07x01 - Business as Usual

[bunniefuu]

-Morning.
-[woman] Morning.

Hi.

[Horner] Right…

Here we go.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[Geri] Can you believe
the year you've had?

[Horner] The statistics are crazy.

Twenty-one out of 22 races.

Broke the record
for the most wins in a year,

the most podiums in a year,
the most poles to wins in a year,

the most points in a year.

-The biggest winning margin. Ever.
-Ever. Ever.

[commentator 1] Max Verstappen wins
the Canadian… the Austrian…

the British… Hungarian…

Monaco… Qatar… Mexico City Grand Prix.

[cheering]

[producer] How would you sum up 2023?

[trills lips]

-Red Bull.
-[Brown] Red Bull.

[commentator 1] It's domination
like Formula 1 has rarely seen.

In 2023, Red Bull
made everyone look stupid.

They were unstoppable.

[Steiner] f*cking hell.

[Hamilton] f*ck!

[Brown] I don't think anyone wants another
year of Red Bull winning every race.

[Horner] Max Verstappen,
you are world champion.

There can only be one winner
at the end of the day.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

You know what competition's like.

-Ruthless.
-Ruthless.

[Geri laughs]

The truth is, you never know
what life's gonna bring.

-You don't.
-You never know.

[Horner] Yeah.

[music stops]

[commentator 2] And away we go!

This is gonna be
the wildest season in F1 history.

[commentator 2] Contact!

-[crowd gasps]
-[engineers shout]

-[commentator 2] Epic season.
-[commentator 3] Extraordinary.

Oh, f*ck!

[Buxton] Over half the F1 grid
aren't signed for 2025.

[Ocon] It's Cat to Survive!

[laughter]

[Norris] If you lose your seat,
it could be that your career's over.

No one is safe.

[Briatore] If you don't perform,
you're out.

[in Italian] Finished.

[chuckles]

[Buxton in English] And off track,
the press, the whispers, the rumor mill.

So much drama.

If it is what we think it is,
absolutely expl*sive.

-[man] What are we gonna do?
-[Vowles] Uh…

Nothing to see here. [laughs]

I deny any accusations
that have been made against me.

What I'm gonna say
is gonna put more pressure on.

We used to sit
next to each other in the tub.

[Ricciardo] Ah yeah.

Maybe tickling the bum hole a little bit.

[Ricciardo laughs]

[Gasly] Let's go!

[dramatic music plays]

[Buxton] This year,
everyone's hungrier than ever for success…

and hoping to take the challenge
to Red Bull Racing.

I'm not here to make friends.
I'm here to win.

-Yeah!
-Yes!

-[Pérez] What the f*ck is he doing?
-[Verstappen] This is bullshit!

[commentator 4] The right rear is on fire.

[commentator 1] These two friends
turned rivals.

-Oh, they made contact!
-[Norris] Jesus!

[man] He's just a f*cking nightmare.

[Leclerc] Everything I do
is to become a world champion.

Grab your popcorn.

-[laughs]
-[cheering]

[man] No!

[tense music plays]

[Russell] Red flag!

[Norris] I'm gonna f*cking die.

[wheel g*n whirring]

[engine revs]

[tense music pulses]

Let's do this.

[Buxton] I can't actually remember
all of the stories over the winter

because there was just one
that overtook them all.

One of the biggest stories
possibly in Formula 1 history.

[tense music crescendos, stops]

Lewis decides he's leaving Mercedes

and goes to Ferrari.

This is seismic.

[reporter 1] Goodness me.
We've got some huge breaking news.

In one of the biggest bombshells
in Formula 1 history…

[reporter 2] Lewis Hamilton
will leave Mercedes and join Ferrari

for the 2025 season.

[reporter 3] …announcing he's defecting
to archrivals Ferrari in 2025.

[reporter 4] It now seems pretty certain
that Lewis Hamilton will end his F1 career

wearing a red suit.

[man 1] The first race in Bahrain
just 17 days away.

It's been a busy winter,
and big news announced.

[somber music plays]

[man 2] How much of a milestone is today?

[Wolff] You don't even need to tell me.
I will have the responses. Thank you.

-You okay?
-[Wolff] Just want a hug.

[somber music continues]

[Wolff] When he told me,
it seemed a bit surreal.

[team cheering]

My driver,

after 12 years being part of the team,
tells me, "I'm going to Ferrari,"

which is, like,

"Really? I can't even picture you
in a red overall. How does that even fit?"

What came as a surprise was the timing.

Why would he do that now?

[music stops]

Sorry, I've got a hair in my eye.

You're using that already,
I'm sure, for tears.

Like, "He was crying."

[chuckles]

It's crazy to think
this is our last launch together.

Yeah, well, it's obviously been emotional.
It's very surreal to be here, given the…

Uh, I… I came here in 2013.

It's, um, been a real privilege.

[Wolff] Thank you.

[man] That was a rehearsal.

-No, that was the real thing?
-[man] No.

You screwed us over.

[Buxton] For Lewis
to make the announcement in February,

before you've even driven the new car,

that's a long divorce.

You know? That's 24 races.

[announcer] Put your hands together
for Toto Wolff…

[Buxton] It showed that Lewis doesn't
believe Toto can turn things around

and deliver a fast car.

[applause]

[Wolff] We put a little bit more red
on the car so he gets used to it slowly.

[laughter]

[Hamilton] Can we be honest?

[Wolff] Yeah, but don't be too negative.

I mean, we're trying to sell it.
It's really great.

I've been trying. I've been holding back
'cause it's not as good as the last one.

No, it's really good,
with that silver end--

It looks like two cars
split in half and put together.

[laughter]

It's just the truth. I can't help it.
Like, I have to--

[Wolff] Why don't we do a Lewis edition?

-Yeah, no.
-Choose a race.

And then we'll bring it next year

so when we're ahead of you,
you can look at it from behind

and get a… a really good view of it.

[applause]

This is what I'm gonna have to put up with
the whole year.

[laughter]

[applause]

[Buxton] Ultimately,
Hamilton moving to Ferrari

has given us a scenario
that nobody imagined would exist.

It caught the entire grid off guard.

And there's only two seats
at a Formula 1 team,

so who gets the chop at Ferrari
to make room for Lewis Hamilton?

[Sainz] ♪ It's the final countdown ♪

♪ Da-da-doo-doo ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da-da ♪

[tense music plays]

[reporter] The seven-time world champion,
Lewis Hamilton,

will be replacing Carlos Sainz,
who's also released a statement

confirming he will be parting ways
with Ferrari at the end of this season.

[tense music plays]

[Sainz] I wasn't prepared for…
for that news.

And at that point, I was sad. Very sad.

[music stops]

I want to gift this to you.

[Leclerc] A chili!

[Sainz] For our post-teammate era.

Oh, come on,
we're only starting the season. [chuckles]

-Getting emotional already.
-[both chuckle]

[melancholy music plays]

[Williams] I feel
desperately sorry for Carlos.

You know, I think
he would've taken this quite personally.

[commentator 2] Carlos Sainz wins
the Singapore Grand Prix!

-[Adami] P1, baby.
-[Sainz in Spanish] Come on!

[Williams in English] Ferrari
are giving up a great racing driver.

The only non-Red Bull driver
to have won a race in 2023.

Losing a seat at Ferrari,

that would probably
have an impact on anybody.

-[Sainz] Ciao.
-[fan] Carlos!

[music stops]

[Sainz] My best opportunity
to be a world champion

would have been to stay in Ferrari.

This sport is tough.

I just wanna make sure
I prove to everyone and prove to myself

what I'm… what I'm worth.

[commentator 1] Hello, everyone.
Welcome to a new season dawning.

We are all set
to begin pre-season testing.

We are go for Formula 1 in 2024.

[fan] Go, Lewis! Come on, baby! Come on!

[reporter] There's so much hope, optimism,
so much unknown.

[man] What the f*ck is this?

[man] This is gonna be the launch image
for the championships.

[Sainz] Let me see.

[man] You know how we did the grid sh**t
before? This is replacing that.

I feel like I'm on the Teletubbies.

[Norris] Wow, what's with the colors?

[Sainz] It's a weird photo, no?

[man] Morning. Can I bring you
over here a bit, please?

And I'll tell you the plan.

-The 2024 compatriots. How are we?
-What's up, man? We're good. We're good.

Ah, dude. It's so…

[laughs]

Some people say I look like
an Australian construction worker.

-Just missing the battery pack.
-You look like all of my friends.

[producer] Is this
an upgrade to the mullet?

It is an upgrade. The golden mullet.

[producer] The Bottas 2.0?

[laughs]

[man] Drivers, if you wanna try and find
your positions on set, that'd be good.

Waiting on Mercedes.
As soon as Lewis is here.

Proper interesting winter.

[Magnussen] Lewis, good to see you.
Doing well?

-Really well.
-[Magnussen] Congrats on Ferrari.

-Thank you.
-[Magnussen] It's huge, crazy.

Lewis's move to Ferrari
is a cool move, I think.

Mm.

I think it's pretty sick,
to be honest. [chuckles]

Good for Lewis.
Good… Good for his bank account too.

-[Pérez] You good?
-Hey. Yeah.

-Nice colors, dude.
-[Bottas] Yeah.

Yeah.

[Bottas] He's got the speed.
He's got the experience.

Who goes to replace Lewis?
That's a tough one.

I've still been waiting
for the call from Toto, but

the phone hasn't rang. [laughs]

[man] Show the g*ns, whatever. Chill.

Show the g*ns.

[laughs]

That's a porn star look.

[Buxton] For the first time
in Formula 1 history,

you've got exactly the same group
of drivers starting a season

as ended the last.

-[Russell] You're balding a bit here.
-Am I?

[laughter]

[man] Okay, moving in. Three, two, one.

[Buxton] But almost three quarters
of the F1 grid are not signed for 2025.

I don't think I can remember a season

where there were
that many seats up for grabs.

[Pérez] This is my final year
of my contract.

It's like you're constantly flirting, no?

[Hülkenberg] We're all obviously fighting
for the same piece of tarmac.

So there's gonna be
probably a lot of movement.

[Bottas] Just based on how many
drivers' contracts are expiring,

silly season will be next level.

[man] Okay, everybody looking at the X.

[Buxton] Every race this season
is gonna be an audition,

and that means established stars
are going to have to perform.

[man] And we are clear.
Thank you very much for your time.

Romeo done.

[indistinct chatter]

-How are you?
-Good. How are you?

Hey, man.

Well done.

[Buxton] For Carlos, this might be
his one and only time

to prove that he deserves
a place in Formula 1.

But it's not every day
a team gets to sign Lewis Hamilton.

[woman in French] Have you seen Toto?

[Vasseur] Not this morning.

[in German] Oh, I can't believe it.

Yes, no stress.

[in English] I am very proud of you.

It's good for the sport.

[Vasseur whistles]

[reporter 1] Question for you, Lewis.

Was the motivating factor to join Ferrari
because you no longer thought

you could win that eighth world title
with Mercedes?

[Hamilton] Whether or not
this is a championship-winning car

won't have any bearing on how I feel
about the next stage of my career.

-What about talking to Toto?
-[Sainz] Sorry?

-[Hamilton] Have you talked to Toto?
-[Sainz] Haven't talked to Toto yet.

Which makes me feel like

if he had really an interest,
he would have already called me.

[reporter 2] How did you
handle the situation?

[Sainz] You don't think
Merc will win again?

Do you think they are declining?

No, I don't think so.

[Vasseur in French] With the timing,
I did it on purpose.

I did it because, for us, it was important
to attack the season with that behind us.

So we did it completely deliberately,
and I think it was a good decision.

[man in English] How are you?
Good to see you.

Congratulations.

[Wolff] Fred has been, uh,
one of my longest and best friends.

I didn't see that coming from him.

When I sent Fred a WhatsApp
two days before, he didn't reply,

so I guess I… I… I knew.

[Vasseur in French] The competition
is not only between Toto and Fred.

The competition is
between two teams, two brands.

And that must come before any friendship.

[in English] It is a new situation.
It is something that we didn't anticipate.

[Buxton] In F1, there are no friendships.

You will stab each other in the back
for the best opportunity at winning races,

and to take the fight

to Red Bull Racing.

[host] Any other questions?

[reporter] Some very serious allegations
have been leveled

against one
of your team principal colleagues.

What are your feelings about how that's
being handled, the time it's taking?

That the person in question
is still in his role?

[tense music plays]

[reporter 1] Red Bull
have launched an investigation

after allegations
of inappropriate behavior

were made against Christian Horner.

[reporter 2] Christian Horner is accused
by a female member of Red Bull staff

of controlling and coercive behavior.

[man] Hi, mate. How are you going?

Right.

[producer] You've got some water there.

So is it quicker to mention
what we can or can't talk about?

I mean, there's so much

that he can't answer.

You know, we're in the middle of it,

and so, for sort of legal reasons,
we can't talk about it.

-So…
-Okay.

-[producer] Start from the beginning.
-Come on, then. Let's... Let's get going.

Are… Are… Are you starting to fill it up
in there now, then, or…?

-How we doing? You all right?
-I'm okay. How are you?

Yeah.

[Smith] Before we do any media,

whoever is looking after you
will reiterate

the fact that anything
to do with the investigation is off-limits

and we're not discussing everything.

Upper cut.

[Horner] Yeah, yeah. Hey, man.

There's also not more to say.

[Horner] There's not more to say.

Yeah, gr-grab me when you need me, yeah.
Save me, yeah.

[man] You don't seem yourself. You okay?

[Horner] Yeah, yeah, no, I'm good.
Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

Right.

-[Smith] You ready? Let's do this.
-[Horner] Yeah.

It was the first time in front of the
whole media since the storm had broken.

-[Smith] If I have to jump in, I will.
-[man] Fine.

-[Smith] Yeah. Okay.
-[man] That's fine.

Does it risk unsettling the team?

[reporter 1] It's gonna go into the
season. The season's two weeks away.

Did you give any thought
to maybe stepping aside from those duties

temporarily while all this is sorted out?

Can you guarantee you've never behaved
inappropriately towards a colleague?

Look, I deny any accusations
that have been… been made against me.

-[reporter 2] So you're innocent?
-Yeah, as I say.

Is everything as it was before, or…?

Business as normal.

[Smith] Good. Business as normal.
There you go.

-[man] How you going?
-[Horner] Good.

You like the… the cooling on the car?
[chuckles]

[intense music building]

[music fades]

[wheel g*n whirring]

You're obviously gonna get asked
about, uh, Christian Horner.

-And what's going on right now.
-Yeah.

[tense music plays]

[camera shutters click]

-Morning.
-[Horner] Morning.

Morning.

[Horner] You'd think they'd have enough
of all these walking pictures by now.

Hi, guys.

You know, it's a crucial time of the year.

In the job that… that I do,

you're the front face of the organization.

You can either hide away,

or you can get out there and face it.

[music fades]

[reporter] Christian, how can people
take this investigation seriously

when you've not been asked
to step aside while it's in process?

As you're well aware, there's a process
going on which, uh, I form part of,

and as I form part of that process,
I'm afraid I cannot comment on it.

Zak, what's your reaction
to the way that's being handled?

Well, the allegations
are, uh, extremely serious.

Uh, Red Bull Corporation, it appears,
has, uh, launched an investigation,

and, uh, all we hope is that will be,
uh, handled in a very transparent way

in which there's no doubt
that it's been handled appropriately.

'Cause I don't believe
these are the type of headlines

that, uh, Formula 1, uh, wants or needs.

There's a lot of stuff going on over there
that I think will create some divide.

And ultimately, any sports team
needs to have total unity.

You find out
who your friends are, don't you?

I wouldn't wanna be Christian.

What's happening, gents?

-Not a lot.
-[man] Hello, mate.

Yeah, nothing going on.
Nothing to see here. [laughs]

[Horner] Zak is a prick.

-[Smith] Let's just get through this.
-[Horner] Yeah, I know.

-[Smith] Business as usual.
-[Horner] Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I'll get through it.
I'll get through it.

[reporter] The wait still goes on
to find out the future

of Red Bull's team principal,
Christian Horner.

We're expecting the outcome
to be made public tomorrow.

[dramatic music plays]

[commentator 2] It's time
for a practice session for our 20 drivers

and ten teams.

[commentator 5] It's about what happens
on this day on this track,

and it's exciting to be here.

What do you think
your car's gonna be like?

-Or you have no idea?
-[Ocon] No idea.

[reporter in German] Good morning.
It's Thursday morning at 10.32 a.m.

Exactly the time when Christian Horner
entered the paddock here at Bahrain.

[tense music plays]

[newsreader 1 in English]
Major Formula 1 news.

[newsreader 2] The independent
investigation

into the allegations
made against Mr. Horner is complete.

What are we gonna see this time?

[tense music continues]

What I can say to you is

the allegations against Christian Horner
have been dismissed.

He is continuing with his job.

[camera shutters click]

[newsreader 3] Horner has been cleared
of any wrongdoing.

He and his Red Bull team
continue to be under a huge spotlight.

[reporter] This investigation has come
to an end. It must be a relief for you?

I'm pleased it's come to an end.

Do you think
it's going to affect somehow the team,

or is it business as usual,
as you said before?

No, very much business as usual.

Thank you so much.

-[exciting music plays]
-[commentator 1] Good evening, everyone.

It is time to progress
to a really important session

under the floodlights.

This will tell us a lot
about the pecking order in 2024.

We just gotta go out there
and do it on the track now.

-Do what we do.
-Yeah, exactly.

[Lambiase] Radio check, Max.

[Verstappen] Yeah, radio check.

It's now time
to focus on what we're here for.

[Lambiase] That's 15,
one-five seconds, Max.

[Horner] To go racing.

[Verstappen] Yeah, all good.

[exciting music continues]

[Buxton] This is where you really see

what everyone has brought
to the table for 2024.

[Dudley] George, radio check.

[Russell] Radio check.

We definitely hope and believe

that the team are going to deliver
a faster car.

That's what we've been working towards.

[Leclerc] 2023 was a…
was a difficult season for the team.

This year, it feels like
we are in a better position.

-[Padros] The track will be clean.
-[Leclerc] Copy.

-[commentator 2] And it's a green light.
-[commentator 5] This is the business end.

-[Lambiase] Checking in on the balance?
-[Verstappen] Yeah, all good.

[in Spanish] Verstappen and Red Bull…

It's crazy.

[commentator 1 in English]
Consistency from Max Verstappen.

Let's see what Sainz can do.

[Adami] You're doing a good job.
Keep pushing like this.

[commentator 5] It's a big year
for Carlos Sainz.

He's gotta put himself in the shop window
and sell himself, basically.

[Gasly] Another crazy season ahead.

You can't predict anything
about what's gonna happen.

[Norris] Need to change my steering wheel.

[Joseph] Okay.

[producer] It's a new season.
How's the car?

Yeah, not great.

[Leclerc] Lance was
in the middle of the way.

[Stroll] f*cking hell, man.

[Leclerc] They're all
f*cking sleeping tonight.

[commentator 1] Is that
the first complaint of the new season?

Ah, we're so back.

[exciting music plays]

[Bonno] Yeah, pace looking good,
Lewis. Nice work.

[commentator 1] Lewis Hamilton
looking consistently quick out there.

Can you say anything after a lap or two?

[Hamilton] The car is
pretty straightforward. No real issues.

So, initial thing is not so bad?

Yeah, nice and clear. No issues.

-[Wolff] Good. Okay. So far, so good.
-[Hamilton] Yeah.

[Wolff] Yeah.

[reporter] So, Carlos,
first day in the car for 2024.

How are you feeling about today?

[Sainz] I felt good.

We've seen a lot of teams
being very competitive, uh,

and it's clear that Mercedes
are gonna be in the fight,

and Red Bull, I expect them to be, yeah,
also stronger tomorrow and Sunday.

-[reporter 1] Thank you.
-[man] Thank you.

So, obviously, there are talks with every
single team that has an available seat.

That includes, uh, for sure,
top teams like Red Bull and Mercedes.

Definitely a challenge
to find, uh, Carlos's next seat.

But, yeah, it's part of the game.

-[fan] I love you! I love you!
-[Sainz] Thank you.

-Gracias, cara.
-[fan] Thank you!

[Verstappen] How much time is left?

[Lambiase] Nine seconds.

So box this lap, Max.

[cell phone chimes]

[cell phones chime]

[Horner] At the end
of the second practice,

suddenly, my phone starts getting messages
and this, that, and the other.

Y-You know, there's a bombshell
that's… that's dropped

for a bunch of alleged messages.

[reporter 1] Material purporting to be
the alleged evidence in the investigation

has been leaked.

[reporter 2] A trove of texts,

allegedly between Mr. Horner
and a female colleague,

have been leaked online.

[reporter 3] The texts, which appear to be
written by Christian, have been shared

just a day after he was cleared
of inappropriate behavior.

[reporter in German] Helmut.

Are you free for a brief chat?

Not about Horner.

[in French] I don't know how he'll stay
until the end of the weekend.

[Williams in English] An anonymous email
has been sent to every team principal…

-[woman] Is it an email?
-Yes.

[woman] To the two of you?

…and to pretty much
every member of the Formula 1 press

that contains a cache
of WhatsApp messages and photographs.

[Horner] It was obviously premeditated

to cause me
the maximum amount of distraction,

the maximum amount of aggravation.

[tense music plays]

[Williams] Is this real?

That is the burning question.

[man] Is he gonna live?

[Wolff] With all the WhatsApps,
and so many people know so…

I don't know.

I'm not sure.

But he's fighting with everything he has
because there is nothing if he goes.

[tense music continues]

[reporter 1] You've so far
declined to comment

on what you've described
as anonymous messages.

Why can't you comment on them?

[Horner] They're from an unknown source,
which I'm not gonna comment on.

[reporter 2] Doesn't it bother you
that someone doesn't want this to stop?

Look, I'm not gonna…

I'm not gonna comment

on what motives
whatever person may have for,

uh, for… for, you know, for doing this.

-Thank you very much,
-[man] Thank you.

[reporter 3] There's been
no confirmation or denial

on whether the texts are genuine
or who leaked them.

[Horner] It was obvious
that the end goal was for me to,

um, leave Red Bull.

[producer] Who's leaked them?

That's the multimillion-dollar question.

[producer] That you know the answer to.

[somber music plays]

Maybe a bit later, okay?

So, Christian,
very special moment for you right now?

Look, I'm looking forward to going racing.

And, you know,
all our focus is on the Grand Prix

and the first race of the season.

[Horner] The higher you rise,
the sharper the knives.

I'd reached the top of my game.

And I never thought in a million years

I'd have a challenge like this
in my career.

When the story stops being the team

and the story becomes one man,

it threatens to become a soap opera.

[music stops]

[tense music plays]

[commentator 2] Welcome along.
It's the first of 24 in '24,

the Bahrain Grand Prix.

[commentator 1] And this is what
all the hard work has been for.

[Buxton] There will, of course,
be question marks

over the internal situation at Red Bull.

Every team will have their eyes
on how this plays out,

and whether that's done anything
to knock that team off center.

-[Horner] Ready for it.
-[man] That's it.

[Horner] It's the only two hours
of f*cking peace I get.

-All the best, man.
-See you around, yeah?

-[boy] …Mercedes?
-Sorry?

What do you work in Mercedes?

I do marketing.

[boy] Oh.

[both laugh]

[man] Feeling good?

Enjoying it, yeah?
Let's see where it goes.

[fan] Carlos!

[Carlos] I don't think anyone doubts

Charles is a really good pick
for Ferrari to stay.

I think we are both very talented.

-Until there, I am ahead, no?
-[man 1] Yeah, yeah.

[man 2] Even before this, you're ahead,
so I think…

[Carlos] But who knows?

I know if I do a good job
in the next few races,

it's gonna give me a chance
to sign a better deal.

Showtime!

[commentator 1] So many teams
think they've made progress on race pace.

This is where
we're gonna find out what's true

and what work is still to be done.

[Buxton] Every new season presents
a brand-new opportunity.

Will Red Bull still be
the competitive force they were last year?

[commentator 2] Pole position
for Max Verstappen.

[Buxton] How will Carlos Sainz fare?

Essentially every race from now on
is a… is a job interview.

[Adami] Carlos, 20 seconds.

[commentator 3] Hamilton starts
the Grand Prix in ninth.

[Buxton] Have Mercedes finally been able
to get on top of this generation of car?

[Bonno] Last car approaching the grid.

[commentator 2] This is the moment, then,
that we've all been waiting for.

[Lambiase] Five seconds.

[commentator 1] Formula 1 in 2024 begins

when the five red lights go out.

[suspenseful music plays]

[commentator 2]
It's lights out and away we go

for the opening race in Bahrain!

Sainz hasn't had the best of starts.

[exciting music plays]

[commentator 3] Charles Leclerc trying to
go around the outside of Max Verstappen.

[commentator 1] Verstappen gets away.

[exciting music continues]

[Stroll] I got hit.

[commentator 2] It's a four-way battle for
second, third, fourth and fifth places.

[tense music plays]

[Adami] Carlos, lap ten, keep pushing.

[Sainz] This is a good lap.

I have more pace than the guys in front.

[Adami] Okay, good to know. Full push now.

[music fades]

[Padros] Charles, this last lap,
compared to Sainz, losing time.

[tense music plays]

[Carlos] Your value as a driver
is dictated by

what you've been able
to achieve on the track.

[Adami] We are faster than Charles.

[Padros] Behind you have Sainz with DRS.

[Sainz] I was just like, "Go for it."

[exciting music plays]

[commentator 2] Charles Leclerc
and Carlos Sainz almost touching wheels!

[music stops]

Carlos Sainz moves past him
to fourth place.

[tense music plays]

[Adami] Carlos, let's go hunting.

[Sainz] Copy.

[commentator 6] It's what
he's gotta do this year.

"You prefer Lewis Hamilton over me,

then I'm gonna have to think
of Team Carlos now."

[music fades]

[Lambiase] Okay, so gap behind, 6.5.

That's good. Now settle in.

[commentator 1] Max Verstappen
leading this Grand Prix.

[tense music plays]

[Adami] Russell in front.

[Sainz] Let's go get him.

[Russell] The fronts are nowhere.

[Dudley] George, we need more management.

[commentator 2] George Russell
is having a few problems.

[tense music continues]

[man] Now we're getting slower and slower.

Clearly, something's happened.

[Russell] Cannot get the fronts working.

[music stops]

[Adami] P3. Nice job there. Well done.

Well done!

[commentator 2] Mercedes
struggling out there.

[tense music plays]

-How many laps left?
-[Bonno] Three laps remaining.

[Hamilton] Tires are dropping off.
These guys are fast, mate.

I'm too far away.

[commentator 1] Hamilton's been
kind of stifled here.

I expected more from Mercedes.

[man] We've gone wrong somewhere.

[music fades]

[Lambiase] This is the final lap, Max.

[Verstappen] Very happy. All good.

[commentator 2]
The defending champion on top.

He wins the Bahrain Grand Prix.

[Horner] Well done, Max. One-two finish,
fastest lap, pole position.

Clean sweep, so brilliant, brilliant start
to the year. Thank you very, very much.

[Verstappen] That was simply lovely.
Great start to the year, guys.

Congratulations.

I am so proud. Well done. Congratulations.

[somber music plays]

[Horner] That's the best way
to f*ck all of them.

Shut the f*ck up.

[somber music continues]

[Adami] And P3, P3. Awesome job there.

[Vasseur] Good job, Carlos. Good job.

[Sainz] Thank you, Fred.

[Adami] And you are the driver of the day.

[Sainz] Pip, pop.

[Adami] And enjoy the podium.

[Sainz] It's exactly how I wanted
to start. Making a bit of a statement.

And a really good result
at a really good time.

[Bonno] Lewis, mate, that's P7.

It's a difficult day at the office.

Well, no fun.

No fun.

What happened? What happened there?

[man] I watched all the metrics
return to where they were,

and the lap time
was just f*cking gone, so I don't know.

But also the pace difference
to Sainz is just…

It's just not good at all.

Yeah, I'd agree.

Toto, ultimately,
is looking at another season

that will fall so far below

what Mercedes's basic expectations
are for a year,

whilst also trying to figure out
who will replace Lewis Hamilton

for 2025.

[announcer] …and the winner, as last year,

Max Verstappen!

[Horner] Jos, well done.

Okay, man.

[reporter] Jos Verstappen
told the Daily Mail

that tension remains at Red Bull.

"The team is at risk of being torn apart
if the team principal remains in charge."

[tense music plays]

If Christian thought
that this was all going to blow over…

he was sorely mistaken.

Jos Verstappen
has made it abundantly clear

that he wants Christian Horner gone.

[tense music plays]

[reporter] Your father gave a comment
that if Christian Horner stays in the team

it will tear the team apart.

My… My dad is very outspoken.

He's not a… He's not a liar,
that… that's for sure.

And, uh, what I want,

and that doesn't matter
who is involved in the team or not,

is to have, of course, a quiet environment

where everyone is, of course,
happy to work.

[tense music continues]

[Horner] It's just relentless.

I keep thinking it's running out of steam,
and then something else comes up.

It seems incredible

that at the height of a team's success…

[commentator 2] Max Verstappen
wins the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix!

[Horner] Well done, Max.
That was absolutely clinical.

[Verstappen] Yeah, exactly.

[Buxton] …Red Bull remain in turmoil.

[music fades]

Could this be the opportunity

that all their rivals
have been waiting for?

[commentator 2] Welcome along
to the Australian Grand Prix.

The sun is out,

and Albert Park
is packed full of passionate fans.

Fundamentally, when you run the team,
you have to take responsibility.

You are accountable for the results.

Lots of papaya, which is cool.

Looking at the Red Bull car,
it's unbelievably fast.

-[man] Hey, Zak.
-[Brown] How are you?

So we need to be there
to capitalize if they trip up.

[Vasseur in French] We are building
something, making enormous progress.

Compared to last year,
I think, it's a real step forward.

[Buxton in English] Through the whole
of 2023, only Ferrari got a Grand Prix win

other than Red Bull.

And Ferrari have turned up
to fight this season.

-[fan 1] Carlos!
-[fan 2] Carlos!

[fan 3] I hope
you're feeling better, Carlos!

-Oh, a photo?
-[fan 4] Thank you, Carlos.

-Hey, mate.
-All good?

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

Good.

I mean, other than Max,
Carlos is the in-form driver.

But the problem is

the question marks remain
over whether he'll be fit enough to race.

It's only been 16 days
since Carlos had emergency surgery.

[reporter] Breaking news.

Carlos Sainz has been diagnosed
with appendicitis.

He's gonna miss
the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

and potentially Australia.

It's… It's not a…
not a good situation at the moment.

[tense music plays]

[Buxton] Sixteen days.
That's really quick turnaround.

The question is,
will he be fit enough to race?

[music stops]

-You're back 100% or still getting there?
-100% I'm not gonna be, but let's see.

-Some would say it's rushing back. Is--
-[Carlos] Why?

[reporter] Well, it's major surgery,
isn't it?

[man in Italian] Does it still hurt a bit?

[Sainz] This one hurts more than…

[man] Than the one below it, okay.

[Sainz in English] In the first week,
I couldn't pretty much walk

or get out of bed, um, by myself.

[man in Italian] Just lower
your jeans slightly.

[Sainz] I can take it.

[man] Breathe in. And out.

Good.

[in English] I still cannot sneeze, cannot
cough, because of the abdominal pain.

But Formula 1 is
a very short-term-memory sport.

It only counts the last race.

[tense music plays]

I don't have a seat for the future.

So I need to get into the car

and not think about anything else.

That's the most scared I've been
of jumping in a Formula 1 car in my life.

[commentator 2] Time to go racing.

Max Verstappen in pole position,

who could win ten races in a row
for the second time in his career.

[commentator 3] Carlos Sainz,
after having his appendix surgery,

put in a remarkable qualifying
to put the Ferrari in second.

It's going to be a long,
tough race for him.

[exciting music plays]

[commentator 1] Good reaction time
for Carlos Sainz,

but his path is blocked by Max Verstappen.

[Adami] Verstappen 1.1 in front.

Push.

[Sainz] You want to push now?

[Adami] Yeah, push, push, please.

[Sainz] Okay.

[Lambiase] Okay, Max.

Car behind, Sainz, one second.

[tense music plays]

[Verstappen] f*cking hell,
the car is loose.

[Lambiase] Understood.

[exciting music plays]

[commentator 1] Look at this.
Carlos Sainz, he's almost wheel to wheel!

Ferrari take the lead!

[cheering]

[commentator 2] What a move that was.

[Adami] Good job. Verstappen 0.6 behind.

[commentator 1] Can he keep
the Dutchman behind him?

It's gonna be a really tough ask.

[Lambiase] All okay, Max?

[Verstappen] I just lost the car.
Really weird.

Bit of smoke out the back of our car.

[Verstappen] Fire, fire!

[Lambiase] Yeah, box, Max. Box.

[Verstappen] Brake, brake. My brake.

Get the fire extinguisher ready.

[somber music plays]

[commentator 1] They're not going
to fix this. It's all over for Verstappen.

[somber music continues]

[Buxton] It's too early to say
whether what's going on off track

is affecting things on track.

But it can't help.

[inaudible]

[commentator 3] This is the best drive
I've ever seen from Sainz.

[Adami] And last lap.

[Sainz] Tell me we have it.

[Adami] Yes, we have it.

P1, baby. P1.

[Sainz laughs]

This is amazing!

[cheering]

[Buxton] It took Ferrari and Carlos Sainz

almost the entirety of last season
to beat Red Bull.

[Sainz] Thank you, Ferrari. Forza!

Life is a roller coaster, hey?

It's taken them three races in 2024.

[Vasseur] I don't know if we have
to do the surgery each week.

[both laugh]

Maybe.

[Horner] It's a hell of an advert for
a driver that's not employed next year.

[triumphant orchestral music plays]

[in Spanish] Let's go, yes!
Let's go, damn it!

[in English] The only thing that came out
of my mind was, like… [speaks Spanish]

[in English]
Which basically translates like,

"You've got the biggest ba*ls
that I've seen in my life." [chuckles]

I think Red Bull may be losing
their grip on their dominance.

Is 2024 going to be dull?

I don't think so.

[music stops]

[cheering]

[Norris] Max wants to win. I want to win.

Jesus!

[commentator 1] These two friends
turned rivals.

-[Norris] It's f*cked.
-[producer] He apologize?

No.

[reporter] Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari
for the 2025 season.

f*ck!

[Sainz] Ferrari is not happening
for me next year.

[Buxton] The race is on
to see who can sign Sainz.

-[Vowles] There is real competition.
-In Formula 1 there's winners and wankers.

You don't wanna be in the w*nk*r category.

[Briatore] If you don't perform,
you're out. Simple as that.

[in Italian] Finished.

[chuckles]

[dramatic music plays]

[music fades]