Turkish Grand Prix 2020: Practice 2 team radio
106 radio messages were recorded during practice 2 at the Turkish Grand Prix 2020, across 20 drivers. 103 of them have a transcript; the rest are audio only. Max VERSTAPPEN had the most, with 16.
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 · 16 messages
- Carlos SAINZ · McLaren · 11 messages
- Alexander ALBON · Red Bull · 10 messages
- Esteban OCON · Renault · 9 messages
- Romain GROSJEAN · Haas · 7 messages
- Pierre GASLY · AlphaTauri · 6 messages
- Charles LECLERC · Ferrari · 6 messages
- Antonio GIOVINAZZI · Alfa Romeo · 5 messages
- Sergio PEREZ · Racing Point · 5 messages
- Lando NORRIS · McLaren · 5 messages
- George RUSSELL · Williams · 4 messages
- Daniil KVYAT · AlphaTauri · 3 messages
- Nicholas LATIFI · Williams · 3 messages
- Sebastian VETTEL · Ferrari · 3 messages
- Daniel RICCIARDO · Renault · 3 messages
- Valtteri BOTTAS · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Kimi RAIKKONEN · Alfa Romeo · 2 messages
- Kevin MAGNUSSEN · Haas · 2 messages
- Lewis HAMILTON · Mercedes · 2 messages
- Lance STROLL · Racing Point · 2 messages
Every message, in the order it happened
Engineer: Sir, the Apollo is not back this afternoon, but it will be back in tomorrow.
Engineer: OK, I confirm the wind direction, you have tailwind on this corner where you are
Engineer: Mod Race, Mod Race.
Engineer: Track is clear check your track is clear
Engineer: PT2, PT2, pedal 11, pedal 11, and use special 3 for turn 4 as well, special 3 for turn 4.
Engineer: Tires are still 10. Tires are still 10 under. At least 10 under.
Engineer: Ok, same again on brakes and tyres The wind is same as P1 confirmed, same as P1
Charles LECLERC: Yeah, but I don't... Why are we doing so cold, fast, cold, fast? Cannot we just do constant push?
Engineer: Copy, we'll come back to you.
Engineer: Suggest green shape three, green shape three.
Engineer: So looking at the other cars they required a bit more than two laps before the tires came close to the working range So I think we need another one. We need another one before we are close to there
Esteban OCON: The guy's turning left when I brake, let me know if he's normal.
Engineer: Copy, we'll have a look, might be low brake temperature. Should be getting better, it was the brake temperature offset across the car, should be getting better now.
Engineer: Gasly, Gasly should pull away, copy, upshifts, field pull, ok that should improve on go out
Engineer: There is something wrong guys, I mean I can't, I'm pushing at the moment, I'm getting overtaken like if I was not there. It's the medium tyre runners, they're about four seconds a lap quicker than hard tyres and you haven't got the tyres up to temperature yet Esteban.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, I got a weird snap.
Engineer: Semblap time 35.2 Stop
Charles LECLERC: freaking coming to the corners please
Engineer: Ok Kimi, I suggest more charge, more charge, most of the people are on push cool push sequence. Yes, correct. So we go to mod 1, boost 5 and sock 3. So mod 1, boost 5.
Carlos SAINZ: Straightening braking behavior in the last three corners.
Engineer: Carlos, do not use torque 8 or torque 9. Suggest torque 10.
Engineer: suggest green shape for green shape for more stability
Engineer: Okay so that's P1 on the 31.9, that's 9 tenths quicker than anyone at the moment, I can see you're doing a cool down lap, we'll get that, I wouldn't go too slowly, let's keep the temperatures in there, look at your dash, obviously the tyres are working at that temperature, so look at your dash, try not to cool down too much, I suggest keep up a reasonable pace and then we'll make a gap in the last sector, so we're good with recharge on.
Engineer: Orange Torque 7, Orange Torque 7, one step more.
Romain GROSJEAN: I don't really want to use those tyres anymore today.
Engineer: Checker, do you think you might improve with another push? We've only got one more push really. Maximum. I think it's maybe worth trying one more push.
Engineer: Any sign of the tyres coming to life Esteban? No, not really, not really no. Okay let's just do another lap to cool the brakes down and then we'll box, so just a cool down lap for the brakes please.
Engineer: OK, you have got a 10 second gap ahead. Try and top up that battery. We are good to go next lap. So you've still got now 10 seconds gap ahead. Recharge it off when you're ready and we're good to go again.
Engineer: So you can take a cool down and then he'll take a strap 5.
Engineer: We are getting a bit close to the limit, track limits turn 1, just a warning, we are getting a bit close, not too far so far but we are getting towards the edge ok.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Right front tyre is giving up a bit.
Engineer: Understood.
Engineer: If you think you want to try again, then we'll line it up for that. If you think the tyres are going to go away anymore, then we'll box up to you.
Max VERSTAPPEN: No, my tower is at death. I have no group anymore. My right one is green, so it doesn't tune in.
Daniil KVYAT: The brakes are gone. I just did one corner slow and everything is gone
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Pierre GASLY: Why am I sliding that much on 7? Because we have no temperature in the tyres, we keep losing temperature. The
Engineer: other car is 10 degrees higher.
Engineer: Are we
Nicholas LATIFI: keeping this engine mode? Standby on that, please feedback on car balance It's the same, the high speed is still way too much
Engineer: Lots
Nicholas LATIFI: of entry instability Copy, you want an adjust?
Engineer: Drive
Nicholas LATIFI: to an adjust
Engineer: Copy,
Nicholas LATIFI: copy, minus 3 turns
Engineer: Ok Lando, doing a good job. Tyres coming up into the window. Front left a little bit low, others just at the bottom. And tyres continuing to improve.
Engineer: I cannot see, is this loud? Negative, charge on, box, box Ah,
Pierre GASLY: they were just coming
Engineer: Yeah, yeah, we don't understand why we have such a difference with the tyre temperature We need to have a look at the car
Nicholas LATIFI: Actually, shit, I forgot we have to use these tyres for the race, I think maybe we should box for front wing. Ah, that's too late, that's too late mate, we lost temperature on the tyres. I'll check but...
Engineer: So, Sivan, if you could warm the brakes up, please, use firm applications where possible.
Engineer: Got Norris on continuous laps, 36.0 on the hard, 8 seconds behind.
Romain GROSJEAN: Uh, dude.
Romain GROSJEAN: Dude, I'm starting to worry that something is not quite right at the rear. We think many others are doing a prepared, well not prepared, but a slower first lap that will come on the second time, the big stepping grip. Yeah, it's a bit too big. BC3 when you can, BC3, many others finding four seconds. Okay, let's see, but at the minute it feels like Ashim is not attached and the wheel is moving on his own.
Charles LECLERC: Wow, they're so fast over there. I mean, they grained so quickly.
Engineer: And Carlos, soft tyre, taken a while to come in on the others, don't expect first time lap.
Carlos SAINZ: How long do you think it could take?
Engineer: Vettel's done, out, warm up, push, cool, push.
Engineer: Looks like some front right graining on Leclerc on this tyre.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, not surprised. I can see it already.
Engineer: and suggest box this lap, box this lap, Leclerc is six seconds back and you're the quickest on hard tyre, quickest on the C1.
Lando NORRIS: I mean I am now because I just did a whole racing on the tyre.
Engineer: And we've got lap time deleted for track limits, turn 1, for info.
Sebastian VETTEL: OK, I'm still on track.
Engineer: So continue to build up the temperatures everything's nice and square at the moment
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, the front right is ripping apart
Engineer: What do you want me to use now with mode? Mode 1 as agreed please, mode 1.
Engineer: You are currently P8, 1 tenth would give you P6.
Engineer: so again keep the temperatures high just watch your right front energies
Engineer: We are happy to keep this run going as long as you're finding time.
Romain GROSJEAN: Okay.
Romain GROSJEAN: And you're in particular where I can improve
Engineer: I'll come back to you, and Kevin is 9 seconds back on a push Kevin now 8 seconds back on a push, continuing this run is because we don't want to go on the C1 for very long on high fuel, for info
Romain GROSJEAN: Yeah, I'm with you brother
Engineer: Copy that, and Kevin now 6 seconds back on a push
Engineer: So time to gain is braking and mid-corner turn 3 and entry speed of turn 8. So behind you. Entry turn 8? Entry turn 8, yeah, first apex. Elburn 2.3 behind on a time lap.
Daniel RICCIARDO: Okay, I'm alright to do the same scenario next lap.
Max VERSTAPPEN: Can I do another one?
Engineer: Yep. Yeah, we've only done a short run so far. Tire seem to be holding on for most people who have done 7-8 laps.
Engineer: So do you think the tire is the limitation now, the grain tire?
Kevin MAGNUSSEN: Yes.
Engineer: Okay.
Engineer: Just take care of turn 1, I think this may have been too slow for the front tyres Max. Have a feel of the grip, if not we can have a look at a build lap.
Engineer: How are the front tyres? Yeah, they do cool quickly, but they're OK. OK.
Engineer: Negative, Carlos. Negative. We have to box, I'm afraid. We have to box into this lap.
Engineer: Dani, respect, track limit turn 1, we got the lap deleted.
Daniil KVYAT: Last lap?
Engineer: Yes, last lap.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah
Engineer: Engine 9, position 3 for performance. Engine 9, position 3 for performance. One more push. Where
Pierre GASLY: are we losing?
Engineer: Turn 14, we were really really close with track limits. Turn 14, last lap, very very close with track limits.
Lewis HAMILTON: Front right opening up
Engineer: Checker, we think heat is better than cool, we think heat is better than cool. The front brake raining is an issue. So you think you won't be able to go any faster now?
Engineer: Do you need one more push question? We
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: can try. Copy,
Engineer: we try.
Engineer: I
Antonio GIOVINAZZI: repeat, use
Engineer: full throttle when the limiter is on, boxes lap.
Engineer: Recharge on is correct, keep pushing. We're going to go for one more.
Lando NORRIS: I can't, I'm just going to get stuck behind the car ahead.
Engineer: OK understood. Just do some big braking some places to get the gap, big braking to keep tyre temperature.
Engineer: Blue bow six while the rear tyre temperatures are coming up
George RUSSELL: The amount of snaps in turn 8 is a joke!
George RUSSELL: Please advise if entry or mid is better for the last two corners?
Engineer: That'll be if mid
Engineer: Okay, mode race start. Mode race start.
Engineer: This will be live pit stop engine off live pit stop engine off
Engineer: Battery is full, use it if you need it.
Engineer: Esteban we'd like to try the double push at the end of this lap but Latifi is on heavy fuel and only five seconds in front so if possible in the low speed corner need to make quite a big gap to him
Engineer: initial high fuel running, Alex as a reference 33.0 was his best lap, couple have been deleted
George RUSSELL: Aerodynamically the rear is incredibly weak to 101
Engineer: How are the tires? How are the tires?
Alexander ALBON: Let me do one more lap.
Engineer: Yeah, I understood.
Engineer: Okay, just watch your tyres behind Seb.
Engineer: So that was better than the Renault's and Alfa Tauri checker good lap time
Engineer: Galax, how are the tyres and the balance?
Alexander ALBON: Really thick, quite balanced.
Engineer: OK, understood.
Romain GROSJEAN: Why is my right toggle lights on we
Engineer: check in so you got Ricciardo and Perez close behind Okay, yeah, it's a Okay, it's gone
Engineer: Yes, Van, still stopping very much to the right. Copy, yeah, I didn't change my reference or anything. Yeah, understood. Again, you're using the jack as a reference or the centreline? The right mark.
Engineer: OK, so tyre temperatures here are low, they are coming up slowly and it will improve.
Engineer: We'll stay up for one more lap to get an idea of what the tyre condition is like. I
Max VERSTAPPEN: think it's simply lovely.
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Max VERSTAPPEN: Tires start to vibrate a lot in left-hand corners.
Engineer: Norris using DRS behind tyre 1 if you need it, Norris using DRS behind tyre 1 if you need it
Audio only, no transcript available for this message.
Engineer: Let's get an idea for what the tight condition is like.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I think it's simply lovely.
Lewis HAMILTON: Still no grip on his tyres.
Engineer: Keep pushing and build the gap towards the end of the lap. Well,
Max VERSTAPPEN: first we try and keep the car on the track with these coal tires.
Engineer: So try to reduce the lift in turn 8 and still marching to improve braking 7 and turn 9.
Engineer: Okay, so straight out and you can start pushing straight away. It will only be a couple of laps
Engineer: everyone complaining about warm-up with the medium compound
Max VERSTAPPEN: Mate, can you tell me next time where they are? Because I'm trying to make a gap but I didn't see them.
Engineer: Mate, it's the same three cars that were behind you last lap. They are behind you and pushing. Yeah, but you know I'm trying to make a gap, you could say like one second, one second.
Max VERSTAPPEN: I can't see in the mirrors in those corners.
Engineer: So we're on to the next set of tyres, Lance. There will be poor warm-up on that set. Poor warm-up, just remember that. Push the pit entry.
Engineer: Now we stay out for practice starts, keep pushing
Daniil KVYAT: Man, this is like a rally.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, that's
Engineer: a
Esteban OCON: good step, guys.
Engineer: A
Esteban OCON: lot happier.
Engineer: Good to know, Esteban. That was a competitive last lap as well, Esteban, so we're looking in much better shape suddenly.
Esteban OCON: Yeah, that's a good step, guys. A lot happier.
Engineer: Good to know, Esteban.
Engineer: For info, also the last timelapse has been deleted for Turn 1 track limits.
Sebastian VETTEL: Ok, they need to adjust it then. They need to adjust it for turn 1, literally on the track.
Alexander ALBON: It's like everyone uses DRS to race.
Engineer: Yeah, understood.
Charles LECLERC: Something weird happened, I couldn't downshift anymore, let me know, I'll wait for your instructions, if I can keep going or not. Copy, we'll come back to you. I don't know, only two gears where I couldn't downshift, now I can, but yeah, let me know.
Engineer: Okay, so round to the grid On the exit of 14 immediately following the exit of 14 could we have five burnouts, please? If you can manage a sixth will have six if not, otherwise five please five burnouts and a gear one launch right hand side
Max VERSTAPPEN: How many burnouts five
Engineer: burnouts six if you can fit another one in
Engineer: okay keep up the pace, front tyres are cold
Engineer: no actions everything looks fine on data
Engineer: And there's no one here to sing with me and embarrass myself, so I'm just going to say happy birthday, mate.
Lando NORRIS: Cheers, Will. Appreciate it. Actually, can you sing it?
Engineer: We're doing a pit stop, so I can't. I'm sorry.
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