1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,120 - Say "love you." -Love you. 2 00:00:11,420 --> 00:00:12,340 Bye. 3 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:14,980 Silverstone... 4 00:00:20,940 --> 00:00:23,740 I love Silverstone. I just love it. 5 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,260 I think there's something incredibly spiritual almost about Silverstone. 6 00:00:28,300 --> 00:00:30,960 It really holds a very special place in my heart. 7 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,060 I want to have my ashes spread at Silverstone. 8 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:35,280 You know that, don't you? 9 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:36,600 I do now. 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,080 -I thought I told you. - No. 11 00:00:40,820 --> 00:00:42,120 I think Dad does as well. 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:49,060 Over my childhood, I really understood how famous my dad was, 13 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,560 and how big Williams was. 14 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,760 It's just been the venue of so many historic moments for our team. 15 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:58,880 That was our heyday. 16 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,380 Dad's always been my hero. 17 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:12,640 Dad's got two laps to try and convince you to come to Williams. 18 00:01:18,460 --> 00:01:19,900 He is Williams. 19 00:01:21,180 --> 00:01:23,340 I don't wanna disgrace the Williams name. 20 00:01:23,380 --> 00:01:26,740 I don't want Williams to fall apart under my watch. 21 00:01:27,660 --> 00:01:30,920 We have a fighting spirit, and it's really being put to the test, 22 00:01:31,780 --> 00:01:33,960 but I can tell you it's 100% back. 23 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,520 Ladies and gentlemen, please put it together for Claire Williams. 24 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,480 -That's like it. You got that? - I did. 25 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,060 Lovely. Thrilled to bits. 26 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,240 -You're the best. 27 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,560 - Bless you, Clairy. - See you later. 28 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,620 -Silverstone. - Yeah. 29 00:02:18,060 --> 00:02:19,620 I'm deputy team principal, 30 00:02:19,660 --> 00:02:23,240 which has really turned into de facto team principal. 31 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,320 My dad's taken a step back in the past few years, 32 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,520 and so really, I operate as the team principal. 33 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,060 Morning, Gwen. How are you doing? 34 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:39,720 I'm responsible for making sure 35 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,820 that we've got the right people in the right jobs, 36 00:02:41,860 --> 00:02:44,000 with the right equipment to do those jobs. 37 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,620 And to make sure that this is a great environment for people to work in. 38 00:02:47,660 --> 00:02:49,480 I'm very protective over it. 39 00:02:50,220 --> 00:02:52,680 Obviously, it's very close to my heart. 40 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,680 I'm sorry I didn't make it down. It was a busy day yesterday. 41 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,700 Was it? I was looking forward to you coming down. 42 00:02:59,260 --> 00:03:02,320 Williams is in a very difficult place at the moment. 43 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,280 Last year was pretty horrific. 44 00:03:11,340 --> 00:03:12,580 We just got it wrong. 45 00:03:12,620 --> 00:03:14,180 We designed a bad race car. 46 00:03:17,140 --> 00:03:18,360 And we've gotta fix it. 47 00:03:20,060 --> 00:03:21,420 Jack. Okay? 48 00:03:22,900 --> 00:03:25,220 -That was all of it. -It's not your lunchbreak, as usual. 49 00:03:25,260 --> 00:03:27,000 -Jeremy settle down. - No, it's not. 50 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,560 I actually found you doing some work. 51 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,220 Whoa! 52 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,620 Straight in there, on Netflix. 53 00:03:34,300 --> 00:03:36,100 - Thank you, Paddy. 54 00:03:36,140 --> 00:03:37,940 It's gonna be Paddy's comedy special. 55 00:03:37,980 --> 00:03:38,820 Yeah. 56 00:03:39,860 --> 00:03:41,600 My name is Paddy Lowe. 57 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:46,180 I'm Chief Technical Officer for Rokit Williams Racing. 58 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,060 There's no pressure when Paddy is looking. 59 00:03:49,620 --> 00:03:52,880 One of the biggest challenges is the one that we face at the moment, 60 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,660 which is to take Williams back to the front of the grid, 61 00:03:58,100 --> 00:03:59,760 where they have been in the past. 62 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:05,660 We brought Paddy in from his extraordinary successor, Mercedes. 63 00:04:05,700 --> 00:04:08,100 Trying to breathe new life into Williams. 64 00:04:08,540 --> 00:04:10,180 Rear is all ready to go. 65 00:04:10,220 --> 00:04:12,200 -Pretty much. - Pretty close, yeah. 66 00:04:13,780 --> 00:04:16,720 Paddy was the one who came up with active suspension at Williams, 67 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:17,940 back in the 1980s. 68 00:04:17,980 --> 00:04:20,060 He was the tech genius 69 00:04:20,820 --> 00:04:23,780 that was responsible for so much of Williams' glory years. 70 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,900 Those days, a garage was quite an oil-stained, concrete sort of place. 71 00:04:32,220 --> 00:04:37,640 Now, very flash places with glossy floors and sophisticated equipment. 72 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,900 So, a very, very different world. 73 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:42,340 Thank you. 74 00:04:43,020 --> 00:04:45,280 He's an incredibly clever individual, 75 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,620 and he has really stripped everything back to basics. 76 00:04:49,980 --> 00:04:53,280 We made a lot of changes to how we developed the car. 77 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:57,180 Changes within the team, changes within our technical approach. 78 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,940 So, we're optimistic that we've made some good improvements. 79 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:05,880 We are just connecting the ERS pack up, 80 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:11,120 getting ready to fire up the FW42 for the first time. 81 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,900 We're positive about this car, 82 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,660 but I was last year as well, so hopefully, we've learnt. 83 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:21,360 Okay. 84 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,880 I wanna see a feeling within the team... 85 00:05:25,860 --> 00:05:28,700 that the team has turned a corner and moved forwards... 86 00:05:31,260 --> 00:05:34,380 and capable of winning championships in the future. 87 00:05:53,340 --> 00:05:54,800 - So we get the year I hope. -Yeah. 88 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,000 So, should we do a race? 89 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,320 We'll do a quick corner. 90 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:02,980 I mean... I'm doing quite enough. 91 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:05,760 Paddy simulation. 92 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:07,300 Oh, this is good. 93 00:06:08,180 --> 00:06:11,140 It's not just back at base that Williams are making changes. 94 00:06:11,180 --> 00:06:14,540 They've got two brand new drivers for 2019. 95 00:06:14,580 --> 00:06:17,560 Are you ready for the professionals to come and kick your ass? 96 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,580 - So, we having a race, are we? - Yes. 97 00:06:19,620 --> 00:06:22,280 We give you the advantage. How many laps? 98 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,480 - Shut up, "how many laps." 99 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:25,840 "How many laps?" 100 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,240 -Do you know who pays your wages? 101 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:29,120 Christ. 102 00:06:29,940 --> 00:06:31,980 Our driver lineup's wonderful this year. 103 00:06:32,020 --> 00:06:33,440 I'm so happy. 104 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,820 I was really clear around what we wanted. 105 00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:37,540 I can't even see the car. 106 00:06:37,580 --> 00:06:39,140 -It's right... -Oh, yeah. 107 00:06:40,100 --> 00:06:43,540 Robert and George are two quite different personalities. 108 00:06:43,580 --> 00:06:46,800 George is, I think, a one-in-a-million driver. 109 00:06:47,300 --> 00:06:48,980 He rarely puts a foot wrong. 110 00:06:49,020 --> 00:06:50,300 -Oh! -Hey! 111 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:52,200 Man, come on. 112 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,060 -Who's the yellow one? -That's me. 113 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:57,220 George Russell, hotly tipped, Mercedes youngster, 114 00:06:57,260 --> 00:06:59,940 Formula 2 champion. Really exciting guy. 115 00:07:00,500 --> 00:07:03,920 He can see the checkered flag. George Russell wins! 116 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,400 He's fought his way up the ranks. 117 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,820 Some pretty senior people in F1 who know what they're talking about, 118 00:07:11,860 --> 00:07:14,460 there's a lot of talk that George is a future world champion. 119 00:07:15,300 --> 00:07:16,340 -Have you won? 120 00:07:16,380 --> 00:07:17,760 -George! - Sorry, Claire. 121 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,660 - That's really unsportsmanlike. - I know. Right. 122 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,940 I'm George Russell. I'm racing for Rokit Williams Racing. 123 00:07:22,980 --> 00:07:25,880 For me, it's a dream to be part of Formula 1. 124 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,840 I've lived my whole life wanting to become an F1 driver. 125 00:07:30,660 --> 00:07:34,400 Out of the hundreds and thousands of people who've tried, I'm one of 20. 126 00:07:35,620 --> 00:07:39,260 And that's... Yeah, that's incredible. 127 00:07:39,300 --> 00:07:41,460 Oh, my God, my eyes are going weird. 128 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:43,820 -You're surprisingly not... -Oh! 129 00:07:43,860 --> 00:07:45,480 Something's gone wrong. 130 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:46,800 -Yes! 131 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,260 -I'm surprisingly what? Not bad? -You're surprisingly not... Oh! 132 00:07:50,300 --> 00:07:53,400 Can't believe you said that I'm surprisingly not that bad. 133 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:54,820 Oh, no. 134 00:07:54,860 --> 00:07:58,260 This is all we did at home when we were growing up. Oh! 135 00:07:59,140 --> 00:08:01,140 Robert's at pole. Robert's at pole. 136 00:08:01,180 --> 00:08:02,520 I wanted Robert in the car, 137 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,960 'cause I wanted a driver that was able to understand the issues with the car. 138 00:08:07,620 --> 00:08:11,080 Robert had seriously impressed us over the course of last year, 139 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:12,620 as our development driver. 140 00:08:13,140 --> 00:08:18,300 I'm Robert Kubica, I'm from Poland and I'm racing for Rokit Williams Racing. 141 00:08:18,340 --> 00:08:22,660 It is strange to be back in Formula 1 after more than eight years. 142 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,400 Talk to anybody from go-kart all the way up to Formula 1, 143 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,240 Robert was one of, if not the best. 144 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,560 Robert was the one they feared, 145 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,800 the one that they knew could and would make it. 146 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,160 He was supposed to go to Ferrari to join Fernando. 147 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,420 That was supposed to be the dream team. 148 00:08:45,100 --> 00:08:49,620 My career, unfortunately, changed quite drastically. 149 00:08:50,380 --> 00:08:54,040 In 2011, I suffered a big accident in Italy. 150 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,340 I suffered a lot of injuries. 151 00:08:56,380 --> 00:09:00,020 The crash was so bad that it nearly severed his right arm. 152 00:09:04,740 --> 00:09:09,520 The fact he can control a Formula 1 car is incredible to all of us. 153 00:09:10,140 --> 00:09:12,460 It's a huge thing for Robert to come back. 154 00:09:12,500 --> 00:09:14,500 It is the Hollywood story. 155 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,140 It's one of the great sporting comebacks. 156 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,840 To be back is a dream. 157 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,060 He's a bit like a dog with a bone. 158 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:27,120 He will push and push and push until we fix the issues with the car, 159 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,540 and he is not shy in telling us what those issues are. 160 00:09:30,580 --> 00:09:32,380 -My finger's hurting. 161 00:09:33,140 --> 00:09:36,440 They signify everything that I've always wanted in a driver lineup. 162 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,160 Oh, yes. I'm still in the... 163 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:39,720 -Am I still in the lead? - You are. 164 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,780 Oh, no! 165 00:09:41,820 --> 00:09:43,040 Claire wins! 166 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,000 -Did I win? Did I? - You win. 167 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,380 -Mentally, I'm destroyed now. 168 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:56,320 That's better. 169 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:01,040 Everything is focused on getting your car to that first day of testing. 170 00:10:07,780 --> 00:10:09,360 Would you... There are a few bits of printing. 171 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,180 Would you mind just printing them for me? It's a letter. 172 00:10:12,220 --> 00:10:13,320 Thank you very much. 173 00:10:15,380 --> 00:10:16,660 This is car build week. 174 00:10:18,180 --> 00:10:19,480 Mike, I'm on my way down. 175 00:10:20,460 --> 00:10:23,800 It's gotta go on Saturday night, and everything has gotta be on it. 176 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,360 Everything's gotta be ready. 177 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,200 Doesn't that blue look nice? 178 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,520 - Yeah. -I can see... 179 00:10:30,560 --> 00:10:32,160 -Have you seen your team kit yet? -Yeah. 180 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,280 - Do you like it? -It's really nice, yeah. 181 00:10:39,340 --> 00:10:41,200 People just think we have a car, 182 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,040 and it goes around the world to every race. 183 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,840 A few guys change the tires on it, and that's about it. 184 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,660 You have to depressurize, so they both can get through there. 185 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:51,740 So we can get this all the way down. 186 00:10:51,780 --> 00:10:54,080 These cars are extraordinarily complex. 187 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,060 There's 20,000 parts that we're manufacturing ourselves. 188 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,140 How many of these have we got? 189 00:11:00,180 --> 00:11:03,120 -One for the moment? - Yeah, we're not gonna scrap it. 190 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,340 No, no, no. 191 00:11:05,220 --> 00:11:06,960 When you are an independent team, 192 00:11:07,460 --> 00:11:10,140 when you are a team on a budget the size of ours, 193 00:11:10,180 --> 00:11:13,980 it's an extraordinary challenge to actually get your car to testing. 194 00:11:14,420 --> 00:11:15,640 The rear end is on there, 195 00:11:15,680 --> 00:11:18,040 and the rear end is actually structurally complete. 196 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,540 The mirror idea is a real winner. 197 00:11:23,300 --> 00:11:25,420 Haven't heard that word for a long time. 198 00:11:25,460 --> 00:11:26,720 - Yeah. -Jesus. 199 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:28,440 - And it's-- - New wing mirrors. 200 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,540 They could be the reversal of our fortune. 201 00:11:30,580 --> 00:11:32,620 - Yeah. - Something so simple. 202 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,300 We are a very, very long way behind having a finished car here 203 00:11:37,340 --> 00:11:39,240 before we go to the test. 204 00:11:41,020 --> 00:11:45,560 Massive challenge at the moment is the delivery of diffuser. 205 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,120 What's the issue with the diffuser? 206 00:11:47,780 --> 00:11:49,220 -What's the holdup on that? - Um... 207 00:11:49,940 --> 00:11:52,640 The complexity of the parts are delaying the delivery. 208 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:55,160 And we've got a host of components which 209 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,000 We've got an issue with the front bell crank 210 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,360 pivot shafts are not finished. 211 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,700 The pin for the tower bracket we've somewhat lost track of. 212 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:05,680 These are for bigger problems that... 213 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,680 We haven't even got any wheel nuts to hold the wheels on. 214 00:12:08,220 --> 00:12:09,740 Have we not worked it out yet? 215 00:12:09,780 --> 00:12:12,280 - We're still digging into it. - Still digging into it. 216 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:18,680 Meeting with Mike and Nicky. 217 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:19,920 Did you say tomorrow? 218 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,400 No. I need to speak with them today. 219 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,400 -Okay. 220 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:24,280 Hello? 221 00:12:26,740 --> 00:12:27,660 Yes, speaking. 222 00:12:28,380 --> 00:12:30,240 It's not all on schedule at the moment. 223 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,960 Uh, we have had a number of slippages. 224 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:40,920 There are 101 different issues with the car that weren't expected. 225 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,040 They're all being dealt with, 226 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,880 and, inevitably, that means that things can take longer than was planned. 227 00:12:46,460 --> 00:12:49,120 Re-machine the holes? Change the dials. 228 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:50,920 But we will get to the test. 229 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,020 We always do. 230 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:55,640 - Everything's all right? - Yeah. 231 00:12:55,680 --> 00:12:56,600 Still smiling? 232 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:57,500 -Yeah. - Good. 233 00:12:58,060 --> 00:13:00,340 It's in better shape than it did yesterday. 234 00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:03,240 Yeah. It's just frustrating, the little bits of rig parts. 235 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:05,520 Yes. Yes, I know. 236 00:13:06,300 --> 00:13:09,700 It will be an extraordinary feat if we make this on Monday, right? 237 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:13,100 -Yeah. Yeah. - Which we're gonna. 238 00:13:13,140 --> 00:13:14,580 Yeah. We are. 239 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:17,980 -I'll leave you to it. We will. - I hope so. Yeah. 240 00:13:18,020 --> 00:13:19,560 -See you later. - See you. 241 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,280 There are only eight days of pre-season testing... 242 00:13:39,580 --> 00:13:43,860 to put your car on track, figure out what works, figure out what doesn't. 243 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,280 To be as ready as your rivals 244 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,280 once you get to the first race of the year. 245 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,780 The big news really today is the fact that Williams will not run today 246 00:14:02,820 --> 00:14:04,500 and they won't run tomorrow, either. 247 00:14:04,540 --> 00:14:06,320 The car isn't ready yet. 248 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:07,720 It was a huge shock. 249 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,980 With only eight days of pre-season testing, 250 00:14:15,020 --> 00:14:17,880 every second on track counts. 251 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:22,900 Missing half a day, missing an hour is huge. 252 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:27,920 You don't miss testing. 253 00:14:35,060 --> 00:14:36,120 I'll take that one with me. 254 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:37,540 - This one? -Yeah. 255 00:14:37,580 --> 00:14:39,660 - And the other one? - This one's coming on this side. 256 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,320 They need to be very safeguarded. 257 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,440 - I think I broke it. 258 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,320 -It's a million man-hours, right? - Yeah. 259 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,660 That is a lot of blood, sweat and tears in there. 260 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:58,740 Realizing the car isn't going to be ready for winter testing brings out disbelief. 261 00:14:58,780 --> 00:15:01,040 It was like, "Are you kidding? How did this happen? 262 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,540 How did we get to this point? 263 00:15:03,700 --> 00:15:06,780 How do we protect the damage that this is going to do?" 264 00:15:06,820 --> 00:15:08,780 I was... I was incredibly angry. 265 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,540 Get these bits to the garage 'cause they need to start working on them. 266 00:15:12,580 --> 00:15:14,380 They're gonna have their work cut out this morning 267 00:15:14,420 --> 00:15:15,860 getting all those bits on the car. 268 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:19,440 It would be so nice to see it out on the track. 269 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,300 It's not been a good few days. 270 00:15:22,340 --> 00:15:24,700 I'm hoping that when people see it on track today, 271 00:15:24,740 --> 00:15:26,100 everyone will have forgotten about it 272 00:15:26,140 --> 00:15:28,960 and hopefully will bring us a bit of performance. 273 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,600 And to have George and Robert, it's really exciting. 274 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,400 I can't wait to see those guys get in the car for the first time. 275 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:35,700 It'll be really nice. 276 00:15:40,060 --> 00:15:42,680 It's not unheard of for parts to be flown out last minute, 277 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,660 but when team management are flying out with them, 278 00:15:45,700 --> 00:15:49,400 you get the impression it's pretty drastic. 279 00:15:49,900 --> 00:15:50,820 Here you go. 280 00:15:50,860 --> 00:15:52,240 How you doing? You all right? 281 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:53,420 We've got your bits. 282 00:15:54,580 --> 00:15:57,840 At times like this, you can't look to the boys on the factory floor. 283 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,980 They're doing as much as they can with the equipment at their disposal. 284 00:16:02,020 --> 00:16:03,360 It has to go higher. 285 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,360 The ultimate question is where does the buck stop? 286 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,960 Does it stop with the person appointed to head that technical direction 287 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,380 and the ultimate design of the car, 288 00:16:12,420 --> 00:16:15,160 or does it fall to the person who made that appointment? 289 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:16,980 Whose head's on the block? 290 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:19,720 Are you all right? 291 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:20,620 Yeah. 292 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,480 It's just nice to see the car in the garage. 293 00:16:26,220 --> 00:16:27,060 Christ. 294 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:29,640 If we could've had it three weeks ago, we'd be laughing. 295 00:16:30,460 --> 00:16:31,560 Hi, Claire. 296 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:33,660 Hindsight, Dave, is a wonderful thing. 297 00:16:33,700 --> 00:16:34,660 Hi, Paddy. You all right? 298 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:38,460 -How was your flight? -Fine. 299 00:16:38,500 --> 00:16:40,400 - Early? -Yeah, it was early. 300 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:43,120 Got all the bits with you? 301 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:44,200 Got the bits. Yeah. 302 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,280 They're out at the back. Yeah. 303 00:16:49,380 --> 00:16:51,820 It happens when you get out onto the grounds. 304 00:16:51,860 --> 00:16:54,020 Yeah. All right, let's see those bits. 305 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,500 -Hi. You all right? - Yeah. You? 306 00:16:56,540 --> 00:16:57,620 - Yeah. - Good. 307 00:16:57,660 --> 00:16:59,020 Yes. All good. 308 00:17:00,340 --> 00:17:03,040 But what has been the reason of the delay? 309 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,300 We're not going to be discussing those issues in public. 310 00:17:05,340 --> 00:17:06,340 It's not ideal. 311 00:17:06,380 --> 00:17:08,660 Um, this is not the situation that we wanted to find ourselves in. 312 00:17:08,700 --> 00:17:10,000 Particularly after last year. 313 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:11,440 We wanted to come out strongly. 314 00:17:12,660 --> 00:17:15,580 That's one of the hardest parts of the job, 315 00:17:15,620 --> 00:17:21,240 when you're feeling down and you feel like you couldn't be kicked anymore. 316 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:25,240 I'm getting a kicking at the moment from every angle. 317 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,660 We're not just disappointed, but it's... 318 00:17:28,700 --> 00:17:32,340 It's embarrassing not bringing a race car to a circuit. 319 00:17:40,900 --> 00:17:44,340 I don't need anyone else to give me a hard time. 320 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,680 I'm my worst judge, let's say. 321 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,980 The bottom line is we didn't do the right things. 322 00:17:51,020 --> 00:17:53,120 We have many difficulties at the moment. 323 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:55,560 Lots of challenges to face. 324 00:17:56,060 --> 00:18:00,800 I suppose it's part of my makeup to not reflect any sense of panic. 325 00:18:01,460 --> 00:18:05,560 I'm an engineer, so problems are objective. 326 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:10,840 They're not emotional things because emotions don't get us anywhere. 327 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:31,020 You good? 328 00:18:31,060 --> 00:18:32,840 - Yeah. Ready for it. - Yeah? 329 00:18:33,700 --> 00:18:35,120 Been ready for three days, mate. 330 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:36,620 It feels like... 331 00:18:36,660 --> 00:18:39,260 -This is how we normally do things. 332 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:40,820 We just leave it late. 333 00:18:40,860 --> 00:18:43,940 Well, you can see there's a little bit of a crowd around the Williams garage. 334 00:18:43,980 --> 00:18:47,920 The good news for them is they have finally got their car sorted out. 335 00:18:57,380 --> 00:18:59,720 So, Williams up and running, 336 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,820 but a lot of questions being asked why they initially missed the first two days. 337 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:06,920 Very large rank. 338 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:09,340 - Sorry? -Very large rank of media in here. 339 00:19:09,380 --> 00:19:11,620 Well, it's the only time you've spoken in days. 340 00:19:11,660 --> 00:19:12,540 Yeah, we'll do that. 341 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:15,460 Work to do. 342 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:17,860 Paddy, what happened? 343 00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:19,220 Why was the car late? 344 00:19:19,260 --> 00:19:22,520 Um, that is a very, very complicated matter and I... 345 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,700 Frankly, I don't even know the answer because it's... 346 00:19:25,740 --> 00:19:29,940 It will take a lot of investigation and analysis. 347 00:19:31,020 --> 00:19:34,300 In general, the thing that has got us out is the, uh... 348 00:19:34,980 --> 00:19:38,420 The sheer quantity and complexity of parts you have to produce 349 00:19:38,460 --> 00:19:40,800 to make a Formula 1 car these days. 350 00:19:42,220 --> 00:19:46,980 I spoke to Paddy over testing and he refused to take responsibility. 351 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:48,700 You're either responsible or you're not. 352 00:19:49,340 --> 00:19:51,060 So, you gotta take it on the chin. 353 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,720 And he kind of refused to do that, so... 354 00:19:56,360 --> 00:19:58,260 See you later, Paddy. 355 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,120 There have been some big developments at Williams. 356 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,560 With immediate effect, Paddy Lowe, 357 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,520 "has taken a leave of absence from the business for personal reasons." 358 00:20:11,140 --> 00:20:12,480 Can we talk about Paddy at all? 359 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,320 There's no point wasting that energy, 360 00:20:16,360 --> 00:20:18,320 focusing on something that's been and done. 361 00:20:18,360 --> 00:20:19,660 You gotta move forward. 362 00:20:23,580 --> 00:20:24,920 Formula 1 moves fast. 363 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,320 We gotta start racing and that's where it really matters. 364 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,460 -Okay. Bye, girls. - Kisses. Can I get kisses? 365 00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:47,340 -Bye. - See you later. See you later. 366 00:20:47,380 --> 00:20:49,180 Girls, go inside before you get cold. 367 00:20:49,220 --> 00:20:50,480 Have a nice breakfast. 368 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:51,980 -Bye, monkey. - Okay. 369 00:20:55,460 --> 00:20:57,400 I've got butterflies in my stomach. 370 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,500 I always get them driving to Silverstone. 371 00:20:59,540 --> 00:21:03,660 I wonder what George and Robert must feel like going into this race weekend. 372 00:21:03,700 --> 00:21:05,580 I don't worry, necessarily. 373 00:21:05,620 --> 00:21:09,060 I just worry that we can keep it. That's really important to me. 374 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:11,440 Yeah. 375 00:21:11,900 --> 00:21:12,740 Yeah. 376 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:15,460 And I'm fed up with drivers. 377 00:21:15,500 --> 00:21:17,640 Buggering off, leaving us to go somewhere else. 378 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,300 We nurture all this talent and then they get to go off-- 379 00:21:20,340 --> 00:21:22,080 -They get their success somewhere else. -Yeah. 380 00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:25,200 I want to be the one that gives a driver a good car. 381 00:21:26,340 --> 00:21:27,480 Formula 1 is not easy. 382 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:31,060 Sometimes, I think to myself, "Christ, when is it gonna get easier 383 00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:35,980 and what more do we have to do to close that gap down to the midfield?" 384 00:21:36,020 --> 00:21:39,920 We're here in this sport because we love racing. 385 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,640 We do not love being at the back of the pack. 386 00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:44,180 -Good morning! - Good morning. 387 00:21:44,220 --> 00:21:46,100 Are you gonna get near the podium this morning? 388 00:21:46,140 --> 00:21:48,580 I will do my best, but I can't promise anything. 389 00:21:48,620 --> 00:21:50,040 - Of course he will. - Thank you. 390 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:51,280 - Good to see you. - Drive well. 391 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:52,520 Thank you. Likewise. 392 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:53,580 Nice to meet you. 393 00:21:53,620 --> 00:21:55,820 Overall, it's not been ideal at all. 394 00:21:55,860 --> 00:22:00,300 I mean, obviously, you dream of coming into Formula 1 and winning races. 395 00:22:00,340 --> 00:22:01,440 That's the dream. 396 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,220 Morning. 397 00:22:10,260 --> 00:22:11,100 Morning. 398 00:22:11,140 --> 00:22:13,040 Just driving around on my own. 399 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,280 No one in front of me, no one really behind me. 400 00:22:17,300 --> 00:22:18,680 Are you gonna race next year? 401 00:22:19,620 --> 00:22:21,800 Can't tell you that. Can't tell you that. 402 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:28,440 -Sorry, I have to go. -Go. 403 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,240 -I'll see you later. - Go. 404 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:32,940 Obviously, I want more. 405 00:22:32,980 --> 00:22:34,520 I want to be a world champion. 406 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,220 I'd love to be in Lewis' shoes, you know. 407 00:22:37,260 --> 00:22:41,240 In a car, firstly, capable of winning almost every single weekend, 408 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:45,080 and performing to a level that he performs week in, week out. 409 00:22:45,120 --> 00:22:46,740 But I believe I'll get there one day. 410 00:22:46,780 --> 00:22:48,520 I believe I'll have that opportunity. 411 00:22:49,020 --> 00:22:51,820 Difficult to show your potential 412 00:22:51,860 --> 00:22:53,620 when you're always at the back of the grid. 413 00:22:54,140 --> 00:22:56,480 No, it's not difficult at all because the people 414 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,600 who will make a difference in my career, 415 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,300 the top people at Williams, the top people at Mercedes, 416 00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:03,840 they know exactly how I'm performing, 417 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:05,980 even if the result isn't exactly the same every week. 418 00:23:06,020 --> 00:23:08,220 So, I have no concerns with that. 419 00:23:08,260 --> 00:23:09,260 Cheers, thanks. 420 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,680 George is on the Mercedes young driver scheme, 421 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:19,480 so that means he has, at least in part, his future assured. 422 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,260 I'm late for something, guys. 423 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:23,240 Cheers. Thank you. 424 00:23:26,460 --> 00:23:29,600 The air condition's calibrated so that the most power goes in my room. 425 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,440 -That's why the race took their team off. - That's probably true. 426 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,100 -It's not true. - I know. 427 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:39,020 Toto Wolff as head of Mercedes has always been very impressed 428 00:23:39,060 --> 00:23:43,040 and has always spoken incredibly well of George. 429 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:47,180 Whether that means George will make it into the big Mercedes team? 430 00:23:47,220 --> 00:23:48,300 Only time will tell. 431 00:23:48,340 --> 00:23:50,340 But it's certainly on George's radar. 432 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,220 It's really nice to see the Mercedes junior program 433 00:23:53,260 --> 00:23:55,100 -has come back to life. -Yeah. 434 00:23:55,140 --> 00:23:59,060 And we're taking the most potential young guys, and here we go. 435 00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:03,540 Firstly, Mercedes are the number one team in Formula 1 and have been for so long. 436 00:24:03,580 --> 00:24:06,660 They were the guys who invested in my junior career 437 00:24:06,700 --> 00:24:11,980 and ultimately really helped me to make the step into Formula 1. 438 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:15,380 It's very rare that a rookie wins the F2 season. 439 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,140 So, he won the F2 season, 440 00:24:18,180 --> 00:24:20,380 -and now we have a problem. - I saw it last year. 441 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:25,120 -He's gonna be a future world champion. - I know. 442 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,100 That's what some of my colleagues... 443 00:24:27,140 --> 00:24:30,180 - They say that. - ...told me earlier this year... 444 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:32,620 -When you put me in your car, Toto. - Yeah. 445 00:24:32,660 --> 00:24:33,500 That's the... 446 00:24:33,540 --> 00:24:34,520 That's the trick. 447 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:37,500 -Yeah. 448 00:24:43,740 --> 00:24:46,500 Welcome to the historic Silverstone Circuit 449 00:24:46,540 --> 00:24:47,620 for the British Grand Prix. 450 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:53,940 I am a rookie. 451 00:24:53,980 --> 00:24:56,800 I don't have experience, but I'm deadly serious, 452 00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,360 and when it's got anything to do with making me go quicker, 453 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,160 I'm definitely incredibly serious. 454 00:25:05,060 --> 00:25:08,920 I need to work my socks off to justify why I'm in Formula 1. 455 00:25:09,500 --> 00:25:12,560 And show my true colors that I can be a team player 456 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,800 and really build this team through the tough times. 457 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:27,540 George very much encapsulates a Williams spirit. 458 00:25:27,580 --> 00:25:30,700 He's got that, you know, "I'm gonna just get on with it." 459 00:25:30,740 --> 00:25:32,200 Last car approaching the grid. 460 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:37,200 I'm so pleased that he's joined Williams at the start of his F1 career. 461 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:41,160 And all I hope and pray is that he is with us for a long time. 462 00:25:57,220 --> 00:26:00,500 Everybody cleanly through the first corner at Abbey. 463 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,000 It's the Williams bringing up the rear. 464 00:26:07,900 --> 00:26:09,140 It's all over the place. 465 00:26:10,060 --> 00:26:11,520 Understeer is atrocious. 466 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,580 These brakes aren't improved. 467 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:17,300 We're gonna have to stop. 468 00:26:17,340 --> 00:26:19,080 It's getting to the point of danger. 469 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:22,760 Struggling a lot. 470 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,460 Do we really need to leave me out here, overtaken like this? 471 00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:27,860 Hit me. 472 00:26:28,860 --> 00:26:30,060 Stay out. Stay out. 473 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,120 However. Come on. 474 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:33,720 You don't wanna risk anything. 475 00:26:35,700 --> 00:26:37,480 Car's all over the show. 476 00:26:40,980 --> 00:26:46,540 Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix for a sixth time. 477 00:26:46,580 --> 00:26:48,560 What a performance from him. 478 00:26:54,300 --> 00:26:57,160 Still quite incredible for me how you can finish a lap, 479 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,000 it feels like one of the best laps you've ever done in your life. 480 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:01,900 Still, in the scheme of things, 481 00:27:01,940 --> 00:27:06,740 incredibly fast, but these guys have just got something more. 482 00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:09,020 We need to sort this out. 483 00:27:09,060 --> 00:27:10,880 We really, really need to sort this out. 484 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,400 In my previous years, I had one target, 485 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,420 and that was, you either put it on pole or win the race. 486 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:27,840 I'm driving around in 19th position week in, week out and... 487 00:27:29,460 --> 00:27:30,640 I don't wanna be there. 488 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,980 I'm sure he's frustrated by some things 489 00:27:35,020 --> 00:27:37,640 that we haven't been able to action fast enough. 490 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:41,340 I wish for both of them that we'd given them a better car this year. 491 00:27:41,380 --> 00:27:43,740 -It's pretty brutal out there. - Yeah. I know. Tell me about it. 492 00:27:45,060 --> 00:27:46,760 Frustrating, isn't it? 493 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:50,680 You've gotta take the small wins to make yourself feel good every so often. 494 00:27:52,180 --> 00:27:53,540 Okay. We beat Vettel. 495 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,600 -Yeah. Exactly. - Yeah. 496 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:58,800 Yeah. We did. 497 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,940 You're not spraying champagne each and every weekend. 498 00:28:01,980 --> 00:28:04,820 Only one team can do that. Only one driver can do that. 499 00:28:09,380 --> 00:28:10,800 It's just a joke at the moment. 500 00:28:12,120 --> 00:28:14,280 I've never been so inconsistent in my life. 501 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:19,360 You look at my lap chart, you think I'm a bloody rookie or whatever. 502 00:28:21,180 --> 00:28:25,540 I felt like I was driving very similar lap after lap, and it was like a yo-yo. 503 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:29,280 I felt like an idiot. 504 00:28:30,660 --> 00:28:33,080 We need to seriously pull our fingers out. 505 00:28:38,180 --> 00:28:41,320 Okay. All right. We'll see what we can do about that. 506 00:28:45,300 --> 00:28:47,540 Good job. Well done. Well done, thank you. 507 00:28:48,220 --> 00:28:49,540 No real point. 508 00:28:49,580 --> 00:28:53,060 No. We were only lapped once which makes a change. 509 00:28:53,100 --> 00:28:53,960 Yeah. 510 00:28:56,300 --> 00:28:58,380 Certainly, I feel enormous pressure 511 00:28:58,420 --> 00:29:00,560 whether I'm good enough to do this job. 512 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,380 The pressure is there because it is our family business 513 00:29:04,420 --> 00:29:06,820 and I took this job on for a very particular purpose, 514 00:29:06,860 --> 00:29:08,920 and that was to protect a legacy. 515 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:13,900 -Is that it? - All good. 516 00:29:13,940 --> 00:29:14,780 -Yeah? - Yeah. 517 00:29:14,820 --> 00:29:15,660 Okay. 518 00:29:16,220 --> 00:29:18,040 You didn't ask the last question about, 519 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:21,400 "Has Williams got a future or is Williams going to be in trouble?" 520 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,700 - I didn't? -No. 521 00:29:23,740 --> 00:29:25,760 She didn't... 522 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,780 I was thinking when I read it, I was like, "I am not answering that question." 523 00:29:28,820 --> 00:29:30,220 And then I was thinking about it and I said, 524 00:29:30,260 --> 00:29:32,040 -"Maybe I should answer that question." - Do you wanna answer it? 525 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:32,920 -You can. -Yeah. 526 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,580 I was told you didn't want to hear it because you shouldn't. 527 00:29:34,620 --> 00:29:35,520 -I don't wanna... - No. 528 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,020 Make you answer something you don't wanna answer. 529 00:29:37,060 --> 00:29:39,320 You can ask me. Ask me the question. 530 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,380 So, is there a danger that if this goes on, 531 00:29:42,420 --> 00:29:44,760 -it could be the end of Williams for you? - Yeah. Okay. 532 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,540 Williams isn't on its way out 533 00:29:46,580 --> 00:29:50,140 just 'cause it's had a few... A couple of bad years. 534 00:29:50,180 --> 00:29:51,960 We're fighters, at the end of the day, at Williams. 535 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,440 That was what we do. 536 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,460 We will fight whether we're winning the championship 537 00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:57,340 or we'll fight if we're losing the championship, 538 00:29:57,380 --> 00:29:59,180 and we will continue to fight in this sport 539 00:29:59,220 --> 00:30:00,740 for many, many years to come. 540 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:04,860 You're Netflix? 541 00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:08,440 Not anymore. Fuck you, Netflix. 542 00:30:10,660 --> 00:30:12,740 This is where I'll have my single life. 543 00:30:12,780 --> 00:30:14,400 This is the no-go zone. 544 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:18,180 What do you think you did better than Pierre Gasly to grab his seat? 545 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:21,880 What the hell is he doing? 546 00:30:23,660 --> 00:30:26,440 If I get knocked, I try to knock even harder. 547 00:30:27,620 --> 00:30:29,780 Very hard to keep up with that man. 548 00:30:31,860 --> 00:30:33,680 This is the best day of my life.