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-Morning. -Morning.
Hi.
Right…
Here we go.
Can you believe the year you've had?
The statistics are crazy.
Twenty-one out of 22 races.
Broke the record for the most wins in a year,
the most podiums in a year, the most poles to wins in a year,
the most points in a year.
-The biggest winning margin. Ever. -Ever. Ever.
Max Verstappen wins the Canadian… the Austrian…
the British… Hungarian…
Monaco… Qatar… Mexico City Grand Prix.
How would you sum up 2023?
-Red Bull. -Red Bull.
It's domination like Formula 1 has rarely seen.
In 2023, Red Bull made everyone look stupid.
They were unstoppable.
Fucking hell.
Fuck!
I don't think anyone wants another year of Red Bull winning every race.
Max Verstappen, you are world champion.
There can only be one winner at the end of the day.
You know what competition's like.
-Ruthless. -Ruthless.
The truth is, you never know what life's gonna bring.
-You don't. -You never know.
Yeah.
And away we go!
This is gonna be the wildest season in F1 history.
Contact!
-Epic season. -Extraordinary.
Oh, fuck!
Over half the F1 grid aren't signed for 2025.
It's Cat to Survive!
If you lose your seat, it could be that your career's over.
No one is safe.
If you don't perform, you're out.
Finished.
And off track, the press, the whispers, the rumor mill.
So much drama.
If it is what we think it is, absolutely explosive.
-What are we gonna do? -Uh…
Nothing to see here.
I deny any accusations that have been made against me.
What I'm gonna say is gonna put more pressure on.
We used to sit next to each other in the tub.
Ah yeah.
Maybe tickling the bum hole a little bit.
Let's go!
This year, everyone's hungrier than ever for success…
and hoping to take the challenge to Red Bull Racing.
I'm not here to make friends. I'm here to win.
-Yeah! -Yes!
-What the fuck is he doing? -This is bullshit!
The right rear is on fire.
These two friends turned rivals.
-Oh, they made contact! -Jesus!
He's just a fucking nightmare.
Everything I do is to become a world champion.
Grab your popcorn.
No!
Red flag!
I'm gonna fucking die.
Let's do this.
I can't actually remember all of the stories over the winter
because there was just one that overtook them all.
One of the biggest stories possibly in Formula 1 history.
Lewis decides he's leaving Mercedes
and goes to Ferrari.
This is seismic.
Goodness me. We've got some huge breaking news.
In one of the biggest bombshells in Formula 1 history…
Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes and join Ferrari
for the 2025 season.
…announcing he's defecting to archrivals Ferrari in 2025.
It now seems pretty certain that Lewis Hamilton will end his F1 career
wearing a red suit.
The first race in Bahrain just 17 days away.
It's been a busy winter, and big news announced.
How much of a milestone is today?
You don't even need to tell me. I will have the responses. Thank you.
-You okay? -Just want a hug.
When he told me, it seemed a bit surreal.
My driver,
after 12 years being part of the team, tells me, "I'm going to Ferrari,"
which is, like,
"Really? I can't even picture you in a red overall. How does that even fit?"
What came as a surprise was the timing.
Why would he do that now?
Sorry, I've got a hair in my eye.
You're using that already, I'm sure, for tears.
Like, "He was crying."
It's crazy to think this is our last launch together.
Yeah, well, it's obviously been emotional. It's very surreal to be here, given the…
Uh, I… I came here in 2013.
It's, um, been a real privilege.
Thank you.
That was a rehearsal.
-No, that was the real thing? -No.
You screwed us over.
For Lewis to make the announcement in February,
before you've even driven the new car,
that's a long divorce.
You know? That's 24 races.
Put your hands together for Toto Wolff…
It showed that Lewis doesn't believe Toto can turn things around
and deliver a fast car.
We put a little bit more red on the car so he gets used to it slowly.
Can we be honest?
Yeah, but don't be too negative.
I mean, we're trying to sell it. It's really great.
I've been trying. I've been holding back 'cause it's not as good as the last one.
No, it's really good, with that silver end--
It looks like two cars split in half and put together.
It's just the truth. I can't help it. Like, I have to--
Why don't we do a Lewis edition?
-Yeah, no. -Choose a race.
And then we'll bring it next year
so when we're ahead of you, you can look at it from behind
and get a… a really good view of it.
This is what I'm gonna have to put up with the whole year.
Ultimately, Hamilton moving to Ferrari
has given us a scenario that nobody imagined would exist.
It caught the entire grid off guard.
And there's only two seats at a Formula 1 team,
so who gets the chop at Ferrari to make room for Lewis Hamilton?
♪ It's the final countdown ♪
♪ Da-da-doo-doo ♪
♪ Da-da, da-da-da ♪
The seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton,
will be replacing Carlos Sainz, who's also released a statement
confirming he will be parting ways with Ferrari at the end of this season.
I wasn't prepared for… for that news.
And at that point, I was sad. Very sad.
I want to gift this to you.
A chili!
For our post-teammate era.
Oh, come on, we're only starting the season.
Getting emotional already.
I feel desperately sorry for Carlos.
You know, I think he would've taken this quite personally.
Carlos Sainz wins the Singapore Grand Prix!
-P1, baby. -Come on!
Ferrari are giving up a great racing driver.
The only non-Red Bull driver to have won a race in 2023.
Losing a seat at Ferrari,
that would probably have an impact on anybody.
-Ciao. -Carlos!
My best opportunity to be a world champion
would have been to stay in Ferrari.
This sport is tough.
I just wanna make sure I prove to everyone and prove to myself
what I'm… what I'm worth.
Hello, everyone. Welcome to a new season dawning.
We are all set to begin pre-season testing.
We are go for Formula 1 in 2024.
Go, Lewis! Come on, baby! Come on!
There's so much hope, optimism, so much unknown.
What the fuck is this?
This is gonna be the launch image for the championships.
Let me see.
You know how we did the grid shoot before? This is replacing that.
I feel like I'm on the Teletubbies.
Wow, what's with the colors?
It's a weird photo, no?
Morning. Can I bring you over here a bit, please?
And I'll tell you the plan.
-The 2024 compatriots. How are we? -What's up, man? We're good. We're good.
Ah, dude. It's so…
Some people say I look like an Australian construction worker.
-Just missing the battery pack. -You look like all of my friends.
Is this an upgrade to the mullet?
It is an upgrade. The golden mullet.
The Bottas 2.0?
Drivers, if you wanna try and find your positions on set, that'd be good.
Waiting on Mercedes. As soon as Lewis is here.
Proper interesting winter.
Lewis, good to see you. Doing well?
-Really well. -Congrats on Ferrari.
-Thank you. -It's huge, crazy.
Lewis's move to Ferrari is a cool move, I think.
Mm.
I think it's pretty sick, to be honest.
Good for Lewis. Good… Good for his bank account too.
-You good? -Hey. Yeah.
-Nice colors, dude. -Yeah.
Yeah.
He's got the speed. He's got the experience.
Who goes to replace Lewis? That's a tough one.
I've still been waiting for the call from Toto, but
the phone hasn't rang.
Show the guns, whatever. Chill.
Show the guns.
That's a porn star look.
For the first time in Formula 1 history,
you've got exactly the same group of drivers starting a season
as ended the last.
-You're balding a bit here. -Am I?
Okay, moving in. Three, two, one.
But almost three quarters of the F1 grid are not signed for 2025.
I don't think I can remember a season
where there were that many seats up for grabs.
This is my final year of my contract.
It's like you're constantly flirting, no?
We're all obviously fighting for the same piece of tarmac.
So there's gonna be probably a lot of movement.
Just based on how many drivers' contracts are expiring,
silly season will be next level.
Okay, everybody looking at the X.
Every race this season is gonna be an audition,
and that means established stars are going to have to perform.
And we are clear. Thank you very much for your time.
Romeo done.
-How are you? -Good. How are you?
Hey, man.
Well done.
For Carlos, this might be his one and only time
to prove that he deserves a place in Formula 1.
But it's not every day a team gets to sign Lewis Hamilton.
Have you seen Toto?
Not this morning.
Oh, I can't believe it.
Yes, no stress.
I am very proud of you.
It's good for the sport.
Question for you, Lewis.
Was the motivating factor to join Ferrari because you no longer thought
you could win that eighth world title with Mercedes?
Whether or not this is a championship-winning car
won't have any bearing on how I feel about the next stage of my career.
-What about talking to Toto? -Sorry?
-Have you talked to Toto? -Haven't talked to Toto yet.
Which makes me feel like
if he had really an interest, he would have already called me.
How did you handle the situation?
You don't think Merc will win again?
Do you think they are declining?
No, I don't think so.
With the timing, I did it on purpose.
I did it because, for us, it was important to attack the season with that behind us.
So we did it completely deliberately, and I think it was a good decision.
How are you? Good to see you.
Congratulations.
Fred has been, uh, one of my longest and best friends.
I didn't see that coming from him.
When I sent Fred a WhatsApp two days before, he didn't reply,
so I guess I… I… I knew.
The competition is not only between Toto and Fred.
The competition is between two teams, two brands.
And that must come before any friendship.
It is a new situation. It is something that we didn't anticipate.
In F1, there are no friendships.
You will stab each other in the back for the best opportunity at winning races,
and to take the fight
to Red Bull Racing.
Any other questions?
Some very serious allegations have been leveled
against one of your team principal colleagues.
What are your feelings about how that's being handled, the time it's taking?
That the person in question is still in his role?
Red Bull have launched an investigation
after allegations of inappropriate behavior
were made against Christian Horner.
Christian Horner is accused by a female member of Red Bull staff
of controlling and coercive behavior.
Hi, mate. How are you going?
Right.
You've got some water there.
So is it quicker to mention what we can or can't talk about?
I mean, there's so much
that he can't answer.
You know, we're in the middle of it,
and so, for sort of legal reasons, we can't talk about it.
-So… -Okay.
-Start from the beginning. -Come on, then. Let's... Let's get going.
Are… Are… Are you starting to fill it up in there now, then, or…?
-How we doing? You all right? -I'm okay. How are you?
Yeah.
Before we do any media,
whoever is looking after you will reiterate
the fact that anything to do with the investigation is off-limits
and we're not discussing everything.
Upper cut.
Yeah, yeah. Hey, man.
There's also not more to say.
There's not more to say.
Yeah, gr-grab me when you need me, yeah. Save me, yeah.
You don't seem yourself. You okay?
Yeah, yeah, no, I'm good. Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
Right.
-You ready? Let's do this. -Yeah.
It was the first time in front of the whole media since the storm had broken.
-If I have to jump in, I will. -Fine.
-Yeah. Okay. -That's fine.
Does it risk unsettling the team?
It's gonna go into the season. The season's two weeks away.
Did you give any thought to maybe stepping aside from those duties
temporarily while all this is sorted out?
Can you guarantee you've never behaved inappropriately towards a colleague?
Look, I deny any accusations that have been… been made against me.
-So you're innocent? -Yeah, as I say.
Is everything as it was before, or…?
Business as normal.
Good. Business as normal. There you go.
-How you going? -Good.
You like the… the cooling on the car?
You're obviously gonna get asked about, uh, Christian Horner.
-And what's going on right now. -Yeah.
-Morning. -Morning.
Morning.
You'd think they'd have enough of all these walking pictures by now.
Hi, guys.
You know, it's a crucial time of the year.
In the job that… that I do,
you're the front face of the organization.
You can either hide away,
or you can get out there and face it.
Christian, how can people take this investigation seriously
when you've not been asked to step aside while it's in process?
As you're well aware, there's a process going on which, uh, I form part of,
and as I form part of that process, I'm afraid I cannot comment on it.
Zak, what's your reaction to the way that's being handled?
Well, the allegations are, uh, extremely serious.
Uh, Red Bull Corporation, it appears, has, uh, launched an investigation,
and, uh, all we hope is that will be, uh, handled in a very transparent way
in which there's no doubt that it's been handled appropriately.
'Cause I don't believe these are the type of headlines
that, uh, Formula 1, uh, wants or needs.
There's a lot of stuff going on over there that I think will create some divide.
And ultimately, any sports team needs to have total unity.
You find out who your friends are, don't you?
I wouldn't wanna be Christian.
What's happening, gents?
-Not a lot. -Hello, mate.
Yeah, nothing going on. Nothing to see here.
Zak is a prick.
-Let's just get through this. -Yeah, I know.
-Business as usual. -Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, I'll get through it. I'll get through it.
The wait still goes on to find out the future
of Red Bull's team principal, Christian Horner.
We're expecting the outcome to be made public tomorrow.
It's time for a practice session for our 20 drivers
and ten teams.
It's about what happens on this day on this track,
and it's exciting to be here.
What do you think your car's gonna be like?
-Or you have no idea? -No idea.
Good morning. It's Thursday morning at 10.32 a.m.
Exactly the time when Christian Horner entered the paddock here at Bahrain.
Major Formula 1 news.
The independent investigation
into the allegations made against Mr. Horner is complete.
What are we gonna see this time?
What I can say to you is
the allegations against Christian Horner have been dismissed.
He is continuing with his job.
Horner has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
He and his Red Bull team continue to be under a huge spotlight.
This investigation has come to an end. It must be a relief for you?
I'm pleased it's come to an end.
Do you think it's going to affect somehow the team,
or is it business as usual, as you said before?
No, very much business as usual.
Thank you so much.
Good evening, everyone.
It is time to progress to a really important session
under the floodlights.
This will tell us a lot about the pecking order in 2024.
We just gotta go out there and do it on the track now.
-Do what we do. -Yeah, exactly.
Radio check, Max.
Yeah, radio check.
It's now time to focus on what we're here for.
That's 15, one-five seconds, Max.
To go racing.
Yeah, all good.
This is where you really see
what everyone has brought to the table for 2024.
George, radio check.
Radio check.
We definitely hope and believe
that the team are going to deliver a faster car.
That's what we've been working towards.
2023 was a… was a difficult season for the team.
This year, it feels like we are in a better position.
-The track will be clean. -Copy.
-And it's a green light. -This is the business end.
-Checking in on the balance? -Yeah, all good.
Verstappen and Red Bull…
It's crazy.
Consistency from Max Verstappen.
Let's see what Sainz can do.
You're doing a good job. Keep pushing like this.
It's a big year for Carlos Sainz.
He's gotta put himself in the shop window and sell himself, basically.
Another crazy season ahead.
You can't predict anything about what's gonna happen.
Need to change my steering wheel.
Okay.
It's a new season. How's the car?
Yeah, not great.
Lance was in the middle of the way.
Fucking hell, man.
They're all fucking sleeping tonight.
Is that the first complaint of the new season?
Ah, we're so back.
Yeah, pace looking good, Lewis. Nice work.
Lewis Hamilton looking consistently quick out there.
Can you say anything after a lap or two?
The car is pretty straightforward. No real issues.
So, initial thing is not so bad?
Yeah, nice and clear. No issues.
-Good. Okay. So far, so good. -Yeah.
Yeah.
So, Carlos, first day in the car for 2024.
How are you feeling about today?
I felt good.
We've seen a lot of teams being very competitive, uh,
and it's clear that Mercedes are gonna be in the fight,
and Red Bull, I expect them to be, yeah, also stronger tomorrow and Sunday.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
So, obviously, there are talks with every single team that has an available seat.
That includes, uh, for sure, top teams like Red Bull and Mercedes.
Definitely a challenge to find, uh, Carlos's next seat.
But, yeah, it's part of the game.
-I love you! I love you! -Thank you.
-Gracias, cara. -Thank you!
How much time is left?
Nine seconds.
So box this lap, Max.
At the end of the second practice,
suddenly, my phone starts getting messages and this, that, and the other.
Y-You know, there's a bombshell that's… that's dropped
for a bunch of alleged messages.
Material purporting to be the alleged evidence in the investigation
has been leaked.
A trove of texts,
allegedly between Mr. Horner and a female colleague,
have been leaked online.
The texts, which appear to be written by Christian, have been shared
just a day after he was cleared of inappropriate behavior.
Helmut.
Are you free for a brief chat?
Not about Horner.
I don't know how he'll stay until the end of the weekend.
An anonymous email has been sent to every team principal…
-Is it an email? -Yes.
To the two of you?
…and to pretty much every member of the Formula 1 press
that contains a cache of WhatsApp messages and photographs.
It was obviously premeditated
to cause me the maximum amount of distraction,
the maximum amount of aggravation.
Is this real?
That is the burning question.
Is he gonna live?
With all the WhatsApps, and so many people know so…
I don't know.
I'm not sure.
But he's fighting with everything he has because there is nothing if he goes.
You've so far declined to comment
on what you've described as anonymous messages.
Why can't you comment on them?
They're from an unknown source, which I'm not gonna comment on.
Doesn't it bother you that someone doesn't want this to stop?
Look, I'm not gonna…
I'm not gonna comment
on what motives whatever person may have for,
uh, for… for, you know, for doing this.
-Thank you very much, -Thank you.
There's been no confirmation or denial
on whether the texts are genuine or who leaked them.
It was obvious that the end goal was for me to,
um, leave Red Bull.
Who's leaked them?
That's the multimillion-dollar question.
That you know the answer to.
Maybe a bit later, okay?
So, Christian, very special moment for you right now?
Look, I'm looking forward to going racing.
And, you know, all our focus is on the Grand Prix
and the first race of the season.
The higher you rise, the sharper the knives.
I'd reached the top of my game.
And I never thought in a million years
I'd have a challenge like this in my career.
When the story stops being the team
and the story becomes one man,
it threatens to become a soap opera.
Welcome along. It's the first of 24 in '24,
the Bahrain Grand Prix.
And this is what all the hard work has been for.
There will, of course, be question marks
over the internal situation at Red Bull.
Every team will have their eyes on how this plays out,
and whether that's done anything to knock that team off center.
-Ready for it. -That's it.
It's the only two hours of fucking peace I get.
-All the best, man. -See you around, yeah?
-…Mercedes? -Sorry?
What do you work in Mercedes?
I do marketing.
Oh.
Feeling good?
Enjoying it, yeah? Let's see where it goes.
Carlos!
I don't think anyone doubts
Charles is a really good pick for Ferrari to stay.
I think we are both very talented.
-Until there, I am ahead, no? -Yeah, yeah.
Even before this, you're ahead, so I think…
But who knows?
I know if I do a good job in the next few races,
it's gonna give me a chance to sign a better deal.
Showtime!
So many teams think they've made progress on race pace.
This is where we're gonna find out what's true
and what work is still to be done.
Every new season presents a brand-new opportunity.
Will Red Bull still be the competitive force they were last year?
Pole position for Max Verstappen.
How will Carlos Sainz fare?
Essentially every race from now on is a… is a job interview.
Carlos, 20 seconds.
Hamilton starts the Grand Prix in ninth.
Have Mercedes finally been able to get on top of this generation of car?
Last car approaching the grid.
This is the moment, then, that we've all been waiting for.
Five seconds.
Formula 1 in 2024 begins
when the five red lights go out.
It's lights out and away we go
for the opening race in Bahrain!
Sainz hasn't had the best of starts.
Charles Leclerc trying to go around the outside of Max Verstappen.
Verstappen gets away.
I got hit.
It's a four-way battle for second, third, fourth and fifth places.
Carlos, lap ten, keep pushing.
This is a good lap.
I have more pace than the guys in front.
Okay, good to know. Full push now.
Charles, this last lap, compared to Sainz, losing time.
Your value as a driver is dictated by
what you've been able to achieve on the track.
We are faster than Charles.
Behind you have Sainz with DRS.
I was just like, "Go for it."
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz almost touching wheels!
Carlos Sainz moves past him to fourth place.
Carlos, let's go hunting.
Copy.
It's what he's gotta do this year.
"You prefer Lewis Hamilton over me,
then I'm gonna have to think of Team Carlos now."
Okay, so gap behind, 6.5.
That's good. Now settle in.
Max Verstappen leading this Grand Prix.
Russell in front.
Let's go get him.
The fronts are nowhere.
George, we need more management.
George Russell is having a few problems.
Now we're getting slower and slower.
Clearly, something's happened.
Cannot get the fronts working.
P3. Nice job there. Well done.
Well done!
Mercedes struggling out there.
-How many laps left? -Three laps remaining.
Tires are dropping off. These guys are fast, mate.
I'm too far away.
Hamilton's been kind of stifled here.
I expected more from Mercedes.
We've gone wrong somewhere.
This is the final lap, Max.
Very happy. All good.
The defending champion on top.
He wins the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Well done, Max. One-two finish, fastest lap, pole position.
Clean sweep, so brilliant, brilliant start to the year. Thank you very, very much.
That was simply lovely. Great start to the year, guys.
Congratulations.
I am so proud. Well done. Congratulations.
That's the best way to fuck all of them.
Shut the fuck up.
And P3, P3. Awesome job there.
Good job, Carlos. Good job.
Thank you, Fred.
And you are the driver of the day.
Pip, pop.
And enjoy the podium.
It's exactly how I wanted to start. Making a bit of a statement.
And a really good result at a really good time.
Lewis, mate, that's P7.
It's a difficult day at the office.
Well, no fun.
No fun.
What happened? What happened there?
I watched all the metrics return to where they were,
and the lap time was just fucking gone, so I don't know.
But also the pace difference to Sainz is just…
It's just not good at all.
Yeah, I'd agree.
Toto, ultimately, is looking at another season
that will fall so far below
what Mercedes's basic expectations are for a year,
whilst also trying to figure out who will replace Lewis Hamilton
for 2025.
…and the winner, as last year,
Max Verstappen!
Jos, well done.
Okay, man.
Jos Verstappen told the Daily Mail
that tension remains at Red Bull.
"The team is at risk of being torn apart if the team principal remains in charge."
If Christian thought that this was all going to blow over…
he was sorely mistaken.
Jos Verstappen has made it abundantly clear
that he wants Christian Horner gone.
Your father gave a comment that if Christian Horner stays in the team
it will tear the team apart.
My… My dad is very outspoken.
He's not a… He's not a liar, that… that's for sure.
And, uh, what I want,
and that doesn't matter who is involved in the team or not,
is to have, of course, a quiet environment
where everyone is, of course, happy to work.
It's just relentless.
I keep thinking it's running out of steam, and then something else comes up.
It seems incredible
that at the height of a team's success…
Max Verstappen wins the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix!
Well done, Max. That was absolutely clinical.
Yeah, exactly.
…Red Bull remain in turmoil.
Could this be the opportunity
that all their rivals have been waiting for?
Welcome along to the Australian Grand Prix.
The sun is out,
and Albert Park is packed full of passionate fans.
Fundamentally, when you run the team, you have to take responsibility.
You are accountable for the results.
Lots of papaya, which is cool.
Looking at the Red Bull car, it's unbelievably fast.
-Hey, Zak. -How are you?
So we need to be there to capitalize if they trip up.
We are building something, making enormous progress.
Compared to last year, I think, it's a real step forward.
Through the whole of 2023, only Ferrari got a Grand Prix win
other than Red Bull.
And Ferrari have turned up to fight this season.
-Carlos! -Carlos!
I hope you're feeling better, Carlos!
-Oh, a photo? -Thank you, Carlos.
-Hey, mate. -All good?
-How are you? -Getting there.
Good.
I mean, other than Max, Carlos is the in-form driver.
But the problem is
the question marks remain over whether he'll be fit enough to race.
It's only been 16 days since Carlos had emergency surgery.
Breaking news.
Carlos Sainz has been diagnosed with appendicitis.
He's gonna miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
and potentially Australia.
It's… It's not a… not a good situation at the moment.
Sixteen days. That's really quick turnaround.
The question is, will he be fit enough to race?
-You're back 100% or still getting there? -100% I'm not gonna be, but let's see.
-Some would say it's rushing back. Is-- -Why?
Well, it's major surgery, isn't it?
Does it still hurt a bit?
This one hurts more than…
Than the one below it, okay.
In the first week, I couldn't pretty much walk
or get out of bed, um, by myself.
Just lower your jeans slightly.
I can take it.
Breathe in. And out.
Good.
I still cannot sneeze, cannot cough, because of the abdominal pain.
But Formula 1 is a very short-term-memory sport.
It only counts the last race.
I don't have a seat for the future.
So I need to get into the car
and not think about anything else.
That's the most scared I've been of jumping in a Formula 1 car in my life.
Time to go racing.
Max Verstappen in pole position,
who could win ten races in a row for the second time in his career.
Carlos Sainz, after having his appendix surgery,
put in a remarkable qualifying to put the Ferrari in second.
It's going to be a long, tough race for him.
Good reaction time for Carlos Sainz,
but his path is blocked by Max Verstappen.
Verstappen 1.1 in front.
Push.
You want to push now?
Yeah, push, push, please.
Okay.
Okay, Max.
Car behind, Sainz, one second.
Fucking hell, the car is loose.
Understood.
Look at this. Carlos Sainz, he's almost wheel to wheel!
Ferrari take the lead!
What a move that was.
Good job. Verstappen 0.6 behind.
Can he keep the Dutchman behind him?
It's gonna be a really tough ask.
All okay, Max?
I just lost the car. Really weird.
Bit of smoke out the back of our car.
Fire, fire!
Yeah, box, Max. Box.
Brake, brake. My brake.
Get the fire extinguisher ready.
They're not going to fix this. It's all over for Verstappen.
It's too early to say whether what's going on off track
is affecting things on track.
But it can't help.
This is the best drive I've ever seen from Sainz.
And last lap.
Tell me we have it.
Yes, we have it.
P1, baby. P1.
This is amazing!
It took Ferrari and Carlos Sainz
almost the entirety of last season to beat Red Bull.
Thank you, Ferrari. Forza!
Life is a roller coaster, hey?
It's taken them three races in 2024.
I don't know if we have to do the surgery each week.
Maybe.
It's a hell of an advert for a driver that's not employed next year.
Let's go, yes! Let's go, damn it!
The only thing that came out of my mind was, like…
Which basically translates like,
"You've got the biggest balls that I've seen in my life."
I think Red Bull may be losing their grip on their dominance.
Is 2024 going to be dull?
I don't think so.
Max wants to win. I want to win.
Jesus!
These two friends turned rivals.
-It's fucked. -He apologize?
No.
Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari for the 2025 season.
Fuck!
Ferrari is not happening for me next year.
The race is on to see who can sign Sainz.
-There is real competition. -In Formula 1 there's winners and wankers.
You don't wanna be in the wanker category.
If you don't perform, you're out. Simple as that.
Finished.
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