08x01 - New Kids On The Track

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Olé, olé, olé, olé Lewis, Lewis

Lewis Hamilton
has left Mercedes to go to Ferrari.

I love you!

He's been the backbone of Mercedes.

They won six world championships.

Lewis Hamilton
wins the British Grand Prix!

He's the GOAT.

He's Lewis Hamilton.

This is unbelievable. Forza Ferrari!

The question is how do you replace

the most successful driver
that this sport has ever known?

- Hi, Mum.
- Hi, Andy.

- How are you?
- Fine.

How did the test go?

Fine. Fine. It was fine.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, F1 driver

for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team.

He's just a kid.

There's so much pressure on him.

Seven years ago, he was eleven years old.

Lewis is there in the Mercedes gear,
and he's wearing all his Mercedes stuff.

He's a child, mate.

I'm super excited.

What, for your first season?

No, because finally,
I luckily have passed my driving test.

You mustn't look at me.

You have to look at the road.
Otherwise, we crash.

My mom doesn't have to drive me anymore.

I can drive myself.

At the speed limit, which is hard.

I mean, man, going at 30 kph is boring.

What are you laughing at?

Mate, feels mega.

Oh my God.

This year, you've got six rookies
in the field.

Anything can happen.

Okay, I'm gonna
pose you individually, if that's cool.

Kimi, can you move a bit that way?

Not only that, almost every team
have got an entirely new lineup.

That's a massive change.

Lewis, can you shuffle to
your right? That's nice. Three, two, one.

And the question on everyone's lips
is how will Lewis do?

Stop talking to me
while I'm in fricking battle, man. Jeez!

f*cking hell.

All these young drivers is more emotional.

They can only f*ck me over so many times.

Kimi, are you okay?

He was crying.

Sometimes you want a stick
and, uh, beat everybody in the head.

- Look at him. Mwah.
- Yeah, but...

In a season of new beginnings,

who will survive the chaos?

It's like a pool full of sharks.

Oh!

f*cking hell!

Oh, for f*ck's sake.

Oh my God.

Clear for takeoff.

Here we go!

Oh wow, that's amazing.

It's very exciting
meeting new spokespeople.

Especially cute ones.

Some will rise.

We kicked their a*s!

Some will fall.

f*ck!

One of the most brutal
driver switches in history.

There are people willing to do anything.
And they're trying to get Horner out.

It's in times of adversity
you see who your enemies are.

I won't roll over.

Whoo!

And when the dust settles,

will a new king sit on the throne?

You are free to race.

Max, he's like that bad guy in
that horror movie. He keeps coming back.

I hope you're ready.
It's gonna be a bumpy ride.

Battery's dead.

- Oh!
- Whoa.

Keep it level, please.

No need for any of that stuff.

Oh no.

Not a fan of this. Not a fan at all.

What have you put in here?

Truth serum.

The boys are back in town
The boys are back in...



The boys are back in...

We're back.

I think we're the longest standing
driver lineup on the grid now.

Who's had the best results together?

We did.

McLaren are world champions!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Papaya on top!

What a year it's been.

Yeah!

You're the one to beat.

Now the one to beat.

The boy are back in town

This year, let's do it again.

The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town

Formula 1 is celebrating
its 75th anniversary.

For the first time in history,
every Formula 1 team

will launch their car,
introduce their drivers in the same place.

It'll be really interesting

because F1 teams
love to one-up each other.

The boys are back in town!

Oh, look. There's Alpine on... on the river.

- Where?
- Right below us.

Their budget probably only covered rowing.

Heading to the O2, baby.

Chopper?

Chasing us.

Come on, come on. Faster, faster.

Floor it.

So, you got the big seat now.

I'm looking forward to the O2.

I know that, at one point,
we're gonna be onstage,

but I think it's gonna be pretty cool,
and it's awesome

to be a part of my first year.

What's that big tower
or, like, pyramid-looking thing?

The Shard.

So if... if you go for a fart,
but you actually poop yourself?

Shart.

Sh... Ah, Shart.

Um, anyone know where the O2 is?

- You been on the Underground before?
- No.

Super efficient.

That's how we roll.

- All righty.
- What do you think?

I think
I've looked better. I've just woken up.

- We need to go here.
- Yeah.

All right, let's... let's go. Vamos.

Everything's changed this season

because I've now got
an 18-year-old as my teammate, Kimi.

Are these cameras with you?

No.

Yeah, you need to hold on, mate.
You've definitely not been on the Tube.

It's like having a new baby brother.

I still can't believe he was born in 2006.

Anyone born in the 2000s
I see as, like, eight years old.

We're jumping out here.

We arrived.

Watch out, mate.

f*cking hell.

They're all like Verstappen.
They just, like, f*cking smash you off.

Is George a good, uh, tour guide?

Well, he... he... he knows the place,
uh, very well.

The rule in England, stand
on the right and you walk on the left.

- Yeah?
- It says on the signs.

Got F1 branding everywhere.

Oh, there he is.

Nando. He's back.

Please welcome your host
for F1 75 Live,

Mr. Jack Whitehall!

Good evening, London!

You know your sport is ridiculously minted

when you book the O2
for an event to announce

the color of a load of cars

that are all exactly the same
as last season.

I'm kind of excited to see
what everyone has done.

- It's like, uh... It feels like X Factor.
- Yeah.

Do you know?

...reigning World Champion...

Time to walk, please. Thank you.

Watch your backs, guys! Watch your backs!

Lewis Hamilton coming through.
Watch out, guys.

Watch your back. Ferrari coming through.
They're the big dogs.

He's going to do a dance, he was saying.

- Oh, really?
- Could be interesting.

I wanna see it.

- You had a good break?
- Yeah, it's been really good.

- It was short.
- Yeah.

You got a kid coming.

- You excited?
- Yeah, yeah.

Nervous?

Uh, well, I think it's gonna be fun.

You have to be at the end.
You have to watch it come out.

Wow, I'm not sure. I mean, maybe from...
Maybe from that side.

Yeah, I think I'll do the same.

I was dating a girl,
and her sister was having a kid,

and I was outside the operating room,
so I could hear them screaming.

I nearly passed out, myself.
And it wasn't even my kid.

Ah, here we are.

Missed it?

Yes.

- You good, man?
- Hello, mate.

Looking great, yeah?

It kind of felt like
the first day at school.

- You hair-dry that or what?
- No.

- No? It just stays like that?
- I put product in.

- Okay. A little bit of bleach?
- I got... I got a perm.

- Perm? Really?
- Yeah.

Especially this year because, at school,
normally you always get to know new kids.

- Have a good winter, bro?
- Yeah.

We have six rookies
starting a season at the same time.

We haven't seen this for 15 years.

It could be utter carnage.

Should I put the team here?

What's the name of the team?

It's on your shirt.

Good evening, Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber!

Gabi, fart into the mic now.

Little squeaky one.

It was ready, that one.

Sauber has Gabriel Bortoleto,


Formula 3 Champion,

Formula 2 Champion.

Definitely one to watch.

Gabriel, your first season in Formula 1.

It's amazing to see all this crowd.

Ah.

That's us.

Our video is starting now.

Let me hear it for Isack real quick!

When we look at what
the Racing Bulls are doing this year,

signing up Isack Hadjar,

really impressive in his junior career

and has always shown
an incredible burst of pace.

At the moment, I still don't have a clue
how I'm going to perform.

See you on the track!

Good night, London!

Relax, it's quite chill.

Jack Doohan, from Australia,

didn't win the title
in Formula 3 or Formula 2,

but he's the first Alpine Academy driver
to be promoted to a Formula 1 seat.

Jack, first time F1 driver,
how does that feel?

Yeah, it feels, uh, amazing.

Just wanna say good evening
and thank you all for coming.

It's what I've dreamt of all my life.

Um, so to be finally doing it,
living it, it's a great feeling.

Do you think we can take it onstage?

But it's not even warming you up, mate.
Do you want me to hold it?

- It's warming my face.
- Okay.

I'll try and put on a brave face,

but I am a bit nervous
to go out in front of that many people.

You have ten seconds!

Ollie Bearman,


He's part of the Ferrari Driver Academy,
highly regarded,

and looking to prove himself this year
driving for Haas.

The car looks fast.

- Hopefully it's, uh...
- As fast as it looks?

For the rookies, the first year is brutal.

It's... It's scary.

So if you cannot deal with, uh, truth,
it's not your place.

It's a lot different, uh, the car?

It's a big difference
to make it into a different car, yeah.

All the steering, f*cking hell.

And it's, like, the Italian accent.

So it's like... It's like...

Having all the other drivers
and some of my heroes as well,

it's, uh, quite surreal

because I've been always used to...
to see them, you know, on TV.

It is now time
to introduce a very special moment

for a very special team.

- Oh my God.
- It's red.

I was gonna say the same thing!

Looks like someone spilled
some f*cking yogurt over it.

This is it.

- The moment we've all been waiting for.
- All been waiting for.

The reveal.

It's the GOAT.

The GOAT.

- I like him better in black.
- Yes.

How you doing, London?

You good?

Charles, what would be
your word for the season?

Um, if I have to choose one word,

I was going to say fulfillment.

- Fulfillment?!
- Fulfillment?

- There's no way he's come up with that.
- Someone told him to say that.

He was going over it in his head
before he came out. Fulfillment.

Please again, make some noise
for Fred, Charles, and Lewis!

Lewis moving to Ferrari was the... the key

that unlocked the door
to the mayhem of silly season

and all of the driver moves
that we saw for 2025.

- This year will be good.
- It needs to be a good fight.

Ready for you.

Ready for us?

Already?!

Not even ready, guys.
Not even got a watch on.

Of course
there are question marks for Mercedes.

Replacing Lewis Hamilton
with a school kid...

You know?

It's gonna be fun.

Right, I'm freezing!

Welcome to England, mate.

Lewis stepping out
means new opportunities.

Now we can put someone in the car

that has the real potential
in becoming a great one

to fight with McLaren for championships.

Man, I'm not used to this.

Exciting stuff.

Let's do it.

Jump around.

I need to do a kind of warm-up, you know?
Pre-session warm-up.

I'm very, very nervous.

I'm quite a shy person,
and there are gonna be a lot of people.

Kimi Antonelli, Italian,
young driver on Mercedes' books.

Definitely is, uh, a lot to get used to.

It's incredible to see
so many of you here tonight. Um...

Yeah, I mean, it's a... it's a privilege
to be, uh, where I am today.

Mercedes decided to skip him
past Formula 3 and straight into Formula 2

and brought him into Formula 1
at the first possible opportunity.

Is it too much too soon?

Liam Lawson is technically still a rookie
because he has not raced a full season.

He does have more experience
than his fellow rookies,

but the expectations on him
from Christian Horner and Red Bull

are extraordinary.

- How are we going?
- Very good.

Right.

I'm always ready for a fight.

Losing the Constructors' Championship...

One more for luck?

...that hurts.

Let's go, Red Bull! Whoo!

- All right.
- Well done.

Max won
the Drivers' World Championship last year,

but the one that means
the most to the teams

is the Constructors' Championship

because that is
how the money is distributed in Formula 1.

But last season...

We're out, Checo.

...our second driver, Checo,
his form just nosedived.

If we keep going like this, we're f*cked.

You know, we can't just be a one-car team.
We need both cars up there scoring points.

So when the doors open, we just... we just...

- The car goes and we walk with you?
- Yeah.

Then we're gonna walk to the...

- Yes, straight.
- Okay.

The people behind us
will just be dancing and going crazy.

Okay.

I mean, if you want to dance as well,
I mean... Liam, go for it.

Please.

It's your Magic Mike moment,
you know.

Yeah, yeah.

Like that?

- Oh sh*t, I didn't mean to do that.
- You are supposed to do that.

Liam Lawson,
driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing.

Okay, Liam, it's looking good.

Liam, when he got
the opportunity last year

in our junior stable, the Racing Bulls,

he grabbed it,
and I was very impressed with that.

Lawson, 0.5 behind.

- So Pérez just ahead of you.
- Copy.

Yeah, f*ck him.

I think Liam Lawson
just gave Pérez the finger.

Liam's got that racing DNA,

that racing spirit
that sets us apart from our competitors.

He's the man.

McLaren are the team to beat this year.

But don't underestimate the opposition.

- One second. Red Bull is up now?
- Yeah.

Where's Christian?

- Yeah. What?
- Isn't Christian with us?

No, he's basically doing his speech
at the intro.

Please welcome
Team Principal Christian Horner.

sh*t.

Well, it's fantastic to be here
in the O2 anyway,

so I hope you're all
having a good evening.

- Mate, how? In London?
- Red Bull!

...of Max winning
his fourth consecutive world championship.

When you become a serial winner,

the crowd and the audience,
they don't wanna see that.

In Formula 1,
there's this element of pantomime.

You know, we're now
like the Kardashians on wheels.

But I'm way past
even caring what other people think.

I think we're gonna get a lot of boos.

No, you're not.

I don't give a f*ck.

So is somebody gonna show us the way or...

To go up there and then come sit down
next to your team, your sponsors,

I'd be pretty uncomfortable.

It didn't help
that he went up there onstage like,

"I'm gonna rock the room,"
and then the room rocked him.

It's like you have to be
the pantomime villain, though.

You know, in the pantomime,
you have, uh, the villain and the...

Yeah.

- You did good.
- Yeah.

We are different,

and that's what makes us who we are.

This isn't a popularity contest.
It's Formula 1.

And you're judged on the result sheet
at the end of the day.

It's easier to be the hunter
rather than the hunted.

And of course, for us,
anything outside of total domination,

you know, is not good enough.

All the preseason chatter, it stops now.

The beginning
of the Formula 1 World Championship

here in Australia.

Round one of 24.

Come on, boys.

Lando!

"Lando! Lando!"

- Hi. It's quite high numbers.
- Yeah.

First Grand Prix this year is returning
back to the hometown of Oscar Piastri.

What a beautiful day.

And of course, as a driver,
I'm here to kind of

go out and do my own thing.

Lando!

I want to win.

Passes again?

I don't have it.

He hasn't got his pass on him.

No pass, you can't go in.

He should be able to go in.

No, you can't.

- He's gotta drive.
- Got in trouble yesterday.

But he's... he's the F1 driver.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

I reckon Oscar tried to set that up.

- Oscar!
- Sign the racing mirror!

Zak, show us your tattoo.

It's a fresh start for all of us,
you know.

We've got different teams
with different drivers.

So it's like a different dynamic.

And you don't know what to expect.

It's... It's fun to have something new.

I've done it many times.
I've changed teams five times, so I...

Oh, sh**t, yeah. Five times?!

Five times.

It's only my second time.

It keeps reminding me how tough it is.

- Anyway, cool.
- Catch you later, my man.

Qualifying is absolutely key

because it sets the grid
for the race on Sunday.

The fastest driver in qualifying
takes pole position,

which means they start
from the front of the field

for the race itself.

The stopwatch doesn't lie.

It's time to show everyone
what you've got.

Now I'm in Formula 1,
I will be judged only by my performance.

Now it's the... It's the real deal.

Let's not forget the gamble that
the teams have taken on these rookies.

The pressure on these kids,
from the very first moment,

is so vast.

My main goal, it's, uh, to be fast.

I don't wanna disappoint my team.

Young drivers,
yeah, they get time on the simulator,

but they don't get
real-world, real time in the car.

They're not testing in between races

like we used to do 15, 20 years ago.

Radio check.

It's good.

The pressure is, of course, very high.

Everything that you've done prior to that
is kind of forgotten.

I have nerves, for sure.

I have that feeling
that, you know, I need to perform.

First qualifying of the year,
I always have nerves.

Ready to go.

Red Bull, they're used to winning.
They've done a lot of it.

But Liam is
very inexperienced in Formula 1,

and Lando and Oscar are very hungry.

Going into qualifying,
it's crucial to get a good start,

to put the pressure on McLaren to say,

"Look. You're not gonna
have it all your own way."

With Liam, in terms of race experience,

he probably had more
than other rookies coming in this year.

Toto has invested in,
you know, an 18-year-old.

It's a big ask on that kid.

Mercedes without Lewis Hamilton
could be pretty bland.

Kimi, he's just natural, you know.
He'll continue to develop.

I'm really excited to see Kimi

on his first laps of his Formula 1 career.

Now it's time to prove

that investing in him
was the right thing to do.

Okay, Kimi.

Fifteen seconds till green light.

Andrea?

Andrea, it's ready.

- Come on, sit down.
- I'm coming.

You were a child,
and now you're becoming a man.

You'll always be my baby.

Yes, yes.

My dad and mum,

they've been
the two closest persons to me.

Where's your rucksack?

My family, they're really supportive.

And that's why I wanna really make sure
that I make the best out of it.

- Behave.
- I'll be careful.

- Bye, Mum.
- Bye.

Because
I'm very young, I have a lot to show

and a lot to prove.

Okay, Kimi, the circuit's
all clear. You're good to go.

All clear behind.

You need to pick up the pace.

You need to push
a little harder than expected.

And just be careful.

Just stick as close
to the good track position as you can.

Pick up the pace.

Just dropped to P16.

And we'll box, box.

We could've done better on that one.

All right, let's push.

Fourteenth for Jack Doohan.

What a shame.

Difficult start for the rookies.

Oh, no, no, no.
I have a problem with the gearbox.

None of them into the top ten so far.

Next, Liam Lawson in the Red Bull.

I'm excited.

My whole life, it's been my dream to be
a Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver.

This journey's properly started.

I've gotta make the most
of this opportunity.

You know, a new season is a new dawn.

There's an anticipation and excitement
to get back on top.

Keep pushing. You do what you need to do.

Okay, I went wide, but I'm okay.

Uh...

Box, box.

That's it for Liam Lawson.
He'll start at the back.

- How's the out-lap pace?
- The out lap was okay.

Push when you're ready.

This is Lewis Hamilton into turn 11.

I don't know what happened.

Yeah, tough one.

It's Lando Norris
who takes the opening pole of the year.

Amazing work.

Let's keep it up, baby.

Then it's Oscar Piastri.

Yep, happy with that.

And it's an all-papaya
front row to start the year.

The world champion team on top.

This is so much fun.

Well done!

All right, time to break some hands!

You got this, mate.

- Come on, Hammer.
- Come on, Lewis!

From my years being teammates with Lewis,

when things are all aligned for him,

I mean, he's unbelievable.

And now he's left Mercedes,

people thought and expected
he would be the one

to do something special.

His performance today,

I don't think it's anything that he
or the team would've... would've hoped for.

It's definitely been a challenge.
It's been a lot of work

to... to really, um, adapt to th-this car.

Um, so we... we've got work to do.

That was
a bit of a f*cking rough one, wasn't it?

He started well, but then faded.

To qualify on the back row,

you know, is not what is expected
of a Red Bull Racing driver.

Well, Liam,
regardless of experience levels,

it's down to him to deliver.

In Formula 1, you've got nowhere to hide.

Come here.
You've got something on your face.

Cheers.

- You all right?
- Yeah, that was just dumb.

Hi, Liam. How hard is it for
you to find some positives right now?

Uh, it's definitely tricky.

I just made a mistake, and, uh,
that basically screwed up everything.

So, um, obviously not a good start,
but I shouldn't be making mistakes either.

I just f*cked it and went off.

Liam has got his work cut out,

demonstrating
that he deserves that second seat

because, if he can't deliver,
even in that first race,

Red Bull are not going to be cutting him
a whole lot of slack.

Hey. It was fine until I went off.

I'm quite disappointed.

I'm getting very harsh on myself.

You know, it's not the way I wanted
to start my Formula 1 career.

Yeah, Kimi.

Don't worry. It's gonna be better.

Of course, disappointed
with the result, um...

Kimi's qualifying was a difficult one.

We just need to protect Kimi.

Taking pressure off,
lowering the expectations

so he can focus entirely on performance.

But we're gonna put our arm around him,
make sure that Sunday goes better.

- Who is there?
- Knock.

- Did you rest well?
- Yeah, I did.

Nice.

And, uh, how are you feeling?

Uh, I will say I've been struggling, uh,

you know, to find my rhythm.

But, uh, it felt like
nothing was coming together.

And, um, also I started to put
a bit of... extra pressure on myself

and, uh, you know,
just driving super tense in the car

and not delivering.

So it hasn't been easy.

I think it was tough,

but, uh, we need to keep that mindset
of learning and growing and maturing,

remaining curious, asking questions,

trying to... to learn all the details.

I've been
for the first time last year in F2,

and, uh, now I find myself
already in... in Formula 1,

which I didn't expect
to get here so... so quickly.

I'm realizing that it's all real.

To be honest, it's a tough one.

It's a bit more stressful
than what I was thinking.

I really wanna keep my seat
for a long time.

I know I cannot afford
any, you know, mistakes.

Today, a shift
in weather is on the way for Melbourne.

Severe thunderstorms developing,
heavy rain, damaging gusty winds,

and will promote very, very dangerous
conditions as a cold front moves through.

Man, this wind.

It's very sketchy.

There's a storm coming,
and the time is now

for the opening race of the year.

Windy, huh?

Mate, if one of us has a crash,
this is death.

We go at crazy speeds,

and when you hit the brakes,

it's just very difficult to manage
in an F1 car in those conditions.

I feel for the rookies a bit.
It's a street track.

The grip's gonna be extremely low,
visibility's gonna be low.

Um, a good start to
your Formula 1 rookie season.

I think it'll be
so slippery here in the wet.

Me, I did 420 Grand Prix starts

and still have the stress.

If you're driving
a 300-kilometers-hour car, and, uh,

with another 19 drivers,
you know, one meter apart

and if you're a rookie,
you have this for the first time...

Just be careful.

Even in a straight line,
the car's, like, moving.

It's a beautiful day
In the neighborhood

You're such a child.

I think every driver
wants to win their home race.

If I had to pick one on the calendar,
yes, Melbourne would be it.

What's the problem? Come on. Optimism.

I know.

I feel a bit afraid
going into my first Grand Prix...

...because sometimes
unexpected things can happen.

You don't wanna just lose control.

I don't think it's how quick you are
today. It's about how smart you are.

You're gonna get lucky or unlucky.

With Liam, it's important for him
to bounce back quickly.

I'm not giving up on this one yet.

Fifteen years ago,
the last time we started a race

on wet weather tires here.

This is gonna be a tough race.
You don't wanna crash.

You know, this, it isn't easy.

Just constantly thinking about
what's about to happen.

It is time for the formation lap.

Before the race starts,

they'll be looking at the extent of
the pretty treacherous track conditions.

Lando, they're declaring track slippery.

Yeah, it is.

The rain is a nightmare.

Okay, Isack, now try to warm up the tires.

I'm stressed about
not living up to the expectations.

I'm scared not to be...
not to deliver and, uh, let down everyone.

It's quite wet.

- Keep it steady.
- Copy.

Can you get going?

No.

Isack Hadjar out before we even get going.

That is absolutely brutal.

The walk of shame.

I feel like my career,
now it's over for me

before it even started.

Okay, Kimi, ready for a start.

Kimi Antonelli
makes his debut 16th on the grid.

There's quite a lot of emotion.

It's my first time driving
around another 19 cars in F1.

And it's super slippery out there.

With those white lines, cold tires,

it's scary.

It could end badly.

Lewis, ready?

Hamilton begins life at Ferrari in eighth.

Okay, Liam, pre-start.

Copy.

Liam Lawson will be
starting in 18th from the pit lane.

A little bit nervous.

The goal is to have a strong race.

But it's gonna be extremely tough.

It's hard to come through from the back.

P2, Max. Good job.

- Copy.
- Keep it going.

Still pretty tricky
in terms of visibility.

Jack Doohan, the rookie,
into the wall on the opening lap!

Jack, are you okay?

Yep, I'm okay.

f*cking hell.

Oh sh*t, he's in the wall.

It's not just the rookies.

- What position am I now?
- P8.

I'm slow.

This is pretty hectic.

Kimi, just be careful.
We've had cars off already.

Yeah, they're quite slippery.

Just look for the wet patches.

I get this butterfly effect
in the stomach.

Not gonna lie.

Taking a bit more risk
just to try and find the limit.

f*ck!

Oh man, that was close.

So just be careful.

Car ahead, Hülkenberg.

Let me know when he comes from the back.

Everyone makes mistakes.
I have to reset, focus.

Okay, Kimi. Let's go.

We are really slow in the straight.

A tidy pass for Antonelli.

He's moved up to 12th position.

Nice work, Kimi. I like that.

Thank you.

It feels like the wind is picking up.

Rain could get, uh, pretty intense.

- Are you okay, Fernando?
- Yeah.

Oscar, so latest is more rain building up.

- Verstappen the car ahead.
- Copy.

Piastri, 0.6 behind.

It's raining again.

Argh, my tires are f*cked.

Good job.

Lando, Oscar is now behind you.

Yeah.

Fifteen laps to go here.

McLaren currently set
to take maximum points.

Oscar is 0.7 behind you.

If I hit a wet patch,

uh, I'm... I'm f*cked.

- Gap still 0.7.
- Yeah.

I'm off.

f*ck.

Piastri going into the gravel!

They're both off! Off go the McLarens!

Norris stays in the lead.

f*ck.

P2 now, Max.

Oscar, update on condition.

Oscar, if you can get going, then pit.

Oscar Piastri
could be out of his home Grand Prix.

Okay, mate, box, box.

Copy, box.

People on the slicks are struggling.

Mate, my brakes!

Gabriel Bortoleto into the wall!

Sorry, I crashed. My brakes failed.

Okay.

Okay, mate, you're currently P7.
Currently P7.

Lawson's in the points,
having started way down in 18th place.

Yeah, this is really wet.

Do you wanna try and survive it?

Yes.

I know that I have
this very brief moment to prove myself.

That definitely feels like
that time is right now.

I'm in the wall, mate.

Can you pull away?

Yeah, but, uh, rear wing. Sorry.

f*ck.

Sorry, guys.

Unfortunately for Liam,

he makes mistakes under pressure.

You know, it's quite simply
not good enough.

- Kimi, so car ahead, Albon.
- Copy.

Now, I'm really feeling good with the car,
and I'm realizing anything is possible.

And I just wanna get more of this feeling.

And it's not over yet.
I have to go for it.

Gap ahead, 0.5.

And you do have overtake available.

Keep pushing.

Yes, mate. Nice job!

Unbelievable
from Kimi Antonelli for fourth place.

Back in nine again?

Yeah, P9, confirm.

Behind you, you've got Charles.

Hamilton, 0.6 behind.

Lewis Hamilton having a tough weekend.

Gap ahead, 0.9.

Okay.

- Something's off with my steering.
- Okay, Lando.

Let's focus.

Okay, final lap, Max.

-0.6
- Yeah, okay.

Lando, the pace is in the car.
Do not overpush it.

Norris has a couple of corners to go.

The Australian Grand Prix
is gonna be win number one in 2025

for Lando Norris!

Well done, mate. Well done.

P1. Great job.

Well done, boys. Beautifully handled.

Amazing way to start the year.
Thank you so much.

Russell comes home to finish on the podium

ahead of his teammate.

Amazing debut for Antonelli
in fourth position.

Whoa, what a race.

Mega job today, mate.

Not bad for your first go.

And yeah, some of those overtakes
were pretty sweet.

Thanks, everyone.

It was a good weekend.

P10.

Yeah. It wasn't great,
but we, uh, keep pushing.

Wow, man. I'm shaking.

- It was a good day.
- I was sending it.

We said it was gonna be
a good day, didn't we? Redemption.

Yeah, exactly.

To finish fourth place from P16
is a dream come true.

- Good race. Was it fun?
- Yes, yes.

And with my family there,
it's a special moment to share.

You need to stay away from the grass.

He was one of the only rookies
that survived in the wet.

First ever race in Formula 1
and finishing P4.

That's something
we can be very happy about.

George Russell!

And finishing one place behind George, P3,

is a very, very solid result for the team.

I'm very much looking forward

to trying to get
to the same level as George

and achieve my first podium.

After all the question marks,

for Mercedes to be
level on points with McLaren,

you'd actually probably argue Mercedes
come out of Melbourne as,

you know, the team
that took the biggest win,

because it was so beyond,
I think, even their expectations.

But, already, it's just going horribly
for Liam Lawson over at Red Bull.

How are you feeling?

Uh, yeah, it's just, uh,
a really tough weekend.

Um, we struggled.

You know, Liam, he needs to show
that, "Right, I deserve this seat."

"This is why they've chose me.
This is what I'm capable of."

And that's gonna be
enormously important for him

to try and build momentum
and go and attack the next race.

Did something happen?

- And keep this f*cking steer wheel...
- Straight.

You are the problem.
I decide what I'm doing.

You can only f*ck me over so many times.

Done.

One of
the most brutal driver switches in history

- I just didn't have enough time.
- People get used and played.

I never imagined to be in this position.

It wasn't my choice.

He's totally lost.