[car engine rumbling]
[loud bang]
[Buxton] They always say sportsmen die twice.
Once when you lose your career
and then once at the actual end.
[ominous music playing]
[commentator 1] We're in the Middle East. It is the Bahrain Grand Prix.
[commentator 2] The lights are shining down on the circuit, over 500 floodlights.
[commentator 3] A double-header in the desert. Two races over two weekends.
[Horner] Coming into Bahrain, there's quite a bit at stake.
[commentator 3] A big weekend for many drivers,
who come into this race uncertain of their futures in the sport.
[Harding] Just a reminder about the track limits.
[producer] Think you'll be here next year?
Don't know.
I know what I need to do. I want that seat more than anyone.
Just a couple of last-minute reminders. The wind has picked up a bit.
[Pérez] Formula 1, it's been my life
for many years.
But it's not over.
[Haines] 57-lap race, yeah.
Easy to overtake. High tire degradation.
After ten years in the sport, I don't want to have any regrets.
I believe, if I can do well,
I have a chance to be in Formula 1 next year.
[engine revving]
[Haines] Twenty seconds. Twenty seconds.
[Albon] There's no secret how much I want to stay here.
[Haines] Ten seconds. Ten seconds.
[Grosjean] Maybe we're not finished.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Pérez] Anything can happen.
[cars zooming]
[commentator 1] Hamilton gets away well, Verstappen off the line well,
and Pérez coming up on the inside of Verstappen
who is now in second place.
And there's Alex Albon.
He's wheel to wheel with Valtteri Bottas as they file their way through.
[whooshing]
[Grosjean] Fuck.
[ominous music playing]
[gasping, shocked yelling]
[Gannon] Red flag. There's a big incident. Red flag.
[helicopter blades whirring]
[Leclerc] Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!
This… this was a big one. This was a big one.
[Albon] Who is it? Has he got out?
[Rennie] No information on it yet.
[commentator 1] Looked like a very, very nasty crash.
So, we just wait
for any news whatsoever.
[machinery whirring]
[engine revving]
[indistinct chattering in background]
[Buxton] Okay. Three, two, uh, one.
Just this morning, the Haas F1 team announced
that both of their drivers would be leaving the team
at the end of the season.
-[Grosjean] I'm so pissed off. -[Kevin] Yeah, it's fucked up.
[reporter 1] How did they take the news?
[Steiner] Uh, uh, they, you know, they…
I mean, they were very professional about it.
[reporter 2] Romain, talk to us about the future, if you would.
[Romain] It's bloody difficult to find a seat for 2021
when you are let go that late in 2020.
It's gonna be tough.
[Steiner] So, it seems to be managed pretty good, you know?
Letting people go is never easy, but, uh, all good things have, uh, an end.
[Romain] Uh, GPS.
[Keedle] Uh, getting it now. It doesn't know where we are.
-Right. -[pop music playing over radio]
12:19 arrival, allegedly, mate. Let's see what you can do.
I'm gonna say 12:24.
I'm gonna say
F-U-C-K you.
[Keedle chuckles]
[radio host] The race is on, or rather, it's soon to be off
for Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean.
It's potentially the end of F1 for Grosjean.
[Keedle] Bullshit!
-[guest] It is. Um, unfulfilled poten-- -[Romain scoffs] Yeah…
Bit of a strange feeling,
uh, just because I've been spending five years with Haas.
-[commentator] Grosjean comesfourth. -[Steiner] Amazing.
[Grosjean] I've put a lot of effort and passion into the team.
I always pushed for us to do better.
[commentator] Grosjean is having issues with his car.
Just call him in. End this fucking pain, you know?
[Grosjean] Fucking hell.
There's a lot I can accept, but not this.
So, to be let go at the end of the year,
it hurt me a little bit.
[Keedle] Ah, this is beautiful.
[Grosjean] But right now, it's relax, breathe and cool down and focus again.
[kite surfer] How does it feel?
-Not too bad. -[Kite surfer] Yeah.
Here he goes.
[Grosjean] After ten years in the sport,
retirement, it's a conversation I had with my wife, my family and my kids.
They know the risk of Formula 1,
but I told them if there is an opportunity to carry on,
I'm gonna jump on it.
Stopping is not an option.
[kite surfer] Yeah!
[Gow] It's incredibly hard for drivers
who've spent their entire lives trying to be in Formula 1,
leaving that is almost like stepping away from an addiction.
There we go.
[Buxton] Romain's a racer.
He doesn't want to leave Formula 1,
but he's left without a race seat in 2021.
And right now, he's not the only one.
[electronic music playing]
[commentator 1] This is the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The first of its kind, a double-header in Bahrain
as two races are held here back-to-back
over two weekends.
[Grosjean] No news. I can't find a team.
[commentator 2] It's a big couple of races for many of the teams
and especially for numerous drivers
who come here uncertain of their futures.
[Pérez] Now, at least, the news is out and we can get on with it.
-Hi, guys. -[reporter] Well, Checo.
Uh, big news, uh, regarding you, obviously.
From what the team said, was there anything to prepare you
for what we now know is going to happen?
[Pérez] No. All the feedback I was getting was that we all wanted to continue,
so, uh, there was nothing to prepare me, really.
At no point I felt my seat was at a real risk
because the feedback that I got from Otmar…
[Otmar] I don't like to talk about contractual stuff.
…was that they wanted to continue with me,
and then very late, we found out that that wasn't the case.
I was extremely disappointed.
It could have been handled a bit better.
[Buxton] You got your guy.
Four-time world champion on the team. You must be thrilled.
[Otmar] We really look forward to working with Sebastian.
It was not an easy decision.
Checo's done a great job for us,
but when Seb became available, we thought it was, uh, a good match.
How are you gonna approach things?
Obviously, the season is coming to an end soon,
so very soon, I will know what the future holds for me.
-Thanks. -[reporter] Thanks very much. Good luck!
[camera shutters clicking]
[Buxton] Poor kid.
Feel sorry for him.
[Pérez] That was pretty hard for me personally, to take that decision
because I felt the decision had nothing to do with performance.
[manager] It's a crazy world. You haven't got a team.
[Perez] You know that there are not many vacancies.
[Buxton] Checo's had, uh, an unbelievable year.
In what could be his best ever season in Formula 1,
he's left potentially with nothing.
[indistinct chattering]
[whirring]
[Pérez in Spanish] I think this is a situation that's out of my hands.
[physio] Let's see.
Let me put this over your head.
[Pérez] I want to carry on. I don't know anything else.
I've never done anything else.
[physio] Yeah.
Last one.
Relax.
Hold it.
[physio strains]
Get up.
[Pérez in English] Weekend after weekend, I think I… I've delivered.
I hope now, you know, the team can see that I've maximized my opportunities
with the car that I've been given.
What comes next, I don't know.
Anything could happen.
-[tense music playing] -[engine revving]
[commentator 1] Hello, welcome to Free Practice.
The sun is set,
so conditions are as they will be for the race,
and this is the session that really counts.
It's the one that you can get all of the data and information
to prepare for the race.
This is Grosjean's first practice lap in the Haas.
[Haines] Gap ahead to Hamilton 8 seconds. That's a good gap.
[Grosjean] Okay.
[commentator 1] He's looking to push hard, but difficult to do much with that car.
[Haines] Press oil pump button. Press oil pump button.
[commentator 1] Sergio Pérez in the Racing Point out on track.
[Tim] Keep pushing, Checo. One more lap.
Keep pushing.
[commentator 3] Pérez is gonna go to the top of the times here.
Out onto the start-finish straight.
-[Pérez] How is the pace? -[Tim] Very good, Checo.
Best--
Well done.
[commentator 3] Albon on a reasonable lap coming into the final corner.
[Rennie] What do you think about the tires so far?
[Albon] They just lose so much front grip on the second push.
[commentator 3] Albon,
another driver who may be wondering where he will be next year.
His performances in the Red Bull have repeatedly come under the microscope.
[tires screeching]
[crashing]
[commentator 3] And that's a big hit for Albon on the exit of the final turn.
-The Red Bull's ruined. -[engine grinding]
[Horner] Brutal.
Fucking brutal.
[Albon] Sorry, guys.
[commentator 3] That's a disaster for Albon,
when he's already under pressure for his seat.
[Horner] Frustrating. Frustrating.
[commentator 3] That's a huge repair job for the mechanics.
To get that ready for qualifying tomorrow, that will be an all-nighter.
[Horner] He just needs to have a straightforward weekend.
I can't remember him qualifying fourth, fifth,
getting a decent start, just a smooth weekend.
The situation with Alex is very clear.
I think every single member of this team wants to see him succeed.
He's aware, you know, that…
he needs to step it up.
The problem is if he doesn't,
there are gonna be some difficult decisions to be made.
[Albon] Should've pulled out of it. I was a bit surprised by the lack of grip.
I know there's always gonna be pressure on the second seat at Red Bull.
All I know is that I've got two races to show them…
[chuckles] …you know, that I can do this.
[Buxton] Checo.
Shaping up to be another good weekend for you.
Great performance.
Your race pace got the big boys worried.
Mercedes, Red Bull, they're all looking at you.
-They know you can be a contender. -[Pérez] Uh…
[chuckles]
…I think they're a step too far.
[Horner] I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't explore all options.
Sergio has done such a great job this year
that you couldn't fail to recognize that.
[reporter] How would a dark blue racing suit suit you with Red Bulls on it?
[Pérez] It's, uh… Yeah, I think it would look nice.
I already have a bit of blue.
[chuckling] Thank you, mate.
-[cameras clicking] -[Horner] He's over delivered.
And, uh, as a result,
you know, he's put himself on the… on the radar.
[exciting music playing]
[commentator 1] The sun has gone to bed, the moon is out in the desert.
This is the Bahrain Grand Prix,
round 15 of the Formula 1 World Championship.
The first of two races held right here
in the Bahrain double-header over the next two weekends.
In Formula 1, you always think about your future.
[Haines] Fifty-seven-lap race, yeah.
I want to do the maximum.
You don't want to be driving too cautiously.
I'm just gonna go and drive the way I like it.
[commentator 1] Hamilton starts in pole position,
his 98th pole of his career, with Bottas alongside him,
then in third, Max Verstappen in the Red Bull.
Alex Albon, after his accident during practice,
he pulled off a terrific qualifying round.
He starts fourth on the grid, one ahead of Pérez.
[Pérez] I'm actually approaching the last three races
as my final races in Formula 1 because I don't know what will happen.
In life, you get certain opportunities. You just have to maximize all of them.
Whatever comes, I'm just ready for it.
[Haines] Twenty seconds. Twenty seconds.
[commentator 2] All the mechanics and engineers in the garage
starting to get on their feet
and watch what is about to unfold at the start of this Grand Prix.
[Haines] When you arrive at the back of the grid, one static bite point.
[Grosjean] Okay.
[Tim] Radio check now, Checo, radio check.
[Pérez] Copy.
[commentator 2] Here come the lights.
[suspenseful music playing]
[engines revving]
[commentator 3] Hamilton gets away well, Verstappen off the line well,
Pérez coming up on the inside of Verstappen who is now in second place.
[Tim] Tires are good, Checo. Just wanna keep this.
[Pérez] Let's focus now.
[commentator 2] Towards the back, Grosjean has already gained two places
coming out of turn one.
Alex Albon in fourth trying to keep up with Sergio Pérez
as he speeds into the distance ahead.
Grosjean still making moves to try and gain places.
[tires screeching]
[Grosjean] Fuck.
[explosion]
[high-pitched ringing]
[gasping, shocked yelling]
[woman] Oh my God!
[distant screaming]
[man 1] What the fuck happened there? Fucking get him out!
[woman] Who was that?
[commentator 3] I think that's Grosjean that has gone into the barriers there.
About 140 miles an hour.
-[man 2] What the fuck was that? -[man 3] Eh?
-[flames whooshing] -[tense music playing]
[high-pitched ringing]
[man 4] They need to get the fuck out. Quick.
[flames roaring]
[Gannon] Red flag. Red flag. There's a big incident. Red flag.
-[Albon] Copy. -[Rennie] Slow down, please.
[Leclerc] Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!
This… this was a big one. This was a big one.
[helicopter blades whirring]
[flames whooshing]
[Leclerc] Is he okay?
[Padros] I will come back to you.
[Leclerc] No, please.
[Albon] Ah, fuck.
Has he got out?
[Rennie] No information on it yet.
[Kevin] Shit. Is he… Is he okay?
[Gannon] Come into the pit lane.
[Kvyat] Oh, tell me he's okay. Please tell me he's okay.
There are certain moments where silence falls on a racing track
and you know what that means.
[helicopter flying overhead]
[somber music playing]
[Steiner] You cannot do anything. You're just a passenger to this.
The world seems to be coming down on you.
Once you see fire, that's the worst thing you can have.
This is bad.
[flames whooshing]
[high-pitched ringing]
[Lewis] Yeah, this one was hard to watch.
I felt very, very vulnerable in that moment.
[Steiner] Everything goes through your head.
You don't think that anybody can get out alive of this one.
[flames roaring]
[Steiner] I've been doing racing long enough. There is no good outcome.
He's not coming out.
[Buxton] The longer you sit and you wait, the more…
the fear kicks in because your instincts are…
that you know what the reality is.
-[flames roaring] -[water rushing]
[helicopter blades whirring]
When I saw the fireball, I couldn't believe this could happen
in modern Formula 1 cars.
And a car shouldn't break in two.
Only when you see those things do you believe the danger that we go into.
The big question was
where's… where's the rest of the car and where is the driver?
I did think that it would be a very bad outcome.
As I looked to my right,
I could see, uh, the driver
through the… the gap in the flame.
[ominous music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[fireball exploding]
[ethereal music playing]
[Horner] Not only has he survived going through a barrier,
at 160 miles an hour,
with… within a ball of fire...
The heat must have been so extreme.
It was a miracle. It was absolutely a miracle.
[Ian] He wanted to walk to the ambulance,
and I was insisting, "No, no, no, no, we'll get the ambulance here,"
but he wanted to demonstrate that he was okay.
He got a message to everyone, his wife and family in particular,
that he was out and he was in a good place.
[Caco] How the fuck did he come out of that?
H… ho… how did he jump out?
That's… that's an act of God.
[Steiner] He's on his way to hospital to get checked out,
but, uh, he's completely conscious.
He had, what I was told, minor burns on his hands on his feet.
He's… he… he's okay.
They did a fantastic job to get him away as quick as possible from the fire.
It was amazing, uh, what they did and thank you a lot to them.
[reporter] Thanks for your time, Guenther.
[Steiner] I need to find out who was in that rescue car.
Fucking hell, they've done a great job. The guy with the extinguisher.
-I just want to… -[Sean] Absolutely.
-[Steiner] I need to find out who it was. -Okay.
-[helicopter blades whirring] -[tense music playing]
[Steiner] He got lucky today.
He got away with it.
Just have to say thank you to somebody up in heaven.
[commentator 1] It does look as if this race will restart,
and for those drivers,
they now have to somehow get back in their cars
and drive as if nothing has happened.
[Pérez] On those occasions, you have to be really strong.
You have to disconnect from that, don't think about Romain anymore.
Focus on… on what you are about to do
and then back in the car and go through it again.
[Lewis] You have to compartmentalize it somehow.
You make a decision, "I'm going to continue, yep,"
and you just keep going.
It's just the wild desire to drive these cars on the limit
and nothing's gonna change that.
[Pérez] We are different. We are Formula 1 drivers. We are…
We are crazy people.
[commentator 3] Lights out and away we go.
Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen on the inside.
Verstappen slips past the Racing Point.
[commentator 4] Albon fancied a run around the outside of the Mercedes.
Bottas was having none of it.
We have got an incident at the back there.
[commentator 3] Lance Stroll's Racing Point.
Racing Point can ill afford an incident like that
for the Constructors' Championship.
[commentator 2] With Lance Stroll out, it's down to Sergio Pérez,
the man without a contract next season,
to win points for the team that are letting him go.
[Tim] So, unfortunately, Lance is out, but he is okay.
Checo, we need maximum pace now, please. Maximum pace. Stay positive.
[commentator 5] As if the pressure on Pérez isn't enough already.
[Tim] Checo, the car behind is now Albon.
[exciting music playing]
[Tim] DRS is enabled. DRS is enabled.
[commentator 2] Here comes Sergio Pérez.
Flying past and overtaking Pierre Gasly.
[Pérez] What's the gap?
[Tim] Two tenths quicker than Albon.
[Rennie] Okay, Alex, Pérez ahead. Let's have him.
[Albon] Yeah, I'm trying.
[commentator 2] Pérez passes Sainz to get into third place.
Can he bag himself a podium
and stay ahead of Alex Albon in the Red Bull just behind him?
[commentator 3] Pérez, once again, has put in a super performance.
[Tim] Last two laps, two tenths quicker than Albon.
Your lap time is getting closer to Verstappen's.
[commentator 2] Only three laps left for Pérez in this race.
[car zooming]
[engine shuddering]
[Pérez] I'm losing power. Losing power.
I cannot continue this pace for the other laps.
Not coming back.
[commentator 2] Is that smoke?
That's Sergio Pérez going slowly down the main straight.
[commentator 4] Alex Albon can literally smell third place.
[Rennie] Be careful in braking zones.
There's obviously a lot of oil coming out, now he's on fire.
[Tim] Checo, stop the car, please, stop the car.
It's on fire.
[commentator 3] What a time for Albon to inherit third place
for his second podium in Formula 1.
-[Albon] Okay, we should be good now. -[Rennie] Nice job. Keep pushing.
[groaning, yelling]
[commentator 3] Lewis Hamilton has come through
to win the Bahrain Grand Prix.
[cheering]
[commentator 2] And there's Alex Albon across the line in third place,
and a much-needed podium.
That will surely put him in a firm position
to stay with Red Bull for next year.
-[Rennie] All right, nice job, P3. -[Albon] Yeah, thank you, guys.
[commentator 3] Red Bull get both drivers on the podium.
[Horner] Well done, Alex. That was a mega job. Good drive.
Good to have you both up there on the podium.
[Albon] Thanks, Christian.
[commentator 3] Sergio Pérez very much deserved that podium.
It's, uh, not to be.
[somber music playing]
[crew members chanting] Alby! Alby! Alby! Alby! Alby!
[cheering]
[Horner] Alex, he really deserves it.
What's impressed me is when he's had knocks, he's bounced back.
[crowd cheering]
[Albon] I know there's still work to do.
Of course I wanna stay here,
and to stand on the podium was… was really special.
[champagne fizzing]
[commentator 1] Red Bull, uh, with both Max and Alex
on that podium, uh, this evening.
[fireworks exploding]
[somber music playing]
[Pérez in Spanish] Yesterday was a sad day for everyone.
I've had a lot of bad luck.
The important thing yesterday
was that Grosjean walked away from that accident with his life.
It's been an emotional roller coaster.
[in English] This is strong.
-[man] This is water. -[Pérez] Mexican water!
[in Spanish] The podium was in the bag and got away from us.
Yes.
[Pérez in English] The podium would've meant a lot,
to remind everyone how good I am, what I can do in the car.
And it's a big hit.
This game is called Black Widow.
[Pérez] Formula 1, it's been my life
for many, many years.
You don't have to have the best game. Just make sure that you don't lose.
And now, it looks like I'm leaving at the end of the year.
It makes me feel very, very sad.
As a Mexican, it's very hard to get into Formula 1.
[commentator 1] …still not enough. You can see the shadow…
And then you can see Pérez.
That was tight!
[commentator 2] Sergio Pérez here, great racing.
[commentator 1] He's gonna go on his way now.
[Pérez] You have to leave your country at a very young age.
You have to sacrifice your childhood, basically.
[in Spanish] Of course, I will fight for the championship.
[in English] At the age of 14, I went to Germany.
I was on my own while other kids were with their family.
[Tim] Amazing, Checo, well done.
[reporter] What an unbelievable first race in Formula 1. Sum it up for us.
[cheering]
[Pérez] After ten years in the sport,
it's a bit emotional.
My target is to keep in Formula 1,
but, um, I don't know what will happen.
[tense music playing]
[commentator 1] What a week it's been in the world of Formula 1
and here we are.
Welcome back to Bahrain.
[Buxton] Hello. Hell… I've got nothing.
-[man] Yep. -[Buxton] There you go.
[commentator 1] There is plenty to talk about before the second race
in this double-header in the desert.
And obviously, the latest is Romain Grosjean
who will not be taking part.
[camera shutters clicking]
-[man 1] Romain. -[man 2] Well done.
-[Grosjean] Thank you. -[man 3] Good to see you.
[reporting in German]
[man exclaims excitedly]
[man chuckling]
-I'm so fucking happy to see you. -[Grosjean] Thank you, my friend.
-Steiner. -[Steiner] How are you?
[Grosjean] Yeah.
The knee is getting really good.
Ankle also.
And, uh, only question with this one.
They're talking about a graft.
Yeah.
So I say, "Everyone who's gonna shake my hand's gonna shake my arse!"
[all chuckle]
[Steiner] But you can laugh at least! I can still hear the…
[makes whooshing noise] …coming up, yeah.
You see it in movies and think it's not true, it's true.
The hit with the wall wasn't hard.
Uh, it… it's strange because it was 56 Gs
you know, so it means my body was about 3.9 tonnes.
Uh…
And then I remember opening my eyes when everything stopped.
And I tried to lift myself and jump out of the car
and I… I feel that I hit something on top of my helmet
so I sit back down and I thought,
"Well, I'm upside down, against the wall or whatever."
"Someone will come and rescue me. I'll just wait."
[flames roaring]
Then I look a bit right and a bit left, and then it's all orange on the left.
Uh, why is it orange? It's not sunset. Is it the light from the circuit? No.
Oh, it's fire.
[flames whooshing]
I tried to go up, didn't work. Right didn't work. Left didn't work.
Sit down, try to understand. Go left, it was twitching a bit, the head.
Okay, it works, but my foot is stuck.
I sit back down and…
there's a time where…
I think, "That is it," you know?
[flames whooshing]
[Grosjean] I started asking myself very simple questions.
"Where am I going to burn first? Is it going to be painful?"
Few people have known that moment,
uh, where…
you almost accept that you're dead.
[Steiner] Fucking hell, yeah.
How are the kids?
[Marion] They ask many questions.
Then the kids… kids came in the car.
They said "No, Daddy, this is not happening."
I said, "No, I cannot finish like this."
"It cannot be… It cannot be the end."
It was like "boom-boom-boom-boom," survival instinct.
I put my hands in the fire and I can feel my hands are burning.
I can see the gloves that are red normally become completely black
and… and I can feel the pain.
[flames roaring]
[Grosjean] But at that time, I don't… I don't care, you know?
[fireball explodes]
And when the shoulders are going through, the doctor pulls on my overall
and… and this is the time I realized I was alive.
I was going to live.
And that feeling, I think, will stay in my head forever.
[fireball explodes]
[Marion] I still can't believe it.
From the moment of the crash
till the moment that we saw on the TV that he was alive.
Two minutes 45.
[Marion chuckles]
[Marion] I mean, I… Words still fail me.
And the longer it was lasting,
the more I started to believe that he… he was dead.
And, um…
[exhales sharply, chuckles]
Even a few days after that, our oldest son, Sacha,
he said, "Oh, I was scared that he would be burned everywhere."
[somber music playing]
[applause]
[Grosjean] I'm still a racer
and I'll still miss racing this weekend, but, uh…
the priorities that were here last week are, you know, very different.
It changed my life forever.
-You are the man that crossed the road? -Yes.
[cameras clicking]
[Grosjean] F1 is a job, it's a passion.
Put my parents, my wife, my kids, my friends through that stress again
if I have a big crash?
I… I don't think I can.
For two minutes 43 seconds, for them, I was dead.
[cheering, applause]
[Grosjean] So yes, I'm sad about leaving Formula 1, but…
yeah, there is no… you know, there's no regret.
I think now, it's just… life will be much more beautiful.
I mean, when you go through that and you have a second birthday,
a second chance in life,
a chance of life,
uh,
yeah, you… you just take it.
[Steiner] Thank you very much, Romain.
[whistling]
[Grosjean] I… I didn't win a race, I didn't win the championship,
but I will have a legacy forever in Formula 1.
You know, I… I'm the man that walked out of fire.
[Marion scoffs]
[tense music playing]
[wind howling]
[commentator 1] We're under the lights for the Sakhir Grand Prix this evening
at a brand-new circuit layout.
The outer loop of this Bahrain circuit.
It's never been used before.
[in Spanish] Relax. Relax.
[Pérez in English] It's been a difficult year, but it's not over.
-[physio in Spanish] Go to the door. -[whistle blows]
[physio] Go on.
[Pérez in English] Everything remains very strong inside me.
[in Spanish] Ten seconds.
[Pérez in English] I want to keep going.
[physio in Spanish] Push it, come on.
-[Pérez in English] I know how good I am. -[physio in Spanish] Good.
[Pérez in English] People know what I can do.
[physio in Spanish] Five fast reps.
[Pérez in English] And I believe that God has put me in this place for a reason.
Still plenty of things that can happen.
I believe that I can finish on a high.
God knows I used all my opportunities I've had.
So, whatever comes, I'm just ready for it.
[engine revving loudly]
[commentator 2] And it's not just a new track layout in Bahrain this weekend,
but also new dynamics in the driver lineup.
Lewis Hamilton is not racing,
having tested positive for COVID-19.
He's replaced by George Russell on loan from Williams.
And all that means it's hard to make any predictions.
What unfolds next is in the lap of the Gods.
[suspenseful music playing]
[engines revving]
[commentator 3] The Sakhir Grand Prix is underway.
Sergio Pérez trying to challenge.
Russell takes the lead of the Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas is down to second.
Ooh, and he gets all out of shape coming out of turn two.
That's gonna give Pérez and Verstappen the impetus they need.
Three wide up towards turn four.
[brakes screeching]
[commentator 1] …by Charles Leclerc and there's three cars gone off.
[Pérez groans]
[Otmar] Fuck's sake!
[crew member] What happened?
-[clunking] -[crew members groaning]
[Tim] Keep going, Checo, keep going.
[commentator 3] That's not just a disaster for Pérez, but also the team as well.
Racing Point chasing third place in the championship.
They need points to keep them in contention
to have their best ever season.
[tires squealing, engine revving]
[commentator 1] Sergio Pérez all the way down in 18th place.
[Pérez] Ugh! I think I had bad… bad luck happen.
[commentator 3] Pérez all the way at the back now.
Not how he would've liked to have seen his season, and his Formula 1 career,
coming to an end.
[cars zooming past]
[Pérez] Wah!
Let's focus. Sorry. Let's focus now.
Okay, let's get the maximum today.
[commentator 3] Sergio Pérez, no longer last
as he overtakes the Alfa Romeo.
[dramatic music playing]
[Tim] Fittipaldi ahead on soft.
-[man 1] Yes. -[man 2] Yes. Come on!
[Pérez] How is the pace right now?
[Tim] That is good pace, Checo, good pace.
[man 2] Come on! Come on!
[Tim] You're in a good position. There's a long race ahead.
Next car ahead, Magnussen, also soft.
[commentator 3] Pérez may be down, but he doesn't believe he's out, does he?
Slowly but surely coming back from last place
to now move into the midfield.
[Tim] Good, Checo, so next car is Vettel.
[commentator 4] Pérez against Vettel,
the guy that's nicked his job for next year.
[man 3] Come on!
[commentator 3] Pérez now moves up into 11th place.
He'll be in the points before too long, you' would've thought.
Sergio Pérez gets Norris as well, using all his years of experience.
-[Tim] Next car ahead, Albon. -[Pérez] Copy.
-[Tim] Checo, this pace is very good. -[Pérez] We need the points.
[commentator 1] I wonder if that duel will attract the attention
of the Red Bull pit wall.
"I want your place now and I want your car next year."
[Tim] This is a key phase. Push. Keep the pressure on him.
[Rennie] Next car behind you is now Pérez.
Let's push now to pull away.
[man 4] Go on!
[suspenseful music playing]
[distant cheering]
[raucous cheering]
-[engineer] Go on! -[Otmar] Fucking hell!
[Pérez yells]
Yes!
That was close, guys.
[Otmar] He needs a drive, pal.
[commentator 3] Pérez takes ninth from Albon.
[Tim] Checo, your pace is seriously strong.
Albon behind is dying.
[commentator 3] Pérez has come all the way from the back.
to now be level with teammate Lance Stroll.
-[tires squeal] -Lockup there, by Lance Stroll.
Pérez up into fourth.
[yelling encouragement]
[commentator 3] Against all the odds,
this could be a phenomenal result for Pérez,
but also Racing Point, who now occupy fourth and fifth.
Pérez has been on it absolutely all day long.
Oh, all right!
[Tim] Just keep your head down and try and get Ocon.
[commentator 3] Is this gonna be Pérez's opportunity to get ahead?
[man 5] Go on, boy! That's it! Go on!
[crew members yelling encouragement]
[cheering]
[commentator 3] Only the two Mercedes in front of him now.
Into the pits comes Russell from the race lead.
Overshoots a little, but in he comes and Mercedes are double stacking here.
[machinery whirring]
[cars zooming around track]
[commentator 3] It's a slow stop for Bottas.
There's a man waving on the front left. They can't get the wheel on at all!
Disastrous pit stop for Mercedes.
[indistinct exclaiming]
[Tim] There's been a big problem for Bottas ahead.
[commentator 3] Bottas is losing position. Pérez is now second.
-[cheering] -[man 5] Fucking hell!
[commentator 3] Now a problem for the second Mercedes,
driven by George Russell.
Here's Russell's radio.
[Bono] Okay, George, we need to box. We have a mixed tire set on the car.
[commentator 3] So, they put the wrong tires on Russell's car.
Russell is going to have to pit again.
Absolute disaster for the Mercedes team.
[cheering, excited yelling]
[man 6] Come on! Come on!
[Tim] We are now the lead car. Russell has also boxed.
[commentator 3] Mercedes have dropped an absolute clanger.
Pérez now leading the Grand Prix.
[thrilling suspenseful music playing]
[Pérez] I can hardly speak.
[Tim] Yes, Checo, this is really good. Maximum push.
[commentator 3] Sergio Pérez on the verge of winning his first ever Grand Prix,
having been in last place on the opening lap.
And now, we're onto the final lap.
[gleeful laughter]
[man 1] Oh my God!
[commentator 1] Pérez, on his 190th Grand Prix start,
has just half a lap to go.
[commentator 1] The man who was in last place at the end of lap one
comes home to win the Sakhir Grand Prix.
[crew members cheering]
[Tim] Yes, Checo!
[commentator 1] Sergio Pérez, wow!
[cheering]
[cheering, whooping]
[Tim] Yes, Checo, P1!
Yes!
[Pérez sobbing]
[sighs happily]
I'm speechless, guys.
[fireworks banging]
[Tim] Amazing, Checo, well done.
[crew members cheering in distance]
[cheering intensifies]
[crew members chanting] Checo! Checo! Checo!
-Checo! Checo! Checo! -[man] Yeah, Checo!
[commentator 1] Look at those celebrations.
And it's the first ever double podium for Racing Point, as well,
as Lance Stroll takes third place.
[both laughing gleefully, whooping]
[Racing Point crew continue chanting] Checo! Checo! Checo! Checo! Checo! Checo!
[commentator 1] Are we really gonna say goodbye to this driver
at the end of this season?
I… I really hope not.
[announcer] Sergio Pérez!
[crew members cheering raucously]
[announcer] Lance Stroll!
[raucous cheering]
[reporter] Another man who's heart and soul of this team.
I think that's a tear in your eye, is it not, Otmar?
[Otmar] No. I'm really, really happy.
I mean, look at Sergio.
What a great drive, from last to first. Not many people can say that.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Mexican National Anthem playing]
[cheering]
[announcer] His first Formula 1 victory.
[cheering, applause continue]
I've learned so much. I've made so many friends here.
Thanks so much for everything. All these years, man.
You guys have been amazing and you have a friend.
Whenever you go to Mexico, please call me.
-I'll look after you. -[crew members laugh]
[crew cheering]
[Pérez] It makes me feel very, very sad,
seeing that my boys, you know, when it's… some of them were crying
because we've been together for… for so many years.
Life is not fair at all.
[cheering]
Formula 1 neither.
[crew members chanting] Checo! Checo! Checo!
[bittersweet music playing]
[yells gleefully]
[Carola in Spanish] There's Daddy.
He saw the entire race.
[man] He was just screaming, "Dad! Dad! Dad!"
[Carola] We were all crying, darling.
[Pérez] No, no, no.
I love you all, family.
[man speaking Spanish]
[camera shutters clicking]
[Leclerc in English] Hello, mate. Well done.
-Sorry for you, man. -[Leclerc] No, sorry for you.
-At the beginning, you were lucky. -So lucky, man.
[Leclerc] I never thought it was going to end up this way.
Congratulations. Amazing job.
-[Leclerc] I just wanted to apologize. -Thanks for coming. Thank you.
When I leave, I think I'll be very thankful to the sport,
to Formula 1,
because what they've given me, they've changed my life forever.
[in Spanish] I needed this, man.
What's up, man? Good job.
-You're a badass, man. -[Pérez] We're all badasses.
[in English] Thank you, mate, for everything.
[sighs]
If this is to be the end, I'm extremely pleased and… and happy
for what I have achieved.
So, thank you, Formula 1.
[fireworks sizzling]
[fireworks banging loudly]
[suspenseful music playing]
[phone ringing]
[phone continues ringing]
-[Pérez] Hello, Christian. -Hey, Sergio.
-Welcome to Red Bull. -How are you doing?
-[triumphant music playing] -Thanks, man.
Congratulations and welcome to the team.
Thanks, Christian. I'm so much looking forward to it.
Sergio Pérez is confirmed as our race driver
for 2021.
[commentator] As we bring to an end the Formula 1 season, it is down to this.
[Buxton] The battle for third in the Constructors', it's incredible.
At the last race of the season, we still have this massive fight.
-We're in a good position. -It'll go down to the wire.
Who wants it more will probably do it.
-[Loos] Let's fuck some shit up. -[Daniel] Everything we got.
[crowd cheering, whistling]
If you're gonna take on Mercedes, you've gotta be firing on all cylinders.
-[Max] Come on, boys! -[commentator] The season finale!
[upbeat electronic music playing]