1 00:00:08,725 --> 00:00:12,125 [Croft] Big crash there! Sergio Perez in the Force India. 2 00:00:13,045 --> 00:00:16,765 [reporter] The Force India Formula One  team has gone into administration, 3 00:00:16,845 --> 00:00:18,725 following a court hearing in London. 4 00:00:20,205 --> 00:00:25,085 Administration is there to provide  the opportunity to rescue and save. 5 00:00:25,765 --> 00:00:26,805 So no one's giving up. 6 00:00:26,885 --> 00:00:28,285 [clamoring] 7 00:00:28,365 --> 00:00:31,525 The team needs real funding to make sure it delivers 8 00:00:31,605 --> 00:00:33,445 the potential that Otmar says you can all deliver. 9 00:00:33,525 --> 00:00:35,245 As long as we stay together, 10 00:00:36,365 --> 00:00:40,165 we will find  the best possible financial solution 11 00:00:40,245 --> 00:00:41,885 and ownership going forward. 12 00:00:41,965 --> 00:00:44,005 -[cameras clicking] -[clamoring] 13 00:00:46,245 --> 00:00:47,645 [Croft] The future for Force India 14 00:00:47,725 --> 00:00:50,405 has been dominating the headlines over the summer, 15 00:00:52,085 --> 00:00:55,645 The team has survived after  the administrators reached an agreement 16 00:00:55,725 --> 00:00:59,045 with a consortium of investors on a rescue package. 17 00:01:00,725 --> 00:01:01,965 [Buxton] The consortium is led 18 00:01:02,045 --> 00:01:03,965 by billionaire businessman,  Lawrence Stroll... 19 00:01:04,045 --> 00:01:06,045 -You looking for me? -[reporter] Just the man. 20 00:01:06,125 --> 00:01:07,005 [laughs] 21 00:01:07,085 --> 00:01:09,565 [Buxton] ...father of 19-year-old Lance Stroll, 22 00:01:09,645 --> 00:01:13,445 So, could Lance soon be driving for his dad's new team? 23 00:01:15,885 --> 00:01:17,805 [Lance] For the moment, I'm here at Williams. 24 00:01:17,885 --> 00:01:21,685 I'm not, uh, sure  what I'll be doing in the future. 25 00:01:21,765 --> 00:01:24,525 Uh, we'll see what my father  decides to do with me. 26 00:01:25,365 --> 00:01:27,605 He's a nice guy. I hope they'll take me. 27 00:01:27,685 --> 00:01:28,605 [laughs] 28 00:01:29,165 --> 00:01:31,005 [Medland] Lawrence Stroll buying the team 29 00:01:31,085 --> 00:01:33,205 is always gonna want his son  to drive for it. 30 00:01:34,325 --> 00:01:36,885 It's basically an open secret that Lance will move across 31 00:01:36,965 --> 00:01:37,885 and race at Force India. 32 00:01:39,365 --> 00:01:43,445 Both drivers at the team, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon, 33 00:01:43,525 --> 00:01:44,845 will be looking over their shoulder wondering, 34 00:01:44,925 --> 00:01:47,525 "Well, which one of us is gonna get the chop?" 35 00:01:48,365 --> 00:01:50,845 And historically,  those two have not got on. 36 00:01:52,285 --> 00:01:54,045 -[Croft] Once again, they have touched. -[Brundle] Crazy. 37 00:01:54,725 --> 00:01:57,005 [Ocon] Guys, what the fuck is this guy doing? 38 00:01:57,405 --> 00:01:58,445 Fucking idiot. 39 00:01:59,885 --> 00:02:01,805 [pneumatic tools whirring] 40 00:02:15,325 --> 00:02:18,285 [Croft] Welcome to Spa  for the Belgian Grand Prix. 41 00:02:19,885 --> 00:02:23,885 It's an important race for the teams, and none more so than Force India. 42 00:02:23,965 --> 00:02:27,525 The pressure's on to impress new boss Lawrence Stroll. 43 00:02:32,085 --> 00:02:33,325 How long we gonna wait? 44 00:02:34,765 --> 00:02:36,725 My name is Otmar Szafnauer, 45 00:02:36,805 --> 00:02:39,685 and I'm the Chief Executive Officer and Team Principal 46 00:02:39,765 --> 00:02:42,445 of Racing Point Force India  Formula One team. 47 00:02:42,525 --> 00:02:43,845 [grinding] 48 00:02:44,165 --> 00:02:47,165 [Szafnauer] It would've been  a disaster disappearing mid-season. 49 00:02:47,245 --> 00:02:50,325 So it was tricky times, but we came out of it. 50 00:02:52,205 --> 00:02:54,245 The team is pretty much unchanged: 51 00:02:54,325 --> 00:02:58,045 same people, same car, same desire to do well. 52 00:02:58,765 --> 00:03:01,805 But Lance coming into the team is probably what will happen, 53 00:03:02,205 --> 00:03:04,765 and what it means now is losing one of our drivers. 54 00:03:07,125 --> 00:03:08,365 [Ocon] I know you know. 55 00:03:09,845 --> 00:03:12,525 We are facing this unsure future. 56 00:03:13,685 --> 00:03:15,405 It's a difficult situation for me. 57 00:03:15,485 --> 00:03:16,925 [tools whirring]  58 00:03:17,005 --> 00:03:19,965 As a kid, I always wanted  to be a racing driver. 59 00:03:20,805 --> 00:03:21,805 There was nothing else. 60 00:03:22,725 --> 00:03:25,205 I've been racing since  I'm seven years old. 61 00:03:26,605 --> 00:03:29,445 [interviewer] How expensive is it to try  and get kids into F1? 62 00:03:29,525 --> 00:03:30,685 Oof. 63 00:03:30,765 --> 00:03:31,685 [chuckles] 64 00:03:31,765 --> 00:03:36,285 Uh, it's difficult to tell you how expensive it is exactly, but, um... 65 00:03:36,485 --> 00:03:42,205 for sure, for someone normal, like we were, it's-- 66 00:03:42,685 --> 00:03:44,965 Yeah, everyone was saying it's impossible, basically. 67 00:03:51,325 --> 00:03:54,445 My parents, they don't have a lot of money. 68 00:03:55,565 --> 00:03:57,045 They sacrificed a lot. 69 00:03:57,605 --> 00:04:01,005 We were living in a caravan for a few years, so we could go to races. 70 00:04:02,925 --> 00:04:04,685 [in French] It's still here? 71 00:04:06,725 --> 00:04:09,205 [Ocon in English] Without my parents, I would not be here for sure. 72 00:04:09,285 --> 00:04:10,605 -[in French] She isn't coming? -No. 73 00:04:16,725 --> 00:04:18,605 [Buxton] Esteban's story is amazing.  74 00:04:19,405 --> 00:04:21,045 He's come from nothing 75 00:04:21,125 --> 00:04:24,205 to having the potential  to be not just a race winner, 76 00:04:24,605 --> 00:04:26,805 but a championship contender. 77 00:04:29,285 --> 00:04:31,045 But motor racing's a funny business. 78 00:04:31,525 --> 00:04:33,725 Talent will get you so far, 79 00:04:33,805 --> 00:04:36,365 but money has a massive role to play. 80 00:04:38,325 --> 00:04:44,245 As a driver, if you come with a bevy of sponsors who can add millions 81 00:04:44,325 --> 00:04:48,325 to the pot that the team has  to design, to develop their car, 82 00:04:48,405 --> 00:04:50,925 and have increased potential to score points, 83 00:04:51,005 --> 00:04:53,285 then the team  is gonna look favorably on you, 84 00:04:53,365 --> 00:04:55,205 to take you onboard as one of their drivers. 85 00:04:58,925 --> 00:05:01,525 Hi, I'm Sergio Perez. I drive for Force India. 86 00:05:01,605 --> 00:05:04,245 I've been here eight years  in Formula One. 87 00:05:04,725 --> 00:05:06,085 I'm 28 years old. 88 00:05:09,285 --> 00:05:13,405 F1 was always my dream, to race  with the best drivers in the world. 89 00:05:15,125 --> 00:05:19,485 I was always racing in Mexico and I never thought that an opportunity 90 00:05:19,565 --> 00:05:21,605 to race in Europe was going to come up. 91 00:05:21,685 --> 00:05:23,125 It was always very expensive. 92 00:05:23,565 --> 00:05:25,485 So we had to find sponsors. 93 00:05:26,005 --> 00:05:29,085 Carlos Slim is one of  the richest guys in the world. 94 00:05:30,765 --> 00:05:33,125 I remember calling him all the time 95 00:05:33,205 --> 00:05:35,605 when I was a fourteen year old  to give me an opportunity. 96 00:05:38,205 --> 00:05:41,845 We started together the dream of making it into Formula One. 97 00:05:43,005 --> 00:05:48,125 The career that I have, it's pretty much  linked to our decisions we took together. 98 00:05:48,965 --> 00:05:52,125 [Buxton] Sergio's always had  a very strong hand at Force India 99 00:05:52,205 --> 00:05:53,765 because he was the money guy. 100 00:05:53,845 --> 00:05:56,005 He brought big sponsorships  from Mexico with him, 101 00:05:56,085 --> 00:05:58,605 but now, there's a bigger fish, and that bigger fish is Lawrence Stroll. 102 00:05:58,685 --> 00:06:00,845 So Sergio's not king of the hill anymore. 103 00:06:00,925 --> 00:06:03,845 It's anyone's guess,  at the moment, who gets that seat. 104 00:06:06,725 --> 00:06:08,685 Esteban and Sergio... 105 00:06:08,765 --> 00:06:11,725 I don't think they're on each other's Christmas card list. 106 00:06:11,805 --> 00:06:13,165 I think it's fair to say that. 107 00:06:18,485 --> 00:06:21,045 Formula One is massively competitive, 108 00:06:21,525 --> 00:06:24,965 but the situation  with Ocon and Perez in 2017 109 00:06:25,045 --> 00:06:28,805 went beyond the point that I think any of us thought that it would. 110 00:06:30,565 --> 00:06:35,805 You've gotta understand the psychology and the dynamics of the team, 111 00:06:35,885 --> 00:06:37,205 and how that worked. 112 00:06:38,325 --> 00:06:41,645 You know, Esteban had to quickly make a name for himself. 113 00:06:41,725 --> 00:06:42,885 He was a rookie. 114 00:06:43,685 --> 00:06:47,365 Sergio, he had to assert himself as the driver 115 00:06:47,445 --> 00:06:49,405 that was with the team the longest. 116 00:06:51,685 --> 00:06:54,565 [Brundle] This is two teammates  scrapping away here. 117 00:06:55,005 --> 00:06:57,765 [Croft] Ocon is gonna go for it again, trying to get past Perez, 118 00:06:57,845 --> 00:06:59,645 but here comes Vettel in the Ferrari. 119 00:07:00,165 --> 00:07:03,645 Up the inside into turn one, Ocon slithers out wide. 120 00:07:03,725 --> 00:07:06,605 And the two Force Indias,  after fighting each other, 121 00:07:06,685 --> 00:07:07,925 have lost a place. 122 00:07:09,045 --> 00:07:11,085 [Ocon] He moved at the last moment. What is this? 123 00:07:11,165 --> 00:07:12,365 It's not fair racing at all. 124 00:07:15,605 --> 00:07:17,445 [Buxton] Esteban, did your teammate  cost you a chance 125 00:07:17,525 --> 00:07:19,165 at your first Formula One podium today? 126 00:07:19,765 --> 00:07:22,365 Uh, yeah. I think so, for sure. 127 00:07:22,445 --> 00:07:23,685 But, that's racing, you know? 128 00:07:24,165 --> 00:07:26,605 Um... and that's not gonna take away my smile. 129 00:07:27,525 --> 00:07:29,005 [Buxton] Are you racing for Sergio Perez, 130 00:07:29,085 --> 00:07:30,645 or are you racing for Force India? 131 00:07:30,725 --> 00:07:32,965 [Perez] Oh, of course, I'm racing  for my team, you know? 132 00:07:33,405 --> 00:07:37,765 I think I just defend the position as I will do to anyone. 133 00:07:39,285 --> 00:07:41,405 [Croft] The two Force Indias vying for position. 134 00:07:43,085 --> 00:07:45,005 Perez gets ahead of Ocon. 135 00:07:45,085 --> 00:07:47,605 They come into the left-hander... oh, they've made contact! 136 00:07:47,685 --> 00:07:49,565 [Brundle] Big damage to Perez's front wing. 137 00:07:49,645 --> 00:07:50,845 [Croft] Both damaged. 138 00:07:51,325 --> 00:07:53,245 [Perez] What did Esteban do, guys? 139 00:07:56,285 --> 00:07:58,365 I think he was just over-aggressive. 140 00:07:58,445 --> 00:08:01,805 I think, um, what happened today is totally unacceptable for the team. 141 00:08:01,885 --> 00:08:03,405 [Buxton] He says  that you gave him no room. 142 00:08:03,485 --> 00:08:06,565 Says that you squeezed him against a wall, cost the team a potential win today. 143 00:08:06,645 --> 00:08:07,645 That's what he said? Okay. 144 00:08:07,725 --> 00:08:10,245 Well, if that's what he said, you know, I'm not gonna comment. 145 00:08:12,405 --> 00:08:16,765 [Buxton] Both Sergio and Esteban, they're both looking at their future. 146 00:08:16,845 --> 00:08:21,605 So this inter-team rivalry of being top dog at the team 147 00:08:21,685 --> 00:08:23,765 becomes all encompassing... 148 00:08:27,245 --> 00:08:30,085 [Croft] The two teammates  are battling again. 149 00:08:30,165 --> 00:08:32,765 Perez gets past Ocon, as they now accelerate 150 00:08:32,845 --> 00:08:35,845 towards the fastest part of the circuit. 151 00:08:35,925 --> 00:08:38,765 Oh! The two Force India's made contact! 152 00:08:41,165 --> 00:08:43,885 Missing a part of his front wing, Ocon there. 153 00:08:45,965 --> 00:08:47,805 -Once again, they have touched. -[Brundle] Crazy. 154 00:08:48,765 --> 00:08:50,445 [Ocon] Guys, what the fuck? 155 00:08:51,045 --> 00:08:52,685 What the fuck is this guy doing? 156 00:08:53,485 --> 00:08:54,805 Front wing broken now. 157 00:08:55,685 --> 00:08:57,325 [Croft] The two Force Indias  get too close together 158 00:08:57,405 --> 00:09:00,285 and it is a puncture for Sergio Perez. 159 00:09:03,365 --> 00:09:06,005 [reporter] Has the relationship  between you totally gone now? 160 00:09:07,445 --> 00:09:11,765 I don't know. The thing for sure is that I'm gonna go speak to him man-to-man 161 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:14,165 and tell him the truth, you know? 162 00:09:14,845 --> 00:09:18,325 He's gonna have a child. I don't know if he wants to die or something. 163 00:09:20,285 --> 00:09:23,845 [reporter] It seems that you both get locked into some huge battles on track. 164 00:09:24,365 --> 00:09:26,165 -Is that good for the team? -Yeah. No, not at all. 165 00:09:26,245 --> 00:09:27,725 Especially after today. 166 00:09:27,805 --> 00:09:31,525 But we have to look back, remember Baku, you know? 167 00:09:32,005 --> 00:09:34,005 He put me there on the wall. 168 00:09:34,085 --> 00:09:35,925 I'm not saying that I did it  because of that, you know, 169 00:09:36,005 --> 00:09:39,445 but tension starts back then, you know? 170 00:09:40,885 --> 00:09:42,045 [Buxton] It got so bad, 171 00:09:42,125 --> 00:09:45,045 the team stepped in and stopped them from racing each other. 172 00:09:45,125 --> 00:09:46,325 It was as simple as that. 173 00:09:46,405 --> 00:09:49,245 They were not allowed to race one another again. 174 00:09:51,365 --> 00:09:54,845 Once they started understanding how important it was for them to work together 175 00:09:54,925 --> 00:09:57,725 and not crash into each other, it got better. 176 00:09:58,325 --> 00:10:00,325 [engines buzzing] 177 00:10:04,845 --> 00:10:07,605 [Croft] It's time for qualifying  here in Spa. 178 00:10:08,085 --> 00:10:10,045 [cheering] 179 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:14,365 Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez 180 00:10:14,445 --> 00:10:16,645 are used to fighting each other for points, 181 00:10:16,725 --> 00:10:19,205 but now, they're fighting for a seat. 182 00:10:20,285 --> 00:10:22,205 Who can show what they're capable of 183 00:10:22,285 --> 00:10:25,885 at one of the most challenging and treacherous tracks in the world? 184 00:10:30,085 --> 00:10:33,405 Rain in the air. It would be, it's Spa. 185 00:10:39,685 --> 00:10:42,165 [Bradley Joyce] The worst of the rain,  we think has missed turn one. 186 00:10:42,925 --> 00:10:45,365 It's raining heavy in the pit lane now. 187 00:10:48,165 --> 00:10:52,285 The difference between driving on the wet and the dry, every lap, 188 00:10:52,365 --> 00:10:54,205 one line can be much quicker than the other one. 189 00:10:55,685 --> 00:10:58,045 So you have to adapt. Every lap is different conditions. 190 00:10:58,885 --> 00:11:00,525 This is what's fun about it. 191 00:11:04,605 --> 00:11:08,965 [Croft] Lewis Hamilton going for a record fifth pole position here at Spa. 192 00:11:10,485 --> 00:11:11,805 [Hamilton] It's raining a lot  down the back here. 193 00:11:14,645 --> 00:11:18,525 [Croft] The crowd are reaching  for the umbrellas already 194 00:11:18,605 --> 00:11:21,405 and it might be that the track is a bit too slippy. 195 00:11:21,805 --> 00:11:24,005 [Buxton] At the speeds  these guys are doing, 196 00:11:24,085 --> 00:11:28,645 when it starts to rain, your reactions have to be lightning. 197 00:11:29,765 --> 00:11:31,765 [tires squealing]  198 00:11:33,085 --> 00:11:34,685 [Hamilton] Oh, shit. Valtteri's gone off. 199 00:11:35,525 --> 00:11:39,645 [Croft] Valtteri Bottas has slid his way off the track. 200 00:11:44,085 --> 00:11:46,245 [Perez] Fucking shit, man! Fucking shit! 201 00:11:49,045 --> 00:11:51,285 [Croft] They've got to get  on the right line. 202 00:11:51,365 --> 00:11:54,565 They've got to spot every braking point. 203 00:11:57,085 --> 00:11:59,805 And it's Hamilton  with the fastest lap-time so far. 204 00:12:02,005 --> 00:12:04,125 [Hamilton] That was one tough lap to do. 205 00:12:07,845 --> 00:12:10,165 [Croft] Sergio Perez  looks set to take fourth, 206 00:12:10,245 --> 00:12:13,965 an amazing result for Force India, if he can hang onto it. 207 00:12:14,565 --> 00:12:17,605 -[Tim Wright] Checo, P-4. P-4. -[Perez] Good job, guys. 208 00:12:20,485 --> 00:12:23,805 [Croft] There are challenges still to come for Esteban Ocon. 209 00:12:28,205 --> 00:12:32,645 When I was a kid, there was a lot  of time spent on the rain. 210 00:12:36,285 --> 00:12:39,245 And when all the kids were stopping because it was too wet, 211 00:12:39,325 --> 00:12:40,645 they were getting wet, 212 00:12:40,725 --> 00:12:45,565 I was keeping going even when I had freezing hands where I couldn't move. 213 00:12:45,645 --> 00:12:46,765 I was crying after that. 214 00:12:46,845 --> 00:12:48,685 But while driving, I was not feeling anything. 215 00:12:48,765 --> 00:12:51,005 I was pushing to be the best I could. 216 00:13:02,605 --> 00:13:04,325 [Joyce] So, Esteban, that is... 217 00:13:05,645 --> 00:13:08,165 P-3. P-3. 218 00:13:08,885 --> 00:13:10,565 [Ocon] You're joking. You're joking. 219 00:13:12,325 --> 00:13:16,965 [Croft] Ocon goes third fastest. His best ever qualifying in Formula One. 220 00:13:17,565 --> 00:13:18,685 [Ocon] Whoo! 221 00:13:19,285 --> 00:13:20,245 Yes! 222 00:13:20,485 --> 00:13:21,325 Whoo! 223 00:13:22,725 --> 00:13:25,885 [Croft] The rain came down  to give Force India 224 00:13:25,965 --> 00:13:28,325 one of their greatest ever days. 225 00:13:29,885 --> 00:13:31,405 [Joyce] They're waiting for you on the grid. 226 00:13:31,485 --> 00:13:34,765 You need to line up in P-3, which is to the left hand side. 227 00:13:35,405 --> 00:13:37,525 It's Hamilton, Vettel, you. 228 00:13:38,165 --> 00:13:39,125 [Ocon] Oh, my God. 229 00:13:41,365 --> 00:13:44,365 [Buxton] Esteban Ocon's  qualifying performance in Spa 230 00:13:44,845 --> 00:13:46,725 was absolutely astonishing. 231 00:13:47,525 --> 00:13:50,405 You'd think that he qualified  above everybody, 232 00:13:50,765 --> 00:13:53,525 other than Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, 233 00:13:53,605 --> 00:13:55,445 who are these two  four-time world champions. 234 00:13:55,525 --> 00:13:57,525 [crowd cheering] 235 00:13:59,565 --> 00:14:03,005 [reporter] Esteban, welcome to the top three. 236 00:14:03,085 --> 00:14:06,485 Hi, everyone. Hello.  Thanks for all the support, first of all. 237 00:14:07,325 --> 00:14:10,125 [Croft] Well, fairytale for the team,  and for Ocon as well here. 238 00:14:10,205 --> 00:14:13,085 The speculations to where he might be in a few races' time, 239 00:14:13,165 --> 00:14:14,565 let alone next season. 240 00:14:14,645 --> 00:14:17,485 There he is, lining up on the second row. 241 00:14:18,645 --> 00:14:20,165 [Hamilton] Unfortunately, we're not-- 242 00:14:20,245 --> 00:14:23,005 We're in a place in Formula One where you've got some teams 243 00:14:23,085 --> 00:14:25,205 that rather than take, like, a new up-and-coming kid 244 00:14:25,285 --> 00:14:27,005 they'll take who ever's got the money. 245 00:14:28,245 --> 00:14:32,045 But he needs to be in a great car because he's one of the top drivers here. 246 00:14:32,125 --> 00:14:35,205 So I hope that opportunity is there for him. 247 00:14:37,605 --> 00:14:40,805 [Croft] So, Force India,  what a month it has been. 248 00:14:40,885 --> 00:14:42,645 They go into administration, 249 00:14:42,725 --> 00:14:45,485 they get rescued, they get taken over, 250 00:14:45,565 --> 00:14:49,405 they come to Spa, and they lock out the second row. 251 00:14:50,965 --> 00:14:53,045 [Buxton] No driver likes to be beaten by their teammate. 252 00:14:53,125 --> 00:14:55,645 They're the first reference. They're in the same car, 253 00:14:55,725 --> 00:14:57,725 and that's the person you've got to beat. 254 00:14:57,805 --> 00:15:00,565 So someone like Sergio Perez, if he's getting out-qualified 255 00:15:00,645 --> 00:15:02,645 by Esteban Ocon, that's gonna really hurt 256 00:15:02,725 --> 00:15:04,925 because this is a guy  with less experience, 257 00:15:05,005 --> 00:15:07,205 but maybe he's showing  he's got more potential. 258 00:15:13,845 --> 00:15:18,005 [Croft] We're minutes away from  racing here at the Singapore Grand Prix. 259 00:15:23,245 --> 00:15:24,805 Since the start of the season, 260 00:15:24,885 --> 00:15:28,005 Esteban Ocon has out-qualified  his teammate 261 00:15:28,085 --> 00:15:29,845 eleven times to four. 262 00:15:30,085 --> 00:15:33,565 So Sergio Perez really needs  a good result tonight. 263 00:15:41,445 --> 00:15:43,445 [engines roaring]  264 00:15:46,245 --> 00:15:48,445 [Croft] It's a good start  for Esteban Ocon. 265 00:15:55,045 --> 00:15:58,085 Two Force Indias together again, they're going wheel-to-wheel. 266 00:16:03,405 --> 00:16:05,845 Into the wall goes Esteban Ocon! 267 00:16:05,925 --> 00:16:07,045 [crowd gasps] 268 00:16:08,325 --> 00:16:11,685 I got hit by Sergio badly. Badly, badly. 269 00:16:15,205 --> 00:16:17,365 [Perez] Sorry, guys, there was no room. 270 00:16:17,885 --> 00:16:20,885 I basically did not even see him. 271 00:16:22,365 --> 00:16:24,525 [Croft] It's Baku from last year. 272 00:16:24,605 --> 00:16:27,605 It's Spa from last year all over again. 273 00:16:27,685 --> 00:16:32,525 And it's Ocon who is squeezed into the wall by his teammate. 274 00:16:35,005 --> 00:16:36,525 [Buxton] Esteban's car's in the wall, 275 00:16:36,605 --> 00:16:39,165 thanks to Sergio, on the first lap of the race. 276 00:16:39,245 --> 00:16:40,525 It's utterly unforgivable. 277 00:16:41,485 --> 00:16:43,805 Esteban, awful to see you  back here in the pit lane. 278 00:16:43,885 --> 00:16:44,805 What happened? 279 00:16:45,205 --> 00:16:47,685 Well, I think it's clear, and I think everyone saw what happened. 280 00:16:47,765 --> 00:16:49,445 I'm not gonna comment yet. 281 00:16:49,525 --> 00:16:52,285 I want to see the images and discuss with the team first, 282 00:16:52,365 --> 00:16:54,085 so, uh, we'll see. 283 00:16:54,645 --> 00:16:55,605 Thanks very much. 284 00:16:57,205 --> 00:16:59,205 [Brundle] I think, "I'm not gonna comment," 285 00:16:59,285 --> 00:17:02,805 probably says more than Esteban Ocon really wants to give away. 286 00:17:08,685 --> 00:17:11,325 [Croft] So one Force India car out of the race, 287 00:17:11,405 --> 00:17:14,605 can Sergio Perez rescue some points  for the team? 288 00:17:17,445 --> 00:17:20,925 [Wright] Checo, Sirotkin ahead. We will need to overtake him. 289 00:17:23,885 --> 00:17:26,125 [Croft] Is he gonna go for it? Down the inside maybe? 290 00:17:26,205 --> 00:17:30,485 No. Sergio Perez very nearly ran into the back of Sergey Sirotkin. 291 00:17:33,925 --> 00:17:37,205 [Perez] Man, Sirotkin is moving  so much on the braking. Too much, man. 292 00:17:38,285 --> 00:17:39,925 [Croft] He's vastly experienced, Martin, 293 00:17:40,725 --> 00:17:44,085 but we're starting to see increasing desperation from the Mexican. 294 00:17:47,045 --> 00:17:50,405 [Perez] This is a joke, really. Do you really want me to crash? 295 00:17:51,205 --> 00:17:54,885 [Buxton] Perez's frustration  was so evident to see, 296 00:17:54,965 --> 00:17:57,245 but is that frustration  with Sirotkin in the race, 297 00:17:57,325 --> 00:18:01,245 or is it a deeper frustration in him not yet knowing his future? 298 00:18:13,045 --> 00:18:17,805 [Croft] Sergio Perez finally finds a way past Sergey Sirotkin. 299 00:18:18,885 --> 00:18:20,645 -It's not gonna be easy. -[Brundle] Or does he? 300 00:18:20,725 --> 00:18:22,165 [Croft] They're still going through this. 301 00:18:25,165 --> 00:18:27,845 Oh, no! They've managed to crash. 302 00:18:29,845 --> 00:18:31,845 Perez has got severe damage. 303 00:18:32,485 --> 00:18:34,285 [Wright] Left rear puncture. Box. Box. 304 00:18:34,725 --> 00:18:37,045 [Brundle] I wonder if that was just angry. He was driving angry. 305 00:18:41,885 --> 00:18:45,925 Singapore was, I think, a very visual representation 306 00:18:46,005 --> 00:18:47,925 of what's going on in Sergio Perez's head. 307 00:18:48,405 --> 00:18:50,485 [Perez] I tried to close the door  before braking, 308 00:18:50,565 --> 00:18:52,565 but obviously he doesn't move at all 309 00:18:52,645 --> 00:18:56,405 and I probably... I was over optimistic there. 310 00:18:57,525 --> 00:19:00,885 [Buxton] He looked like a rookie, completely losing his marbles. 311 00:19:01,485 --> 00:19:04,845 He needs to be impressing the team and showing that he can be a leader, 312 00:19:04,925 --> 00:19:07,845 not that he's gonna fall apart when things don't quite look 313 00:19:07,925 --> 00:19:09,365 like they're going his way. 314 00:19:10,525 --> 00:19:14,805 [Croft] A very disappointing night indeed for the Force India team. 315 00:19:15,925 --> 00:19:19,805 We will have no points for both cars,  so, yeah, it's a terrible weekend. 316 00:19:35,085 --> 00:19:36,005 Better. 317 00:19:36,605 --> 00:19:38,365 [Ocon] Now it is a crucial time. 318 00:19:40,005 --> 00:19:42,285 After the last race, I have to score a lot of points. 319 00:19:43,005 --> 00:19:46,445 I hope I can finish on a high to get the seat for next year. 320 00:19:49,085 --> 00:19:51,165 I don't count time, I don't count hours. 321 00:19:51,245 --> 00:19:53,525 It doesn't matter if it's Christmas, New Year, holidays, 322 00:19:54,085 --> 00:19:59,325 because the most important thing in sport is to perform and is to do a great job 323 00:19:59,405 --> 00:20:01,245 and to be different than the others. 324 00:20:01,325 --> 00:20:02,805 There's nothing else that counts. 325 00:20:05,005 --> 00:20:07,205 You push to be the best you can, you know. 326 00:20:07,285 --> 00:20:10,365 I've dreamed of this as a kid, pushing every day, 327 00:20:10,445 --> 00:20:13,285 waking up with the same target,  the same goal. 328 00:20:14,285 --> 00:20:18,005 I'm not gonna let anything  in between me and the performance. 329 00:20:18,085 --> 00:20:21,205 I'm just gonna work harder, and I think that always pays off. 330 00:20:30,605 --> 00:20:34,845 [Croft] We're here in Mexico City for the start of the Mexican Grand Prix. 331 00:20:36,125 --> 00:20:40,205 [in Spanish]  Can you hear the crowd cheering? 332 00:20:40,285 --> 00:20:43,125 [Croft in English] It's a huge race  for home favorite Sergio Perez. 333 00:20:43,685 --> 00:20:47,165 And there's some big news for his team, Racing Point Force India. 334 00:20:48,125 --> 00:20:49,805 After months of speculation, 335 00:20:49,885 --> 00:20:52,885 they've announced their driver lineup for next season. 336 00:20:56,485 --> 00:21:01,445 In 2019, we'll have Lance Stroll  and Sergio Perez 337 00:21:01,525 --> 00:21:03,325 as our two racecar drivers. 338 00:21:09,805 --> 00:21:13,845 Next year, my situation is still,  you know, quite blurry. 339 00:21:13,925 --> 00:21:17,085 I don't really know what, uh-- what I will be doing. 340 00:21:18,525 --> 00:21:23,165 I don't really understand how that has gone from being a dream situation 341 00:21:23,245 --> 00:21:24,725 to that situation now. 342 00:21:31,045 --> 00:21:33,165 [Szafnauer] We saw talent in Sergio, 343 00:21:33,245 --> 00:21:35,245 and, yes, he came  with the backing of Carlos Slim, 344 00:21:35,325 --> 00:21:37,765 so for us, it was an added benefit 345 00:21:37,845 --> 00:21:40,845 because funding  does correlate highly to performance 346 00:21:40,925 --> 00:21:43,125 and we need all the funding we can get. 347 00:21:43,965 --> 00:21:46,605 But first and foremost,  he's there because of his talent. 348 00:21:56,845 --> 00:22:02,805 What I don't understand is that all  the things can be above performance, 349 00:22:02,885 --> 00:22:05,085 above motivation, above work. 350 00:22:08,645 --> 00:22:12,925 Checo has a helicopter  from the hotel to the track. 351 00:22:14,325 --> 00:22:17,285 But, yeah, I'm not at this level yet. [scoffs] 352 00:22:17,725 --> 00:22:20,285 But, yeah, he's there on the massive sign. Do you see? 353 00:22:21,045 --> 00:22:22,365 He's everywhere. 354 00:22:24,485 --> 00:22:25,605 He looks happy. 355 00:22:28,565 --> 00:22:30,605 -[man] Checo, Checo!  -[crowd cheering] 356 00:22:33,565 --> 00:22:34,485 Checo! 357 00:22:34,565 --> 00:22:38,085 [Ocon] I'm giving it all my heart  to be here and I'm giving it all I can, 358 00:22:38,165 --> 00:22:41,405 but unfortunately, there's  other things that comes in play 359 00:22:41,845 --> 00:22:44,005 and that's what I don't really understand 360 00:22:44,085 --> 00:22:45,805 and that's  what disappoints me a bit so far. 361 00:22:50,125 --> 00:22:51,765 Are you looking forward  to driving with Lance? 362 00:22:52,525 --> 00:22:54,045 [laughs] 363 00:22:54,125 --> 00:22:57,565 It's just the lack of opportunities  that this sport offers, you know? 364 00:22:57,645 --> 00:22:58,965 We only have twenty seats. 365 00:22:59,045 --> 00:23:01,125 [people speaking Spanish] 366 00:23:02,365 --> 00:23:04,245 [Perez] It just happens, you know? 367 00:23:04,325 --> 00:23:06,565 One day, it's gonna be me... 368 00:23:17,805 --> 00:23:19,805 [crowd cheering] 369 00:23:21,965 --> 00:23:24,325 [Croft] Just listen to the crowd. 370 00:23:24,405 --> 00:23:26,925 It's race day here  at the Mexican Grand Prix. 371 00:23:31,725 --> 00:23:32,925 Fingers crossed. 372 00:23:33,005 --> 00:23:35,925 And I'm sure the whole of Mexico are keeping their fingers crossed 373 00:23:36,005 --> 00:23:40,045 for Sergio Perez, who fancies his chances for a really strong points finish 374 00:23:40,125 --> 00:23:41,405 in today's race. 375 00:23:45,045 --> 00:23:46,685 [Perez] I think very few drivers  in the world 376 00:23:46,765 --> 00:23:50,485 get to experience that amount of support from their countries. 377 00:23:51,485 --> 00:23:53,125 It is another pressure. 378 00:23:53,205 --> 00:23:56,725 You try to be perfect and you really work hard 379 00:23:56,805 --> 00:23:59,965 and you really try to focus on your thing. 380 00:24:01,125 --> 00:24:04,805 [Croft] No love lost between Sergio Perez and his teammate, Esteban Ocon. 381 00:24:06,645 --> 00:24:08,805 I'm sure Ocon will want to prove what he's made of 382 00:24:08,885 --> 00:24:10,365 before he leaves Force India. 383 00:24:11,605 --> 00:24:14,925 To beat Checo in Mexico,  it's one of your goals here? 384 00:24:15,845 --> 00:24:19,365 Well, my goal is to do the best I can. So, um, yeah, it is. [chuckles]  385 00:24:20,605 --> 00:24:22,965 [Buxton] Esteban Ocon has only got  a few races left this season 386 00:24:23,045 --> 00:24:25,845 to deliver the results that convinces another team 387 00:24:25,925 --> 00:24:27,405 to put him in for 2019. 388 00:24:27,485 --> 00:24:29,245 So right now, he's driving for his career. 389 00:24:29,685 --> 00:24:33,725 Rumors certainly starting to circulate that Esteban may be within a shot, 390 00:24:33,805 --> 00:24:36,525 a chance of that final seat at Williams. 391 00:24:38,205 --> 00:24:39,845 [Croft] And this is the way it looks. 392 00:24:39,925 --> 00:24:42,805 Ricciardo on pole, Verstappen in second, 393 00:24:42,885 --> 00:24:45,245 Lewis Hamilton starts third. 394 00:24:46,365 --> 00:24:49,245 And Hamilton driving for the driver's championship. 395 00:24:49,325 --> 00:24:54,725 If he finishes seventh or higher, he'll become a five-times world champion. 396 00:24:57,365 --> 00:24:58,285 [engine revs] 397 00:24:58,365 --> 00:25:00,485 Esteban Ocon starts eleventh. 398 00:25:00,565 --> 00:25:04,405 Ocon out-qualifying Sergio Perez, who starts thirteenth. 399 00:25:06,205 --> 00:25:08,485 [Brundle] Sergio Perez, the local hero. 400 00:25:08,565 --> 00:25:12,485 There's a man who looks like he's carrying a lot of anticipation, 401 00:25:12,565 --> 00:25:13,965 hope, and stress. 402 00:25:17,205 --> 00:25:19,085 [engines roaring]  403 00:25:26,565 --> 00:25:28,445 [Croft] It's the dash down  to turn one then. 404 00:25:28,525 --> 00:25:30,125 Who's gonna come out on top? 405 00:25:30,205 --> 00:25:32,445 So far, all getting away freely. 406 00:25:35,805 --> 00:25:38,125 Esteban Ocon and Hülkenberg going wheel-to-wheel. 407 00:25:39,045 --> 00:25:39,965 And there's damage. 408 00:25:52,045 --> 00:25:53,525 [Ocon] I have damaged front wing. 409 00:25:56,325 --> 00:25:59,285 [Joyce] You will be pitting, Esteban. You will be pitting. 410 00:25:59,365 --> 00:26:01,045 You have half the front wing missing. 411 00:26:02,925 --> 00:26:04,005 Copy. 412 00:26:05,925 --> 00:26:08,285 [Croft] Ocon already into the pits. 413 00:26:08,365 --> 00:26:11,525 He's gone from eleventh to last in three corners. 414 00:26:17,085 --> 00:26:18,325 [tools whirring]  415 00:26:24,045 --> 00:26:26,485 [Ocon] It's hard at that moment  when you go off of the track. 416 00:26:28,725 --> 00:26:31,925 Even if the guys are really quick, it's a lot of seconds lost. 417 00:26:33,605 --> 00:26:38,245 I knew I had to catch up and get back in the race. 418 00:26:42,685 --> 00:26:45,165 [Croft] Nightmare start for Ocon, but he's back out. 419 00:26:45,245 --> 00:26:47,365 How far can he climb back up the order? 420 00:26:50,645 --> 00:26:54,525 Checo, your pace is at least as good as the cars behind, if not better. 421 00:26:57,245 --> 00:27:00,765 [Perez] Yeah, I think I can be  one second quicker than this. 422 00:27:02,085 --> 00:27:03,485 [Perez] At that point in the race, 423 00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:08,525 I was focused on trying  to achieve the best I possibly could. 424 00:27:12,405 --> 00:27:15,005 [Croft] Here goes Sergio Perez,  running in eleventh place. 425 00:27:16,485 --> 00:27:20,445 Sergio Perez is having a go. Swoops round the outside. 426 00:27:22,325 --> 00:27:26,325 Sergio Perez has got his man  and Mexico stands and applauds. 427 00:27:26,805 --> 00:27:29,165 Brilliant moving, brilliant overtaking. 428 00:27:32,285 --> 00:27:35,245 So, Esteban, we need to be  pushing up to Sirotkin 429 00:27:35,325 --> 00:27:37,045 as much as possible now. 430 00:27:39,125 --> 00:27:41,245 [Croft] Ocon in the Force India running in 16th. 431 00:27:41,845 --> 00:27:44,525 He has got a long, long way to go to recover the damage 432 00:27:44,605 --> 00:27:46,005 from the opening few laps. 433 00:27:46,085 --> 00:27:48,165 Now he's behind Sergey Sirotkin in the Williams. 434 00:27:48,245 --> 00:27:50,885 [Ocon] At that moment,  I knew I had to push hard. 435 00:27:56,165 --> 00:27:58,245 [Croft] Ocon might be going for it with Sirotkin. 436 00:27:59,325 --> 00:28:00,765 He is going for it, you know. 437 00:28:03,045 --> 00:28:04,045 [Joyce] Well done. 438 00:28:04,565 --> 00:28:07,445 Currently, you're ten seconds behind Perez. 439 00:28:08,245 --> 00:28:09,205 [Ocon] Copy. 440 00:28:12,845 --> 00:28:15,645 [Croft] I think Perez is having a go. Is he gonna try and launch one? 441 00:28:15,725 --> 00:28:17,045 He is, down the outside. 442 00:28:18,045 --> 00:28:20,765 Perez swoops round the outside of Charles Leclerc. 443 00:28:21,925 --> 00:28:22,925 [Wright] Good job, Checo. 444 00:28:23,645 --> 00:28:26,765 [Croft] And he is now up  into eighth place. 445 00:28:32,165 --> 00:28:34,765 [Perez] I was doing a great, fantastic race. 446 00:28:37,485 --> 00:28:40,445 And I was very lucky to have such a country behind me. 447 00:28:41,365 --> 00:28:45,205 [all chanting]  Checo, Checo, Checo, Checo, Checo! 448 00:28:47,005 --> 00:28:49,125 [Perez] But then things changed quickly. 449 00:28:51,045 --> 00:28:51,965 [whirring] 450 00:28:52,045 --> 00:28:53,365 [Perez] I have a problem. 451 00:28:55,205 --> 00:28:56,765 I have no brake. 452 00:28:59,645 --> 00:29:01,045 It's very low. Very, very low. 453 00:29:02,125 --> 00:29:04,525 [Wright] Checo, understood. Understood. 454 00:29:05,805 --> 00:29:07,805 See if it improves with a bit of brake-cooling 455 00:29:07,885 --> 00:29:10,125 after you've been behind other cars. 456 00:29:10,205 --> 00:29:12,325 Maybe brake-cooling helps it a bit. 457 00:29:16,365 --> 00:29:18,325 [Croft] What is the problem  with Sergio Perez? 458 00:29:18,405 --> 00:29:21,485 Kevin Magnussen is closing in in the Haas behind. 459 00:29:23,805 --> 00:29:27,205 Magnussen looks to the outside and Perez with a big twitch! 460 00:29:27,285 --> 00:29:29,405 He can barely get the car slowed down. 461 00:29:30,045 --> 00:29:31,765 [Perez] I have no fucking brake, man. 462 00:29:34,685 --> 00:29:38,245 [Croft] And here comes Esteban Ocon. Still in 15th place. 463 00:29:40,125 --> 00:29:41,085 [Ocon] What's going on? 464 00:29:41,805 --> 00:29:43,925 [Joyce] Perez has a problem ahead  with brakes. 465 00:29:44,685 --> 00:29:45,565 [Ocon] Copy. 466 00:29:46,805 --> 00:29:49,165 [Croft] Ocon hunting down his teammate. 467 00:29:49,245 --> 00:29:53,405 Sergio Perez losing out to Ericsson and sliding wide again. 468 00:29:53,485 --> 00:29:55,925 Surely the race is over for the Mexican. 469 00:29:56,085 --> 00:29:59,565 After a tough start, Ocon in front of his teammate. 470 00:30:03,005 --> 00:30:06,205 [crew] Checo, we're gonna have to retire. We're gonna have to retire. 471 00:30:07,965 --> 00:30:09,405 Caution stopping. 472 00:30:09,485 --> 00:30:12,165 Look out for the guys. We'll stop you in the pit lane. 473 00:30:15,045 --> 00:30:17,165 [Croft] And Perez has come into the pits. 474 00:30:17,245 --> 00:30:20,605 The first time ever Sergio Perez retires from his home Grand Prix. 475 00:30:21,245 --> 00:30:23,525 [Brundle] That is just tragic. 476 00:30:28,325 --> 00:30:32,205 [Perez] It was really hard, you know,  difficult to digest. 477 00:30:35,485 --> 00:30:38,205 You work the whole weekend so hard  with the team. 478 00:30:40,965 --> 00:30:43,645 And, yeah, unfortunately we get that issue. 479 00:30:47,965 --> 00:30:49,965 [cheering and applause] 480 00:30:50,725 --> 00:30:53,565 I have all of my family, all of my people there. 481 00:30:53,645 --> 00:30:55,325 My whole country is watching me. 482 00:30:57,125 --> 00:30:59,245 And they all want me to do incredibly well. 483 00:31:01,085 --> 00:31:02,605 It was very tough. 484 00:31:07,925 --> 00:31:10,685 [Croft] And here comes Hamilton  in fourth place at the moment. 485 00:31:11,445 --> 00:31:14,325 He will become champion as it stands now. 486 00:31:15,485 --> 00:31:17,325 [Joyce] So, Esteban, keep pushing. 487 00:31:18,965 --> 00:31:21,045 [Croft] There's Esteban Ocon in the Force India. 488 00:31:21,125 --> 00:31:22,805 He's really going for it here. 489 00:31:22,885 --> 00:31:24,165 [engine revs] 490 00:31:26,765 --> 00:31:29,205 This is a great blast towards turn one. 491 00:31:30,365 --> 00:31:32,645 Ocon looking to the outside of Hartley. 492 00:31:32,725 --> 00:31:34,285 Late on the brakes. 493 00:31:34,965 --> 00:31:36,405 Wheel to wheel... 494 00:31:36,485 --> 00:31:37,325 [bumping] 495 00:31:37,405 --> 00:31:39,885 And they make contact. They've gone into each other. 496 00:31:44,005 --> 00:31:46,965 A puff of smoke there  from the rear of that Toro Rosso. 497 00:31:47,045 --> 00:31:48,125 Oh, no. 498 00:31:52,565 --> 00:31:56,045 Debris all over the track too from the back of the Toro Rosso. 499 00:31:56,125 --> 00:31:58,165 [Ocon] I don't know if I have damage  in the front or not. 500 00:31:58,925 --> 00:32:01,485 Ah, fucking hell,  nothing is going well in this race. 501 00:32:03,365 --> 00:32:06,765 [Joyce] I think we have  some more damage on the car, Esteban. 502 00:32:07,645 --> 00:32:08,965 [Ocon] Copy that. Any advice? 503 00:32:09,445 --> 00:32:13,165 [Joyce] We really need to try  and catch up the group if we can. 504 00:32:13,845 --> 00:32:16,085 So it's head down and let's push. 505 00:32:16,645 --> 00:32:17,645 [Ocon] Copy. 506 00:32:25,005 --> 00:32:28,325 [Joyce] Gasly behind.  So watch out for Gasly. 507 00:32:32,125 --> 00:32:34,005 [Croft] Onboard now with Pierre Gasly. 508 00:32:34,485 --> 00:32:37,005 Is he gonna try and launch one? He is down the outside. 509 00:32:39,205 --> 00:32:41,405 They come close but they don't touch. 510 00:32:42,285 --> 00:32:44,965 [Brundle] Ocon there  fighting for his racing career. 511 00:32:48,325 --> 00:32:52,445 In my head I was like, "Focus, try to do the best you can." 512 00:32:53,525 --> 00:32:56,485 [Croft] Ocon and Hartley at 220 miles an hour. 513 00:32:56,605 --> 00:32:57,925 And Ocon is through. 514 00:32:58,005 --> 00:33:01,405 -Go on. Go on. -He is now up into eleventh place. 515 00:33:03,365 --> 00:33:06,125 [Joyce] Well done, three laps to go. 516 00:33:09,125 --> 00:33:11,285 But all eyes now on Lewis Hamilton. 517 00:33:11,365 --> 00:33:14,645 The man from Stevenage  has done it once again. 518 00:33:14,725 --> 00:33:18,485 A five-time champion of the world! 519 00:33:18,565 --> 00:33:20,525 [crowd cheering] 520 00:33:23,845 --> 00:33:25,325 [Joyce] Okay, checkered flag. 521 00:33:29,125 --> 00:33:30,285 Well done. 522 00:33:30,885 --> 00:33:34,925 [Croft] And Esteban Ocon crosses the line  to finish in eleventh place. 523 00:33:39,005 --> 00:33:41,965 [Buxton] The fact that Esteban  came home 11th in Mexico, 524 00:33:42,045 --> 00:33:44,485 I think, tells you everything about the guy. 525 00:33:44,965 --> 00:33:48,125 He took contact on the first lap, and, yeah, he made contact later on 526 00:33:48,205 --> 00:33:51,165 in the race, and many drivers might have retired the car, 527 00:33:51,245 --> 00:33:52,725 but he still brought it home. 528 00:33:53,845 --> 00:33:55,565 I find it hard to believe 529 00:33:56,125 --> 00:33:59,365 that Esteban could end up  out of a seat for next season. 530 00:34:04,085 --> 00:34:07,485 [Ocon] My goal has always been  to be a Formula One driver. 531 00:34:09,325 --> 00:34:11,925 You know, I've dreamed of this as a kid. 532 00:34:22,805 --> 00:34:25,565 And now, you know,  I still have no seat for next year. 533 00:34:31,045 --> 00:34:33,565 I mean, as a sportsman,  first you have to believe in yourself, 534 00:34:33,645 --> 00:34:37,205 but it hasn't been easy, for sure. 535 00:34:39,365 --> 00:34:42,685 But I hope, yeah, people will remember what I did the last two years.