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Formula 1 Drive to Survive - Season 8 (HDR) - Episode 05: The Sky's the Limit
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00:12You
00:16We're here to fly with the blue angels
00:22I don't know if they told you I went and did two days of flying aerobatic aircraft
00:28To get myself up to speed
00:31Okay, here he is
00:32How we doing?
00:34I'm very good. How are you?
00:35Excellent. I'm James Alves. I'm the team principal for the Atlassian-Williams Racing Team
00:42Gentlemen, good morning
00:43When you're doing any kind of maneuvers that are pulling X amount of G's
00:46Tighten those glutes, tighten that core
00:47Don't hyperventilate, because then you will pass out
00:50Yeah, sure
00:51I don't want the footage to be me passed out
00:53My name is Alexander Albon
00:56I've been with Williams for
01:00Well, this is my fifth year
01:02Five minutes
01:03I'm a bit nervous
01:04A bit nervous?
01:05Yeah
01:08How much does James like planes?
01:10Uh, James loves it
01:12He likes to look at the data
01:13This is the kind of guy James is
01:15All right, here comes the canopy, he's coming down
01:19There's a big link between being in fast jets and being involved in Formula One
01:24Clear for takeoff
01:25We both need to push to the absolute limit
01:37Here we go
01:44You do know you have the best job in the world
01:47Yeah, that's a pretty good one
01:49What I enjoy about Formula One
01:50Is that from one year to the next you can have this complete topsy-turvy change
01:54And that's what we have
01:56Oh, wow, that's amazing
01:57This season
01:58I'm buzzing because there's an up-step in the team
02:01There's a strength in the team
02:05And I'm buzzing because Carlos will be here
02:10It's a victory for Carlos Sainz
02:12Here you are, baby
02:15Carlos Sainz is one of the biggest stars in Formula One
02:18One of the sports poster boys
02:20Multiple race winner
02:22This is a massive catch for James Vowles
02:26Today I'm announcing that I will be joining the Williams family
02:31Carlos had a lot of options for 2025
02:34The decision to join Williams was a surprise one
02:38Congratulations
02:39Give me a hug
02:40In the last five years
02:44Williams found themselves towards the back of the field
02:47If I sort of summarise that year so far
02:49It's not one to be proud of
02:54The Williams team having a horrible, pointless season
02:59Whatever James sold him on
03:02It has to be something pretty big
03:04And meaningful
03:09I'm really excited to have Carlos joining
03:11He had probably half the grid that he could have gone to
03:13What excited him is the journey that we're on
03:17Vision's simple
03:18We're here to win multiple world championships
03:25Nice work
03:25That was awesome
03:26Thank you so much
03:27How do you feel?
03:29I feel shaky
03:30Just thank you so much for letting us be a part of your team
03:32I'll sleep well tonight
03:33I'll sleep well tonight
03:34James has been telling the world
03:36That Williams finds itself at the dawn of a new era
03:40It's a big statement
03:42And now the pressure's on
03:44And he has to deliver
04:03British countryside
04:05Quite different to the road to Maranello
04:14I don't know
04:14One of the biggest things that I'm going to miss from Ferrari
04:17Is the food
04:18This is high performance food for athletes
04:22Bacon roll
04:25British food
04:29Food in England
04:30I would say is not the best
04:32At the same time
04:33There's three or four things that I always really enjoyed about England
04:37One is the porridge
04:40English breakfast
04:41The baked beans
04:43Apart from this
04:44There's nothing really
04:47Particularly
04:47Good about it
04:50Oh, here we go
04:52Overtake
04:54What a move
04:58Why sending us here?
05:00What the fuck?
05:02Where are you going?
05:03Where are you going?
05:03This is a fucking farm
05:05It's set to the left
05:06I know
05:09We are late
05:10On our first day to school
05:21Morning
05:24What is this I hear this morning
05:26That you're eating
05:26A egg bacon sandwich
05:29When I'm in the UK
05:30I follow the UK diet
05:31Which is the bacon bag
05:35And the sausage roll
05:36And the sausage roll
05:37I need sweet to caco
05:38This is not good
05:39I think James has pulled a blinder
05:42Getting Carlos
05:44Knowing what that can bring to that team
05:46James Fowles deserves to celebrate
05:48Do you think it will be a slightly less glamorous lifestyle
05:51Or do you think
05:52What are you saying about Williams?
05:54Rude
05:56The Union Jacks are waving
05:58Williams has got an extraordinary legacy
06:01In this sport
06:02Damon Hill
06:03Wins the Japanese Grand Prix
06:0516 World Championships
06:089 constructors
06:107 drivers
06:11114 race wins
06:13And it would just be a wonderful thing
06:16To see Williams back
06:18Winning Grand Prix's in Formula 1 again
06:20So the big question is
06:22Is James Fowles
06:24Is James Fowles
06:24The guy to do that
06:27I want this team to be successful
06:29With all my heart
06:30But I knew what I was getting myself into
06:32This will be incredibly difficult
06:34We've got to be realistic
06:36The top four are the top four still
06:38But our goal is to make sure
06:40We're moving forward from where we were last year
06:41And not fighting for eighth or ninth
06:44But I think we have it within our ability
06:45To finish fifth
06:47Go from ninth to fifth
06:49He would elevate the team to a new level
06:56Carlos is going to go on for his first run very shortly
07:00This is the kickoff
07:02Yeah, ready, it's good
07:03The team has done a very big step forward into 2025
07:13The decision of moving to Williams
07:15I think he did the right goal
07:18But I think it's still early stages
07:21Oh
07:23You have an F1 interview with the top line questions
07:26Who on the grid would be your best man?
07:27Who would you trust to cut your hair?
07:29It's really simple
07:30We do that together with Carlos
07:31Carlos is going to do it individually
07:33Because we can't get you both at the same time
07:36It's too difficult
07:37Carlos joining
07:38If anything, it's fuel
07:41It's what motivates you to extract your best
07:44And it's a great challenge to have
07:50Good job, Carlos
07:51Yeah, all good
07:53It's a new car to me
07:54But it might have good pace
07:57And I feel like I can get a good lap time out of it
08:01Oh, I'm happy
08:02All the work comes together in a few minutes
08:05Going to Williams
08:06I'm not going to lie
08:07I had doubts
08:07It's a decision that is going to be so important for my career
08:10All good
08:12It's a big step last year
08:15But I strongly believed in this team
08:18I strongly believed in James' vision
08:20And I strongly believed in myself
08:22I took his word that I'm hiring you
08:24Because I think you are the guy that needs to help me
08:27To go back to the top
08:31The new season is underway
08:38Okay, Carlos, go race when you can
08:40Go race
08:40Okay
08:48Fucking hell
08:49What happened?
08:51Oh, shit, he's in the wall
08:55Carlos signs
08:56In his first start for Williams
08:58Out of the race
09:04Alex P5
09:06Quite a
09:07Well, why do I?
09:08It's a combo
09:14Okay, Carlos
09:15That's a P40
09:20It's been a tough start to this season
09:22I'm struggling with the car
09:24And the driving stand that the car requires
09:32Alex Albon's been a revelation this year
09:38Carlos will definitely need time to adapt to Williams
09:41How we operate
09:42How we extract the most performance from the car
09:44All of that is different
09:47Let's wait to see the Williams
09:49Oh, my word
09:52That car is far too damaged
09:59It's been strange how difficult it's been adapting to a new car, a new team
10:03And, uh, yeah, it frustrates me for sure
10:12Carlos is absolutely going to take some time
10:15Carlos is absolutely going to take some time
10:15It's not just stepping from one race car to the next
10:19But, despite that, Williams have clearly come out of the box
10:22With a competitive race car
10:24P5 than the constructors
10:26But it would seem that the old hand, Alex Albon, is the one scoring most of their points
10:32And Carlos is being somewhat left behind
10:39I'm the only one scoring most of their points
10:41How are you?
10:42I'm pretty good
10:42Hey, hello, hey
10:44Go ahead, right here, how are you?
10:54We will have your attention for a moment, please.
10:57Observe the seatbelt and no smoking signs.
11:03Alex, have you eaten anything?
11:05A little bit.
11:06I can offer you an avocado.
11:07Oh, this is you. That's very kind.
11:11Feeds me.
11:12Not many of Team Principal's feed you.
11:14They want you to be as light as possible.
11:16Do you want a water, Alex, as well?
11:18I'm good. I'm good for water, thank you.
11:22I think really well done for what has happened across the beginning of the season.
11:27You came swinging to the first test and the first races.
11:31And I think we have to acknowledge that we are where we are, thanks to you.
11:36And I don't just mean in this year.
11:37I mean the last few years of your hard-working dedication has put us there.
11:40With Carlos being my teammate, there's maybe a bit more incentive to be motivated to do well.
11:45But actually, most of it just comes down to if we have the opportunity to score points, we must score
11:50them.
11:51I think that Carlos took a bit of time to adapt.
11:53It's because he came in driving it more like it was a Ferrari and that actually exposed the issues far
11:57more.
12:01Alex is doing brilliantly this year.
12:03This is the best I've known him as a driver.
12:06And with Carlos, I think the transition was hard and expected.
12:10But now we need two drivers to make sure that we're competing in the front.
12:14We will be landing in a few minutes.
12:16Please place all tables in the four-star position.
12:21Miami, there are golf courses here that are like a million dollars to join.
12:31Miami's been an incredible addition to the Formula One calendar.
12:35You know, South Beach, sunshine, fun.
12:42Glitz, glamour, famous faces.
12:44There's always something wild happening.
13:09They've made Formula One-sized Lego cars and we're just going to drive on track, which will always be chaos.
13:21The Miami parade was awesome.
13:26I've never been so close to Charles.
13:29I'm between my legs.
13:32Come on, jump in.
13:35Stop complaining.
13:36Get on with it.
13:38You've lost your place.
13:42Look at me fly!
13:47I nearly crashed.
13:49This is Kimi.
13:50You look like he's doing business school.
13:57This has clearly become a race now.
13:59This is the best fun over here.
14:03Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
14:08Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
14:09I actually wasn't a LEGO kid, I had a Playmobil, it was like West Coast, East Coast, you know.
14:17Mercedes looks low.
14:19Yeah, I know.
14:20Might get a volume.
14:22It gets competitive very quickly.
14:25It was always going to end badly.
14:28Oh no!
14:33Oh no!
14:35Oh no!
14:38No!
14:41Yes!
14:42Yes!
14:43Last corner, last lap.
14:46It was chaos, but probably the best race of the season for us.
14:57How are you feeling about qualifying? Expectation?
15:00Two cars in the top ten is all we should be aiming for, and I think it's possible.
15:05It's just tricky.
15:06It's that first run out that we do, you're just never quite sure if something's going to go well.
15:13Go see.
15:15With Carlos, I mean, probably on reflection I was a bit naive.
15:19And asking any human being in the world to come in and instantaneously adapt is just not realistic.
15:25And we still have some performance to bring this year to make sure that he's extracting absolutely everything from himself
15:30and his engineers.
15:30And that's the area where I still see him developing.
15:33We haven't connected everything that Carlos is capable of doing yet.
15:37I know that.
15:37He knows that.
15:38The team knows that.
15:39But I'm confident Carlos will adapt to the car, and we can deliver as a team.
15:53Time to qualify once again.
15:55It is round six.
16:00Obviously, Carlos coming in, there was a lot of question marks like, who's going to be the better driver between
16:05those two?
16:07And the fact Alex is sort of, you know, wiping the floor at the moment, I'm really happy for him.
16:14Carlos is extremely talented.
16:15And as difficult as it may seem on paper, I think he's very strong.
16:20And it's only a matter of time before people realize that.
16:24So I'm not worried for Carlos.
16:26He's an incredible driver.
16:30You could be beaten by a teammate almost every race.
16:34Your own confidence gets a bit of a knock.
16:36I think the challenge is more the mental side.
16:39Charlie, Alex makes the big step.
16:41Keep the speed up.
16:42No, no, no, no.
16:44Straight up track is clear.
16:48Alex, good start.
16:50Let's keep the speed up.
16:51Come on Alex.
16:56Yeah, we can.
16:58Yep.
17:03Alex, please.
17:05Alright, that was checked.
17:12Carlos Sainz starts a new flying lap.
17:20Sainz has gone fastest in the middle sector.
17:22Vamos. Bueno, vamos.
17:29Oh my God, my nerves.
17:34A brilliant lap from Carlos Sainz, who jumps ahead of his teammate.
17:39That's the E6.
17:47Very good job mate.
17:49Yeah, that was a solid one.
17:50It was super nice.
17:54The former Ferrari man, Carlos Sainz, ahead of his old team.
18:01Oh my God.
18:07Well done.
18:16It took me a few races to adapt to the car, but after Quali in Miami, I'm feeling like the
18:23season's starting to click.
18:25I saw you on TV.
18:27Really? What was I doing? Giggling? Being excited?
18:31I was trying to control it, but not being able to control it.
18:36Everyone's here now.
18:37Everybody's here.
18:38All right, everyone.
18:40We need to, as a group now, move our expectations that we should be scoring points every weekend going forward.
18:47That's a mindset shift from where we've been, but that's the capability that we have with both Carlos and Alex
18:52around us and the car that we've been delivered.
18:55Carlos.
18:56Enough talking.
18:57It's time to go racing and enjoy.
18:58Well done.
18:59Yeah.
18:59Just got to focus on execution.
19:01I think we can score points this weekend.
19:03Very...
19:04I don't want to jinx anything.
19:06Just focus on the weekend and we'll see.
19:08Enjoy this weekend.
19:09Let's go do it.
19:09Thanks so much, everyone.
19:12In Miami, I want for Carlos that he walks away with an absolutely brilliant result.
19:18I think it would ratify his decisions and it would cement us effectively in that bond of we're here and
19:27we're here to win to go.
19:31It is now time for the main event, the Miami Grand Prix.
19:40Okay, Alex.
19:41You can pay my right answer.
19:43Okay.
19:47That's one minute.
19:49Okay.
19:52Qualifying is one thing, but I need to put a full weekend together to prove to Williams and to prove
19:58to myself that I'm exactly the guy they need.
20:13Thank you, Alex.
20:14Oh, it's bad of you.
20:16Alex, what, Ed?
20:17Yeah, I'm good.
20:25Contact me, Alex.
20:30The two Williams make contact and Alvin gets ahead of Sainz.
20:37We're going to take a little bit.
20:38Carlos Sainz is taking the position back that he lost at the start.
20:48And here comes Charles Leclerc.
20:53Alex, do you want to hold this position?
21:02Alex could do with help from Alex.
21:09Alex, we need to maintain a camper that leads to 2X.
21:15Alex has been Elpt Veer Lookin.
21:18Alex, we need to maintain a gap of at least a second.
21:20Okay, go ahead, man.
21:32I know, I know. I know, I know.
21:34Let's be the bigger one, okay?
21:40Well, Williams seemed to be confusing their drivers there
21:43with poorly delivered instructions.
21:51Look at the landing top of the eye now.
21:54Carlos Sainz under big pressure from his old teammate
21:57and the man who replaced him.
22:00Am I catching?
22:01Go ahead, my dish.
22:05Maximum pace, please.
22:14Carlos Sainz tumbles down to ninth position.
22:18Nice. We're compromising the race here.
22:22What the fuck is that impossible?
22:26Thank you, Alex.
22:28No last corner.
22:33He died.
22:34Lovely job.
22:36Come on!
22:37Yes!
22:37Yeah!
22:44For the second life, nine for you, Alex, with five.
22:49That's not how I go racing, guys.
22:51I don't care.
22:53I've lost a lot of confidence here.
22:55On everything.
23:21It's...
23:21We need to tighten up as a team.
23:23They gave the instruction to the cars.
23:26Very poorly, very loosely.
23:27It needs to be.
23:28If you're staying, stay in the position.
23:29Stay in the position.
23:33Good recovery.
23:34It was great.
23:35It was really good.
23:36Fantastic.
23:36We would just be watching this.
23:39The end result was not the one I wanted.
23:43And it happened in a very frustrating manner.
23:45And it was purely down to poor execution.
23:56We made a mistake.
23:57Some of our areas are simply not at the level we need to be.
24:01Some of our areas are on fire.
24:13We're on fire.
24:14Do you have the direction to?
24:16Eh...
24:17Yeah, from the Hotel Martinez.
24:23Miami, in that sense, was a disaster.
24:25Yeah.
24:28It occurred completely wrong.
24:31No solo ir rápido con el coche,
24:33sino también saber ejecutar los fines de semana bien.
24:36Yeah.
24:37Es que, obviamente, al equipo le falta...
24:40le falta volver a coger esa experiencia.
24:43Para mÃ, lo importante es para cuando el coche esté...
24:46como en Miami, pues...
24:48no volver a hacer las cagadas que se hicieron.
24:56Right.
24:57We're here to take photos.
24:59¡Párate para cámaras!
25:01Adiós.
25:02¡Hola!
25:03¡Hola!
25:07Es un momento muy crucial en mi carrera.
25:10Durante los últimos años, en Ecuador, he estado haciendo bien.
25:13Pero, al mismo tiempo, es un esport muy corto de memoria.
25:18Mis negocios están decididos en la carrera por la carrera.
25:23Solo intento demostrar a todos lo que me valen.
25:27que tal.
25:29¿Cómo estás?
25:29¿Cómo estás?
25:30De nuevo, I've met him before.
25:33Carlos.
25:34That was Carlos, you guys.
25:36Es muy emocionada, meeting musicales con gente.
25:40Especialmente pequeños.
25:41Gracias.
25:49I will struggle with the neck.
25:53F1 neck.
25:56That's nice.
25:57And look in the way.
25:59Perfect.
26:01And just work on the attitude a little bit.
26:04Ahora es guapo.
26:06Ahora mejor.
26:08This year, my expectations need to readapt.
26:12I've known you to go, no?
26:14Have I not?
26:15At Formula 1.
26:16Yes, probably.
26:17I'll miss the podiums.
26:22I'll miss the celebrations.
26:24I'll miss being on a headline because I've won.
26:29I remember the feeling still very fresh in my head.
26:33I want to make sure I'm back, back to that as soon as possible.
26:39We need to go, guys.
26:40Come on, please.
26:42We're only running today.
26:54Tell us, your pace is good.
26:56Keep doing what you're doing.
26:58Something.
26:59That's a feeling of rice with the sauce of the cup.
27:04Williams with their least competitive outing of the season.
27:07That was not the race you wanted.
27:09It's not the race you wanted to keep it.
27:14It's a really good luck.
27:17It's all the fuck well done.
27:19Trust is everything.
27:21Particularly when you've asked a driver to believe in the process.
27:26To believe in the dream that Williams are not going to be toiling around at the back.
27:30That they can be fighting at the front.
27:33Nice.
27:34Thank you, not the race.
27:35But it just hasn't worked out that way.
27:37Yeah, they fluffed this at Williams.
27:40Through this stretch.
27:42Down to the chemical.
27:44Yeah, we've got issues for you about how budget retired just watch the cars behind you.
27:50Back to back retirements for Williams, they're having a bit of a blip.
27:54James, he's got to try to find a solution.
27:57We've been actually still not good enough.
28:00We're pretty confident what we've got now is wrong by a fairly big margin.
28:05We are still not championship-level material.
28:09But what is the potential?
28:11Can you get into the points?
28:12Can you get good points?
28:13Uh, I don't know.
28:15I don't care.
28:16I'm too upset right now.
28:17All right, thanks.
28:18Williams are rebuilding.
28:20But they're not at a position where they can fight for podiums yet.
28:23They're not even at a place where they can consistently compete for points.
28:32We are counting down to the formation lap here in Austria.
28:38Something is stuck in the car from moving forward.
28:42Standby, standby, standby.
28:44Critical.
28:47This leg should know what's going on.
28:49The brakes are going to be fired.
28:51Come and pull, then.
28:56Come on, pocket corner breaks.
29:00Be ready to exit.
29:07Game over.
29:09Carlos Sainz will not take the lights.
29:12In Austria, it was a painful memory that we etched in my brain forever.
29:17A race where we could have performed very well.
29:20Is it bad luck or are we creating environments that make it difficult to perform at that level?
29:28James would really have had to have sold Carlos the dream to get him to sign that contract to join
29:35him at Williams.
29:36Yet that dream just hasn't turned into reality yet.
29:47James really has to get a handle on this situation if Carlos is going to stay at this team for
29:54the long term.
29:58We're fully committed with the team and that's our full focus.
30:02But if an opportunity comes to join another team, then obviously we will have to analyze it and decide.
30:11Hold it.
30:26Do you sleep properly?
30:28Yeah, I had a good sleep.
30:29That's what I need.
30:30Carlos' frustration is normal.
30:32And my job is to make sure we provide the right environment
30:35for him to want to be here, I hope, for the rest of his career.
30:46Good. Thank you.
30:50So, we're fifth in the championship.
30:51We haven't maximised our point score yet, either.
30:53That's the frustrating thing.
30:54We could be even further ahead than this again.
30:57But we're fifth.
30:59You're a man of your work, and the car is clearly quicker.
31:02Yeah.
31:02But also, we've done a lot of mistakes.
31:05As a team, we are further behind more than what I expected.
31:10The moment you start fighting top end of the midfield
31:14and sometimes mixing it up with Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull,
31:18it exposes that we're also behind in race execution.
31:23This is team culture in the end.
31:25This year, we're letting P5, P6, P8 slip from our hands pretty easily,
31:32which honestly puts me in a position where I'm sometimes obviously frustrated
31:37because still it's points.
31:39I agree, though.
31:40I think this year has highlighted how hard it is.
31:42With this many things, they're still not right.
31:44The second half of the season needs to be a clear step forward.
31:48Agreed.
32:02Carlos' comments were apt and spot on.
32:04We're not at championship level anywhere.
32:07How's it all going?
32:08It's been tough.
32:09Yeah, we're getting through it.
32:10The boys are working hard.
32:11So we've had honest, straight talks about what isn't working
32:15and what we need to change.
32:18We'll be redeveloping our systems, processing structures.
32:21Communication methods are working.
32:23We're under pressure as we expect, but this is when we're expected to deliver.
32:27And this isn't about apportioning blame.
32:29It's about understanding what we can all do better with ourselves,
32:32with the kit that's around us.
32:34And ultimately, that makes a faster and better team.
32:36As a team principal, making a race-winning Formula One team
32:41takes an awful lot of hard work.
32:43Trying to find a bit more performance.
32:45Good.
32:45Just need to move quicker.
32:46It's like an orchestra.
32:48You are trying to get every single member playing their part
32:52in complete harmony, and that is not an easy feat.
32:57It takes time, it takes effort.
33:00It takes making sure every single part of your organisation
33:03is operating at its absolute peak performance.
33:08It's good, but the ambition needs to be much bigger.
33:18It's a good thing to do.
33:18The other day hable con Jaimes.
33:19El equipo está empezando a funcionar mejor.
33:23Nah...
33:23Es que es cuestión de tiempo, es cuestión de paciencia, tÃo.
33:26En algún momento cambiará.
33:29Tiene que cambiar.
33:29FÃjate que llevo diez años en la F1,
33:32yo no recuerdo un año que te pasen tantas cosas tan diferentes.
33:37It reminds me a little bit of 2019, the first year in McLaren,
33:43that we had to go fast, not to get results,
33:47and in fact, the circuit where everything changed was in Baku.
33:50It was in Baku.
33:51You remember?
33:52And suddenly it came to Baku, a good result,
33:54and from there it changed everything.
33:55It's true.
33:57We've done everything possible for it to work.
34:01We've got to change it.
34:03Well, you know,
34:04you've already demonstrated many times that,
34:08trusting in your way of doing things
34:09and keeping your head down, focused, doing what you're doing...
34:14It's what I say to myself.
34:17As soon as it goes fast, the other will arrive.
34:20Let's go.
34:31Baku is a high-speed street circuit
34:35where the walls just close in on you.
34:39The drivers are driving around that at 300 kilometres an hour.
34:47So, child, time for push-push.
34:49OK.
34:58Ferrari's weekend has gone down the pan here.
35:03Nobody quite knows what's going to happen in Baku.
35:08Take care for the turn. Bye.
35:15Are you OK?
35:17Yeah.
35:19Oh, my God!
35:23Oh, my God!
35:27What are you saying?
35:30Everyone is giving me absolutely everything.
35:33The hours that people have been pushing,
35:35not for one month, not for one week,
35:37people want this team to be successful with all their heart and all their might.
35:41Alex Alvin, a former F2 winner on these streets.
35:46Baku's dirty, it's oily, it's windy.
35:49All the corners are very, very similar, but they're not the same.
35:55The crack is so dirty.
35:58It's kind of a recipe for mistakes, really.
36:06Oh, my God!
36:09Oh, my God!
36:09Oh, my God!
36:10Oh, I'm out.
36:11Sorry.
36:13Oh, disappointing there for Williams, but they still have a chance with Sainz.
36:19Carlos' season is such a funny one.
36:21You know, coming into Baku, he hasn't scored points in, what is it, six races now?
36:27That's a horrible run to be on.
36:29And as each week passes by, it makes you question whether Carlos has made the right move.
36:35The only thing missing here is maybe a bit of diff, you know?
36:38Yeah.
36:39Yeah, no, this is, I need to open early.
36:43Yes.
36:44I felt like in Ferrari, we were already close to a championship winning level.
36:50Here, it helped the team to realise how much we need to improve still.
36:57If we want to go back to winning.
37:05Pushing.
37:06Yeah, go first.
37:11That feels good, guys.
37:14Oh, how's this? Look out!
37:16Very quicker than Sainz on this lap.
37:19In Baku, I'm feeling something different, something special.
37:24I believe that life sometimes gets tougher before something good is about to come.
37:40It's a brilliant quarterback session. Wow, that was tough.
37:42Well done.
37:46Amazing. Thank you, guys.
37:53I don't think you can overstate what an impactful performance that is,
38:00but you don't score points for qualifying.
38:09Good morning.
38:10Good morning.
38:12Eh...
38:21I'm being P2, I'm in the front row.
38:23Good morning.
38:24I'm trying to think positively.
38:28For me, it's just the opportunity to prove to myself and to prove to everyone, the whole
38:34paddle, that I'm going to overcome not being in Ferrari anymore and that I'm going to create
38:39something good with Williams.
38:43It's a mixed-up grid. We could be in for absolutely anything.
38:50The team hasn't been fighting for podiums for many, many years.
38:55But we're in a strong position.
38:58This really is about a thousand individuals all pulling together.
39:11I'm as focused as possible, focusing on having the fastest possible reaction to the lights.
39:19I'm thinking in the first couple of corners in Baku, it's never easy to get to those three corners
39:24safely. And I'm just telling to myself that everything's going to be all right.
39:3230 seconds.
39:34Alex Albon clipped the wall and he's in 19th.
39:49Good start from Max Verstappen, who chops across sides.
40:05I've lost four players in the wall on just five.
40:09Copy.
40:12I've lost four players in the wall.
40:37Sainz, feeling the heat from Russell, pits first.
40:44Race picture update will be box box in this lap.
40:54Quick stop needed here if he's to hold that position.
41:01This lap's going to be close with Russell, get ready, copy.
41:17Russell and Mercedes, Pip, Sainz and Williams to second.
41:24This podium could be slipping away for Sainz.
41:28Kimmy closing in fast.
41:30Seven laps remain.
41:35Gam ahead, 1.4.
41:37Mr Sainz, it's P3 ahead.
41:39So there's podium in it for you, mate.
41:41Copy.
41:43And then you will use overtech.
41:45We just have a push.
41:48Venga, coño, venga.
41:51And now we're in it up.
41:53Two laps remain.
41:55Push over and exit last corner.
41:58You're racing up 320-330 kph.
42:04So I'm just focusing on making zero mistakes.
42:10Let's go.
42:11Come on.
42:11Come on.
42:18Come on.
42:20Come on.
42:21Come on.
42:21Carlos Sainz takes the final step on the podium.
42:26Come on.
42:28Come on!
42:28Come on!
42:30Come on!
42:30Oh, you're in my career, guys.
42:32You cannot imagine how these days...
42:34Carlos, vamos. Absolutely incredible.
42:36Come on.
42:37This is the beginning of something great.
42:39Thank you so much.
42:42This is my first
42:44boot operation in Williams.
42:47Ah.
42:48That's not the last. That's not the last.
42:53P13 in the end.
42:54Time to take it.
42:55Well done, on the list.
42:56Yeah, well done.
43:11I'm just really happy.
43:12I'm feeling that I'm just meant to be here
43:14fighting for these podiums.
43:17I needed Williams.
43:18Williams needed me.
43:19And together, we just feel
43:21in a good place.
43:23That's why I can call this a home
43:25and now we can start building
43:27on even better things.
43:30Well done.
43:31Thanks for coming down.
43:32Appreciate it.
43:32I'm not going to lie.
43:34I wish I was the one
43:35to score the podium,
43:36but to see the team
43:38get that result,
43:39to see how much they enjoy it,
43:40to share that moment
43:41with everyone
43:42was very special.
43:43Yeah!
43:46Yeah!
43:47Yeah!
43:47Yeah!
43:48What meant the world to me
43:50was seeing the team rewarded
43:51for their belief in me,
43:53their belief in our journey.
43:55Yeah!
43:57It's showing them
43:58that we are on the right track
44:00and that our future is bright.
44:01We're on a good path.
44:03Yeah!
44:04Yeah!
44:08Yeah!
44:08Yeah!
44:08Yeah!
44:08Yeah!
44:08Yeah!
44:09Mercedes and Ferrari are the two teams
44:11that kind of have their ups and downs.
44:13Let's all keep happening.
44:14Self-doubt can creep in.
44:16I feel very ashamed of my performance.
44:19It was crying.
44:21It's crunch time.
44:22The most important thing
44:23is to never give up.
44:25Vegas is a mega event.
44:27In one race in America,
44:29we haven't won.
44:30Off to work!
44:32You guys arrived and...
44:34It's after whatever I got to do.
44:35Bam!
44:37Bam!
44:38It's the style there, isn't it?
44:39Yeah!
44:55It's the style there, isn't it?
44:56There you go!
44:57There you go.
45:02There you go.
45:03There you go!
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