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Formula 1 Drive to Survive - Season 8 (HDR) - Episode 01: New Kids on the Track
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00:17Lewis Hamilton has left Mercedes to go to Ferrari.
00:24He's been the backbone of Mercedes.
00:27They won six world championships.
00:28Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix.
00:33He's the GOAT.
00:35He's Lewis Hamilton.
00:40The question is, how do you replace the most successful driver that this sport has ever known?
00:59Hello, Mom.
01:00Hello.
01:01How are you?
01:02How are you?
01:33Good.
01:33Good.
01:33Good.
01:33Good.
01:33Good.
01:35Good.
01:35Good.
01:36Good.
01:37Good.
01:37Good.
01:39My mom doesn't have to drive me around anymore.
01:42I can drive myself at the speed limit, which is hard.
01:48I mean, man, going at 30 KPH is boring.
01:53What are you laughing at?
01:57It feels mega.
01:59Oh, my God.
02:02This year, you've got six rookies in the field.
02:11Anything can happen.
02:12Okay, everyone.
02:13I'm going to pose you individually if that's cool.
02:15Kimmy, can you move a little bit that way, please?
02:17Not only that, almost every team have got an entirely new line-up.
02:21That's a massive change.
02:22Lewis, can you shuffle slightly to your right?
02:24Yeah, that's nice.
02:25Three, two, one.
02:28And the question on everyone's lips is how will Lewis do?
02:30Stop talking to me while I'm in the frickin' battle, man.
02:33Jeez.
02:34Fucking hell.
02:37All this young driver is more emotional.
02:39You've only fucked me over so many fucking times.
02:42Kimmy, are you okay?
02:43I was crying.
02:44Sometimes you want the stick and beat everybody in the head.
02:48Look at him.
02:49Yeah, but...
02:50In a season of new beginnings,
02:53who will survive the chaos?
02:55It's like a pool full of sharks.
03:00Fucking hell.
03:02Oh, for fuck's sake.
03:05Oh, my God.
03:07Clear for takeoff.
03:09Here we go.
03:10Oh, wow, that's amazing.
03:13It's very exciting meeting these folks, people.
03:16Especially cute ones.
03:19Some will rise.
03:21We hit the run!
03:23Some will fall.
03:25Fuck!
03:26One of the most brutal driver switches in history.
03:30There are people who are willing to do anything.
03:32They're trying to get Horner out.
03:34It's in times of adversity you see who your enemies are.
03:38I won't roll over.
03:41And when the dust settles,
03:43will a new king sit on the throne?
03:46You are free to rate him.
03:48Max, he's like that bad guy in that horror movie.
03:51He keeps coming back.
03:52I hope you're ready.
03:53It's gonna be a bumpy ride.
03:58The battery's dead.
04:04You are free to run.
04:07Come on.
04:09Yeah.
04:12I'm free to run.
04:21I'm free to run.
04:23I'm free to run.
04:25I'm free to run.
04:27Oh, man.
04:28Oh, man.
04:29Keep it level please. No need for any of that stuff.
04:35Oh no. Not a fan of this. Not a fan at all.
04:41What have you put in here?
04:44Truth serum.
04:492025, here we come.
04:53We're back.
04:56I think we're the longest standing driver line up on the grid now.
05:01Who's had the best results together?
05:04We did.
05:06McCarran are world champions.
05:09For fire and some.
05:12Whatever he's beat.
05:14Yeah!
05:16You're now the one to beat.
05:18Now they want to beat.
05:21This year, let's do it again.
05:26Formula One is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
05:30For the first time in history,
05:32every Formula One team will launch their car,
05:35introduce their drivers in the same place.
05:38It'll be really interesting,
05:39because F1 teams love to one-up each other.
05:44Oh, look, there's Alpine on the river.
05:47Where?
05:48Right below us.
05:49Fair budget.
05:50I've probably only covered rowing.
05:55Heading to the O2, baby.
05:56Hehehe.
06:00Chopper?
06:01Chasing us.
06:04Woo!
06:05Come on, come on.
06:06Faster, faster.
06:08Floor it.
06:11So, you've got the big seat now.
06:16I'm looking forward to the O2.
06:18I know that at one point we're going to be on stage,
06:20but I think it's going to be pretty cool,
06:21and it's Austin to be a part of my first year.
06:26What's that big tower or, like, pyramid-looking thing?
06:29The shard.
06:31So, if you go for a fart, but you actually poop yourself?
06:34Shard.
06:35Ah, shard.
06:39Um, anyone know where the O2 is?
06:45Have you been on the underground before?
06:47No.
06:48Super efficient.
06:50That's how we roll.
06:54All righty.
06:55What are you doing?
06:57I think I've looked better, to be honest.
06:58I've just woken up.
06:59We need to go here.
07:01Yeah.
07:01All right, let's go.
07:02Vamos.
07:04Everything's changed this season,
07:05because I've now got, you know,
07:06an 18-year-old as my teammate, Kimi.
07:10Are these cameras with you?
07:12Yeah.
07:17You need to hold on, mate.
07:18You've definitely not been on the tube before.
07:21It's like having a new baby brother.
07:23I still can't believe he was born in 2006.
07:26Like, anyone born in the 2000s, I see as, like, eight years old.
07:31All right, we're jumping out here.
07:33All right.
07:34Watch out, mate.
07:36Fucking hell.
07:38They're all like Verstappen.
07:40They just, like, fucking smash you off.
07:42George, a good tour guide.
07:45Why?
07:45He knows the place very well.
07:48The rule in England, to stand on the right and you walk on the left.
07:52Yeah?
07:52Yeah, he says on the signs.
07:54F1 branded everywhere.
07:56Oh, there he is.
07:57Nando.
07:58He's back.
08:00Please welcome your host for F175 Live, Mr. Jack Whitehall.
08:10Good evening, London.
08:12You know your sport is ridiculously minted when you book the O2 for an event to announce the
08:18colour of a load of cars that are all exactly the same as last season.
08:24I'm kind of excited to see what everyone has done, though.
08:26It's like a...
08:27Yeah.
08:28It feels like X Factor.
08:29Yeah.
08:34Total war, please.
08:41It's Lewis Hamilton coming through.
08:43Watch out, guys.
08:44Watch your back, guys.
08:45Ferrari coming through.
08:46They're the big dogs.
08:47They're going to do a dance, you were saying.
08:49Oh, really?
08:50Could be interesting.
08:51I want to see it.
08:54You had a good break?
08:55Yeah, yeah.
08:56It's been really, really good.
08:56It was short?
08:57Yeah.
08:58You got a kid coming, man.
08:59Yes.
09:00You excited?
09:00Yeah, yeah.
09:01Nervous, though?
09:03Well, I think it's going to be fun.
09:04You have to be at the end.
09:05You have to watch it come out.
09:07Wow, I'm not sure.
09:08Maybe from that side.
09:11Yeah, I think I'll be the same.
09:13I was dating a girl, and her sister was having a kid, and I was there outside the operating
09:17room, so I could hear them screaming.
09:18Oh, dear.
09:19I nearly passed out, and it wasn't even my kid.
09:23Ah, here we are.
09:26I've missed it.
09:27Yes.
09:31Well, it kind of felt like the first day of school.
09:33I mean, did you hair dry that, or what?
09:36It just stays like that.
09:37Well, I put product in it.
09:38Okay.
09:39A little bit of bleach.
09:40I got a perm.
09:41Perm.
09:42Really?
09:43Yeah.
09:43Especially this year, because at school, normally, you always get to know new kids.
09:48Have a good winter.
09:50Yeah.
09:51We have six rookies starting a season at the same time.
09:57We haven't seen this for 15 years.
10:01It could be utter carnage.
10:08Should I put the team here?
10:10What's the name of the team?
10:12It's on your shirt.
10:18Good evening, Stake F1 team.
10:20Kick Sauber!
10:21Yeah!
10:22Yeah!
10:23Debbie's barking to the mic now.
10:28A little squeaky one.
10:31It was ready, that one.
10:37Sauber has Gabriel Bortoletto.
10:3920 years old.
10:41From Brazil.
10:42Formula 3 champion.
10:44Formula 2 champion.
10:46Definitely one to watch.
10:48Gabriel, your first season in Formula 1.
10:51It's amazing to see all this crowd.
10:58That's us.
10:59All we do is starting now.
11:02Let me hear it for Isaac real quick!
11:05When we look at what the Racing Bulls are doing this year, signing up,
11:09Isaac Hadjar, really impressive in his junior career
11:12and has always shown an incredible burst of pace.
11:16At the moment, I still don't have a clue how I'm going to perform.
11:21See you on the track!
11:23Good luck, legend!
11:25Relax, it's quite chill.
11:28Jack Doohan, from Australia,
11:31didn't win the title in Formula 3 or Formula 2,
11:35but he's the first Alpine Academy driver to be promoted to a Formula 1 seat.
11:40Jack, first time F1 driver. How does that feel?
11:43Yeah, it feels amazing.
11:45Just want to say good evening and thank you all so much for coming.
11:47It's what I've dreamt of all my life.
11:50So to be finally doing it, living it, it's a great feeling.
11:55You think we can take it on stage?
11:58But it's not even warming you up, mate.
12:00Do you want me to hold it? No, it's warming my face.
12:02I'll try and put on a brave face, but I am a bit nervous
12:05to go out in front of that many people.
12:08You have ten seconds.
12:11Oli Behrman, 19 years old, from Great Britain.
12:15He's part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, highly regarded,
12:19and looking to prove himself this year driving for Haas.
12:25The car looks fast. Hopefully it's good-looking.
12:29As fast as it looks.
12:31For the rookies, the first year is brutal.
12:35It's scary.
12:36So if you cannot deal with the truth, it's not your place.
12:43It's a lot different, the car.
12:45It's a big difference.
12:47Really? It's a different car.
12:48It's a lot lacking.
12:50And it's like the Italian accent.
12:53So it's like, you know...
12:54You know, having all the other drivers and some of my heroes as well,
12:59it's quite surreal because I've been always used to see them on TV.
13:06It is now time to introduce a very special moment for a very special team.
13:19Oh my God.
13:20It's red.
13:21I was going to say the same thing.
13:25Looks like someone spilled some fucking yogurt over him.
13:29This is it.
13:31The moment we've all been waiting.
13:35The reveal.
13:44It's the GOAT.
13:47There you go.
13:56How you doing, London?
13:58You good?
14:01Charles, what would be your wife for the season?
14:04Um, if I have to choose one word, I was going to say fulfillment.
14:10Fulfillment?
14:11Fulfillment?
14:11There's no way he's come up with that on his own.
14:12Someone just told him to say that.
14:14It was going over in his head before it came out.
14:16Please, again, make some noise for Fred, Charles and Lewis!
14:23Lewis moving to Ferrari was the key that unlocked the door to the mayhem of silly season
14:30and all of the driver moves that we saw for 2025.
14:34This year will be good for everyone.
14:36It needs to be a good bike.
14:38Ready for you.
14:39Ready for us.
14:41Already?
14:46It's not even ready, guys.
14:48You might want to watch one.
14:50Of course there are question marks for Mercedes.
14:54Replacing Lewis Hamilton with a school kid.
14:59You know?
15:01It's going to be fun.
15:03Man, I'm freezing.
15:05Welcome to England, mate.
15:07Lewis stepping out means new opportunities.
15:09Now we can put someone in the car that has the real potential in becoming a great one.
15:16To fight a McLaren for championships.
15:19Man, I'm not used to this, eh?
15:21Exciting stuff.
15:23Let's do it.
15:26I need to do a kind of warm-up, you know?
15:28Pre-session warm-up.
15:30I'm very, very nervous.
15:31I'm quite a shy person.
15:33And there are going to be a lot of people.
15:39Kimi Antonelli, Italian, young driver on Mercedes-Burx.
15:49Definitely is a lot to get used to.
15:52It's incredible to see so many of you here tonight.
15:57Um...
15:57Yeah, I mean, it's a privilege to be where I am today.
16:01Mercedes decided to skip him past Formula 3 and straight into Formula 2 and brought him into Formula 1 at
16:08the first possible opportunity.
16:12Is it too much too soon?
16:21Liam Lawson is technically still a rookie because he has not raced a full season.
16:26He does have more experience than his fellow rookies, but the expectations on him from Christian Horner and Red Bull
16:37are extraordinary.
16:38How are we going?
16:40Very good.
16:43All right.
16:45I'm always ready for a fight.
16:48Losing in the Constructors' Championship.
16:50One more for luck.
16:51That hurts.
16:54There you go, Red Bull!
16:58Max won the Drivers' World Championship last year.
17:01But the one that means the most to the teams is the Constructors' Championship because that is how the money
17:07is distributed in Formula 1.
17:09But last season...
17:12We're out, Checo.
17:14Our second driver, Checo, has formed just nosedive.
17:18If we keep going like this, we're fine.
17:21You know, we can't just be a one-car team.
17:23We need both cars up there scoring points.
17:27So when the doors open, we just...
17:30The car goes, and we walk with you.
17:32Yeah.
17:32And then you're going to tap us, and we're going to walk to the...
17:35And the people behind us, or will we just be dancing and going crazy?
17:37Okay.
17:38I mean, if you want to dance as well, I mean...
17:41Liam, go for it, go for it.
17:43It's your Magic Mike moment, you know?
17:45Yeah.
17:45Oh!
17:45Yeah, yeah, yeah!
17:50Voila.
17:53Oh, shit.
17:54I didn't mean to do that.
17:55You are supposed to do that, though.
17:56Liam Lawson, driver for Oracle River Racing.
18:03Okay, Liam.
18:04It's looking good.
18:05Liam, when he got the opportunity last year in our junior stable, the Racing Bulls, he grabbed it, and I
18:11was very impressed with that.
18:19I think Liam Lawson just gave Paris the finger.
18:24Liam's got that racing DNA, that racing spirit that sets us apart from our competitors.
18:30He's the man.
18:37McLaren are the team to beat this year, but don't underestimate the opposition.
18:42One second, Red Bull is up now?
18:44Yeah.
18:45Where's Christian?
18:46Yeah, what?
18:46Isn't Christian with us?
18:47No, he's basically doing his speech at the intro.
18:51Please welcome Team Principal Christian Horner!
19:09Well, it's fantastic to be here in the O2 anyway, so I hope you're all having a good evening.
19:21Red Bull!
19:22Max winning his fourth consecutive World Championship.
19:29When you become a serial winner, the crowd and the audience, they don't want to see that.
19:34In Formula One, there's this element of pantomime.
19:39You know, we're now like the Kardashians on wheels, but I'm way past even caring what other people think.
19:47I think we're gonna get a lot of booze.
19:50No, you're not.
19:51I don't know.
19:55So is somebody gonna show us the way?
20:01To go up there and then come sit down next to your team, your sponsors, that I'd be pretty uncomfortable.
20:09It didn't help that he went up there on stage like, I'm gonna rock the room, and then the room
20:15rocked him.
20:18It's like you have to be the pantomime villain, though.
20:21You know, in the pantomime you have the villain and the...
20:27You look good.
20:38We are different, and that's what makes us who we are.
20:43This isn't a popularity contest, it's Formula One.
20:46And you're judged on the result sheet at the end of the day.
20:50It's easier to be the hunter rather than the hunted.
20:54And, of course, for us anything outside of total domination, you know, is not good enough.
21:02All the pre-season chatter.
21:05It stops now.
21:07The beginning of the Formula One World Championship here in Australia.
21:13Round one of 24.
21:20Come on, boys.
21:22Let's go!
21:24Let's go!
21:25Let's go!
21:25Let's go!
21:26Hi!
21:27It's quite high numbers.
21:28Yeah.
21:29First Grand Prix this year is returning back to the hometown of Oscar Piastri.
21:35Oh, what a beautiful day.
21:39And, of course, as a driver, I'm here to kind of go out and do my own thing.
21:44Let's go!
21:46I want to win.
21:48Passes again.
21:52I don't have it.
21:54He hasn't got his pass on him.
21:57He should be able to go in.
21:59No.
22:00He's got to drive the car.
22:02But he's the F1 driver.
22:07All right, can Oscar try to set that up?
22:08I think he was lying.
22:09Simon!
22:09Simon!
22:10Simon, you're up!
22:25It's a fresh start for all of us.
22:27You know, we've got different teams with different drivers.
22:32So, it's like a different dynamic.
22:35And you don't know what to expect.
22:40It's fun to have something new.
22:42I've done it many times.
22:43I've changed teams five times, right?
22:46Oh, shoot.
22:48Five times?
22:48Five times.
22:49It's only my second time.
22:51He keeps reminding me how old that time is.
22:53Yeah, you got it.
22:54Catch everyone, man.
23:01Five times.
23:08Qualifying is absolutely key because it sets the grid for the race on Sunday.
23:12The fastest driver in qualifying takes pole position,
23:15which means they start from the front of the field for the race itself.
23:20The stopwatch doesn't lie.
23:23It's time to show everyone what you've got.
23:26Now I'm in Formula One.
23:28I will be judged only by my performance.
23:31Now it's the real deal.
23:34Let's not forget the gamble that the teams have taken on these rookies.
23:38The pressure on these kids from the very first moment is so vast.
23:47My main goal is to be fast.
23:50I don't want to disappoint my team.
23:52Young drivers, yeah, they get time on the simulator,
23:55but they don't get real-world, real-time in the car.
23:58They're not testing in between races like we used to do 15, 20 years ago.
24:03Radio check.
24:04That is good.
24:06The pressure is, of course, very high.
24:08Everything that you've done prior to that is kind of forgotten.
24:12I have nerves, for sure.
24:15I have that feeling that, you know, I need to perform.
24:24First qualified of the year, I always have nerves.
24:28Ready to go.
24:29Red Bull, they're used to winning.
24:31They've done a lot of it.
24:33But Liam is very inexperienced in Formula One,
24:36and Lando and Oscar are very hungry.
24:44Going into qualifying, it's crucial to get a good start,
24:48to put the pressure on McLaren to say,
24:50look, you're not going to have it all your own way.
24:53With Liam, in terms of race experience,
24:57he probably had more than other rookies coming in this year.
25:01Toto has invested in a, you know, 18-year-old.
25:04It's a big ask on that kid.
25:07Mercedes without Lewis Hamilton could be pretty bland.
25:11Kimi, it's just natural, you know.
25:13They will continue to develop.
25:16I'm really excited to see Kimi on his first laps of his Formula One career.
25:23Now it's time to prove that investing in him was the right thing to do.
25:30Okay, Kimi.
25:3215 seconds to very long.
25:34Andrea!
25:36Andrea, are you ready?
25:39Come on, sit down.
25:40I'm here.
25:44As a child, you're becoming a man.
25:48You'll always be my child.
25:50Yes, yes.
25:52My dad and my mom, they've been the two closest persons to me.
25:59My family, they're really supportive.
26:02And that's why I want to really make sure that I make the best out of it.
26:13Because I'm very young, I have a lot to show and a lot to prove.
26:20Okay, the circuit's all clear.
26:22And he's good to go.
26:30So they're all clear behind.
26:45So you need to pick up the pace.
26:46You need to push a little harder than expected.
26:51And just be careful.
26:57Just stick as close to the Gunda track position as you can.
27:05Pick up the pace.
27:14I just dropped P-16.
27:16And we'll box box.
27:20We could have done better on that one.
27:26Alright, let's push.
27:3214-4 Jack Doohan.
27:34What a shame.
27:36Difficult start for the rookies.
27:39Ah, no, no, no.
27:41I don't want to give up.
27:43None of them into the top 10 so far.
27:48Next, Liam Lawson in the Red Bull.
27:52I'm excited.
27:54My whole life, it's been my dream to be a Red Bull Racing Formula One driver.
28:01And this journey's properly started.
28:05I've got to make the most of this opportunity.
28:09You know, a new season is a new dawn.
28:11There's an anticipation and excitement to get back on top.
28:19Keep pushing, keep pushing.
28:20You do what you need to do.
28:32Okay, I went wide, but I'm okay.
28:38Uh...
28:38Bucks, Bucks.
28:40That's it for Liam Lawson.
28:41He'll start at the back.
28:45What's that help, mate, please?
28:46Yeah, I'll talk boys.
28:47Okay.
28:48Watch for you already.
28:50This is Lewis Hamilton into turn 11.
29:04I don't know what happened there, mate.
29:06Yeah, half one.
29:11It's Lando Norris who takes the opening poll of the year.
29:16Amazing work.
29:17Let's keep it up, baby.
29:19Then it's Oscar Piastri.
29:21Uh, yeah.
29:22And it's an all papaya front row to start the year.
29:26The world champion team on top.
29:30This is so much fun.
29:40Well done.
29:42All right.
29:42Time to break some hands.
29:52From my years being teammates with Lewis,
29:55when things are all aligned for him,
29:57I mean, he's unbelievable.
29:59And now he's left Mercedes,
30:01people thought and expected he would be the one
30:04to do something special.
30:06His performance today,
30:08I don't think it's anything that he or the team
30:11would have hoped for.
30:16It's definitely been a challenge.
30:18It's been a lot of work to really adapt to this car.
30:23Um, so we call it to you.
30:28That was a bit of a fucking rough one, wasn't it?
30:31He started well, but then faded.
30:35To qualify on the back row, you know,
30:38is not what is expected of a Red Bull racing driver.
30:42Well, Liam, regardless of experience levels,
30:44it's down to him to deliver.
30:45In Formula One, you've got nowhere to hide.
30:50Come here.
30:51You've got some in place.
30:53Yes.
30:56You all right?
30:57Yeah, I was just done.
30:59Hi, Liam.
31:00How hard is it for you to find some positives right now?
31:02Uh, it's definitely tricky.
31:04I just made a mistake.
31:05And, uh, that basically screwed up everything.
31:08So, um, obviously not a good start,
31:10but I shouldn't be making mistakes either.
31:14I just fucking went off.
31:17Liam has got his work cut out,
31:20demonstrating that he deserves that second seat,
31:24because if he can't deliver,
31:26even in that first race,
31:28Red Bull are not going to be cutting him a whole lot of slack.
31:35Beaver?
31:35Hey, uh, it was fine until I went off.
31:44Uh, I'm quite disappointed.
31:47I'm getting quite harsh on myself.
31:50You know, it's not the way I wanted to start my Formula One career.
31:53Yeah, Kimi.
31:55Don't worry, don't worry.
31:57It's gonna be better.
31:58Of course, disappointed with the result, um...
32:01Yeah, no, no, no.
32:02Kimi's qualifying was a difficult one.
32:05We just need to protect Kimi.
32:07Taking pressure off,
32:09lowering the expectations,
32:11so he can focus entirely on performance.
32:15We're gonna put our arm around him,
32:17make sure that Sunday goes better.
32:27Who is there?
32:28Mark.
32:30Did you rest well?
32:31Yeah, I did.
32:33Nice.
32:34And, uh, how are you feeling?
32:37Uh, I would say I've been struggling,
32:40uh, you know, to find my rhythm.
32:46But, uh, it felt like nothing was coming together.
32:50And, uh, also I started to put a bit of extra pressure on myself,
32:55and, uh, you know, just driving super tense in the car,
32:58and not delivering, so it hasn't been easy.
33:03I think it was tough, but, uh,
33:06we need to keep that mindset of learning and growing and maturing,
33:09remaining curious, asking questions,
33:12trying to learn all the details.
33:15I've been for the first time last year in F2,
33:18and, uh, now I find myself already in Formula One,
33:21which I didn't expect to get here so, so quickly.
33:26I'm realizing that it's all real.
33:28To be honest, it's a tough one.
33:31It's been more stressful than what I was thinking.
33:39I really want to keep my seat for a long time.
33:41I know I cannot afford any, you know, mistakes.
33:52Today, a shift in weather is on the way for Melbourne.
33:57Severe thunderstorms developing,
33:59heavy rain, damaging gusty winds,
34:01and will promote very, very dangerous conditions
34:03as a cold front moves through.
34:10It's very sketchy.
34:12There's a storm coming,
34:14and the time is now for the opening race of the year.
34:33We go at crazy speeds, and when you hit the brakes,
34:40it's just very difficult to manage in an F1 car,
34:44in those conditions.
34:45I feel for the rookies in it. It's a street track.
34:48The grip's going to be extremely low. Visibility's going to be low.
34:52A good start to your Formula One rookie season.
34:56I think it'll be so slippery here in the way.
34:59Me, I did 420 Grand Prix starts.
35:03I still have the stress.
35:04You're driving a 300kmh car and with another 19 drivers,
35:09you know, one metre apart, and if you're a rookie,
35:11you have this for the first time.
35:27It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood.
35:33I think every driver wants to win their home race.
35:35If I had to pick one on the calendar, yes, Melbourne would be it.
35:42I think every driver wants to win their home race.
35:44If I had to pick one on the calendar, yes, Melbourne would be it.
35:49I feel a bit afraid going into my first Grand Prix.
35:54Because sometimes unexpected things can happen.
35:58You don't want to just lose control.
36:03I don't think it's about how quick you are today.
36:05It's about how smart you are.
36:07You're going to get lucky or unlucky.
36:09With Liam, it's important for him to bounce back quickly.
36:12I'm not giving up on this one yet.
36:1615 years ago, the last time we started a race on wet weather tyres here.
36:25It's going to be a tough race.
36:27You're doing a crash.
36:32You know, it isn't easy.
36:34Just constantly thinking about what's about to happen.
36:46It is time for the formation lap.
36:50Before the race starts, they'll be looking at the extent
36:52of the pretty treacherous track conditions.
36:55Land out.
36:56They're declaring track slippery.
36:58KT.
37:00The rain is a nightmare.
37:02Okay, now we try to warm up the tyres.
37:05I'm stressed about not leaving up to the expectations.
37:09I'm scared not to deliver and let down everyone.
37:14It's quite wet.
37:16Keep it steady.
37:17Keep it.
37:27Can you get going?
37:29No.
37:32Isaac Hajar out before we even get going.
37:37That is absolutely brutal.
37:44The walk of shame.
37:45I feel like my career, now it's over for me before it even started.
37:54Okay, Kimi.
37:55Ready for the start.
37:55Kimi Antonelli makes his debut 16th on the grid.
37:59There's quite a lot of emotion.
38:02It's my first time driving around another 19 cars in F1.
38:06And it's super sleepy out there.
38:09With those wide lines, cold tyres, it's scary.
38:13It could end badly.
38:15You guys ready?
38:16Hamilton begins life at Ferrari in eighth.
38:20Okay, Liam.
38:21Pre-start.
38:22Copy.
38:24Liam Lawson will be starting in 18th from the pit lane.
38:28A little bit nervous.
38:31The goal is to have a strong race, but it's going to be extremely tough.
38:37It's hard to come through from the back.
38:57P2, Max.
38:58Good job.
38:59Yeah.
39:00Okay.
39:00Keep it going.
39:03Still pretty tricky in terms of visibility.
39:21Jack doing.
39:23The rookie into the wall on the opening lap.
39:27Jack, are you okay?
39:30Yep, I'm okay.
39:38Yeah.
39:39Fucking hell.
39:40Oh, shit.
39:41He's in the wall.
39:42It's not just the rookies.
39:47It's not just the rookies.
39:48What position am I now?
39:49You're in.
39:51I'm slow.
39:52This is pretty effective.
39:56I think you need to just be careful that the car's off already.
39:59Yeah, they're quite slippery.
40:01Just look at the white patches where you get them.
40:05You get this butterfly effect in the stomach, longer alive.
40:11Taking a bit more risk just to try and find the limit.
40:28Oh man, that was close.
40:32Just be careful.
40:35Car hit, Holkenberg.
40:38Let me know when it comes from the back.
40:40Everyone makes mistakes.
40:42I have to reset, focus.
40:45Okay.
40:46Let's go.
40:48We are really slow on this race.
40:54A tidy pass for Attenelli.
40:57He's moved up to 12th position.
41:00Nice work you did.
41:01I like that.
41:10Feels like the wind is picking up.
41:12The rain could get pretty intense.
41:24You okay, Fernando?
41:26Yeah.
41:30This looks so late as there's more rain building up.
41:34It's not going to be far ahead.
41:36Copy.
41:37We have 3.6 behind.
41:39It's raining again.
41:44Now I'm at times of fog.
41:47Good job.
41:52Fernando, Oscar is now out.
41:53Behind you.
41:55Yeah.
41:5615 laps to go here.
41:58McLaren currently set to take maximum points.
42:04Oscar is 0.7 behind you.
42:08I hit a bit of patch.
42:11I'm fucked.
42:18Yeah.
42:19Still 0.7.
42:21Yeah.
42:26I'm off.
42:30Pete Astrid going into the gravel.
42:33They're both off.
42:34Off go the McLareys.
42:37Norris stays in the lead.
42:39No.
42:42No.
42:45No.
42:46No.
42:46No.
42:47No.
42:48Oscar, update on condition.
42:51Oscar, if you can get going, then pin.
42:54Oscar Piastri could be out of his home Grand Prix.
43:03I'm like, box, box.
43:06Copy box.
43:09I'm like, box.
43:15People on their slicks are struggling.
43:17Faith, my break.
43:21Gabriel Bortoleto into the wall.
43:23Sorry, I crashed my break, Faith.
43:26Okay.
43:29Yeah.
43:30I mean, you're currently P7.
43:31Currently P7.
43:34Lawson's now in the points, having started way down in 18th place.
43:38Yeah, this is great, Wim.
43:39Do you want to try and survive it?
43:42Yes.
43:44I know that I have this very brief moment to prove myself.
43:47It definitely feels like, you know, that time is right now.
44:17Yeah, that's true.
44:20Sorry.
44:25That's true.
44:26I don't have to give you a break.
44:26I'm on the wall, mate.
44:28Sorry guys, unfortunately for Liam, he makes mistakes under pressure.
44:38You know, it's quite simply not good enough.
44:44Car hit Alba, now I'm really feeling good with the car and I'm realising that anything
44:52is possible.
44:56And I just want to get more of this feeling.
44:59And it's not over yet.
45:01I have to go for it.
45:03You have to head 0.5 and you do have the tank available.
45:08Keep pushing.
45:14Yes mate, nice job.
45:19Unbelievable from Kimi Antonelli.
45:21For 4th place.
45:26Back at 9 again.
45:28Yeah, P9.
45:29Behind you go Charles.
45:46Hamilton 0.6 behind.
45:50Lewis Hamilton having a tough weekend.
46:03Gap ahead, 0.9.
46:05Okay.
46:07Yeah, something's off with my steering.
46:10Yeah, Landon.
46:10Let's defocus.
46:12Okay, final matters.
46:130.6.
46:15Yeah, okay.
46:20On that note, the paces in the car do not ever push it.
46:24Norris has a couple of corners to go.
46:36The Australian Grand Prix is going to be win number one in 2025 for Lando Norris.
46:45What up mate, what up.
46:48He won.
46:49Great job.
46:52What up boys.
46:53Beautifully handled.
46:55Amazing way to start the year.
46:56Thank you so much.
46:59George Russell comes home to finish on the podium ahead of his teammate.
47:04Amazing debut for Antonelli in 4th position.
47:08Wow, what a race.
47:09Mega job today mate.
47:12Not bad for your first go.
47:14And yeah, some of those overtakes were pretty sweet.
47:17Thanks everyone.
47:19It was a good weekend.
47:22Big time?
47:23Yeah, it was great, but we keep pushing.
47:35Wow man, I'm shaking here.
47:37Good time.
47:38I was sending it.
47:39We said it would be very good.
47:40Yeah, yeah.
47:41Redemption.
47:42Yeah, exactly.
47:45To finish 4th place from P16 is a drink come through.
47:53And with my family there, it's a special moment to share.
47:57You need to stay away from the grass.
48:02He was one of the only rookie that survived in the wet.
48:05First ever race in Formula One in finishing before.
48:09That's something we can be very happy about.
48:16I'm finishing one place behind George P3.
48:19It's a very, very solid result for the team.
48:27I'm very much looking forward to trying to get to the same level as George.
48:32And I'll see my first podium.
48:35After all the question marks,
48:37for Mercedes to be level on points with McLaren,
48:40you'd actually probably argue Mercedes come out of Melbourne
48:42as, you know, the team that took the biggest win.
48:45Because it was so beyond, I think, even their expectations.
48:51But already, it's just going horribly for Liam Lawson over at Red Bull.
48:58How are you feeling?
49:00Uh, yeah, it's just a really tough weekend.
49:04Um, we struggled.
49:06You know, Liam, he needs to show that,
49:08right, I deserve this seat.
49:11This is why they've chose me.
49:12This is what I'm capable of.
49:14And that's going to be enormously important
49:15for him to try and build momentum
49:17and go and attack the next race.
49:23Did something happen?
49:25Let me leave this fucking stadium ring.
49:27Straight.
49:28Problem is a tool.
49:30I decide what I'm doing.
49:31I decide.
49:32You can only fuck me over so many fucking times.
49:36Finito.
49:37One of the most brutal driver switches in history.
49:41I just didn't have enough time.
49:43People get used and played.
49:45I never imagined to be in this position.
49:47It wasn't my choice.
49:49He's totally lost.
49:51There, there.
50:08You, you.
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