Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019–…): Season 4, Episode 2 - Ace in the Hole - full transcript

Shall we do it again?

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren. Rolling.

[classical music playing]

Good afternoon.

Today is a very exciting day
for McLaren Racing,

and the start of our next chapter.

2020 was an outstanding year for us.

[commentator 1] Norris, his teammate
Carlos Sainz cross the line.

McLaren are clinching that third place
in the Constructors' Championship.

- Yeah!
- [cheering]

[Brown] It was a great performance
by both drivers.



[cheering]

It was awesome.

But we were struggling with finances.

[tense music playing]

[Brown] Carlos moved on to Ferrari.

But this season, we have a new driver in...

Daniel Ricciardo.

[shutters clicking]

[producer] Yes, come on!

Big personality.

Got a seven-time Grand Prix winner.

And then we have new investors.

I couldn't be happier
with our new partners.

Given our rich history of success,



the shareholders have one goal in mind.

That is to get back to competing
for the World Championship.

This is gonna be a...
a huge year for McLaren.

[engines revving]

[Ricciardo groaning]

Sorry, guys.

[Stallard] Daniel, we've finished P16.

[Ricciardo] Fuck.

To be standing here now, it's, um...

Yeah, pretty, uh... pretty dark.

- [machinery whirring]
- [engine revving]

[crowd cheering]

[tense music playing]

- [indistinct chatter]
- [man] Come in.

[Ricciardo] No one wants
to touch the handle.

[man] I'll take the risk.
Don't mention it.

- [Sefton] Morning!
- [Ricciardo] Howdy.

- [Sefton] All right?
- [Ricciardo] What's going on?

I'm Daniel Ricciardo and I'm driving
for McLaren Formula 1 team.

Might be the first time
I've said that officially.

[Sefton] Let's get this show on the road.

- [Ricciardo] Hello, mate.
- [Brown] What's up?

It's awesome to end up with Daniel.

He's one of the biggest talents
in the sport.

[Ricciardo] Let's go.

[commentator 1] Daniel Ricciardo
gives Renault their first podium.

- [commentator 2] What a performance.
- [Cyril] Woohoo!

Daniel is a fantastic driver.

He's world champion material.

[commentator 2] Daniel Ricciardo
clinches victory for Red Bull.

[Ricciardo] That's another ******* podium.

Daniel is one of the best drivers
in Formula 1.

He drove some amazing races for us.

[commentator 2] Daniel Ricciardo,
seven-time Grand Prix winner.

[crowd cheering, whistling]

[Ricciardo] Fellas.

- Hi, Taff. How are you?
- [Taff] Yeah, good. Yourself?

- A bit older, but all good.
- [Taff] A bit older?

- Yeah.
- [Taff laughs]

- Bit more mature?
- I hope so.

- [Joseph] Well...
- I wouldn't say that.

[Taff chuckles]

[Brown] Lando going up
against someone like Daniel

really gives him a chance to... to learn.

I can't think of a more exciting
driver pairing than... than our two guys.

[Buxton] McLaren enter 2021
with the spotlight firmly on them.

Zak Brown, uh, has new investors,
a new engine in the back of the car,

and now he has Daniel Ricciardo.

It's just this groundswell of positivity

towards one of the most successful teams
in Formula 1.

[Brown] Given that
we were third last year,

it's pretty important to us
that we finish third this year.

The difference between third and fourth

can ultimately mean
tens of millions of dollars.

Daniel's a very, very focused,
aggressive, uh, individual.

He's a killer in the race car.

[Ricciardo] I've always liked pressure
and, in a way, probably the spotlight.

Do you want it to be called
"Daniel to Survive"?

- [producer] We'll get back to you on it.
- [chuckles]

[dramatic music playing]

[engine revving]

I think, by the end of this season,
I do predict an array of podiums.

An array, does that... I don't know
what that means. It sounds right.

[machinery whirring]

[upbeat music playing]

[Norris groans]

- Yeah, you've had a shocker there, mate.
- Shut up.

Oh, it's going right.

- It went straight. What?
- [Norris] Straight into the trees.

[Fewtrell] If you hole this,
you'll get a podium this year.

- Oh my gosh!
- That's a real shame.

[Norris] I'm gonna shunt
in every race. [clicks tongue]

I'm in F1 for three seasons now.

Coming to the end of a contract.
This is the year you have most pressure.

You don't where you're gonna be next year,
if you'll even be in Formula 1.

You don't need to film this bit.
It got really, um, windy and, uh...

It just blew my ball all the way
to the left out here. Damn wind.

So how are you feeling about Danny Ric
this season, mate? Confident?

He's obviously a good driver.
Seven-time... Seven-time winner?

[Fewtrell] I got faith in you, buddy.

It's not like
he's really fast or anything.

[Norris] Your teammate
is the guy you wanna beat.

And with Daniel,

I'd like to see
where I stack up against him.

Why does everyone see him
as such a good driver?

It's a bit left.
Too much pressure. [chuckles]

[Fewtrell] There's gonna be more pressure
his year, mate, so get used to it.

[both snicker]

[tense music playing]

[commentator 1] Formula 1 is back
and it starts right here

with the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Cops, cops, cops everywhere.

- Mate, they won't catch you.
- [chuckles]

It's not like
the car stands out at all, huh?

[Italiano giggles]

[both chuckle]

Hey, it goes all right, eh?

- Yeah, it does. Bit of a kick to it.
- Little bit of a... [clicks tongue]

- Day one of 2021 saison.
- [Italiano] What does that mean?

[Ricciardo] Season? Saison. I don't know.

- Lift up.
- [Italiano] Oh yeah. Nice.

- [Ricciardo] Suicide doors! Suicide doors!
- Fancy. [laughs]

I feel really good to be sitting here, um,
knowing we've got a full season ahead.

If I don't feel
I can be a championship contender,

then I honestly don't think
I'd still be here, so,

yeah, it... it... it fuels me and it feeds me.

[upbeat music playing]

- [man 1 in French] Hello, Pierre.
- [in English] Hi.

- [man 2] Hi, Max.
- [Max] Hello.

[Steiner in German] You again!

- Yeah, and?
- [Steiner] Did you gain weight?

[man 3 in English] You have one
of my favorite phrases in all motorsport.

- [Ricciardo] Okay.
- [man 3] "Let's fuck shit up."

[laughter]

[man 3] You gotta write that down, man.
Appreciate that, man.

- [Nikita] Hi, guys.
- [man 4] Morning, Nikita.

Red Bull Racing Honda driver here.

Hi. Checo Pérez, Red Bull driver...

[chuckles awkwardly]

It says, "Finish with a smile." [laughs]

[reporter] How do you see
the dynamic working?

Lando's been there three years,
but Daniel comes with a certain...

[Brown] He's got a gravitas to him. Yeah.
Two great personalities. Different. Um...

[Buxton] For a team like McLaren,
watching how that dynamic works

is going to be fascinating.

A lot of people might assume
that parachuting in a race-winning driver,

one of the best in the sport,
would be a guaranteed route to success,

but it's really not that simple.

[Ricciardo] Morning.

[Buxton] Formula 1 has countless examples
of big-name signings,

that big-name being
their poster boy for the future,

but it just not working out.

- [Ricciardo] Hi, Ted.
- [Ted] Hello. Who's that?

- [Ricciardo] Uh, Carlos Sainz.
- [laughter]

[Ricciardo] Eh... McLaren, uh, muy bien.

[mocking laughter]

[Gow] Ferrari have also made
their big-name signing,

tempting Carlos Sainz away from McLaren.

They're hoping his pairing
with Charles Leclerc

can bring success to the Italians.

- [Leclerc] Looking forward to it?
- [Sainz] We're nearly there, no?

- Half a day more of interviews.
- [chuckles]

[Norris] It's weird
seeing Carlos in red. It is.

I guess two years
kind of working with him,

my first two years in Formula 1,

you know, we're good mates and everything.

[Sainz] You deserve it.

[producer] What do you think
motivated him to go to Ferrari?

Pure cash.

[chuckles]

Wanna walk back in there, mate?

Sure you don't wanna walk
in that direction?

- [high-pitched] Yeah, you do. [laughs]
- [laughs] No.

- [Norris] All right, see you on track.
- See ya.

I think I'm gonna enjoy it a lot,

just fighting my old team
and my old teammate.

We are a much more solid team
than what we were 11 months ago, so...

So I'm happy and pleased about this.

[dance music playing]

[commentator 1] It's time for qualifying.
Just who is gonna come out on top?

[man] Good luck.

[Brown] All right, showtime.

- Thanks, man. This is it.
- [Brown] Oh, this is it.

[Seidl] Good luck
for your first ever qualifiers.

Cheers. Cheers, geezer. [giggles]

[Brown] I put a tremendous amount
of pressure on myself,

so, uh, I know what shareholders
and everyone on the race team expects.

The team championship
requires two cars on a very regular basis

bringing home as many points
as... as possible.

So, uh, I'm nervous every start,
I'm nervous every pit stop,

I'm nervous on every pass.

It's gonna be exciting
and nerve-racking all at the same time.

[Seidl laughs]

[engine revving]

[commentator 3] It's Zak Brown's
first opportunity

to see how his new driver lineup
performs out on track.

[edgy music playing]

[Joseph] So, Lando, ready
for the best timed lap we can.

[Norris] Yeah, I got it.

- [commentator 4] Oh, understeering.
- [commentator 1] He's lost time.

[Norris] Big mistake, turn 13.

[commentator 1]
Norris under pressure then.

[commentator 2] Norris across the line.
Not that great a lap time.

Now it's all eyes
on Zak Brown's superstar signing,

Daniel Ricciardo.

[commentator 1] Ricciardo's never been
out-qualified by a teammate in Bahrain.

[Stallard] Okay, buddy,
compared to Lando, good start.

[Ricciardo] Okay.

[tense music playing]

[man] Very close.

- [Brown] Pull it back.
- [man] Super close.

[commentator 2] Will Ricciardo beat Norris
in his first outing in the McLaren?

He does!

[upbeat music playing]

[cheering]

[Stallard] Daniel,
you've qualified P6, mate. Good job!

- [Ricciardo] All righty.
- [Stallard] Pretty happy with that.

[Ricciardo] Nice.
We hit the ground running. Thanks, guys.

[Brown] Well done, guys.

Good start. Good start.

I'm not surprised in the slightest.
Daniel's a great racing driver.

I feel like we'll take
a step forward this year.

[Ricciardo] Yeah, boy.

- [Italiano] Attaboy.
- [Ricciardo] Yeah, boys.

- [Italiano] Good start, mate.
- [Ricciardo] Yeah, yeah!

[Italiano] Good, man.
Could dance from there.

[Ricciardo] Far out.

[Buxton] Daniel, the only 2020 F1 driver
that's out-qualified his new teammate.

[Ricciardo] Yeah, it was...
I mean, that's a nice, let's say, tick.

Maybe it's the, uh, the 31-year-old in me.
I don't know.

[Sefton] You were so close.

- So close.
- [Norris] Yeah, sure.

[Berryman] How is he?

[Sefton] He said, and I quote,
"1-0 down already. Fuck, shit, fuck."

[Berryman] Ah.

[inaudible]

- [Norris] Charlotte, don't say it.
- What?

- [Norris] That it was close.
- It was!

[man] Mr. Carlos Sainz.

Hey.

- [Sainz] Slow down, okay?
- [laughs]

[Sefton] What do you want me
to say from now on?

- "Oh, mate..."
- [Norris] "You're shit, Lando."

"Go get a new job."

[Sefton] "We knew
Daniel was gonna be better."

[Norris] I'd prefer that.

[laughter]

[upbeat music playing]

[Brown] Morning, guys.

Here we go again.

- [Coulthard] How are you? Oi! Hey!
- [Toto] Congratulations. We're all proud.

[Coulthard] Thank you very much.

- [Horner] Children okay?
- [Carola] Perfect, thank you.

- Good.
- [Carola] Yes.

We have to get them together
at some point.

[Horner] Yeah, absolutely.
Absolutely. Yeah, yeah.

- [server] Carrots and hummus.
- [Ricciardo] Carrots and hummus.

- Thanks, Phil.
- [man] Are you good? Sleep well?

Um... Not bad. Good enough.

Thanks, mate.

[tense music playing]

[Malvern groans]

- [Norris] Let's fuck shit up. [laughs]
- [Malvern] Fuck shit up. [retches]

[commentator 3] First race of the season,
the one we've all been waiting for.

The hotly-anticipated Bahrain Grand Prix.

- [Ricciardo] All good?
- [Brown] All good.

What's your pre-race ritual? Music?

[Ricciardo] Music.

- We'll do some, like, reaction lights.
- [Brown] Yeah.

[Ricciardo] And then just music. Yeah.

- [Brown] So I can fuck off any time now?
- [Ricciardo laughs]

Our goal, of course,
needs to be to retain third.

So it's critically important
that both drivers work well together

and have a healthy competition.

Key thing there is
you need to keep it healthy.

Right. It's about showtime.

- [man] Good luck.
- [Brown] All right.

[Stallard] Daniel,
green light is in 30 seconds.

[Ricciardo] Okay. Radio is good.

- [Norris] Radio check.
- [Joseph] Loud and clear.

[Norris] Cool.

[commentator 3] The two McLarens
side-by-side

at the start of a huge year for Zak Brown.

[commentator 2] All cars in position.

The most anticipated season
in a long time in Formula 1.

[engines revving]

[Stallard] Okay, let's see what we've got.

[commentator 2] Norris gets
the better start.

The McLarens are side-by-side.

[man] Don't go
taking yourselves out, lads.

[commentator 3] Can Norris
go around the outside?

[Norris] He forced me off.

[commentator 2] The two McLarens battling
each other and not the opposition.

[commentator 1] Norris is gonna
challenge him all the way up to turn four.

And they're gonna go wheel to wheel.

Round the outside,
Lando Norris has gone ahead!

[Joseph] Nice job, mate. Nice job.

[Stallard] Daniel, now it's your turn.
Let's get stuck in.

[Ricciardo] Yep.

[commentator 2] Back comes Ricciardo.

[man] He might nick this.

[commentator 1] Norris will force him
as wide as he possibly can.

[commentator 2] The McLarens
still fighting each other,

and the rest of the pack is breaking away.

[commentator 1] Lando Norris stays ahead
of his teammate, Daniel Ricciardo.

[Joseph] Okay, Lando.
Let's get in a rhythm now.

[Norris] Yeah.

[dramatic music playing]

[commentator 1] Norris is right
on Gasly's tail.

Lando Norris has gone ahead
of Pierre Gasly!

[Brown] Norris!

[Joseph] So, Lando,
car in front is Leclerc.

[commentator 2] Norris, all the way up
to fifth. Can he get up into fourth now?

[Joseph] This is Plan A, maximum pace.

[Leclerc] I'm getting overtaken.

[commentator 2] And the McLaren
breezes past the Ferrari.

[man] Look at that!

[Seidl] Come on!

- [Joseph] Good job.
- [Norris] Yeah, I'm happy.

[Stallard] Two tenths slower than Lando.

[Ricciardo] Understood. Just hanging on
to both axles at the moment.

Can't get that much more out of it.
I'm gonna start being vulnerable.

[commentator 2] Here comes
the Red Bull of Sergio Pérez

down the inside
and he overtakes Ricciardo.

[commentator 3]
Ricciardo just hasn't got the pace.

He's really struggling.
It's gonna be very difficult from here.

[commentator 1] Hamilton crosses the line
and wins the Bahrain Grand Prix!

[commentator 2] Lando Norris
finishes fourth,

scoring big points for McLaren.

- [Joseph] Well done, mate. P4.
- [Norris] Are the fireworks for me?

[Joseph] They can be.

[delighted whooping]

[Brown] Nice job, guys!

[commentator 3] Daniel Ricciardo
comes home in seventh.

Not the ideal start for the Australian.

- [Stallard] P7, Daniel. P7.
- [Ricciardo] Cheers, guys.

Obviously, I'll, uh...
I'll learn a bit from today.

You looked punchiest.
Like you had the biggest ego on the grid.

[Norris] I mean, I'm happy,
because, um, I mean, I beat my teammate.

- That's always nice.
- [man laughs]

Yeah, there's plenty to, um...
Plenty to feed back on.

- [Italiano] Couldn't find the pace, huh?
- No.

[Buxton] Look, it's impossible
to judge a new driver

on the first race
at the start of a new season.

- [Seidl] First one under the belt.
- [Ricciardo] Yeah.

Uh... It was pretty slow, but...
but, uh... Yeah, I'll just learn from here.

[Buxton] But Zak will be hoping
that the Daniel Ricciardo he wanted

starts to emerge over the next few races.

- [Stallard] Daniel, car behind is Lando.
- [Ricciardo] Yep.

[Norris] I have a lot more pace in me.

[Stallard] Daniel,
we want to swap positions.

We need to see Lando's pace in clear air.

[Ricciardo] Okay.

[commentator] To translate, "I'd like
to get past my teammate, please."

"Could you tell him to move over?"

[Joseph] Lando. that's P3.
Great job, mate. Well done.

[Stallard] Daniel, P6.
I'd say we've got a bit of work to do.

[Ricciardo] Understood.

For every driver,
if you're not at the level you wanna be

and your teammate
is putting in the results...

[announcer] Well done, Lando Norris!

...you ask yourself the question
of why you're not achieving what they are.

[Stallard] Daniel, we finished P16.
We were P16.

[Ricciardo] Fuck.

[Buxton] Why you can't get the car
to do what they can.

[Horner] But why is he struggling so much?
It's strange.

- Because he's a lot better than that.
- I know, yeah.

[Gow] Everybody wants to know
what's happened to Daniel Ricciardo.

Everything that you hoped
Daniel would bring to the team

seems to have disappeared.

It's heartbreaking.

[Ricciardo] What's the fine
if I don't do media?

- [man] What's what, sorry?
- The fine?

- [man] The fine?
- If I don't do it.

[man] It's quite a lot. We should do it.
We don't have to go right away.

- Take a couple of minutes.
- [Ricciardo] Yeah.

[man] Work out what we want to say
and then that's all we've got to say.

[Ricciardo] It hasn't been, like,
an electrifying start for me. Um...

It has been tricky
to get up to grips with the car.

It feels like I'm having to...

It's not necessarily learn a new sport,
but, yeah, like, learn a new technique,

and so I'm building up...
muscle memory, if you will.

It's still not... I wouldn't say
it's still coming 100% natural for me.

It's embarrassing.

[Italiano] Chin up. We'll do media
and then we'll get to work, all right?

Just remember something.

How you handle disappointment
shapes what type of person you are, yeah?

[Ricciardo] What if I'm just a cunt?

[Brown] I think Daniel's been
a little surprised

by not being closer to Lando.

That also, I think, shows
just how... how damn good Lando is.

Because of Lando, we're in third.

Ferrari's behind us.

[Ricciardo] Yeah,
to be standing here now, it's, uh...

Yeah, pretty, uh... pretty dark.

[Buxton] Coming into Monaco
and with Daniel Ricciardo struggling,

Ferrari are now closing in on McLaren.

[edgy music playing]

[commentator 3] Stand by for action
around the streets of Monte Carlo.

This is the 67th World Championship
Monaco Grand Prix.

Monaco is the, uh,
crown jewel in Formula 1.

There's a five-point difference
in the championship.

The battle between third and fourth
with Ferrari is gonna be challenging.

- [Leclerc] Ah!
- [Sainz] It's nice. I like this.

[Leclerc] Yeah, it's very nice.

I really like living here.

It's very special for me.

Monaco is my hometown,
where I've lived all my life.

I want to win every race. That's clear.

But, uh, Monaco
probably even more so for me,

because I am Monegasque,

um... is on my special list.

[Sainz] It's weird for me to think that
this is where you spend your whole life.

- [Leclerc] Yeah.
- But then you get to race in Monaco.

[Leclerc] Carlos Sainz,
uh, very funny guy.

We are getting on
very, very well together.

We spent a lot of time, uh,
during the off-season together actually

to prepare this year
in the best way possible.

It's very strange for me
to get into the mood of racing

when there's a race here.

[Sainz] Because I guess
you're also sleeping at your house.

- Yeah.
- [Sainz] So it feels like a normal day.

- But then you're also racing.
- [Leclerc] Yeah, exactly.

[Sain] Basically, the streets of Monaco

go through all the places
that he was when he was a kid.

So I can kind of understand
why this place is so special for him

and why everyone loves him so much.

[Leclerc] This is my first school.

- [Sainz] Where?
- On the left.

With the park all here and everything.

[in Italian] If your drivers
are on good terms,

if they understand that team goals
come before the individual.

Ferrari first.

[Leclerc in English]
We will go around the traffic.

- Thank God you know the streets of Monaco.
- [Leclerc] Of course.

[in Italian] If you beat your own teammate
with the same car,

you have shown your superiority.

But not today.
Today, we have other rivals.

[Sainz] Whoa-oh-oh-oh.

- [man in French] Go, go!
- [Leclerc] Go!

- [man] Go, Charles!
- [Leclerc] Thank you.

[Sainz in English] My God. Thanks.
Thanks for the support.

[Leclerc laughs]

No, I felt the same way in, uh, in Spain.

[edgy music playing]

[Ricciardo] Morning, boys.

- [woman] Hi, guys.
- [Ricciardo] Good morning. How are you?

[Brown] I think we can beat Ferrari.

[woman] Thank you so much.

Four or five races into the season,

they're our, uh,
main competition right now.

- [woman] Good luck today and tomorrow.
- [Ricciardo] All right, thanks. See ya.

[Brown] You know, Daniel's a bit confused
as to why it's not clicked.

It's on him to pick up the pace.

[Gow] Monaco is a real opportunity
for Daniel to prove to Zak and to himself

he is a race winner

and that he hasn't totally lost his way
in that McLaren.

[man] Good luck for the race.

[Buxton] Monaco is
a significant race for Daniel.

It's the race
that means the most to all the drivers,

but it's also the last race
that Daniel won back in his Red Bull days.

Now, Zak just needs to see Daniel
back to his best and winning Grand Prix.

I think the... the memories of that day
will always be so vivid, uh, to me

and I can close my eyes
and recall pretty much everything.

[commentator 2] Daniel Ricciardo leading
the Monaco Grand Prix.

[Rennie] Keep pushing. Keep pushing.

[Horner] Daniel,
he is a phenomenal driver.

That Monaco victory in 2018,
it was the most amazing race.

All his wins were big wins.
They were big drives.

[commentator 1] It's redemption day
for Daniel Ricciardo.

He wins the Monaco Grand Prix!

[Ricciardo] I know
what I'm capable of around here,

so I just wanna live up to that.

[crowd whistling, cheering]

[Ricciardo] Zak's always believed in me
and I want to give him back something

in the form of results, and success,
and joy, and all the rest of it.

- [shutters clicking]
- [Ricciardo] I wanna do that this weekend.

[crowd cheering]

[cheering intensifies]

[Ricciardo] Hey, how's it going?

- [Horner] I watched some of that race.
- [Ricciardo] Mate, I know.

[Horner] How the hell you did that
I will never know.

[Ricciardo] It was, uh...
I dunno, a nice... nice memory.

- [Horner] Good memories.
- I'll never forget.

[Horner] All right. Have a good weekend.

Under that big smile and big persona,

he's as competitive and hungry
as any driver.

Zak needs to see Daniel come back to,
you know, what we know he's capable of.

Winning races.

[chuckles] The fact that Lando's younger...

You know, he's a good-looking young lad,

he's driving the wheels off the car,
he's funny.

[chuckling] He'll hate that.
I mean, it couldn't be worse.

[Seidl] Radio check with the team.

We have, uh, two big news to announce.

Over to you, Mr. Lando Norris.

[Norris] We've come
a long way together so far,

and, uh, we all want to make
that next step to winning races.

I'm happy to say I'll be staying
with you guys another few seasons.

[applause]

- [man] Well done, mate.
- Cheers.

[Buxton] Lando Norris is
the talk of the paddock this morning,

having signed a new contract with McLaren.

[Leclerc] Have you seen
Lando has renewed his contract?

No. They announced...

[Leclerc] This morning.
It's strange to announce it here.

- [Sainz] How long? Two years?
- I don't know.

- They said a multi-year contract.
- [Sainz] I'm gonna text him.

[Leclerc] Ask him. He will tell you.

Now that he's making 20 million a year.

[Leclerc laughs]

[Sainz] What do you want me to text?

[Leclerc] "How many years...

is your new contract?"

I'm gonna put
something like, "Congrats," first.

- [Leclerc] Yeah.
- No?

- It's too direct. [giggles]
- Yeah, congratulate. [chuckles]

[Buxton] There was
a lot of interest in Lando.

You know, Lando's obviously
getting the results at the moment.

And Zak knows
exactly what he let go in Carlos.

So for McLaren to lock Lando in
makes a lot of sense.

[upbeat music playing]

[Norris] See the, uh...

You know the thing talking about Daniel
and me feeling sorry for him?

[Sefton] Yeah.

[Norris] Did you see there's been
bad stuff on it?

[Sefton] Yeah.

[keyboard clacking]

[Gow] All of a sudden,
there's this little story that comes out

that Lando's saying
he has no sympathy for Daniel

because Daniel can't
get to grips with the car.

[Norris] Yeah,
but what I said is just the truth.

I don't feel sympathy for him.

- Why would I?
- [Sefton] You shouldn't.

[Norris] No driver... No driver on the grid
would feel sympathy for another driver.

- [Sefton] Well, just try...
- [Norris] And not talk?

[both chuckle]

[man] The bits I wanna cover off
are this bullshit that came up

about Lando's sympathy, uh, piece.

So I'm just conscious
that someone might have a go

to sort of try and dig in there.

Not either anyone's job
to feel sorry for anyone, basically.

- [Ricciardo] Yeah.
- [man] Um...

We're here to get on with our jobs and...

[Norris] Unless you want me
to feel some sympathy for you.

[Ricciardo] Not really.

[man] If you guys could
shut that down hard, it's done and dusted.

[both] Yeah.

[man] Anything else?
Any questions from you guys?

[Ricciardo] Um... [clicks tongue]

I guess, well, Lando's contract extension.

- [man] Yep.
- [Ricciardo] That's... two years?

[man] We're not gonna... Just say multi.

[Ricciardo] But he still has a second job,
'cause he needs to pay a wage somehow.

It's difficult.

Times are tough.

[Buxton] Everybody expected Daniel
and Lando to immediately click.

For a team like McLaren,

the important thing for them
is lifting the entire team as one.

The drivers have to push
in the same direction,

because there's a great vibe at Ferrari.

Everybody's getting on great,

moving that team in the right direction.

And now they find themselves

in that fight for third place
in the Constructors'.

[tense music playing]

[crowd cheering, whistling]

[commentator 2] It's race day
here in Monaco,

and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc starts
in pole position at his home Grand Prix.

[Mattia in Italian] Monaco is obviously
a special track to Charles.

He's been around the circuit
more on foot than on wheels.

We're in pole.

That's something to celebrate.

In Monaco,
if you look at the track's history,

starting in pole means
a good chance of victory.

[Brown in English]
The fight with Ferrari is, uh, is immense.

In, uh, Monaco, we have to be careful...

given that it's, uh, a street circuit.

You make a mistake by an inch,
you're, uh, you're in the fences.

[engine revving]

[commentator 1]
Leclerc making his way to the grid

where he will be starting
on pole position.

It seems everyone in Monaco
is cheering him on,

hoping the local boy can win for Ferrari.

[Leclerc] No.

No.

No.

No.

It's the gearbox, guys.

- [frustrated yelling]
- [man] Unbelievable!

[Padros] Box, box.

We will put the car into the garage.

[Leclerc] Fuck!

Sorry.

[commentator 2]
They're retiring the Ferrari

before the race even begins.

What a disaster for the Monegasque driver.

Oh... A lot
of negative emotions, uh, this time.

It is my home race

and, uh, unfortunately, everything is over
after that, uh... that formation lap.

[commentator 3] Ferrari's hopes now rest
solely on new signing Carlos Sainz.

The two McLarens have a chance to increase
their lead over the Italians here.

[Brown] I think, with Leclerc out,
there could be an opportunity,

maybe extending the gap
between Ferrari and us.

So we need to make sure
we capitalize on this opportunity,

'cause every pass counts,
every pit stop counts, every start counts.

[engines revving]

[commentator 1] Carlos Sainz.
Then Lando Norris taking the inside line.

[man] Go on, Lando!

[commentator 1] Ricciardo has lost places.
Down into 12th now.

[commentator 4] Ricciardo has had
a particularly poor start.

[commentator 1]
He's tumbling down the field.

[Stallard] This is P13.

I think you may need to attack
to avoid being dragged out of the race.

[Ricciardo] Understood.
I'll try and close up.

[commentator 1] Lando Norris
is now finding some pace.

[man] Go on.

[Joseph] Okay, Lando, this pace is good.
You're doing a great job.

- Absolutely great job.
- [Norris] Yeah, I'm happy with that.

[commentator 2] The two former teammates,
Norris and Sainz,

battling it out for the podium.

- [Sainz] Where is Lando?
- [Adami] Norris is pushing behind.

1.1 behind. Pace is good.

[Sainz] Copy.

[commentator 2] In the other McLaren,

Ricciardo is being alerted to the, uh,
precariousness of his situation

if he wants to score any points today.

[Stallard] Okay, Daniel, let's go now.
Let's start picking up the pace.

There's a lot of action in front.
A few cars have pitted.

Let's get back in this race.

[Ricciardo] I'm struggling more and more,
so I think I'm only gonna get slower.

This is all it's got at the moment.
I can't see it getting better.

[commentator 4] That's, uh,
extremely bad news.

[commentator 1] Carlos Sainz on course
for a podium finish for Ferrari.

[Adami] We are P2.

- [Sainz] What's happening behind?
- [Adami] Norris behind.

[commentator 1] McLaren have Lando Norris
in third at the moment.

His teammate, Daniel Ricciardo,
down in 12th.

[commentator 4] Yeah, and not far
from catching and lapping Daniel as well.

- [Joseph] Car in front is now Daniel.
- [Norris] Yeah, confirm.

[Sefton] Danny's, he's lost the pace.

[Stallard] Daniel, shortly,
you'll get blue flags for Lando.

[Ricciardo] Yep. Just let me know when.

I'll let him go.

[commentator 2] And Ricciardo
is getting the blue flags.

He now has to allow Norris to lap him.

[commentator 1] Lando Norris
waving to Daniel Ricciardo

as he laps him.

- [commentator 4] Ooh. That hurt.
- [commentator 1] Yeah.

What a day for Ferrari!

They can celebrate, as can Carlos Sainz.

Second place.

[Adami] P2, Carlos. P2.

Monaco podium.
First podium in red. Well done.

[Sainz] Yes!

Grazie. Grazie a tutti.
Thank you, everyone.

[delighted exclamations]

[commentator 1] Lando Norris comes home
to take third and another podium!

[Joseph] Yes, mate. Yes, mate. P3.
Amazing. P3 in Monaco. What a job.

[Norris] Let's fucking go, boys!

- [delighted cheering]
- [man] What a day. What a day!

[whooping]

[Norris] Fuck, boys!

Woohoo!

Monaco, baby.
Monaco podium. Cheers, everyone.

[Joseph] Yes, mate. Still a long way to go
this year. Plenty more to come, I hope.

- [Brown] Nice! [laughs]
- [man] Hey, you.

[Brown] Nice!

Nice!

[commentator 2] Despite only having
one car in the race,

Ferrari close the gap to McLaren
to just two points.

The battle for third is on.

[Stallard] That's the checkered flag.
Finished P12, I'm afraid.

Uh, we just need to figure out
what was going on.

[Ricciardo] Yeah. Yeah, sorry.

Obviously painful for everyone.

A bit of a weekend to forget.

Just a shit run,
but, yeah, what do you do?

[Stallard] It's coming, Daniel. I promise.

[Ricciardo] All right. No worries. Thanks.

This sport, it definitely
still has the ability

to rip your heart out
from one day to the next.

[woman] Daniel. Daniel!

[Ricciardo] Sorry, we've gotta run.
Sorry, guys.

- A little, uh, frustrated at the moment.
- [man] Yeah.

[Ricciardo sighs]

I need to go and fucking hit something.

[Coulthard] Lando, I can see
the joy and happiness in your eyes.

Brilliant first podium here in Monaco.

Um... It is. Especially, uh...

[Sainz] Come on.

[Coulthard] There you go, Carlos.
Great to see the brotherhood there.

Now, either Carlos wants
to hurry your interview up

or you guys are just good buddies.

He can wait for one minute.

- [Sainz] No. [laughs]
- This is my glory!

[cheering, whistling]

[Brown] I've never experienced
this situation

where you see one car finishing third
and the other not competitive.

Daniel has... has struggled,

which I think, uh, surprised us
'cause Monaco's kinda his home race.

He's... he's won it before.
He's almost won it a... a couple of times.

So I don't think he, uh, yet
quite feels comfortable with the car.

For sure, that's frustrating.
So this one has thrown us a curveball.

I think holding on to third
is gonna be very tough.

[Buxton] This year the British Grand Prix
is the biggest race of the season.

[Horner] We lead the World Championship.

- [reporter] Are you smiling?
- [Max] I always smile.

- We can't afford to lose.
- [commentator] Into Copse Corner.

[Horner] If you want something bad enough,

you'll do whatever it takes.

- Williams are struggling to score points.
- [Russell] Losing the brakes.

[voice catches] I'm quite emotional.

[Tsunoda] The amount of pressure is huge.

- [Spini] Yuki, push harder.
- [Tsunoda] I am! Shut up!

- [Tost] What is he doing?!
- [Tsunoda] Fuck! Sorry!

[dramatic music playing]