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...what has
turned into a classic Formula 1 season.
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With the
weather conditions so uncertain,
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the drivers prepare for...
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...the track
is still dangerously wet,
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but following a drivers' meeting,
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- a decision has finally been taken.
- Three minutes to go.
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Everybody off the grid now.
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Twenty-five drivers
start every season in Formula 1,
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and each year two of us die.
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What kind of person
does a job like this?
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Not normal men, for sure.
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Rebels, lunatics, dreamers.
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People who are desperate to make a mark
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and are prepared to die trying.
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My name is Niki Lauda,
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and racing people
know me for two things.
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The first is my rivalry with him.
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Photographers,
please clear the grid.
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What about Hunt? Has he changed?
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No, he's going on wets.
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I don't know
why it became such a big thing.
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We were just drivers
busting each other's balls.
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To me this is perfectly normal,
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but other people saw it differently,
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that whatever it was between us
went deeper.
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The other thing I'm remembered for
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is what happened on 1st August, 1976,
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when I was chasing him
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like an asshole.
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Trauma trolley, please.
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Hello, I think the racetrack
telephoned ahead that I was coming.
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Hunt. James Hunt.
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What's the matter? No one ever seen
a spot of blood before?
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- Are you all right?
- Absolutely fine.
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We all thought
you'd been in an accident.
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I have.
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If you call a friendly disagreement
with another driver an accident.
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What did you disagree about?
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It's none of your business.
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Sorry.
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His wife.
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That's going to need a couple
of stitches. It's a nasty cut.
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It was a nasty blow.
Done with a bloody crowbar.
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- Why? What did you do?
- Nothing.
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Only what she asked me to do.
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Which was...
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I'd be happy to show you, if you like.
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Oh! Sorry.
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I have a theory
why women like racing drivers.
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It's not because
they respect what we do,
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driving round and round in circles.
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Mostly they think that's pathetic,
and they're probably right.
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It's our closeness to death.
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You see, the closer you are to death,
the more alive you feel.
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The more alive you are.
And they can see that in you.
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They feel that in you.
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My name is James Hunt.
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My father is a stockbroker,
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my sister is a barrister
and my brother is an accountant.
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And I...
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Well, I do this.
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It's a wonderful way to live.
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It's the only way to drive.
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As if each day is your last.
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I've never been to a Grand Prix before.
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Oh, you still haven't.
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- This is Formula 3.
- What's that?
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It's a lower division,
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where idiots like me mess about
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in the hope of being talent-spotted
to race in Formula 1.
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- You look disappointed.
- No.
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Ah. You only slept with me
because you thought I was famous.
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That's not true.
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Don't worry. I will be one day.
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Morning, everyone.
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- This is Nursie.
- Gemma.
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Nursie, this is Bubbles Horsley,
team manager.
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How do you do?
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- Bubbles?
- Yeah.
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- Doc Postlethwaite, our designer.
- How do you do?
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And Alexander, Lord Hesketh,
the team's owner.
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How do you do?
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Fine, thanks.
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Well done, Superstar.
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- That's the car?
- Yep, that's her.
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Lotus 59.
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1,000cc Cosworth MAE engine.
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She's no beauty,
but goes like the clappers.
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Nothing to be worried about.
Does it before every race.
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Good sign, actually. Means he's stoked.
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All Formula 3 cars
to the assembly area now, please.
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...drivers please bring them
to the scrutineering bay now.
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All right, Superstar?
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Never better, patron.
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- Have a gargle with this.
- Thank you.
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Quick toke of this.
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At Crystal Palace today,
James Hunt's on pole,
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with Austrian newcomer
Niki Lauda alongside him
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and Dave Walker completing Row 1.
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Row 2 is Mike Beuttler and Dave Morgan,
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- with Tony Trimmer and Gerry Birrell.
- Who's that?
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He's new.
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- Some German.
- Austrian.
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He's been here since 5:00 am,
walking the track.
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You might actually
have to concentrate today, James.
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You'll need these.
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Okay, start her up.
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Ah! What music!
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They could never have imagined it,
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those pioneers
who invented the automobile,
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that it would possess us like this,
in our imaginations, in our dreams.
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Nursie, men love women,
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but even more than that,
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men love cars.
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- Come on, James!
- James! Come on, James!
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Go, James!
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Hunt's still in the lead,
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but Niki Lauda is right on his tail.
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Hunt and Lauda are
proving to be in a class of their own.
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They're leaving the pack far behind.
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Herr Red Devil's on his tail.
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Lauda takes
a look down the inside...
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...and he's sold him a dummy!
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Lauda is through! He's in the lead!
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Hunt will be determined
to make up for that mistake.
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Hunt's in Lauda's slipstream.
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Lauda's not leaving any gap.
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The Lotus goes for the inside.
It's an aggressive move from Hunt.
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Oh! There's contact!
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The leaders have spun out!
Lauda's facing the wrong way!
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The back marker's gone through.
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You can see why Hunt's fellow drivers
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call him "Hunt the Shunt".
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Asshole!
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- Go on, James!
- The Kraut's out of it.
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Lauda is clearly furious.
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There's every reason
to expect sharp words in the pits.
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It's gonna be victory for Hunt.
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It's gonna be an ignominious defeat
for Niki Lauda.
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So James Hunt scores his
third major Formula 3 win of the season
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here at Crystal Palace,
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after a desperate battle
with Niki Lauda.
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Lauda was unable to restart
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after Hunt's aggressive move
caused them both to spin out
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in the last lap of the race.
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Hard luck.
Better luck next time.
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Hey, asshole.
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That was my line. I had that corner.
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Do you mean the one that you spun out of
and finished facing the other way?
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I think that corner had you.
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That move was total suicide.
What if I hadn't braked?
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- We'd have crashed.
- But we didn't, did we?
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Thanks to your impeccable
survival instincts.
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Fuck you. What's your name?
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James Simon Wallis Hunt.
Remember it, my little Jerry friend.
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Jawohl. Remember ze name.
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And it's very simple. Hunt.
It rhymes with...
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...cunt.
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A word that happens
to describe you perfectly!
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Who was that?
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I've no idea.
He looks like a rat, doesn't he?
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In my home town, Vienna,
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my family is famous
for one thing - business.
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My grandfather was a businessman,
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my father, too.
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So when they heard I wanted
to race cars for a living,
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they had a few things to say.
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Gut.
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So if my family
wasn't going to help me,
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I decided to risk everything
and take out a loan myself.
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I found a Formula 1 team
with an okay car
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and an owner who had run out of money
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and was willing to accept my terms.
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And so, ladies and gentlemen,
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I'm delighted to say
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that the winner of the Guild of Motoring
Writers Award Driver of the Year...
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is James Hunt.
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Superb news!
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- Well done, James.
- Superstar!
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Fantastic!
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Well done. Congratulations.
Thank you so much.
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Yes!
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Erm...
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You know, my parents
always wanted me to be a doctor...
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...or a stockbroker or something.
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They gave me the first-class education,
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but, well, that all went terribly wrong
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and I ended up with you lot.
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Thank you. I need it more than you do.
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I mean, I have a hot head,
an inability to tolerate discipline.
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- Yes!
- Very true.
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I fall out with people left and right.
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The only creatures I've ever really
loved or have treated honourably
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are budgerigars.
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So in any normal area of life I'd be...
or I am, a total liability.
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The only thing I've got going for me
is I'm quick in a car.
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So, thank you for this
and for acknowledging that.
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I'm going to give it to my father
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and tell him to put it
on the mantelpiece
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and imagine it's a first-class degree
in medicine.
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Well done, Superstar.
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Another season like that
and I'll move you up to the big time.
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Come on, you don't think I'm ready now?
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You are. I'm not.
I've got to find you a car first.
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Well, go on, then. Chop-chop.
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Don't wait too long. You don't want him
to do what Lauda just did.
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- Why? What did he do?
- Got himself a drive with BRM.
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Well, how the hell did he do that?
He's a nobody.
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He's never won a bloody thing.
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Apparently, took out a loan
and bought his way in
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with two million Austrian schillings.
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Jesus.
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Niki Lauda.
Here for pre-season testing. BRM?
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Sign the release form.
I'll let them know you're here.
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- Mr Stanley.
- Good morning.
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- Good morning.
- Good morning. Clay!
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Let me introduce you
to our number-one driver,
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Clay Regazzoni.
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- How are you?
- Good.
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- Pleasure.
- And these are your mechanics.
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They're reporting exclusively to you,
as per contract.
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Pleasure. Do you wanna see the car?
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Sure.
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Hello.
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There she is. P160.
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- Same as Regazzoni's?
- Identical in every detail.
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How much does she weigh?
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- 600 kilos.
- But that's crazy.
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- Why so heavy?
- It's a V12 engine.
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That lump weighs 190K on its own.
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Okay.
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What horsepower are you getting? 490?
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- No, no, 450.
- Well, it's not enough.
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It needs to be 500,
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and the engine
needs to be 20 kilo lighter.
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We already tried.
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- Tried what?
- Everything.
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We replaced the entire exhaust system.
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- Barely made a difference.
- Are you using magnesium parts?
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Now the engine block.
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Any mounting or fixing plates,
strip it out also.
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When you've done that,
we have to look at the aerodynamics,
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front and rear wing.
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Okay, thank you. Good night.
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What was Regazzoni's time?
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1:53.
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Okay, now put him in my car,
and he'll go round two seconds faster.
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- Well, that's impossible.
- No chance.
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We've been
working on it all night.
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Put Regazzoni in the car.
See what happens.
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I don't understand.
Why am I supposed to do this?
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I don't know, Clay.
He just wants you to take it for a spin.
253
00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,279
Gloves, please.
254
00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:28,725
'fanculo.
255
00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,039
- I would say we push it a bit...
- All right.
256
00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,119
What did you do to the car?
257
00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:20,647
That's information I will share with you
under certain conditions only.
258
00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,325
Go on.
259
00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,084
A guaranteed place in the team,
260
00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,960
and a paid contract on equal terms
with Regazzoni for two years.
261
00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:30,804
Are you crazy?
262
00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,447
Clay's a senior figure in Formula 1.
You're just a rookie.
263
00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,360
Well, the only reason we took you on
is because you're paying us.
264
00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,959
Well, as of now, if you want me to stay,
we rip up the contract.
265
00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,691
- I don't pay you a cent.
- That's outrageous!
266
00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,282
Was he quicker in my car?
267
00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,002
He was, wasn't he?
268
00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,961
Did he go two seconds faster?
269
00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,045
2.3.
270
00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,888
So, have a think,
271
00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,761
work out your priorities
and get back to me.
272
00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,171
Hey, Niki.
273
00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,450
I know what you're going to say,
that it's none of my business.
274
00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:27,561
What?
275
00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:32,282
If it's the track manager
you're taking on your date tonight...
276
00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:34,959
It's none of your business.
277
00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:38,726
Okay, but if you want my advice,
I'd let this one go.
278
00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,721
I'm not questioning your taste.
She is a great girl, but...
279
00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:49,319
Agnes's last boyfriend
was a British Formula 2 driver
280
00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,719
who has a reputation for two things.
281
00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,405
For being a little crazy on the track,
282
00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,724
and for going all night and all day
and all night again in bed.
283
00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,359
He's a good driver,
but an immortal fuck, apparently.
284
00:20:02,360 --> 00:20:05,399
I don't know about you, but
that's not an act I'd like to follow.
285
00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,722
But if that doesn't bother you...
286
00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,610
What's his name, the driver?
287
00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,365
Hunt. James Hunt.
288
00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,927
You see, you share information
and I share information.
289
00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,487
That's what teammates are for.
290
00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,279
Where the hell are we going?
291
00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,639
I promise it'll be worth it.
292
00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,085
Just keep them closed.
293
00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:45,965
Wait for it.
294
00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,609
Wait for it.
295
00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,406
There. What do you say?
296
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:56,090
She's Formula 1.
297
00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,204
Yes, she is, Superstar.
298
00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,519
Your brother and I got together
with the bean counters.
299
00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:02,999
And since the economics of F1
300
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,639
are not so significantly different
to the economics of Formula 2,
301
00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,041
well, we thought if we were
going to be losing money,
302
00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:12,279
we might as well be doing it on
the big roulette table in Formula 1.
303
00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,602
You fat, little, inbred beauty.
Come here.
304
00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,242
Actually, credit where it's due,
we got the idea from Niki.
305
00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,519
- Who?
- Lauda.
306
00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,359
Bought his way in, rather than
mess about in the lower divisions.
307
00:21:28,360 --> 00:21:29,930
I thought, "Bloody hell, he's right."
308
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,639
No sponsorship, Superstar.
I hope you approve.
309
00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,645
No vulgar logos
for cigarettes or condoms.
310
00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,248
Just plain white with the flags. Ooh!
311
00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,650
And racing overalls which read,
312
00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,439
"Sex. Breakfast of champions."
313
00:21:50,120 --> 00:21:51,929
So, when do we start?
314
00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,087
- Soon as you're ready.
- Ready?
315
00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,971
I've been waiting for this
my whole life.
316
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,999
- Hi, welcome to Watkins Glen.
- Hello!
317
00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,764
When the season started,
people wondered
318
00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,890
whether Lord Hesketh and his team
of upper-class enthusiasts
319
00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:18,719
were bringing glamour
to the racing community, or just comedy.
320
00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,879
Certainly, it was the first time
anyone had seen
321
00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:24,519
a butler serving oysters and caviar
in the pits.
322
00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,359
But they have made quite an impact.
323
00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:30,599
Sixth in France, fourth in Britain
and third in Holland.
324
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,279
All drivers on the track,
caution flags are out.
325
00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,454
A severe crash at the Esses.
326
00:22:36,455 --> 00:22:38,559
Red flag.
There is a car off the track.
327
00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:40,319
And reports are reaching me
328
00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,527
that there has been
a serious accident in qualifying.
329
00:22:42,734 --> 00:22:45,479
Er, the identity of the driver we don't
currently have at the moment,
330
00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,687
but, as you can tell
from all the activity
331
00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,479
going on behind me towards the track,
332
00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,959
it is clearly a grave incident indeed.
333
00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,439
We will, of course,
have more information for you
334
00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:54,487
as and when we get it,
335
00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:58,605
but it is the sight and sound
of Formula 1 nobody likes to see.
336
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,364
- Get your hands off me.
- Hey, come on.
337
00:23:14,295 --> 00:23:15,959
Drivers of top stature
338
00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:17,759
we've lost just in the past four seasons
339
00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:22,679
have included Piers Courage,
Jochen Rindt,
340
00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,039
Jo Siffert, Roger Williamson
341
00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,319
and today, at Watkins Glen,
342
00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:30,641
Formula 1 has claimed another driver.
343
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,527
The Tyrrell team
have withdrawn from the race.
344
00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,359
Their places on the grid
will be left empty.
345
00:23:36,360 --> 00:23:38,806
- Terrible.
- They should cancel the race.
346
00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:40,565
Why?
347
00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,326
He made a mistake,
went into the corner too fast.
348
00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:44,919
It's his fault.
349
00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:46,809
- Is that right?
- It's obvious.
350
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,929
Look at the tyre marks.
351
00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,639
So says the nobody
who had to pay for his own drive.
352
00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,320
How's that working out for you,
by the way?
353
00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,330
Fine. How is it at the back?
354
00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,322
Not planning on being there for long.
355
00:24:01,095 --> 00:24:02,799
Ten minutes to the warm-up lap.
356
00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,319
Ten minutes.
357
00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,005
Arsehole.
358
00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,759
Heading into
the Grand Hotel hairpin, second gear.
359
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:14,839
Turn in hard,
360
00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,491
looking for late apex,
gentle with the bar.
361
00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,369
Heading into Portier, second gear,
clip the apex,
362
00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,041
light brake, stay in second,
looking for a good exit.
363
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,519
Heading through the tunnel,
gradual right,
364
00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,559
up through third, fourth, fifth...
365
00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:33,562
Is Alexander round?
366
00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:36,759
Er, yes, he was.
367
00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,439
He went back to the house
to take a call.
368
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,279
He'll be back shortly.
369
00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,442
He only wanted to show me
his pride and joy.
370
00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,199
Rhymes with "boy", if you ask me.
371
00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,079
And "toy".
372
00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:52,359
God, it's so flimsy
for something that costs so much.
373
00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:56,439
There's no comfort,
no protection, nothing.
374
00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,159
No, it's just a little coffin, really.
375
00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,279
Surrounded by high-octane fuel in here.
376
00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,279
Being driven round 170 miles per hour.
377
00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:08,443
To all intents and purposes,
this thing's a bomb on wheels.
378
00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,523
You're James, aren't you?
379
00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,250
Yes.
380
00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:16,929
You fit the description.
381
00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:18,731
Is that right?
382
00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:21,928
Suzy. Friend of Alex's.
383
00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,169
Yeah, yeah. I know exactly.
384
00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:28,399
What was the description?
385
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:29,999
Mostly positive,
in terms of appearance.
386
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,207
Negative only in terms of character.
387
00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:34,643
I've been told to avoid you.
388
00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,451
By whom?
389
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,799
Alexander. He says you're a bad boy.
390
00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,159
Alexander doesn't know
what he's talking about.
391
00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,599
I was. I'm not any more.
392
00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,199
The new me is very professional.
Early to bed, early to rise.
393
00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,839
- All very dull.
- Hmm.
394
00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:51,279
But according to the team,
395
00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,961
"The best way to
keep beating the goose-stepper."
396
00:25:54,655 --> 00:25:56,359
Is that what you were doing
when I came in?
397
00:25:56,360 --> 00:25:59,399
Yes, visualisation techniques,
memorising the circuit,
398
00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,085
in this case Monaco, which is up next.
399
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,119
Personally, I've always been a great
believer in getting there on the day,
400
00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:12,679
putting my foot down
and playing chicken with everyone else.
401
00:26:14,735 --> 00:26:16,439
But they don't want me
doing that any more.
402
00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:20,525
They want my body like a temple
and my mind like a monk.
403
00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,399
And what about your soul, your heart?
404
00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,639
Well, they've got ideas about that, too.
405
00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,239
They want me to stop messing around,
settle down,
406
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,559
get married
with the next nice girl I meet.
407
00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:32,971
They think it would be good for me.
408
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,442
Hmm. What do you think?
409
00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,122
It sounds fucking awful.
410
00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,607
But since they're right
about most things,
411
00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,599
- they're probably right about that, too.
- Hmm.
412
00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,001
You don't fancy getting married, do you?
413
00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:14,925
Suzy.
414
00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:17,051
Bravo!
415
00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,323
Hey, hey, hey!
416
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,803
- What's going on with him?
- Nothing. Nothing.
417
00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,571
Didn't want to ruin your day.
418
00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,561
It's... It's the Kraut.
419
00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,410
What about him?
420
00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,199
He's just been signed by Ferrari.
421
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,921
You're kidding me?
Jesus. How did that happen?
422
00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:39,690
Did he buy his way in there, too?
423
00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:45,439
Well, the old man took Regazzoni back
and he insisted on it, apparently.
424
00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,408
He says that Niki's a genius
setting up the cars.
425
00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,484
It's terrible. Drives like a pig.
426
00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,687
- Oh, you can't say that.
- Why not?
427
00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:14,088
- It's a Ferrari!
- It's a shitbox.
428
00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:17,999
It understeers like crazy and
the weight distribution is a disaster.
429
00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,049
It's amazing, all these facilities
and you make a piece of crap like this.
430
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:23,879
Uh!
431
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,759
"Ferrari family."
"Our good friend Clay Regazzoni."
432
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,319
You are family and friend
to the commendatore as long as you win.
433
00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:00,731
The minute you don't, ciao, ciao.
434
00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:05,170
I totally understand. It's business.
I would do the same.
435
00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,279
But it isn't
just business, is it? What we do.
436
00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,439
It's passion, love.
437
00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:13,279
Which is why we are prepared
to risk our lives for it.
438
00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:14,399
Not me.
439
00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,121
If I had more talent and could earn
better money with something else,
440
00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:18,959
I would.
441
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,639
How do you know you will
make money here? You haven't yet.
442
00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:24,961
Not yet, but I will.
443
00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,529
If you can, I can.
444
00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:33,243
You know, are you ever not an asshole?
445
00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,639
- Why am I an asshole?
- Well...
446
00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,239
You know, by now
I'm both quicker than you
447
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,159
and better at setting up the car.
448
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:41,999
You can't deal with it,
so you're the asshole.
449
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:43,161
Screw you.
450
00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,359
I brought you along today because
you seem like a lonely kind of guy.
451
00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,319
I thought if I introduced you
to some nice people,
452
00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:58,199
that could rub off on you.
453
00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,919
Forget it. Make your own friends.
454
00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,605
Come on, Clay. I'm sorry.
455
00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:40,565
Are you leaving?
456
00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,091
Yes.
457
00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:45,319
Can you give me a lift
to the nearest town,
458
00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:46,765
anywhere with a train station?
459
00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:51,643
Sure. Trento's half an hour's drive.
460
00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:53,327
Get in.
461
00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:08,127
♬ Been another blue day
without you, girl
462
00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:12,767
♬ Been another sad summer song
463
00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:18,525
♬ I been thinking about you, girl,
all night long
464
00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:21,561
What are you doing?
465
00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:23,561
You hear that noise when you accelerate?
466
00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,247
- No.
- Your fan belt is loose.
467
00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:28,119
My What?
468
00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,599
And when you brake,
your foot goes all the way down,
469
00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,120
which means there's air in the system.
470
00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,931
- Anything else?
- No.
471
00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:38,685
Apart from
the rear brakes are worn out,
472
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,479
the front right tyre's a bit soft,
473
00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,279
which explains
why you're weaving so much.
474
00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,760
Hmm. How can you tell?
475
00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:47,088
- My ass.
- Sorry?
476
00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,199
God gave me an okay mind,
477
00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,931
but a really good ass,
which can feel everything in a car.
478
00:31:52,215 --> 00:31:54,559
You don't know what
you're talking about. This car is fine.
479
00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:57,359
- I just had a service a week ago.
- Not a good one.
480
00:31:57,360 --> 00:32:00,011
Yes, a very good one, very expensive.
481
00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:02,719
This car is as good as new. Relax.
482
00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,559
Not in a hurry, are you?
483
00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,319
No. As long as I'm back
484
00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:14,651
in Maranello Monday morning.
485
00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:18,399
Ja.
486
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,562
- Marlene.
- Niki.
487
00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:29,851
Mi scusi... Tu sei Niki Lauda?
488
00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,999
Yes.
489
00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,319
- Actually, we do, yeah.
- Okay.
490
00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:44,599
It's my honour, Niki, please.
491
00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:46,841
- Thank you.
- My car is your car.
492
00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:50,759
On one condition, though.
It's a piece of shit. It's dog shit.
493
00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,843
But if you drive it,
you make my life, Niki, eh?
494
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:08,808
- Niki Lauda!
- Niki Lauda, Niki Lauda!
495
00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:13,119
Will someone please tell me
what's going on?
496
00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:14,639
Who are you? Should I know you?
497
00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,130
What, you don't know?
498
00:34:16,720 --> 00:34:20,719
He's Niki Lauda, Formula 1 driver,
and he just signed with Ferrari.
499
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:22,210
- Him?
- Yes.
500
00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,527
- Impossible.
- Why?
501
00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:29,199
Well, you know, Formula 1 drivers,
they have long hair, are sexy,
502
00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:30,719
their shirts are open to here.
503
00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:32,479
- Thank you.
- Yes.
504
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:35,882
Anyway, look at the way he's driving,
like an old man.
505
00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:41,640
There's no need to drive fast.
506
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:43,922
It just increases
the percentage of risk.
507
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,481
We're not in a hurry.
I'm not being paid.
508
00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,919
Right now,
with zero incentive or reward,
509
00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:51,684
why would I drive fast?
510
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:55,522
Because I'm asking you to.
511
00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:02,371
Ja.
512
00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,079
This is an incredible battle
513
00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,559
between Niki Lauda in the red Ferrari
514
00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:06,086
and James Hunt in the white Hesketh.
515
00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:08,759
...the challenge of Niki Lauda...
516
00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:10,279
Lauda attacking Hunt.
517
00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:12,089
Lauda gets through on the inside.
518
00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:13,725
Goes wide at the exit.
519
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:15,439
Hunt is past again.
520
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:18,599
Once more
Lauda tries to sneak up the inside.
521
00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:22,679
They're absolutely side by side,
wheel to wheel.
522
00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:26,759
So evenly matched. Fantastic battle
between these two great drivers.
523
00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:29,127
Hunt is now ahead once more.
524
00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:35,279
But Lauda's coming back again now.
Lauda once more sneaks up the inside.
525
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,760
And again he runs wide.
Again the Hesketh...
526
00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:41,083
- Suzy, we're ready, come on.
- Just... Just one second.
527
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:44,611
- Can we go, yeah?
- Okay, yeah.
528
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,199
We're in the closing laps
of this race here at Watkins Glen.
529
00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:49,201
They come down the hill.
530
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:52,639
And Hunt's got a problem!
531
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,119
Hunt pulls across to the left.
532
00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,964
Lauda goes ahead on his own.
533
00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:02,120
A sad end to a wonderful battle.
534
00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:04,811
Hunt pushing off the marshal.
535
00:37:13,240 --> 00:37:17,325
The chequered flag
is waiting for Lauda and for Ferrari.
536
00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:21,479
The title going to Niki Lauda,
537
00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:22,999
who wins the race,
538
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:25,480
who wins the World Championship.
539
00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:10,290
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
540
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:12,559
Marlene.
541
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:17,919
With a car like that, the rest of us
never really stood a chance, did we?
542
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,890
Maybe the fact the car is so good
has something to do with me.
543
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,890
Come on, Niki. You're in a Ferrari.
I'm in a Hesketh.
544
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,959
Equal terms,
the way it was in Formula 3,
545
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,406
- I'd beat you and you know it.
- Never.
546
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,410
You might win one race, maybe two,
because you're aggressive.
547
00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:34,723
But in the long run, over the course
of a season, no chance.
548
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:35,887
Right. Why's that?
549
00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,891
Because to be a champion,
it takes more than just being quick.
550
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:40,799
- It's the whole picture.
- Oh.
551
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:42,839
You're just a charger and a party guy.
552
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:44,080
That's why everybody likes you.
553
00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:46,759
Try saying that
and tell me you're not jealous.
554
00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:50,725
Why would I be jealous? Think about it.
555
00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:53,239
All that affection, all those smiles
556
00:38:53,240 --> 00:38:55,079
- is a sign of disrespect.
- Oh.
557
00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:57,599
They don't fear you.
Whereas compare that to me.
558
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,251
Yes, compared to you, whom no one likes.
559
00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:01,999
- Right.
- Not even his own teammates.
560
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,765
Right. Because I'm a serious guy.
561
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,281
I go to bed early,
I look after myself, look after my car.
562
00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,449
- Yes, you're very well-behaved.
- Go to work, kick ass.
563
00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,291
And then, after the race,
I go home instead of going to bars
564
00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,599
and talk all this bullshit
with all these assholes.
565
00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,519
Arseholes?
566
00:39:18,520 --> 00:39:20,966
You should go home more often, too.
567
00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,282
I heard you got married.
568
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:28,884
Yes, I did.
569
00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:33,046
So where is she, this mysterious wife?
570
00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:36,242
- In New York, working.
- Oh.
571
00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:39,639
You know,
I've never seen you with her once.
572
00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:40,880
No?
573
00:39:43,240 --> 00:39:46,199
Well, maybe that's because
you're always at home,
574
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:50,125
on your own, looking after yourself,
being a good little boy.
575
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:55,651
Take a drink on me, James.
576
00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,166
Thank you, Niki. I might just have two.
577
00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:13,039
Right, Bubbles,
578
00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:16,169
whatever it takes to beat
that prick next year, just say it.
579
00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:17,691
Your word is my command.
580
00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:21,282
There are no lengths
to which I will not go. I mean it.
581
00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,683
What the hell's going on?
582
00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:30,446
Where is everybody? What's the matter?
583
00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:38,599
Do you know what the date is today?
584
00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:41,046
Yes, it's November, the 14th. Why?
585
00:40:41,480 --> 00:40:45,724
Do you have any idea
of the significance of that date?
586
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:50,203
I don't know.
Time to start killing pheasants?
587
00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:55,359
Actually, it's the deadline
for securing sponsorship
588
00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:57,283
for the forthcoming Formula 1 season.
589
00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:58,965
Yes?
590
00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:02,130
Which elapsed at midnight last night,
and we didn't attract any.
591
00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:06,159
Well, so?
We aren't looking for sponsorship.
592
00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,447
Like you said, condoms and cigarettes,
vulgar, right?
593
00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:11,606
Right.
594
00:41:13,160 --> 00:41:15,527
Except we are, or were.
595
00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:20,766
I've made something of a miscalculation.
596
00:41:21,720 --> 00:41:25,202
The economics, Formula 1,
realities thereof.
597
00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:29,763
It turns out,
not like the lower divisions at all.
598
00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:34,009
What are you saying?
599
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,400
I'm saying it's over, Superstar.
600
00:41:39,240 --> 00:41:42,767
The banks have stepped in,
started laying everyone off.
601
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:46,961
Probably have to sell this place.
602
00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:49,562
Oh, Christ.
603
00:42:30,200 --> 00:42:33,966
I need a drive, Pete.
I need you to find me a drive.
604
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:35,925
I mean, what about Lotus?
605
00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:38,485
You don't wanna know.
606
00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:41,451
- Actually, I do.
- Okay. Uh...
607
00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:45,802
They felt your reputation preceded you.
608
00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:47,879
And what does that mean?
609
00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,489
It's my other line.
Look, I'll get back to you.
610
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:55,481
Peter Hunt.
611
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,410
Fuck.
612
00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:09,685
Don't worry. Something will turn up.
613
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:20,528
Doubt that will help in the meantime.
614
00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:26,199
Why don't we go away at the weekend?
615
00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,329
Skiing. Before I go back to New York.
616
00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:36,362
Talk to me, James.
Don't make a stranger of me.
617
00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:40,519
You know, Suzy,
only a stranger would invite me skiing
618
00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:42,966
when they know
I haven't got a fucking drive.
619
00:43:49,360 --> 00:43:51,124
I can't watch this.
620
00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:54,201
What were you hoping for anyway?
621
00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:57,039
A well-adjusted knight
in shining armour?
622
00:43:57,040 --> 00:43:59,039
No danger of that.
623
00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:01,399
- Let me give you some advice.
- I'm all ears.
624
00:44:01,400 --> 00:44:04,239
Don't go to men who are willing
to kill themselves driving in circles
625
00:44:04,240 --> 00:44:06,891
- looking for normality.
- I never expected normality.
626
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,159
God knows I walked into this
with my eyes open.
627
00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:10,719
I just hoped I'd married someone
628
00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:13,803
who was half as impressive
on the inside as he is on the outside.
629
00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:15,719
At least there's something
behind the facade.
630
00:44:15,720 --> 00:44:17,927
- Oh, James.
- Fuck off to New York, dear.
631
00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:21,479
There must be a moisturiser
or an eye shadow somewhere
632
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:23,244
that needs your vapid mush to flog it.
633
00:44:59,960 --> 00:45:01,439
- Hello?
- Hi, James.
634
00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:04,762
It's Peter. Something's up at McLaren.
635
00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:07,439
- What have you heard?
- Nothing. Why?
636
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,966
I heard Emerson's off.
He's dumped them in it.
637
00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:12,799
Jesus. Get me in there, Pete.
638
00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:15,201
Say anything, just get me in that room.
639
00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:21,959
I'll come straight to the point.
640
00:45:21,960 --> 00:45:25,479
- Our esteemed lead driver...
- Fitti-fucking-paldi.
641
00:45:25,480 --> 00:45:27,799
...has ditched us for another team
at the last minute.
642
00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:30,159
- Coper-fucking-sucar.
- And we need a replacement.
643
00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:31,650
ASA-fucking-P.
644
00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:36,486
Fortunately, a few hands
have already gone up, good people.
645
00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:40,005
- Jacky Ickx.
- I'm quicker than Jacky.
646
00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:44,399
- But he's consistent, dependable.
- A grown-up.
647
00:45:44,400 --> 00:45:47,847
Right, and will he go for that gap
when no one else will?
648
00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:49,928
Will he put his life on the line
the day that it really matters?
649
00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:51,685
The sponsors like him.
650
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:54,399
What do you want,
a driver or a brush salesman?
651
00:45:54,400 --> 00:45:56,320
- We wanna be successful.
- Yes, so do I.
652
00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:59,599
But that means beating Niki Lauda,
not being a show pony for sponsors.
653
00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:01,159
I heard about this thing with Niki.
654
00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:02,366
Everyone has.
655
00:46:03,495 --> 00:46:06,079
- You really think you can beat him?
- I'd beat him in a McLaren.
656
00:46:06,080 --> 00:46:09,368
It's the only car out there
as quick as the Ferrari.
657
00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:11,682
Which is why I'm here, begging.
658
00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:13,679
Look, I'll do whatever you ask.
659
00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:15,523
I'll put on a tie,
I'll smile for sponsors,
660
00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:17,529
say the right things.
661
00:46:17,840 --> 00:46:20,161
I can beat this guy, trust me.
662
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:22,889
Just give me the drive.
663
00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:25,489
Yeah.
Yeah, he can be a loose cannon.
664
00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:27,359
And, yeah, he will drive you all mad,
665
00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:30,887
but in terms of raw talent
and right stuff,
666
00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:32,889
there is no better driver in the world.
667
00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:35,442
He's the real thing, Teddy.
668
00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:38,094
- He's what we all came into this for.
- Mmm.
669
00:46:38,095 --> 00:46:40,199
Nine days out of ten
you'll be pulling your hair out,
670
00:46:40,200 --> 00:46:43,399
but on that tenth day,
James will be unbeatable.
671
00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:45,402
And that is the day you will wish
you had him in your car.
672
00:46:45,680 --> 00:46:48,524
You will never win the championship
with Jacky Ickx.
673
00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:51,319
You just might with James.
674
00:47:13,375 --> 00:47:15,879
Welcome to São Paulo, Brazil,
and the Interlagos circuit
675
00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:19,521
for the first race
in the 1976 Formula 1 season,
676
00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:22,999
where the main news is that James Hunt
has qualified fastest,
677
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,082
beating Niki Lauda's Ferrari
to pole position
678
00:47:25,200 --> 00:47:27,931
by just two hundredths of a second.
679
00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:30,524
New car.
680
00:47:31,360 --> 00:47:33,010
- I noticed.
- Pole position.
681
00:47:34,040 --> 00:47:35,439
I noticed that, too.
682
00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:37,919
Level playing field now,
my ratty little friend.
683
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:41,599
Yeah. Let's see where we are
after lap one.
684
00:47:41,600 --> 00:47:44,410
Let's see where we are
in five races' time.
685
00:47:45,240 --> 00:47:47,439
Hunt has the pit lane pole position,
686
00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:50,250
which should give him the best chance
of out dragging Lauda's Ferrari.
687
00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:52,959
If ever there was a doubt about
688
00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:56,279
whether Lauda had
a serious challenger to this season,
689
00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:59,921
Hunt and his McLaren
have certainly given us the answer.
690
00:48:15,600 --> 00:48:17,159
Here in South Africa,
691
00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:19,162
James Hunt is determined to make amends
692
00:48:19,280 --> 00:48:22,284
after that disastrous retirement
in Brazil.
693
00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:26,839
But it's Lauda who takes the flag
here at Kyalami.
694
00:48:26,840 --> 00:48:28,559
James Hunt comes home second
695
00:48:28,560 --> 00:48:31,079
to confirm his championship
challenge at last
696
00:48:31,080 --> 00:48:32,839
and score his first points
697
00:48:32,840 --> 00:48:34,410
of the season.
698
00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:38,846
That wind you can feel
is me breathing down your neck.
699
00:48:38,960 --> 00:48:40,962
Next time I'll have you.
700
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:43,331
We'll see in Spain.
701
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:07,679
James Hunt finally takes
his first victory of the season
702
00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:10,206
here in Spain, after a brilliant drive.
703
00:49:10,320 --> 00:49:12,527
It was only a matter of time.
704
00:49:19,720 --> 00:49:22,690
Luca, don't you think it's time
to tell them?
705
00:49:29,400 --> 00:49:31,721
- It's too wide.
- Disqualified.
706
00:49:32,120 --> 00:49:34,559
- What?
- You're disqualified.
707
00:49:34,560 --> 00:49:36,244
How can we be disqualified?
708
00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:38,239
- 1.5 centimetres.
- It's the same car.
709
00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:40,402
Giustissimo.
710
00:49:44,560 --> 00:49:45,721
You fucking...
711
00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:48,719
...McLaren M23
has proved very controversial here.
712
00:49:50,720 --> 00:49:52,563
Just make it narrower. I don't care how.
713
00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:54,759
New rear suspension.
New wishbones.
714
00:49:54,760 --> 00:49:57,570
I wanna make sure
this thing is legal, no doubts.
715
00:49:57,680 --> 00:50:00,159
Well, then we'd better move the
oil coolers back to the old position.
716
00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:02,399
With the oil coolers back, the
wing brackets need to be changed, too.
717
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:03,599
Fuck.
718
00:50:03,600 --> 00:50:05,759
What the fuck
d'you think we're doing?
719
00:50:15,400 --> 00:50:17,919
And with Hunt disqualified
from his Spain win,
720
00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:20,599
his championship year is not going well.
721
00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:23,126
And now it's all gone wrong
here at Monaco!
722
00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:25,439
His engine is smoking.
723
00:50:27,560 --> 00:50:30,131
Smoke pouring
from the engine of that McLaren!
724
00:50:30,240 --> 00:50:31,759
And James Hunt is out!
725
00:50:31,760 --> 00:50:34,279
- Can you tell us what happened?
- Sure. It's magic.
726
00:50:34,280 --> 00:50:36,519
We've taken a great car,
a great piece of engineering,
727
00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:39,729
and overnight turned it into
a big, huge, stinking turd.
728
00:50:51,640 --> 00:50:53,051
Shit!
729
00:50:56,480 --> 00:50:58,799
What the hell have you done?
The car's evil.
730
00:50:58,800 --> 00:51:00,559
It's fucking undriveable!
731
00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:02,479
James, look, if there's a problem
with the car we'll find it...
732
00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:04,559
The car is a piece of shit.
You should be appealing this.
733
00:51:04,560 --> 00:51:06,608
- We are appealing it.
- We will sort it out.
734
00:51:06,720 --> 00:51:08,799
- They're killing us out there.
- Go and get your dick wet.
735
00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:10,639
- You're a wanker.
- Fuck you.
736
00:51:10,640 --> 00:51:12,479
- You're a fucking wanker.
- I will, arsehole.
737
00:51:13,695 --> 00:51:15,399
But this was a good race for you,
no, Niki?
738
00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:16,481
It's good for everyone
739
00:51:16,600 --> 00:51:18,489
that the quickest car
happens to be a legal car.
740
00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:21,331
James, you're 50 points
behind Lauda in the championship.
741
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:24,887
You've had another retirement today.
What's going wrong?
742
00:51:25,000 --> 00:51:26,999
Oh, it's dirty politics
and dirty tricks,
743
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:28,411
that's what's going wrong.
744
00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:31,079
So, as we approach
the halfway point
745
00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:32,844
in this year's Formula 1 season,
746
00:51:33,360 --> 00:51:36,679
Ferrari and Niki Lauda
seem clearly on top,
747
00:51:36,680 --> 00:51:39,729
and James Hunt and McLaren
are struggling.
748
00:51:39,840 --> 00:51:43,287
So, five races in,
how's it going so far?
749
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:46,923
It's fine. Just got a little problem
with an Austrian rat
750
00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:48,679
and his team of Italian cheats
751
00:51:48,680 --> 00:51:51,199
- who have destroyed my car.
- What are you talking about?
752
00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:53,362
I'm talking about the race in Spain
that I won.
753
00:51:53,480 --> 00:51:56,689
- Yeah, in a car which is not legal.
- Five-eighths of an inch too wide.
754
00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:59,041
You know that doesn't have
the slightest effect on speed.
755
00:51:59,160 --> 00:52:01,527
But you complained and your team
of lawyers leaned on the authorities.
756
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:04,879
Now we've had to rebuild the car,
and it's become a monster.
757
00:52:04,880 --> 00:52:07,850
- At least it's a legal monster.
- You've had to resort to cheating.
758
00:52:08,160 --> 00:52:11,721
You're driving an illegal car
and call me the cheat? It's pathetic.
759
00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:15,119
- Rules are rules.
- Yes, and rats are rats.
760
00:52:15,120 --> 00:52:16,201
Thank you. Thank you.
761
00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:22,239
Do you really think it upsets me, James,
762
00:52:22,240 --> 00:52:25,239
calling me a rat
because I look like one?
763
00:52:25,240 --> 00:52:26,969
I don't mind it.
764
00:52:27,080 --> 00:52:28,959
Rats are ugly, sure,
and nobody likes them,
765
00:52:28,960 --> 00:52:32,719
but they're very intelligent and
they have a strong survival instinct.
766
00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:34,404
- Wonderful.
- Marlene, komm.
767
00:52:36,080 --> 00:52:37,525
No wonder she left him.
768
00:52:55,400 --> 00:52:56,890
Anyone seen Suzy?
769
00:52:58,560 --> 00:53:01,079
She's supposed to be here today.
770
00:53:01,080 --> 00:53:04,243
We, er... didn't wanna tell you
before the race.
771
00:53:05,200 --> 00:53:06,770
Tell me what?
772
00:53:12,120 --> 00:53:13,565
Jesus.
773
00:53:38,280 --> 00:53:39,805
Is that from him?
774
00:53:40,400 --> 00:53:41,811
Yeah.
775
00:53:48,320 --> 00:53:50,482
So when did all this start?
776
00:53:51,720 --> 00:53:54,007
That weekend I went skiing.
777
00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:59,087
Why have you come here, James?
778
00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:01,085
I've come to get you back.
779
00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:04,169
You don't want me back.
780
00:54:04,280 --> 00:54:05,999
You never wanted to be married
in the first place.
781
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:08,321
- Yes, I did.
- Oh, come on, James.
782
00:54:08,920 --> 00:54:11,479
You did it because
you hoped it might change you,
783
00:54:11,480 --> 00:54:13,164
settle you down, help with the racing.
784
00:54:13,520 --> 00:54:14,931
No, I didn't.
785
00:54:15,120 --> 00:54:17,319
And who knows?
If it had been just the drinking
786
00:54:17,320 --> 00:54:21,159
or the dope or the infidelity
or the moods,
787
00:54:21,160 --> 00:54:22,321
it might even have worked.
788
00:54:22,655 --> 00:54:24,999
- But when it's all of them...
- Yes, I know, I'm terrible.
789
00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:26,843
No, you're not terrible.
790
00:54:27,840 --> 00:54:31,003
You're just who you are
at this point in your life.
791
00:54:33,320 --> 00:54:35,004
God help anyone who wants more.
792
00:54:37,640 --> 00:54:40,883
And Richard Burton,
will he able to give you more?
793
00:54:42,360 --> 00:54:44,806
You know, he has quite
the bad boy reputation himself.
794
00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:48,531
What's important is how it feels to me,
795
00:54:48,680 --> 00:54:50,967
and it feels like he adores me.
796
00:54:57,055 --> 00:54:58,959
- James!
- New York Times!
797
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:00,479
Are you and Suzy getting back together?
798
00:55:00,480 --> 00:55:03,479
- James, how do you feel...
- It's all very amicable.
799
00:55:03,480 --> 00:55:06,039
My wife has found herself
a new backer...
800
00:55:06,040 --> 00:55:08,639
I mean, lover, which makes her happy.
801
00:55:08,640 --> 00:55:11,239
And Mr Burton has found
a way of feeling young again,
802
00:55:11,240 --> 00:55:12,719
which makes him happy.
803
00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:15,079
Let's hope his pockets are deep.
They'll need to be.
804
00:55:15,080 --> 00:55:18,399
And I've found a way to be single
and have an ex-wife
805
00:55:18,400 --> 00:55:20,159
without it costing me a penny,
806
00:55:20,160 --> 00:55:22,399
which has got to go down
as the biggest win of my career.
807
00:55:22,400 --> 00:55:25,131
I have a flight to catch.
808
00:56:52,920 --> 00:56:55,519
We haven't seen
this sort of intensity
809
00:56:55,520 --> 00:56:57,199
from James Hunt all season long.
810
00:56:57,200 --> 00:57:00,199
Reports have been coming out
of the McLaren camp all week
811
00:57:00,200 --> 00:57:03,682
that their car is now fully legal
and faster than ever.
812
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:15,568
Never mind the bloody wets.
We're still quick.
813
00:57:19,680 --> 00:57:23,082
Hunt has really closed the gap on Lauda
as they head into Druids.
814
00:57:25,240 --> 00:57:28,079
Niki Lauda is under real pressure
from James Hunt
815
00:57:28,080 --> 00:57:30,731
as they go up the hill
into Druids Corner.
816
00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:38,403
And Hunt is in front of Lauda!
817
00:57:45,920 --> 00:57:47,285
So James Hunt gets the plaudits
818
00:57:47,400 --> 00:57:49,279
of the crowd, the first Briton to win
819
00:57:49,280 --> 00:57:50,930
a British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch
820
00:57:51,040 --> 00:57:52,929
since Jim Clark in 1964.
821
00:57:56,455 --> 00:57:58,599
James, at the moment
you've got a terrific edge
822
00:57:58,600 --> 00:58:01,570
over the rest of the field.
How have you achieved this advantage?
823
00:58:01,960 --> 00:58:03,639
Big balls.
824
00:58:03,640 --> 00:58:05,130
Would you...
825
00:58:05,280 --> 00:58:08,319
Following an inquiry
into the disqualification
826
00:58:08,320 --> 00:58:10,721
of driver James Hunt
from the Spanish Grand Prix,
827
00:58:10,840 --> 00:58:12,319
it has been decided
828
00:58:12,320 --> 00:58:14,319
- to overturn this disqualification...
- Yes!
829
00:58:14,320 --> 00:58:17,799
...and to restore his victory
and reinstate his points.
830
00:58:23,960 --> 00:58:25,479
James! James!
831
00:58:25,480 --> 00:58:27,289
James, a few weeks ago
you were out of the running
832
00:58:27,440 --> 00:58:29,319
for the season completely,
and now you're right back in it.
833
00:58:29,320 --> 00:58:32,319
- What's changed?
- Well, it's a combination of factors
834
00:58:32,320 --> 00:58:34,479
not all of which I'm prepared
to discuss here
835
00:58:34,480 --> 00:58:38,804
but justice being done
re the disqualification in Spain helps,
836
00:58:38,920 --> 00:58:41,366
and having my car
back at its best again.
837
00:58:58,320 --> 00:58:59,970
James! James!
838
01:01:29,480 --> 01:01:31,687
Welcome to the legendary Nürburgring.
839
01:01:32,440 --> 01:01:34,283
This is a 14.2-mile track,
840
01:01:34,760 --> 01:01:38,128
complete with 185 corners and bends.
841
01:02:37,080 --> 01:02:38,999
Welcome to the Nürburgring,
842
01:02:39,000 --> 01:02:41,606
The most dangerous circuit
on the season calendar.
843
01:02:41,920 --> 01:02:44,730
In Formula 1 it is known
as the Graveyard.
844
01:02:44,840 --> 01:02:46,569
The weather conditions
are far from ideal,
845
01:02:46,680 --> 01:02:48,250
and latest reports indicate
846
01:02:48,360 --> 01:02:50,039
there is no relief in sight.
847
01:02:54,840 --> 01:02:59,919
Gentlemen. Well, gentlemen,
please be quiet.
848
01:02:59,920 --> 01:03:02,082
Thank you. Niki Lauda.
849
01:03:02,280 --> 01:03:03,805
Thank you.
850
01:03:04,680 --> 01:03:07,923
I called this meeting because,
as all you drivers know,
851
01:03:08,040 --> 01:03:10,239
the Nürburgring is the most stupid,
barbaric, outdated
852
01:03:10,240 --> 01:03:11,759
and dangerous track in the world.
853
01:03:11,760 --> 01:03:14,079
You've all seen the rain
that has been falling today.
854
01:03:14,080 --> 01:03:17,799
Now, those of you with experience know
the ring needs perfect conditions
855
01:03:17,800 --> 01:03:20,451
to be even remotely acceptable
in terms of risk.
856
01:03:20,560 --> 01:03:22,927
And today, with the rain,
it's anything but perfect,
857
01:03:23,040 --> 01:03:26,199
so I called this meeting to
take a vote to cancel the race.
858
01:03:26,200 --> 01:03:28,282
Cancel the race?
859
01:03:28,400 --> 01:03:30,439
There would be no change
to the situation
860
01:03:30,440 --> 01:03:31,919
as far as points is concerned.
861
01:03:31,920 --> 01:03:34,639
- The race would simply be cancelled.
- This is bullshit.
862
01:03:34,640 --> 01:03:36,959
If the race is cancelled,
none of us get our race fees.
863
01:03:36,960 --> 01:03:41,399
That's true, you leave without your fee,
but you might leave with your life.
864
01:03:41,400 --> 01:03:45,644
It also means that you would
effectively win the championship.
865
01:03:46,080 --> 01:03:48,606
So, I can see why
this suits you just fine.
866
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:51,571
Why? There would be
no points for me either.
867
01:03:51,920 --> 01:03:54,279
No, but there would be one race less
868
01:03:54,280 --> 01:03:56,719
where I, or anyone else here,
could catch you.
869
01:03:56,720 --> 01:03:59,079
James is right. This is just tactics.
870
01:03:59,080 --> 01:04:01,765
Maybe he's just frightened.
871
01:04:03,280 --> 01:04:04,805
Which asshole said this?
872
01:04:10,600 --> 01:04:13,649
Yes, of course I'm frightened,
and so are you.
873
01:04:15,840 --> 01:04:19,599
I accept, every time I get in my car,
there is 20 per cent chance I could die,
874
01:04:19,600 --> 01:04:21,170
and I can live with it,
875
01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:23,319
but not one per cent more.
876
01:04:23,320 --> 01:04:25,641
And today, with the rain,
the risk is more.
877
01:04:25,760 --> 01:04:28,491
I suppose that all depends
on how good you are in the rain.
878
01:04:28,960 --> 01:04:30,839
I have the track record here.
879
01:04:30,840 --> 01:04:33,799
I am the only person in history
to do the ring in under seven minutes.
880
01:04:33,800 --> 01:04:36,485
So, actually, it's to my advantage
to race here today.
881
01:04:38,120 --> 01:04:40,521
Because I'm quicker than all of you.
882
01:04:41,560 --> 01:04:44,848
- Come on.
- Fine. Then let's race.
883
01:04:46,480 --> 01:04:48,847
- Come on, Niki, let's race.
- Gentlemen, please.
884
01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:50,679
Why are we here, Niki? Come on.
885
01:04:56,880 --> 01:04:59,531
Well, all those in favour
of cancelling the race.
886
01:05:09,720 --> 01:05:11,484
All those in favour of racing.
887
01:05:17,880 --> 01:05:19,325
Gentlemen, the race is on.
888
01:05:26,160 --> 01:05:28,321
- Ridiculous.
- What a waste of time.
889
01:05:29,720 --> 01:05:32,564
You know, Niki, every now and then
it helps if people like you.
890
01:05:48,920 --> 01:05:51,079
In places
the track is still dangerously wet,
891
01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:52,599
but following a drivers' meeting,
892
01:05:52,600 --> 01:05:54,199
a decision has finally been taken.
893
01:05:55,440 --> 01:05:57,124
The race is going ahead.
894
01:06:01,360 --> 01:06:02,599
Niki!
895
01:06:02,600 --> 01:06:04,364
One minute to go.
896
01:06:13,880 --> 01:06:17,079
Jochen's going on slicks.
You wanna change?
897
01:06:17,080 --> 01:06:19,639
- Is Niki gonna change?
- No.
898
01:06:19,640 --> 01:06:21,722
Then we stay on wets, too.
899
01:06:29,560 --> 01:06:31,324
- Niki, okay?
- I'm good.
900
01:06:33,800 --> 01:06:36,280
All right, fire her up.
901
01:06:49,494 --> 01:06:52,279
This season's fight for
the Formula 1 World Championship
902
01:06:52,280 --> 01:06:55,959
has so far been the story of two men.
903
01:06:55,960 --> 01:06:59,639
Thus far, it's been going
pretty much the way of Niki Lauda.
904
01:06:59,640 --> 01:07:02,325
But James Hunt
has qualified fastest here.
905
01:07:02,440 --> 01:07:05,519
He is on pole position
for the German Grand Prix,
906
01:07:05,520 --> 01:07:08,603
with Niki Lauda alongside
in the blood-red Ferrari.
907
01:07:10,040 --> 01:07:11,519
It's a long race.
908
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:14,171
If the track starts to dry out,
909
01:07:14,280 --> 01:07:17,124
the wet-weather tyres
will no longer be as quick.
910
01:07:38,535 --> 01:07:40,639
Niki Lauda
and James Hunt, side by side
911
01:07:40,640 --> 01:07:43,803
on the front row of the grid,
go away absolutely as one.
912
01:07:58,000 --> 01:08:00,207
Lauda very aggressive on Hunt there,
913
01:08:00,320 --> 01:08:02,322
forcing the McLaren onto the grass.
914
01:08:06,680 --> 01:08:08,159
Lauda has the lead at the moment.
915
01:08:08,160 --> 01:08:10,527
Lauda leads into the first corner.
916
01:08:10,720 --> 01:08:12,688
Hunt is in second place.
917
01:08:17,360 --> 01:08:19,999
Mass storming past Hunt!
918
01:08:20,000 --> 01:08:22,685
He made the right choice
to go with the dry-weather tyres.
919
01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:26,009
Mass passing Lauda now!
920
01:08:26,120 --> 01:08:30,045
Jochen Mass, in the number 12 McLaren,
takes the lead!
921
01:08:30,200 --> 01:08:31,884
Jochen Mass the clear leader,
922
01:08:32,040 --> 01:08:34,088
with everybody else making the decision
923
01:08:34,200 --> 01:08:36,359
to change tyres
after just one lap of this race.
924
01:08:36,360 --> 01:08:38,567
He's coming in! Come on, let's go!
925
01:08:46,720 --> 01:08:50,770
See? I told you to go on slicks.
You should have taken my advice.
926
01:08:50,880 --> 01:08:52,719
Fuck off. Where's Niki?
927
01:08:52,720 --> 01:08:55,405
Behind you.
He made the same mistake.
928
01:09:08,160 --> 01:09:09,889
Come on!
929
01:09:12,440 --> 01:09:14,249
Come on! What's going on?
930
01:09:15,760 --> 01:09:19,119
The tyre-changing frenzy has caused
a huge reshuffling of the pack,
931
01:09:19,120 --> 01:09:22,090
- with Jochen Mass in the lead now.
- You're clear. Go!
932
01:09:22,640 --> 01:09:23,766
Quick!
933
01:09:25,240 --> 01:09:27,079
Lauda urging his mechanics to hurry.
934
01:09:27,080 --> 01:09:28,241
Quicker, quicker, quicker!
935
01:09:30,000 --> 01:09:32,082
It's a disaster! Come on!
936
01:09:43,640 --> 01:09:45,210
What's going on, you assholes?
937
01:10:08,960 --> 01:10:11,199
This race has gone wrong for him so far.
938
01:10:11,200 --> 01:10:14,647
His championship rival, James Hunt,
is a long way up the road.
939
01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:26,999
Lauda passing car after car.
940
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:30,482
He's just going past
Mario Andretti's Lotus there.
941
01:11:17,200 --> 01:11:19,202
Niki!
942
01:11:24,200 --> 01:11:26,282
Get me out! Help me!
943
01:11:26,880 --> 01:11:29,440
We have an accident
on the course. Red flags are out.
944
01:11:29,720 --> 01:11:33,520
Several cars are involved. Looks like
it might be one of the Ferraris.
945
01:11:40,720 --> 01:11:43,087
- Come this way.
- Come on, come on!
946
01:11:55,320 --> 01:11:56,799
Keep trying.
947
01:12:04,400 --> 01:12:06,040
- Come this way.
- Okay.
948
01:13:44,320 --> 01:13:47,839
The flood, which swept
down Big Thompson Canyon in Colorado,
949
01:13:47,840 --> 01:13:49,559
was the worst since records began.
950
01:13:49,560 --> 01:13:52,159
In Formula 1 today,
victory celebrations were muted
951
01:13:52,160 --> 01:13:55,999
after a horrific accident involving
world champion Niki Lauda.
952
01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:57,999
Due to safety concerns before the race,
953
01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:00,399
the Austrian had said
he would not take part,
954
01:14:00,400 --> 01:14:01,890
but in the end he did.
955
01:14:03,280 --> 01:14:05,567
He was making up for lost time
when he went off the track,
956
01:14:05,680 --> 01:14:08,047
puncturing the Ferrari's fuel tank.
957
01:14:08,440 --> 01:14:10,727
Brett Lunger was unable to
avoid the flaming wreck,
958
01:14:10,880 --> 01:14:13,879
but was unhurt and joined with
the other drivers to rescue Lauda,
959
01:14:13,880 --> 01:14:16,770
who was taken to Mannheim Hospital
with severe burns,
960
01:14:16,880 --> 01:14:20,521
the incident reminding us again
of the dangers of Formula 1.
961
01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:22,719
Niki Lauda was trapped
for almost a minute
962
01:14:22,720 --> 01:14:25,371
in a searing inferno
of 800-plus degrees.
963
01:14:34,200 --> 01:14:36,479
- Do we have any change this morning?
- No...
964
01:14:36,480 --> 01:14:38,403
Frau Lauda. Frau Lauda?
965
01:19:12,160 --> 01:19:14,049
- Morning, chaps.
- Hey, here's the man.
966
01:19:14,240 --> 01:19:15,890
Looking good.
967
01:19:19,120 --> 01:19:21,999
- What's going on?
- Jesus. It's Niki.
968
01:19:22,000 --> 01:19:24,048
- What about him?
- He's here.
969
01:19:24,360 --> 01:19:25,885
- What?
- He's racing.
970
01:19:41,240 --> 01:19:42,890
Niki.
971
01:19:49,520 --> 01:19:51,045
It's that bad, huh?
972
01:19:52,360 --> 01:19:53,771
No.
973
01:19:54,640 --> 01:19:57,639
In hospital I asked them straight,
no bullshit,
974
01:19:57,640 --> 01:19:59,483
how bad my appearance would be.
975
01:20:00,720 --> 01:20:03,087
They said with time it would be fine.
976
01:20:03,960 --> 01:20:05,564
But it won't.
977
01:20:06,480 --> 01:20:09,324
I can tell, seeing your reaction.
978
01:20:10,280 --> 01:20:13,284
I will spend the rest of my life
with a face that frightens people.
979
01:20:17,400 --> 01:20:21,166
You know, Niki, I tried to write you
a letter at the time, to apologise.
980
01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:25,280
The drivers' meeting in Germany,
before the race.
981
01:20:25,400 --> 01:20:27,926
- I swayed the room.
- Yes, you did.
982
01:20:28,120 --> 01:20:30,327
That race should never have gone ahead.
983
01:20:31,080 --> 01:20:32,684
No, it shouldn't.
984
01:20:33,120 --> 01:20:36,839
So, in many ways, I feel responsible
for what happened, and...
985
01:20:36,840 --> 01:20:38,410
You were.
986
01:20:40,080 --> 01:20:41,809
But, trust me...
987
01:20:42,960 --> 01:20:47,010
watching you win those races
while I was fighting for my life...
988
01:20:49,320 --> 01:20:52,529
...you were equally responsible
for getting me back in the car.
989
01:21:20,280 --> 01:21:22,965
- How are you feeling, Niki?
- Fine.
990
01:21:23,360 --> 01:21:26,999
Niki, can you confirm to us exactly
which procedures you've had
991
01:21:27,000 --> 01:21:29,002
and the expectations for your recovery?
992
01:21:29,560 --> 01:21:31,005
Sure.
993
01:21:31,160 --> 01:21:32,999
I had a skin graft operation,
994
01:21:33,000 --> 01:21:35,321
where they put half my right thigh
in my face.
995
01:21:37,520 --> 01:21:42,359
Now, it doesn't look too good,
but one unexpected advantage is
996
01:21:42,360 --> 01:21:44,719
it's impossible to perspire
through a skin graft,
997
01:21:44,720 --> 01:21:48,159
so sweat will never run into my eyes
again, which is good for a driver.
998
01:21:50,360 --> 01:21:52,039
When they heard about your condition,
999
01:21:52,040 --> 01:21:55,487
Ferrari immediately hired
a replacement driver, Carlos Reutemann.
1000
01:21:56,160 --> 01:22:00,199
Yeah, before even reaching the hospital.
1001
01:22:00,200 --> 01:22:02,248
Is Reutemann
driving today, too?
1002
01:22:02,680 --> 01:22:05,684
Yes, and keen to make an impression.
1003
01:22:05,880 --> 01:22:09,879
So, let's see where Mr Reutemann
finishes and where I finish today.
1004
01:22:11,400 --> 01:22:14,085
James Hunt and McLaren have
caught up a lot while you were away.
1005
01:22:14,720 --> 01:22:16,210
Yes.
1006
01:22:16,840 --> 01:22:19,839
So is there a question now,
or are you just trying to piss me off?
1007
01:22:23,120 --> 01:22:24,849
You still think you can win?
1008
01:22:25,280 --> 01:22:27,079
Yes, of course.
1009
01:22:27,080 --> 01:22:29,082
I have the better car.
1010
01:22:29,200 --> 01:22:31,680
And possibly I'm the better driver.
1011
01:22:31,880 --> 01:22:34,359
But he's a clever guy,
and he's used his time well
1012
01:22:34,360 --> 01:22:38,410
while I was lying half-dead in hospital
to win some points.
1013
01:22:40,360 --> 01:22:43,045
And what did your wife say
when she saw your face?
1014
01:22:49,240 --> 01:22:52,799
She said, "Sweetie,
you don't need a face to drive."
1015
01:22:52,800 --> 01:22:54,928
"You just need a right foot."
1016
01:22:55,240 --> 01:22:57,607
I'm being serious.
1017
01:22:57,800 --> 01:23:02,283
Do you really think your marriage can
survive with the way you look now?
1018
01:23:04,920 --> 01:23:06,968
And I'm being serious, too.
1019
01:23:07,960 --> 01:23:10,930
Fuck you. Press conference over.
1020
01:23:15,615 --> 01:23:17,959
- That was hairy.
- Well, you got noticed, Clive.
1021
01:23:17,960 --> 01:23:19,319
I'll tell you that.
1022
01:23:19,320 --> 01:23:20,999
I thought it went well,
to be honest.
1023
01:23:21,000 --> 01:23:22,799
They don't like it
when it's not going their way.
1024
01:23:22,800 --> 01:23:24,484
- Clive.
- That's the game.
1025
01:23:24,600 --> 01:23:26,919
- See you.
- See you later.
1026
01:23:26,920 --> 01:23:28,809
- James, are you all right?
- Good, yeah.
1027
01:23:28,920 --> 01:23:30,679
Listen, I think
I've got something for you
1028
01:23:30,680 --> 01:23:32,479
on that last question, about Niki.
1029
01:23:32,480 --> 01:23:35,086
You heard about that?
I did.
1030
01:23:36,320 --> 01:23:38,049
James.
1031
01:23:44,280 --> 01:23:46,851
Please, James...
1032
01:23:47,840 --> 01:23:50,764
Now go home to your wife
and ask her how you look.
1033
01:23:53,200 --> 01:23:54,611
Prick.
1034
01:24:11,480 --> 01:24:16,361
So Niki Lauda, just 42 days after
his near-fatal accident at Nürburgring,
1035
01:24:16,480 --> 01:24:18,039
will race here today at Monza
1036
01:24:18,040 --> 01:24:21,806
against all medical advice
and no doubt in incredible pain.
1037
01:24:54,520 --> 01:24:56,239
...Niki Lauda!
1038
01:25:04,880 --> 01:25:07,281
Photographers,
please clear the grid.
1039
01:25:07,520 --> 01:25:09,682
Niki, it's time.
1040
01:25:11,200 --> 01:25:12,690
Okay?
1041
01:25:19,360 --> 01:25:20,771
Please clear the grid.
1042
01:25:23,400 --> 01:25:25,528
One minute to go.
1043
01:26:11,320 --> 01:26:14,239
The returning Niki Lauda
seems overwhelmed.
1044
01:26:14,240 --> 01:26:16,686
He's being overtaken by car after car.
1045
01:26:26,480 --> 01:26:29,609
Lauda's off line.
He runs wide onto the grass.
1046
01:26:34,440 --> 01:26:36,124
He wrestles it back onto the track,
1047
01:26:36,320 --> 01:26:39,130
but that was a bad moment for Niki.
1048
01:26:43,000 --> 01:26:45,279
Niki Lauda's the reigning
world champion,
1049
01:26:45,280 --> 01:26:48,489
but maybe in his current state
he's a danger out there,
1050
01:26:48,640 --> 01:26:51,450
to himself and to the rest of the field.
1051
01:26:53,440 --> 01:26:57,331
And Stuck has collided
with Mario Andretti's Lotus!
1052
01:26:57,480 --> 01:27:00,643
Niki's boxed in. He's got nowhere to go.
1053
01:27:15,080 --> 01:27:18,641
Niki Lauda is actually
making a move. He's on Brambilla's tail.
1054
01:27:21,920 --> 01:27:24,571
He pulls out of the slipstream
to overtake.
1055
01:27:25,320 --> 01:27:27,641
Lauda's starting to find the form
1056
01:27:27,760 --> 01:27:29,728
that, early in this race,
we believed he'd lost.
1057
01:27:36,160 --> 01:27:40,245
Lauda's now lapping faster than
Reutemann and closing the gap ahead.
1058
01:27:44,160 --> 01:27:46,731
Lauda closing on Carlos Reutemann,
1059
01:27:46,840 --> 01:27:50,003
the man called in to be his replacement
in the Ferrari team.
1060
01:27:59,040 --> 01:28:00,849
And there's James Hunt's McLaren,
1061
01:28:00,960 --> 01:28:03,406
smoking stationary
by the side of the road.
1062
01:28:07,040 --> 01:28:10,123
This is bad news for Hunt's
championship hopes.
1063
01:28:14,520 --> 01:28:15,931
It's Ronnie Peterson
1064
01:28:16,040 --> 01:28:18,407
who comes home the winner here at Monza.
1065
01:28:18,600 --> 01:28:21,490
But all eyes are on the man
who finishes a brilliant fourth,
1066
01:28:22,440 --> 01:28:24,568
Niki Lauda!
1067
01:29:05,440 --> 01:29:07,839
What a race, what a man,
what a season.
1068
01:29:07,840 --> 01:29:10,079
With a fourth-place finish
and three priceless points,
1069
01:29:10,080 --> 01:29:12,119
it means that Niki Lauda
is a major step closer
1070
01:29:12,120 --> 01:29:14,327
to retaining the World Championship.
1071
01:30:13,480 --> 01:30:17,039
So, the long, gruelling
and incredibly dramatic season
1072
01:30:17,040 --> 01:30:19,479
comes down to this final race in Japan
1073
01:30:19,480 --> 01:30:22,079
in the shadow of Mount Fuji.
1074
01:30:22,080 --> 01:30:23,559
Niki Lauda goes into
1075
01:30:23,560 --> 01:30:25,079
this deciding race at Fuji
1076
01:30:25,080 --> 01:30:27,319
just three points ahead of James Hunt.
1077
01:30:27,320 --> 01:30:31,609
Hunt knowing he must beat the Austrian
fair and square to take the title.
1078
01:30:33,160 --> 01:30:36,719
James, do you think
you can cope with the pressure?
1079
01:30:36,720 --> 01:30:40,247
Well, I've never really understood
what that means. I love my job.
1080
01:30:40,360 --> 01:30:42,408
I love competing. I love racing.
1081
01:30:42,600 --> 01:30:44,519
Maybe you should ask Niki.
1082
01:30:44,520 --> 01:30:46,879
He's the World Champion.
He's got everything to lose.
1083
01:30:46,880 --> 01:30:49,279
Mr Lauda,
are you feeling pressure?
1084
01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:51,726
Do I look like I'm feeling pressure?
1085
01:30:53,800 --> 01:30:57,930
I am World Champion, and on the verge
to become World Champion again.
1086
01:30:58,040 --> 01:31:00,119
Hunt now has the opportunity to win,
1087
01:31:00,120 --> 01:31:02,279
but it's not so easy
to become a champion.
1088
01:31:02,280 --> 01:31:05,409
You have to really believe it
to make it possible.
1089
01:31:05,560 --> 01:31:07,608
James, is there anything
you'd like to add?
1090
01:31:07,720 --> 01:31:11,719
If Niki is being tricky and getting
a kicky out of playing mind games...
1091
01:31:11,720 --> 01:31:14,087
...then fine, I'm flattered.
1092
01:31:14,200 --> 01:31:17,761
But the fact is, momentum is with me.
I've never felt better.
1093
01:31:17,880 --> 01:31:20,451
And I fully expect the next
press conference we will have
1094
01:31:20,560 --> 01:31:22,722
will be with me as World Champion.
1095
01:31:24,560 --> 01:31:27,079
How will you cope
with the weather, bad conditions?
1096
01:31:27,080 --> 01:31:30,639
Intermittent heavy rain
has been forecast here at Fuji today,
1097
01:31:30,640 --> 01:31:34,122
along with strong winds
and occasional fog
1098
01:31:34,240 --> 01:31:36,129
rolling in from the mountain.
1099
01:31:37,920 --> 01:31:40,639
And so, with today's
Japanese Grand Prix to come,
1100
01:31:40,640 --> 01:31:42,479
Lauda's lead a mere three points.
1101
01:31:42,480 --> 01:31:44,164
What a way to finish the season.
1102
01:31:44,760 --> 01:31:46,319
Hunt or Lauda?
1103
01:31:46,320 --> 01:31:49,324
Well, the final chapter will unfold when
we bring you extended coverage...
1104
01:31:49,440 --> 01:31:52,559
They've got to cancel the race.
It's lethal out there.
1105
01:31:52,560 --> 01:31:54,759
The race is going ahead.
1106
01:31:54,760 --> 01:31:56,679
Television rights have been sold
all around the world.
1107
01:31:56,680 --> 01:31:59,399
The showdown between you and Niki
is all anyone wants to see.
1108
01:31:59,400 --> 01:32:02,879
With heavy rain
continuing to fall here at Fuji,
1109
01:32:02,880 --> 01:32:04,962
a decision has finally been made.
1110
01:32:05,080 --> 01:32:09,079
The 1976 Japanese Grand Prix
will go ahead.
1111
01:32:09,080 --> 01:32:11,765
All drivers
to your cars, please.
1112
01:32:36,400 --> 01:32:37,811
Five minutes to go.
1113
01:33:21,000 --> 01:33:22,519
- All right?
- All right.
1114
01:33:22,520 --> 01:33:24,919
- Hold still.
- What the hell are you doing?
1115
01:33:24,920 --> 01:33:26,719
To let the condensation out.
1116
01:33:26,720 --> 01:33:29,519
- It'll also let the water in.
- Not if you're leading.
1117
01:33:29,520 --> 01:33:31,887
Trust me,
this race is all about the start.
1118
01:33:33,800 --> 01:33:36,371
- Need a hand here?
- Yeah, hold it, Teddy.
1119
01:33:50,840 --> 01:33:52,490
Okay, start the bastard.
1120
01:33:55,480 --> 01:33:57,130
Good luck, kid.
1121
01:33:58,520 --> 01:33:59,931
Good luck, James.
1122
01:34:39,480 --> 01:34:41,482
Thirty seconds to go.
1123
01:35:00,920 --> 01:35:03,159
Electric tension here at Fuji.
1124
01:35:03,160 --> 01:35:08,279
80, 000 bedraggled race fans and
the racing grudge match of the decade.
1125
01:35:08,280 --> 01:35:10,479
And there's Mario Andretti
in pole position,
1126
01:35:10,480 --> 01:35:12,482
James Hunt alongside him.
1127
01:35:14,640 --> 01:35:16,639
On Row 2 of the grid,
1128
01:35:16,640 --> 01:35:18,599
there is Niki Lauda,
1129
01:35:18,600 --> 01:35:21,119
and on Row 3 of the grid,
Jody Scheckter from South Africa
1130
01:35:21,120 --> 01:35:22,639
in the six-wheel Tyrrell.
1131
01:35:22,640 --> 01:35:24,722
Behind him,
the rest of the 25-car field.
1132
01:35:42,560 --> 01:35:46,565
There's the flag, and finally
the Japanese Grand Prix is underway!
1133
01:35:58,800 --> 01:36:02,039
In these conditions,
it must be almost impossible to drive
1134
01:36:02,040 --> 01:36:04,042
a 450-horsepower car.
1135
01:36:31,200 --> 01:36:34,279
And it's Andretti who has the lead,
but Hunt is attacking.
1136
01:36:34,280 --> 01:36:37,319
Hunt's going round
the outside of Andretti.
1137
01:36:37,320 --> 01:36:38,959
Niki Lauda following him through.
1138
01:36:38,960 --> 01:36:41,725
Hunt leads into the first right-hander.
1139
01:37:24,255 --> 01:37:26,599
Hunt comes through
to complete his first lap,
1140
01:37:26,600 --> 01:37:28,079
leading the field.
1141
01:37:28,080 --> 01:37:30,208
At least he has clear vision
in front of him.
1142
01:37:30,320 --> 01:37:32,482
Niki Lauda, behind him,
eating his spray.
1143
01:37:51,960 --> 01:37:53,439
Lauda is slowing.
1144
01:37:53,440 --> 01:37:56,399
Niki Lauda is bringing
the Ferrari number one into the pit.
1145
01:37:58,080 --> 01:38:01,289
Some sort of problem, we can't
imagine what, so early in the race.
1146
01:38:07,600 --> 01:38:11,047
What's wrong with the car?
What's wrong with the car?
1147
01:38:12,200 --> 01:38:13,929
Niki, what's wrong with the car?
1148
01:38:14,280 --> 01:38:16,362
Nothing. Car's perfect.
1149
01:38:20,760 --> 01:38:23,199
- What are you doing?
- I'm stopping.
1150
01:38:23,200 --> 01:38:25,439
His mechanics
are asking what the problem is.
1151
01:38:25,440 --> 01:38:27,761
But wait!
Niki Lauda's getting out of the car!
1152
01:38:27,880 --> 01:38:29,559
This is sensational!
1153
01:38:29,560 --> 01:38:32,484
The reigning World Champion,
Niki Lauda, is out of this race.
1154
01:38:33,400 --> 01:38:35,159
It's too dangerous.
1155
01:38:35,160 --> 01:38:38,369
Niki, you want me to say there was
a problem with the car, for the media?
1156
01:38:39,680 --> 01:38:41,170
No.
1157
01:38:41,560 --> 01:38:42,971
Tell them the truth.
1158
01:38:43,840 --> 01:38:45,410
Now, what is happening?
1159
01:38:45,520 --> 01:38:49,445
They're talking to the team manager.
Lauda explaining something.
1160
01:39:05,000 --> 01:39:08,359
With Lauda out, James Hunt
knows he has to finish this race
1161
01:39:08,360 --> 01:39:12,199
in third place or higher
to be World Champion.
1162
01:39:12,200 --> 01:39:14,959
But the job's not done yet
for James Hunt.
1163
01:39:14,960 --> 01:39:19,568
In these dreadful conditions,
he still has to go the distance.
1164
01:39:20,680 --> 01:39:22,523
Fifteen laps to go here at Fuji.
1165
01:39:22,640 --> 01:39:24,799
James Hunt or Niki Lauda?
1166
01:39:24,800 --> 01:39:27,959
This extraordinary season
is not over yet.
1167
01:39:27,960 --> 01:39:31,407
In this treacherous final round,
can James Hunt hang on?
1168
01:39:31,920 --> 01:39:33,839
And the scoreboard tells a story.
1169
01:39:33,840 --> 01:39:36,650
Lap 58. Hunt in the lead.
1170
01:39:38,640 --> 01:39:40,483
Oh, God, his tyres, they're blistering.
1171
01:39:41,895 --> 01:39:43,959
Brambilla
very close behind now,
1172
01:39:43,960 --> 01:39:45,928
closing on him all the time now.
1173
01:39:46,040 --> 01:39:49,279
And he's trying to drive
inside James Hunt.
1174
01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:51,806
Hunt cuts across the orange March nose.
1175
01:39:51,920 --> 01:39:54,279
Hunt's not having that at all.
And he's spinning.
1176
01:39:54,280 --> 01:39:57,519
He missed Hunt there, but almost
took James Hunt out of the race
1177
01:39:57,520 --> 01:39:59,959
and out of the world championship.
1178
01:39:59,960 --> 01:40:02,691
Now we find Mario Andretti
closing on James Hunt.
1179
01:40:07,240 --> 01:40:09,208
Mario Andretti's going past Hunt!
1180
01:40:09,680 --> 01:40:12,684
Hunt is slowing. James Hunt
seems to have a problem.
1181
01:40:18,520 --> 01:40:20,359
Despite these wet conditions,
1182
01:40:20,360 --> 01:40:22,089
these wet-weather tyres
do wear extremely fast.
1183
01:40:22,200 --> 01:40:24,328
Hunt's tyres, they've gone.
1184
01:40:24,560 --> 01:40:28,246
Hunt nursing his car
back to the pit stop.
1185
01:40:30,240 --> 01:40:32,288
That back marker's going past Hunt.
1186
01:40:44,720 --> 01:40:47,479
Look at that left front tyre...
Right front tyre, sorry.
1187
01:40:47,480 --> 01:40:50,643
No tread on it at all.
And the other one is flat.
1188
01:40:50,800 --> 01:40:52,928
Let's go! Let's go!
1189
01:40:57,480 --> 01:40:59,959
Okay? When did you break
your gear lever?
1190
01:40:59,960 --> 01:41:01,639
Nine or ten laps ago.
1191
01:41:01,640 --> 01:41:04,086
- Alastair, we need to lift it.
- Come on!
1192
01:41:04,200 --> 01:41:05,959
- At the front.
- Let's go.
1193
01:41:05,960 --> 01:41:09,239
Regazzoni's Ferrari
and Jacques Lafitte in the Ligier
1194
01:41:09,240 --> 01:41:10,890
have gone ahead.
1195
01:41:11,000 --> 01:41:12,679
Come on, hurry!
1196
01:41:12,680 --> 01:41:15,799
You did it.
You're going to be World Champion!
1197
01:41:15,800 --> 01:41:17,319
Not yet.
1198
01:41:17,320 --> 01:41:21,159
A few laps ago, James Hunt
was looking like champion elect.
1199
01:41:21,160 --> 01:41:23,527
Now it looks as though
it's all gone wrong for him.
1200
01:41:24,960 --> 01:41:26,439
- James.
- Come on!
1201
01:41:26,440 --> 01:41:27,959
- Listen.
- What?
1202
01:41:27,960 --> 01:41:30,279
Just go easy out there.
1203
01:41:30,280 --> 01:41:34,319
- What are you saying?
- I'm saying look after yourself.
1204
01:41:34,320 --> 01:41:36,279
We want you back in one piece.
1205
01:41:36,280 --> 01:41:39,719
You're too far back. There's
too many drivers in front of you.
1206
01:41:39,720 --> 01:41:43,725
- There's always next year.
- So that's it? It's over?
1207
01:41:44,120 --> 01:41:45,679
Clear!
1208
01:41:45,680 --> 01:41:47,205
James.
1209
01:41:48,880 --> 01:41:50,803
- Clear!
- Fuck it!
1210
01:41:54,720 --> 01:41:58,039
James Hunt rejoins the race
in sixth position.
1211
01:41:58,040 --> 01:42:01,931
There are four laps left to go.
Surely no way back for the Brit now.
1212
01:42:21,800 --> 01:42:23,134
Concentrate, Superstar.
1213
01:42:23,135 --> 01:42:25,039
Just brings
it back under control.
1214
01:42:25,040 --> 01:42:26,319
Sliding the McLaren
1215
01:42:26,320 --> 01:42:27,560
on the very edge there.
1216
01:42:29,480 --> 01:42:30,766
Hunt's M23
1217
01:42:30,880 --> 01:42:32,559
twitching this way and that
under braking.
1218
01:42:32,560 --> 01:42:33,960
And he almost loses it right there.
1219
01:42:34,080 --> 01:42:36,801
Hunt on the tail
of Jacques Lafitte in the blue Ligier.
1220
01:42:44,760 --> 01:42:46,171
Oh, don't do it, James.
1221
01:42:49,295 --> 01:42:51,239
He's inches away
from the pit wall.
1222
01:42:51,240 --> 01:42:53,049
He's inches away from the Ligier.
1223
01:43:02,080 --> 01:43:04,559
James Hunt has made up another place,
1224
01:43:04,560 --> 01:43:05,639
but it's not enough,
1225
01:43:05,640 --> 01:43:06,880
and this race is running out.
1226
01:43:15,920 --> 01:43:17,922
And Watson has spun.
Watson has spun.
1227
01:43:22,560 --> 01:43:25,399
Hunt manages to weave his way
between that back marker
1228
01:43:25,400 --> 01:43:27,479
and the stationary Penske.
1229
01:43:27,480 --> 01:43:29,559
He's catching Regazzoni
1230
01:43:29,560 --> 01:43:31,279
but, in these conditions,
it's one thing to catch up,
1231
01:43:31,280 --> 01:43:33,487
it's quite another to overtake.
1232
01:43:36,880 --> 01:43:41,010
He's alongside Clay Regazzoni.
This could be the world championship.
1233
01:43:49,440 --> 01:43:50,965
He's got him!
1234
01:44:06,240 --> 01:44:08,399
Hunt crosses the line.
1235
01:44:08,400 --> 01:44:12,079
Now, he needed to finish third to score
enough points to be World Champion,
1236
01:44:12,080 --> 01:44:16,679
and in the confusion here, we're being
told that he may have finished fifth.
1237
01:44:16,680 --> 01:44:18,879
He finished fifth?
1238
01:44:18,880 --> 01:44:21,759
Our lap charts
show Hunt in third place.
1239
01:44:21,760 --> 01:44:23,759
Well, if the scoreboard's right,
1240
01:44:23,760 --> 01:44:26,359
it means he's just missed out
on the championship.
1241
01:44:26,360 --> 01:44:30,001
Crushing defeat for Hunt
after such a heroic drive.
1242
01:44:33,960 --> 01:44:36,559
I can see the race stewards conferring,
1243
01:44:36,560 --> 01:44:38,279
examining the official lap charts.
1244
01:44:38,280 --> 01:44:40,681
We're just going to have to wait
for their verdict here.
1245
01:44:58,295 --> 01:44:59,959
Let's get you out of there, buddy.
1246
01:44:59,960 --> 01:45:02,119
I'm sorry, Teddy. I'm sorry.
I thought I could make up the ground.
1247
01:45:02,120 --> 01:45:04,279
Sorry? What are you talking about?
You did it.
1248
01:45:04,280 --> 01:45:07,119
- Did what?
- Jesus. You crazy bastard.
1249
01:45:07,120 --> 01:45:10,329
You came third. You got the points.
You're champion of the world!
1250
01:45:10,840 --> 01:45:14,083
James Hunt
is now officially confirmed
1251
01:45:14,200 --> 01:45:16,248
as finishing third here in Japan,
1252
01:45:16,880 --> 01:45:20,599
and that means
he is champion of the world.
1253
01:45:22,000 --> 01:45:27,359
Our new World Champion,
James Hunt, by just one single point.
1254
01:45:32,480 --> 01:45:33,970
Did we really win?
1255
01:45:38,040 --> 01:45:40,281
World bloody Champion!
1256
01:45:48,975 --> 01:45:51,039
Tell us, James,
what are you going to do now?
1257
01:45:51,040 --> 01:45:53,202
I shall be getting drunk.
1258
01:45:53,720 --> 01:45:56,519
It's wonderful,
an absolute dream...
1259
01:46:43,440 --> 01:46:45,519
And our special guest,
1260
01:46:45,520 --> 01:46:47,363
Formula 1 champion James Hunt.
1261
01:47:10,760 --> 01:47:12,842
Wait. Come on.
1262
01:47:16,000 --> 01:47:17,559
There's no better motor oil
1263
01:47:17,560 --> 01:47:19,164
than Havoline.
1264
01:47:29,680 --> 01:47:31,679
Yes, me, too.
Where are we going?
1265
01:47:31,680 --> 01:47:33,214
Anywhere I want to go.
1266
01:47:33,215 --> 01:47:35,559
And I don't have to hijack it, either.
1267
01:47:35,560 --> 01:47:37,279
As long as I pay for it.
1268
01:47:37,280 --> 01:47:39,601
I'm starving.
Let's get some food.
1269
01:47:50,415 --> 01:47:52,519
- Where are we going?
- You lot go ahead.
1270
01:47:52,520 --> 01:47:54,488
I won't be a minute.
1271
01:48:00,400 --> 01:48:02,004
Good to see you.
1272
01:48:06,080 --> 01:48:08,481
I heard you were spending
more and more time in one of these.
1273
01:48:08,880 --> 01:48:10,848
Do you fly?
No.
1274
01:48:11,240 --> 01:48:12,730
I don't think they'd insure me.
1275
01:48:12,880 --> 01:48:14,723
You should try.
It's good for discipline.
1276
01:48:14,920 --> 01:48:17,400
You have to stay within the rules,
stick to regulations,
1277
01:48:17,520 --> 01:48:20,091
suppress the ego.
It helps with the racing.
1278
01:48:20,200 --> 01:48:23,239
And there I was thinking
you were about to wax lyrical
1279
01:48:23,240 --> 01:48:24,844
about the romance of flight.
1280
01:48:25,200 --> 01:48:26,770
No, that's all bullshit.
1281
01:48:27,920 --> 01:48:29,365
So, what brings you here?
1282
01:48:30,520 --> 01:48:33,079
A friend's wedding.
At least I think it was a wedding.
1283
01:48:33,080 --> 01:48:35,999
Might have been a birthday or something.
It's all a bit of a blur.
1284
01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:37,319
How about you? Have you been at Fiorano?
1285
01:48:37,320 --> 01:48:38,481
Pre-season testing.
1286
01:48:38,600 --> 01:48:40,599
- You're relentless.
- Thank you.
1287
01:48:40,600 --> 01:48:42,839
I'm not sure that was meant
as a compliment.
1288
01:48:42,840 --> 01:48:45,159
When do you start testing? Next week?
1289
01:48:45,160 --> 01:48:47,199
No. What, are you nuts?
1290
01:48:47,200 --> 01:48:48,999
I didn't just win
the biggest thing of my life
1291
01:48:49,000 --> 01:48:50,445
so I could get right back to work.
1292
01:48:51,760 --> 01:48:54,445
Why? You have to.
1293
01:48:54,760 --> 01:48:58,199
To prove to all the people who will
always say you just won it because...
1294
01:48:58,200 --> 01:49:01,602
Because of what?
Because of your accident?
1295
01:49:03,120 --> 01:49:05,168
Niki, is that other people,
or is that you?
1296
01:49:05,800 --> 01:49:08,959
I won, okay? On the all-important day,
when it came down to it,
1297
01:49:08,960 --> 01:49:11,879
we raced on equal terms,
equally good cars.
1298
01:49:11,880 --> 01:49:14,119
And I put my life on the line,
and I saw it through.
1299
01:49:14,120 --> 01:49:16,168
- And you call that winning?
- Yes.
1300
01:49:16,280 --> 01:49:18,362
The risks were totally unacceptable.
1301
01:49:18,880 --> 01:49:21,360
You were prepared to die.
To me, that's losing.
1302
01:49:21,480 --> 01:49:23,119
Yes, I was. I admit it.
1303
01:49:23,120 --> 01:49:25,999
I was prepared to die
to beat you that day.
1304
01:49:26,000 --> 01:49:28,970
And that's the effect you have on me.
You'd pushed me that far.
1305
01:49:29,080 --> 01:49:30,491
And it felt great.
1306
01:49:31,400 --> 01:49:33,799
I mean, hell,
isn't that what we're in this for?
1307
01:49:33,800 --> 01:49:37,168
To stare death in the face
and to cheat it?
1308
01:49:37,520 --> 01:49:41,320
Come on, there's nobility in that.
It's... It's like being knights.
1309
01:49:42,320 --> 01:49:44,084
You English, you're such assholes.
1310
01:49:45,040 --> 01:49:46,485
You know my position.
1311
01:49:46,760 --> 01:49:48,239
Twenty per cent risk.
1312
01:49:48,240 --> 01:49:52,039
No, no, no, Niki, don't bring the
percentages into this. Don't be a pro.
1313
01:49:52,040 --> 01:49:54,691
The minute you do that,
you kill what's good about this.
1314
01:49:55,000 --> 01:49:56,764
You kill the sport.
1315
01:49:59,880 --> 01:50:01,530
James!
1316
01:50:01,840 --> 01:50:03,683
- James!
- Come on!
1317
01:50:06,680 --> 01:50:08,045
I've got to go.
1318
01:50:09,560 --> 01:50:11,528
Careful in this thing.
1319
01:50:12,560 --> 01:50:14,050
James.
1320
01:50:19,280 --> 01:50:23,046
You know, in hospital, the toughest part
of my treatment was the vacuum.
1321
01:50:23,360 --> 01:50:26,284
Pumping the shit out of my lungs.
It was hell.
1322
01:50:27,360 --> 01:50:29,283
And while doing it,
I was watching television.
1323
01:50:29,880 --> 01:50:32,719
- You winning all my points.
- Your points?
1324
01:50:32,720 --> 01:50:34,927
"That bastard Hunt," I would say.
"I hate that guy."
1325
01:50:35,480 --> 01:50:37,639
And then one day
the doctor came and said,
1326
01:50:37,640 --> 01:50:39,927
"Mr Lauda,
may I offer a piece of advice?"
1327
01:50:40,040 --> 01:50:43,799
"Stop thinking of it as a curse to
have been given an enemy in life."
1328
01:50:43,800 --> 01:50:46,039
"It can be a blessing, too."
1329
01:50:46,040 --> 01:50:48,805
"A wise man gets more from his enemies
than a fool from his friends."
1330
01:50:49,440 --> 01:50:51,727
And you know what? He was right.
1331
01:50:54,320 --> 01:50:58,119
Look at us. We were both
a pair of kids when we met.
1332
01:50:58,120 --> 01:50:59,959
Hot-headed jerks in Formula 3.
1333
01:50:59,960 --> 01:51:01,803
Disowned by our families.
1334
01:51:01,920 --> 01:51:03,285
Headed nowhere.
1335
01:51:04,400 --> 01:51:06,759
And now we're both
champions of the world.
1336
01:51:06,760 --> 01:51:08,171
It was not bad, huh?
1337
01:51:09,240 --> 01:51:11,239
No, it's not bad.
1338
01:51:11,240 --> 01:51:14,801
So, don't let me down now.
I need you busting my balls.
1339
01:51:15,240 --> 01:51:18,005
- Get back to work.
- I will, Niki, I will.
1340
01:51:18,760 --> 01:51:20,808
But I intend to enjoy myself first.
1341
01:51:21,160 --> 01:51:23,481
Some of life needs to be for pleasure.
1342
01:51:23,600 --> 01:51:26,999
What's the point of having
a million cups and medals and planes
1343
01:51:27,000 --> 01:51:29,162
if you don't have any fun?
1344
01:51:29,960 --> 01:51:31,689
How is that winning?
1345
01:51:32,760 --> 01:51:35,491
- James!
- We're gonna leave without you!
1346
01:51:36,000 --> 01:51:37,445
James!
1347
01:51:41,280 --> 01:51:42,691
I'll see you on race day, champ.
1348
01:51:44,440 --> 01:51:46,602
You will... champ.
1349
01:51:49,120 --> 01:51:50,884
You look good, Niki.
1350
01:51:51,440 --> 01:51:54,330
The only guy to have his face burnt off
and it be an improvement.
1351
01:52:01,160 --> 01:52:03,279
Of course,
he didn't listen to me.
1352
01:52:03,280 --> 01:52:04,799
For James,
1353
01:52:04,800 --> 01:52:06,999
one world title was enough.
1354
01:52:07,000 --> 01:52:08,519
He had proved
1355
01:52:08,520 --> 01:52:11,879
what he needed to prove, to himself
1356
01:52:11,880 --> 01:52:14,167
and anyone who doubted him.
1357
01:52:15,000 --> 01:52:16,889
And two years later he retired.
1358
01:52:17,160 --> 01:52:20,801
When I saw him next in London
seven years later,
1359
01:52:20,920 --> 01:52:23,048
me as champion again,
1360
01:52:23,160 --> 01:52:25,119
him as broadcaster,
1361
01:52:25,120 --> 01:52:29,523
he was barefoot
on a bicycle with a flat tyre.
1362
01:52:29,640 --> 01:52:32,484
Still living each day like his last.
1363
01:52:34,240 --> 01:52:35,730
When I heard he'd died,
1364
01:52:35,840 --> 01:52:38,207
aged 45, of a heart attack,
1365
01:52:38,320 --> 01:52:39,845
I wasn't surprised.
1366
01:52:40,840 --> 01:52:42,729
I was just sad.
1367
01:52:44,080 --> 01:52:45,999
People always think of us as rivals,
1368
01:52:46,000 --> 01:52:49,607
but he was among the very few I liked,
1369
01:52:50,920 --> 01:52:53,890
and even fewer that I respected.
1370
01:52:57,040 --> 01:52:59,771
He remains the only person I envied.