All right, what's up?
Daniel Ricciardo.
This is season six,
Drive to Survive,
and yes, I'm back.
- You hungry? - Uh, yes.
A little breakfast bowl?
Uh, cheers, bro.
What's that? A babyccino?
It's an oat latte.
No, sorry, where from?
Uh, where we went for brekkie yesterday.
Oh.
No wonder why it tastes like balls.
People think we're pretty much a married couple.
If we were a married couple,
then I would wait for you to sit down.
But that's why... That's how you know you're not.
Mm.
You'd be lucky to have me, bro.
Also, if we were married, I wouldn't do this at the table.
I think what's crazy is, like, start of the year,
when I was like, "I need this. I just need time off. I need a break."
But now, I feel so ready.
- It's... it's crazy how that's switched. - The flip.
You needed the, like, awareness of,
"Okay, I actually really love doing what I do,"
and you needed to step away to realize that a little bit.
And we're back where it all started,
which is kind of crazy.
Here we go.
- Yeah. - It feels good.
Coming back to just have an opportunity again,
in a family that I've got a lot of good memories with
and people that still believe I can do it,
it's definitely a pull on the heartstrings a little bit.
Obviously, after last year as well, I feel like I've got nothing to lose.
But also, there's... a lot to gain.
This is my path back, hopefully, to the front of the grid again.
Daniel Ricciardo has not come back to Formula 1
to race an AlphaTauri.
He's back for one reason, and one reason alone.
He wants to find himself in the seat he knows he should never have left.
The full full-circle dream for me
is to... to get back at Red Bull Racing.
That would be, like, complete for me.
If I find a way to kick some arse,
it could put me back in a position to take top seat in the sport.
The Honey Badger's back.
I need to remind these cats.
- Ready to go. - Hmm.
All I know is the most excited people when Danny Ric came back
was Netflix.
I literally think they had to change their pants three times.
I know the episode already. Let... let me run it through. Ready?
Here we have Danny Ricciardo watching on the sidelines.
"Yeah, it hurts to not be racing."
Then all of a sudden, pans to Nyck de Vries.
Lock up. Off the track. Crash. Oh shit!
Boom. Fast-forward. Silverstone. Test.
Daniel Ricciardo. Super quick.
Danny looking at it like... big smile on his face.
-"It is what it is. You know?" - "I never left."
"I never left. I'm back, baby. Honey Badger. Don't give a shit."
Good afternoon and welcome to the Dutch Grand Prix.
It's finally time for the first on-track action after the summer break.
My pass is inside, sorry.
Hey, kick him out. He doesn't have a pass.
What are you gonna do?
Daniel!
Daniel, please, a photo!
- It's good to see you on track. - So glad you're driving again.
- Quite a return. - Good luck.
Good luck, Danny.
- Can I get a selfie? - Daniel, can I get your picture?
- Welcome back. - Thanks, mate.
Welcome back.
Feels right.
Feels good.
Nice to see you back.
Good, buddy. How are ya?
- Good, you? - Hey!
Buongiorno.
Ciao! Welcome.
All calm?
Very calm!
- You? - Good, yeah.
- Driver rooms? - Over there.
They would like to know which helmet you're gonna use for the weekend.
Maybe all of them, but what would be the primary one?
- That's good. - Okay.
They're gonna take some pictures.
Daniel's got a huge amount to prove.
Probably to himself as much as anybody else.
The first one we're gonna do, you're gonna walk in...
Esteban looks vicious!
I know, right? He's a man on a mission.
- Okay, so there's no audio? - Yeah.
- So I could say things. - Yeah.
- What are you staring at, you little fuck? - But your lips will move.
Three, two, one, go.
- Now you do the fist bump with... - Both?
He was one of the highest-regarded drivers in Formula 1 three or four years ago.
That's perfect.
It's really weird when you're not actually celebrating.
And in 2023, nobody wanted to give him a race seat.
Be there at 90 degrees. Then you're gonna look to the camera.
Yep.
There's still question marks
of what happened at McLaren over the last couple of years.
So it's inevitable that there's gonna be a lot of pressure on him.
Three, two, one, go.
- Got it. Great. - Nailed it!
In Formula 1, you're judged against your teammate.
We're following Daniel very closely.
He is a prospect for us for 2025 if he delivers.
And, uh, he knows that.
Yeah, mate.
But his teammate at AlphaTauri, Yuki Tsunoda,
also knows that, and will be looking to make sure
that he's putting himself at the forefront of our mind as well.
This is so good!
They're generous with the syrup.
Ah.
Sticky fingers. That's risky business.
- It's so good. - Is it good?
Oh yeah.
We've gone there every morning. It's worth it.
Worth it. Definitely worth it!
- Ciao. - Ciao!
- We're going upstairs. - Okay.
- Hi, Yuki-san. - Hello.
Now you've got Daniel as a teammate.
He's already made clear he wants to go back to Red Bull.
So, how are you viewing this dynamic now between you and Daniel?
You both want a Red Bull seat should it ever happen, so...
Well...
Either driver will be slower,
and the slower guy won't make it to Red Bull.
That's easy, so...
The faster guy, anyway, will have more chance to go to Red Bull.
So it's how it works in, I guess, Formula 1.
And... yeah, um, that's it.
Having Daniel as second driver is a bit strange,
but it's not just about the Red Bull seat.
What I want, um,
is to show my value as a driver.
Um, how good I am.
So I will just have to keep delivering the results.
- Ciao. - How are you, Yuki?
Bene. Tutto bene?
We're in Zandvoort. It's time for second practice.
White suits you better than orange.
Thank you.
I'm really excited to drive again.
I think that'll bring out a lot of confidence and a lot of joy in me
and, hopefully, give me a chance to show my true self.
To have Yuki as a teammate,
it's another challenge.
Curious to see how... how he performs.
Daniel and me, it's quite different how we drive.
That's because he's the one racing with similar conditions.
You wanna beat your teammate.
- Work on the speed. - Okay, understood.
- Okay, let's go. - Okay.
Position is good.
Okay. Understood.
Yuki aborted the previous lap. He will be pushing. I'll keep you posted.
Very good job, Yuki.
Let's keep pushing. Let's get this.
Okay, Yuki found a bit of time braking turn one.
Understood.
Yuki, I think he's fast.
I'm not saying he's gonna be easy or anything, but I'm not worried.
- Position is good. - Okay, understood.
Piastri ahead.
Ricciardo approaching the same corner.
Are you okay?
Fuck!
My hand. Fuck.
Hey.
Okay, and he's in a lot of pain or...?
Oh shit.
Yeah.
You know when you break a bone.
It's just a different pain.
You don't wanna believe it,
but... deep down, I knew, like, "Yeah, this isn't... this isn't good."
Surgery is really the only way we can fix this.
The first feeling is, minimum six weeks. It's gonna be a while.
What does this now mean moving forward?
It's game over.
Game over.
There is no way you come back from that injury quickly.
And there's no way that, once you do,
you are anywhere near the driver that you could and should be
for the remainder of the season.
Daniel Ricciardo has already gone to Barcelona
to get surgery.
He must be undergoing surgery.
This is the nightmare scenario.
When you have a driver that injures himself
and you've quickly got to plug the gap,
you end up scrambling,
and it's a really difficult, stressful position
that you'll find yourself in.
That's your driver.
What do you do?
Fuck! I was on a really good lap.
Damn it!
So I say...
"Hi, I'm Liam Lawson."
- Don't say, "Hi." - Don't say, "Hi"?
Okay. I'm Liam Lawson.
I've been part of the Red Bull junior program for five years,
and, uh, this is my second year as Red Bull and AlphaTauri reserve.
Again. Hold it a bit higher.
Did I not click it right?
- I have to do the whole thing again? - Yeah.
The point of the... of the junior program is to, I guess,
shape drivers up to get into Formula 1 and work out whether they're good enough.
And for me, it was the only way that I could race.
We didn't have the money to go and do F3 or anything like that.
So without them, I would have never,
um, never come close to Formula 1.
Most people, to be honest, are like, "Where in Monaco are you living?"
It's like, "Well...
yeah, I don't."
You don't get paid anything in Formula 2.
So literally, until you crack F1,
that's the point where you actually can start making money.
I knew I wanted to be a racing driver from when I was very, very young,
and I... I was always interested in cars.
I mean, everything with an engine. Like, it wasn't just cars.
It was bikes, it was tractors, it was trucks. Everything.
Mate, let's get this lowered 'cause it is a little bit shocking how--
- Back's all right. Just front. - Yeah.
So you're probably gonna take, like, a thumb out of it, basically. Yeah.
How many reserve drivers actually get used now you've managed to step up and--
I just... I hope that I, you know...
I know it's the only, like, showing I'm probably ever gonna get in F1
to show something.
I haven't spent much time in an F1 car.
So there's many things, starts, pit stops, things like that, I've never done.
Do you think that you'll be judged against Yuki on how you perform?
For sure.
But, obviously, I hope that there's some consideration
that he's been in the car a couple of years.
- I don't know how it's gonna be. - No, there has to be.
Your big F1 shot. All the family are gonna get to see it.
Gotta make the most of it.
It'll be all the time soon. Don't worry.
We'll see. I hope so.
- I believe. Don't worry. I know it will. - Thanks, dude.
- It's just round the corner, dude, 100%. - I hope so.
The quicker we can get to the air conditioning, the better.
- This is for you! - Ah, thank you.
Can I get a photo?
Shall I autograph your cap? You drop it.
That'll be great. Thank you. Just drop it?
Ever gonna be this hot in New Zealand?
- Not this humid. - Yeah.
- This hot, but just... - Yeah.
Like, humidity is crazy.
- Oh, my parents are here already. - Uh-huh.
Early birds.
- Thanks for coming. - Nice to meet you.
This is my trainer.
How long have you been here?
We literally just walked in, like, literally 30 seconds ago.
Yeah, it's super warm. If you want...
Your shirt's quite nice!
My parents have basically sacrificed everything
for me to... to be a racing driver.
My dad's been with me since I was six years old in go-karts, so, um...
It's a very big deal for me,
but I think it's just as big for my dad and my family.
Stand in front of that to cool down.
Man!
I've been in the pool three times already today.
- In and out. - Just feel free.
As a kid, my dad would always promise he'd take me to Singapore.
We never went.
But I know it extremely well from... from, uh, being a kid playing it on F1 games.
Obviously, it's very different doing it in person,
so I'm feeling very, very nervous to... to jump in.
Yeah, I always think he starts on... I'm, like, thinking they're late.
- Hello. - You all right?
All good.
When did you get here?
This morning. Hey, mate.
Hey. How you doing?
Not so bad. Yourself?
Good. It's nice in here. It's hot outside.
- Get ready for the race. - I know.
It's gonna be warm.
It's a warm one.
You're gonna be praying for it to finish since lap three.
You're not guaranteed to be a Formula 1 driver
just because you're a reserve driver or just because you want to.
A lot of people want to.
This could be his only opportunity
to really prove himself in a Formula 1 car.
He's probably shitting himself.
Welcome to Marina Bay.
We are about to enter a wide-open qualifying session
for the Singapore Grand Prix.
- Okay, ready? - Yeah.
And as soon as the car is finished, you can jump in.
I feel really stressed.
Just sort of anxiety.
Because of the track, the situation, I know it's gonna be extremely tough.
I know I'm probably gonna be at the very back.
There's gonna be so much to learn
before trying to put the best possible lap into it.
But it's something that I've been asking for
for a long time.
So it's realizing how important this is gonna be.
My future will be judged on what I'm doing here.
The moment of truth.
There's 20 seats in Formula 1.
Every racing driver is dreaming about getting one of those seats.
Okay, Liam.
Thirty seconds.
Copy.
It's very hard to impress
when you're in a car that's the least competitive in the field.
The odds are stacked against him.
There's the green light, as we head into Qualifying.
Okay, Checo. Push on.
Copy.
Sergio Pérez has lost it coming out of turn three.
Fuck!
That lap puts him 13th.
Sergio Pérez will not make the top ten in Qualifying.
But here comes Max Verstappen.
Continue to keep positive.
Max Verstappen also struggling.
That was fucking shocking. The car is really bad.
Here goes Yuki Tsunoda.
Okay, let's go.
Tsunoda behind. Timed lap.
Bro, what the fuck, man? Honestly!
Verstappen gets in the way of Tsunoda.
- Now we need to box, Yuki. - You're kidding?!
That's cost AlphaTauri and Tsunoda massively.
He qualifies 15th.
All hopes now rest with rookie, Lawson.
Okay, Liam, let's see how we end up.
I feel massive, massive nerves.
The biggest pressure is knowing that I have this opportunity,
but I need to deliver.
That was good.
Position is very good.
Here comes Liam Lawson!
Can he keep it together through these last few corners?
Okay, P10.
Liam Lawson beats Max Verstappen in Qualifying!
Lawson puts the AlphaTauri into the top ten
at the expense of the reigning world champion!
Oh my God!
Yeah. Strong.
He's, uh... he's impressive.
We'll have some interesting discussions for the lineup.
If anybody told you, even before the start of Qualifying,
that you were gonna be the fastest of the four Red Bull drivers,
what would you have said?
Uh...
I mean, I dunno, to be honest.
Um, obviously, it's not what you expect.
Not even something, to be honest, I really realized, um...
But, um, there's still more potential there.
- Well done, man. - Thanks.
- You're driving so well. - Thank you.
Liam is laying down the foundations here
of a driver that cannot be ignored.
How good is that?
Ah, you did so good!
I'm sweaty.
It's okay.
Top job, buddy. That was exactly what you needed to do.
What's up? What's up?
So in the end, it was fifth metacarpal which I broke.
Spiral fracture.
So seven pieces.
Surgery. Plate. Eight screws.
So, uh, it's gonna be a while.
Tell me what you can tolerate.
Don't. Hurts.
The thing that hurt the most was...
...I felt like I'd worked myself back to such a good place.
'Cause I feel like, after the last couple of years,
I really didn't want this to kind of throw me back.
It's funny how your confidence can change so quickly.
Yeah.
It's the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix for 2023.
Stand by for a hot one tonight.
How are you, boys?
- How is it? - How's the hand?
- Bad? - It was.
- Worse than you thought? - Yeah.
- Ooh man, they chopped it up good. - Yeah.
Kinda me going back to the track, it's definitely not easy.
Singapore's tough. Like, it's a street circuit.
It's... It's physical, so curious to see how Liam performs.
The Singapore Grand Prix is unforgiving.
Drivers will lose
somewhere between three and four kilos of weight
over the course of the grand prix.
That's about three or four liters of bodily fluid,
which affects not only, uh, bodily function
but cognitive function.
It has 50% more corners
than most normal race circuits.
It's probably twice as hot as most race circuits.
And being a street circuit,
and being funneled within those concrete walls,
where the slightest mistake puts you out of the race,
there probably isn't a greater challenge on the Formula 1 calendar.
Okay. Let's go, guys.
You know, being last in the championship,
the pressure on everyone is huge.
And... And for the team to lose Daniel,
an experienced driver,
was like cutting off a leg.
- Might be your day, man. - Thank you.
- Go and get them. Go and get them. - I will. Thank you.
The challenge for a young driver is huge.
So we basically tell them in the first place,
"Go out, enjoy the moment,
you know, and try to adapt as quickly as you can."
Have a good race. Ciao.
But to win points,
uh, to climb the championship ladder,
you know, we need Liam to deliver.
You spend your whole career trying to get into F1,
and it's that realization of,
all of that has prepared you for this exact moment.
It's starting to become very, very real.
I need to deliver, or I'm done.
It's lights out, and away we go!
Verstappen gets a better start and overtakes Lawson.
Gasly also getting the better of Lawson.
Try to put the pressure on now.
Copy.
Yuki Tsunoda in 15th and under pressure from Sergio Pérez.
Pérez behind. Careful.
I have a puncture, I think.
Yuki, stop the engine as soon as you can.
Stop the engine as soon as you can.
Yuki Tsunoda out of this race.
P0. Safe, jump out.
Just Pérez, honestly.
Okay, Liam, so that's currently P14.
Let's fight our way up now.
Yeah, I'm trying. Starting to struggle, mate.
Oh, come on, Liam, come on.
- Put the pressure on. - Copy.
DRS enabled. DRS enabled.
Good job, Liam. Keep the pressure up.
Copy.
Liam Lawson has gone ahead of Valtteri Bottas,
and moved up into 13th place.
He wants this spot. He wants to keep this spot.
Liam Lawson takes advantage and gains a place.
Currently P12.
Both Red Bulls now coming into the pits.
They'll both come out behind Liam Lawson.
And, Liam, currently P10.
Copy.
Ooh, this is Esteban Ocon pulling off
on the inside of turn two.
And currently P9.
What's our closest threat?
We are racing Max. We are racing Verstappen.
He's behind.
Focus on the front. You keep your position.
And if you're able to defend, we need clean laps.
Clean laps. Keep it steady.
- Agh. - Just keep pushing.
Very, very good. Keep digging.
Liam Lawson fending off two-time world champion Max Verstappen.
Good job.
It'd be awesome if he could do it.
Look at the pace of Max though. Jesus Christ.
Lawson did make that difficult for Verstappen.
He's still in line to score points.
Okay, keep your head down. We're in a good place. Head down.
Fuck!
No!
Two more laps. Currently P9.
We fight to the flag. Let's make it.
Come on, boy!
This would be the highest finish for an AlphaTauri driver
and their biggest points haul of the season.
And that's P9.
Liam Lawson deserves a round of applause
for a first-ever points finish in Formula 1!
That is a huge achievement for Liam Lawson.
Fuck, yes, he did it!
Mate, I gave that everything. There's nothing left.
That's what we need. That's why you're here, mate.
Thank you, guys, for the hard work.
It's good to get a couple of points.
Well done. That was all right. We got something.
Liam!
Great job!
Liam's performances give Red Bull management
and AlphaTauri management a massive headache.
Because he's been too good.
That is so awesome!
I think I'm gonna cry.
You're allowed to cry though, eh, Dad? You're allowed to cry.
You have to. It's good.
They now have three drivers for two seats.
They have Daniel, they have Yuki,
and Liam Lawson has very much entered the chat.
Oh my God.
I'm so proud of you.
Thank you.
- Sweating a bit much though, eh? - Yeah.
You made us all cry.
He did a great job. It was, you know...
Brought some questions
of, you know, should Liam be on the grid in 2024?
Has he done enough?
And if so, which driver should he replace?
I saw there were two trap bars. I feel I got the bigger one, at least.
This says 50 kilos, not 15.
- Uh, actually, I'll wait for you, Blake. - For what?
You know, I can't really, uh... I'm pretty useless. Only got one hand.
So I kind of refuse to even call this, like, a setback.
It was just all part of the comeback.
I think there's a lot to prove,
I would say to myself.
I wish Zandvoort didn't happen.
I was like, "Okay. I need to get back in an F1 car."
I'm 34.
But... after everything that's kinda happened...
I'm ready to, like, take this one on.
So yeah, F1 or nothing.
Welcome to Suzuka. It's race day.
It's Japanese Grand Prix day.
It's round 17 of the Formula 1 World Championship.
Konnichiwa.
Coming into the Japanese Grand Prix, there are rumors
that AlphaTauri are poised to confirm their driver lineup for 2024.
It's a nice problem to have.
Three really competitive drivers for two seats.
Oh wow.
Wow, wow, wow, it's crazy.
Crazy, man.
For Yuki, it is a home grand prix.
So that's big pressure for Yuki.
- Make sure you go... Oh my God. - Oh boy.
- Sign, please. - Okay, I will.
- Yuki, please, please. - I will.
I get it, I get it.
- Sorry. - Making the fans happy.
- Arigato! - Ah, the pen.
Mate, I'll pour this over your head.
- If you do that-- - It's cold. What would you do?
You don't wanna know.
- Oh really? - Yeah.
As soon as you realize, you're in the ground.
Liam's gonna want to impress.
It's on him to prove that he deserves the seat.
And the Japanese Grand Prix is go!
A move here between the two AlphaTauris.
Yuki Tsunoda on the inside of his teammate Liam Lawson
as they go wheel-to-wheel.
- Be careful with Yuki. - Copy.
No, that's so close! What?!
And it looks like just they avoided contact,
and Liam Lawson stays ahead of his teammate, Yuki Tsunoda.
Liam, literally, is so aggressive.
So dangerous, honestly.
Copy, Yuki. Noted.
Liam, currently P11. Keep the head down.
Yuki, 3.0 behind.
Copy.
Okay, Yuki, we are fighting Liam. We need to keep pushing.
Copy.
Okay, Liam. Yuki is 2.8 behind.
Compared to Yuki, we are losing a little bit.
Copy.
Yuki Tsunoda is catching up on his teammate, Liam Lawson.
Yuki, 2.0 behind.
- Yuki, let's go. Keep pushing. - Yeah.
Okay, Yuki, 1.7.
One more lap.
Okay, that's Yuki, 1.2.
Head down.
Copy.
- Yuki, push, push. - Yeah, yeah, don't worry!
Push hard if you have anything.
Liam Lawson beats his teammate, Yuki Tsunoda!
Good effort again. P11.
Awesome! Nice! Good work, guys.
- Good laps. Very good job. - Yeah, copy.
- You had a good start. - I know.
I had so much caffeine before the race. Fucking lit me up!
Checkered flag. P12.
That was so shit.
Not happy. Frustrated.
As a Japanese, they're supporting me,
and I wanna make good results for appreciation to them.
Another good race by, uh, Liam, huh?
But he is a tough racer.
Yuki...
Yeah?
...will learn it all the hard way.
Finishing ahead, um, of Yuki, obviously, it's... it was good.
I was happy with how the race went.
But to be honest, it's been really hard to actually enjoy it.
I guess until I have that... that security
or having that contract for a full-time seat,
um, it's hard to... to really enjoy it.
Ah, here he is. Have you... Just two minutes.
Let's go and have a quick chat.
From your perspective, you're doing a great job.
What you've done so far has impressed me.
It's impressed everybody in the team.
Um...
So they're gonna announce Daniel and Yuki. It goes out in the morning.
- Okay? - Okay.
Stay positive. You will get your chance.
It's tough knowing that I don't get the seat
even though I've beaten the guy that's getting a seat.
I don't know how to fucking answer that, honestly.
Because it's meant to be me, so...
- Bye, guys. - See you, Liam.
Ciao, guys. See you later.
Obviously, it's frustrating.
There's a lot of things going on, to be honest, so it's... it's, um... Yeah.
I think, uh, emotionally and... and mentally,
pretty draining, yeah.
Formula 1,
it's never just about the stopwatch.
There's politics.
Big business.
Sponsorship. Popularity.
A myriad of considerations
for every seat.
He's a great young man, Liam, who... you know, who has... has lots of talent,
but I believe nowadays in Formula 1,
you... you know, you need experience.
And so we believe that Daniel and Yuki,
with... with Liam as a reserve driver for both teams,
uh, is the right choice.
- Daniel on the way. - Yeah.
We will have consistency and continuity with Yuki.
And Daniel's seen how Liam's done in that car.
The expectation is for him to carry that on.
But he's just got to refine that form, that motivation,
uh, that he had.
Uh, that we remember in his time at... at Red Bull.
Welcome from Mexico City.
It's time for an F1 fiesta here this afternoon.
Sí, señor!
Checo!
I love you!
We're in Mexico, apparently. I think it suits me. I like it.
Okay. Thanks, buddy.
All right.
- Morning. - Morning.
Race day!
- Best day of the week. - Exactly.
Coming into Mexico, I have,
like, the butterflies again and... and those, like, nerves.
Can I take a picture with you, Daniel?
Can you say something in Spanish?
Hola.
But I'm ready.
Ricciardo! I love you, Ricciardo.
Like, yeah, okay, will I feel a little bit of pain?
Maybe, but nothing that's gonna hinder my performance
or be an excuse.
AlphaTauri, plum last in the Championship.
An uncompetitive car. Daniel has to giant-kill.
This is his one shot, now, to score points.
Yes, Christian has a soft spot for him, but that's not enough.
He has to show he's back to his best,
he's back to the driver that they remember him being.
Our expectations towards Daniel are high.
I'm very concerned
because currently, we are P10.
In the world-championship rankings, we're last.
Racing in P10, for us, simply is not an option.
Daniel will have to deliver points.
Everything okay with the car? No issues to report?
Um, no, all is okay.
After everything that's kinda happened,
I would love to give this team some better results.
Okay, last car is stopping now.
Lights out, and away we go.
Pérez goes round the outside!
Pérez makes contact with Charles Leclerc!
But it's all over in a heartbeat for Sergio Pérez.
Fuck's sake!
Yuki, please lift off the brakes.
Overtake available.
Oscar Piastri under pressure from Yuki Tsunoda.
Gonna force Tsunoda round the outside. Contact!
Fuck, man!
The two drivers making contact.
Going round the outside has proved to be not the best route.
Okay, Daniel, Yuki lost the car in turn one fighting Piastri,
so he's at the back now.
Understood.
Ricciardo in seventh place, but P6 might be within reach.
Four laps to go.
Head down. Clean laps.
Happy with some radio silence, unless it's important.
I will only keep you updated on pace, but this pace is good.
Ricciardo, two seconds. Oscar, the plan is to attack Ricciardo.
Daniel, I'll leave you alone.
Oscar Piastri. He's gaining!
Okay, push hard, push hard.
One lap to go.
We'll be close with Ricciardo. Let's keep the pace up.
Fighting Piastri.
Ricciardo 0.7.
Ricciardo trying to hold on to seventh as Piastri now closes in.
0.5.
0.3.
Use the overtake.
Ricciardo finishes seventh and that was a cracking drive from him!
P7.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay.
All right!
Enchanté!
Enchanté, mon ami.
Cool.
Fucking hell. Well done.
Well done, guys.
Seeing Daniel performing, you know, moving from P10 to P8,
it means everything.
We won't be last.
For Daniel, for the team, for everyone,
it's... simply an amazing feeling.
That one drive lifts AlphaTauri off the bottom of the table.
There you go. Grazie.
No risk, no fun, huh?
We're all chasing points.
We're chasing, you know, the... the prize money that comes with it.
But ultimately, it's also, you know, confirming to yourself and the world
that, you know, y-you actually know how to do it.
It's... It's a glorious moment for the team.
Forza!
Checo, Checo!
- Yeah, shame for Checo. - It was tough.
One good, one not so good. Daniel drove a very good race.
Great drive. Congrats.
- Thanks. - Daniel, can I have your cap?
First points of the season.
It was huge. To do, uh, six points, I'm very happy.
You know, it's definitely more fun fighting at the front.
It's, um... It just feels better.
It feels right, so, uh, happy with the weekend,
and we'll try to keep this thing rolling.
- Thank you. - Well done.
- Here, please. - A picture.
Daniel! Daniel!
Daniel did an incredible job in that car.
Daniel, can you sign here?
But it's not over, this story.
Daniel!
Christian knows Daniel's focus is on returning to Red Bull Racing.
What does that mean for Checo
and for Yuki?
If Daniel goes to Red Bull,
it frees a place up for Liam Lawson.
I think this is only part one of a far wider story.
Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada!
That is the glitz and the glam.
We're blasting down one of the most famous miles
on planet Earth.
Two races left in the fight for second in the Constructors Championship,
and you put your money on black...
Fuck!
...or put it on red.
Oh, fucking hell!
It's Mercedes versus Ferrari.
They're pushing big time.
Really good stuff. Close that gap.
Verstappen wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix!
Where are we?