Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019) s02e07 Episode Script
Seeing Red
1 [speaks German.]
Good morning.
Oh! My hand! Fuck me.
[country music playing.]
Some country.
Let's listen to some Let's listen to some country music, y'all.
What do you listen to? - Rock.
- Yeah? Like? '70s and '80s.
I love the '80s.
But you are more into your "Señorita" stuff.
[chuckles.]
I'm born in '97.
[Marc.]
When you sign for Ferrari it's the pinnacle, you know? [all cheering.]
I'm Sebastian Vettel driving for Scuderia Ferrari.
[Mattia.]
Ferrari's a legendary brand.
Ferrari have always been part of the motor racing.
[commentator 1.]
In the field Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari [clapping.]
[Marc.]
Ferrari is a team who has won more races and more world championships than any other team.
Drivers become legends when they win with Ferrari.
[commentator 2.]
Michael Schumacher, the seven-times Formula 1 world champion.
[all cheering.]
Michael was my hero in my childhood.
[indistinct chatter.]
Michael winning for Ferrari [whistling.]
[Sebastian.]
being a German driver, coming to see us as kids on the go-kart track getting to know him.
He was always winning in the red car.
That's what I want to achieve.
That's why I'm here.
[Will.]
Sebastian won four world championships with Red Bull.
But Sebastian's move to Ferrari coincided with the rise of Mercedes.
[Martin.]
It's high-fives from Lewis Hamilton, a five-time champion of the world! [Will.]
Sebastian still doesn't have a world championship with Ferrari.
[Sebastian.]
Still trying to get to the top.
That's what drives me.
We're still fighting, and we're still believing.
[commentator 1.]
Welcome along to Austin, Texas, ahead of the United States Grand Prix.
Around this 3.
4-mile circuit [indistinct chatter.]
[Sebastian.]
I'm certainly very proud to be driving the red car, but so, I think, is everyone else in the garage.
[indistinct chatter.]
The passion that the people have for the brand is what keeps the myth alive.
[commentator 2.]
Just three more races to go, and the title could be decided this weekend if Lewis Hamilton scores a total of four points in Sunday's 56-lap race.
[Will.]
2019 was the chance for Sebastian to draw level with Lewis on five world championships.
It has not quite worked out as well as he'd hoped.
And it's not just Mercedes that Sebastian now has to fight with.
[engine revving.]
Sebastian now has his work cut out within his own team.
[in Italian.]
I woke up at 5:50 this morning.
- What time did you sleep? - Ten o'clock.
[commentator 3 in English.]
The big news this week, Charles Leclerc will be joining Ferrari next season.
The second-youngest Ferrari driver in history.
[engine revving.]
I'm Charles Leclerc, and I'm driving for Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1.
[in Italian.]
Good morning.
I've arrived a bit early.
[in English.]
Growing up, there was only one team that was counting for me.
It was Ferrari.
Every time I come to a Grand Prix, it feels extremely special.
It's all I've dreamt for, really.
- [in French.]
How are you? - Good, and you? - Sleep well? - Very well.
I woke up very early, but slept well.
Ready for today.
[in English.]
Ferrari has always been a legend, and we need to make sure that the legend is surviving.
Our intentions as a team is try to set a winning side.
[Will.]
It's very unusual for Ferrari to choose a young driver.
But after a decade with no championship success, perhaps trying something a little bit different is gonna reap its rewards.
[Mattia.]
I think it's good as a lineup to have an experienced and a fast rookie.
I think that has been a great benchmark for Seb as well.
[indistinct chatter.]
Here you are.
Sorry.
[soft rock song playing.]
[humming and singing along.]
What's that? Are you What are you singing? You go quite high.
[Charles whistles.]
Offspring.
This was when I was your age or younger.
[scats.]
Punk rock no? [Charles.]
Uh I'm trying to listen, but [Sebastian.]
Certainly, we are at different stages in our career.
He's very young.
I'm probably not very young, but also not very old, but considered older or more experienced.
[Charles.]
I'm very bad with the '90s music.
I knew better the '80s earlier than the '90s now.
[Sebastian.]
We fight each other very hard on the track, but off the track, I think I'd be disappointed if there would be the wrong sort of energy going around.
[engine accelerating.]
[chuckles.]
He loves it.
Every morning he's asking, "Rev it up for me, man! Rev it up.
" ["Come Out and Play" playing.]
- [Charles.]
Beautiful parking, Seb.
- Yeah, unbelievable.
[indistinct shouting.]
[crowd cheering.]
The fans of Ferrari are just crazy, so passionate.
[crowd cheering.]
[Charles.]
It's something that you don't see anywhere else.
So much passion for one team.
[cheering.]
[presenter.]
And big hand for Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc! [cheering.]
Charles, you are getting the biggest following around the world.
There is quite a big difference from last year to this year on my side, but that's how it is when you drive for Ferrari.
We've got the best fans in the world, and it's great to be driving for this team.
A dream come true.
And we will give our best as we can.
Ladies and gentlemen, Charles Leclerc! [crowd cheering.]
[Will.]
The Ferrari drivers have been on something of a journey in 2019.
There has been friction, there has been difficulty.
[indistinct chatter.]
[indistinct shouting.]
[Charles.]
When I signed for Ferrari, Mattia made it quite clear that Seb was the number one, and I was the number two, and on that I completely understand.
[indistinct chatter.]
Despite that, Charles has been quick from the outset.
[Martin.]
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for the Italian Grand Prix at the Temple of Speed.
Pole sitter, Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton and Bottas now jockeying for position.
Leclerc goes into the first chicane ahead by a matter of inches.
[Charles.]
In Italy, Monza was absolutely crazy.
The whole country was behind us.
Probably one of the first times in my career I felt so much pressure, and I only had one thing in my head, was to win.
[Martin.]
We haven't seen a Ferrari victory in Monza since 2010.
[Mattia.]
Monza is a very special Grand Prix in front of our fans.
[all cheering.]
So, you've got the pressure on the shoulders, and there is only one objective.
[commentator 1.]
Leclerc and Vettel are under pressure to pull off something special in front of the Ferrari fans.
[engineer.]
Charles, lap at 24.
9.
[Sebastian.]
Copy that.
[Martin.]
That's Sebastian Vettel! And he's spun! [car screeches.]
[Martin.]
He's coming onto the track just as Lance Stroll goes past him! [Lance.]
He just came back on the circuit like an idiot.
[Sebastian.]
I think I have damage.
The front left.
[Martin.]
And there's anxious faces now.
Sebastian Vettel's Italian Grand Prix has gone from average to bad, to horrible.
[commentator 2.]
Sebastian Vettel has kind of opened the door for Mercedes now to gang up on Charles Leclerc.
[Martin.]
He's going for it again, Lewis Hamilton! Got a great exit out of the chicane.
Round the curve they go! Leclerc is on the inside! Hamilton goes onto the gravel! And you can hear the cheers from Monza! [all cheering.]
The Ferrari fans loved it! Mercedes threw everything at him today.
Charles Leclerc has coped brilliantly! He won in Spa! He wins in Monza! [Charles shouting.]
Yes! Yes! Yes! [all cheering.]
[commentator 1.]
Charles Leclerc is the winner of the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.
How about that? [crowd chanting.]
Ferrari! Ferrari! Ferrari! [Martin.]
No, you are not dreaming.
You've just won the Italian Grand Prix wearing that infamous red suit.
[Charles.]
Yes! [all cheering.]
- [engineer 2.]
P13.
- [Sebastian.]
Okay, copy.
I took myself out of the race in the beginning.
Sorry for that.
[chanting.]
Ferrari! Ferrari! Ferrari! [Charles in Italian.]
Winning here is ten times more emotional than winning anywhere else.
Thanks to all of you.
I don't have the words.
[journalist in English.]
Sebastian, I guess it was just one of those days.
Well, not a particularly good one, no.
[crowd cheering.]
[announcer.]
Ladies and gentlemen, Charles Leclerc! [Charles.]
To see so many people was just absolute madness.
It was probably the best day of my life.
[all cheering.]
For Seb, Monza was frustrating, because when you do a mistake, and it was his own mistake, it's always frustrating.
I think certainly there is a natural rivalry between the teammates.
[Charles.]
Seb's obviously the first person you want to beat because at the end, he's the only person on the grid that has the same car as yourself.
[Will.]
If Seb thought that it was going to be a traditional master and apprentice narrative, he's had a bit of a rude awakening.
[indistinct chatter.]
Seeing how quickly Leclerc developed in his debut season with Ferrari there is a massive prospect for fireworks.
[Martin.]
Look at that! Charles Leclerc flying out in front.
You can't restrain him! [engineer.]
Charles, box.
Box now.
[commentator.]
Ferrari have brought Leclerc to pit, that could give Vettel the advantage.
That was a quick stop for Leclerc, but was it quick enough to get out in front of his teammate? Vettel's coming down the pit straight.
Vettel's gonna get ahead of Leclerc here, there he is! [Charles.]
What the hell? [engineer.]
Charles, it was the best thing we could do.
[Charles.]
To be honest with you, I don't understand at all.
[Martin.]
Right at the front, Sebastian Vettel leading for Ferrari.
Sebastian Vettel takes the checkered flag and wins the Singapore Grand Prix! [crowd whistling and cheering.]
[journalist.]
Was this scenario discussed before the race? Uh, no.
No.
[Martin.]
Leclerc leads, Sebastian Vettel pulls over to the right hand side and takes the lead! [commentator.]
Leclerc will be absolutely fuming.
[Charles.]
Just for me to understand, the situation was pretty clear, right? [engineer 1.]
Yes, Sebastian will let you by next lap.
[engineer 1.]
Let Charles by.
Let Charles by.
[Sebastian.]
Let's break away for another two laps.
- [Charles.]
Well? - [engineer 2.]
Sebastian, let Charles by.
[Sebastian.]
You can tell him to close up.
[Charles.]
You put me behind, and I respected everything, but now it's difficult to close the gap, obviously.
We'll speak later.
[Will.]
Every world champion has what I term an "inner bastard," and it is that ability to make the tough decision when you have to.
Ayrton Senna once said, "If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver.
" But for a driver like Sebastian, that gap doesn't have to be physical.
It's a weakness, it's a chink in the armor of your rival, and you take it, no matter what.
I think Charles is developing it.
But he is biding his time playing the long game.
[Silvia.]
Hello, everybody.
Now, a couple of things.
Seb versus Charles.
There was a big feature today in La Gazzetta again saying you are against each other, but I think they just need to fill some space.
- [man.]
Yeah.
- [Silvia.]
We know you love each other, so just tell people - You can occasionally kiss if you want to.
- No.
[all laughing.]
I will not go that far.
- [Sebastian.]
We'll start by holding hands.
- [Silvia.]
Okay.
All right.
[Karun.]
We're gonna see drivers pushing out there today.
[commentator.]
Charles Leclerc is a man who conceivably you think could be on pole later on today.
[engineer.]
Try to increase the gap to Magnussen in front.
And it will be mode push for last corner, mode push.
Magnussen in front [Charles.]
Something wrong with the engine.
[engineer.]
Slow button on.
Slow button on.
Stop the car.
Stop the car.
[Martin.]
Leclerc has pulled off the circuit in the Ferrari.
[engineer.]
Engine off.
Engine off.
- [Charles.]
I'll get out of the car.
- [engineer.]
Copy.
[Martin.]
And that is session over for Charles Leclerc.
[Martin.]
It'll be a tough two hours till qualifying.
[Mattia.]
You have no time, really, to analyze.
You just need to react.
We need to make sure that the car is ready for the quali.
Two hours is very little time to change a full power unit.
[Karun.]
There's still smoke coming out of the airbox.
So much heat! - [in Italian.]
You know we lost oil.
- What? Okay.
Something happened with the engine.
Stay in place.
[commentator 1 in English.]
Charles Leclerc's car is ready to go.
They've done a good job here at Ferrari, getting that new power unit in.
[commentator 2.]
They've had to use an older, used engine in the car.
[Mattia.]
Sorry for Charles' morning.
But try to be sharp.
It will be very tight in the afternoon.
Let's enjoy.
Today is the qualifying day.
It would be good to have a good result.
[commentator.]
It's qualifying, here in Austin, Texas, for the 59th World Championship Grand Prix in the USA.
[all cheering.]
It's still the same old story, who can get the fastest time today? [Martin.]
Sebastian Vettel starts a flying lap.
[engineer 1.]
Charles three seconds behind, coming fast.
[engineer 2.]
Sebastian in front.
Sebastian's in front.
- 3.
198.
Can you be faster than that? - [Sebastian.]
Copy, yeah.
[Martin.]
Setting the world alight is Sebastian Vettel at over 200 miles an hour.
[engineer 2.]
Let me know if you can go faster.
Question? - [Charles.]
I don't think I can.
- [engineer 2.]
Copy.
Understood.
[commentator.]
I'll tell you who's on their back foot.
You've gotta say Charles Leclerc, just trying to get a handle on this car.
[Martin.]
Out and across the line comes Sebastian Vettel, at 24.
6, a personal best.
Where does it put him? Second! [Sebastian.]
Okay, guys.
[in Italian.]
Good work.
Thank you, everyone.
[Martin in English.]
Charles Leclerc remains fourth.
[engineer 2.]
P4, P4.
[Charles.]
I've lost so much in the straights.
Anyway, fourth.
[crowd cheering.]
[cheering.]
[presenter.]
Please give a massive welcome to Sebastian Vettel! [Sebastian.]
Thank you.
[cheering.]
[Sebastian.]
God damn, I like America.
[crowd laughing and cheering.]
In Germany, you know, in Germany In Germany, you finish second, and they're like, "What's the problem? What's going on?" I always need to make excuses, you know? So [presenter.]
Let's go back a few races to Singapore.
That win made you the third most winning driver for Scuderia Ferrari.
[Sebastian.]
Who is ahead? Michael and - Michael and Niki.
Yeah.
- Niki.
So [all laughing.]
- Not bad names to be - No.
Not at all.
Not at all.
I'm I don't know, I love the sport, I love the number sides of it as well.
I'm always thinking that one day I'll be in my rocking chair, fat and chubby and old, and then I can tell my kids, like, "Look" You know? "Look at the numbers.
" [crowd laughing and clapping.]
[Martin.]
It's the Unites States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
Lewis Hamilton can clinch the championship for the sixth time with a good result today.
[indistinct chatter.]
What's up, bro? Congrats! You all right? [Martin.]
Ferrari are strangely becalm so far this weekend.
They're not on pole position.
They are on the front row with Sebastian Vettel.
They're on the second row with Charles Leclerc.
But we've got an interesting race ahead of us.
[Mattia.]
We know it will be very difficult.
We know our competitors are strong.
They're very strong.
But as Ferrari, I think that there are no limits.
[commentator.]
Leclerc has really burst onto the scene this year and Vettel maybe has had his nose put out of joint a bit.
[imperceptible.]
- [in French.]
Good race.
- Thank you.
[Will in English.]
Ferrari, they are going through a re-building process.
But when you are fighting against a team like Mercedes, can you have a driver war that doesn't run the risk of imploding? [man and women singing American national anthem.]
O'er the land of the free And the home Of the brave [crowd cheering.]
[Will.]
Sebastian Vettel, he sees his birthright.
He sees his place as the number one.
"And I'll be damned if I'm gonna give that position up to my rookie teammate that a lot of people view as being Ferrari's future.
" [crowd cheering.]
[Martin.]
It's takeoff in Texas.
Decent start from Vettel, but Verstappen's got a better one.
[commentator 1.]
Verstappen, he's already wheel-to-wheel with Sebastian Vettel! Verstappen has passed him.
Hamilton has passed him and has made his way up into fourth place.
And you can hear the cheers of the crowd who rather like that one, thank you very much.
[Sebastian.]
I've got some damage.
I don't know where from.
I didn't touch anything, but I have understeer like crazy.
[Martin.]
What's happening to Sebastian Vettel out there? Has he got a problem? And on the inside, Charles Leclerc has now got past his teammate as well.
[commentator 1.]
Sebastian Vettel's not happy about that.
He's coming back at Leclerc.
But Charles stays ahead, and he's getting away.
[in Italian.]
He overtook him.
[commentator 1 in English.]
It's a lock up! Vettel is pushing to the absolute limits.
[in Italian.]
There's a problem, guys.
[Martin.]
Daniel Ricciardo on the tail of Sebastian Vettel! [Sebastian.]
Something broke.
[Martin.]
Vettel coming back at Daniel Ricciardo! [engine sputtering.]
[Martin.]
What's happened there? Sebastian Vettel has massive problems! [Sebastian.]
I think the suspension just failed.
Yep, failed.
Something broke.
Yeah.
I don't know what happened there.
Completely failed.
[engineer.]
Try to avoid the curb inside turn eight.
[Charles.]
Why? [engineer.]
Just because Sebastian had suspension failure there.
We are going plan B, but you need to try to close the gap to Hamilton in front.
[Charles.]
Yeah, copy.
[commentator 1.]
It's up to Charles Leclerc to bring this home for Ferrari.
[engineer.]
Okay.
Four more laps.
[Charles.]
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Pushing.
- [engineer.]
Head down.
Try to pass them.
- [Charles.]
Okay.
[commentator 1.]
Here comes Lewis Hamilton adding another championship to his collection! He's got six up here in Austin! It's Lewis Hamilton, champion of the world! [commentator 2.]
Charles Leclerc across the line.
Finishes fourth.
What a result with an old engine.
[engineer.]
P4.
You have done a good job.
Really good job.
[Charles sighs.]
Thanks, guys.
[Sebastian.]
He's very fast.
I think he's proven many times.
So he doesn't need to prove that anymore.
As far as we are concerned working for the team, I think we are pulling in the same direction.
I accept the challenge.
[imperceptible.]
[Charles.]
It's been an incredible season.
For me, at the end, it's my first ever season in Formula 1 fighting for podiums, wins, pole positions.
The dream is to try and build a long term relationship with the team.
And, yeah, my future dream is to be a world champion with them.
[Mattia.]
I think we're really at the start of our journey.
In order to win, sometimes, you need as well to take some risks.
We are all very convinced on what we want to achieve.
We will not hesitate to be brave for the future.
[Sebastian.]
In the end, it's all about All about winning.
Competing against the best, that's one thing.
[indistinct chatter.]
Trying to do it with Ferrari is another one.
[man 1.]
When are we getting the Renault team jet? When you do your first podium.
- [man 2.]
Ooh.
- [laughs.]
- [man 3.]
What are your best moments? - [man 4.]
That's a very short list.
I am very funny, also very good-looking.
Nico Hulkenberg! - [Claire.]
Am I still in the lead? - You are.
Oh! [laughs.]
Should Sir Frank Williams' sack his daughter? I feel like an idiot.
[man 5.]
This is where I'm gonna have my single life.
[man 6.]
What the hell did you do? [man 7.]
This is the best day of my life.
Good morning.
Oh! My hand! Fuck me.
[country music playing.]
Some country.
Let's listen to some Let's listen to some country music, y'all.
What do you listen to? - Rock.
- Yeah? Like? '70s and '80s.
I love the '80s.
But you are more into your "Señorita" stuff.
[chuckles.]
I'm born in '97.
[Marc.]
When you sign for Ferrari it's the pinnacle, you know? [all cheering.]
I'm Sebastian Vettel driving for Scuderia Ferrari.
[Mattia.]
Ferrari's a legendary brand.
Ferrari have always been part of the motor racing.
[commentator 1.]
In the field Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari [clapping.]
[Marc.]
Ferrari is a team who has won more races and more world championships than any other team.
Drivers become legends when they win with Ferrari.
[commentator 2.]
Michael Schumacher, the seven-times Formula 1 world champion.
[all cheering.]
Michael was my hero in my childhood.
[indistinct chatter.]
Michael winning for Ferrari [whistling.]
[Sebastian.]
being a German driver, coming to see us as kids on the go-kart track getting to know him.
He was always winning in the red car.
That's what I want to achieve.
That's why I'm here.
[Will.]
Sebastian won four world championships with Red Bull.
But Sebastian's move to Ferrari coincided with the rise of Mercedes.
[Martin.]
It's high-fives from Lewis Hamilton, a five-time champion of the world! [Will.]
Sebastian still doesn't have a world championship with Ferrari.
[Sebastian.]
Still trying to get to the top.
That's what drives me.
We're still fighting, and we're still believing.
[commentator 1.]
Welcome along to Austin, Texas, ahead of the United States Grand Prix.
Around this 3.
4-mile circuit [indistinct chatter.]
[Sebastian.]
I'm certainly very proud to be driving the red car, but so, I think, is everyone else in the garage.
[indistinct chatter.]
The passion that the people have for the brand is what keeps the myth alive.
[commentator 2.]
Just three more races to go, and the title could be decided this weekend if Lewis Hamilton scores a total of four points in Sunday's 56-lap race.
[Will.]
2019 was the chance for Sebastian to draw level with Lewis on five world championships.
It has not quite worked out as well as he'd hoped.
And it's not just Mercedes that Sebastian now has to fight with.
[engine revving.]
Sebastian now has his work cut out within his own team.
[in Italian.]
I woke up at 5:50 this morning.
- What time did you sleep? - Ten o'clock.
[commentator 3 in English.]
The big news this week, Charles Leclerc will be joining Ferrari next season.
The second-youngest Ferrari driver in history.
[engine revving.]
I'm Charles Leclerc, and I'm driving for Scuderia Ferrari in Formula 1.
[in Italian.]
Good morning.
I've arrived a bit early.
[in English.]
Growing up, there was only one team that was counting for me.
It was Ferrari.
Every time I come to a Grand Prix, it feels extremely special.
It's all I've dreamt for, really.
- [in French.]
How are you? - Good, and you? - Sleep well? - Very well.
I woke up very early, but slept well.
Ready for today.
[in English.]
Ferrari has always been a legend, and we need to make sure that the legend is surviving.
Our intentions as a team is try to set a winning side.
[Will.]
It's very unusual for Ferrari to choose a young driver.
But after a decade with no championship success, perhaps trying something a little bit different is gonna reap its rewards.
[Mattia.]
I think it's good as a lineup to have an experienced and a fast rookie.
I think that has been a great benchmark for Seb as well.
[indistinct chatter.]
Here you are.
Sorry.
[soft rock song playing.]
[humming and singing along.]
What's that? Are you What are you singing? You go quite high.
[Charles whistles.]
Offspring.
This was when I was your age or younger.
[scats.]
Punk rock no? [Charles.]
Uh I'm trying to listen, but [Sebastian.]
Certainly, we are at different stages in our career.
He's very young.
I'm probably not very young, but also not very old, but considered older or more experienced.
[Charles.]
I'm very bad with the '90s music.
I knew better the '80s earlier than the '90s now.
[Sebastian.]
We fight each other very hard on the track, but off the track, I think I'd be disappointed if there would be the wrong sort of energy going around.
[engine accelerating.]
[chuckles.]
He loves it.
Every morning he's asking, "Rev it up for me, man! Rev it up.
" ["Come Out and Play" playing.]
- [Charles.]
Beautiful parking, Seb.
- Yeah, unbelievable.
[indistinct shouting.]
[crowd cheering.]
The fans of Ferrari are just crazy, so passionate.
[crowd cheering.]
[Charles.]
It's something that you don't see anywhere else.
So much passion for one team.
[cheering.]
[presenter.]
And big hand for Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc! [cheering.]
Charles, you are getting the biggest following around the world.
There is quite a big difference from last year to this year on my side, but that's how it is when you drive for Ferrari.
We've got the best fans in the world, and it's great to be driving for this team.
A dream come true.
And we will give our best as we can.
Ladies and gentlemen, Charles Leclerc! [crowd cheering.]
[Will.]
The Ferrari drivers have been on something of a journey in 2019.
There has been friction, there has been difficulty.
[indistinct chatter.]
[indistinct shouting.]
[Charles.]
When I signed for Ferrari, Mattia made it quite clear that Seb was the number one, and I was the number two, and on that I completely understand.
[indistinct chatter.]
Despite that, Charles has been quick from the outset.
[Martin.]
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for the Italian Grand Prix at the Temple of Speed.
Pole sitter, Charles Leclerc.
Hamilton and Bottas now jockeying for position.
Leclerc goes into the first chicane ahead by a matter of inches.
[Charles.]
In Italy, Monza was absolutely crazy.
The whole country was behind us.
Probably one of the first times in my career I felt so much pressure, and I only had one thing in my head, was to win.
[Martin.]
We haven't seen a Ferrari victory in Monza since 2010.
[Mattia.]
Monza is a very special Grand Prix in front of our fans.
[all cheering.]
So, you've got the pressure on the shoulders, and there is only one objective.
[commentator 1.]
Leclerc and Vettel are under pressure to pull off something special in front of the Ferrari fans.
[engineer.]
Charles, lap at 24.
9.
[Sebastian.]
Copy that.
[Martin.]
That's Sebastian Vettel! And he's spun! [car screeches.]
[Martin.]
He's coming onto the track just as Lance Stroll goes past him! [Lance.]
He just came back on the circuit like an idiot.
[Sebastian.]
I think I have damage.
The front left.
[Martin.]
And there's anxious faces now.
Sebastian Vettel's Italian Grand Prix has gone from average to bad, to horrible.
[commentator 2.]
Sebastian Vettel has kind of opened the door for Mercedes now to gang up on Charles Leclerc.
[Martin.]
He's going for it again, Lewis Hamilton! Got a great exit out of the chicane.
Round the curve they go! Leclerc is on the inside! Hamilton goes onto the gravel! And you can hear the cheers from Monza! [all cheering.]
The Ferrari fans loved it! Mercedes threw everything at him today.
Charles Leclerc has coped brilliantly! He won in Spa! He wins in Monza! [Charles shouting.]
Yes! Yes! Yes! [all cheering.]
[commentator 1.]
Charles Leclerc is the winner of the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.
How about that? [crowd chanting.]
Ferrari! Ferrari! Ferrari! [Martin.]
No, you are not dreaming.
You've just won the Italian Grand Prix wearing that infamous red suit.
[Charles.]
Yes! [all cheering.]
- [engineer 2.]
P13.
- [Sebastian.]
Okay, copy.
I took myself out of the race in the beginning.
Sorry for that.
[chanting.]
Ferrari! Ferrari! Ferrari! [Charles in Italian.]
Winning here is ten times more emotional than winning anywhere else.
Thanks to all of you.
I don't have the words.
[journalist in English.]
Sebastian, I guess it was just one of those days.
Well, not a particularly good one, no.
[crowd cheering.]
[announcer.]
Ladies and gentlemen, Charles Leclerc! [Charles.]
To see so many people was just absolute madness.
It was probably the best day of my life.
[all cheering.]
For Seb, Monza was frustrating, because when you do a mistake, and it was his own mistake, it's always frustrating.
I think certainly there is a natural rivalry between the teammates.
[Charles.]
Seb's obviously the first person you want to beat because at the end, he's the only person on the grid that has the same car as yourself.
[Will.]
If Seb thought that it was going to be a traditional master and apprentice narrative, he's had a bit of a rude awakening.
[indistinct chatter.]
Seeing how quickly Leclerc developed in his debut season with Ferrari there is a massive prospect for fireworks.
[Martin.]
Look at that! Charles Leclerc flying out in front.
You can't restrain him! [engineer.]
Charles, box.
Box now.
[commentator.]
Ferrari have brought Leclerc to pit, that could give Vettel the advantage.
That was a quick stop for Leclerc, but was it quick enough to get out in front of his teammate? Vettel's coming down the pit straight.
Vettel's gonna get ahead of Leclerc here, there he is! [Charles.]
What the hell? [engineer.]
Charles, it was the best thing we could do.
[Charles.]
To be honest with you, I don't understand at all.
[Martin.]
Right at the front, Sebastian Vettel leading for Ferrari.
Sebastian Vettel takes the checkered flag and wins the Singapore Grand Prix! [crowd whistling and cheering.]
[journalist.]
Was this scenario discussed before the race? Uh, no.
No.
[Martin.]
Leclerc leads, Sebastian Vettel pulls over to the right hand side and takes the lead! [commentator.]
Leclerc will be absolutely fuming.
[Charles.]
Just for me to understand, the situation was pretty clear, right? [engineer 1.]
Yes, Sebastian will let you by next lap.
[engineer 1.]
Let Charles by.
Let Charles by.
[Sebastian.]
Let's break away for another two laps.
- [Charles.]
Well? - [engineer 2.]
Sebastian, let Charles by.
[Sebastian.]
You can tell him to close up.
[Charles.]
You put me behind, and I respected everything, but now it's difficult to close the gap, obviously.
We'll speak later.
[Will.]
Every world champion has what I term an "inner bastard," and it is that ability to make the tough decision when you have to.
Ayrton Senna once said, "If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver.
" But for a driver like Sebastian, that gap doesn't have to be physical.
It's a weakness, it's a chink in the armor of your rival, and you take it, no matter what.
I think Charles is developing it.
But he is biding his time playing the long game.
[Silvia.]
Hello, everybody.
Now, a couple of things.
Seb versus Charles.
There was a big feature today in La Gazzetta again saying you are against each other, but I think they just need to fill some space.
- [man.]
Yeah.
- [Silvia.]
We know you love each other, so just tell people - You can occasionally kiss if you want to.
- No.
[all laughing.]
I will not go that far.
- [Sebastian.]
We'll start by holding hands.
- [Silvia.]
Okay.
All right.
[Karun.]
We're gonna see drivers pushing out there today.
[commentator.]
Charles Leclerc is a man who conceivably you think could be on pole later on today.
[engineer.]
Try to increase the gap to Magnussen in front.
And it will be mode push for last corner, mode push.
Magnussen in front [Charles.]
Something wrong with the engine.
[engineer.]
Slow button on.
Slow button on.
Stop the car.
Stop the car.
[Martin.]
Leclerc has pulled off the circuit in the Ferrari.
[engineer.]
Engine off.
Engine off.
- [Charles.]
I'll get out of the car.
- [engineer.]
Copy.
[Martin.]
And that is session over for Charles Leclerc.
[Martin.]
It'll be a tough two hours till qualifying.
[Mattia.]
You have no time, really, to analyze.
You just need to react.
We need to make sure that the car is ready for the quali.
Two hours is very little time to change a full power unit.
[Karun.]
There's still smoke coming out of the airbox.
So much heat! - [in Italian.]
You know we lost oil.
- What? Okay.
Something happened with the engine.
Stay in place.
[commentator 1 in English.]
Charles Leclerc's car is ready to go.
They've done a good job here at Ferrari, getting that new power unit in.
[commentator 2.]
They've had to use an older, used engine in the car.
[Mattia.]
Sorry for Charles' morning.
But try to be sharp.
It will be very tight in the afternoon.
Let's enjoy.
Today is the qualifying day.
It would be good to have a good result.
[commentator.]
It's qualifying, here in Austin, Texas, for the 59th World Championship Grand Prix in the USA.
[all cheering.]
It's still the same old story, who can get the fastest time today? [Martin.]
Sebastian Vettel starts a flying lap.
[engineer 1.]
Charles three seconds behind, coming fast.
[engineer 2.]
Sebastian in front.
Sebastian's in front.
- 3.
198.
Can you be faster than that? - [Sebastian.]
Copy, yeah.
[Martin.]
Setting the world alight is Sebastian Vettel at over 200 miles an hour.
[engineer 2.]
Let me know if you can go faster.
Question? - [Charles.]
I don't think I can.
- [engineer 2.]
Copy.
Understood.
[commentator.]
I'll tell you who's on their back foot.
You've gotta say Charles Leclerc, just trying to get a handle on this car.
[Martin.]
Out and across the line comes Sebastian Vettel, at 24.
6, a personal best.
Where does it put him? Second! [Sebastian.]
Okay, guys.
[in Italian.]
Good work.
Thank you, everyone.
[Martin in English.]
Charles Leclerc remains fourth.
[engineer 2.]
P4, P4.
[Charles.]
I've lost so much in the straights.
Anyway, fourth.
[crowd cheering.]
[cheering.]
[presenter.]
Please give a massive welcome to Sebastian Vettel! [Sebastian.]
Thank you.
[cheering.]
[Sebastian.]
God damn, I like America.
[crowd laughing and cheering.]
In Germany, you know, in Germany In Germany, you finish second, and they're like, "What's the problem? What's going on?" I always need to make excuses, you know? So [presenter.]
Let's go back a few races to Singapore.
That win made you the third most winning driver for Scuderia Ferrari.
[Sebastian.]
Who is ahead? Michael and - Michael and Niki.
Yeah.
- Niki.
So [all laughing.]
- Not bad names to be - No.
Not at all.
Not at all.
I'm I don't know, I love the sport, I love the number sides of it as well.
I'm always thinking that one day I'll be in my rocking chair, fat and chubby and old, and then I can tell my kids, like, "Look" You know? "Look at the numbers.
" [crowd laughing and clapping.]
[Martin.]
It's the Unites States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
Lewis Hamilton can clinch the championship for the sixth time with a good result today.
[indistinct chatter.]
What's up, bro? Congrats! You all right? [Martin.]
Ferrari are strangely becalm so far this weekend.
They're not on pole position.
They are on the front row with Sebastian Vettel.
They're on the second row with Charles Leclerc.
But we've got an interesting race ahead of us.
[Mattia.]
We know it will be very difficult.
We know our competitors are strong.
They're very strong.
But as Ferrari, I think that there are no limits.
[commentator.]
Leclerc has really burst onto the scene this year and Vettel maybe has had his nose put out of joint a bit.
[imperceptible.]
- [in French.]
Good race.
- Thank you.
[Will in English.]
Ferrari, they are going through a re-building process.
But when you are fighting against a team like Mercedes, can you have a driver war that doesn't run the risk of imploding? [man and women singing American national anthem.]
O'er the land of the free And the home Of the brave [crowd cheering.]
[Will.]
Sebastian Vettel, he sees his birthright.
He sees his place as the number one.
"And I'll be damned if I'm gonna give that position up to my rookie teammate that a lot of people view as being Ferrari's future.
" [crowd cheering.]
[Martin.]
It's takeoff in Texas.
Decent start from Vettel, but Verstappen's got a better one.
[commentator 1.]
Verstappen, he's already wheel-to-wheel with Sebastian Vettel! Verstappen has passed him.
Hamilton has passed him and has made his way up into fourth place.
And you can hear the cheers of the crowd who rather like that one, thank you very much.
[Sebastian.]
I've got some damage.
I don't know where from.
I didn't touch anything, but I have understeer like crazy.
[Martin.]
What's happening to Sebastian Vettel out there? Has he got a problem? And on the inside, Charles Leclerc has now got past his teammate as well.
[commentator 1.]
Sebastian Vettel's not happy about that.
He's coming back at Leclerc.
But Charles stays ahead, and he's getting away.
[in Italian.]
He overtook him.
[commentator 1 in English.]
It's a lock up! Vettel is pushing to the absolute limits.
[in Italian.]
There's a problem, guys.
[Martin.]
Daniel Ricciardo on the tail of Sebastian Vettel! [Sebastian.]
Something broke.
[Martin.]
Vettel coming back at Daniel Ricciardo! [engine sputtering.]
[Martin.]
What's happened there? Sebastian Vettel has massive problems! [Sebastian.]
I think the suspension just failed.
Yep, failed.
Something broke.
Yeah.
I don't know what happened there.
Completely failed.
[engineer.]
Try to avoid the curb inside turn eight.
[Charles.]
Why? [engineer.]
Just because Sebastian had suspension failure there.
We are going plan B, but you need to try to close the gap to Hamilton in front.
[Charles.]
Yeah, copy.
[commentator 1.]
It's up to Charles Leclerc to bring this home for Ferrari.
[engineer.]
Okay.
Four more laps.
[Charles.]
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Pushing.
- [engineer.]
Head down.
Try to pass them.
- [Charles.]
Okay.
[commentator 1.]
Here comes Lewis Hamilton adding another championship to his collection! He's got six up here in Austin! It's Lewis Hamilton, champion of the world! [commentator 2.]
Charles Leclerc across the line.
Finishes fourth.
What a result with an old engine.
[engineer.]
P4.
You have done a good job.
Really good job.
[Charles sighs.]
Thanks, guys.
[Sebastian.]
He's very fast.
I think he's proven many times.
So he doesn't need to prove that anymore.
As far as we are concerned working for the team, I think we are pulling in the same direction.
I accept the challenge.
[imperceptible.]
[Charles.]
It's been an incredible season.
For me, at the end, it's my first ever season in Formula 1 fighting for podiums, wins, pole positions.
The dream is to try and build a long term relationship with the team.
And, yeah, my future dream is to be a world champion with them.
[Mattia.]
I think we're really at the start of our journey.
In order to win, sometimes, you need as well to take some risks.
We are all very convinced on what we want to achieve.
We will not hesitate to be brave for the future.
[Sebastian.]
In the end, it's all about All about winning.
Competing against the best, that's one thing.
[indistinct chatter.]
Trying to do it with Ferrari is another one.
[man 1.]
When are we getting the Renault team jet? When you do your first podium.
- [man 2.]
Ooh.
- [laughs.]
- [man 3.]
What are your best moments? - [man 4.]
That's a very short list.
I am very funny, also very good-looking.
Nico Hulkenberg! - [Claire.]
Am I still in the lead? - You are.
Oh! [laughs.]
Should Sir Frank Williams' sack his daughter? I feel like an idiot.
[man 5.]
This is where I'm gonna have my single life.
[man 6.]
What the hell did you do? [man 7.]
This is the best day of my life.