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00:03I wanna let my head down
00:05While I'm staring down your face
00:07Wanna go till the lights out
00:09Take it right back to my place
00:11You watch your mind
00:13If you don't know what this is
00:14I tell them one by one
00:16If I'm one by one
00:18Twist my wrist
00:19Guys like this, stare at me
00:20Eyes on me, out to my back
00:22Just like this, here for the night
00:24Just keep watching
00:27Just keep watching
00:28Just keep watching
00:30Just keep watching
00:34Just keep watching
00:37Just keep watching
00:41A very warm welcome everybody
00:46To the Drivers' Press Conference
00:48Ahead of the FIA Formula One
00:50Japanese Grand Prix
00:52We have the usual two groups
00:53Coming your way
00:54Group one, left to right
00:56We have Lance Stroll
00:57Charles Leclerc and Franco Colopinto
01:00A very warm welcome to the three of you
01:02Franco, if we could start with you please
01:04A brilliant race last time out
01:07Just how much of a breakthrough
01:09Was China for you?
01:12It was good
01:13I've been looking for
01:15For those points since a long time ago
01:17And it was really positive for me
01:19And for the team to have a double point finish again
01:21Since a very long time ago
01:22So it's good
01:24Of course that we were looking for more
01:26And it's looking really positive
01:28At the start of the race
01:29We're running fifth and sixth
01:30And it's looking like
01:33We could score a whole lot more points
01:35And of course the safety car
01:38Kind of damaged our race
01:39Mine and Pierre as well
01:40Mine because of the strategy
01:42Was much worse
01:43But you know it was still positive
01:45To see the performance
01:47To see that we could fight on the front
01:49And that we could be up there
01:51With the big team
01:53So I think generally
01:53It was a really positive weekend
01:55In China
01:55Coming from Melbourne
01:57It was a big step forward
01:58And that was of course
01:59Really, really positive
02:00And yeah
02:02Motivated a lot of people
02:03In the factory
02:04You could see the faces
02:05I went a couple of days ago
02:06And everyone was looking
02:07Really positive
02:08Happy
02:09Motivated
02:09Wanting more
02:10And that's what we want to see
02:11So yeah
02:12Good weekend
02:13Confidence is a fickle thing
02:15For drivers
02:15Just how much happier
02:17Are you with this year's car
02:18Compared to last year
02:21I'm happier of course
02:22That when you can fight
02:24A bit further up
02:26It makes you feel more confident
02:28And makes you
02:29You know
02:31Give that extra little bit
02:32In different situations
02:34And I think
02:34When you are so close
02:37To with RQ3
02:38You know
02:38When you are in the fight
02:39It is different
02:40And last year
02:41Unfortunately
02:42We didn't have that
02:43This year
02:43It's looking much better
02:44And of course
02:46The car did steps
02:47And it's looking
02:48Much closer to our teams
02:50And I think
02:52Also knowing
02:53That we have a lot
02:54Of performance
02:54Coming
02:55Or that we see
02:56Many different things
02:57To improve
02:58It's also really positive
02:59You know
02:59When you are up there
03:01And you know
03:02That you've got
03:02Many things to fix
03:03And to improve
03:04It's even better
03:05So I think
03:06Looking forward to this year
03:07It's feeling more competitive
03:08And that makes you
03:10Happier
03:11And of course
03:12We want to be
03:13Fighting for points
03:14Consistently
03:15Which is what
03:15We are looking for
03:17And trying to aim
03:18And you think
03:19You can achieve that
03:20This weekend
03:20At Suzuka?
03:21Yeah we'll see
03:22I think it's
03:23Another new weekend
03:24New track
03:25Very different
03:26On energy
03:26On kind of corners
03:28Very long
03:28Very high speed
03:29So it's going to be
03:30Really different
03:31I think
03:31Still we need to understand
03:33Our biggest weaknesses
03:36And where we are
03:37Still needing to work more
03:40China was a really
03:41Different track
03:41To this one
03:42So we need to
03:42To see
03:43But I think
03:43Generally
03:45It's new for everyone
03:46No one really knows
03:47Where it's going to be
03:47And we need to wait
03:48Until tomorrow
03:50Best of luck this weekend
03:51Thank you Franco
03:52Lance if we could
03:52Come to you now
03:55Difficult start to the year
03:57For the team
03:58Given the problems
04:00How would you describe
04:01The mood in the team?
04:03Let's start with that
04:05Well everyone's just working
04:07As hard as they can
04:11To improve the situation
04:13For sure none of us are
04:15Happy with where we are
04:16It's not the start of the season
04:18That we hope for
04:20But
04:22Yeah
04:23It is what it is
04:24And just
04:25Working as hard as possible
04:26To improve it
04:27Can we talk about
04:28Potential improvements?
04:30I mean
04:30Laps have been limited
04:31We know that
04:32But do you believe
04:33The car
04:34Still has potential?
04:37I think so
04:38Yes
04:41We know we have issues
04:42On the
04:44Engine side
04:45There's areas
04:46There's areas
04:47We need to work on
04:49With the car
04:52You know
04:52I think high speed corners
04:54Is still a weakness for us
04:57So
04:58Yeah
04:59We're just
04:59Trying to improve in all areas
05:00That we can
05:01That we know we
05:02That needs work
05:03And
05:05Yeah
05:05Just
05:06It's just bringing performance
05:08As quick as we can
05:09Honda's home race
05:11Here in Japan
05:12What does success look like
05:14For you
05:14Here at Suzuka?
05:18Well we're just trying to improve
05:19The issues we had in China
05:21I mean
05:22In China we had
05:23Big vibration
05:25Problems
05:26You know
05:27Reliability issues
05:28So
05:30Just tackling some of those
05:32Those problems
05:33And
05:34I think getting both cars
05:36To the checkered flag
05:37Would already be a good
05:39Good step forward for us
05:40Okay
05:41Final one from me
05:42There's a lot of speculation
05:43Surrounding
05:44The role of team principal
05:46At Aston Martin
05:48What are your thoughts on it?
05:50Do you think Adrian
05:51Has too much on his plate
05:53As things stand?
05:56I mean
05:57I'm
06:00Don't know
06:01All the details about that
06:02But
06:02I know Adrian's
06:04A team principal right now
06:05I know that
06:05We have to improve the engine
06:07We have to improve the car
06:08And
06:09I think that's
06:10What everyone's focused on
06:12Alright
06:13Thank you for that
06:14And Charles
06:15If we could
06:16Come to you now
06:17Two races
06:18Two podiums
06:20For Ferrari
06:21So far this year
06:22How much potential
06:23Does this year's car have?
06:27Well I think as everyone
06:28Is saying
06:29I think this championship
06:30Is going to be all about
06:32Development
06:32And upgrades
06:33That each team
06:34Are going to bring
06:35For now we are in
06:37An okayish place
06:39But of course
06:40We're not here to
06:41Only do podiums
06:42And we want to
06:44Win races
06:45Which at the moment
06:46Seems very difficult
06:47Because Mercedes
06:47Is at a very high level
06:48But we are working
06:50Very hard
06:51And especially
06:51The people back at the factory
06:53Are working extremely hard
06:54For bringing upgrades
06:55As soon as possible
06:57I know there's quite a bit
06:58Of things coming up
07:01Soon
07:02Whether this is going to
07:03Make the difference
07:04Or not
07:05I don't know
07:06And I'm pretty sure
07:06The others are
07:07Not on vacation
07:09Either
07:10So it's going to be tough
07:11You say you're in
07:12An okayish place
07:14Just how close
07:15To Mercedes
07:16Are you?
07:19I don't think
07:20It's as close
07:21As what maybe
07:23People think
07:25Obviously seeing
07:26The first few races
07:27We see lots of
07:28Fighting between the cars
07:29Which is actually
07:30Quite nice
07:31But as soon as
07:32You are a little bit
07:33Suboptimal with these
07:34Cars
07:34You lose a lot of
07:35Lap time
07:36So our only chance
07:37To stay with them
07:38Is to annoy them
07:40In the first few laps
07:41But as soon as
07:42They get free air
07:43Then they've shown
07:43Their real pace
07:44In the last race
07:45And I think
07:46There's still
07:46These 4-5 tenths
07:48That we've seen
07:48Throughout these
07:49First two races
07:50So it's still
07:51A significant advantage
07:52But yeah
07:55I mean
07:55That doesn't
07:56Discourage me
07:57And again
07:58We have some
07:59Things in the pipeline
08:00We've got to
08:02Focus on
08:02Ourselves
08:03Not trying
08:05To overdo
08:06Because it's
08:08Never good
08:08In these situations
08:09And then we'll
08:10See where
08:10That brings us
08:12The gap
08:12Between you
08:13And Mercedes
08:13Appears to be
08:15A little bigger
08:15In qualifying
08:16Than it is
08:17In the race
08:17Do you think
08:18The energy recharge
08:20Changes for qualifying
08:21Here at Suzuka
08:22Will bring you
08:23Closer to them
08:24I don't think
08:25It will be a game changer
08:27I think it will be
08:28Pretty similar
08:30Apart from
08:30For the driver
08:32Where maybe
08:33A little bit less
08:33Lift and coast
08:35Which is
08:35I think a good thing
08:36I think for qualifying
08:37There are still
08:37Some changes
08:39That needs to
08:39To be done
08:40To make sure
08:40That we can push
08:42At the maximum
08:44Whatever the limit
08:45Of the car is
08:46But at the moment
08:47So far
08:48For the first two races
08:49It was more about
08:50Managing everything
08:52Properly in qualifying
08:53Rather than the actual
08:54Flat out push
08:55That we were used to
08:56In Q3
08:57In the past year
08:58So there is still
08:58Some fine tuning
08:59To be done on that
09:01But I don't think
09:02That this particular
09:03Change will be
09:04A game changer
09:05For this weekend
09:06Okay
09:07Thank you for that
09:07Let's now open
09:08This to the floor
09:09We will start
09:10With the broadcasters
09:11Who's first please
09:12David
09:12David Croft
09:13Sky Sports F1
09:14Charles on that
09:15Subject then
09:16Of tweaks
09:17That can be made
09:17For qualifying
09:18What would you do
09:19If you had the power
09:20To improve things
09:22What would your
09:22Suggestions be
09:26I don't really
09:27Want to go into
09:27The detail of this
09:28Because there are
09:29I mean it's so complex
09:30And there are so many
09:31Different little things
09:32That you can do
09:34And I also think
09:36That obviously
09:37Whenever there are
09:38These kind of changes
09:39Everybody is pushing
09:40A little bit
09:40Its agenda
09:41So
09:41But I think
09:42Yeah
09:43Just whatever solution
09:45That helps us
09:46To push at the maximum
09:47Those cars
09:48Because that's what
09:49I loved
09:50I mean that's what
09:51I love about
09:51These sports really
09:52Is when you get to Q3
09:53And that you have
09:54The maximum pressure
09:56On you to deliver
09:57At best at that moment
09:59And that you
10:00Try and do a lap
10:01That you haven't done before
10:02And at the moment
10:03This is not possible
10:04Because every time
10:05You do something
10:05That you haven't done before
10:07Then the car is just
10:08Trying to adapt to it
10:10And it makes you lose
10:11More than what you gain
10:12So I think
10:14This is the biggest
10:14Problem at the moment
10:17The solutions
10:18Is very very very complex
10:20And yeah
10:22But I know that
10:23Everybody is trying
10:24To brainstorm ideas
10:26In order to find
10:27The best solution
10:27And hopefully
10:28We come with
10:29A good solution
10:30Very soon
10:30Charles
10:31Have you done a
10:31Qualifying lap of Monaco
10:33On the simulator
10:34With these cars yet?
10:36I mean we've got
10:37Quite a lot of issues
10:38To solve
10:38So Monaco
10:39Is quite a long way
10:40Before we think about it
10:42And try it
10:43So no
10:44I haven't tried
10:44Monaco yet
10:47But yeah
10:48I haven't tried
10:49Monaco yet
10:49All right
10:50Thanks
10:50Next one
10:52A question to
10:53Charles
10:55Charles
10:55On this track
10:56Ferrari
10:57Can do something
10:58Like Max
11:00Did last year
11:00Beating
11:01The strongest McLaren
11:05I think it's a very
11:06Different situation
11:09I think after the first
11:10The first repractice
11:12We'll already have an idea
11:13Of where we stand
11:14Compared to the Mercedes
11:16I don't see any characteristics
11:18That would change
11:19Drastically
11:20What we've seen
11:21In the first two races
11:22So at the moment
11:23I will say no
11:24But yeah
11:27Let's wait and see
11:28There's still
11:28Some very long
11:29Back straight
11:30Where we know
11:31Mercedes is going
11:32To be extremely strong
11:33But it's also
11:34A very twisty
11:35Track in the first two sectors
11:37So hopefully
11:38We can have a big enough
11:39Advantage to
11:40To be faster
11:41On the overall lap
11:42But at the moment
11:43It looks unlikely
11:44With the picture
11:45That we've made ourselves
11:46In the first two
11:47Two races
11:49Okay
11:49Thank you for that
11:50Next
11:50Rafael Sam
11:52Service TV
11:52Question for Charles
11:55Sebastian Vettel
11:56Once said
11:57In some way
11:58Everybody's a Ferrari fan
12:00And people love to see you
12:01Fighting up front again
12:02After all these years
12:04In red
12:04What's Ferrari to you?
12:07I mean Ferrari
12:08Is a family
12:09And a team
12:10That I've always loved
12:12And dreamed of driving for
12:13Since I'm a kid
12:15And this hasn't changed
12:16One bit
12:17Since I joined the team
12:18In 2019
12:19So the passion
12:19Is still there
12:20Then of course
12:21The will to win
12:22And we want to win
12:24Eventually
12:24And I want to win
12:25It's been so many years
12:27Obviously working with the team
12:28To try and
12:29Come back to the top
12:30It's been a good step forward
12:32This year
12:33We are just not yet
12:34Where we want to be
12:35And we'll keep pushing
12:36Towards that direction
12:38And I hope our time
12:39Will come soon
12:39Because
12:40Yeah
12:41It's been a long time
12:42Since I started
12:43And obviously
12:44Time's passed
12:46I'm doing my best
12:47And I hope our time
12:48Will come this year
12:49Or as soon as possible
12:52Thank you
12:52Next
12:54Andrew Benson
12:54BBC Sport
12:55For Charles
12:56Charles
12:57There have been two
12:57Different races
12:58On different tracks
12:59Where there's both been
13:00These yo-yo type
13:02Racing battles
13:03That you've been involved in
13:04Among others
13:05Perhaps for different reasons
13:07Can you explain
13:08Why those battles
13:10Are happening
13:11In that way
13:12And if it's different
13:13From track to track
13:13The reasons why
13:14And also
13:16On a wider scale
13:17Is it like Mario Kart
13:18As some people have said
13:22Honestly
13:23I was a bit skeptical
13:25I mean I was very skeptical
13:26At the beginning of the year
13:28And after testing
13:30I had a particular
13:31I had some particular
13:33Expectations
13:34Going into the year
13:35That weren't very good
13:37About racing
13:38I've been
13:39Positively surprised
13:42At least for us
13:43In the front
13:44It's actually been
13:45A lot nicer
13:45Than what I thought
13:47And surely
13:48You've got some
13:49Overtakes
13:49That are artificial
13:50Just like it was the case
13:52Also with the RS
13:53Sometimes last year
13:54However
13:55There are also
13:56Many overtakes
13:56Where it's actually
13:57On the limit
13:59And where you end up
14:00In a similar state
14:01Of the battery
14:03At the same point
14:04For different
14:05Circumstances
14:06And which makes it
14:07Actually quite fun
14:09We've seen it in Australia
14:10We've seen it in Shanghai
14:11And I've had a lot more fun
14:12Than I initially thought
14:14As I said
14:14I think in qualifying
14:16It's not the most fun
14:17I've had
14:18So this is maybe
14:19Something that we need
14:20To look at
14:20But in terms of fighting
14:21I enjoyed it
14:23I enjoyed it a lot more
14:24Than what I thought
14:25And why that
14:27Well it's mostly because
14:29Mercedes is quite a bit
14:30Stronger than us
14:31But as soon as you get
14:32Out of that optimal
14:33Window
14:34Of the battery
14:35You lose a lot
14:36A lot of lap time
14:38And so that
14:39Brings the cars together
14:41And that's why
14:42There's a lot of change
14:43Of position
14:45Together with the fact
14:46That the car behind
14:47Recharges more than
14:48The car in front
14:48So all of this
14:50I mean these two things
14:51Specifically makes it
14:53Quite difficult
14:54To go away
14:55Once you are
14:56Once you are in a fight
14:57Franco can I bring
14:58You in on this
14:59You were involved
15:00In many battles
15:01In China
15:01Was it like Mario Kart
15:03For you
15:03How much
15:04How much did you enjoy it
15:06Not quite
15:07I managed to see
15:08In front of a lot of laps
15:09So it was
15:10To me it was quite fun
15:11And I think
15:12To me it felt
15:15Better and more fun
15:17To be fighting
15:18With cars
15:18With a different PU
15:20Because I think
15:21That energy
15:23Management is different
15:24Between the teams
15:25And between the
15:26Different PU
15:27Manufacturers
15:28And then it becomes
15:29A bit
15:30A bit easier
15:32I think
15:32To fight
15:33To defend
15:34As well
15:35A bit more difficult
15:35But it kind of
15:37Brings battles
15:37A bit closer
15:38With each other
15:39Because it's so different
15:40Where the teams
15:41Use the energies
15:41Which makes it
15:42A bit more interesting
15:43I think
15:44Generally
15:45It is difficult
15:46To follow
15:46But I've been
15:48Following close
15:48Some cars
15:49And it feels
15:50Better than last year
15:51In terms of
15:51Turbulence
15:52And all that
15:53Kind of thing
15:53And to be honest
15:54It felt fun
15:56China was
15:57A good race
15:58And I did
16:00Enjoy it quite a lot
16:01I enjoyed
16:02The defense
16:04And when I was
16:05Attacking others
16:06And generally
16:07It was
16:07Pretty good
16:09Didn't feel
16:10Too artificial
16:11I think
16:12Our takes
16:12Were just
16:13On the limit
16:14All the time
16:15I've seen
16:16Some that were
16:17A bit more
16:18Artificial
16:18But I think
16:19It's part
16:20Of
16:21The changes
16:22That the sport
16:23Made
16:23And that's
16:25Still improving
16:25And it's still
16:26Going on
16:27The right direction
16:28And I think
16:29There's still
16:29A lot of areas
16:30To make better
16:31And
16:31The important part
16:33Is that they are
16:33Looking at those
16:34And that they
16:34Understand them
16:35And they are
16:37Having
16:37I think
16:38A clear look at it
16:39And they will
16:40Make it better
16:41With the races
16:42It's been only
16:43Two races
16:43At the minute
16:44It's really early
16:45To talk
16:45To say
16:47If we like it
16:47Or not
16:48But I think
16:48Generally
16:49It's been
16:50It's going to be
16:51Better with the races
16:52As well
16:52And with the years
17:00Welcome back
17:01To Suzuka
17:02Everybody
17:02For part two
17:03Of our
17:04Drivers press conference
17:06Ahead of the
17:06FIA Formula One
17:07Japanese Grand Prix
17:09Joining us
17:10Now
17:10Left to right
17:11We have
17:12Lando Norris
17:13Oli Behrman
17:13And Liam Lawson
17:17Oli I'd love to know
17:18What you're showing
17:18On the screen there
17:19But why don't we
17:20Start with you
17:21Anyway
17:21Look
17:22What a start
17:23To the season
17:23It's been for you
17:25You've scored
17:25At every opportunity
17:26And now sit
17:27P5
17:28In the world championship
17:29How do you reflect
17:31On the season so far
17:33What's pleased you most
17:36Yeah
17:37No
17:37It's been a good start
17:38Obviously
17:38It's round two
17:39And you know
17:40It's
17:41I don't expect
17:41To stay P5
17:42It's a long season
17:43But it's been a great start
17:45I'm really happy with that
17:46Car has been reliable
17:49And
17:52So that's good
17:53And
17:54Yeah
17:54I'm happy about that
17:56The car has also been
17:57Really quick
17:57So
17:58Yeah
17:59We've
17:59We've been able to score
18:01Some good points
18:01I think now is
18:02Is the time for us
18:03To be able to do that
18:06And
18:06You know
18:07It's gone well
18:07So I'm happy
18:08What aspect of this car
18:10Are you enjoying the most
18:12Where is it quick
18:13Where do you feel
18:14You're able
18:14To get the most out of it
18:20Well I mean
18:21The
18:21The
18:23The chassis
18:23Is
18:24And the aero
18:25Is great
18:27The guys have done
18:28A great job
18:29In the team
18:30You know
18:30Bringing us a good car
18:31From
18:32From race one
18:33Basically
18:33We made a big step
18:34Throughout the test
18:35And the car has improved
18:36A lot since the test
18:37And
18:38And now we're in a really good place
18:39So
18:39I've been enjoying it
18:41I think on this track
18:42It is going to
18:43Feel
18:44Interesting
18:46But
18:46You know
18:47That's out of our hands
18:47What we've done
18:48You know
18:49The team
18:49I'm really proud of
18:50The job they've done
18:51Can we get your thoughts
18:52On
18:53The changes
18:53To the amount of
18:54Energy recharge
18:56That the teams
18:56Are going to be doing
18:57Over one lap
18:58In qualifying
18:59Do you welcome the change?
19:02I mean
19:03It's just making us
19:04Even slower
19:05I mean
19:07On one hand
19:08We don't have to do
19:09Any lifting coast
19:10Anymore
19:10Which
19:11Is
19:12Probably
19:12A bit better
19:13For us
19:14But
19:14It just means
19:15We have to do
19:15A lot of
19:15I mean
19:16We still have to
19:17Recharge the energy
19:18And we spend a lot of time
19:19Just with no energy
19:20Because we're losing
19:21Because we're losing
19:21One megajoule
19:22Compared to what we had
19:23On the sim
19:24And you know
19:24Prior to coming here
19:26So
19:26I think there's better ways
19:28Of achieving
19:30The same thing
19:31If we could
19:32Harvest
19:34At negative
19:35350
19:36Kilowatts
19:36While on full throttle
19:37I think it would make
19:38Everyone's lives
19:39A bit easier
19:40But this is
19:41This is also
19:43A solution
19:44I guess
19:45Look
19:46Thank you for that
19:46Lando
19:47Can I bring you in
19:48On the subject
19:48Of the energy
19:49Recharge
19:50In qualifying
19:51Can we get
19:52Your thoughts
19:52Do you welcome it
19:55I mean it's different
19:56I need to go out
19:57And drive with it
19:57First
19:57I think
19:58It will eliminate
19:59Some things
20:01It will shift
20:02Around some other bits
20:04I think the thing
20:05Is you also have
20:06Tracks
20:06Where it will be
20:07Better
20:07Tracks
20:08Like some tracks
20:09It will work
20:09And be a much
20:11Better thing
20:11Some tracks
20:12It won't change
20:13Too much
20:13So
20:14It should be
20:15A little bit better
20:15Here
20:15It's not like
20:16It's going to
20:16Change the whole world
20:17But
20:19Yeah
20:20Honestly
20:20I need to go
20:20And drive on track
20:21First
20:21And understand it
20:22Look
20:23Before we talk
20:24More about this weekend
20:24Can we throw it
20:25Back to China
20:26No
20:27It was a very tough
20:29Moment for you
20:30And the team
20:31With neither you
20:32Nor Oscar
20:33Able to make the start
20:34Do you guys
20:35Fully understand
20:36The cause of the problems
20:39Yep
20:39Yeah
20:40Alongside HPP
20:41I think
20:41It took a little bit of time
20:43To figure things out
20:44But
20:46Yeah
20:46I mean of course
20:47It hurt us
20:48As a team
20:49It certainly
20:50Didn't make us look good
20:52To have two cars
20:53Not starting a race
20:54I think what hurt more
20:55Is the fact
20:56It was out of
20:57Our control
21:00But with HPP
21:01We've worked hard
21:02To figure things out
21:03To understand
21:04How it happened
21:05Why it happened
21:06And of course
21:08We'll do everything we can
21:09To make sure it doesn't happen again
21:10But
21:11You live and you learn
21:12It was a tough one
21:13For all of us
21:13None of us want to
21:15Have a weekend like that
21:16And especially start a Sunday
21:18Like that
21:18So
21:19Yeah
21:19Hurt a lot
21:20But I think at the same time
21:22A good time
21:23For us to learn
21:24And step back
21:25And move on
21:27To this weekend
21:27Especially
21:28Without the mileage
21:29In the race
21:30In China
21:31You're still learning
21:32About this car
21:34What conclusions
21:35Are you reaching
21:36At this early stage
21:37How much potential
21:38Does the car have
21:41The cars
21:41The cars
21:42Have a lot of potential
21:44You know
21:45We're certainly not
21:45Where we want it to be
21:46But I think
21:47When I
21:47Yeah
21:48I think the real question
21:50You probably ask
21:50Is would I rather be here
21:51And have one last year
21:53Or would I rather
21:54Have a slightly better car
21:54Now and not have one last year
21:56And I think you know
21:57What my answer would be
21:58So
21:59You know
21:59You can't have the best
22:00Of everything
22:01And I think as a team
22:02We certainly
22:03Are not where we want to be
22:04And where we desire to be
22:05But I think we all know
22:06Within the team
22:08What we can achieve
22:09And now is just as good
22:10Of a time as ever
22:11To prove exactly
22:12What we can do as a team
22:14You know
22:14Against Ferrari
22:15Against Mercedes
22:16Who are performing
22:16Very well at the minute
22:19But I know all the boys
22:20And the girls
22:20Back in the factory
22:21Are working very hard
22:22And there's good progress
22:24Happening
22:24It takes time
22:25To improve on some things
22:27And it's not like we're bad
22:28You know
22:28We're still third best team
22:29At the minute
22:31But we certainly enjoy
22:32Being first
22:33A lot more than third
22:34So
22:35Time will tell
22:36We've got some things
22:37In the pipeline
22:37And like I said
22:39Everyone's working hard
22:40So we're ambitious
22:41To get back to the top
22:42Lando thanks for that
22:43And Liam
22:43Let's come to you
22:44Now what a difference
22:45A year makes
22:47You're coming to Suzuka
22:48On the back
22:49Of a brilliant
22:49Chinese Grand Prix weekend
22:51Just
22:52How much confidence
22:53Did those two points
22:55Finishes
22:55Give you in Shanghai
22:58Yeah
22:59I mean it was good
22:59It was a good weekend
23:00For sure
23:01To be honest
23:01We weren't very fast
23:03Through the weekend
23:03So we qualified
23:04Quite badly
23:06And it definitely
23:07Wasn't a track
23:08That suited us
23:10So we definitely
23:11Made the best
23:11Out of it
23:12I think at the start
23:13Of the race
23:14We were aiming
23:15To try and get to the points
23:16We definitely didn't
23:17Expect to finish
23:17Where we did
23:19Obviously it helped
23:19Having some of the front guys
23:21Not finishing
23:21But even still
23:23We would have been
23:23Back into the points
23:24Which would have been
23:25A good race for us
23:25So happy with China
23:28I'm sure this weekend
23:29Is going to be tough
23:30Obviously we have new
23:31Changes to the cars
23:32This weekend
23:33That we have to try
23:33And adapt to
23:34But it's been
23:36A decent start
23:37Just from a driving
23:38Point of view
23:39Are you enjoying
23:39This year's
23:41Smaller lighter cars?
23:46They are
23:47They're very
23:48Different for us
23:49To drive at the moment
23:50They're very different
23:50To get used to
23:51Each track
23:52I think the thing is
23:52The big difference
23:53We used to go into
23:54Weekends
23:55Spending pretty much
23:56All of our time
23:56Thinking about
23:57Setting up the car
23:58And optimising the car balance
23:59Right now it's really
24:00Energy management
24:01Trying to
24:02We spend so much time
24:02Talking about
24:03Trying to manage
24:03The energy
24:04And get the most
24:05Out of that
24:05Because there's so much
24:06Lap time in it
24:07The racing is
24:08Quite different as well
24:09We have to
24:11Basically
24:12Use a lot of
24:13Different tools
24:14And drive a lot
24:14Differently
24:15To try and
24:16Overtake
24:16And defend
24:17And it's something
24:18That we're still
24:19Learning
24:20So
24:20So far
24:21Because it's new
24:22It's obviously
24:23Quite different
24:23And difficult
24:24To be honest
24:26So
24:27Something that
24:27We're all still
24:28Getting used to
24:29Are you having to
24:29Are you having to be
24:30More strategic
24:30In your approach
24:31To the racing
24:32This year
24:32Compared to last year
24:34When you had
24:35DRS for example
24:35Yeah I think so
24:37I think there's just
24:37More consequences
24:38When you
24:39When you get it wrong
24:40If you use too much
24:41Energy or
24:42Yeah something like this
24:43It can be
24:44Quite punishing
24:44So we definitely
24:46Have to
24:47You're doing a lot
24:48More thinking
24:48I would say
24:49When you're
24:49Driving
24:50Okay
24:51Thank you for that
24:52Let's now open
24:53This to the floor
24:54We will start with
24:55The broadcasters
24:56And David
24:57Yeah David Croft
24:58Sky Sports F1
24:59It's a question for Liam
25:00And for Ollie
25:01Because you've had
25:02A bit more racing
25:03Than Lando
25:04Sorry Lando
25:04I don't want to
25:05Talk about China
25:06For too much
25:06How have you
25:08Had to change
25:09Your driving style
25:11This season
25:12With the new cars
25:13Or have you not
25:13Had to change
25:14Your driving style
25:15What's different
25:16In the cockpit
25:17When you're racing
25:18This year
25:21It's for both of us
25:22Yeah
25:23I would say
25:24It's just
25:25I would say
25:25It's quite easy
25:26To
25:28Like we would say
25:29Overdrive
25:30I think in
25:31Last year's car
25:33You go into qualifying
25:34And you try to make
25:35Quite a big step
25:36With obviously
25:37How much downforce
25:37The cars have
25:39You gain grip
25:40And you start
25:41Attacking the car
25:42In qualifying
25:43And obviously
25:43You can still do it
25:44And get it wrong
25:45And overdrive
25:45But
25:47It was definitely
25:48An exciting factor
25:49Going into qualifying
25:50When your car is light
25:51You're trying to attack it
25:52But I think this year
25:52The harder thing is
25:53It's very easy
25:54To overstep that
25:55And use too much
25:57And basically
25:57Make a mistake
25:58So I think this year
25:59Pretty much all quality
26:01Like Melbourne quality
26:01For me
26:02It took me all the way
26:03To Q3
26:04On a used tyre
26:05To actually just
26:06Put a lap together
26:06Because all the laps
26:07Before that
26:08I just kept
26:09Trying to attack
26:10And basically making a mistake
26:11And actually just
26:12Bringing it back
26:13So it's definitely
26:14A different thing
26:15That we're having
26:15To get used to
26:17Oli
26:18Your thoughts
26:20Yeah
26:21It's quite a difference
26:22Particularly in qualifying
26:22I think
26:24There have been some moments
26:25Where
26:25For example
26:27In Canada
26:28Sorry
26:28In Canada
26:29I'm ahead of myself
26:31In China
26:31We were in
26:32It went through
26:33The whole of qualifying
26:34And actually
26:35On my final lap
26:36I did
26:36All of my best corners
26:38But I actually went slower
26:40By like two tenths
26:41Because
26:42Sometimes actually
26:43Going faster in the corners
26:44And picking up throttle earlier
26:45It confuses
26:46The car
26:47And you end up
26:48Losing outright lap time
26:50Which is really strange
26:51Even sometimes
26:52Like
26:53You know
26:53There are some corners
26:54There's not many
26:55But you know
26:55One or two corners
26:56Per track
26:56Where
26:57If you go on throttle
27:00And then lift
27:01And return to throttle
27:02It just messes up everything
27:05Like
27:05It can be
27:06Three percent of throttle
27:07And
27:08That can
27:09Finish your lap
27:10Basically
27:10So it happened to me
27:11In China
27:13And I lost two tenths
27:14Down the back straight
27:14And I was so confused
27:16And then you look back
27:17And they're like
27:18Oh yeah
27:18You had
27:18Five percent less battery
27:20To start the straight
27:21And that's really
27:22The difference
27:23That it can make
27:24So it's tough
27:24Because
27:26I think what they've
27:27Tried to do
27:27To help us
27:28Is you know
27:28Is already starting
27:29This weekend
27:30But it's tough
27:31Because
27:32The way that we've
27:33Always driven
27:33You know
27:33You push more and more
27:34Through our qualifying
27:35And you get to that
27:35Final run
27:36You try to get up
27:37Everything out of it
27:38And
27:39It ends up being slower
27:40Actually
27:40You're better off
27:40Just driving
27:42At ninety nine percent
27:43And doing consistent laps
27:45Which is a bit
27:46Against our nature
27:47You know
27:47It's something we're
27:48Having to adjust to
27:48Then in the race
27:49I think it's a bit
27:49More straightforward
27:52But yeah
27:53Definitely
27:53On qualifying
27:54It takes a bit
27:55Of adjustment
27:55Oli
27:56What do you think
27:56A track like
27:57Monaco will be like
27:58Will you be back
27:59To a hundred percent
28:00Well actually
28:01Monaco
28:01Because it's so short
28:03There's so many
28:03Breaking zones
28:04I haven't done
28:05I haven't done any
28:05Sim or anything
28:06I haven't even looked
28:07At any stuff
28:08For Monaco
28:09But I expect it
28:10To be maybe
28:11One of the closer
28:11Tracks to what
28:12We've had in the past
28:15It's more
28:16Those kind of
28:17Short straights
28:18Where you only want
28:18To deploy a tiny
28:19Amount of energy
28:20That if you have
28:21A snap or whatever
28:23And you lift throttle
28:24Then you deploy
28:25Way more than
28:26You're meant to
28:26I think Monaco
28:27Will be a bit more
28:29Normal
28:29I'm quite looking
28:30Forward to Monaco
28:31All right
28:32Thank you
28:32Next one please
28:34Mara San Giorgio
28:35Sky Sport
28:35From Italy
28:36A question to Lando
28:38Lando
28:39This season
28:39Has just started
28:41It's very unusual
28:42Will you be able
28:44As a team
28:44To fight again
28:46Last year
28:47For example
28:47For a title
28:48How much
28:49Are you confident
28:53I mean
28:54I don't know
28:55I can't remember
28:56How many points
28:56We were behind
28:57In 24
29:00From
29:01Mercedes
29:02And Red Bull
29:04Ferrari
29:06But I think
29:07It was
29:07You know
29:07We're over
29:08150 points
29:09Or something
29:09Behind
29:10And we still
29:10Managed to come
29:11Back and win
29:11The constructors
29:12So
29:14And I don't know
29:15How far we are
29:15Behind now
29:15It's already
29:16Quite a bit
29:16But
29:19I think
29:19We're not
29:19Necessarily
29:20Thinking of that
29:20Just yet
29:21I think
29:23What we are
29:23Thinking of
29:24Is
29:25Getting on the
29:26Podium
29:26First of all
29:27And then
29:27Just returning
29:28To winning races
29:30The points
29:30Then take care
29:31Of themselves
29:31And we'll see
29:32What we can
29:33Claw back
29:34But
29:37And we're
29:37Confident in that
29:38I want to say
29:39I think we're
29:39Confident as a team
29:40And we believe
29:41In ourself
29:41That
29:44We've won
29:44The last two
29:45Championships
29:45And we won
29:46The drivers
29:46Last year
29:47Because we
29:47Could build
29:48The best car
29:48On the grid
29:49And I'm confident
29:50We can
29:51Get back to
29:52Doing that
29:52This year
29:52So
29:53It just takes time
29:54You have to
29:55Be patient
29:57But yeah
29:58I have a good
29:58Belief in the team
29:59And I think
30:00We can have
30:01The best car
30:01This year
30:03Thank you
30:03Lander
30:03Next
30:05Andrew Benson
30:06BFC Sport
30:07It's for all
30:07Three of you
30:09What's leading
30:10To the yo-yo
30:11Racing
30:11That's happening
30:11At the moment
30:12What different
30:13Aspects
30:14Are leading to
30:14Because I think
30:14It might be
30:15Different from
30:15Track to track
30:16And interrelated
30:18To that
30:19How much
30:20Are this year's
30:21Engine is going
30:21To ruin
30:22Suzuka
30:22On a qualifying
30:23Lab
30:24If you know
30:24If you've done
30:25The sim already
30:27In terms of
30:27You know
30:28Which corners
30:29Are no longer
30:29Grip limited
30:30Because you
30:30Like the S's
30:31For example
30:31In case you're
30:32Recovering energy
30:33There
30:34World champion
30:35Can we start
30:35With you
30:39I mean
30:40It's never ruined
30:41I don't think
30:41You can have a
30:41Ruin this track
30:42I think
30:42Is it
30:43Will it be
30:44As spectacular
30:44I don't think
30:45So
30:47It will not be
30:48But
30:49It's still
30:49An incredible
30:50Track to drive
30:52There will certainly
30:53Be some places
30:53Where it just
30:54Won't be
30:54As
30:55You know
30:55You'll start
30:56Clipping into
30:57Spoon
30:57And
31:00You know
31:00That's one of
31:00The quickest corners
31:01Where you turn in
31:02You're incredibly
31:03I mean
31:03You're going
31:04Incredibly quick
31:05Like last year
31:06It didn't even
31:07Break into
31:07Spoon entry
31:10You did
31:12Yeah
31:14You'll learn
31:14You'll learn
31:17One day guys
31:20So it didn't even
31:21Yeah
31:21It didn't even
31:22Break
31:23And
31:23I guess
31:24You know
31:24It took a risk
31:25To get to that
31:26To that point
31:27And it feels
31:28Incredible when you're
31:29In quality
31:29And you're pushing
31:29Into the limits
31:30Like that
31:33You know
31:34Like Degna 1
31:35Not even a full lift
31:36That kind of thing
31:37So
31:38You probably
31:38Were full lift
31:39Yeah
31:39And
31:41Downshift
31:43You know
31:44So
31:44I didn't think
31:45To be honest
31:45We might just be
31:46Flat through those corners
31:47Now
31:47Because you're clipping
31:48And
31:49It's quite a different world
31:50So
31:52It will make
31:53It will be better now
31:54I think
31:56I think
31:56You'll see
31:57Some places
31:58Not as spectacular
31:59As what it's been
31:59In the past
32:00But I think
32:00It's still
32:01Going to be cool
32:01To drive
32:02And qualify
32:03And the
32:04Yo-yoing
32:04And the racing
32:07I think
32:07Everyone's
32:07Going to have
32:08A different opinion
32:08On this one
32:10It's
32:11I mean
32:11You just use
32:11Your battery
32:12And the next rate
32:12You have no battery
32:13So it's
32:14You know
32:15The thing is
32:16It looks great
32:16On TV
32:16And it's
32:17Good
32:17The viewers
32:18Seem to love it
32:19I think
32:19A lot of people
32:20Seem to love it
32:23Yeah
32:24It's
32:24Just a different
32:25Type of racing
32:25And
32:26I mean
32:27I enjoyed
32:27Sitting on the side
32:28Last weekend
32:29And I'm watching
32:30The battles
32:31Of you know
32:31Ferrari
32:32And things like that
32:33It was cool
32:34To see honestly
32:35So you know
32:36Part of me
32:36Is like
32:37You know
32:37That's a good thing
32:38But some of that racing
32:40Is because
32:40Simply the guy
32:41Who overtakes
32:42Because he has
32:42To use the battery
32:44Then has absolutely
32:45Zero battery
32:46And you're just
32:46A complete passenger
32:47And you can't
32:48Do anything
32:48So you're not
32:50Exactly racing
32:51When you're in
32:51That situation
32:53As well as
32:53You were before
32:54So
32:56Depends what you want
32:57Depends how you
32:57Want to view it
33:00You know
33:00FAA are trying
33:01To make improvements
33:01To these kind of things
33:02And I think
33:03They will over time
33:03So
33:05Not in the position
33:06Where I think
33:06It's as good
33:07As it can be
33:08But we'll give it time
33:16You know
33:17I think
33:18Some of the
33:19Greatest aspects
33:20Of this track
33:21Might not be
33:23As great
33:23This year
33:24Simply because
33:25Of the energy
33:25Constraints
33:26And the fact
33:27That we have
33:28To recharge
33:29Degnawan
33:30Spoon
33:30All of these places
33:32Maybe I'll go
33:33Faster than last year
33:34Actually
33:35But yeah
33:37It's
33:38I mean
33:39Just watching
33:39The onboard
33:39You know
33:40When I arrive today
33:40Start watching
33:41All of the onboard
33:42And everything
33:42From last year
33:43It's so spectacular
33:46The fact is
33:47We've lost
33:47You know
33:48A lot of
33:48Downforce
33:49Compared to last year
33:49Which is one thing
33:50And that
33:51You know
33:52Will be one thing
33:53But also
33:54In terms of energy
33:56You know
33:57Like
33:59We were seeing
33:59Degna
34:00Might be
34:01Not really
34:02A grip limited
34:03Corner anymore
34:04Because it would become
34:04Power limited
34:05Which is a bit
34:06Of a shame
34:07But let's see
34:08Let's see
34:08How it looks
34:09Out there
34:10On track
34:11And about the racing
34:12I mean
34:13I think it's really
34:13Good for the show
34:14I think the races
34:15Look fantastic
34:17But
34:18It's tough
34:19Sometimes
34:19You know
34:20I
34:21Had a bit of
34:22Experience racing
34:23With Franco
34:24In China
34:25And
34:27You know
34:27You spend
34:28A lap
34:29Thinking about
34:29Where to plan
34:30The move
34:30And then you
34:31Finally go for it
34:32And then he just
34:32Flies past you
34:33On the next trade
34:34Because he's got
34:34So much more battery
34:36So it's really
34:36Frustrating
34:37If you can't
34:37Get it right
34:40Yeah
34:41I mean
34:41It's
34:42It's a bit
34:43Again
34:43It's not what
34:44We've been used to
34:44Throughout our careers
34:45Right
34:45Normally when you
34:46Get a better exit
34:47You get a better
34:49Run all the way
34:49Down the straight
34:50But
34:50But that's not
34:51Necessarily the case
34:52Anymore
34:52Which is weird
34:53But
34:55You know
34:55Generally
34:55I think it's been
34:56Really good for the show
34:57And with a bit of
34:57Like optimization
34:58And changes
35:00The FA have been
35:00Incredibly receptive
35:01To that
35:02I think we can
35:03Make it
35:04Just as good
35:05For the show
35:05But a bit more
35:06Rewarding for us
35:07As drivers
35:07So I'm excited
35:08To see
35:09What we can do
35:10With this hardware
35:11I think it has
35:11A fantastic potential
35:15Yeah
35:16Honestly
35:16Not much to add
35:17I think they answered
35:17It very very well
35:18I think it's
35:19Here
35:19It's
35:20Yeah
35:21A track that obviously
35:21In history
35:23Is a very
35:24Iconic place
35:25Very exciting to drive
35:26Very on the limits
35:27Especially in qualifying
35:28And
35:29Especially
35:29Especially with
35:30The fact that
35:31We can't have
35:31Lots of SM
35:32Here as well
35:33Because of the way
35:33The straights are
35:34That's going to
35:35Obviously make it
35:36Even more
35:36Hard on the battery
35:37So it's
35:39Definitely a tricky one
35:41And from the racing side
35:42Yeah
35:43I honestly agree
35:44I think
35:45Obviously it has potential
35:46It's very early days
35:47And I'm sure
35:47That it'll get better
35:48But
35:50From a driver's perspective
35:52That sort of
35:52Real racing feeling
35:55That we
35:56Are used to
35:57Is just
35:58Slightly different
35:59This year
35:59In the way
36:00That
36:00You have to
36:01Plan these moves
36:02And
36:03Yeah
36:04Sometimes
36:04If you can
36:05Even if you're clever
36:06And you
36:06Use your battery
36:07Right
36:08Like Ollie said
36:08You can just
36:09Get passed back
36:09Basically
36:10So
36:11It's something
36:11We're getting used to
36:12Amen
36:14Yeah
36:14Everybody
36:16We're two
36:17You can
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