07x09 - Under New Management

[bunniefuu]

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[producer] Where were you when you had
the phone call when it all ended?

In a grocery store.

In the vegetable section,
you know? [chuckles]

Between the tomato and the salad,
I had Gene on the phone. [chuckles]

He didn't ask me,
"How do you feel getting sacked?"

You know? It's like, "How did you feel?"

[producer] How did you feel about…?

I couldn't give a f*ck. [laughs]

[dramatic orchestral music intensifies]

[Buxton] Guenther was Haas.

He'd been there, running the ship,
from day one.

What the f*ck?!

[commentator 1] It's a bottom-of-the-table
finish for Guenther Steiner and Haas.

But the team had to change something.

And they've taken a massive gamble
with a new team principal.

[man] I'm not looking
to replicate Guenther.

I'm not interested in turning up
race weekend being last.

[dramatic music continues]

[commentator 2] Both Haas cars
have been superb this weekend,

picking up valuable points.

Haas have got off
to a remarkable start this season.

[commentator 2] And Hülkenberg
sixth over the line.

What just happened?

Unbelievable. Nice one, guys.

[Hülkenberg] Easy, easy, easy.

[commentator 1] Haas in a comfortable
seventh place in the championship.

In Formula 1, there are two tiers.

You've got the top five teams.

If you're one of the midfield teams,

you absolutely need to be
in the best-of-the-rest position.

You finish sixth place
in the Constructors' Championship,

you're taking home tens of millions
of dollars more at the end of the year.

That has an enormous impact

on how successful
these midfield teams can be,

and there is so much competition
for that P6.

[music fades]

[dramatic music plays]

Take the pen.

Flavio Briatore is my name.
My team is Alpine.

The plan is quite simple.

I'll do anything to be P6 with Alpine.

[music fades]

[in Italian] Finished.

[wheel g*n whirring]

[engine revs]

[man 1 in English] Photographer's ready.

-Nice to meet you. Ayao.
-[man 2] We're gonna get a bit of makeup.

Then we're gonna take your pictures.

[Ayao] I don't think makeup's
gonna save me, but yeah.

[producer] This is the first time
you've sat in this chair, right?

In this chair for Netflix?
Yeah, of course, yeah.

[jaunty orchestral music plays]

So I talk first, then I do this.

Okay.

Hi, my name is Ayao Komatsu,

team principal
of the MoneyGram Haas F1 team.

Um… Then how do I say it?
Just "series seven of Drive to Survive"?

-[producer] And then clap the board.
-All right, okay. Right, start again.

[music stops]

[Komatsu] I've been with the team
for eight years

as an engineer and working with Guenther.

Last few seasons…

Yeah, I have to be honest
and say we hit rock bottom.

[commentator 1] Oh, lockup! And contact!

f*cking hell, Ayao.

We worked together very well.
Guenther and I respected each other.

Find the problem,
instead of, "This is better."

It f*cking isn't.

Of course,
he had his strengths and weakness.

I want to see the progress. Otherwise,
I mean, like, I make changes, you know?

[Komatsu] We understood each other well.

So, yeah, to know that I don't
have that anymore is a bit sad.

Like, I'm not looking
to replicate Guenther.

I'm just focused on what I can do.

-[woman] Amazing, then you're all set.
-All right. Thank you. Right.

We are a small team,

so we've got to take advantage
of being small,

being nimble, being agile.

-[man] And smiley one.
-Okay.

[man] There we go.

But if I don't think we can improve
performance on the track,

I wouldn't be doing this job.

Yeah, "Ayao"
is a quite difficult name though.

Honestly, I gave up a long time ago.
All my uni mates called me "Johnny Five."

-So, yeah.
-[laughter]

One's an Austrian-Italian.
One's a Japanese.

It's pretty different. [laughs]

-[Komatsu] Got lots to improve, I think.
-Yeah.

[Hülkenberg] Ayao is a perfectionist.

His targets are very high,
and we really needed that.

[woman laughs]

[man] Wonderful. Do a little side turn.

-[producer] Think Ayao will do well, then?
-Who?

[producer] Ayao, the new one.

[Horner] All these vanilla engineers

that talk about probabilities
and data, data, data.

It's not like it was, uh, you know,

a few years ago.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[cell phone rings]

[Briatore in Italian] Hi, love.
I'm in Oxford.

I know, that's why the English are sad,

the Romans are happy.

[music fades]

-[producer in English] Comfortable?
-No. Let's go.

[cell phone beeps]

Hello? Hello?

Halfway through the season,
Alpine have brought back Flavio Briatore.

[Briatore in Italian]
…here who knows it all. Patrizia?

[in English] This guy
is old-school, Italian.

[in Italian] It's not f*cking working.

[Buxton in English] Some people
will tell you that Flavio is a kingmaker.

Other people will tell you
that he's a complete nightmare.

[Briatore in Italian] Piece of sh*t phone.

[Williams in English] He's a seven-time
world championship winner.

He was really almost, like,
the poster boy for Formula 1,

so it will be interesting
what magic he can sprinkle

on that Enstone team.

[Buxton] They have parachuted Flavio in

because Alpine are having
a… a truly horrible season.

[dramatic music plays]

[commentator 2] No fight at all
from the Alpine.

[commentator 3] Seventeenth
and eighteenth.

That's a team in trouble for 2024.

[Ocon] Frustrating.

We are not taking
the trajectory that we hoped.

[commentator 2] The Alpines
are getting dangerously close.

[Gasly] What did he do?

[commentator 1] These two Alpines,
they're not the best of friends, are they?

[Buxton] Alpine have floundered…

[Gasly] What the f*ck?

Why did he just run me off the track?

[music fades]

[Buxton] …ever since they got rid
of Otmar, their last team principal,

which just gives credence
to the belief that Otmar was a scapegoat.

Now Flavio has a huge task ahead of him

in terms of being able
to turn this ship around.

[Briatore] For me, what is important
is the team spirit.

Everybody needs to do the best possible.

I came back to improve the team,

put the people in the condition
to fight to win the race.

[in Italian] Done?

[rock music plays]

[moos]

[commentator 2 in English]
The Formula 1 circus arrives in Texas

for round 19
of this thrilling championship.

[rock music continues]

[Williams] Austin, in Texas,

in the wild, wild west,

really has established itself

as one of the best races
of the championship.

[music stops]

It's not bad!

-Kevin, do you have a word for the fans?
-Thanks, everyone.

Amazing atmosphere here.
Uh, I hope we can do well.

[cheering]

This is a wonderful opportunity
for Haas to deliver a great performance

in front of its home crowd.

[host] All right, ladies and gentlemen,
Nico Hülkenberg, Kevin Magnussen.

[Williams] This is
where we want to see Haas,

back in the fight
for that P6 in the midfield.

[Komatsu] Coming to Austin,
I think so far we've proved

that we are functioning much better
as a team

and we are able to improve the car.

I believe we've got good people.

Just felt like we weren't providing them

with an environment that they can perform.

[tense music plays]

Ayao himself, at the start of the season,
set expectations low.

They have exceeded every single one.

To see them sit seventh is incredible.

I report to Gene.
Gene's the owner of the team.

Gene puts pressure on me.
He demands a high standard.

Target for Austin
is trying to score points.

[Haas] Finishing P6 or something
would be phenomenal

because I have a feeling
everybody's coming after our a*s.

[Komatsu] Gene, of course,
wants certain sporting results.

The consequences are big.

[music fades]

[tense music plays]

For us, is very important race,
and we need everybody calm, relaxed.

We are P9.

But in this sport,

you change the perception very quickly
with a good result.

[tense music continues]

-[man] What are you predicting today?
-I think P6 is ours.

Definitely. It's gotta be.

We kind of need Gasly
to have an off on the turn one.

[commentator 2] From the Circuit of the
Americas, it's time for the main event.

[Hülkenberg] It's the new helmet, right?

[tense music continues]

[Hülkenberg] I've definitely noticed
a change with Ayao.

We managed to improve the car a lot.

When you're suddenly in the game,
you can compete, you can fight.

[commentator 1] Magnussen
starts eighth on the grid,

with teammate Hülkenberg in 11th.

-[Hülkenberg] Radio check.
-[Gannon] Loud and clear, Nico.

[tense music continues]

[commentator 2] Esteban Ocon starts 12th
as Alpine bid to turn around their season.

[Peckett] Last cars forming up.

[commentator 1] Pierre Gasly,
an unexpected sixth,

his highest start of the year.

[Gasly] Let's be on top of it
and good communication.

It's been a very tough year,

but as an optimistic and positive human,

we're still gonna be able
to… to fight for something.

[tense music continues]

[commentator 2] And the US Grand Prix
is underway.

[Albon] Brakes feel very cold.

[commentator 2] There's a squabble
in the midfield.

Esteban Ocon got turned around.

-Go on! Get back on!
-[man] Go on, then!

-[Ocon] Check for damage, rear left.
-[Peckett] Yeah, we're looking.

[commentator 2] Can he get back
into this race?

[Peckett] Let's catch up to that group.

[commentator 1] That was not
what Alpine needed.

[Gannon] Okay, Nico, Alonso's ahead.

[Hülkenberg] Feels like
I've got some pace.

[tense music plays]

[commentator 2] Hülkenberg
up into the top ten.

That's a good pass on Fernando Alonso

into a point-scoring position.

Can he stay there?

[Gannon] Nice, Nico.

-[music fades]
-Come on.

[commentator 1] Esteban Ocon's
now plum last in this race.

[Ocon] It's sliding a lot.

The grip is the main issue,
not the balance.

[tense music plays]

[commentator 2] Pierre Gasly
in a battle with the Williams.

[Howard] Keep pushing.

[Gasly] Yeah, I'm trying.

[music stops]

[commentator 1] Gasly out of the points,
as Colapinto makes his move stick.

[Gasly] Guys, I've got no grip
on that f*cking compound.

[Howard] Okay, Pierre.

[tense music plays]

I'm using tire now.

[Gannon] Okay, Nico, you do need some tire
for the end, so just find the right level.

[commentator 2] If Hülkenberg
can keep this position,

it will give Haas enough points
to move into sixth in the Constructors'.

[Gannon] Starting last lap.

[tense music continues]

Checkered flag, Nico. Checkered flag. P8.

[cheering]

Awesome drive.

Yes! [laughs]

-[man 1] Nice one! Yeah!
-[woman] Yeah!

[man 2] Get in!

Well done.

[Hülkenberg] Well done, cowboy.
Good job, team. Thank you very much.

[Komatsu] That's amazing!

-Great job.
-[woman] Yes!

Amazing.

[music fades]

You cannot ask
for anything better than that.

Great job, team. That looked really good.

-Thank you very much, yeah.
-[Haas] All right, good job, man.

[Howard] Okay, Pierre. P12.

Tough one out there today, mate.

[commentator 1] Esteban Ocon finishes
in a disappointing 18th place for Alpine.

[Peckett] Okay, normal switch-off
procedures when you come to a stop.

[Ocon] The efficiency
just dropped massively,

and the bouncing just got massive.

[Peckett] Understood. We'll have
a look through everything.

[Ocon] Yep.

[Briatore] Unfortunately, Esteban was, uh,

nowhere.

[somber music plays]

This season, the performance of Esteban
was not really what we expect.

The car obviously hasn't been performing
as well throughout the entire season.

At the moment, our biggest, um,
you know, rival and enemy is ourselves.

[cat meows]

-It's a heavy cat.
-[cat meows]

[cat purrs]

[in French] Yes!

Are you talking to the camera?

[in English] It's Cat to Survive! [laughs]

[man in French] So, little wolf,
a difficult season.

The performance hasn't been great.

[Ocon] No. No, it's not the best.

The team has not progressed
as much as we should have.

I think there was a lack of understanding.

[in English] I think this has been
the most difficult season to date.

Unfortunately, the car that, uh, we had
since the beginning of the year, um,

has been tricky.

The car is not as competitive
as we would like.

[tense music plays]

For months,
Esteban was complaining all the time

about the car was different,
this and that, you know what I mean?

I don't like that.

Don't be a spoiled brat,
you know what I mean?

[music fades]

[in French] We've been together
five years with Alpine.

We have done great things with this team.

We managed to win.
We managed to get podiums.

Um, I think that there is
a beautiful story that has been made,

but now we have to turn the page.

[producer in English] You made
your decision to leave.

Yeah, I've made my decision. [chuckles]

[producer] Where are you
gonna be driving next year?

Next year, I'm gonna be driving
for Haas F1 team.

[tense music plays]

One very clear reason
that I decided to go to Haas is Ayao.

He's really someone that understands,

you know,
the technical aspect of it as well

because he's been running a car
in the past.

And I hope I can lead this team
to… to great things in the future.

[music fades]

[microphone squeals]

[Komatsu] Is this on?

All right, good afternoon.

So we are sitting P6 in the championship.

Knowing where we were last year,
how many people we've got, et cetera,

I think it's really amazing.

It's really all down to you guys,

so you should be proud
of what you guys achieved.

I don't think about hanging on to P6.

I don't think you can
worry about that too much.

I think I'd like to approach
every single race

to get the best out of the car,
the best out of the drivers.

So if there are any questions…

Are you fully 100% sure
that Ocon is a good fit for us?

The main thing for me is his work ethic.

You know, you can see he can race,

so I'm pretty confident
he was the best choice.

[tense music plays]

Esteban… I think when the time is tough,

like he's going through
this year with Alpine,

I think it really shows
the character of who you are.

For drivers to perform,

they need to be comfortable
with the environment,

and I believe, as Haas F1 team,
we are providing that environment.

[music fades]

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[Briatore] Hi, Ollie. How are you?

All good. You?

[Briatore] Good.

So, I mean, we are not in a…
in a fantastic situation.

Esteban signed with Haas.

Haas is competing with us.

No good for us.

-Ocon, I believed he'd be more… focused.
-Focused.

We need to be preparing a strong team
to finish sixth this year.

I believe Esteban
has no motivation anymore

to drive for us, you know?

Now, I think, it gets a bit easier
when, uh, Ocon leaves in March.

[Buxton] With Esteban and Flavio,

it's like a couple
who've realized they can't be together,

but they kind of have to still
live together until the divorce is done.

[Williams] I think, for Flavio, there's
probably quite a lot of pride there.

But he's an incredible puppet master.

This guy absolutely will have
a plan B up his sleeve.

[dramatic orchestral music continues]

[Briatore] Hi, Jack.

-[Doohan in Italian] Hi.
-[Briatore] Hi.

-[Doohan] All good?
-[Briatore] Good.

-[Briatore in English] How's everything?
-[Doohan] Good. And you?

I don't know.

How old you are now, Jack?

Twenty-one.

You have a driving license?

[Doohan] Yes, yeah. A couple of years.
A couple of years now. Luckily, yeah.

You need to be mentally very, very strong.

Serious commitment for the job
is what you need to be doing.

Everybody believes
they have the magic car,

driving along,

and you guys, you are relaxed,
smoking a cigarette in the car.

This is not happening.

No more kid sh*t, you know?
No more nyeh-nyeh-nyeh-nyeh.

Now, Jesus Christ,
you need to be in the top.

Now, I want you to be

one of the racing drivers with Alpine.

The future of the Jack,
I control you every millimeter.

I'm Jack Doohan,



[upbeat orchestral music plays]

[producer] How's it feel?

Much better than reserve,
not gonna lie. [laughs]

[Williams] Flavio's got his new driver
for next year.

There are two routes
that Esteban could take with this.

He could just sit back and go,
"I'm not gonna perform."

Or he could put his visor down,
and he could go out there,

and he could show Flavio
what he's missing next year.

[music stops]

-[producer] Good coffee at Enstone?
-No.

[upbeat music plays]

[commentator 1] Welcome as the Formula 1
party rolls into São Paulo,

the city of samba.

[upbeat music continues]

[man] Whoa!

Oops.

[tense music plays]

[Komatsu] I think we'll see this weekend,

competition in the midfield
is really, really tight.

I always strive for perfection.

It's important you have fighting spirit,
but that's kind of a given in our job.

If we want to hang on to P6…

[music fades]

…everything needs to be perfect.

[cell phones chime]

[reporter] Dramatic Formula 1 news
now from Brazil.

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen has developed
severe food poisoning overnight.

Replacing him will be


who has signed for the team
for the 2025 season.

-[man] We were talking about you.
-Ah, I hope good things. Thank you.

[exhales]

I think I have banana milk
around my mouth. [chuckles]

Action. [chuckles]

-You deserve it.
-[laughs]

-Do you know Ollie is gonna drive now?
-[reporter] Sorry? Yes, today.

Yeah, just Kevin's just not well at all.

[Bearman] I got the call from Ayao.

My alarm wasn't until 7:30,
so I was having some much-needed sleep.

[producer] Are you a morning person?

No. No, I'm certainly not.

[Komatsu] My concern with Ollie
is really lack of preparation time.

Talk about throwing somebody
into the deep end.

Just the unfortunate thing is
that we are fighting for the championship,

so everything matters.

[crowd cheering]

[host] Right, who's next?

It is Jack Doohan.

Esteban not really have
the right motivation.

[tense music plays]

But I found a solution.

[host] As reserve driver,
how do you make sure you're always ready?

I always just rock up just in case,
fully kitted with my helmet to the car

in case one of them doesn't rock up.

[host] We wanna see him in F1, don't we?

[cheering]

[producer] Does having Jack there,
you know, hungry for a seat,

does it put pressure on you?

Um, not at all.

I want to fight hard for the team
like I've always done.

Show what I can do on the wheel.

No problem.

[Briatore] To drive in a Formula 1 car,
the dream of life.

Take your responsibility.

This is… This is…
Like I take my responsibility.

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

[music stops]

[thunder rumbles]

[commentator 2] This is Brazil.

And it's time for the next chapter
of this World Championship run.

But there are dark clouds overhead.

[tense music plays]

[Ocon] When it rains,
it does bring up opportunities.

It levels up the cars,
but it doesn't level up drivers.

[commentator 2] An incredible performance
in qualifying from Esteban Ocon.

He's in fourth position.

The second Alpine on the grid
is 13th place Pierre Gasly.

I really enjoy these conditions.

I really embrace them.

If you don't do any mistakes,

you have a high chance
of getting a… a strong result out of it.

So it is definitely an opportunity for us
to be scoring, and we can't miss it.

[tense music continues]

[commentator 1] Rookie Ollie Bearman
lines up 15th in the Haas.

[Slade] Okay, Ollie,
so the rain came sooner than expected.

[Komatsu] This is a race of survival,

so we've got to minimize mistakes
and stay on the track.

[commentator 1] Nico Hülkenberg
is in 18th.

[Hülkenberg] Everyone on the grandstand
is putting on their hoodies.

Nothing like a bit of stress
before the race.

And our car in wet conditions
is not the easiest car to drive,

so that's the other challenge.

I want to win.
I think anything is possible.

[tense music continues]

[commentator 3] It's lights out
and away we go.

[commentator 2] Ollie Bearman
dropping down the order.

Gasly making up a place.

Come on!

[commentator 2] Towards the first corner,
Yuki Tsunoda holding off Esteban Ocon.

Haas teammates side by side.

[Hülkenberg] This is dangerous from Ollie.

[music stops]

[Slade] He's hit Colapinto.

Ollie, you okay?

[Bearman] Yeah.

[commentator 2] Bearman drops
to 17th place.

[Komatsu] f*cking pissing it down, man.

[tense music plays]

[Peckett] Rain increasing.

[Bearman] Okay, it's wet now.
It's f*cking wet.

-[man 1] Anyone feel sick yet?
-[man 2] Yeah.

[tense music continues]

[Slade] Ollie, just keep it on the road.

I can't see my mirrors.
I think we should box.

[commentator 2] Some cars now
making the call to pit and change tires.

[Howard] Currently in P6.

[Gasly] Can we gain more if we stay out?

Come on, boys!

[tense music continues]

-[Bearman] It's getting really slippy.
-[Slade] Yeah, we understand.

We want other people to struggle,

and that's why it's important
for us to stay out.

[Gannon] Box now, Nico, for new inters.

[Hülkenberg] No, no, no.
I would put on the wet.

I understand what you're saying, Nico,
but everyone's putting inters.

[Hülkenberg] We need full wets
in this rain.

[Bearman] I can't even see my gloves.

[Slade] You're doing a great job, Ollie.
Doing a great job.

[Bearman] Yeah, but trying not to die.

[commentator 2] George Russell
cannot cope any longer.

[commentator 3] And Lando Norris
comes into the pits.

-[Ocon] Do we have to make a stop or no?
-[Peckett] We do not have to stop, no.

-[commentator 4] Ocon's come past the box.
-[commentator 3] He leads the race.

[commentator 2] Alpine rolling the dice,
keeping both drivers out there.

-Here we go.
-I can't watch it, mate.

[commentator 3] Russell and Norris come
out fourth and fifth behind Pierre Gasly.

Go on, go on!

[Howard] Currently in P3.

[commentator 2] Esteban Ocon leads.

[Ocon] That's unbelievable.

[dramatic music plays]

[Howard] Okay,
so car behind now, Hülkenberg.

[Gasly] Copy.

[Gannon] The pace is good.
You're matching Gasly.

[Hülkenberg] It's so sketchy. Unreal.

[Gasly] Yeah, I can't see anything.

[Howard] Visibility is low, copy.

[Gasly] Oh my gosh! I have no control.

[commentator 2] Hülkenberg
really closing that gap down now.

[dramatic music continues]

[music stops]

[commentator 2] That's Hülkenberg
off at the first corner!

[Hülkenberg] I'm beached.

[Gannon] Yeah, I think we're stuck, Nico.

[Hülkenberg] Gotta be f*cking sh1tting me.

[Slade] Okay, Ollie, there's a long way
to go, so just look after the tires.

We might need to go a long way on these.

[Bearman] Uh-huh.

[commentator 2] Off the road
into the tarmac runoff for Oliver Bearman.

f*cking hell.

[Bearman] I'm such an idiot, man.

[commentator 3] He's kept that car going,
as he rejoins in 16th and last.

[Peckett] Okay, mate. Twenty laps to go.
Verstappen, the car behind, 1.6.

[Ocon] I can't go quicker.
I'm in a tough situation.

[Lambiase] Okay, Max. Gap, 0.9 to Ocon.

[Verstappen] Yeah, I got it under control.

[tense music plays]

[commentator 3] Verstappen
takes the lead of the race!

[cheering]

[tense music continues]

[commentator 2]
Ocon and Gasly running second and third.

[Peckett] Pierre the car behind, 1.7.

[Howard] You're doing a good job.
Last lap was identical to Esteban.

[commentator 1] If they carry on like
this, they'll bag a massive 33 points

and jump from ninth to sixth
in the Constructors' Championship.

Unbelievable. Can they hold on?

[Peckett] Five laps to go.

Come on, lads.

[Howard] Three laps to go.

[tense music continues]

[commentator 2] Here comes Esteban Ocon.

[music fades]

[Peckett] And P2. Fantastic effort.

[Ocon laughs] Yeah! [laughs]

Oh, what a race, guys!

[commentator 3] It's not one podium,
it's two for Alpine in São Paulo!

[Gasly] Historical. That's historical.

[Howard] Well done, mate.
Absolutely well done.

Well driven today.
From where we started to be here now.

Double podium as a team.
Thank you very much.

[Gasly] What a race. P13 to P3.

[commentator 2] And that's a result that
could be worth tens of millions of dollars

if they can hang on to sixth place
in the Constructors' Championship.

These are scenes
that Alpine could not have dreamed about.

[uplifting music plays]

[Gasly] The entire season,
we've been fighting for a single point.

We were absolutely nowhere.

And now, all of a sudden,

we have two Alpine cars on the podium.

I have always respected Esteban
as a… as a driver.

Obviously, we don't get on well
on the personal side.

But at the end of the day,
we… we race for the team.

[music fades]

Standing on the podium
was incredibly special.

As respect for the team that I've been
driving for the last five years,

you know, I will give every single, um,
bit of what I can do on the wheel

until the last moment.

So, you know, it was important for… for me
to fight, um, like that until the end.

-[woman] Awesome job! So good!
-[man] Come on. Bring it in!

Today we've shown that,
um, we still got it.

[reporter] We call it a $50 million race.
That's what it means in the Constructors'.

How much?

-[reporter] $50 million race.
-Oy!

I'll call Flavio. [laughs]

[man] Come on!

[cheering]

[Komatsu] Esteban's result
in Brazil was amazing,

but it doesn't really take any pain away
from us that, as the Haas F1 team,

we really had a very, very poor weekend.

[man] Unlucky, man.

-[Komatsu] Difficult one.
-Yeah.

But going off twice,
that's not good enough.

We talked about just keeping it
on the track. That's what you have to do.

Don't get depressed about it.
This is your… Again, just a lesson.

Yeah.

-Thanks.
-Yeah, thank you.

[somber music plays]

[Komatsu] It's just something
we need to bounce back from.

This team's done an amazing job already.

What's important is to… not to give up
until it's completely over,

and then give it your very best shot.

That's all we can do,
and whatever will happen, will happen.

[Briatore] You know, we need to give
the credit to what he's done in Brazil.

And, uh, Esteban done super race.

[man] One, two, three!

[all cheer]

And, yeah, thank you all for your support
because it hasn't been the easiest.

[Briatore] But, unfortunately,

in the next race,

the performance of Esteban
was not really what we expect.

[tense music plays]

[commentator 1] Esteban Ocon
comes into the pits.

Oh, but the pit crew aren't even out yet.

[Ocon] What happened?

I didn't see the board.

[commentator 2] Some kind of mix up
between Ocon and the pit wall.

[commentator 1] Very strange.
That's gonna cost him.

[commentator 2]
That error leaves Ocon down in 17th.

[tense music continues]

[Ocon] Sorry for the mistake.

For me, what is important is the result.
You know? I want to win.

[tense music continues]

[commentator 1] And the Qatar Grand Prix
is underway.

[Ocon] f*cking hell.

[commentator 2] Ocon and Colapinto
out at the first turn.

[music stops]

You need to be a democratic dictator.

Sometimes you need to take the decision.

Maybe you don't make happy everybody,
but you need to do it.

[operatic music plays]

[commentator 2] We have
a shock move by Alpine

ahead of the final race of the season.

Esteban Ocon has been axed,

clearing the path
for rookie racer Jack Doohan.

[Williams] Flavio Briatore just wanted him
gone from the team.

So Ocon is out.

Enter Jack Doohan.

[operatic music continues]

If they don't get that sixth place,

could this be a $30 million mistake
in the Constructors' Championship?

Only time will tell.

[music fades]

[producer] Did you talk to Flavio after?

I don't want to go into details too much.

[producer] He didn't have
anything to say, or…?

I think I'm good, mate.
Not to waste, uh, time on that.

[chuckles]

[operatic music plays]

[chuckles]

[music fades]

[Buxton] First time in years

we have a three-horse race
for the Constructors' Championship.

You nervous?
No one wants to admit they're nervous.

Do you feel more pressure
to win this championship?

I'm a three-time world champion.
I think I know what I'm doing.

It's so close now, every second counts.

[commentator 3] Jack Doohan,
first Grand Prix start this evening.

Every time you take a young driver,
it's a risk.

To win the Constructors'
means more than anything.

[Sainz] Nothing would make me more proud
than to clinch the World Championship.

[commentator 3] For one more time in 2024,
it's lights out…

[dramatic music plays]

[music stops]