01x03 - The thin line

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It's late.

3:47.

You still have:
press conference, photo sh**t...

...in the box,
a five-minute media debrief...

- I have to pee.
- Why don't you go?

Because I have a press conference.

- Can't you go before?
- Well, if I go now, they're going to...

If you all need to go,
why not go together?

Whoops! What was that?

Fabio, let's do the anti-doping first.

- Do you have anti-doping too?
- Yes.

Let's go and pee together.

I've got to pee so bad!

You can't go until you get
the passport, right?

Your bike is going fast, isn't it?

But it will never be like a Yamaha.

No, obviously.

On straights and accelerations,
Yamaha will never be like Ducati.

There he is!

Go on!

Look at Quartararo coming into turn 3!

Fabio Quartararo is crossing the line!

Here goes Quartararo!
Here goes "El Diablo"!

He is perfect for modern-day Moto GP.

He manages to combine

very long brakings

with incredible traveling speed.

Our little munchkin.

She's always covering her face.

I think she's grown!

Her traits are starting
to show now, right?

- She came out as a little ball!
- Yeah.

Look at her.

Goodness!

Everything you do, you do it for her!

Including crying.

Gosh, we've cried a lot.
Man, that was unbelievable.

She's so cute!

What will I do now, without you?

I know.

Gosh, I don't want to leave.

Alright, wow!

That's so thoughtful.

Hey, love!

Hello! What's up?

Nothing. She's sleeping.

What is your father saying?

I saw he was sleeping, like her.

Hey!

I searched the house,
but didn't find a cent!

Oh, no, because we are...

...we're peasants!

- And how's our baby?
- Well, she's thinking.

Our ninja turtle!

She really is like a turtle!

She looks like a turtle. Look at her!

Are you feeling OK, love?

- Yes.
- Alright. Well...

...we're about to take off.

- Alright.
- OK?

And don't go too fast, OK?

- Don't go too fast.
- Sure, sure.

INTERNATIONAL RACETRACK, MUGELLO,
ITALY

WELCOME, NINA!

- That's so sweet!
- Hello!

How is it going?

- Hey!
- Congratulations!

Thanks.

Super daddy!

Congratulations!

Congratulations, buddy!

Are you a little nervous these days?

- What?
- A bit nervous?

Well, things are different.

- So different.
- Did you get any sleep?

Yes.

- Good question!
- Today.

I'm so excited to be an uncle!

Did they bring in
what we've been waiting for?

Dude, you have no idea!
It gets this close to the ground, dude!

The bike?

It's insane! It really is insane!

Well, as long as it doesn't...

It's a... It's a P.W.
It's a... It's an Ohvale.

It goes lower than a Ducati!

That's great, man. This is what we need.

If it's a little less windy tomorrow,

and a little warmer,

that'll be perfect.

- Can I get a small carbonara?
- Small?

Yeah, just a small one.

Thanks a lot.

I'll be back for round two.

Enjoy your meal!

There's video footage proving

an athlete is eating carbonara
before a race!

This is a big deal!

I like feeling as if I'm home.

- You like what?
- I like feeling as if I am home.

- What makes you feel at home?
- Eating carbonara.

Dad's carbonara is better.

Pecco is very meticulous.

He listens a lot to what others tell him,

he really studies the data,

and most importantly, his biggest quality
is that he learns very fast.

He rarely makes the same mistake twice.

I always tell him: "Give it your all!"

because, when he wants something,
he does whatever it takes to get it.

He'll do it his way.

Ducati has been very clear with him.

They've always told him:

"Listen, this is your first year.
You need to gain experience.

"All we expect from you,

"is to learn a lot
as this process is longer.

"It's a half season in Moto 2 and 3,

"but a year's work in Moto GP."

Well, this is a great barbecue
with a great crowd.

Not very fancy though.

Well, in Moto Two...

It rained, huh?

How did it go here, in Mugello?

I cried when I went off the bike.
My forearms hurt so bad!

- How did you rank?
- Then...

- Fourth, right?
- Yes, fourth.

The next week in Montmeló,

after my surgery, I finished second.

After how many days?

The next week, I had some tests,

then surgery.

And on Wednesday, I mean on Tuesday
night,

I went out with Edgar.

We went out for a few drinks.

- No.
- I got home super late.

And on Wednesday, I was at the circuit.

Is that why it's called
"Estrella Galicia Zero Zero"?

That's right, zero zero!

And then I finished second.

f*cking Zarco, he escaped.

- That was a success, right?
- Yup!

OAKLEY ITALY GRAND PRIX

Our time is still yet to come.

We always say

that we are humble

and quite clever too, especially Vale.

We'll know when it's time to stop.

We don't want to do this forever
if we can't do a good job.

Last year, he won podiums
in the first races.

Why wouldn't he win podiums
in his favourite circuits too?

Marc.

- Don't force it.
- OK.

- No further.
- Right.

- Understood?
- Understood.

Go as far as you can, dude.

Marc loves trying things over and over.

Because he wants
to find out where the limits are.

And he keeps doing it,

although he's hurt.

- He looks completely destroyed.
- He is.

Do you think he can race 25 laps?

- Very difficult.
- Very difficult.

Very, very difficult.

But if somebody has to do it, it's him.

Will they qualify?

It's complicated.

It's important to do a good lap, here.

If you're lucky
and manage to get a tow,

with a guy going well ahead of you,

that can make a big difference.

Let's go and try to follow Viñales.

Maverick is too fast for Vale.

Good job, Marc. Yes, keep it in mind.

I mean, it's got to be clear to you!
You're doing an awesome job!

- Yeah, definitely.
- Good.

- It doesn't look good.
- Right.

We need ten minutes
because he's calling the magistrate.

Once we get the green light,
we'll take the bikes and bring them over.

I'm worried for the kid,

because he's been there
for 20 minutes now.

With the helicopter gone,
we can't practice until it's back.

They've arrived at the hospital.

They've dropped him off
and are in the air.

It's very hard, because you feel like
it could have been you.

Yet, somehow, you have to be selfish,

otherwise, you won't race.

It didn't seem logical to me

to lose a rider

in the morning,

then have a minute's silence,

and then, five minutes later,
we're all going 300 km/h.

If it happened again,
I doubt I'd be in that race.

I tried not to think about it,
but just couldn't.

Especially in that moment of silence,

it's inevitable, your emotions take over

and you only think

about this young man,
his family, his team.

My mind was clearly not in the race.

And once again,

as he did in many previous races,

Álex Rins crashes out!

It's complicated to think
that someone can lose his life.

It teaches you that you ought to enjoy
your life to the fullest,

loving those dear to you.

I'm trying to process

how on earth after a minute's silence,

when I couldn't help but cry,
when I needed to be next to my brother,

how we're supposed to go race.

It's...

It's hard.

Hey!

I can't see you, Mum.

Hello!

How was your day?

Well, we're all here
in this beautiful posada,

just relaxing.

You're doing great! Carry on!

Don't forget to turn. Go on, turn!

He made a good run for it!

You think you can trick her?

Before racing at Mugello,

after Jason passed away,
we had a minute's silence.

I actually said
that I was going to win that race for him,

No matter who is next to me,

or who is with me in the last lap,
I'll just win that race.

I feel much more competitive,

much more prepared to fight
for the championship.

My goal to be world champion is clear.

BARCELONA-CATALONIA RACETRACK
MONTMELÓ, SPAIN

CATALONIA GRAND PRIX

You alright?

Was it raining a lot?

Did you know that we got rain
on our way to Barcelona?

- I asked, but you said no.
- I misunderstood.

My dad was a rider.

I got to ride my first motorcycle
when I was 4.

From age 7 to age 14,

I would go riding with my father.

We spent years riding
hundreds of thousands of kilometres

to get to where we are now.

This was a very long, difficult process,

even more so for my parents
who gave me everything:

countless kilometres,
so many practice sessions!

I could never thank them enough
for all that.

See you later!

- See you soon!
- Soon!

Excuse me.

Good morning, Peru!

Nice! The spectators are finally back.

This is getting back to normal

little by little.

We're coming in, Robert!

Take your shoes off, guys.

Yeah, take them off, please.

This is amazing.

Look how the space is organised!

- There's plenty of light.
- Yes.

It's tight, though.
You can lift up the table like this,

and eat right here.

There wasn't enough space
for a kitchen table,

And who's the chef?

- I cook all the time.
- Paella!

All the time!
This is a great coffee maker.

Then, here is my room.
It's quite spacious.

Beautiful.

Maverick saw it and told me
he'll order the same one on Monday.

He just wants a bigger space
to store his dirt bikes.

And it's not big enough as is.

That's Rins'.

- Look.
- He can store his.

He put a small bike in there.
There's no slider.

- For sure.
- It's a tight space.

- With side rails at the base.
- Yes.

Awesome, Aleix!

- Did you see that?
- What?

Wait a sec!

Is that allowed?

On the racetrack?

It's not allowed.

I know.

I guess he was on the phone,
or got distracted.

On the racetrack?

Everyone's first reaction was: "Come on!
You've got to be kidding, right?"

- Hey!
- How are you?

Good, good. Yes, yes, yes.

- Did you get surgery or not?
- Yes, yesterday.

Did they have to put in a plate?

Yeah, with two screws.

- Two screws.
- Will you have time to recover?

No, just a week.
One week, and I'll start moving it again.

- And we'll see.
- Man, that was real bad luck.

By this time,
how having two riders in the box

is important for us, you know.

To judge things.

- Your name?
- Jorge.

- And you are number...
- 89 in MotoGP.

You've been here before, right?

Probably, yes.

I think I've seen you before,
at least once.

Lateral perimalleolar swelling,

broken tibial malleolus.

You had a light arthropathy
and a distal avulsion fracture.

- On the peroneal malleolus.
- It's healed.

And you also had

a broken first metacarpal

on your right hand,
broken scaphoids on your right wrist,

and that's it. Alright.

Come on, let's get started.

Please have a seat.

My hand is fine.
I rode my motorcycle again.

- Ah?
- For the last three days.

- How's your foot?
- I can walk, it's moving well.

It's a bit swollen,
we made changes to the boot.

Can you imagine that two weeks ago
I was in a wheelchair,

and now I got my muscle back?

Alright. All good?

- I want to give it a try.
- Yes, sure.

Within reason, and see how it goes.

Within reason, exactly. This is key.

If you feel unsafe, just stop.

I recovered from a 25-G impact,
five times, I think,

which is just brutal.

In addition, I had a 26.5G impact.
That's huge.

I mean, honestly,
people wonder how I'm still alive

after such a shock.

It was quite a challenge, you know?
Because in the hospital, I had casts

on my hands and feet.

It was a very violent crash,

the worst injury in my career by far.

We know we're putting our life on the line
every time we're riding,

but it's something that...
It's like pressure,

we learn how to handle it.

If you think about the risks,
then you're not in a good headspace,

and it's better to stop
if it's on your mind,

because, when you think about this,
you might start making mistakes.

We mustn't think about the risks.

When you fall and break your bones,

it's very painful,
these moments are horrible,

but, a month and a week later,
I was riding again.

Unbelievable!

Looks like he slowed down.

He was doing really good.

Did he lose control?

No, the gear shift didn't work.

When you were in second gear?

Can you put it in, Dad?

Dad?

The chest protector is missing.

I'll go without it.

No, no, no. I'll go get it.

You won't have time.

- How is he doing?
- Good.

He's pacing himself pretty well.

We spoke with him
and insisted that it's important

that he feels comfortable,
stopping his bike when he needs to.

And it's going well.

What about his hand?

Well, his hand is
what's bothering him the most.

- Does he have enough strength?
- Yes!

For gripping?

39.5, dude! Amazing! And on his own!

And, man, with what we've been through!

I just can't believe it!

He was stuck at home
for the last two months!

Show me the money,
and I'll give you a boost!

Miller and I were riding along.

He asked,
"How much will you pay for a tow?"

And I had ten euros ready for him!

This sign saying "I need a tow"

makes you realise that Marc

hasn't recovered physically at all.

It's different
from what we saw in Mugello.

"I'm miserable,

"I'm in pain and here comes
a rider friend to give you a hand."

Those new overalls...

- My back!
- Giving you a hard time?

My back hurts so much.

So much.

Next time, I won't listen to you.

You'll wear it for the FP1 no matter what!

Everything hurts
after all this effort, dude.

Let me take your back protector off.

This was practice, then comes the race.

- Does it hurt here?
- A lot.

A lot! Wow, you're k*lling me!

That's where it hurts.

Tomorrow, I'll ask for

an injection of enantyum or something.

You know you can take paracetamol tonight.

- Can I?
- No need to wait.

Tomorrow's going to be tough.

It's going to be really tough.

You'll make it.

Someone just fell during this warm-up lap!

Jorge Martín is on the ground!

He is returning
after missing several races.

Martín just fell!

- Where?
- On turn 5.

He fell on turn 5.

Jorge fell on turn 5.

Can someone go get him
with a motorcycle or something?

We have time before he gets back.

No, he didn't hurt himself,
but... the rear brake...

Guys, when he gets here,
we need to look calm in front of him.

Where did he fall?

On turn 5, from behind,
because of the rear brake.

Does he need to go last now,
or something like this?

The craziest stuff happens to me!

Listen, that's what it is this year.
Next year will be different.

Think about the pain you've been through
since your accident up until now.

You've been training
like a m*therf*cker, suffering.

Now you're going to get out there
and give everything you got,

as you always do.

You can do it.

At the end of the race,
you'll be crying in your helmet from pain.

And Marc just fell!

Marc Marquez just fell!

He's on the ground!

And Valentino's on the ground! Goodness!

Valentino is on the ground.

Done!

Was that a tear-off, or not?

I'm not sure. Maybe a knee pad?

- On turn 4.
- No, 3.

Go ahead, Race Direction.

Looks like Fabio

threw off a piece of his seat.

A "piece of his seat"? Alright.

We saw it on turn 3.

We'll look into it, thanks.

He took off the chest protector
he had right there.

Oh, yes! Yes.

- He opened his suit.
- He took off his...

- ...his chest protector.
- Copy that.

- No, he took it off!
- He got hit by a piece of tyre.

Or his seat...

No, he took off
his chest protector himself,

and he unzipped his suit!

His leather suit is open.

Yes, I saw.

His leather is open.

It’s kinda dodgy, you know...

If that's the rule,
they must do something!

Yes, right away!

Absolutely.

The thing is, if it’s safety,
we don’t take too long thinking too long.

Good job, man! Well done!

Get me an energy drink.

Give me some sugar, guys!

Are you thirsty?

Well done, man!

I'm physically worn out.

It's over.

I'll go get changed.

- You've been amazing!
- Thanks.

I'm so exhausted.

We need to be clear going forward

with what’s the interpretation
of the regulation.

And this should be immediately.

- What about that rule?
- They didn’t say anything.

Exactly. Not for us, for the championship.

- This is dangerous.
- It is dangerous! Full stop.

It's not a matter of points.

You can't ride without your helmet on,
it's a written rule, right?

Well, same goes for the suit.

We can discuss and say: you know what?

In the future, in this particular case,
we made a mistake, sorry.

For me, it was our mistake...

For me, this penalty is unfair.

I did take some risks,
but I only put myself at risk.

I opened my suit and tried to zip it back.

But I couldn't. It was not possible!

It was very dangerous.

But if this happened to me
a hundred times over a hundred races,

I'd do the exact same thing again.

I'm fighting for something
that's on my mind since I was 4.

And that's being Moto GP World Champion.

No matter what hurdles come,

I'll keep going until the end of the race.