1 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:11,980 I think, realistically, for 2019 and 2020, 2 00:00:12,020 --> 00:00:15,580 I'd be surprised if Mercedes' dominance didn't continue. 3 00:00:17,780 --> 00:00:19,360 Those are the guys who are always at the top. 4 00:00:22,340 --> 00:00:23,820 It's very difficult 5 00:00:23,860 --> 00:00:26,760 for teams that don't have the budget the bigger teams do. 6 00:00:28,500 --> 00:00:32,480 How can a team like ours really necessarily compete? 7 00:00:33,220 --> 00:00:35,140 Mercedes are our biggest competitor. 8 00:00:35,860 --> 00:00:37,760 They're the team that are doing the winning at the moment, 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,900 so they're the team that we want to beat. 10 00:00:41,940 --> 00:00:44,920 Formula 1 racing is very much like war planning. 11 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:48,820 We set our targets, develop the power unit, 12 00:00:48,860 --> 00:00:50,620 and then deploy it on the field. 13 00:00:51,100 --> 00:00:53,700 We are confident about what we are able to achieve, 14 00:00:53,740 --> 00:00:57,740 but we must not let one bit of complacency creep in. 15 00:00:58,060 --> 00:01:00,540 I need many fellow warriors on my journey. 16 00:01:00,580 --> 00:01:02,260 We win and we lose together. 17 00:01:02,300 --> 00:01:03,860 Just take it one by one. 18 00:01:04,580 --> 00:01:05,800 Let's crush them. 19 00:01:17,660 --> 00:01:19,820 My name is Toto Wolff and I am the team principal 20 00:01:19,860 --> 00:01:22,140 of the Mercedes Petronas Formula 1 team. 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,460 I was an entrepreneur my whole life. 22 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,080 -Hi, mate. -I'm having these guys all over me 23 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:30,200 -like you guys. 24 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,400 In business, you can always find excuses. 25 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,340 You can twist the story in your favor. 26 00:01:36,380 --> 00:01:37,540 - See you. -See you. 27 00:01:37,580 --> 00:01:40,740 But in motor racing, the absolute truth of the stopwatch 28 00:01:40,780 --> 00:01:43,300 will tell you whether you've done a good enough job or not. 29 00:01:44,620 --> 00:01:46,020 I like the honesty about it. 30 00:01:50,260 --> 00:01:52,160 Can you make it back to the pits? 31 00:01:52,820 --> 00:01:56,900 Back in the day, this was a team that was not winning races. 32 00:01:59,020 --> 00:02:00,140 Out of the race. 33 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:02,880 Stop. Stop. Stop. 34 00:02:04,980 --> 00:02:09,500 In the summer of 2012, Niki Lauda was asked to join the board 35 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:16,100 and to help steer the team into a more successful trajectory. 36 00:02:18,420 --> 00:02:20,940 At the same time, Daimler approached me, 37 00:02:20,980 --> 00:02:23,620 whether I was interested in leading the team. 38 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:26,560 And this was an offer that I couldn't turn down. 39 00:02:27,700 --> 00:02:31,420 Niki was one of the greatest racing drivers that have existed. 40 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,060 He has become a world champion 41 00:02:35,100 --> 00:02:37,800 and then almost died in a race car accident. 42 00:02:42,980 --> 00:02:44,580 Half his body burned. 43 00:02:48,740 --> 00:02:52,980 Overcoming his own pain, coming back, winning a world championship 44 00:02:53,020 --> 00:02:54,340 made him very strong. 45 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,100 Winning is one thing, but out of losing, I always learned more. 46 00:03:02,260 --> 00:03:05,800 Because you don't waste time blaming somebody else. 47 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,960 Analyze yourself, change yourself to be successful. 48 00:03:10,860 --> 00:03:16,500 Niki Lauda's role in the success of Mercedes cannot be overstated 49 00:03:17,180 --> 00:03:21,220 because Niki had the ability to make things happen. 50 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,920 Even though he'd stopped racing, he was such a racer. 51 00:03:27,260 --> 00:03:30,380 Niki was a key element in convincing me to join the team. 52 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:35,300 If it wasn't for Niki picking up the phone and calling him... 53 00:03:36,020 --> 00:03:39,060 Lewis, I don't think, would ever have considered moving. 54 00:03:40,140 --> 00:03:42,020 That's Niki. That's his power. 55 00:03:42,660 --> 00:03:45,300 We are here for the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix. 56 00:03:45,340 --> 00:03:48,220 All the talk in the paddock right now revolves around Lewis Hamilton 57 00:03:48,260 --> 00:03:49,620 and his move to Mercedes. 58 00:03:50,620 --> 00:03:55,520 In 2013, the tide changed and we started to become more competitive. 59 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,100 We were a regular challenger for race wins and podiums. 60 00:04:00,900 --> 00:04:02,620 Just wanna say a big thank you to my fans. 61 00:04:04,020 --> 00:04:04,860 Hey! 62 00:04:06,460 --> 00:04:07,880 -You happy, right? -Absolutely. 63 00:04:08,540 --> 00:04:10,940 Having had success, been a world champion, 64 00:04:11,340 --> 00:04:14,220 he understands what it's like to have the pressure in that car. 65 00:04:15,100 --> 00:04:17,700 He is one of the power units behind the team's success. 66 00:04:18,840 --> 00:04:22,080 That's five world championships in a row for Mercedes. 67 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:23,540 An amazing achievement. 68 00:04:23,580 --> 00:04:27,060 Over the years that Niki and I have been in teams together, 69 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:31,100 what started as a joint journey among colleagues 70 00:04:31,140 --> 00:04:32,580 has developed into a friendship. 71 00:04:42,340 --> 00:04:45,660 The world of sport is mourning the death of Niki Lauda. 72 00:04:45,700 --> 00:04:49,680 The three-time champion leaves a legacy in his sport like no other. 73 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:55,720 Niki will forever be in our hearts and enshrined in history. 74 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,260 Good morning, Toto. 75 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:07,680 Good morning. 76 00:05:09,220 --> 00:05:13,300 As you can imagine, this is, uh, very difficult. 77 00:05:14,260 --> 00:05:18,780 Um, very difficult for the team, for all of us. 78 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,980 Uh, I keep looking at the pictures... 79 00:05:26,980 --> 00:05:28,100 and, um... 80 00:05:29,900 --> 00:05:32,680 find myself with tears in the eyes every half an hour... 81 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,500 because he's not there anymore. 82 00:05:36,420 --> 00:05:39,620 That is somebody that is so dearly missed in this team, 83 00:05:40,020 --> 00:05:41,740 and dearly missed in Formula 1. 84 00:05:41,780 --> 00:05:47,860 I feel that we have lost what was the heart and soul of Formula 1. 85 00:05:54,620 --> 00:05:56,540 I miss having conversations with him. 86 00:06:00,980 --> 00:06:02,100 I got to visit Niki. 87 00:06:02,140 --> 00:06:05,500 We spoke a lot. We were sending videos to each other when he was in hospital. 88 00:06:07,140 --> 00:06:09,860 I was just trying to send him positive messages, 89 00:06:09,900 --> 00:06:11,080 just to keep his spirits up. 90 00:06:13,580 --> 00:06:16,580 He would send me back messages on his high and his low days. 91 00:06:16,620 --> 00:06:18,000 We're gonna lose this race, Bono. 92 00:06:20,220 --> 00:06:22,460 I can't keep the car behind. 93 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:26,820 He was with us in spirit, still is. 94 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,860 Hamilton wins the Monaco Grand Prix. 95 00:06:32,540 --> 00:06:36,460 Lewis, that was a victory worth Niki. Unbelievable job, congratulations. 96 00:06:38,260 --> 00:06:39,660 That was definitely for Niki. 97 00:06:44,780 --> 00:06:47,420 I really was fighting with the spirit of Niki. 98 00:06:47,860 --> 00:06:50,500 Niki's been such an influential person in our team, 99 00:06:50,540 --> 00:06:52,480 helping us get to where we are, so... 100 00:06:52,940 --> 00:06:56,220 I know he'll be, uh, looking down and I know he'll take his hat off today. 101 00:06:56,260 --> 00:06:59,360 So, I was just trying to stay focused and trying to make him proud. 102 00:06:59,820 --> 00:07:02,080 And, uh, we're gonna try to continue that through the year. 103 00:07:03,380 --> 00:07:06,540 Niki's loss will have hurt Mercedes. 104 00:07:07,180 --> 00:07:11,260 And with this kind of a gut punch, yeah, the question will be asked 105 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:14,160 of how much it will affect the team this season. 106 00:07:29,660 --> 00:07:31,220 Because it's the German Grand Prix, 107 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,700 we wanna do particularly well here because of our home crowd. 108 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,480 Oh, yeah. 109 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,660 I'm the one-eyed amongst the blind here, no? 110 00:07:54,700 --> 00:07:56,900 You're the most important one, though, so... 111 00:07:56,940 --> 00:07:57,820 you can be late. 112 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:00,260 So arrogant. 113 00:08:00,300 --> 00:08:01,900 Be a bit more intelligent today than normal. 114 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:03,740 -What? -Be more intelligent today. 115 00:08:03,780 --> 00:08:06,140 I'm always intelligent. You don't get the humor. 116 00:08:06,700 --> 00:08:08,540 You can speak German. 117 00:08:08,580 --> 00:08:10,900 I know that you're married to an English woman, 118 00:08:10,940 --> 00:08:12,500 but you can speak German to me. 119 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,580 But you have less oxygen up in the mountains. 120 00:08:15,620 --> 00:08:20,720 Yes, but then, when we come down, we are the best runners. 121 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:22,900 Welcome to the Friday press conference 122 00:08:22,940 --> 00:08:26,200 ahead of the 2019 German Grand Prix. 123 00:08:27,380 --> 00:08:29,140 How do you put this on? 124 00:08:30,420 --> 00:08:32,460 You're really stupid if you can't manage to do that. 125 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:34,200 You've been here a thousand times. 126 00:08:34,660 --> 00:08:38,480 Even the guy from the mountains knows how to put it on. 127 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,420 The only one not is Toto, so that proves a point. 128 00:08:44,700 --> 00:08:46,720 Toto, if I could start with you, please. 129 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:50,540 You're celebrating 125 years in motorsport. 130 00:08:50,580 --> 00:08:52,460 What would it mean to win this race, 131 00:08:52,500 --> 00:08:55,420 given that you also have the title sponsorship? 132 00:08:56,140 --> 00:08:58,140 We're having a dedicated livery, 133 00:08:58,180 --> 00:09:01,260 we're wearing a different team kit tomorrow 134 00:09:01,300 --> 00:09:03,320 and lots of activities are on the track. 135 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:04,240 But on the other side, 136 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:08,860 it's 25 points that are as many points as on any other given circuit 137 00:09:08,900 --> 00:09:11,040 and we just need to add another good race performance 138 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,720 in order to make a step towards a championship. 139 00:09:19,660 --> 00:09:21,100 - You okay? - Yeah, you? 140 00:09:21,620 --> 00:09:22,740 You never know what's around the corner, 141 00:09:22,780 --> 00:09:24,300 but at the moment, everything seems all right. 142 00:09:24,340 --> 00:09:25,880 That'll do for now. That'll do for the next 20 minutes. 143 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:26,880 Yeah. 144 00:09:30,260 --> 00:09:32,940 We won the championship four years in a row. 145 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,240 2010 to end of 2013. 146 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,660 Then Mercedes have won it every single year since then. 147 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,720 They're rivals. They're the team that we want to beat. 148 00:09:55,540 --> 00:09:59,160 For me, there is 1,600 superstars in Mercedes. 149 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:04,080 But the strengths of the team, it's every single individual. 150 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:10,100 I cannot drive the car. 151 00:10:10,140 --> 00:10:13,220 I am not able to design an aerodynamic surface. 152 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:17,400 But I try to understand everything around the guy who can. 153 00:10:18,980 --> 00:10:21,460 And I try to provide a framework 154 00:10:21,500 --> 00:10:24,220 for these individuals to perform at their best. 155 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,200 What was your other question? 156 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,820 The other question was in terms of the upgrade package. 157 00:10:31,060 --> 00:10:33,780 Even though we're relatively fast, 158 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,520 the front end is really, really weak... 159 00:10:39,060 --> 00:10:43,100 I think the best Formula 1 drivers have some common traits. 160 00:10:43,660 --> 00:10:45,500 Talent, nurture... 161 00:10:46,460 --> 00:10:47,620 and adversity... 162 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:50,540 and overcoming the adversity, 163 00:10:50,580 --> 00:10:53,660 and this is the single most important ingredient I have seen. 164 00:10:55,340 --> 00:10:57,020 I remember how hard my parents worked. 165 00:10:57,540 --> 00:10:59,460 They sacrificed everything they have, 166 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:01,100 so when I get in the car, I... 167 00:11:02,140 --> 00:11:03,980 I don't want to squander what they worked for. 168 00:11:05,580 --> 00:11:06,860 Right, any questions? 169 00:11:09,260 --> 00:11:10,280 Drivers okay? 170 00:11:10,940 --> 00:11:12,460 All right, thanks, everyone. 171 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,800 We have the challenge of managing two drivers within the team. 172 00:11:17,420 --> 00:11:21,320 Lewis is the best racing driver of his generation 173 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,620 with five world championship titles. 174 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,920 Valtteri is an extremely talented, uh, racing driver. 175 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,920 He's performing on a very high level. 176 00:11:34,940 --> 00:11:36,340 To be in the same team with Lewis, 177 00:11:37,980 --> 00:11:40,440 to be honest, sometimes it's a pain in the ass, 178 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:44,060 because he's pretty quick. You know, he's tough to beat. 179 00:11:49,980 --> 00:11:52,500 It was a very conscious decision to take Valtteri on board. 180 00:11:54,580 --> 00:11:57,840 There was many difficult things to accept 181 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,820 in terms of in which kind of role I had to be in the team, 182 00:12:00,860 --> 00:12:02,860 in more like a supportive role. 183 00:12:02,900 --> 00:12:04,820 But it's difficult. 184 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,980 The only thing I want to do as a driver is win the race. 185 00:12:11,460 --> 00:12:13,140 When Lewis beats me... 186 00:12:14,860 --> 00:12:17,000 it's like turning a knife in me. 187 00:12:18,940 --> 00:12:20,580 People can think whatever they want. 188 00:12:21,220 --> 00:12:22,240 I'm here to win. 189 00:12:33,680 --> 00:12:37,480 Mercedes celebrating 125 years in motorsport. 190 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:42,560 The team decided to go back to 1954, their first-ever Formula 1 Grand Prix 191 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,460 and deck the team out in '50s gear. 192 00:12:45,500 --> 00:12:46,840 It looks brilliant. 193 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,540 It's a long history and a long tradition, 194 00:12:50,020 --> 00:12:51,980 so we are getting dressed up. 195 00:12:52,020 --> 00:12:55,120 We are not celebrating a lot normally. 196 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,900 It's the first time that I can remember that we are making such an effort 197 00:12:58,940 --> 00:13:01,740 for one single event in terms of the extra activities. 198 00:13:08,980 --> 00:13:11,480 I get scared when I see you. 199 00:13:12,660 --> 00:13:14,660 I'm a Mafia boss. 200 00:13:20,260 --> 00:13:21,860 We are dressed up today in 1950s outfits, 201 00:13:21,900 --> 00:13:26,620 a tribute to 125 years of motorsport and we're walking around like a carnival. 202 00:13:26,660 --> 00:13:29,840 There are lots of Lewis fans here, of course. 203 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,200 He doesn't feel well. 204 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:32,920 Can you enlighten us? 205 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,940 Is it dehydration, or what is it? 206 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,180 Yeah, he's really not feeling well. 207 00:13:38,220 --> 00:13:40,980 There is a virus making the rounds in the paddock, 208 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:42,220 which he has caught. 209 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,360 It's not like man flu, it's real. 210 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:51,920 I said to him that if he doesn't feel well, 211 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,780 he can easily skip the briefings and go in the motorhome. 212 00:13:55,820 --> 00:13:56,700 Burning up. 213 00:13:58,740 --> 00:14:00,540 Shit, it's too hot in here. 214 00:14:01,020 --> 00:14:03,640 As a racing driver, you can't ever be ill 215 00:14:03,680 --> 00:14:05,740 on the race weekend, you always have to arrive 100%. 216 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:09,800 But I had a fever of 40 degrees. 217 00:14:10,660 --> 00:14:13,180 I was just feeling weak. I was... Massive sweats. 218 00:14:13,220 --> 00:14:14,440 I was barely sleeping. 219 00:14:15,700 --> 00:14:17,940 Qualifying sets the grid for Sunday, 220 00:14:17,980 --> 00:14:20,580 so any driver being ill is an issue for a team, 221 00:14:20,620 --> 00:14:22,660 but especially when it's your lead driver 222 00:14:22,940 --> 00:14:26,180 and the guy gunning for a world championship. 223 00:14:28,980 --> 00:14:32,740 Obviously, they've got Valtteri and the reserve driver, Esteban Ocon, 224 00:14:32,780 --> 00:14:36,780 but going into your 200th Grand Prix, your 125th anniversary, 225 00:14:36,820 --> 00:14:40,900 you want your lead driver there, fighting fit and leading your charge. 226 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,380 Lewis, how you getting on? Relatively speaking. 227 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:51,440 Yeah, it's... 228 00:14:56,060 --> 00:14:58,500 Qualifying's a fast-paced hundred-meter sprint. 229 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,480 High-intensity, high focused, highly charged. 230 00:15:02,220 --> 00:15:05,760 It's all about being calm, composed and centered, 231 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:07,880 but I'm getting in the car, 232 00:15:08,500 --> 00:15:09,800 body's feeling sore, 233 00:15:10,580 --> 00:15:11,760 my heart is racing. 234 00:15:14,180 --> 00:15:16,380 Just give me normal gloves. 235 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:18,060 They won't fit on. 236 00:15:19,700 --> 00:15:22,580 Lewis, hi, this is Toto. I've opened the channel. Tell me. 237 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,380 It's just a long run. 238 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:28,060 Don't... don't feel great. 239 00:15:29,820 --> 00:15:30,660 But, uh... 240 00:15:31,780 --> 00:15:32,860 I'm okay to drive. 241 00:15:33,620 --> 00:15:34,780 Good to go. 242 00:15:35,980 --> 00:15:36,940 Okay, good man. 243 00:15:39,260 --> 00:15:42,760 Lewis Hamilton, he must be looking over his shoulder a little bit. 244 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,480 The young guns, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, 245 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,820 are really getting their act together. 246 00:15:47,860 --> 00:15:51,100 So far, he's had an answer to everything. 247 00:16:02,900 --> 00:16:04,160 Verstappen across the line. 248 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:05,380 He's quickest at the moment. 249 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,400 But Charles Leclerc is going quicker than Verstappen 250 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,360 by 3.5 tenths of a second. 251 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,180 Lewis, you're all clear behind. 252 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,840 Lewis Hamilton begins his first lap. 253 00:16:27,260 --> 00:16:30,660 That's a horrible first sector for Lewis Hamilton. 254 00:16:30,700 --> 00:16:32,920 He took a lot of curb on the way into turn one 255 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:34,700 and I think that threw him slightly wide. 256 00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:44,240 I got traffic on my lap. 257 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:46,400 Copy. 258 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,180 Lewis Hamilton, 13th fastest. 259 00:16:55,660 --> 00:16:57,180 And that is not gonna be good enough. 260 00:16:57,220 --> 00:17:00,080 He's going to have to go way faster than that. 261 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:02,660 How far was I off there? 262 00:17:03,180 --> 00:17:06,340 I'd say, in terms of sectors, to Leclerc, it's 4.5, sector one, 263 00:17:07,660 --> 00:17:10,840 6.5, sector two, and 4.5, sector three. 264 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,300 It's difficult to put into terms just how hard it is. 265 00:17:14,940 --> 00:17:16,340 You're chasing milliseconds. 266 00:17:17,020 --> 00:17:20,340 But as a kid, I always knew that if I just work harder than everyone else, 267 00:17:20,380 --> 00:17:23,460 I should be able to achieve something extraordinary. 268 00:17:24,740 --> 00:17:26,400 And that's how I've been wired. 269 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,540 I'll see how much I can catch up. 270 00:17:41,660 --> 00:17:43,260 Hamilton's going faster now. 271 00:17:54,180 --> 00:17:55,160 Am I in trouble? 272 00:17:58,140 --> 00:17:58,980 Negative. 273 00:18:00,360 --> 00:18:03,200 Currently P3, six tenths to Leclerc, P1. 274 00:18:04,260 --> 00:18:05,920 Okay, Lewis, you're good to go. 275 00:18:07,700 --> 00:18:11,260 Max Verstappen is the challenger to the Mercedes. 276 00:18:15,460 --> 00:18:17,040 Lewis, keep the pace up. 277 00:18:17,660 --> 00:18:21,140 Hamilton very quick, fastest of the weekend so far. 278 00:18:30,980 --> 00:18:33,960 And Lewis Hamilton is on provisional pole. 279 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:35,620 So, here come the challengers. 280 00:18:35,660 --> 00:18:37,020 Valtteri Bottas first. 281 00:18:37,060 --> 00:18:39,640 Crosses the line. Can't beat his teammate. 282 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,100 Hamilton, will he be beaten by Max Verstappen? 283 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:44,600 No! 284 00:18:47,540 --> 00:18:48,540 Get in there, Lewis. 285 00:18:48,940 --> 00:18:49,940 That's the one, mate. 286 00:18:51,300 --> 00:18:54,300 Hamilton was half a second faster than Bottas. 287 00:18:54,860 --> 00:18:57,820 Max Verstappen splitting the two Mercedes. 288 00:18:58,340 --> 00:19:00,840 Lewis, this is Toto. You never stop to amaze us. 289 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:01,760 Congratulations. 290 00:19:02,300 --> 00:19:03,180 Thank you, Toto. 291 00:19:04,700 --> 00:19:05,660 Good job, guys. 292 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:09,220 I don't know how we did that one, but grateful for all the hard work. 293 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,340 In their 200th Formula 1 Grand Prix start, 294 00:19:17,380 --> 00:19:20,260 Mercedes will be starting on pole position. 295 00:19:36,660 --> 00:19:38,680 Congratulations to the top three qualifiers 296 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,860 for the 2019 German Grand Prix. 297 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:44,380 Starting in third place will be Valtteri Bottas, 298 00:19:44,420 --> 00:19:47,060 in second, Max Verstappen, 299 00:19:47,100 --> 00:19:52,540 and taking the 87th pole of his career and his fourth of 2019, 300 00:19:53,140 --> 00:19:55,300 our pole-sitter, Lewis Hamilton. 301 00:19:55,780 --> 00:19:59,300 Question for Max. So, Max, you're starting second tomorrow 302 00:19:59,340 --> 00:20:02,900 and do you think, tomorrow, you can have... 303 00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:05,380 Each year, it's a new challenge from different people. 304 00:20:05,420 --> 00:20:08,380 Yeah, I believe that normally, in the race, 305 00:20:08,420 --> 00:20:10,300 we are always a little bit more competitive. 306 00:20:10,820 --> 00:20:12,220 Of course, I'm starting on different tires... 307 00:20:12,260 --> 00:20:14,000 All these drivers are incredibly talented. 308 00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:16,800 It's small percentages between us all. 309 00:20:17,260 --> 00:20:21,780 Yeah, we're working hard on it, and I'm pretty pleased about today. 310 00:20:22,820 --> 00:20:24,860 It's easier to chase than it is to lead. 311 00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:30,560 All I can do is just put all my energy into that car. 312 00:20:38,220 --> 00:20:42,580 Formula 1 is a hostile environment that will judge you every single day 313 00:20:42,620 --> 00:20:45,180 and that gives it a huge intensity and pressure. 314 00:20:46,780 --> 00:20:48,660 And on the free evenings, 315 00:20:48,700 --> 00:20:51,300 you want to leave the hostilities of the paddock behind. 316 00:20:53,860 --> 00:20:57,500 Most of the evenings, it was Niki and myself. 317 00:20:57,980 --> 00:20:59,660 We would always travel together. 318 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:02,640 I lost a friend when he died. 319 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,660 Niki was particular, you know, when you get in the car. 320 00:21:07,700 --> 00:21:08,980 I guess we are the same. 321 00:21:09,980 --> 00:21:12,500 All that needs to be in the central position. 322 00:21:12,540 --> 00:21:13,700 Twenty-two degrees. 323 00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:16,180 All these little things in the middle, then Niki was happy. 324 00:21:19,460 --> 00:21:20,820 Being able to have a dinner together, 325 00:21:20,860 --> 00:21:23,300 which we had every single day on the racetrack, 326 00:21:23,340 --> 00:21:25,300 is a safe environment that I miss. 327 00:21:26,540 --> 00:21:28,740 I think about our friendship every single day. 328 00:21:30,300 --> 00:21:31,700 I miss having an ally, 329 00:21:31,740 --> 00:21:34,860 having a sparring partner, a spokesperson in the paddock. 330 00:21:36,020 --> 00:21:38,620 Since Niki's not around anymore, it feels different. 331 00:21:39,580 --> 00:21:40,940 I miss him so much. 332 00:21:58,260 --> 00:22:00,980 Yes! Wet race! I've been waiting all year for this. 333 00:22:01,020 --> 00:22:02,200 This is fantastic. 334 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,260 They always say rain is the big equalizer in Formula 1, 335 00:22:14,060 --> 00:22:16,660 because your equipment doesn't matter so much anymore. 336 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:18,380 It's all down to feel. 337 00:22:18,980 --> 00:22:21,540 And where you can find the grip around the track. 338 00:22:22,940 --> 00:22:24,620 When the weather changes, 339 00:22:25,300 --> 00:22:27,640 it is what makes motor racing excited 340 00:22:28,300 --> 00:22:30,680 because it gives it a certain sense of vulnerability. 341 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,200 It's not always the quickest car and quickest driver wins the race. 342 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,100 A bit of patience in this weather. 343 00:22:42,060 --> 00:22:43,320 Yeah, and... 344 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:44,980 good communication. 345 00:22:45,020 --> 00:22:46,740 Absolutely. Just keep us informed. 346 00:22:46,780 --> 00:22:49,160 -You see more than we do on the pit wall. - Yeah. 347 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:50,820 - Dutch weather! - Yeah. 348 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,180 I have a feeling that if we can put a bit of pressure on Mercedes, 349 00:23:05,700 --> 00:23:08,220 I think that they could be exposed. 350 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,160 That makes the dynamic, you know, quite interesting. 351 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,040 I hope that we get an exciting race. 352 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:21,040 I'd love to see Verstappen and Hamilton have a good fight. 353 00:23:22,540 --> 00:23:24,660 -Good race. -That's a good one, yeah. 354 00:23:30,660 --> 00:23:33,020 This is a sport that is so intense. 355 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:37,660 It is about delivering 21 times every single year 356 00:23:37,700 --> 00:23:39,620 against the best competitors. 357 00:23:46,060 --> 00:23:48,060 We are only as good as our last race. 358 00:23:49,540 --> 00:23:51,360 The biggest challenge for a racing driver 359 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,360 is punching out results weekend after weekend. 360 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:55,760 Not making mistakes. 361 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,300 Lewis, in terms of the radar, we think it's gonna be more of the same. 362 00:23:59,980 --> 00:24:03,380 So, light rain for the next 30 to 60 minutes. 363 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,360 My approach is always one race at a time because you don't know what's ahead, 364 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,780 so you just focus on what's in front of you in the present. 365 00:24:19,060 --> 00:24:20,180 One minute. 366 00:24:28,620 --> 00:24:29,940 Fifteen seconds. 367 00:24:55,260 --> 00:24:59,080 Hamilton gets away pretty well, but Verstappen is struggling. 368 00:25:08,060 --> 00:25:09,720 It's still slippery as hell, man. 369 00:25:13,020 --> 00:25:16,160 Oh, there's a spin. It's Sergio Perez. 370 00:25:18,260 --> 00:25:19,420 Sorry, guys. 371 00:25:19,940 --> 00:25:22,720 Huge amount of spray. This is really testing. 372 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:26,860 Lewis, Valtteri is the car behind and a gap to Verstappen. 373 00:25:27,820 --> 00:25:30,820 Verstappen in his pursuit now of Bottas. 374 00:25:41,420 --> 00:25:42,580 Just be patient, Max. 375 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,720 Lewis, let us know if you think it's ready for dry tires. 376 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:50,260 Because you're doing 200 miles an hour, 377 00:25:50,300 --> 00:25:53,200 it's really hard to see if the track is dry or wet. 378 00:25:54,380 --> 00:25:55,700 I'm okay for now. 379 00:25:56,220 --> 00:25:57,540 These tires are knackered, though. 380 00:25:57,580 --> 00:26:01,800 You go to turn six, it's raining heavily, you go to turn two, it's dry. 381 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:03,400 And we have rain in the pit lane. 382 00:26:05,220 --> 00:26:07,420 Oh! That is Carlos Sainz. 383 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:09,660 It's still raining. 384 00:26:11,980 --> 00:26:14,700 Here's Verstappen losing it. 385 00:26:17,780 --> 00:26:18,740 Fuck's sake! 386 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,720 Oh! And Leclerc's gone off! 387 00:26:24,340 --> 00:26:25,600 Fuck! 388 00:26:26,660 --> 00:26:29,840 Hamilton is the race leader, cruising out in front. 389 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:31,200 Looks good now. 390 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,060 Valtteri six seconds behind, Verstappen 7.2. 391 00:26:50,620 --> 00:26:52,140 Box, I lost the frickin' wing. 392 00:26:52,180 --> 00:26:53,140 Yeah, coming in. 393 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:56,660 How bad is the damage to the car? 394 00:26:56,700 --> 00:26:57,880 Uh, we need to have a look. 395 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:03,820 Lewis coming in. He needs a front wing. 396 00:27:04,660 --> 00:27:06,720 No, it's Lewis here. Drive through. 397 00:27:07,220 --> 00:27:08,220 Seventy-six. 398 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:15,940 You need to hurry up. I'm here. 399 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,000 Don't put these tires on, guy. Front wing off, please. 400 00:27:20,340 --> 00:27:21,200 Seventy-six. 401 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,920 Set 16 for Lewis, set 16. 402 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,320 - Lift it up. - Wing change. 403 00:27:25,360 --> 00:27:26,380 Come on, let's go. 404 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:32,260 Average pit-stop length in Formula 1 is about two seconds. 405 00:27:36,020 --> 00:27:37,020 Time to get out. 406 00:27:41,980 --> 00:27:45,900 So, a minute is a year in Formula 1 terms. 407 00:27:56,080 --> 00:28:00,780 Finally, he pulls away after a minute spent in the pit lane. 408 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:02,560 Then I got back going 409 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,200 and your confidence really takes a beating. 410 00:28:06,420 --> 00:28:09,100 And then it's really hard to build it back up. 411 00:28:09,780 --> 00:28:12,220 There is the Renault of Nico Hulkenberg. 412 00:28:13,140 --> 00:28:15,700 This is one of the craziest races. 413 00:28:16,780 --> 00:28:19,260 Max Verstappen has retaken the lead. 414 00:28:19,980 --> 00:28:22,380 Stroll's second, Kvyat's third. 415 00:28:23,060 --> 00:28:24,820 What position have I dropped back to? 416 00:28:26,260 --> 00:28:28,620 Unfortunately, Lewis, you dropped back to position 12. 417 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,060 Hamilton got some catching to do. 418 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,940 Game on in the last 16 laps. 419 00:28:35,780 --> 00:28:38,020 I don't think I've ever been a great loser. 420 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:40,520 Or great in defeat. 421 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:42,260 It's just in my DNA. 422 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:44,640 Hamilton pushing hard. 423 00:28:45,660 --> 00:28:47,460 You were purple sector three last lap. 424 00:28:48,820 --> 00:28:50,360 Okay, so push, push. 425 00:29:01,140 --> 00:29:04,980 Oh! He just keeps it out of the wall there, Hamilton! 426 00:29:07,420 --> 00:29:09,900 If a team make a mistake, it is kind of out of your hands, 427 00:29:09,940 --> 00:29:11,900 but if you've practiced and practiced 428 00:29:11,940 --> 00:29:15,500 and you've put so much focus and effort in and then you drop the ball... 429 00:29:16,220 --> 00:29:17,800 A rare error. 430 00:29:18,460 --> 00:29:19,620 ...oh, it's really hard to deal with. 431 00:29:22,420 --> 00:29:23,520 Retire the car. 432 00:29:25,460 --> 00:29:28,820 Negative, Lewis, negative. There's always opportunities. 433 00:29:30,300 --> 00:29:34,380 We must never give up, even if the situation looks desperate, 434 00:29:34,420 --> 00:29:37,220 because even if it's just about collecting a single point, 435 00:29:37,580 --> 00:29:39,220 that can make a difference to a championship. 436 00:29:41,540 --> 00:29:45,100 So, Lewis is out of the points. We're fighting for P2. Come on. 437 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,300 All of the team's hopes now sit with Valtteri 438 00:29:49,340 --> 00:29:53,620 to bring home the result they want on their 200th Grand Prix. 439 00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:04,160 In that moment, you know you have a great chance. 440 00:30:04,780 --> 00:30:06,740 Come on, Valtteri. It's critical to get through. 441 00:30:06,780 --> 00:30:09,460 It always makes you push even harder. 442 00:30:17,460 --> 00:30:21,900 You know you have a great opportunity to get some big points. 443 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:39,140 And that's Bottas! Bottas has put it in the wall! 444 00:30:39,180 --> 00:30:41,140 Fuck! How is this possible? 445 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:46,440 Everything okay, Valtteri? 446 00:30:49,220 --> 00:30:51,660 Yeah, I'm all good. I'm sorry, guys. 447 00:30:53,260 --> 00:30:56,220 In turn one, there was this one dry line. 448 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,680 I must have gone in just a tiny bit too quickly. 449 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,540 Obviously, we are speaking about millimeters. 450 00:31:04,900 --> 00:31:07,600 I just drifted onto the damp part on the outside. 451 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:10,180 Immediately, I knew... 452 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,000 there wouldn't be really a way to catch it. 453 00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:16,260 I knew that was it. 454 00:31:16,300 --> 00:31:19,540 I wasted one of the big opportunities for the title. 455 00:31:22,340 --> 00:31:25,500 There's so many team members that are giving their absolute everything 456 00:31:25,540 --> 00:31:29,860 and with one single mistake of one driver, you can lose it all. 457 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:33,940 Valtteri's just gone off at turn one. 458 00:31:35,580 --> 00:31:36,620 How's it gone this bad? 459 00:31:38,620 --> 00:31:42,420 It has not gone well for the Mercedes team today. 460 00:31:42,980 --> 00:31:44,780 We lost the race because we weren't good enough. 461 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:46,660 Our racing wasn't good enough. 462 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:52,040 And it's fireworks and flames for Max Verstappen, 463 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,940 the winner of the German Grand Prix. 464 00:31:58,420 --> 00:31:59,460 Well done, guys. 465 00:31:59,500 --> 00:32:00,660 Fucking mega! 466 00:32:07,420 --> 00:32:08,940 That was terrible today. 467 00:32:08,980 --> 00:32:10,060 It was more than terrible. 468 00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:11,100 Catastrophic. 469 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:13,100 What did you say? 470 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:16,560 I couldn't hear you. 471 00:32:19,460 --> 00:32:21,820 A tough day at the office? 472 00:32:21,860 --> 00:32:26,440 No, it was a total crap, fucking shit, awful day at the office. 473 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:27,620 Not a tough day at the office. 474 00:32:30,300 --> 00:32:33,740 When you screw up, you want to identify the person. 475 00:32:34,220 --> 00:32:35,820 It's how the human mind works. 476 00:32:37,660 --> 00:32:39,780 But we have a no-blame culture. 477 00:32:40,340 --> 00:32:43,260 We blame the problem rather than the person, 478 00:32:44,060 --> 00:32:45,660 which is easier said than done. 479 00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:53,820 - That was not easy, right? -No. 480 00:32:53,860 --> 00:32:55,020 What went wrong? 481 00:32:55,060 --> 00:32:56,100 It all went wrong. 482 00:33:01,220 --> 00:33:02,220 Okay. 483 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,080 Who would like to take the first question? 484 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,580 Toto, just how embarrassing is this for you? 485 00:33:09,060 --> 00:33:11,700 Home race for the team, having Netflix here, 486 00:33:12,180 --> 00:33:14,100 you know, you've got the outfits... 487 00:33:14,140 --> 00:33:15,820 Everything was poised for the celebration, 488 00:33:15,860 --> 00:33:19,900 but you've ended up with a car in 11th and a car in the kitty litter. 489 00:33:19,940 --> 00:33:20,940 Can't be too good. 490 00:33:21,740 --> 00:33:23,620 You want to have a headline for The Sun from me? 491 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,400 I'm not gonna give you a headline. 492 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:27,420 I'll do that, don't worry. 493 00:33:27,460 --> 00:33:28,300 Yeah, I know. 494 00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:31,780 Um, it was a terrible day for us. 495 00:33:37,020 --> 00:33:39,360 Should I actually respond to you when you give me such an answer? 496 00:33:39,820 --> 00:33:40,700 Why not? 497 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:42,860 Um... 498 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:45,760 Lewis put the car in the wall 499 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:47,900 and then we made the wrong call with the tires. 500 00:33:47,940 --> 00:33:49,180 The tires were not ready. 501 00:33:49,580 --> 00:33:54,860 But, uh, yeah, I wouldn't want to pin it to one bad decision or one incident. 502 00:33:54,900 --> 00:33:59,640 There was a multitude of things that went wrong. 503 00:34:13,580 --> 00:34:14,580 I'm really sorry. 504 00:34:14,620 --> 00:34:17,660 No, when we make mistakes, we all make them together. 505 00:34:17,700 --> 00:34:19,500 I'm so fucking sorry, man. 506 00:34:21,260 --> 00:34:23,100 Just rolled out that fucking corner. 507 00:34:26,580 --> 00:34:27,420 Fuck. 508 00:34:28,340 --> 00:34:31,100 I think coming in around the bollard was the right reaction. 509 00:34:31,140 --> 00:34:34,700 You would have lost tons of time into the lap with a half-broken wing. 510 00:34:34,740 --> 00:34:37,100 We would have made a better tire decision, that's for sure, 511 00:34:37,140 --> 00:34:41,260 but the reset reaction is coming in. 512 00:34:41,860 --> 00:34:44,340 You just lost your front wing. I wouldn't beat myself up on that one. 513 00:34:45,900 --> 00:34:46,780 Yeah. 514 00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:48,940 Fuck. 515 00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:53,700 I'm still just baffled... 516 00:34:55,820 --> 00:35:00,340 with how it went from bad to worse today. And, um... 517 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:04,680 Yeah. 518 00:35:05,380 --> 00:35:07,380 All I can say is, just on my behalf, sorry... 519 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,740 for not, uh, pulling through. 520 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:16,940 Everybody makes mistakes. 521 00:35:17,340 --> 00:35:18,600 Vital mistakes. 522 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:20,900 For me, this was not a problem. 523 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:24,940 We need to remember that Niki would say 524 00:35:24,980 --> 00:35:27,340 that as a team, you will always have setbacks. 525 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:30,940 There's not one single team out there that wins every race. 526 00:35:33,100 --> 00:35:36,820 But the most difficult races, the most painful events, 527 00:35:36,860 --> 00:35:38,700 are the ones where you learn the most. 528 00:35:42,460 --> 00:35:44,660 At the end, we will learn from it. 529 00:35:45,140 --> 00:35:48,660 We will recover and come out stronger. 530 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:52,980 Who's your favorite driver? 531 00:35:53,020 --> 00:35:55,120 Whoever's winning for us. 532 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,400 Just make sure the car looks like that at the end of the session, yeah? 533 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:01,020 Everybody's expecting to see the Red Bull cars 534 00:36:01,060 --> 00:36:02,520 near the front of the field. 535 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:03,600 No! 536 00:36:03,900 --> 00:36:06,100 He needed to come in and change his underwear, I would think. 537 00:36:06,140 --> 00:36:09,560 We're gonna remove that subject and put you in place. 538 00:36:10,580 --> 00:36:13,140 -Can you win this weekend? -Yeah! 539 00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:15,300 You can occasionally kiss if you want. 540 00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:18,540 Everybody expects us to win. 541 00:36:19,420 --> 00:36:21,420 But we need to fight to stay on top.