0:00:49 > 0:00:52After the revolution comes the tweak.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Last season was a new beginning.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04The almost total reconstruction of the Formula One racing car.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Now comes nothing more sweeping than a little cosmetic readjustment.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12A nose job.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18It's not so much about the body parts as the cast list.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23There are child stars.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25A pair of them are Toro Rosso.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Max Verstappen is 17 years old.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Yeah, it was a big crash, but I think at the end of the day, for me, it gave me more confidence.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37There is movement among the established stars.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Sebastian Vettel to Ferrari.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Last year, I just didn't have a good season. Sort of doubting myself.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Fernando Alonso off to, of all places, McLaren.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Honda are back as engine suppliers.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52New power, after the revolution.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55COMMENTARY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE
0:01:57 > 0:01:59For big problems, you need big solutions.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Red Bull squabbling with Renault about engines.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Which stage did you realise things really weren't good with the engine?
0:02:07 > 0:02:082013!
0:02:09 > 0:02:11No change at Mercedes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg in the all-conquering beast.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- You had to be tough. - It was one step too far.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23He complains about a lot of things.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Mercedes led the revolution - are still the car, the team,
0:02:27 > 0:02:28the drivers to beat.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35This is Formula One 2015.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41So last year, we saw the emergence of the great powerhouse that is Mercedes and that
0:02:41 > 0:02:45intriguing partnership between Lewis and Nico, with Lewis winning out.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48So come 2015, we're all excited
0:02:48 > 0:02:51about that and, of course, the return
0:02:51 > 0:02:54of the partnership of McLaren-Honda,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56with that great history.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11We didn't really do much in Jerez,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14so it's difficult to have a first impression, really.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Reliability was the biggest issue.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19We did seven laps one day, five laps the next day,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22so we understood that we have a long way to go.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I think it took us about eight races to do the same
0:03:24 > 0:03:27mileage as what Mercedes did in winter testing.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33If you can't put laps in the car, you don't fix your issues.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36You don't develop the car and you can...
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- You're always on the back foot. - You talk about reliability.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Can you be any more specific, just to tell the people at home which particular aspect...?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Any. Any kind. I can't be more specific than this.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50We had so many different reliability issues.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I remember the car felt good for gripping.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Easy to drive, but I felt not much power.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04This, to me, is a classic case of miscommunication.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I have to believe that Honda at no point communicated to McLaren
0:04:08 > 0:04:11just how poor their hybrid engine was performing on the dyno.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14McLaren must have presumed, because of this great history that
0:04:14 > 0:04:17they had in the past, that they would take care of the engine.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18"We'll take care of the car."
0:04:18 > 0:04:20"The two will meet, and we will, you know,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22"show everyone just how good we are again."
0:04:22 > 0:04:24And it was the biggest shocker that we've seen.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28We also had that extraordinary story with that weird
0:04:28 > 0:04:30crash from Fernando Alonso -
0:04:30 > 0:04:32he ended up in hospital, had concussion.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Yeah, it was a strange accident.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I hit the wall not too fast, but enough to - I don't know,
0:04:39 > 0:04:44with the angle or whatever - to be in an unfortunate situation.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46The head is always one important part
0:04:46 > 0:04:50and regarding the level of competitiveness that we had at that
0:04:50 > 0:04:54point, going to Australia and risk 00.1%
0:04:54 > 0:04:57was not worth doing it.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00The disappointing thing, of course, is that we've got Jenson Button,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03great driver, one of the fans' favourites,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06with Kevin Magnussen stepping in to replace Fernando Alonso,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10who was taking time out for this recovery from the concussion.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Was this real?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14We couldn't believe how poor the performance was.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19'Can Button get himself into the top 15? No, he can't! It's only 17th.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22'Both McLarens are out in Q1.'
0:05:24 > 0:05:26'The revived relationship between McLaren
0:05:26 > 0:05:29'and Honda has not started well at all.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34'We're not going to be seeing Kevin Magnussen make the start.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37'His car expired on the reconnaissance lap to the grid.'
0:05:38 > 0:05:42'Jenson's is the slowest car out on that racetrack.'
0:05:42 > 0:05:44So, you're going to Melbourne,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47you're 3.5 seconds off the pace, but...
0:05:47 > 0:05:485.5, I think.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51But Jenson gets to the end of the race.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54We don't know why and we are maybe lucky to go to the end of the race.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58So no real emotions, except that understanding
0:05:58 > 0:06:03the amount of work we are going to have to go through as McLaren-Honda.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08'And Lewis Hamilton wins round one, the Australian Grand Prix.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10'It's one-two for Mercedes.'
0:06:12 > 0:06:15It was an amazing experience, an amazing feeling, too,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17to go back in and still have the strength
0:06:17 > 0:06:19and the power that we had from the year before.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21I wouldn't say it was relief,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25but it was good to see that what we'd seen over the winter, the
0:06:25 > 0:06:28progress we've made on the chassis, and on the engine, became reality.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32I'll be back! All right, give him a big hand, ladies and gentlemen.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34It was the perfect start for Mercedes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36They carried the momentum from 2014.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39The benefit of being a world championship team is - and you know
0:06:39 > 0:06:43you've got it in the bag - you start your development earlier for the next season,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46so it becomes even more difficult for teams to catch you.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Ferrari were showing signs that they were upping the ante when it came to
0:06:49 > 0:06:53the hybrid power unit, but all the odds were pointing towards Mercedes.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Last year, I just didn't have a good season.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01You know, I have no problem to stand up and say Daniel was quicker.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05'Does Ricardo try round the out... He cuts back to the inside!
0:07:05 > 0:07:08'Sebastian Vettel can do nothing.'
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I was sort of doubting myself, as well.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14'Vettel once again shaded.'
0:07:14 > 0:07:16If things are not going well, or in general,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20I try to look at myself before I point fingers at others
0:07:20 > 0:07:23and of course, if, like last year, it doesn't work,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27I'm always looking at myself, what I could've done better.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30So overall, it was a tough year, no doubt.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Obviously, sportspeople operate on supreme confidence.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Absolute belief in their commitment, the decisions they make, but he was
0:07:36 > 0:07:40actually made to look like a number two in comparison to Daniel Ricciardo.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45So you can understand why, no matter what your past performance was,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48he wasn't delivering in the new hybrid formula.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51'Michael Schumacher wins.'
0:07:51 > 0:07:54It became sort of clear then, "I want to do something,
0:07:54 > 0:07:59"something new and, obviously, now I'm in a different chair," so... Or different car!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04It has always been a dream since I was a child, really,
0:08:04 > 0:08:05a couple of times I met Michael -
0:08:05 > 0:08:08he was dressed in red and he was, you know, my hero,
0:08:08 > 0:08:12so to put on the same dress as him,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15maybe that's a dream that I had for many, many years.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Last season, Ferrari had their worst year in 21.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Two podiums and I can't even believe that I'm saying that now.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25It was terrible.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31The team has been through a difficult phase
0:08:31 > 0:08:33and I think, really starting this year, everybody felt that,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37OK, this is a new start and forget what happened in the past.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41'Lights out. Away we go. Hamilton gets off the line well.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43'Vettel, an average start, I would say.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45'He's going to try and cut across in front of Rosberg.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47'A good out-braking manoeuvre from Vettel,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51'trying to get himself into second place. He's done it. Oh, Ericsson!
0:08:51 > 0:08:54'That's a criminal mistake. The safety car has been deployed.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56'Hamilton is pitted.'
0:08:56 > 0:08:58'..Nico behind.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01'Vettel has stayed out there, which puts the Ferrari into the lead.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05'Here we go. We're going back to racing and Sebastian Vettel already opening up the gap.'
0:09:05 > 0:09:08We already knew that they were not leaping away from us.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11We already knew that the car was competitive and we already had
0:09:11 > 0:09:15a fair idea that they were doing a three-stop and we knew we weren't.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16'Sebastian Vettel.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20'That puts Lewis Hamilton back into the lead of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22'Vettel down the inside of Rosberg and he's done it
0:09:22 > 0:09:26'and he's taken second position away from Nico Rosberg.'
0:09:26 > 0:09:30'Good boy, good boy. Hamilton seven seconds in front.'
0:09:30 > 0:09:34'Wheels are dropping off. Just sliding around out here.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38'Vettel coming down the inside to take the lead, getting past Lewis Hamilton.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41'Right, Hamilton's bailed out. He's got to get another set of tyres on.'
0:09:41 > 0:09:44No-one in the outside world expected us to win.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48'Sebastian Vettel is heading to astonish the world of Formula One.'
0:09:48 > 0:09:52We hardly dared believe that we could.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56'Sebastian Vettel wins the Grand Prix of Malaysia.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01'Yes, yes, yes! Whoohoo!
0:10:01 > 0:10:03'Yes!'
0:10:03 > 0:10:07VETTEL SHOUTING IN ITALIAN
0:10:16 > 0:10:19When I was up there, I heard the German anthem
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and then the Italian anthem and, dressed in red,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25and, I don't know, I connected so many things from my childhood
0:10:25 > 0:10:29and with Michael and that's why it was great to hear the guys singing
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and, you know, I know it was me,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36but to realise it was me up there...
0:10:40 > 0:10:43I've worked with two guys who really, really,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46really understand the value of being in a team.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And one was Michael and the other one is Sebastian
0:10:51 > 0:10:54and that is not to denigrate the others,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56but it's a particular strength in Sebastian
0:10:56 > 0:11:00and it was a particular strength in Michael, as well.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I think Vettel needed it
0:11:02 > 0:11:05because, having won four world championships with Red Bull, we
0:11:05 > 0:11:09all thought it was the Adrian Newey, the Red Bull, that little domination,
0:11:09 > 0:11:13that group of people, and I for one needed to be totally convinced.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Malaysia, for me, did that. Bravo.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Malaysia definitely stunned us, big time.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21We didn't expect that and then we didn't really know what was
0:11:21 > 0:11:22going to happen after that.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Is Ferrari really better than us now, all of a sudden?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27But we fought back even stronger.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30'Hamilton leads. Rosberg is in second, Vettel third.'
0:11:30 > 0:11:33'Lewis is driving very slowly, so get him to speed up.'
0:11:33 > 0:11:34'Rosberg is getting upset.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38'Vettel starting to fill his mirrors full of red.'
0:11:38 > 0:11:41You came on the radio, accusing Lewis of backing you into Vettel.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I think accusing is not the right word. I was mentioning it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- RADIO:- 'If I go closer, I destroy my tyres.'
0:11:49 > 0:11:52And I wasn't even mentioning backing into anybody.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I was just mentioning he should go a little bit faster.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58OK, Lewis. We'd maybe like to pick the pace up a little bit.
0:11:58 > 0:12:04'And Lewis Hamilton wins the Chinese Grand Prix and he beats his team-mate home in another one-two finish.'
0:12:06 > 0:12:08It compromised my race massively at the time.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Not really quite sure what his problem is.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15The best possible race for Lewis was to back me off into Vettel.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I wasn't, honestly. I mean, when I'm driving, I'm not really focusing...
0:12:18 > 0:12:20When you're in the lead, particularly,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23you're not really focusing so much on the guy behind.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25You're focusing on what... what you've got to do.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28You know, we have this fuel saving that we need to be doing,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31the tyre saving, and it's...
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The other guys, it's their job to either get round you,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36if they feel that you're going slow, or you're too slow.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Interestingly, he said he was just thinking about himself,
0:12:39 > 0:12:40you know, and that sort of says it all.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Was Lewis trying to do that?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46We will never know. Um, you...
0:12:46 > 0:12:49It is clear that when you fight against your team-mate
0:12:49 > 0:12:52in the quickest car for the world championship, and your team-mate
0:12:52 > 0:12:55is a good one, you need to just pull out all the tricks.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Did he do that in China?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01We don't know, but I think it's something which is to be expected.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05The thing is that we had discussed something pre-race,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09because of the threat from Ferrari, just to make sure that we do
0:13:09 > 0:13:12keep an eye on our team result, as well, you know, and our team effort,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and make sure that Ferrari doesn't beat either of us unnecessarily.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18And that was sort of the fine line, you know,
0:13:18 > 0:13:23where I felt that it was compromising my...
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Me.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Last year, there were many flashpoints throughout the season.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29We've not really had that this year.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31I imagine that's a huge relief to you.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Um, maybe we were able to contain the discussions in the meetings
0:13:35 > 0:13:38rooms and behind closed doors.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41And Nico and Lewis realised that
0:13:41 > 0:13:43it was detrimental to the team,
0:13:43 > 0:13:46not positive for the spirits within the team
0:13:46 > 0:13:48if these discussions, the controversy -
0:13:48 > 0:13:52which needs to happen, of course - is being held in a public space.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55'That uncomfortable relationship between Nico and Lewis,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59'we'd already seen it the year before in Spa, when it burst out,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02'when the contact was made there, so it was never really fixed.'
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Team-mates do not like each other. They're not friends. Forget it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08They never will be.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11'This is it. Can Hamilton take pole position in Bahrain?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13'Across the line he goes. He's done it!'
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- RADIO:- 'Beautiful work there, Lewis.'
0:14:15 > 0:14:18'It's four for number 44.'
0:14:18 > 0:14:21We get to Bahrain. Lewis gets his fourth straight pole.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Yeah, what was really interesting to me is, you saw all of the confidence
0:14:24 > 0:14:27that Nico had through the previous season, he was going out
0:14:27 > 0:14:30and just banging the pole positions and it was Lewis who was a bit scrappy.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33You know, final run unqualified, lock-up,
0:14:33 > 0:14:34or something would go wrong.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Come into this year, and Lewis is just supreme confidence,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41bang, bang, bang. And it's Nico who is looking a little bit like a boxer on the ropes.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45I don't think it's something I consciously worked on. Of course, I ended last season,
0:14:45 > 0:14:46and I was thinking, OK,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50qualifying is an area which made this year harder for me.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53But generally, it was just getting more comfortable with the car.
0:14:53 > 0:15:00'And Lewis Hamilton wins the Bahrain Grand Prix to take his third victory of 2015.'
0:15:00 > 0:15:04He was very dominant, up to the point that we were surprised.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09I had to fight back, because Lewis had got a bit of an advantage on the points.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12In the battle between Lewis and I, it's so important,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15every detail, you know, and then the qualifying position is
0:15:15 > 0:15:18massively important, as well, and he beat me in qualifying the first
0:15:18 > 0:15:21four races, I think, and then finally in Spain, I got the pole.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24'And Lewis Hamilton has been stopped in his sequence of getting
0:15:24 > 0:15:30'pole positions because Nico Rosberg has set the pace here. Now we have a battle on our hands.'
0:15:30 > 0:15:32And then if you go into the first corner in front,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34there's a big chance you'll win the race.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38'Lights out, away we go and it's a good start from pole man Nico Rosberg.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43'For the first time in 2015, he wins! Whoohoo! Yes!'
0:15:47 > 0:15:49CHEERING
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Of course, there was a lot of scepticism - is it too early,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54is it dangerous, even?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59But I think he's demonstrated he's a very special talent.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Let's talk about Max Verstappen.
0:16:04 > 0:16:0817 years old, he comes into Formula One, the youngest ever driver.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10He was karting two years ago.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13It was a shocker for Formula One. You know, how can someone with
0:16:13 > 0:16:17so little experience come and deliver the sort of passes we saw?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20You know, China, for me, was already the sign that this guy had
0:16:20 > 0:16:23supreme control, an instinctive ability to find gaps.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26You know, it's one thing being fast, but to race like that, to me,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28shows a real star quality.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32I always enjoy driving a street circuit -
0:16:32 > 0:16:33you're really on the edge of the car.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35It's not downforce related,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37it's more like moving around with the car, trying to feel
0:16:37 > 0:16:41the grip between the walls, which is also quite entertaining.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44'Here comes Verstappen.'
0:16:44 > 0:16:48'Down the inside, it's Verstappen and Maldonado side by side.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50'Aw, that's fantastic!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53'You don't see overtaking like that often here in Monaco.'
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I held my breath.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58He found opportunities to overtake, instinctive ability to follow.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I think it was Seb when he passed Bottas.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05You know, he was being lapped, and he just snuck through, as well, just caught Bottas by surprise.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- 'He's going to do it! - He does indeed. - Verstappen goes past, as well!
0:17:11 > 0:17:15'The next one they want to try and pass is Grosjean.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18'Oh, no! Verstappen's hit it! He's in the barrier.'
0:17:22 > 0:17:24RADIO: 'You OK, Max?'
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I'm OK.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Yeah. It was a big crash, but I think, at the end of day,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31then you really understand how strong an F1 car is
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and I think it even improved myself, because, for me,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36it gave me more confidence, because you're always a bit scared to crash
0:17:36 > 0:17:39or touch a wall or whatever, but now I've had a big crash
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and then it gets a bit more relaxed, I think.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44He actually took a positive out of that.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48This is a guy that's just building blocks of experience in his mind.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49If he continues to go on like this,
0:17:49 > 0:17:54he will be soon in the position to join people like Senna
0:17:54 > 0:17:58and Schumacher as absolute greats, because he is that good.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01He's impressed me, I cannot tell you.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I have not seen somebody emerge at such a young age
0:18:03 > 0:18:06in the Formula One as powerful as him.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09'Everything looking good
0:18:09 > 0:18:12'for Hamilton to take his second Monaco victory.'
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Monaco is just such a special race. Look at all the greats.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Look at Michael, who won that race so many times.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21I've only won it once in the nine years,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24and the three years I've been in this team, the car's been the best -
0:18:24 > 0:18:26particularly for that race -
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and I've lost all three and then this year, finally, I won pole,
0:18:29 > 0:18:34I'm leading by 20-something seconds, living the life upfront!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36'Big impact down there.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41'Safety car, precautionary tyre change for Lewis Hamilton.'
0:18:41 > 0:18:43'Rosberg is going through now.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46'Yeah, that actually does put Rosberg in front.'
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I knew it when I came out of the pit lane.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50'He's come out in third, so that's very strange.'
0:18:50 > 0:18:53For me, it wasn't an option to pit, because he had to stay out,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56and then all of a sudden, I don't see anybody in front
0:18:56 > 0:18:59and I see, you know, safety car, which was very strange
0:18:59 > 0:19:02and then I see Lewis popping out of the pits in my window in a big,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04big battle right behind me and I thought
0:19:04 > 0:19:07they were going to crash into my gearbox.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- RADIO:- 'I've lost this race, haven't I?'
0:19:09 > 0:19:12So why has that happened?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15In that particular moment, Lewis came on the radio,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17seeing somebody pitting on the big screen, saying,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20"My tyres are dead, they will not recover. Consider pitting."
0:19:20 > 0:19:25And our screens froze, so we didn't have the exact gaps any more
0:19:25 > 0:19:30and then we lacked the overview of what's going on in the race,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33with all our data, with the scientific approach,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37with looking to our screens, monitoring every single
0:19:37 > 0:19:41sensor on that car - we didn't look out of the window.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45'Nico Rosberg wins the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48'Sebastian Vettel finishes in second place.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53'Lewis Hamilton is robbed, but why? Why did Mercedes do what they did?'
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I'm really sorry about that, Lewis, mate.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Please stop talking to me, please.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Lewis Hamilton, it looks like he wants to park up.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08That was just the point, I was like a kettle boiled to the top.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13You know, I take it personally.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Racing has been my life since I was eight years old,
0:20:15 > 0:20:20so you put everything into it and remember, that's one year gone.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Fortunately, I hopefully have more years to go, but you never know
0:20:23 > 0:20:26when it will be the last time you have a car like that.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Lewis Hamilton comes through to take victory in Canada.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Another win to add to his tally, his fourth win of 2015.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Canada, let's talk about Red Bull
0:20:44 > 0:20:47because it was there last year that Daniel Ricciardo got his first
0:20:47 > 0:20:50incredible victory. This season, he's 13th.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Red Bull and Renault not having a happy time this weekend.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56I got lapped by a Williams.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00It was definitely our most strange and our worst weekend of the year.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I'm laughing because I don't want to cry.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Red Bull is struggling with straight-line speed.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09We have been missing something from power unit this year.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12We probably didn't get enough of a step forward in between this season
0:21:12 > 0:21:15which was a bit disappointing to start with.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18But we should expect a lot more from that part of our car.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20What is going on with Red Bull?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23The first few races, power was one thing, but drivability,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I was just getting a headache from my head getting whiplash.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32There was a lot of splutters and whatnot going on.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36That made it nearly impossible to win this year.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37It's not just about engine power,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40there are so many other elements that's not working there.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44On top of the drivability, there's reliability issues, as well,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48so it's difficult because we're in a competition.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51We're pushing hard, promises are made and expectations are set,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and when that doesn't happen,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57inevitably, frustration boils over.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Yeah, we need to work with the guys at Renault and try to understand it
0:22:00 > 0:22:04and support them, but what we've seen this weekend isn't acceptable.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07The relationship with Renault had broken down sometime before,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09but that's the first signs, really,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12that they were prepared to be so vocal about it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Eddie knows the importance of keeping your engine partner onside,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18but Renault had stopped developing the products.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Red Bull stopped trusting in them
0:22:20 > 0:22:23and they were looking for a divorce and it started to get a bit messy.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Remember, Renault are a car manufacturer
0:22:26 > 0:22:29and there are so many people who are looking for the marketing
0:22:29 > 0:22:32and promotion exercises that's involved in Formula One.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Why ridicule your own partner? There's no logic to it.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Hamilton has got through onto his final flying lap.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43We're on a knife edge with these cars and if something's not perfect,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47you downshift too early or you downshift from a bump,
0:22:47 > 0:22:48you pay a price.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Oh, still Hamilton's spun it! On a good lap.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54He is indeed, he is quicker than his best in the first sector.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I knew that I had to take risks to get pole.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59I went for it and just got it completely wrong.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Oh, Nico Rosberg, when he looked to be up on Lewis Hamilton,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- he has gone off at the very last corner.- Sorry about that, guys.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- What position is that? - It's confirmed, P2, Nico.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I braked later, and it definitely didn't work out at all.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19After all that, Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24As expected, Mercedes are up at the front
0:23:24 > 0:23:26despite those offs in qualifying.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Lights out, away we go, it's a good start from Rosberg,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34an excellent getaway, but Hamilton is going to try and shut the door.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Rosberg has won the start into turn one.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40It was a great start, it worked out well.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41A great battle for turn one,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45turn two and turn three where we were side-by-side, as well.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47They're charging up towards the second turn.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Hamilton will go to the outside.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Rosberg holds the inside line.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54This is great stuff. We knew that Rosberg had to go for it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58That was the crucial thing for the win.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Then we had really good pace for the race, which I was happy about.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Nico Rosberg takes the chequered flag!
0:24:03 > 0:24:08He's beaten Hamilton once again in Europe this season.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Silverstone is everything, I suppose.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23It's such an emotive Grand Prix for us.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26We won our first race there in '79.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Clay Regazzoni goes across the line
0:24:28 > 0:24:31and he has won the British Grand Prix.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33We had the glory days there with Nigel.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38Nigel is not going to be allowed to get back to his pit. Amazing!
0:24:38 > 0:24:42So going to Silverstone is always wonderful.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44The British crowds, everything.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46There's a festival feeling here.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Anticipation ahead of this Grand Prix.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Key to this race today could be the start.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54It was a good start from both of us.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57They didn't have a good start as well, which helps us.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58But it was amazing.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Lights out and away we go!
0:25:00 > 0:25:03A good start from the second row for Williams,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06getting both cars past both Mercedes. Massa leads.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Bottas trying to get second from Hamilton.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Just describe the first 20 seconds of that race
0:25:10 > 0:25:12from your point of view.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13It was hideous!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Great stuff from Lewis Hamilton.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18He wouldn't give up that position to Bottas.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I was sat there just thinking to myself,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23"Oh, my God, is this what it's going to feel like
0:25:23 > 0:25:24"when we start winning again?"
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Because I'm not sure I can cope with this.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Look at Hamilton. Be careful...
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Hamilton goes off in his attempts to try and wrest the lead
0:25:31 > 0:25:34and that might give an opportunity for Valtteri Bottas.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Bottas goes into second place.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It was like, is this a joke?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Our two cars going and taking on a Mercedes.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Instruction, no racing. Your tyre...
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- I'm not racing.- No racing for now. We'll keep you advised.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I really felt I had much more pace
0:25:49 > 0:25:50than my team-mate.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I was behind him and I wasn't allowed to overtake,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54so that was pretty tough to accept.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57For me, it's clear, Williams should allow him to go.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Can I overtake? I can do it on the back straight. Tell me!
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- Yes, you can.- That was too late.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Hamilton, purple, purple in the first and second sector,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11he's got the bit between his teeth.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14In comes Lewis Hamilton from third position.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Sometimes you do a lap and you feel,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19I could have braked later or carried more speed into that apex,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22but that was on the limit without damaging the tyres
0:26:22 > 0:26:25and I came out ahead.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27So that means he's actually back out in fourth place,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30so that is how crucial that move was.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33In comes Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36so that puts Bottas into the lead at this Grand Prix.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40When my team-mate went into the pits, I improved nearly one second in my next lap.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45It could have been a possibility for my first win, I could see it.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Rosberg, has he got it? They will battle it down to the end of the pit lane.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Who's going to get the edge? Massa - just. That's hugely helped Hamilton.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Had you let Valtteri pass Massa,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59do you think the result would have been different?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Who knows? I don't personally believe so.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I think we still would have been trumped by the Mercedes.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Bottas comes in from the race lead. Hamilton is already on the start/finish straight.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11He's alongside.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Hamilton retakes the lead and where does Bottas come back out?
0:27:15 > 0:27:19He comes back out behind his team-mate Felipe Massa.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- Expecting rain in the next minute or so.- Definitely rain falling now.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27The battle for third place and Nico Rosberg go side-by-side
0:27:27 > 0:27:29with the Williams and he's through at last.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32In the damp conditions, he took advantage.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34I had a great feeling in the car.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I'd found some grip that the others didn't have,
0:27:36 > 0:27:37so I was pushing on.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Rosberg goes up into second place.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Look at Rosberg, he's catching Hamilton here.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48Just when I was coming to get Lewis, it started to rain more.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50He made the right call to come in.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Hamilton comes in from the lead of the Grand Prix.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Is he going for inters?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Start doing a rain dance
0:27:55 > 0:27:58if you want to see a British winner this afternoon.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01The strategist and the driver just got it spot-on,
0:28:01 > 0:28:05coming into the pits at the right time and this is what made the race.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06'Rain intensity is increasing.'
0:28:06 > 0:28:09As it has turned out, that was the perfect lap to put
0:28:09 > 0:28:11the intermediate tyres on.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14By the time I got to the last corner before the pit entry,
0:28:14 > 0:28:15it was flooded.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19So in that last corner, I lost four seconds or five seconds.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22APPLAUSE
0:28:22 > 0:28:28He had to fight for it, but Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Great job, guys, I'm so happy with that.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Thank you to all the fans for coming, that one was for you. Thank you.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Great call on the pit stop, Lewis, that was exactly the right time.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I can't really express how proud a moment it is for a British
0:28:40 > 0:28:43driver to be in front of a home crowd and lead into the victory,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47but afterwards, as I came onto the pit lane wall, and seeing
0:28:47 > 0:28:51the whole sea of people and to see all those British flags...
0:28:51 > 0:28:55It's a feeling that will live on in me for the rest of my life.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03After Silverstone, we heard the desperately sad news that
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Jules Bianchi had died after that terrible accident in Japan.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10It really rocked the paddock, didn't it?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I knew already straightaway in Japan. When I went to the hospital,
0:29:16 > 0:29:22I knew 100% that he was... impossible to survive.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27I think maybe I need a few weeks to be a little bit better, you know?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Because it was so hard.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36We had a lot of good moments in F3. I remember when we were team-mates.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41Some of the after parties, for example, we did some funny...
0:29:41 > 0:29:43funny things at the time, you know?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44We were young. Young still.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47A really talented racer.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50I think it was only a matter of time that he could have been in a
0:29:50 > 0:29:54better car and everyone would have seen how quick he really is, so...
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Jules was literally one of my first friends I made in Europe, you know?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03So we were 17 and we were both on that same journey.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Yeah, it was emotional, for sure.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10He was one of us. He was a very close friend.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15He lost life in a Formula One car and the only way to show him
0:30:15 > 0:30:18respect was to fight hard again in a Formula One car.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Vettel's trying to come down the outside of Lewis Hamilton.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31What a brilliant start by Sebastian Vettel,
0:30:31 > 0:30:36and Kimi Raikkonen is past Hamilton and Ferrari are running 1-2.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39This fundamentally changes the way this race is run.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Hamilton's on the grass! - He's in the gravel.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Hamilton losing a handful of places as he gets back on.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46My goodness, we've got a race on our hands here now.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Hulkenberg's going off.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51- He's going to be in the barrier. - Ooh. That's a big hit.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53- He's OK.- Safety car's coming out.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54Now, this DOES change things.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56'We are racing for the win, mate.'
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Yeah, I think Lewis Hamilton knows that. Get ready for the restart.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02And Rosberg down the inside of Raikkonen,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05as Ricciardo tries to go round the outside of Hamilton.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06They touch and Ricciardo is forced wide.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Damage to Hamilton's wing.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Hamilton's been given a drive-through.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- I can't really see him scoring points here today.- I'm so sorry, guys.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16'Don't stress about it, Lewis, 20 seconds away from some points,
0:31:16 > 0:31:18'so let's go get them.'
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Nico Rosberg looking to take the lead at the world championship here today.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25If he finishes in second place - and if Hamilton fails to score,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28of course - that will put him one point ahead.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30I'm losing power.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32There's nothing that I can do.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34'Understood, Kimi, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.'
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Hamilton goes down the inside and it's an easy pass on Nasr.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40So he is getting a point. That now puts him equal with Rosberg.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Here comes Hamilton.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45And that puts him into eighth position.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Here comes Ricciardo. In lock-up.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48He's in too deep!
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Obviously, with Nico, I'd put myself in that position
0:31:52 > 0:31:56by going for the move, but still on the exit he came across.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00In my eyes, it was my road to use entirely
0:32:00 > 0:32:04because he came in, completely overcooked it.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- He goes wide...- Oh, and he loses his front wing now.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- He's got a puncture, Rosberg. - 'Puncture, puncture.'
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Suddenly, Rosberg's chance of taking the lead of the champion
0:32:13 > 0:32:15might be gone.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- Nico was adamant that that was his bit of track.- Yeah. Definitely not.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Let's call it a racing incident, but it wasn't my fault.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25He just clipped his front wing on my tyre. And that was it.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28And so...lost out on a massive amount of points, there.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Lewis Hamilton, as he looks to protect his championship lead
0:32:31 > 0:32:34and, in fact, not just protect it, to extend his championship lead.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Who would have thought that?
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Sebastian Vettel has been wheel-perfect.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44After all these years of trying so hard here in Hungary with Red Bull,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47he hasn't won up till now, but today he has.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Grazie, ragazzi, grazie.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Mi sentite? Mi sentite?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Merci, Jules, cette victoire est pour toi.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00You will always be in our hearts.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03We know that, sooner or later, Jules would have been a part of this team.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Grazie, guys.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Hungary was a strange race - it was quite scrappy, which is something
0:33:09 > 0:33:11we don't really see from you very often.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13This is how the Sunday went.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16It was a really cool Sunday, actually, until the race started.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20The night before, I was invited by Ridley Scott - he said,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23come by the shoot in the morning and I'm like, "Yes!"
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Because he was filming with Matt Damon, the last scene of The Martian.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31So, I went to bed, tossing and turning, didn't sleep
0:33:31 > 0:33:34until nearly one o'clock and I woke up at 4am.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Time came, at eight o'clock or whatever it was, to leave the hotel.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Went to Ridley and at the time they were set up for this last scene
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and he said, you know, "Matt hasn't come on yet.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48"Why don't you sit where he is and act out his role?"
0:33:48 > 0:33:51So, you know, I'm getting nervous because I'm...
0:33:51 > 0:33:54This is Ridley Scott asking me to sit and act,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58And then finally, Matt came and sat with Ridley and he's saying,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01"Action", and I just, honestly, I couldn't believe it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04So I left there, went to the track and I'm on this high for a minute
0:34:04 > 0:34:07and then started doing engineering and I start hitting a wall.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11And I wasn't able to take a nap either, so I got in the car,
0:34:11 > 0:34:14those first couple of laps to the grid felt terrible.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I was like, this is not good. I knew it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20I've now told you a story which I should have put in my book one day,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22but...anyways.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23You know, at this point in the season,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25we're starting to feel that
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Lewis is gathering momentum
0:34:27 > 0:34:28and really getting Nico
0:34:28 > 0:34:30under control, but then it
0:34:30 > 0:34:32seemed like the season, come August,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34was starting to catch up with him.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37What, you mean because of his lifestyle, or...?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Potentially, I guess. You know, he's been back and forward to the States,
0:34:40 > 0:34:45you know, he's much more active in chasing the social side of his life
0:34:45 > 0:34:48than Nico, whose wife was pregnant and go back to Monaco
0:34:48 > 0:34:50and living a quieter life.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54You know, I think some people were starting to question, was it just becoming too much
0:34:54 > 0:34:56burning the candle at both ends?
0:34:58 > 0:35:02No-one expected Lotus to actually be on the grid in Spa.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03The bailiffs were there.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06You know, people were talking about wages not being paid,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09engine bills not having been paid, gearbox bills, the tyres -
0:35:09 > 0:35:12everything seemed to be just crunching down on Lotus.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Pretty early in the year, we knew we had to do with what we had.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21We were supposed to have a new nose for the race one, which was delayed.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Race two, then race five, and then race ten.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27And from then on it was... We knew that nothing would come
0:35:27 > 0:35:29until the end of the year.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Grosjean going round the outside.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33That's the second time he's made a good move on there.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37It was, you know, one of those races where everything goes well.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42And Grosjean is going to complete another move. He's into third place.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Lewis Hamilton takes victory in Belgium.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Romain Grosjean is going to finish in third place.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52What a superb achievement for a team that has been struggling,
0:35:52 > 0:35:54fighting for survival.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57When you compare something like that with no podium.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59It was a season we had. Yeah, it was hard to drive.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01I had tears in my eyes.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- Really struggled to find the lines. - That was incredible.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07One of the best races of your career, mate. So proud.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09HE SOBS
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Superstar.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14I was crying in the car because it was not only for me,
0:36:14 > 0:36:18it was for the guys and for everything that they represented to me
0:36:18 > 0:36:21for ten years and that was the best I could offer them.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Romain Grosjean takes a podium finish.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26What a superb performance for him.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30I don't think there are many teams that have celebrated a podium with bailiffs!
0:36:30 > 0:36:33That's quite... That's quite an experience.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Romain Grosjean...the big smile is back.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Isn't it lovely to see him on the podium at Spa?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43Romain Grosjean emerged as such a great team leader.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46He did an amazing job. He's been in Enstone
0:36:46 > 0:36:51for all those years and for him to bring that car and the drama
0:36:51 > 0:36:55and the trauma that that team had endured for that weekend, to
0:36:55 > 0:36:58get it onto the podium, for me was one of the highlights of the year.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03It was important to launch an attack and close the gap down now
0:37:03 > 0:37:05because Lewis was sort of getting away.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07The new engine that I'd just put in got a problem
0:37:07 > 0:37:10so I had to go back to the old engine and that had less power
0:37:10 > 0:37:12and then broke down in the race, as well.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15It's all over at Monza for Nico Rosberg.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18What a blow this is in his world championship hopes.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20'OK, Lewis, we need to pull a gap, don't ask questions.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22'Just execute.'
0:37:22 > 0:37:26In Italy, we had these new rules kicking in about minimum
0:37:26 > 0:37:29tyre pressures and we were informed during the race that a new
0:37:29 > 0:37:33investigation was being started about these pressures.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37The consequence of a penalty would have probably been 30 seconds.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39'So, there's no need to take any risk,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41'just keep doing what you're doing.'
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I'm going to pick up a little pace to where I was. It is taking risks.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Then they asked, "Just 30 seconds," I'm like, "Are you crazy?"
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- That's a lot of time. - It wasn't needed at the end.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53We were right, there wasn't any mistake.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Hamilton takes victory at Monza.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58'Those last few laps were not cool, man.'
0:38:07 > 0:38:12My goodness, Lewis Hamilton is down in fifth place in Singapore.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Super weird. I don't really feel that I can explain it.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Now, what about Nico Rosberg? He's down in sixth place.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22In qualifying, we were 1½ seconds slower. All of a sudden.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26We were so shocked, we had no clue what was going on.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31Sebastian Vettel has taken the first non-Mercedes-powered
0:38:31 > 0:38:33pole position of the hybrid era.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Mercedes have dominated the season,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38but that seems to be on the cusp of coming to an end.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40And then the race also, just not quick enough
0:38:40 > 0:38:44and then Lewis had bad luck, which I had in Monza.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Hamilton's in trouble, he's passed by his team-mate.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Lost power, lost power. - OK, Lewis, box, box.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52And I wasn't able to make the most of it
0:38:52 > 0:38:55because I just wasn't quick enough and finished fourth.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Sebastian Vettel wins in Singapore.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Yes, you did it, you did it!
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Ooh-hoo! Grazie, ragazzi, grazie.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Mi sentite? Forza Ferrari!
0:39:05 > 0:39:08The season we had was a big surprise, I think,
0:39:08 > 0:39:10for us as well. A positive surprise.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15We had a strong platform to start with and the people, in all honesty,
0:39:15 > 0:39:20did a great job in making progress, especially on the engine side,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23but also with the car, so, all in all, it was a great year.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27It is a podium without a Mercedes driver anywhere to be seen.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Do you have any answers as to what happened that weekend?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Yes, but now we have the answers.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37What happened to us this weekend was a lack of understanding
0:39:37 > 0:39:40what was actually needed to perform well in Singapore.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43It was covered up
0:39:43 > 0:39:46by a 2014 car that was so dominant
0:39:46 > 0:39:49that we won the race in Singapore,
0:39:49 > 0:39:54although we could see that we had a little bit of a dip in form there.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57All these engineers coming up with all these theories
0:39:57 > 0:40:00of why it could happen, and honestly, in my heart,
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I don't believe they also really fully know why it was.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06After struggling so much, like we did in Singapore, there's this
0:40:06 > 0:40:09rest of a feeling in you, saying,
0:40:09 > 0:40:11"let's see how it goes in Japan".
0:40:15 > 0:40:17After Singapore, they made some changes
0:40:17 > 0:40:20and the car wasn't as nice to drive after that.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Hamilton comes across the line, it's not enough to beat his team-mate.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Rosberg has the upper hand.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It was clear at that time that with the drivers so near to each other
0:40:29 > 0:40:35in terms of their competitiveness, that lap one, turn one was decisive.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Lights out, away we go,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39and Hamilton makes a good start.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42He's going to challenge as they head down towards the first corner.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44You've got to be fierce, you've got to be strong,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47you've got to be hard, to as much of a limit as you can.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Rosberg on the outside here, Hamilton down the inside.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Side-by-side through turn one.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54You could ask every world champion, if you're on the outside,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56you've got to back off.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Dropping back, Rosberg has lost second, he's lost third,
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Rosberg down to fourth place.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03And Hamilton has the advantage.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10- It's a- BLEEP- feeling when my team-mate, or Lewis,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12runs me out wide into the grass
0:41:12 > 0:41:14and then I lose all those positions,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17that really is not a good feeling.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19So that was tough.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21You have to be tough.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25You can't be nice out there, you can't be, "Hey, here's some space."
0:41:25 > 0:41:26It's "Hey, I'm taking it."
0:41:26 > 0:41:31I'm here, I mean business, I'm not here to make friends,
0:41:31 > 0:41:33I'm not here to finish the race and say,
0:41:33 > 0:41:35"Hey, that was a lovely race, chap.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38"You were so friendly with me. You let me win."
0:41:38 > 0:41:39No.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46Hamilton wins in Japan to take back-to-back victories at Suzuka.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Was Lewis unfair?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52You know, we all just go with what the FIA says
0:41:52 > 0:41:57and the FIA judged it to be...
0:41:57 > 0:42:00a racing incident in Suzuka.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02So we'll go with that.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Japan, let's talk about McLaren-Honda because Alonso is on team radio,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17he knows what he's doing.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25In Japan, when they broadcast that,
0:42:25 > 0:42:29probably I knew that they could do that.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32But I think the actions we need to take for next year
0:42:32 > 0:42:35to be competitive, they need to be quite extreme.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37For big problems, you need big solutions.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41And I think maybe that helped for the big solutions.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43He's not sending very polite messages,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45or thinly veiled at all, is he?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49That's a very much public slap in the face to Honda.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52If you're going to say something to get out there in the public
0:42:52 > 0:42:56and you want to make the people and the management of Honda
0:42:56 > 0:42:59take full knowledge of what you're about to say,
0:42:59 > 0:43:00then that's where you do it.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03And he's very clever.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Alonso was as smart as could be.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Remember, in Canada,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09where he said we're acting like a bunch of amateurs.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12So it's not the first time. So it's calculated.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15'We must save fuel, we must target zero.'
0:43:25 > 0:43:27I'm a huge fan of McLaren, always was.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31I'm concerned about the great teams. Where are they now?
0:43:31 > 0:43:36You know, one off last place, all their sponsors gone, more or less.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40Rudderless, absolutely no idea what's going on.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Honda, together with McLaren,
0:43:42 > 0:43:45with two world champions in the car,
0:43:45 > 0:43:48for me was the biggest disgrace of the season.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55Rosberg desperately needs to beat Hamilton here today.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59Lights out and away we go.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03The two Mercedes cars go well, but Rosberg gets in front of Hamilton.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05They are side-by-side.
0:44:05 > 0:44:06Rosberg has the inside line.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09I was getting into a really good roll, you know,
0:44:09 > 0:44:12with Russia pole again and just leading the way, great start,
0:44:12 > 0:44:14which was the improvement from Suzuka.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16It was all going well.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18'My throttle pedal is broken.'
0:44:18 > 0:44:23Unbelievable, whatever, ten-cent piece breaks on the throttle damper
0:44:23 > 0:44:26and the throttle pedal comes towards me,
0:44:26 > 0:44:30and I've never had that in my whole racing career in anything.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33She's just showing no acceleration off the turn whatsoever.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35So I drove around trying to cope with it,
0:44:35 > 0:44:38then eventually it just stuck open and I couldn't get round the corners
0:44:38 > 0:44:41any more, it was getting dangerous, so I had to come in.
0:44:41 > 0:44:42There's Nico Rosberg.
0:44:42 > 0:44:46There's not much you can say for him now, is there?
0:44:46 > 0:44:49'Lewis, your team-mate has retired, so let's refocus.
0:44:49 > 0:44:51'Get on with this race.'
0:44:51 > 0:44:54We've got an accident for Romain Grosjean.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56This brings the safety car out,
0:44:56 > 0:44:58you might see the pit lane getting busy now.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00'Box this lap, box, box. Pits confirmed.'
0:45:00 > 0:45:02The plan was always to go to one stop,
0:45:02 > 0:45:06but obviously not that early, not 40 laps before the end.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09When I realised how many laps I had to go, I thought, well,
0:45:09 > 0:45:10this is going to be difficult,
0:45:10 > 0:45:14because I knew my race was going to be the last ten or 15 laps.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17This is where the real race is.
0:45:17 > 0:45:22Sergio Perez is trying to hang on for a third-place finish here in Russia.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25'You're still P3, but to make it work, we've got to have
0:45:25 > 0:45:28- 'maximum management on the front. - 'It's what I'm doing.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30'I cannot do any more.'
0:45:30 > 0:45:34The last couple of laps to basically run out of rubber.
0:45:34 > 0:45:39Valtteri Bottas closing up, he's chasing down third-place Perez.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Bottas goes into third place!
0:45:41 > 0:45:42Pulls off a fabulous move
0:45:42 > 0:45:46and Raikkonen now going round the outside of Sergio Perez.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49It's all gone wrong for Perez.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51When they overtook me, I thought
0:45:51 > 0:45:54that my podium was gone and I was going to finish fifth,
0:45:54 > 0:45:58but I had no idea that they were so close together.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02Perez could not quite respond and Bottas is in third.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04But he's still under pressure from the Ferrari.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07'Last lap, Kimi, last lap. All or nothing.'
0:46:07 > 0:46:10Oh, no, they hit, they hit!
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Bottas crashes into the barrier, Raikkonen's got damage.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Perez goes back into third place.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21If I would have left the door open, in that kind of situation,
0:46:21 > 0:46:24then he, plus everyone else, would have thought
0:46:24 > 0:46:29I would do it again if someone is trying to overtake me
0:46:29 > 0:46:31from that far, so that's not going to happen.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35I thought he had seen me when I went, but obviously not.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37Raikkonen was at fault, wasn't he, David?
0:46:37 > 0:46:41Raikkonen, that was like optimism beyond control.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44He came from so far back on a tight, shallow line
0:46:44 > 0:46:46and just rear-ended Bottas.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49Lewis Hamilton wins the Russian Grand Prix.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53Now, who's going to be third? It's going to be Perez.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57There he is. Perez finishes third here in Russia.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00A third podium ever for this team.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02What delight for them.
0:47:02 > 0:47:06'Well done. That was very hard, man.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09'I had no rubber left at all.'
0:47:11 > 0:47:13There were a lot of emotions, you know,
0:47:13 > 0:47:14because it was a podium.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17Although I was lucky in the end, I really deserved it,
0:47:17 > 0:47:21it was not like I was fifth the whole race and then they crashed,
0:47:21 > 0:47:24I was third the whole race and then they crashed.
0:47:25 > 0:47:26I'm very happy for the team.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29The boys have been through tremendously difficult times,
0:47:29 > 0:47:33so when you have those moments, you really try to stop time
0:47:33 > 0:47:35and really enjoy them.
0:47:35 > 0:47:39That podium was super huge for him and super huge for the team.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41And it was a super huge weekend for Mercedes
0:47:41 > 0:47:44because they clinched the constructors' title.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46It was exactly the same as the previous year,
0:47:46 > 0:47:49winning the World Championship as constructors in Russia.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51It gave them a great opportunity to take the pressure valve off.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55The money in Formula One for the teams comes from the constructors.
0:47:55 > 0:47:56So that box is ticked.
0:47:56 > 0:47:57It then allows them
0:47:57 > 0:48:00a completely free hand to let the drivers race.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07So we trot across the pond to the good old US of A,
0:48:07 > 0:48:09the perfect setting for Lewis
0:48:09 > 0:48:10who gets his first shot
0:48:10 > 0:48:12at his third world title.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14Firstly, the race for me
0:48:14 > 0:48:15was one of the best races
0:48:15 > 0:48:17that I can remember having.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20Lights out and away we go.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22Rosberg versus Hamilton, it's a pretty even start,
0:48:22 > 0:48:25but Hamilton may have the chance to get up the inside.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28Rosberg is trying to go wheel-to-wheel, they run wide.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Rosberg squeezed out to fourth place.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33Hamilton certainly worked that to his advantage.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36It was one step too far, too much.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39He's seen my steering wheel, I'm turning, but the car's not turning.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41Whilst I didn't intentionally do anything,
0:48:41 > 0:48:43I felt afterwards I did, you know.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46He decided to drive into me.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Have you seen over the last couple of years?
0:48:48 > 0:48:50I mean, he complains about a lot of things,
0:48:50 > 0:48:53but you just kind of let it go over your head because that's just
0:48:53 > 0:48:57the way he is and it's a different background we come from, I guess.
0:48:57 > 0:49:01Personally, I think Lewis was over-aggressive.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03To me, a completely fair thing
0:49:03 > 0:49:05for the inside car to dictate the line,
0:49:05 > 0:49:07that's the end of the story.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09But it wasn't really the race decider
0:49:09 > 0:49:11because I did manage to fight back.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15And Rosberg's got past Ricciardo.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Onto the straight, over the big bumps.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19Daniel will be a sitting duck here, here comes Rosberg.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21So Mercedes now running one and two.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23Rosberg goes wide.
0:49:23 > 0:49:24Ricciardo goes into second place,
0:49:24 > 0:49:28he makes the move and Rosberg will be kicking himself there.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31And look at this, Ricciardo's had another go to get past Hamilton.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34And Daniel Ricciardo has found the space
0:49:34 > 0:49:36and he's gone past the Mercedes.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40Rosberg having a go at getting past Hamilton. He's got down the inside.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42Can he hold on or is Hamilton going to fight back on the exit?
0:49:42 > 0:49:46Yes, he will. They've got to give each other space, you'd think, as team-mates.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48But Rosberg's got past him.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50Well, we don't see that often.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Here comes Rosberg, he's going to reclaim the lead.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56He does, he gets past Daniel Ricciardo.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Remember, if it were to finish this way, Lewis Hamilton would not
0:49:59 > 0:50:02be world champion, not with Rosberg winning the race.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04Well, that's karma. He's back in the lead,
0:50:04 > 0:50:07so he should have nothing to complain about.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11But still, you know, he had to find something to complain about.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14Passed Lewis, passed the Red Bulls, take the lead.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Go up into the distance, get pulled back because of the safety car,
0:50:17 > 0:50:18I had a ten-second lead already,
0:50:18 > 0:50:21so that was destroyed by the safety car.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25Hamilton draws alongside and overtakes Daniel Ricciardo.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28Oh, a big shunt and it's Kvyat.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30- Kvyat in the wall. - Safety car for sure.
0:50:30 > 0:50:32That's sure to bring the safety car out, yes.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34This might be a lifeline for Hamilton.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38Then the second safety car again destroyed my second lead
0:50:38 > 0:50:40of a couple of seconds or whatever.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42'OK, Lewis, you'll have ten laps remaining.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43'Just keep it nice and clean.'
0:50:43 > 0:50:47Away goes Rosberg, a bit of wheel spin on the restart as he launches it.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49These tyres have lost temperature.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52I was generally relaxed because it wasn't the last race
0:50:52 > 0:50:55and the championship was coming down to that one moment.
0:50:55 > 0:50:59But of course, that driver in me was saying, never give up, keep pushing.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01Hamilton, fastest lap,
0:51:01 > 0:51:04putting the pressure on Rosberg.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07And then I messed up, myself, which, er...
0:51:07 > 0:51:09is hugely annoying.
0:51:10 > 0:51:15- Rosberg's made a mistake.- He's had a tank slapper on acceleration.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Hamilton's taken the lead.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20It means that Hamilton is where he needs to be
0:51:20 > 0:51:22to win the championship now.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27When the reality really hits you, you just have so much energy,
0:51:27 > 0:51:29you just want to shout at the top of your lungs,
0:51:29 > 0:51:31at the top of a building.
0:51:31 > 0:51:36Lewis Hamilton has won his third World Championship.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39He is the 2015 World Champion.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44Yeah, pal, I'm pleased with it.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50'How good does that sound, Lewis, three-times World Champion?'
0:51:50 > 0:51:54'It's the greatest moment in my life. Thank you, guys, so much.'
0:52:16 > 0:52:19I remember being at my dad's house in Hatfield, I think it was,
0:52:19 > 0:52:23in a one-bedroom apartment, and wake up, got a bacon sarnie,
0:52:23 > 0:52:27when I was five years old and watching Ayrton win these races
0:52:27 > 0:52:29and it was a lifelong dream.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31And you think, 25 years later,
0:52:31 > 0:52:34that I'm achieving a similar success.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37It's an experience, an emotion,
0:52:37 > 0:52:38that you just have to try
0:52:38 > 0:52:41and enjoy because you can't really understand it.
0:52:41 > 0:52:45CHEERING
0:52:46 > 0:52:50Three World Championships, he's in this exclusive club now
0:52:50 > 0:52:53- and he deserves to be there. - He does deserve his three titles.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55For some, they'll say there's only Mercedes in the race,
0:52:55 > 0:52:58so all he's doing is beating Nico Rosberg.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00But let's not forget that he won his first title at McLaren.
0:53:00 > 0:53:05He equalled Fernando Alonso in his first-ever year in Formula One.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08The talent he has is amazing.
0:53:08 > 0:53:12The way he can drive the car, how quick he is,
0:53:12 > 0:53:14how strong he is to win,
0:53:14 > 0:53:18you know, how good he is on the, like, the mentality to win the race.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21I don't think anyone thought he was doing the right thing
0:53:21 > 0:53:23to leave McLaren and go to Mercedes.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25And to be fair, at that moment in time,
0:53:25 > 0:53:27it wasn't the right thing to do.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29Lewis is a very quick driver, I'll give him that.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32He's probably one of the quickest guys that's ever stood in a Formula One car.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36But he did not know when he signed that contact.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39I think he was upset with the situation he had at McLaren.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42It was off the back of a DNF when he was leading in Singapore.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44Hamilton's in trouble.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47His world championship hopes are disappearing rapidly with that.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51And we're all emotional, so he took that decision, I think, emotionally.
0:53:51 > 0:53:56But it's the right decision, it's paid off, and he's just won
0:53:56 > 0:53:59two back-to-back world titles, so fair play to him.
0:53:59 > 0:54:04Do you worry that Lewis Hamilton might break your record?
0:54:05 > 0:54:08No, I think in the end, records are there to be broken.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11I don't think it's fair, I don't think it's right to stand up and say
0:54:11 > 0:54:16I don't want this guy to win because currently, he's doing the best job.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18Congrats.
0:54:18 > 0:54:19Cap-gate.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29It's our usual games, you know. He passed me the cap, I passed it back.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33In my frustration.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36He was more consistent during the year.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39He had a very consistent year with everything,
0:54:39 > 0:54:41he didn't have any problems except for one DNF.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44Qualifying, he did a better job than last year.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46You haven't had the rub of the green, I guess.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49It's not about good fortune in qualifying.
0:54:49 > 0:54:52There's no fortune in that, especially when it's 12 times.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54It's just not being quick enough,
0:54:54 > 0:54:56so I just need to find some more pace,
0:54:56 > 0:54:59which I did. I don't know why, though.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03Nico Rosberg takes victory in Mexico.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06'Yeah!'
0:55:06 > 0:55:09Nico Rosberg wins in Brazil.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11'Yeah, guys!'
0:55:13 > 0:55:17Nico Rosberg comes out of the last corner in Abu Dhabi.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20Well, what a different story this season might have been if
0:55:20 > 0:55:23Nico Rosberg had begun the season
0:55:23 > 0:55:26in the same style that he's finished it.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31Sometimes it's very difficult to understand
0:55:31 > 0:55:33what goes on in a racing driver's brain.
0:55:33 > 0:55:38I don't think that Lewis consciously switched his season off,
0:55:38 > 0:55:42but then maybe unconsciously, if you've won the championship,
0:55:42 > 0:55:45what else do you want to prove out there?
0:55:45 > 0:55:49But then maybe Nico found his strengths back, the edge back,
0:55:49 > 0:55:54so we had these discussions and we talked with them.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57There is no eureka moment here.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02I think there's an insecurity in Nico as an individual.
0:56:02 > 0:56:06There's a confidence in Lewis, the way he dresses,
0:56:06 > 0:56:10the way he moves, the way he travels around the rest of the world.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13It's like - challenge me if you dare.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16To be a great champion, you need raw speed,
0:56:16 > 0:56:19you need arrogance, you need belief.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23Now, if that breeds not a great character,
0:56:23 > 0:56:24so be it.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26Now, I'm not saying that about Lewis,
0:56:26 > 0:56:29but I think he does believe in all of those things.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31And is he arrogant? Absolutely.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33Is every driver in Formula One arrogant?
0:56:33 > 0:56:36If they're not, they shouldn't be there.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41Highlight of the season for you, Eddie, this year?
0:56:41 > 0:56:44I don't think I have any difficulty in this, because, for me,
0:56:44 > 0:56:47he would be the person I would have wanted to sign
0:56:47 > 0:56:49right from the beginning - Max Verstappen.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52My God, what a revelation, what a joy to watch.
0:56:52 > 0:56:56Clean, under control, knowing when to pass,
0:56:56 > 0:56:59knowing the right moves, I absolutely love watching him.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02That said, it's about the championship
0:57:02 > 0:57:04and it's about the championship driver.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06The right man in the right car won this.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09I think Lewis Hamilton in any car would do exceptional things,
0:57:09 > 0:57:14and this year was a textbook case on how to win a world championship.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19So, chaps, a dash of Lewis Hamilton, a splash of Nico Rosberg
0:57:19 > 0:57:21and a dab of Sebastian Vettel.
0:57:21 > 0:57:26Our race winners this year, and the picture for 2015 is complete.
0:57:26 > 0:57:30# Knowing that I'd find it on my own
0:57:30 > 0:57:35# Cos it's died faintly and nowhere I can go
0:57:37 > 0:57:41# I'm standing still with nothing in my way
0:57:42 > 0:57:46# Letting me go so I can find myself again
0:57:47 > 0:57:51- # I need that - Ground beneath my feet to feel that
0:57:51 > 0:57:54- # Ground beneath my feet - I need that
0:57:54 > 0:57:57- # Ground beneath my feet - To feel that
0:57:57 > 0:57:59# I need that I need that
0:57:59 > 0:58:03# Home, I'm coming home I'm coming home
0:58:05 > 0:58:09# Cos this life that I've been livin' ain't my own
0:58:11 > 0:58:16# Home, I'm coming home I'm coming home
0:58:16 > 0:58:21# Cos I'm tired of being out here on my own
0:58:21 > 0:58:23# I'm coming home
0:58:24 > 0:58:27# Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
0:58:27 > 0:58:29# I'm coming home
0:58:29 > 0:58:32# Oh, yeah
0:58:33 > 0:58:36# All of this time I've been livin' it up
0:58:36 > 0:58:39# All I've got left is rubble and dust
0:58:39 > 0:58:43# Oh-oh, I'm coming home. #