This is getting manipulated, man.
Hi.
Have you seen that the walk of shame is shorter this year, yeah?
So we're improving.
-How was your winter? -Very nice.
You were eating and getting drunk, right?
-Hey, Yuki. -How's it going?
Good morning. How are youse?
-Good, good. -Good morning.
-Hello. -Hi, Carlos.
Let's go. We start.
-Yes. -Zero-zero.
This morning, we took pictures
of the cars from the beginning of the season.
The surprising thing is that they are all completely different.
Interesting.
I have a microphone hanging over me now.
Okay. Bye. Thank you.
I think you have everything.
Thanks for waiting. Sorry I'm late.
-Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team. -Oh yeah.
Morning.
What do you reckon, Seb?
-Oh yes. It looks good. -Huh?
It looks good.
So much potential there.
I think I've got an issue.
It already felt weird.
Yeah, I'm not feeling this lap.
It's, like, ride's terrible.
Shockingly bad.
How's the car?
Something doesn't feel right out here, man.
There's an incredible amount of bouncing.
Okay. Roger.
Massive bouncing, exit turn four.
You see the porpoising that we have?
It's crazy, yes?
I just… I don't know.
It felt horrendous.
I think you just need to look into it.
I think it's important to acknowledge that one didn't go to plan.
It's down to us now to strike back.
Have we got any idea at all?
There were a lot of discussions about bouncing, porpoising.
A problem for the driver, therefore.
We will quickly fix what it was.
The car's going really fast out there.
Good job.
Now it feels decent.
Got any immediate issues?
No. All seems to be all right.
Big bouncing into turn nine.
Overall it does not feel like there's an improvement in ride.
It's impossible.
Is the car in one piece?
Jeez, I'm struggling so much out there.
It's tough for me.
They're still struggling.
We're so slow on the straights.
How many positions have I lost now?
So we're now P14.
This car is something else, man.
Yeah. A weekend to forget, that's for sure.
I would save this engine, guys, if I was you.
Sorry.
Lewis, we still think we can achieve points here today.
I think Red Bull is our only competitor today.
I don't think that Mercedes will be back in the fight.
It's so bouncy out here, man. I'm frickin' losing my mind.
Fuck's sake, man.
Where's Lewis?
Where's Lewis Hamilton?
That looks great from there.
Looks like a stable platform.
This pace is good, Lewis.
Come on.
The car's bumping a dangerous amount.
It's bouncing more than before.
I'm bouncing all over the place.
My back is killing me.
Okay, copy.
It's just ridiculous.
Nicely done, team. Well done.
Lewis, we'll know that this is a bit of a shitbox to drive at the moment.
And sorry for the back also.
Yeah. We will… We will sort ourselves out.
I think in the end, though, it's gonna end badly.
-It is, isn't it? -Yes.
It's gonna explode at some stage.
He's wondering the right moment to go.
You know, who on earth would they take?
Yeah.
That would drop them in the shit if he decides to retire.
Yeah. They would be a bit screwed.
Guenther, excuse me.
Sorry, teacher.
I saw Toto reacting in a very emotional way.
Maybe he was under pressure for their performance at the time?
Maybe he was under pressure because he promised something to someone?
I don't know.
But I believe that, as team principals, we always have to stay rational.
Surprising. I didn't expect it from him.
So we've got a range of hydraulic components,
a fair amount of suspension starting to go through as well.
So, it's fully up and running?
Yeah, yeah, 100%.
Yeah, 100% up and running.
So it's a good one.
Morning, Lewis.
-This jacket's huge. -It's the best jacket ever!
Oh no. It came open.
Don't ask what these are.
Not too sure I'll be wearing them anytime soon.
You're not getting a Toto tattoo on your chest.
Don't let him tattoo that.
It's Danny Ricciardo.
-Have you just drawn a dick on there? -It's a love heart.
You can hear us?
Yes, I can hear you.
George has a crash.
Crash, George.
-Fuck. -You okay?
Is he okay? Yeah, I'm okay. I'm okay.
I'm out.
Who was that upside down, I think, in the Alfa?
It looked bad. It looked bad.
-You all good, Alex? -Yeah, I'm fine.
Yeah, I think I have damage.
Everyone all right?
Just checking now.
Someone's upside down.
-He went over the barrier, didn't he? -Yeah, massive.
Is he okay, the guy that's upside down?
You feeling all right?
-All good. -Welcome.
That was very scary.
When I was rolled upside down,
I kind of just closed my eyes, just waiting to stop.
When I noticed that the car was not slowing down
and could be going for a big hit.
You know you're in real danger.
Luckily, I was walking off
after, I think, one of the biggest incidents in Formula 1.
I was very grateful to have George there,
calling the marshal over, making sure I was okay.
It really means a lot.
Uh! Sorry.
No, don't be sorry.
It's shit, isn't it?
That's crazy if they do that.
What's happened to the grid?
Why would they do that? They should keep it the same.
There's cars that are out, so…
Ron, can you go back to race control and say, "Well, they had an order."
"There was a race order?"
Ron says what they're doing is correct
because there weren't all cars over SE2… off SE1 line.
What position did I start? Five? I go back to five?
Yeah.
I go back to five.
He's upset for a minute.
Then he walks off and deals with it.
I guess he'll just have to pass them again.
-Exactly -Yes.
You can always push the buttons.
If you have an urgent need to comment.
We're gonna need to introduce a little bit of pace.
You have DRS enabled.
That was a good lap, Lewis. You're fastest man on track.
He's getting quicker, no?
The tires are not lovely.
I think I have a puncture or something.
Puncture.
There's something. Why don't you fucking check?
We don't see a puncture, Max.
Mate, I need to box.
So Verstappen, puncture. Verstappen, puncture.
This is good, Lewis. Got every chance here.
I know we can win this race.
We're gonna break everything, guys.
Okay, stop the car, please.
So you are in your safety-car window, so box, box.
The tires are good, man. The tires are good.
There'll be no position loss. Keep tight on the delta.
Box, box.
Uh, guys, are you sure this is the right tire?
It's hard to catch these guys right now.
Copy, Lewis.
As soon as these tires come in, we will be flat out to the end.
I think Lewis will win.
Nice work, Lewis.
That's P3, mate, and fastest lap. Well done. Hell of a battle there, mate.
Really impressive drive.
That was a tough one, guys.
But great effort.
But, uh, thanks so much for the hard work.
Good points.
Yeah, copy, Lewis. Yeah, well done, mate. Really great drive.
The important one is we had a good race car.
-Pace was there to win. -Pace was there to win.
It's all part of the learning curve.
We had a car that was in the fight again.
Exciting.
-And why can you only do one good start? -Yeah, only one.
Let's go. They are applauding him.
I'm a bit nervous about this.
It's quite interesting how the human mind works, no?
How you're changing… How you're changing your expectations.
You know, you're third-quickest car,
you're over the moon with a third place,
you are right in the fight.
And within one race weekend, you switch expectations to "We have to win this."
No words. But we cannot do that.
-Let's fucking go. -Jesus Christ.