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Formula 1 Drive to Survive S08E02
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00:28What are you doing here?
00:30What I tell you, what you do in my house, go out.
00:39This is the guard, you know?
00:41It's the bodyguard of the house.
00:43When you arrive in the house, you need to talk with this guy or this guy to go in.
00:47This is a solid coat.
00:49I don't think so.
00:50Look, it's not so solid.
00:54This is some funny picture.
00:57This is me, in different situations, you see?
01:01You like that, eh, Batman?
01:04This is Garibaldi.
01:06My favorite is Kekevara.
01:10You know, I sure was not the boring life.
01:16My name is Travio Briatore.
01:18I'm the advisor of the chairman of Renault.
01:21And the name of the team is Alpine.
01:24Hi, guys.
01:28When I started Formula One with Benetton, I sent Schumacher.
01:32And we went to the championship with the team.
01:35And this was only possible.
01:38Because I fired Moreno.
01:42And Renault, we went to the championship with Toronto.
01:45All because I replaced Stenzo Battles.
01:48Did you enjoy firing people?
01:50I still enjoy if the people are not doing the job, you know?
01:55Whatever business you're doing, everybody follow the leader.
01:59And managing Formula One people is exactly the same.
02:03Sometimes you want the stick and beat everybody in the head.
02:08Flavio was known as a very controversial character.
02:11He was one of the most ruthless team bosses in Formula One history.
02:16First season, I came back to Formula One
02:18to help the team from the bottom of the championship.
02:22This year, what I'm looking for is to finish in the first six.
02:28In the 1990s and 2000s,
02:30Flavio gave Formula One some brilliant world champions.
02:33He's the last of the old guard who plays hard on and off the track.
02:37But how much do those old ways still ring true in the modern era?
02:43I'm not a dictator, but you do whatever I tell you to do.
02:46And if somebody is not in the same direction,
02:49he'll be out, simple as that.
02:51No, no.
02:52No, no.
02:53No, no.
02:56No, no.
02:56No, no, no.
03:11Okay.
03:12Go.
03:12Give me, like, a beat.
03:18Pierre Gasly, gangster from France, Normandy.
03:24This season, Jacques Duan is my teammate.
03:27He's a rookie, so it's always difficult coming in with no experience.
03:31But he's a great dude, honestly, I really like him.
03:34Australian, very chilled.
03:36It's a good chance for him.
03:38We're going to reveal the livery to team sponsors and media.
03:41And myself.
03:42And you for the first time.
03:46And including the team.
03:49Fuck it, let's run it.
03:51It's better like that.
03:52Jacques Duan, Formula 1 driver for BWT Alpine Formula 1 team.
03:57Bang.
03:58My aspirations this season are to show what I can do
04:02and obviously prove my worth.
04:04You two will be the ones revealing the car.
04:06Okay.
04:07And then it's the reserve drivers.
04:08The band.
04:09The band are reserve drivers.
04:10They can play.
04:11I'm going to sing drums and guitar.
04:15How are you?
04:16Good to see you.
04:17How are you?
04:18Good.
04:19Reserve drivers, we've got a few.
04:21We can probably put a football team together, so...
04:26Oh!
04:28Oh!
04:28Why are there so many drivers?
04:30You suck them all!
04:32Every team has reserve drivers in case the lead drivers can't race.
04:37Like this season, in typical Flavio style.
04:40He's set about signing up pretty much every young driver they could find.
04:45And they're just waiting in the wings.
04:47They're the new ones.
04:48They're the new ones.
04:48It's great to have you here.
04:49You're the only of your team.
04:51I'm the only one.
04:52You were a lot better than I thought.
04:53Yes.
04:56I'm Franco Lapinto, BWT Alpine Formula 1 team reserve driver.
05:01Last year at Williams, it was a great start to my F1 career.
05:07Still a drop.
05:08That was amazing.
05:10Franco Colapinto, Argentina's first blitz scorer since 1982.
05:18Get ready, okay?
05:19Okay.
05:20It's super to have Colapinto in the team.
05:23Everybody pushing for Franco, Colapinto, Franco, Franco.
05:26Yeah.
05:26In this moment, we have a jackie in the car.
05:29So, you know, we see.
05:32Okay, can we make one?
05:34Just the official drivers, please.
05:36As a rookie, I think, you know, if you underperform, your future's at stake, for sure.
05:41It is a bit sink or swim.
05:42I just focus on myself.
05:45Drive my race car as fast as I can.
05:47Are the reserves done?
05:48Yeah.
05:49Well, stay here in case you're caught up on.
05:51I'm only a reserve driver, but I want to be driving again.
05:54That's why I came to a team.
05:57And for me to be in, someone needs to live.
05:59So, I would be happy to take the seat of anyone.
06:02That's the reality.
06:06They want to do a selfie with Flavia.
06:08Oh, yeah, yeah, great, great, of course.
06:09For decades, Formula 1 team principals have been termed the Piranha Club
06:14because they are ruthless.
06:16They will chew you up and they will spit you out.
06:22And for Flavio, who knows what it is to operate within this Piranha Club,
06:27when one of his drivers has a couple of bad races,
06:30they're on thin ice.
06:32You need to push at the bottom.
06:34Bravo.
06:37Jack could be replaced at any moment by one of these reserves.
06:41So he has to impress Flavio if he wants to keep his seat.
07:11You got to watch your back in this sport show.
07:13The Piranha Club is, I'd say, a pretty accurate description.
07:18Pretty much everybody is trying to fuck each other.
07:31Piranhas are small little fishes to bite.
07:34How many drivers you got these days?
07:36He's got, like, a football team.
07:37There's a lot of skullduggery that goes on.
07:43We're here to win.
07:45It's better to kill than to be killed.
07:48These weekends don't kill you, nothing will.
07:57Jonathan?
07:58Yeah?
07:59Are you a member of the Piranha Club?
08:02Who told you that?
08:04Just wondering.
08:05Am I a member?
08:05Are you a member?
08:06I don't know.
08:06I don't think you're a proper member unless you're in the WhatsApp group.
08:09Oh, dear.
08:09You still haven't arrived, really, have you?
08:12Jonathan Wheatley, Team Principal, Stake F1 Team, Kicksalver.
08:17And if I knew I had to write that much,
08:20I'd have printed it out before I got here.
08:28Action.
08:32Good morning.
08:33Good morning.
08:35I think that's yours.
08:36That's yours.
08:37That's mine.
08:38It's been a roller coaster, hasn't it, really?
08:40Yeah, I've only been here a couple of months.
08:41It seems like a heartbeat to go now.
08:44This is my first season for Salva.
08:46But I started as a mechanic with Benetton,
08:49and I worked my way through the ranks,
08:51ending in sporting director at Red Bull.
08:55Who'd have thought that back in 1991?
08:57I know. It's incredible, isn't it?
08:59There's so many people still there from those days.
09:01You know, Flavio.
09:03Big personality.
09:05Oh, yeah.
09:06And it was terrifying when you were a 20-year-old mechanic.
09:09Flavio was my boss for a very long period of time.
09:12I learned so much from him.
09:14But he could be incredibly intimidating.
09:18The way I work is different to that.
09:20My approach is to really believe that a team
09:24can achieve incredible things
09:26and create a culture where positivity is the norm.
09:30You know, because in a positive culture,
09:32I mean, it's extraordinary.
09:32It makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck
09:35to work in a Formula One team
09:36where everything's pushing in the same direction.
09:43This year, our driver line-up is tremendously exciting.
09:51Okay.
09:53Nico Halkenberg, stake of one team, kick Salva.
09:57I think, at the moment, currently,
09:59I'm the third longest-serving driver,
10:01obviously, behind Fernando and Luis.
10:03I think Jonathan's a strong leader for the team.
10:06He's been in the business, I don't know,
10:0830, 35 years, something like that.
10:11So, obviously, he brings a lot of experience to the table.
10:14It's, yeah, an interesting dynamic this year.
10:17I have a new teammate, Gabriel.
10:19He's a new kid on the block.
10:21He's in his rookie season.
10:23If you don't mind taking that seat over there.
10:26It's like a job interview.
10:27Please, take a seat.
10:29Tell me, what makes you think you're suitable for this job?
10:33I'm Brazilian.
10:35I love meat.
10:36You're in.
10:37You're in.
10:38I'm Gabriel Bortoleto.
10:40I'm racing for stake of one team, kick Salva.
10:44Sometimes it feels a bit scary to get to Formula One.
10:47There are so many things to learn.
10:50Talking points for the weekend.
10:51The focus is on optimizing the package
10:53in terms of stability and downforce.
10:56I'm a rookie, you know.
10:58There's a lot of pressure on our shoulders,
11:00and it's not easy.
11:03We also believe that we have the potential
11:05to challenge four points here in Miami.
11:07This season, we started in a very difficult way.
11:10We know we are struggling,
11:13but Jonathan is very calm.
11:15What have you been doing the loss?
11:16I had a couple of days off to spend with my family,
11:18so it was good.
11:19Recharge energy.
11:20Reconnect.
11:20See my nephews.
11:22He's a great guy.
11:23He's been supporting me a lot.
11:25Any questions on that?
11:26Oh, good.
11:27No, all clear.
11:27Yeah.
11:28And obviously, I have a strong teammate.
11:30Have you any idea where you might end up
11:32performance-wise this weekend?
11:35Golden question.
11:36I do not know, to be honest.
11:39You tell me.
11:40Doesn't look good.
11:42Currently, the team is not competitive enough.
11:45And in these situations,
11:46for a rookie to come into Formula One,
11:48it is difficult.
11:50We just need to see the points
11:51so I can improve and do a better job myself.
11:55People don't perform immediately.
11:57As a team, we're taking a long-term view.
12:02Jonathan Wheatley's coming into a team
12:03that's been in a very tricky situation,
12:06with no experience of being a team principal.
12:09But he has a chance to prove himself.
12:12And what better way than by beating his old boss?
12:16Fabio's been here now about eight or nine months.
12:18What are you made of him as a character, as a personality?
12:22There's no BS.
12:23There's no mucking around.
12:24You find out what's going on very, very quickly.
12:26The beginning of the season was not fantastic.
12:31So I have a big accident in Australia.
12:43I'm so short.
12:46Are you okay?
12:47Yeah, perfect.
12:48Very big accident in Japan.
13:01Did something happen?
13:03Are you okay, mate?
13:05I'm okay, yeah.
13:07What happened?
13:09Every time you crash, it's a mistake.
13:12I hope it's done.
13:13I hope it's done.
13:14I hope it's done very quickly as well.
13:16Do you understand why you are the target of all this noise about your future?
13:24I think this is how it is for my time right now.
13:29And for sure I'll benefit from it more than anything and more than anything else.
13:34How do you react?
13:35I'm so sorry.
13:36We've got to go.
13:37We've got to go to the broadcast.
13:39Come on.
13:39Sorry.
13:40Cheers, guys.
13:42All the best, Jackie.
13:44Rumour from the one is what you have every day.
13:50It's full of rumour about anything, about everything.
13:54Be careful to keep the car in that truck.
13:56Exactly.
13:56Not over driving the bloody car.
13:58Keep this fucking steering wheel.
14:02Obviously, there's a lot of rumours.
14:04It isn't easy.
14:05It's kind of like just saying, like, fuck them all.
14:07You know what I mean?
14:07Like, fuck all this.
14:09Just crack on with you and that's all that you can do.
14:13There's been so much shit in the press over the last two, three months.
14:19It was insane.
14:20You've got to focus on what you can control, getting in your zone, so...
14:25Yeah.
14:26Everybody's talking about Jack being replaced, and I feel for the guy,
14:30because everybody's talking about him in a way which is, you know, quite toxic.
14:4022 years old, it's not easy to deal with this sort of, you know, pressure, attention, bad press.
14:52On top of all this, I've got serious death threats for this Grand Prix, saying they're going to kill me
14:56here if I'm not out of the car.
14:59I had six or seven emails saying that if I'm still in the car by Miami, that I'll be, you
15:05know, all my limbs will be cut off.
15:08Wednesday, I'm there with my fucking girlfriend and my trainer, and I've got three fucking men, like, armed men.
15:13One at that window, one there, and I had to call my police escort to come get it under control.
15:18I'm saying whatever I want to go, I don't give a shit anymore.
15:22You just missed a phone down.
15:25I'm already closed-lipped fucking 99% of the time.
15:29Anything that I hear anyway is only a third of what I'm allowed to say.
15:32It's for the show.
15:34Yeah, pretty heavy stuff.
15:35It's not the nicest way to be going racing.
15:38It's for the show.
15:39It's for the show.
15:43It's for the show.
15:50It's for the show.
15:51It's for the show.
15:55It's for the show.
15:56It's for the show.
15:57It's for the show.
15:57It's for the show.
15:57It's for the show.
15:58It's for the show.
15:59It's for the show.
16:00It's for the show.
16:00It's for the show.
16:01It's for the show.
16:04It's for the show.
16:12It's very important to understand what our friend of Australia said.
16:18I'm just thinking, like, fuck.
16:22I have to try and prove my worth, show what I can do,
16:26and make sure I'm not letting things out of my control get to me.
16:30What does Jack need to do to keep his seat?
16:34It's quite simple.
16:36Here it's no crash. It's simple as that.
16:45Let's try to maximize it.
16:47We will. Let's go.
16:51Gabriel has everything you need to score points.
16:54But I'm not setting any targets
16:55because he's got a tough challenge ahead of him.
16:57It's about supporting.
17:01My team trusts in my potential,
17:04so I don't want to disappoint anyone.
17:09Okay, so straight out.
17:11Okay.
17:20Gabriel Borleto outqualified his teammate Nico Hülkenberg
17:23and starts in 13th.
17:39I'm just absolutely shitting myself on all levels.
17:45I really want my first points.
17:47And no matter what happens,
17:48I'll leave it all out on track.
17:54I'm just absolutely shitting myself on all levels.
18:03I'm just so excited.
18:07Jack Dewitt going wheel to wheel.
18:09It's the first turn of the circuit.
18:10It's the first turn of the circuit.
18:15Jack Dewitt makes contact with the Racing Bull.
18:25Jack, let's just be careful here.
18:33Punch him.
18:37Out of there.
18:44What do you want me to do?
18:45Jack, we're going to need to retire the car here.
18:47Copy.
18:53I don't know what I could have done.
19:00Do it for the second time this season, out on lap one.
19:12OK, Gabby. Good job. Let's give it up.
19:15Yeah, copy.
19:15We can push as much as you can.
19:17Push as much as you can.
19:19Come on, Gabby.
19:21Check my exit. I'm losing power.
19:26Yeah, I cannot ride like this. You see that?
19:31Hey, Gabby. This is very unfortunate.
19:34We want to start attacking in a safe place.
19:37All right, I'm switching off.
19:39Very important. You were gonna have each other.
19:42We've lost two of the six rookies we've got.
19:49Minko.
19:50Minko. Gazzly's in front.
19:51Let's keep pushing.
19:55Minko.
19:56Minko.
20:01Minko.
20:06Minko.
20:07I've got more if you want.
20:09Pick up pace if you've got any in the tank.
20:12Last lap, last lap.
20:15Looks like Gazdy's recovered some pace.
20:21Good job, let's keep it up.
20:27That's the check flag, P-13.
20:30Tough afternoon out there.
20:32Pretty tough weekend, guys.
20:34Gotta figure out how to get these performance back.
20:41That's the checkered flag, Nico.
20:43P-14.
20:45That was about all we could take, unfortunately.
20:50It's not my first rodeo, but I think you have to be humble about the challenge we have ahead of
20:57us.
21:00For Alpine and Sauber, who find themselves really at the bottom of the pack in 2025,
21:05they have to show some form of improvement.
21:09There was a lot to learn during a high-stress situation, but I still think there's, yeah, it's good.
21:15It means there's lots to go through.
21:17When you take on new talent, there's a development.
21:20There's a pathway.
21:21There's a pathway, and that's what we'll be helping Gabby with.
21:25Gabrielle's a tremendous talent.
21:28Jonathan's approach is very much arm around the shoulder, supportive.
21:34Some people might argue that it just creates a soft team.
21:38It doesn't create the sharp edges that you need to win.
21:44Other team principals embrace those sharp edges.
21:47Is there something I could do, or I didn't look like it because it was fully packed out in that
21:52turn one?
21:59If you have a talent, you make it.
22:02Sixth race is enough.
22:06You have the chance.
22:08You need to take it.
22:17Hello.
22:19Hello.
22:20Hey, David.
22:21So, we decided to take Colapinto for the next race.
22:27From Imola.
22:29Yeah.
22:33You know what I mean?
22:34I thought that it was all bullshit.
22:37And now they get to be right.
22:40They're the press.
22:41They're the press.
22:43That's what annoys me at the moment.
22:54So, unfortunately, I lost my race seat.
22:58So, very, very difficult to take, and also just a bit of shock.
23:06I wasn't able to enjoy being a Formula One driver.
23:09Something that I dreamt of for so long.
23:12So, yeah, it's pretty shit.
23:14Really, really, really shit.
23:31I'm Franco Elapinto, BWT, Alpine, Formula One driver.
23:35Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
23:41Good morning.
23:43How are you?
23:43Yeah, all right.
23:44Welcome back.
23:45You're the man of the moment.
23:47It feels great to be back in Formula One.
23:50Flavio has put a lot of trust in me, so I'm gonna try to do my best.
24:02Franco!
24:04You need to be very careful, eh?
24:06You don't need to put any mistakes.
24:10Flavio's always been ruthless.
24:13And so the decisions that he's making are quite reactionary.
24:17And they are intended to bring a step up in performance
24:23for a team that's sitting close to the bottom
24:25of the World Championship.
24:30I'll be right.
24:36Flavio's expecting Franco to be on the pace immediately.
24:44100% problem here.
24:48Nice push.
24:59You okay, mate? You okay?
25:00You okay? Sorry.
25:04Oh, there's lots more.
25:08It's about 12 hours.
25:09Yeah.
25:10Sorry.
25:11No, no, sorry.
25:12But this error here, I don't know what you can do.
25:15I don't know if it's my ass.
25:16I don't know if it's your ass.
25:18But if it's your ass, it's the car,
25:20and it's my ass.
25:21Yeah.
25:22Yeah.
25:26Last lap.
25:27Last lap.
25:28Copy.
25:34That's the checkered flag.
25:35She's got one P-12, but wasn't quite enough.
25:39Yeah, I appreciate it.
25:41That's Gas Lady Heights.
25:43Okay, and that is the checkered flag.
25:45P-13.
25:46There it is.
25:48That was P-16 in the end.
25:50We've got some work to do here.
25:54We are P-18.
25:58At the moment, both teams are finding it tough.
26:03Alpine are just one point ahead of Sauber
26:05at the bottom of the Constructors' World Championship.
26:09Flavio's not going to be happy.
26:19We're going to make a point of the situation.
26:22Yes.
26:24We're going to try to understand
26:25that we haven't been very good until now.
26:31Let's say that between two P-12,
26:33he's been the most successful.
26:38Now, we have to recover points.
26:40Let's try something on my machine.
26:42And I don't give you shit, okay?
26:44I decide what to do.
26:46I decide.
26:49You have to understand that…
26:52But we have to increase our performance,
26:54because it's fundamental.
26:57Flavio doesn't really mess around.
26:58If he's got to tell you something, he's very straight,
27:02which I quite like because you don't really waste any time.
27:16With the team's rookies struggling, the only realistic way
27:20to pick up significant points will be through their veteran drivers.
27:35Good morning.
27:39Hmm.
27:42Too many phones.
27:44Yeah, I know.
27:45But do you know what?
27:46It's quite nice sometimes in the evening
27:47to leave the work phone in the office.
27:50So which number I got you on?
27:53You've got both of mine.
27:55I think the summer stint could be interesting.
27:59Yeah, it's still a young team.
28:00You know, we're still knitting together.
28:03Each week I'm with the team, I understand a little bit more how it works,
28:06the way that we go about our racing.
28:10Been around the block with different teams,
28:12which unfortunately never quite clicked for me.
28:15It's a fact that I've done many, many races and haven't stepped on that podium.
28:20But hopefully with Jonathan, we have a team boss that knows, you know,
28:24what it takes to develop and to grow.
28:26And I think in that respect, you know, he's a great leader.
28:30Yeah, it's just about finding the last bit, being professional there.
28:34We need to try to keep the momentum up, keep it going.
28:38I have absolutely no doubt of what he's capable of.
28:41Being a team principal, it's about helping that driver on their journey
28:46to outperform themselves.
29:08We have an incredible week ahead of us at the British Grand Prix.
29:12Not taking any drink, eh? No alcohol.
29:15No alcohol, I don't drink.
29:16No alcohol.
29:17I don't drink at work.
29:17Hi, nice to see you.
29:18Love you, brother.
29:19Yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:20Nice to see you. How are you?
29:22Joe is with me.
29:23Yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:23From Sauber, future Audi.
29:25Yeah.
29:25Then Ayo.
29:27Sorry, Andy Cowell.
29:28Ciao, Derek.
29:29How are you?
29:30Shit.
29:35You know, I have too many, too much, too many people, too many business.
29:40Keep life simple.
29:41Yeah, yeah.
29:42But now, yes.
29:43I'm 74, eh?
29:44Wow.
29:44Tomorrow, we go to Silverstone.
29:47It's going to be a great weekend.
29:48A little bit of rain will make it exciting.
29:51Yeah, no.
29:51Alpine can win.
29:52Yeah.
29:53Who knows?
30:02The difference between me and Jonathan
30:04is that we have a different experience in business.
30:08You know, I'm an entrepreneur.
30:12You need to be ruthless.
30:13You need to be ruthless.
30:15But Jonathan is a nice guy.
30:22I don't think my management style is the same as Flavio.
30:26I come across as quite laid back, relaxed, pragmatic, but don't confuse kindness with weakness.
30:47What's up, man?
30:47You okay?
30:48You look good.
30:49Yeah, very good.
30:50See you behind us this week.
30:51Yeah.
30:52For Alpine and Sauber, who find themselves really languishing at the bottom this year,
30:58every position they can make up in the team championship is critical because it's worth five to ten million dollars.
31:07The weather's been all over the place, isn't it?
31:09It's incredible.
31:09Yeah, it's crazy.
31:12I just hope we have some fucking points.
31:13God, they wouldn't buy this weekends for nothing.
31:17You know what?
31:18Yeah.
31:24And then we have to wake up on this other race.
31:27Otherwise, we can't be behind the whole team there.
31:35The team at this point in the season is under massive pressure.
31:38And we've got to deliver more than we are doing at the moment.
31:43Yeah, Gasly doing a great job in qualifying, putting that car on P8.
31:49Okay, we'll play to go.
31:50Yeah.
31:55Franco Colapinto is starting from the pit lane.
31:58He spun off qualifying yesterday.
32:01When you are in this situation, what can I say?
32:06Formula One, it'd be a gladiator job, you know, not a little child.
32:14Good luck today, man.
32:16You okay?
32:17It's gonna be tough to score points.
32:20But we're in this battle where every single tiny thing makes a difference.
32:24It's gonna be tough to score points.
32:27We're gonna get a trick.
32:29Can I have it?
32:30Gabriel Bortoleto, 16th on the grid.
32:32Nico Hülkenberg, he starts 19th.
32:37P19 on the grid, virtually last.
32:41We need to maximize every opportunity that we get.
32:4620 seconds.
32:48Good.
32:4920 seconds.
33:03Good.
33:10Good.
33:10He's gonna be perfect.
33:11Good.
33:13Oh.
33:13Looks like Colapinto has an issue?
33:15Something is wrong there.
33:18What the f**k?
33:19What's happening, guys?
33:21I'm not really sure what's wrong here, mate.
33:23We're stuck in gear and we can't pull away.
33:31Oh, my God.
33:36Colin Pinto, stuck in second gear, car stalled.
33:40He's out of the race.
33:46OK, mate, well done.
33:47Keep your face up.
33:49OK.
33:50The back straight looks dry already.
33:53You can go for a race, mate.
33:55You can go for a race if you need to.
34:08OK, Javi, are you OK?
34:10Yeah, man, sorry.
34:15The rain is coming in the three laps, Nico.
34:17To your best.
34:18Of course.
34:20Oh, no, no, no, no.
34:27Bobs.
34:28I'm going to the Bobs.
34:30How could I, Nico?
34:32Oh, Sauber rolling the dice with an early stop.
34:39The weather always has a big impact on the race.
34:43It's very tricky to read it, to preempt it.
34:49It's a close call between hero and zero.
34:51Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
34:56Oh, no, no, no.
35:00Oh, no, no, no.
35:01Brain reported turn seven.
35:03Choking.
35:07Oh.
35:12Hulkenberg using his experience to time that pit stop perfectly.
35:17We are boxed this lap, yes, boxed this lap.
35:21The rest of the field are now forced to come in.
35:25And boxed here, boxed, boxed.
35:28Perfect.
35:30Great job, Nico.
35:32Hulkenberg has gained significant ground following his decisive pit stop
35:37ahead of the rain.
35:40We are currently P5.
35:44May update that if someone is close.
35:48We are P6 at the moment.
35:50Guys in front, roll and hold the boat.
35:53Hulkenberg is fucking free.
35:55How the heck is this combat?
35:57Uh, from last.
35:59Crazy.
36:08Max Verstappen spins around from second position and loses a handful of places.
36:13And that's P4, Nico.
36:16We think the rain will stop for at least 40 minutes.
36:19Okay, I understand.
36:22Four and a half second gap to Stroll.
36:24Okay.
36:29Behind us, we've got Hamilton.
36:35Guys beat the side of the bars.
36:37Buy your best.
36:43Yeah, pace is good.
36:47Good job.
36:52Good job.
36:54Alright, plenty of Stroll.
37:07P3.
37:08Great job, Nico.
37:11Nico Hulkenberg, 238 Grand Prix.
37:14The most by any driver without a podium finish.
37:19Hamilton is behind putting pressure.
37:23Dugging his mega out there.
37:25Hulkenberg has got a seven times world champion on his tail.
37:30Can he hold on?
37:33What's going on in Hamilton?
37:34There's a four and a half second gap to Hamilton.
37:40Let's get really close.
37:42And we left.
37:43Seven to go.
37:48About two, three and a half seconds.
37:50Fuck.
37:55Very fast at my own time.
37:58Two more laps.
38:06My heart's pounding.
38:08All the pressure and all the tension.
38:10I'm pretty stressed.
38:14I got Luis behind me, chasing me down.
38:17Trying to push me into a mistake.
38:19It's the ultimate challenge.
38:24The slightest mistake.
38:27And you can be out.
38:30Last lap.
38:34Stay clean.
38:35No mistakes.
38:36Bring it home.
38:58And finally, he gets to stand on the podium.
39:02It's third place for Hulkenberg.
39:05It's the Chugger flag, Nico.
39:07You did it.
39:07You did it, dude.
39:08Podium.
39:09P3, baby.
39:10Oh, my God.
39:16I don't think a Cobra amp would be what we just done.
39:22Well done.
39:23That's P6.
39:24Yes.
39:25Yes.
39:25Very good, Robin.
39:28Nico, absolute masterclass today.
39:31This has been the most overdue podium in Formula One history,
39:35and you nailed it.
39:37Thank you, Jonathan.
39:39Oh, my God.
39:40Nico, it's Gabby.
39:41Man, you don't know how happy I am for you.
39:43You are a fucking legend.
39:44Honestly, absolutely insane what you did today.
39:49Thank you, buddy.
39:50Thank you very much.
39:50Appreciate that from you.
39:52You know, you are great to me.
39:53We are.
39:55Together, we are.
39:57We are right.
39:59Look where we are now.
40:01Extraordinary meteoric rise from 10th to 6th in the championship.
40:10No, no, no.
40:11No, no, no.
40:11No, no.
40:12No, no.
40:12No, no.
40:13No, no.
40:13No, no.
40:23No, no, no, no.
40:24No, no, no, no.
40:25No, no, no, no.
40:25No, no, no.
40:26No, no, no.
40:27No, no, no, no.
40:29Enjoy it.
40:35Nobody really expected it or saw it coming.
40:37I feel very happy and proud about it.
40:39Finally, you know, I've done it.
40:45I sit here at the moment really feeling like Salva is my team.
40:51You start to create a different culture, and it blossoms around you.
40:59I've been very, very lucky to be a part of this journey so far,
41:02and I'm excited about the next five, six, seven years.
41:12Can you stop following?
41:16When you are a leader of any business, it depends on your choice, the success or not.
41:23And only the future tells me if I'm right or wrong.
41:27I believe we need to be concentrated completely in 2026.
41:31Even next year, we have the bottom. I change the job, you know.
41:35Finito. Grazie.
41:42We have two number one drivers fighting for the championship.
41:46Well done.
41:46That's a recipe for disaster.
41:48The top two in the world championships side by side.
41:51I want to win badly, sometimes too badly.
41:58We're nowhere near where we should be.
42:01Something doesn't feel right with this car.
42:04I cannot drive.
42:05Williams has to get a handle on this situation.
42:08What the fuck is happening in Portugal?
42:10That's not how I go racing, guys.
42:12B
42:14hill out.
42:40We're on the world championship.
42:44You
43:40You
44:10You
44:22You
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