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Formula 1 Drive to Survive - Season 8 (HDR) - Episode 08: Call Me Chucky
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00:05It's going to be win number one in 2025 for Lando Norris.
00:09What up, mate? Here you are. Great job.
00:11From the moment the 2025 season began, McLaren looked unstoppable.
00:16It's a one-two for McLaren.
00:18Winning a championship is the thing I've worked on to achieve, you know, since I was a little boy.
00:23What is the ultimate ambition, world champion one day?
00:26It's me.
00:28Oscar Pierceley wins the Bahrain Grand Prix.
00:32At the moment it's a close battle between Lando and I.
00:34This might be my only opportunity to win a Drivers World Championship.
00:38Both can't win. One will come out second best.
00:40There can only be one champion. Somebody's going to have a heart broken, you know?
00:49But as McLaren's teammates focus seemingly solely on one another,
00:53Max Verstappen has been mounting the most incredible comeback.
00:58Good launch off the line from Pops into Piastri.
01:01It's going to be close.
01:02Verstappen throws round the outside.
01:04Takes the lead in spectacular fashion.
01:08Max Verstappen wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
01:12Yes, I'm fired.
01:15Max, attack!
01:17Max Verstappen is still the top dog.
01:20Brando Norris, he's gone wide! Verstappen leads him!
01:23From Norris!
01:24It wasn't many races ago that Max was more than a hundred points behind these guys.
01:30Yeah!
01:31Well done, Max. You've killed everyone today.
01:33Very nice to drive like that.
01:35That was very enjoyable.
01:37Max Verstappen keeps up his championship challenge.
01:42McLaren have made a critical error in their car setups.
01:45They're under investigation with FIA.
01:47Huge breaking news.
01:49They've run the car too low on the bumpy Vegas streets.
01:54Both McLarens have been disqualified.
01:57After the double disqualification, this world championship battle has been blown wide open.
02:04For Lando and Oscar, their hopes and their dreams could be shattered into a million pieces.
02:10Pressure's on Lando, right?
02:12I think so.
02:14And now, we head into the final two races with a three-way fight for the driver's title.
02:21Lando has everything to lose.
02:24Max, it will smell blood.
02:25Can Max complete an incredible comeback?
02:28Verstappen is a monster.
02:29He's the strong one.
02:30We have nothing to lose.
02:31Or is this the moment a new world champion rises?
02:40What's that?
02:41I think so.
02:42Oh!
02:56Good evening.
02:58How are we all?
02:59All okay?
03:00Welcome.
03:02Tonight, we are here to celebrate a powerhouse of motorsport.
03:06a leader, a hustler, now an author, the CEO of McLaren Racing, Zac Brown!
03:15What's the book about? Business, leadership, lessons, stuff.
03:21I was following the race at the weekend in Vegas, so I thought I'd get it out of the way
03:26at the start. How are you feeling? Um...
03:35That sucked. A bit of an understatement. It was a shock getting the news that we'd been
03:42disqualified. We got the car set up wrong. A bad mistake. We've never claimed we're perfect.
03:48We try and be perfect, but we're fair. We rotate whose car we sabotage weekend to weekend, so we do
03:55everything totally fair. You've made a mistake, and to do anything to hurt our drivers getting
04:01the chance to win the Drivers' Championship, we felt pretty bad. How are both Oscar and Lando
04:07feeling about things? They're great. I, you know, I speak with them all the time. I've never once felt
04:15any tension in the room. Both guys have a great chance at winning the World Championship, but,
04:21you know, Max is like that, uh, guy in that horror movie that as soon as you thought he was
04:27done,
04:28he's back. Yeah, he's lurching back to life. Max is not a four-time world champion by accident.
04:35He never quits. He's right in the midst of things, so I'm concerned. We've, uh, we've put some pressure
04:41on ourselves. Um, just because a lot of people have asked this, uh, shouldn't you be in Qatar?
04:47Uh, that's where I'm headed when we're, we're, we're done tomorrow morning. Thank you very much,
04:53Zach. Have a safe journey home. Good night. Cool. Thank you, everyone. Thank you.
04:58Qatar will be a challenging weekend for us. No one can kind of afford not to have a good weekend.
05:05You worry about everything. You got to reset. It's about getting the drivers focused on the job at hand.
05:24Oh, delicious.
05:32No, I'm good. I've got my own food with me, actually.
05:36Um, yeah, so I'm, I don't know where to start. Uh,
05:42Vegas hurt me. Lost a lot of points. Should just never happen.
05:47What the hell was that? You know, Barry Yaga.
05:52I'm just never a person that will come in and blame the team first.
05:55But when you're against the best in the world, then it's not good enough.
05:59You're in quite a difficult position.
06:02It's all about just trying to win.
06:05Yeah. All we want to do is make sure that we don't decide the championship.
06:13Inadvertently, you guys have a tangle and Max goes on and wins.
06:17Oh, yeah.
06:17No, no, no, no.
06:18No, no, no.
06:18No, no, no.
06:20After a double disqualification, Red Bull and Max are a threat.
06:24He's fighting for the championship. He's certainly going to be in it.
06:26And we have to perform perfectly to keep them out of it.
06:30I think there is a point when it's, we've done what we've had to do as a team.
06:35Yeah.
06:36Now it's the racing drivers let us go and do what we can to win the race.
06:41Yeah.
06:41I think we're all mature enough to acknowledge I could win big or I could lose.
06:48McLaren are feeling the heat from Verstappen.
06:51The double disqualification in Vegas is only going to ramp up the pressure on everyone.
06:56Everything is now under the microscope. You cannot afford any more errors.
07:04Oh, I have to be careful there are too many cameras. Nowadays, you can't say shit in the pedal.
07:14Heading into Qatar, Max is now tied with Oscar.
07:17Good race.
07:18Oh, yeah.
07:18And Lando is just 24 points ahead.
07:27Ultimately, it's never a good thing having a result.
07:29We had in Vegas another tense moment in the year, but the best way of keeping my
07:34hopes in as good a shape as I can is trying to go out and win and get the best
07:38results again.
07:41I tried to fist bump to me about this.
07:43Oh, sorry.
07:45What do you think about the double disqualification for McLaren?
07:49I think great. A few extra points for me, so I was happy about it.
07:53Both cars being disqualified is obviously a big setback for them,
07:56which makes Max come closer, uncomfortably closer.
08:02Huge moment for the championship, for McLaren, a little bit questionable.
08:07Max is going to enjoy that and, yeah, not a good thing for Oscar or Lando.
08:13Clearly, the pressure is super high.
08:15Lando has everything to lose.
08:17Max and Oscar have nothing to lose.
08:18Will Lando be bricking it?
08:21Everyone will be bricking it.
08:24Max, just get your reaction to what happened with the double DSQ for the McLarens.
08:29Of course, the gap closed a bit with that.
08:33Still 24 points, but it's definitely a better chance than what it was before that.
08:39But, you know, we go all in. We have nothing to lose.
08:43If it was anyone else, you'd say it was impossible.
08:47But this is Max. He lives for the impossible.
08:50To overturn more than 100 points and with two races to go, you just feel it's his.
09:01You good?
09:02Yeah, mate.
09:03I'm in control.
09:04OK.
09:05Lovely times.
09:14We could be standing on the brink of history.
09:18Lando Norris can clinch the title tonight over his teammate and rival, Oscar Piastri.
09:24Max Verstappen will not back down either.
09:27My goodness me, I've got goosebumps.
09:29Feeling good?
09:30Yeah, good.
09:31In Las Vegas, we'd made a mistake, but I expect Lando and Oscar to bounce back.
09:37All right.
09:38See you on the grid, dude.
09:40I think that we need to set everything up and step higher.
09:42In Qatar, we're hoping that by closing a bit that gap, McLaren, they will start to feel a bit more
09:49pressure.
09:50Leave it one minute.
09:52And as a result, they will make mistakes.
09:55It's one thing to dominate.
09:56It's another thing to feel the pressure of your competitors.
09:59Oscar Piastri has pole.
10:01At the moment, it's a close battle.
10:03I'm not ultimately concerned with whether I have an edge or not.
10:06I'm focused on trying to win the Drivers World Championship.
10:11Norris is in second place alongside his teammate, Oscar Piastri.
10:15I've got to be on top of everything at all times.
10:18As soon as you relax one little bit in any area, you can pay the price and it can be
10:23costly.
10:24We need to win.
10:25We're going to stop making mistakes.
10:28Max Verstappen will start third tonight.
10:31We are here.
10:32I am in this fight still.
10:35But at the same time, it needs some severe bad luck or mistake for me to be fully in the
10:41fight.
10:42We need a good start.
10:43We need something.
10:45Yeah, boy.
10:46Well, this could get excited.
10:48Everyone in position.
10:50Three contenders for the title.
10:52If Lando wins tonight, he's champion of the world.
10:57But if either Piastri or Verstappen finish ahead of him,
11:01this title fight will go all the way to the final race in Abu Dhabi.
11:18Nice!
11:19Oh, let's go on back!
11:28Very good overtake, Max.
11:29Fantastic.
11:30Eight, two.
11:35Come on, Maxi.
11:37And Max Verstappen ahead by turn one!
11:41Come on, Lando.
11:42Lando, keep it up.
11:43We'd like to try and give it a go.
11:45What just happened?
11:46Come on, Phil.
11:49Race leader, Oscar Piastri, trying to win his first Grand Prix for three months.
11:55Everything looks good outside, Oscar.
11:56We couldn't get him just up and fast back.
11:58This is great.
11:59Good job.
12:01It's a pretty fast-paced race, but being able to get comfortable with it pretty quickly.
12:06There's still a lot that can happen, but so far, so good.
12:10Piastri is still fighting for his own championship.
12:16Gap to Piastri, Max.
12:18Two seconds.
12:20I don't think about losing.
12:22That's not in my head.
12:24I think about how to win.
12:25The start was decent, so this is a very good opportunity now for us to win the race.
12:33Whoa!
12:35No needless driving and gusty.
12:50Fucking unbelievable.
12:52I gave him loads of space.
12:55You're okay, Nico?
12:57I'm fucking stuck.
13:00They're not gonna clean that car away very quickly.
13:04There are 50 laps to go, and the safety car is out.
13:08It's gonna be interesting.
13:13Career boxing are staying out.
13:15At the standby.
13:17If drivers want to take a pit stop behind the safety car, they can do so.
13:22I think we have to stay out because it's between the seats.
13:28Oscar, we're staying out to stay out.
13:31If he's staying out.
13:33Oscar is not pitting, right?
13:35Is Oscar pitting?
13:35Stop.
13:36Okay, I don't think so.
13:38What are we doing?
13:39We're staying out.
13:44Box and pick and fair, Max.
13:45Box, pick and fair.
13:47Complete.
13:49These tires cannot do more than 25 laps per set, so it's a two-stop race.
13:55For us, taking the pit stop was an automatic decision.
14:01Verstappen happy to roll the dice.
14:03Pitting under the safety car essentially means a free pit stop.
14:07Box now, it's a very busy pit lane.
14:09A whole bunch of cars coming in.
14:11Most of the field, it looks like.
14:14Also pitted or awful?
14:15Everyone has pitted now, other than the two McLarens.
14:19And now McLaren have the entire pack behind them on fresh tires.
14:22I should have just followed him in there, if he knew the car head was staying out.
14:27It's never a nice moment to win the entire field as an opposite strategy, so I'm concerned.
14:33Are we in trouble here?
14:35We will see whether there was the record or not.
14:39Complete disaster for McLaren.
14:40They've now got to make an extra pit stop over Verstappen before the end of this race.
14:46They've got to build an enormous gap to undo the damage here.
14:49When you're under so much pressure, it's a mistake.
14:55Expect McLaren to push hard on the restart.
14:59Safety car in this lap.
15:03Here we go.
15:06Safety car in.
15:17We're racing again, and McLaren, with so much work to do.
15:22You are free to push.
15:24I can't let them vote you far away.
15:26Do what you can, obviously, Max.
15:29This is a bit of the race where we need to be quick comebacks.
15:32What kind of players do we need?
15:34We would need to be more than a second faster than Verstappen.
15:38Right on.
15:40Piastri leads this Grand Prix, with Norris in second, then Verstappen in third.
15:45He's going to have the race lead when the McLarens stop.
15:50They've blown this massively.
15:52It's a pivotal moment in the World Championship with 15 laps to go.
15:57Okay, Oscar.
15:57Tire update, please.
15:59Struggling a bit now.
16:00Copy.
16:01Let's do it.
16:02It's like, box, box.
16:07Max, good pace.
16:08Captain Norris wants it.
16:10Yeah.
16:11This feels good.
16:15Rando, box.
16:16Do that, please, box.
16:20That's currently P1.
16:22Yeah, yeah.
16:25Bring it home, man.
16:26Get the car.
16:27Stay there.
16:31Rando could be close to Cardo.
16:33And Nelly at Sainz.
16:35They'll be ahead of us.
16:52I think Norris will serve you to pass out to Nelly with the base we are doing.
16:58Come on, Lando.
16:59Let's go and get Antony.
17:04Oh!
17:06Oh!
17:06Oh!
17:06Oh!
17:11Tonelli has gone wide, and Lando Norris moves up into fourth place.
17:16And that's two very precious extra points there for Lando Norris.
17:20How crucial could they be come the final reckoning?
17:24Regardless of that, we will fight to the end, man.
17:29Yeah, somebody in both.
17:31That's a very lovely race.
17:34Max Verstappen wins the Qatar Grand Prix.
17:37And the fight for the title will go to the final race.
17:42Staying in it.
17:43Great jump back, man.
17:44Well done, Max.
17:45Never a foot wrong.
17:46Magic pace.
17:48Ah, let the other guys do the mistakes.
17:52Yeah, I'm really well done with that goal.
17:54I don't know.
17:55They've been with us.
17:56Yeah, they threw the fucking win away.
17:59Get in the win.
18:00It's fucking embarrassing.
18:01Just gave everything away.
18:02Check the flag, Oscar.
18:04Check the flag.
18:05Kiastri comes home in second.
18:07And that now means he's behind Max Verstappen in the driver's standings.
18:13Norris finishes in fourth.
18:15This could have been the coronation.
18:17He was dreaming of being world champion tonight.
18:21Painful.
18:22Painful.
18:26Species.
18:28Yes.
18:30I don't have any words.
18:34We made a wrong decision today.
18:37That's clear.
18:41You know, obviously it hurts at the moment.
18:43It's another weekend where something's just not going our way.
18:47It does hurt.
18:50It's another mistake.
18:53It's another mistake.
18:56Very disappointing coming off of Vegas.
19:01We stuck to our plan.
19:02I don't think the team expected everyone to box.
19:05The safety car.
19:06Was it the right call?
19:10No.
19:13Why didn't you beat like all the other drivers?
19:17Because we did what we thought was best.
19:20It hurts the team, I think.
19:22We looked like idiots.
19:25I think we should have done all over here.
19:26This is the right.
19:32You think I still go see the drivers, or let them be?
19:35I don't know.
19:38I feel like I'm saying sorry to them.
19:42McLaren's decision to go against the prevailing wisdom of every team in that pit lane,
19:49is baffling.
19:51You could imagine a driver losing a bit of faith, a bit of confidence.
19:54We just can't afford any more mistakes, because they're getting pretty costly.
19:58OK, that's your phone.
20:00You win next week.
20:03I do want to go talk to the drivers.
20:05Um, yeah.
20:08If it had been anyone else who won, it wouldn't have been quite so bad.
20:12The errors compounding, Vegas, Qatar.
20:17With one race left, it couldn't be much more of a disastrous outcome.
20:27We dominated the race.
20:30It was a very significant win.
20:33It has a big influence on the championship.
20:36Anything can happen in a race like it showed today.
20:39It was just a mistake of not boxing both of them.
20:42Max Verstappen has won the Qatar Grand Prix.
20:45Very happy.
20:46I know, of course, the gap came down quite a bit.
20:48We're in it, and it will keep it interesting.
20:51Max, ahead of this race,
20:53Zac Brown described you as a guy in a horror movie that keeps coming back effectively.
20:57Do you think you're a little bit in McLaren's heads, and you've gotten scrambled,
21:01and that's why they're making these sort of mistakes?
21:04You can call me Chucky.
21:15How are you doing?
21:17I'm all right.
21:18Yeah?
21:18Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.
21:21I'm loving life.
21:22I can't complain, can I?
21:26Fighting against Max, the driver, I think, is probably the best ever in Formula One.
21:31It's difficult.
21:33In Qatar, I was downbeat because I lost some points in the championship, just thrown away.
21:40We messed it up, and he did a good race.
21:43They're doing a very good job.
21:44And we did quite the opposite.
21:46Like, do I think I'm quick enough?
21:48Yeah.
21:50But I need to do it when it counts, that's the only thing.
21:57It's not like I'm scared of losing, let's say.
21:59It's more the effect of losing, which is the disappointment.
22:04Yeah.
22:05It's just difficult.
22:07Better get going.
22:09Cheers, mate.
22:15Going into Abu Dhabi, I hope I don't have to find out what it means to not come out on
22:22top at the end of the season.
22:33We meet again in Abu Dhabi for an F1 title decider.
22:40With three drivers in contention, only one can triumph.
22:46Who will be the champion of the world?
22:49I think this is Lando's to lose, but it's the last race of the season with a lot of championship
22:54pressure,
22:55and that always results in a fantastic last race.
22:57Here you go, buddy.
23:00I think it's going to be Lando to win, or Max and Lando to crash, and Oscar win.
23:04Yeah.
23:05Now in the final race of the season.
23:08Oscar slips to third in the Drivers' Championship.
23:11Max moves up to second and finds himself just 12 points behind Lando, with one race remaining in Abu Dhabi.
23:22All Lando has to do this weekend is finish on the podium. First, second or third, he's champion.
23:28But right now, if you're a betting man, it's Max's.
23:33I think it's going to be a betting man, because the unthinkable, the improbable, now has a very realistic chance
23:42of happening.
23:44So McLaren had a trip up in Qatar.
23:48And Max knows how to get the most out of his team, so you can't bank against that.
23:53Maybe Oscar can be on the top, and he's just very, very calm. So through the highs, he's calm. Through
23:59the lows, he's calm.
24:00Who's your money on this weekend?
24:04Probably Lando, I guess. I'm not going to be putting money on it. I don't think that's legal.
24:09Well, I hope Max wins. He's in a hunt, and he has a good chance that he can win.
24:16In this moment, Norris has an advantage, but when Stapa is a monster, he's the strong one.
24:22We have nothing to lose.
24:23I've been reflecting on it and thought, which way do I think it's going to go? Can't call it.
24:27It's going to be a banging showstopper.
24:32It's perfectly poised, isn't it? It's as though the racing gods had written the script for us.
24:38It's either the racing gods or Netflix, but somebody scripted it.
24:45We're calm. I think we're calm. I'm not sure I'm calm. I'm calm. I'm portraying that I'm calm.
24:52It gets very, very intense.
24:56Being in the lead, you're more of a mindset of, don't mess it up.
24:59And that's where Max will have an advantage in that he's...
25:03Done this.
25:04Done this four times.
25:06It'll be interesting to see what Lando's like. Oscar's chilled.
25:09I mean, Oscar can definitely win this thing.
25:10Yeah.
25:11It's why I always hate with, like, three laps to go, you know, in the commentary,
25:15when they start talking as if it's, like, all over, and you're like...
25:19I've seen Lewis go from losing to winning the World Championship in a corner on the last lap.
25:24Yeah.
25:25That's what makes sport cool.
25:27Unless you're the one on the wall.
25:30This conversation's making me more nervous.
25:33Losing the Championship would be devastating.
25:36To come all this way, to fall short on it, I don't even want to think about it.
25:47Excuse me, guys.
25:48Excuse me, guys.
25:49Come on.
25:50Good luck.
25:51Come on, guys.
25:52Here we go, then.
25:54The fight for the 2025 world title is about to begin.
26:01Radio check.
26:02Yep.
26:03Radio check.
26:04Excellent.
26:05Hard and clear.
26:05Yep.
26:06Hard and clear.
26:07I'm always a bit nervous before Pauly.
26:08I want to be on pole, and I feel like I have to be on pole to make my life
26:12easier on Sunday.
26:15So Lando and Sally is kind of behind you.
26:18He's approaching turn six now.
26:23It looks like tense, tense driving from Lando, doesn't it?
26:28Here comes Piastri, who goes faster by some margin.
26:34Got to put the wind off him.
26:35What a statement that is.
26:38Okay, Max.
26:40Currently.
26:41Yep.
26:42Got it.
26:42It's going to need something mighty from the two McLaren boys to be that.
26:46So if we can help with the kind of confidence on the brakes.
26:48No, it's not that.
26:50I think I'm just doing a shit job.
26:55I feel like stressed.
26:56I put myself under pressure because I do a crappy life.
27:01I put myself down because of it.
27:03To put yourself in a kind of a better position and a better mindset to set things off in the
27:07right direction again, you've got to think now.
27:09Can't think of the past anymore.
27:13Lando Norris currently finds himself third fastest.
27:28Lando Norris is a 10th faster than Piastri in the middle sector of this lab.
27:49Lando Norris is a 10th faster than Piastri in the middle sector of this lab.
27:50Here comes Piastri.
27:52Crosses the line.
27:53Crosses the line.
27:54P3.
27:55Well, that wasn't much left at now on, so thanks.
28:03Okay.
28:04We are P2.
28:09That's the whole position, Max.
28:12Let's start a go, guys.
28:18Unbelievable speed, Max.
28:19Just pure speed.
28:22Yeah, fantastic work, guys.
28:23Let's have some fun out there tomorrow.
28:28Obviously, you know, I didn't have a great qualifying.
28:32Yeah, it was a tough one.
28:44Yeah, hello.
28:44Can I get your attention with our man of the moment, world championship leader, Mr. Norris?
28:57Yeah, a big day for all of us.
28:59I mean, this is like the biggest day of my life.
29:02I think when someone asks me how much I want to win a world championship, it's been my dream,
29:05right, since I was a kid.
29:06So everything I do is aimed at trying to be the best in the world.
29:10For Max to win, he needs to finish first, and I need to finish fourth.
29:14So it could be a day of games in many ways.
29:17He's not going to just try and win, I'm going to guess.
29:19He's going to see what he can do to disrupt things, cause havoc, cause chaos,
29:24and we just need to be ready for them.
29:26I mean, the exciting part is I'm calling our strategy.
29:30Yeah, that's the worrying part, yeah.
29:34We have to avoid making mistakes with the strategy stuff.
29:38I don't know what I'll be saying or thinking if I don't win.
29:41It's a horrible thought.
29:43I don't expect any drivers taking each other out to decide the world championship,
29:49unless you have to.
29:50No.
29:53Okay, I'll see you on the grid, and let's kick some ass.
29:57All right, cheers, guys.
30:04Philando, with the expectation that's really rested on his shoulders since he joined McLaren,
30:08the fact that he was pitched from the outset as a potential champion.
30:13This should have been his season.
30:15But motor racing is a mind game, and you're going up against one of the all-time greats.
30:21It's a question to Max. How are you dealing with the pressure?
30:25I'm very relaxed.
30:27I mean, trophy looks the same.
30:30You know, I have four of those at home, so it's nice to add a fifth.
30:34Just wanted to know if the parents are here.
30:37No, parents are not here.
30:39I mean, I didn't really plan to be in the title fight till the end, so, uh, yeah, here we
30:43are.
30:45We're seeing a very different Max Verstappen, and it's joyous,
30:49unless your name is Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri.
30:55Because an unrestrained, carefree Max Verstappen is absolutely fucking terrifying.
31:03Welcome, Max.
31:05How's it going?
31:06How are we doing?
31:06We've got to put in the shade for you.
31:08I'm sitting here?
31:08Yes, please, in the shade.
31:09All right.
31:09You might like to stay slightly cooler.
31:11Yeah, yeah, yeah.
31:12It's quite hot already.
31:14Luckily, the race is, of course, in the evening, so that helps.
31:17Yeah.
31:18It's much better.
31:21Max, if you win the championship, will this go down as your greatest win?
31:26I think definitely the most unexpected one.
31:28But then also, it's like, there is no pressure.
31:30Like, of course, you know, if it happens, then that's insane.
31:34If it doesn't happen, we can still be very happy with what we have done the last few races, so...
31:39Pressure's on Lando, though, right?
31:41I think so.
31:44I'm in a good space, you know?
31:45Like, it's not this, like, do or die.
31:47But at the same time, I still want to win, and that's why I'm here.
31:52You seem tougher mentally than those guys.
31:55Do you try to play mind games with them in interviews in the press to, like, plant a seed,
32:00like, I'm an animal and you're not?
32:03Uh, yeah, I mean, I've done it now the last few races a little bit,
32:08because it irritates them, you know?
32:10So, um, yeah, I don't mind it.
32:12For me, like, it's all fun and games anyway.
32:16You shouldn't take everything too serious.
32:19We are not going to change our approach now.
32:21We have been saying race after race.
32:23If there is an opportunity, Max is going to take it.
32:27He's an extraordinary champion, and, you know, Max will have a good chance.
32:31Good luck, Max.
32:31Yep, thank you.
32:32Good luck.
32:33Good luck today, guys.
32:39How's he feeling?
32:40Uh, not as confident as me and you would be.
32:42Fuck no.
32:44You've been mega all weekend.
32:47Rinse and repeat.
32:49Just what you did last year.
32:53All right.
32:55Have fun.
33:01Rinse and repeat.
33:07All right, all good?
33:08Yeah.
33:08We're ready.
33:10How's the car feel?
33:11Hopefully it's been better today.
33:25You're about to witness one of these drivers have the greatest day of their career.
33:30The sport's biggest prize is up for grabs.
33:39Max Verstappen is going to push the McLarens all the way,
33:43and he starts the final race of the season from pole.
33:46Victory would complete the greatest comeback in the history of Formula One.
33:52McLaren second with Lando Norris, and third with Oscar Piastri.
33:56Max is in whatever he gets to win the race.
33:58What's happening behind is what's happening behind.
34:00No control over that.
34:02See you on a great deal.
34:03Have fun.
34:06I think in Formula One, we know it's not over till it's over.
34:09Shipping your pants?
34:10Yes.
34:12We have to go out and win this championship.
34:16Not expect Max to falter.
34:20Verstappen must make the podium to have any chance.
34:24Piastri must be in the top two.
34:26And if Lando Norris is to win his first world championship,
34:30he has to finish on the podium.
34:35We'll see how the race pans out.
34:39We'll see you next time.
34:40Till either Lando or Max cross the line in front of me,
34:43I've still got a chance of winning the title.
34:45I don't need things to happen in the race to win the championship,
34:49but funny things can happen.
34:53When pressure is high, normally I perform because I enjoy that.
34:58I'm going to try to win the race.
35:00If I need to attack, I'll attack because I have nothing to lose.
35:03So what can happen?
35:05You're either second or third, or you win.
35:08That would be fantastic.
35:11It's always tough and it's never going to be easy.
35:14It could be my only chance of winning a championship.
35:19Absolutely breaking it.
35:21It is time to crown a champion.
35:38Oscar just behind.
35:43Max and Lando to head.
35:51Overtake available.
36:03Good job, Neil P2.
36:06Verstappen's ahead of you.
36:10That's Oscar ahead of us.
36:11We should use a bit more pace.
36:16As expected, the field is very close.
36:19The car behind now, Piastri.
36:22Leclerc, he's a couple of seconds behind Norris.
36:25This pace is mega.
36:27Well done.
36:28Go ahead, Norris.
36:30Go for it.
36:34It's very fine.
36:36Leclerc, we're at 0.6.
36:38With Max and Lando in the lead, Lando has finished P3 to be crowned world champion.
36:45And Leclerc will have DRS, he's 0.6.
36:48Go for it.
36:55Go for it.
36:56DRS enabled.
36:57Go for it.
37:07Good job, Oscar.
37:08Let's see if we can start putting the staff in under pressure.
37:10Go for it.
37:21Both Lando and Charles are pitting for new tires.
37:24McLaren have to get this right so that Lando stays ahead of Leclerc.
37:31We have a plan.
37:33Everyone's laser focused.
37:36We can't make any mistakes.
37:42I'll be close at exit.
37:44The field spread is incredibly tight.
37:47Yeah.
37:49So it's got Lando pitted, but there's quite a lot of traffic in front of him.
37:52McLaren has extinct pits behind us.
38:05Yeah, copy that.
38:06Lando finds himself all the way back in ninth after his pit stop.
38:10He has to get back to third to win the world championship.
38:13So Norris is followed by Antonelli, Sainz, Stroll and Lawson.
38:18Also soon over.
38:23Norris is 25 behind.
38:25Copy that.
38:34Max of a pace cube.
38:36Norris is still behind Antonelli, Max.
38:39The longest ever.
38:44This race is not going the way I need it to.
38:47But I can't let this championship just slip away.
38:51Because I fought as hard as I could fight for it.
38:55Good job.
38:59All cars still today.
39:02Sainz is the next car.
39:09Nois, first car behind you.
39:11Do not go offline for noise.
39:13Copy.
39:18Come on, Carlos.
39:19Be a friend.
39:21I've been teammates with Lando, but I'm not trying to help the McLaren.
39:26I'm just focusing on making zero mistakes.
39:29He's going to struggle to pass them.
39:34Pace is really good.
39:36Three cars to go.
39:39Lando past Sainz, and he's moving through the traffic, trying to find his way through.
39:44How can I keep doing what you're doing?
39:47You got this?
39:52Norris close behind a new hard.
39:55I can't be the fucking best, huh?
40:00Behind his throat, there is Norris.
40:02Yeah.
40:03Let's do our best.
40:04Copy.
40:15Just tee it up, Damien.
40:17Just tee it up.
40:23Lando takes two cars in one corner and is up to fourth.
40:29Verstappen and Piastri are leading this race, but it will not matter if Norris can
40:35claim third position.
40:39Our next copy, Fred Aider.
40:49Okay, we expect Norris to fit one lap.
40:52All he can when he catches.
41:01Any concern they do something really dirty?
41:06I think it's set out ahead.
41:14Car behind now, Norris.
41:19I'm looking.
41:22Try and get it, mate.
41:28They can see you, Ki.
41:31I know they're pretty quick in the straight.
41:34But I'm on fresher tyres.
41:37I have to get past.
41:42Here comes Lando Norris.
41:44And he gets pushed completely off the track.
41:46Oh, my.
41:48You're going to have to look at that, because was he all four wheels off the track?
41:53He's over the white line.
41:55He's over the white line.
41:55You have to get that back, you know?
41:58That was fucking bullshit.
42:00The stewards are reviewing the incident between Norris and Tsunoda.
42:03This is a huge decision.
42:05That was classic level shit-hacker.
42:12Very dangerous.
42:20I think they are debating.
42:22I can't believe I've got this place.
42:28Okay, Ki, we have been given a five-second penalty for moving twice on the defence of Norris.
42:32So, what?
42:35How much can I do?
42:37Five seconds.
42:39Fucking dickhead.
42:42A massive moment for McLaren.
42:44No penalty for Norris.
42:46My heart didn't need that.
42:51So, Oscar, Lando's now be free.
42:54Up to Verstappen, 22.
42:57Verstappen is way out in front.
42:59Oscar's title challenge is all but over.
43:01Lando must now hold on to P3 to win the World Championship.
43:05So, Lando, two-eighth behind us.
43:07Leclerc at two.
43:08Then you've got Tsunoda at 11.9.
43:13Just keeping on, Leclerc behind.
43:16Yep.
43:24Charles Leclerc is gaining ground on Lando Norris.
43:30The only thing that is in my head is what can I do for the best interest of Ferrari.
43:36I could potentially ruin the party and make the last race a bit more exciting.
43:45Leclerc is pushing turn two and three more than we are.
43:48Let's have a hundred percent pace, please.
43:49Hundred percent pace.
43:56Why am I so so in the streets?
43:59Nothing obvious yet on our side.
44:05Two laps remaining.
44:07Uh, this child's catching it.
44:10Leclerc has fallen behind him.
44:13Laps, you have given everything.
44:15You can't be proud of it, I think.
44:23Keep building this gap on Leclerc.
44:26Two laps to go.
44:33The second to last lap, you know, I'm getting close.
44:36This is almost about to happen.
44:41All of a sudden, suddenly you have flashbacks.
44:51Different moments from the very beginning.
44:55Hi, I'm Lando Norris.
44:56I'm the European champion.
44:58I don't want to stop myself from trying to think of it, even though I'm not there yet.
45:04Just such a long journey, which is what makes it so special.
45:09Then the final lap, trying to take everything in.
45:15This is the biggest moment of my life.
45:19Lando Norris, he's the Formula One world champion!
45:24Uh, Lando, this is Zach from McLaren.
45:33This is the world champion hotline.
45:37You did it! You did it!
45:39Awesome!
45:40Oh, shit.
45:46Oh, my God.
45:48You made a kid's dream come true.
45:49Thank you so much.
45:52I love you guys.
45:53Thanks for everything.
45:54You deserve it.
45:56I love you, mom.
45:57I love you, dad.
45:58Thanks for everything.
46:02I'm not crying.
46:22I'm proud to beat Ferrari.
46:25A tough competition between the two teams that will always exist.
46:29The great races.
46:31Keep it.
46:32You're behind us.
46:35I'll always fight for you guys.
46:36Always.
46:37That's it for me.
46:39Yeah, I love Lewis.
46:40I have so much respect for him.
46:41But I think it's no secret he's having a bit of a stinker.
46:44And it's a bit tough to see.
46:47Thank you, Carlos, for an amazing first season together.
46:50Happy to be five.
46:51Let's go build a man next year.
46:52Thank you, guys.
46:53You have a very good year.
46:54Congrats.
46:55It's unusual for a team to bounce from ninth to fifth.
46:58Well done, Alex.
46:59There's a lot more to come.
47:01I can't wait.
47:02Thank you, James.
47:04But it's exponentially harder to be in the top three.
47:06And that's the bit that I'm really focused on now.
47:08Great job on your part, man.
47:10Just want to say thanks for the last 24 races.
47:13Thank you, guys. Not a bad season.
47:15There's been so much momentum gained throughout the course of the season,
47:19so many highs and lows all the way through it.
47:21I mean, it's been a roller coaster.
47:24Well, let's keep this car away from my side next year,
47:27because I don't want to see it anymore.
47:32We need to complete a new car.
47:34Completely new 2016, I think.
47:37It's got to be a little bit boring.
47:39No burnouts.
47:40Sure.
47:48Yeah!
47:50Yeah!
47:51Yeah!
47:52Yeah!
47:52Feel unbelievably relieved.
47:54Yeah!
47:55Yeah!
47:56Yeah!
47:56To win the drivers is awesome.
47:59Couldn't be happier for Lando.
48:01Max is one of the greatest drivers of all time.
48:04Drives for an unbelievable team, so to beat him,
48:07you know you've done an awesome job, so I think it does feel sweeter.
48:13Yeah!
48:14For Oscar, I know there's momentary disappointment,
48:17but he's going to be a world champion, I guarantee it.
48:20Last year, we became a constructor world champion.
48:25And this year, we have double...
48:27Yeah!
48:32It's hugely significant.
48:34McLaren have gone from the bottom to the top to win back-to-back constructors championships and crown a drivers
48:41champion.
48:41So what that means is we're the best team in the business with the best driver, Landa!
48:46Yeah!
48:50It's incredible because it's, it's, it's the thing, it's the thing all of us worked on to achieve,
48:59you know, since I was a little, little boy.
49:01I had amazing parents that gave me the opportunity to do exactly what I wanted to do.
49:07Never lose this mind, never lose this mind.
49:10We did it, and that's a pretty cool thing to say.
49:26It's a clean sheet of paper.
49:29I think this is probably the biggest world change we've ever gone through.
49:32A new team in Cadillac.
49:33You deserve to be back in the car.
49:35I think in Valtteri, in Checo, we've got this perfect combination of experience and talent.
49:41The arrival of Audi replacing Sauber.
49:43What I'm hoping that we've seen today is an iconic team, one that's forever Audi Formula One.
49:49A new teammate for Max Verstappen once again.
49:54What the fuck am I doing here, you know? It's just...
49:58Which means Yuki's been replaced.
50:01Not sure it's fair, to be honest.
50:04Liam Lawson will be racing with Visa Kashuk Racing Bulls in 2026.
50:10And Aston Martin have employed the man responsible for designing
50:13every great racing car that Max Verstappen has ever driven.
50:16Morning, Adrian.
50:17Adrian's a unicorn.
50:18We have the ability to be the next greatest Formula One World Championship team.
50:23We'll give it our best shot.
50:26McLaren may have the fastest car this year, but they might not be on top for long.
50:37Touching me.
50:40Touching me.
50:45Sweet Caroline.
50:48Fuck, fuck, fuck.
50:49Your tongue's never seen so good.
50:53So good, so good, so good.
50:55And I'll have to.
50:57I'll have to.
51:01Thanks for your life.
51:07You
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