- It snowed quite a bit. - Yes.
The powder is nice and fresh.
We made it!
Are you nervous for the last part?
No. Can't wait!
- No power. - Sorry about that.
- We're gonna crash. - Yeah, copy.
P1, baby. P1.
Come on!
This part is the steepest.
Yes.
- Nervous? - Yes.
You have to take a deep breath.
All good, yeah? Let's go.
We're out in the Nevada desert.
We're about to go head-to-head with Max and Checo.
Nice and quiet everywhere here, guys. We're rolling.
We're 600 feet above the ground right now.
As we're climbing up,
you're gonna see the F1 paddock coming up straight ahead of us here.
The track's just below us here.
Oh yeah, I can see it. Yeah.
See where the grandstands are?
Now it's a traffic jam. In a few hours, it's an F1 race.
- You look sharp. - You know, it's Vegas time, so...
Yuki, why are you so sad, mate?
You look so really depressed.
I was here early.
I'll join you.
I didn't do any practice.
- Why not? - It was my birthday.
I got drunk in a casino. What else do you expect?
Charles played roulette and got his number twice.
He, like, tripled it and then lost it.
What are we playing?
Can we hide?
Sorry, Fred, almost there.
Fred, we need to make you look the most handsome we can.
It's too late. Far too late.
Who do you think the most vain team principal is?
You spend too much time in the gym.
Toto's a handsome man.
Good evening, we'll start with Fred's introduction.
Yeah, a quick one. This event will be difficult.
And perhaps a strange one with the track layout.
But I think the most important will be
for us to stay completely focused on the event
and not to be focused on what's happening outside.
We arrived in Las Vegas 20 points behind Mercedes.
But we know it's the money time with the races remaining.
We want to be in front of Mercedes.
All clear.
Copy.
Track clear. Mode race.
Mode charge. Mode charge. And keep the pace up.
Yeah, the grip is... Grip is pretty shocking here.
Yeah, I have very little grip.
Okay, understood.
- I don't have that grip. - Okay, copy.
I'm struggling with traction.
I would like to open a lap just to confirm my feeling.
Okay, understood.
Fucking hell!
What was that?
My back.
Yeah, but fuck's sake.
I hit a drain cover, I think.
The floor is gonna be destroyed.
You're gonna be late for the press conference. You need to go.
Have you seen this video of Sainz?
Watch. Hang on. It replays in a second.
Watch up there.
It goes off like a bomb.
I'm not sure that is the topic for me today.
We had a very tough FP1. This will cost us a fortune.
With a fucked-up decision for Carlos.
But we have to change the chassis, half of the car,
or two-thirds of the car.
Okay, the show is the show, and everything is going well, but
I think it's just unacceptable from the F1 today.
I am, Toto, but you would be upset in my situation.
We are a bit surprised with the bad luck we had with the drain.
We know it has made overtaking Mercedes for P2 this weekend tough.
But I'm focused.
Mode push, mode push.
Copy.
And at the moment, you are P1.
And circuit's all clear. Good to go.
P11.
Couldn't go faster, mate.
Push, yep. Push.
- Currently, you are P2. - All good.
Where's Lewis?
He's P11.
You're on target, so push your way through.
That's, um... Yeah, P4.
Are Ferrari 1 and 2?
And P1.
P1, you said?
Yes, P1. Good job.
Good job, guys!
And P2.
Congrats to everyone and thank you for yesterday.
That was good.
Fucking penalty.
F1, Vegas, baby!
It don't get better than this.
There's so many of y'all motherfuckers.
- Hey! How are you, man? - I like your car.
- Do you wanna drive? - No. No!
It's mega, no?
Toto, I just want to thank you for saying all the nice things about Las Vegas.
- Yeah, it was necessary. - It was very kind of you.
Too many naysayers.
All right, well, showtime.
Ninety seconds. Fire up.
Focus on the lights.
He pushed me wide.
Are you okay with the car?
I think so.
The race is still on for us.
DRS enabled. Fernando, 0.6 in front.
Good job, Carlos.
- Position? - Currently P9.
There's Piastri ahead.
Oh shit! I got a puncture.
Fuck. Oh damn.
Box, box. Box, box.
Hamilton with a puncture in front.
Copy.
The tires are really fucked, mate.
Confirm. Box.
You are doing a good job.
So that's Russell ahead, Max.
You've got Verstappen car behind, 1.5.
You've got Verstappen now behind at 0.5.
Copy.
Fuck! Wing cover damaged.
Box, box. Box, box.
Position?
P7, P7.
And Gasly in front is struggling quite a lot.
Should be doable.
Copy.
Let's work together here. We can get him.
Verstappen behind with DRS.
Behind him, also Pérez with DRS.
They've got new tires. It's going to be difficult.
Yeah, copy.
But you are doing a good job, okay. Continue like this.
0.4.
Pérez behind, 0.6.
He's starting to drop back to you.
Oh no.
And last lap.
Pérez in front. Stay as close as possible.
Yes, yes.
- What's the gap behind? - Leclerc, 0.9, has DRS.
Try to maximize full throttle.
Come on.
0.7.
Yee-haw!
Ah, fuck.
I'm pleased with second place. I'm pleased with fucking second place.
You did a fantastic job.
Where are the Mercedes?
So P7, Hamilton.
P8, Russell.
And, uh, Carlos?
Sainz, P6.
Ah, good, good, good.
- Good job, Carlos. - Thank you, Fred.
Is that it?
That's it, mate. P7.
It's been a tough day at the office, mate.
P8.
Honestly, sums up the season, this race.
I think, personally, Carlos had a great performance.
Now we're four points behind Mercedes. We know what we have to do in Abu Dhabi.
So this is, let's say, a dynamic situation.
We just gotta beat the Ferraris.
Morning.
- How are you feeling? - Yeah.
Jet-lagged. Fucked. Other than that, all good.
- The last one. - Yes.
- Morning. - Morning.
Yeah? What did he say?
Good to see you.
How are you?
P2 or P3?
P3.
Where are you starting, seventh?
If I push on his rear, you crash into him.
Good for you. Good for you.
Ten-pin bowling.
I send you bad luck.
I think we have a faster race car than we expected here.
I'm looking forward to it.
See you later on.
How do you find it at Alpine?
Somehow, the team has so much more potential
than what we're showing.
I don't wanna see this car again after today.
- Ready for it? - Yeah. You?
Yeah, I'm excited.
Gonna be a good one.
- Good luck today. - Thank you. You too.
All right, see you soon.
- Radio check, Fernando. - Loud and clear.
Thirty seconds.
- Good luck. - Good luck. Thank you.
Fuck.
- What position are we? - Currently P5.
- Position? - Currently P9.
- DRS has been enabled. - Okay.
I've just damaged my front wing.
He locked up ahead of me.
Gap to Verstappen in front, 1.5.
You are doing a good job, so continue like this.
Gap ahead to Piastri, 0.4.
Suggest more speed. Keep protecting.
You have DRS.
Good job.
Nice job, mate. So 2.4 ahead to Norris.
- Piastri ahead. - Copy.
Alonso, 0.6.
- Push everything now. - Okay.
Use the pace, Oscar. Use the pace.
Defending well. This is good, Oscar.
This is really good stuff, mate. Let's close that gap.
I'm pushing.
Gap?
0.6 behind. We are managing an issue.
Okay, Lando, we are box this lap.
Confirm.
Norris just pitted. Box, box. Box, box.
Could be close to Russell at exit.
Four laps remaining. Car behind now, Pérez, 4.4.
Just keep driving the fastest laps you can.
He must not finish in front of us.
Tell me the gap between Checo and Russell.
Gap, 2.7.
Gap to Russell, 2.4.
Come on, Checo.
Russell, 1.4.
Last lap, last lap.
Last lap?
Mode to slow, please. Mode to slow.
I don't care about mode slow. Where are we in the Constructors'?
Perez, gap 1.1.
- That's P2 in the championship. - Oh my goodness.
For fuck's sake!
Argh! I wanted that second place so bad.
Fuck!
P9.
Thank you guys so much. You really deserved second place.
I know it was a super difficult race with that car.
That's P4 in the championship,
which, as you know, means a lot to the team.
Tough season. Even in a tough season,
we still managed to get three top threes, so
I'm sure next year, we'll see each other on the podium more often.
Well done, Alex. Your hard work this year is what brought us
seventh in the Constructors Championship.
It's a proud moment.
Thanks, James.
This is just the start of really good things.
Okay, Kev, usual story.
I'm afraid we were P20.
Thanks for all the effort this year.
It's been a tough old one.
Can I do some burnouts, okay?
No burnouts, please. No burnouts to the grid.
Not even this, for fuck's sake.
I'll see you up there on that podium. It's been a while.
Oh yeah. We're on a path back to the top.
Come on, guys.
George, you made 2,500 people happy.
I thought you were gonna tell me that was my bonus, 2,500.
Fuck!
For me,
the DNA of a race team is to always improve and get better.
It's reflected in the work we do every day,
our points, our number of wins,
our ranking in the tournament.
Although that depends on the others too.
My main goal is that the team works even better next year than this year.
Well done, guys. What an incredible season.
Have a good break, and we'll come back stronger next year.
- Are you all right? - I'm okay. You?
Just really well done.
Very impressed with what you've done this year.
Anything we can help, we're there.
I'll let you know. Just keep doing what you're doing.
That's what we'll try to do.
Hi, Gene.
Fucking hell.
Fuck, man, this year...
And if I wouldn't like it, I wouldn't speak.