I lost it.
Fucking hell! No!
Last year was probably the hardest moment of my life.
I had the Red Bull demotion.
I got moved from Red Bull to Toro Rosso.
It was a really horrible and… and difficult time for me to go through.
Yeah, of course, I got a lot of shit.
In 2020, I feel I'm a more complete driver
and probably performing at my best level at the moment.
I deserve to go back to Red Bull.
And that's the target, yeah, that's clear.
- Whatever. -My jeans are good. Don't touch my jeans.
Okay, that's nice.
I think this is gonna go great. Look.
- Oh my God! -Here he is.
Who is this wild animal?
It's actually good, the weather now.
Yeah, when the sun's out, it's getting much hotter.
Yeah, but you're hot all the time, right?
-No. -When I get close to you, you get hot.
No, not really. Somehow… somehow not.
Not anymore.
"Not anymore" means at some point, it worked!
Of course, yeah.
Fuck yes!
For me, it was good to be back.
Suddenly, I understood how to drive again.
Of course, the car is not as competitive
and, as a competitive guy, you always wanna be in the fastest car.
My goal will always be to be in that Red Bull car in the top team.
As long as I'm competitive, as long as I'm pushing,
opportunities will come
and… and that's just my… my spirit and mentality at the moment.
It's very tough going back to Spa.
All these memories come back.
But I'm not someone gives up.
What's the plan?
To do the interviews and the first one is Jennie Gow from BBC.
- Yeah. - We'll do it by phone.
Now, Pierre,
we all remember the events of Spa last year.
Obviously, getting demoted from Red Bull.
Why is it that you are so much more comfortable
in the AlphaTauri team?
You seem happy,
your results speak for themselves,
versus that Red Bull second seat,
which is always one that's uncomfortable, I think, for everybody that ever takes it?
I don't want to go into too much details about that,
but they gave Alex the seat last year because he had some decent results,
um, and… and hopefully, the…
um, yeah, for the… the coming years,
it's gonna be decided on the same, uh, on the same criteria.
But at the end of the day, I'm not the one deciding.
Unfortunately, I've just had to have one of the dogs put down, so…
Oh no!
It's horrible because they become such a part of the family.
The mood I'm in, I tell you, ask me about Pierre.
It's exactly one year ago when Red Bull swapped the seats
between, uh, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon.
Ça va?
How do you get in this place?
Right. Let's see what we've got.
How's the balance, Alex?
This car feels very nervous into turn one.
It just feels like I'm sliding from entry to exit.
-Like the tires are gone. - Okay.
You all right?
Does the car seem a bit more settled?
It's still nervous, but at least it's predictable.
Yeah.
He doesn't sound very happy at all, so…
Based on the car this weekend?
That's all it is.
Some of that will be experience as well.
He's not far off the podium, though.
Quiet.
Ah, it is, yeah.
Coming back to Spa reminded me of all the memories from the year before.
The fatal accident of Antoine Hubert happened
at the famous Eau Rouge corner just behind us.
at the most dangerous event of the season
in Formula 1 and Formula 2…
Last year, I got moved from Red Bull to Toro Rosso
and then Anthoine passed away that same weekend.
It was the hardest moment of my life.
He was such a… a close friend.
Since we were little kids.
We had the same life goal.
He wanted as much as… as I wanted to be in Formula 1.
Fucking crazy, eh?
After I got moved from Red Bull, Anthoine sent me a message.
"Prove everybody wrong and…
show them your… your skills and talent."
We nearly got your fucking number two!
You know he's gonna be the one on the brink to turn five.
You all right?
If we could put them under pressure, they would crack.
Just go aggressive.
- How much more time? - Race is two minutes to green.
Okay, Pierre, you know the target.
Ah, fuck's sake!
Lost the rear a bit.
Let's have another go at him.
Get stuck in.
We can barely catch them with DRS.
You know what our race is. We go all in.
After what happened to Anthoine…
I need to show everybody…
…that I'm performing better.
Be careful there. You have to be careful.
That's how we race!
What a job. That's P11.
We are back in business. P10.
That's, uh, P9.
Okay, head down, Pierre, head down. Stroll in front.
Come on, let's get him.
Alex, it's the last lap now. Stay strong.
Uh, gap behind to Ocon is reducing.
What a drive, Pierre.
Wow!
Fuck yeah!
Okay, Alex, hard luck there in the end.
Yep.
It was unreal.
It was a shit race, though.
You mastered six moves in the end.
Oh yeah? My favorite one was the one on Pérez.
I was like, "If he keeps going, we're both in the wall,
and I'm just fucking going for it, so…"
It's great to see our sister team, AlphaTauri, uh,
doing a fantastic job.
Good for Pierre as well.
Uh, he looks very comfortable in that environment.
He looks… looks, uh, relaxed
and he's driving at the potential that we knew he had.
Obviously, Pierre got Driver of the Day today.
Does it put him back in the frame for a future with Red Bull?
I told him, now he has to deal with you at home every day.
Why is it, as soon as the cameras are on, you mess up?
I just hope we can overtake this time.
- I think it's gonna be hard. - Yeah.
Ready for a good day.
Remember what I was saying earlier,
if they start hammering you, don't stand for any bollocks.
We're in control.
Rumble time.
Welcome to Gas-man's Carpool Karaoke.
So, do you want the news?
"No 2020 Red Bull return for Gasly,"
Horner said.
"Alex is only going to get better."
"He's still pretty young and inexperienced
and we are doing all we can to support and develop him."
But seriously, it's like…
It's a joke. How they treat this is a joke.
I have my target.
The fight is on.
And now, we're gonna score some fucking points.
Sometimes, Formula 1 is not fair.
Unfortunately, that's the way it is.
I feel this is, like, extra small.
No, it's just pumped guns.
But if I get knocked,
I just go back at it even harder.
-Radio check okay? - Radio is good.
We go to the grid. Please confirm.
Copy.
When things piss you off,
me, I use this energy to make me even stronger.
Can you check my front? I was sandwiched.
I've got no grip on these hards!
We've got a little bit of floor damage on the left-hand side.
- So, we're gonna be at the back? - We are currently P14.
Okay, Pierre, box, box. Box, box.
Torque one in the pitlane. Focus on reaction time.
We are good?
Leclerc is out?
Confirmed. He went out.
Safety car. Safety car. Safety car!
Okay, Pierre. They are still clearing the track.
Pit-lane entry is closed at the moment. I'll keep you posted.
Who pitted in front of us?
Only Hamilton, but the pit lane was closed, so he should have a penalty.
There will be some cars in the pit exit. Everyone is boxing.
Copy.
Okay, Pierre, we just gained 20 seconds.
- Which position are we now? - P3.
- When you stop, go to P3. - Copy.
Okay, Pierre, you know the target now.
Yeah, it's good for us to just fucking push and see what we get.
In Formula 1, you never know what can happen.
There is no way I'm gonna miss this opportunity.
Okay, push, push. Push, push.
How is the rear slip and braking?
Still all good on data, Pierre. Still all good on data.
Head down, Pierre, head down. Keep focusing on the pace.
Copy.
Tell me the gap behind.
Sainz, 2.1 behind and Stroll is two behind him.
Seven laps to go, seven laps.
I don't know if we have more power,
Winning a Formula 1 race was one of my dreams
since I started to watch F1 when I was five years old.
But to win a Formula 1 race, being in a midfield car,
you've got to risk everything.
Two more laps. Two more laps.
Okay, push, push. Push, push.
Sainz is charging the battery to prepare to attack.
We can defend.
Last lap. One more lap.
Oh my God!
What did we just do?
- What did you do? - We won the fucking race!
Oh my God!
Oh my God, guys. We did it!
Oh my God! Yes!
P1, Pierre, P1!
AlphaTauri, Honda,
all the engineers, all the mechanics, everybody in Firenze,
thanks to you, we… we did it.
We did it!
Yeah!
Okay, so, finishing order, uh, was Gasly, Sainz, Stroll.
We were P15.
Okay. Sorry, guys.
This is such an amazing moment.
A moment I dreamed about for so many years.
I just thought, "Okay, we've done it."
"What more do I need to prove?"
I know, in life, you… you have many obstacles.
After the Red Bull demotion,
I had to face a big challenge.
I had to rebuild myself.
But it's only my third season in F1, so I'm better than last year.
2021 is gonna be a better Pierre,
and 2022 is gonna be an even better Pierre.
Ready to give my very best...
…to bring this team as much success as I can.
I need to call my parents as well.
Have you heard them? Fuck, I cannot imagine how they are right now.