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Formula 1 Drive to Survive S08E01
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00:00THE END
00:22Lewis Hamilton has left Mercedes to go to Ferrari.
00:30He's been the backbone of Mercedes. They won six world championships.
00:34Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix.
00:38He's the GOAT. He's Lewis Hamilton.
00:45The question is, how do you replace the most successful driver that this sport has ever known?
01:06How are you? How are you doing? How are you doing?
01:08Well, well, well, well, well.
01:13Andrea Chimentonelli, F1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team.
01:19He's just a kid.
01:20There's so much pressure on him.
01:22Seven years ago, he was 11 years old.
01:25Lewis is there in the Mercedes gear and he's wearing all his Mercedes stuff.
01:28He's a child, mate.
01:30I'm super excited.
01:32What, for your first season?
01:34No, because finally I, and luckily I've passed my driving test.
01:39Ciao.
01:40You don't need to guard me.
01:41You have to look at the road.
01:42Yes, but I know, but you also look at the road.
01:45My mom doesn't have to drive me around anymore.
01:48I can drive myself at the speed limit, which is hard.
01:54I mean, man, going at 30 KPH is boring.
01:58What are you laughing at?
02:02Man, it feels mega.
02:04Oh, my God.
02:08This year, you've got six rookies in the field.
02:16Anything can happen.
02:18Okay, everyone, I'm gonna pose you individually if that's cool.
02:20Timmy, can you move a little bit that way, please?
02:22Not only that, almost every team have got an entirely new line-up.
02:26That's a massive change.
02:27Lewis, can you shuffle slightly to your right?
02:29Yeah, that's nice.
02:30Three, two, one.
02:33And the question on everyone's lips is how will Lewis do?
02:35Stop talking to me while I'm in frickin' battle, man.
02:38Jeez.
02:39Fuck you, girl.
02:42All this young driver is more emotional.
02:45You can only fuck me over so many fucking times.
02:47Gimme, are you okay?
02:48I was crying.
02:49Sometime, you want the stick and beat everybody in the head.
02:53Look at him.
02:54Yeah, but...
02:56In a season of new beginnings,
02:58who will survive the chaos?
03:00It's like a pool full of sharks.
03:05Fuckin' hell!
03:06Oh, for fuck's sake.
03:10Oh, my God.
03:12Clear for takeoff.
03:14Here we go.
03:15Oh, well, that's amazing.
03:17Kyla.
03:18It's very exciting meeting these folks, people.
03:20Especially cute ones.
03:24Some will rise.
03:26We hit the run!
03:29Some will fall.
03:30Fuck!
03:30One of the most brutal driver switches in history.
03:35There are people who are willing to do anything.
03:37They're trying to get Horner out.
03:39It's in times of adversity, you see who your enemies are.
03:43I won't roll over.
03:46And when the dust settles,
03:48will a new king sit on the throne?
03:51You are free to raise him.
03:53Max, he's like that bad guy in that horror movie.
03:56He keeps coming back.
03:57I hope you're ready.
03:58It's gonna be a bumpy ride.
04:03Battery's dead.
04:19Oh.
04:20Oh, no!
04:34Keep it level please, no need for any of that stuff, oh no, not a fan of this, not a
04:43fan
04:43at all.
04:46What have you put in here?
04:49Truth serum.
04:5425, here we come.
04:58We're back.
05:01I think we're the longest standing driver line up on the grid now.
05:06Who's had the best results together?
05:09We did.
05:11Makaran of world champions.
05:13Woohoo!
05:15Papyrus of...
05:17What a few days.
05:19Yeah!
05:21You're now the one to beat.
05:23Now the one to beat.
05:26This year, let's do it again.
05:31Formula One is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
05:35For the first time in history, every Formula One team will launch their car, introduce their drivers in the same
05:42place.
05:43It'll be really interesting, because F1 teams love to one-up each other.
05:50Oh, look, there's Alpine on the river.
05:52Where?
05:53Right below us.
05:55Their budget will probably only come in rowing.
06:00Heading to the hole too, baby.
06:01Yeah.
06:04Yeah.
06:05Chopper?
06:06Chasing us.
06:10Come on, come on.
06:11Faster, faster.
06:13Slow it.
06:16So, you've got the big seat now.
06:21I'm looking forward to the O2.
06:23I know that at one point we're going to be on stage, but I think it's going to be pretty
06:26cool and it's awesome to be a part of my first year.
06:31What's that big tower or, like, pyramid-looking thing?
06:34The shard.
06:36So, if you go for a fart, but you actually poop yourself?
06:39Shard.
06:40Ah, shard.
06:45Um, anyone know where the O2 is?
06:50Have you been on the underground before?
06:52No.
06:53Super efficient.
06:55That's how we roll.
06:59All righty.
07:00What are you doing?
07:02I think I've looked better, to be honest.
07:03I've just woken up.
07:04We need to go here.
07:06Yeah.
07:06All right, let's go.
07:07Vamos.
07:09Everything's changed this season because I've now got, you know, an 18-year-old as my teammate, Kimmy.
07:15Are these cameras with you?
07:17No.
07:22Yeah.
07:22You need to hold on, mate.
07:23You've definitely not been on the tube for that one.
07:26It's like having a new baby brother.
07:28I still can't believe he was born in 2006.
07:31Like, anyone born in the 2000s, I see as, like, eight years old.
07:36All right, we're jumping out here.
07:38We're right.
07:39Watch out, mate.
07:41Fucking hell.
07:44They're all like Verstappen.
07:45They just, like, fucking smash you off.
07:47George, a good, uh, tour guide.
07:49Why?
07:50He knows the place, uh, very well.
07:53The rule in England is to stand on the right and you walk on the left.
07:57Yeah?
07:57Yeah, he says on the signs.
07:59F1 branded everywhere.
08:01Oh, there he is.
08:02Nando.
08:03He's back.
08:06Please welcome your host for F175 Live, Mr. Jack Whitehall!
08:15Good evening, London!
08:17You know your sport is ridiculously minted when you book the O2 for an event to announce the colour of
08:24a load of cars that are all exactly the same as last season.
08:29I'm kind of excited to see what everyone has done, though.
08:32It's like a...
08:32Yeah.
08:33It feels like X Factor.
08:34Yeah.
08:34As you know.
08:39Time to walk, please.
08:43Watch your back, guys.
08:46It's Lewis Hamilton coming through.
08:48Watch out, guys.
08:49Watch your back, guys.
08:50Ferrari coming through.
08:51They're the big dogs.
08:52They're going to do a dance, you were saying.
08:54Oh, really?
08:55Could be interesting.
08:56I want to see it.
08:59You had a good break?
09:00Yeah, yeah.
09:01It's been really, really good.
09:01Oh, it's short?
09:02Yeah.
09:03You got a kid coming, man.
09:04Yes.
09:05You excited?
09:05Yeah, yeah.
09:06Nervous, though?
09:07Uh, well...
09:08I think it's gonna be fun.
09:09You have to be at the end.
09:10You have to watch it come out.
09:12Wow, I'm not sure.
09:14Maybe from...
09:14Maybe from that side.
09:16Yeah, I think I'll be the same.
09:18I was dating a girl, and her sister was having a kid, and I was there outside the operating room,
09:22so I could hear them screaming.
09:23Oh, dear.
09:24I nearly passed out.
09:25And it wasn't even my kid.
09:28Ah, here we are.
09:31Mystic.
09:32Yes.
09:36Well, it kind of felt like the first day of school.
09:38I mean...
09:39You hair-dry that, or what?
09:41No.
09:41It just stays like that.
09:42Well, I put product in it.
09:43Okay, yeah.
09:44A little bit of bleach.
09:45I got a perm.
09:46Perm.
09:47Really?
09:49Especially this year, because at school, normally, you always get to know new kids.
09:53Have a good winter.
09:55Yeah.
09:56We have six rookies starting a season at the same time.
10:02We haven't seen this for 15 years.
10:06It could be utter carnage.
10:12Should I put the team here?
10:15What's the name of the team?
10:17It's on your shirt.
10:23Good evening, Stake F1 team.
10:25Kick Sauber!
10:27Debbie's barking to the mic now.
10:33A little squeaky one.
10:36It was ready, that one.
10:42Sauber has Gabriel Bortoletto, 20 years old, from Brazil, Formula 3 champion.
10:49Formula 2 champion.
10:51Definitely one to watch.
10:53Gabriel, your first season in Formula 1.
10:56It's amazing to see all this crowd.
11:03That's us.
11:04All we do is starting now.
11:07Let me hear it for Isaac real quick!
11:10When we look at what the Racing Bulls are doing this year, signing up, Isaac Hadjar.
11:15Really impressive in his junior career, and has always shown an incredible burst of pace.
11:21At the moment, I still don't have a clue how I'm going to perform.
11:26See you on the track!
11:28Good night, legend!
11:30Relax, it's quite chill.
11:33Jack Doohan, from Australia, didn't win the title in Formula 3 or Formula 2,
11:40but he's the first Alpine Academy driver to be promoted to a Formula 1 seat.
11:45Jack, first time F1 driver. How does that feel?
11:48Yeah, it feels amazing.
11:50Just want to say good evening, and thank you all so much for coming.
11:52It's what I've dreamt of all my life.
11:55To be finally doing it, living it, it's a great feeling.
12:00Do you think we can take it on stage?
12:03But it's not even warming you up me.
12:05Do you want me to hold it?
12:06No, it's warming my face?
12:07Okay.
12:07I'll try and put on a brave face, but I am a bit nervous
12:10to go out in front of that many people.
12:13You have ten seconds.
12:16Oli Behrmann, 19 years old, from Great Britain.
12:20He's part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, highly regarded,
12:24and looking to prove himself this year driving for Haas.
12:30The car looks fast.
12:31Hopefully it's, uh...
12:33It's good-looking.
12:34As fast as he looks.
12:37For the rookies, the first year is brutal.
12:40It's scary.
12:41So if you cannot deal with the truth, it's not your place.
12:48It's a lot different, the car.
12:50It's a big difference.
12:52It's really, it's a different car.
12:53It's a lot lacking.
12:55And it's like the Italian accent.
12:57Yeah.
12:57So it's like, you know...
12:59You know, having all the other drivers and some of my heroes as well,
13:04it's, uh, quite surreal because I've been always used to,
13:07to see them, you know, on TV.
13:11It is now time to introduce a very special moment for a very special team.
13:24Oh my god.
13:25It's red.
13:26I was gonna say the same thing.
13:30It looks like someone spilled some fucking yogurt over him.
13:35This is it.
13:37The moment we've all been waiting for.
13:40The reveal.
13:41The reveal.
13:50It's the goat.
13:52They goat.
14:01How you doing London?
14:04We good?
14:06Charles, what would be your word for the season?
14:09Um, if I have to choose one word, I was going to say fulfillment.
14:15Fulfillment?
14:16Fulfillment?
14:16There's no way he's come up with that episode.
14:17Someone just told him to say that.
14:19He was going over in his head before he came out of it.
14:21Please, again, make some noise for Fred, Charles and Lewis!
14:28Lewis moving to Ferrari was the, the key that unlocked the door to the mayhem of
14:34silly season and all of the driver moves that we saw for 2025.
14:39This year will be good for everyone.
14:41It needs to be a good bike.
14:43I'm ready for you.
14:44George, take it off.
14:45Ready for us, point.
14:46Already?
14:51All right, we're ready, guys.
14:53Mate, you want to watch on.
14:55Of course there are question marks for Mercedes.
14:59Replacing Lewis Hamilton with a school kid.
15:04You know?
15:06It's going to be fun.
15:08Man, I'm freezing.
15:10Welcome to England, mate.
15:11Lewis stepping out means new opportunities.
15:14Now we can put someone in the car that has the real potential in becoming a great one.
15:21To fight a McLaren for championships.
15:24Man, I'm not used to this, eh?
15:26Exciting stuff.
15:28Hold on.
15:28Let's do it.
15:31I need to do a kind of warm-up, you know?
15:33Pre-session warm-up.
15:35I'm very, very nervous.
15:36I'm quite a shy person, and there are going to be a lot of people.
15:43Kimi Antonelli, Italian, young driver on Mercedes-Burx.
15:54Definitely is a lot to get used to.
15:57It's incredible to see so many of you here tonight.
16:01Um...
16:02Yeah, I mean, it's a privilege to be where I am today.
16:07Mercedes decided to skip him past Formula 3 and straight into Formula 2.
16:12And brought him into Formula 1 at the first possible opportunity.
16:17Is it too much too soon?
16:26Liam Lawson is technically still a rookie because he has not raced a full season.
16:32He does have more experience than his fellow rookies,
16:36but the expectations on him from Christian Horner and Red Bull are extraordinary.
16:44How are we going?
16:45Very good.
16:48All right.
16:50I'm always ready for a fight.
16:53Losing in the Constructors' Championship...
16:55One more for luck.
16:56That hurts.
16:59Let's go Red Bull!
17:01You all right?
17:02Well done.
17:03Max won the Drivers' World Championship last year.
17:06But the one that means the most to the teams is the Constructors' Championship,
17:10because that is how the money is distributed in Formula 1.
17:14But last season.
17:18We're out, Checo.
17:19Our second driver, Checo, is formed.
17:22Just nosedive.
17:23If we keep going like this, we're fine.
17:26You know, we can't just be a one-car team.
17:28We need both cars up there scoring points.
17:32So when the doors open, we just...
17:35The car goes and we walk with you.
17:37Yeah.
17:37And then you're going to tap us and we're going to walk to the...
17:39And the people behind us or we just be dancing and going crazy?
17:42Okay.
17:43I mean, if you want to dance as well, I mean, go for it.
17:46Liam, go for it.
17:47Please.
17:48If you're matching Mike Mormont, you know.
17:50Yeah.
17:51Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:55Oh, shit, I didn't mean to do that.
18:00You asked us to do that, though.
18:01Liam Lawson, driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing.
18:07Okay, Liam.
18:09It's looking good.
18:10Liam, when he got the opportunity last year in our junior stable, the racing bulls, he grabbed it and I
18:16was very impressed with that.
18:18Awesome, point five, five.
18:20So, Perry's just ahead of you.
18:22Copy.
18:24Yeah, fuck it.
18:25I think Liam Lawson just gave Perez the finger.
18:29Liam's got that racing DNA, that racing spirit that sets us apart from our competitors.
18:35He's the man.
18:42McLaren are the team to beat this year.
18:44But don't underestimate the opposition.
18:47I would say that Red Bull is up now.
18:49Yeah.
18:50Where's Christian?
18:51Yeah, what?
18:51Isn't Christian with us?
18:52No, he's basically doing his speech at the intro.
18:56Please welcome team principal Christian Horner.
19:00Ah!
19:14Well, it's fantastic to be here in the O2 anyway, so I hope you're all having a good evening.
19:26Red Bull!
19:27Max winning his fourth consecutive world championship.
19:34When you become a serial winner, the crowd and the audience, they don't want to see that.
19:40In Formula One, there's this element of pantomime.
19:44You know, we're now like the Kardashians on wheels.
19:46But I'm way past even caring what other people think.
19:52I think we're gonna get a lot of booze.
19:55No, you're not.
19:56I don't give a fuck, yeah.
20:00So is somebody gonna show us the way?
20:06To go up there and then come sit down next to your team, your sponsors, that I'd be pretty uncomfortable.
20:14It didn't help that he went up there on stage like, I'm gonna rock the room and then the room
20:20rocked him.
20:23It's like you have to be the pantomime villain though.
20:26You know in the pantomime you have the villain and the...
20:30Yeah.
20:32It's pretty good.
20:43We are different.
20:45And that's what makes us who we are.
20:48This isn't a popularity contest, it's Formula One.
20:51And you're judged on the result sheet at the end of the day.
20:56It's easier to be the hunter rather than the hunted.
20:59And of course for us anything outside of total domination, you know, it's not good enough.
21:07All the pre-season chatter.
21:10It stops now.
21:12The beginning of the Formula One World Championship here in Australia.
21:17Round one of 24.
21:25Hold on, boys.
21:27Landon!
21:29Landon!
21:30Landon!
21:30Landon!
21:31Hi!
21:32It's quite high numbers.
21:33Yeah.
21:34First Grand Prix this year is returning back to the hometown of Oscar Piastri.
21:41What a beautiful day.
21:44And of course as a driver, I'm here to kind of go out and do my own thing.
21:51I want to win.
21:53Passes again?
21:57I don't have it.
21:59He hasn't got his pass on him.
22:02He should be able to go in.
22:04No.
22:05He's got to drive the car.
22:07But he's the F1 driver.
22:12All right, can Oscar try to set that up?
22:13I think he was lying.
22:14Simon, Rex, you're up!
22:16Woo!
22:29It's a fresh start for all of us.
22:33You know, we've got different teams with different drivers.
22:37So it's like a different dynamic.
22:40And you don't know what to expect.
22:45It's fun to have something here.
22:47I've done it many times.
22:49I've changed teams five times.
22:51Oh, shoot.
22:52Five times?
22:54It's only my second time.
22:56It keeps reminding me how that is.
22:58Yeah.
22:59You got it.
22:59Catch everyone, man.
23:13Qualifying is absolutely key because it sets the grid for the race on Sunday.
23:17The fastest driver in qualifying takes pole position,
23:20which means they start from the front of the field for the race itself.
23:25The stopwatch doesn't lie.
23:28It's time to show everyone what you've got.
23:32Now I'm in Formula One.
23:33I will be judged only by my performance.
23:36Now it's the real deal.
23:39Let's not forget the gamble that the teams have taken on these rookies.
23:43The pressure on these kids from the very first moment is so vast.
23:52My main goal is to be fast.
23:55I don't want to disappoint my team.
23:57Young drivers, yeah, they get time on the simulator,
24:00but they don't get real world, real time in the car.
24:02They're not testing in between races like we used to do 15, 20 years ago.
24:08Radio tech.
24:09That is good.
24:11The pressure is, of course, very high.
24:13Everything that you've done prior to that is kind of forgotten.
24:17I have nerves, for sure.
24:20I have that feeling that, you know, I need to perform.
24:29First qualified of the year, I always have nerves.
24:33Ready to go.
24:35Red Bull, they're used to winning.
24:36They've done a lot of it.
24:38But Liam is very inexperienced in Formula One,
24:41and Lando and Oscar are very hungry.
24:49Going into qualifying, it's crucial to get a good start,
24:53to put the pressure on McLaren to say,
24:55Look, you're not going to have it all your own way.
24:58With Liam, in terms of race experience,
25:02he probably had more than other rookies coming in this year.
25:06Toto has invested in a, you know, 18-year-old.
25:10It's a big ask on that kid.
25:11Mercedes without Lewis Hamilton could be pretty bland.
25:16Kimi, it's just natural, you know,
25:18that we continue to develop.
25:21I'm really excited to see Kimi on his first laps
25:25of his Formula One career.
25:28Now it's time to prove that investing in him
25:32was the right thing to do.
25:35Okay, Kimi.
25:3715 seconds to bring light.
25:39Andrea?
25:41Andrea, ready?
25:44Come on, sit down.
25:45I'm here.
25:49As a child, you're becoming a man.
25:53You'll always be my child.
25:55Yes, yes.
25:56My dad and my mom,
25:58they've been the two closest persons to me.
26:00Mm-hmm.
26:04My family, they're really supportive.
26:07And that's why I wanna really make sure
26:10that I make the best out of it.
26:11I recommend.
26:12I'm careful.
26:14Bye, Mom.
26:18Because I'm very young,
26:20I have a lot to show and a lot to prove.
26:25Okay, Kimi, the surface is all clear.
26:27I think good to go.
26:35It's all clear behind.
26:50So you need to pick up the pace.
26:51You need to push a little harder than expected.
26:56And just be careful.
27:03Just stick as close to the Gouda track position as you can.
27:10Pick up the pace.
27:19And just drop to P16.
27:21And we'll box box.
27:25We could have done better on that one.
27:31Alright, let's push.
27:3714 for Jack Doohan.
27:39What a shame.
27:41Difficult start for the rookies.
27:44Ah, no, no, no.
27:46I don't want to give up.
27:48None of them into the top ten so far.
27:53Next, Liam Lawson in the Red Bull.
27:58I'm excited.
27:59My whole life, it's been my dream
28:01to be a Red Bull racing Formula One driver.
28:06This journey's properly started.
28:10I've got to make the most of this opportunity.
28:14You know, a new season is a new dawn.
28:17There's an anticipation and excitement
28:19to get back on top.
28:24Keep pushing, keep pushing.
28:25You do what you need to do.
28:37Okay, I went wide, but I'm okay.
28:42Uh...
28:43Bucks, Bucks.
28:45That's it for Liam Lawson.
28:46He'll start at the back.
28:50I'll start at the back, please.
28:51Yeah, I'll start at the back, please.
28:53Which one are you ready?
28:55This is Lewis Hamilton into turn 11.
29:09I don't know what happened there, mate.
29:11Yeah, top one.
29:16It's Lando Norris who takes the opening poll of the year.
29:21Amazing work.
29:21Just keep it up, baby.
29:23Then it's Oscar Piastri.
29:26Uh, yeah.
29:27And it's an all papaya front row to start the year.
29:31The world champion team on top.
29:35This is so much fun.
29:45Well done.
29:47All right, time to break some hands.
29:50Nice, obviously.
29:52Can't handle it.
29:54Can't handle it.
29:58From my years being teammates with Lewis,
30:00when things are all aligned for him,
30:02I mean, he's unbelievable.
30:04And now he's left Mercedes.
30:07People thought and expected he would be the one
30:09to do something special.
30:11His performance today,
30:13I don't think it's anything that he or the team
30:16would have hoped for.
30:21It's definitely been a challenge.
30:23It's been a lot of work to really adapt to this car.
30:28Um, so we've got work together.
30:33Yeah.
30:34That was a bit of a fucking rough one, wasn't it?
30:36He started well, but...
30:38then faded.
30:40To qualify on the back row,
30:42you know, it's not what is expected of a red bull racing driver.
30:47Well, Liam, regardless of experience levels,
30:49it's down to him to deliver.
30:51In Formula One, you've got nowhere to hide.
30:55I'm here.
30:56Oh, you've got something in place.
30:58Yeah.
31:01You all right?
31:02Yeah, I was just done.
31:04Hi, Liam.
31:05How hard is it for you to find some positives right now?
31:07Uh, it's definitely tricky.
31:09I just made a mistake and, uh,
31:11that basically screwed up everything,
31:13so, um, obviously not a good start,
31:15but I shouldn't be making mistakes either.
31:19And I just fucking went off.
31:22Liam has got his work cut out,
31:25demonstrating that he deserves that second seat,
31:29because if he can't deliver,
31:31even in that first race,
31:33Red Bull are not going to be cutting him a whole lot of slack.
31:40You're evil?
31:41Hey, uh, it was fine until I went off.
31:49Uh, I'm quite disappointed.
31:52I'm getting quite harsh on myself.
31:55You know, it's not the way I wanted to start my Formula One career.
31:58Yeah, Kimi.
32:01Don't worry, don't worry.
32:02It's gonna be better.
32:03Of course, disappointed with the result.
32:06Yeah, no, no, no.
32:07Kimi's qualifying was a difficult one.
32:10We just need to protect Kimi.
32:12Taking pressure off, lowering the expectations,
32:16so he can focus entirely on performance.
32:20We're gonna put our arm around him,
32:22make sure that somebody goes better.
32:32Who is there?
32:33Mark.
32:35Did you rest well?
32:36Yeah, I did.
32:38Nice.
32:39And, uh, how are you feeling?
32:42Uh, I would say I've been struggling,
32:45uh, you know, to find my rhythm.
32:51But, uh, it felt like nothing was coming together.
32:55And, uh, also I started to put a bit of extra pressure on myself
33:00and, uh, you know, just driving super tense in the car
33:03and not delivering, so it hasn't been easy.
33:09I think it was tough, but, uh, we need to keep that mindset
33:12of learning and growing and maturing,
33:14remaining curious, asking questions,
33:17trying to learn all the details.
33:21I've been for the first time last year in F2,
33:23and, uh, now I find myself already in Formula One,
33:26which I didn't expect to get here so, so quickly.
33:31I'm realizing that it's all real, to be honest.
33:35It's a tough one.
33:36It's been more stressful than what I was thinking.
33:43I really want to keep my seat for a long time.
33:46I know I cannot afford any, you know, mistakes.
33:57Today, a shift in weather is on the way for Melbourne.
34:02Severe thunderstorms developing,
34:04heavy rain, damaging gusty winds,
34:06and will promote very, very dangerous conditions
34:08as a cold front moves through.
34:15It's very sketchy.
34:17There's a storm coming, and the time is now
34:20for the opening race of the year.
34:22Go!
34:33Go!
34:35Go!
34:36Go!
34:38Go!
34:42Go!
34:43And then, you go at crazy speeds,
34:44and when you hit the brakes,
34:46it's just very difficult to manage
34:48in an F1 car in those conditions.
34:50I feel for the rookies, in it.
34:52It's a street track.
34:53Their grip's going to be extremely low,
34:55visibility's going to be low.
34:57A good start to your Formula One rookie season.
35:01I think it'll be so slippery here in the wet.
35:04Me, I did 420 Grand Prix starts, and I still have the stress.
35:09You're driving a 300-kilometre-hour car,
35:12and with another 19 drivers, you know, one metre apart,
35:15and if you're a rookie, you have this for the first time.
35:22You're going to speak about me? Even in a straight line?
35:25The car's like...
35:32It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood.
35:38I think every driver wants to win their home race.
35:40If I had to pick one on the calendar, yes, Melbourne would be it.
35:54I feel a bit afraid going into my first Grand Prix,
35:59because sometimes unexpected things can happen.
36:03You don't want to just lose control.
36:08I don't think it's about how quick you are today,
36:10it's about how smart you are.
36:12You're going to get lucky or unlucky.
36:14With Liam, it's important for him to bounce back quickly.
36:17I'm not giving up on this one yet.
36:2115 years ago, the last time we started a race on wet-weather tyres here.
36:30It's going to be a tough race.
36:32You're doing a crash.
36:37You know, it isn't easy, just constantly thinking about what's about to happen.
36:51It is time for the formation lap.
36:55Before the race starts, they'll be looking at the extent
36:57of the pretty treacherous track conditions.
36:59No, no.
37:01They're declaring tracks slippery.
37:03Yeah, team!
37:05The rain is a nightmare.
37:07Okay, that's how we try to arm up the tyres.
37:10I'm stressed about not leaving it to the expectations.
37:14I'm scared not to deliver and let down everyone.
37:19It's quite wet.
37:21Keep it steady.
37:22Okay.
37:32Can I get going?
37:34No.
37:38Isaac Hajar out before we even get going.
37:42That is absolutely brutal.
37:48The walk of shame.
37:50I feel like my career.
37:52Now it's over for me.
37:53Before it even started.
37:59Okay, Kimi.
38:00Ready for the start.
38:01Kimi Antonelli makes his debut 16th on the grid.
38:04There's quite a lot of emotion.
38:07It's my first time driving around another 19 cars in F1.
38:11And it's super sleepy out there.
38:14With those wire lines, cold tyres, it's scary.
38:18It could end badly.
38:20That's ready.
38:21Hamilton begins life at Ferrari in eighth.
38:25Okay, Liam.
38:26Free start.
38:28Copy.
38:29Liam Lawson will be starting in 18th from the pit lane.
38:33A little bit nervous.
38:36The goal is to have a strong race.
38:39But it's going to be extremely tough.
38:42It's hard to come through from the back.
38:43Is it okay?
39:02P2, Max.
39:03Good job.
39:04Keep it going.
39:08Still pretty tricky in terms of visibility.
39:26Jack doing! The rookie into the wall on the opening lap!
39:33Jack, are you okay?
39:35Yes, I'm okay.
39:44Fuckin' hell.
39:45Oh shit, he's in the wall.
39:47It's not just the rookies!
39:52What position am I now?
39:54Yeap.
39:56No, it's low.
39:57This is pretty effective.
40:01I think we need to just be careful about cars off already.
40:04Yeah, they're quite slippery.
40:06Just look at the wet patches where you can.
40:10You get this butterfly effect in the storm.
40:14Lock it alive.
40:16Taking a bit more risk just to try and find the limit.
40:28Fuck!
40:33Oh man!
40:34That was close.
40:37Just be careful.
40:40Car hit.
40:41Hulkenberg.
40:43Let me know when it comes from the back.
40:45Everyone makes mistakes.
40:47I have to reset.
40:49Focus.
40:50Okay, Kimmy.
40:52That's good.
40:53We are really slow to speed.
40:59A tidy pass for Attenelli.
41:02He's moved up to 12th position.
41:05Nice one, Kimmy. I like that.
41:15Feels like the wind is picking up.
41:17The rain could get pretty intense.
41:20Are you okay, Fernando?
41:31Yeah.
41:35Let's talk so late.
41:36Is there more rain building up?
41:39We're standing in the car ahead.
41:41Copy.
41:42He has 3.6 behind.
41:44It's raining again.
41:49Yeah, my tires are fucked.
41:52Good job.
41:57Fernando, Oscar is now behind you.
42:00Yeah.
42:0215 laps to go here.
42:03McLaren currently set to take maximum points.
42:09Oscar is 0.7 behind you.
42:13I hit a quick patch.
42:16Uh, I'm fucked.
42:23Yeah, it's still 0.7.
42:26Yeah.
42:31Time off.
42:36Pete Astrid going into the gravel!
42:38They're both off!
42:39Off go the McLareys!
42:42Norris stays in the lead!
42:50Pete, no max.
42:53Oscar, update on condition.
42:56Oscar, if you can get going, then pin.
42:59Oscar Piastri could be out of his home Grand Prix!
43:08In my box, box.
43:11Fuck the box.
43:20People on their slicks are struggling.
43:22My pig!
43:26Gabriel Bortoletto, into the wall!
43:28Sorry, I crashed.
43:29My big save.
43:31Okay.
43:34And then you're currently P7.
43:36Currently P7.
43:39Lawson's now in the points.
43:40Having started way down in 18th place.
43:43Yeah, this is great, Wim.
43:44Do you want to try and survive it?
43:47Yes.
43:49I know that I have this very brief moment to prove myself.
43:52It definitely feels like, you know, that time is right now.
44:17I'm on the wall, mate.
44:20Have you pulled away?
44:22Yeah, but, uh, real, sorry.
44:33Sorry, guys.
44:36Unfortunately for Liam, he makes mistakes under pressure.
44:43You know, it's, quite simply, not good enough.
44:49Can we send a car, hit elbow?
44:52Copy.
44:54Now, I'm really feeling good with the car, and I'm realising that anything is possible.
45:01And I just want to get more of this feeling.
45:04And it's not over yet.
45:06I have to go for it.
45:08You have to hit .5.
45:10You do have the overtake available.
45:13Keep pushing.
45:19Yes, mate. Nice job.
45:24Unbelievable from Kimi Antonelli.
45:26For fourth place.
45:31Back at 9 again.
45:33Yeah, P9.
45:34Behind you, you've got Charles.
45:51Hamilton.
45:52Hamilton, 0.6 behind.
45:55Lewis Hamilton having a tough weekend.
45:59Hamilton, 0.6 behind.
46:07Lewis Hamilton having a tough weekend.
46:08Gap ahead, 0.9.
46:10Okay.
46:12Yeah, something's off in my steering.
46:15Yeah, Lando, let's focus.
46:17Okay, final map, Max.
46:190.6.
46:20Yeah, okay.
46:25Lando, the pace is in the car.
46:27Do not ever push it.
46:29Norris has a couple of corners to go.
46:41The Australian Grand Prix is going to be win number one in 2025 for Lando Norris.
46:50What up, mate.
46:52What up.
46:53He won.
46:54Great job.
46:57What up, boys.
46:58Beautifully handled.
47:00Amazing way to start the year.
47:01Thank you so much.
47:04George Russell comes home to finish on the podium ahead of his teammate.
47:09Amazing debut for Antonelli in fourth position.
47:13Wow, what a race.
47:14Mega job today, mate.
47:17Not bad, but your first go.
47:19And yeah, some of those overtakes were pretty sweet.
47:22Thanks, everyone.
47:24It was a good weekend.
47:27Big time?
47:29Yeah.
47:29It wasn't great, but we keep pushing.
47:40Wow, man, I'm shaking here.
47:42Good time.
47:43I was sending it.
47:46Redemption.
47:47Yeah, exactly.
47:50To finish fourth place from P16 is a drink come through.
47:56Yes, yes.
47:58And with my family there, it's a special moment to share.
48:02You need to stay away from the grass.
48:05Exactly.
48:07He was one of the only rookie that survived in the wed.
48:11First ever race in Formula One in finishing P4.
48:14That's something we can be very happy about.
48:21I'm finishing one place behind George P3.
48:24It is a very, very solid result for the team.
48:32I'm very much looking forward to trying to get to the same level as George.
48:37And I'll see my first podium.
48:40After all the question marks, for Mercedes to be level on points with McLaren, you could actually probably argue Mercedes
48:46come out of Melbourne as, you know, the team that took the biggest win.
48:50Because it was so beyond, I think, even their expectations.
48:56But, already, it's just going horribly for Liam Lawson over at Red Bull.
49:03How are you feeling?
49:05Uh, yeah, it's just a really tough weekend.
49:09We struggled.
49:11You know, Liam, he needs to show that, right, I deserve this seat.
49:16This is why they've chose me, this is what I'm capable of, and that's going to be enormously important for
49:21him to try and build momentum and go and attack the next race.
49:28Did something happen?
49:30You gave this fucking steering wheel.
49:32Straight.
49:33Programmer 3, 2.
49:34I decide what they're doing.
49:36I decide.
49:37You can only fuck me over so many fucking times.
49:41Finito.
49:42One of the most brutal driver switches in history.
49:46I just didn't have enough time.
49:48People get used and played.
49:50I never imagined to be in this position.
49:53It wasn't my choice.
49:55He's totally lost.
50:12It wasn't my choice.
50:14It wasn't my choice.
50:18It wasn't my choice.
50:20It wasn't my choice.
50:23It wasn't my choice.
50:25It wasn't my choice.
50:26It wasn't my choice.
50:27It wasn't my choice.
50:28It wasn't my choice.
50:28It wasn't my choice.
50:30It wasn't my choice.
50:31It wasn't my choice.
50:31It wasn't my choice.
50:35It wasn't my choice.
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