Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019–…): Season 4, Episode 10 - Hard Racing - full transcript

[Steiner] Oh fuck. The last race.

At least we're almost at the end.

Have you fallen asleep there?
Yeah, I know.

- [producer] No. It was very good.
- "Very good, yeah."

[producer] Best yet.
Save the best till last.

- [producer] Right.
- Testing, three, four.

Nutsack, five, six.

Action.

[upbeat dance music playing]

[shutters clicking]

- [Ricciardo] Ciao. Buongiorno.
- [photographer] Grazie. Grazie!



Happy for me to do this with no shoes on?

I've not had my laundry back since Saudi.
I have no socks.

[man] Morning.

- [Mattia in Italian] Trendy T-shirt.
- [Leclerc] You bet!

It's Ferrari.

[in English] I feel like
I have something in my teeth.

Hope I've nothing in my teeth.

You never know. You have a bit
of, like, carrot here from... from lunch.

[shutter clicking]

[Gasly] Now, you can't talk dirty to me,
because they're recording everything.

- They love this content.
- [woman giggles]

[Gasly] But they don't pay enough
to get it though.

Has been just insane.

I... I can't remember



a season which was more exciting
than the one we are seeing this year.

[man] Muchas gracias.

[Russell] Danny.
Do you wanna swap helmets?

- We haven't, have we?
- [Russell] Shall we?

I was gonna wait for your Mercedes one.
Will that be cooler?

It's sad to be leaving Williams,

but I can't wait
to go to Mercedes next year.

I just want to win.

- [Sefton] Put your mask on, please.
- No.

[Sefton] Why not?

- 'Cause I do what I want when I want.
- [Sefton] Right.

- That's quite a lot of sass.
- [chuckles]

[Norris] I did 100% better
than the previous year.

My best highlight is the one-two in Monza.

You can probably just cut to Daniel
saying exactly the same thing.

[producer] What's your highlight
of the season?

Monaco.

LOL.

Yeah, it was definitely Monza.

Ultimately, we want to be
winning more races.

More of those Monza feels.

It's what dreams are made of.

- [man 1] You got a little souvenir there.
- [woman] Oh my God, that's so funny.

- [Brown] Hurt.
- [woman] Did it?

[Brown] I'm not doing that again.

That was the longest 53 laps of my life.
It was awesome.

[man 2] This is a group one, so...

[frustrated sigh]

It was a tough year.
Very difficult to have highlights.

It's looking to the future.
That's what keeps me going.

[Mazepin] Yesterday,
a girl came up to me, she was like,

"Can you please crash into Lewis for me?"
And she's English!

[Buxton] If you'd asked me mid-season

would we be going into the final race
of the year level on points?

No way.

Unbelievable.

[producer 1] Who's your money on?

I've gone back and forth.
At this rate, it's a flip of a coin.

I think Lewis is gonna get it.

I think it all points to one person.

Max Verstappen.

Lewis and Max won't see the second corner.

[producer 2] Who's gonna win?

- Political answer will be Formula 1.
- [camera shutters clicking]

You know, someone is gonna walk away
from this being absolutely devastated.

The other is a worthy world champion.

It's gonna be
the biggest race of a generation.

All of us drivers, we grew up with dreams
of winning a World Championship.

[distant squealing, applause]

[Lewis] Even after winning seven,
I still have that desire to wanna win.

[Max] I don't mind a battle, you know.

I started with this
when I was three, four years old.

Just very determined to win,

and I just have to make sure
that I'm the best at what I have to do.

There's a lot at stake
for this last race of the season.

At the end, it all comes down to this.

We will be fighting
with everything we have.

The best man will prevail.

[Horner] It's been a hell of a journey.

Abu Dhabi is everything
that we've fought for.

You only get one shot at it.

And if we don't convert it now,
we've only got ourselves to blame.

It's winner takes all.

[machinery whirring]

- [tires squealing]
- [engine revving]

[tense music playing]

- [commentator 1] Now it gets serious.
- [crowd cheering]

[commentator 1] Welcome along
to the final round of this 2021 season.

- And it's time for qualifying.
- [machinery whirring]

[Brown] Come on, Mom.
You're coming on the grid with us.

[Cisca] Thanks, Zak.

- [fan in distance] Lando!
- [Brown] Lando!

[crowd cheering]

- [Adam] He just walked straight past you.
- [Cisca] Yeah, okay.

[commentator 1] The Drivers' Championship
is tied on points

heading into the final race.

When scores are level,
when the battle is that tight,

any advantage's gotta be a good advantage.

[rhythmic thudding]

[Horner] Every time we've touched
their car, we've had a penalty.

Every time they've touched our car,
they've had... they've had no penalty.

They've had no penalty.

Abu Dhabi's a track that historically
has been very strong for Mercedes.

We need to throw everything at qualifying.

You know, you can imagine
the emotions are running incredibly high,

because it's now or never.

Get in there, enjoy it.

- Yeah.
- [Horner] Get stuck in.

Don't worry, I'll squeeze
Toto's bollocks this afternoon.

- [Max] Yeah. Exactly.
- [Horner] Of course.

- [Max] They like... They like all the drama.
- [Horner] They love it.

- But as soon as actually we are racing...
- [Horner] Then they don't like it.

[Max] So it's unbelievable.

[Toto] Christian does his job well,

and I think part of the job is to have
these little war games between us.

But it's racing. It's not politics.

Now it's just about

driving.

[suspenseful music playing]

[commentator 2] It's time for qualifying
for the final race of the 2021 season.

[Latifi] As Jost would say,
"Let's go racing!"

[commentator 1] George Russell
at his last race as a Williams driver.

[Adami] Track is clear. You can push.

P5. P5. Good job.

[Sainz] Very solid.

[Tsunoda] Let's fucking go, man!

[commentator 2] Rookie Tsunoda's
on a flying lap.

[Spini] It's P8. P8, Yuki.

[Tsunoda] Oh, that was a fucking good lap.

[Joseph] Okay, Lando,
you are on the limit.

P3. Great job.

[Norris] Yeah, baby! Woohoo!

[commentator 3] End of qualifying hour.

Here we go then.
The moment you've been waiting for.

[commentator 1] We're into the final
shoot-out for pole position here.

Lewis Hamilton.

Max Verstappen.

[engine revving]

[crowd cheering]

[Bono] Okay, Lewis. Strat mode two
and you're good to go.

[Lewis] Last sector any better?

[Bono] A-firm. Uh, just the final corner.

[commentator 2] Let's see what lap time
Hamilton can produce.

[Bono] Okay, Lewis, so yeah, that's P1.

- [crew members] Yeah! Come on!
- [applause]

[commentator 3]
This is looking good for Mercedes.

Now let's see what the Red Bulls can do.

[Lambiase] Okay, Max,
so Hamilton has gone.

That put you P2.

Four thousandths behind.

[Max] Fuck!

[Lambiase] Do whatever you need to here.

Let's go.

[Buxton] It's important
to remember in Formula 1,

it's all about the fine margins.

You take pole
by one thousandth of a second,

that pole could end up
being the difference

between the championship and second place.

[commentator 3] Max Verstappen sets
the fastest time. He's on pole!

- [Lambiase] That's pole position.
- [Max] Oh yes!

[raucous cheering]

Well done, mate. Great teamwork.
Great teamwork. Well done. Good job.

[Max] Fucking hell, I didn't expect
that one, but amazing job, guys. [laughs]

[Bono] Okay, Lewis.
That's P2. Verstappen P1.

[raucous cheering]

[commentator 2] This gives Verstappen
a huge advantage for tomorrow's race.

[crew member laughs] I'm speechless.

[whooping]

[Jos] Unbelievable that. What a lap.

[Toto] We are ruthless and transparent
in the analysis of our own performances.

Uh, green is us.
Uh, purple is, uh, Verstappen.

Very quickly, we know
why we haven't performed well.

I think if you understand,

um, why you fell short
of your own expectations,

you can move on
and try to improve for the next race.

We didn't have the pace.

I don't want people
celebrating like we've won yet.

- [man 1] No, absolutely.
- [Horner] It's one piece of the jigsaw.

He's got to run his fastest race.

[crowd chanting] Maxi! Maxi! Maxi! Maxi!

Maxi! Maxi! [whooping]

Yuki, you are flying, man.

[laughs] I was fighting too much
in the last sector.

You look like you found the rhythm, huh?

- How was you?
- Not bad.

- The whole quali, you were quick.
- Yeah, it was good.

- [man 2] Can we go to Lee next?
- [man 3] Toto, you can do it tomorrow!

- [woman] Yeah!
- You can do it tomorrow!

[woman] You're the champion!

[reporter 1] In terms of the atmosphere
in the team, are they a little stunned?

Was Lewis a little bit stunned after that?

[Toto] I haven't seen him yet,
but, uh, definitely, in the team,

there was a bit of disappointment,
which is clear.

The... the tension is building.

The tension is building, um, definitely.

So 1-0 for them today.

[reporter 2] Max, congratulations.
Please describe your feelings.

[Max] Ah, it's been a really good day,
but I know the points are tomorrow, so...

We really have to, uh, be on it
and... and perform tomorrow as well.

[reporter 2] Thank you, Max.

[reporter 3] Starting alongside Max,
it's a wheel-to-wheel battle between you.

Um... I mean,
I'm grateful I can see the guy.

I mean, of course I'd love to have started
on... on, uh, uh, first.

But, uh, I did everything I could.
I did as good a lap as I could. Um...

I hope that I can at least keep up
with... with the pace that... that they have,

and... and hopefully,
we can work on strategy.

[reporter 3] Okay. Good luck.

I'm still optimistic,
although everyone's a little bit...

I think we're... we are better
coming from the back for the fight.

[man] What we have to do
is wind him up a bit.

- You want Lewis a bit fired up.
- [Susie] Yeah.

[man] As it is, he's been beat,
which he doesn't like.

- You want him beat and angry.
- [Susie] Yeah, I agree.

[man] See if you can find a way to...
[clicks tongue]

What I find incredible with Lewis is

how deep he can dig
in these difficult moments.

And the level of performance
that he can bring to the table.

Lewis starting P2 certainly doesn't
put him in an advantageous situation,

but it is just what Lewis needs.

He's gonna push all race
in order to win it on track.

[shutter clicks]

[woman] Okay. I think
Yuki was not in the picture.

- [laughter]
- [Pérez] It's okay.

- [woman] No, you were not in the picture.
- [Tsunoda] No? [laughs]

[Horner] Know what I found out
this morning? Know they call him Checo?

- You know what it means in Mexico?
- [Tsunoda] No.

Big dick.

- [all] Aah!
- [laughter]

[Tsunoda] Really?

[Horner] This driver pairing,

this is as good as there is
up and down the pit lane.

I think Checo, with his experience,
is exactly what we needed.

For us, Checo is just finding his form
at the right time.

- Will you go flat out?
- Yeah. Well...

[Pérez] And, uh, driving to the one stop.

I feel, in the beginning,
of course, how the tires will be,

but then after that,
if you don't feel great, you have to go.

You cannot just sit there and be slow
because then they will try to get you.

[Horner] I think, you know,
in Max, we've got a driver

that is probably
the only driver on the grid

capable of... of taking on Lewis Hamilton.

Uh, where to start?

I mean, in our DNA we want to win.

You know,
anything is possible in... in this world

when you work very hard
and you keep pushing,

and look where we are now, this year.

We are in this final race

and now, of course,
we want to finish this off in... in style.

[whooping]

[Horner] Everybody's got
something to eat in them.

Yeah, I want to get the drivers to bed.

- Just need to keep them all calm tonight.
- Sorry?

[Horner] Keep them all calm,
focused on the race.

Yeah, we can do it.

- We have to beat them.
- [Horner] Yeah, yeah.

[man] Yo. Hey, Checo.

Hey, man. How's the hangover?

[man] No hangover, man. Just water for me.

[commentator 2] Welcome to Abu Dhabi.

We are just hours away from the final race

in one of the most phenomenal seasons
Formula 1 has ever seen.

[commentator 1] The chance
for Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

to be the writer of their own story.

What we don't know
is how this blockbuster ends.

[Toto] As a team principal,
it couldn't be more exciting.

I love the pressure.

This is when I'm in my comfort zone.

- How's Lewis? In good shape?
- [Toto] Good.

[man] Good.
He'll be looking forward to it.

Yeah, he's... he's absolutely in the zone.

I'm always trying to perform
to meet my own expectations.

You're either good enough or not.

[Horner] I feel the nerves.
I absolutely feel the nerves.

And, of course, moment that you know

is being watched
by close to a billion people.

All eyes are on, you know,
what's gonna happen at this race.

Who's gonna be world champion?

[tense music playing]

[machinery clunking]

Okay, an important question for you.
What do you want for Christmas?

[Olivia] LPS! LPS!

[Horner] All right.

[Toto in German] Hey, little man.

- [boy] Hello.
- [Toto] I'm sending you a kiss, okay?

- [boy in English] Okay. Love you.
- [Toto] Love you.

[in German] Kiss.

[Buxton in English] Christian and Toto,
they have very different styles,

but they're more similar than they...
than they would ever care to admit.

[Horner] Who do you think is gonna win
the World Championship this year?

- [Olivia] Max.
- Do you think he's got a chance?

Yeah.

[Buxton] You could not sacrifice
as much of your life to a job

if it didn't permeate
every single piece of your being.

It is life.

For Christian and for Toto,
it's everything.

- How are you feeling?
- Yeah, good.

- Yeah?
- Good. Just want... [sighs]

- The hanging around drives you mad.
- It's normal to feel nervous though.

Whatever your... your gut...
You've got a really good gut.

Follow it.

[Horner] Yep. Anyway, we'll see.
It'll be all right.

Right.

- [Geri] Are you going then? This is it?
- [Horner] I'm gonna go. Get myself sorted.

See you later.

[commentator 2] We're moments away
from the greatest showdown

that this sport has seen.

Hamilton versus Verstappen.

Winner takes it all.

[Horner] You'd prefer an attacking race?

- Yeah.
- [Horner] Yeah.

- If we need to.
- [Horner] If we need to, yeah. Understood.

Just fucking do what you've done
at every single race you've driven for us.

Okay? You'll be fine.

[tense music playing]

[Toto] Lewis has won more than 100 races.

He's beaten all records.

He's a seven-time world champion.

And you can be sure that he's gonna push

in order to win
the eighth World Championship.

[Lewis] Radio check.

[Bono] Radio's loud and clear.

[Horner] Max is driving
with such confidence, aggression.

And after the last seven years of pain,

we've got to do everything we can
to get this over the line.

[Max] Radio check.

[Lambiase] Loud.

[Horner] What Max has done,

from the moment
that he stepped in the car as a teenager,

to suddenly there he is
as a 24-year-old young man,

it's been a hell of a journey.

[commentator 1] All eyes now
focused on the grid.

We've been waiting for this
all season long.

[dramatic music playing]

[Max exhales sharply]

[Max] As a driver, I'm only there to win.
That's the only thing that counts.

[Lewis] It's been the most difficult
year of racing.

I've fought hard
for this World Championship.

We're gonna have a battle.
May the best man win.

[Max] The world champion
against the young gun. A proper battle.

[Lewis exhales sharply]

[engines revving]

[commentator 1]
Hamilton gets a decent start.

- [Lewis] What's the situation behind?
- [Bono] Verstappen, position two.

Great stuff, Lewis.

[commentator 2] Unbelievable start
from Hamilton!

But we're only on the first lap.

[commentator 1] Norris goes wide!

[Norris] I messed up.

[Joseph] Car behind is Sainz.

[commentator 3] Here comes Carlos Sainz
bearing down on Lando Norris.

[Adami] Norris in front of you.
You can push.

[Joseph] Be careful.
Sainz right behind you.

- Lando?
- [Norris] Okay, confirm.

[commentator 2] Sainz to the outside.

[commentator 1] There comes Leclerc.
There's three abreast.

[man 1] Oh my God!

[commentator 3] Carlos Sainz goes through!

[Joseph] That didn't quite go to plan.

[Norris] The Ferraris
got way too close to me.

[man 2] Ah, God.

[Adami] That was good. Currently P4.

[Sainz] Yeah, I think we are good.

[commentator 1] Sainz in fourth,
Norris fifth, Leclerc in sixth.

Out in front, Hamilton still has the lead
from Max Verstappen.

[crew members] Come on, Max!

[commentator 2] Verstappen is closing in.

Verstappen takes the lead of the race!

[crew members] Come on!

[commentator 2] Hamilton regains the lead,
but he cut the corner.

[Max] He has to give that back.

[Lambiase] Yup, we're on it, Max.
Don't worry.

[Lewis] He pushed me off track.

[engineer] Michael,
what would you like us to do?

[Masi] Give up the entire gap.

[commentator 2]
They've penalized Hamilton,

but he gets to keep the lead.

- Fucking hell.
- [man 3] Yes.

Michael, it's Christian.

[Masi] Go ahead, Christian.

He has to give that back.
Your regulations are clear.

[Masi] The stewards view was that
he gave up all of the lasting advantage.

[Horner] Where did he give it up?

My job is to

push as hard as I can for this team.

If I look back over the season,
nothing has gone our way.

- Where did he give it up?
- [Masi] Before the end of the lap.

- We haven't seen...
- [Masi] Immediately.

Okay.

[Max] That is incredible.
What are they doing here?

[Horner] Max, let's just get on with this
and win it on track, mate.

I'm a believer that fate
always balances things out in the end.

[Bono] Great work, Lewis. Keep it up.

Red Bull is a bit like the baby
throwing the toys out of the pram.

We are just focused
on delivering the best possible race.

- [commentator 4] Verstappen behind.
- [commentator 1] 1.5 seconds now the gap.

[Bottas] Which position I am?

[Riki] Currently P8.

[Bottas] Fuck. Shit!

[Bono] Okay, Lewis, so box, box.

[commentator 3] Hamilton and Verstappen
both going for new tires.

[Bird] This pace is good, Checo.

[commentator 2] This puts Pérez
in the lead of the Grand Prix.

- [Pérez] What's the plan now?
- [Bird] We'll be looking to hold up Lewis.

[Pérez] Yeah.

[Horner] Sergio,
he's a phenomenal team player.

He's just what we need in this fight.

[Bird] Hamilton, car behind.

[Pérez] I've never had a race car
capable of achieving podiums.

To be fighting Mercedes is tremendous.

[crew members] Come on.
Checo, come on! Come on!

Christian, he just wants me
to maximize the full car potential.

You can imagine how big
this opportunity is for me.

- [Bird] Okay, back him up. Back him up.
- [Pérez] Yeah.

[commentator 2] Hamilton gets
a really good drive

and takes the lead
of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

[crew members] Come on! Come on! Come on!

[Horner] Checo, he's a tough operator.

He's like a dog with a bone.

He never gives up.

[commentator 2] Pérez goes to the inside!

Pérez is back in front!

Go on, Checo! Yes, mate!

[commentator 1]
This is really frustrating Lewis Hamilton.

[Lewis] Some dangerous driving.

[Toto] Michael, it's a bit dangerous.
Can you warn them?

[Masi] So far, they're racing, Toto.
Hard racing.

[tense music playing]

[Bird] Brilliant job, Checo.

[commentator 1] Pérez playing
the ultimate team game here.

[Lambiase] Okay,
so gap to Hamilton, eight seconds.

[commentator 2] Max Verstappen is closing!

Come on!

[Lambiase] Okay, Max, let's go.

[commentator 3]
Verstappen is right with him now.

[Bono] Verstappen, the car behind now.

[commentator 1] Hamilton needs
to get past Pérez here!

[commentator 2] He gets the job done.
Hamilton leads the Grand Prix.

[cheering]

[commentator 2] But Verstappen
is coming right with him.

Come on!

[Bird] Okay, Checo, good job.
Let Max pass.

[commentator 3]
Pérez let his teammate through.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Max] Ah, Checo is a legend.

[Lambiase] Absolute animal.

Okay, Max, focus on Hamilton.

[Bono] So, Verstappen just one second.

[Horner] Come on, let's have a go at it.

[commentator 2] Only eight laps to go.

Lewis Hamilton is extending
his lead at the front.

What can Verstappen do?

[Lambiase] Okay, Max.
Just get your head down. Let's go.

[Bono] These are great laps, Lewis.
Keep it up. Keep the pressure on.

[commentator 1] The championship trophy
going Hamilton's way as it stands.

[Horner] The clock's ticking.

Max is driving his heart out there,
but, uh, we're gonna need a miracle.

[commentator 3] Lap 52 of 58 now.

Lewis Hamilton edging
closer and closer to the title.

[Jego] Okay, Nicky. Overtake Schumacher.
Could be your last attempt.

It has to be this lap, mate.
Give everything.

Try to push hard now. Push hard.

[Latifi] Nah. They forced me off the road.

[Jego] Stay with him. Stay with him.
Put him under pressure.

[tires squealing]

[commentator 1] Oh no!
Nicholas Latifi has crashed.

Hang on. We've got...

a big shunt. Big shunt.

[commentator 1] That will be a safety car.

And this completely changes
the context of this race.

[Lambiase] Max,
there's yellow flags at turn 14.

Latifi's completely in the middle
of the road. Debris all over the shop.

[commentator 2] Hamilton was just
moments away from winning this.

- What is gonna happen now?
- [Toto yells] No! No!

[helicopter whirring]

[Jego] You okay?

- [Latifi] I lost it.
- [Jego] Okay, Nicky. So you can jump out.

[commentator 2]
The safety car is deployed.

[Horner] We've gotta have a go at that.

[Lambiase] Box and pit.
Confirm, please, Max.

[commentator 3] Red Bull pit Verstappen.

There's a risk he'll lose position.

But Red Bull will be gambling
on faster tires.

[Horner] Look, we got nothing to lose.

Winning this championship is gonna be
all about maximizing our chances,

taking opportunities.

We've got half a chance
and we've gotta go for it.

[Lambiase] All right, let's have it.

[commentator 2]
Verstappen is quite a way behind Hamilton.

There are five lapped cars
standing between him and the race leader.

[Max] Uh, these need
to get out of the way.

They should unlap themselves.

[Buxton] Ordinarily, under a safety car,

the lapped cars
are allowed to unlap themselves.

So they overtake the safety car
and catch up to the back of the pack.

It allows the actual order
of the Grand Prix,

first, second, third, fourth,
to line up behind the safety car

so that when they go back to racing,
the order is correct.

[Lambiase] Max, lapped cars
will not be allowed to overtake.

[commentator 2] Oh, lapped cars
will not be allowed to overtake.

[commentator 4] Which leaves Verstappen
with a lot of work to do then.

[Max] Yeah, of course. Typical decision.

I'm not surprised.

They may as well give
this fucking championship to Hamilton.

[Lewis] How many cars are in between us?

[Bono] Uh, five cars between you.

[tense music playing]

- Christian to Michael.
- [Masi] Go ahead, Christian.

Why... why... why aren't we getting
these lapped cars out of the way?

[Masi] Because, Christian,
just give me a second.

Okay, my main big one
is to get this, uh, incident clear.

You only need one racing lap.

[Masi] Yeah.

[Lambiase] The Williams is on a crane.
That's being moved out of the way now.

Keep working the tires, Max.

[Norris] It's green on the safety car.

[Joseph] They want you to overtake
the safety car. Right, let's go.

[Lambiase] All the cars ahead of you
are allowed to overtake Hamilton.

[commentator 2]
Well, this is highly unusual.

Not all of the cars
are allowed to unlap themselves.

Just the five
in between Hamilton and Verstappen.

[Stroll] There's cars
overtaking the safety car.

[Michell] Not... not us. Not us.
Stay where you are. Stay where you are.

[Stroll] Man, what the fuck?

Only a certain number of cars
were allowed to unlap themselves.

They were the cars between Lewis Hamilton
in first and Max Verstappen in second.

[Sainz] Very, very strange.

Very unfair.

[Buxton] When you look at
it in simple terms,

Max was the only beneficiary.

[commentator 2] It's a really bizarre one,
and it's harsh on Hamilton.

[Lewis] Shit.

[commentator 2] This is a mess.
Another huge mess.

[Lambiase] Safety car is in this lap, Max.

Come on!

- [man 4] Go on, boy.
- [man 5] Come on, boy!

Fuck!

[Lewis] Fuck, is he right behind me?

With new tires?

[Bono] Verstappen, the car behind now.

[commentator 1] It has left Lewis Hamilton
and Max Verstappen side by side.

[Lewis] I've always had a target
on my back, since I started racing.

It does feel like
people can be out to get you.

Michael, that is so not right.
That is so not right!

[commentator 3] The safety car
coming in on this lap.

Come on, Max!

[crew members yell] Come on! Come on!

[commentator 1] We're gonna have one lap
of racing to decide the championship.

[Lambiase] This is it, mate. This is it.

[tense music continues]

[Bono] So just prepare your tires.
One lap remaining.

Come on!

- [man 6] Come on!
- [man 7] Let's do it!

[commentator 1] And we have got
3.2 miles of racing action

all the way to the checkered flag.

Here we go!

[crew members shout encouragement]

[commentator 1] Is it gonna be
a first World Championship for Verstappen?

- [man 8] Yes, boy!
- [man 9] Come on!

[commentator 1] Is it gonna be an eighth
World Championship for Lewis Hamilton?

Get in!

Come on!

[commentator 1] Verstappen takes the lead
of the race!

[raucous cheering]

[Toto] No, Michael! No! No!

[commentator 1] Here comes
Lewis Hamilton though!

Verstappen stays ahead!

Come on!

[Lewis] Nah,
this is getting manipulated, man.

[commentator 1] They have shared
a brilliant championship battle.

But the championship
can only be won by one.

[Max yells gleefully] Yes! Yes! Oh my God!

Yes! Yes!

[Max giggles]

[excited yelling, whooping]

Fucking yes! Yes!

[commentator 1] Max Verstappen,
for the first time ever,

is champion of the world!

[Max] Oh my God! [delighted giggling]

Max Verstappen,
you are the world champion.

The world champion!

Fucking hell!

[Max] That is unbelievable, guys.
[chuckles]

[Horner] We love you.
We absolutely fucking love you.

[triumphant music playing]

[indistinct chattering]

- [Horner] Aww!
- [Pérez chuckles]

[crew members yell triumphantly]

[Horner] Oh! [chuckles]

Oh!

[Horner laughs emotionally]

- We did it. We did it!
- [Geri] I love you. You did it!

- [fireworks exploding]
- [crowd cheering]

[man 10] Well done, gents.

You did everything you could
all year. Well done.

[distant fireworks exploding]

[tense music playing]

[Toto] I didn't even see
Max crossing the line.

But my very reaction in that moment was,
"What just happened?"

Michael and race control.

[Masi] Go ahead, Toto.

You need to reinstate the lap before.
That's not right.

- [Masi] Toto...
- Yes?

- [Masi] It's called a motor race, okay?
- [Toto] Sorry?

[Masi] We went car racing.

- What did he say?
- [man 7] "We went car racing." Autorennen.

[Toto] Max was worthy
of winning the championship.

But not in the way it happened.

[distant cheering]

If you're doing a good enough job,
you will win the race.

And here, that was not how it went.

The decision was simply wrong.

And it's clear
that this is gonna leave some scars

on Lewis, myself, and the team.

[crowd cheering]

[Lewis] We did an amazing job this year.
We gave it everything.

It's been, uh,
the... the most difficult of seasons.

We never gave up,
and that's the most important thing.

I just really wish a big congratulations
to Max and to his team.

- [Max yells]
- [crowd cheering]

[all cheering]

[Horner] Because of the intensity,

because of the struggles
that we've had throughout the year,

because of the seven years
of struggling and perseverance,

it was just the most,
you know, unbelievable feeling.

You're world champion! [laughs gleefully]

You did it! You did it! [laughs]

- [Max yells indistinctly]
- Amazing!

[raucous cheering, whistling]

[inaudible]

[Max] The goal was, together with my dad,
to win a championship.

We had pole positions, race wins,
but this was the ultimate dream.

And now that we have achieved that,
it's something I will never forget.

[Horner] Some big names on there.

- [Max] Yeah.
- You're with all of 'em now.

Lewis had done everything that was
necessary to win the championship.

It was taken away from him

and there's nothing better
that they could have done to motivate us.

[Max] Little present for you.

[Horner] Oh wow.
That's really, really special.

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Look at that. Amazing.

- Thank you.
- I mean, after especially this season.

[both chuckle]

[producer] Will Red Bull have
a target on their backs next year?

Everybody has a target
on their backs next year.

[dramatic music playing]