Tokyo, man.
Tokyo drift!
-Oh là! No! -What a start.
Oh my… my phone went…
Oh là! No!
Oh là.
Putain!
Oh no! No, you didn't!
Don't worry. My fart does not smell, luckily.
-Lo siento! -Lo siento, amigo.
Lo siento, amigo, but this is not possible.
The next one, I fucking put the handbrake on,
and then I kick you out of my car.
Where the fuck are you going?
This is my line. This is my curb, my corner.
Just relax, man.
Don't relax.
Nobody pass me.
Relationship with Pierre has been a really good relationship.
Definitely special.
He's a good teammate,
but also he's a good friend.
Yeah, recently my heart is crying
because you're going to a different team next year.
Your heart is crying.
You're being too cute now.
Don't make me emotional.
I know you're gonna miss me so much.
I am.
I don't know why he's leaving AlphaTauri.
The amount of things he achieved in that team was massive.
Has been a really enjoyable two years I spent with him.
It's really sad that he is leaving.
I must say, we have had quite a lot of fun.
-Please give me your autograph. -Yes.
Thank you very much.
Suzuka definitely, for me, is the best track in the world.
Last time, in 2019, I was watching at turn two.
So, in four years, I came back as a Formula 1 driver,
so it's been incredible..
Here come Alpine.
How does it feel?
It feels pretty good.
Fuck. Sorry!
I am. Shut up!
When I have workouts, it just ruins my whole day.
Stroll 1.4 behind.
Stop talking to me in the braking zone.
Don't talk to me anymore. Fucking engine brake!
The rice should be here. You cannot put rice here.
-You're a very strange man, aren't you? -No. It is, in Japan.
There's a rule about where you can put the rice.
But you hate rules.
You always say, "Don't tell me what to do."
-You had a good night? -Yeah, I slept well.
Ready to go?
Yeah.
-Good. -Yeah.
-Let's see, then. Okay. -Yeah.
Yuki!
-Lots of fans? -Yeah.
Performing well in Japan, it will be the most important, yeah,
yeah, race so far in Formula 1.
Come on, let's go.
Just keep walking. Keep walking.
Give him some space, guys.
Just keep walking.
Yuki!
-Good luck! -Thank you.
Morning, Yuki.
How are you feeling?
Pretty good. Bit of unfortunate rain, but… can't wait still.
Are we looking all right?
-Everything on time? -Yeah, yeah.
When you look at it, it looks like it's gonna get worse.
Wind is zero.
It's raining.
We're going to start with a little bit of oversteer.
And then… survive.
Yep.
I never experienced like that conditions in Suzuka.
I know Suzuka.
If it's rainy conditions,
it can be dangerous and really, really difficult.
I'm feeling more pressure, more expectation from the team
and more expectation from fans.
I want to show that I am improving and became a better driver.
Radio check.
Loud and clear.
Track is quite wet now.
The forecast is looking pretty grim.
I feel nervous.
Definitely more emotional.
I just want to cross the finish line for the Japanese fans.
Can't see a damn thing!
Visibility is close to none.
Fucking dangerous. Can't see anything.
The conditions are too crazy.
Vettel, the car behind.
Yeah, tell me all this info because I cannot see much.
Fuck, I got hit by Alonso.
Really bad. Really bad.
Try and keep going.
Man! Man, man, man, man.
You're doing a good job with the brakes and tires.
Can't see anything again. It's hard to warm up the tire.
I crashed. I didn't see anything.
-Are you okay? -I am okay.
Fuck, I drove over something. I don't know what it was.
I took a fucking thing. What the hell is that?
I can't see in front of me.
Fucking board is stuck in the wing!
Okay, box. We will change the front wing and tires.
Let's go.
Good, Yuki. Come on.
Tsunoda 0.8 ahead.
Watch your mirrors behind.
Yeah, I am. I am.
Yuki, I know it's very difficult,
but we need to keep focus.
Tsunoda 0.6 ahead.
Yuki, the rain intensity is going to increase.
Rubbish!
0.3. You have overtake.
Russell out of last corner.
-Yuki, push. -Yeah, I know. I'm doing!
Fucking sh…
Copy.
Final lap.
This is checkered flag. Checkered flag.
P13. We tried, Yuki.
Just letting you know, I couldn't do anything at all.
I didn't want to, of course, crash or, you know, retire,
but I wanted to score points.
It's a bit of a shame that I couldn't do it.
I was a bit upset, disappointed.
You are starting the last lap. Doing a good job.
There you go, boyo. P9.
Wow. Wow.
Points on debut. Thank you.
Reckon he could beat you?
-You good, Yuki? Ready? Happy? -Yeah.
-You wanna go window seat? -Yeah, okay.
You can go on my lap if you want!
How long are we driving?
We're almost there, I'd say. About five minutes or so.
Do you remember this, Pierre?
Oh my God!
That's the first time you met him.
How old was he?
Uh, 15 years old?
-You were in Formula what? Formula 4? -Three years ago.
Or Formula 3 when I met you?
-Formula 4. -Formula 4.
Things went so fast. Formula 4, Formula 3, Formula 2.
One year in each category, and then straight to Formula 1.
You know, Yuki, I always had his back.
All last year.
I always kind of cheered him on,
and tried to support and tried to help him.
Clearly, compared from year one to year two,
I think you've learned a lot and developed a lot.
Sometimes you have issues, the car is not working the way you want,
and the team can also affect your performance.
You need to really pay attention to, like, the fine details.
That will make you different and stronger than others.
I know things are gonna turn around at some point.
You know, people just remember your last race.
That's how the sport works.
You need to use every opportunity you have to prove that you have what it takes.
Okay.
There's still lots of things I can learn from him
and how he prepares the race
and how he prepares into the season.
How he acts in the race week.
I think the progress I've done this year is much more than last year.
But my consistency, in terms of race results,
has to be improved.
-You're gonna miss me for sure. -Maybe for two, three minutes.
Well, I'm happy. I'll take that,
that you'll miss me at least two or three minutes.
I'll take that.
Selfie please?
Thank you.
I know that training is super important to increase the performance.
And, yeah, I wouldn't say I'm enjoying,
but I'm doing, yeah.
I'm not afraid about mistakes.
I don't have any fear like that.
But I know there's a lot of space that I can improve as a driver.
In general, I would say I'm feeling more in control.
I experienced most of the situations last year,
so I know how to handle it.
I'm not a rookie anymore,
so there's not any room to excuse.
No pressure.
-What's with the jacket? -I don't know.
-It's sunny out there. It's 30 degrees. -It keeps me warm.
Is your horse here or not?
Neigh.
I should have got it.
Did it have a pass?
-Yep. -It has?
Yeah. Did you see?
-Horsey McHorse? -Horsey McHorse.
So, where do you start?
I got a penalty anyway, so I'm also stuck behind that, so…
I'm P19 again.
How you doing?
Yuki, Latifi and Zhou on medium.
Schumacher on hard in front of us.
Just waiting for the red lights.
Just want to show my performance.
I want to show that I can, you know, do well.
Come on! What happened there?
Be careful.
I will say, my driving is kind of aggressive.
You're doing good.
You're good. Now is the time to make time.
Offset two. Good job.
Yeah, copy.
We are catching the pack.
Car behind is Tsunoda on medium.
Keep pushing in the corners.
He's slow!
Understood.
Overtake is available.
Car behind, Alonso, 0.3.
Safety car. Safety car.
Hey, Lance, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Okay, Yuki, at the restart,
the instruction is to not fight with Gasly.
Why?
We fight with the cars behind.
It's gonna be really shit.
Yuki, eight tenths behind.
This doesn't make sense.
Box, box. Box, box.
The three cars ahead are very slow.
What should I do?
Stay positive.
Tsunoda, 0.8. You've got DRS.
Copy.
Keep doing the same.
It's fucking stressful.
Yeah, I know, Yuki.
You are doing well. It's a good race.
Just keep focus.
Tires are good. We'll do well.
Okay.
Okay, let's push now.
Yeah, copy.
P12, Yuki. P12.
Tsunoda behind, so keep focused. We are in a good position for points.
I've got nothing left.
Maximum push now.
Go for it.
Overtake.
Okay, good job.
We are P11.
Okay, Yuki, we are catching Albon.
Just keep focused.
Copy.
-Tsunoda behind. -Really bad for tires.
Good job, Yuki.
Honestly…
Unbelievable.
Yuki, we need to keep focus.
Two laps to go.
Push.
-We are fighting Albon. -Copy.
-Let's go. -Yeah, copy.
Okay, we are in front.
Last two corners.
Checkered flag. Checkered flag.
This is P10 for us.
Finally! Scored points.
Very good race, Yuki.
I know it was difficult, but it was very good.
Good job, guys.
Thank you, guys. I appreciate it.
I'm ready to be a team leader in Scuderia AlphaTauri.
I am out.
I think what we need is a different approach.
-How's my pace? -We need to push.