engineer: Pit lane entry is very slippery be careful, a Ferrari car hit the bollard so there's no bollard be careful at pit entry Very slippery and after Sainz is vetted within five. I think it's fine. So box box
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, I'm losing grip with the tires
Engineer: Copy, green shape 5, green shape 5, wet brake shape Radio still open I've never
Carlos SAINZ: seen something like this
Engineer: Carlos, it's a red flag, red flag, delta positive, recharge on, we've boxed this lap.
Carlos SAINZ: Why red flag? I mean, I'm not surprised, but...
Engineer: I'm not 100% sure, I'll let you know.
Carlos SAINZ: Get their blankets ready.
Engineer: Box now, box now.
Alexander ALBON: That's
Engineer: a
Alexander ALBON: joke.
Engineer: Why
Kimi RAIKKONEN: is there a red flag?
Engineer: There is a bollard that Vettel knocked off somewhere, so that's why they put a red flag.
Daniel RICCIARDO: I actually think it's better if it rains.
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: This is insane. Yeah, I
Engineer: see Pretty wild. Okay Everyone's tiptoeing around
Engineer: Just need to keep a normal v-belt.
Engineer: You can try lots of burnouts in a straight line if it helps. We're still 20 degrees below target.
Engineer: Entry 8, back up another step. On reminder, we are on slow shift, I will call you for the quick shift.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, I think I'm faster with rain tyres at the moment around the track.
Engineer: Copy that.
Engineer: So start finish straight still wet and in the shade you're losing lots of temperature there so turn one is worst
Pierre GASLY: It has been a good first experience of rallycross.
Engineer: Yeah, I hope you enjoyed it. You looked a bit sleepy this morning.
Pierre GASLY: Yeah, it's better than a couple of expresses.
Engineer: Okay mate, thanks for trying. Obviously there is nothing we can get out of this. It's far too slow. Track is really difficult. So we are going to revise the plan.
Engineer: So I don't think we're gonna learn much because I think you got all you could get let's do cruise mode 2 out of 8 and then cruise again Out of 11 and we're gonna box so start one cruise mode 2
Engineer: If I could please pump the brake pedal for us?
Engineer: and Mod Race
Engineer: Suggest green shape 5, green shape 5. OK, Räikkönen ahead is on a push lap. But he is still slower than you middle sector, so make sure you open a gap. I
Carlos SAINZ: prefer not to back off.
Engineer: Copy.
Engineer: Blue Bell 7, Blue Bell 7, front locking at the bite.
Engineer: Ok, so rear tyre temperatures are actually starting to ramp up a bit, fronts have dropped.
Engineer: okay so again just caution turn one I would be under it and stay tight on the apex at turn one try and stay inside at turn one
Engineer: So we're happy to build up to it currently showing down 20 on the front, down 12 on the rear.
Engineer: Temps are starting to come up, Kevin. Good job.
Engineer: Engine 1-4, Engine 14, position 3 when you can.
Engineer: I
George RUSSELL: don't know if it's just the track condition, but into one the car is sort of crabbing on the straight
Engineer: Okay, hold the overtake, six seconds please. Hold the overtake, six seconds.
Engineer: There it is, straight out, just be careful with that white line on exit, very slippy.
George RUSSELL: What goes switch and any burnouts?
Engineer: Negative on the burnouts.
George RUSSELL: I will pull a slightly further forward of the box Copy that You can lift the lollipop
Engineer: Yellow flags turn one, yellow flags turn one.
Engineer: Carlos, scenario one. Scenario one and box this lap. What?
Carlos SAINZ: What happened?
Engineer: Carlos, we just have some things to understand on the engine.
Engineer: Yeah, I'm going to lose some of the temperature in these tires. Copy. These tires have to go back in four minutes, so that's not a problem.
Engineer: It will be the in-lap but you can keep pushing in the same switch position.
Engineer: Feel like it's Christmas yet?
Max VERSTAPPEN: It's very slippery but...
Engineer: Okay, so just mid-4, entry 8, mid-4, entry 8.
Engineer: We're going to stay in scenario 4, SOC 6, until we start to see any sign of improvement on the tyres.
Engineer: Tires might get there at the rear end of next lap, fronts still not working
Engineer: So Rio's improving, not quite there yet, but they will get there.
Engineer: Tire temperatures are improving, particularly the rears.
Engineer: and we have tailwind at turn 12
Engineer: Dump 6, Dump 6, 8 o'clock on the multifunction, Dump 6.
Max VERSTAPPEN: What mode do you want me to be in?
Engineer: Mode 2 please, mode 2, and recharge on until turn 4, recharge on now until turn 4.
Engineer: brake balance minus one suggestion
Engineer: Okay, so all the temperatures are stabilized if you want to make a change we can box
Engineer: Okay, so I suggest if you can't get straight into these tires get the temperatures going I know it's slippery
Engineer: So reminder to try to keep this blanket effect going on the garage and a bit of weaving where you can. I know it's not easy
Engineer: Just watch if we keep our clothes behind Okay,
Romain GROSJEAN: I just needed for one is about two seconds behind this is a little bit too much info for the track condition
Engineer: Currently Gasly's five seconds behind. Let's see how we go Carlos on the outlet. Copy. Copy. Carlos remember you need to turn the car fully off. You'll need to turn the car fully off. Scenario one. They
Carlos SAINZ: haven't
Engineer: said inside but wherever you see a gap otherwise inside.
Carlos SAINZ: engine, power steering
Daniil KVYAT: If the tires are going to drop, it's going to be hard to recover them.
Engineer: OK, Danny, work on tires, work on tires. We stay out for the moment. Work on tires and follow the reference, stay close to zero.
Engineer: Try to keep temperature on tires and brakes with the big braking
Engineer: They are not able to move the car for some reason. We try to stay out and if they can't move it, we will box. Ok, they are moving it now. Should be shot.
Engineer: You're doing a good job with the tires. It's not dropping too much at the moment. Keep good braking and weaving where you can
Engineer: Weaving high speed, and we need to warm up the brakes, big braking when you can Ok,
Daniil KVYAT: I'm doing my best man, it's not that easy, I don't think it's gonna be possible to keep
Engineer: Yeah, just reminders, I know it's difficult Offset 12, offset 12
Engineer: Virtual safety car ending, Max. Virtual safety car ending. We have bled a lot of tyre temperature. We're close to where we were just a couple of laps into the first set, so grip will be low, build up slowly. This is really just data collection now. We'll aim for a minimum of three laps.
Engineer: And virtual safety car deployed, virtual safety car deployed, drive to the Delta, drive to the Delta.
Lando NORRIS: Carlos has just stopped on the side. Yep, we understand.
Engineer: So Lando, they're about to push the car back now, so I think it's still worth staying out, so we will stay out. And you can use brake warm up to put temperature into the tyres. And do everything you can to try and keep tyre temperature in. They're struggling to move the car at the moment. And virtual safety car ending, virtual safety car ending. Thank you.
Daniil KVYAT: Yeah, the brakes are pulling again
Lando NORRIS: I want to go down on front wing.
Engineer: Understood, how much? Three. Understood, we'll come down three.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Nah, I think there's something wrong with the brakes. They're pulling massively.
Engineer: OK, understood. We'll box this lap.
Romain GROSJEAN: Oh f**k, he's gonna ruin my lap Ok box, box, box, box, box Copy that, copy that
Engineer: The difference in turn 8 is Max is just lifting a little bit later it's quite a big chunk of time maybe half a second there just from lifting a bit later
Engineer: And we need to do the constant... Can I finish the lap? Can I finish the lap? No, we cannot finish the lap. We cannot finish the lap.
George RUSSELL: Feels like we've got about 10 turns too much front wing. Are you serious, about 10? Mate, everything you've got. Got nothing on the rear. I can barely turn the steering wheel without the rear moving.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, I'm trying to get the grip back, it's not coming back at the moment.
Engineer: Temperatures have actually increased about 15 degrees on the last lap, so I think they will come with another couple of laps.
Engineer: And engine six position two when you can please engine six position two when you can
Engineer: So this will be Fox in the end of this lap, to take the starts.
Lewis HAMILTON: There's no grip, it's pointless doing the start.
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Pierre GASLY: Can I go mode 1?
Engineer: Confirmed, confirmed, mode 1 in the background, open the gap as much as you can Mode 1 in the background, charge off last corner on engine 9, position 4 if you can
Engineer: Okay, so this is your last time lap now final time lap if that was p1
Engineer: About 98 front, 92 rear now.
Engineer: Try to maintain trap position if you can.
Engineer: All right Max, I think we'll get four time-lapses in, four time-lapses in.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Do I make that with the mode first?
Engineer: Mode two please, mode two.
Engineer: They are still okay for the moment. Keep pushing.
Daniil KVYAT: F***ing hell, man. Come on.
Engineer: Keep this position. This position is good, Danny.
Daniil KVYAT: Okay, I'll push next up.
Engineer: So looking at our fastest lap compared to Leclerc was braking turn 1, entry and mid-corner turn 3, and a bit of half-speed in turn 8.
George RUSSELL: From my side, I'm not learning anything whatsoever here. Yeah,
Engineer: copy. Tire temps are just flatlining. They're struggling to come up.
Engineer: And Lando box this lap, attack the entry and exit.
Lando NORRIS: Yeah, confirm.
Engineer: F***
Daniil KVYAT: them. Come on.
Lando NORRIS: Actually, go down another three.
Engineer: Understood, we'll come down three.
Engineer: And it will be time for one time lap, one time lap.
Engineer: Okay, so I'll be straight out and we won't get any time lapse, we'll just go out and take the checkered flag, okay? But you can obviously push all the time
Engineer: Starting last time lap
Romain GROSJEAN: Yeah,
Engineer: what do you want me to do brother?
Engineer: and we stay out for the start on the grid, you can push this lap also
Engineer: This is in-lap done, this is in-lap we go to the grid for practice start. We need to do a couple of constant speed, so turn 3, constant speed position 3 in third gear.
Engineer: Okay Esteban, that's the checkered flag, so we're going to do a lap to the grid for a start please.
Engineer: All good.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Yeah, it's
Engineer: a
Max VERSTAPPEN: style warming, you know.
Engineer: That was
Nicholas LATIFI: a pretty fun session. Drift city out there.
Engineer: OK, Alex, so we are going to box and do a practice pit stop. So let's get focused, ready to attack Pantry. We don't need these tyres anymore, so you can attack.
Engineer: OK, so K2 off, and after turn 10, mode R+, gear 6 if possible.
Lewis HAMILTON: I can't slow down anymore. I've got no grip as it is.
Engineer: Okay, copy.
Engineer: OK, so now the guys will do a tyre change on Daniel's car, so if you could just park behind, same as last time, that would be great.
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