Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019) s05e01 Episode Script

1
[intense music playing]
[commentator 1] We're gonna have one lap
of racing to decide the championship.
[Hamilton] Is he right behind me?
With new tires?
Michael, that is so not right.
That is so not right.
[commentator 1] Is it gonna be
a first World Championship for Verstappen?
Is it gonna be
an eighth World Championship
for Lewis Hamilton?
- Come on!
- [engines roaring]
[commentator 1] Verstappen takes the lead.
No! No!
[Verstappen] Oh my God!
[fireworks banging]
[Horner] If you want something bad enough,
you'll do whatever it takes.
[energetic percussive music playing]
[Buxton] It's reached a level
I don't think anyone expected.
[Steiner] This is fucking madness.
[Norris] I don't feel sympathy for him.
Why would I?
[Steiner] It was a tough year.
- Fuckin' hell.
- [Buxton] Yuki's a diamond in the rough.
- You can push harder.
- [Tsunoda] Shut up!
[in Italian] We cannot make mistakes.
[commentator 1 in English]
Leclerc's in the wall!
[Leclerc] Ah! It's a disaster.
I need to show them that I'm the one.
[cheering echoes]
- [Wolff] Welcome to Mercedes.
- Thank you.
[Hamilton] He just brake-tested me.
[reporter]
How would you describe relations?
I could have him in a fight.
[Russell] What the fuck was he doing?
[Leclerc] What a cunt.
Come on!
[Gow] It's become all-out war.
- [Horner] Fuck!
- [Wolff] Ah!
There is so much pressure.
[Joseph] Red flag. Red flag. Red flag.
[music builds to climax]
[producer] So Red Bull have a target
on their backs next year.
Everybody has a target
on their backs next year.
- [engine revving]
- [machinery whirring]
[dramatic stinger]
[birds tweeting]
[traditional Italian music playing]
[chuckles]
[in Italian] Shit. Open the window.
We cannot even breathe in here.
Bloody hell, it's so hot.
And I have to be in here with you.
[screams goofily]
[in English]
Oh boy, here we go! [chuckles]
Hey! [chuckles]
I've known Mattia quite a while,
and we became friends over the years.
We work hard,
but we know also to have fun.
- [in Italian] Hey, keep right!
- [horn blares]
The lorry driver must've said,
"Who are these two idiots?"
"Where the fuck are they going?"
[chuckles]
[in English] We, Haas, share with Ferrari
all the components you are allowed to buy
from another team.
We entered into
a technical collaboration agreement
to buy their engine and all the parts.
And it looks like the Ferrari this year
has got a very competitive car.
[Binotto in Italian]
Check out how I tackle this bend.
- [chuckles]
- Slow down, Mattia.
- This tiny little car
- You don't trust me?
I have all this stuff.
The seat is now moving forward.
[Binotto]
I've known Guenther for many years.
He is a striking fellow.
I keep telling him,
"You're the protagonist
of the Netflix show now, the leading man."
[Steiner] Very beautiful day.
How How did you come up with the idea
of becoming a winemaker?
Producing a bit of wine as a hobby.
Wine needs patience, needs time.
- [indistinct]
- Quality and not quantity.
Same as in F1.
[chuckles] Quality, we try,
but sometimes we fail.
So, where are you taking me?
[Binotto] We will pick the grapes.
I'll give you the present
before starting, Mattia.
So you can hide your belly.
[Binotto] Thanks.
In a partnership, in collaboration,
it is very important we know
how to help each other out when needed.
- I will give you a kiss later.
- [all chuckle]
You will eat them all.
There are higher expectations on Ferrari
than any other team.
[dramatic music playing]
Last season, last year,
we had a very bad result.
[Leclerc in English]
The car is so hard to drive.
[crunching, shattering]
Ah, it's so frustrating.
Hey, come on!
[in Italian] Our place
has to be higher up.
We have to compete at every race.
[commentator 2 in English]
They're retiring the Ferrari
before the race even begins.
[Leclerc] Ah! It's a disaster! Fuck!
[Binotto and Steiner chuckle]
[Steiner in Italian] Let's try it.
[Binotto] We are now starting
the 2022 season.
We have worked a lot on this car
to try to come back,
to be competitive
with a very strong car and team.
[server speaking in Italian]
[both] Thanks.
- [server] You're welcome.
- [Binotto] Thanks.
- It's a nice job, Guenther.
- [chuckles]
- Isn't it?
- Oh yes, otherwise I wouldn't do it.
[both chuckle]
[in English] Coming into a season,
it's always filled with opportunity, hope.
And, uh, with the new Ferrari engine,
I'm very confident
that we can come back in the midfield.
[Binotto in Italian] Our objective is
to win the World Championship.
Our red cars, fighting at the front.
We've been dreaming it.
[intense music playing]
[muffled cheering]
[presenter in English] Hello
and welcome to the fan zone
at the Bahrain International Circuit
for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The very first race
of this brand-new F1 2022 season.
[upbeat music playing]
[Steiner] Today the temperature's perfect.
Thank you.
Aw. Yeah. Couldn't be any better.
You're not happy this morning, huh?
I couldn't fall asleep until 2 a.m.
Oh my God!
'Cause of the adrenaline.
[machinery whirring]
[Sainz] Going into the 2022 season,
there's probably the most hype
there's been in the history of the sport.
I'm not gonna lie.
[presenter] Ladies and gentlemen,
World Champion Max Verstappen!
[producer] Max Verstappen,
thanks for coming back.
All right.
[producer] How you feel
about being in the chair?
- [energetic music playing]
- Um
It's quite comfortable, so [chuckles]
Looking forward to Sunday.
Get out there and fucking crush it.
- [Verstappen] "Fucking crash it"?
- [Pérez] Don't crash it!
I see, you want drama. [chuckles]
[producer] We like to think
it's a documentary
- It's not a documentary.
- [chuckles]
This is more close to Top Gun
than a documentary.
[presenter]
Now please welcome our next team,
we have George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
[Russell] Yeah, I'm feeling good,
ready for the season.
This is groovy.
[music halts]
[exhales deeply] Ah.
[whistles through teeth]
[rock guitar music playing]
- [producer] Good?
- Yep.
[presenter] Please welcome AlphaTauri,
Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly.
My goal in my career
is to make it to the point
that I don't need to introduce myself
to you guys anymore. [laughs]
[presenter] And our next team
are on the way. It is McLaren.
Way too early.
- Oh, you gonna drive?
- Oh, I'm driving.
You're in the back, baby.
- What fucking time do you call this?
- [woman] Not my fault, I can guarantee.
It was whose fault?
[woman] It was not mine.
[Norris] I've got a girlfriend, Luísa.
Oh no. Your door's open, baby.
- You have to shut it sometimes.
- [Luísa] Wait a second.
- Go.
- Go, go, go.
[Norris] So, uh, yeah,
everything is going well.
And I'm enjoying it all.
[laughs]
[Norris imitates car engine]
Going into a season like this,
we wanna take that next big step.
Pole position, man.
[passenger] Thanks, Lando.
[presenter] Please welcome
Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris!
Twist and shout, twist and shout ♪
Come on, come on
Come on, come on, baby, now ♪
Come on, baby ♪
I'm in a good place.
- [fan 1] Daniel!
- [fan 2] You're a joke!
[Ricciardo] So far,
the crowds have been nuts.
[crowd booing]
Pretty wild. It's cool to be part of it.
[presenter chatting indistinctly]
How you doing, guys? All good?
2022 represents a new dawn for Formula 1.
It is the biggest overhaul
that Formula 1's technical regulations
have ever had.
In terms of car design,
everything from the ground up
this year is brand new.
- Interesting, looking at the differences.
- [Vettel] It's completely different.
[Sainz] It is crazy
how different everyone went.
[Buxton] With these new regulations,
the cars are able
to follow each other closer,
and then you get more racing,
better action.
It's cool, huh?
[Leclerc] Oh.
[Domenicali] The fact that the drivers
will be able to compete in a closer way
will create, you know, all this drama.
And I'm pretty sure
that most of the drivers will love it
because they are fighters.
Like in the Coliseum
of the old days, you know.
[Sainz] Whose seat is that?
Checo's, I think, because of the fat ass!
[drivers chuckle]
[Buxton] I think everyone's excited
about this season
because it's a step into the unknown.
The new technical regulations
have come hand-in-hand with a cost cap.
All the big teams
will have less money to play with.
There's so much potential
for the order to be flipped.
Why do you always
have cool stuff on your car?
I've not actually seen it yet.
[Russell] When I saw our car
and I saw everybody else's car,
I thought,
"Fuck, this looks fast."
And I think everybody was shocked
with what Mercedes produced.
[Vettel] I have to say, it does look shit.
- I don't know, mate.
- If you look from here.
I'm not an engineer. I'm just a driver.
It looks like when you drop dough,
it goes [blows raspberry]
- [Russell] Yeah, you're right.
- [drivers chuckle]
- [Vettel] It doesn't matter.
- George, what is this?
Don't ask me. Everyone's looking at me.
I didn't design it.
[Leclerc] I think it looks good.
I mean, the Ferrari
still looks better, but
[scattered chuckles]
[Hamilton] Ferrari looked like they had
things sorted. The car looked amazing.
Obviously, a lot different to ours.
- [Sainz] So who got it right?
- [Leclerc] My God, I don't know.
[Hamilton] The car looks great,
but it's so different to everyone.
[Sainz] Hey, how are you?
[uncertain music playing]
They're all getting pretty excited, eh?
As long as it's fast,
who cares?
[Sainz] We felt like,
the car already, when we presented it,
we knew that it was a pretty good car.
We knew we were competitive,
and we knew we were gonna be
somewhere close in the fight for winning.
This is a feeling I've never had before,
and it's the the best feeling
that you can have as a racing driver.
Yeah, it's gonna be interesting.
Be cool if we get to race though.
[Leclerc] Yeah.
I am confident
because I know
how much work we've done in the past
to get to this point.
It's just excitement, really,
to get out on track
and to finally show everyone
what the car is capable of.
[music halts]
I want to become the World Champion,
and I think this year
we have an opportunity to do so.
[dramatic stinger]
[commentator 3] Welcome, everybody.
It's time for practice
ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix,
the first race of the 2022 season.
[Brown] All okay?
Yeah.
[engine roaring]
[Wolff] This year, we don't know
what's going to happen.
We don't know who's gonna come out ahead.
- [interference]
- [Hamilton] Radio check.
[Bono] Radio's loud and clear.
[Wolff] I love Formula 1,
maybe not in the last few minutes
of the Championship last year.
No!
[commentator 1]
Max Verstappen is Champion of the World!
Fuckin' yes!
Yes!
Fuck!
But I don't wanna sound
like a broken record.
This year, the points go back to zero,
but winning only happens if you're capable
of extracting everything from the car.
[wheel gun whirring]
[Wolff] If we get it right, I've no doubt
both of them can win races
and hopefully fight for Championship.
We will see when the
when the lights go on.
[wheel gun whirring]
Good to see the number one
on the car though.
- Just got to keep it there now.
- [chuckles] Exactly.
[Verstappen] Number one,
if you win the championship, is available,
so, for me,
it's the best number out there.
[dramatic music playing]
[Horner] It's a different dynamic
from being the hunter
to suddenly becoming the hunted.
You know, Max,
with that number one on his car,
as the reigning World Champion,
he's now the target.
[Verstappen] Having a target on your back
doesn't really matter
'cause you have to believe
that you can be the best out there.
[Verstappen] Radio check.
[Lambiase] Loud and clear, Max.
[dramatic music intensifies]
He's still got that hunger
'cause he wants to add to it.
He's got a taste of winning.
[Verstappen] The aim for this season
is clearly to win another Championship.
[Horner] The quickest way
to become unpopular in this business
is to start winning.
The winning feeling
is always the the best.
[engine roaring]
I thought we would've got an invite
to climb your mountain over winter.
[Steiner] You cannot do it,
you two fucking
Jesus Christ, you flat-landers.
- Yeah, we'd be by the bottom, like
- Yeah, exactly, yeah.
[wheel gun whirring]
[Steiner] This year,
we want to make a comeback.
We are restarting, basically, Haas F1.
We have got a new car.
Everything is ready to go.
And therefore,
it makes me cautiously optimistic.
[Buxton]
Haas have put everything into 2022.
And this is the year
that they have to prove themselves.
[team member] Hello.
[Steiner in Italian] Hi
[in English] Not again you, Fred,
for fuck's sake. I mean, you know.
- [Vasseur] You good?
- [Steiner] Shit.
And yet, every year,
if something's gonna go wrong,
for some reason,
it seems to land on Guenther's desk.
[dramatic stinger]
- [overlapping chatter]
- [camera shutters clicking]
[Steiner] Fuck.
[in German] Not too long.
Hello.
[reporter 1 in English]
Western officials have said
Russia is intent
on seizing a large section of Ukraine.
The war has begun.
[reporter 1] Dozens of civilians reported
to have been killed in missile strikes.
[interviewer] Guenther,
it's a difficult time for the world
and some specific challenges for your team
because of your Russian sponsorship.
People will ask questions
about Russian participation in sport,
so what about Nikita Mazepin's future?
[serious music playing]
[Steiner] The situation is he's Russian,
he's, uh collateral damage.
[interviewer] Guenther Steiner,
thank you very much, and that
[Steiner] Fucking hell.
Have you got a minute?
[indistinct television reports]
[Steiner] I don't need any of this.
Fucking hell.
No more Russians. I'm done with Russians
until I go from this planet.
[reporter 1] In the last hour,
the Haas F1 team has elected to terminate
with immediate effect
the driver contract of Nikita Mazepin.
[pensive music playing]
[Buxton] Haas was left
facing down the first race of the season
with only one driver.
It's uh, disastrous.
- [Steiner] Need to phone Gene now.
- [chuckles]
[Steiner] The driver market in the moment,
there's not many drivers.
The list is getting smaller.
It's a big responsibility because
it defines where the team is going.
Hi, Gene.
Okay, gonna fix it, you know.
That is what we need to do.
I just try to make
the best decision I can.
We need to act quickly.
[Buxton] Down a driver.
The big question is
who do you get to fill the second seat?
[music builds, halts]
[producer] So, did you think
you'd be back in this chair?
No.
[commentator 1] Kevin Magnussen's
really got the bit between his teeth.
[Magnussen] Gonna be a dirty race.
I don't have fear when I drive.
[Hülkenberg]
Magnussen just ran me off the track.
- The most unsporting driver on the grid.
- Suck my balls.
[commentator 2]
Kevin Magnussen, big accident.
[team member] Fuckin' idiot!
[Magnussen] This is the worst experience
I've ever had in any race car ever.
[Steiner] For us, it's also
not a nice experience. Enough now.
Guenther called me to tell me
they were gonna go for other drivers.
[clattering]
[man] Kevin just fucking smashed the door.
[Steiner] He does not fuck smash my door.
Tell him that. That he can fuck off.
I don't think I have to have
a conversation about doors with Kevin.
I think he learned that lesson.
[fan] Nice to see you back.
[Magnussen] I saw the news
that Mazepin had lost his drive,
but I didn't expect to be able to get back
'cause I just didn't think
there was any chance.
Hey, man.
- [Sainz] How are you? Welcome back.
- Thanks, man.
- How are you?
- Good.
Hey, guys.
So when Guenther called,
it was just a massive surprise
and an opportunity
that I grabbed immediately.
[producer] Has he changed a lot,
or is he just the same guy
that went 12 months ago?
Oh, he aged about ten years,
it looks like, you know, so [chuckles]
[team member] This was a guess.
Oh, look at that! You didn't get that fat.
- [Magnussen] No!
- [chuckles]
[Steiner] Rehiring somebody you fired,
the risk is there,
but, uh, no risk, no fun! [chuckles]
[Buxton] There are risks
to bringing Kevin back.
He's not been in
a Formula 1 car for a year,
and, uh,
what Guenther's door knows of him,
is that fiery side of Kevin
could be difficult to manage.
[whispers] He couldn't remember
how to put his helmet on.
[Steiner] You still remember? I'm checking
that you do everything right.
After one year of holiday.
- Enjoy it.
- [Magnussen] Will do.
[Steiner] Kevin's now back a second time.
You know,
the always-come-back guy, you know,
and this is Kevin's last chance
in Formula 1.
He knows that,
and if he wants to stay with the team,
he has to perform like everybody else.
- [Regan] Radio check, Kevin.
- [Magnussen] Radio's good.
[dramatic stinger]
[commentator 1]
Welcome along to the 2022 season,
and as the sun has set here in the desert,
it's time for a new dawn in Formula 1.
New regulations, radically different cars.
Now we go driving for real.
[Horner] So strategy today?
If we are fastest, we will win.
[Horner] Excellent.
Right. See what we get.
[Buxton] Qualifying is everything
because it determines your
starting position on the grid on Sunday.
You wanna start from the front
because you've got
the other 19 drivers starting behind you.
- [Brown] How's the car feel yesterday?
- [Riccardo] Balance was not terrible.
- Just Just finding it.
- Yeah.
- Have fun.
- All right. Thanks.
[Buxton] Coming into qualifying,
there's a level of uncertainty.
The cars are so different this year.
Every single driver
is gonna be trying to get to grips
with something completely new.
[Joseph] Okay, Lando,
drive straight out, please.
No one knows
who's gonna be competitive and who's not.
[Padros] And track is clear. Track clear.
[Leclerc] Okay, copy.
[dramatic stinger]
[commentator 1] Here we go, then.
It's a qualifying hour ahead of us
to see who can snatch
the first pole position of the season.
[energetic music playing]
[commentator 2]
Oops, slide there from Daniel Ricciardo,
and that puts him in 18th.
- [Stallard] Okay, Daniel. P18, I'm afraid.
- [Ricciardo] Okay, all right.
[Gasly] Fucking hell.
[commentator 2]
Gasly wrestling with the car.
Tenth at the moment.
Lando Norris really
wrestling that McLaren.
- [Norris] Where did we end up?
- [Joseph] P13.
[Norris] Oh, lovely. [chuckles]
All right, well, best we could do today.
[commentator 2] On board now
with Mick Schumacher in the Haas.
[Schumacher] Ah, I lost it.
- [Gannon] Watch for Sainz behind.
- Fuck!
[commentator 2] Messy lap from Schumacher.
Comes across the line and it's 12th.
[commentator 1] Back to Kevin Magnussen,
and that Haas has got pace.
[Komatsu] Oh, fuck!
He lost power steering
at the beginning of in lap. Fuck.
[Regan] Be careful with power steering.
We've got a hydraulic issue.
Okay, no gearshifts slowing down.
No gearshifts.
[Regan] No gearshifts. No gearshifts.
We're gonna see
if we can get the car sorted.
Fucking hell.
It's going to be controversy, this.
- [engineer] It's got a hydraulic leak.
- [team member] Ah.
[Komatsu] Fuck.
This hydraulic leak on Kevin's car
is getting fucking worse.
So, Kev, we think
we've got a hydraulic leak.
Fuck.
Obviously, having this issue,
it doesn't fill you with confidence.
Everything is on the edge.
The biggest thing for Kevin
is just to stay calm.
Fabi, is it safe to run?
Because if we run this session,
it's gonna get worse.
[Fabi] So maybe we can do
just the the fast lap.
[Komatsu] Okay, Kev, it's Ayao here.
Okay, so we think
we can just about do one time, so
But if Ed tells you, "Stop, stop,"
just, please, just stop, okay?
Kev, can you hear me okay?
Kev?
[woman in Danish]
Are you going in with Dad? One, two
[Magnussen chuckles]
[in English] I'm a father now.
You know, of course, when you get a child,
that becomes, like, your main thing
in life, and your main priority.
- [indistinct chatter]
- [in Danish] Yes, we are putting this on.
That's a little silly.
[in English]
In the past, I was very angry. [chuckles]
I know that I made mistakes,
but mentally, I'm in a different place.
[daughter cooing]
I know that now,
so I race with a different mindset.
[Komatsu] Kev, can you hear me okay?
[Magnussen] Yep. Sure. Got it.
Just need one lap at the end.
[commentator 1] Charles Leclerc's on
for a very pacey lap.
Ferrari have a bit of pace
up their sleeve.
It's a Ferrari one-two at the moment.
Charles Leclerc heads his teammate
by a tenth.
[Leclerc] Let's go. Come on.
[commentator 2]
Let's see what Mercedes can do.
Russell across the line
and it's only ninth.
[Russell] Ah, sorry, guys.
Don't know what the hell happened there.
[commentator 1]
Lewis Hamilton into the top five.
[Hamilton]
Let's just keep it up. We will improve.
[Regan] Okay,
so track is clear. Let's exit.
[Magnussen] Are we tight on time?
[Regan] Two minutes 50 to go.
[commentator 2] This is it for Magnussen.
One last chance to make the perfect lap.
[Regan] And mode push. Mode push.
Come on!
- Come on.
- Come on!
[commentator 2] Magnussen's wife
and daughter watching on in the garage.
Kevin's driving beautifully.
He looks energized. He's really quick.
Out across the line.
Seventh fastest.
[Regan] And that was a good lap, mate. P7.
- [Magnussen] Well done, guys.
- [Regan] Welcome back, mate.
[commentator 3] Seventh-fastest in a Haas?
That's tremendous.
[daughter shouts]
[in Danish] Dad!
- [Fabi] Mamma mia!
- [Steiner chuckles]
[Komatsu] He was good, you know?
[commentator 1] Sainz crosses the line.
He's missed out on a pole position.
[Adami] You are P3.
[commentator 1]
Verstappen crosses the line now.
[commentator 3]
Verstappen, fastest for now.
Can Leclerc beat him to pole?
It's the Ferraris versus Red Bull.
[Padros] Mode push for last corner.
Mode push.
[Leclerc] How does it look?
[Padros] P1. P1.
[Leclerc] Let's go, baby!
[commentator 2] Been a long time coming,
but Ferrari are back
at the front of the grid.
[team cheering]
Verstappen, the favorite
for the season, doesn't take pole.
- [Lambiase] P2.
- [Horner] Yeah, good effort, Max.
[Leclerc] We can say that we are
more or less back into the game.
It's looking better.
[Binotto in Italian]
It's an optimal starting point.
It means having a car that allows
our drivers to express their best.
Being part of the battle
for the higher step of the podium.
[Steiner in English] Didn't think this
was coming, huh? I didn't. Fuckin' hell.
I need to phone Gene now.
Hi, Gene. That wasn't bad, huh?
Fuck, man. You know what we have got now.
We know that we can.
We just need to keep on it, you know.
Not fuck it up now, you know?
[Horner] He had a wobble, yeah.
Compared to Leclerc, he was up,
and then he lost a little bit.
So But we can race from there.
[indistinct murmurs]
- Congratulations.
- [woman] Thank you.
[interviewer]
Red Bull still look very strong,
but can you hold onto this pole
and convert it into a win tomorrow?
Well, I really hope so,
but it's true that they seem strong,
especially in the race.
So not everything is done.
There's still a lot of work to do.
[indistinct chatter]
[Leclerc] First qualifying went well.
And especially after the last two years,
it motivated everyone.
[indistinct chatter]
[Leclerc] But the first race
is the real first test,
so we need to take it with both hands,
and, uh, we need to give it all.
[Horner] Mattia, congrats.
Good job. Nice and close.
[Binotto in Italian]
I still expect Red Bull to be very strong.
They are the rivals,
and it's only when we beat them
that we can fight for the title.
- [in English] You two win it tomorrow.
- Thank you.
[Buxton]
Expectation is always high on Ferrari.
And to think they've not won
a championship in a decade and a half
is astonishing.
If they have even a sniff of it,
there will be an expectation
that they take it
and that they're ready to take it,
and that all falls on Mattia.
[in Italian] Guenther, I don't know
about you, but after a few years,
it could be the stress,
it could be expectations to manage
It's hard.
Yes, it's hard, but I think that you have
the extra pressure, you know?
Ferrari is Ferrari.
- The Red National.
- Yes, yes, yes.
[Binotto] For Ferrari,
competing for victory is in the DNA.
We know that it's not easy.
The opponents are very strong.
We have to become
stronger and competitive.
This has to be our objective.
[intense music builds]
[commentator 3 in English] A new adventure
in Formula 1 is about to blast into action
at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain.
[crowd cheering]
The first race of the new season
is the acid test.
The real test for these ten new cars.
They've never been raced wheel to wheel.
Now it's down to the drivers
to get them over the line.
[Leclerc] Fighting with Max
is always on the limit.
We've been racing each other
for most of our careers.
[Verstappen] We basically grew up
throughout the racing ranks.
We had a few really close battles.
We had a few collisions.
Back then, we were not best friends,
but now we both landed two top teams,
and we're fighting for the Championship.
[Leclerc] I want to beat him
as much as he wants to beat me,
and that's the way it is,
and that's the way
also it has always been.
[commentator 3] What a great effort
by Magnussen in the Haas
to qualify seventh.
[Magnussen] I'm pretty nervous.
When you've not driven a race car
for more than a year,
when you're under pressure,
it's easier to do a mistake.
[Steiner] With Kevin going into
his first race,
there's always the doubt out there.
Hopefully, he can go through the race
without making any mistakes
because he had to get the feel
of going racing with an F1 car again.
[Magnussen] When I get in the car
and I'm strapped in,
I've got to perform.
[commentator 3] So the formation lap
is underway here in Bahrain.
[commentator 3] The drivers haven't done
a race in these cars.
Who knows what this is gonna bring?
[Regan] Thirty seconds.
Have a good one, buddy.
[Magnussen] Yep. Go for it, guys.
- [Lambiase] Radio check.
- [Verstappen] Yeah. Radio check.
[Padros] Last car is on the grid.
[commentator 1]
We've got 20 cars all lined up.
Brand-new season.
Brand-new dawn for Formula 1.
[intense music builds to climax]
Five lights on.
- [engines roaring]
- [commentator 2] We're racing in Bahrain!
[commentator 1]
Brilliant start for Charles Leclerc.
[commentator 2] Verstappen's coming
with him into turn one.
[commentator 1] But it's Leclerc
on the inside of Verstappen.
Into the lead.
[energetic music playing]
[commentator 2]
Magnussen now on the outside.
He fancies getting involved in a fight
with Pérez in the Red Bull.
[team cheering]
Go on, Kev!
[commentator 2]
He goes round the outside of Sergio Pérez.
[cheering]
[Regan] This is awesome. Good job.
[commentator 2]
Big lock-up there from Magnussen.
Pérez is gonna be right on the back
of him now.
Ah, shit!
[commentator 2]
And Pérez has gone alongside.
He's through.
Nothing Magnussen can do.
Fuck.
[Bird] Okay, nicely done.
Let's build the margin now.
Go on, Checo!
[commentator 2]
Pérez has got a run on Hamilton.
Goes to the outside
and breezes by Hamilton.
[scattered applause]
Well done, mate.
[Hamilton]
So fast on the straight, those guys.
[Bono] Yeah. Copy.
[commentator 2] Russell is on the attack,
trying to get Kevin Magnussen.
[Magnussen] I keep locking the left front.
[commentator 2] Down into turn one.
Oh, another big lock up from Magnussen.
And that's easy for Russell to get past.
Magnussen down to seventh.
All through his own doing.
[commentator 1] Charles Leclerc,
he is the man in the lead.
[Padros] And box now. Box. Pit confirmed.
[Leclerc] Copy. Box.
[commentator 2] In from the lead
of the race, Charles Leclerc.
[wheel gun whirring]
[commentator 2] This is a neat stop,
so he should keep the lead.
[Lambiase] Okay,
so Leclerc ahead of you at pit out.
[Padros] You're ahead of Verstappen.
[commentator 1]
Max Verstappen right on Charles Leclerc.
[Padros] Verstappen behind with DRS.
[Lambiase] Max, the overtake is available.
[crowd cheering in distance]
[commentator 2]
And Max Verstappen gets in front!
[commentator 1] But now
can Leclerc get back at Verstappen?
[overlapping encouragement]
[Leclerc] Come on.
[commentator 1] He retakes the lead.
[team members cheering]
[Padros] Verstappen behind with DRS.
[Leclerc] Okay.
[commentator 1] He's doing it again.
He's going for it again, Max Verstappen!
[commentator 1]
But once again, Leclerc's got the DRS.
[commentator 1] The second lap running,
Leclerc is back through!
Fantastic fight.
[Padros] Really good job.
Keep it like this.
[Lambiase] Push, Max, push.
[Verstappen] Mate, my steering wheel
is feeling very heavy.
[commentator 2]
Big lock-up from Verstappen.
[Verstappen] Oh God, it's locked.
[commentator 2] Leclerc and Verstappen
have swapped the lead five times
in the last two laps.
[Padros] Gap to Verstappen behind, 1.2.
Doing a good job.
[commentator 2] So, Leclerc
holding onto the lead now for Ferrari.
- [team cheering]
- [Leclerc] Come on!
[commentator 2]
Magnussen might get done by Gasly here.
[Regan] Mode push. Mode push.
[commentator 2] The Frenchman goes
right around the outside.
Magnussen trying to stay with him.
Go on!
Come on, Kev!
Come on!
[commentator 2] And Magnussen's back ahead
of Gasly, back in the seventh place.
[Regan] Mega job, mate.
[Komatsu] Fucking awesome.
[Gasly] You can see
I'm slowly dropping the pace.
[commentator 2] And that's Gasly.
Gasly is out of the race.
[Gasly] The car switched off.
And then suddenly I started to feel
really hot air
at the back of my neck.
Suddenly I start to see these big flames.
At that moment, it's more like
the instinct that takes over.
Trying to extract myself
as fast as possible.
This is a dangerous sport,
and it will always remain
a dangerous sport.
[commentator 2] The AlphaTauri's
on fire on the exit of turn three.
That will almost certainly
bring out the safety car.
[Padros] Safety car deployed.
Safety car deployed.
Now next car behind is Verstappen.
[commentator 2] They cars will bunch up
behind the safety car,
meaning they can clean up
that Gasly mess.
[Lambiase] There will be seven racing laps
when we get going.
[commentator 1] Charles Leclerc, he's got
them queuing up right behind him.
Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz,
Sergio Pérez, Lewis Hamilton,
George Russell, Kevin Magnussen,
all gonna be going for it.
[Magnussen] Are we still P7?
[Regan] That's confirmed, yeah. Still P7.
[commentator 1] The action is gonna hot up
here in Bahrain once again.
[energetic rock music playing]
[Lambiase] Okay, safety car in this lap.
[Padros] Safety car in this lap.
[commentator 2] There goes Leclerc, hits
the throttle, gets the race back underway.
[commentator 1] Sainz is coming at
Verstappen for second place.
Verstappen stays ahead
going into turn one.
[Verstappen] Mate,
what's going on with the battery?
Can I What the fuck is this?
[Horner] Fuck.
[Adami] Verstappen,
he has an issue, confirm.
And attack.
[commentator 1]
Carlos Sainz overtakes Max Verstappen.
And it's a Ferrari one-two
here in Bahrain.
[cheering in distance]
[Verstappen] What do you want me to do?
[Lambiase] There's not a lot we can do.
[commentator 1] And will Verstappen
be passed by his teammate Sergio Pérez?
Yes, he has been.
And he's been passed by Hamilton,
and he's been passed by Russell.
[Verstappen] Engine's shitting itself!
[commentator 1]
Max Verstappen is out of the race!
[engine sputtering]
[Horner] Unbelievable.
- [Pérez] I'm losing power.
- [Horner] For fuck's sake.
[Bird] Two laps to go.
You've got this. Elbows out.
[Bono] Looks like
Pérez may be losing power too.
[commentator 1] Hamilton closing in.
- [Pérez] I lost the fucking engine.
- [Bird] Yeah.
[Pérez] Unbelievable.
[commentator 1] Red Bull has just turned
to ultimate disappointment.
[Pérez] Fuck this shit.
[commentator 1] This man, Charles Leclerc,
wins the Bahrain Grand Prix.
- [Padros] P1.
- [Leclerc] Let's go!
[crowd cheering]
[fireworks sparking]
[Leclerc] That's exactly how
we should start the season. Come on!
[commentator 1] And it is a one-two finish
for the Scuderia.
Kevin Magnussen, he's fifth.
[cheering, applause]
[Regan] Kev, that is P5, buddy.
[Magnussen] Come on!
[cheering]
[Magnussen] Oh, man, thank you.
That was fucking perfect.
Ah! Yee!
[Steiner] Kevin, that was
some fucking Viking comeback.
Fucking great. I cannot believe it.
[Magnussen] All that hard work,
fucking shitty results last three years,
have all paid off.
P5, guys. Come on.
[crowd cheering]
[team members cheering]
[Horner] Fuck.
[cheering]
[Binotto in Italian] Finishing at
the front at the finish line,
it was a very big emotion for all of us.
[Leclerc in English] It feels amazing.
Yeah, we couldn't ask for anything better.
[cheering]
[Steiner] Oh, fuckin' hell.
- You didn't think of that one, huh?
- No.
I didn't! [laughs]
It's weird to be lucky with you guys.
Not used to that.
We keep getting all this shit,
and this time, actually
It fucking went our way. Yeah, it's like
- Kevin, this is fucking medicine.
- Yeah.
I I needed this as well, you know.
Spoke with Gene. He's happy as shit.
- I can imagine.
- Yeah.
Thanks again, man.
[fan] Allez, Guenther!
[Steiner chuckles]
Nobody expected us to come back like this.
There's always people who say,
"You'll never come back,"
and, "You're last now forever."
All of a sudden, there we are
behind the big boys, you know?
That was always the intention.
I think Mattia, he went through
something similar we went through.
Getting a lot of shit from people,
you know, so
I mean, uh, we better don't listen
to these people in future, huh? [chuckles]
- E salute.
- Cheers.
["La Donna É Mobile" by Verdi playing]
[Steiner in Italian] Does your nose fit?
[Binotto] It does. If yours fits,
then mine will without problems!
[both chuckle]
[Hamilton] There's an incredible amount
of bouncing.
[Wolff] Lewis, sorry for the shitbox
to drive at the moment.
You've got a problem,
change your fucking car. z
I can tell you that all of you
are playing a dangerous game.
[cars clattering, crunching]
[Carmen] Oh my God.
[Russell] Seeing him being trapped
in that car, that's a driver's worst fear.
[dramatic music playing]
[Szafnauer] F1 is more ruthless than
any business I've ever been involved in.
[Steiner] If he wants to stay,
he has to perform like everybody else.
Let's have a fucking good one.
[Padros] Stay out!
[Leclerc] Fuck! What are you doing!?
You start to see cracks.
- [Schumacher] Fuck.
- [Brown] We can't keep going on like this.
[Gasly] What is that?
Making something up?
He said they want your blood.
[Sainz] I'm gonna go full Latino mode.
I'm just over it.
[Brown] Alpine wanna sue Piastri,
which is fucking crazy.
I'm a McLaren racing driver now.
[commentator 1] Red Bull win!
[Pérez] Vamos!
We did not cheat.
[Hamilton] I'm gonna give it everything.
It's simple.
If you are not performing, you're out.
- Oh no!
- Don't worry. My fart does not smell.
[Oñoro] Vamos!
- [Brown] We need to start considering
- Fuck!
what a change would look like.
Fuck.
[music builds to climax]
Fuck 'em all.
[energetic outro music playing]