Since we are kids, we imagine ourselves in single-seaters.
We always dreamed of being on a F1 race track. At 9 years old, I did my first race, it worked very well. This mechanic passion, I have it since I was a child. I began to watch F1 with my dad on TV and now here I am, at the Autosport Academy. Be humble, listen, learn, progress. Go ahead ! Speed up in the straight. We have a formation to become drivers, they have one to become mechanics, so it's their dreams too. Doing some mechanic and be
able to race would be the best. The dream is to reach the highest single-seater level. To become a Formula One driver ! It's what make me get up every morning. To think that a day I will be at Ferrari. Even if we were a the top in karting, we are down to the bottom of the ladder in single-seater. So now, like we're told : You achieved nothing today. To get yourselves on the F4 Eurocup 1.6 grid isn't an achievement. What is interesting is to become a professional, and you are far from it. I thin
k that when the season will begin,there will be some tension between the drivers. - Some drivers got themselves out of the race in the first lap.
- To earn some experience, it is ... - That's great.
- Well done ! You really have to be focused, at 100 percent. I don't look at the number of hours I work or how much I sleep. 9, 12 and 13 mm wrenches ! Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop ! She has the capacity to be as good as most of the boys. You can't only be good, but exceptional to reach the highest level.
Tiredness. You know that this isn't allowed. Irritation. It's forbidden and it's dangerous for you. Lassitude, stress. With what you've done, you could be excluded from the meeting. This, this can become a tragedy. If we're not made for this, it's useless to try. Produced by
L’ÉOLIENNE With the participation of
FranceTelevision A film by
Bruno Sevaistre At the school
of the racing drivers Translated by Guacamole_eater - If there's no rain, I hope to be in the points. - If there is no rain ?
- Y
eah. - Why ?
- Because under the rain, I don't think I'm great. - There are some drivers who are more hotheads and others who are more clean, who are here to win. - When I saw them, I knew they would be some title contenders. - I will try to win the championship I hope to do a podium this weekend. - The target is to win the championship, I don't know if it's possible, I hope. - Yes but you'll be part of the ones to beat. - Look this way ! - Smile ! Starting grid April 2010
We are one week away f
rom the fist meeting in Alcañiz, Spain. This year is the first time that the Autosport Academy accepted a girl in the race mechanic formation. It's Sophie Today, she is in the painting workshop to finish the preparation of the 25 cars used for the championship. - Look at me I'm moving Like that I'm going faster but ... Do you see ? I can do it all around the part without stopping. Your turn, go on. - At the beginning, for me, mechanic was a bit unclear. I had to do an internship for school at th
e time, I wanted to be a pediatrician but everyone refused me, so ... my mother told me "you like cars, you like disassemble and reassemble" "go to a garage" so I made my internship in a garage I began to watch F1 with my dad on TV and now here I am, at the Autosport Academy. - No, no, you haven't put any there ! - Where ? - See, there's nothing here. Have you seen here ? It's like that You aren't watching what you're doing You must see the paint laying down on the part If you don't see it, it's
because you don't watch what you're doing. You have to adopt an order you find an order to forgot nothing surface by surface, you divide the part Imagine it's a rectangle
( he meant "cuboid" ) It's like a cube You split it in 4 faces And you paint inside these areas that you define It's looking like you have never done it before You've already done this before ? -Yes. - I did the selection interview of Sophie She seemed motivated with ... with with some temperament in my opinion, not enough no
t enough temper because during the interview we told her it will be hard it's really hard for the boys but for you it will be even harder because you'll be in a really masculine world there is nothing impossible there are some girls in this environment but her personality isn't tough enough for now I think she isn't imposing herself enough things to go further We sense that she has the will but also some restraint - Here I don't understand because on the engine cover which is not really a simple
part with the bosses and everything ... But on this one, you fail This is simple, it's super simple Simply, a plane surface there's just here where you must be careful - Becoming a competition mechanic at Ferrari in Formula 1 It's my dream It's lousy, maybe I will never suceed But it's what get me up every morning maybe a day i will be at Ferrari in F1 with these guys wearing red helmets and that's it, that's the reason I get up every morning I do not count the hours I do, or the hours I sleep
and that, I am sure in my career I will end up at Ferrari - Hello, my name is Pierre Sancinéna I am 18 years old I come from Mont-Saint-Aignan, in Normandy ... On the driver side, these are the last theory lessons before going to Spain Here it's a session of media-training organized by Samantha, their english teacher The goal is to learn how to respond to the media and learn how to communicate efficiently. - We continue, Norman ! You don't have to think too much about it - Worst case possible, I
can stop and reflect - Anyway you have to ... No, no, no You cannot do anything and everything - So first I introduce myself, then my racing record - You do what you want but you put you elbow away from the table - Yes, yes but it hasn't started yet - Are you ready ? - Okay, well we'll do it again I think because I am 17 I am doing another one - I had a bit of difficulty - What did you think about it ? - At the end it was easier because at the beginning I was thinking of what I was going to say
at the end it was natural I prefer when I am asked questions I also have a ear problem, I just saw it - We all have our defaults - This one has a slight opening issue I need to see a doctor - What did you think about it ? - Nah, that's quite good - That's okay. Next one. - Hello, I am Paul-Loup Chatin I am 18 years old and I live close to Chartres I'm studying economic and social lessons at the high school of Chartres I began karting at the age of 5 ... - Hello ! - Look at this winner, look at
him ! With the shoulders so high ! - When you reach the end of your sentence you seems to breathe were you in apnea ? - Yes, maybe - I think so You were certainly not far from total apnea because we don't have a smile, we sense that it is ... - It's static - Do you know what it reminds me ? You father told me "If you succeed to make him laugh or smile on a picture..." - You have to laugh my "Chatounet" ! - I don't like my smile, so I don't smile - You are wrong Your smile is very good - Thanks -
You look like Madonna, but as a guy - If you arrive with this smile in front of a journalist you shake his hand say to him "Hi ! How are you ?" He will come back to see you the next day, for sure - In karting there was the photos The photographs were there It wasn't really disturbing but now it's the audiovisual we see the camera we think "oh, we'll be on TV" It's a moment of stress But we're getting used to it. - What did you all think about it ? - A bit of hesitation, but it's good - There ar
e too much "euuuuh" maybe I smile too much - You smile from the beginning to the end That's wonderful ! There are some hesitation, I am not worried about that some "euuuh", some "aaaa", nothing to wory about Now it just need to come from deep inside you, speak louder except that, it's good - Yeah ! - I saw you 2 years ago I guarantee you that's really better now and I told you, that's not an easy exercise. - Did someone saw Guillaume ? - No - Guillaume ? - I don't know, haven't seen him - "Not s
een this morning" Julien and Johan ? - In the corner here - Johan is here For a few years now, but especially now we have a lot of absenteeism related problems That's the case of Romain for example he's been absent he's doing some rallying so ... When he need to take his Friday off and his Monday to prepare his car and recover he noes not hesitate So he has been sanctioned and he will be denied one or two rounds. - I am absent sometimes because I try to practice my passion while working here I a
m denied the first round because of it That's ... I understand I understand, I was absent I am punished, now I assume and I will make sure to be the least absent possible to be able to go on the other rounds. - Within our mechanics, a lot of them have a bit of rally experience They race a bit with their cars. Clearly, they must forget it. We don't drive the cars, it is frustrating for mechanics. We are just a day before the trip to Alcaniz The 25 cars are ready And all the mechanics are loading
the trucks. Sophie already took part in 2 rounds last season But at the time, as new one, she was only here to help - I know how it will be going But we're going to be alone Without the older ones who were on all the rounds of last season. We are going to be alone with the new cars, the new drivers. It will be their first round as well. Before, with the older mechanics, they showed us what to do, but now we will be alone We need to find our marks, that's a a bit stressful. - The morning, when yo
u arrive it's really important that you arrive with the coach bus The driver, Jean-Claude, will pick you up. Don't be late because Jean-Claude will not wait for you. - Yes, Jean-Claude never waits for you. - Really ? - If i'm already at the track, and I see one of you not saying "hello" to the team the mechanics don't forget that they're here for you they begin at 7 or 8 AM and they rarely finish before 3 or 4 the next morning They sleep 2 hours and they go on. You already saw it ? - Yes, it hap
pened - The bare minimum is to say "Hello" when you arrive in the morning A handshake is always enjoyable. - From where I stand as a mechanic some arrives in the morning, they don't say "Hello" We know it, as mechanics, we aren't really acknowledged. - Hello everyone ! - Sometimes a bit, a "Hello", a "Thanks you", that's not ... Maybe that's too much to ask. Here it is, the eagerly awaited first round in Alcaniz, Spain For the drivers, that's the first day, the free practice The mechanics alread
y arrived two days ago to set up everything. Exceptionally, this morning, everyone go at the the track with the same bus. These are 2 different worlds The driver's world which is really under the spotlight and those in the shadows, the mechanics they are the ones who are doing the hardest work - Briefings guys ! Right now ! - What ? - Briefing ! - We have to go. Their only reward will be the result of their driver The result of the team That is also what they are fighting for. - So now you're go
ing out for the first Free Practice session of the season There are a few things to keep in mind It's only the first round During the first Free Practice, before trying to do impressive lap times you'll need to learn the track and its traps So be careful to not be out on the first lap - You have 2x 30 minutes to do a qualifying lap Despite knowing the car, you do not know the track yet It will be a real problem if you only 5 minutes per sessions because you're out due to a mistake. Last year Al
caniz was the last round so the drivers knew the car very well, they were quite used to it But on the first Free Practice session, some drivers managed to be out on the first lap. - To earn some experience, that's ... - That's great ! -Well done ! - We don't want to see that again this year. - So, for the technical check, we'll do it here We are going to work at the back so we will have enough space to get all the cars out and line them up I'll show you what need to be checked You check that it'
s not greasy here It must be tightened enough All the screws have to be tightened Shake a bit the car, to see if there's some play Verify the valve caps and the engine cover screws. Understood ? - I know that some of you learnt the track on video games it compress the picture, the relief The real thing will only be when you are in the car Try to gather as much informations as possible Take your marks, improve And the most important question when you're on-track "What's happening behind the steer
ing wheel ?" The first thing a driver have to do is analyse Be as objective as possible. - I want everyone of you to have in their pocket the tools needed to disassemble the engine cover A ratchet with the socket for the engine cover and the nose A 13mm and a 10mm wrench That's the minimum, all in your pocket so you won't have to run searching for tools. Do not rush That's your first round Do not rush It's useless Everybody know what he has to do and everybody do what they have to All your cars
are well prepared ? Nothing to report ? We are okay ? No issues with the wing screws ? I don't hear you guys ! - Everything is good ! - So we're good. Wheels are tight ? - Yes - Very well We will take stock later. - You have to speed up All season long, everything is made to let the drivers express their talent and the best student to shine For this reason, all drivers have identical single-seaters with the same setup and a random car draw is made before each rounds. Each mechanic students are i
n charge of their own car on every rounds. By coincidence Marie will drive the car prepared by Sophie - You forgot nothing ? Shoes are properly put on ? - Yeah, all good - When I see the car going away after working 7 months to get it like it should be it's nice to see the car going because ... we often see the test cars on track, but it's different those are our cars we have our own car, going well but the best is when the car comes back and the driver says "that's all good" that's perfect - Al
caniz first round, first stress we go in the car half an hour in advance the waiting time can feel long, especially when we want to drive but it allow us to focus Three-quarters of us already learnt the track on simulators We know what to expect Then they tell us "Okay, go out" Free Practice - We arrived at Alcaniz, we began with the Free Practice And for all of us it was great to drive on another track after driving exclusively at Le Mans It was really great Directly in the race - While the dri
vers are on-track we have things to do We look for driver entering the pits If there has been a problem we have to look at it, know how to prevent it so later everything can be smooth and quick When you're driving in the pits, that's a little pause in your day But then the it goes on-track once again - As of now, we don't have a car with a big engine the acceleration isn't that impressive but it gets impressive when you start reaching 200km/h we start to feel the speed and when we arrive in long
high speed corners we feel that the car has some grip the body is a bit thrown in the cockpit I thought about ... First, not putting myself in the gravel trap I said to myself "Don't put the car in the gravel, learn the track" Don't worry if you're slow learn the track, don't put yourself out so, this way ... you learn the track. When the chequered flag is waved The rules are clear That's the end of the session All the cars are supposed to exit the track and go back to the paddock. Stoffel perf
ectly knows this rule. But looking at the speed carried from his last lap it seems that the excitement of the first round of the season made him lost some lucidity - No harm, he turned back The U-turn of the young Belgian isn't to the liking of the track marshals. What he has just done is forbidden. It's Christophe Lollier, the team manager of the Autosport Academy who warns Stoffel about how grave it is. - You saw what you did at the end ? On the last lap ? - Yes - What have you done ? - I turn
ed back - Do you know it is forbidden ? It is forbidden and it is very dangerous for you. - The guy with the flag said that I could do it. - No, when there is a chequered flag, even if you realise you did an additional lap you finish the lap and maybe you'll get penalised. But here, with what you just done, you risk being excluded of the round. For now it has only been notified but most importantly, it can be really dangerous for you and the others Never ! You never go the wrong way on race trac
k. Even if it's only for 50 or 100 metres. Understood ? - Yes that's okay. - F*ck I thought I would lose it in the "Pif-Paf", I can't remember how it's called - The first one ? - The hard one, yes, the first - The one you do in 3rd then 2nd gear ? Sometimes I tried to do it entirely in 3rd gear. - I don't know, sometimes I can't. Besides that I have issues with my gears. - So how is the car ? - The car is working fine the seat is moving a bit it isn't well in place it moves slightly, left, right
Except that, I have no problem - I go up in the gears and then there is a little delay with the shift I mean, I shift up, and then there is a small cut. - And the selected gear wasn't displayed No gear display, there was only a dash Everything else is good. - I felt that the front was understeering in the corners and the exit, quite a lot. "Quite a lot", well, it was really putting me on the outside line And maybe you can see that on the data But I felt that, compared to the test cars, the engi
ne was having difficulties at corner exits - The test cars and the championship cars are different, they're never the same They are separated at the workshop A test car will never be used during rounds and the opposite is true - When they jump of the car and say "That's not right, change the car, ..." They don't realise that it hurts to hear that. But they are in their own world they're playing war between them they're happy, they're 15 But their life is ... Us, when we will exit this place, we
will be able to work instantly Do what we want instantly But them, if they want to go in F1, like everybody they will still need to work a lot but us, if we're lucky, we can do it too. - Is it possible to raise me up ? To put some foam under the seat ? - You want to raise a bit your position ? - Yeah - Yes, we will just have to check with the bar above the helmet - Sophie ? Let your car. We will do it now. The role of the mechanics isn't simply about the car sometimes it's also about the driver
comfort. - Do you want to raise it a lot ? - Bah, what happens is that I tend to sink into the seat and then I can't see the ... the thing... well, the tire. - You "sink into the seat". So you would need ... - Just a small piece of foam just under the seat - But do you really sink into the seat, like a lot? - Yeah - So we will need a thick piece of foam - No ! I mean, just like that. You see. - Yeah, that's what we call a "thick piece of foam". Come with me. - You keep that foam for the whole se
ason. - Yeah, yeah. - I won't give you a new one at each round. - In my life I have been really shy in the past and I still have some shyness left in me it takes time for me to adapt to the others to adapt with those I encounter so Sophie ... I had difficulties too she is a new person, someone I didn't knew before in the end we got along That's better. - That's better ? You are in the car, not me Do you want another foam ? - No - No, all good ? - All good. - Sure ? - Yeah - Recorded on digital c
ards in the car the data acquisition allows the student to analyse their Free Practice and compare with each other. - Show the ones of "Nono" - After, just wait - Hey Nono you were braking really early at this one - At which one ? - The big braking - Here ? Yes - I will look back at mine With his important karting racord Norman is the one that they want to impress - Wait, wait, wait Here I'm ... I'm one tenth - One tenth slower - Look, that's 3, oh f*ck, that's not much ! - I lose 27 metres in t
he braking zone and that does nothing, in the end that cost me only 3 thousands All the drivers were comparing themselves with me when they arrived I think it's because of what I have done in karting but me, I feel like I am like... well, I am like them. But it must be related to my karting achievements. There aren't a lot at the Autosport Academy who managed to do what I did in karting. So I think it's the reason. But cars are another thing Being quick in karting doesn't mean you'll be quick in
cars, it's different. Triple French champion and selected in the national team Norman is a driver with a confirmed karting talent Since he arrived at the Autosport Academy he decided to stop his studies to work with his father who own an auto body shop and manage a karting team. - My father always supported me, from the beginning. He was working on my kart from Minime to ... 3 years ago. And 3 years ago I integrated Sodi Kart, a French factory team When you're part of a factory team, they prefe
r to have their own mechanics working on the karts So they prefered to put the dad away, like all factory teams. Should I do a beak-in period for the engine ? - Yes, for 10 minutes. - That's it ? - You don't have to run it 10 years. - And for the carburation, what have you done ? Rich mix ? - It's Keke who has done it, your official mechanic, not me I am no longer your mechanic - Nah, but it's not going to break at least ? I warm it up and that's good ? - Yes - Can I still push ? - A bit, yes. -
Now that I work with my father I try to touch a bit of everyting, car bodywork and karting. If I don't succeed as a driver I will need to find something. I try to learn the job of a mechanic I like to do the mechanic for the young ones, teach them how to drive. I like it too. The biggest difference between kart and single-seaters ? In single-seaters you have to be 100 percent focused. Where in karting it's more on the physic side. What is different as well compared to kart is that, at the Acade
my, you can't really create links with the mechanics as they change for each rounds. We do a random draw for the car, so for the mechanic. Most of the times we don't get the same mechanic. It's nearly impossible to get the same one everytime, so you can't create links. While in karting, I had a good working relation with my mechanic because we were working together for 2 or 3 years. In the end we knew how the other one was working. But it's not this way at the Academy. - So that's good ? - It's
rich and all. Like that it should be okay. It's race day. It's 5 AM and the day begin with a muscular awakening session. - There is no point in sprinting. Try to stay together. So we do a muscular awakening in order to ... well, that's the name, there is "muscular" and "awakening" It's used to optimize the performances of sportsmen So before arriving for the race, they will be fully awaken. In terms of organism, articulation and muscle. They'll arrive in good condition before hitting the track.
So, put yourself in front of someone else like yesteday. The goal is to do it as fast as possible. Ready ? On one leg. Right shoulder ! Left forearm ! Left shoulder ! Left shoulder ! Right forearm ! Left arm ! Left shoulder ! Right forearm ! Calm. We're not here to punch each others. - He punched my arm... - It's a muscular awakening. We won't go on a boxing ring. We stop here, we lost enough time The bus goes in less than an hour. - So we need to move on. - That's it, you understood it. A group
eat their breakfast while the other one goes to the shower. This year, the single seater championship of the Autosport Academy become part of the World Series by Renault the path to F1 setup by the French manufacturer. These events are taking place on the biggest European race tracks allow the young drivers to be watched by the teams in upper categories where they could race the following years Today in Alcaniz, rain has been announced for the afternoon - Well so before ... before letting the c
oaches talk you through the features of the track and especially the features under wet conditions because I think it will be difficult for it to dry we still don't know if we'll put slick or wet tires we will choose just before going to the grid. But before, Frederic will explain you an additional rule so you will be entirely aware of the new features of the FIA rules and the adaptation for the World Series Before that, I'm going to clarify important things especially in term of infractions So
you won't be penalised without knowing what you've done wrong In case you stop the car, or a failure or anything during the session you must put it in neutral and let the steering wheel on the car The sanction if it's not respected is 500 euros Additional lap after a chequered flag like we saw yesterday so, Stoffel never, never go wrong way on a race track don't do U-turns on the straights But if you do an additional lap, that's 250 euros If you are late at briefings I tell you for next time Fir
st time : 300 euros 2nd time : 500 euros 3rd time : exclusion from the round If possible, read the additional rules before going to the timed laps session - So, how is this seat ? - With the foam and all, that's good. - Did you saw, I cut the foam just to let this thing past - Ho, that's cute - This is it, serious stuff begins It's not the Free Practice anymore, it's the timed laps We go in, that's 20 or 25 minutes long, I think. Timed laps session First trap, the track is barely dry the racing
line is dry but not the rest and still, the racing line is not perfectly dry. It will dry up during the session During the Free Practice the drivers learn the track and can easily try things. Under the eyes of the coaches. This timed laps session is no longer giving them these conditions. - Here he stopped accelerating ! - Yes These timed laps will determine the position of the drivers on the starting grid. For those at the back, taking risk is often disastrous That's the case for Marie, she spu
n and provoked a red flag meaning that the session will be stopped. At the same time, Hamza El Fatouaki, a young 19 years old Moroccan driver had a mechanical failure on his car. - How were your lap times ? - Oh, I don't know I don't know, about 1'20'' - I couldn't continue - I'm not good right now, really The red flag waved for Marie will create multiple reactions from the other drivers - At a time, at the start, you were 3rd Then you got lower in the ranks, you fell back - Yeah because they di
d not count my lap - Before the restart ? - Yes, before the restart, no at the chequered flag. - You did not improved your time later ? - Later it rained and they put themselves all over the place - It wasn't raining - It was. And they were all going sideways down there. - Yellow flags everywhere. That's crazy. - Yeah but we were going faster ! - When you got going after the restart, there was 1 or 2 laps where it was okay. - We need to insist with some of them with a briefing, because right now
... I don't know if it was Marie or Giada but I nearly shunted ... - Yeah, they were going on the wet spot and then braking on the dry. Wooah ! They were locking up. - That's the reason for the red flag ? - Did he shunted ? - No the red flag isn't for him. It's for Giada ... no, Marie - What did she do? - It was for Marie, she was stopped in the middle of the track. - They are going to the race directors. - Who ? - They are. They have to go to the race directors. - As if the reaction from the o
thers wasn't enough Marie is called up to see the race director because of her red flag - About the reaction of the other drivers, that's ... In general, that's not really pleasant because they say "Hey, you provoked the red flag" When it arrives, with the anger of the situation it can be annoying. In the end it goes on and we all get along - In my opinion, she spun and locked the wheels. - Yeah - You see those marks ? It's because the car went that way. So check the underbody of the car. Appare
ntly she was stuck on a curb. - I checked. There is the front undertray. - End of the pit straight - I brake too early. - Too early and not agressive enough. Look, you brake 45 metres earlier. And there is no "attack", it goes up slowly Then more braking. You see you don't have enough speed so you let go... Julien Poncelet, the main driver coach knows well Marie - No but here, nothing is fine. Julien was Marie coach when she began karting at the Autosport Academy, 2 years ago - Eh ! It's like ka
rting, you can't hesitate ! In karting, you were in slick under the rain, going with some speed in the corner you were able to find the find grip, you were not afraid ! Here it's the same. The car is heavier but it works the same way. Me, I want to see the Marie who was a fighter in karting, you see ? - Yes - Jumping, good on exits, good braking... I want to see the same now. So, actions during the race. Anyway you can only go up now. Don't look in the mirrors, they will be empty. At the start I
mean. What all drivers were afraid of is happening. It has now been raining for 3 hours. And nothing will stop the start scheduled in 20 minutes. Some of them never drove a single-seater in the rain. But what is making them afraid seems to reassure the mechanics. - The rain doesn't mean that they're most likely to spun. The few races we didn't damaged a lot of cars were all in the rain. Because they go slower. They're more careful, and slower. I'm saying that but maybe we'll see a big shunt at
the start ... About the umbrellas for the drivers You stay close to the drivers, and when we say "go" you take all the umbrellas - They hold the umbrella by themselves ? - They hold their umbrellas, yes. - They're not in F1 yet ! - We'll see when they will be World Champion with 10 years of experience then, maybe we'll hold their umbrellas. But until the, they hold their umbrellas. - I hope they won't stop the race at the first corner, that would be too frustrating. Ah ! It's going to start. For
the first race of the season the starting grid correspond to what the driver coaches expected after the pre-season testing Behind Franck Matelli who took part in the previous season we find Norman and Stoffel, 2nd and 3rd A bit further, Paul-Loup will start 7th. He will be well in front of Marie, who start from the penultimate place. - They're arriving. The parents of Paul-Loup made the trip. His father is nervous because Paul-Loup is one of the drivers who hasn't raced the car in the rain yet.
- That's it, it's going to start. Go on. First race - I think he is 6th now. - Yours is 6th, mine is 11th. - 11th for yours ? - Yes - No, that's the Safety Car signal. Who is the number 14 ? - It's my car. - Who's driving ? - It's Jouannem-Sivan. - We lose about 20 or 25 seconds per laps in the rain. That's huge There's no grip It feel like driving on eggs. And we don't have ABS or anything compared to conventional cars. If you lock up ... you go straight and you can't stop. - That's a good exp
erience. First race in the rain. Nothing better to learn. - Jean Ragnotti style ! - Oh ! Someone is slowing down. So, first race I couldn't see the corner, I went straight ahead. Because of the water sprays. That's racing. But in the meantime, it teach me that you must be very careful. Racing driver, that's certainly even more macho than the mechanic world. Because now there are more girls into the mechanics but if the driver, she arrive last well, not in the top 3, I mean Certainly someone will
talk badly. But if she finish first they will all shut their mouths. At the front, the battle for 1st place is going on As predicted, we find there Stoffel and Norman, the rivals - With the rain it's going well for now. At Alcaniz I did the fastest lap under wet condition. But I couldn't get past Norman. Because he drove a faultless race. Like me. So it was impossible to overtake. - Look there ! Look at Mantovani. He is going to overtake "Corsica". Paul-Loup got past ! - There is some cleaning
to do ! - Between me and Stoffel ? Bwo, it's going well. For sure, on-track there is no friendship. It's the same for everybody. But outside the paddock it's good, no rivalry but in the car, for sure, everybody wants to win, so ... it's a war - He is changing line I hope he won't brake too late if so, everybody will get past him - I was really happy, because it was on my father's birthday it was a nice gift and I was quite surprised to win in the rain. I knew I had the potential because when we
drove in the rain at Le Mans Stoffel, who is fast in the rain too I was just like him or sometimes faster so I knew I could win But I wouldn't expect to win the first race without mistakes because he was behind me all race long, putting me under pressure But I did no mistakes, I won, it was great. - You finished 3rd ! - Hey ! You're 3rd ! - Yeah but I went out a bit. - Really ? - After that I was 10th ! - Yes, I saw you ! - In the last corner. - Behind Norman and Stoffel, finishing 3rd it's Paul
Lanchere in his second season. On his side, Paul-Loup can also be satisfied too in his first race, in the rain, he came from 7th to 4th. - It was tricky. - You waited, no panic going a bit slower but without mistakes For Marie, the events weren't as happy. Out on the 7th lap, the car finished in the gravels. No points. - Where is the car ? - Why ? Do you really need it ? - You decide, if you want to race tomorrow I need to get it back. - Do you know what position I was before ? Hey ! At a poin
t you were 14th ! - Bwoah, that ain't good. - But then I was disgusted because ... In the end I am a disgusted. - That's not too bad, there haven't been too many damages. Well, "not too much" - I remembered to put it in neutral, he'll be happy Me too I'll be happy because the 350 euros I wouldn't have it. - Why ? - You have a 350 euros sanction if you don't put it in neutral. - Ah, they told you earlier. - I am very happy thank you guys to have honoured my lessons I am not even asking you, but y
ou and Paul ! Have you seen Paul ! - Compared to last season, it's better. - For my first time in the rain, that's good. - Really good indeed. That was close. - In 2 minutes, we're gone ! - We can take a picture at least. Take a picture When it's about drivers and podium, groupies are never far. Especially around the winner. - I'm thirsty ! - Here, I have it ! Happy birthday - Have a drink for the winner - That was good - We had the girls with us up there. - Bravo, I told you ! - Are you a drive
r or just here to look at the girls ? - I can do both in these conditions - Good, you honoured France - Good job mate ! - Thanks Where did you finish ? - 4th - Take some, it's your turn ! - Thanks - To thanks the mechanics, because for me it's really important I gave him the cap because I know it will please him with some champagne and all it was cool It's my way to thanks them the mechanics aren't less important than us for the win
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