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Formula 1: Drive to Survive - Season 8 - Episode 07: What Happens in Vegas
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00:10It's going to be win number one in 2025 for Lando Norris.
00:14What up, mate?
00:15Great job.
00:16From the moment the 2025 season began, McLaren looked unstoppable.
00:21It's a one-two for McLaren.
00:23Winning a championship is the thing I've worked on to achieve, you know, since I was a little boy.
00:28What is the ultimate ambition, world champion one day?
00:31It's me.
00:33Oscar Piersley wins the Bahrain Grand Prix.
00:37At the moment it's a close battle between Lando and I.
00:39This might be my only opportunity to win a driver's world championship.
00:43Both can't win. One will come out second best.
00:46There can only be one champion. Somebody's going to have a heartbroken, you know?
00:54But as McLaren's teammates focus seemingly solely on one another, Max Verstappen has been mounting the most incredible comeback.
01:03Good launch off the line from Pouston to Piastri.
01:06It's going to be close.
01:07Verstappen throws around the outside, takes the lead in spectacular fashion.
01:13Max Verstappen wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
01:17Yes, I'm fired.
01:20Max, attack!
01:22Max Verstappen is still the top dog.
01:25Lando Norris, he's gone wide! Verstappen leads him!
01:28It wasn't many races ago that Max was more than a hundred points behind these guys.
01:35Yeah!
01:36Well done, Max. You've killed everyone today.
01:38Very nice. You've got like that.
01:40I'm very enjoyable.
01:42Max Verstappen keeps up his championship challenge.
01:47McLaren have made a critical error in their car setups.
01:50They're under investigation with FIA.
01:53Huge breaking news.
01:54They've run the car too low on the bumpy Vegas streets.
01:59Both McLarens have been disqualified.
02:02After the double disqualification, this world championship battle has been blown wide open.
02:09For Lando and Oskar, their hopes and their dreams could be shattered into a million pieces.
02:16Pressure's on Lando, right?
02:17I think so.
02:18I found it a bit.
02:19And now, we head into the final two races with a three-way fight for the driver's title.
02:26Lando has everything to lose.
02:28Max, he will smell blood.
02:30Can Max complete an incredible comeback?
02:33Verstappen is a monster. He's the strong one. We have nothing to lose.
02:37Or is this the moment a new world champion rises?
03:01Good evening. How are we all? All okay?
03:05Welcome.
03:07Tonight, we are here to celebrate a powerhouse of motorsport.
03:11A leader, a hustler, now an author.
03:14The CEO of McLaren Racing, Zac Brown.
03:20What's the book about?
03:23Business. Leadership. Lessons. Stuff.
03:26I was following the race at the weekend in Vegas.
03:29So I thought I'd get it out of the way at the start.
03:32How are you feeling?
03:40That sucked.
03:42A bit of an understatement.
03:44It was a shock getting the news that we'd been disqualified.
03:48We got the car set up wrong.
03:50A bad mistake.
03:51We've never claimed we're perfect.
03:54We try and be perfect, but we're fair.
03:56We rotate whose car we sabotage weekend to weekend.
04:00So we do everything totally fair.
04:02You've made a mistake.
04:04And to do anything to hurt our drivers getting the chance to win the Drivers' Championship,
04:08we felt pretty bad.
04:10How are both Oscar and Lando feeling about things?
04:13They're great.
04:15I, you know, I speak with them all the time.
04:18I've never once felt any tension in the room.
04:22Both guys have a great chance at winning the World Championship.
04:26But, you know, Max is like that guy in that horror movie that as soon as you thought he was
04:32done, he's back.
04:34Yeah, he's lurching back to life.
04:37Max is not a four-time world champion by accident.
04:40He never quits.
04:41He's right in the midst of things.
04:43So I'm concerned.
04:45We've, uh, we've put some pressure on ourselves.
04:48Um, just because a lot of people have asked this, uh, shouldn't you be in Qatar?
04:52Uh, that's where I'm headed when we're, we're, we're done tomorrow morning.
04:58Thank you very much, Zach.
04:58Have a safe journey home.
04:59Good night.
05:00Cool.
05:00Thank you, everyone.
05:03Qatar will be a challenging weekend for us.
05:06No one can kind of afford not to have a good weekend.
05:10You worry about everything, you've got to reset.
05:14It's about getting the drivers focused on the job at hand.
05:28What is that?
05:29Oh, delicious.
05:36No, I'm good.
05:37I've got my own food with me, actually.
05:41Um, yeah, so I'm, I don't know where I start.
05:46Uh, Vegas hurt me.
05:48Lost a lot of points.
05:50Should just never happen.
05:52What the hell was that?
05:54No, Barry Yaga.
05:57I'm just never a person that will come in and blame the team first.
06:00But when you're against the best in the world, then it's not good enough.
06:04It puts you in quite a difficult position.
06:07It's all about just trying to win.
06:10Yeah.
06:11All we want to do is make sure that we don't decide the championship.
06:18Inadvertently, you guys have a tingle and Max goes on and wins.
06:22Oh, you know, and that's nice.
06:24After a double disqualification, Red Bull and Max are a threat.
06:29He's fighting for the championship.
06:30He's certainly going to be in it.
06:31And we have to perform perfectly to keep them out of it.
06:35I think there is a point when it's, we've done what we've had to do as a team.
06:40Yeah.
06:41Now it's the racing drivers let us go and do what we can to win the race.
06:46Yeah.
06:46I think we're all mature enough to acknowledge I could win big or I could lose.
06:53McLaren are feeling the heat from Verstappen.
06:56The double disqualification in Vegas is only going to ramp up the pressure on everyone.
07:01Everything is now under the microscope.
07:03You cannot afford any more errors.
07:16Nowadays, you can't say shit in the pedal.
07:19Heading into Qatar, Max is now tied with Oscar.
07:22Good race.
07:23And Lando is just 24 points ahead.
07:32Ultimately, it's never a good thing having the result we had in Vegas.
07:36Another tense moment in the year.
07:38The best way of keeping my hopes in as good a shape as I can is trying to go out
07:42and win
07:42and get the best results again.
07:44Oscar.
07:45What?
07:46I tried to piss both of you about this.
07:48Oh, sorry.
07:50What do you think about the double disqualification for McLaren?
07:54I think great.
07:55A few extra points for me, so I was happy about it.
07:58Both cars being disqualified is obviously a big setback for them,
08:01which makes Max come closer, uncomfortably closer.
08:05Yeah.
08:05Yeah.
08:07Huge moment for the championship, for McLaren.
08:10Little bit questionable.
08:12Max is going to enjoy that and, yeah, not a good thing for Oscar or Lando.
08:18Clearly, the pressure is super high.
08:20Lando has everything to lose.
08:22Max and Oscar have nothing to lose.
08:23Will Lando be bricking it?
08:26Everyone will be bricking it.
08:29Max, just get your reaction to what happened with the double DSQ for the McLarens.
08:33Of course, the gap closed a bit with that.
08:38But it's still 24 points.
08:40But it's definitely a better chance than what it was before that.
08:45But, you know, we go all in.
08:46We have nothing to lose.
08:48If it was anyone else, you'd say it was impossible.
08:52But this is Max.
08:53He lives for the impossible.
08:55To overturn more than 100 points and with two races to go, you just feel it's his.
09:06You good?
09:07Yeah, mate.
09:08I'm in control.
09:09Okay.
09:10Lovely times.
09:19We could be standing on the brink of history.
09:23Lando Norris can clinch the title tonight over his teammate and rival, Oscar Piastri.
09:29Max Verstappen will not back down either.
09:31My goodness me, I've got goosebumps.
09:34Feeling good?
09:35Yeah.
09:36In Las Vegas, we'd made a mistake.
09:39But I expect Lando and Oscar to bounce back.
09:43See you on the grid, dude.
09:45I think that we need to set everything up.
09:47In Qatar, we're hoping that by closing a bit that gap, McLaren, they will start to feel a bit more
09:54pressure.
09:57And as a result, they will make mistakes.
10:00It's one thing to dominate, it's another thing to feel the pressure off your competitors.
10:04Oscar Piastri has pole.
10:06At the moment, it's a close battle.
10:08I'm not ultimately concerned with whether I have an edge or not.
10:11I'm focused on trying to win the Drivers World Championship.
10:16Norris is in second place alongside his teammate, Oscar Piastri.
10:20I've got to be on top of everything at all times.
10:23As soon as you relax one little bit in any area, you can pay the price and it can be
10:28costly.
10:29We need to win.
10:30We're going to stop making mistakes.
10:33Max Verstappen will start third tonight.
10:36We are here.
10:37I am in this fight still.
10:40But at the same time, it needs some severe bad luck or mistake for me to be fully in the
10:46fight.
10:47We need a good start.
10:48We need something.
10:49Yeah, boy.
10:51Well, this could get excited.
10:53Everyone in position.
10:55Three contenders for the title.
10:57If Lando wins tonight, he's champion of the world.
11:02But if either Piastri or Verstappen finish ahead of him, this title fight will go all the way to the
11:09final race in Abu Dhabi.
11:33Very good overtake, Max.
11:35Fantastic.
11:36A2.
11:40Go on, Maxi.
11:42And Max Verstappen ahead by turn one.
11:46Go on, Lando.
11:47Lando, keep it up.
11:48We'd like to try and give it a go on Verstappen.
11:51Confirmed.
11:54Race leader, Oscar Piastri, trying to win his first Grand Prix for three months.
11:59Everything looks good outside, Oscar.
12:01Great to then Verstappen, fast back.
12:03Race is great.
12:04Good job.
12:06It's a pretty fast-paced race, but being able to get comfortable with it pretty quickly.
12:11There's still a lot that can happen, but so far, so good.
12:15Piastri is still fighting for his own championship.
12:26I don't think about losing.
12:27That's not in my head.
12:28I think about how to win.
12:30The start was decent, so this is a very good opportunity now for us to win the race.
12:38Whoa.
12:55Fucking unbelievable.
12:57I gave him loads of space.
13:00You okay, Nico?
13:05They're not going to clean that car away very quickly.
13:09There are 50 laps to go, and the safety car is out.
13:13It's going to be interesting.
13:18I call you boxing or staying out.
13:20At the standby.
13:22If drivers want to take a pit stop behind the safety car,
13:26they can do so.
13:27I don't think we have to stay out.
13:33We're staying out.
13:35Stay out.
13:36If he's staying out.
13:39Is Oscar repeating?
13:40He'll get a picture.
13:43What are we doing?
13:44We're staying out.
13:49Box and pick and fair, Max.
13:51Box, pick and fair.
13:52Copy.
13:53These tires cannot do more than 25 laps per set.
13:58So it's a two-stop race.
14:00For us, taking the pit stop was an automatic decision.
14:06Verstappen happy to roll the dice.
14:08Pitting under the safety car essentially means a free pit stop.
14:12Box now.
14:13It's a very busy pit lane.
14:14A whole bunch of cars coming in.
14:16Most of the field it looks like.
14:20Everyone has pitted now.
14:21Other than the two McLarens.
14:23And now McLaren have the entire pack behind them on fresh tires.
14:28I should have just followed him in there.
14:30If he knew the car head was staying out.
14:32It's never a nice moment to win.
14:34The entire field has an opposite strategy.
14:37So I'm concerned.
14:38Are we in trouble here?
14:40We will see whether there was the record or not.
14:44Complete disaster for McLaren.
14:46They've now got to make an extra pit stop over Verstappen
14:49before the end of this race.
14:51They've got to build an enormous gap to undo the damage here.
14:54When you're under so much pressure, it's a mistake.
14:59Expected McLaren to push hard on the restart.
15:03Yeah.
15:05Safety car in this lap.
15:07Here we go.
15:11Safety car in.
15:22We're racing again.
15:24And McLaren with so much work to do.
15:27You are free to push.
15:29I can't let them run too far away.
15:31Do what you can, obviously, Max.
15:34This is a bit of the race where we need to be quick comebacks.
15:37What kind of players do we need?
15:39We need to be more than a second after that.
15:42Verstappen.
15:44Right on.
15:45Piastri leads this Grand Prix with Norris in second,
15:49then Verstappen in third.
15:50He's going to have the race lead when the McLarens stop.
15:55They've blown this massively.
15:57It's a pivotal moment in the World Championship with 15 laps to go.
16:02Okay, Oscar.
16:02Tire update, please.
16:04Struggling a bit now.
16:05Copy.
16:06Let's do it.
16:07It's like box.
16:08Box.
16:12Max, good pace.
16:13Captain Norris, one second.
16:15Yeah, this feels good.
16:25That's currently P1.
16:26Yeah, yeah.
16:30Bring it home, man.
16:31Go on.
16:32Stay there.
16:36I know we could be close to Clouds,
16:38exit.
16:39And Nelly and Sainz,
16:40they'll be ahead of us.
16:42Nelly and Sainz,
16:42they'll be ahead of us.
16:45Norris, have you have a good place?
16:50There's plenty of gap now for Norris and Piafri, so hold on.
16:54Last lap.
16:57I think Norris will serve you to pass the melee for the base we are doing.
17:03Come on, Lander.
17:04Let's just go and get Antonelli.
17:16Antonelli has gone wide, and Lando Norris moves up into fourth place.
17:21And that's two very precious extra points there for Lando Norris.
17:25How crucial could they be?
17:26Come the final reckoning.
17:29Regardless of that, we will fight to the end.
17:34Yeah, it's unbelievable.
17:36Guys, it's a very lovely race.
17:39Max Verstappen wins the Qatar Grand Prix.
17:43And the fight for the title will go to the final race.
17:47Staying in it, great jump back around.
17:49Well done, Max.
17:50Never a foot wrong, magic pace.
17:53Let the other guys do the mistakes.
17:57Yeah, I'm really well done with that goal.
18:00They've been with us.
18:02They threw the fucking win away.
18:03Getting the win.
18:05It's fucking embarrassing.
18:06Just gave everything away.
18:07Check the flag, Oscar.
18:09Check the flag.
18:10Piafri comes home in second.
18:12And that now means he's behind Max Verstappen in the driver's standings.
18:18Norris finishes in fourth.
18:20This could have been the coronation.
18:23He was dreaming of being world champion tonight.
18:26Painful.
18:27Painful.
18:31Species.
18:34I don't have any words.
18:40We made a wrong decision today.
18:42That's clear.
18:46You know, obviously it hurts at the moment.
18:48It's another weekend where something's just not going our way.
18:52It does hurt.
18:56Another mistake.
18:58A highly visible mistake.
19:01Very disappointing coming off of Vegas.
19:06We stuck to our plan.
19:07I don't think the team expected everyone to box.
19:10The safety car.
19:11Was it the right call?
19:15No.
19:18Why didn't you beat like all the other drivers?
19:22Because we did what we thought was best.
19:25It hurts the team, I think.
19:27We looked like idiots.
19:30We shouldn't have done all we did since we were a simple result.
19:37You think I still go see the drivers or let them be?
19:40I don't know.
19:43I feel like I'm saying sorry to them.
19:47McLaren's decision to go against the prevailing wisdom
19:51of every team in that pit lane is baffling.
19:56You could imagine a driver losing a bit of faith, a bit of confidence.
19:59We just can't afford any more mistakes,
20:01because they're getting pretty costly.
20:03OK, that's your phone.
20:05You win next week.
20:08I do want to go talk to the drivers.
20:10Um, yeah.
20:13If it had been anyone else who won,
20:15it wouldn't have been quite so bad.
20:17The errors compounding.
20:20Vegas, Qatar.
20:22With one race left,
20:23it couldn't be much more of a disastrous outcome.
20:28Believe it. Believe it.
20:29Believe it.
20:32We dominated the race.
20:35It was a very significant win.
20:37It has a big influence on the championship.
20:41Anything can happen in a race like it showed today.
20:44It was just a mistake of not boxing both of them.
20:47Max Verstappen has won the Qatar Grand Prix.
20:50I'm very happy.
20:51I know, of course, the gap came down quite a bit.
20:53We're in it, and it will keep it interesting.
20:56Max, ahead of this race,
20:58Zac Brown described you as a guy in a horror movie
21:00that keeps coming back effectively.
21:02Do you think you're a little bit in McLaren's heads
21:05and you've got them scrambled,
21:06and that's why they're making these sort of mistakes?
21:09You can call me Chucky.
21:20How are you doing?
21:22I'm all right.
21:23Yeah?
21:23Yeah?
21:25Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
21:26Loving life. I can't complain, can I?
21:31Fighting against Max.
21:32The driver, I think, is probably the best ever in Formula One.
21:36It's difficult.
21:38In Qatar, I was downbeat because I lost some points in the championship,
21:42just thrown away.
21:45We messed it up and he did a good race.
21:48They're doing a very good job.
21:49And we did quite the opposite.
21:51Like, do I think I'm quick enough?
21:53Yeah.
21:54But, er...
21:56I need to do it when it counts, that's the only thing.
22:01It's not like I'm scared of losing, let's say.
22:04It's more the effect of losing, which is the disappointment.
22:09Yeah.
22:10It's just difficult.
22:12Better get going.
22:14Cheers, mate.
22:20Going into Abu Dhabi, I hope I don't have to find out what it means
22:25to not come out on top at the end of the season.
22:38We meet again in Abu Dhabi for an F1 title decider.
22:45With three drivers in contention, only one can triumph.
22:51Who will be the champion of the world?
22:54I think this is Lando's to lose, but it's the last race of the season
22:58with a lot of championship pressure, and that always results
23:01in a fantastic last race.
23:03Here you go, buddy.
23:05I think it's going to be Lando to win or Max and Lando to crash,
23:08and Oscar wins.
23:10Now in the final race of the season.
23:13Oscar slips to third in the Drivers' Championship.
23:16Max moves up to second and finds himself just 12 points behind Lando
23:21with one race remaining in Abu Dhabi.
23:27All Lando has to do this weekend is finish on the podium.
23:30First, second or third, he's champion.
23:33But right now, if you're a betting man, it's Max's.
23:39Because the unthinkable, the improbable,
23:44now has a very realistic chance of happening.
23:48Not ever many, thank you.
23:50So McLaren had a trip up in Qatar.
23:53And Max knows how to get the most out of his team,
23:56so you can't bank against that.
23:58Maybe Oscar can be on the top, and he's just very, very calm.
24:01So through the highs, he's calm. Through the lows, he's calm.
24:05Who's your money on this weekend?
24:08Mmm, probably Lando, I guess.
24:11I'm not going to be putting money on it.
24:12I don't think that's legal.
24:15Well, hope Max wins.
24:16He's in a hunt, and he has a good chance that he can win.
24:21In this moment, Norris has an advantage.
24:24But when Stappa is a monster, he's a strong one.
24:27We have nothing to lose.
24:28I've been reflecting on it and thought,
24:30which way do I think it's going to go?
24:32Can't call it.
24:32It's going to be a banging showstopper.
24:37It's perfectly poised, isn't it?
24:39It's as though the racing gods had written the script for us.
24:43It's either the racing gods or Netflix, but somebody scripted it.
24:50We're calm.
24:51I think we're calm.
24:52I'm not sure I'm calm.
24:54I'm calm.
24:55I'm portraying that I'm calm.
24:57It gets very, very intense.
25:01Being in the lead, you're more of a mindset of,
25:03don't mess it up.
25:04And that's where Max will have an advantage in that he's...
25:08Done this.
25:09Done this four times.
25:11It'll be interesting to see what Lando's like.
25:12Oscar's chilled.
25:14I mean, Oscar can definitely win this thing.
25:15Yeah.
25:16It's why I always hate with, like, three laps to go, you know,
25:19in the commentary when they start talking as if it's, like, all over.
25:23No, it is.
25:23And you're like...
25:24I've seen Lewis go from losing to winning the world championship
25:28in a corner on the last lap.
25:29Yeah.
25:30That's what makes sport cool.
25:32Unless you're the one on the wall.
25:35This conversation's making me more nervous.
25:38Losing the championship would be devastating.
25:41It would've come all this way to fall short on it.
25:44I don't even want to think about it.
25:52Excuse me, guys.
25:53Excuse me, guys.
25:55Good luck.
25:56Good luck.
25:56Good luck, guys.
25:57Here we go, then.
25:59The fight for the 2025 world title is about to begin.
26:06Radio check.
26:07Yep.
26:08Radio check.
26:09Excellent.
26:10Hard and clear.
26:10Yeah, hard and clear.
26:12I'm always a bit nervous before Paulie.
26:14I want to be on pole and feel like I have to be on pole
26:16to make my life easier on Sunday.
26:21So Lando and Sally is kind of behind you.
26:24He's approaching turn six now.
26:28It looks like a tense, tense driving from Lando, doesn't it?
26:33Here comes Piastri, who goes faster by some margin.
26:39Better put the wind off him.
26:40What a statement that is.
26:43Okay, Max.
26:45Currently.
26:46Yeah.
26:47It's gonna need something mighty from the two McLaren boys to be that.
26:50Is there anything we can help with the kind of confidence on the brakes?
26:54No, it's not that.
26:55I think I'm just doing a shit job.
27:00I feel like stressed.
27:02I put myself under pressure because I do a crappy life.
27:06I put myself down because of it.
27:08To put yourself in a kind of a better position and a better mindset
27:11to set things off in the right direction again.
27:13You've got to think now.
27:14I can't think of the past anymore.
27:18Lando Norris currently finds himself third fastest.
27:25I should be coming to go P2.
27:29Copy.
27:31I'll keep the updates as you get ahead.
27:34Norris, three seconds.
27:37Keep on it.
27:48Norris, a tenth faster than Piastri in the middle sector of this lab.
27:55Here comes Piastri.
27:57Crosses the line.
27:58That's P3.
28:00Well, that wasn't much left at now on, so thanks.
28:08Okay.
28:08We are P2.
28:10P2.
28:14That's the whole position, folks.
28:17Let's start and go, guys.
28:19Let's see.
28:21Yes.
28:23Unbelievable speed, Max.
28:24Just pure speed.
28:26Mega.
28:27Yeah, fantastic work, guys.
28:28Let's have some fun out there tomorrow.
28:33Obviously, you know, I didn't have a great qualifying.
28:37Yeah, it was a tough one.
28:49Yeah, hello.
28:49Can I get your attention with our man of the moment, world championship leader, Mr. Norris?
29:02Yeah, a big day for all of us.
29:04I mean, this is like the biggest day of my life.
29:06I think when someone asks me how much I want to win a world championship, it's been my dream, right?
29:11Since I was a kid.
29:12So everything I do is aimed at trying to be the best in the world.
29:15For Max to win, he needs to finish first and I need to finish fourth.
29:19So it could be a day of games in many ways.
29:22He's not going to just try and win, I'm going to guess.
29:24He's going to see what he can do to disrupt things, cause havoc, cause chaos, and we just need to
29:30be ready for that.
29:31I mean, the exciting part is, I'm calling our strategy.
29:37That's the worrying part, yeah.
29:39We have to avoid making mistakes with the strategy stuff.
29:43I don't know what I'll be saying or thinking if I don't win.
29:46It's a horrible thought.
29:48I don't expect any drivers taking each other out to decide the world championship.
29:54Unless you have to.
29:55No.
29:58Okay.
29:59I'll see you on the grid and let's kick some ass.
30:02All right.
30:02Cheers, guys.
30:09Philando, with the expectation that's really rested on his shoulders since he joined McLaren,
30:13the fact that he was pitched from the outset as a potential champion.
30:18This should have been his season.
30:20But motor racing is a mind game.
30:23And you're going up against one of the all-time greats.
30:26It's a question to Max.
30:28How are you dealing with the pressure?
30:30I'm very relaxed.
30:32I mean, trophy looks the same.
30:35You know, I have four of those at home, so it's nice to add a fifth.
30:39Just wanted to know if the parents are here.
30:42No, parents are not here.
30:44I mean, I didn't really plan to be in the title fight till the end.
30:46So, yeah, here we are.
30:48We're seeing a very different Max Verstappen, and it's joyous.
30:54Unless your name is Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri.
30:59Because an unrestrained, carefree Max Verstappen is absolutely fucking terrifying.
31:08Welcome, Max.
31:09How's it going?
31:11How are we doing?
31:11You've got something in the shape for you.
31:13I'm sitting here?
31:13Yes, please, in the shape.
31:14I thought you might like to stay slightly cooler.
31:16Yeah, yeah, yeah.
31:17So, it's quite hot already.
31:19Luckily, the race is, of course, in the evening.
31:21So, that helps.
31:23It's much better.
31:26Max, if you win the championship, will this go down as your greatest win?
31:31I think definitely the most unexpected one.
31:33But then also, it's like, there is no pressure.
31:35Like, of course, you know, if it happens, then that's insane.
31:39If it doesn't happen, we can still be very happy with what we have done the last few races.
31:43So...
31:44Pressure's on Lando, though, right?
31:46I think so.
31:49I'm in a good space, you know?
31:50Like, it's not this, like, do or die.
31:52But at the same time, I still want to win.
31:55That's why I'm here.
31:57You seem tougher mentally than those guys.
32:00Do you try to play mind games with them in interviews in the press to, like, plant a seed?
32:05Like, I'm an animal and you're not?
32:08Uh, yeah, I mean, I've done it now the last few races a little bit.
32:13Because it irritates them, you know?
32:15So, yeah, I don't mind it.
32:17For me, like, it's all fun and games anyway.
32:21You shouldn't take everything too serious.
32:24We are not going to change our approach now.
32:27We have been saying race after race.
32:28If there is an opportunity, Max is going to take it.
32:32He's an extraordinary champion and, you know, Max will have a good chance.
32:36Good luck, Max.
32:36Yep, thank you.
32:37Good luck today, guys.
32:38Enjoy.
32:44How's he feeling?
32:45Uh, not as confident as me and you would be.
32:47Fuck no.
32:49You've been mega all weekend.
32:51Rinse and repeat.
32:54Just what you did last year.
32:58All right.
33:00Have fun.
33:06Rinse and repeat.
33:12All right, all good?
33:12We're ready.
33:13We're ready.
33:15How's Carfield?
33:16Hopefully it's been better today.
33:30You're about to witness one of these drivers have the greatest day of their career.
33:35The sport's biggest prize is up for grabs.
33:44Max Verstappen is going to push the McLarens all the way and he starts the final race of the season
33:49from pole.
33:51Victory would complete the greatest comeback in the history of Formula One.
33:56McLaren second with Lando Norris and third with Oscar Piastri.
34:01Max is in whatever he gets to win the race.
34:03What's happening behind is what's happening behind.
34:05No control over that.
34:07See you on a good duty.
34:08Have fun.
34:11I think in Formula One we know it's not over until it's over.
34:14Shipping your pants?
34:15Yes.
34:17We have to go out and win this championship.
34:21Not expect Max to falter.
34:23No control over the place.
34:25Verstappen must make the podium to have any chance.
34:29Piastri must be in the top two.
34:32And if Lando Norris is to win his first world championship, he has to finish on the podium.
34:40we'll see how the race pans out
34:45till either Landor Max cross the line in front of me
34:48I've still got a chance of winning the title
34:49I don't need things to happen in the race
34:52to win the championship
34:54but funny things can happen
34:58when pressure is high
35:00normally I perform
35:01because I enjoy that
35:03I'm going to try to win the race
35:05if I need to attack I'll attack
35:06because I have nothing to lose
35:08so what can happen
35:09you get a second or third
35:11or you win
35:12that would be fantastic
35:16it's always tough
35:17and it's never going to be easy
35:20it could be my only chance of winning a championship
35:24I'm absolutely breaking it
35:27it is time to crown a champion
35:43Oscar just behind
35:45Max and Lambo to head
35:56overtake available
36:08good job
36:09Neil P2
36:11the staff is ahead of you
36:15that's Oscar ahead of us
36:16we should use a bit more pace
36:20as expected
36:21the field is very close
36:23the car behind
36:24now Piastri
36:27Leclerc
36:27he's a couple of seconds behind
36:28Norris
36:30the space is mega
36:32well done
36:32go ahead
36:34Norris
36:39it's very fine
36:40Leclerc
36:411.6
36:43with Max Ostappen in the lead
36:45Lando must finish P3
36:47to be crowned world champion
36:50and Leclerc will have DRS
36:52he's 0.6
36:52go ahead
37:01DRS enabled
37:02go ahead
37:11good job Oscar
37:13let's see if we can start putting the staff in under pressure
37:15copy
37:18Lando
37:18box this lap please
37:20box this lap
37:21copy
37:23Max Charles box
37:24copy
37:26both Lando and Charles are pitting for new tyres
37:29McLaren have to get this right
37:31so that Lando stays ahead of Leclerc
37:36we have a plan
37:38everyone's laser focused
37:41we can't make any mistakes
37:47I'll be close at exit
37:49the field spread is incredibly tight
37:52yeah
37:54Lando pitted
37:55but there's quite a lot of traffic in front of him
37:57I'll be close
38:03I'll be close
38:04I'll be close
38:07I'll be close
38:08Doris has extinct pits behind us
38:10yeah copy that
38:10Lando finds himself all the way back in ninth
38:13after his pit stop
38:15he has to get back to third
38:16to win the world championship
38:18so Doris is followed by Antonelli
38:20Sainz
38:21Stroll
38:22and Lawson
38:23also pseudo
38:24is made around
38:24before
38:28Doris is put in the fight behind
38:30copy that
38:39Max for a pace ke Jobe
38:41and Noris still behind Antonelli Max
38:43copy
38:44the longest
38:45ever
38:49this race is not going the way I need to
38:52But I can't let this championship just slip away
38:56Because I fought as hard as I could fight for it
39:00Good job
39:04Four cars still to go
39:07Science is the next car
39:10No, it's the first car behind you
39:15Do not go offline for noise
39:18Copy
39:23Come on Carlo, let's be a friend
39:26I've been teammates with Lando
39:28But I'm not trying to help the McLaren
39:31I'm just focusing on making zero mistakes
39:34He's going to struggle to pass me
39:39Pace is really good
39:41Three cars to go
39:44Lando past Sainz
39:45And he's moving through the traffic
39:47Trying to find his way through
39:49How can I keep doing what you're doing?
39:52You got this?
39:56Norris close behind a new hardwood
40:00I can't be a fucking person
40:05Behind Stroke there is Norris
40:06Yeah
40:07Let's do our best
40:09Copy
40:20Just tier it up, Damian
40:21Tier it up
40:28Vando takes two cars in one corner
40:32And is up to fourth
40:34Verstappen and Piastri are leading this race, but it will not matter if Norris can claim third position.
40:54We expect Norris to fit one lap.
40:57Or he can when he catches.
41:05Any concern they do something really dirty?
41:11I can't sit out ahead.
41:19Carbohide now, Norris.
41:34I know they're pretty quick in the straight, but I'm on fresher tyres. I have to get past.
41:47Here comes Lando Norris, and he gets forced! Completely off the track!
41:51Oh my!
41:53We're gonna have to look at that, because was he all four wheels off the track?
41:58Even though we're on the white line, we have to get that back, you know?
42:03That was fucking bullshit.
42:05The stewards are reviewing the incident between Norris and Tsunoda. This is a huge decision.
42:10That was classic Bloodborne shithouting.
42:16Very dangerous.
42:25I think they have a debate.
42:27I can't believe a lot of this, please.
42:33Hey, again, we have been given a five-second penalty for moving twice on the defense of Norris.
42:38What the fuck?
42:40How much penalty?
42:42Five seconds.
42:44Fucking dickhead.
42:47A massive moment for McLaren. No penalty for Norris.
42:51My heart didn't need that.
42:56Oscar, Lando's now P3 up to Verstappen 22.
43:02Verstappen is way out in front.
43:04Oscar's title challenge is all but over.
43:06Lando must now hold on to P3 to win the World Championship.
43:09So, Lando, two eighths behind us.
43:12Leclerc at two.
43:13Then you've got Tsunoda at 11.9.
43:16Confirmed.
43:18Just keeping on Leclerc behind.
43:21Yup.
43:29Charles Leclerc is gaining ground on Lando Norris.
43:35The only thing that is in my head is, what can I do for the best interest of Ferrari?
43:41I could potentially ruin the party and make the last race a bit more exciting.
43:50Leclerc is pushing turn two and three more than we are.
43:53Let's have a hundred percent pace, please.
43:54A hundred percent pace.
44:01Why am I still throwing the straights?
44:04Nothing obvious yet on our side.
44:11Two laps remaining.
44:12Uh, there's Charles catching it.
44:15Little lad has fallen behind.
44:18Laps, you have given everything.
44:20You can be proud of it, I mean.
44:28Keep building this gap on Leclerc.
44:31Two laps to go.
44:38The second to last lap.
44:40You know, I'm getting close.
44:41This is almost about to happen.
44:46All of a sudden, suddenly you have flashbacks.
44:56Different moments from the very beginning.
45:00Hi, I'm Lando Norris. I'm the European Champion.
45:03I don't want to stop myself from trying to think of it, even though I'm not there yet.
45:09Just such a long journey, which is what makes it so special.
45:14Then the final lap.
45:17Trying to take everything in.
45:20This is the biggest moment of my life.
45:24Lando Norris, he's the Formula One World Champion!
45:35Lando, this is Zach from McLaren.
45:38Is this the World Champion hotline?
45:40Yeah.
45:42You did it! You did it!
45:44Awesome!
45:49Oh, shit.
45:51Oh, my God.
45:52You made a kid's dream come true.
45:54Thanks so much.
45:57I love you guys.
45:58Thanks for everything.
45:59You deserve it.
46:01I love you, Mum.
46:02I love you, Dad.
46:03Thanks for everything.
46:07I'm not crying.
46:20Good job, mate.
46:21Sir.
46:21P5.
46:23P2.
46:23In the constructors.
46:25We've got the job, though.
46:26Let's go again next year.
46:28We're proud to beat Ferrari.
46:30A tough competition between the two teams.
46:32They will always exist.
46:34The great racers.
46:36Keep ready.
46:37You're the highest.
46:40I'll always fight for you guys.
46:41Always.
46:42That's it for me.
46:44Yeah, I love Lewis.
46:45I have so much respect for him.
46:46But I think it's no secrets.
46:48He's having a bit of a stinker,
46:49and it's a bit tough to see.
46:52Thank you, Carlos.
46:53You've thrown an amazing first season together.
46:55Happy P5.
46:56Let's go build a man next year.
46:57Thank you, guys.
46:58You have a very good year.
46:59Congrats.
47:00It's unusual for a team to bounce from ninth to fifth.
47:03Well done, Alex.
47:04There's a lot more to come.
47:06I can't wait.
47:07Thank you, James.
47:08But it's exponentially harder to be in the top three.
47:11And that's the bit that I'm really focused on now.
47:13Great job on your part, man.
47:15Just want to say thanks for the last 24 races.
47:18Thank you, guys.
47:19Not a bad season.
47:20There's been so much momentum gained
47:23throughout the course of the season.
47:24So many highs and lows all the way through it.
47:26I mean, it's been a roller coaster.
47:29Well, let's keep this car.
47:31Get away from my side next year, please.
47:33Don't want to see it anymore.
47:36We need a completely new car.
47:39Completely new 26, you know what I mean?
47:42It's got to be a little bit boring.
47:44No burnouts.
47:45Sure.
47:56Feel unbelievably relieved.
48:01To win the drivers is awesome.
48:04Couldn't be happier for Lando.
48:06Max is one of the greatest drivers of all time.
48:09Drives for an unbelievable team.
48:11So to beat him, you know you've done an awesome job.
48:15So I think it does feel sweeter.
48:18For Oscar, I know there's momentary disappointment,
48:22but he's going to be a world champion.
48:24I guarantee it.
48:25Last year, we became Constructor World Champion.
48:30And this year, we have W!
48:37It's hugely significant.
48:39McLaren have gone from the bottom to the top
48:42to win back-to-back Constructors Championships
48:45and crown a Drivers' Champion.
48:46So what that means
48:48is we're the best team in the business
48:50with the best driver, Lando!
48:52I mean, it's incredible because
48:57it's... it's... it's the thing.
49:00It's the thing all of us worked on to achieve,
49:03you know, since I was a little... little boy.
49:06I had amazing parents that gave me the opportunity
49:09to do exactly what I wanted to do.
49:12Never lose this smile.
49:14Never lose this smile.
49:15We did it.
49:16And that's a pretty cool thing to say.
49:242026.
49:26A new dawn for Formula One.
49:29New set of regulations.
49:30New engines.
49:32New car designs.
49:33It's a clean sheet of paper.
49:34I think this is probably the biggest rule change
49:36we've ever gone through.
49:37A new team in Cadillac.
49:38You deserve to be back in the car.
49:40I think in Valtteri, in Checo,
49:42we've got this perfect combination
49:44of experience and talent.
49:46The arrival of Audi replacing Sauber.
49:48What I'm hoping that we've seen today
49:50is an iconic team.
49:52One that's forever Audi Formula One.
49:54A new teammate for Max Verstappen once again.
49:59The fuck am I doing here, you know?
50:01It's just...
50:03Which means Yuki's been replaced.
50:06Not Joy's fair, to be honest.
50:09Liam Lawson will be racing with
50:10Wieser Kashyap Racing Bulls in 2026.
50:13Good afternoon.
50:15And Aston Martin have employed the man
50:17responsible for designing every great racing car
50:19that Max Verstappen has ever driven.
50:21Morning, Adrian.
50:22Adrian's a unicorn.
50:23We have the ability to be the next greatest
50:26Formula One World Championship team.
50:28We'll give it our best shot.
50:31McLaren may have the fastest car this year,
50:33but they might not be on top for long.
50:35we have the most versatile limit.
50:45That's all next, Chief.
50:51We're Hai!
50:52We are so proud!
50:54We're so proud!
50:56We're so proud!
50:59We are so proud!
51:03We're so proud!
51:04God bless you, God bless you, God bless you.
51:42You
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