:01:10. > :01:17.There is nothing new except the science. The technology that raw us
:01:17. > :01:26.and passes almost as quickly into history. Failure is always a threat.
:01:26. > :01:34.That makes the success even sweeter. The select few drive on into fast
:01:34. > :01:42.lane legend. And so to 2011. The finest group of drivers ever
:01:43. > :01:52.assembled on the grid. Artists waiting for poetry to become motion.
:01:53. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :02:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:02:57. > :03:04.At 18,000 revolutions per minute, this is not music, this is the
:03:04. > :03:14.scream of science. The inner world of pneumatic valve springs. 300
:03:14. > :03:15.
:03:16. > :03:25.brake horse power per litre of displacement.
:03:26. > :03:26.
:03:26. > :03:34.This is Formula 1. The you take milk? I think we know which one
:03:34. > :03:44.belongs to AD. No one would have guessed you would come up with a
:03:44. > :03:49.stunt like that. Thank you for the invitation and weak start by going
:03:49. > :03:58.back all the way to Australia. was excited by the start of the new
:03:58. > :04:01.season but also disappointed because I was equally awaiting
:04:01. > :04:08.Robert Kubica at to see what he could do. I think he could have
:04:08. > :04:17.been a big force. Robert Kubica has undergone surgery after a high-
:04:17. > :04:22.speed crash in Italy. I called up an hour afterwards and they said
:04:22. > :04:28.they were concerned about his life. There were fears that his hand
:04:28. > :04:35.could be amputated. But he is likely to regain full use. It could
:04:35. > :04:41.take up to one year. I do not know what was going on and how he was
:04:41. > :04:47.allowed to do that rally. It hurt him and also hurt Formula 1 and I
:04:47. > :04:54.was disappointed he was not there. Long gone are the days we've hardly
:04:54. > :05:00.know what is happening at the tests. McLaren when I was there, it were
:05:00. > :05:06.retiring from the testing. That must have been stressful. Hugely,
:05:06. > :05:16.because you never have enough time to catch up. And McLaren, here was
:05:16. > :05:16.
:05:16. > :05:20.a great team, many times champions, and they were floundering.
:05:20. > :05:26.They were at an absolute mess in pre-season. We could not do any
:05:26. > :05:36.testing, basically. After about four laps we would have issues with
:05:36. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:44.the exhaust. It was not as bad as in 2009. But the exhaust kept
:05:44. > :05:50.blowing up after every 10 laps. was always going to be a difficult
:05:50. > :05:55.season. All the tension had to go to just fixing that exhaust. So
:05:55. > :06:04.instead of making steps forward from a good foundation, we were
:06:04. > :06:10.trying to fix the foundation. McLaren have had so many
:06:10. > :06:18.difficulties in the last few weeks. Hamilton gets it on to the front
:06:18. > :06:24.row for McLaren. The team where amazing at turning it around. It
:06:24. > :06:30.was a messy winter and I was amazed when we got to the first race that
:06:30. > :06:36.we had the pace that we did. Great effort from Lewis Hamilton it up in
:06:36. > :06:44.second place on the grid. No one ahead of him apart from this man,
:06:44. > :06:48.Sebastian Vettel. I have got the number one on my car
:06:48. > :06:54.but it does not make any quicker because of that. It does not give
:06:54. > :07:03.meet extra horsepower or extra abilities. I still need to push
:07:03. > :07:09.like mad to go fast. And we start from zero points. Mentally, how was
:07:09. > :07:14.he going to be able to go forward from, I'm not saying gifted the
:07:14. > :07:20.world Championship, but he did not have all the pressure, he came up
:07:20. > :07:29.slowly. How would he developed, it would he pushed forward? I love
:07:29. > :07:38.what I'm doing. So here we go again! Sebastian Vettel gets away
:07:39. > :07:48.well from pole position. And look at the lead that he has forced up -
:07:48. > :07:56.- that he has. An incredible pass from plan macro.
:07:56. > :08:04.Hamilton just has had really bad luck. A few corners to go for
:08:04. > :08:10.Sebastian Vettel. His 11th victory. Red Bull's first by Australian
:08:10. > :08:17.victory. And this is a great drive from Lewis Hamilton. So much hard
:08:17. > :08:23.work by the McLaren team to get him over the line in second place.
:08:23. > :08:28.Pretty ominous, that performance from Red Bull. He just came back
:08:28. > :08:33.with that little extra sparkle that you can pick up from the world
:08:33. > :08:42.championships. All those questions we had were answered for us in
:08:42. > :08:49.Melbourne. Happy birthday to you! The best part of it was the
:08:49. > :08:58.birthday celebrations. Sebastian Vettel went up in my estimation.
:08:58. > :09:03.Full marks to anyone who could do that to you. This is a direct
:09:03. > :09:09.battle between McLaren and rebels. Sebastian Vettel crosses the line
:09:09. > :09:13.and takes pole position. At devastating performance. The
:09:13. > :09:22.reigning world champion, leading the world Championship, wins again
:09:22. > :09:29.here in Malaysia. Two races in and he was 50 points on the board. He
:09:29. > :09:33.was so calm, it was effortless. He blew everyone away. The first two
:09:33. > :09:43.races of the year, the same winner, we wondered if it would get
:09:43. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:48.monotonous. But then we go to China and get a different winner.
:09:48. > :09:54.Being in the garage, it we were possibly not going to make it to
:09:54. > :10:00.the grid. Just five minutes to get this job done. The camera being
:10:00. > :10:08.pushed back, the stench of petrol in the garage. I was just really
:10:08. > :10:15.cool and collected. Years ago I used to wodge of the sport. And I
:10:15. > :10:19.used to watch something going on with the car and thought that
:10:19. > :10:26.Michael Schumacher it must be very composed. So I try to do the same
:10:26. > :10:33.thing. Lewis has made it out of the pit lane with 35 seconds to spare.
:10:33. > :10:38.Then we got out and got a good start.
:10:38. > :10:44.Sebastian Vettel feels he needs to cover Jensen Button straight away.
:10:44. > :10:52.He has not had a good start. Moving around like crazy. We believe it is
:10:53. > :10:58.Jensen Button coming in at first. And crucially, Sebastian Vettel get
:10:58. > :11:03.away first. That was a terrible mistake from Jensen Button. That
:11:03. > :11:11.was one of the most embarrassing weekends of my career. How did he
:11:11. > :11:15.do that? That completely destroyed might race. Hamilton takes a look
:11:15. > :11:23.at Jensen Button. A tremendous slipped through would down the pit
:11:23. > :11:30.straight. Button had to give him some space. A beautiful move.
:11:30. > :11:37.obviously I had a battle with the Sebastian as well. Sebastian Vettel
:11:37. > :11:41.has to go defensive. There are few chances that arise during a lap to
:11:41. > :11:48.overtake. I'm sure it's not everyone would have overtaken in
:11:48. > :11:54.the same place. He is looking up the inside and he is through.
:11:54. > :12:04.Hamilton takes the lead. Absolutely brilliant. I had the chance to
:12:04. > :12:08.
:12:08. > :12:12.overtake him and it was a good feeling.
:12:12. > :12:18.I remember grabbing hold of Martin Whitmarsh at the end of the race
:12:18. > :12:23.and he was visibly shaking. He dropped his headphones, he was all
:12:23. > :12:33.over the place. I think it was genuine panic that Red Bull were
:12:33. > :12:40.going to rain -- to win every race. It was a seminal moment. It was the
:12:40. > :12:45.fact that they could be beaten. Were Lewis Hamilton at one that,
:12:45. > :12:55.part of it was he had issues before the race but also it was the state
:12:55. > :13:03.
:13:03. > :13:10.of mind in racing in 2011. It is the worst start to all Williams
:13:10. > :13:16.Formula 1 season in their history. It was sad this year watching
:13:16. > :13:21.Williams really struggle. The worst record for any Williams driver
:13:21. > :13:26.since the team were formed. One of the greatest names ever to grace
:13:26. > :13:31.our sport is Frank Williams and the Williams team and it was hugely sad
:13:31. > :13:41.for me to see what was happening. Because when I started they were
:13:41. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:44.the pinnacle, the people you aspired to even look at. They are
:13:44. > :13:54.great British engineering success story. But it is like the modern
:13:54. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:09.era has almost passed them by. we arrived in Turkey and there is
:14:09. > :14:17.the possible -- the worst possible start to a race for Sebastian
:14:17. > :14:27.Vettel. He has to explore the limits, a find out what his game
:14:27. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:35.plan is. It was interesting to see how he
:14:35. > :14:38.would get himself back out of that, how would he compose himself,
:14:39. > :14:47.qualifying and approach the race. He answered that with a flying
:14:47. > :14:57.start. Sebastian Vettel takes the victory. He led them a merry dance
:14:57. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:08.in the race. And he takes the lead! Fernando Alonso leads the race in
:15:08. > :15:18.front of his adoring fans. What a sensational start. This is going to
:15:18. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:23.be so close. And he has got it, it Sebastian Vettel driving like it is
:15:23. > :15:28.a qualifying lap. There will be less Rippon is hard tyres. He has
:15:28. > :15:38.an answer for everything that Lewis Hamilton can throw at him. The
:15:38. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:49.leader of the championship did not I think the car, in comparison to
:15:49. > :15:59.the previous year, was not as dominant, but the team, all of us,
:15:59. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:10.we were just ready. We knew what we Sebastian picks up the win in
:16:10. > :16:14.Turkey and Spain, then we go to Monaco and it felt that weekend
:16:14. > :16:20.like he really got all the luck. Jenson Button is flying out. He has
:16:20. > :16:24.a chance to get into the lead of the Grand Prix. In a couple of laps,
:16:24. > :16:29.we think Sebastian Vettel will hit the cliff and be two to three
:16:29. > :16:37.seconds per lap slower than he is now. Can the leaders thread their
:16:37. > :16:45.way through? They can. The safety car has been deployed, no surprises
:16:45. > :16:49.there. Star been under the red flag, I think I thought it was positive.
:16:49. > :16:54.-- stopping under. Getting heating your tyres is very difficult when
:16:54. > :16:58.you have no rubber. Tell me about the tyres. The people at McLaren
:16:58. > :17:02.think that you can change the tyres at the grid. Maybe I should have
:17:02. > :17:06.read the rules but I did not think that was the case. That plays into
:17:06. > :17:10.the hands of Sebastian Vettel whose tyres were about to fall off the
:17:10. > :17:14.cliff. We were strong, we were making the right calls on pit stops,
:17:14. > :17:19.and they had to react quickly. I felt they made a few mistakes but
:17:19. > :17:24.it worked out in the end. Sebastian Vettel finally wins the Monaco
:17:24. > :17:32.Grand Prix. He is the master of Monaco and behind him, two world
:17:32. > :17:38.champions, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. To win in the
:17:38. > :17:43.streets of Monaco is special for every driver. The way the race
:17:43. > :17:48.happened, it seemed lost at some stage already. We got it back. It
:17:48. > :17:53.tasted very sweet. I think the most unlucky person that weekend was
:17:53. > :17:59.Lewis Hamilton. He arrived in attacking style. Mentally he could
:18:00. > :18:09.visualise his name on the trophy. There it all went wrong. I love
:18:10. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:22.being in Monaco. It is my favourite I knew that I could be pole
:18:22. > :18:27.position. I have extra time in the bag as well. It was definitely
:18:27. > :18:30.tough one I did not get it. Lewis Hamilton crosses the line to start
:18:30. > :18:35.his qualifying lap and he will find himself with Felipe Massa climbing
:18:35. > :18:40.the hill. Felipe Massa will have to stay right. What were needed to get
:18:40. > :18:44.out of the way? Anything? Lewis Hamilton compromised by looking at
:18:44. > :18:48.Ferrari. There is some of them with his hand up in the cockpit, saying
:18:48. > :18:55.what are you doing? If he can wave his hands all day long but it will
:18:55. > :19:03.not change. He has three minutes left of this session. We have got a
:19:03. > :19:06.crush. Sergio Perez. That is a heavy crash. The red flags are out.
:19:06. > :19:16.That is another situation when you have to rise above it and
:19:16. > :19:19.
:19:19. > :19:29.I think it was due to frustration. I have to admit it was due to
:19:29. > :19:32.frustration. At the end of the day, You do get frustrated even though
:19:33. > :19:42.you are supposed to be composed all the time. It is ridiculous. There
:19:43. > :19:46.
:19:46. > :19:56.Put in an awkward position on the back foot, and you are expected
:19:56. > :20:06.
:20:06. > :20:14.generally do somehow pull out It was almost like I just broke. I
:20:14. > :20:19.just snapped. Everybody has those days. OK, Lewis, pretty eventful
:20:19. > :20:23.day and I imagine disappointing for you. Have you been at the stewards?
:20:23. > :20:30.What is the latest? I have been to the stewards out of six races five
:20:30. > :20:35.times. It is a joke. An absolute joke. You can't overtake here. And
:20:35. > :20:39.you very rarely get an opportunity if ever and I was quite a lot
:20:39. > :20:42.quicker than Felipe Massa. I went up the inside and the guy turned so
:20:42. > :20:50.early and turned into me so I tried to avoid him and we were stuck
:20:50. > :20:54.together. Of course I get the penalty, which is usual. He held me
:20:54. > :20:58.up in qualifying and I got the penalty. He turned into me and I
:20:58. > :21:02.got the penalty. It is ridiculous. These drivers are absolutely
:21:02. > :21:07.ridiculous. Stupid. Why do you think your magnetic to the
:21:07. > :21:13.stewards? Maybe it is because I am black. That is what Ali G says. I
:21:13. > :21:18.think when you have tough days, they always feel the same and there
:21:18. > :21:21.is no lower than you can go. You hit the bottom and it is the
:21:22. > :21:27.deepest part of your gut, your heart. It is just that I go there
:21:27. > :21:31.every now and then. That was the one race that I needed to reassess
:21:31. > :21:34.my opinion of Lewis Hamilton. Up until that moment I had thought he
:21:34. > :21:39.was the most exciting young driver that I had seen for a very long
:21:40. > :21:45.time. I thought that was one of his poorest ever races. I had to call
:21:45. > :21:49.to question my own thinking. Do I now really believe he is as
:21:49. > :21:54.magnificent as I think he is? I thought Monica was very poor for
:21:54. > :21:58.Lewis Hamilton. -- Monaco. Everything that could have gone
:21:58. > :22:03.wrong went wrong. The start of the race, crashing with Lewis, crashing
:22:03. > :22:07.with Fernando, getting a puncture, braking my front wing, doing the
:22:07. > :22:10.drive through, the pit stops. Having a tough years in the sport
:22:10. > :22:15.that I have had really helped me in that race because it made me
:22:15. > :22:21.realise that you cannot give up. Whatever happens, never give up.
:22:21. > :22:25.Keep fighting because you never know what will happen. Here in
:22:25. > :22:32.Montreal, a wet track should simply make this one of the best races of
:22:32. > :22:42.the year. The safety car is in his lap. Thank goodness, we will have a
:22:42. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:51.race. Mark Webber is round! They have touched! What are you doing?
:22:52. > :22:56.This is difficult for McLaren. Look how hard it is raining. Absolutely
:22:56. > :23:06.chucking it down. It is hard when you can't see anything. We can't
:23:06. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:14.drive this. A red flag situation. The race is suspended. The fans are
:23:14. > :23:19.jumping up and pointing. A racing car! They have not see one of those
:23:19. > :23:25.for a while. Fernando Alonso beats the Ferrari. It just all keeps
:23:25. > :23:28.falling into place for Red Bull. Jenson Button is in last place now.
:23:29. > :23:38.Brilliant driving. Michael Schumacher's surely driving the
:23:38. > :23:46.best race since his comeback. All over the place. Jenson Button
:23:46. > :23:52.streaming back through the field. This will be Titanic. Jenson Button
:23:52. > :23:58.sailed past Mark Webber. Schumacher. Jenson Button goes a long way round.
:23:58. > :24:03.Ahead of him! Up into second place. This race is not over. He can smell
:24:03. > :24:11.the victory. He can see Sebastian Vettel. Is there enough time left?
:24:11. > :24:18.Will be run out of time before we run out of laps? -- will we? Six
:24:18. > :24:23.times through the pit for Jenson Button. Sebastian Vettel leads.
:24:23. > :24:28.Driving for his life. Driving for victory. Has Sebastian Vettel got
:24:28. > :24:36.what it takes to hold him off? He is in there look! Jenson Button
:24:36. > :24:45.leads the Grand Prix! Jenson Button wins a brilliant race. Absolutely
:24:45. > :24:52.brilliant. We see Sebastian Vettel finally cracking. He has made a
:24:52. > :24:57.mistake. I have been flawless up until then. There are weaknesses
:24:57. > :25:02.with everyone and it is good to see that. A surely the greatest Formula
:25:02. > :25:12.One victory of Jenson Button's career. Basically my career in one
:25:12. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:21.Grand Prix. The roller-coaster ride, ending on a high, which is great.
:25:21. > :25:26.have to be politically correct, don't I? You don't. I do! Yes, I do.
:25:26. > :25:32.I just say that it was an unfortunate situation and it is
:25:32. > :25:40.very difficult to see in those. Another race where I should have
:25:40. > :25:48.been higher up. Made a mistake, frustrated myself. Rather than wait
:25:48. > :25:58.for a clear opportunity, I went for one that was 50-50. It was a
:25:58. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:07.necessary, really, but I did it. And I paid the price. I think they
:26:07. > :26:12.were at fault. Jenson Button knew he was there. He knew. Clever use
:26:12. > :26:22.of the radio gadgets. What do you think? I think Jenson took the race
:26:22. > :26:24.
:26:24. > :26:34.to him. Did he know he was there? Of course. He knew he was there.
:26:34. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:50.utterly dominant performance yet Hello, Silverstone!
:26:50. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :27:01.So welcome, here we go, British Grand Prix. Another win for
:27:01. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:07.Sebastian Vettel? No! This is fantastic. I think it is as much
:27:07. > :27:14.experience as the actual Grand Prix red cell. You have still got your
:27:14. > :27:18.pyjamas on? Lovely! The 2011 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
:27:19. > :27:27.You know what I love about coming underneath this welcome bridge?
:27:27. > :27:31.That picture of me looking younger! Absolutely on fire. Again, Formula
:27:31. > :27:39.One did not disappoint with some political controversy. For one
:27:39. > :27:44.weekend only, FIA said no blaring diffuses. The room in the paddock
:27:44. > :27:49.was that FIA were favouring Ferrari. Was it the natural ebb and flow of
:27:49. > :27:57.controlling a complicated sport? Sebastian Vettel got away. He leads
:27:57. > :28:04.Mark Webber. McLaren against McLaren. Michael, we did not expect
:28:04. > :28:08.you to come back. No question that is a misjudgment from Michael.
:28:08. > :28:13.Brilliant move yet again from Jenson Button. Fernando Alonso
:28:13. > :28:19.comes under pressure from Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton up the inside.
:28:20. > :28:28.Will he have enough grip when he gets to the corner? He will. He has
:28:28. > :28:38.got to his DRS, his KERS. Along so takes third place again. --
:28:38. > :28:42.
:28:42. > :28:51.Fernando Alonso takes third place. OK, Lois, current level of fuel
:28:51. > :28:57.saving is not enough. You need to do some more. -- Lewis. Mark Webber
:28:57. > :29:04.sails into third place. He has to go the long way round. This is a
:29:04. > :29:14.proper scrap for second place in the Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso
:29:14. > :29:18.wins the British Grand Prix. Felipe Massa is through! Contact!
:29:18. > :29:23.Hamilton get back on the inside? Yes, he can. He believes him out of
:29:23. > :29:33.the way. It will be a rush to the line. He does it. Fourth place for
:29:33. > :29:33.
:29:33. > :29:37.Lewis Hamilton. Fantastic. A fantastic day, Fernando. Very good.
:29:37. > :29:41.Winning the Formula One Grand Prix is a very special feeling, but
:29:41. > :29:45.winning at Silverstone, with the tradition and the history of
:29:45. > :29:51.Formula One in the UK, it is the best. It has been a fantastic
:29:51. > :29:58.feeling. Also a nice weekend in general, with the 60th anniversary
:29:58. > :30:01.of the victory of Ferrari. Lot of feelings that as well. For so
:30:01. > :30:05.whatever the reason for changing the rules for one weekend only, it
:30:05. > :30:10.worked brilliantly in their favour and gave them their only win of
:30:10. > :30:13.2011. Not good enough. By Ferrari standards of course it is not good
:30:13. > :30:18.enough. You have to understand that they are the biggest team with the
:30:18. > :30:21.biggest fan base. It was a disappointing season. Fernando
:30:21. > :30:25.Alonso was there and he got the podium, but he did not dominate
:30:25. > :30:30.like he did the previous year. A bad year for Ferrari. The previous
:30:30. > :30:40.year he had five victories, at Ten Virgin's, this year 10 podiums but
:30:40. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :30:57.He has got absolutely no grip. Let us take a look at Fernando Alonso
:30:57. > :31:07.Jaya rating on the brake pedal. Felipe Massa heading off into the
:31:07. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:21.gravel. I never thought I would hear him saying, I'd give up.
:31:21. > :31:31.We have been putting new pieces in the car from April war or less. In
:31:31. > :31:33.
:31:33. > :31:36.the wind tunnel they worked but on the track they did not. We
:31:36. > :31:46.understood it could be too late and that was the biggest mistake of
:31:46. > :31:52.
:31:52. > :31:57.this year. It is something we need to improve on the next year.
:31:57. > :32:05.You always have to keep the interest, keep the bosses happy,
:32:05. > :32:10.keep the people happy. It is not winning, it is success. It is
:32:10. > :32:20.something I work for everyday so when you do get it it is one of the
:32:20. > :32:27.most satisfying feelings. The neck and neck at the front.
:32:27. > :32:37.What is going wrong with the man who could make no mistakes? Webber
:32:37. > :32:38.
:32:38. > :32:48.is going to get through fear. Hamilton back in the slipstream.
:32:48. > :32:57.Cannot market where red get round the outside to reclaim the lead? --
:32:57. > :33:06.can Mark Webber? When have we seen this many mistakes from Sebastian
:33:06. > :33:14.Vettel? Lewis Hamilton wins the German Grand Prix.
:33:14. > :33:24.Amazing, amazing. One of the best moves I have seen for a long time.
:33:24. > :33:37.
:33:37. > :33:47.On the outside, passing Alonso. Thank you Jensen Button and well
:33:47. > :33:49.
:33:49. > :33:55.done. Think you very much. 3000 glasses of wine!
:33:55. > :34:00.We will Cup on Sunday morning and saw a rainbow. I remember Jessie
:34:00. > :34:10.saying to me the last time we saw a rainbow like that was after you won
:34:10. > :34:12.
:34:12. > :34:20.the Grand Prix in Canada. Hamilton second at the moment.
:34:20. > :34:26.In Canada it was wet, changeable conditions. Jensen Button takes
:34:26. > :34:34.over, at second place. With McLaren and the current
:34:34. > :34:44.regulations he has shown very good decisions. Maybe it was from the
:34:44. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:56.back when I was karting. My father would not let me go on the wet
:34:56. > :35:05.tyres. For me the car felt great on those conditions. It was a very
:35:05. > :35:13.special victory. I think he is driving better now. I think he had
:35:13. > :35:21.an outstanding season and for him to win this race was remarkable.
:35:21. > :35:27.As an station has been 22 year-old Michael Schumacher. -- a sensation.
:35:27. > :35:35.Today he starts 7th on the grid, an incredible achievement. We arrive
:35:35. > :35:42.in Belgium and to make you feel ancient, the 20th anniversary of
:35:42. > :35:47.Michael Schumacher or getting his debut on the track.
:35:47. > :35:52.I think he lost a rear wheel. did himself proud. He had an
:35:52. > :35:58.unbelievable race and got up to fifth-place in the end. That was
:35:58. > :36:06.one of his great drives. A very good drive from last on the
:36:06. > :36:12.grid. Three races and Three pole
:36:12. > :36:18.positions for Sebastian Vettel. The guy is flying at this stage. Are we
:36:18. > :36:23.were missing one of the legends of the sport? This time he is going
:36:23. > :36:31.round the inside! Bravery at 200 miles an hour. Anyone who doubts
:36:31. > :36:41.that he can race, that was brave, brave stuff.
:36:41. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :36:46.Yes! We did it! Fantastic stuff, one point away
:36:46. > :36:51.from achieving the title. After all the races you get the
:36:51. > :36:56.results printed out and on top is the Championship ranking. The first
:36:56. > :37:03.thing I do is rip off the page and throw it away because it does not
:37:03. > :37:09.matter at that stage. Paul di Resta in 6th place, as sensational drive
:37:09. > :37:14.in his first Singapore Grand Prix. How impressive a drive was that?
:37:14. > :37:19.get his best result in Singapore it was a big moment because that track
:37:19. > :37:25.was physically challenging for the drivers. They had to manage the
:37:25. > :37:35.tyres. That really cemented his reputation. What a start for Paul
:37:35. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:42.di Resta or, his first Grand Prix. He took unusual root coming up
:37:42. > :37:52.through touring cars. I think it is the key to a great performance in
:37:52. > :37:58.Formula 1, qualifying speed. He had great qualifying in his home Grand
:37:58. > :38:05.Prix. He managed to be the rookie of the year and also established
:38:05. > :38:09.himself as a future great. We know Japan is important to Formula 1 was
:38:09. > :38:19.dull but that weekend of all weekends, sport was not actually
:38:19. > :38:29.the most important thing at all. massive earthquake has hit Japan
:38:29. > :38:42.
:38:42. > :38:47.triggering a massive Tsunami. I'm really happy that the Grand
:38:47. > :38:57.Prix in Japan is going ahead. I think it is great that we are here
:38:57. > :39:11.
:39:11. > :39:17.and we can hopefully put a smile on I tried not to think about the
:39:17. > :39:21.Championship. That is why it was difficult in Japan all of a sudden
:39:21. > :39:27.because we focused on the race. We knew we had the opportunity to win
:39:27. > :39:35.the Championship already there. That really we were only focused on
:39:35. > :39:41.that race. The form book absolutely assure us as than in a little over
:39:41. > :39:51.90 minutes from now we will be a ploughed and -- applauding the new
:39:51. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :39:55.Jensen Button had to lift the throttle as Sebastian Vettel
:39:55. > :40:02.gritters fleet put him on to the grass. The stewards thought it was
:40:03. > :40:09.not worth a penalty. Sebastian Vettel pitched then from
:40:09. > :40:18.the lead. The McLaren boys are in the pit
:40:18. > :40:24.lane. At look at that - Jensen Button is
:40:24. > :40:28.ahead of Sebastian Vettel. As soon as I came out of the pits in front
:40:28. > :40:35.of Sebastian, I looked in the mirrors and saw him behind me, and
:40:35. > :40:45.I knew it would be a very different race. He actually had to fight for
:40:45. > :40:46.
:40:46. > :40:51.it. Jensen Button it under pressure in the closing stages of the race.
:40:51. > :40:57.Trying to conserve fuel when you have got to macro angry world
:40:57. > :41:07.champions chasing you down, it is pretty tough. And button does the
:41:07. > :41:11.
:41:11. > :41:16.fastest sector of the entire Grand Prix.
:41:16. > :41:22.Jensen but some did not lose his head when he got shoved onto the
:41:22. > :41:32.grass. Do not get angry, get even, and he certainly has done that.
:41:32. > :41:32.
:41:32. > :41:38.Jensen button brings the Japanese Grand Prix. The new world champion.
:41:38. > :41:48.Winning in front of the Japanese fans, I got out and waved to the
:41:48. > :41:59.
:41:59. > :42:05.crowd and the atmosphere was Sebastian, you're the 2011 world
:42:05. > :42:15.champion. Well done. Thank you so much. We took nothing for granted,
:42:15. > :42:22.
:42:22. > :42:31.If he was my son I would be so proud, I say that without
:42:31. > :42:37.hesitation. He is just an exemplary boy. I have never seen my wife cry
:42:37. > :42:44.at a Grand Prix before. It means a lot to her. When she cries it is
:42:44. > :42:50.difficult for me not to. But I will try to hold it together! There's no
:42:50. > :42:59.question in my mind that his name is etched on the trophy of the
:42:59. > :43:06.great drivers of Formula 1. Just take a look at that monitor.
:43:06. > :43:16.This is the Hall of fame that Europe joining, your fellow back-
:43:16. > :43:18.
:43:18. > :43:24.to-back Formula 1 champions. -- bet Just seeing those heroes is already
:43:24. > :43:28.very emotional. That is one of the great things about the Formula 1.
:43:28. > :43:33.There is a lot of history and tradition. You can compare yourself
:43:33. > :43:40.to that. When I was young I was dreaming about Formula 1, I loved
:43:40. > :43:45.the history. So I know about the big names and what happened in the
:43:45. > :43:52.past. You try not to think consciously about yourself and your
:43:52. > :43:56.success, what you might achieve. But then went you have people
:43:56. > :44:02.suddenly telling you you're at the same step as these guys, it is hard
:44:02. > :44:07.to put into words. Maybe there are some people around that are in love
:44:07. > :44:14.with themselves but for us, we are for we are and we just love what we
:44:14. > :44:24.do. Then suddenly to imagine that you're there, it does make you
:44:24. > :44:29.
:44:29. > :44:34.There you go, Sebastian. Thank you. Forever more, that is the company
:44:34. > :44:39.that you will keep from now on. Sebastian Vettel, World Champion,
:44:39. > :44:43.congratulations. Great celebrations, emotions from the race winner and
:44:43. > :44:48.the championship win in Japan. And then we go to Korea and that is the
:44:48. > :44:55.one that really meant something to the team. It was a team effort and
:44:55. > :45:05.they confirmed they are the best team in the world. That's what I'm
:45:05. > :45:09.
:45:09. > :45:19.talking about! Thank you, boys. A great race. We keep on working. We
:45:19. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.It was touch and go but it was brilliant work by the Red Bull
:45:39. > :45:43.
:45:43. > :45:49.Sebastian Vettel will have thoroughly enjoyed that. Great
:45:49. > :45:53.drive, fantastic. We have won the constructors. Well done.
:45:53. > :45:57.Constructors' Championships do not come easily. McLaren have not won
:45:57. > :46:01.the constructors since 1998 but they have had some titles are the
:46:01. > :46:04.drivers since then. That really is about the team work, both the
:46:04. > :46:09.drivers delivering results, the pit crew delivering, all the other
:46:09. > :46:15.factors that are there. For Adrian, Christian, the whole team, Korea
:46:15. > :46:18.summed that up. All season we were waiting for somebody other than Red
:46:18. > :46:24.Bull to be on pole position. We thought we would celebrate and that
:46:24. > :46:28.driver would celebrate. But that driver did not celebrate. A weird
:46:28. > :46:34.reaction from Lewis in Korea. Finally something other than at Red
:46:34. > :46:37.Bull on pole position. Lewis Hamilton takes it. Congratulations.
:46:37. > :46:44.De Voest opposition in a long time. You seem to have got your swagger
:46:44. > :46:50.back. -- your first pole position in a long time. Yes. In his
:46:50. > :46:54.emotional for you? Not really. It has been a roller-coaster year.
:46:54. > :47:00.Here was a chance to celebrate and we were all expecting some greyness.
:47:00. > :47:04.But he did not do it. -- some greatness. This is a public sport
:47:04. > :47:08.and people at home want to imagine what it is like to drive the Grand
:47:08. > :47:11.Prix cars, to imagine what it is like to be the fastest guy in the
:47:11. > :47:16.world. So in many respects, the expression get over yourself, get
:47:16. > :47:19.fully focused on the job you are doing, you are not only a highly-
:47:19. > :47:24.paid sportsmen, you are the performer. I don't care too much
:47:24. > :47:29.about that. I got opposition, which is great. I had my own little
:47:29. > :47:33.moment in the car and I did feel that I had to give anyone anything.
:47:33. > :47:38.Is he very emotional? He might be. I was not happy with things that
:47:38. > :47:46.were going on in my life. That is one of the first positives for a
:47:46. > :47:51.while. Contact. I was not going to love Felipe Massa come by and for
:47:51. > :47:58.the rest of the year he did not let me come by. -- let Felipe Massa.
:47:58. > :48:03.does not use his mind. How many times with me this year? So many
:48:03. > :48:07.times. They just keep doing it. can't see anything in my mirrors.
:48:07. > :48:11.Felipe Massa, by his own admission, had a bad season and he should not
:48:11. > :48:14.have been using the same part of the track as Lewis Hamilton. He
:48:15. > :48:19.should have been long gone. That car was better than the Ferrari and
:48:19. > :48:23.I think he was put himself in a situation and suffered as a result.
:48:23. > :48:32.On board with Lewis Hamilton. He is getting close to Felipe Massa. He
:48:32. > :48:37.has gone up the inside this time. That is interesting. Jenson Button,
:48:37. > :48:44.another fine second place for him. Being out done by a team-mate on a
:48:44. > :48:49.regular basis is new to you, isn't it? Yes. Yes. What can I say?
:48:49. > :48:53.Jenson was doing a better job at the time. He is in a good place and
:48:53. > :48:56.he has great people around him. His dad is always at the races. He has
:48:56. > :49:00.his girlfriend there all the time. He has his manager, his people
:49:00. > :49:05.round him. He is in a very good place and that is the challenge for
:49:05. > :49:11.every driver. We all want to get that. I am trying to deal with it.
:49:11. > :49:16.I think I am doing OK at the moment. We saw vulnerability in 2011 that
:49:16. > :49:19.we had never seen before. We saw a motion. He continued to give great
:49:19. > :49:24.headlines throughout the year, but not because of great performances
:49:24. > :49:27.on the racetrack, but we did have a few of them, it was more to do with
:49:27. > :49:32.his on-off relationship, not having his father as part of his
:49:32. > :49:36.management any more. Having the management company that are more
:49:36. > :49:40.famous for the music industry and David Beckham. They are not the
:49:40. > :49:46.sort of headlines that you want. You just want winning headlines.
:49:46. > :49:51.have had lots of weekend's where I am up against the media. It is
:49:51. > :49:58.always good to come back fresh. To come back and rise above it. Then
:49:58. > :50:06.everyone shuts up. The race in the desert is under way. It is even
:50:06. > :50:11.between Sebastian Vettel and Hamilton in the first corner. And
:50:11. > :50:15.Sebastian Vettel has got a puncture! Punctured right rear.
:50:15. > :50:19.Sebastian Vettel comes into the pit and his luck has run out. I never
:50:19. > :50:23.thought there would be saying that this year. Lewis Hamilton is back
:50:23. > :50:29.and so on McLaren. I want to dedicate this to my mother, happy
:50:29. > :50:34.birthday and thank you for coming. I have always wanted to be here for
:50:34. > :50:37.him but we are here today and it has been such a wonderful
:50:37. > :50:41.experience for my birthday. spoke about the bubble that Jenson
:50:41. > :50:45.has around him. What can you do to get into a happier place and have
:50:45. > :50:50.people around you that make you feel like you are walking on a
:50:50. > :50:55.cloud? I think I just need to invite them! The have talked about
:50:55. > :50:59.how exciting it was in the front. That was exciting and midfield as
:50:59. > :51:03.well. Renault will be the most disappointed of the midfield seems.
:51:03. > :51:11.They blew the front of the diffuser, which energised the underbody of
:51:11. > :51:15.the car at the beginning of the year. Vitaly Petrov gets his first
:51:15. > :51:19.podium. Well deserved. For some reason they were not able to
:51:19. > :51:26.develop that during the course of the year. The performance stalled
:51:26. > :51:31.and they found themselves firmly at the back end of the top 10. I was
:51:31. > :51:35.always intrigued by the midfield. Sure, it is always important to
:51:35. > :51:41.watch the very front, but I always felt that the midfield there was
:51:41. > :51:51.something bubbling away to make sure it was really exciting.
:51:51. > :51:55.
:51:55. > :51:59.Let's talk about the teams that occupy the back of the grid. Virgin
:51:59. > :52:04.finished the year as the slowest team in Formula One once again,
:52:04. > :52:08.12th out of 24. Is that good enough? I was always looking out
:52:08. > :52:14.HRT as being the guys that bring up the rear. In Melbourne the car was
:52:14. > :52:18.still being built during qualifying. Hispania are a waste of talent and
:52:18. > :52:22.petrol as far as I am concerned. But they actually finished in front
:52:22. > :52:26.of Virgin in a championship for the second year running. Virgin have a
:52:26. > :52:36.long way to go before they can be considered as a serious Formula One
:52:36. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:53.As good as Jenson Button has been, as good as Sebastian Vettel has
:52:53. > :53:03.been, both Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton have lost their mojo a bit.
:53:03. > :53:04.
:53:04. > :53:08.They are better drivers than that, faster drivers than that. Turn
:53:08. > :53:14.round, David! I had to turn away from the screen! Incredibly brave
:53:14. > :53:19.move by Mark Webber. Mark Webber will start 18th. After a stunning
:53:19. > :53:23.performance, Mark Webber is on the podium. His arm goes in the air and
:53:23. > :53:26.rightly so. Sensational comeback from Mark Webber. What would be
:53:26. > :53:35.your moment of the season? I don't think there have been too many
:53:35. > :53:39.highlights, made, to be honest. have said it before with Mark
:53:39. > :53:43.Webber. If he didn't have bad luck he would not have any luck at all.
:53:43. > :53:46.The racing driver feels very vulnerable in the team set up. I'm
:53:46. > :53:51.sure he was considering what was actually going on. Why was
:53:51. > :53:55.everything going Sebastian Vettel's way? To question those things and
:53:55. > :54:02.when you start questioning them, your performance drops off and you
:54:02. > :54:12.are not sure. Mark Webber with a handsome lead. The serious gearbox
:54:12. > :54:15.problems for Mark Webber. Short shift every lap. I expect to see
:54:15. > :54:21.Mark Webber passing Sebastian Vettel for the leader of this Grand
:54:21. > :54:27.Prix any time soon. Now we let him through. He has been a loyal
:54:27. > :54:35.servant to Red Bull. Red Bull have very much returned that favoured
:54:35. > :54:41.today. His car has run absolutely faultlessly. Mark Webber wins the
:54:41. > :54:46.Brazilian Grand Prix. The fist is in the air. As a driver, why would
:54:46. > :54:49.you pull over the way he did? It was emphatic, in front of everyone,
:54:49. > :54:53.he was making it clear that he was moving out of the way to let Mark
:54:53. > :54:57.Webber go. It did not think the car would make it to the finish so why
:54:57. > :55:02.hold up Mark Webber when he could lose the race or fight with McLaren
:55:02. > :55:06.later? Let him go and get clear space. I think Mark Webber fully
:55:06. > :55:12.deserved that victory. He is great around the Brazilian racetrack. But
:55:12. > :55:17.it is remarkable that it took him so long to get that win. For this
:55:17. > :55:21.coming season, six world champions on the grid with the return of Kimi
:55:21. > :55:25.Raikkonen. One-quarter of the grid have won the title. I don't know if
:55:25. > :55:28.we have ever had a statistic like that before. Such different
:55:28. > :55:32.personalities. The way they interact with the teams, the way
:55:32. > :55:37.they develop the cars, the way they raised them wheel-to-wheel. Please,
:55:37. > :55:40.give us a great racing season! Outside of Red Bull, you have to
:55:40. > :55:44.get your thinking caps on because there is a big job in front of you.
:55:44. > :55:49.Once again it was wonderful to share the world with you in 2011. I
:55:49. > :55:54.look forward to more of it in 2012. But your spoons did not make the
:55:54. > :56:01.final cut so we have a proper band to celebrate the best bits of the
:56:02. > :56:11.year. A proper band?! Well done. But not have done it without you.
:56:12. > :56:34.
:56:34. > :56:42.We could! -- we could not have done That was amazing. Thank you so much.
:56:42. > :56:49.He has stopped in the wrong box. Yes, yes, yes and yes again! Great
:56:49. > :56:52.job, guys. He leads the Grand Prix. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
:56:52. > :57:02.I really watching what I am watching because this is just the
:57:02. > :57:02.
:57:02. > :57:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 64 seconds
:57:44. > :57:52.best race? The new World Champion. # I had no choice.
:57:52. > :58:00.# You said that you didn't mind because love is hard to find.
:58:00. > :58:10.# May be the days we have are gone. # May be in silence far too long.