00:00It's great to see you back on the grid. I know it was maybe an unusual unexpected occurrence.
00:05So just talk me through how that all unfolded when you found out, how you felt, how you're feeling.
00:11Yeah, great to be back obviously.
00:15When I heard this news, I was in Greece and having a nice mix of training.
00:25At that moment, I was probably lying down on the beach having a nice time.
00:33On Tuesday, I think that I got a call and potentially I might be in the seat this weekend.
00:43So yeah, when I heard, I was like half excited, half still doubtful because anything can happen.
00:51But something that I, you know, I was super excited to.
00:57And yeah, once I arrived here, it's all confirmed and racing this weekend.
01:04So I was super excited. I'm feeling physically, I'm feeling ready.
01:08I've done so much, you know, a couple of TPC testings with previous car.
01:15It will be the first time for this car, but, you know, still very excited.
01:19You guys have your best luck this weekend. Thank you. Thanks.
01:21Hello, UK. Nice to see you back.
01:23Nice to see you.
01:24Life is sometimes very strange.
01:27Do you consider it like a one-off or could that change maybe your future?
01:35And what are your objectives for goals for this weekend?
01:39As far as I understand, I'll be in the seat or, you know, at least I'll be in the seat
01:48for now this weekend.
01:49And also, I think it depends on really Isaac's recovery and hope that recovery goes pretty fast.
01:58But yeah, as far as I understand, this weekend, I'm not sure about the next Grand Prix, but my objective
02:05is to have fun.
02:08I think I've been waiting for a long time and I was, you know, watching at the screen.
02:14Last few months since the season started, I was really dying to be in the car and compete with the
02:22drivers.
02:24So I think at this moment I'll just, you know, enjoy and obviously give my 100% performance and hopefully
02:32that'll bring some good results.
02:34Have a nice weekend. Thank you.
02:35Hello, UK. Nice to see you again.
02:37Nice to see you.
02:37You just mentioned you were in Greece when you got the call.
02:39So second time around, can you tell us where you went, what did you do, what did you like about
02:44the country?
02:45I don't want to say specifically where in Greece because it's the place I've been there for a couple of
02:53years.
02:54I think it's still, I think Greece in general is getting busier and busier, but this place is pretty calm.
03:02It's getting still busier, but we're close to Paris, I would say.
03:06No place, no place.
03:07What do you like? Do you like the food? Do you like the sea? What do you like so much
03:11there?
03:12I was like in Greece and everything. A beach, obviously. Food, incredible. Incredible, especially the octopus.
03:20Sea hook ingredients, quality is something special.
03:24I'm lucky enough to have a very, you know, talented chef as well.
03:32And yeah, it's super nice. I mean, I was to be honest, I was meant to spend there like three
03:39days,
03:39but I just I was there for like 36 hours because of this this good good news you
03:45know so how to straight back to fly back to UK and the simulator stuff but yeah
03:53that's what I love about Greece you know it's a place I feel like I can really
03:58relax and it brings good luck too exactly thank you
04:03Yuki I don't know how your management are getting on trying to secure you a
04:08full-time return to f1 maybe you can you can talk about that is this a good
04:13opportunity to show you you still have it but have you got a guard against trying
04:17to do too much in one weekend yeah for sure I mean it's definitely a good
04:22opportunity I mean nothing better better timing like than this you know like it's
04:29always better to drive and show what I can do rather than just talk you know so I
04:34I know what I can do and but it's always hard to how to show that or how to prove
04:43that with without driving it so it's a good opportunity thanks for Red Bull you
04:49know web racing racing bulls to allow me to have that opportunity and yeah I'll use
04:57this as a you know kind of the race is that the race I can show something good
05:06about myself and also most important thing is enjoy those things obviously I
05:13would love to have a seat next seat next year but those things are not my
05:17control and nothing I don't have to think about for now so you know like I said I
05:22super enjoy super dying to have this this moment and hit a track at the
05:27current car so yeah looking forward to it
05:30Yuki was there ever a situation where you would have been in the Red Bull car
05:34given that you are also the Red Bull reserve driver and what's been the last
05:38few days hours preparing for this chance it's been very busy I mean I mean
05:44first of all I really didn't mind which seat I will get because I'm super great for
05:52enough to have a one seat and to drive so like you know racing bulls is a is a team
05:59I was in for long years and likes you know soon as I wore this white jersey it
06:05just suddenly feels home so yeah I'm very excited to race with them and well
06:11sorry what was the question yeah what have been the last hours like preparing I was
06:17racing degrees cycle call and you know I need to fly to UK to do some similar to work and
06:24some
06:24preparation so sure I spent there probably 36 hours a very short short stay and went to UK
06:33immediately do a similar to preparation and talk with that talk with engineers and you know
06:40still probably not enough still a lot of things have to catch up on physically with the current
06:48regulation obviously I've been around for lots of races I know mostly but it's some bits and bobs
06:54are a bit different so but yeah good that actually I'm not feeling overwhelmed because like there's some
07:02advantage I was there all the time so just just need to you know um stay calm and uh wait
07:10for tomorrow
07:10good luck thank you Yuki Fernando just said that it's uh quite a challenge for the current drivers coming
07:16out of summer break to sprint weekend 0-100 he said so I can imagine you uh not having driven
07:22those new
07:23gen cars what do you expect to be the the main challenges this weekend I mean I feel lucky enough
07:28because I have slightly slightly longer summer break than other drivers and uh you know I feel more
07:35recharged and than others so you know like I I'm just all about uh use that energy that I charge
07:43for
07:43for a long long time so um and I was always being being prepared prepared and you know um done
07:52couple of
07:53uh TPC testing to make myself you know keep myself sharp and sharp and ready um so I'm not really
08:00worrying
08:00about those things just I need to get up to speed as soon as possible with especially one free practice
08:06and uh yeah most important thing most important thing is to just enjoy you know like I was recharging
08:13and also at the same time was pretty um pretty I'll say not stressful but how do you say like
08:21dying to
08:23have this like the opportunity so yeah um I'm looking forward to it all the best for you thank you
08:28thank
08:29you Yuki you returned to points here in Zandvoort last year after a difficult run of races does coming
08:34back at short notice with racing balls and experiencing the energy of the Dutch fans one final time give this
08:40weekend an added personal significance yeah yeah um I remember how the good uh good memories here um and
08:48yeah I always enjoy the you know with the fans here it's just something different special vibes isn't
08:53it like when the before the race starts like they love EDM right so like amount of crowds uh uh
09:01jumping
09:02around and grandstand and everything and something that I think is a pretty good place to
09:09to to have a debut of uh 2020 2026 so I'm very looking forward to it and uh yeah I
09:15love this track you
09:16know it's lots of up and downs and also banking it's very unique um the weather has always been a
09:22topic especially the wind but I have I have experience for that so all I just need to do is
09:28to get
09:28used to it with the car as soon as possible and uh enjoy it all the best thank you hi
09:34yuki you mentioned it
09:35already you just want to enjoy the next few days but um you don't have experience for these cars at
09:42these cars did you get any advice from other drivers or or what do you expect what's gonna be the
09:50most
09:50difficult thing when you drive this car tomorrow so far I really didn't necessarily uh get any advice or
09:58something uh those stuff I was actually anyway uh I was around I was around the paddock for for most
10:07of
10:07the races this year so I was in the engineering room listening to the drivers comments and everything so
10:15I'm naturally able to uh receive those uh feedback and kind of uh information from the car for this year
10:22so I think that's that's been enough and um just now in the process that to just clarify everything
10:30and you know some bit bit of differences between uh red bulls and racing bulls so so I need to
10:37adjust
10:38for those things and um other than that I just try to rely on my muscle memory uh from last
10:45year which is
10:47fortunately most of the steering uh buttons are pretty much same I guess so uh I think the procedure
10:53for the start and everything's uh most different and uh need to at least need to actually hit the
11:00track and experience it so but for now uh stay calm and um wait for the day for tomorrow
11:07thanks
11:08you
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