06x01 - Money Talks

[bunniefuu]

[easy listening music plays]

[Norris] During the offseason,
you don't care what the time is.

[chuckles] You can just wake up
and not care about what you do that day.

Eat some junk food. Stay in bed all day.

Watch Netflix.

Yeah.

I don't care.

[upbeat music plays]

[Norris exhales happily]

It's gonna be a good day today.

-[Stroll] Woo! Woo! Yeah, buddy!
-[friend chuckles]

[Stroll] That was great!

I mean, the offseason's
a great time to get away from racing.

A little snow-angel action.

Sugar for the soul. It's great. [laughs]

-f*ck, yeah!
-[all laugh]

[upbeat music continues]

[in French] It's crazy, right?

-[in English] Cheers, tout le monde.
-[all] Cheers.

[Gasly] These are moments
which I embrace and cherish.

I'm gonna be absolutely hammered. [laughs]

[Verstappen] 30-0, baby.

-[Albon] That's good.
-[Norris] Oh, hey!

[Verstappen] I think it's, uh,
very important for me, the offseason.

Just enjoy life.

[laughter]

[Verstappen]
I think I need a bigger racket!

Not having your phone
and emails about Formula 1.

-No!
-[Albon chuckles]

You only get these kinds of things

between middle of December
to middle of January.

[laughter]

Really pisses me off. [chuckles]

[upbeat music continues]

[Steiner] You forget
about Formula 1 pretty quick.

Getting back to... to relax a little bit.

Hello, fish. Can you bite, please?

This should be relaxing.
It's f*cking boring here, you know?

[Guenther laughs]

[upbeat music continues]

[Brown] Yeah, it's a big one!

That's my Happy Gilmore. [chuckles]

I guess the benefit is...

I'm on fire!

...I don't have to see
a lot of the dickheads I see

during the racing season.

[orchestral music plays]

[woman in French] Mr. Stroll
will arrive in four minutes.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[in English] Sarah,
why did we remove these?

They need to be covered.

It's Mr. Stroll's zone,
and they're all wet.

[woman in French] Tidy this
before Mr. Stroll arrives. Hurry!

Three minutes.

[in English] Hello. Domenicali.

And, uh, Mr. Wolff.

[man laughs]

Do we need this?

[woman] The wristband? Yes, you do.

Enjoy. I just need...

Good evening.

[radio beeps]

[woman in French] Ah sh*t, he's here.

[in English] For Mr. Stroll
we don't need the wristband?

For Mr. Stroll we don't need it.

[in French] Okay, so let's see
the strobe effects from the top.

[announcer in English] Please welcome
Aston Martin Executive Chairman,

Mr. Lawrence Stroll.

[cheering]

[Lawrence] I'm not someone who could
sit on the beach all day or play golf.

I've always fought for winning
at whatever I did.

It's what drives me, what motivates me,
and what excites me.

Hello, everybody.

{\an8}My name is Lawrence Stroll,
and I'm the executive chairman.

I'm a car enthusiast.

I enjoy driving cars.

Not quite as good as my son.

[cheering]

[Lawrence] But five years ago,

I had the opportunity
to buy a Formula 1 team.

And I had a vision

of building the greatest automotive
high-performance company in the world.

To be able to fight and win is
probably the hardest thing in the world.

Toto, who's over there somewhere,
will tell you.

He's done it several times.

I've owned many companies in my life.

There's nothing like winning at Formula 1.

[cheering]

[Lawrence] We're pretty confident.
They're both great drivers.

We have a strong car.

And I believe, with my vision,

with my business sense,

and with my wallet,

I will be able to create

one of the best Formula 1 teams
in the world.

Our plan, quite honestly, this year is

to have a shake-up
in the so-called "top four" teams.

Obviously, that will upset
some of the rest of the paddock.

That's their problem.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[Wolff] Lawrence Stroll
has always steamrolled his way

into any business venture.

Before, it was in fashion,
and now it is in Formula 1.

They are not a regular competitor,

but knowing Lawrence's ambition,
they could very well be.

[Steiner] If people think that you can
fix something in two years in Formula 1,

you are dreaming.

I know there is people out there which
think, "You put a little bit of effort in,

and then you can beat now Red Bull,
Mercedes, and Ferrari."

{\an8}It's completely unrealistic.

[Brown] He makes
some pretty bold statements.

{\an8}You wouldn't wanna be on his bad side.
He's not everyone's cup of tea.

[chuckles]

[wheel g*ns whirring]

[engine revs]

[helicopter blades whir]

[team member 1] So Crofty's gonna ask you,
like, three questions, I think.

[Stroll] Okay.

[Lawrence] Okay. See you later.

-[team member 2] Are you back tomorrow?
-[Alonso] Yes.

Oh, I don't know
how you can live in England.

[Stroll] This is huge.

-[Lawrence] You get my last message?
-[team member 3] I did. Free at 3 o'clock.

-Then they'd be back 11:45?
-[team member 3] That's fine. Okay.

[Lawrence] All right.

-Morning, everybody.
-[man] Morning.

[Buxton] Lawrence has
big aspirations for his team,

and Lawrence knows
how to get what he wants.

[Lawrence] Fifteen minutes
for the whole thing.

[Buxton] Everything he touches

{\an8}usually turns to gold.

{\an8}The Force India team
was put into administration,

and Lawrence saw his opportunity...

[man] Hi, Lawrence.

[Buxton] ...and promptly bought the team
and took it out of administration,

and changed its name to Racing Point.

Brought his son over
from Williams into the team.

[Stroll] Well, my dad and I have
a pretty good relationship, I'd say.

You know, we go way back.

[Buxton] And then a few years after that,
rebadged it again

under his Aston Martin brand,
for the car company which he'd bought.

Good to see you.

-How's things? You all right?
-Good. You?

-[man] You happy with it?
-[Alonso] Yeah, yeah.

[Lawrence] I think our team
needs to have great drivers,

whether it be world champs or not,

to be able to share
the experience of what it's like

and what it takes to be a world champion.

I've known Fernando
for about ten or 11 years,

I know his level of motivation,
his level of excitement.

For me, it was... It was a no-brainer.

This year, we will have taken
a big step forward with this car.

Um, also as a team,
we're taking a step forward as we grow.

Everything we're doing is,
again, our journey towards winning,

so the desire to win
has never been bigger.

-[presenter] Thank you. Lawrence Stroll!
-Thank you.

[cheering]

[Buxton] We say you can't buy success.

But you can buy
people who have had success,

and Fernando is a two-time world champion.

But for Lawrence Stroll,
this is a family thing.

He wants to run a team

and take his kid
to the world championship.

And you bring in Fernando Alonso
to help you do that.

It's the ultimate for him and his boy

to do that together.

[Lawrence] Looks pretty good, huh?

[woman] Other than the front row.

Looks great.

-Really good.
-Much sexier, no?

-Fantastic.
-More compact.

[Stroll] I mean, it's funny to think about
it now that I'm teammates with Fernando.

You know, growing up,

{\an8}five, six years old, seven years old,
you know, watching, uh, Formula 1.

For sure, kinda surreal,

you know, being here now
and... and being teammates with the guy.

So... I think
we'll surprise a few people this season.

You guys just perform,
we'll get more money. That's what we need.

-All right.
-No, we got lots of space.

If you're really good, Jeff,
you can even charge for under the floor.

[laughs] Exactly! That means you'd have
to flip. I don't think I wanna do that.

I don't want you to have to flip.

[Alonso] I think we are confident
about the performance of our car.

We tick all the boxes.

{\an8}I know that, you know,
I will not race forever in Formula 1.

{\an8}But, uh, we have, uh, Lance,

who won the junior formulas
until Formula 1.

So our role also is making sure that
the team is going in the right direction

and make sure that, uh,
we have a good future.

[Stroll] I'm gonna do some riding
in Spain this week.

[Jeff] Road or...

[Stroll] Mountain. Just mountain.

I'll get back on the road bike
this summer.

It's gonna be good weather for it.

[dramatic sting]

[Lawrence] Lance called me.

It was, uh, Saturday night,
about six, seven o'clock.

I was at home in Switzerland.

He was in Spain

on his bicycle with his...
with his teammates, training,

and had a fall.

Broke both his wrists and a toe.

It was a shocking moment for a father,

For any of your children to get hurt
is a shocking moment for any parent.

I love my son to death.

He's my son first
and a race driver second,

so most important thing is to always,
at least what I believe,

is to always remember I'm Dad.

[melancholy music plays]

[Lawrence] Hey, Lance.
Just arrived at Silverstone.

I'll come be with you.

I'll be at the gate in about, uh...

Ooh, about four o'clock.

[Buxton] On the eve of the season

that Aston Martin
have put so much expectation in,

for Lawrence,

for his dream of achieving success
in this sport with his son,

I mean, it's pretty disastrous.

Okay. See you later. Thanks. Bye-bye.

[Lawrence] You know, you work hard
all year long to prepare for the season.

It, uh... It's just a shame
that it comes down to something like that

that determines your destiny.

[horns honking]

[upbeat music plays]

[man 1] Ready for it?

Nice, warm day.

It's gonna be a good year, brother.
Good year.

[commentator 1] Hello, everyone,
and welcome to Formula 1 in 2023.

[Russell] It's toasty today.

Shall we have a kebab? Brekkie?

Bit early for it, right?

[Sainz] Thank you all. Great to see you.

[Buxton] It's a big year for Formula 1.
The most races

in the championship's 73-year history.

Three races in the States.

Formula 1 back in Las Vegas
for the first time since the 1980s.

And this time,

with a track that actually takes in
the world-famous Strip.

It should be a great year.

Just trying to buy a horse.

It's in the auction at Cheltenham.

-How did your... How's your other horse?
-He's winning.

-Ah.
-He's won the last three times.

[woman] Nice.

He's the Max Verstappen
of point-to-pointing.

[upbeat music plays]

[Albon] We're way early.

First team for the shots,
last team on the track.

[man] Alex! Ooh! Ooh! Too far.

-I'm joking.
-[man laughs]

[upbeat music continues]

[laughs] Good morning. You good?

{\an8}New haircut called the mullet.

{\an8}Some say nowadays
"the Bottas haircut." [laughs]

I won't be doing it any time soon,
I don't think. [laughs]

You can rock it. I'm not sure I can.

When I look in the mirror, I think,
"That's a real man there."

[laughs] That's what matters.

[Gasly] Morning. Morning.

-Gentlemen, how are you?
-Looking good in the new colors.

[Gasly] You know what? The pink is,
uh, better than I thought, huh?

-[Russell] Suits you.
-[Gasly] Think about it.

-Lewis, are you good?
-Yeah, good.

[Albon] How are you?

[Sainz] Cabrón.

Oh, there is the man! Cabrón!

[Norris] I think Yuki's got smaller.

[laughter]

It felt a lot longer,
the holiday this year.

Yeah. I... I didn't mind...

It's been a while
since I don't see the guys.

We'll see them enough anyway,
on the track.

Yeah, exactly.

-[interviewer] Hi.
-Hi!

-[interviewer] Welcome.
-Let's talk Formula 1. [laughs]

It's just fun to talk
from a driver's perspective

'cause I spent three decades doing that,

{\an8}so I know
a little bit about it. [chuckles]

-[Albon] Like a school photo.
-[Sargeant] Yeah.

As a driver, coming back into the season,
you have hope,

you have excitement, you have nerves.

And so it's really the...
It's really the X factor

of where's everyone
gonna settle in and fall.

You're like, "Gosh, is this our year?
Come on!" [chuckles]

-At least everyone's here this year.
-Yeah. Well, Stroll isn't.

Ah, f*ck, he's not.

What's happened to Lance?

[Alonso] Crashed on the bicycle.
I think he has a broken wrist.

Oh, wrist.

We're not meant for two wheels. Just four.

Aston Martin is, uh...
Everybody says they are super quick.

-Yeah, they've got Fernando in the car.
-Yeah.

-[Russell laughs]
-That'd be crazy.

If they did happen to turn it around
like that, that would be nuts.

Our car still looks
so much different to everybody's.

Well, your car as well.

Kind of, yeah. We kept the same concept.

Also, yours improved.

sh*t, they always put this boom over you
when you don't know it. m*therf*ckers.

[Hamilton laughs]

[woman] Guys, can I start
getting you to stroll?

[Verstappen] Yeah.

[Buxton] Coming into 2023,

you expect Red Bull still to be the team
that everyone's aiming for.

They're the reigning world champions.
They'll have the target on their back.

But, you know,
you can't discount teams like Ferrari,

now under new leadership

in Fred Vasseur.

[woman] Congratulations on
your new position. You look good in red.

[Vasseur] Crazy.

I'm Fred Vasseur,

{\an8}the team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari
in F1 for the 2023 season.

{\an8}[interviewer] Your first season
with Ferrari.

{\an8}Yeah.

[laughs]

You didn't say "the last." [laughs]

[in French] I saw your tummy
is getting smaller and smaller.

What?

-Your tummy is getting less and less.
-Really? You think?

Yes. I can see it.

Maybe it's the red.

[Buxton in English] That is
the most high-pressured job

in international motorsport.

Second wasn't enough for his predecessor.

Fred has to win the world championship.

[in French] No, it's "slim fit" here.

You know how they do it? Like that.

-No, I'm on... You shouldn't have done that.
-That will be on Netflix.

[Vasseur laughs]

Don't eat too much pasta.

[in English] Okay, guys.
Make your walk, please. Action.

[dramatic music plays]

[Hamilton] After a difficult year in 2022,
I didn't get a win.

{\an8}Overall, a pretty shocking year.

My goal is to get back on the top.

I'm trying to win
a world championship again.

Reclaim my eighth.

[man] Okay, thanks, everyone.
That's a wrap. Thank you.

[Piastri] Your car looks,
uh, pretty aggressive.

Our car probably looked
the raciest last year and...

[laughs]

Went out on track, and it was sh*t!

[man] Could I have your attention please?

[Wolff] I believe that our lineup,

Lewis and George,
is the strongest in Formula 1.

We owe it to them
for Lewis to win an eighth championship,

{\an8}and for George to win his first.

{\an8}To provide them with a good car,
that's the minimum.

In 2022, we didn't put a car on track
that was performing.

But towards the end of the season,
we understood why it didn't work.

And we won a race in Brazil.

So this year,

I would hope to believe
that we can be competitive.

[Buxton] It's a huge year for Toto.

Mercedes have,
and probably will continue to lose people

from their design department,
from their engine department.

People who were integral

to the championship success
that they saw over the last ten years.

The biggest consideration
will be reputation.

If they can't bounce back straight away...

there's gonna be question marks
from everyone in the paddock.

[helicopter blades whir]

Is that the biggest chopper
you've seen in a while?

-[Magnussen] Is chopper another word for...
-[man] Helicopter.

Is that a funny question or...

No, just...
I'm just chatting about helicopters.

[Magnussen laughs]

I don't get your humor sometimes.

[reporter] The breaking news
here in the Bahrain paddock

is we have an unexpected and late arrival.

Thank you.

You're very welcome. How are you?

I'm all right.

Hanging in there.

[woman] Few cameras waiting for you.

-[camera shutters click]
-[notification tone chimes]

-[camera shutters click]
-[notification tone chimes]

We all thought it would be
several more weeks, if not longer,

that he'd have to sit out.

We ended up in Barcelona,

and jumped on the plane,
went to pick him up.

Had a fantastic doctor there
who performed miracles.

And when Lance came out of the surgery,

he put his hands up and says,
"We're gonna be at the first race."

[Stroll] Yeah, it's sh*t.
Couldn't be worse timing.

Everyone's been working really hard
and putting everything into this new car,

and I just destroyed that

going into one
of the most exciting seasons.

[tense music plays]

[Stroll] So I'm thinking about
how I'm gonna fix this ASAP

and get back in the car.

-[Norris] How are you?
-Getting there.

-[Norris] Getting there.
-Yeah.

[Norris] Can you wank yet?

[inaudible]

He can drive F1, I guess he can wank.

-[Norris laughs]
-I save all my energy for the car.

[Pérez] That side is still broken or...

No, this was surgery. I had two screws.

And then I broke this one,
this one, and then the two toes.

Are you taking, like, morphine?

-I'm taking stuff.
-You're in a lot of pain?

I'm taking stuff. Not crazy,
but, like, stuff, you know? What I can.

Do you sleep well in the evenings?

No, bro. The night's brutal

because I don't have the stuff
in my system after I drive.

It's, like, you go for a pillow...

-It's like, "Aaaargh!"
-[laughter]

[Alonso] It is not a help, for sure.

It's far from ideal
in terms of a team perspective.

We just, um, hope that he can race.

Uh, that's... that's the first priority.

[team member] Strap you up.

Pick a wrist, any wrist.

[Stroll] The glamorous life
of F1 behind the scenes.

As a race-car driver,
your tools are your hands

and your feet.

But with Lance
having broken wrists, broken toe,

this is a real problem.

You know, the g-force
from your steering wheel,

that's where you really feel it.

The brake pedal in a race car
is rock hard.

So that is a lot of pressure
you have to put on it.

It's not healing.

It's not healed. Still broken.

With just racing.

[tense music plays]

[Buxton] Is he ready?

Physically. Mentally.

Why is he rushing himself back?

No testing.

Straight in the car,
straight out on track.

-[team member] Lose a finger.
-Cut it off.

I'd be better off.

All righty.

-[team member] Happy? Cool.
-Yeah.

-I'm gonna get naked, so get outta here.
-[woman] Okay.

[commentator 2] It's been
a long winter's wait.

Formula 1 is back,
and it's time for Qualifying.

Back in the chair. [laughs]

{\an8}Be afraid. [laughs] Very afraid.

That first Qualifying session

gives every team principal the opportunity
to see where your car is in the order.

And that is absolutely critical.

[Stroll] Radio check.

[Michell] Radio loud and clear,
Lance. Radio loud and clear.

[commentator 3] Qualifying is all about
your best individual lap time.

It forms the grid on Sunday.

[Michell] Three, two, one.
Should be green.

[commentator 1] Lance, ready to go,
having been cleared by the FIA.

I'm worried about Lance's wrists.
There's a high level of nervousness.

[commentator 3] The green light is on.
It is time to set the grid

for the opening round
of the Formula 1 World Championship.

{\an8}[Padros] Push.

[Leclerc] That's all I have.

{\an8}-[Lambiase] Happy with that pace?
-[Verstappen] That's good.

{\an8}[Padros] We are P1.

{\an8}That was a very good lap.

[commentator 1] But here comes
Max Verstappen.

And he's quicker than Leclerc.

-Yes!
-[applause]

{\an8}[Horner] Well done, mate.
That's the perfect start.

{\an8}[Verstappen] Exactly.

{\an8}-[Dudley] Give it everything.
-[Russell] I'll do my best.

[commentator 1] Now George Russell
and Lewis Hamilton.

{\an8}[Hamilton] Struggling to turn the car
a little bit. Can't get much quicker.

{\an8}-[Russell] What position are we?
-[Dudley] P5.

{\an8}[Bono] P6.

{\an8}That was not an easy lap.

[commentator 1] Mercedes, Red Bull,
Ferrari, separated by hardly anything.

We're looking at Lance Stroll
under big pressure here,

carrying that injury.

[Michell] Lance,
we need a better line in two.

[Stroll] I can't, man. I can't.
I'm struggling with the hands.

I'm doing everything I can,
but the pain is much, much worse.

-[Michell] Okay, Lance, keep pushing.
-[Stroll] Leave me alone.

[Stroll] My right toe is broken,
so pressing the gas

and when I hit a bump,
it is really painful.

[commentator 3] Stroll's left himself
in trouble here.

Stroll is now plum last.

He's gonna have to go back out
and deliver a clean lap.

[Stroll] I don't know
if I can get around the track.

-[Cronin] Let's go.
-[Alonso] Copy. Understood.

{\an8}[commentator 1] Can we see
some Fernando Alonso magic?

[Alonso] There is always
a little bit of weight in the shoulders.

There is a lot to prove.

[commentator 1] We're all leaning
closer to the screen.

Fernando Alonso is in the hunt.

[dramatic music plays]

-[Cronin] Push.
-[Alonso] I'm trying, mate. I'm trying.

[dramatic music continues]

[Cronin] P5.

Boom!

Come on!

[commentator 3] Alonso goes ahead
of Hamilton and George Russell.

[Alonso] Well done. Fantastic.

[Stroll] Let me do one more push again.

{\an8}[Michell] We're happy.
You can push again next lap.

[commentator 3] Stroll on the back foot,

but he's got a chance to fight again.

[Stroll] The pain is terrible,

but I'm just thinking,

"Put the pain aside
and focus on what I gotta do."

f*ck it, I'm... I'm going for it.

[Michell] Push when you're ready.

[dramatic music plays]

Go on, Lance.

-[Stroll] How's the pace?
-[Michell] This is good.

[dramatic music continues]

[commentator 3] Can Lance Stroll
make it into the top ten?

Yes! Go on!

[dramatic music continues]

[Michell] P8.
That's a really good job, mate.

Go on!

Yes, Lance!

[Michell] We've come back brilliantly.

[Stroll] Yeah, I'm f*cking fighting, man!

Oh, f*cking hell. He is f*cking good.

[upbeat music plays]

-[man 1] Woo-hoo!
-[man 2] Yes! Come on!

[music fades]

[Permane] How the f*ck
have Aston done what they've done?

Well, they've... they've hired a bunch
of, uh, aerodynamicists from Red Bull.

Well, we need to f*cking do that.

[Horner] That Aston is quick.

That was good.

-[Lawrence] That was good.
-[man] Lance did really well.

Yeah,
Lance with two broken wrists! [chuckles]

Great job.

[Lawrence] Great job.

Congratulations.
I know I can't high-five you,

but you should
break yourself more often. [laughs]

No. I...

[Alonso] This is just, uh,
an unbelievable, uh, result.

Fighting with Ferrari and Mercedes and...

Uh, this was unthinkable eight months ago.

Yeah, I mean,
it was a very eventful session. Um...

I'm just, uh, grateful
to be here right now.

-[Alonso] Great driving.
-Thanks, bro.

Thanks, buddy. Good job.

[Lawrence] You sitting here?
Go find some f*cking sponsors!

[laughter]

Increase the price!

[man] The price is going up!

[Buxton] It's only Quali.

Okay? So we'll caveat that.

But Aston Martin look great.

Whether that's a race-winning car or not,

I don't know.

But with how close the sport is,

we're gonna get something
much different than we envisaged.

[Vasseur] Let's go. Et hop.

-George Clooney with the Ray-Bans.
-[man chuckles]

[Fred in French] Today's the day.

Because Ferrari wants to win again,
and it's been a while since we have,

there are a lot of expectations,

and sometimes they create extra pressure.

I really like it when you feel
the race pressure coming back.

Winter's over,
but I find winter to be too long.

Not so much in the team,

but for the press's part,

yeah, it does add pressure.

Ciao, ciao.

[in Italian] See you later.

[Leclerc in English] Predictions?

[Sainz] I think we are better
than what we look over one lap.

[Leclerc] You hope!

All in all, I think we are...
I think it's gonna be close with Aston.

[Leclerc] We know that Aston has
done a huge step-up compared to last year,

and they are much more
in the fight with us now.

Now our main target

is to beat Aston Martin
and to fight Red Bull,

{\an8}and then to go for the win.

[commentator 1] Welcome along, ladies
and gentlemen, to Formula 1 in 2023.

It's the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Here we go again.

[tense music plays]

[Vasseur in French] I thought
we'd be on the first row.

-We'll have to settle for the second row.
-That wouldn't have changed anything.

[Vasseur] I almost prefer being on
the left of the track than on the right.

Well, have fun.

[man in English] Go finish it off, huh?

The great escape.

You've got no business being in Bahrain.

[tense music plays]

[man] Last car on the grid.

{\an8}[Adami] Focus on the lights.

[tense music plays]

{\an8}[Alonso] I feel as sharp, focused,
motivated as when I started in Formula 1.

So I'm proving a point to the world.

{\an8}[Hamilton] I need to take back
the championship that was taken from me.

{\an8}I need to own it.

{\an8}[Stroll] The pain is terrible,
and I'm just thinking about the old man.

I'm hoping to make him happy.

[commentator 3] And the new season
is underway!

[Bono] George, car behind.

{\an8}[Michell] Lance,
car ahead, Russell, is struggling.

{\an8}Okay, good job.

{\an8}[Russell] I'm behind Stroll.

[Wolff] What a f*cking annoyance!

{\an8}-[Cronin] Hamilton's behind.
-Copy.

{\an8}-[Bono] Just use everything.
-That's all good.

[tense music plays]

{\an8}-[Bono] Well done, Lewis.
-The pace looks decent.

{\an8}[Russell] Keep on pushing.

{\an8}[Dudley] Stroll overtake available.

{\an8}[Michell] Russell's right behind you now.
Focus forward.

Be careful.

[cars thud]

[commentator 4] Contact!
Two Aston Martins touched.

{\an8}I've been hit in turn four, so check.

[Michell] Lance, are you okay? Lance?

{\an8}Yeah, I'm fine.

Check the front wing.

[Michell] We think we're okay.
Keep pushing.

Car ahead Alonso.

[commentator 1] The two Mercedes
are fifth and sixth.

Both past Fernando Alonso,

who's dropped down to seventh.

{\an8}[Cronin] Got Russell 1.5 ahead.

{\an8}[Alonso] Let's get closer
and see what they do.

{\an8}[Dudley] Alonso behind at 0.9.
Looks like he's pushing hard.

[dramatic music plays]

{\an8}[Cronin] Use everything from the tires.

{\an8}As you wish, huh.

[dramatic music continues]

{\an8}[Russell] Tires are gone.
We need to think about boxing.

[Dudley] Staying out.

[commentator 3] Mercedes struggling
with their rear tires.

[man] Come on, mate. Gotta have him now.

Come on!

{\an8}-[Cronin] You will get DRS.
-[Alonso] Copy.

{\an8}[commentator 3] Fernando Alonso
makes the move!

{\an8}[tense music plays]

[Cronin] Watch Russell.

[commentator 3] George Russell
comes back at him!

{\an8}[Russell] Argh!

{\an8}[Cronin] Good job, mate.
Hamilton is 4.8 ahead.

[Alonso] Copy.

{\an8}-What position am I in?
-[Bono] So currently P5.

{\an8}-[Hamilton] Who's behind?
-[Bono] Alonso is behind.

[Hamilton] Keep me aware of pace.

{\an8}-[Cronin] Catching Hamilton.
-Copy.

-Go on!
-Go on!

Come on!

{\an8}[Bono] Alonso looks quick,
so he is pushing.

{\an8}Yeah, he's going too fast.
Let's keep pushing.

[tense music plays]

{\an8}Car's shifting big time.

{\an8}[Cronin]
Hamilton's struggling with front tires.

{\an8}[commentator 1]
Here comes Fernando Alonso.

No!

[commentator 1] Hamilton regains the spot!

[in French] I think Alonso wants
to fight it out with Hamilton.

[Alonso in English] This is the moment of
truth, where, after you win championships,

obviously after you taste that once,
you want to repeat that feeling forever.

So I will keep fighting.

[dramatic music plays]

[Cronin] Hamilton starting to push.

[Alonso] It's okay. Pushing now.

{\an8}[Hamilton] Hard to keep him behind me.

[dramatic music continues]

[commentator 1] Oh, what a move
from Fernando Alonso!

-Yeah!
-Yes! Go on!

{\an8}Yes! Let's go!

{\an8}[Cronin] Sainz is next. 2.6 ahead.

{\an8}-[Adami] Fernando is now behind.
-Copy.

{\an8}[Michell] Big picture, Lance,
Russell is really struggling on his tires.

He's just 18 ahead.

{\an8}[Dudley] Box, box.

{\an8}It'll be tight with Stroll on exit.

{\an8}[Michell] Okay, Russell's pitting.
It's gonna be tight.

So push hard.

{\an8}[tense music plays]

{\an8}[Michell] Keep it smooth.
Doing a good job.

Go on, Lance!

Come on, boy!

{\an8}[Michell] Keep pushing, Lance.

{\an8}[tense music continues]

{\an8}[commentator 3] There goes Lance Stroll
ahead of George Russell.

Stroll up into seventh place.

Come on!

That's good.

We need a postmortem here
because this is incomprehensible for me.

[tense music plays]

{\an8}[Leclerc] How many seconds clear?

{\an8}[Padros] Gap to Sainz behind, 12.6.

[Leclerc] No, no, no, no. Come on.

{\an8}What happened, guys?

{\an8}No power.

[Vasseur] What the f*ck?

[commentator 3] There's a Ferrari
pulling over. Charles Leclerc is out!

It's happened again!

-[Padros] Sorry about that.
-[Leclerc] Copy. I'll go to P0.

{\an8}-Ferrari out. Be ready, huh?
-[Cronin] We are ready.

[commentator 3] So it's Ferrari
up against Aston Martin.

Alonso chasing down Sainz for third.

{\an8}[Adami] Fernando 0.5 behind.

{\an8}[Cronin] Last lap,
you were one second quicker than Sainz.

{\an8}-[Adami] Focus on the race.
-Is he quicker? Should I push, yeah?

Deg is starting to kick in.

{\an8}[Cronin] Keep the pressure.
He's worried about tires.

[dramatic music plays]

-[Cronin] You've got DRS.
-[Alonso] Understood.

{\an8}[dramatic music continues]

{\an8}[commentator 3] Fernando Alonso
picks up the slipstream,

now has the inside line.

{\an8}Yes! Bye-bye!

[commentator 3]
Alonso up into third place!

Yes, come on!

[dramatic music continues]

{\an8}This is a lovely car to drive!

{\an8}[Cronin] Absolutely, mate.

[commentator 3] Please welcome back
to the podium Fernando Alonso!

{\an8}What a start...

{\an8}Yes!

[commentator 3]
...to his Aston Martin career.

{\an8}[Michell] Okay, Lance.
That's checkered flag.

{\an8}P6, mate. P6.

Brilliant day for the team.

[Stroll] Thanks, man.

[cheering]

[triumphant music plays]

{\an8}[Stroll] This is one
of my best life achievements,

{\an8}to overcome adversity

{\an8}and do what a bunch of doctors
told me I couldn't do.

This result, this performance,
it shows everyone we're the real deal.

{\an8}What you have done, guys.

{\an8}What you have done. I am so proud of you.

This is amazing. Amazing!

Guys, you've built
the second-best car in five months.

I don't know what you can do
in one full season.

But let's f*cking go for it!

{\an8}[Sainz] That was tough.

Not where we want to be.

[Vasseur] We are supposed
to be on the podium.

It's a bit frustrating.
It's not the best start for the season.

{\an8}[Bono] Lewis, that's P5, mate.

Real tough race.

[Hamilton] We've got some serious work
to do to close the gap.

[Wolff] What a f*cking performance.

I don't know what we f*cked up on.

[reporter] Hey, Lewis. Chasing Carlos,
that must give you hope

that at least you can
fight those guys going forward.

Uh, we can't fight them at the moment.
They were much quicker than us today,

um, as were, um, the Astons.

So we're the fourth-fastest team now,
as opposed to the third last year.

Yeah, we're going backwards.

I take it very personal.

But at the end of the day,
we are all in this together.

Uh, we need a car
that performs to, uh, our expectation.

And only if we are able
to put all of this together

will we be a championship-winning team.

[man 1] Give the old man a hug.

-[Stroll] f*cking cars.
-Tell 'em, boy.

Tell 'em, boy.

-You must've been in pain.
-[Lawrence] So proud.

Who would have signed up for this?

Days ago, in hospital.

[Lawrence] How are you feeling?

Well done.

Beautiful.

Unbelievable. Are you in pain?

[Lawrence] It's unbelievably impressive,
what he did.

Couldn't be happier.

I'm very proud
of what he was ultimately able to do.

[cheering and applause]

To go from where we were last year
on the grid, it was no fluke.

[cheering]

It's one of the biggest steps ever taken
in Formula 1 history.

Aston Martin will be world champions.

I've stated that,
and we are on course to do so.

[cheering]

{\an8}I'm back.

{\an8}[Sargeant] The most excited people
when Danny came back were Netflix.

I literally think they had to change
their pants three times.

-[Horner] Quick, he's here!
-[bell rings]

Has Dad been good this year?

[commentator 3] Welcome
to fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada!

[Leclerc] Oh, f*cking hell!

[Gasly] We both know
we'll never be best friends.

[commentator 2] There's contact!

f*ck!

-Finally!
-Finally! [chuckles]

Someone else's documentary!

[Buxton] Everyone's expecting it
to kick off.

[commentator 2] Pérez makes contact
with Leclerc!

[Pérez] Oh sh*t.

Every time I...

f*ck off!

[Padros] No risk, no risk.

[commentator 1] Leclerc locks up!

[Binotto in Italian] Cheers!

-[Steiner laughs]
-[man] Your position is under threat.

[Hamilton] My contract is up for renewal.

[man] Lewis, please come back.

[de Vries] I believe I'll reach
the pinnacle of our sport.

[Hamelin] Retire the car.

Someone tell you we were going bowling,
or are those golf shoes?

[Russell] No!

[Wolff] Formula 1 is brutal.

[Horner] It's about winning.
Second place is never good enough.

[Slade] Are you okay?

[Norris] Yeah, baby!

[Steiner] I'm f*cking done with this.

[closing theme music plays]

[music fades]