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00:02I wanna let my hair down
00:05While I'm staring down your face
00:07Wanna go till the lights out
00:09Take her right back to my place
00:10You watch your mind
00:12If you don't know what this is
00:14I tell them one by one
00:16Tell them one by one
00:17Twist my wrist
00:18Guys like this, step on the chain
00:20Eyes on me, watch my back
00:22Just like this, cancel the night
00:24Just keep watching
00:28Just keep watching
00:43Left to right, we're joined by
00:45Lando Norris on the left
00:47Charles Leclerc in the middle
00:48And Gabby Bortoletto on the right
00:52Good afternoon gentlemen
00:53Nice to see you
00:54Let's start with the local hero
00:56And the man in the news
00:58As of yesterday
00:59Charles, many congratulations
01:01On the new contract
01:03Can you tell us why you wanted
01:05To extend with Ferrari
01:07And why now?
01:10I mean, why now?
01:11It's not that I had a timeline
01:13In my head
01:16Why are you looking at me like that?
01:18But why?
01:19I mean, it was very clear
01:20I mean, I love the team
01:21I think that's pretty obvious
01:23From the outside
01:24It's been eight years
01:26With the Formula 1 team
01:27Ten years with Ferrari
01:28As a whole
01:28They've been one of the first
01:30People to believe in me
01:32And to help me
01:32To get to where I am today
01:35And I believe in the project
01:36Most of all
01:37I think with Fred
01:38We have a very, very good relationship
01:40And I strongly believe
01:41That he's the person
01:42That will be able to bring Ferrari
01:45Back to the top
01:47It's been
01:48A good start of the season
01:50Obviously not as good
01:51As what we all want
01:51Because we want to target
01:52The World Championship
01:53But there's been a lot of innovation
01:55On the car
01:55And I think
01:56In terms of
01:57I mean, we know where we are lacking
01:58And that's probably more
01:59The engine side
02:00We've got a plan coming up
02:02And hopefully
02:03It will help us
02:04To get back to where we want to be
02:06But why?
02:07It's because I love this team
02:09And because I believe in the project
02:10And for these two reasons
02:12Yeah, that's why we continue together
02:14And Charles, what about this season?
02:16You talk about the plan
02:17Do you think you can still challenge
02:19For the World Championship in 2026?
02:22I think it's very difficult to predict
02:24Because things can change
02:27And swing one way or the other
02:28Very, very quickly
02:29Especially so early on
02:30With those regulations
02:32So it's probably too early to say
02:34But I see a lot of motivation
02:38And everybody's pushing extremely hard
02:40Back at the factory
02:40To try and make sure
02:41That we come back closer to Mercedes
02:46So that's a goal
02:47Then we'll see whether we achieve it or not
02:48Well, a win would help
02:50And the man on your right
02:51Thinks your favourite
02:53For the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend
02:56Do you agree with him?
02:59No
03:00I think we are in a better place
03:03I mean, if there's one track
03:04I will bet on us
03:07It's probably Monaco
03:09However, I still believe that Mercedes
03:11Have had a significant advantage
03:13Since the beginning of the year
03:14So I think they will be very, very strong
03:16I think McLaren will be very strong as well
03:18I think Red Bull will be very strong
03:20But it's true that
03:21On the other tracks so far
03:23We've been struggling quite a bit
03:24In the straits
03:25Which should be less of a problem
03:27And we have a good
03:28A strong package
03:30Chassis-wise
03:30And air-wise
03:32So I think it could help us
03:35But Mercedes
03:36I think
03:37Will still remain the team to beat
03:39Good luck this weekend
03:41Congrats on the new contract
03:42Thank you, Charles
03:43Lando, let's come to you now
03:44Last year's winner
03:46Just how confident are you
03:47Of repeating that feat this time?
03:53Well, I think our run
03:54Into this weekend
03:56This time last year
03:57Was probably a little bit better
03:58Than we've had this year
03:59So maybe not quite
04:01To the level it was last season
04:03But I think we're optimistic
04:05We still want to come in
04:06With hopes of
04:09Trying to achieve a pole
04:10And trying to achieve a win
04:11That's still the goals
04:12We want to set ourselves
04:13But Ferrari
04:18And Mercedes
04:19Have obviously been very strong
04:21Mercedes even more so
04:22So we're getting ahead of ourselves
04:25We're not kind of
04:25We don't want to be too optimistic
04:27But at the same time
04:28We want to come into our weekends
04:30At the minute
04:30I think we've given ourselves
04:31The chance to come into weekends
04:34With the belief that it's possible
04:36And that's the way
04:37We want to stay for now
04:38And when you look at
04:39Your car's characteristics
04:41Do you think
04:41The nature of Monaco
04:43Will suit it?
04:47It's just so tough
04:48To say
04:49I think
04:50You know
04:50We were closer
04:52To pole this year
04:53In Montreal
04:54Than we were last time
04:55In Montreal
04:55When we had a more dominant car
04:58We went on to win
04:59In a similar characteristic
05:00Of track
05:01Slow speeds
05:02Low grip
05:03Track that we have here
05:04So
05:05You know
05:06When you just think
05:07Of those things
05:07We want to
05:08Kind of give us confidence
05:09When you think
05:09Of various other things
05:10Things like
05:11Just our general performance
05:12This year
05:14Less so
05:14But we also know
05:15Where we stand
05:16Compared to
05:17The other cars
05:18Where they're fast
05:19Where they're not
05:20It's true
05:21That the Ferraris
05:22Are not the quickest
05:23In the straights
05:23But that's also
05:24Because they have a lot
05:24Of downforce
05:25And a lot of drag
05:26So it's kind of
05:27Their own punishment
05:28They give themselves
05:29Which gives them
05:30Some advantage
05:30And that advantage
05:32Will definitely show
05:33This weekend
05:33Okay
05:34And final one
05:34From me Lando
05:35It's McLaren's
05:361000th race
05:38Only the second team
05:39To reach that milestone
05:40You've done
05:41The most starts
05:43Of any driver
05:44For McLaren
05:45Just how proud
05:45Are you
05:46Of the part
05:47You've played
05:47In the team's history
05:50Very
05:53Yeah I mean
05:53My dream
05:54Was to be in F1
05:55In the beginning
05:56Was to be with McLaren
05:58I don't think
05:59At any point
05:59I ever thought
06:00I'd be the most
06:02Or the driver
06:02In McLaren
06:03With the most
06:03Race starts
06:04For them
06:04You know
06:04That's a pretty
06:06A pretty awesome
06:07Start to think of
06:08I'm not
06:08I really
06:09To be honest
06:10Normally I hate
06:10Stats in general
06:12And I hate
06:13When people say them
06:13But this is one
06:15That I'm just
06:15Proud of
06:16For sure
06:17It's not like
06:18A performance stat
06:19It's just more
06:19Like a general one
06:20And that's something
06:23You know
06:23Just to see my name
06:25Alongside so many
06:26Greats
06:26I know
06:27One championship
06:28Is pretty amazing
06:29But a lot of others
06:30And a lot of the
06:31People that everyone
06:32Knows and remembers
06:33Achieved a lot more
06:34And I certainly
06:35Want to get to the level
06:36That they did
06:36But for my name
06:39To be amongst
06:39Some incredible drivers
06:41In the past
06:42Is an amazing thing
06:43For me to play
06:44A small part
06:45In helping McLaren
06:47Go from where they were
06:47A few years ago
06:48Which is where
06:48No one wants to see
06:49McLaren
06:50To where we are now
06:51Has been an incredible journey
06:53That I've been very lucky
06:54To be part of
06:54So
06:56Yeah I'm a lucky
06:57I'm a lucky boy
06:58And I'll be here
07:00For many more years
07:00At the same time
07:01Trying to keep McLaren
07:02In the position
07:03That they are now
07:03Which is
07:05Winning constructors championships
07:06Winning championships
07:07For drivers
07:08And yeah
07:09I know how lucky
07:10I've been to be part
07:11Of that journey
07:11And I hope that it continues
07:13For many more years
07:14Lando thank you for that
07:15Best of luck this weekend
07:16And Gabby
07:17Let's come to you now
07:18Your second Monaco Grand Prix
07:19Just what opportunities
07:21Do you think
07:22The streets
07:22Of the principality
07:23Will present you
07:25And Audi
07:27I think it can be
07:28A good weekend for us
07:29Obviously
07:30A lot of work to be done
07:31Still
07:31Especially on drivability
07:33That's I think
07:34A point we have
07:34Suffered a little bit
07:37This year
07:39But I think
07:40You know
07:40We have shown
07:41That chassis wise
07:42We are not in a bad place
07:44And that we are competitive
07:45Most of qualies
07:46We have been fighting
07:46To go inside of Q3
07:47Or have been in Q3
07:49And then in the races
07:50You know
07:51It's about
07:51Trying to make a good start
07:53And then staying there
07:54So
07:55Let's see
07:56I think Monaco
07:56Can bring us
07:57Some good stuff
07:59And from a driving
08:00Point of view
08:00It's such a unique
08:02Circuit
08:03Does it require
08:04A different approach
08:05From inside the cockpit
08:07I mean
08:08You drive in the limits
08:09Basically everywhere you go
08:10But Monaco
08:11Obviously
08:12It's a very tough
08:12Street circuit
08:13You know
08:13It's very
08:14The walls are very close
08:16The circuit is very small
08:17So
08:18Obviously
08:18You
08:19Need to
08:20Drive in a different way
08:21If you drive in
08:22In a track
08:23That has a lot of
08:24Escape roads
08:25And
08:26Areas
08:26In case you make a mistake
08:28Here
08:28A mistake
08:29Can cost you
08:30A lap
08:31Or even
08:31You know
08:31You crash the car
08:33So
08:33For sure
08:33You need to drive
08:34A bit differently
08:34Okay
08:35And looking at the year
08:36So far Gabi
08:37How would you sum up
08:38Audi's progress
08:40I mean
08:41First of all
08:42We need to say
08:43That they have done
08:43An amazing job
08:44On putting the car
08:45Where we are now
08:46In the sense
08:46Like
08:47We are fighting
08:48For top tens
08:49And this is
08:50It's not said
08:51That could happen
08:52In the first year
08:53Of a team
08:53That brings a power unit
08:54And a completely new car
08:56And then
08:57Fighting for
08:57Points
08:58Fighting for
08:59Good positions
09:00In qualifying
09:00It's already
09:01An amazing thing
09:02Obviously
09:02We start in Australia
09:03With a very good
09:04And strong result
09:05Going to Q3
09:06P9 in the race
09:07And then
09:08I think
09:08All the expectations
09:09Went quite high
09:10But now
09:11We are building up
09:11And trying to
09:12Put our baseline
09:13In a good place
09:14And I think
09:15We have been able
09:15To do that
09:16Last race
09:17Both cars finished
09:18We had everything
09:19Under control
09:20But unfortunately
09:21We didn't
09:22Had the pace
09:22To score points
09:23So hopefully
09:24This weekend
09:24We were able
09:25To do something
09:26Like that
09:26Good luck
09:27With that
09:27Gabby
09:27Thank you
09:28Very much
09:28Let's now
09:29Open this
09:29To the floor
09:58We will start
10:00That you believe
10:01In
10:01That you think
10:02You can be
10:03More successful
10:04In the future
10:04What are the
10:05Assurances of the team
10:06Giving you
10:09Mostly
10:09Fred
10:10I mean
10:11I'm very on board
10:12With his vision
10:13And yeah
10:15I really believe
10:16In Fred
10:17Obviously
10:17It's the first car
10:18That he projected
10:21Together
10:22With the team
10:23Obviously
10:23We are seeing
10:24Lots of innovation
10:25On our car
10:26And we have
10:27A long term vision
10:28I mean
10:29Not too long
10:29Because obviously
10:30We all want to win
10:30As quickly as possible
10:33But yeah
10:34As soon as possible
10:35To be back on top
10:36And I'm on board
10:36This vision
10:37And I believe
10:37In this vision
10:38So yeah
10:40That's what makes me
10:41Believe about this
10:41Project more than ever
10:44Thank you
10:44Sure
10:44Next
10:46Rosanna Tennant
10:46From BBC5
10:47Live
10:48Charles
10:48Congratulations
10:49On the extension
10:50But have you been able
10:51To add any conditions
10:52To the contract
10:53In terms of the timeline
10:54For achieving your goal
10:55Of winning the world championship
10:57Because you talk about
10:58The love for the team
10:59Surely that love
11:00Can't sustain you forever
11:01And surely your desire
11:02To win is greater
11:03Than your love for the team
11:07My love for the team
11:08Is very very big
11:08But of course
11:10As you said
11:11Winning is
11:13Important for every driver
11:14And it's what we race for
11:15But winning in red
11:17For me has got
11:18A very unique feeling
11:19And something
11:20That I've dedicated
11:22All the years
11:23So far
11:25In Formula 1
11:26To try and achieve that
11:28We didn't manage
11:29To achieve that yet
11:30At least on a full season
11:34Then I cannot go too much
11:35Into the detail
11:36Of the contract
11:37So I cannot comment
11:39Unfortunately
11:39The main question
11:40But surely it's part
11:43Of those discussions
11:45Thank you
11:46Next
11:47Mara San Giorgio
11:48Sky Sport F1 Italy
11:50A question to Charles
11:51You were talking about
11:52The reasons behind
11:54Your renewal
11:55Love and trust
11:56Will you end your career
11:58At Ferrari
12:00At this point?
12:02I'm still very young
12:03I mean I'm 28
12:04So I still have many years
12:07Ahead of me
12:08But as I've said
12:10At the moment
12:11This is what feels right
12:12For me
12:13And this is where
12:14I want to put
12:15All my focus
12:16In trying to win
12:18With the team
12:19I loved
12:20That believed in me
12:21That gave me the chance
12:21To be where I am today
12:23And that's what felt
12:25Right for me
12:27So yeah
12:28And then for the future
12:29We'll see
12:30Obviously I don't know
12:32What will life look like
12:33In 5, 6, 7
12:35Or 10 years time
12:36But it's not the moment
12:37Either to think about it
12:39Thank you
12:40Next one
12:50Mobilia Kwesi
12:51From Supersport Africa
12:52Charles
12:53Congratulations on your extension
12:55I wanted to ask you
12:56Monaco is often associated
12:57With opulence
12:58Glamour
12:58But also there's a rich culture
13:00And a sense of community here
13:01I know some of the drivers
13:02Obviously also live here
13:03But as a person
13:04Who calls it home
13:05What do you love sharing
13:06The most about Monaco
13:08When it comes to your fans
13:09And the people who come here
13:10For Grand Prix weekend
13:12For me there are
13:13Two different types
13:14Of Monaco
13:15There's the Monaco
13:16During the race weekends
13:18And the Monaco
13:19Outside of it
13:20And being born here
13:21Having grown up here
13:22In Monaco
13:23It's very special
13:25It feels a bit like a village
13:26I've got all my childhood friends
13:28All my family
13:31How you guys more?
13:37And yeah
13:37I just love it
13:40But I think the fact
13:40That it's a lot more intimate
13:41Than what people think
13:42When they come for the Grand Prix
13:43Is the Monaco I prefer
13:47Okay thank you
13:48Any more?
13:49Yep
13:51Rosanna Tennant
13:52BBC5 Live
13:53Charles were there
13:54Any other options
13:55On the table
13:56When you put pen to paper
13:57This time round?
13:59They were yes
14:00But
14:01Can you tell us who please?
14:02No I'm not gonna
14:03I'm not gonna say who
14:04But they can say it
14:06If they want
14:07But yeah
14:09For me Ferrari
14:10Was always the choice
14:19Welcome back everybody
14:20To Monaco
14:21For part two
14:22Of our
14:22Drivers press conference
14:24From left to right
14:25Max Verstappen
14:26Alex Albon
14:27And Esteban
14:28Ocon
14:28A very warm welcome
14:29To you all
14:31Max
14:32Two time winner here
14:33Why don't we start with you
14:35Red Bull got its first
14:36F1 podium at Monaco
14:3820 years ago
14:40What chance of a repeat
14:41This weekend?
14:44Let's see
14:45I mean I don't know
14:46It will depend on
14:48A lot of things
14:50But I don't
14:51I don't know how the car
14:52Is gonna feel
14:52You know tomorrow
14:53So
14:55Monaco
14:55Can always
14:56Yeah give you some surprises
14:58But I mean realistically
14:59From my side
15:00We've been okay
15:01In the low speed
15:02But at the same time here
15:03You need to be good
15:04On the bumps
15:05And the curbs
15:06Which is
15:06We're not that great
15:08So
15:09Yeah just
15:10We'll have to see
15:11How it will evolve
15:13Throughout the weekend
15:14You've just mentioned
15:15The ride
15:16I was gonna say
15:18The car's been a lot more competitive
15:19For the last couple of races
15:21In what areas
15:22Do you still need to improve?
15:24Is it the ride?
15:26I mean
15:26You want to improve
15:27In every area
15:28You want more grip
15:29You want more power
15:30You want better braking efficiency
15:32You want the tyres
15:34To operate in a better window
15:36So in that sense
15:36You want to be better
15:37Everywhere
15:39But
15:40Yeah
15:41I think
15:43Looking at
15:45Montreal
15:45We were definitely
15:46Lacking in the straight
15:47But also
15:48Yeah in the corners
15:49I think
15:51Yeah the ride
15:52Or in general
15:53On the bumps
15:54We were not
15:54Let's say not the best
15:57And of course
15:58High speed corners
15:59In other places
16:00Now of course
16:01Here there are no
16:01High speed corners
16:02But normally
16:03That has not been
16:04Our biggest strength yet
16:06No high speed corners
16:08Here in Monaco
16:09So generally speaking
16:10Are you excited
16:11To drive the 26 cars
16:13Here in the principality?
16:15Do you think
16:15This is the best version
16:16We will have seen of them?
16:18Maybe
16:20I just
16:21I think
16:22You will see
16:23A little bit better
16:23Now with the wheels
16:25It's probably
16:26Yeah
16:26A little bit more agile
16:27In the low speed
16:29But at the same time
16:29That comes together
16:31With drivability
16:31Which with these cars
16:32I feel like
16:33Took a step back
16:34Compared to
16:36Last year's car
16:37So we'll see
16:39And are you excited
16:41By a Saturday afternoon
16:42Qualifying lap
16:43In Monaco
16:44Does that still hold
16:45The same appeal for you?
16:47I mean it's still
16:48The highlight
16:49I would say
16:49Of the weekend
16:51In terms of where
16:52You need to
16:52Of course need to perform
16:53So we'll of course
16:55Try to do the best
16:56We can there
16:56Good luck with that
16:57Max
16:58Thank you very much
16:58Alex let's come to you
16:59Now you've scored points
17:01At this race
17:02For the last
17:02Couple of years
17:03After a difficult
17:05Start to 2026
17:06Does Monaco
17:07Offer greater
17:08Possibilities
17:09For you and Williams?
17:10Yeah I think
17:11Well there's no
17:11Groundhogs in
17:12In Monaco
17:13So it should be
17:14A bit smoother
17:15But
17:17It's normally
17:17A track that
17:18We've gone okay at
17:19We know
17:20The weight penalty
17:21Effect is quite low
17:22Here as well
17:23Around Monaco
17:23So it should
17:26Come towards us
17:27We've also seen
17:28Similar to what
17:28Max is saying
17:29Our car is
17:29Mostly more performant
17:31In low speed corners
17:31Than it is in medium
17:32And high speed
17:34And then that's about it
17:35Really I'm just excited
17:36I think it will be
17:36A nice track
17:38You know I think
17:39Deployment wise
17:39It's quite user friendly
17:41Around here
17:41So
17:42It will be
17:44Hopefully an enjoyable weekend
17:45Can we talk more
17:46About the car
17:47And how much performance
17:48Have you added to it
17:50Over the course
17:51Of this season so far?
17:54Well I think
17:55If you look at Melbourne
17:56We're mostly closer
17:56Towards the Cadillac
17:58And the Aston
17:59Than we are now
18:00I think now
18:00We're right at the fringes
18:03You know I think
18:04In race pace
18:05Around Montreal
18:06We were
18:08Actually competitive
18:09Maybe
18:09Only behind the Alpine
18:11So
18:13We are making
18:14Steps forward
18:15I think
18:15We bought a good
18:16Upgrade package
18:17A couple of races ago
18:18And as we know
18:19With the weight
18:20We've just been tripping away
18:21At it
18:21Every race pretty much
18:22So it is coming off
18:24But there's still
18:24Some more to do
18:25I mean if you took
18:27FW48
18:27Back to Bahrain
18:28Where the pre-season
18:29Test was
18:30How much faster
18:31Would you be now?
18:33I'm not sure
18:34We'll keep that
18:34I think we do know
18:36But
18:38Yeah we're clearly
18:39Going forwards
18:40I mean I think
18:41The fact that
18:41We were able to
18:42To overtake
18:43A few cars
18:45In the midfield
18:45On Sunday
18:46In Montreal
18:48It clearly shows
18:49We are
18:50Not back to where
18:51We were last year
18:52But we're
18:53Getting there
18:53Alex
18:54Final one for me
18:55Can we throw it
18:56Further forward now
18:57Because James Vowles
18:58Came out recently
18:59With a quote
18:59That he wants to see
19:01Williams fighting
19:02For world titles
19:03By 2030
19:04Are you aligned
19:05With him on that?
19:06Do you think
19:06That's a realistic target?
19:08I think 2030
19:09Is
19:10Yep
19:10I think that
19:11James is
19:12A realistic person
19:13I think he
19:14He doesn't try
19:15To fluff anything up
19:18Obviously we would
19:20Appreciate if that
19:20Was a little bit
19:21Earlier than
19:21What it is
19:22I think we
19:23We've noticed
19:23This year
19:24That we are
19:25A bit further back
19:26Than where we want to
19:28And maybe it has
19:29Set us back
19:30A little bit more
19:31But
19:33Yeah
19:33I do believe in him
19:34When he says that
19:36Alex best a lot
19:37This weekend
19:37Thank you for that
19:38Esteban
19:38Let's come to you now
19:40The French border
19:41Is only 500 metres
19:42From where we're sat
19:44Does that mean
19:45You can treat it
19:45A little bit
19:46Like a home race
19:48Yeah
19:49More or less
19:49I would say
19:50I mean it's
19:51Obviously awesome
19:52To be racing here
19:53I got a lot of
19:54French supporters
19:55You know
19:55Coming
19:56To cheer for us
19:58And
19:58You know
19:59All the other
20:00French drivers
20:01As well
20:02And
20:03Yeah
20:03It's always special
20:04You know
20:04It's a track
20:05That I really
20:05Enjoy driving in
20:06And
20:07That I had
20:08Success in the past
20:09And I think
20:09We probably scored
20:10The best result
20:11Of Haas last year
20:12As well
20:12You know
20:13With the position
20:14We finish
20:14So
20:15Looking forward
20:16To drive around
20:17This weekend
20:17See what the cars
20:18Got for us
20:18And
20:19Enjoy the weekend
20:20Well
20:21As you say
20:22P7 last year
20:23Was a great result
20:24Just how confident
20:24Are you
20:25Of another points
20:26Finish this time around
20:27Yeah
20:27Yeah
20:28I mean
20:28That's always the target
20:29Of course
20:30We bring
20:30You know
20:31An upgrade package
20:32In Canada
20:33There were still
20:34Things that
20:34You know
20:34We needed to
20:35Sort out
20:36And understand
20:37The team
20:37Has done a lot
20:38Of work
20:38You know
20:39Since Canada
20:40During the week off
20:41And
20:42Yeah
20:42We will come back
20:43Here with
20:44You know
20:44A few different
20:45Things to try
20:46And
20:46Hopefully
20:47Get a smooth
20:47Weekend
20:48And
20:48You know
20:49Come out
20:49With the best
20:50Possible result
20:51And Esteban
20:52When you
20:52Look at the
20:53Overall performance
20:54Where do you think
20:55You sit in the
20:55Pecking order now
20:56I think it's
20:57Difficult to say
20:58Really
20:59I don't think
21:00Canada was
21:01Was a great
21:01You know
21:02Race for us
21:03I think we've
21:03Performed better
21:04In some of the
21:05Tracks
21:05I think it's
21:06A completely
21:07Different
21:08You know
21:09Philosophy
21:10And technicality
21:11Here in
21:11Monaco
21:12There's a lot
21:13Less
21:14On the engine
21:15Side as well
21:16A lot more
21:16Low speed corners
21:18It's going to be
21:18Very interesting
21:19To see
21:19You know
21:20How we
21:20Perform
21:21And if the car
21:21Can give
21:22You know
21:22More
21:23Towards this
21:24Track
21:24And
21:24My gut feel
21:26Is that it will
21:26It will be
21:27Much better
21:28Here than
21:28It was
21:29In the
21:29Previous races
21:30So I'm
21:31Excited to see
21:32What it's
21:33Actually going to
21:33Be in reality
21:34Okay
21:34Good luck
21:35With that
21:35Thank you
21:35Let's now
21:36Open this
21:36To the floor
21:37We will
21:37Start with
21:38The broadcasters
21:39As ever
21:40And it's
21:41David
21:41David
21:41David
21:42David
21:42Cross
21:42Sky Sports
21:42F1
21:43Question for
21:44You Alex
21:44Sorry to
21:45Disturb the
21:45Conversation
21:47This weekend
21:48You move
21:49Level
21:49And Nigel
21:50Mansell
21:50For the most
21:51Amount starts
21:51For a Williams
21:52Team in their
21:53History
21:53So congrats on
21:54That one
21:54And if you
21:55Agree with your
21:56Team principle
21:57That you can be
21:58Winning titles
21:59By 2030
22:00Are Williams
22:01A team you'd be
22:01Happy to stay
22:02With for another
22:0395 races
22:04Is that the
22:05Calculation
22:0695 or is it
22:07If you just
22:08Doubled it
22:08No 95 races
22:09Is what you've
22:10Done for Williams
22:10This weekend
22:11Yeah I would
22:14For me it's
22:15Progress
22:15I want to see
22:16Progress from the
22:16Team I feel like
22:17We've shown that
22:19In the last
22:20Four years
22:21That I've been
22:22With the team
22:22That every year
22:23Has just got
22:23Better and better
22:24This year we've
22:25Taken maybe a step
22:27Back in terms of
22:28Performance but I
22:29Do see changes
22:30In the team
22:30Being made
22:31And it all
22:32Seems to be
22:33Going towards
22:33The right direction
22:34So I feel like
22:36I've been a part
22:37Of this team
22:37Since some
22:38Of the very
22:39Beginnings of it
22:40Even before
22:40James
22:44And I've put
22:45So much
22:46Effort and work
22:46Into it
22:47I would love
22:47To see it
22:48Through you
22:48Thanks mate
22:50Thank you
22:50Next one
22:54Hello
22:55Pano
22:55From
22:56Antena TV
22:56Chris
22:57A question
22:57For all three
22:58When I was a
22:59Kid I fell in love
23:00With Formula One
23:01Basically because
23:02Of Monaco
23:03Of this setting
23:04Here so I
23:04Remember the
23:05First time I
23:05Came
23:06The first time
23:06I drove on the
23:07Streets
23:07Now I did
23:08The Pirelli
23:08Hot Lab
23:09And it was
23:10Mental
23:10I cannot believe
23:11How you do
23:11What you do
23:12So does it
23:14Have a special
23:15Place in your
23:16Hearts as well
23:17And do you
23:18Remember your
23:18First time
23:20Racing here
23:21The feelings
23:22The excitement
23:26I mean Monaco
23:27Is home for me
23:28So for me
23:29That is probably
23:30Like outweighs
23:31Actually the
23:32Race in general
23:33I mean I love
23:35Living here
23:35It's really safe
23:36People are very
23:37Friendly
23:37It's good for
23:38Kids
23:39So that there
23:41Is a
23:42That there is a
23:42Grand Prix as well
23:43Is just a bonus
23:44To be honest
23:45Yeah it's a
23:46Crazy weekend
23:47Always
23:49Yeah so I
23:50Enjoy it
23:50You know
23:51It's a little
23:51Bit hectic
23:52But at the
23:53Same time
23:54Yeah it's
23:54Great
23:54Plus
23:55First memory
23:56I mean probably
23:57My first memory
23:58It's like I
23:59Headbutted the
23:59Guardrail so
24:00That's probably
24:00Not a great
24:01Memory
24:03But yeah
24:03It's still very
24:04Cool to race
24:05Here and the
24:06First time that
24:06I raced here
24:07Was in Formula
24:07One so
24:08That's quite
24:09Was immediately
24:10Like a big
24:11Jump
24:11Do you remember
24:13Coming here to
24:13Watch your dad
24:15If so I don't
24:16Remember
24:19Alex
24:20Yeah I would say
24:21My first memory
24:22In Formula One
24:24Was 2019
24:25And I remember
24:26The adrenaline
24:28That was running
24:29Through my body
24:29At the time
24:30Was high
24:32I remember
24:32Finishing FP1
24:33And still feeling
24:35The shakes
24:37Getting out the
24:38Car kind of thing
24:39Nowadays it
24:40Feels like it's
24:42I don't know
24:42If we just do
24:43More and more
24:43Street tracks
24:43But it just
24:44Feels kind of
24:45Normal nowadays
24:46I remember
24:47Last year was
24:47Maybe the first
24:48Time where I
24:48Felt like I
24:50Didn't have
24:50That adrenaline
24:51Rush as much
24:52As I did
24:53On previous
24:53Years
24:54But it is
24:55Still very
24:55Special
24:56And I think
24:57Obviously
24:58Maybe the
24:58Sundays are
25:00What people
25:00Don't enjoy
25:01About this
25:03Track
25:03But the
25:03Saturdays
25:04Especially for
25:04Us
25:05I think
25:05There's
25:05I still don't
25:06Think there's
25:07A track that
25:07Beats
25:09Getting the
25:09Lap together
25:10And executing
25:11And going
25:12Out of your
25:13Comfort zone
25:13For that
25:14One or two
25:14Laps in
25:15Qualifying
25:15That's
25:17A feeling
25:17That I don't
25:18Get it
25:18Anywhere else
25:20Yeah I
25:21Think a little
25:22Bit like
25:22Max
25:23For me
25:24I arrived
25:24The first
25:25Time
25:25It was
25:25In Formula
25:26One
25:26So it
25:26Was a
25:27Massive
25:27Jump
25:27And I
25:28Remember
25:28Doing a lot
25:29Of laps
25:29In the
25:29Simulator
25:30And trying
25:31To get
25:31A feel
25:31For everything
25:32I did
25:32Like all
25:33The street
25:33Circus
25:34Before
25:34But never
25:35This one
25:36But driving
25:37Here in
25:37Formula One
25:38Was insane
25:39You know
25:39Going up
25:40The hill
25:40After turn
25:41One
25:41Just before
25:42Turn
25:42Three
25:42Can't see
25:43Anything
25:43Up there
25:44Basically
25:44You are
25:45Pointing at
25:46The sky
25:46And it's
25:47Super bumpy
25:47Up there
25:48So I think
25:49That was the
25:49Biggest shock
25:50You know
25:51For me
25:51When I first
25:52Drove around
25:52This track
25:53But also
25:53You know
25:54How close
25:55You need to
25:55Get to the
25:55Walls
25:56To go fast
25:56I don't think
25:57There was any
25:57Other tracks
25:58Maybe Macau
25:59Was one of
26:00Them
26:00Where you need
26:01To be close
26:01To the wall
26:02Like this
26:02But you know
26:03Like Poe
26:04For example
26:04In Formula
26:05Three
26:05All these tracks
26:06They were never
26:07The same
26:08In terms of
26:09How much
26:09Commitment
26:09You need to
26:10Put in
26:10So yeah
26:11That was quite
26:11Special
26:12Okay
26:13Thanks all
26:13Next one
26:16Harry Benjamin
26:17BBC 5 Live
26:18Question for
26:19Esteban
26:20Esteban
26:20The World Cup
26:21Kicks off
26:21Next week
26:22And French
26:23France
26:24Are one of
26:24The favourites
26:25How are you
26:26Feeling about
26:26Their chances
26:27For the World Cup
26:28Yeah
26:30I mean
26:31You know
26:32After the
26:32Great final
26:34Of Champions League
26:35You know
26:35The players
26:36From the PSG
26:37Of course
26:37You know
26:38We have a lot
26:38Of them
26:38Inside the team
26:41You know
26:41It was the
26:41First great
26:43Exploit for France
26:44Let's say
26:45Because PSG
26:46Is still
26:46You know
26:47For me
26:47Is my main team
26:48Is the one
26:49That closes
26:49From my home
26:51So it was
26:52You know
26:53Great celebrations
26:54All around France
26:54But yeah
26:56I'm looking forward
26:57To see what we can do
26:58Of course
26:58We are the favourites
26:59But you know
27:00You need to be on the pitch
27:00You need to be playing
27:01And I hope that
27:02You know
27:03We can be successful
27:03And go through the ranks
27:04Like we did in the previous one
27:06So I'm excited for it
27:08Thanks Esteban
27:09Any more from the broadcasters?
27:11Yep
27:15Mobile Kwezi
27:16For Supersport Africa
27:17For Max
27:19How does racing
27:20Outside of F1
27:21Help your performance
27:22In F1
27:22And has it contributed
27:23To you getting better
27:24In your season?
27:27Well I don't think
27:28It hurts the performance
27:29But at the same time
27:30I think as everyone knows
27:31Beginning of the year
27:32It's not
27:33It's been a bit tricky
27:34For us
27:35But at the same time
27:36I also had this dream
27:37That I wanted to race
27:38Outside of Formula 1
27:39And this was like
27:40Basically the first year
27:41Where I could do it
27:43So yeah
27:44I just enjoy
27:45Also racing in
27:46In other categories
27:47Different cars
27:49And yeah
27:50As long as you can
27:50Combine it well
27:51With Formula 1
27:52I think it's a bonus
27:54And yeah
27:55It's a thing that I
27:56Really enjoyed
27:57And then also
27:58I think when you come back
27:58To the paddock
27:59In Formula 1
28:00With positive feelings
28:02I think it can only help
28:05I think it's a bonus
28:06I think it's a bonus
28:06I think it's a bonus
28:06I think it's a bonus
28:07I think it's a bonus
28:07I think it's a bonus
28:07I think it's a bonus
28:08I think it's a bonus
28:08I think it's a bonus
28:08I think it's a bonus
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