07x04 - Carlos Signs

[bunniefuu]

[tense music plays]

-[producer] What cars have you got coming?
-A few Ferraris.

[producer] Nice.

While you can still get a discount?

[reporter] Carlos Sainz has been axed
and won't be driving for Ferrari in 2025.

[tense music continues]

[Sainz] This sport is tough

because it's never certain
that you're gonna continue in F1.

Lewis has signed with Ferrari.

I honestly didn't expect it.

Why is it happening to me?

And it leaves me bitter for sure.

So, what next?

[Buxton] Carlos played a pivotal role

in turning Ferrari
back into a race-winning outfit,

he's proved himself
by becoming a Grand Prix winner.

[commentator 1] Carlos Sainz
wins the Singapore Grand Prix.

He's competitive against one of
the highest-regarded drivers in the sport.

[Sainz] f*ck!

I need to find a new team,
find a new home.

I'm gonna negotiate
and get myself a good deal for the future.

It's the most important decision
probably of my life.

[Buxton] Carlos has to play this right.

If he picks the wrong team,
he might not win a race ever again.

[wheel g*n whirring]

[engine revs]

[music fades]

[orchestral strings play]

[camel grunts]

[in Spanish] I think
we will arrive at 12:30.

-How are you?
-Good.

[orchestral music continues]

[music fades]

[Oñoro] I think that next year

the drivers are going to make
a much bigger difference

than in previous years.

It's going to be down to nothing.

And whoever is more consistent
and does their homework

is the one who will get the most points.
It's clear.

[Sainz Sr.] There are no bad teams.

[in English] My name is Carlos Oñoro.
I'm, uh, Carlos's manager and his cousin.

[in Spanish] You're motivated, aren't you?

Yeah.

Looking forward to it.

[Oñoro in English] To help us
as a management team,

to negotiate better deals for him
for the future,

Carlos obviously needs to give his 200% to

perform on track
and nail the start of the season.

-[in Spanish] All right.
-[Sainz] Let's go.

[Oñoro] Let's go to the circuit.

[commentator 2 in English]
The journey to crown the greatest driver

and constructor on Earth.

And our championship begins here

in front of a sellout crowd
at Bahrain International Circuit.

[dramatic music plays]

[commentator 4] Carlos Sainz is in a
position where he's played the team game,

but he's gotta think of Team Carlos now.

He's been biffed for next year.

[Sainz] Okay, Ferrari is not happening
for me next year.

Now it's time to shrug it off
and prove to everyone what I'm worth.

[commentator 1] Carlos Sainz
is gonna go for it down into turn one.

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
almost touching wheels.

Carlos Sainz moves past his teammate.

[Adami] And P3, P3. Awesome job there.

[Oñoro] You couldn't
have scripted it better, to be honest.

The guy that is losing his job at Ferrari

getting a podium in Bahrain?

[commentator 2] Carlos Sainz,
a driver with a point to prove.

[commentator 3] Breaking news. Sainz
has been diagnosed with appendicitis.

f*cking surgery in Saudi.

[dramatic music plays]

[commentator 2] It's gonna be
a long, tough race for him

after having his appendix surgery
just two weeks ago.

[dramatic music continues]

[commentator 1] Carlos Sainz takes
the lead of the Australian Grand Prix.

[cheering]

[Adami] P1, baby. P1.

And winning in Australia?

[exhales]

[dramatic music plays]

[Sainz laughs]

This is amazing.

[in Spanish] Let's go! Yes, damn it! Yes!

[music fades]

[in English] Carlos has kicked off
the 2024 season

as, after… after Max Verstappen,
the strongest driver in the field.

Hands down.

But it looks like
the avenues of Mercedes or Red Bull

are completely closed off to Carlos,

which represents a massive opportunity

for a midfield team
to get a phenomenal driver.

The race is on to see who can sign Sainz.

[birds chirping]

[plucky bass guitar music plays]

[Vowles] I will stretch.

[man] Don't lose your balance.

[upbeat rock music continues]

[producer] You've got very good hair.

That's very kind.

-Good morning.
-[walker] Morning.

Eighth this year,

or better,

is for me an exceptional result.

Achievable, but exceptional.

Tall order in front of us.
There's a lot to do.

I'm James Vowles,

and I'm the team principal
for Williams Racing.

[producer] Nailed it.

That's what I do.

Across the next ten years,
we're gonna be a team to watch.

With a legacy like ours,

we can't go wrong.

Williams has a legacy
that most other teams can only dream of.

Seven driver championships,
nine world championships,

with some big, incredible drivers.

Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna.

But today, it's an organization
that's been suffering.

[dramatic music plays]

[Williams] In so many ways,

Williams is no longer what it was
when my dad started out.

[music stops]

He absolutely knew that you needed to have

two brilliant drivers in your car.

Success was never gonna come

unless you could get
the best talent possible in your c*ck.

Up. Come up. Come on. Up.

All right, come up here.
Come up here. There we go.

[Vowles] I can't believe
it's been six months.

[woman] I know. It's crazy.

Who's a big girl?

-Yeah. Oh, crikey!
-[woman laughs]

-Who's that?
-[Vowles] Hello.

-Ooh! [laughs]
-Oh God.

-[Vowles] She wants that one.
-[woman laughs]

This is
the most dysfunctional breakfast ever.

[woman laughs]

[woman] So, how are you feeling
about the season ahead?

More comfortable.

I think we're now at a stage where we have
a lot of weaknesses we have to address.

But it just shows you
how much work we have ahead of us as well.

Well, it was always gonna be
a long-term thing,

so you're just gonna have to keep going,

and hopefully you'll find
the right individuals.

We've been pretty much last
for… for many of the last few years,

but that has to change.

As a team principal,
the weight is on my shoulders.

There's no doubt about it.

I'm gonna have to find solutions
for what we do going forward.

I have to make some hard decisions.

[commentator 2] Oh, that's Logan Sargeant.

[Jego] You okay?

[Sargeant] I'm sorry, man.

[commentator 2] A moment of sloppiness
as much as anything for Sargeant,

and he knows it.

f*ck's sake.

[dramatic music plays]

[man] Appalling.

Logan, he hasn't been
where I needed him to be.

I can't get in a rhythm like this.

[commentator 2] Oh, off the road
goes Logan Sargeant.

Unusual part of the racetrack.

You don't often see someone
go straight at turn four.

[dramatic music continues]

[tires screech]

[commentator 2] I don't think
Logan knew he was there.

[Jego] You okay? You okay?

Yeah.

I think so.

-[Jego] Can you rejoin, or are you done?
-[Sargeant] No, mate, I'm done.

If I sort of summarize our year so far,
it… it's not one to be proud of.

If we go through
the damage record we've had,

it's three front wings,
three rear wings, three floors,

two and a half car sets, a suspension,

three gear boxes destroyed,
and then some miscellaneous bits.

That's normally what you would expect
to get through in 24 races, not… not two.

I'm pissed because we have a second driver
that can't keep it on track.

I'm gonna speak to Logan and say, "Look."

"We've decided for next year
that we're not continuing."

He needs to know.

Logan won't be racing
for Williams in 2025.

The real target is bringing someone in
that's a proven race winner,

that's proven to be competitive

against drivers that are considered
world championship material.

There's only one
that I think fills all those categories,

Carlos Sainz.

[funky upbeat music plays]

There's a good reason why he's the most
wanted driver on the grid at the moment.

He's doing an absolutely incredible job.

He's on fire.

It wouldn't be understating it saying
that it would be a complete transformation

in the history of Williams Racing
to have Carlos Sainz by my side.

I wake up in the morning,
and go to sleep at night

thinking of nothing else.

But there is real competition.

[music stops]

Bring it on.

[birds chirping]

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[man] We want to have
a clear understanding of the market.

This doesn't change our strategy.

[woman in Italian] Having a house here
is always nice, isn't it?

That was Versace's villa,
the smallest one.

I think this is where we should look, no?

It's really lovely.

[dramatic orchestral music continues]

[producer in English] Okay.

-[in Italian] Oh, perfect. Thanks.
-[man] You're welcome.

[in English] Breakfast is cappuccino
and croissant. That's it.

With marmalade.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

I'm Alessandro Alunni Bravi,

team representative
of Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.

I'm a workaholic.

I always want my own way.

My background, I was a lawyer,

and I remain a lawyer, you know, inside.

[Buxton] Alessandro has been around
for a long time.

He has a very different skill set
to the other team principals.

He's a very, very good lawyer.

His entire life has been

arguing a client's case.

And I'm sure he's got one over
on most of the team bosses in his time.

[in Italian] That has to do
with the brand Stake.

[in English] We have this new
team identity as a Stake F1 Team.

Fresh. Bold.

[Buxton] Sauber have got
some billionaire sponsors this year,

which have given the team two names.

-What's it? Kick Stake…
-[woman] Stake Sauber.

Stake Sauger… Stake Sauber Kick F1 Team.

-[woman] Yeah.
-Okay.

The team will become Audi in 2026.

This small team will become
one of the big players.

They will be a Ferrari, a Mercedes,

which is attractive to drivers.

[suspenseful music plays]

[Bravi] So exciting time for all of us,

but we need to have
the very best driver in the market.

Carlos is a top driver.

With him, I can start building together

what the Audi Factory team will be

from now, from the beginning.

[in Italian] We're all
under pressure because

we know the car can perform now, but…

[in English] This season, for me,
is not an easy one to manage.

We were not able
to translate performance into results.

[Zhou] f*ck.

I don't know what happened. It's the car.

We had certain reliability issues.

[commentator 1] Another slow stop
for the Sauber team.

They've got a problem with the wheel nuts.

What?!

[Bottas] Box.

[Petrik] Yeah, copy that.

Is there a problem?

Oh, I see.

[commentator 3] I can't believe it.
Problems again.

I give up, man. I give up.

[Buxton] Trying to prove that you are
worthy of consideration from Carlos

is not an easy task.

f*ck. f*ck, man!

f*ck!

But there is
a very key family tie with Audi.

[engine revs]

Carlos's father, Carlos Sainz Sr.,

has won the Dakar Rally with Audi.

So it's natural that you…
you put the two together.

[Spanish guitar music plays]

[commentator 1] Welcome
to the Spanish Grand Prix,

round ten
of this Formula 1 season in 2024.

[chanting in Spanish]

There are rumors that Carlos
is putting pen to paper this weekend.

[in Spanish] I have a tattoo, Carlos.
I have a tattoo for you.

[Sainz] How cool.

[Buxton in English] What a great way
to announce a decision

in front of his home fans, his home crowd.

Carlos Sainz!

[cheering]

[Spanish music fades]

[in Spanish] Do you have an idea
of where you will be next season?

No. Not yet.

Uh, I have my options on the table,
ready to make a decision.

[Spanish music resumes]

[in English] When you are in a team like
Ferrari, fighting for wins and podiums,

it's very difficult to acknowledge
and admit all the teams

that I'm having a look at.

[woman] Carlos Sainz!

[crowd cheering]

[Oñoro] The decision is tough because
you know that if you do get it wrong,

Carlos is at risk of maybe
not winning a race again ever.

[reporter] Carlos Sainz has
the whole drivers' market on hold.

Everybody's waiting to hear
what he is going to do.

Is he gonna accept an offer from Williams?

[Vowles] Believe in yourself,
and you can go anywhere.

[reporter] Is he gonna go to Sauber
to lead Audi's arrival to Formula 1?

[Bravi] We have two important meetings
this weekend.

One with Carlos and one with Esteban.

[reporter] What is the news
on your '25 teammate?

Obviously, Sainz has been top of the list.

[Albon] If Carlos came to Williams,
I'd welcome it.

Of course it would, um, be beneficial.

[funky music plays]

[Bottas] I think the big part
of the remaining driver market

is waiting for Carlos's move.
That's no… no lie.

I'm sure the cork will pop at some point.

Carlos is being the paddock sl*t.

[woman] I was gonna say Prince Charming.

[laughs]

No, but you know what I mean. Like…

Everyone loves Spanish.
That's probably why.

Yeah, it's… it's getting a bit tedious.

[man] Will we see Zhou
in Formula 1 next year?

Good question.

Ask Carlos.

Be quick. Make a decision.

Thank you.

So want to just

recap where we are with the drivers.

As you know,
the contract on the two drivers,

the current drivers, Valtteri and Zhou,
will expire at the end of the season.

So what we want is to first
try to secure our very best option now.

Carlos is our main target.

It is important that Carlos
will be committed for the long term.

[man] I think it will be a lot easier
once everything is announced.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[Bravi] In the next two weeks,
all the elements will be in place.

[Oñoro] Stake is definitely
an option for us,

and we're looking into it, uh, in detail.

[Sainz] The brand Audi is
one of the biggest brands

in the motorsport world.

They've always been extremely competitive
in wherever they've been to.

They've, uh, won pretty much

in every discipline
that Audi has joined the project.

It becomes an extremely attractive option.

[music fades]

-Thank you.
-[Vowles] Thank you.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

[Vowles] All right, I know
I've got a meeting in 20.

[woman] Yeah.

-[Vowles] Very confidential meeting.
-[woman] Okay, I won't book anything else.

[tense music plays]

[Oñoro] Coming into Spain, talks with
Williams have also advanced quite a bit.

I think they are a team
with a lot of potential.

Obviously, the results on track so far
maybe are not showing that,

but do they have a strategy

and investment behind it?

[Vowles] We have to demonstrate to Carlos

that we are worthy of him being here.

And it's not about the now.
It's about the future.

I really am confident

this is a good contract
and a good place to be,

so it's not a difficult decision.

[Oñoro] I know.

[Vowles] I know I'm gonna get stronger
over the next few races.

I'm quite an honorable individual.

[Oñoro] I know, James.

I think that Carlos knows

because he's already said
a couple of things to me.

[Vowles] You and I want a relationship.

Let's put a piece of paper together
that covers it off. Simple as that.

[Oñoro] Leave it with me.

[man] …know anything about it. [chuckles]

[Oñoro] James is a very transparent guy.

He's been honest
about the weaknesses of the team,

and what he's doing to put remedy
to those weaknesses.

And he's also very good
at selling his strengths.

[Buxton] Carlos signing with Williams
is a massive coup for James Vowles.

And he gets two phenomenal drivers

in Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz.

It's potentially
one of the strongest lineups in the field.

[Brown] I busted, uh,
Caco and Vowles having breakfast.

-[Norris] I spoke to Carlos yesterday.
-Yeah.

-I think they're divided on where to go.
-[Norris] Yeah, they are.

Yeah. [chuckles]

Short term, Williams. Longer term…

-[Brown] Audi.
-…Audi.

But then there's more hope
in Williams doing well.

-Especially in the next two, three years.
-Yeah.

-Vowles had a breakfast, uh, today.
-Who did?

-James Vowles.
-[Horner] Okay.

Uh, he's pretty much confirmed Sainz.

[Horner] Yep.

Uh…

And then speaking to Sainz's people,

we knew that it was pretty much done.
They just need to put pen to paper.

James.

The Reverend Vowles.

You can just imagine him saying,
"Dearly beloved,

we're here today

to join in holy matrimony,

Carlos Sainz and Williams Racing."

[Vowles] First and foremost, it feels like
we're reaching the decision point now.

Obviously, the contract,
as you know, that's in a solid state.

That's… That's ready to go.

This should all be decided.

Uh, ink should be drying on the paper,
and we're pretty much there.

Then we've got a dinner this evening.

Credit to you and the team, um,

because we… we're now in that position
where we can take a step

with a… a strong driver lineup.

And the next two, three years
looks bright and very promising.

So good job.

I'll chat to you soon.

[Matthews] Well done.
All the best to the team.

Cheers. Thank you.

-[Matthews] Thank you.
-Bye-bye.

[upbeat music plays]

[keyboard clacking]

[Vowles] Signing a driver
has some similarities to dating.

You start with texts.

And then it… it has dinner involved in it.

And then it ends up in a hotel room.

[music stops]

[laughter]

[woman] James asked me
to close the blinds.

-But can anyone see us or no?
-[man] I mean…

Do we know how many to expect?

-[woman] I think it will just be two.
-[man] Okay.

[woman] Lars said he'll text me
as soon as they're on their way.

-[producer] How long?
-[man] About five minutes.

[tense music plays]

[woman] They're 20 minutes late.

[Vowles] That's… That's not good.

[woman] I'm just nervous
in case it doesn't happen.

We've been waiting a long time.

[Vowles] As I said,
all parties are pretty lined up.

And what I don't wanna do is go on camera
and go, "Right, we got him."

sh*t can go wrong.

Hello.

He doesn't want to do it.

[tense music fades]

[woman] Oh Lord. [clears throat]

[Spanish guitar music plays]

[announcer speaks Spanish]

[music stops]

[announcer speaks Spanish]

[man] Jack.

[woman] Get one with Carlos as well.

Huh?

[man] Grab one with Carlos.
You're both the main event here.

Hey, Carlos. Can I have a selfie, please?

[announcer continues in Spanish]

Hey, buddy, how are you? You well?

-I'm okay. You?
-Good, mate.

Photo?

[announcer continues in Spanish]

[Doohan] You good?

Yeah.

-You gonna… just deciding?
-Monday.

Is that on Monday, yeah?

After the race, I'll just sit down and…

I hope it's a good one.

Talk with the pillow and see.

See what it says.

[producer] You were going to sign
for Williams, but then changed your mind.

What happened there?

Flavio called me.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[Buxton] It's the return
of a somewhat controversial character

to the Formula 1 paddock.

Flavio Briatore.

[dramatic music continues]

You ready, guys, or not?

My name is Flavio Briatore,

executive advisor
of the chairman of Alpine Formula 1.

I need a driver in 2025.

This, I need Carlos.

[dramatic music plays]

I know Carlos
when he was a child, you know.

We have a very super relationship,
especially with the father.

I told the father,
"One day, maybe we working together."

[producer] It seems like, Flavio,
when you want something,

you usually get it. Is that right?

Normally, yes.

[laughs]

Flavio coming back to Formula 1
with Alpine

means the return of somebody who led
that squad to championship success

in the 1990s with Michael Schumacher

and in the 2000s with Fernando Alonso
when they were known as Renault.

[music becomes optimistic]

[commentator 1] It's been
a fantastic debut for Renault.

Fisichella's win in Melbourne
makes Flavio a very happy man.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Bravo, bravo, bravo, bravo.

[Williams] Flavio Briatore is one
of the most flamboyant characters

Formula 1 has probably ever seen.

He's extraordinary.

He just came into the sport
all g*ns blazing and really set it alight.

He was known as the playboy of Formula 1.

He had relationships outside of this sport

with some of the biggest names
in the world of fashion

and with supermodels
like Heidi Klum and Naomi Campbell.

Flavio's just a character.

I think he's been one of the great
team principals in Formula 1 history.

Yeah!

Come on!

It's great to see Flavio back.
I mean, he's a competitive animal.

[cheering]

[music fades]

[Buxton] Some people will tell you

that he's one
of the greatest team managers

that sport's ever seen.

Other people

will tell you

that he's a bloody cheat.

[reporter 1] Formula 1 boss
Flavio Briatore

has been banned from all motorsports
for an unlimited period of time.

[reporter 2] Nelson Piquet Jr.'s claim
that he was asked to crash his own car

by his own team
to help teammate Fernando Alonso

initially beggared belief.

Now it seems like one of sport's
most outrageous fixes.

Two years after Crashgate,

Flavio Briatore has been cleared
by the tribunal de grande instance.

[producer] So some people questioned
if you should be back in F1.

What do you say to them?

Me?

I'm strong enough, I'm wealthy enough

to tell everybody to stay away from me.
I don't care.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

People are jealous of me

because I'm not diplomatic.

I tell you the truth.

[woman] Welcome back. How lovely
to see you again. It's been a long time.

It's a bit different.

You have less trophies.

For me, my life, I want to win.

[applause]

Now Flavio's here, we can start.

[Briatore chuckles]

Okay, thank you very much.

So now the message
is quite easy, very clear.

We're working for winning.

We're not producing cars anymore
in Enstone.

We're producing a winning car.

And to produce a winning car,
everybody needs to push very, very hard.

We are creating good news,

but we need you behind,
pushing, pushing hard to supporting us.

Everybody, we win it together.
We lose it together.

Okay, thank you very much.

Thank you.

[applause]

[producer] So, Flavio, how well
have Alpine performed this season?

sh*t.

[commentator 1] Down the main straight
we go with Esteban Ocon in the Alpine.

[Peckett] That is us in P19.

Uh, Pierre was P20.

[commentator 1] Nineteenth and twentieth.
That's a team in trouble for 2024.

Great move from Bottas around the outside
of the Alpine into turn one.

[Peckett] Okay, Esteban,
we need to push now, please. Push now.

[Ocon] I am pushing.
What are you talking about?

[commentator 2] The Alpines
are getting dangerously close to contact.

[tires screech]

[commentator 4] You don't lunge
a teammate in Portier.

We start, uh, putting the right people
in the right place,

and, uh, we go back in the top three
in a few years.

And, uh, this is my mission.

[engine revs]

[reporter] Where Carlos Sainz may end up
has been a talking point for 2025.

Rumors are swirling around the paddock
that the Spaniard had opted for Williams.

-Hello.
-[Vowles] Hello, matey.

-How you doing?
-Good. You?

-Good to see you.
-[Vowles] Good to see you.

Carlos Sainz…

I hear that's more likely
to be Alpine now. What's gone on?

[intriguing music plays]

-[laughter]
-[Briatore] Lawrence Stroll.

Now you really have a job.

[Briatore] No, no, no, no.
I don't have a project at all.

Come over and say hello.

I'm coming.
I have one meeting. Thirty minutes…

When Flavio Briatore
sets his sights on something,

that gets done.

You know, he's a doer in Formula 1.

Why wouldn't you,
if you are Flavio Briatore,

go after Carlos Sainz?

He's one of the top guys
available on the drivers' market.

[Sainz] Alpine started
to become more appealing

since Flavio Briatore arrived to the team.

He's been extremely… convincing

or extremely, uh, insisting in me
trying to join the project.

[woman] That was good. That was better.

[in French] I would like
your colleague to come.

Oh, yeah, I don't know.

[in English] I know Carlos since…
Yeah, way back

'cause we used to race each other
in karting.

I know we'll be able to…
to work, um, very well, uh, together.

[Sainz] Car is feeling better now,
no? Or not?

[Gasly] We've got stuff coming.

Uh, as a driver, you want
the fastest guy possible next to you.

First, to push the team forward,
and also to challenge you.

-Do you really think it's four tenths?
-Yeah.

It doesn't look like it.

Oh, uh… [laughs]

-It doesn't…
-When you drive it, you know.

Yeah, when you drive it, you know.

I think in the race, it's a tenth more.

[Horner] What else is going on?

[man] Not too much, to be honest.

I mean, Sainz still not knowing
what he's going to do…

-Kind of ridiculous now.
-Yeah.

And I don't think
that he can afford himself

to screw around with Flavio.

No. No, Flavio will f*ck him. Yeah.

-Yeah.
-100%.

Yeah.

So, uh… And he's expensive,
which Flavio will hate.

[Vowles] Uh, Sven, give me two minutes.
I've got to make a phone call. Um…

Where are you at?
Where's your mindset at the moment?

[Oñoro] Carlos, um,

he's got doubts.

I think, uh, he's evaluating

or trying to evaluate, uh,
every single team available.

[Vowles] Carlos is the only target I want.

What can I do
to help him in that decision?

-[Oñoro] Yeah.
-[Vowles] Is it…

I mean, is it Alpine, for example,
that's causing this indecision?

Is there something on the table that they
can offer we were not at the moment?

[Oñoro] At the moment,
I cannot commit to any… any specific date.

Could be tomorrow.
It could be in a couple of weeks.

[tense music plays]

[clears throat]

My God.

[Buxton] There was an announcement.

Carlos, he's going to sign.

Ready?

[tense music continues]

[Sainz] I think the pecking order
we're seeing right now in Formula 1

might not be the same again.

Now I need to trust my intuition.

[Oñoro in Spanish] Let's wrap this up.

-[Sainz] Here?
-[Oñoro] Yeah, this is it.

[tense music continues]

[knocking on door]

-[Oñoro] Hola.
-[in English] How are you? You okay?

-[Sainz] Good, you?
-Good.

-Caco, good to see you. You okay?
-[Oñoro] Good.

[Vowles] Yeah, come on in.

[Sainz] Nice and ready, I see.

[energetic music plays]

[Vowles] Let's do this.

[Sainz] The appeal of joining Williams,
for me, is, number one, the project

and the vision that James Vowles
and his team has… have about the team

in the next four to five years,

what they wanna achieve,
how they wanna achieve it.

[Vowles] What I wanted to say is this.

I mean, first and foremost,
congratulations.

Give me a hug.

I could be a part of,

let's say, the trying to bring
this team back to where it belongs.

I'm totally convinced that, uh,

we can make it happen together.

I can't wait for next year.

-Yeah.
-Vamos.

[Vowles] Vamos, exactly.

This team are gonna be fast in the future.
They have a good people, a good group.

[Oñoro in Spanish] Good.

-[Oñoro] Congratulations, mate.
-[Sainz] Thanks.

[dramatic orchestral music plays]

[Vowles in English] Williams Racing is…
is bigger than me.

It's over a thousand individuals
working tirelessly every single day.

[orchestral music continues]

Carlos is a momentous occasion for…
for us, for Williams.

Okay, we have some really exciting news.

Perhaps it's best just to watch this.

[Sainz] Hi, everyone.
I will be joining the Williams family.



[Vowles] This is where the world realizes

we're serious
about going back to the front.

[cheering]

[producer] Why do you think
Carlos chose Williams over Alpine?

You know, Carlos believes

Alpine was not good enough for him,

and, uh, Williams was much better.

Simple as that.

Everybody makes mistakes.

[Buxton] Is there a curse in Monaco?

-Stay out, stay out.
-[Leclerc] f*ck!

Don't think he's finished many races.

[Buxton] The weight of that expectation
becomes a burden.

[Leclerc] I tell myself,
"Charles, just bring it home."

[Bird] We're out, Checo.

Checo's form has taken a dive.
We can't rely just on one car.

[Perez] Ah, f*ck.

I'm here for one reason only,
to get back to Red Bull.

f*ck it. Why not go all in?

But Daniel's got serious competition.

[Lawson] f*ck, that's so fast.

I'm not here to make friends.

[Spanish guitar music plays]

[music fades]