All language subtitles for Drive to Survive S04E08

[tense music playing]

-[in Finnish] Here we go again.
-Here we go again.

-The training has gone well all winter.
-It was a good winter. It's been diverse.

Pretty much the best shape I've been in.

Yes, I think so.

If the races go badly
it won't be because of me.

Definitely not.

[Bottas in English] Every single driver
would do anything to get into my seat.

If I wanna stay with the team,
I need to perform.

That's how it goes in this sport.

[cars zooming]

I'm racing for my future.

-[engines revving]
-[crowd cheering]

[in Finnish] The hungry wolf
runs the furthest.

[reporter in English] Do you work
for your future or leave it to your agent?

[Bottas] I try to focus on driving,

so yes, I leave it
to the people helping me.

[Buxton] This season is huge for Valtteri.

Coming into 2021,
there's a lot of speculation

that this could be Valtteri Bottas's fifth
and final year at Mercedes.

[Toto] There's a question mark
over Valtteri.

With many young
and upcoming drivers in the teams,

we have always looked into the future.

That's the nature of the game.

[man in French] Mercedes will change
at the end of the year.

I need to learn German.

[Toto in English] Obviously,
you're our works driver

in Mercedes in Formula E,

but you and I will always discuss
what the career opportunities are.

[Vandoorne] Yeah, I think
we should have a chat, you know.

[Toto] The drivers are refreshing,
the next generation coming up.

[engineer] Lando and George as well.

[Toto] That's really
where the future lies.

[Buxton] There is an incredible stable
of young drivers

who would do anything
for that second Mercedes seat.

But there's one clear favorite.

The race for the second seat
is between Valtteri

and the excitement of a new young driver.

A very difficult decision.

[crowd cheering faintly]

[machinery whirring]

[engine revving]

[peaceful music playing]

[Russell] Like that photo
I sent you last night?

[Casanavos] Yeah. Did you buy it or no?

[Russell] Yeah, I did buy it.

There's some fake merchandise
that they're sort of taking down.

"Racing Babes" had some underwear
with my face on it.

-So I got it for my girlfriend's birthday.
-[Casanavos chuckles]

I won't show you the photo
of her wearing it!

[both chuckle]

[upbeat dance music playing]

[Russell] Aleix is a great trainer,
but the exercises he has me doing

makes me look like a right dick.

[Casanavos chuckles]

[breathing heavily]

This here is one of my personal favorites.

A combination of wrestling
and Fifty Shades of Grey.

[Casanavos laughs]

[Casanavos] Come on, come on.

[Russell] Williams is like a…
a family to me.

Between the mid-'80s and the late '90s,

Williams were the most successful team
in Formula 1,

but unfortunately, we've finished last
for the past two seasons.

[indistinct chattering]

[Capito] George is exceptional.

It's not just his driving skills.

He is motivating the team
to do the very best for him.

And of course there is a huge interest
in what he's doing in the future.

I would love to him to stay.

[Buxton] Everyone knows
what George's future is.

It's fighting for victories.

It's fighting for world titles.

So of course George wants Valtteri's seat.

And there's good reason
why he could get it.

George Russell's been part
of the Mercedes junior team

for a number of years.

They have a very close relationship
with Williams.

They provide their engines
and other support to the team.

However, the very smallest percentage
of academy drivers

will make it then to the top team.

But George was given a golden opportunity

to prove himself last year.

[dramatic music playing]

[commentator 1]
All different this evening,

even though there are two Mercedes
on the front row.

Valtteri Bottas on pole.

It's George Russell deputizing
for Lewis Hamilton.

The world champion
tested positive for COVID-19.

I lined up second on the grid
and it felt natural.

I didn't think, "Fucking hell, I'm on
the front row of a Formula 1 race."

[commentator 1] George Russell's
previous best qualifying was 12th.

[Toto] I seen George, a very ambitious
and talented young racing driver

that hasn't been able
to drive a competitive car.

It's exciting to have a young driver,
give him the opportunity,

and find out whether he can
one day take over the baton.

[engines revving]

[commentator 1] Russell does get away well

and takes the lead
of the Sakhir Grand Prix!

[Bottas] What the fuck was that?

[Russell] The overtake on Valtteri

created this spark and this tension

between the two of us.

[commentator 1] That was committed,
it was brave, it was brilliant.

[Russell] So I thought,
"We're gonna bloody win this."

And then suddenly…

This is a genuine puncture.

[groans] I don't know what to say!

I'm absolutely gutted,

but I hope we get this opportunity again.

[Bono] You really showed strength.

[Toto] George, I'm sorry for that.
That was a brilliant, brilliant drive.

[Russell groans]

A puncture.

You're fucking kidding me.

Fuck. You know, I just missed out
on winning my first ever Formula 1 race,

something I've dreamt of my whole life.

I obviously got
an incredible opportunity with Mercedes.

What we achieved over the course
of that weekend filled me with confidence

because I thought,
in the right car at the right time,

I know I can do it.

[tense dance music playing]

[man shouting indistinctly]

[woman giggling]

-[Russell] I've no idea what he said.
-Imagine if you didn't understand.

-"George! George!"
-[giggling]

-[Carmen] Can I have a iced americano?
-[server] Yeah.

-With… Sorry, do you have soya milk?
-Yeah.

With a bit of soya milk.

-Thank you.
-And an iced latte for me.

Any milk. Normal milk's fine, thank you.

[Carmen] Thank you very much.
Have a lovely day. Bye.

[man] Excuse me,
would I be able to get a photo?

-No worries.
-Massive fucking fan.

-With her?
-[man] Um…

-[Carmen chuckles]
-If you want!

Want me to take it?

Literally a massive fan.
Jesus Christ, I didn't expect this today.

[shutter clicks]

-Nice one. Have a good day.
-Cheers.

[Carmen] Bye.

I definitely noticed a difference
in how known I was

after that race in Bahrain.

Just more of a spotlight around me.

It's not something I'm chasing at all,

but it just comes with the job.

I want to drive cars and I wanna win.

Thank you very much.

How are you feeling about this season?

[Russell] I don't know.

Still just too far away.

You know, the car's
just still not quick enough. And it's…

Even when we do an amazing job,
it's just not enough.

Yeah.

-It will come.
-I know.

-I'm not patient.
-[chuckles]

I'm not patient with anything.
I want my food now and I wanna win now!

I want everything now.

This is my last season
contracted to Williams.

That means Mercedes and Toto
decide whether I end up

in a Mercedes Formula 1 car
next year or not,

but I need to go out there
and… um, show them that I'm the one.

[dramatic music playing]

[commentator 1] Welcome along

to the second running
of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

[Ricciardo] Hey. Ciao.

Speak Italian.

[Steiner] Crofty,
do they still employ you?

[Crofty] They do employ me.
Do they still employ you?

-Just! Just!
-[Crofty chuckles]

Are you team boss
or just fixing broken wings?

[Steiner] Are you a TV commentator
or a fucking ball-breaker?

[commentator 1] Sixty-three laps
to come today.

All about to fast blast
around this circuit.

Who's got the most pace?

Driver decision.
What are your factors you want to secure?

Keeping Valtteri happy
or looking to the future?

We had a very stable,
well-working relationship

between Valtteri,

and then you have
the exciting young talent coming up,

and you just need to evaluate one,
um, against the other.

We're gonna sit with the drivers
and discuss and come up with a decision.

-[interviewer] Before the summer break?
-Maybe.

[Bottas] At Mercedes, I've been
pretty much always through my career

with one-year contracts.

[entry system beeps]

And of course
they're always looking at options,

if they think they can find
a better driver pairing.

I know that George
is gonna come after my seat.

Of course I'll fight for it.

[music builds to climax]

[engines revving]

[dramatic music playing]

[Buxton] Can George Russell,
starting a brilliant 12th,

find his way into the top ten?

It's gonna be a great race here.

We know the track is narrow.

There are no margins for error.

It's gonna to be a thrilling Grand Prix.

[commentator 2]
Valtteri Bottas starts in eighth.

George Russell will be looming large
in his rearview mirror.

The Mercedes driver will be conscious
of the target on his back.

George is one of the upcoming stars.

Valtteri knows very well that George
could be somebody to reckon with.

[Urwin] 15 seconds.

They will fight it out on track,

and may the best driver win.

[engines revving]

[heartbeat echoing]

[commentator 1]
It's lights out and away we go.

Valtteri Bottas, disappointing start.

[commentator 3]
Dropping down to tenth place.

[Bottas] No grip at all.

[commentator 4] George Russell
has gained a spot. He's up into 11th.

[Urwin] George, these tire temps are good.

Need to make these last
for another ten laps or so.

[Russell] Yeah.

[commentator 5] What's up
with Valtteri Bottas?

[commentator 1] He can't
get past the Aston Martin.

[Toto] Come on, Valtteri!

[Urwin] Pace is good, George.
Pace is good.

You've got good speed on him.

[commentator 4] George Russell ahead
of Tsunoda and up to tenth place.

An incredible feat in that car.

[cheering]

[Riki] Currently losing time
behind Stroll.

[indistinct cheering]

[commentator 1]
Valtteri Bottas struggling for grip.

[Russell] Let me know on Bottas.

[Urwin] Bottas ahead.
You are faster than Bottas.

[Riki] We're racing Russell.

Russell half a second behind.

[Urwin] DRS enabled.

[commentator 1] Russell trying to get
past Valtteri Bottas in the Mercedes.

[revving intensifies]

-[clattering]
-[crunching]

[groaning loudly]

[Russell] What the fuck was he doing?!

[Bottas] What a fucking cunt.

[Russell] Is he a fucking prick or what?

[tense music playing]

-[Riki] Are you okay, Valtteri?
-Yeah.

At first, I thought, like,
maybe he was there to check if I'm okay.

Obviously that wasn't the case.
He was pissed off.

In response, gave him a hand signal.

[Russell] I said, "Are you trying
to kill us?" I don't think he heard me,

and he just called me a C-U-N-T,

um…

and stuck his finger up at me.

[Bottas] He wasn't very happy.

And I didn't understand
what it was all about.

Clearly it was his fault,
so it was quite surprising.

A lot more important,
because zero points from that race.

George had an opportunity to overtake.

I think it was
a bit of a kamikaze, um, project.

Ending up in the wall
with 50-plus G is never nice.

Valtteri could have been, um, injured.

[Horner] Good job
you're in one piece, huh?

[reporter 1] Talk us through it.
Tell us what happened.

[Russell] Just as I pulled out,
he jolted very slightly to the right.

Because it was Valtteri,
because of the history,

and because of everything that's going on,

you have these thoughts.
"Did he do it because it was me?"

[reporter 2] Have you spoken
to Valtteri and George?

[Toto] I have spoken to Valtteri,

who didn't have a lot
of friendly things to say.

Um, and I haven't seen George yet.

-[engineer] He's okay.
-[Toto] Did he tell you why?

[engineer] I've spoken to them.
We went outside and had a chat.

Came back in
and said, "Stop attacking each other."

[Toto] With a young driver,

you need to expect mistakes,

but things that would be inexcusable

are arrogance,

a sense of entitlement,

and a… approach of "It wasn't my fault."

"It's always someone else's mistake."

[Buxton] Take out the car

of the team that you're trying to impress

and then refuse to apologize for it?

For Toto, moments like that
are going to allow doubts to creep in.

Of course Toto wants a fast driver,

but he also needs somebody
who's reliable and isn't reckless

if they're gonna sit
next to Lewis next year.

Is George ready?

Does he have the right mindset,
the right mentality?

Is he a team player?

'Cause Valtteri,

look, he might not have ultimate pace,

but he's not smashing the car up
every weekend.

[dance music playing]

[Vierula in Finnish]
Sharply up from there.

Two more still.

Give the last one your all.

Good.

That's enough squatting.

Throw it back firmly.

One more.

[Vierula grunts]

[Bottas] Let's see how the season will go.

[Vierula] If there are crashes,

you just gotta reset.

[Bottas] Yeah.

You can't lose any energy to the fact
that you mess up or anything.

It can get to you for a little while.

It's always the same thing.

To get through those moments
and take it one race at a time.

[Vierula] Sure.

And stay levelheaded.
I need to make sure I don't screw up.

[Vierula] What's the biggest target
for the races?

The fact that when we get
to the end of the season,

I want to be able to look in the mirror
and say I gave my everything.

[Bottas in English] It's a funny sport.
It's so much about in the head

and the mental performance.

Knowing that you have a few months
to prove your worth,

it can affect you.

But at this point in the season,
no wins yet,

so I need to focus
on this championship right now.

[commentator 1]
Welcome, everybody, to Silverstone,

the birthplace
of the Formula 1 World Championship

ahead of the British Grand Prix.

[Buxton] Coming into
the British Grand Prix,

it's clear who fans want
in that Mercedes seat next year.

-[man 1] Amazing. Thank you very much.
-Thank you. Cheers, everyone.

-You want a signature?
-[Steiner] Yeah, on my cheek. [laughs]

You're holding up everybody.
I cannot even park.

Over the past few weeks,
there have been growing rumors

that Mercedes are about to announce
George Russell in front of his home crowd.

-You want me to sign here?
-[woman] Yeah.

-It's a Mercedes cap.
-[man 2] Yeah. That's next year, isn't it?

-[laughs] Cheers, mate.
-[Russell] See you later.

[man 3] Good luck for the weekend,
and you should be a Mercedes driver.

Thank you.

[Gow] All of a sudden
social media starts lighting up.

Multiple sources are claiming
that this is gonna happen.

[social media notifications ping]

[keyboard clacking]

[Gow] It takes on a life of its own,

and even F1 itself dropped a press release
saying it could happen this weekend.

-[Russell] We're both going up, yeah?
-No.

[Gow] Silverstone is the penultimate race
before Toto's summer-break deadline,

so the timing makes perfect sense
for an announcement about the second seat.

What's going on here?

[crowd cheering]

-Right, give us a cheer.
-[cheering]

[whooping, whistling]

Instagram story shortly.
Don't you worry. Don't you worry.

I feel like a rockstar here.

[crowd chants] George Russell!
George Russell! George Russell!

-[Russell] How we doing? All right?
-How you doing?

-I'm good. You?
-Yeah, good.

I'll just skim through it,
just the… the key points.

Obviously, um,

F1 had it in their broadcasting notes
that went out this morning

that, um, apparently an announcement
from Mercedes, announcing you,

was imminent,

uh, which Mercedes questioned,
and they've now removed that.

[tense music playing]

That wasn't particularly helpful
to, uh… [laughs]

…to tell broadcasters that was happening

when it's not happening.

Thanks, guys.

Have a good one.

[Buxton] Mercedes were very swift

to cut those rumors down
and say that nothing been decided.

Negotiations over driver contracts
are notoriously precarious.

You could think that you're a shoo-in,
and drivers have.

And they've had everything
pulled from underneath them

at the eleventh hour.

It happens every year.

[tense electronic music playing]

[Ricciardo] Thought you'd remember
this beautiful face.

[Jackie Stewart] Yeah, of course I do.
It's a pity you don't smile more.

[Ricciardo laughs]

I'll see you, mate.

Have a good weekend.

-[Russell] All good?
-Yeah. Yourself?

-Ready for it. Have a good one.
-[Lewis] And you, mate.

-[Tiffany] Are you ready for today?
-[Bottas] Yes.

[Tiffany] Treat it like any other race.
Just go out and try and win.

[Bottas] Thanks, honey.

-Easy, right? [chuckles]
-[Bottas] Yeah.

That's what everybody thinks.

No, I'm sure you'll be fine.

[Bottas] Every race is important,

but I think at this moment of the season,

and, yeah, my situation, I think it's…

very important.

After this, I'm ready.

I've always been alongside Lewis
in the support role.

But I wouldn't be at Mercedes
if I wasn't selfish at times.

The best way for my future,
I guess, is to win races,

so that's, of course, the goal.

[Tiffany] What's gonna be the plan?

[Bottas] One stop.

Fuck them all.

[cell phone rings]

Hi, James.

-[Vowles] Hi, Toto.
-Hi.

[Vowles] It's about Valtteri.
Can you talk briefly?

Yes.

So, what do you want to tell him?

[Vowles] The only way to win
this drivers' championship

and this championship together

is by applying team orders
in a strict way.

"If you're ahead of Lewis,
we can safely invert the cars."

It's likely that if we can safely
do team orders, we will do.

And it's very harsh
and it's very straightforward.

And he'll be frustrated and upset.
I know that.

[Toto] Yeah, I'll do that.

Team orders are a situation where
you're reversing your own cars on track

in order to maximize the point-scoring
of the championship leader.

It is the last thing you want to do,

but sometimes every team owner
and team principal

needs to make tough decisions.

[Gow] Coming into Silverstone,

Toto is desperate
for Lewis Hamilton to stay in contention

for this World Championship.

Toto is fully prepared to sacrifice
Valtteri Bottas's position in this race

to help Hamilton.

However, this is a man who wants
to show off to the rest of the paddock

how good a driver he is

so that he gets a seat next year,

so will he be inclined to help Mercedes?

[dramatic music playing]

[commentator 1] Welcome.

This is gonna be
the hottest Silverstone race

in over ten years.

Nice one.

[commentator 4] The leading teams
have already secured contracts

with some exciting young talent
for next season.

But there is still uncertainty
about that second seat at Mercedes.

How long before Toto
announces his decision?

Max Verstappen on pole
ahead of Lewis Hamilton.

Valtteri Bottas is third on the grid,

and Britain's George Russell,
who, despite some reports,

looks set to stay at Williams for now,

starts 12th.

[Russell] Radio check.

[Urwin] Loud and clear.

[Riki] Last car approaching the grid.

[crowd cheering]

[commentator 4]
And we're racing in Silverstone.

Hamilton goes for the inside at Copse.

And there's contact!

[Horner] Fuck!

[commentator 4] Verstappen's in the wall
and out of the race.

And Hamilton has been given
a ten-second time penalty

for causing a collision.

[thrilling music playing]

[Riki] Valtteri, fastest man on track.

Half a second quicker
than the leaders and Norris behind.

[commentator 4] In comes Hamilton,

but he'll have to wait
ten seconds before the tire change.

[Bono] Ten-second penalty,
so we'll serve that.

[commentator 4] Hamilton out of the pits,

but he's behind
his teammate Valtteri Bottas,

who now finds himself in second place.

[Riki] Valtteri,
so race situation, you are P2.

[Bono] You are fastest man
on track, Lewis.

[Lewis] It's getting harder
to follow Valtteri.

Can't get close, man.

[Toto] Get Valtteri, out of the way.
Get out the way.

[Riki] Okay, Valtteri.

We invert the cars into turn 15 this lap.

Do not fight with Lewis.

[Bottas] I think the situation
is quite clear for me.

I don't have a contract for next year,

so sometimes you need to be selfish.

It's a bit of a survival game.

Sometimes it's about individual wins.

But in this sport,
if you want to aim for long-term success,

you need to play as a team.

[Riki] Valtteri?

[Bottas] Copy.

[cheering]

[Riki] Thank you, Valtteri.

Lewis predicted to catch Leclerc
before the end,

so just try to follow him.

[commentator 1] Hamilton tries
to get past Leclerc.

Has Hamilton gone through? Yes, he has!

[cheering]

[commentator 1] Hamilton chases
the checkered flag.

He wins the British Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas, a podium
for him, third place.

[Vowles] Valtteri, it's James.
Well done. Thank you.

You are the reason why we won.
Thank you. Great job.

[Bottas] Well done, guys, good job.

[commentator 4] Bottas sacrificed himself
for the team

and Lewis Hamilton's championship bid.

[Russell] That it?

[Urwin] Yeah, that's it. That's it. P12.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Gow] Team orders again, though.
Bottas had to get out the way.

You need to give it everything.

As much as we, you know,
love opportunity for everybody,

the fight is just too close.

Valtteri was such a great team player.

[reporter] How does that feel?

[Bottas] It's not the first time,
but the season I've had so far,

um, obviously, I'm pretty much
out of the title fight,

so we play as a team.

Really grateful to my teammate.

A great teammate.

And today, without his participation,
we wouldn't have won the race.

-[celebratory music playing]
-[crowd cheering]

[announcer] In third place,
Valtteri Bottas of Finland!

[crowd applauding, cheering]

[Toto] Valtteri's
understood the big picture.

He has the maturity and experience
that these young guys don't have yet.

[crowd cheering]

[Lewis] Valtteri is
an exceptional driver

and teammate.

There's a great energy
and flow within the team.

I think he deserves
to be able to keep his position.

Just keep it the way it is. It works.

[tense music playing]

[crowd whistling, cheering]

[Russell] I want
to prove myself against the best.

I'm not here to celebrate zero points.

Look, Valtteri's made his move,
played the perfect wingman at Silverstone,

but is that enough to keep his seat?

[airplane engine idles]

[Lord] Drivers, what are you thinking
at the moment?

[Toto] If you wanna drive the Mercedes,

you need to be able
to sustain the pressure.

You need to be able
to be thrown in the cold water and swim.

I think you can't underestimate
the challenge of being Lewis's teammate.

It's… You talk about
Valtteri having fluctuations.

It mu… It's hugely challenging
to be up against Lewis in the same car.

[Toto] For stability reasons,

collaboration on setup
with Lewis, pushing Lewis,

Valtteri would be the call.

And he behaves like a Mercedes driver.

He's… He looks like a Mercedes driver.

He's, uh, intelligent.

He's been a foundation
of what's been, so far,

the longest sustained run of success
of any team.

You have all these kids now
in all the other teams,

in the top teams,

and George, when you look
at his career record, uh…

has been the most successful
of all of them.

[tense music playing]

[Susie] Choosing to replace Valtteri
or not, it's a huge decision.

George is obviously so much younger.
It's not just about how quick they are.

It's how socially intelligent they are
outside of the car,

how they can cope with the expectations
that are put on them.

It's a huge amount of pressure.

It's all really on Toto's shoulders.

[Buxton] Valtteri or George.

Toto said that we will know

who the driver
of that second Mercedes will be

by the summer break.

The longer it goes on,

the more you think that there are doubts

for Toto about George.

When you have the safe,
solid, dependable Valtteri,

the known quantity suddenly starts
to look a lot more attractive.

-[tense music playing]
-[thunder rumbles]

[Toto] Hey, Jost.

[in German] All good?

-[Capito] Yeah, all good.
-[Toto] Good.

[commentator 2 in English] The drivers
returning after their summer holidays

to some very miserable weather
here in Spa.

-How was your break?
-[Ricciardo] It was good. I was in LA.

-I was in Mexico.
-[Ricciardo] It's summer there or winter?

-Yeah, it's always summer in Mexico!
-[both laugh]

-[Russell] Need to get the thermals out.
-No, the race is gonna be dry. Please!

[indistinct announcement over PA]

[Vowles] You're up with George
this weekend, Valtteri,

in the press conference, um,

which will be fun.

Um, F1 say they don't like
to editorialize or play mischief,

so maybe it was
just names out of a hat this weekend.

[Bottas] Hmm.

[Russell] They're motherfuckers.

Yeah. Yeah, tell me about it.

[Bottas] Hello.

How are you doing? Good?

-[reporter 1] How are you?
-How are you?

[reporter 2] Well, this is a joy.

-Both of you guys early.
-[Bottas] How are you?

-[Russell] Good. You?
-Good.

[reporter 3] Question to both of you.

Do you know yet
what you're doing next year?

[Bottas] Who's starting?

There's no news to share. [laughs]

I think it's the same for me and George,
that we have a job to do here,

and, um, there's no news,

and we're gonna focus on racing

and getting maximum points
for the teams we're racing in.

[reporter 3] Good luck
for the weekend. Thank you.

Uh, well, Valtteri said more than I said,
so, uh, maybe he knows something I don't.

Who knows, hey?

Seems like it'll pour it down.

-How you doing, Will?
-You okay?

-Very good. You?
-[Will] Yeah, good.

Here we are at Spa,

returned from the summer break,

still no news.

It suggests this is the last chance
for both drivers

to impress the guy
that you want to impress,

which is Toto Wolff.

[dramatic music playing]

[commentator 1] Delayed start,
then, to qualifying

and finally, the drivers
will get their first taste

as to just how wet it is out there.

[engine revving]

[Russell] In the rain,
it's incredibly dangerous.

The drivers don't really know
where the perfect amount of grip is.

You've got to take more risks.

You put it all on the line,

but no risk, no reward,

and that's why I love it.

[commentator 1]
Nine minutes of qualifying to go.

The conditions are absolutely treacherous.

Someone's gone off.

And that is Nicholas Latifi,
George Russell's teammate.

[Jego] Careful. Rejoin safely.

[Riki] So some aquaplaning reported
around turn eight.

[Bottas] I just nearly lost it
on the straight.

[Riki] We need a tidy lap.

[Toto] Spray makes
a big difference in perception.

-[Riki] Come on, Valtteri, bring it.
-[Bottas] I'm trying!

[commentator 1] It looks so painfully slow
there for Valtteri Bottas,

but he daren't go much quicker.

[Riki] We finished P8.

[Bottas] Fucking hell!

[dramatic musical flourish]

[Russell] The rain is falling
harder and harder.

I think the track's gonna get worse.

-Happy to go for slow then fast after?
-[Urwin] Yeah.

[dramatic music playing]

[commentator 4] Here comes Norris,
who's been so impressive today.

No, he's lost it! It's a huge shunt.

[commentator 1] Lando Norris
has had a big off.

[Russell] Red flag. Red flag. Red flag.

[Urwin] Copy, copy, copy.
Norris has shunted.

[Russell] Is he all right?

[Joseph] Lando, are you okay?

[Norris] Yeah. Fuck. Sorry, boys.

[Urwin] Yeah, Norris is okay.

[tense music playing]

[cars zooming around track]

[commentator 4] The track is now clear
and just two minutes of qualifying remain.

[Russell] I think we need
to get the lap in and see what happens.

In that moment, it's all instinctive.

You're not thinking about anything.

You're just going as fast as you can.

You're so focused.

You know, the helmet's on.

Nothing else in the world matters.

You've just got one goal.

[commentator 1] You see the spray
before the car.

[tense music intensifies]

[commentator 1] George Russell
now sets the fastest first sector.

[commentator 3] Supreme skills
and bravery going on out here.

These are sketchy conditions.

[commentator 2] Hang on a minute,

George Russell half a second quicker
than Lewis Hamilton, in a Williams!

[Russell] You're really pushing the limit.
You're on the edge of the cliff.

One step more and you're off
and you're in the wall.

[commentator 1] George Russell so far,
the star of qualifying.

[Russell] When it comes together,
everything is sounded out,

you feel at one with the car,

that buzz is just like nothing else.

You feel electric, you feel alive.

Every corner,

one after another after another,

it's what you dream of as a racing driver.

[commentator 1] Just get it
through the chicane, George,

straight-line it, get to the line,
and we'll see what happens after that.

Across the line goes George Russell.

[Urwin] George Russell.

-P2.
-[Russell] Yes, guys!

[raucous cheering]

[commentator 1] It's a front row
for George Russell in Spa

in a Williams!

[Russell] Come on! Yes! Yes!

-Woo!
-[Urwin] That's a stonking lap.

You've outqualified Mr. Hamilton.

[commentator 1] It's Williams'
first front row since Italy 2017.

[Russell] Fucking hell, that was hard.

Amazing, guys, amazing.
Well done, everybody.

[Vowles] Quite impressive
in a Williams, you know.

[Toto] Well done, George.

[Capito] That's fantastic, George.
You were outstanding.

Thanks so much.

[crowd cheering]

[Capito] Hey! Hey, George. [chuckles]

Fantastic. How great is this, huh?

-Not bad, eh? [giggles]
-[Capito] No, good! [laughs]

[Capito] These are
the moments you live for.

George has the coolness
and the professionalism to get everything,

and this last lap was fantastic to see,

and I think this lap
will be a lap that made history.

[Buxton] George's lap at Spa
was phenomenal.

One of the best laps you'll ever see.

The risks that he had to take,

when to push, when to hold.

You were on it
the whole… whole session, man.

George showed in that moment

that when the chance comes,
he can be relied on.

[Toto] George did a fantastic job
in Bahrain with us

and, on several occasions this year,

has shown that he can outperform the car

and, against the odds, be right there,

and Spa has been one of those examples.

As a team, you need to look to the future.

You cannot just concentrate
on this very current championship.

Therefore, we need
to look at the next generation.

I made my decision.

[tense music playing]

-[Toto] Finally you've come.
-[Russell] All good?

-[Toto] We do this?
-Yeah.

[Toto] It's really difficult for us

because Valtteri has been
such an important part of the team

in making us win all these championships.

The bad news is
you're driving against Lewis.

The good news is you're in a Mercedes.

Welcome.

Thank you, seriously.

[Toto] Let's have dinner.

[emotional music playing]

At Mercedes, for me,
it wasn't meant to be,

to win probably the world title.

It's hard to accept.
I don't have a contract for next year.

As a driver, it's not ideal,

you know, when you don't know
what the future holds,

but that's the sport.

[tense music playing]

[Buxton] There's only three races left.
It is getting extreme.

Boiling over.

-This sport is brutal.
-[commentator] Bottas in trouble.

-[Horner] It's not a kids' club.
-[Toto] Winning in the right way…

[Lewis] He just brake tested me!

…is as important as winning.

Oh, shut up.

The guy has no fuckin' idea.

[dramatic music playing]

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

-[machinery whirring]
-[engine revving]

-Get him!
-Lewis is gonna get it.

It all points to one person.
Max Verstappen.

It's winner takes all.

[dramatic music playing]