01x01 - Calling

[bunniefuu]

[race car engines droning]

[suspenseful string music playing]

[engine whirs]

[cheering]

[music fades]

[race car engines revving]

[commentator] He's chasing another win.
That's a green flag.

Senna's in the lead.
Schumacher is in second.

{an8}They're currently on the sixth lap
here in the Imola Grand Prix.

{an8}[commentator] Twenty-three cars
are still in the race

{an8}after yet another accident this weekend.

{an8}We haven't seen this many crashes
in Formula 1 for a long time.

{an8}First there was Rubens Barrichello's
serious crash on Friday,

Roland Ratzenberger's fatal accident
on Saturday,

and now this crash between Lehto and Lamy,

who were lucky enough
to come out uninjured.

[animated string music playing]

[commentator] Three-time champion
Ayrton Senna is on the lead.

He's chasing after his first victory
this season.

Schumacher from Benetton
is right behind him,

followed by Berger and Damon Hill.

Michael Schumacher
is trying to pressure Ayrton Senna

after the rolling restart.

This is a new rule in F1.
We're in the sixth lap.

Berger is a good distance
from the two drivers,

and right behind him, Damon Hill.

Senna in his Williams car
is about to complete his sixth lap.

Senna's passing on the straight.

Six laps completed.

He's trying to make
his Renault engine scream louder

than Schumacher's Ford engine.

He's coming into the fastest stretch

where they reach speeds
of up to 330 kilometers per hour.

[crash]

[ominous music playing]

[commentator] Senna's crashed hard!

Ayrton Senna

has had a very bad crash.

[British commentator] ...crashed violently
against the wall.

[French commentator]
A serious accident in Imola...

[commentator, in Italian]
...a serious accident.

The Brazilian driver was taken
to the central hospital in Bologna.

[Italian commentary continues,
music builds]

[music stops abruptly]

[atmospheric music playing]

[distant race cars droning]

[bell ringing]

[jaunty classical music playing]

{an8}[kid mimicking car engine sounds]

[lively chatter]

[woman, in English] Hi.

SCHOOL BUS

[woman] Bye! Take care.

[mimicking engine]

[keys jangle]

Is he late?

[engine starts]

- Beco!
- Beco!

- [honks horn]
- [girl] Beco!

- Are you crazy?
- [gasps] Ah!

[eerie music playing]

[ticking]

[crackling]

[buoyant orchestral music playing]

Beco, wait! Beco.

[Senna mimicking engine]

Beco!

- Slow down. Beco!
- [worker] Eh!

I'm sorry.

[sentimental music playing]

[chuckles]

Hold on tight to the steering wheel, okay?

Like I told you before,
this is the gas pedal.

Gas pedal.

- And this is the brake.
- Brake.

All right.

[engine starts]

[Senna's sister] Go, Beco!

[Senna's dad] Go, Beco!

- ["Black Betty" playing]
- [Senna's sister screams gleefully]

[family cheering]

[onlookers cheering]

{an8}[commentator] The two
are fighting for the championship.

{an8}The Dutchman Peter Koene

and in second place,
we have Ayrton da Silva!

A promising young racer.

Two-time Brazilian champion,
South American champion,

and now he has the chance
to become world karting champion.

♪ Bam-ba-lam
Whoa, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam ♪

♪ She really gets me high, bam-ba-lam ♪

♪ You know that's no lie, bam-ba-lam ♪

{an8}♪ She's so rock steady, bam-ba-lam ♪

{an8}♪ And she's always ready, bam-ba-lam ♪

{an8}♪ Whoa, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam ♪

♪ Whoa, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam ♪

Do it!

Come on, Beco!

[commentator] Da Silva
overtakes Koene on the last turn!

- Unbelievable!
- Yeah, Beco!

- Yeah!
- [Senna exclaims]

[exclaiming]

Come on!

Yeah!

[song ends]

[Senna] To the left, to the right...

- So world champion, huh, Beco?
- Thank you, Dad.

- And on the very last turn.
- The gap was there. I couldn't miss it.

- Well, that was a proper fight.
- Hey, Terry.

{an8}Shame that the best driver
came third though.

The best driver, here.

- Better than me?
- Uh-huh.

- No chance.
- [both chuckle]

[Terry] Well done, mate.

[commentator] Attention, please.

Ladies and gentlemen,

with Ayrton da Silva's victory
in the final race,

Peter Koene and the Brazilian
are now tied for first place

in the Karting World Championship.

And according to the tiebreaker rule,
the champion will be determined

by the best result
on the second-to-last race.

- New rule? What do they mean by that?
- Koene won the previous race.

[commentator]
So the 1979 Karting World Championship

goes to Peter Koene!

f*ck that!

But the winner of the final race was Beco!

[commentator] And to hand over the award
to the champion,

we are honored to introduce
Jean-Marie Balestre, the president

of the International Automobile
Federation's Sporting Commission.

- Put your hands together!
- [cheering and applause]

- [Senna's dad] Beco, calm down. Calm down.
- Dad, this is bullshit.

- They're cheating me!
- Calm down. Don't play their game.

- It's not right.
- Calm down.

You do your part on the racetrack.

[mechanical clicking]

[mechanic 1] Start it up.

[engine revving]

INFLATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASE

- The crankshaft is cracked.
- How can you tell that just by listening?

'Cause of the sound in the rotation.

- [mechanic 2 laughs]
- I bet a Guaranáit's cracked.

[man whistles]

Oh, Chico. What's so funny?

- Hey!
- Sup?

- Let's check again.
- [Senna] Did you talk to the gringo?

- So I got you a trial.
- Really?

- Yeah, I did.
- Really, Chico?

Thanks, man. That's awesome!

If your goal is to make it to Formula 1,

{an8}then Formula Ford's Van Diemen
is an awesome starting point.

{an8}- Well, at least for me, it worked out.
- And what about the money?

[Senna] It's Van Diemen, Dad.

Their owner was
Fittipaldi's Lotus mechanic.

Fittipaldi's mechanic.

And his mechanic
turned him into a champion?

No, but...
Fittipaldi started in Formula Ford too.

That's the way every driver
gets to Formula 1.

Formula 1?

Dad, I really wanna do this test.

- Hmm. Too expensive, Beco.
- But I can help you pay.

- How?
- Maybe selling the Impala.

- My Impala?
- I'm the only one who drives it.

- [laughs]
- If I pass this test, I'll go to England.

So nobody's gonna drive it.
You said you wanted to sell it.

The Impala won't cover even a quarter
of the Formula Ford costs.

I know, Dad,
but I'll negotiate a discount with Firman,

and I'm sure I can work there
fixing karts.

- I can make 12,000 a year.
- You don't even know anyone there.

Yes, and there's one more reason to go.

I can make connections, and I think
maybe it could help our business.

You gotta be a little more grounded, son.

You're doing just fine
racing here on the weekends.

You don't need to move to Europe
to do that.

Dad.

They stole my title in Estoril.

I know I can be the champion.

And if I start working here,
I'll stop competing.

I have to go.

- Promise you'll be back in a year?
- One season and I'll be back.

And you'll get back to work? You'll study?

Promise.

Well, I've always meant
to sell that Impala.

Thanks, Dad.

- [ticking]
- This thing... take it with you.

And leave it set to Brazilian time.

Good luck with the test.

And also with your mom.

[Senna] It's Formula Ford.

It's very different from karting.
More professional.

And how fast do they go?

Eighty, ninety... in the corners.

In the straights.

A hundred sixty, a hundred eighty...

But listen, the cars are bigger.
They're more stable.

And, Mom, it's my only opportunity.

- It just scares me, Beco.
- I know it, but...

[Senna's mom] Your dad already said yes.
You're going.

But I want to know what you think.

I think you need to be happy.

And also very careful.

Deep down,
I knew this day would come eventually.

[both laughing]

Did you tell Lilian?

[lilting pop-rock song playing]

SONGS FOR LILIAN

[lyrics in Portuguese]

[lilting pop-rock song continues
on car stereo]

[Lilian] Beco...

[sighs]

So this is why
you made me this mixtape, right?

What's wrong?

Beco.

You're not good at hiding things.

- I have a test for Formula Ford.
- [Lilian] Hmm.

And if I pass, I'll move to England.

But I'll come back.

I'm gonna stay for one year,
then I'll come back.

I made a promise to my dad.

If I go, can you wait?

No.

If you go, I'm coming with you.

[song fades]

{an8}[man] Your friend does know
his karting experience

{an8}means nothing out here?

{an8}Look, Formula Ford, there's more power.
It's a much more hostile competition.

{an8}And of course everyone wants to race here
to break into Formula 1,

{an8}just like you did.

You wanted a quick man. This is your guy.

- But he doesn't have the money.
- Has to be up front?

Yeah, you always have to pay up-front.

Ask for a discount,
and I need more training.

Just a little discount,
and, uh... he also wants to train more.

- How much more?
- At least double the hours.

[laughs]

Okay... um...

Well, I've got plenty of drivers
willing to pay the full price

and to pay more for the extra sessions.

I told you that it was gonna be hard
to convince him.

What if I test next year's cars for free?

[Chico] How much does that cost?
It adds up, right?

Wait. Let me try.
You're gonna lose the best driver.

I have other offers.

- Chico can confirm that.
- Don't do that.

Do it.

Listen, he's good,
and lots of other teams are interested.

If you give me a car, I'll show you
what I can do on the track.

Ralph, hey.

I can drive. Now.

What, in this?

[engine revving]

That bloody idiot's going over 100 mph
on a track he doesn't know.

He knows the track by heart.
He memorized it while he haggled with you.

["Highway Star" by Deep Purple playing]

♪ Nobody gonna take my car ♪

♪ I'm gonna race it to the ground ♪

♪ Nobody gonna beat my car ♪

♪ It's gonna break the speed of sound ♪

♪ Ooh, it's a k*lling machine ♪

♪ It's got everything ♪

♪ Like a driving power ♪

♪ Big fat tires and everything ♪

♪ I love it, and I need it ♪

♪ I bleed it ♪

♪ All right, hold tight ♪

♪ I'm a highway star ♪

[song ends]

[Senna] The balance, it's bad,

and the brakes...

How can I say the brakes are spongy?
There's air in the system.

- Just broken the circuit record.
- Is he kidding?

♪ Our love is alive ♪

♪ And so we begin ♪

♪ Foolishly laying our hearts
On the table ♪

♪ Stumblin' in... ♪

Stop this, man. Go have fun.

♪ Our love is a flame ♪

♪ Burning within... ♪

[Lilian] Hey!

♪ Now and then, firelight... ♪

It's not too late to back out.

Yes, it is. Marriage is a serious thing.

- [Senna] Ma, look over here.
- Ah!

Hey, give me the camera,

- [Senna] Come here.
- [Senna's mom] Beco, Vivi, Leo, together.

[Senna's dad] Long live the newlyweds!

Stop it, stop it!

- [Senna's dad] Long live the newlyweds!
- Stop, Miltão!

Is that what you want?

[cheering]

[Milton] He's the champ!

♪ I'm stumblin' in ♪

- ♪ Foolishly laying our hearts... ♪
- [song fades out]

[somber music playing]

[Senna] Do you like it?

It's lovely.

It will be.

Yeah.

[pop-rock music playing]

RACE 17- 18- 19- 20

[Lilian] Look at you!

I didn't know you kept a diary.

What do you write in it?

"Dear diary."

"Today I woke up
beside the love of my life."

Nah, it's not... it's not a diary. It's...

- It's my schedule.
- Hmm.

For work.

Race number, pole position, winner.

- Why did you circle Quique "Man-sila"?
- Mansilla.

He's Argentinian.
He's on the same team as I am.

- Hmm.
- He's super good.

Don't you want that?
To have a good teammate?

He's the only one
racing in the same car as me

and under the same conditions.

So... he's my biggest rival.

["Hocus Pocus" by Focus playing]

The South Americans have brought a lot
of excitement to this championship.

Mansilla is in first place,
and da Silva is in second.

He's clearly outdriving his car
these first two races.

Such an aggressive driver.

Quique Mansilla is setting the pace here,

and the Brazilian is giving everything
he has just to keep up with him.

Toledano is now battling
for second position.

He's right behind
the other two Van Diemens,

but will he be able to make a move
against the Brazilian?

Da Silva looks for a gap in the corner.

And he dives through
on the inside of Mansilla

and somehow manages to overtake.

But... and whoa,
he's missed the braking point!

And that's an old switcheroo by Mansilla
and an overtake by Toledano.

Quique Mansilla still leads the pack.

Toledano now in second place,

and Harrington da Silva
falls behind into third place.

Harrington?

[cheering and applause]

- Congratulations
- Ralph.

He was more fast than me
on the first corner.

- Half a tenth of a second more.
- Half a tenth of a second?

Yes, and the agreement was
the cars would be the same.

But his engine has more power than mine.

You came third in your second race.
That's impressive.

Amigo.

My engine's not better than yours.
I'm just a better driver, but it's okay.

You'll catch up one day. Don't worry.

Let's work on the engine, guys.

Hey, hey, hey.
What do you think you're doing?

You know I'm not paying you overtime.

This isn't go-karting, kid.

This is professional formula racing.
We don't work like that.

And if I say the cars are the same...
they are.

Before you make any demands in here,

you have to show us
what you can do out there.

[somber string music playing]

[Lilian] Beco.

Shall we?

[music fades]

[gulls cawing]

- [ticking]
- [engines droning]

[Lilian, distorted]
What if we lived close to my parents?

[normal] In a big house
with, like, three bedrooms,

so we have room for kids.

- [ticking]
- [engines droning]

[pedals clunking]

[gearbox clunking]

[Lilian sighs]

I want two girls and a boy.

I already know
what the boy's name's gonna be.

Enrique.

So everyone can call him Quique.

What do you think?

- [Lilian screams playfully, laughs]
- Are you crazy? You're crazy.

- Stop it, Beco!
- You're crazy!

[gentle music playing]

Don't you think about the future?

Yeah, of course.

But there's so much
going on right now that...

I don't know. I'm only here for one year.

Sometimes I feel like
it's not enough time, you know?

[engines revving]

[shouting]

[Senna] More!

- More?
- Yes.

I need to feel the car.

[commentator] After ending last year
with two wins,

Quique Mansilla
now extends his winning streak

after winning the first two races
of the championship.

The writing's on the wall for
another victory for the Argentinian today.

Will anybody be able to stop him?

[rock music playing]

[commentator] Harrington da Silva
is right on the tail of Mansilla.

This is a relentless chase.

The Brazilian is hungry for a gap,

but the Argentine has made his life
pretty difficult these last few laps.

Will da Silva eventually find a way?

And now Mansilla
is within striking distance.

Will he defend from da Silva?

["20th Century Boy" playing]

[commentator] But the Brazilian
sells him a dummy! What a move!

♪ Friends say it's fine
Friends say it's... ♪

It looks like Harrington da Silva
will get his first Formula Ford win.

What an impressive race!

- [Lilian] Hey!
- Hello.

It's not Harrington. It's Ayrton.

- Ay...
- Aye-eer-ton.

- Ayrton!
- Ayr... ton.

Ayrton.

♪ Your 20th century boy ♪

♪ 20th century toy ♪

♪ I wanna be your toy ♪

♪ 20th century boy ♪

♪ I wanna be your toy... ♪

[commentator] Here he comes
for the first time this season!

Ayrton da Silva has won a race!

[Lilian cheering]

Go, Beco!

[Senna exclaiming]

[joyous music playing]

Thank you.

- [cheering and applause]
- Whoo!

Whoo!

[Lilian] Beco!

You almost gave me a heart attack!

- I love you.
- I love you, baby.

Is this the win you needed
to prove yourself to your team?

Prove what?

I'm Laura Harrison,
reporter for Norfolk Express.

- Caderno de esportes.
- Ah, you speak Portuguese?

Yeah, my mother's Brazilian.

You and Mansilla
are drawing a lot of attention.

Do you think South Americans
have a more... aggressive style?

- Like yours?
- [chuckles]

You're really talented, Ayrton.
Anyone can see that.

But drivers like yourself or like Mansilla

seem more willing to take risks
than others.

Look, only one can be the champion,
and Mansilla is fast,

so... I have to be faster.

Hmm.

[tense music playing]

[Firman] Well done.

Car's finally all right then?

Not yet, but it will be.

The car's still understeering.

We need to work on that, Ralph.

Now.

Because the ideas for the setup
are still fresh in my mind.

That's how I work.

You're gonna make me
pay the crew overtime?

Thank you.

It'll be just an hour.

- I promise.
- Okay.

I'll wait.

Mind if I sit?

[Lilian] Yeah, go ahead.

Want some?

Mm... no, but thanks.

It's awful, I know,
but I was sort of craving it.

- Are you pregnant?
- [chuckles]

- Three months.
- Ah!

- That's amazing!
- Thank you.

How do you like England?

To be honest,

I'm kinda struggling
to... to adapt here, I guess.

I don't know.

There's something about the people,
the cold, the food.

Awful.

But we won't be staying here much longer.

Once the championship is over,
we're moving back to Brazil, Ayrton and I.

You shouldn't talk
about that kinda thing with a reporter.

I'm pulling your leg.
Uh... it means I'm joking with you.

But, look, Lilian.

Ayrton is an amazing driver.

The more races he wins,
the more he'll want to stay.

And one thing's for certain.

He is going to win.

[pensive music playing]

[engines revving]

[commentator] The battle for
the championship gets better every race.

Da Silva and Mansilla are putting up
one hell of a fight for the British crowd.

[rock music playing]

[Lilian] Come on, Beco!

[commentator] Once again, the Brazilian
is hot on the heels of the Argentine.

He's trying to cut the difference
and searching for space.

[tires screeching]

Oh, and they touch!
They make contact in the corner!

No, no.

[commentator] Oh, this might be
the end of the race

for the Brazilian in his Van Diemen.

[Mansilla] Never mind.
He's just a silly w*nk*r.

- Are you crazy, pushing me off the track?
- Off the...

- I was defending my position.
- I was faster.

- That line on the corner was mine.
- Mira.

If you were that much faster,
you would've been first,

not off the track, okay?

[Senna] You tried to push me off.
You know that is wrong!

[Mansilla] You think
you're the only aggressive driver?

- That's not what I'm talking about. No!
- Oh, I know!

You're missing your little go-karts?
That's the issue.

This is real racing, kid.
Try to get it in your...

- Get off. Get off me. Get off me!
- This is not a joke.

- You wanna play dirty with me?
- [camera clicks]

- I'll answer you on the track.
- Get off me.

Sai, sai! That's enough!
Who the bloody hell do you think you are?

[camera clicks]

[Senna] Did you bring the other photos?

[man] I... I think I was really able
to capture your work.

- But, you know, if you don't like them...
- [Senna] No, no, no. I like them.

Your work is really, really good.

But...

this was the one they chose
for the first page of the paper.

{an8}The next race is sold out already,
you know?

{an8}Rivalry, it... it... Well, it sells tickets.

That's why I cannot trust a journalist
to tell my story.

I need to tell my story.

You see,
there is a famous saying in Brazil.

"The shrimp that sleeps,

the wave take away."

W... what's your point?

I believe that
nobody takes South Americans seriously.

Not the media, not the teams,

and all of us,
South American drivers, we know this.

We know that if we don't win, we go home.

And then you all start
to call us aggressive.

This photo is really, really good,

and I want one of this
when I'm Formula Ford champion,

when I'm at the podium with the trophy.

Whoa. Way too hot for a go-kart driver.

- Is that why you switched to Formula Ford?
- Hey, that's my wife. Have some respect.

[Terry laughs]

You're all grown up now, huh, kid?
You even look like an adult now.

And you're the same old man.

Oh, piss off! I'm in my prime!

Oh! Keith, Terry. Terry, Keith.

Terry Fullerton, of course.

I'm famous too, see?

Always cuddling up with your teammates.

He pushed me into a swimming pool once
just because I beat him.

Laura! I know the girl.
She's from round here.

Even used to go-kart
every once in a while.

Apparently she wants to reach Formula 1
as much as you do.

Or is that not what you want?

I want to use your photos,

but with my words.

And then I'm gonna send to everybody.

To all the teams,
to the press, to everybody.

Yeah, I do racing, not politics.

Right. Love ya and leave ya.
Come by the track anytime you want

so I can beat you again!

Great to see you too, Terry.

- Did you really push him in a pool?
- Yes.

[sentimental music playing]

[Lillian] Frank Williams.

Peter Warr.

Ron Dennis.

- Marco Piccinini.
- What are you doing with my stuff?

You think I don't know who they are?

Do you wanna stay? Live here?

You wanna join Formula 1?
What do you want?

- I don't even know if that's gonna work.
- But what do you want?

I need to know, Beco.

You're waiting for a contract
to tell me what you want?

No, no, it's not that, but...

Of course not, but...

but opportunities are starting
to appear for me.

You're the one making them appear.

- Listen...
- I have a life in São Paulo, Beco.

- Maybe we'll...
- I wanna get my college degree.

- I don't like this place.
- This is important to me.

You promised, Beco.

Five wins in a row?
Congratulations, my son. That's amazing!

Yeah, Mom, I'm really happy.

And Ralph is listening more.

I think I'm reading the car better too.
I'm really happy. Did you like the photos?

I love them. They're beautiful.
I have to buy a new album now.

How's Lilian?

She's fine.

She's fine, Mom.

And you? How are you, son?

I'm all right, Mom. I'm all right.

Um...

I'm just...
thinking about the next steps, and...

There's a lot happening here.

Becão, the next step is you coming back
to São Paulo.

That was our deal.

You promised, son.

Your priorities now
should be your college degree

and to help out here at the factory.

Now's time to earn,
to make money, Beco, not to spend it.

- [Senna] I know.
- Sweetie, I'll patch up your gloves.

- Okay?
- Thanks, Mom.

We'll be here waiting for you
when the championship's over.

- Okay?
- Okay.

- Say hi to everybody, all right?
- [Senna's mom] Of course, sweetie.

- Take care.
- You too, Mom.

[Milton] Stay out of trouble, son.

Stay out of trouble, Dad.

[engines revving]

Everyone wants you now
because of the release.

Well, not because of the release
but because of you.

Dennis Rushen from Rushen Green
wants you in F2000 at any cost.

Rushen has been watching me for months.

- Since I won that race in the rain.
- Yeah, and that is great!

Rushen Green is
a really, really strong team,

and, hey, what about that clothing brand,
the Brazilian sponsor...

- [Senna] Pool.
- [Keith] Yeah, Pool.

[Senna] Yeah,
but the deal's not closed yet.

Yeah, but it will be,
and that is bloody fantastic.

Look, Formula Ford
is all a bit too small for you now.

This is your big shot.
You have to take it,

or are you gonna go home
and think, "What if?"

This is your chance to race.

What I want now
is to win this championship.

Rushen's card. He's waiting for your call.

[rock music building]

[commentator] With only three laps to go,
if da Silva confirms his victory today,

he will become the new champion.

Is there anyone who can stop him
from getting the title?

Mansilla is desperate for a chance
to sour the day for da Silva.

Will a gap appear for the Argentine?

And Ayrton da Silva resists the pressure!

Perfect!

[commentator] The two Van Diemens
are neck and neck.

Will Quique Mansilla try
to make a move for the lead?

He tries to squeeze him!

Oh, but this time da Silva holds his own!

Oh my goodness!

What an amazing defense
by the brilliant Brazilian.

[tense string music playing]

Ayrton da Silva is driving
towards a dominant victory.

And here he comes.

Nothing now stands
between him and the title.

The crowd can already sense
that we have a new champion.

[Senna] Vamos!

[commentator] Ayrton da Silva
crosses the line

and wins
his first Formula Ford championship!

[triumphant music playing]

[Senna] Woo-hoo!

[commentator] This young man
has raced his way to the most wins

in a Formula Ford championship in history,

and in only his first season.

And here he is, Ayrton da Silva,

the new Formula Ford champion.

[shouting] Ah!

- [cheering and applause]
- Ah!

Yeah!

You didn't hang around.

- Twelve wins out of 19.
- Thank you!

- You're the champion. The Quick Man.
- Thank you so much, Ralph.

[cameras clicking]

In the end, you're not so bad.

Thanks, my friend.

Congratulations, baby. You deserve it.

[commentator] Ayrton! A Formula Ford
champion with one race to go.

What about next season?
F2000 or straight to F3?

[feedback whines]

I am retiring from racing.

I'm going back to Brazil.

[somber music playing]

[phone ringing]

[phone continues ringing]

- Silva Auto Parts.
- Ayrton? It's Keith.

Hi, Keith! How are you?

Uh... I got the pictures you sent to me.

- Yeah.
- Thank you.

Never mind that.
Look, Rushen won't stop asking about you.

I've had d*ck Bennetts from F3
talk to me as well.

I mean...
Formula 1 people are even calling me.

Alex Hawkridge from Toleman,
mate, he's called me three times.

The door's still wide open for you here.

What am I supposed to tell them?
That you've given up?

I'm sorry, Keith.

- I can't.
- You promised you'd go back to Brazil.

You never said that you'd stay there.

Look, Rushen's offered
to pay for your flight.

One way, of course,
but you've got a week to decide.

Remember, "The shrimp that sleeps."

- See you soon, mate.
- Goodbye.

[commentator on TV] Formula 1
has always been a race against the clock.

Fifteen seconds between Mansell
in fourth place and Piquet in fifth.

Nelson Piquet from Brazil
on his way to become a world champion...

- [Lillian] Beco?
- [commentator] ...for the first time.

- To bring, once again, the joy...
- Beco?

...of being champion
to the Brazilian people.

Nelson Piquet has just passed by the pit.

The race is coming to an end.
Brazil is champion.

Once again the world champion.

It's a historic moment never seen before
by the Brazilian people.

What a great moment for Brazil.

- Can you help me with these!?
- Nelson Piquet, world champion!

- After Emerson Fittipaldi...
- [TV stops]

[Lillian] I was thinking of putting
the trophies here on this shelf.

Everyone always asks
what it was like in England,

so you'll get to tell them
about the time you were a driver.

I am a driver.

[emotional music playing]

Beco, I'm not going back to England.

["More Than a Feeling" by Boston playing]

- Keith?
- [Keith] Ayrton?

I'm coming back.

♪ More than a feeling... ♪

[commentator] Ayrton da Silva
speeds his way to another victory.

Nine out of nine races
in this championship.

Simply spectacular.

He's dominated F2000,
and now he's taking F3 by storm.

This Brazilian was born to race.

♪ Walk away ♪

[song fades out]

[race car engines droning]

[suspenseful string music playing]

[energetic rock music playing]

[eerie music playing]

[music fades]

[dramatic music playing]

[gentle string music playing]

[dramatic orchestral music playing]

[clock ticking]

[jaunty string music playing]

[emotional music playing]

[droning guitar music playing]

[music fades]