1 00:00:07,765 --> 00:00:11,085 [Vijay Mallya]  My objective is that by 2010, 2 00:00:11,165 --> 00:00:15,405 Force India Formula One team will rightfully occupy 3 00:00:15,485 --> 00:00:16,885 a place on the podium. 4 00:00:21,965 --> 00:00:23,685 I'm Vijay Mallya, 5 00:00:23,765 --> 00:00:27,405 Team Principal of Sahara Force India Formula One. 6 00:00:27,485 --> 00:00:32,125 I have always been passionate  about cars and racing cars. 7 00:00:32,725 --> 00:00:36,485 So to acquire a Formula One team, it's like a dream come true. 8 00:00:37,965 --> 00:00:40,405 Nobody ever thought that there would be 9 00:00:40,485 --> 00:00:42,765 an Indian Formula One team on the grid. 10 00:00:42,845 --> 00:00:44,605 It was just too expensive. 11 00:00:44,685 --> 00:00:48,365 And it seemed more like a pipe dream than a real dream. 12 00:00:49,325 --> 00:00:53,605 From where we started to finish fourth, two years running, 13 00:00:53,685 --> 00:00:56,605 there can be no greater satisfaction. 14 00:00:59,605 --> 00:01:02,325 [Sergio Perez] We did it once again, guys! Once again! 15 00:01:02,405 --> 00:01:05,605 [Croft] Sergio Perez picks up a very unlikely podium. 16 00:01:05,685 --> 00:01:08,645 [announcer] Brilliant, Checo! Absolutely brilliant. 17 00:01:10,485 --> 00:01:14,285 [Mallya] Now there are constant rumors about offers to buy the team, 18 00:01:14,765 --> 00:01:17,645 but I've invested blood, sweat and tears 19 00:01:17,725 --> 00:01:19,565 into Force India. 20 00:01:20,885 --> 00:01:23,365 So I'm fighting every step of the way. 21 00:01:23,445 --> 00:01:25,445 [pneumatic tools whirring] 22 00:01:32,805 --> 00:01:36,325 [Buxton] Vijay's always been one of Formula One's more colorful characters, 23 00:01:36,405 --> 00:01:38,325 known as the king of good times. 24 00:01:39,325 --> 00:01:44,685 But Force India's success has come from making every penny work for them. 25 00:01:44,765 --> 00:01:48,045 They're one of the most efficient outfits in the sport. 26 00:01:49,125 --> 00:01:52,725 When you look at Force India and McLaren over the last few years, 27 00:01:52,805 --> 00:01:55,525 they're completely mirror images of one another, 28 00:01:55,605 --> 00:01:59,205 because while Force India has achieved so much with so little, 29 00:01:59,285 --> 00:02:01,685 McLaren, one of the biggest names in the sport, 30 00:02:01,765 --> 00:02:04,605 seems to be achieving so little with so much. 31 00:02:06,365 --> 00:02:09,165 [Croft] Oh, not another problem for McLaren... 32 00:02:09,845 --> 00:02:12,085 [Vandoorne] I lost drive...  I need to park up. 33 00:02:12,525 --> 00:02:15,925 -[Eric Bouiller] Copy, Stoffel, copy. -[Vandoorne] I don't have the same power. 34 00:02:16,005 --> 00:02:17,765 [Boullier] We can't fix it.  We can't fix it. 35 00:02:18,445 --> 00:02:21,765 [Alonso] Mate, I have no brakes, no tires. 36 00:02:21,845 --> 00:02:23,365 We are out of the points. 37 00:02:24,205 --> 00:02:27,525 I will try to do whatever, but I don't care too much. 38 00:02:28,725 --> 00:02:31,525 [Brundle] Sounded like a driver who wants to call it a day, didn't it? 39 00:02:31,605 --> 00:02:36,965 [Croft] Fernando Alonso becomes the first retirement of this Grand Prix. 40 00:02:37,045 --> 00:02:38,565 And Zak Brown not happy. 41 00:02:38,645 --> 00:02:42,085 Not where they expected  to be or want to be. 42 00:02:42,525 --> 00:02:44,645 [reporter] Eric, do you accept any responsibility 43 00:02:44,725 --> 00:02:46,045 for the failings of this car? 44 00:02:46,565 --> 00:02:47,725 And will you resign? 45 00:02:49,045 --> 00:02:50,085 [chuckles] 46 00:02:51,045 --> 00:02:54,925 Um, obviously, we are all responsible for the car performance. 47 00:02:56,365 --> 00:02:59,565 Uh, we are not where we want to be, we are not happy where we are... 48 00:02:59,965 --> 00:03:02,685 Do you expect still to be  in your job at Silverstone? 49 00:03:03,645 --> 00:03:04,725 [scoffs] 50 00:03:12,925 --> 00:03:14,765 Good morning, Fernando. How are you? 51 00:03:16,325 --> 00:03:17,885 Good. Where are you? 52 00:03:18,725 --> 00:03:23,045 So I wanted to let you know, and we can chat about it further. 53 00:03:23,125 --> 00:03:28,725 Uh, last night  I accepted, uh, Eric's resignation. 54 00:03:28,805 --> 00:03:30,885 Lots of pressure on the team, as we all know, 55 00:03:30,965 --> 00:03:33,725 and he's been taking the brunt of it. 56 00:03:33,805 --> 00:03:36,805 Obviously it's been a tough three, four years for him, 57 00:03:36,885 --> 00:03:40,045 and he felt, in order for us to move forward 58 00:03:40,125 --> 00:03:43,445 with all the pressure, that it was best he stepped aside. 59 00:03:44,085 --> 00:03:45,805 I think we got great people. 60 00:03:45,885 --> 00:03:51,445 We're gonna recruit some people and, you know, get the team, uh... 61 00:03:51,525 --> 00:03:55,285 turned around and make McLaren great again. 62 00:03:58,525 --> 00:04:02,845 [Brown] I think Fernando's one of the best drivers in the history of Formula One. 63 00:04:02,925 --> 00:04:07,125 Two-time world champion, won over thirty races, 64 00:04:07,205 --> 00:04:10,725 recognized by many to be the best driver in the world. 65 00:04:13,005 --> 00:04:15,085 When you have a driver of Fernando's caliber, 66 00:04:15,165 --> 00:04:17,165 you wanna keep them  in your racing team. 67 00:04:17,725 --> 00:04:20,925 At the top, there's  one guy responsible now 68 00:04:21,005 --> 00:04:22,605 and you're talking to him. 69 00:04:24,285 --> 00:04:27,365 So the the buck stops with me. You're absolutely right. 70 00:04:32,925 --> 00:04:33,925 [Brown] Yeah. 71 00:04:34,445 --> 00:04:37,765 [Brown] Any time you're responsible  for a large organization, 72 00:04:37,845 --> 00:04:39,805 that comes with a lot of pressure. 73 00:04:39,885 --> 00:04:43,805 So I like that first question 'cause it'll also suck up about five minutes. 74 00:04:43,885 --> 00:04:44,925 Yeah. That's good. 75 00:04:45,005 --> 00:04:46,925 How's your search for a technical director going? 76 00:04:47,005 --> 00:04:49,725 Nope. We've already had it. So, let's get rid of that one. 77 00:04:49,805 --> 00:04:51,365 [Brown] It's a huge responsibility. 78 00:04:51,925 --> 00:04:54,285 If you can't cope with the pressure, you can't take the heat, 79 00:04:54,365 --> 00:04:55,645 get out of the kitchen. 80 00:04:55,725 --> 00:04:58,005 Um, he's asked Zak to address 81 00:04:58,085 --> 00:05:00,405 whether it was a voluntary resignation by mutual agreement. 82 00:05:00,485 --> 00:05:03,325 Yeah. It's inappropriate for me  to get into any details 83 00:05:03,405 --> 00:05:07,165 -of the conversation that Eric and I had. -Yeah. Those are private matters. 84 00:05:09,925 --> 00:05:12,565 [Buxton] Zak Brown hasn't come from a position 85 00:05:12,645 --> 00:05:15,365 of running a big racing team, 86 00:05:15,445 --> 00:05:18,005 so he's got a huge, huge job on his hands, 87 00:05:18,085 --> 00:05:20,925 especially when you consider he's got a two-time world champion 88 00:05:21,005 --> 00:05:23,965 in Fernando Alonso, who demands nothing but the best. 89 00:05:26,885 --> 00:05:30,645 [Mallya] Force India  could never afford an Alonso 90 00:05:30,725 --> 00:05:32,565 or a Lewis Hamilton or a Vettel. 91 00:05:33,325 --> 00:05:36,605 It's not a one man show. It's a team effort. 92 00:05:36,685 --> 00:05:38,885 And I guess I hired the right guys. 93 00:05:39,485 --> 00:05:43,725 I hired Otmar  as the Chief Operating Officer. 94 00:05:43,805 --> 00:05:46,965 I think he shares  the same passion and ambition. 95 00:05:47,045 --> 00:05:49,845 Drivers, we have Checo Perez. 96 00:05:49,925 --> 00:05:53,925 He's a gutsy driver and he's got great race craft. 97 00:05:54,005 --> 00:05:56,845 Esteban Ocon, here's a guy who's young, 98 00:05:56,925 --> 00:05:59,725 he's passionate, he's hungry, and he's got talent. 99 00:06:00,925 --> 00:06:02,925 [announcer] Nice job, Esteban. Nice job. 100 00:06:03,005 --> 00:06:08,005 [Mallya] I think he surprised us all  in his first full year in Formula One... 101 00:06:08,685 --> 00:06:10,925 and did himself proud. 102 00:06:12,245 --> 00:06:14,525 [in Itallian] Hi, Carlo. We are here with Roberta. 103 00:06:14,605 --> 00:06:16,605 [in English]  And she wanted to let you know 104 00:06:16,685 --> 00:06:18,965 that she deserve a lot of present, a lot of attention. 105 00:06:19,045 --> 00:06:20,965 Oh, thank you, guys! Yes! 106 00:06:22,845 --> 00:06:26,605 The fact that the team is able  to compete and perform 107 00:06:26,685 --> 00:06:29,325 at such a high level  is absolutely incredible... 108 00:06:30,445 --> 00:06:33,205 especially when you consider the personal difficulties 109 00:06:33,285 --> 00:06:34,805 that Vijay Mallya's  been going through. 110 00:06:40,845 --> 00:06:42,805 [reporter] Today, it's the fall from grace 111 00:06:42,885 --> 00:06:46,565 of one of India's most high profile businessmen, Vijay Mallya. 112 00:06:46,645 --> 00:06:49,765 Prosecution has told the court that Vijay Mallya avoided attempts 113 00:06:49,845 --> 00:06:53,365 to repay loans to banks, did not disclose assets, 114 00:06:53,445 --> 00:06:55,805 allegedly diverted loan money to motor racing. 115 00:06:55,885 --> 00:06:59,845 The allegations are baseless, unfounded, deliberate. 116 00:06:59,925 --> 00:07:02,205 It doesn't look good  on your Formula One team, 117 00:07:02,285 --> 00:07:03,925 does it, apart from anything else? 118 00:07:04,005 --> 00:07:05,205 [cameras clicking] 119 00:07:10,685 --> 00:07:13,805 [Mallya] Right now, I'm in forced exile. 120 00:07:15,645 --> 00:07:18,365 I am absolutely not guilty 121 00:07:18,445 --> 00:07:21,965 of any one of these preposterous charges. 122 00:07:27,045 --> 00:07:28,645 That is the truth. 123 00:07:30,525 --> 00:07:32,245 It can't be helpful to Force India 124 00:07:32,325 --> 00:07:34,405 to have Vijay facing such difficulties. 125 00:07:34,485 --> 00:07:38,045 And with the banks in India wanting to get hold of him, 126 00:07:38,125 --> 00:07:40,965 Vijay can't be seen to be spending loads and loads of money 127 00:07:41,045 --> 00:07:43,045 when other people are chasing him for loads and loads of money. 128 00:07:43,605 --> 00:07:45,645 There isn't that cash flow to Force India anymore, 129 00:07:45,725 --> 00:07:47,685 so it's going to be having  some form of impact. 130 00:07:52,085 --> 00:07:55,045 I'm Esteban Ocon, 22 years old, 131 00:07:55,125 --> 00:07:57,805 racing for Force India Formula One team. 132 00:07:57,885 --> 00:08:00,925 [Ocon] Vijay, for sure  it's a tough situation... 133 00:08:02,005 --> 00:08:04,765 for me, for the race team, at the track, 134 00:08:06,125 --> 00:08:09,205 but I can't focus  on all those things. 135 00:08:09,965 --> 00:08:13,765 My job is to stick in the race seat and put the car as high as I can. 136 00:08:14,405 --> 00:08:17,405 That's the only thing I can do to help the team at the moment. 137 00:08:21,485 --> 00:08:22,925 Nice view, huh? 138 00:08:28,725 --> 00:08:31,525 [engine revs] 139 00:08:33,965 --> 00:08:36,965 From the first race, basically, I'm here, 140 00:08:37,045 --> 00:08:41,445 training hard  and just improving all the aspects. 141 00:08:42,565 --> 00:08:44,085 Mentally, physically... 142 00:08:45,245 --> 00:08:47,205 From my point of view, here is the best way. 143 00:08:48,965 --> 00:08:51,565 There is nothing except sport here. 144 00:08:52,285 --> 00:08:56,205 No girls, no drinks, no distractions. [chuckles] 145 00:08:56,285 --> 00:08:59,005 [computer] Get ready. Go! 146 00:09:01,885 --> 00:09:05,045 [Ocon] The last season,  it's been a very special season for me. 147 00:09:05,125 --> 00:09:07,565 I was very happy with how I progressed, 148 00:09:07,645 --> 00:09:10,405 to be the most successful season  of the team. 149 00:09:10,485 --> 00:09:13,485 And that feeling,  I want to have it more and more. 150 00:09:19,205 --> 00:09:24,005 When I was a kid, it was  a different life then than everyone else. 151 00:09:26,285 --> 00:09:29,565 Tough times. Yeah, for sure. 152 00:09:31,245 --> 00:09:34,765 My parents, they don't have a lot of of money. 153 00:09:35,805 --> 00:09:38,205 Well, my dad's, yeah, he's a mechanic. 154 00:09:39,325 --> 00:09:43,445 It's really hard to describe the hours  he was doing, when I was going to sleep. 155 00:09:43,885 --> 00:09:45,925 Sometimes he was working all night 156 00:09:46,005 --> 00:09:48,605 and I still saw him in the morning on the same thing. 157 00:09:50,045 --> 00:09:51,925 My dad always was saying, 158 00:09:52,005 --> 00:09:55,485 "I want a better life for you  than I had for me." 159 00:09:57,525 --> 00:10:02,645 [in French] For me, it's everything. Esteban is my whole life. 160 00:10:02,725 --> 00:10:08,165 I'm still here today for him. Esteban is my greatest pride. 161 00:10:08,885 --> 00:10:10,405 That's my son. 162 00:10:11,925 --> 00:10:13,605 [Ocon in English] My dad had his workshop. 163 00:10:14,965 --> 00:10:19,085 I've always been growing, seeing engines, fuel, rubber, whatever. 164 00:10:21,285 --> 00:10:25,245 I used to be there, you know, playing with little cars and after that, 165 00:10:25,325 --> 00:10:27,965 you know, I always wanted to be a racing driver. 166 00:10:35,325 --> 00:10:37,885 Silverstone is a tough track, of course, 167 00:10:37,965 --> 00:10:40,925 because, you know, it's very quick and very technical. 168 00:10:44,685 --> 00:10:46,885 Okay. I have to close the eyes, though. [chuckles] 169 00:10:48,805 --> 00:10:52,405 [Ocon] I'm a very competitive guy,  you know. I want to be world champion. 170 00:10:52,485 --> 00:10:55,645 I'm not gonna lift the throttle until I get it. 171 00:10:57,925 --> 00:11:01,485 Stay straight, DRS on,  turn one, flat out. 172 00:11:03,405 --> 00:11:05,445 Turn two, 50 meters. 173 00:11:07,485 --> 00:11:11,085 Down the gears. Low corner. Have to get on the power. 174 00:11:13,285 --> 00:11:17,565 Bumpy arrival through there. Brake. Third gear. 175 00:11:18,325 --> 00:11:23,605 Long, long left. Turn seven. Up on the curb. 176 00:11:24,325 --> 00:11:25,645 Back on the power. 177 00:11:26,685 --> 00:11:30,325 Third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh. 178 00:11:31,045 --> 00:11:35,125 On the curb.  Flat out for cross. 179 00:11:46,445 --> 00:11:48,285 [Ocon] All the races give  the same amount of points, 180 00:11:48,365 --> 00:11:51,125 but there are certain races  that you really want to do well. 181 00:11:52,125 --> 00:11:55,485 Silverstone is very special  as a race for everybody. 182 00:11:55,565 --> 00:11:57,205 Formula One is British. 183 00:11:57,645 --> 00:11:59,885 It's a fantastic event, you know.  You have so many fans. 184 00:12:05,245 --> 00:12:10,125 [Mallya] The passion here amongst  the British audience is just exceptional. 185 00:12:10,205 --> 00:12:13,205 [Brown] Silverstone is an iconic Grand Prix. 186 00:12:13,285 --> 00:12:15,405 It's a great circuit. 187 00:12:15,485 --> 00:12:18,845 It is one of the core Grand Prix that you wanna have success at. 188 00:12:24,325 --> 00:12:26,565 [Alonso] Silverstone is always one of the races 189 00:12:26,645 --> 00:12:28,925 that we all want to win one day. 190 00:12:29,645 --> 00:12:34,085 A win in Silverstone  makes you feel part of Formula One. 191 00:12:35,045 --> 00:12:38,605 Difficult to explain by words, but when you are driving 192 00:12:38,685 --> 00:12:42,765 and when you are the paddock... you know, it's the place to be. 193 00:12:42,845 --> 00:12:44,365 It's the home of Formula One. 194 00:12:46,885 --> 00:12:50,245 It feels special, 'cause it's home and it's the one race of the year 195 00:12:50,325 --> 00:12:52,045 you can drive from your house to. 196 00:12:55,205 --> 00:12:59,685 I got your note... this afternoon.  I've gotta do the... 197 00:12:59,765 --> 00:13:00,885 FIA and-- 198 00:13:00,965 --> 00:13:02,965 You're important, but you're not morning important. 199 00:13:03,045 --> 00:13:04,965 You're more, like, afternoon important. 200 00:13:05,605 --> 00:13:06,605 [chuckles] 201 00:13:08,925 --> 00:13:12,605 [reporter] Why Eric Boullier was not the right guy to make McLaren great again? 202 00:13:12,685 --> 00:13:17,565 These look like appointments which  have been made on the instruction of 203 00:13:17,645 --> 00:13:21,445 or with the intention of pleasing Fernando above anything else. 204 00:13:21,525 --> 00:13:22,525 Is that fair or unfair? 205 00:13:23,645 --> 00:13:24,925 Oh, it's totally inaccurate. 206 00:13:25,485 --> 00:13:29,645 Some things, maybe, I tried to, you know, give my feedback. 207 00:13:29,725 --> 00:13:32,085 The most important thing is  to improve the car 208 00:13:32,165 --> 00:13:35,685 and to be more competitive and, you know, 209 00:13:35,765 --> 00:13:38,805 hopefully from this weekend, we see a step forward. 210 00:13:38,885 --> 00:13:43,805 There is a feeling in the paddock that Fernando's influence over McLaren 211 00:13:43,885 --> 00:13:46,685 is all-telling and all-important. 212 00:13:46,765 --> 00:13:48,485 You know, people will whisper-- 213 00:13:48,565 --> 00:13:50,765 Well, it used to be a whisper. It's not even a whisper anymore... 214 00:13:50,845 --> 00:13:52,805 that, you know,  it's sort of Team Fernando, 215 00:13:52,885 --> 00:13:54,765 um... that he's making the decisions. 216 00:13:54,845 --> 00:13:57,725 And everyone'll be wondering, what have you done to your hand? Are you all right? 217 00:13:57,805 --> 00:13:58,885 Yes. Super. 218 00:13:58,965 --> 00:14:00,565 You haven't been punching the wall again? 219 00:14:00,645 --> 00:14:03,285 -Not yet. [chuckles] -Thanks, Fernando. 220 00:14:04,765 --> 00:14:08,045 [reporter] What do you like the most  about the track, which is legendary? 221 00:14:08,125 --> 00:14:11,845 The fast corners. To drive here in a Formula One car is-- 222 00:14:11,925 --> 00:14:17,365 It's experience that... you don't get it in many other tracks. 223 00:14:17,445 --> 00:14:18,805 Uh, this is very special. 224 00:14:18,885 --> 00:14:20,805 -[reporter] Thank you. Good luck. -Thank you. 225 00:14:20,885 --> 00:14:21,845 [reporter] Thank you, Checo. 226 00:14:21,925 --> 00:14:23,125 [in Spanish] Thank you. 227 00:14:24,165 --> 00:14:26,565 What are your thoughts Checo, on all the shit 228 00:14:26,645 --> 00:14:28,125 that's going on  with McLaren at the moment? 229 00:14:28,205 --> 00:14:29,925 -Ooh, difficult, no? -[chuckles] 230 00:14:30,645 --> 00:14:33,725 They are putting in all the people  that Fernando likes and that like him. 231 00:14:33,805 --> 00:14:36,005 For me, it can be an option, 232 00:14:36,085 --> 00:14:39,565 that he could become  a sort of owner of the team. 233 00:14:39,645 --> 00:14:42,525 That's what happens when a driver controls so much. 234 00:14:44,765 --> 00:14:46,685 How do you do? Hi. 235 00:14:46,765 --> 00:14:48,245 -How do you do? Hi.  -[man] Nice to meet you. 236 00:14:57,045 --> 00:14:58,365 [Mallya] I am the subject 237 00:14:58,445 --> 00:15:02,285 of one of the greatest political witch-hunts in Indian history. 238 00:15:03,125 --> 00:15:07,085 Things are flying at me fast and furious. 239 00:15:07,165 --> 00:15:10,765 And I don't know what the government is going to do next. 240 00:15:11,805 --> 00:15:14,445 [Medland] It clearly seems to be getting more serious behind the scenes. 241 00:15:14,525 --> 00:15:17,205 Vijay's unable to leave the UK  for fear of being arrested, 242 00:15:17,285 --> 00:15:19,205 so the British Grand Prix is the only race 243 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:21,805 that Vijay can actually physically attend to watch his own team. 244 00:15:21,885 --> 00:15:22,805 Take care. 245 00:15:23,685 --> 00:15:25,445 But he doesn't want  to give up Force India. 246 00:15:25,525 --> 00:15:27,885 -Hi, Vijay. -[Medland] It's his pride and joy. 247 00:15:30,725 --> 00:15:32,525 [reporter] Question to Vijay. 248 00:15:32,605 --> 00:15:33,965 There has been renewed speculation 249 00:15:34,045 --> 00:15:36,365 about your future ownership of Force India. 250 00:15:36,445 --> 00:15:39,525 How do you respond to that speculation, the team is for sale? 251 00:15:40,925 --> 00:15:46,285 In your question you said, "Renewed speculation," right? 252 00:15:48,325 --> 00:15:50,165 People have been writing 253 00:15:50,245 --> 00:15:55,925 about the ownership of my team  for years now. 254 00:15:56,565 --> 00:16:01,485 I'm sure you will not see anybody in Force India, indeed myself, 255 00:16:01,565 --> 00:16:04,245 walk around with a "for sale'' sign. 256 00:16:04,765 --> 00:16:06,925 Speculation remains speculation. 257 00:16:10,125 --> 00:16:11,325 [announcer] It's a Saturday, 258 00:16:11,405 --> 00:16:14,525 and the final practice before qualifying begins. 259 00:16:14,605 --> 00:16:16,365 Silverstone is a brilliant track 260 00:16:16,445 --> 00:16:20,845 with the fastest, most exhilarating corners anywhere on the calendar. 261 00:16:27,805 --> 00:16:29,845 [Croft] Hamilton is pushing hard! 262 00:16:29,925 --> 00:16:32,965 Now, Vettel would love pole position on British soil. 263 00:16:33,885 --> 00:16:36,245 And here comes Brendon Hartley... 264 00:16:41,965 --> 00:16:45,285 And a big crash there for the Toro Rosso. 265 00:16:45,365 --> 00:16:48,125 -[man] Are you okay? -[Hartley] Yeah. Suspension failure. 266 00:16:48,205 --> 00:16:51,245 [Croft] And we thought we'd have  20 drivers going for pole today, 267 00:16:51,325 --> 00:16:52,685 but we've got 19. 268 00:16:53,925 --> 00:16:55,605 Here is Stoffel Vandoorne. 269 00:16:57,925 --> 00:16:59,285 [crew] Is the car okay, Stoffel? 270 00:17:00,925 --> 00:17:03,565 [Stoffel] Seriously, the car is so tricky to drive. 271 00:17:06,045 --> 00:17:08,485 [announcer] Stoffel Vandoorne driving very aggressively. 272 00:17:12,965 --> 00:17:16,045 Too much curb, I think, for Vandoorne, who's damaged his car. 273 00:17:16,125 --> 00:17:19,605 There's a bit of carbon fiber debris now down at turn six. 274 00:17:20,285 --> 00:17:23,165 Alonso, meanwhile,  is on his first timed lap of the session, 275 00:17:23,245 --> 00:17:24,485 flying through Copse Corner. 276 00:17:24,845 --> 00:17:27,845 [Alonso] Seriously, we were losing time on the straights. 277 00:17:27,925 --> 00:17:28,925 [crew] Okay, Fernando. 278 00:17:29,005 --> 00:17:31,285 [announcer] Thirteenth for Fernando Alonso. 279 00:17:31,965 --> 00:17:33,965 Vandoorne in 17th place. 280 00:17:34,925 --> 00:17:37,165 Maybe that bit of debris  came off the car 281 00:17:37,245 --> 00:17:38,805 and lost him a lot of performance. 282 00:17:39,965 --> 00:17:42,165 It's been a tough weekend for him and McLaren. 283 00:17:52,685 --> 00:17:56,045 [announcer] Now, here comes Esteban Ocon in the Force India. 284 00:18:00,805 --> 00:18:03,085 Struggling for traction a little bit coming out of Village, 285 00:18:03,165 --> 00:18:04,365 the tight right-hander, 286 00:18:04,445 --> 00:18:06,525 but looked much neater through turn four. 287 00:18:08,525 --> 00:18:10,885 [crew] Esteban, so you're totally clear ahead. 288 00:18:10,965 --> 00:18:12,045 [Ocon] Yeah. Okay. 289 00:18:14,525 --> 00:18:16,445 [Croft] He's picked up time, Ocon. 290 00:18:17,725 --> 00:18:20,085 [Ocon] Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes. Nice one. 291 00:18:20,165 --> 00:18:23,605 [announcer] Ocon will start tomorrow's  race in the front half of the grid, 292 00:18:23,685 --> 00:18:25,445 with his teammate, Perez, just behind. 293 00:18:26,005 --> 00:18:28,645 Both McLaren drivers are further back. 294 00:18:32,005 --> 00:18:33,845 -Hi, Vijay. -How are you? 295 00:18:33,925 --> 00:18:35,885 Very good. Very good. And you? 296 00:18:35,965 --> 00:18:36,845 Good. 297 00:18:36,925 --> 00:18:40,085 You squeezed a lot out of that car  in qualy today. 298 00:18:40,885 --> 00:18:43,565 [Ocon] Little bit makes  massive difference in the end. 299 00:18:45,165 --> 00:18:48,005 [emcee] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your Force India drivers, 300 00:18:48,085 --> 00:18:49,885 Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez. 301 00:18:49,965 --> 00:18:50,965 [cheering] 302 00:18:58,245 --> 00:19:02,765 [crew] When during the weekend, if ever, do you think the car's been right? 303 00:19:04,405 --> 00:19:08,885 Um... I-- I feel  like we've always struggled... 304 00:19:10,045 --> 00:19:11,485 going into qualifying. 305 00:19:12,645 --> 00:19:16,685 As soon as the speed kind of scrubs off,  it's like driving on ice. 306 00:19:17,725 --> 00:19:19,605 [Buxton] What's going wrong with McLaren? 307 00:19:20,045 --> 00:19:23,205 There's a lot of politics involved. There's a lot of money. 308 00:19:23,765 --> 00:19:25,845 It's a lot of decisions that were taken... 309 00:19:26,285 --> 00:19:28,885 that have become very difficult to reverse. 310 00:19:29,325 --> 00:19:32,445 And I think that's  what McLaren are struggling with. 311 00:19:33,285 --> 00:19:35,405 [emcee] Who's got a really good question? 312 00:19:35,925 --> 00:19:38,525 -Little kid here. -[emcee] Can I have your hat? 313 00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:40,685 You got it. 314 00:19:41,645 --> 00:19:42,525 [cheering] 315 00:19:45,005 --> 00:19:47,085 You know, we're sort of running out of things to check. 316 00:19:47,165 --> 00:19:49,245 Certainly all the suspension internals  are okay. 317 00:19:49,325 --> 00:19:51,125 All the suspension externals. 318 00:19:51,205 --> 00:19:52,885 There's nothing obvious to find. 319 00:19:53,605 --> 00:19:55,925 Do you think that the ride was any different in qualifying? 320 00:19:56,005 --> 00:19:57,005 No. 321 00:19:57,845 --> 00:20:00,605 Uh... any thoughts on the roll stiffness change we made? 322 00:20:01,285 --> 00:20:04,405 -No. No difference. -[crew] Uh, okay. 323 00:20:04,925 --> 00:20:06,285 [emcee] Three... 324 00:20:06,365 --> 00:20:08,645 [crowd] Two, one, go! 325 00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:23,605 I think we lost performance, as we know, in the last couple of races. 326 00:20:25,245 --> 00:20:29,125 Always Formula One car improves  with headwind, but this year's, 327 00:20:29,205 --> 00:20:32,565 it seems that it is a huge step worse in tailwind. 328 00:20:33,965 --> 00:20:37,445 I know you were testing in Barcelona... all the ideas, but... 329 00:20:38,965 --> 00:20:41,565 we are in the middle of July, and we didn't saw any of those. 330 00:20:42,005 --> 00:20:43,645 So... need to speed up. 331 00:20:50,965 --> 00:20:54,365 [emcee] Enjoy the race tomorrow. It's coming home! 332 00:21:04,685 --> 00:21:08,445 [Croft] Welcome along to round ten  of the Formula One World Championship 333 00:21:08,525 --> 00:21:12,845 in front of a record crowd of 140,000 people. 334 00:21:16,405 --> 00:21:20,885 [Mallya] Every time I see Sahara Force India Formula One 335 00:21:20,965 --> 00:21:23,485 on the World Championship grid 336 00:21:23,565 --> 00:21:27,845 with Ferrari, with Mercedes, you know, it's a great sense of pride. 337 00:21:29,005 --> 00:21:32,485 [Ocon] As a kid, I was watching Formula One on TV, 338 00:21:32,565 --> 00:21:35,725 and I was dreaming, you know, about being there on the race track. 339 00:21:36,325 --> 00:21:40,045 But now, as a driver, you can't say, you know, "He's better than me." 340 00:21:40,565 --> 00:21:42,245 You always think you are the best. 341 00:21:42,325 --> 00:21:46,765 I think if you don't start thinking  like that, that's a loss already. 342 00:21:50,085 --> 00:21:52,925 [Szafnauer] To be fourth in the championship again, 343 00:21:53,005 --> 00:21:56,525 Toro Rosso, Renault, McLaren, 344 00:21:57,165 --> 00:21:59,685 you gotta beat them. That is the task. 345 00:22:02,685 --> 00:22:05,965 [Ojjeh] I think this season  really revealed 346 00:22:06,045 --> 00:22:08,325 that maybe we're not as good  as we thought we were. 347 00:22:08,965 --> 00:22:12,165 We should be the best  of the rest right now, 348 00:22:12,245 --> 00:22:15,605 and we're the worst of the rest right now, which is not good. 349 00:22:16,725 --> 00:22:20,045 Somebody's gotta be accountable. And right now, it's Zak. 350 00:22:21,485 --> 00:22:24,285 -I'd like to get some points today. -Fernando's-- Yeah. 351 00:22:24,365 --> 00:22:26,805 -Well, he's got a big chance. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. 352 00:22:27,525 --> 00:22:31,165 [Ojjeh] Ultimately, we're a Grand Prix team that's been bred to win races, 353 00:22:31,245 --> 00:22:34,685 so the pressure will be on for on-track results. 354 00:22:34,845 --> 00:22:36,125 [crew] Come on, boys. 355 00:22:37,125 --> 00:22:41,485 [Mallya] When the lights come on, the adrenaline is pumping... 356 00:22:42,285 --> 00:22:45,525 and the heart certainly misses a beat. 357 00:22:48,485 --> 00:22:51,365 [Croft] Away we go at the British Grand Prix! 358 00:22:57,725 --> 00:22:59,885 [announcer] Whoa!  Contact between Perez and Alonso. 359 00:22:59,965 --> 00:23:00,805 Ooh. 360 00:23:01,405 --> 00:23:03,405 [Brown] Yeah, I think  we got shoved off at the start. 361 00:23:03,485 --> 00:23:05,685 [crew] I think he damaged the front wing. 362 00:23:06,445 --> 00:23:07,885 [announcer] And Perez is off! 363 00:23:12,245 --> 00:23:14,565 [crew] Checo, give us feedback. Give us feedback. 364 00:23:15,005 --> 00:23:16,245 [Perez] Yeah, someone hit me. 365 00:23:16,885 --> 00:23:19,485 [crew] How's the front wing? Did you hit tires? 366 00:23:19,565 --> 00:23:21,245 [Perez] No, I think it's okay. 367 00:23:22,445 --> 00:23:25,605 [Croft] Kimi Raikkonen on the outside, Vettel from Bottas. 368 00:23:25,685 --> 00:23:26,765 They touched! 369 00:23:26,845 --> 00:23:29,045 Hamilton's gone round. He's crashed! 370 00:23:29,765 --> 00:23:32,685 That is massive disappointment  for the British crowd. 371 00:23:34,445 --> 00:23:36,405 [Perez] What's going through my mind  when I crash? 372 00:23:36,485 --> 00:23:38,765 Avoid. Nothing else. 373 00:23:39,965 --> 00:23:44,285 Choose a direction as quickly as possible and yeah, try not to hit it. 374 00:23:52,325 --> 00:23:55,445 [Croft] Fernando Alonso's picked up  a place on Kevin Magnussen. 375 00:23:55,765 --> 00:23:59,205 [crew] Great work. Now though, Magnussen  is the car behind you. He could be quick. 376 00:24:02,125 --> 00:24:04,245 [announcer] Magnussen's coming back at Alonso. 377 00:24:04,325 --> 00:24:08,205 They're going wheel-to-wheel. 378 00:24:08,285 --> 00:24:12,005 [Alonso] What I see from Magnussen, I never saw in my life. 379 00:24:15,325 --> 00:24:19,605 He pushed me wide at turn seven, ten, eleven, and turn twelve. 380 00:24:20,685 --> 00:24:22,805 [crew] Understood, Fernando. Head down.  381 00:24:24,085 --> 00:24:25,765 [Alonso] It's ridiculous. 382 00:24:27,885 --> 00:24:28,765 Ridiculous! 383 00:24:38,325 --> 00:24:40,565 [Croft] And someone's had  a big off as well. 384 00:24:42,805 --> 00:24:43,885 Ooh. 385 00:24:43,965 --> 00:24:47,605 -Who's that? Sainz. -Sainz. 386 00:24:47,725 --> 00:24:49,245 -Sainz! -Sainz! 387 00:24:49,325 --> 00:24:50,925 [crew] Sainz and Grosjean. 388 00:24:51,005 --> 00:24:53,005 [laughing] 389 00:24:54,005 --> 00:24:56,245 [chuckles] 390 00:24:56,325 --> 00:24:58,845 [announcer] Gunter must be absolutely ready 391 00:24:58,925 --> 00:25:00,405 to put his fist through the wall. 392 00:25:00,925 --> 00:25:04,525 [Croft] Now, Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen right behind him. 393 00:25:04,605 --> 00:25:07,965 Oh, look who's in tenth and in the points, Fernando Alonso right in there. 394 00:25:08,525 --> 00:25:12,525 [Brundle] We could be in for a massive 11-lap scrap now. 395 00:25:17,365 --> 00:25:19,045 [Croft] Oh, Verstappen's off! 396 00:25:21,525 --> 00:25:23,005 We have lost Verstappen, 397 00:25:23,085 --> 00:25:27,285 Grosjean, Sainz, Ericcson,  Leclerc, and Hartley from this race. 398 00:25:27,365 --> 00:25:31,685 Nico Hülkenberg is  about 1.7 seconds clear of Esteban Ocon. 399 00:25:31,765 --> 00:25:33,885 Kevin Magnussen  is ahead of Fernando Alonso. 400 00:25:33,965 --> 00:25:35,885 He's got DRS to attack him with. 401 00:25:35,965 --> 00:25:38,845 [announcer] Alonso's not giving up. He's back on the inside of Magnussen. 402 00:25:38,925 --> 00:25:40,765 -[Alonso] Yes! -Got him. 403 00:25:41,485 --> 00:25:42,605 He's relentless, isn't he? 404 00:25:42,685 --> 00:25:44,205 -He's a monster. -Yeah. 405 00:25:44,285 --> 00:25:48,605 [Croft] Alonso, Magnussen, Gasly, Perez, all in a huge scrap there. 406 00:25:48,685 --> 00:25:51,925 Alonso ahead of Magnussen. Eighth place at the moment for McLaren. 407 00:25:53,005 --> 00:25:55,845 [Ocon] Well, if you have someone like Alonso behind you, for sure, 408 00:25:55,925 --> 00:25:58,085 you know he's gonna try hard. 409 00:25:58,165 --> 00:26:01,445 As soon as you do a little mistake, he will try to get you. 410 00:26:03,885 --> 00:26:06,445 I remember where I come from. 411 00:26:06,765 --> 00:26:08,565 A lot of sacrifices. 412 00:26:09,325 --> 00:26:12,605 So I'm not gonna let anything stop me. 413 00:26:13,125 --> 00:26:18,565 You need to trust your skill, trust the car and be one. 414 00:26:20,245 --> 00:26:22,765 [Croft] Ocon crosses the line ahead of Alonso. 415 00:26:24,205 --> 00:26:26,685 [Ocon] Awesome job, guys. Really good. 416 00:26:26,765 --> 00:26:30,885 Really tough race, but good points. We're really happy. 417 00:26:30,965 --> 00:26:32,685 [crew] Great job, mate. Great job. 418 00:26:35,485 --> 00:26:37,925 [Alonso] We could be finished sixth. 419 00:26:39,325 --> 00:26:40,925 We were flying now. 420 00:26:42,485 --> 00:26:43,485 What a shame. 421 00:26:47,485 --> 00:26:50,885 [Brown] Any time  you haven't maximized the weekend 422 00:26:50,965 --> 00:26:53,685 or you think maybe  you've left something on the table, 423 00:26:53,765 --> 00:26:57,445 that can be frustrating, 'cause points, especially right now for us, 424 00:26:57,525 --> 00:26:59,445 are very hard to come by. 425 00:27:04,605 --> 00:27:06,445 [Alonso] Eighth is--  is probably not enough 426 00:27:06,525 --> 00:27:08,405 with the performance  we had in the car today. 427 00:27:09,005 --> 00:27:11,205 [Brown] I would've like to achieved more, 428 00:27:11,285 --> 00:27:14,805 but I think I can say that  about every Grand Prix so far this year. 429 00:27:18,485 --> 00:27:21,685 [Ocon] Fantastic results, you know, P-7. We are really happy with that. 430 00:27:21,765 --> 00:27:24,005 It was very, very tough race. 431 00:27:24,085 --> 00:27:27,645 Uh... I have to say, you know, keeping Fernando and Kevin 432 00:27:27,725 --> 00:27:29,725 in the back was not an easy task, 433 00:27:29,805 --> 00:27:33,085 and we're improving, so that's why I am smiling now. 434 00:27:35,045 --> 00:27:37,885 [Mallya] It is always good to have  a double-points finish, 435 00:27:37,965 --> 00:27:39,845 particularly at home in Silverstone. 436 00:27:39,925 --> 00:27:44,725 I'm extremely proud of my entire team and all my employees as well. 437 00:27:51,125 --> 00:27:53,445 -How are you, big man? -[Mallya] I'm good, and you? 438 00:27:53,525 --> 00:27:55,845 Good to see you. Very well, thank you. Welcome along. 439 00:27:55,925 --> 00:27:57,085 [Mallya clears throat] 440 00:27:57,165 --> 00:27:59,125 You still gonna be around by the end of the season? 441 00:27:59,965 --> 00:28:00,845 Why do you ask? 442 00:28:00,925 --> 00:28:03,005 Well, I'm hoping you're not leaving, that's why. 443 00:28:03,085 --> 00:28:05,005 No, no. Absolutely not. 444 00:28:05,405 --> 00:28:08,285 What you don't want is for the guys back at the factory 445 00:28:08,365 --> 00:28:10,405 thinking, "Shit, my job's under threat." 446 00:28:10,485 --> 00:28:12,285 If the team's getting sold, that's not fair on them. 447 00:28:12,365 --> 00:28:15,765 No. I have a famous saying 448 00:28:15,845 --> 00:28:19,925 that I have been saying for decades. 449 00:28:20,805 --> 00:28:23,965 I will believe it when the fat lady sings. 450 00:28:34,445 --> 00:28:35,685 [man] Okay. 451 00:28:36,405 --> 00:28:38,925 Pensions. We haven't paid 'em in forever. 452 00:28:39,005 --> 00:28:41,805 [man 2] So if it all gets across... 453 00:28:41,885 --> 00:28:44,925 all the pension stuff will be paid, so that's all part of the employer stuff. 454 00:28:45,005 --> 00:28:47,245 -You should come up to date. -It'll get sorted through. 455 00:28:47,325 --> 00:28:49,045 Good. Those are the only questions they have. 456 00:28:49,125 --> 00:28:50,885 -All the pension stuff will-- -Salaries and pension. 457 00:28:50,965 --> 00:28:52,085 Yeah, yeah. 458 00:28:52,565 --> 00:28:54,045 Is everyone here? 459 00:28:57,445 --> 00:29:00,525 Good morning, everyone, and, uh, thanks for coming. 460 00:29:01,285 --> 00:29:03,645 As you know, from what you saw in the press 461 00:29:03,725 --> 00:29:09,485 and in the media that on Friday there was a case in London. 462 00:29:10,045 --> 00:29:13,245 I cannot answer so many questions. Please, please. 463 00:29:13,885 --> 00:29:18,245 And our team and company  has been put into administration. 464 00:29:18,325 --> 00:29:20,805 Thank you very much. No further questions. 465 00:29:20,885 --> 00:29:23,365 -Nothing! That's all. -Force India in administration, sir-- 466 00:29:23,925 --> 00:29:27,445 Control of the company sits with ourselves as administrators 467 00:29:27,525 --> 00:29:32,485 whilst we try and find  a solution that gives you a future 468 00:29:32,565 --> 00:29:34,765 with new owners or new investment. 469 00:29:34,845 --> 00:29:38,765 I am not going to answer any questions. I've been advised not to. 470 00:29:39,965 --> 00:29:41,925 [man] I know that probably  the most pressing thing 471 00:29:42,005 --> 00:29:46,005 that everyone will be wanting to know is, are you going to get paid on Wednesday? 472 00:29:46,485 --> 00:29:48,125 And the answer to that is, yes. 473 00:29:55,005 --> 00:29:57,365 [Ocon] When I heard the news that Vijay left, 474 00:29:58,245 --> 00:30:01,285 of course it was difficult, you know, 475 00:30:01,365 --> 00:30:03,925 because I'm-- Vijay, I was very close to him. 476 00:30:04,645 --> 00:30:05,805 [Mallya] Thank you very much. 477 00:30:05,885 --> 00:30:07,965 [Ocon] It's been one of the people 478 00:30:08,045 --> 00:30:10,645 that picked me up in Force India, basically in the beginning. 479 00:30:10,725 --> 00:30:13,445 -I got myself one in my house. -Oh, you practice now? 480 00:30:13,525 --> 00:30:14,365 Yeah. Yeah. Yes. 481 00:30:14,445 --> 00:30:16,085 [Ocon] He had always been very nice to me, 482 00:30:16,165 --> 00:30:18,925 and he used to send me a message,  you know, before the race. 483 00:30:19,005 --> 00:30:23,205 "Yeah, Esteban, score points there. Good luck, and I'm cheering for you." 484 00:30:23,285 --> 00:30:25,525 And I will miss him definitely. 485 00:30:25,605 --> 00:30:29,165 I will miss that passion for the sport, but I think everyone in F1 486 00:30:29,245 --> 00:30:31,165 wants Force India to keep racing. 487 00:30:32,285 --> 00:30:36,525 The problem is that the last two teams that this happened, they disappeared. 488 00:30:40,725 --> 00:30:42,525 [Croft] Force India, that's the big story. 489 00:30:43,085 --> 00:30:46,525 Could the team rise from the ashes  with Lawrence Stroll as the new boss 490 00:30:46,605 --> 00:30:48,085 and his son as their driver? 491 00:30:48,165 --> 00:30:50,005 [Lance] I'm going into the family business. 492 00:30:50,805 --> 00:30:53,885 [reporter] Who's going to be out of a seat for next season? Perez or Ocon? 493 00:30:53,965 --> 00:30:57,365 If you do a strong job on the team, they can't skip you. 494 00:30:57,925 --> 00:31:00,445 [Croft] Into the wall goes Esteban Ocon!