01x06 - First times

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Did you hesitate to go back to Yamaha
or not at all?

No, I would never have gone back,
and I never will go back.

I would rather stop riding.

I'd rather retire. I say so honestly.

I don't want to live bitterly.

I want to be happy.

Plus, my life is awesome.
What more could I ask for?

I have my family...

I'd rather be happy in my team
and win later,

than be unhappy and win now.

I just wanted to tell you this.

How we make him feel
is the key to everything.

The key will be to put him in the middle.

As if we integrated our own child,

we must put him
at the heart of the project.

We must not forget Aleix either.

He must feel that he is still the captain.

Andrea Ducarato is calling me. Sorry.

Is he here?

A lorry is coming.

Is he coming in the bin lorry?

A round of applause!

Your welcome is heart-warming.
I wasn't expecting this.

As for me,
I have many things to prove to you.

I want to show you my potential.

I'll make sure we reach the top.

I'm sure we will manage to. Thank you.

You've been called
to the press conference in Aragon.

Did you want to talk about
any specific points?

Yes, are you worried about anything?

Anything at all?

I think it would be good
to meet on Thursday.

To see together what I can and can't say.

To agree on the message
we'll give this weekend.

I'm very nervous.

- In the right way.
- That's good.

It's positive nerves.

Yes, it's moving.

- Are you okay?
- I have to go.

I'll go out, then.

The bike is stiff, I can feel it.

It's very different.

- How does it feel?
- Good.

I have to get used to it.

That's what we're here for.

You ate my croissant,
and now, you're drinking my water.

- There's plenty of water.
- Is it full?

Yes, it's full.

So that Daddy can drink during practice.

In free practice,
he's always in the top 6 or 7.

Let's keep our fingers crossed.

- If he finishes in the top 6, it's okay.
- That would be good.

I hadn't seen the hands on your bum.

It's cool, isn't it?

Come, let's take a picture.
Take one with Laura.

- Put your hand here.
- I want a normal photo!

I hadn't worn it yet.

I wanted a cute one, in your arms.

Laura and I have been together
for 15 years.

She's been here my entire career.

But it's only since I became a father

that I have managed to disconnect.
I think it really helped me.

I ride with another mindset,
with more consideration.

Laura has a quality that I don't have.

She listens more than I do.

She listens a lot more now.

She's a great support.

Due to the circumstances,

she's learned everything about my job,
in 15 years.

She knows it from A to Z.

They will ask

for explanations...

About Maverick and Franco...

About their projects.

The press conference
must not take place on Saturday.

I don't want to disturb him on a Saturday.

The schedule is packed on this Grand Prix.

This hadn't happened for a long time.

Good grief. What a thrill.

It's crazy.

What are we doing now? An interview?

We're going to the Pass de Dorna paddock
for a more in-depth interview.

Alright.

As a press officer,
I organise his schedule,

everything they need
in terms of media and communications.

I follow him like his shadow.

- My pass!
- You don't need to go out.

It's inside the paddock.

Motorola first.

At 2 pm, we meet in the pit lane.

For DAZN.

At 2:30 pm,

you must get dressed for the photo.

- Just one?
- Three more likely.

It shouldn't take more than five minutes.

These four days

are very intense,
with the sponsors and the press.

And then...

Sorry.

Paolo?

Hi, I'm all ears.

Hello.

Hey. I'm good, and you?

Sometimes riders ask us for help

or advice to know what to say,
or how to say it,

which phrases to use.

Put a little pressure on Fabio.

Say things like,

"In championships, it'll be even worse."

"I try not to think of it,
but I've been there."

"It's happened to me several times.
I know."

It's a job
that goes beyond the professional frame.

You have to maintain a good relationship

with the rider,
because you stay at his side.

Are you cold?

You're too thin, because it's not cold.

So, we start with Dorna.

Has the countdown begun?

- Yes.
- Is it due soon?

In less than a month.

- Are you nervous?
- Not for the moment.

But Alexandra is. She's carrying the baby.

Your turn will come!

Then you won't sleep anymore.

Did you take a mask?

Yes.

- And a bottle of water?
- That too.

- You've got everything!
- Always.

Yeah, right!

I'll take Livia and Paco. You take Pepe.

There are moments during the day
when I forget

that I'm going to be a father
or that Alexandra is pregnant.

I'm not carrying him.

It will be more concrete
once he's here, once he's born.

He'll be present
in every moment of my life.

You were dying for a walk!

- We have to buy Lucas' pushchair.
- Yes.

It's crazy.

Four months ago, I didn't care about that.
And now, I can't wait to buy one.

It's weird.

Even if it hurts me
to leave my son and wife

to go to race, it's my job.

We'll have to adapt.

- Go fetch! Go on!
- Look at his mouth.

And 1...

2...

And 3!

What's up, sweetie?

Have you got a runny nose?

And what's this?

That's a microphone
so that they can hear us.

Uncle Pol, what are you eating?

It's a waffle.

It's really good!

- If your mum saw you!
- Look, Max.

- What?
- Watch this.

We're very close and yet,
it's not always a bed of roses.

We argue often, and sometimes,

it's because of our job.
And, we're brothers.

It's practically impossible
to make friends on the circuit.

If I have to fight for a podium,

I don't care
whether it's my brother in front of me.

- Pol is in the middle.
- He's cut his way.

- Pol is coming, His brother's behind him.
- Yes, I saw.

Why won't Aleix let him through?

He won't because he'd have to fall back.

He'll be in a right state!

Unbelievable! Pol is always such a pain.

I know. To think they're brothers.

f*cking hell!

m*therf*cker! f*cking hell!

What's going on?

He saw me and stayed in the middle!
What an arsehole!

We knew this would happen.

He's going to get a penalty!

He must leave last!

Understood? He must start last!

And he did it shamelessly.

Seriously, he can't do that! f*ck!

He pisses everybody off to be in front.

It's not normal.

He turned and saw me on the straightaway.

He saw me.

Otherwise, I wouldn't care. But he saw me.

f*ck!

- In the straight?
- On the last turn.

f*cking hell!

It's normal.
It's his life that's at stake.

We have to keep a cool head.

Getting angry with another rider
is the worst thing to do.

How will Aleix get back?

Very angry.

- I mean he doesn't have a spot.
- He'll put it right.

The bike isn't right.

I can't ride it.
Honestly, it's a piece of sh*t.

I don't have any traction.
I look like an idiot.

Bike B, bike B.

- He can shout...
- In the middle of the chicane! f*ck!

f*cking hell.

What a pain.

...I won't answer.

I carry on doing my job.

I know him. He gets worked up
and comes back down just as quickly.

I'm serious.
I don't want that engine anymore.

I'm telling you honestly.

I don't want it anymore. Understood?

With the rider,

I try to always keep
a professional relationship

of respect.

I want to change bikes. I decide!

But it stops there.

After that, we each go home
and go back to our lives.

We're not up to level.

I really mean it.

- We can't win every Sunday.
- Unfortunately not.

It lacks traction in the rear.

There's a soft one
that was meant for the race.

Let's use it.

Marc doesn't have a lap time. He'll hurry.

Try to get in behind him
and speed up, okay?

Get on your bike and go.

- They're talking about Pol.
- For sure.

- Everyone's criticising him.
- Rober is looking at us.

I didn't know he'd stopped eating meat.

Is that new?

He's like that, you know.

But he eats chicken.

He must think it's fish!

- Look at that!
- What?

We hadn't seen Rossi like that
for a long time.

When things are going well
and you get a pole,

no one is surprised.

But when that happens

at a complicated time, it's a surprise.

That's the best of feelings.

Being able to swagger about

and remind everyone that I'm here.

Congratulations!

Alex!

I bought her a doughnut,
because she deserves one.

She has suffered a lot
with her daddy's bad temper.

sh*t, it wasn't easy.

Well done, honey.

- It was a piece of cake, you're the best.
- I gave it all I had.

And when you took Alberto in your arms...

They were really pleased too.

- Is everyone happy?
- Absolutely.

All the hard work I put in this summer
finally paid off.

- Well done, you're the best.
- See you later.

I'll watch the press conference.
Alexandra is here.

Give her a kiss for me.

...for his first season
in the Repsol Honda team,

he's had unexpected results.

You were spectacular.

Valentino played big this season.

A new generation of riders has arrived.

And Michelin has changed
the type of tyres.

But we mustn't forget

that finishing
one second and a half after the first

doesn't make him rubbish
or lazy or ready for retirement.

He remains a great rider
who missed something.

But unfortunately, this year,
the gap was unbridgeable.

I didn't expect such results.

I knew it would be difficult,

because there are excellent riders.

Some are very talented.

But the specificity of MotoGP
is that everyone goes hard for it.

Even the last one is a rocket.

Obviously,
before the middle of the season,

I would have liked a podium.

I could have, if I hadn't crashed.

I'm not a rider who needs to be motivated

by thinking of my race victories
in Silverstone or in Austin.

I have that motivation in me.

I have it from the start.

No, I don't believe it!

- f*cking hell!
- Is it Martín?

f*cking sh*t!

He hit him first.

No, not at all!

Pol should play his role as a brother
and stop those who come up from behind.

That's what he should do.

This Rins is fast.

Easy, Álex.

We can pass Rins.

He has to step on it.

We'll overtake him now. Come on!

Álex is flat-out.

- He's holding on.
- Will we be left hungry for more or not?

Miller will try something on the last lap,
that's for sure.

He took it too wide.

Not because of a turn! What a shame.

Come on! We deserve this!

Go on, Aleix!

Let her through.

Congratulations, well deserved.

I couldn't follow you in the end.

Yes, it's Daddy. And Mummy too.

And Álex Rins!

Yes, and Álex Rins.

Come here, Ken!

This is huge, Matteo!

This is huge!

Listen, guys. I wanted to tell you

that these five years have been tough.

That's true.

But I swear that I have never seen

any of my mechanics criticise another team

or mock a bad result or a crash...

You've changed the engine 40,000 times.

I'm telling you honestly,

you're the best team
in the entire paddock!

You've got hands on your bottom.

No, you do!

Look, look!

Hands!

Come on, all of you.

We've got time.
We've waited five years for this podium!

We can spare an hour.

What time did you get on the last lap?

08, no?

I don't know. 09, I think.

I wasn't far from you!

I read "2.6".
I cut it down, but not that much!

Bagnaia,
I don't know what happened to him.

I'm disappointed and annoyed.
A bit of both.

When you fight for the title

and that happens two or three times,
it's infuriating.

Clearly,

something was missing.

The back tyre
wasn't working like it should.

I ended up in the back rows.

I didn't have enough grip.

When you end up
thirty points away from the leader,

it's hard to catch up.

But if I have learned one thing,

it's that you must never give up.

We'll give it all we've got.

Did I have a good pace?

Your pace?

He doesn't have a mental coach.

He doesn't work with
a sports psychologist or anyone.

When he gets angry, just let him cool off.
He has to let it out.

It's important for me
to have my sister here.

Like that, I have
a part of my family by my side.

I'm starving. I could eat anything.

- Are you hungry?
- Yes, very.

What are you doing?

I'm resting.

How was your day?

The problem is that after eating,
I get really tired.

You get tired suddenly.

From 9 am to 7 pm, it's nonstop.

I'm knackered.
It's been hard since the holidays.

Did you add salt, Dad?

Yes, I did.

I'll clean the fish and you lay the table.

Alright?

You can tell when the fish is fresh.

I am lucky

to have always been able
to rely on my family circle.

Whether it's my family or my girlfriend.

They are all very attentive to what I do

and always give me good advice.

At 2 pm.

I read "possible showers".

So there's hope yet.

And Sunday...

At 2 pm again.

You're good when it rains anyway.

Yes, but it won't rain.
It'll only rain at 2 pm.

So, that won't happen.

Let's hope it gets delayed to 3 pm.

Please, not another flag-to-flag.

Perhaps it'll rain at 3 pm.

We can't do much about it, anyway.

That's true.

Maverick, have you sold your Range Rover?

I was on my bike to go to Vilar's,

when a Range Rover with a "Gun12" plate

almost ran me over.

- Why were you on a bike?
- I have to ride.

He rides an old bike.

- The Suzuki.
- It really is a rust bucket.

- You can't wait!
- The bike changes a lot.

The Yamaha
is very different to the others.

The engine changes everything.

You only rode the Suzuki
and the Yamaha, didn't you?

- Hello!
- Fabio.

So, are you happy?

You can't imagine.

I can't wait!

Right, is everybody here?

First,

thanks for welcoming Maverick.

We are now an Italian-Spanish team.

And a huge thanks to our captain.

No, to everyone.

I'd like to thank
our captain who trusted us,

who recommended our team to his friend

and contributed to him choosing us.

Now, I'm going to give Aleix
the captain's armband.

Actually, it's for the entire family!

We have a captain in the team,

and he won't give his throne away easily.

Our friendship goes back years.

Together, we developed

the Suzuki that won,
after two or three years,

the World Championship.

So, we want to do that again with Aprilia.

I get on very well with Aleix.

On the track as well.

At Suzuki, we competed with each other.

After the race, we joke about it.
It's really cool.

This will be the same.
That's how we improve.

It would be best to go on the terrace.

Sure.

- How are you?
- Good, and you?

- Good to see you. All good?
- Yes, I'm really glad to be here.

I was looking forward
to interviewing you face to face.

Isn't it exciting?

For you, not for me!

Son of a g*n!

An uppercut right from the beginning.

That sets the tone for the interview.

I'm going to get you.

The magic, Marc,

have you lost it? Is it in the garage?

No, it's coming back. It's coming back.

I can feel the magic coming back.

On the first lap in Holland,

for me, the magic worked.

At the Sachsenring Grand Prix,
the magic worked too.

Some things are coming out bit by bit.

I need these to happen more often.

Will Marc Márquez be
a MotoGP champion once again?

If I'm here
with the Repsol Honda shirt and cap on,

it means I believe in it.
Otherwise, I'd be at home.

As we said,
if you think that it isn't the right time,

we can use the medium on the front.

- You tell me at the last minute.
- I'll tell you.

Shall I warn you
if there's someone behind you?

As usual, if someone is tailing me,
take the board out.

It'll be interesting to see
what Márquez did.

I would have liked
to have had the slipstream, like him.

- In the last two laps.
- Aleix's slipstream.

That makes you win two tenths.

I keep telling you.

It helps. It really helps.

It helps me on the straights.

But the rest of the time,
having someone ahead of me bothers me.

- If you use it...
- In qualifying.

Even two or three seconds behind,
it serves as reference points.

Go T4!

It's not bad, he tried.

- He's not happy though.
- No, but...

He couldn't do better.

It's a different bike.
He missed a race or two.

It's normal.

What counts is that he makes progress.

Tomorrow,
he absolutely has to complete the race.

There's nothing wrong.
Everything is perfect.

The helmet is a bit tight.

But Pecco said everything was perfect.

He was talking about the bike,
not the helmet.

It's the same helmet as two months ago.
Before, it was too big.

So they gave him a smaller size.

And now, it's too tight.

It's because he's grown a beard.
He hasn't shaved.

These first laps are difficult,
because these guys pull a lot.

If he can keep there...

If Márquez isn't in top form,
he will follow someone.

He'll spare himself and save energy.

It's a strategy.

Jack took it too wide.

Danger zone.

All the alarm bells are ringing,
because Márquez is attacking.

He's aggressive, he makes contact.

His senses are on alert.

He can feel the smell and rumble
of Pecco Bagnaia's bike.

Well done, Pecco!

Pecco doesn't give in. He attacks Márquez.

We don't know his condition,
this is my only concern.

He must push him.

He's strong, Bagnaia, for sure.

Pecco is defending so well! What defence!

Wonderful Catenaccio!

But it's not over yet!

What incredible riders!

Let's try, let's try!

Bagnaia is in the lead.

Márquez is right behind.
He attacks on turn 1.

What a move! But it may be too wide.

It's too wide!

That's going to cost him a lot!

It's too risky in that breaking.

Well done, Pecco!

Pecco Bagnaia!

A little boy who became a man
in the saddle of his bike.

He was born in Turin.

He's crossed all obstacles.

He's climbed all the mountains
that stood before him.

He never gave up.

As elegant as Hamilton!

Here's Pecco!

Here's Pecco!

Bagnaia wins!

Bagnaia wins in front of Márquez!

Excellent, seriously. He was awesome.

I almost had a heart attack.
You'd better pay for tranquilisers!

- Tranquilisers for you or me?
- For me!

We each pay for our own, alright?

Thank you.

No, the last laps were good.

It's the start that I don't understand.

I didn't bend enough.
I could have done better.

- That's right.
- Six tenths less for sure.

I know it's a long process.

I don't want to put the cart
before the horse.

But we can go faster.

We must go step by step.

Huge, Maverick!

Awesome, Maverick! Keep going!

The Ducati is a rocket.

Oh sh*t!

In FP4, I was behind,

and even with the slipstream,
I couldn't overtake.

Cheers!

This year, they ride fast.

There used to be more crashes.

You could mess about and have some fun.

You could play with acceleration.
Now, it's flat-out all the time.

It's a relief.

I had a hard time.
I've had two very difficult years.

This year, at every race,

something stopped me from winning.

But this time, I did it.

And that's great.

Pecco resists.

Márquez attacks!

Pecco brakes hard!

My family has always done everything

for me to get to where I am.

In the last three laps,
I read "Márquez" on the sign.

I immediately thought
that was one of t*rd's ideas.

Look at that. The wheels look so static.

There, in that turn.

I impressed Dudi, apparently.

That's good.

My father is always right.

Sometimes I don't like what I hear,
but deep down,

I know he's right.

That was the perfect race.

What a show!

Well done, my son.

This time, you won.

For the umpteenth time!

What a great race!