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Hello and welcome to the Fast and the Curious Gold.
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This is a celebration of some of our favorite moments over the past three seasons.
02:09
This is Christian Hughgill.
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Always believe in your soul.
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You've got the power to know.
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You're indestructible.
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Always believing, we are gold, first and carrier's gold.
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Today, Christian, we're talking.
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Don't worry, we're not going to do that for every episode.
02:33
Don't worry, that was a special for the first.
02:36
I think on episode seven, it would start to get old.
02:40
Yeah, I might wear a little thin that.
02:42
I'll tell you who is gold, Lando Norris.
02:46
He's had a very good season, hasn't he?
02:49
It was all right, wasn't it? Could have been worse.
02:51
Yeah, sort of won the world championship, didn't he?
02:54
It was all right, wasn't it?
02:56
But it went quite well for him.
02:58
But we are going to be showing you all of our favourite bits of Lando Norris
03:02
from the past three seasons, and there are so many good bits, isn't there, Christian?
03:06
Yeah, I can still remember the first time.
03:10
We don't know what's in this, so hopefully this will be in.
03:13
But I can still remember the first time I interviewed Lando for this podcast,
03:18
which was at the start of the 20-23 season, our first season.
03:23
We've done 23, 24, 25, so this is the start of the first season.
03:26
And I said, what's the aim for Ewan McLaren this season?
03:29
And he said, to get ourselves where we can fight for podiums next season.
03:35
Like, that's how bad they started.
03:37
That's mad, isn't it?
03:38
Yeah, a little did he know that season, he'd have,
03:42
in 2024, the season he's talking about, the next season,
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he'd have a car that was capable of winning the world championship
03:46
and he'd win races, missed out on the championship.
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And then in 2025, won the world championship by two points.
03:58
But we've had so many good moments with him, haven't we?
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I called him a liar at the start of the 20-25 season.
04:05
But I'm not just talking about Lando.
04:08
This is what I love about doing this podcast with you,
04:11
and it's the best thing ever that you don't get intimidated by these people.
04:15
These Formula One drivers, you will say anything.
04:17
The Betty Glover filter that I sort of fell in love with when we became friends
04:22
or the lack thereof filter, it just applies with anyone.
04:26
So we're sat in front of one of the world's great sports stars
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and Betty would just go, no, I don't think you're telling the truth.
04:32
He's like, you calling me a liar?
04:37
I was like, have you ever thought about winning the world championship?
04:39
No, I never thought about it.
04:40
And Betty's just nonchalantly like, no, I think you're lying here.
04:45
It's absolutely brilliant.
04:46
But I say this on podcasts, and I don't just say it's always good to speak to Lando,
04:52
but I do always really enjoy talking to him.
04:55
I don't know what you think.
04:56
He's just always, he is always fun to talk to.
04:58
He's different to, we've all spoke to these sports people
05:03
that are just fundamentally quite dull.
05:05
And I think there's lots about Lando Norris that makes him,
05:07
he's just a really fascinating character
05:09
that's just not dull in any way, shape or form.
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No, he's a really nice guy.
05:13
He understands the media side of things.
05:16
Like when you are a professional sports person,
05:18
you've got to do media as part of your job.
05:22
But also I think when you do so much media,
05:25
it probably is so boring if you just keep it straight
05:28
and say the same thing every time.
05:29
Lando doesn't do that.
05:30
He will rock up to an interview.
05:31
I think we were talking to him once about like,
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was it Adele or there was some sort of like music reference?
05:37
I don't think we talked about F1 for about the first 15, 20 minutes.
05:43
It was about, because he'd spent new year, I believe with it.
05:46
I think it was a DJ.
05:47
I don't think it was Adele.
05:48
I mean, I could be wrong.
05:50
So he's great fun to talk to.
05:53
But I also think, I don't know what you think,
05:55
on track last season, 2025,
05:58
I think he surprised a lot of people
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because I think so few,
06:01
when Oscar was dominating mid-season
06:04
and towards the start of the season,
06:07
we were still seeing Lando beating himself up.
06:09
I don't think there was a lot of people
06:11
that thought he was going to be able to turn it around.
06:14
And on the debrief podcast of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,
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I remember saying to Greg,
06:19
like he won it for me through his consistency.
06:23
He was so rarely off the podium
06:25
that even when he wasn't quite as on it as Oscar was
06:28
in the middle of the season,
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he was still banging in really good results.
06:32
And then he rallied to have those weekends
06:35
where he did just win and look so good.
06:38
I think his ceiling was higher
06:40
than a lot of people thought he was this season.
06:42
One of the things that people always said
06:45
when they were talking about Lando was,
06:47
I don't think he's got the mentality for it.
06:49
That was, everybody was saying that.
06:51
That was so, so common.
06:53
And I think he sort of proved this season
06:56
that you don't need to have that sort of
06:58
like Max Verstappen mentality
07:00
where you're just so ridiculously ruthless.
07:03
You can sort of show your human side as well.
07:06
And he did that this season.
07:08
The turning point for me genuinely,
07:10
I believe, was Canada.
07:12
It was still fairly early on in the season.
07:14
He's in this battle.
07:15
He makes this howler in the heat of combat.
07:18
There wasn't that many times this season
07:20
that Oscar and Lando went wheel-to-wheel racing.
07:23
Wando. Wando noise.
07:25
There wasn't that many times when they went
07:27
wheel-to-wheel racing.
07:28
And when they did in Canada,
07:29
like Lando messed it up.
07:30
It was Lando's mistake.
07:32
And I just thought,
07:33
oh, God, he is just going to be,
07:36
like he's going to be furious with himself.
07:39
And he got out of the car.
07:40
I was like, huh, it happens.
07:42
I can't be too hard on myself.
07:45
And I was just like,
07:46
and he apologized to Oscar
07:47
and he apologized to the team.
07:49
But he just moved on.
07:50
And that to me was like,
07:52
oh, you've unlocked what's needed here.
07:54
This ability to not go in hard on yourself
07:56
just to be cool and move on to the next one.
08:00
you previously said that the people
08:02
who actually was handed it,
08:03
it's not possible in a 24 race season.
08:09
It's such a long season.
08:10
When I was first watching F1,
08:12
You can't just be handed a title
08:16
So he thoroughly deserved it.
08:18
And we've loved chatting to him.
08:19
Betty, shall we watch, listen,
08:23
and enjoy some of our favorite
08:25
Fast and Curious moments
08:26
with Mr. Lando and Aris?
08:30
It's weird thinking like where I was
08:32
just a few years ago, where I am now.
08:34
I guess for the first time in my career
08:36
being the older guy,
08:38
the older teammate,
08:39
I've not had that since I've entered racing.
08:42
So it's my first year of this.
08:44
So a bit more responsibility on my shoulders
08:48
to lead them to use my experience
08:50
to use my experience of working with this team
08:53
for the past five, six years.
08:55
But yeah, just all stuff I love.
08:58
It's all exciting and different things,
09:00
but all stuff helping us move
09:02
in the right direction, I hope.
09:05
when new people came in to do the job
09:07
more much younger than me,
09:08
it made me feel old.
09:09
Has Oscar coming in now made you feel
09:11
are you like who's this child
09:13
and you're making me feel old?
09:14
No, because he's a little bit taller than me.
09:21
I probably shouldn't have admitted that.
09:22
I'm way taller than Oscar.
09:30
I don't know how much younger he is
09:31
a year and a bit or something.
09:33
So I think that's like an acceptable amount.
09:35
If it was like he came in,
09:36
I was 19 and I'm like down 23.
09:39
There's like four years is a lot,
09:41
but I think he's like 21 or something or 22.
09:46
I've not thought of it yet.
09:48
but no, Safari is just my teammate.
09:51
As you came into the room,
09:53
we were talking about breakfast and coffee.
09:56
I'm not a food person, are you?
09:57
Because coffee, I've spotted,
09:58
has become an increasing topic of conversation
10:00
amongst Formula One drivers
10:01
or a Valtteri Bottas, big coffee person.
10:04
You were talking about a Cortado earlier.
10:06
Are you a coffee man?
10:12
Is that a conscious choice?
10:13
I just don't like it.
10:14
If I really have to have it
10:15
because they have an early start
10:16
or something, I'll do it,
10:17
but I don't like it.
10:18
I don't feel like it affects me either.
10:21
I think it's too like mental.
10:24
I mean, it is scientifically proven to help,
10:26
but I don't feel like it helps me at all, really.
10:29
You're not fulfilling the stereotype
10:31
of the British Formula One drivers.
10:32
When I was in Bahrain last year,
10:34
so many of the British press were moaning
10:36
they couldn't get a good cup of tea.
10:39
Not what tea does, sir.
10:41
It doesn't even taste good.
10:42
What are you hoping for this year?
10:45
By the end of the year,
10:46
what would we have liked to have happened?
10:51
I would love, love, love to be in a position
10:55
where I can be confident
11:06
that in 24 we can fight for podiums.
11:13
So stepping stone to biggest success in 24 is the plan?
11:18
Yes, I think, you know, this season
11:21
we have the new wind tunnel coming.
11:22
We have the new simulator coming,
11:24
which I actually saw last night for the first time.
11:27
It's beautiful, beautiful.
11:29
So that should get up and running fairly soon.
11:32
It's still a bit of work to do,
11:34
but these two things are, you know,
11:37
things which have been in the works for quite some time,
11:40
but they're also things which we need
11:43
to be able to fight against the top few teams.
11:48
And also some final steps
11:50
to really get the rest of the team in a perfect position.
11:53
So I think if we can complete those things this season,
11:57
stuff like the wind tunnel should be done
11:59
halfway through the year.
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So we should get our first look at next year's car
12:04
in both our old wind tunnel and new one.
12:07
So we can, you know,
12:09
already start to see what areas
12:11
we can further improve with the new wind tunnel.
12:14
And yeah, I think the main thing is
12:17
being in a place where we're confident
12:19
we're taking steps forward.
12:21
You know, last year was a slightly tougher year.
12:23
We had some problems in the beginning.
12:25
We chilled us back and then that made
12:27
kind of the rest of the season a little bit tougher
12:31
But I think we're again in a better place
12:33
than we have been for some time.
12:35
So we need to prove that.
12:37
We need to put that emotion.
12:39
Start to take those steps forward
12:43
and give ourselves, give everyone the team
12:45
the confidence that we're not far away.
12:47
Although we have a lot of work to do
12:49
and the distance and the gap is still big
12:51
that we've got to close, we're not far away.
12:53
We just need those last few things to really come together
12:55
and once that's done,
12:57
yeah, everyone needs to be ready
12:59
to get their heads down even more
13:03
You always intend when we speak to you.
13:05
I know, this is just from the last couple of days.
13:07
If you see my upper arm,
13:09
which I won't show,
13:11
if you see my upper arm,
13:13
what's the drumstick, is it a drumstick?
13:15
It looks like a drumstick, right?
13:17
Is that what you think?
13:19
You know the lollipop?
13:21
Like the squashy, the sweets.
13:23
You know one that's like raspberry and then
13:25
or like the ice cream, what's the ice cream?
13:29
Not like a fab, is it?
13:31
It's a fab, pretty sure it's fab.
13:33
I don't have sprinkles on me, but
13:37
look beautiful here.
13:39
What she's done, drumsticks.
13:41
Drumsticks, the sweets that are sort of red and white.
13:45
But I wouldn't say I'm red, I'm just tanned and white.
13:47
You're a lovely clown.
13:49
Excellent, good. And the golf's going well because
13:53
I hate golf currently.
13:55
Right, my friends play golf
13:57
and it seems to happen. I snapped my driver the other day.
13:59
I just jumped on it because I got so annoyed.
14:03
Yeah, it's in the bin.
14:05
I should hope so. Do you play with Alex Halbont?
14:07
Every now and then. Obviously he has
14:11
he said on this podcast that he doesn't let
14:13
his girlfriend teach him because they argue.
14:15
But you'd think he'd have an advantage.
14:17
She definitely, like every time I play, you know, she's
14:21
lessons to him. Yeah, her trainer
14:23
now gives him lessons. So he really
14:25
should have an advantage. So he should
14:27
be like pro soon, basically.
14:29
He has no excuses is what you're saying.
14:31
100%. Okay, I'll remind of that
14:33
next time we play. Well, how are you guys when you play?
14:35
I would say I've beaten him every time, I think, so far.
14:37
See, this is it. I could be wrong.
14:39
He might have beaten me once, but that's like once, you know.
14:41
But he's getting better.
14:43
Like he stopped for a while and I think he's
14:45
kind of trying to get back into a little bit.
14:47
So, but we play right now and then
14:49
in Monaco when we can.
14:53
talk to Vin Diesel about Tarmac?
14:57
Because I'm so glad we have, because that was
14:59
fascinating, but I feel like he probably
15:01
didn't ask that. What about Sequentials?
15:03
Sequential Gearbox kind of guy.
15:05
And he was very happy when I said
15:07
I'm a Sequential Gearbox kind of guy, you know.
15:09
But normally when, for us
15:11
to go quicker down a straight, we upshift.
15:13
Normally in movies,
15:15
they downshift. Yes.
15:17
You know, fascinating, fascinating.
15:19
So you would say... Science is opposite in movies, but...
15:21
Giving him his tips for his next car.
15:23
You know what, you know when you're doing these races
15:25
down like a drag strip, instead of like
15:27
suddenly downshifting, I'm like,
15:31
like when you're at the limit to your upshift,
15:35
So you should start winning like every race quite easily from now.
15:37
I just love the idea of you going,
15:39
I've been watching this car chase. What you ought to be doing here.
15:41
I saw you down-changing
15:43
down this straight. What are you doing?
15:45
What was your thing?
15:47
Were you just going through your head at that point, mate?
15:49
But yeah, that was the main thing.
15:53
And I want to say again, I'll say
15:57
He almost winded me, like he hugged me
15:59
You know? Yeah, I'm not a big man either.
16:01
He drawed me. Just finally,
16:03
when we last spoke to you,
16:05
you said Drain for the season was to basically
16:07
get in a better position for next season
16:11
You bought an upgrade to the car.
16:13
Last weekend in Baku seemed to make a positive difference.
16:15
How are you feeling about the season now?
16:19
It was a small step in the right direction. That's for sure.
16:21
I think we understand it was an upgrade.
16:23
100%. It made the car a little bit quicker.
16:27
So, a better baseline
16:29
for further changes down the road.
16:31
It's a different philosophy,
16:33
a different way of understanding
16:35
how the flow works under the car.
16:37
Which gets very complicated.
16:39
So, I'll keep it simple.
16:41
But a better understanding
16:43
and then more room for improvements
16:47
So, it's more of a baseline
16:49
and hopefully in the coming months
16:53
further improve what we have
16:55
previously had, if that makes sense.
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19:05
It's a beautiful day
19:07
because my first day back in the car
19:11
but the first day in the new car.
19:13
How did you find the new car?
19:15
It's a tricky question.
19:17
Well let me tell you this.
19:21
but it's tricky in these conditions
19:23
to get a proper read on what it's capable of doing.
19:25
I've just been over to Mercedes.
19:29
I told them I wouldn't tell you that.
19:31
It looks like a pile of...
19:35
It's going to be fine. Slow as well.
19:37
Trust me. Are you sure?
19:39
I've just had a look at your car.
19:41
I've seen theirs, you're fine.
19:43
Based on Greg's years of technical activity.
19:45
I've done an F1 podcast for one year
19:47
and he's a technical analysis.
19:49
That was good to know.
19:53
How was your winter break?
19:55
What have you been up to?
19:57
I've done many things. It took a while to cover everything.
19:59
I travelled a fair bit.
20:01
I went to see Daniel
20:05
It was a bit of a spontaneous move.
20:07
Not romantic anyway
20:09
but I'm just saying
20:15
My car's my only love.
20:19
I'm my mom. I'm my sister.
20:21
I'm my brother. I'm my dad.
20:23
I went down to Perth.
20:27
It was very warm. 40 degrees.
20:31
I went from 40 degrees in Perth
20:33
minus 30 degrees in Finland.
20:35
I had a 70 degree hit
20:37
which was quite a shock for the body.
20:39
How'd you pack them?
20:41
I had all my warm stuff with me
20:43
like jacket and stuff
20:45
so I'm in Perth with like
20:51
and Daniel rocked up tank top
20:55
Did you have to go out and pick some up?
20:57
No, I just take them off.
20:59
Can I ask a question about what a day
21:01
with Daniel Riccardo is like in
21:05
What's his plans for you on a day trip?
21:09
Always good to start that way.
21:15
That was probably the highlight of the day.
21:17
We were trying to make poached eggs
21:19
or some sort of eggs.
21:21
And that didn't go down
21:25
They looked so bad some didn't even want to
21:27
eat the eggs because they just looked bad.
21:29
But I thought I cooked them very well
21:31
and actually they left me to do most of the cooking
21:33
because I felt like I was the responsible one there for
21:39
it was delicious actually.
21:41
One of my best breakfasts I've ever made
21:45
Long one to go for an egg.
21:47
What else happened on this trip?
21:49
No, that was about it. It was the highlight of the day.
21:53
a bit of a swim, a bit of gym,
21:55
a bit of training by then
21:57
and he's got some little
21:59
cool things, a little motocross bike
22:01
and I probably shouldn't say that
22:03
because I don't think I was allowed to do it.
22:05
I saw you had helmet
22:07
and you had your armpats on and all sorts.
22:09
Definitely wasn't just helmet
22:13
It was a lot of fun
22:17
We spoke this time last year
22:19
to give a take a couple of weeks
22:21
and I remember asking you
22:23
what the aim for the season was
22:25
and you said that the aim
22:27
is to get the car into a good enough place
22:29
where we can battle for podiums
22:33
You got to Bahrain and the car obviously wasn't
22:35
in a great place but then by middle of the season
22:37
you're taking the lead into turn one
22:39
that is a season of
22:41
that's a mad season.
22:45
was the turnaround point for us.
22:47
We brought the upgrade to Austria with a couple
22:49
smaller things for here in Silverstone
22:51
but that was the point where
22:53
everything turned upside down and until
22:55
Austria I think we scored 17 points
22:57
or something between two drivers
22:59
and then after that was 290
23:01
or something like that.
23:03
There was a fairly big difference
23:09
but Silverstone was really all turned around
23:11
and we scored the first podium here
23:13
and that was a very special moment for myself
23:15
to take the lead at Silverstone
23:17
in front of my home crowd
23:21
just being on the side cheering
23:23
and everyone else would be like
23:25
so I imagined that even when I was driving
23:27
I had to have a little look at the crowd
23:29
I did all I could to take in that moment
23:33
it was a very tough start
23:37
we didn't expect to end up as good as we did
23:39
and I think that was a promising sign
23:41
because we knew in such a short time
23:43
if we could do that much what could we do
23:45
through the winter, through 24, through 25 even
23:49
I'm looking forward to it.
23:51
I do love it here, I have loved it
23:53
I'm going to continue to love it for many more years
23:55
and that's also just why
23:57
because I love it and I'm very happy
23:59
so there's two things
24:01
I want to be a world champion, I want to win races
24:03
and that's the priority of it all
24:05
but there's also the
24:07
I'm still just a normal guy and I do racing
24:09
because I love it, not because I have to do it
24:11
and at the same time I just want to have fun
24:13
and enjoy every minute and if that's
24:15
spending it with McLaren over another team
24:17
then that's what I choose to do
24:19
Are you confident for this season? Are you excited?
24:21
I hate this question
24:25
of course I wouldn't be here
24:27
if I wasn't excited to go into every new season
24:31
that's definitely a yes
24:33
am I confident it's such an unknown
24:37
am I confident we've done a much better job than other years
24:43
are you more confident in the last two years
24:47
it's a good percent
24:49
but translating that into lap time
24:51
translating that into results
24:53
and just knowing what everyone else is doing
24:55
is always the question mark
24:57
so that's the one where I have to go time or tell
24:59
it so often strikes me
25:01
that there is such a love for you
25:03
from your fans you see it online so much
25:05
we see it in our DMs on this podcast
25:07
for your appearance it's like
25:09
my goodness people love Lando Nariss
25:11
my niece called me today
25:13
and went please say hi to Lando
25:15
they go we've done it
25:23
what's that like to have that love from these people
25:25
that you've never met to cheer you on in the stands
25:27
that must be so special
25:31
it's something that's hard to describe in the first place
25:33
just the feeling you get of
25:35
love and support from people
25:37
there's not many ways around the world
25:39
like many things you can do in the world
25:41
where you get the same feeling
25:43
and the same satisfaction
25:45
and it's just the fact that
25:47
and they come and support me
25:49
I still find it just odd
25:51
in a way that people coming over
25:53
cheer me on and want me to win all of those things
25:55
it's an odd thought to have
25:57
because it's just I think not normal
26:01
so I think of that quite a bit
26:03
why is this person even coming to cheer me on
26:05
I did think of it but at the same time
26:07
I'm very thankful because I know
26:09
I have probably one of the best followings
26:11
and just fan bases in general
26:13
very supportive always
26:15
already in the hotel last night
26:17
there was quite a few of them
26:21
especially when it's kids
26:23
because when that story
26:25
went out that was once me
26:27
and there was an F1 drive
26:29
and I was like oh my god this is so awesome
26:31
it's that same thought of
26:33
I picture that being myself
26:37
I'm that person now
26:39
and I can give something back to them
26:41
and try to inspire them in some way
26:43
it's wonderful it's probably one of the most
26:45
special things about all of it
26:47
I get to travel the world and drive nice cars
26:51
and tough at times but at the same time
26:53
that's pretty the most rewarding
26:55
special part of it all is
26:59
and the love you get from people
27:03
you said don't ask but he's nice
27:05
Miami Grand Prix winner
27:09
I'm sure you've heard this so many times Lando
27:11
I mean that's got a good ring to it
27:15
I've waited a long time to hear it
27:19
it was an amazing weekend
27:21
it's been an amazing few days since
27:23
incredible one I'll remember
27:27
you are in your natural habitat
27:29
which is a car with four wheels
27:31
on the way to McLaren HQ
27:33
you must be the world's busiest man
27:35
this week has it been
27:37
just completely crazy?
27:39
like Monday, Tuesday, off
27:41
actually I was playing golf with Zach
27:43
so I had a nice that was my reward
27:45
those were my few days off
27:47
and then Wednesday I flew back and then
27:49
I was in McLaren yesterday already preparing
27:51
for Imola and preparing for Monaco
27:53
because we got them back to back
27:55
so as much as we're kind of still
27:57
talking about Miami
27:59
we're already preparing for the next few
28:03
Zach won the first one, I won the second one
28:05
oh okay that's alright
28:09
it's no secret that you've been waiting
28:15
15 podiums in Formula 1
28:17
your dad said that he's worked out
28:19
he's been to like 900 races along the way
28:21
I'm sure you basically
28:23
imagined that moment of winning a Grand Prix
28:25
over and over again so many times
28:27
was it everything you thought it would be?
28:29
to be honest it's hard to imagine
28:31
what it would be like
28:33
as much as I've thought of winning it
28:35
and what would happen in all of that
28:37
honestly I don't know
28:39
I didn't want to put any expectations
28:41
to it and then I've just seen what happens
28:43
and the effect it had on
28:47
everyone within McLaren, friends, family
28:51
I've obviously dreamt of winning
28:55
but the actual repercussions of it
28:57
what actually happens after
28:59
it's hard to imagine because
29:01
it's something that's so unique
29:03
so yeah it was an amazing
29:05
amazing Sunday after the race
29:07
amazing Sunday night
29:09
and so now I'm smiling I'm happy because
29:11
all the hard work paid off
29:13
let's talk about Sunday night then
29:15
because we saw Zach telling you
29:17
that the fly ups cancelled
29:19
Lewis Hamilton apparently told you to push back
29:23
so that was sort of the last we saw of you
29:25
fill in the gaps what happened
29:29
I just spent some time with my friends
29:31
I had a good night out I had a nice dinner
29:33
I went to spend some time with the team
29:35
we went back to the hilltown everyone was having a few drinks
29:37
and celebrating so it was nice
29:39
just to see all of the team there
29:41
a bit more relaxed celebrating
29:43
because I've been with the team what
29:45
six years so for the majority
29:47
of them we've been on this little
29:49
journey together we've had some ups we've had some downs
29:51
and to celebrate it
29:53
with them because they've been just as much a part
29:55
of it as I have made it even more
29:57
special so I went to say hello
29:59
to them and we had a couple drinks together
30:01
and we had a good time
30:03
and then the real party began
30:05
I feel like you can't
30:07
you can't tell us too much but what time
30:09
did you go to sleep Lando?
30:13
that's good love that
30:15
you deserve that you only win the first race once
30:17
so I made the most of it
30:19
good that's what we like and something else
30:21
that your dad has said because he has been doing the rounds
30:23
is that the next step
30:25
is world champion now
30:27
that has got a mad ring to it what do you reckon?
30:31
let me win a couple more first
30:33
yeah do you know what
30:35
we'll let you enjoy this before getting into it
30:37
he's right like that's
30:39
there's two things when you get to formula one you want to do
30:41
first one is just to win a race
30:43
second one is to win a championship
30:45
so that's my goal it's my dream
30:49
our big target but there's a lot of
30:51
steps along the way to achieve that
30:53
and one of them will be winning
30:55
a good amount more races so
30:57
no I think like my feet are on the ground
30:59
I'm focused still I'm ready for the next few weekends
31:01
to try and replicate it
31:03
try and have some more good weekends
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Lando, welcome back to the Fast and the Curious
32:03
thanks for having me, good to see you guys
32:05
it's very very nice to see you
32:07
you were just about to launch in
32:09
to a story involving
32:11
Craig David and I stopped you
32:13
because I wanted to hear it on the microphone
32:15
where did you bump into Craig?
32:17
I got him off the plane
32:19
I did my new year in Dubai
32:21
and he was going there as well
32:25
I know he performed here, didn't he?
32:29
I think it was pouring with rain when he was doing it
32:31
I just bumped into him, yeah
32:35
a really really nice guy
32:37
he is nice, is he a former one fan?
32:39
a little bit, I mean he's into it
32:41
I don't think he's been
32:43
he's not been to many races
32:45
I'm sure he said he would love to come to another race
32:47
but he's busy as well
32:49
you know what, he's a very
32:51
kind man, very generous man
32:53
he was, I mean he was taking
32:55
way more attention than I did on the plane
32:57
I like hoodie and everything
33:01
he was taking pictures of everyone
33:03
I was like what a guy
33:05
did he know who you are?
33:07
well I didn't say hi I'm Lando
33:09
I kind of just said
33:11
I walked past him, I'm like a speedy walker
33:15
I want to get stuck behind people
33:17
so I was kind of like going past him a bit
33:21
they weren't kind of just walking at the same pace
33:23
then I felt awkward to not say anything
33:27
see you here for a new year are you?
33:29
other than seeing Craig David
33:31
what was the winter like for you?
33:33
that was it, I peeked
33:35
that was the highlight we know
33:37
I wintered with Craig David
33:39
we were in sunbathing
33:41
no that was it, I just had a nice time with my friends
33:45
I did my little Finland trip
33:47
my yearly Finland trip
33:49
which is my getaway from people
33:51
you know over the years I've learned more and more
33:53
I don't like people
33:55
no I sympathise with that
33:59
you're sounding like a 60 year old man
34:01
I feel it sometimes
34:03
I've taken the other day and I'm still broken
34:05
so I feel 60 years old
34:11
my algorithm clearly knows what I want
34:13
better than I know myself
34:15
I just see videos of you shopping the whole time
34:19
I don't know why but there's always people
34:21
that's probably where I get
34:23
papped, photo the most
34:25
is shopping, but you know what the weird one is
34:27
is when they're filming me but they don't answer the photo
34:31
I'm like, that guy was filming me
34:33
he said that thing when I was near him
34:35
thank god he didn't hear that
34:39
you've been around Formula 1 a little while now
34:41
but I don't think you've ever gone into a season like this before
34:43
thinking, I might have a chance here
34:47
you don't even think that, you know that
34:49
I know that, but listen
34:51
Karl was great at the end of that season
34:53
you must have thought about it thinking
34:59
this is Oscar backing up behind us, just to excuse that
35:05
we've not started the season yet so let's not get ahead of ourselves
35:07
but we've not started the season
35:11
I think what felt like the best start ever
35:13
was my first year in Formula 1 because
35:15
no matter where I finished felt great
35:17
but every year there's almost been
35:19
more and more expectation for us to
35:21
then do a better job and then do a better job
35:23
and we've just never been able to do it until really the last
35:25
couple of years, you know we took some steps forward
35:27
and last year was the year so
35:29
this is the first one, we're coming in like we've done it now
35:33
pressure and there's the expectation of
35:35
you've done it, now you have to start it
35:37
that's our target but it's
35:39
difficult, everyone's trying to improve and make as many
35:41
changes and everything as possible
35:45
but I think we are confident that we've
35:47
figured out a lot of stuff and
35:49
we definitely want to start
35:53
how do you handle that level of pressure
35:55
because this is the most pressurized
35:57
you've probably been maybe
36:01
and I think I know it
36:05
I mean I just did the media session
36:07
and they're like oh the bookies have you are the best stars
36:09
and stuff like that, which is great
36:11
and I hope people make a load of money off of me
36:13
as long as they give me a car
36:17
there is the pressure and the nerves that come with that
36:19
and everyone's going to feel it, that's the thing
36:21
you know, I will feel it
36:23
but all my mechanics, all the team
36:25
expect, that's normal
36:27
that's how humans work, as soon as there's expectation
36:31
you slowly learn to work with it
36:33
and that's the normality of Formula One
36:35
that every year you know there's pressure and nerves
36:37
and all those things
36:39
and I think last year was a great year because
36:41
now I'm on pole quite a bit
36:43
how do I deal with those things
36:45
now I'm leading the race, how do I deal with those things
36:47
and I kind of experienced a little bit of everything last year
36:49
apart from leading the championship
36:51
that's something I've still not ever done
36:53
but I race against Max and I came out on top sometimes
36:55
he came out behind sometimes
36:57
and those types of things
36:59
so I learned a lot last year and I think last year set me up very nicely
37:01
to come into this year and actually be very calm
37:03
I know there's a lot more pressure on me
37:05
everyone's like now he's got to do it
37:07
but I'm very relaxed and calm
37:09
and I feel the most relaxed I've ever done
37:15
have you thought a lot
37:17
about winning the drivers championship
37:23
I think you're lying
37:29
I don't think you're lying
37:33
you started recording
37:35
you're now calling me a liar
37:39
we're cutting that out
37:43
I'm quite surprised
37:45
I haven't, I haven't even thought of it yet
37:49
we let us think about it
37:51
we're excited for you
37:53
we just look forward to more wins
37:55
I'll never forget that
37:57
but when you say it I think of it
37:59
but I'm not going around every day like
38:01
let's stop talking about it
38:03
I'm just thinking of
38:15
and two of the sandwiches
38:17
and you're only a loud one
38:19
so I think it's two guys in there with no food
38:21
we're being wrapped up because I'm talking about moussaka
38:25
we've got one more killer question
38:29
you know you were talking about the wins earlier
38:31
there were some weekends last year like Zambor
38:33
like Abu Dhabi where you looked so in control
38:37
this is someone that looks
38:39
properly ready to fight for a world championship
38:41
because you were right up there
38:43
that scrutiny level I thought looking from the outside went up last year
38:45
and there were some weekends
38:47
where you were scrutinised more
38:49
and people were harsh on you in some ways
38:51
for weekends where it went wrong as search
38:53
or it didn't quite go as well as you'd like it to
38:57
was that to deal with at the time that jump
38:59
in pressure of scrutiny and have you
39:01
reflected on that much over the winter
39:03
yeah um I mean rightly
39:07
I'm all up for people having their own opinions
39:09
and saying you know what happens
39:11
if you did this should you have done that
39:15
I think the only thing that
39:17
that I don't respect like I respect
39:19
all those things you know and a lot of this people's
39:21
jobs to kind of comment to these things and so forth
39:23
the only thing you don't respect is like
39:25
people who think they know better when they most
39:27
likely don't um because they want
39:29
in that situation they're not living that moment
39:33
and just false stuff
39:35
stuff that's just like how the hell has someone
39:37
come up with something there's a lot of conspiracy theories in this
39:39
there's a lot but people don't call it conspiracy
39:41
theories now they just call it their facts
39:43
yeah and I don't know how you could
39:45
it might as my personal facts um
39:47
that's not how it works you know that's not the
39:51
you know again you learn how to deal with these things
39:53
and that's something I probably was affected by a lot
39:55
more before I think last year I was
39:57
and I've been more and more just
39:59
you just gotta live with it and roll with it
40:01
you know the fact that people are
40:03
criticizing you or supporting you
40:05
um of course you always are much happier
40:07
about those supporters um
40:09
but I know I'm gonna get criticized I criticize
40:11
myself all the time I I want
40:13
my team to criticize me
40:15
and the thing I probably almost hate
40:17
the most in the world is people who
40:19
try to make me feel good
40:23
do it in the wrong way you know I prefer
40:25
the criticism than like a fake
40:27
happiness let's say um
40:31
that's just yeah again my way of doing
40:33
things I feel like everyone's just so stuck
40:35
with you have to do this everyone does
40:37
this this is the way you have to do it
40:39
when none none of it's true it's just um
40:41
finding your own way of of living your
40:43
own way of thinking your own way of talking all of these
40:45
things there is never really a correct
40:47
way and a wrong way of doing a lot of things
40:49
um but people think too much of the
40:51
time that there is so
40:53
you know just find your own way of doing it and I feel
40:55
like that's what I I kind of clicked last year
40:57
halfway through three quarters of the way through
40:59
with um okay now I just
41:01
crack on with doing my own thing and focus on myself
41:03
and and that seemed to work so that's how I'll
41:05
I'll go into this year but um
41:09
gonna make mistakes and I know I'm gonna
41:11
not have perfect race and those types of things
41:13
the same as any athlete or whatever
41:19
I don't mind what people say to be honest because
41:21
I'm the first to criticize myself I'm also the
41:23
first to be honest and say
41:25
yeah your f***ing job today
41:27
I missed yourself or I did that wrong
41:29
I mean I'll happily admit it you know
41:31
um maybe not happily but I'll always
41:33
admit it and I'll always be honest with these things so
41:37
life nowadays you know people love love to criticize
41:39
but uh again turning
41:41
that into something that's positive where you want to go prove them wrong
41:43
and and and makes you work that little
41:45
bit hard is is the main thing very mature
41:51
I would say that most the majority
41:53
of people enjoy watching you have fun while you're driving
41:55
yeah that's the thing
41:57
people love watching you drive
41:59
you kind of too much fun
42:01
because you're not taking it seriously no no you have to have more fun
42:03
this is it you've chosen
42:05
to do this is your job it's the
42:07
maddest sport in the world no I know it's fun right so
42:09
that's I know that's where our angle is always
42:11
this is fun and I retire in a couple years
42:13
great to know don't say that
42:15
you can't say that because now you'll be asked
42:17
about that 50,000 times like that
42:19
yeah yeah yeah it'll sell
42:21
more caps this year though yeah get them while you can
42:23
get them while you can yeah
42:25
I'm retiring at the end of this year
42:27
quick get your caps now this is your last chance
42:31
the McLaren commercial department love this interview
42:35
I can say why I won
42:39
what are you going to do Harry
42:41
Harry in the background
42:43
with his head in his hands
42:45
these are your alternative facts now
42:47
it's a conspiracy what do we need
42:49
I'm not retiring guys we've got a contract for many more years
42:51
too late we've already
42:53
thank you thank you
42:55
thank you for your time and good luck for this
42:57
season we are so excited to see what happens
42:59
I'm excited for next year's interview already
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