Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019) s03e05 Episode Script
The End of the Affair
1
[Cyril.]
Every single one of us at Renault, our focus is on the stability of the team.
Pure focus on this season's performance.
[commentator 1.]
 Oh, what's happened to the Renault here of Daniel Ricciardo? Is he stuck in third gear? [Cyril.]
What a mess.
[commentator 1.]
Daniel Ricciardo, out of the race.
[Cyril.]
Shit.
We need to be in a position to fight for podiums and then fight for wins and then fight for championships.
[chuckles.]
But Daniel has put a stop to all of that.
[commentator 2.]
 The big news of the week is that Daniel Ricciardo is on his way to McLaren.
What do you make of that? I've done my best in not being hurt, in not making it personal, Daniel leaving me.
- [Daniel.]
Hey, dude.
- [Cyril.]
Hey.
[commentator 1.]
Ricciardo's on a monster salary, so from Renault's point of view, they're sort of thinking, "Come on, we've given you everything you've asked for and more, and you've not actually given us a chance to prove we're on a better trajectory than McLaren.
" [Cyril.]
What's been, I guess, hurting the most, is the fact that it's not the long-term project that I thought we had signed up for.
[producer.]
Why McLaren, do you think? Ask him.
[chuckles.]
Ask him.
Ask him.
[engine revving.]
[machinery whirring.]
[engine revving.]
- [Daniel.]
All right, let's go.
- [Italiano.]
Let's do it.
- Are we taking the buggy? - [Daniel.]
Yeah.
[Italiano.]
Oh, happy days.
This is a setup, by the way.
- Yeah.
- [Italiano.]
This is rad.
- Yeah.
- [R&B music playing.]
[engine starts.]
[Daniel.]
We can just train here.
This is a good little deck.
[Italiano.]
I'll get you to do a bit of original Bagger boxing warm-up, mate.
Why does your hair always look so good? - Do you dye it? - Just don't wash it.
It looks darker.
[giggles.]
No shit, actually.
I'm not just saying that.
You look good when you do it too.
- Yeah? - Mm.
[Daniel.]
All right, let's do it.
Three, two, one, go.
[Daniel.]
Obviously, yeah, it was my decision to leave Renault.
But, uh, yeah, there was a few sleepless nights, I think, trying to figure out what was best.
I feel you can be honest with yourself when you're on your own.
I'll get a chance to, like, reflect on last year.
The goals when I joined Renault was, by year two, the podium was really what we believed we could be at.
But [engine revving.]
it can't get worse than last year.
[commentator 1.]
Here comes Daniel Ricciardo in the Renault! Okay, let's give a big round of applause to Daniel, please.
Thank you.
[whistling, applause.]
[commentator 3.]
Ricciardo was promised a team that could take the fight to the big teams, and when he joined it, it was actually a team that went backwards.
[commentator 4.]
 Oh, a big plume of smoke from Daniel Ricciardo! [commentator 1.]
Oh dear! [Daniel.]
Even from that point, I was asking questions, like, "Can I win with all cars finishing?" Uh It still hurts to say this.
Like, the reality is no.
Everything just cut out.
[commentator 1.]
That looks like a massive engine problem.
[Daniel.]
Deep down, I knew that I had to go.
So I chose to leave.
[commentator 3.]
Daniel Ricciardo leaves Renault.
They've lost their star driver effectively.
[Daniel.]
Last year, there was always conversations going on with McLaren.
I think they made the biggest step out of any team in 2019.
[commentator 4.]
Lando Norris, round the outside! [commentator 5.]
The Renault looks slower than a slow thing down the straights.
[Daniel.]
And I did take my age into account.
I'm 31.
So I can't afford to chance any more seasons.
- How are you, dude? - All good.
And I just felt McLaren was in a better place than than Renault was, and that was really what what drove me to that decision.
[upbeat electronic music playing.]
[airplanes whirring.]
Hello.
[commentator 1.]
 Welcome along ladies and gentlemen to round two.
Hello.
[commentator 1.]
 We're still in Austria, still at the Red Bull Ring, but this is the first ever Styrian Grand Prix.
[woman.]
Okay, you've got five minutes until the next thing.
- Okay.
- Which will be in your driver room.
[Daniel.]
Hello.
Oh.
Can I come here or not? [Horner.]
Of course.
- Hey.
How are ya? - [Daniel.]
Hello.
Or whatever it is.
We could do that.
- You're okay? All good? - [Daniel.]
Good, mate.
Yeah.
- Feels good to be back into it.
- [Horner.]
Yeah.
It doesn't feel like it's been that long actually.
[Horner.]
No.
It's amazing how quickly it all comes back, huh? So tell me, is, uh, is Cyril talking to you yet? Yeah.
Yeah.
[chuckles.]
[all chuckle.]
[man.]
That'd be about right.
Oh well.
It's probably a bit like being dumped by a girlfriend, but she hasn't moved out of the house yet.
- All right.
I'll go see my guys.
[laughs.]
- [Horner.]
All right.
All right, boys.
Have fun! [Horner.]
It must be an odd dynamic for Cyril.
[Daniel.]
Hello.
[Horner.]
Knowing for the entirety of the season that he's going to their biggest competitor.
[Daniel.]
I'll give you some knuckles.
- [indistinct chatter.]
- Can you go away? - [Daniel chuckles.]
- [Seidl.]
Without the microphone.
[Horner.]
It is tough.
You naturally shut down to that individual, because, you know, they've they've left you.
Cyril, no doubt, took that very personally.
[upbeat electronic music playing.]
[Cyril.]
With the breakup, uh, there was a period of time where we've not spoken.
[in French.]
Don't forget your mask.
[in English.]
I am emotional.
I am Latin.
I am a bit Mediterranean and French.
So I am emotional.
I'm not going to change what I am.
Frankly, I think he's making a mistake.
[Daniel.]
Oh, actually, I'll take a water.
[Cyril.]
The drivers with the biggest results, biggest success have also been the ones that have been able to take their time and to bring stability in their own life, in their own career.
But right now I have to accept that our priority is to believe in the dynamic with Daniel.
We need to focus on the season that we need to do together.
[sighs heavily.]
[Cyril.]
Hey.
[Daniel.]
All right.
Oh well.
[Daniel sighs.]
Itchy.
[commentator 1.]
Five days since we last put the cars on this circuit, we go again.
[commentator 2.]
Here comes Daniel Ricciardo.
With Daniel leaving, deciding to do something different, it's a very difficult situation.
But on the top of that, there is one more layer of complexity to deal with right now.
[commentator 1.]
 There goes Lance Stroll in the Racing Point with an awful lot of pace.
It's only the second race of the season, but we've got our first controversy, and it's one that's been brewing ever since Racing Point unveiled a car that the paddock quickly nicknamed the "Pink Mercedes," because the other teams think it's so similar-looking to last year's all-conquering Mercedes Formula 1 car.
Racing Point insist they've done absolutely nothing wrong, the car is completely legal and within the regulations.
But this sleeping giant, which now has big funding from Lawrence Stroll, I think has got a lot of teams scared.
[commentator 2.]
 Here goes Sergio Perez.
He's absolutely flying.
You love racing, it obviously doesn't get any better than Formula 1.
This year, we're already witnessing the team, with the right resources, getting an opportunity to show what they can do.
[commentator 2.]
Watch out for Perez and Stroll.
Racing Point certainly have pace.
[Lawrence.]
We have bigger aspirations than that.
And that's winning.
[Otmar.]
He's going well.
This season, it seems like we've got a good chance of being better than McLaren, than Renault.
We'll have a very good chance at, uh, finishing either at the top of the midfield or a little bit higher.
[Cyril.]
Racing Point, I want to understand, um, what happened there, frankly.
We have a car that is very much uh, like the Mercedes car of last year, painted in pink, obviously.
That's hurting, because I don't understand.
[Lance.]
We've made such big steps from where we were last year.
It's hard to believe.
And I have, uh, you know, a great car under me.
So I'm really just riding a good wave.
And, uh, there will always be controversy in this sport.
There's no peace in Formula 1.
No team should enhance the competitiveness of another team, other than as per the regulation.
[Zak.]
We'll talk after the race.
- [Cyril.]
Yes.
- [Zak.]
Good.
[Cyril.]
A number of teams want to understand exactly what's behind the car.
I think it's the tip of the iceberg, that, uh, it needs to be looked at much more closely.
[Claire.]
It can give you a good leapfrog up the order, and that situation can't occur.
[Zak.]
Obviously, we've been quite vocal this year that, um, you know, we don't think what they've done with their race car this year, uh, is right.
[Otmar.]
Yeah, I heard what Zak said.
Quite frankly, I don't think he's ever engineered a car in his life.
I don't think he's ever drawn a part in his life.
So for him to say that, that doesn't hold any water with me.
[commentator 1.]
 It's approaching 2 p.
m.
About 15 minutes to go till lights out.
The cars are leaving the garage.
You can hear the rev [dance music playing.]
[machinery whirring.]
[Daniel.]
Here today, for sure, there's probably people, you know, in Renault who maybe think where you're at, and kind of where your head is and where your commitment is, but my hunger for beating every driver on the grid is still the same.
Five zero.
[Italiano.]
Ooh! [Daniel barks.]
[Italiano.]
The man is light.
[Daniel.]
I'm not just driving for a paycheck, put it that way.
100% athlete.
From my side, I I 100% want to try and get it through to Cyril that, you know, look, um, "McLaren is 2021.
" "I'm not thinking about that now.
" "I still really, really, really want to do what I can with you guys.
" [Cyril.]
It's immensely difficult, but it's really important to leave the emotion on one side.
With Daniel and myself, I don't want to build bridges artificially.
Right now, our focus, our single focus, needs to be on beating Racing Point.
- [machinery whirring.]
- [engine revving.]
[commentator 1.]
We have 20 drivers taking part here.
This is gonna be a helter-skelter [Daniel.]
Cyril and I still have a whole season in front of us to get that podium.
So let's focus on kicking some arse.
[chuckles.]
[commentator 1.]
71 great laps, I'm sure, to come.
It's the first ever Styrian Grand Prix, and it's lights out and away we go! [commentator 2.]
 Here comes Sergio Perez.
Is he gonna launch one right around the outside? He is.
Outrageous pace from Sergio Perez.
[commentator 3.]
 Perez, up to fifth now.
Lance Stroll is also going to be having a go at Ricciardo before too long.
[Loos.]
Stroll, 0.
6 behind.
[Daniel.]
Okay.
Understood.
[Loos.]
Stroll, 0.
4 behind you.
[thrilling music playing.]
[Loos.]
Stroll, 0.
3 behind.
[commentator 1.]
Final lap.
Lance Stroll goes down the inside of Daniel Ricciardo! Ooh! He barges his way through! [commentator 2.]
That was a clumsy move there.
[Lance.]
Let's go! Big points in the bag.
- Nice one, guys.
- [cheering.]
[Daniel.]
I saw him at the apex at the last moment.
If I turned in, we'd crash.
Pretty shit day.
[Cyril in French.]
Shit.
Shit! I hate those fucking pink cars.
[Buxton in English.]
We'll talk about how Renault got on today.
We're gonna talk first about Racing Point.
Lance, talk us through your race.
[Lance.]
Yeah, some, uh, great points for the team.
Um, there was a lot [Daniel.]
All I thought about after the race was the battle with Stroll.
A bit of a controversial one.
[commentator 4.]
 Stroll went off the track and Daniel had to take avoiding action, if Daniel hadn't got out, he would've been pushed off and contact would have been made.
[Daniel.]
I was obviously upset with him.
But I also felt like the Racing Point is so fast they're gonna be a threat, I think, at every circuit we go to.
Oh, fucking hell.
I was, I dunno, four tenths up when I came into the pits or something.
- [Marcin.]
Yeah.
- [Daniel.]
But, still, the pace.
I was struggling to hold on to the Racing Points.
- Which is what we discussed this morning.
- [Daniel.]
Yeah.
Yeah.
- [Cyril.]
Well - [Daniel in French.]
Fuck! [Buxton in English.]
A number of teams in the paddock have got an issue with that Racing Point car.
But all it takes is one team to protest, and the first one that did was Cyril and Renault.
[indistinct chatter.]
[Cyril.]
We have decided to protest against Racing Point.
We believe that this car is not legal, doesn't comply with the regulations, and, as such, should be sanctioned.
[Buxton.]
Renault have gone after a part of the car that you cannot see with the naked eye.
They're focused on Racing Point's brake ducts.
[Otmar.]
Last year, to help us with brake duct design, we purchased some information from Mercedes.
Information on listed parts is not allowed to be passed from team to team, which means you have to design and develop 'em yourself.
The brake ducts were a non-listed part last year and are a listed part this year.
I don't think the FIA can point to a rule that we contravened.
Everything we did was legal, and for anybody to suggest otherwise, um, is incorrect.
[Cyril.]
Today, I have the hearing for Racing Point, set up by the FIA with the stewards that will be judging the case.
My responsibility is to to make sure that I look after Renault.
We are not fighting on a level playing field.
Marilyn, how are you? [Marilyn.]
I'm very well, thank you.
[Cyril.]
I want to understand what Formula 1 stands for today, and what will it stand for tomorrow? That's what's at stake.
Not started yet.
No.
It's very much the governing bodies that are leading the show.
The FIA needs to set the tone of what we will be up and doing.
"Please wait.
The meeting host will let you in soon.
" It's not like the race start.
It doesn't start on time.
[chuckles.]
[electronic music playing.]
[indistinct chattering.]
[Cyril in French.]
So, Racing Point.
[man.]
Racing Point's arguments are bullshit.
Those parts are what make the difference in performance.
It's the parts that increase the performance and everyone looks after themselves.
That's fundamentally what makes Formula 1.
It's not very cool, all this.
[Cyril.]
Mm.
It's not the essence of F1.
It's not.
- [Cyril.]
Yeah.
- [Alain.]
Yeah, for sure.
[Otmar in English.]
Today, we've gotta deal with the Renault protest, the verdict.
However, we're good at overcoming those types of regulations and extracting the most performance out of a car.
- I'm gonna go call Lawrence.
- [Green.]
Yeah, okay.
- [Toto.]
Good morning.
- [cameraman.]
Morning.
[Toto.]
Lawrence Stroll is someone who doesn't do things half-heartedly.
And he provided the very good people at Racing Point with more resource.
I mean, the whole Racing Point saga, it's just a little bit of, uh, comedy.
[pop music playing.]
[Cyril.]
We have the hearing for the protest.
[Ocon.]
What if it's illegal? Then what's the next step? [Cyril.]
I guess, if it's illegal, it should be, uh, disqualified from all the races that we've protested so far.
[Ocon.]
Yeah, that's good.
For me, it's very difficult, 'cause, you know, it's all about the politics outside and the talks and who decides what, and, you know, it goes out of your control and that's as simple as that.
- [Ocon.]
Will they have to change the part? - [Cyril.]
They would have to.
- Go.
I'll see you guys later.
- [Daniel.]
Strategy meeting.
- [Cyril.]
Is it now? - [Daniel.]
Uh [Buxton.]
There's always two sides to a protest in Formula 1.
But Renault feel that what Racing Point have done this year crosses the line.
So today's judgment, today's ruling from the FIA, has massive ramifications for the future of the sport.
[cameras clicking.]
[Buxton.]
It's been a long time coming, but we're expecting the results of the FIA protest any minute now.
As we know, Renault are [man.]
Okay, we win, but not completely.
- [Cyril.]
Oh.
- [man.]
Protest is upheld.
A 200,000 euro fine for each car and a 7.
5 points deduction for each car.
- [Marcin.]
7.
5 points.
From what? - [Cyril.]
7.
5 points? [man.]
Yeah.
15 points for the constructors.
[Marcin.]
Out of how many scored? - [chuckling.]
- [man.]
Forty-two.
And do they make tea all weekend for all the teams or is there any kind of forced labor? [Cyril.]
Can I drive Otmar's car? I think he's got a fantastic collection.
If I can drive his collection of cars, I'm fine.
[man.]
No, that's that's a fucking that's fucking bullshit.
[Cyril.]
Let's be factual.
This decision, frankly, it's unfair.
[Otmar.]
What we've done is completely legal, and our competitors are kicking themselves for not having thought of doing the same.
[Buxton.]
Racing Point have been fined for their use of these brake ducts, but they're allowed to keep using them.
Renault are not happy, and they're not the only ones.
McLaren and Williams have joined the appeal, and, crucially, Ferrari.
[Mattia.]
Is the penalty the right one? Just a starting point.
[Zak.]
I think, you know, everyone's got to kind of work together when we see something in the sport that we think is outside the rules.
I think this is the, uh, start of this situation, not the end.
Right.
[indistinct chattering.]
[Toto.]
I know that Racing Point didn't do anything wrong.
Some people felt under pressure with their performances and started on that mission, trying to find reasons why their performances were not at the level they should have been.
We just acknowledged that they did a good job, and others didn't.
[indistinct chattering.]
Racing Point.
Well, Otmar, fined, points deducted, 400,000 euros.
Does it feel like a real knockdown right now for you? [Otmar.]
Well, it's not ideal.
It's a shame that the protest was upheld, but we did absolutely nothing wrong.
Otmar, 24 hours to appeal.
Will you do it? We read the sporting regulations.
There is nothing specific in there that says we couldn't do what we did.
But the car is legal.
The brake ducts are compliant with the regulations and we can continue to run 'em for the rest of the year.
Um, so are you gonna appeal? You have 24 hours.
[Otmar.]
24 hours.
They're saying that you've got no intentional wrongdoing, is the gist? [Otmar.]
Yeah, I think there's no wrongdoing whatsoever.
It's just the rules were ambiguous, and still are today.
[electronic music playing.]
The verdict itself is flawed.
We invited the FIA into the factory.
We showed 'em all of our designs, and they were completely fine with that.
So the verdict today was, um uh, illogical to me.
We didn't We didn't contravene one rule.
[Fry.]
That's ridiculous.
[man.]
Yeah, the fine's a joke, isn't it, to someone like their team owner.
[Marcin.]
There he is.
Down at the bottom of the ocean Down at the bottom of the sea I will stay down, down Gone, long gone [Lawrence.]
Okay, whenever you're ready to roll.
- [producer.]
In your own time - Baby, go.
[dramatic music playing.]
Good morning.
I do not often speak publicly.
However, I'm extremely angry at any suggestion that we have cheated.
This team, under various names, has competed in Formula 1 for over 30 years.
Between 2016 and '18, this was the fourth-best team on the grid.
We've always been a constructor, and will continue to be so in the future.
Beyond the clear fact that Racing Point complied with the technical regulations, I am appalled by the way Renault, McLaren, Ferrari and Williams have taken this opportunity to appeal, and, in doing so, attempted to distract from our performances.
These accusations are completely unacceptable and not true.
They are dragging our name through the mud, and I will not stand by, nor accept this.
In closing, we did absolutely nothing wrong.
We stayed within the rules.
And we will demonstrate and prove that through the appeal process.
Thank you for your time.
[electronic music playing.]
- Good? - [Otmar.]
Good.
- Very good.
- [Lawrence.]
Nailed it? [Otmar.]
Nailed it.
Well done.
[Lawrence.]
This whole "Pink Mercedes" thing is nonsense.
Our competitors, I think they have to look at their own competence.
They have their own factories.
They have their own guys.
They simply didn't do a good enough job.
Okay, now let's race and let's fix this problem.
[Daniel.]
Uh, mate, he wants us to be ready.
- [Italiano.]
Yeah? - [Daniel.]
Yeah.
[Daniel.]
The Racing Point protest, at the end of the day, I see them as a competitor right now, and if they're faster, we've gotta find a way to do better.
[helicopter blades whirring.]
[commentator.]
We're 40 minutes away from the start of the British Grand Prix.
Glorious sounds of engines beginning to rev [Cyril.]
It's up to us now to demonstrate what we have to achieve as a team.
And what you want is to win.
And we want to beat them.
- That front wing looks like ours, Cyril.
- Yeah.
We took some pictures.
[Otmar chuckles.]
[Cyril.]
Fuck! [engineer.]
One minute.
Engines start, and drop the car down.
[Daniel.]
As of today, a very basic goal I have for myself is to leave this track with no regrets.
No hesitations.
Just conviction.
Decisiveness.
I want to beat that team.
You have to do it.
It's just You have to do it.
[suspenseful music playing.]
[engines revving.]
[commentator 1.]
Great start for Daniel Ricciardo! [Joyce.]
Okay, Lance, Ricciardo close behind.
[Lance.]
Okay.
Copy.
[Loos.]
Okay, Daniel, just keep pushing.
[Daniel.]
Yep.
Understood.
[commentator 2.]
Here comes Daniel Ricciardo round the outside of Lance Stroll.
[Italiano.]
Come on, DR! [commentator 1.]
He's done it.
Gets the move done.
[Lance.]
Frickin'! He's pulling away from me.
.
- [Cyril.]
Allez! - [team member.]
Yeah! [applause.]
[Otmar.]
Shit.
What happened? [Mark.]
Okay, Esteban.
It's Stroll in front of you.
Vettel behind you.
[Ocon.]
Copy, yeah.
[commentator 1.]
Here comes Sebastian Vettel! Locks up, can't get past Ocon.
All of us at Renault, we have a vision for where we want to take the team.
With Daniel leaving, Esteban is absolutely crucial.
[commentator 1.]
Ocon to the inside of Lance Stroll into the left-hander.
Wheel to wheel, Stroll's trying to hang on, and he manages it.
Ah, c'mon! [commentator 1.]
Here comes Ocon again! This time, to the outside.
Stroll squeezes him.
And he still keeps hold of ninth place.
[Joyce.]
Push all you've got.
Push all you've got.
[Lance.]
I am pushing.
[Otmar.]
This is gonna be tough.
[commentator 1.]
Ooh, there's a lock-up as well.
So is the pressure intensifying, I wonder, as Esteban Ocon is now only half a second behind Lance Stroll? C'mon! [commentator 2.]
Two drivers, really going for it.
And Esteban Ocon is past the Racing Point! C'mon! [whoops.]
Yes! [commentator 2.]
 Having stared at the back of that Racing Point all race long, Esteban's got past and up into eighth place.
[Cyril.]
Now we've got a race.
[commentator 1.]
So Hamilton leads from Valtteri Bottas.
Then, in third, comes Max Verstappen.
Behind them though, they're still squabbling away for position.
[Loos.]
Okay, Daniel, so currently, you're P7.
Same pace as Norris and Sainz ahead.
[Daniel.]
Understood.
[commentator 1.]
 Ricciardo is putting Lando Norris under pressure.
[dramatic music playing.]
[commentator 2.]
Ah, brilliant stuff there.
He moves up into sixth place.
[crew member.]
Go on! [Italiano.]
Come on, DR! Boom! [commentator 2.]
It's game on now, isn't it? [Loos.]
Okay, nice job.
Sainz in front of you, next one.
[Daniel.]
Okay.
[Cyril.]
One thing I must say is that, watching Daniel, right now, it's something that's making me feel the frustration and disappointment.
Not just for what we have achieved so far together, but also for what he would achieve after after that.
But he decided to make the decision when he decided to make it, with just one year together, in such a short region of time.
[Loos.]
You're doing a good job.
Two tenths quicker than Sainz ahead.
[Daniel.]
Okay, yep.
Understood.
[commentator 1.]
Here come the Mercedes, stretching their advantage out front.
Oh, and what's happened? Bottas.
There's a puff of smoke there.
We'll try and figure out what's happened.
[Loos.]
So Bottas has a front-left puncture.
[Daniel.]
Understood.
[commentator 2.]
Now, Bottas pits.
[commentator 1.]
 Sainz and Ricciardo go through ahead of Bottas [Loos.]
Okay.
Currently, you're P5.
Seeing a few punctures.
How are the tires? [Daniel.]
They're okay.
I can hold this for now.
[Loos.]
Carlos is struggling with vibration, so let's keep the pressure up on him.
[Daniel.]
Let's go.
[commentator 1.]
Ooh, Sainz has gone wide.
The same thing's happened to the McLaren.
The tires are failing at Silverstone.
[Italiano.]
Come on, Daniel! [commentator 1.]
 And Ricciardo's got through, up to fourth position.
[Italiano.]
Yeah! Go on! [Loos.]
Nice job, mate.
Let's bring it home now.
[commentator 2.]
Daniel Ricciardo is on his way to take fourth position in this race.
What a performance that is.
[cars zooming.]
Woo-hoo! [Daniel.]
Fuck.
Nice.
Nice.
Nice.
[Cyril.]
He gave everything.
Great race, Daniel.
[Daniel chuckles.]
Got a bit exciting at the end.
[Cyril.]
Super race.
Thanks a lot.
[commentator 2.]
And Esteban Ocon crosses the line to finish sixth.
[cheering.]
[Cyril.]
Great drive, Esteban.
[Ocon.]
Awesome.
Good points.
[Cyril.]
Super team result.
Super.
[Italiano.]
The last three laps, just mayhem, mate.
Mate, good race.
P4, boy.
- Yeah.
- You and Esteban were doing well.
[reporter.]
You have the perfect lineup to be ready for that kind of opportunity, right? [Cyril.]
Exactly.
I mean, when the car is reliable I have to admit that, with Daniel, I want to move on, so that we are extremely focused, 150% focused, on what's going to be a super-intense season together.
[woman.]
Everyone wants to talk to you.
Everyone.
[Daniel.]
Maybe another lap or two, we could be on the podium, but, uh, we have next week, another chance.
[Cyril.]
We all want to see Daniel on the podium with Renault as quickly as possible.
Right now, we have a job to do together.
[Daniel.]
To finish fourth, it's really cool, so very happy.
Um, yeah, just feels quite rewarding, this one.
- [Daniel.]
So close! - [Cyril.]
So close! - [Daniel.]
So close.
- That's good.
- Thank you for that.
Thank you.
- No worries.
And thank you for a couple of very nice maneuvers.
It was nice.
It was fun, huh? It was a fun race.
- [Daniel.]
Crazy.
- [Cyril.]
Thanks for that.
Cheers.
[Cyril.]
Here, today, after what we have achieved together, maybe all of us are a bit closer.
I am in the process of rebuilding my relationship with him.
Even though I have I have full confidence that he will regret his decision.
Sitting here today, I don't know if it's the best call I've ever made or not.
I've obviously, in a way, taken a bit of a punt.
It could swing either way.
I'll need a whiskey.
[commentator 1.]
Pierre Gasly, what an incredible run of form.
Now we're gonna score some fucking points.
[Horner.]
Alex has to prove he's worthy of that seat.
[commentator 2.]
Albon and Gasly, wheel to wheel.
The fight is on.
[Buxton.]
Last year, Carlos and Lando had a great relationship.
This year, is very different.
[Sainz.]
Carlos, one.
Lando, zero.
[producer.]
How do you sum up our season this year? [Steiner.]
It's one short word.
Shit.
[giggles.]
[dramatic music playing.]
Every single one of us at Renault, our focus is on the stability of the team.
Pure focus on this season's performance.
[commentator 1.]
 Oh, what's happened to the Renault here of Daniel Ricciardo? Is he stuck in third gear? [Cyril.]
What a mess.
[commentator 1.]
Daniel Ricciardo, out of the race.
[Cyril.]
Shit.
We need to be in a position to fight for podiums and then fight for wins and then fight for championships.
[chuckles.]
But Daniel has put a stop to all of that.
[commentator 2.]
 The big news of the week is that Daniel Ricciardo is on his way to McLaren.
What do you make of that? I've done my best in not being hurt, in not making it personal, Daniel leaving me.
- [Daniel.]
Hey, dude.
- [Cyril.]
Hey.
[commentator 1.]
Ricciardo's on a monster salary, so from Renault's point of view, they're sort of thinking, "Come on, we've given you everything you've asked for and more, and you've not actually given us a chance to prove we're on a better trajectory than McLaren.
" [Cyril.]
What's been, I guess, hurting the most, is the fact that it's not the long-term project that I thought we had signed up for.
[producer.]
Why McLaren, do you think? Ask him.
[chuckles.]
Ask him.
Ask him.
[engine revving.]
[machinery whirring.]
[engine revving.]
- [Daniel.]
All right, let's go.
- [Italiano.]
Let's do it.
- Are we taking the buggy? - [Daniel.]
Yeah.
[Italiano.]
Oh, happy days.
This is a setup, by the way.
- Yeah.
- [Italiano.]
This is rad.
- Yeah.
- [R&B music playing.]
[engine starts.]
[Daniel.]
We can just train here.
This is a good little deck.
[Italiano.]
I'll get you to do a bit of original Bagger boxing warm-up, mate.
Why does your hair always look so good? - Do you dye it? - Just don't wash it.
It looks darker.
[giggles.]
No shit, actually.
I'm not just saying that.
You look good when you do it too.
- Yeah? - Mm.
[Daniel.]
All right, let's do it.
Three, two, one, go.
[Daniel.]
Obviously, yeah, it was my decision to leave Renault.
But, uh, yeah, there was a few sleepless nights, I think, trying to figure out what was best.
I feel you can be honest with yourself when you're on your own.
I'll get a chance to, like, reflect on last year.
The goals when I joined Renault was, by year two, the podium was really what we believed we could be at.
But [engine revving.]
it can't get worse than last year.
[commentator 1.]
Here comes Daniel Ricciardo in the Renault! Okay, let's give a big round of applause to Daniel, please.
Thank you.
[whistling, applause.]
[commentator 3.]
Ricciardo was promised a team that could take the fight to the big teams, and when he joined it, it was actually a team that went backwards.
[commentator 4.]
 Oh, a big plume of smoke from Daniel Ricciardo! [commentator 1.]
Oh dear! [Daniel.]
Even from that point, I was asking questions, like, "Can I win with all cars finishing?" Uh It still hurts to say this.
Like, the reality is no.
Everything just cut out.
[commentator 1.]
That looks like a massive engine problem.
[Daniel.]
Deep down, I knew that I had to go.
So I chose to leave.
[commentator 3.]
Daniel Ricciardo leaves Renault.
They've lost their star driver effectively.
[Daniel.]
Last year, there was always conversations going on with McLaren.
I think they made the biggest step out of any team in 2019.
[commentator 4.]
Lando Norris, round the outside! [commentator 5.]
The Renault looks slower than a slow thing down the straights.
[Daniel.]
And I did take my age into account.
I'm 31.
So I can't afford to chance any more seasons.
- How are you, dude? - All good.
And I just felt McLaren was in a better place than than Renault was, and that was really what what drove me to that decision.
[upbeat electronic music playing.]
[airplanes whirring.]
Hello.
[commentator 1.]
 Welcome along ladies and gentlemen to round two.
Hello.
[commentator 1.]
 We're still in Austria, still at the Red Bull Ring, but this is the first ever Styrian Grand Prix.
[woman.]
Okay, you've got five minutes until the next thing.
- Okay.
- Which will be in your driver room.
[Daniel.]
Hello.
Oh.
Can I come here or not? [Horner.]
Of course.
- Hey.
How are ya? - [Daniel.]
Hello.
Or whatever it is.
We could do that.
- You're okay? All good? - [Daniel.]
Good, mate.
Yeah.
- Feels good to be back into it.
- [Horner.]
Yeah.
It doesn't feel like it's been that long actually.
[Horner.]
No.
It's amazing how quickly it all comes back, huh? So tell me, is, uh, is Cyril talking to you yet? Yeah.
Yeah.
[chuckles.]
[all chuckle.]
[man.]
That'd be about right.
Oh well.
It's probably a bit like being dumped by a girlfriend, but she hasn't moved out of the house yet.
- All right.
I'll go see my guys.
[laughs.]
- [Horner.]
All right.
All right, boys.
Have fun! [Horner.]
It must be an odd dynamic for Cyril.
[Daniel.]
Hello.
[Horner.]
Knowing for the entirety of the season that he's going to their biggest competitor.
[Daniel.]
I'll give you some knuckles.
- [indistinct chatter.]
- Can you go away? - [Daniel chuckles.]
- [Seidl.]
Without the microphone.
[Horner.]
It is tough.
You naturally shut down to that individual, because, you know, they've they've left you.
Cyril, no doubt, took that very personally.
[upbeat electronic music playing.]
[Cyril.]
With the breakup, uh, there was a period of time where we've not spoken.
[in French.]
Don't forget your mask.
[in English.]
I am emotional.
I am Latin.
I am a bit Mediterranean and French.
So I am emotional.
I'm not going to change what I am.
Frankly, I think he's making a mistake.
[Daniel.]
Oh, actually, I'll take a water.
[Cyril.]
The drivers with the biggest results, biggest success have also been the ones that have been able to take their time and to bring stability in their own life, in their own career.
But right now I have to accept that our priority is to believe in the dynamic with Daniel.
We need to focus on the season that we need to do together.
[sighs heavily.]
[Cyril.]
Hey.
[Daniel.]
All right.
Oh well.
[Daniel sighs.]
Itchy.
[commentator 1.]
Five days since we last put the cars on this circuit, we go again.
[commentator 2.]
Here comes Daniel Ricciardo.
With Daniel leaving, deciding to do something different, it's a very difficult situation.
But on the top of that, there is one more layer of complexity to deal with right now.
[commentator 1.]
 There goes Lance Stroll in the Racing Point with an awful lot of pace.
It's only the second race of the season, but we've got our first controversy, and it's one that's been brewing ever since Racing Point unveiled a car that the paddock quickly nicknamed the "Pink Mercedes," because the other teams think it's so similar-looking to last year's all-conquering Mercedes Formula 1 car.
Racing Point insist they've done absolutely nothing wrong, the car is completely legal and within the regulations.
But this sleeping giant, which now has big funding from Lawrence Stroll, I think has got a lot of teams scared.
[commentator 2.]
 Here goes Sergio Perez.
He's absolutely flying.
You love racing, it obviously doesn't get any better than Formula 1.
This year, we're already witnessing the team, with the right resources, getting an opportunity to show what they can do.
[commentator 2.]
Watch out for Perez and Stroll.
Racing Point certainly have pace.
[Lawrence.]
We have bigger aspirations than that.
And that's winning.
[Otmar.]
He's going well.
This season, it seems like we've got a good chance of being better than McLaren, than Renault.
We'll have a very good chance at, uh, finishing either at the top of the midfield or a little bit higher.
[Cyril.]
Racing Point, I want to understand, um, what happened there, frankly.
We have a car that is very much uh, like the Mercedes car of last year, painted in pink, obviously.
That's hurting, because I don't understand.
[Lance.]
We've made such big steps from where we were last year.
It's hard to believe.
And I have, uh, you know, a great car under me.
So I'm really just riding a good wave.
And, uh, there will always be controversy in this sport.
There's no peace in Formula 1.
No team should enhance the competitiveness of another team, other than as per the regulation.
[Zak.]
We'll talk after the race.
- [Cyril.]
Yes.
- [Zak.]
Good.
[Cyril.]
A number of teams want to understand exactly what's behind the car.
I think it's the tip of the iceberg, that, uh, it needs to be looked at much more closely.
[Claire.]
It can give you a good leapfrog up the order, and that situation can't occur.
[Zak.]
Obviously, we've been quite vocal this year that, um, you know, we don't think what they've done with their race car this year, uh, is right.
[Otmar.]
Yeah, I heard what Zak said.
Quite frankly, I don't think he's ever engineered a car in his life.
I don't think he's ever drawn a part in his life.
So for him to say that, that doesn't hold any water with me.
[commentator 1.]
 It's approaching 2 p.
m.
About 15 minutes to go till lights out.
The cars are leaving the garage.
You can hear the rev [dance music playing.]
[machinery whirring.]
[Daniel.]
Here today, for sure, there's probably people, you know, in Renault who maybe think where you're at, and kind of where your head is and where your commitment is, but my hunger for beating every driver on the grid is still the same.
Five zero.
[Italiano.]
Ooh! [Daniel barks.]
[Italiano.]
The man is light.
[Daniel.]
I'm not just driving for a paycheck, put it that way.
100% athlete.
From my side, I I 100% want to try and get it through to Cyril that, you know, look, um, "McLaren is 2021.
" "I'm not thinking about that now.
" "I still really, really, really want to do what I can with you guys.
" [Cyril.]
It's immensely difficult, but it's really important to leave the emotion on one side.
With Daniel and myself, I don't want to build bridges artificially.
Right now, our focus, our single focus, needs to be on beating Racing Point.
- [machinery whirring.]
- [engine revving.]
[commentator 1.]
We have 20 drivers taking part here.
This is gonna be a helter-skelter [Daniel.]
Cyril and I still have a whole season in front of us to get that podium.
So let's focus on kicking some arse.
[chuckles.]
[commentator 1.]
71 great laps, I'm sure, to come.
It's the first ever Styrian Grand Prix, and it's lights out and away we go! [commentator 2.]
 Here comes Sergio Perez.
Is he gonna launch one right around the outside? He is.
Outrageous pace from Sergio Perez.
[commentator 3.]
 Perez, up to fifth now.
Lance Stroll is also going to be having a go at Ricciardo before too long.
[Loos.]
Stroll, 0.
6 behind.
[Daniel.]
Okay.
Understood.
[Loos.]
Stroll, 0.
4 behind you.
[thrilling music playing.]
[Loos.]
Stroll, 0.
3 behind.
[commentator 1.]
Final lap.
Lance Stroll goes down the inside of Daniel Ricciardo! Ooh! He barges his way through! [commentator 2.]
That was a clumsy move there.
[Lance.]
Let's go! Big points in the bag.
- Nice one, guys.
- [cheering.]
[Daniel.]
I saw him at the apex at the last moment.
If I turned in, we'd crash.
Pretty shit day.
[Cyril in French.]
Shit.
Shit! I hate those fucking pink cars.
[Buxton in English.]
We'll talk about how Renault got on today.
We're gonna talk first about Racing Point.
Lance, talk us through your race.
[Lance.]
Yeah, some, uh, great points for the team.
Um, there was a lot [Daniel.]
All I thought about after the race was the battle with Stroll.
A bit of a controversial one.
[commentator 4.]
 Stroll went off the track and Daniel had to take avoiding action, if Daniel hadn't got out, he would've been pushed off and contact would have been made.
[Daniel.]
I was obviously upset with him.
But I also felt like the Racing Point is so fast they're gonna be a threat, I think, at every circuit we go to.
Oh, fucking hell.
I was, I dunno, four tenths up when I came into the pits or something.
- [Marcin.]
Yeah.
- [Daniel.]
But, still, the pace.
I was struggling to hold on to the Racing Points.
- Which is what we discussed this morning.
- [Daniel.]
Yeah.
Yeah.
- [Cyril.]
Well - [Daniel in French.]
Fuck! [Buxton in English.]
A number of teams in the paddock have got an issue with that Racing Point car.
But all it takes is one team to protest, and the first one that did was Cyril and Renault.
[indistinct chatter.]
[Cyril.]
We have decided to protest against Racing Point.
We believe that this car is not legal, doesn't comply with the regulations, and, as such, should be sanctioned.
[Buxton.]
Renault have gone after a part of the car that you cannot see with the naked eye.
They're focused on Racing Point's brake ducts.
[Otmar.]
Last year, to help us with brake duct design, we purchased some information from Mercedes.
Information on listed parts is not allowed to be passed from team to team, which means you have to design and develop 'em yourself.
The brake ducts were a non-listed part last year and are a listed part this year.
I don't think the FIA can point to a rule that we contravened.
Everything we did was legal, and for anybody to suggest otherwise, um, is incorrect.
[Cyril.]
Today, I have the hearing for Racing Point, set up by the FIA with the stewards that will be judging the case.
My responsibility is to to make sure that I look after Renault.
We are not fighting on a level playing field.
Marilyn, how are you? [Marilyn.]
I'm very well, thank you.
[Cyril.]
I want to understand what Formula 1 stands for today, and what will it stand for tomorrow? That's what's at stake.
Not started yet.
No.
It's very much the governing bodies that are leading the show.
The FIA needs to set the tone of what we will be up and doing.
"Please wait.
The meeting host will let you in soon.
" It's not like the race start.
It doesn't start on time.
[chuckles.]
[electronic music playing.]
[indistinct chattering.]
[Cyril in French.]
So, Racing Point.
[man.]
Racing Point's arguments are bullshit.
Those parts are what make the difference in performance.
It's the parts that increase the performance and everyone looks after themselves.
That's fundamentally what makes Formula 1.
It's not very cool, all this.
[Cyril.]
Mm.
It's not the essence of F1.
It's not.
- [Cyril.]
Yeah.
- [Alain.]
Yeah, for sure.
[Otmar in English.]
Today, we've gotta deal with the Renault protest, the verdict.
However, we're good at overcoming those types of regulations and extracting the most performance out of a car.
- I'm gonna go call Lawrence.
- [Green.]
Yeah, okay.
- [Toto.]
Good morning.
- [cameraman.]
Morning.
[Toto.]
Lawrence Stroll is someone who doesn't do things half-heartedly.
And he provided the very good people at Racing Point with more resource.
I mean, the whole Racing Point saga, it's just a little bit of, uh, comedy.
[pop music playing.]
[Cyril.]
We have the hearing for the protest.
[Ocon.]
What if it's illegal? Then what's the next step? [Cyril.]
I guess, if it's illegal, it should be, uh, disqualified from all the races that we've protested so far.
[Ocon.]
Yeah, that's good.
For me, it's very difficult, 'cause, you know, it's all about the politics outside and the talks and who decides what, and, you know, it goes out of your control and that's as simple as that.
- [Ocon.]
Will they have to change the part? - [Cyril.]
They would have to.
- Go.
I'll see you guys later.
- [Daniel.]
Strategy meeting.
- [Cyril.]
Is it now? - [Daniel.]
Uh [Buxton.]
There's always two sides to a protest in Formula 1.
But Renault feel that what Racing Point have done this year crosses the line.
So today's judgment, today's ruling from the FIA, has massive ramifications for the future of the sport.
[cameras clicking.]
[Buxton.]
It's been a long time coming, but we're expecting the results of the FIA protest any minute now.
As we know, Renault are [man.]
Okay, we win, but not completely.
- [Cyril.]
Oh.
- [man.]
Protest is upheld.
A 200,000 euro fine for each car and a 7.
5 points deduction for each car.
- [Marcin.]
7.
5 points.
From what? - [Cyril.]
7.
5 points? [man.]
Yeah.
15 points for the constructors.
[Marcin.]
Out of how many scored? - [chuckling.]
- [man.]
Forty-two.
And do they make tea all weekend for all the teams or is there any kind of forced labor? [Cyril.]
Can I drive Otmar's car? I think he's got a fantastic collection.
If I can drive his collection of cars, I'm fine.
[man.]
No, that's that's a fucking that's fucking bullshit.
[Cyril.]
Let's be factual.
This decision, frankly, it's unfair.
[Otmar.]
What we've done is completely legal, and our competitors are kicking themselves for not having thought of doing the same.
[Buxton.]
Racing Point have been fined for their use of these brake ducts, but they're allowed to keep using them.
Renault are not happy, and they're not the only ones.
McLaren and Williams have joined the appeal, and, crucially, Ferrari.
[Mattia.]
Is the penalty the right one? Just a starting point.
[Zak.]
I think, you know, everyone's got to kind of work together when we see something in the sport that we think is outside the rules.
I think this is the, uh, start of this situation, not the end.
Right.
[indistinct chattering.]
[Toto.]
I know that Racing Point didn't do anything wrong.
Some people felt under pressure with their performances and started on that mission, trying to find reasons why their performances were not at the level they should have been.
We just acknowledged that they did a good job, and others didn't.
[indistinct chattering.]
Racing Point.
Well, Otmar, fined, points deducted, 400,000 euros.
Does it feel like a real knockdown right now for you? [Otmar.]
Well, it's not ideal.
It's a shame that the protest was upheld, but we did absolutely nothing wrong.
Otmar, 24 hours to appeal.
Will you do it? We read the sporting regulations.
There is nothing specific in there that says we couldn't do what we did.
But the car is legal.
The brake ducts are compliant with the regulations and we can continue to run 'em for the rest of the year.
Um, so are you gonna appeal? You have 24 hours.
[Otmar.]
24 hours.
They're saying that you've got no intentional wrongdoing, is the gist? [Otmar.]
Yeah, I think there's no wrongdoing whatsoever.
It's just the rules were ambiguous, and still are today.
[electronic music playing.]
The verdict itself is flawed.
We invited the FIA into the factory.
We showed 'em all of our designs, and they were completely fine with that.
So the verdict today was, um uh, illogical to me.
We didn't We didn't contravene one rule.
[Fry.]
That's ridiculous.
[man.]
Yeah, the fine's a joke, isn't it, to someone like their team owner.
[Marcin.]
There he is.
Down at the bottom of the ocean Down at the bottom of the sea I will stay down, down Gone, long gone [Lawrence.]
Okay, whenever you're ready to roll.
- [producer.]
In your own time - Baby, go.
[dramatic music playing.]
Good morning.
I do not often speak publicly.
However, I'm extremely angry at any suggestion that we have cheated.
This team, under various names, has competed in Formula 1 for over 30 years.
Between 2016 and '18, this was the fourth-best team on the grid.
We've always been a constructor, and will continue to be so in the future.
Beyond the clear fact that Racing Point complied with the technical regulations, I am appalled by the way Renault, McLaren, Ferrari and Williams have taken this opportunity to appeal, and, in doing so, attempted to distract from our performances.
These accusations are completely unacceptable and not true.
They are dragging our name through the mud, and I will not stand by, nor accept this.
In closing, we did absolutely nothing wrong.
We stayed within the rules.
And we will demonstrate and prove that through the appeal process.
Thank you for your time.
[electronic music playing.]
- Good? - [Otmar.]
Good.
- Very good.
- [Lawrence.]
Nailed it? [Otmar.]
Nailed it.
Well done.
[Lawrence.]
This whole "Pink Mercedes" thing is nonsense.
Our competitors, I think they have to look at their own competence.
They have their own factories.
They have their own guys.
They simply didn't do a good enough job.
Okay, now let's race and let's fix this problem.
[Daniel.]
Uh, mate, he wants us to be ready.
- [Italiano.]
Yeah? - [Daniel.]
Yeah.
[Daniel.]
The Racing Point protest, at the end of the day, I see them as a competitor right now, and if they're faster, we've gotta find a way to do better.
[helicopter blades whirring.]
[commentator.]
We're 40 minutes away from the start of the British Grand Prix.
Glorious sounds of engines beginning to rev [Cyril.]
It's up to us now to demonstrate what we have to achieve as a team.
And what you want is to win.
And we want to beat them.
- That front wing looks like ours, Cyril.
- Yeah.
We took some pictures.
[Otmar chuckles.]
[Cyril.]
Fuck! [engineer.]
One minute.
Engines start, and drop the car down.
[Daniel.]
As of today, a very basic goal I have for myself is to leave this track with no regrets.
No hesitations.
Just conviction.
Decisiveness.
I want to beat that team.
You have to do it.
It's just You have to do it.
[suspenseful music playing.]
[engines revving.]
[commentator 1.]
Great start for Daniel Ricciardo! [Joyce.]
Okay, Lance, Ricciardo close behind.
[Lance.]
Okay.
Copy.
[Loos.]
Okay, Daniel, just keep pushing.
[Daniel.]
Yep.
Understood.
[commentator 2.]
Here comes Daniel Ricciardo round the outside of Lance Stroll.
[Italiano.]
Come on, DR! [commentator 1.]
He's done it.
Gets the move done.
[Lance.]
Frickin'! He's pulling away from me.
.
- [Cyril.]
Allez! - [team member.]
Yeah! [applause.]
[Otmar.]
Shit.
What happened? [Mark.]
Okay, Esteban.
It's Stroll in front of you.
Vettel behind you.
[Ocon.]
Copy, yeah.
[commentator 1.]
Here comes Sebastian Vettel! Locks up, can't get past Ocon.
All of us at Renault, we have a vision for where we want to take the team.
With Daniel leaving, Esteban is absolutely crucial.
[commentator 1.]
Ocon to the inside of Lance Stroll into the left-hander.
Wheel to wheel, Stroll's trying to hang on, and he manages it.
Ah, c'mon! [commentator 1.]
Here comes Ocon again! This time, to the outside.
Stroll squeezes him.
And he still keeps hold of ninth place.
[Joyce.]
Push all you've got.
Push all you've got.
[Lance.]
I am pushing.
[Otmar.]
This is gonna be tough.
[commentator 1.]
Ooh, there's a lock-up as well.
So is the pressure intensifying, I wonder, as Esteban Ocon is now only half a second behind Lance Stroll? C'mon! [commentator 2.]
Two drivers, really going for it.
And Esteban Ocon is past the Racing Point! C'mon! [whoops.]
Yes! [commentator 2.]
 Having stared at the back of that Racing Point all race long, Esteban's got past and up into eighth place.
[Cyril.]
Now we've got a race.
[commentator 1.]
So Hamilton leads from Valtteri Bottas.
Then, in third, comes Max Verstappen.
Behind them though, they're still squabbling away for position.
[Loos.]
Okay, Daniel, so currently, you're P7.
Same pace as Norris and Sainz ahead.
[Daniel.]
Understood.
[commentator 1.]
 Ricciardo is putting Lando Norris under pressure.
[dramatic music playing.]
[commentator 2.]
Ah, brilliant stuff there.
He moves up into sixth place.
[crew member.]
Go on! [Italiano.]
Come on, DR! Boom! [commentator 2.]
It's game on now, isn't it? [Loos.]
Okay, nice job.
Sainz in front of you, next one.
[Daniel.]
Okay.
[Cyril.]
One thing I must say is that, watching Daniel, right now, it's something that's making me feel the frustration and disappointment.
Not just for what we have achieved so far together, but also for what he would achieve after after that.
But he decided to make the decision when he decided to make it, with just one year together, in such a short region of time.
[Loos.]
You're doing a good job.
Two tenths quicker than Sainz ahead.
[Daniel.]
Okay, yep.
Understood.
[commentator 1.]
Here come the Mercedes, stretching their advantage out front.
Oh, and what's happened? Bottas.
There's a puff of smoke there.
We'll try and figure out what's happened.
[Loos.]
So Bottas has a front-left puncture.
[Daniel.]
Understood.
[commentator 2.]
Now, Bottas pits.
[commentator 1.]
 Sainz and Ricciardo go through ahead of Bottas [Loos.]
Okay.
Currently, you're P5.
Seeing a few punctures.
How are the tires? [Daniel.]
They're okay.
I can hold this for now.
[Loos.]
Carlos is struggling with vibration, so let's keep the pressure up on him.
[Daniel.]
Let's go.
[commentator 1.]
Ooh, Sainz has gone wide.
The same thing's happened to the McLaren.
The tires are failing at Silverstone.
[Italiano.]
Come on, Daniel! [commentator 1.]
 And Ricciardo's got through, up to fourth position.
[Italiano.]
Yeah! Go on! [Loos.]
Nice job, mate.
Let's bring it home now.
[commentator 2.]
Daniel Ricciardo is on his way to take fourth position in this race.
What a performance that is.
[cars zooming.]
Woo-hoo! [Daniel.]
Fuck.
Nice.
Nice.
Nice.
[Cyril.]
He gave everything.
Great race, Daniel.
[Daniel chuckles.]
Got a bit exciting at the end.
[Cyril.]
Super race.
Thanks a lot.
[commentator 2.]
And Esteban Ocon crosses the line to finish sixth.
[cheering.]
[Cyril.]
Great drive, Esteban.
[Ocon.]
Awesome.
Good points.
[Cyril.]
Super team result.
Super.
[Italiano.]
The last three laps, just mayhem, mate.
Mate, good race.
P4, boy.
- Yeah.
- You and Esteban were doing well.
[reporter.]
You have the perfect lineup to be ready for that kind of opportunity, right? [Cyril.]
Exactly.
I mean, when the car is reliable I have to admit that, with Daniel, I want to move on, so that we are extremely focused, 150% focused, on what's going to be a super-intense season together.
[woman.]
Everyone wants to talk to you.
Everyone.
[Daniel.]
Maybe another lap or two, we could be on the podium, but, uh, we have next week, another chance.
[Cyril.]
We all want to see Daniel on the podium with Renault as quickly as possible.
Right now, we have a job to do together.
[Daniel.]
To finish fourth, it's really cool, so very happy.
Um, yeah, just feels quite rewarding, this one.
- [Daniel.]
So close! - [Cyril.]
So close! - [Daniel.]
So close.
- That's good.
- Thank you for that.
Thank you.
- No worries.
And thank you for a couple of very nice maneuvers.
It was nice.
It was fun, huh? It was a fun race.
- [Daniel.]
Crazy.
- [Cyril.]
Thanks for that.
Cheers.
[Cyril.]
Here, today, after what we have achieved together, maybe all of us are a bit closer.
I am in the process of rebuilding my relationship with him.
Even though I have I have full confidence that he will regret his decision.
Sitting here today, I don't know if it's the best call I've ever made or not.
I've obviously, in a way, taken a bit of a punt.
It could swing either way.
I'll need a whiskey.
[commentator 1.]
Pierre Gasly, what an incredible run of form.
Now we're gonna score some fucking points.
[Horner.]
Alex has to prove he's worthy of that seat.
[commentator 2.]
Albon and Gasly, wheel to wheel.
The fight is on.
[Buxton.]
Last year, Carlos and Lando had a great relationship.
This year, is very different.
[Sainz.]
Carlos, one.
Lando, zero.
[producer.]
How do you sum up our season this year? [Steiner.]
It's one short word.
Shit.
[giggles.]
[dramatic music playing.]