Every single one of us at Renault, our focus is on the stability of the team.
Pure focus on this season's performance.
What a mess.
We need to be in a position to fight for podiums and then fight for wins
and then fight for championships.
But Daniel has put a stop to all of that.
I've done my best in not being hurt, in not making it personal,
Daniel leaving me.
What's been, I guess, hurting the most,
is the fact that it's not the long-term project
that I thought we had signed up for.
Ask him.
Ask him. Ask him.
Oh. Can I come here or not?
With the breakup,
uh, there was a period of time where we've not spoken.
Don't forget your mask.
I am emotional. I am Latin. I am a bit Mediterranean and French.
So I am emotional. I'm not going to change what I am.
Frankly, I think he's making a mistake.
The drivers with the biggest results, biggest success
have also been the ones that have been able to take their time
and to bring stability in their own life, in their own career.
But right now I have to accept that our priority
is to believe in the dynamic with Daniel.
We need to focus on the season that we need to do together.
With Daniel leaving, deciding to do something different,
it's a very difficult situation.
But on the top of that,
there is one more layer of complexity to deal with right now.
Racing Point, I want to understand,
what happened there, frankly.
We have a car that is very much
uh, like the Mercedes car of last year, painted in pink, obviously.
That's hurting, because I don't understand.
No team should enhance the competitiveness of another team,
other than as per the regulation.
-Yes. -Good.
A number of teams want to understand exactly what's behind the car.
100% athlete.
It's immensely difficult,
but it's really important to leave the emotion on one side.
With Daniel and myself,
I don't want to build bridges artificially.
Right now, our focus, our single focus, needs to be on beating Racing Point.
Stroll, 0.6 behind.
Okay. Understood.
Shit. Shit!
I hate those fucking pink cars.
Which is what we discussed this morning.
Fuck!
We have decided to protest against Racing Point.
We believe that this car is not legal, doesn't comply with the regulations,
and, as such, should be sanctioned.
Today, I have the hearing for Racing Point,
set up by the FIA with the stewards that will be judging the case.
My responsibility is to... to make sure that I look after Renault.
We are not fighting on a level playing field.
I want to understand what Formula 1 stands for today,
and what will it stand for tomorrow?
That's what's at stake.
It's very much the governing bodies that are leading the show.
The FIA needs to set the tone of what we will be up and doing.
"Please wait. The meeting host will let you in soon."
It's not like the race start. It doesn't start on time.
Racing Point's arguments are bullshit.
Those parts are what make the difference in performance.
It's the parts that increase the performance
and everyone looks after themselves.
That's fundamentally what makes Formula 1.
It's not very cool, all this.
It's not the essence of F1. It's not.
-Yes. -Yeah, for sure.
We have the hearing for the protest.
I guess, if it's illegal,
it should be disqualified from all the races that we've protested so far.
-Will they have to change the part? -They would have to.
Okay, we win, but not completely.
-Oh. -Protest is upheld.
-7.5 points. From what? -7.5 points?
Out of how many scored?
Can I drive Otmar's car? I think he's got a fantastic collection.
If I can drive his collection of cars, I'm fine.
No, that's, that's fucking bullshit.
Let's be factual. This decision, frankly, it's unfair.
That's ridiculous.
Yeah, the fine's a joke, isn't it, to someone like their team owner.
It's up to us now to demonstrate what we have to achieve as a team.
And what you want is to win.
And we want to beat them.
-That front wing looks like ours, Cyril. -Yeah.
We took some pictures.
Fuck!
Frickin'!
He's pulling away from me..
All of us at Renault, we have a vision for where we want to take the team.
With Daniel leaving, Esteban is absolutely crucial.
Ah, c'mon!
Push all you've got. Push all you've got.
I am pushing.
C'mon!
Now we've got a race.
One thing I must say is that, watching Daniel,
right now, it's something that's making me feel the frustration and disappointment.
Not just for what we have achieved so far together,
but also for what he would achieve after that.
But he decided to make the decision when he decided to make it,
with just one year together, in such a short horizon of time.
He gave everything.
Great race, Daniel.
Super race. Thanks a lot.
Great drive, Esteban.
Super team result. Super.
The last three laps, just mayhem, mate.
Mate, good race. P4, boy.
-Yeah. -You and Esteban were doing well.
Exactly. I mean, when the car is reliable…
I have to admit that, with Daniel, I want to move on,
so that we are extremely focused, 150% focused,
on what's going to be a super-intense season together.
We all want to see Daniel on the podium with Renault
as quickly as possible.
Right now, we have a job to do together.
-So close! -So close!
-So close. -That's good.
-Thank you for that. Thank you. -No worries.
And thank you for a couple of very nice maneuvers.
It was nice. It was fun, huh? It was a fun race.
-Crazy. -Thanks for that. Cheers.
Here, today, after what we have achieved together,
maybe all of us are a bit closer.
I am in the process of rebuilding my relationship with him.
Even though I have...
I have full confidence that he will regret his decision.