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00:10It's going to be win number one in 2025 for Lando Norris.
00:14What up, mate?
00:15Great job.
00:16From the moment the 2025 season began, McLaren looked unstoppable.
00:21It's a one-two for McLaren.
00:23Winning a championship is the thing I've worked on to achieve, you know, since I was a little boy.
00:28What is the ultimate ambition, world champion one day?
00:31It's me.
00:33Oscar Pérez wins the Bahrain Grand Prix.
00:37At the moment it's a close battle between Lando and I.
00:39This might be my only opportunity to win a driver's world championship.
00:43Both can't win.
00:44One will come out second best.
00:46There can only be one champion.
00:47Somebody's going to have a heartbroken, you know?
00:54But as McLaren's teammates focus seemingly solely on one another, Max Verstappen has been mounting the most incredible comeback.
01:03Good launch off the line from Poulsen to Piastri.
01:06It's going to be close.
01:07Verstappen throws around the outside, takes the lead in spectacular fashion.
01:12Max Verstappen wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
01:17Yes, I'm fired.
01:20Max, attack!
01:22Max Verstappen is still the top dog.
01:25Lando Norris, he's gone wide!
01:27Verstappen leads him from Norris!
01:29It wasn't many races ago that Max was more than 100 points behind these guys.
01:35Yeah!
01:36Well done, Max.
01:37You've killed everyone today.
01:38Very nice to drive like that.
01:40And very enjoyable.
01:42Max Verstappen keeps up his championship challenge.
01:47McLaren have made a critical error in their car setups.
01:50They're under investigation with FIA.
01:52Huge breaking news.
01:54They've run the car too low on the bumpy Vegas streets.
01:58Both McLarens have been disqualified.
02:02After the double disqualification, this world championship battle has been blown wide open.
02:09For Lando and Oscar, their hopes and their dreams could be shattered into a million pieces.
02:16Pressure's on Lando, right?
02:17I think so.
02:18I find it a bit.
02:19And now, we head into the final two races with a three-way fight for the driver's title.
02:26Lando has everything to lose.
02:28Max, he will smell blood.
02:30Can Max complete an incredible comeback?
02:33One star is a monster.
02:34He's a strong one.
02:35We have nothing to lose.
02:37Or is this the moment a new world champion rises?
03:01Good evening.
03:03How are we all?
03:04All okay?
03:05Welcome.
03:07Tonight, we are here to celebrate a powerhouse of motorsport.
03:11A leader, a hustler, now an author, the CEO of McLaren Racing, Zac Brown.
03:20What's the book about?
03:23Business, leadership, lessons, stuff.
03:26I was following the race at the weekend in Vegas.
03:29So I thought I'd get it out of the way at the start.
03:32How are you feeling?
03:40That sucked.
03:42A bit of an understatement.
03:44It was a shock getting the news that we'd been disqualified.
03:48We got the car set up wrong.
03:50A bad mistake.
03:51We've never claimed we're perfect.
03:54We try and be perfect, but we're fair.
03:56We rotate whose car we sabotage weekend to weekend.
04:00So we do everything totally fair.
04:02You've made a mistake.
04:04And to do anything to hurt our drivers getting the chance to win the Drivers' Championship,
04:08we felt pretty bad.
04:10How are both Oscar and Lando feeling about things?
04:13They're great.
04:15I, you know, I speak with them all the time.
04:18I've never once felt any tension in the room.
04:22Both guys have a great chance at winning the World Championship.
04:26But, you know, Max is like that guy in that horror movie that as soon as you thought he was
04:32done, he's back.
04:34Yeah, he's lurching back to life.
04:37Max is not a four-time World Champion by accident.
04:40He never quits.
04:41He's right in the midst of things.
04:43So I'm concerned.
04:45We've, uh, we've put some pressure on ourselves.
04:48Um, just because a lot of people have asked this, uh, shouldn't you be in Qatar?
04:52Uh, that's where I'm headed when we're, we're, we're done tomorrow morning.
04:58Thank you very much, Zach.
04:58Have a safe journey home.
04:59Good night.
05:00Cool.
05:00Thank you, everyone.
05:03Qatar will be a challenging weekend for us.
05:05No one can kind of afford not to have a good weekend.
05:10You worry about everything.
05:12You got to reset.
05:13It's about getting the drivers focused on the job at hand.
05:28What is that?
05:29Oh, delicious.
05:37No, I'm good.
05:37I've got my own food with me, actually.
05:43Um, yeah, so I'm, I don't know where I start.
05:46Uh, Vegas hurt me.
05:48Lost a lot of points.
05:50Should just never happen.
05:52What the hell was that?
05:54A little beer of yogurt.
05:57I'm just never a person that will come in and blame the team first.
06:00But when you're against the best in the world, then it's not good enough.
06:03Like, it puts you in quite a difficult position.
06:07It's all about just trying to win.
06:10Yeah.
06:11All we want to do is make sure that we don't decide the championship.
06:18Inadvertently, you guys have a tangle and Max goes on and wins.
06:22Oh, you know, and that's nice.
06:24After a double disqualification, Red Bull and Max are a threat.
06:29He's fighting for the championship.
06:30He's certainly going to be in it.
06:31And we have to perform perfectly to keep them out of it.
06:36I think there is a point when it's...
06:38We've done what we've had to do as a team.
06:40Yeah.
06:41Now it's the racing drivers let us go and do what we can to win the race.
06:46Yeah.
06:46I think we're all mature enough to acknowledge I could win big or I could lose.
06:53McLaren are feeling the heat from Verstappen.
06:56The double disqualification in Vegas is only going to ramp up the pressure on everyone.
07:01Everything is now under the microscope.
07:03You cannot afford any more errors.
07:13I have to be careful that there are too many cameras.
07:17Nowadays, you can't say shit in the pedal.
07:19Heading into Qatar, Max is now tied with Oscar.
07:22Good race.
07:23And Lando is just 24 points ahead.
07:32Ultimately, it's never a good thing having a result.
07:35We had in Vegas another tense moment in the year.
07:38But the best way of keeping my hopes in as good a shape as I can is trying to go
07:42out and win
07:42and get the best results again.
07:44Oscar.
07:46I tried to piss both of you about this.
07:48Oh, sorry.
07:50What do you think about the double disqualification for McLaren?
07:54I think great.
07:54A few extra points for me, so I was happy about it.
07:58Both cars being disqualified is obviously a big setback for them,
08:01which makes Max come closer, uncomfortably closer.
08:07Huge moment for the championship for McLaren.
08:10A little bit questionable.
08:12Max is going to enjoy that, and yeah, not a good thing for Oscar or Lando.
08:18Clearly, the pressure is super high.
08:20Lando has everything to lose.
08:22Max and Oscar have nothing to lose.
08:23Will Lando be breaking it?
08:26Everyone will be breaking it.
08:29Max, just get your reaction to what happened with the double DSQ for the McLarens.
08:34Of course, the gap closed a bit with that.
08:38Still 24 points.
08:40But it's definitely a better chance than what it was before that.
08:45But, you know, we go all in.
08:46We have nothing to lose.
08:48If it was anyone else, you'd say it was impossible.
08:52But this is Max.
08:53He lives for the impossible.
08:55To overturn more than 100 points, and with two races to go,
09:01you just feel it's his.
09:06You good?
09:07Yeah, mate.
09:08I'm in control.
09:09Yeah.
09:10Lovely times.
09:19We could be standing on the brink of history.
09:23Lando Norris can clinch the title tonight.
09:25Over his teammate and rival, Oscar Piastri.
09:29Max Verstappen will not back down either.
09:32My goodness me, I've got goosebumps.
09:34Feeling good?
09:35Yeah.
09:36Good.
09:36In Las Vegas, we'd made a mistake.
09:38But I expect Lando and Oscar to bounce back.
09:43See you on the grid, dude.
09:45I think that we need to set everything up.
09:47Yeah.
09:47In Qatar, we're hoping that by closing a bit that gap,
09:52McLaren, they will start to feel a bit more pressure.
09:55One minute.
09:56That's all right.
09:57And as a result, they will make mistakes.
10:00It's one thing to dominate.
10:01It's another thing to feel the pressure off your competitors.
10:04Oscar Piastri has pole.
10:06At the moment, it's a close battle.
10:08I'm not ultimately concerned with whether I have an edge or not.
10:11I'm focused on trying to win the Drivers World Championship.
10:16Norris is in second place alongside his teammate, Oscar Piastri.
10:20I've got to be on top of everything at all times.
10:23As soon as you relax one little bit in any area,
10:27you can pay the price and it can be costly.
10:29You need to win.
10:30You know, stop making mistakes.
10:33Max Verstappen will start third tonight.
10:36We are here.
10:37I am in this fight still.
10:40At the same time, it needs some severe bad luck or mistake
10:44for me to be fully in the fight.
10:47We need a good start.
10:48We need something.
10:49Yeah, boy.
10:51Well, this could get excited.
10:53Everyone in position.
10:55Three contenders for the title.
10:57If Lando wins tonight, he's champion of the world.
11:02But if either Piastri or Verstappen finish ahead of him,
11:06this title fight will go all the way to the final race in Abu Dhabi.
11:33Very good overtake, folks.
11:35Fantastic.
11:42And Max Verstappen ahead by turn one.
11:46Come on, Lando.
11:47Lando, keep it up.
11:48We'd like to try and give it a go on Verstappen.
11:51Confirmed.
11:54Race leader, Oscar Piastri,
11:56trying to win his first Grand Prix for three months.
12:06It's a pretty fast-paced race,
12:08but being able to get comfortable with it pretty quickly.
12:11There's still a lot that can happen,
12:12but so far, so good.
12:15Piastri is still fighting for his own championship.
12:26I don't think about losing.
12:27That's not in my head.
12:29I think about how to win.
12:30The start was decent,
12:32so this is a very good opportunity now for us to win the race.
12:40No, Lando's driving a ghastly.
12:56Fucking unbelievable.
12:57I gave him loads of space.
13:00You okay, Nico?
13:02I don't fucking stuff.
13:05They're not going to clean that car away very quickly.
13:09There are 50 laps to go,
13:11and the safety car is out.
13:13It's going to be interesting.
13:18I'm calling you boxing or staying out at the standby.
13:22If drivers want to take a pit stop behind the safety car,
13:26they can do so.
13:27I don't think we have to stay out.
13:29Because it's been a secret.
13:33Oscar, we're staying out.
13:35Stay out.
13:36Confuse, staying out.
13:38Oscar's not kidding, right?
13:39Is Oscar a kidding?
13:41I'll get a picture.
13:43What are we doing?
13:44We're staying out.
13:49Box, I'm big confirm, Max.
13:50Box, big confirm.
13:52Copy.
13:53These tires cannot do more than 25 laps per set,
13:58so it's a two-stop race.
14:00For us, taking the pit stop
14:03was an automatic decision.
14:06Verstappen happy to roll the dice.
14:08Pitting under the safety car
14:09essentially means a free pit stop.
14:12Box now, it's a very busy pit lane.
14:14A whole bunch of cars coming in.
14:16Most of the field, it looks like.
14:19Most of the field, it looks like.
14:20Everyone has been in now,
14:22other than the two McLarens.
14:24And now, McLaren have the entire pack behind them
14:26on fresh tires.
14:28I should have just followed him in now,
14:30if you knew the car head was staying out.
14:32It's never a nice moment
14:33to win the entire field as an opposite strategy,
14:37so I'm concerned.
14:38Are we in trouble here?
14:40We will see whether there was the record or not.
14:43Complete disaster for McLaren.
14:46They've now got to make an extra pit stop
14:48over Verstappen before the end of this race.
14:51They've got to build an enormous gap
14:53to undo the damage here.
14:54When you're under so much pressure,
14:57it's not the stakes.
15:00Expected McLaren to push hard on the restart.
15:03Yeah.
15:05Safety car in this lap.
15:08Here we go.
15:11Safety car.
15:22We're racing again at McLaren
15:25with so much work to do.
15:27You are free to push.
15:29I can't let them go too far away.
15:31Do what you can, obviously, Max.
15:34This is a bit of the race
15:35where we need to be quick comebacks.
15:37What kind of players do I need?
15:39We need to be more than a second faster than Verstappen.
15:43Right on.
15:45Piastri leads this rivalry with Norris in second,
15:49then Verstappen in third.
15:50He's going to have the race lead
15:52when the McLarens stop.
15:55They've blown this massively.
15:57It's a pivotal moment in the World Championship
16:00with 15 laps to go.
16:02Okay, Oscar, tire update, please.
16:03It's struggling a bit now.
16:05Copy.
16:06Let's do it.
16:07It's like, box, box.
16:12Max, good pace.
16:13Captain Norris, one sec.
16:15Yeah, this feels good.
16:20Rando box, there's that, please, box.
16:25That's currently P1.
16:27Yeah, yeah.
16:30Bring it home, man.
16:31Go on.
16:32Stay there.
16:36Rando could be close to Car's exit.
16:39Antonelli and Sainz, they'll be in the head of us.
16:45Norris, have you got that?
16:48Right, it's what we need, bro.
16:50Max, plenty of gap now for Norris.
16:52And Piafri, so we'll fold on.
16:54Last lap.
16:57I think Norris will serve a little pass
16:59at the Vellick for the base we're doing.
17:03Come on, Lando.
17:04Let's go and get Antonelli.
17:16Antonelli has gone wide,
17:18and Lando Norris moves up into fourth place.
17:21And that's two very precious extra points there
17:23for Lando Norris.
17:25How crucial could they be?
17:26Come the final reckoning.
17:29Regardless of that,
17:30we will fight to the end.
17:34Yes, somebody more.
17:36That's a very lovely race.
17:39Max Verstappen wins the Qatar Grand Prix,
17:42and the fight for the title
17:44will go to the final race.
17:47Sitting in it,
17:48great jump, everyone.
17:49We're done, Max.
17:50Never a foot wrong.
17:51Magic pace.
17:53Let the other guys do the mistakes.
17:57Yeah, it was really well done with that goal.
18:00They threw the fucking win away.
18:04Get in the win.
18:05It's fucking embarrassing.
18:06Just gave everybody away.
18:07Check the flag, Oscar.
18:09Check the flag.
18:09Kiastri comes home in second.
18:12And that now means he's behind Max Verstappen
18:15in the driver's standings.
18:18Norris finishes in fourth.
18:20This could have been the coronation.
18:23He was dreaming of being world champion tonight.
18:26Painful.
18:27Painful.
18:29Painful.
18:31Species.
18:33Yes?
18:35No, I don't have any words.
18:39We made a wrong decision today.
18:42That's clear.
18:46You know, obviously, it hurts at the moment.
18:48It's another weekend where
18:50something's just not going our way.
18:52It does hurt.
18:56Another mistake.
18:58A highly visible mistake.
19:01Very disappointing coming off of Vegas.
19:06We stuck to our plan.
19:07I don't think the team expected everyone to box.
19:10Um, the safety car.
19:11Was it the right call?
19:16No.
19:18Why didn't you beat like all the other drivers?
19:22Because we did what we thought was best.
19:25It hurts the team, I think.
19:27We looked like idiots.
19:30We should have done all we have.
19:32It's a simple example.
19:37You think I still go see the drivers or let them be?
19:40Uh, I don't know if...
19:43I don't feel like I'm saying sorry to them.
19:47McLaren's decision to go against the prevailing wisdom
19:51of every team in that pit lane is baffling.
19:56You could imagine a driver losing a bit of faith,
19:59a bit of confidence.
19:59We just can't afford any more mistakes
20:01because they're getting pretty costly.
20:03Okay, that's your phone.
20:04Someone have fun.
20:06You win next week.
20:07Uh, I do want to go talk.
20:09To the drivers.
20:10Um, yeah.
20:13If it had been anyone else who won,
20:15it wouldn't have been quite so bad.
20:17The errors compounding Vegas, Qatar.
20:22With one race left,
20:23it couldn't be much more of a disastrous outcome.
20:28Believe it. Believe it.
20:29Believe it. Believe it.
20:30Believe it.
20:32We dominated the race.
20:35It was a very significant win.
20:37It has a big influence on the championship.
20:41Anything can happen in a race like it showed today.
20:44It was just a mistake of not boxing both of them.
20:47Max Verstappen has won the Qatar Grand Prix.
20:50I'm very happy.
20:51I know, of course, the gap came down quite a bit.
20:53We're in it.
20:54And it will keep it interesting.
20:56Max, ahead of this race,
20:58Zac Brown described you as a guy in a horror movie
21:00that keeps coming back effectively.
21:02Do you think you're a little bit in McLaren's heads
21:05and you've gotten scrambled
21:06and that's why they're making these sort of mistakes?
21:09You can call me Chucky.
21:20How are you doing?
21:22I'm all right.
21:23Yeah?
21:23Yeah.
21:25Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
21:26Loving life.
21:27I can't complain, can I?
21:31Fighting against Max.
21:33The driver, I think,
21:33is probably the best ever in Formula One.
21:36It's difficult.
21:38I think it's hard.
21:39I was downbeat because I lost some points
21:41in the championship,
21:43just thrown away.
21:45We messed it up and he did a good race.
21:47They're doing a very good job.
21:49And we did quite the opposite.
21:51Like, do I think I'm quick enough?
21:53Yeah.
21:54But, uh,
21:56I need to do it when it counts.
21:58That's the only thing.
22:01It's not like I'm scared of losing, let's say.
22:04It's more the effect of losing,
22:06which is the disappointment.
22:09Yeah.
22:10It's just difficult.
22:12Better get going.
22:14Cheers, mate.
22:18Ah.
22:20Going into Abu Dhabi,
22:23I hope I don't have to find out
22:24what it means to not come out on top
22:27at the end of the season.
22:38We meet again in Abu Dhabi
22:41for an F1 title decider.
22:45With three drivers in contention,
22:49only one can triumph.
22:51Who will be the champion of the world?
22:54I think this is Lando's to lose,
22:57but it's the last race of the season
22:58with a lot of championship pressure,
23:00and that always results in a fantastic last race.
23:02Take it, buddy.
23:05I think it's going to be Lando to win,
23:06or Max and Lando to crash,
23:08and Oscar wins.
23:10Now in the final race of the season.
23:13Oscar slips to third in the driver's championship.
23:16Max moves up to second
23:17and finds himself just 12 points behind Lando,
23:21with one race remaining in Abu Dhabi.
23:27All Lando has to do this weekend
23:29is finish on the podium.
23:30First, second, or third.
23:31He's champion.
23:33But right now,
23:34if you're a betting man,
23:37it's Max's.
23:39Because the unthinkable,
23:42the improbable,
23:44now has a very realistic chance of happening.
23:50So McLaren had a trip up in Qatar,
23:53and Max knows how to get the most out of his team,
23:56so you can't bank against that.
23:57Maybe Oscar can be on the top,
23:59and he's just very, very calm.
24:01So through the highs,
24:03he's calm.
24:04Through the lows, he's calm.
24:05Who's your money on this weekend?
24:09Probably Lando, I guess.
24:11I'm not going to be putting money on it.
24:12I don't think that's legal.
24:15Well, hope Max wins.
24:16He's in a hunt,
24:17and he'll have a good chance that he can win.
24:21In this moment,
24:22Norris has an advantage.
24:24But Mustafa is a monster.
24:26He's a strong one.
24:27We have nothing to lose.
24:28I've been reflecting on it
24:29and thought,
24:30which way do I think it's going to go?
24:31Can't call it.
24:32It's going to be a banging showstopper.
24:37It's perfectly poised, isn't it?
24:39It's as though the racing gods
24:41had written the script for us.
24:43It's either the racing gods or Netflix,
24:44but somebody scripted it.
24:50We're calm.
24:51I think we're calm.
24:52I'm not sure I'm calm.
24:54I'm calm.
24:55I'm portraying that I'm calm.
24:57It gets very, very intense.
25:01Being in the lead,
25:02you're more of a mindset of,
25:03don't mess it up.
25:04Mm-hmm.
25:04And that's where Max will have a...
25:07advantage in that he's...
25:08done this.
25:09Done this four times.
25:10It'll be interesting to see what Lando's like.
25:12Oscar's chilled.
25:14I mean, Oscar can definitely win this thing.
25:15Yeah.
25:16It's why I always hate with, like,
25:18three laps to go, you know,
25:19in the commentary,
25:20when they start talking as if it's, like,
25:22all over, and you're like,
25:24I've seen Lewis go from losing
25:27to winning the world championship
25:28in a corner on the last lap.
25:29Yeah.
25:30That's what makes sport cool.
25:32Unless you're the one on the wall.
25:35This conversation's making me more nervous.
25:38Losing the championship would be devastating.
25:41To come all this way,
25:43to fall short on it,
25:44I don't even want to think about it.
25:57Here we go, then.
25:59The fight for the 2025 world title
26:02is about to begin.
26:06Radio check.
26:07Yep. Radio check.
26:09Excellent.
26:10Art and clear.
26:10Yeah, art and clear.
26:12I'm always a bit nervous before Pauly.
26:13I want to be on pole,
26:15and I feel like I have to be on pole
26:16to make my life easier on Sunday.
26:27It looks like tense, tense driving
26:30from London, isn't it?
26:33Here comes Piastri,
26:36who goes faster by some margin.
26:38Got to put the wind off him.
26:40What a statement that is.
26:43Okay, Max.
26:45Currently, he won.
26:46Yeah, got it.
26:47It's going to need something mighty
26:48from the two McLaren boys to be that.
26:51So if we can help with the confidence on the brakes.
26:54No, it's not that.
26:55I think I'm just doing a shit job.
27:00I feel like stressed.
27:01I put myself under pressure
27:03because I do a crappy life.
27:06I put myself down because of it.
27:08To put yourself in a better position
27:10and a better mindset
27:11to set things off in the right direction again,
27:13you've got to think now.
27:14Can't think of the past anymore.
27:18Rambo Norris currently finds himself
27:20third fastest.
27:26I should be coming to Hill P2.
27:28Copy.
27:31I, uh, keep the update
27:32to take out the head.
27:34Norris, three seconds.
27:37Keep on it.
27:48Norris, a tenth faster than Piastri
27:51in the middle sector of this lab.
27:55Here comes Piastri.
27:57Crosses the line.
27:58That's P3.
28:00Well, that wasn't much left at night once,
28:02so thanks.
28:08We are P2.
28:14That's the whole position, Brooks.
28:17Let's start and go, guys.
28:19Go, let's see.
28:21Yes.
28:23Unbelievable speed, Max.
28:24Just pure speed.
28:26Mega.
28:27Yeah, fantastic work, guys.
28:29Let's have some fun out there tomorrow.
28:33Obviously, you know,
28:34I didn't have a great qualifying.
28:37Yeah, it was a tough one.
28:49Hey, hello.
28:49Can I get your attention
28:51with our man of the moment,
28:53world championship leader,
28:55Mr. Norris?
29:02Yeah, a big day for all of us.
29:04I mean, this is, like,
29:05the biggest day of my life.
29:06I think when someone asks me
29:08how much I want to win
29:09a world championship,
29:10it's been my dream, right,
29:11since I was a kid, so
29:12everything I do is aimed
29:14at trying to be the best in the world.
29:15For Max to win,
29:16he needs to finish first
29:18and I need to finish fourth,
29:19so it could be a day of games
29:21in many ways.
29:22He's not going to just try and win,
29:24I'm going to guess.
29:24He's going to see what he can do
29:25to disrupt things,
29:27cause havoc, cause chaos,
29:29and we just need to be ready for that.
29:31I mean, the exciting part is
29:32I'm calling our strategy.
29:35Yeah, that's the worrying part, yeah.
29:39We have to avoid making mistakes
29:41with the strategy stuff.
29:43I don't know what I'll be saying
29:45or thinking if I don't win.
29:47It's a horrible thought.
29:49I don't expect any drivers
29:50taking each other out
29:51to decide the world championship,
29:54unless you have to.
29:55No.
29:58Okay, I'll see you on the grid
30:00and let's kick some ass.
30:02All right.
30:02Cheers, guys.
30:03See you later.
30:09Philando, with the expectation
30:10that's really rested on his shoulders
30:12since he joined McLaren,
30:13the fact that he was pitched
30:15from the outset
30:17as a potential champion,
30:18this should have been his season.
30:20But motor racing is a mind game
30:23and you're going up against
30:25one of the all-time greats.
30:26It's a question to Max.
30:28How are you dealing with the pressure?
30:30I'm very relaxed.
30:32I mean, trophy looks the same.
30:35You know, I have four of those at home,
30:36so it's nice to add a fifth.
30:39Just wanted to know
30:40if the parents are here.
30:42No, parents are not here.
30:44I mean, I didn't really plan
30:45to be in the title fight
30:46until the end,
30:46so, yeah, here we are.
30:50We're seeing a very different Max Verstappen,
30:53and it's joyous,
30:54unless your name is Lando Norris
30:56or Oscar Piastri.
31:00Because an unrestrained,
31:03carefree Max Verstappen
31:05is absolutely fucking terrifying.
31:08Welcome, Max.
31:09How's it going?
31:11How are we doing?
31:11We've got to put in the shade for you.
31:13I'm sitting here?
31:13Yes, please, in the shade.
31:14You might like to stay slightly cooler.
31:16Yeah, yeah, yeah.
31:17So, it's quite hot already.
31:19Luckily, the race is, of course,
31:20in the evening, so that helps.
31:23It's much better.
31:26Max, if you win the championship,
31:28will this go down as your greatest win?
31:31I think definitely the most unexpected one.
31:33But then also, it's like,
31:34there is no pressure.
31:35Like, of course, you know,
31:36if it happens, then that's insane.
31:39If it doesn't happen,
31:40we can still be very happy
31:41with what we have done
31:42the last few races, so...
31:44Pressure's on Lando, though, right?
31:46I think so.
31:49I'm in a good space, you know?
31:50Like, it's not this, like, do or die.
31:52But at the same time,
31:53I still want to win,
31:55and that's why I'm here.
31:57You seem tougher mentally
31:59than those guys.
32:00Do you try to play mind games with them
32:02in interviews in the press
32:04to, like, plant a seed, like,
32:06I'm an animal and you're not?
32:09Yeah, I mean, I've done it now
32:11the last few races a little bit
32:13because it irritates them, you know?
32:15So, yeah, I don't mind it.
32:17For me, like, it's all fun and games anyway.
32:21You shouldn't take everything too serious.
32:24We are not going to change our approach now.
32:26We have been saying race after race.
32:28If there is an opportunity,
32:30Max is going to take it.
32:32He's an extraordinary champion,
32:33and, you know, Max will have a good chance.
32:44How's he feeling?
32:45Not as confident as me and you would be.
32:47Fuck, no.
32:49You've been mega all weekend.
32:52Rinse and repeat.
32:54Just what you did last year.
32:58All right.
33:00Have fun.
33:06Rinse and repeat.
33:12All right, all good?
33:13Yeah.
33:13We're ready.
33:15How's the car field?
33:16Hopefully it's a bit better today.
33:30You're about to witness one of these drivers
33:33have the greatest day of their career.
33:36The sport's biggest prize is up for grabs.
33:44Max Verstappen is going to push the McLarens all the way,
33:48and he starts the final race of the season from pole.
33:51Victory would complete the greatest comeback
33:53in the history of Formula One.
33:56McLaren second with Lando Norris
33:58and third with Oscar Piastri.
34:01Max is in whatever he gets to win the race.
34:03What's happening behind is what's happening behind.
34:05No control over that.
34:07See you on a good deal.
34:08Have fun.
34:11I think in Formula One,
34:12we know it's not over until it's over.
34:14Shipping your pants.
34:15Yes.
34:17We have to go out and win this championship,
34:21not expect Max to falter.
34:25Verstappen must make the podium to have any chance.
34:29Piastri must be in the top two.
34:31And if Lando Norris is to win his first world championship,
34:35he has to finish on the podium.
34:40We'll see how the race pans out.
34:45Until either Lando or Max cross the line in front of me,
34:48I've still got a chance of winning the title.
34:50I don't need things to happen in the race to win the championship,
34:54but funny things can happen.
34:58When pressure is high,
35:00normally I perform because I enjoy that.
35:03I'm going to try to win the race.
35:05If I need to attack, I'll attack
35:06because I have nothing to lose.
35:08So what can happen?
35:10You're either second or third,
35:12or you win.
35:13That would be fantastic.
35:16It's always tough,
35:17and it's never going to be easy.
35:20It could be my only chance of winning a championship.
35:25Absolutely breaking it.
35:27It is time to crown a champion.
35:43Oscar, just behind.
35:45Yes.
35:49Max and Lando, to head.
35:56Overtake available.
36:08Good job.
36:09Neil P2.
36:11The staff and the head of you.
36:15That's Oscar ahead of us.
36:17We should use a bit more pace.
36:21As expected, the field is very close.
36:23The car behind now, Piastri.
36:26See ya.
36:27Leclerc, he's a couple of seconds behind Norris.
36:30This pace is mega.
36:32Well done.
36:33Go ahead, Norris.
36:35Confirmed.
36:39The train behind.
36:41Leclerc, 1.6.
36:43With Max Oestafen in the lead,
36:45Lando must finish P3
36:47to be crowned world champion.
36:50And Leclerc will have DRS.
36:52He's 0.6.
36:53Confirmed.
37:01DRS enabled.
37:02Confirmed.
37:12Good job, Oscar.
37:13Let's see if we can start putting the staff in under pressure.
37:15Confirmed.
37:26Both Lando and Charles are pitting for new tires.
37:29McLaren have to get this right
37:31so that Lando stays ahead of Leclerc.
37:36We have a plan.
37:38Everyone's laser focused.
37:40We can't make any mistakes.
37:47I'll be close at exit.
37:50The field spread is incredibly tight.
37:52Yep.
37:53Confirmed.
37:54Oscar Lando pitted,
37:55but there's quite a lot of traffic in front of it.
37:57McLaren has extinct pits behind us.
38:10Yeah, copy that.
38:11Lando finds himself all the way back in ninth
38:13after his pit stop.
38:15He has to get back to third
38:16to win the world championship.
38:18So Doris is followed by Antonelli,
38:21Sainz, Stroll and Lawson.
38:23Also soon.
38:49This race is not going the way I need it to,
38:52but I can't let this championship
38:54just slip away
38:56because I fought as hard as I could fight for it.
39:00Good job.
39:04Four cars still today.
39:07Sainz is the next car.
39:13You know this first car behind you?
39:16Do not go offline for noise.
39:18Copy.
39:23Come on, Carlos.
39:24Be a friend.
39:26I've been teammates with Lando,
39:28but I'm not trying to help McLaren.
39:31I'm just focusing on making zero mistakes.
39:34He's going to struggle to pass him.
39:39Pace is really good.
39:41Three cars to go.
39:44Lando past Sainz,
39:45and he's moving through the traffic,
39:47trying to find his way through.
39:50Keep doing what you're doing.
39:52You got this.
39:57Norris close behind a new hard.
40:00I can't help you if I can push down.
40:05Behind Stroll there is Norris.
40:07Yeah.
40:08Let's do our best.
40:09Copy.
40:20Just tee it up, Damien.
40:22Just tee it up.
40:28Lando takes two cars in one corner
40:32and is up to fourth.
40:34Verstappen and Piastri are leading this race,
40:37but it will not matter
40:38if Norris can claim third position.
40:44Our next copy, Sainz-Odera.
40:54We expect Norris to fit one lap.
40:57All he can when he catches.
41:01Arnold, Sainz-Odera.
41:06Any concern they do something really dirty?
41:11I can't sit out or hide.
41:19Car behind now, Norris.
41:24I'm looking.
41:27Try to get it, mate.
41:34I can see Yuki.
41:36I know they're pretty quick in the straight.
41:39But I'm on fresher tires.
41:42I have to get past.
41:47Here comes Lando Norris,
41:49and he gets pushed completely off the track.
41:51Oh, my.
41:53We're going to have to look at that
41:54because was he all four wheels off the track?
41:58He's over the line, I'm going to have to give that back, you know?
42:03That was fucking bullshit.
42:05The stewards are reviewing the incident
42:07between Norris and Sainz-Odera.
42:09This is a huge decision.
42:11That was classic level shithauser.
42:16Very dangerous.
42:24I think they are debating.
42:27I can't believe I lost his place.
42:33Hey, Yuki, we have been given a five-second penalty
42:35from moving twice on the defense of Norris.
42:38So, what?
42:40How much can I do?
42:42Five seconds.
42:44Fucking dickhead.
42:47A massive moment for McLaren.
42:49No penalty for Norris.
42:51My heart didn't need that.
42:56So, Oskar, Lando's now P3.
42:59Up to Verstappen, 22.
43:01Perfect.
43:02Verstappen is way out in front.
43:04Oskar's title challenge is all but over.
43:06Lando must now hold on to P3
43:08to win the World Championship.
43:10So, Lando, situation behind us.
43:12Leclerc at two.
43:13Then you've got Sainz-Odera at 11.9.
43:16Confess.
43:18Just keeping on the clerk behind.
43:20Yep.
43:22This is the risk we're in there.
43:29Charles Leclerc is gaining ground on Lando Norris.
43:35The only thing that is in my head is
43:38what can I do for the best interest of Ferrari?
43:41I could potentially ruin the party
43:42and make the last race a bit more exciting.
43:50Leclerc is pushing turn two and three more than we are.
43:53Let's have a hundred percent pace, please.
43:54Hundred percent pace.
44:01Why am I so in the streets?
44:04Nothing obvious yet on that side.
44:11Two laps remaining.
44:38The second to last lap.
44:40I'm getting close.
44:41This is almost about to happen.
44:46All of a sudden,
44:48suddenly you have flashbacks.
44:56Different moments from the very beginning.
45:00Hi, I'm Lando Norris.
45:01I'm the European Champion.
45:03I don't want to stop myself
45:04from trying to think of it,
45:05even though I'm not there yet.
45:09just such a long journey,
45:10which is what makes it so special.
45:14Then the final lap,
45:17trying to take everything in.
45:20This is the biggest moment of my life.
45:23Lando Norris is the Formula One World Champion.
45:35Oh, Lando, this is Zach from McLaren.
45:38Is this the world champion hotline?
45:40Yeah.
45:41Oh, Lando.
45:42You did it.
45:43You did it.
45:44You did it.
45:44You did it.
45:45Woo.
45:47Woo.
45:49Oh, shit.
45:51Oh, my God.
45:53You made a kid's dream come true.
45:54Thank you so much.
45:57I love you guys. Thanks for everything. You deserve it.
46:01I love you, Mum. I love you, Dad. Thanks for everything.
46:07I'm not crying.
46:19Good job, mate. It's P5 and P2 in the constructors.
46:26Let's go again next year.
46:28I'm proud to beat Ferrari.
46:30A tough competition between the two teams.
46:32It will always exist. The great racers.
46:36You put it. You're trying, yes.
46:40I'll always fight for you guys. Always. That's it for me.
46:44I love Lewis, I have so much respect for him,
46:46but I think it's no secret he's having a bit of a stinker
46:49and it's a bit tough to see.
46:52Thank you, Carla, for an amazing first season together.
46:55Happy P5. Let's go build a man next year.
46:57Thank you, guys. You have a very good year.
46:59Congrats.
47:00It's unusual for a team to bounce from ninth to fifth.
47:03Well done, Alex. Thank you. There's a lot more to come.
47:06I can't wait.
47:07Thank you, James.
47:09But it's exponentially harder to be in the top three,
47:11and that's the bit that I'm really focused on now.
47:13Great job on your part, man.
47:15Just want to say thanks for the last 24 races.
47:18Thank you, guys. A little bad season.
47:20There's been so much momentum gained throughout the course of the season,
47:24so many highs and lows all the way through it.
47:26I mean, it's been a rollercoaster.
47:29Well, let's keep this car away from my side next year,
47:32because I don't want to see it anymore.
47:37We need a completely new car.
47:39Completely new 2016, I think.
47:42It's got to be a little bit boring.
47:44No burnouts.
47:56I feel unbelievably relieved.
48:01To win the drivers is awesome.
48:04Couldn't be happier for Lando.
48:06Max is one of the greatest drivers of all time.
48:09Drives for an unbelievable team.
48:11So to beat him, you know you've done an awesome job.
48:15So I think it does feel sweeter.
48:18For Oscar, I know there's momentary disappointment,
48:22but he's going to be a world champion.
48:24I guarantee it.
48:25Last year, we became Constructor world champions.
48:30And this year, we have double wins!
48:37It's hugely significant.
48:39McLaren have gone from the bottom to the top
48:42to win back-to-back Constructors' Championships
48:45and crown a Drivers' Champion.
48:46So what that means is we're the best team in the business
48:50with the best driver lineup!
48:55It's incredible because it's the thing all of us worked on to achieve,
49:03you know, since I was a little boy.
49:06I had amazing parents that gave me the opportunity
49:09to do exactly what I wanted to do.
49:12Never lose this smile.
49:13Never lose this smile.
49:15We did it, and that's a pretty cool thing to say.
49:242026.
49:26A new dawn for Formula One.
49:29New set of regulations.
49:31New engines.
49:32New car design.
49:33It's a clean sheet of paper.
49:34I think this is probably the biggest rule change we've ever gone through.
49:37A new team in Cadillac.
49:38You deserve to be back in the car.
49:40I think in Valtteri, in Checo,
49:42we've got this perfect combination of experience and talent.
49:45The arrival of Audi replacing Sauber.
49:48What I'm hoping that we've seen today is an iconic team.
49:52One that's forever Audi Formula One.
49:54A new teammate for Max Verstappen once again.
49:57What the fuck am I doing here, you know?
50:01It's just...
50:03Which means Yuki's been replaced.
50:06Not sure it's fair, to be honest.
50:08Liam Lawson will be racing with Visa Kashev Racing Bulls in 2026.
50:15And Aston Martin have employed the man responsible for designing
50:18every great racing car that Max Verstappen has ever driven.
50:21Morning, Adrian.
50:22Adrian's a unicorn.
50:23We have the ability to be the next greatest Formula One World Championship team.
50:28We'll give it our best shot.
50:31McLaren may have the fastest car this year,
50:33but they might not be on top for long.
50:38,
50:42.
50:44I'll see you next time.
51:42You
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