:00:18. > :00:27.Previously on F1... Oh wow, this is fabulous stuff! What a start to the
:00:27. > :00:37.season. A new record, six winners, the seventh winner. Round 9. Great
:00:37. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :01:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:01:49. > :01:54.Hey wait for me. Come on, catch up. Stop lagging behind! You promised
:01:54. > :02:04.me private aviation. I have come to Silverstone in the past in the back
:02:04. > :02:08.
:02:08. > :02:18.of a van, even a hot air balloon, but I have never done it like this!
:02:18. > :02:24.
:02:24. > :02:29.Give them all a wave boys! He won't let go. He can't wave! Everyone in
:02:29. > :02:34.the camp site. Drivers walking around the track. The flaks are up
:02:34. > :02:42.and flying. We have got a real sense of the beauty and power for
:02:43. > :02:52.the start of this Grand Prix weekend. That's caissy man!
:02:53. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :03:04.crazy man! I have a lovely present for you. Enjoy the ride! Oh! This
:03:04. > :03:18.
:03:18. > :03:28.for you. Enjoy the ride! Oh! This is amazing. Oh no! Mummy! It is an
:03:28. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:46.extraordinary way to arrive at Silverstone. It's horrible. Oh! I
:03:46. > :03:56.love the British Grand Prix! JAKE HUMPHREY: Thousands of people here
:03:56. > :04:01.HUMPHREY: Thousands of people here and a few million at mom agree. Ra
:04:01. > :04:08.-- delight to the fans in the Grandstand and the drivers who will
:04:08. > :04:12.be lifting this trophy today. It is a treat to be so close to trophy.
:04:12. > :04:16.But let's talk about our flight here. Thank you for sorting that
:04:16. > :04:21.out. It is the first time I have seen you scared. I'm not thanking
:04:21. > :04:29.him for that. It was frightening. There is only a bit of fabric
:04:29. > :04:33.holding us in place. But it was a unique event. Eddie, one thing that
:04:33. > :04:37.was special and the reason for getting up there was to see the
:04:37. > :04:44.camp site at 11 o'clock on a Thursday morning, camping and
:04:44. > :04:48.Silverstone they go together like fish and clips? The thing that is
:04:48. > :04:52.historic, people love coming to Silverstone and they like camping
:04:52. > :04:56.out. The smell of the barbecues, a few pints, meeting your friends,
:04:56. > :05:00.there is nothing like it. It is special. If you think the millions
:05:00. > :05:06.have changed Eddie, he is camping here this weekend and he knows his
:05:06. > :05:10.motor sport roots are strong. But you have raced here many time and
:05:10. > :05:15.within here twice, you must look back on these wins with pride.
:05:15. > :05:18.We're proud for you. Of course I do look pride, and also with surprise,
:05:18. > :05:23.I don't remember being that quick around here. There was some good
:05:24. > :05:28.guys with me. And very proud, British Grand Prix, to do it in
:05:28. > :05:35.1999 and 2000, great parties. say prove to me it is not true.
:05:36. > :05:40.Some people said you shaed tear, is this a fact? Yes tears of joy and
:05:40. > :05:47.surprise. Fantastic moments. Eight of the 12 Grand Prix teams in the
:05:47. > :05:51.world are based in Britain. So a lot of home support. Well done. As
:05:51. > :05:58.David said, an emotional thing to win here. I wonder who will pick up
:05:58. > :06:02.this trophy today? Whoever it is, let's hope it is not just any old
:06:02. > :06:09.Grand Prix, but a special up with. This weekend, despite there noise
:06:09. > :06:19.rain, the fans here they -- there is no rain, the fans here, they
:06:19. > :06:46.
:06:46. > :06:52.Do it for Jubilee Lewis, do it for Nigel Mansell, he knows what it
:06:52. > :06:56.takes to win here. We have grabbed him to speak to us. You're fresh
:06:56. > :07:01.from cycling over a thousand miles for charity. What is more emotional,
:07:01. > :07:07.completing that, or coming back here? Completing that. But coming
:07:07. > :07:13.back to Silverstone and the crowd, they're just fantastic, aren't
:07:13. > :07:17.they? They're fantastic. What is lovely, as things change and we're
:07:17. > :07:21.standing next to this �27 million building, the passion stays the
:07:21. > :07:27.same. The fans, with what they have put up, they have been amazing.
:07:27. > :07:32.What a race we have in store today. You always said that the fans were
:07:32. > :07:37.worth half a second here to you. Can that be true?? Yes it is a
:07:37. > :07:42.condition of your state of mind. Ask David. You can use people power.
:07:42. > :07:47.I don't think I quite had that in reserve. I was all closer to the
:07:47. > :07:52.limiter than you were. But you had some fantastic victories here, I
:07:52. > :07:56.remember watching those and the sea of people on the track. You have an
:07:56. > :08:03.intimate connection. In 87 when weed ha Mexican waver going around,
:08:03. > :08:07.it was the most incredible thing. Today we're going to have an
:08:07. > :08:14.incredible race. You have won here tpwies and there have been 46
:08:14. > :08:20.Formula One races, so you have won 4.3 of the races. That is good. The
:08:20. > :08:25.thing I'm impressed with, what you did on those planes. You mad!
:08:25. > :08:30.will bring you next time. You can be strapped to me. You must have
:08:30. > :08:35.got paid a lot to do that. Money never came into it with the BBC.
:08:35. > :08:40.Next year, look out for four planes. It is a special race and we love
:08:40. > :08:45.coming here. And it is lovely that the fans help to make its such a
:08:45. > :08:49.the fans help to make its such a special one. And you can see that
:08:49. > :08:56.tech kas in the United States arrives. Some things never change,
:08:57. > :09:00.but some things stay the same. -- Texas. We have seen some amazing
:09:00. > :09:07.qualifying sessions, but even by the standards of this circuit,
:09:07. > :09:14.yesterday was pretty special. EDWARDS: heavy rain caused more
:09:14. > :09:17.spills than we have seen all year. Shuefrplt was lucky to miss the
:09:17. > :09:23.barrier. -- Michael Schumacher. Fernando Alonso took pole position.
:09:23. > :09:26.Felipe Massa was in fifth to confirm a strong day for the team.
:09:26. > :09:32.Mark Webber came here to Fernando Alonso's time, but he starts on the
:09:32. > :09:37.outside of the front row and the top two will go wheel to wheel into
:09:37. > :09:46.turn one. Lewis Hamilton was fastest in Q2, but in Q3, he
:09:46. > :09:52.couldn't get his interimmediate yaited tyres to work and the 2008
:09:52. > :09:59.starts eighth. Jens famed to break into the top -- Jenson Button
:09:59. > :10:02.failed to break into the top 13. He kill need a Canada 2000 eleven type
:10:02. > :10:05.performance. Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber share the front row.
:10:05. > :10:14.Michael Schumacher is third with Sebastian Vettel alongside. Felipe
:10:14. > :10:22.Massa is in fifth, Raikkonen is sixth. The two who collided in
:10:22. > :10:29.Valencia are in eighth. Daniel Ricciardo is 12th Athletic Nico
:10:29. > :10:38.Hulkenberg is 14th after a five place penalty for a gear box change.
:10:38. > :10:48.Button starts 16th. Jean-Eric Vergne was penalised for his antics
:10:48. > :10:55.in the European Grier. JAKE HUMPHREY: -- European Grand Prix.
:10:55. > :10:59.The count down has started. All the teams are getting ready. There is a
:10:59. > :11:06.few sets of tyres. We don't know what will happen with the weather.
:11:06. > :11:10.I don't think anyone can say they know what is coming in. But rather
:11:10. > :11:15.than, they will always take a set of inters as a back up. Now you
:11:15. > :11:19.need to make sure your covered that. Puts pressure on the team. They
:11:19. > :11:22.have to service the car. And they have got to service the car with
:11:22. > :11:26.the right tyres, how many times in confusing situations like this
:11:26. > :11:31.teams have to be on their toes to know and make sure the information
:11:31. > :11:36.coming from the perch to the team must know which car is coming in.
:11:36. > :11:41.We have seen too many times mistakes being made here. To our
:11:41. > :11:45.right are members of Ferrari team. How will they be feeling with a
:11:45. > :11:53.driver like Fernando Alonso, he has the luck and the ability and when
:11:53. > :11:57.it mattered yesterday he pulled out all the stops. It was close and in
:11:57. > :12:03.difficult conditions. You would think they would smile more. They
:12:03. > :12:09.are nervous. They have a key asset in Fernando Alonso. And we can ask
:12:09. > :12:15.is he the best driver in Formula One. If you follow me, we will push
:12:15. > :12:19.through and it is always busy here. Jenson Button, how would you
:12:19. > :12:25.explain what is going on with him? He is struggling. He is having a
:12:25. > :12:30.small dip in form right now. If we can get Eddie to point in the
:12:30. > :12:35.direction of camera. We're live. Are you still with us? Yes. Jenson
:12:35. > :12:40.Button has had a dip in form. But this will be an opportunity for him
:12:40. > :12:50.to show his about. Jenson Button struggled. One man who has
:12:50. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :12:54.impressed is perpblg Joe Perez, he was flying when they were getting
:12:54. > :13:02.was flying when they were getting out the red flag. Before the rain
:13:02. > :13:10.thing looked good. What happened was a shame. We choose to go on
:13:10. > :13:14.inters in the last few minutes and we saw saw -- thought the track was
:13:14. > :13:19.going to be dry. We made the wrong call. We couldn't make it through
:13:19. > :13:25.Q2 and we got the position from the bepbl is the. Hopefully we can
:13:25. > :13:30.improve. You always make the most of your tyre, are you used to live
:13:30. > :13:37.near here, you tons British summer. What can we do? We're expecting at
:13:37. > :13:41.the moment a dry track to start with. And then hopefully some rain.
:13:41. > :13:47.But hopefully it can come earlier. You would like some rain? Of course,
:13:47. > :13:57.I think if it is a normal race, we're out of position. Thank you.
:13:57. > :14:00.Have a good day. You're frustrated for Sergio Perez? Think hi did a
:14:00. > :14:04.great job and through no fault of his own.Ed that qualifying been
:14:04. > :14:08.allowed to progress, I think he would have been stop at the top of
:14:08. > :14:12.the list. It must be incredibly frustrating. Here is a great young
:14:13. > :14:22.driver and you know he will have plenty of time in the future, but
:14:23. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:31.If you look at the UN the championship is unfolding, the
:14:31. > :14:35.story towards the back is that one point sell-out -- separates Force
:14:35. > :14:40.India from Williams. And Ferrari starting to chase Lotus hard. Six
:14:40. > :14:43.changes of the championship leader. And Fernando Alonso has that 20
:14:43. > :14:53.point lead, the biggest of anyone this season thanks to that
:14:53. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:13.Very bright! And much about the furniture but the car seems to be
:15:13. > :15:20.working well at the moment. -- am not sure. When I won in Valencia, I
:15:20. > :15:25.thought this moment I would try to remember for many years. Sir many
:15:25. > :15:31.smiles and even tears, what did that mean to you? It was emotional
:15:32. > :15:38.because Valencia has been up and down for me. That was one of my
:15:38. > :15:46.most difficult races. Because only three days after my grandmother
:15:46. > :15:50.died... It was a good place to win at home and enjoy with everybody.
:15:50. > :15:56.He scored points in every race this season. Is that what is going to
:15:56. > :16:02.take to win this championship? think you need to win. The because
:16:02. > :16:09.at the beginning of the championship, seven wins for seven
:16:09. > :16:13.different drivers and there is a mix. In the second part, we have to
:16:13. > :16:21.settle down and the top teams will dominate. We have a competitive
:16:21. > :16:26.package and also, our strongest. Is it inexperience and the approach,
:16:26. > :16:30.which is always trying to find perfection. That is a nice approach.
:16:31. > :16:40.It is professional from the team. This is something that for Larry
:16:41. > :16:41.
:16:41. > :16:46.has with that extra competitive nature over James. -- teams. What
:16:46. > :16:49.does it mean for and none British driver to come to Silverstone?
:16:49. > :16:59.People love former No 1 in this country and they understand former
:16:59. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:12.No 1. -- Formula One. We understand and enjoy racing here. If it isn't
:17:12. > :17:17.Felipe Massa, who would you like to see alongside you? The team decide
:17:17. > :17:21.may, if they ask my opinion, I will tell you. Is it better having
:17:21. > :17:26.someone you are friendly with, like Mark Webber, or is it better to
:17:26. > :17:32.have the friendship out of it and have another rival. It is good to
:17:32. > :17:35.work in a friendly way, you have to trust your team-mate and know the
:17:36. > :17:42.improvements that he might find and if they will suit you as well in
:17:42. > :17:50.the next race. You need to have a good relationship with team-mates.
:17:50. > :17:53.I could not go without mentioning the football. I enjoyed the victory,
:17:53. > :17:57.it was well deserved for Spain but also good for Italy and I am a
:17:57. > :18:03.little bit sorry for them. The boys in the garage are still speaking
:18:03. > :18:07.to? They're OK, as long as we do not speak about football! If you
:18:08. > :18:17.are English, you certainly do not talk about football. We saw that
:18:17. > :18:24.sign saying, brake on. 9% of the lap, the drivers will be on the
:18:24. > :18:28.brakes. He was that -- we were chatting to these guys and he told
:18:28. > :18:31.me that in Malaysia, it was brilliant and in Valencia,
:18:32. > :18:36.sprinkled with luck. When you have that, it is a formidable
:18:36. > :18:40.combination. The double world champion. Terribly difficult
:18:40. > :18:45.conditions that they have to put up with. But he appears to be the ring
:18:45. > :18:50.master. And in Valencia, it was overtaking him to turn number two.
:18:51. > :18:55.Look at that opportunity, he almost over Cook's it. When you think
:18:55. > :19:00.about how bad the car was when they started off pre-season. And he just
:19:00. > :19:06.kept going at it. He is a great example to so many sports people.
:19:06. > :19:11.And that is, never give up and keep attacking. He is absolutely up
:19:11. > :19:16.there, in my opinion, with his ability. This car is out of
:19:16. > :19:21.position and the Ferrari isn't quite good enough to be leading.
:19:21. > :19:27.That British bulldog spirit. Never, never quite. That seems to be very
:19:27. > :19:31.appropriate for the way he goes about racing. He has tried the car
:19:31. > :19:36.beautifully around the circuit. Is he currently the best driver or
:19:36. > :19:41.could he be the best driver ever? Certainly, at the moment, there is
:19:41. > :19:45.a strong argument to say that at this moment, he is the class in the
:19:45. > :19:49.field. There are people like Sebastian Vettel, who we could be
:19:49. > :19:53.talking about, and Hamilton, but at the moment it is regarded by most
:19:53. > :19:59.people throughout the world to study this business a lot that
:19:59. > :20:02.Fernando Alonso is top. Just over 30 minutes to go. Earlier in the
:20:02. > :20:07.season we were inside the Ferrari garage. Lots of head-scratching
:20:07. > :20:12.going on. At the moment they looked very relaxed. Most of the sad faces
:20:12. > :20:16.are down at McLaren. The worst grades lot for Lewis Hamilton for
:20:16. > :20:20.the season and Jenson Button struggling with mixed conditions,
:20:20. > :20:30.when he normally is so good. But he is good in the sunshine. He has got
:20:30. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:48.We're talking about clothing. Don't you think this is amazing? How good
:20:48. > :20:53.is that? Are you looking at my bum? Jenson Button, with a triathlon
:20:53. > :20:57.team, that is the most important bit... That is what you are doing
:20:58. > :21:07.the run for? When all the other drivers go on holiday, you have
:21:08. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:26.your own? You will take part? on holiday. No. 9, coming up. The
:21:26. > :21:33.big one, British Grand Prix. It is, it has it gone to plan but it is a
:21:33. > :21:43.high-speed circuit. None of this low-speed stuff. Hold on! My starts
:21:43. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:56.are not as good as they used to be...! You know what it is like to
:21:56. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:03.win in the home country. It is great. 12 years ago, mate. That is
:22:03. > :22:09.a long time. That is a lifetime. first Grand Prix. You were just a
:22:09. > :22:19.little lad. At this point the camera things that I am being
:22:19. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:42.really good, but I am actually...! You want a night of 5th place.
:22:42. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:52.you won and I got... Oh! That was meant to be for recovery and that
:22:52. > :23:02.was under one hour. Not much of recovery. And we go into Italy.
:23:02. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:17.It is a big year for Britain with the Olympics. Massive year and
:23:17. > :23:22.Wimbledon. The Queen's Jubilee. have met the Queen. I have. Did you
:23:22. > :23:28.ask about racing? She knew a lot. do not know if that is the right
:23:28. > :23:35.word. She knew about Formula One. I don't know how you drive around at
:23:35. > :23:39.breakneck speeds! Amazing! When the World Championship is something I
:23:40. > :23:44.have wanted to do for my whole life, I have achieved that and I won in
:23:44. > :23:49.Monaco, which every driver wants to achieve. But to win the home grand
:23:49. > :23:57.prix, I have not done that yet but I am sure it is pretty amazing.
:23:57. > :24:02.second one felt so much better! can swear on camera! I love you!
:24:02. > :24:06.Last year was a great opportunity for us to get the podium. But we
:24:06. > :24:10.did not have the full wheels on the wagon coming out of the pits. At
:24:10. > :24:16.the end of the year, this car will sit Silverstone more than any other
:24:17. > :24:20.car I have driven. The Japanese flag on the side. And that band
:24:20. > :24:24.means number one. You have really embraced a very different culture
:24:24. > :24:29.in Japan? I am a big fan of Japanese culture and winning in
:24:29. > :24:39.Japan was very special. You were so happy. The moment that you share
:24:39. > :24:39.
:24:39. > :24:47.together, just after getting back. The one at the circuit?! He is
:24:47. > :24:57.being so not too! I think I might go back into the van, if that is OK.
:24:57. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:11.No... You are no wimp! I am off the challenge. -- up for the challenge.
:25:11. > :25:19.That was a pleasurable day upcycling and now back to business.
:25:20. > :25:24.Jenson Button, sitting in the garage. Jenson Button will make his
:25:24. > :25:30.way out in just a few moments. This is a race where he never has really
:25:30. > :25:40.shone. His best finish was in 4th place. The black it's coming off.
:25:40. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:44.Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula One world champion. It looks nice and
:25:44. > :25:48.leisurely. You were going on a serious training run with
:25:48. > :25:53.professional cyclists. Still not very relaxed, despite his current
:25:53. > :25:57.predicament? He has the inner comfort of knowing he has won the
:25:57. > :26:00.World Championship, his ultimate goal, but he wants more. He wants
:26:00. > :26:04.to deliver within McLaren and he has established himself well within
:26:04. > :26:07.the team but he is going through different form and that isn't
:26:07. > :26:13.helped by having that qualifying yesterday but this is an
:26:13. > :26:17.opportunity to bounce back. That little dip in his form, but the
:26:17. > :26:21.statistics, spreadsheets, his performance differential between
:26:21. > :26:25.him and Lewis Hamilton is identical to the difference between Felipe
:26:25. > :26:29.Massa and Fernando Alonso. We are asking questions about Felipe
:26:29. > :26:33.Massa's future. How long until the question Jenson Button and why are
:26:33. > :26:37.there these issues? Let's put the fillet them as a situation away.
:26:37. > :26:45.And let's put aside the fact that Jenson Button is the ex-world
:26:45. > :26:50.champion. He won the first grand prix of the season in Australia.
:26:50. > :26:54.His current form isn't good enough. McLaren desperately need to win the
:26:55. > :26:58.constructors championship. It has been so many years since their last
:26:58. > :27:02.got that and it is a long fight at the front with Lewis Hamilton but
:27:02. > :27:06.we know how resilient Jenson Button is and four Show, he can bounce
:27:06. > :27:12.back and it is too early to start calling this position. I would not
:27:12. > :27:16.do that. He is desperate to perform, last year we saw him rolling down
:27:16. > :27:21.the pit lane with only three wheels. You know what it is like to win
:27:21. > :27:26.here, as you told him twice during that ride! But it would be lovely
:27:26. > :27:31.for him... Be it would indeed. The only hope this afternoon is of
:27:31. > :27:36.mother nature place her hand and gives us changeable weather
:27:36. > :27:41.conditions. If it stays dry like night, I do not see how he can come
:27:41. > :27:44.from the current position to win this. That is vital because the way
:27:44. > :27:54.the great has panned out, he did not do a lot of running on the
:27:54. > :27:54.
:27:54. > :27:58.intermediate tyres. He has got those intermediate tyres that he
:27:58. > :28:06.can use if he wants to but if it isn't wet, that will be no dissent
:28:06. > :28:13.-- no advantage. They are only good if you need to use them and at this
:28:13. > :28:17.moment, believe it or not, we have blue skies at Silverstone. Look, I
:28:17. > :28:25.think David is correct. Any chance that Jenson Button has to do either
:28:25. > :28:28.of the podium or better, the top of the podium, it has to be a with
:28:28. > :28:37.safety cars and a lot of things going his way. And you don't get
:28:37. > :28:43.that lucky twice. Canada was such a special race, he drove brilliantly.
:28:43. > :28:49.If we just look between David and Eddie, you can see the front jack.
:28:49. > :28:56.There were issues with that, the Brecon, and the team has of those
:28:56. > :29:00.problems and we have looked at some of the mistakes with McLaren. We
:29:00. > :29:04.don't see all of this stop because we were riding with Jenson Button.
:29:04. > :29:09.They believe this is the faster stop in Formula One history. For
:29:09. > :29:14.tyres in just over two seconds. Amazing and McLaren will strive to
:29:14. > :29:21.be the leaders in the pit lane but what they need is consistent to 0.8
:29:21. > :29:25.seconds. And consistency is everything. There must be some
:29:25. > :29:30.other procedure to change. They will get an Topper that and that
:29:31. > :29:34.will be a distant memory. It could be pressure. I would even go up to
:29:34. > :29:41.three seconds on the dot but to be sure that we could do that every
:29:41. > :29:48.time. And having all four wheels on the tyre. You want consistency. Not
:29:48. > :29:58.one amazing lap. That is for egos. There is look at the great...
:29:58. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:04.Vitaly Petrov... What is the issue? So knocking... -- smoking. And that
:30:04. > :30:14.has been shaking back and forward. The engine has stopped. Hydraulic
:30:14. > :30:20.
:30:20. > :30:28.is you. As Becker issue. -- issue. We saw plenty of smoke from Mark
:30:28. > :30:32.Webber. We will keep our eyes on that. Cater him were looking to
:30:32. > :30:36.bring up its to try to impress. They did not make it through to the
:30:36. > :30:46.second part of qualifying. And the story is they have lost the engine.
:30:46. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :30:55.We will bring you the latest as we get it. What of the drivers... He
:30:55. > :31:00.was driving that fast. Around 200mph. It is always nice that the
:31:00. > :31:09.fans get to see the drivers at a slower speed before that. It was
:31:09. > :31:13.good that Lee McKenzie blagged her way on board. Lack at -- look at
:31:13. > :31:19.the fans, all these flags. These guys have been here for days in the
:31:19. > :31:24.rain. It just such a fantastic thing to drive for them. But it
:31:24. > :31:30.never dampens their enthusiasm? That is because we're Brits. We
:31:30. > :31:34.always rains. It is normal for us. I grew up racing in the wet. So I
:31:34. > :31:37.guess it prepare us better than some of the others. Will you give
:31:37. > :31:44.them something to clear about today? Definitely. I think
:31:44. > :31:51.everything is to play for. It is mixed conditions. We have overtaken
:31:51. > :31:56.one car already. I have made two places up, I started 16th, not 18th.
:31:56. > :32:00.It is going the rain during the race and hope flay dry start. Being
:32:00. > :32:06.there at the end it as important as being quick in the race. You're
:32:06. > :32:13.dressed I up for winter. You have a nice view ahead of you. How are you
:32:13. > :32:17.feeling I feel good and optimistic. But knowing that we need to be very
:32:17. > :32:23.ready for any conditions, a change in the weather and the race will be
:32:23. > :32:28.long and demanding for this kind of concentration. But I just think it
:32:28. > :32:33.is good to start on pole and have some free air and put some laps
:32:33. > :32:38.together and finish the race. Because I think it is a hard race
:32:38. > :32:45.to survive. We want to finish in a good position. Last year was your
:32:45. > :32:50.first time, were you amazed by the support? There is nothing like this.
:32:50. > :32:55.There is no other venue we go to, the commitment of the fans to turn
:32:55. > :33:05.up when they have been told not to, it shows what it means to the UK. I
:33:05. > :33:06.
:33:06. > :33:10.hope they can see a trouble-free race today. JAKE HUMPHREY: So that
:33:10. > :33:17.is the drivers gearing up for race. They want to be flying around at
:33:17. > :33:21.full speed and not being pushed like this. Behind us this is
:33:21. > :33:26.happening live, Vitali Petrov sitting on the outside of his car,
:33:26. > :33:32.helping the engineers. We can see what is happening in the garage to
:33:33. > :33:38.bring you these shots live. It is frustrating, David? Yes the frantic
:33:38. > :33:44.activity tells me that is not an engine. If it is an engine, that is
:33:44. > :33:49.it. So it must be some other issues they feel they can get changed in
:33:49. > :33:54.the time available. There is still quite a bit of smoke there. We will
:33:54. > :33:59.make our way out on to the grid. There was too much smoke at the
:33:59. > :34:04.rear of the car. You know, a gear box wouldn't go like that. It is
:34:04. > :34:10.hard to know, but it did point to an engine and it rocked in place
:34:10. > :34:18.and in gear. But they wouldn't be working on it if it was an engine.
:34:18. > :34:24.There must be something maybe engine-related that they can change.
:34:24. > :34:29.Well plenty of drama, but this is where the real story is. This is
:34:29. > :34:35.the grid for the 2012 British Grand Prix and it is wonderful to see the
:34:35. > :34:41.Union flag flying. Just show people the atmosphere and how many people
:34:41. > :34:46.are packed in. David, what it is like here, what memories does it
:34:46. > :34:52.bring back? Not of this particular grid, we had it somewhere else. But
:34:52. > :34:56.it is the British Grand Prix and you know you have the crowd and the
:34:56. > :34:58.pit complex area with the lucky corporate guests. And I love the
:34:58. > :35:02.moment on the grid. This is the moment where you take
:35:02. > :35:06.responsibility for team. They walk away and you have the support of
:35:06. > :35:11.the people here, a few hundred people at the factory and it is on
:35:11. > :35:15.your shoulders. David, guess what? You're about the take on the full
:35:15. > :35:19.responsibility for team. Gone are the days when you would try and not
:35:19. > :35:26.speak to the media. Are you ready to soak up the atmosphere and have
:35:26. > :35:34.some fun. Absolutely. Eddie you go and find some people. We will let
:35:34. > :35:40.you go. Matt are you keeping up? is not as busy as I imagine. Have
:35:40. > :35:44.you found anybody. Watch out, there is a racing car there. These grids
:35:44. > :35:52.are busy you know. At least we know we're not bumping into his guest.
:35:52. > :35:55.We have got... Deric Warwick, the president are you OK for a quick
:35:55. > :35:59.word. There has been not talk about the build up to the event, but
:35:59. > :36:04.let's talk about what this represent, the British Grand Prix,
:36:04. > :36:08.why do we wax lyrical about it? is a special event, because for us
:36:08. > :36:13.being British it is special, but this is one of the tick boxes that
:36:13. > :36:19.all drivers want to win. They want to win Monaco and the British and
:36:19. > :36:24.Italian Grand Prix. Look at the fans, you don't git fans like that
:36:25. > :36:29.anywhere else. We have over 100,000 people who have battled through the
:36:29. > :36:38.weather and the Cor parks. You were pretty mega, is there any other
:36:38. > :36:42.pleg gas we should know about. -- Meg gas. I don't know about
:36:42. > :36:48.celebrities, but Lewis and Jenson Button, we want a British win.
:36:48. > :36:53.is what a lot of people woulden joy. I saw Mark Webber as I got bumped
:36:53. > :37:00.out of way with Martin Brundle, who might be just be there. I'm going
:37:00. > :37:06.to see if I can get a word from Mark. Here is a chap that, Goldie,
:37:06. > :37:11.I have seen you at a few Grand Prixs. That is my third one. I'm
:37:11. > :37:17.loving it. The weather is amazing. I knew it would clear. I have got
:37:17. > :37:21.two and four on the grid, I'm happy. We're going to jump in here, Mark,
:37:21. > :37:27.if I could get a quick word. How are you. You have your celebrity
:37:27. > :37:33.friends here. Simon, how are you. A quick word from Mark. Second on the
:37:33. > :37:38.grid, what are you hoping for? bubbly at the end. It could be a
:37:38. > :37:44.tricky race. The sun's out now. So as you know, it can change here and
:37:44. > :37:49.we're looking forward to putting a clean event together. Good luck son.
:37:49. > :37:55.Simon, sorry to have brushed you to one side. I had to get a word.
:37:55. > :38:00.pleasure. I have not seen you at a Grand Prix before. I went to the
:38:00. > :38:05.Abu Dhabi in 2010 and I got to chance to come here. It is a real
:38:05. > :38:11.treat to be here. Are you working on any projects we should know
:38:11. > :38:18.about. Start shooting World's End in September. Enjoy your British
:38:18. > :38:24.Grand Prix. Right I will wander across the back. I think if we just
:38:24. > :38:28.pass down here. Here is a man we're not used to seeing in the second
:38:28. > :38:37.row, Sebastian Vettel, he is busy for the moment. Nigel Mansell there.
:38:37. > :38:43.He carries a lot of British support. Just not any drivers to be seen
:38:43. > :38:48.around the Ferrari car now. I don't want to go too far down. Sorry,
:38:48. > :38:52.Matt, I want to go back to Michael Schumacher's car. I got carried
:38:52. > :39:00.away, I'm not used to Michael qualifying so close to the front
:39:00. > :39:10.these days. We have a bit of pointing activity here. Who is he
:39:10. > :39:11.
:39:11. > :39:15.pointing at? Who are you pointing at, dock any more nick? -- Dominic.
:39:15. > :39:20.I have done Simon already. Have we got Michael Schumacher around his
:39:20. > :39:28.grid? I'm hearing in my ears that Pastor Maldonado is around
:39:28. > :39:32.somewhere. I'm not seeing him. I'm struggling to see any drivers at
:39:32. > :39:39.the moment. Matt you're pointing back. Who are you pointing at.
:39:39. > :39:44.Don't just point, lead the way. You lead the way. Who are we going to?
:39:44. > :39:50.I'm going to get a word with Gary Anderson. You don't normally see
:39:50. > :39:55.him. What have you noticed that we should be looking out for.
:39:55. > :40:01.thing was the different set up on Lewis Hamilton's car to Jenson
:40:01. > :40:11.Button's car a lot less front wing angle that. Creates understeer, so
:40:11. > :40:12.
:40:12. > :40:21.he may have tyre problems. Thank you. I'm going to see if I can find
:40:21. > :40:28.Mr Jordan. Leo Sayer, how are you? You know, not only is he a racing
:40:28. > :40:38.fan, he loves golf, we're going to snoop on Hue Tkprapbt. Can't
:40:38. > :40:44.remember when he la did a science fiction movie. -- Hugh Grant. Cloud
:40:44. > :40:49.A aw atlas, what made you do that? Ore! It is due for release.
:40:49. > :40:55.won't notice me in it. I play six very small parts, all very evil.
:40:55. > :41:01.And I'm covered in make up. I do a lot of killing, I do some raping. I
:41:01. > :41:09.play an 83-year-old man. I'm fa familiar with that age. You look a
:41:09. > :41:13.little old Ethan that, but they could bring you back to 83. David
:41:13. > :41:18.Mitchell, was it the script or was it another deal. It is a well
:41:18. > :41:24.written book. It is a great book and a strange choice for a film to
:41:24. > :41:32.make, because it is so long and most scripts are 100 pages and this
:41:32. > :41:38.is 200 pages. They raised the money independently, they raised $100 and
:41:38. > :41:44.the directors, they are fascinating. Whatever else it is, it will be
:41:44. > :41:51.fascinating. You're a big fan. You we you're with Ferrari. Is the
:41:51. > :41:56.British Grier something ferbl e special for you. -- is the British
:41:56. > :42:02.Grand Prix something special to you. It is quiting to be here and the
:42:02. > :42:04.weather makes it doubly exciting. I was chatting to the Ferrari people
:42:04. > :42:11.and they're panicked. They were asking me what I thought would
:42:11. > :42:15.happen with the weather. Well we know that side inside the press, as
:42:15. > :42:21.well. We are... So well to see you here. Because we have got Wimbledon
:42:21. > :42:26.on and it could be a huge day for British sport. Yes it could be a
:42:26. > :42:36.double-header and even a triple head Fer David Howell wins the
:42:36. > :42:41.French Open in Paris. Jake, you maybe? Well for me. A lovely throw
:42:41. > :42:46.back and nice to see the grid so busy. For the drivers the moment
:42:46. > :42:49.will arrive, where they focus on what will happen. Yesterday, we saw
:42:49. > :42:56.a stunning drive from Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber not far
:42:56. > :43:00.behind. That is so tasty at the front. You have the men one and two
:43:01. > :43:10.in the Championship one and two on the grid. Here is how they compared
:43:11. > :43:12.
:43:12. > :43:19.It was a battle between first and second in the World Championship.
:43:19. > :43:22.Fernando Alonso on the left and Fernando Alonso on the left and
:43:22. > :43:28.Mark Webber on the right. They go through 140mph in the wet and
:43:28. > :43:34.follow the same line into the first of the village section. Look, you
:43:34. > :43:38.can see already Fernando Alonso is ahead of Mark Webber. Takes a
:43:38. > :43:42.different line to Mark Webber, running wider through right. Both
:43:42. > :43:47.on the same line through the left hand. They straighten the car as
:43:47. > :43:57.best they can. Try to avoid the white line and Mark Webber has
:43:57. > :44:02.pulled it back. And this just position the car, use your KERS and
:44:02. > :44:08.look at the difference of where they position the car. Mark Webber
:44:08. > :44:13.uses all the of the kerb to cut the corner. You can see Mark Webber is
:44:13. > :44:20.having to neutralise his steering as the car oversteers. Fernando
:44:20. > :44:26.Alonso more committed on the positioning, as they avoid the kerb,
:44:26. > :44:36.building speed up to around 180 mph. And Mark Webber is on the route to
:44:36. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:49.Fernando Alonso. 140 mph and drifting the car, correct Sat. Gets
:44:49. > :44:55.it back on track as they both follows similar lines in the
:44:55. > :44:57.position. Through Becketts. Fernando Alonso, coming out onto
:44:57. > :45:05.Hangar Straight. We crucially see that difference in the choice of
:45:05. > :45:11.the line. Mark Webber, cooling those intermediate tyres. Both on
:45:12. > :45:17.the white line. Searching for the off-line group. And into Club. One
:45:17. > :45:20.of the trickier corners. Taking that shall rely on entry, allowing
:45:21. > :45:26.him to position the car much better for the exit and it comes down to
:45:26. > :45:36.the last section. Overstayer from Fernando Alonso, both on to the
:45:36. > :45:39.
:45:39. > :45:46.kerb. Only 5100 summer second that give Fernando Alonso pole position.
:45:46. > :45:52.-- five one hundredths. This is what the drivers will be hoping to
:45:52. > :45:58.use today to get past if the racing is tight and difficult. The DRS
:45:58. > :46:04.will make all the difference. And every ounce of driving ability to
:46:04. > :46:08.fight through the field. He won it some miracles as well. From that
:46:08. > :46:17.place in the grid, he needs safety cars and a change of weather and he
:46:17. > :46:20.needs all sorts of things. It is a He will be frustrated that the sun
:46:20. > :46:24.has come out. It is lovely for the fans but he would have hoped it
:46:24. > :46:28.could have been nice and wet. The girls walking away, we're getting
:46:28. > :46:32.very close to lights out and how exciting to have the two men
:46:32. > :46:36.leading the championship at the front of the grid? They have been
:46:36. > :46:40.eyeing each other up and we know there are great friends. That
:46:40. > :46:45.counts for nothing at this stage. I hope that we have a huge British
:46:45. > :46:49.Grand Prix. And Lewis Hamilton, the slowest he has been in qualifying.
:46:49. > :46:53.He could not get his tyres to work and that is so rare for Lewis
:46:54. > :46:58.Hamilton. Put that to one side, look for the electric start, he
:46:58. > :47:02.will be on fire because the British people... Nigel Mansell said that
:47:02. > :47:06.they will drag him into the new era and he could be very strong. He has
:47:06. > :47:12.won this in the past in the wet, he would love to win it in the drive.
:47:12. > :47:16.In any conditions possible! The championship is so important and he
:47:16. > :47:19.is falling behind Fernando Alonso. You can see Fernando Alonso
:47:19. > :47:24.underneath his umbrella, not because of the rain but because of
:47:24. > :47:28.the Sun, sliding into the car, strapping himself in. Race time
:47:28. > :47:34.approaching. At this point, the three British drivers must make way
:47:34. > :47:37.for the one British tennis player. We're heading off to BBC Two. And I
:47:37. > :47:42.am sure my employers would love me to tell you about making up your
:47:42. > :47:47.own mind to watch and a tennis or Formula One. But you can see the
:47:47. > :47:50.whole race and not miss one bit of a tennis match. Even Andy Murray
:47:50. > :48:00.thinks you should have all -- should avoid the tennis and stick
:48:00. > :48:23.
:48:23. > :48:26.No point in pretending that the British Grand Prix is Elgar.
:48:26. > :48:32.Soothing, played deep in the countryside at the sleepy height of
:48:33. > :48:36.summer. Formula One is a side -- the sound of a Buzz sock or
:48:36. > :48:40.something like it, complete with every thunderclap that the British
:48:40. > :48:50.summer can throw at it. Even if the rain stays away, this could be a
:48:50. > :48:51.
:48:51. > :49:01.hot spot in the summer of trouble. When victims walkaway and villains
:49:01. > :49:04.
:49:04. > :49:13.stock the stage. -- stalk. But this is where deeds and speed are like