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♪ You may not know just who I am ♪

♪ But that may be all right ♪

♪ Let's get together ♪

♪ Burn it up ♪

♪ The sun's out in the open field ♪

♪ We got lots of time ♪

♪ By the end, you'll know my name ♪

♪ And my number ♪

♪ Rev my engine, gas me up ♪

♪ Punch my clock, and spare the talk ♪

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♪ Ooh, oh, it's just you and me ♪

♪ Guns up to sons of speed ♪

- [Narrator] Well, then, here we are

at Donington race track, where for the first time

since 1979, we're about to see two

of the biggest names in racing clash once again:

Freddie Hunt and Mathias Lauda.

The sons of racing legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda

will go head to head here in a historic battle out on track.

Will passionate maverick Freddie follow

in James' famous footsteps and clutch victory,

or will the level-headed Austrian Mathias

show that experience and the Lauda cool head will triumph?

We will see in this recreation of motorsport history.

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1976, the Nuerburgring, the scene

of one of the most devastating crashes in F1 history.

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Niki Lauda's crash of 1976 was one

of the most notorious incidents in Formula 1.

The fire raged on while his fellow drivers

desperately tried to pull him from the flames.

His friend and fierce rival, James Hunt,

would go on to win the race,

while Lauda was rushed to hospital.

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The 1976 F1 world title race is one

of the greatest showcases of racing rivalry

ever to grace the sport.

The fiendishly handsome and charismatic Hunt

against the level-headed and strategic Lauda.

The fiery and passionate competition

between these men inspired a generation

of motorsport fans and even captivated Hollywood

in Ron Howard's 2014 film, "Rush."

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- Dad and Niki, they were very close friends,

albeit they are so different in personality.

They had tremendous respect for one another

as friends, as colleagues, as competitors.

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- James did it in his way that suited his personality.

There were no borders.

Everything was possible, yes.

He choose for a certain period of his life

to take every risk that was needed to reach the goal.

Niki was more calculated.

"When do I do what?

When do I do this? When do I do that?

When I avoid doing this, when?"

Everything was more calculated.

He was there not only when he was in the car

with his hat, thinking about it, but always.

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- No, the way I understood it,

they were really good friends because they liked each other.

All the others, maybe not so much.

Because people, I mean, they were very straight.

Everybody knew what the other one is thinking anyway,

and James, he was just the way he was,

and Niki exactly the same, the way he was.

Maybe Niki was more complicated to understand

for other people.

James was easier. He was a life boy.

Yeah, he loved daily life, everything.

He loved women. He loved alcohol.

He'll tell you everything. A really nice guy.

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- Niki's sense of humor, I think.

I think two or three races to go in '76,

they had adjoining rooms in the hotel,

and at six or seven in the morning,

some god-awful hour as far as Dad was concerned,

Niki came marching in, fully suited up,

and said, "Good morning, James.

Today, I win the World Championship,"

and marched out again. (laughs)

And that was sorta Niki's sense of humor.

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- [Mathias] My dad stopped racing in '85,

so I was four years old.

Yeah, when he was still active,

I had no memories because I was so small,

so he never brought us to the racetrack.

My dad was really old school.

It's like work is work, and family is family.

(pen scratching)

(pen tapping) - Each page, no?

- Every page. (Niki laughing)

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- I retired two years ago to start my own airline,

which I've done.

I worked two years for it.

The airline works. Everything is all right.

So I feel that my heart, after giving more time

to other things, it's still working very hard

or beating very hard for motor racing,

and as I have not driven for two years,

my personal challenge is to see

where I would end up coming back into mod racing,

and that's what I'm going to do.

- The fame is a bit weird because I remember

when I was a kid in Ibiza, especially,

my father liked his routine.

When he was here, he took us in the morning, in the car,

drive to Santa Eularia.

He likes his coffee (laughing) in the morning.

He goes to the newspaper shop,

gets his newspapers and magazine,

and there was not one day when we sat sitting

at the coffee shop in Santa Eularia

where people are not coming and asking for autograph.

- He was so easygoing, like nobody else,

and easy to understand,

easy to look through, you know what I mean?

There was no mystery.

He was no bullshit.

- Marlene, his mother, used to talk about Niki.

She used to say.

And in England, you know, Niki is a English, a girl's name,

Niki, so I was like, "Okay."

This sounds so made up, but it's not.

And I used to say, "Who's that?

Is that, you know, is it the sister?

Is it the?"

And she was, "Niki, the kid's father,"

and then she called him.

We'd had a few wines, and she called him,

and I spoke to Nikki on the phone,

and then Mathias was in bed,

and I went up to Mathias, and I said, "Ah, I spoke

to your father on the phone."

Yeah, then I said, "You know, what does your dad do?

Why is it?" You know.

And he said, "Ask your father who Niki Lauda is."

I said, "Why would my father know who Niki Lauda is?"

Like, "Why would he know who your dad is, why?"

And I did ask my dad, and he was screaming

down the phone for about half an hour

when I said I was going out with Niki Lauda's son,

and yeah, my dad was quite excited about it.

- Niki was unique because he started being a businessman

since very young, exactly what his grandfather was at.

He would love to see him in a commercial papers

and not in the sports papers.

At the end, he was in both, (laughs) you know? (laughs)

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- [Narrator] Lauda raced with Ferrari for three years,

securing two world titles in '75 and '77.

He suffered horrific injuries from his crash in Germany,

but returned to racing just six weeks later.

After retiring in 1979, he made a shocking comeback in 1982

for Ferrari's biggest rivals, McLaren.

He raced dominantly for McLaren,

winning his third world title in 1984.

He continued his career in an executive position,

helping to sign now seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton

to Mercedes AMG.

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- In growing up, yeah, it was a mixed journey.

I was born in Salzburg, but then straightaway,

my parents moved to Ibiza, in Spain,

so from Austria, we came straight to Ibiza,

my brother Lukas and me.

It was fantastic.

The memories are just really nice.

I was outside. I was playing in the mud.

BMX bikes, going around the house,

and yeah, having a really free spirit life,

easy life, yeah, great, great memories.

- So Mathias, they'd had a house here

since Mathias was born.

So Marlene first came over here,

and then Niki came afterwards,

and then Mathias, since he was two years old,

he went to school here till he was about six.

Then they went back to Salzburg.

- The downside having a famous dad

is that he cannot spend so much time with the family

because he's busy, and if you want achieve the stuff

that my dad achieved, it's so high, you know,

and you cannot be the perfect dad at home every day

and achieve everything they achieved,

being a three-time Formula 1 world champion,

running two airlines, running two Formula 1 teams.

I mean, it's impossible.

However, he wasn't around too much,

but when he was around, he was always very present.

We had a lotta fun, and it was great.

It's not like they missed out too much from him

because yeah, he was there.

He called us every day, but he was not

at home every day for dinner.

- Mathias and his father, were they close?

Yes, as close, I think, as a father and son can be

that live in different areas of the world.

When Niki was with Mercedes for the Formula 1,

he would go and spend the weekend with him

and watch the Formula 1 with him.

They saw each other a lot when they could.

Niki had a house here.

I mean, he's always had the house,

even though he didn't share the old house with Marlene.

He's always had a house here, so he always came.

They would fly over on the weekend,

and Mathias would go and spend the weekend with him.

- I tell you, they had a really lucky life.

I hope they see it from the same side,

that they were really lucky people.

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♪ I couldn't think ♪

♪ My mind was empty ♪

- If you knew James, if you saw Freddie walking

through the paddock, you'd say James was back.

- [Jo] There is a fearlessness in Freddie

that James probably had as well.

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♪ I couldn't feel you, I was gone ♪

- What do I like about racing?

I like the racing.

I like driving fast cars.

I like driving cars with downforce.

So I prefer single-seaters and prototypes to GT's

'cause they're more cornering speed,

and you can brake later, as simple as that.

- Freddie can get in any car and be quick,

whether he's had practice or not.

Freddie started Formula 4 when I knew him.

Freddie did very well initially,

but one of the big things with Freddie was mental pressure.

I think it's the expectation to be as good as his dad

first time round played a big part in his racing.

But if you look where Freddie was then

and to where he is now, he's come a long, long way.

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Took 21 shots, 21 shots ♪

♪ Aiming at my heart ♪

♪ I'm broken too ♪

♪ Took 21 shots for you ♪

♪ Shoot them ♪

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- James deciding to go into racing

was really just quite a sudden thing,

and once he'd decided that's what he was going to do,

I think my parents were pretty horrified

about the whole thing, and it wasn't something

that anybody had any experience of.

The family weren't really motor racing fans.

So I'm not sure they tried to put him off,

but they certainly didn't support him with it.

- I mean, I've always been inspired by his determination.

My, perhaps, actually, you know, I've had a checkered career

like he had in terms of, you know, lack of finance

and lack of sponsors, and I think maybe,

had he not persevered and succeeded,

maybe I would've thrown in the towel as well

and thought this is just unrealistic.

I can't do this.

But, you know, he didn't do that,

so maybe that's given me some inspiration,

well, certainly given me inspiration,

but maybe it's had a significant influence.

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- I was a young teenager, and I just found it all

rather kind of overwhelming and strange, really,

and I'd go round and be introduced as James Hunt's sister

because he was completely in the limelight,

and I didn't really like that. (laughs)

- During the '76 season, there was a lot of drama going on,

and the "Rush" movie failed to capture

a lot of those important parts,

and when I questioned Ron about this.

"Why did you differ from the truth?

Why did you put certain parts out

and add bits in which just did not happen?"

He said, "Well, because the truth was too awesome.

People just wouldn't believe it."

- [Adam] Hunt started his rockstar F1 career

with Hesketh, providing them their first and only

ever F1 victory.

After impressing at Hesketh for three years,

he secured a position with top racing team McLaren.

Staggeringly, in just his first season with McLaren,

Hunt overcame the legendary Niki Lauda

to claim the World Championship.

In '79, he decided to retire from the track but would stay

in the racing world as a commentator for the BBC.

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- Freddie's a very sensitive person,

and I think has

really, really struggled

with not having his dad around,

although he's done a lot of things

that have reflected his dad.

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- In terms of attention from any media,

I never had any media attention.

I'd never interviewed once.

I think the first interview I did

was when I first entered polo professionally.

I was playing professional tournaments,

and it was just a local newspaper.

I was just an interesting little article

they could fill out the columns with, you know,

as James Hunt's son is now playing at the local club.

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- Well, the polo days, when I did first meet Sarah

and Freddie, it was quite an eye-opener

because Freddie, at that stage,

was a little bit out of control,

and I was put in charge of managing this polo team,

which I was struggling a little bit,

so I had to draft in my husband to come and take over

and try and control Freddie. (laughs)

- My mother and I sat down and realized

that polo wasn't looking good because my horses

were old and knackered, and we didn't have

100-plus grand to replace them the following season.

I went into town that evening to rent a movie,

and I went past the pub, and I thought,

well, I could sneak in for a quick bite.

And I bumped into a friend who's a polo player,

and he was going to the Goodwood Festival of Speed

the next day, so he invited me along.

And his girlfriend at the time was Jodie Kidd,

a model and semi-professional racing driver,

and she said, "Freddie, would you like to drive the car?"

And it was a Maserati GT4, I believe.

And of course, naturally, I said, "Yes, I'd love too,"

but it was not legal in terms I didn't have

a racing license, and no one,

we didn't tell Goodwood what I was doing.

I was just in her helmet, her suit,

and off I went up the hill.

I had a Maserati person next to me in the passenger seat,

make sure I didn't do anything stupid,

and I thought this is wonderful.

This is great fun.

I mean, the power of that,

I'd never experienced power before.

Andrea, my friend, who was an ex-racing driver

turned polo player, Argentine fellow,

he said, "Fred, look, you're not a bad polo player,

but you don't have a big farm to breed horses,

and you don't have any money behind you,

so if I was you, I'd stop playing polo and go racing.

With your name, if you like it, and if you're good at it,

then you can make a career."

So I thought, well, that sounds like a good idea. (laughs)

So I rang my uncle Dave, and I said, "Dave,

I think I wanna be a racing driver,"

and he said, "Ring me back in a week if you're serious."

A few days later, I rang him back, and I said, "I'm serious.

The horse is on the market.

I wanna be a racing driver. What do I do?"

And that's how I started.

- Yeah, my beginning of racing was not easy.

It was tough for me because as a kid, I love racing.

I love watching Formula 1, and I was really into Formula 1

and knew all the statistics from the '80s, '90s,

beginning of 2000s.

I was really into racing, into Formula 1,

and I always wanted to race as a kid,

and my dad was always against it,

and he allowed us to race in motocross with bikes,

but not with go-karts, and motocross

is much more the interest than racing with go-karts.

But then I started racing

without planning it, just happened.

I did my driving lessons,

and I had my first car. (laughs)

And I just, I could feel it.

I couldn't go slow, and I really enjoyed

going fast on the roads, so that wasn't very smart.

So I had a couple of accidents in Barcelona,

and then I finished my school,

and I said to my brother, "Come on,

I just wanna try once a car on the racetrack,

not the ones on the road, and why you

don't organize something and you become my manager?"

And I started racing.

So my brother organized me a test

in Czech Republic, in Brno.

I was quite competitive for someone

that had no experience at all.

And then we had to confess to my dad.

So that was quite hard.

So we went to Vienna.

My brother did the talking.

We said, "Look, Mathias want to become a racecar driver.

(laughing) I'm gonna be his manager."

And my father said, "You're idiots.

Mathias is already 21 years old.

That's impossible. Like, what are you guys talking about?"

And then I said, "Yeah, but I did a test,

and it was quite okay," and he said, "Okay."

At that time, my dad was the boss of Jaguar racing

in Formula 1, and they had a Formula 3 junior team.

And he called Trevor Carlin, my dad,

and said, "Look, my son wants to start racing,

but he's 21, he has no experience, and he's crazy.

So I want that he is testing for your team,

and you decide if he is a talent or not."

So it was quite a lot of pressure

because jumping from a couple of touring cars

in Czech Republic to a Formula 3 car.

Formula 3, it's really high downforce car, quite fast.

So I went to England.

We did a test, and the test was really great.

My lap times were good, and Trevor Carlin

said, "Yeah, thumbs up.

He has the talent. He has the speed."

So from that day on, I got the blessing from my dad,

and I'm free to go.

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- In 2014, when I signed up Freddie Hunt

and Mathias Lauda to race for my team,

I realize I'm recreating motorsport history.

Especially after watching the film "Rush,"

I couldn't let go of what I was doing,

and I had to let the world know how this can be done again.

I never knew how they were when I signed them on,

but I realized they are exactly the same as their fathers,

character and voicing and everything.

- I remember when I got a phone call.

That year, actually, I was struggling a bit in racing

because I just finished my contract in GT1 with BMW,

and I didn't have a program for the next year,

and I had a phone call from an Indian guy called Jose,

and he asked me if I wanted to race with Freddie Hunt

in the MF series in the Middle East,

and that time, I was, I don't know, maybe 34.

That championship is more for junior drivers.

It was a Formula 3 chassis,

and I said, "Look, I didn't drive formula cars for long.

For long time, I did touring cars, GT cars,

but this is more for, yeah, for kids, right?"

But I always like a challenge,

and I said, "Look, great, yeah, I gonna do it."

So I flew to Qatar, and straight from Ibiza to Qatar,

and I jump in the car, and it was, yeah, so much fun.

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- Now the racing scene I did with Jose,

I got a call from James Croft,

a friend that I met way back in Formula 4,

and he said, "I've got an opportunity for you."

He knew Jose, not sure how,

and Jose had this great idea to put Mathias and I

in a team together and have us race together

and have them film it.

So that's how this whole thing started,

and that was, yeah, it was great,

but I wasn't competitive.

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- Freddie in the meanwhile was setting

such fastest time in certain sectors,

like if you could put one lap of his in different sectors

from different laps, he is certainly the quickest,

but he couldn't hold it together.

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- So the championship consists of three rounds,

you know, four races in each round, so 12 races.

The first was in Qatar.

The second was Bahrain, and the third was Chennai in India.

There was a lotta room for improvement,

my own consistency.

I think my own self-confidence wasn't quite there.

I did a 6-2. - No, you did a 6-7.

- 6-7. - And quickest here's a 5-4.

- Well, that's all right.

- No, it's not.

Why didn't you do a 5-4? - Well, it is,

'cause I haven't done a lap yet.

What, I'm still learning the track.

- All right, we'll let you off, then.

- [Freddie] These fucking horrible circuits.

Well, it's not, but it is. - Difficult, it's difficult.

- Impulsive, I would say.

In the racecar, I think he's sometimes pushing too hard,

and sometimes, he overdrives the car,

and he's very passionate and emotional in the car,

and I think I'm in a car more cool,

more calculated, and I try not to do mistakes.

And he likes to go sometimes over the limit,

but he has speed.

He has talent, for sure, but yeah,

he needs to control himself a little bit.

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- I think Freddie's racing career,

it's a lot of pressure with his name.

He was always expected to win any race quite naturally.

I think there was always a lot of pressure

at every race I've bene to with him.

- Where's lauda, eh? - Just in through, yeah.

- Mathias' character was very focused.

He came, he met me, and he said,

"Okay, this is what I'll do.

I've not been in a single seat for quite some time,

so I'm gonna give my best."

He sat with the engineers, set up the car.

In fact, you wouldn't believe he even went back.

After setting up the car, he covered his car

and went back and slept on his racing suit.

I was shocked, and half an hour before the race,

he gets up, stretches, and goes to races.

- Well, Mathias has his feet on the ground

because he's always had to work for everything.

He got into racing by himself.

His father didn't want him to, so he worked.

He worked, and he got where he is today through working,

you know, which is something I don't think people realize.

People just think, "Ah, you know,

'cause his father's who he is,

he didn't have to work for anything."

But you know, as you know in racing

or in life in general, (laughs) it's hard.

If you can't do it, you can't do it.

So he's really worked hard. He's trained hard.

He's fought hard to get sponsors, to get into teams.

- To be back in a formula car and with a lot of young guys

like Mazepin was racing there, for example.

He's now Formula 1, and a couple of really fast kids,

and I was the old guy, and Freddie too.

And it was great, yeah, and the highlight

was I could win the last race in Bahrain.

And it was a coincidence because we were

on the side event from WEC,

from World Endurance Championship,

and when I walked back from the podium,

I walked through the WEC paddock,

and I saw my old friend Pedro Lamy.

I used to share a car with him at Nuerburgring, 24.

And he said, "Can I come in?"

And then he said, "Look, by the way,

actually, we're looking for a new teammate

for next year for WEC at Aston Martin,"

and said, "Are you free?"

I said, "Yes, for sure I'm free."

So this is the first time that I got in contact

with Aston Marton.

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- He's very calm. He's very cool.

He's very collected, and he doesn't seem to worry too much,

and he's quite inspirational.

I think maybe similar to his father.

I think maybe that's what Dad saw in Niki.

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- In 2014 season, Freddie was basically going

through a bad time.

He had just lost his mother that year,

and plus, he had not raced for some time,

so he was very erratic.

The comparison was that one was very focused.

The other was erratic, but both were quick and fast

and extremely talented, if you ask me,

and they're unbelievably good, both of them.

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- [Adam] Just a few weeks before the season started,

Freddie lost his mother to cancer,

causing him to miss vital pre-season testing.

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- Yeah, the love I felt from both of my parents

was, you know, it's unquestionable.

It's stronger than anything can be.

I never questioned that at all, never questioned that.

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- So Sarah was ill for quite some time.

There were moments where she suddenly got a lot better,

but then I think we saw her on a Sunday,

and by the Tuesday, she had passed.

Sarah was Freddie's rock.

When Freddie stepped out of line,

Sarah was the one that, you know,

kicked his ass back into gear.

I think losing Sarah, for Freddie,

was just a huge, it's life-changing, isn't it,

somebody losing their parents?

- She was very great fun, very wacky.

Never a dull moment in her company.

And she was very, very full-on,

but in a really nice sorta way.

She was a lovely person.

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- So Freddie's character was very similar

to what I have seen of James Hunt's character in the film

and what I've read about him.

So he's exactly the same.

Everything was so similar, and you see the looks

are the same, that flirty and naughty boy he was

when I met him in 2014.

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- I was quite wild when I was younger,

and I could let myself be wild now,

but it, you know, the aftermath is too painful, so.

And anything could go wrong,

(laughing) so I try and be a little bit more,

a little bit more controlled.

- Going back, Freddie, I don't think,

had many coping mechanisms.

I don't think he knew how to deal

with everything that was in front of him.

- Well, he punched him did he? (laughs)

Just like his dad.

- 2014 was a difficult year for me

'cause I had just lost my mother,

and, you know, as I said before,

motorsport, like most sports, is a very much mental game,

and if your head's not there,

you're never gonna deliver your potential,

and so I didn't.

I did have a couple of moments of brilliance.

Again, I don't like to call myself brilliant,

but purple laps and when it was going really well.

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- Yeah, first time when I met Freddie,

it was actually in 2014.

I met him once before, but just there, that's it.

Talking five, 10 minutes.

And straightaway, yeah, he's a really nice guy.

He's very sympathetic, very open,

a good sense of humor, and we both,

yeah, we get along really well.

We had lots of fun at the five races we did

in the Middle East, and yeah,

after the race, we had some good fun.

Went out together, had a couple of beers,

and he's just a really nice guy.

- Mathias and I first met in, I think it was 2009

at Hockenheim, when I was racing in the ADAC Formel Masters,

which is like a sort of, similar to a Formula Renault.

That was that, and that's when I first met Niki properly.

The first thing he said to me on the grid was, (snickers)

gets me every time when I think about this one.

It was, "I love your father," he said,

and before I'd even reached his hand.

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- [Niki] So who's the quicker one, you or Mathias?

- He appears to be, but I was quicker

in the last run in Qatar.

I had the pace.

I just need to figure,

I need to focus, and I need to do it lap after lap.

I can do it one lap.

I need to do it lap after lap,

and then in the race as well,

so that's what I need to build.

- So concentration. - Yeah.

- So concentrate simply on your driving.

Don't worry about which position, whatever happens,

and improve the driving.

Don't worry about if you finish 17th, 34th,

most pit stop, forward, backwards.

You only have to concentrate on the job.

Because if you concentrate on the job,

like 15 corners, get them right.

So this time, speed up slowly, get the car set up,

and then do it, and take only when you feel comfortable,

and then you get the stability.

That's the most important.

Get the emotions out.

- A lot of good advice Niki did give

on how to concentrate on his job

and how to be focused and throw your emotions away

and consider this as a job.

So actually, that did wake up Freddie.

He was a very different person in racing after meeting Niki,

and in the next race in Chennai,

he really performed well, if you ask me.

- [Spectator] Freddie's going around with a bent rear wing,

and he's in fucking record half time. (laughs)

Look at his car when he comes across, rear wing.

(racecars zooming)

- Yeah, he was emotional, but not in the car.

I mean, he was emotional when he was upset,

but he had the speed and the performance.

I mean, don't worry.

He knew what he was doing,

especially in '76 when that shitty McLaren

suddenly started to work. (Freddie laughing)

In the second half of the season,

he had the better car, and he was driving outstanding.

He really got me because he was better in the second part,

even with my advantage from the beginning

of the car performance or the accident,

where I lost three races, but he was quicker in '76.

I couldn't beat him, to be honest,

with or without the accident.

This is the key thing to his championship.

(dramatic music)

Freddie the Shunt, we called James the Shunt.

Had some problems, but he's quick.

There's not question about it.

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- Passions in life, for me, it's sports in general.

I'm a very competitive person, but not always about winning.

It's just sports.

When it's racing, I get really obsessed about racing.

I want to do well, but the same, I can also take over

in surfing or in cycling.

I get really obsessed or passionate in sports,

and if I like something, then it's all or nothing, so.

- He has a road bike, and he has a mountain bike,

and all the other bikes in between,

and he spends about four hours every day.

He has a trainer, and he does intervals,

or he does road bikes, or he does mountain biking.

He also put something in the pool to build up

his upper body strength, and then he'll do,

a couple of times a week, he's doing HIIT training

with a friend of his who's a personal trainer,

so he'll to that with them.

He'll do HIIT training with him and another friend.

- I don't know, I'm always been that very competitive,

since kids, and if I like something, I get competitive,

but I don't get too extreme.

I don't get too upset if I don't win.

It's not like that, but I just love to compete.

(driving rock music)

Training outdoors, for me, it's every day.

If there's one day where I cannot train,

it's something is missing in me,

so I need to be out all the time,

and always it's on the bicycle,

or is it surfing, or is it going for a swim in the ocean?

I always need to be out every day.

- Training is like generally cardio, you know,

once a day, whether it be swimming or a jog,

and then weight training

or just some upper body strength training.

Might be just at home on the floor

just doing situps, pressups, pullups, et cetera,

or I'll go to the gym and do some weight training there.

That's pretty straightforward.

I'm sure if I was a proper Formula 1 trainer,

he would say, "It's not that straightforward,

and you're not doing it right,"

but (laughs) I keep myself fit as possible,

and most of the time, I'm pretty fit in the car.

- Freddie's had lots of challenges for his life.

Obviously losing James, losing his mom,

this whole expectation for Freddie

to just do well at everything,

especially when it comes to racing,

but one of the reasons I love Freddie so much

is he just gets on, you know, gets in the zone,

and he gets things done, so.

- I started, and I'd say really got into it,

got into the swing of it, it was during the first lockdown.

Course, I had plenty of time on my hands,

as we all did, and I was meditating twice a day,

and after, it took a while to calm the,

quiet the monkey mind, the noise in one's head,

and well, there's plenty of that in mine.

Racing is a very mental thing,

and as I said, that's what really screwed me up

in the early years, and it kinda still

is screwing me up now.

I think it can screw any driver, or not just racing,

any athlete, so to be able to calm one's mind down

to a state of, not that you don't care,

but you don't care too much.

That's when you can really perform well.

For example, playing pool with a friend,

I could beat this friend five times in a row.

Soon as you put a tenner on it, I'll lose. (laughs)

'Cause it means something.

So it's the ability to, what meditation helps me to do

is to take away that pressure I put on myself, basically.

- I don't know what to expect next week in Donington.

Is Freddie gonna win or me?

I haven't been in a racecar for more than a year now.

It's the longest time in my life

that I didn't drove a racecar.

I raced my bikes a lot in races, so I'm still competitive.

I still wanna, every time when I put my helmet on,

and I go in the racecar, and I start at the racetrack,

you get competitive, and you just think about lap times.

I think most racecar drivers are the same,

so this will never change.

And for me, actually, I'm not there

just to beat Freddie or whatever.

I just wanna enjoy and have a good time,

and anyway, I know myself, that once I'm in there,

I will start to get very competitive.

- Yeah, this race to me is probably

among the most important I've done so far,

and I really do wanna beat Mathias 'cause, you know,

he's beaten me last time, and I'm pretty confident

I'm faster, and you know, if you take away all the crap,

and if you were to leave just the talent,

I think I've got more, but I don't know.

- Up against Freddie Hunt, I think Mathias would win.

I mean, yeah, I think Mathias would think

that he would win, but Mathias thinks that

(laughing) all the time anyways

He's very self-secure, but I think,

(upbeat music)

I think Mathias would win.

Let's see. Let's see.

- I hope he does it. (laughs) I hope he does. (laughs)

He needs one more cup in his cellar

because it's almost full. (laughs)

He needs one more. (laughs)

- Yeah, and the end of the day, you always wanna win a race.

Like once you put the helmet on,

and you're in the car, you just think about lap times,

and you wanna be the quickest on track,

so doesn't matter what kind of race,

what championship, lower, higher,

you always wanna be competitive.

I'm always the same, so once you come off

from the racecar, first thing you do,

you look at the lap times.

You look where you are, so this will never change.

So for sure, I'm looking forward for the race in Donington,

and I wanna give everything to win for sure. (sniffs)

- Course I wanna win the race.

Yeah, I mean, particularly 'cause he beat me so.

I had, you know, I got thrashed the last time,

so if I could least give him a better run

for his money this time, it'd be good.

(driving rock music)

- [Narrator] With race day just a few days away,

tensions are high.

Hunt and Lauda have both arrived in Donington

and are about to meet for the first time in six years.

- Hey, Freddie. - Hello.

- [Mathias] Long time, no see.

- Yeah, I know. (Mathias laughing)

(hands smacking) You're doing great.

- Good to see you, yeah? - Yeah.

- You're exactly the same now. - Yeah.

- Didn't change much, eh? - You got a tan.

- I know, a bit odd.

(both laughing)

- Looking forward to tomorrow?

- Yes, I do. - You do? Good.

When's the last time you tested on an English track?

- I think Silverstone racing in WEC

three years ago, I think.

- Ah, that's probably the session number.

- Two year, I don't know.

- So we got four half an hour sessions,

which will probably be mostly red flags,

so we'll get about three laps each,

and let's try to qualify. - Mm-hmm, exactly.

Something's happening, yeah. - Or regret, yeah.

- It's always nice to start fresh with a new card,

like you have been for a while.

Let's go in and just go fast,

you know? - Yeah.

- [Adam] As they begin their journey

to the track to get fitted for their seats,

let's take a first look at the cars they'll be driving.

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- The Sports Pro Start Cup, and the final round

being held at Donington Park,

is the culmination of two years of competing.

Our previous event was at Monza,

supporting the F1 Grand Prix.

It's really exciting to have the sons

of two great legends like James and Niki racing

in our championship, especially the closing event

at Donington GP track.

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(motor whirring)

(doors shutting)

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They checked, and it's all here?

- [Freddie] Yeah, yeah, I can see that.

- So height is fairly good? - Yeah, I think so, yeah.

- [Technician] Yeah, could you just be doing

with a bit more?

- [Narrator As Freddie settles into the car,

a traffic delay has meant Mathias' car

won't be arriving until the morning.

Mathias will have to wait until just before free practice

to be fitted for his car.

Meanwhile, the news that the sons of James Hunt

and Niki Lauda are at Donington this weekend

has already made its way around the paddock,

with fellow drivers eager to drop by the Revolution tent

to meet them. (motor whirring)

- Yeah, that's not something that you see very often, is it?

I mean, those two names synonymous with motorsport

and history particularly, especially their parents

on track, you know. (tool buzzing)

For them both, it must be a real special experience,

and I think for their families as well,

it would be a very cool experience for them,

to see them both racing again.

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- [Narrator] It's the next morning at Donington,

and Mathias has arrived early to complete his seat fitting

for the all-important practice sessions later today.

(driving rock music)

- Right, okay. (equipment clattering)

We're just moving the pedals a bit forward,

and then we'll do a proper seat fit,

so when you go forward in your seat,

as well as the most important,

say we get the pedals closer 'cause we need

to use the brakes in total,

and then we work on the seat, all good.

- [Adam] This will be the first time

either of them have driven these cars,

but they'll be expected to go toe-to-toe

with the other drivers on the track

who have been racing in them all season.

It's a tall order even for the likes of Hunt and Lauda.

Will they be able to handle it?

(engine humming)

- Morning. - Morning!

How you doing? All right?

- Good, you? - Yeah.

- Are you gonna fix the oil leak

in the back just there? - No.

(Freddie laughing) - Not quite.

(both laughing)

- [Adam] As the morning passes by,

both Hunt and Lauda have been fitted for their cars

and have been briefed on the car's systems.

All that's left for them to do

is fire up the cars' engines and head to the track.

Let's see which racer looks stronger

as we start the initial practice sessions.

♪ Trying to drop this little thing called fame ♪

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♪ Fame, say my name ♪

♪ Everybody knows it ♪ (racecar zooming)

♪ So you better not play ♪ (racecar zooming)

♪ Fame, it's such a shame ♪ (racecar zooming)

♪ The rich keep turning ♪ (racecar zooming)

- [Spectator] Well, currently,

he's the fastest thing out there,

so couldn't hope for any more. (racecar zooming)

- He's got a lot of experience under his belt,

but in comparison to Freddie, for example,

(racecars zooming) he's absolutely quite pitiful.

(Thomas laughing)

(racecars zooming)

- I think he's doing all right.

He's just getting used to the car

and seeing what the car's like to drive.

He's never driven a Revolution at all,

so he's just getting used to the balance of the car

and how it's likely to go.

♪ Mama left me out in the cold ♪

♪ She took me, she shook me ♪

♪ She filled me, she broke me ♪

- Oh, fun. - It's nice

to be back in a car.

It's always cool to feel a different car,

and it was nice.

A lot of traffic out there, but it's nice.

You get to feel a little bit, how everything feels,

and I enjoy a lot.

♪ Everyone knows it ♪

♪ So you better not blow it ♪ (racecar whirring)

- Not as much grip as I was hoping, in general.

I think, so I'm just, you know,

the last sort of downforce car I've driven

was an LMP3 with a lot more, well, bigger tires

and more air, so I guess, but the power,

you know, it gets a powerful weight right there,

and it's a bit all right, (racecars zooming)

but it's a bloody cold track,

so the times never really came in properly.

And also so much traffic.

I mean, it's ridiculous they let us out

with blooming chicane.

It's dangerous for everyone, but you know, this is England,

and they said, "Well, let's do it."

They like doing that, so there's no point complaining.

Same for everyone.

But yeah, on the whole, it's all right, I suppose.

(bystanders laughing)

Oh, it's totally wild. (Mathias laughing)

- It was earlier, you were. (laughs)

It was fun. I enjoyed it.

- Yeah, it felt good. - It's great, huh?

- Yeah, yeah. - Really fun.

- Not much grip, though, eh? - Yeah, yeah.

Was it good traffic? - Eh?

- The traffic was horrible, huh?

- Yeah, yeah, and I mean, compared to the LMP3,

there's a lot of power with very little grip.

- It's nice, huh? I like it. - You like it? (laughs)

- Yeah, very fine. - With practice one finished,

so far, it appears Mathias is the quicker driver,

with Freddie struggling to keep up with his pace.

Could this be a repeat of 2014,

or will Freddie find his pace in the second practice?

♪ Keeps us climbing ♪

♪ Till they drop this little thing called fame ♪

♪ Na na, na na, na, na na, na na, na ♪

♪ Na-na, na-na, na ♪

♪ This little thing called fame ♪

♪ Na na, na na, na, na na, na na, na ♪

(racecars zooming) ♪ Na na, na na, na ♪

♪ Oh, but it keeps on climbing ♪ (racecars zooming)

♪ Till they drop this little thing called fame ♪

♪ Na na, na na, na, na na, na na, na ♪

♪ Oh ♪ (racecars zooming)

♪ This little thing called ♪ ♪ Na na, na na, na ♪

♪ Na na, na na na ♪

♪ Oh, this little thing called fame ♪

(driving rock music) (engines rumbling)

♪ This little thing called fame, yeah ♪

(engine whirring)

(engine accelerating)

- Not great, really.

There's still so much traffic.

Couldn't get a clear lap in.

Now, I feel the bounce of the car a bit more,

and it's not that great, so yeah,

just struggling a bit really.

I may well be being overcautious.

I mean, I don't know the car well at all.

And we got such little practice

and qualifying is tomorrow morning,

and the last thing I want is to put it in the gravel

or damage the car 'cause then, I'd lose out

even more times, so I am being quite careful, yes, but yeah.

- Hey, guys. - Hey, how's it going today?

- Chris. - Mathias.

- Nice to meet you. - Hey, Chris.

- Chris. - Nice to meet you.

- How's it going? - Yeah, not bad, not bad.

- Not bad, first time in the car, but right now.

- First impressions, now. What do you think of them?

- It's really fun, but you have to drive them

in a small window to perform,

so if you go too slow, you have understeer.

- Yeah. - If you push too much,

you have understeer too, so there's a small window

where you can drive the car really fast,

so it's not too easy to be always in there.

- Yeah. - But it's a lot of fun.

- It's fun, though? - Yeah, a lot.

- Was it Jackie Stewart that used the analogy,

"It's like jumping onto a tightrope?"

Yeah, I think, so it's like that with it,

so you gotta judge it.

You gotta get it just right.

Otherwise, you'll, yeah, you don't.

- Plus you gotta avoid all the CCVs and the minis.

- [Narrator] We're halfway through practice at Donington,

and so far, there still appears to be a significant gap

between Lauda and Hunt. (racecars zooming)

After returning from the third practice session,

Freddie is still off the pace,

but he's now convinced it's not his driving.

After closer examination of the data,

he discovers that there is indeed a problem with the car.

It's lacking straightline speed.

- Yeah, so that last session, I was about four seconds off.

No, more, yeah, about four seconds off,

when I knew I shouldn't be four seconds off,

maybe one or two.

So luckily, we found on the data that there is a problem.

We're still not 100% sure what it is,

but we assume it's the exhaust,

so they've had to put these silencers on the exhaust

because we have noise restriction today,

and this is the result: they can't handle the back pressure,

and so that blows. (car part rattling)

Though on this one, the last one, it didn't blow,

but it was bulging, so too much back pressure,

and the engine can't breathe properly, something like that.

I'm not a mechanic, but basically,

well, that's what they think the problem is,

but we can see it clearly on the data

that, you know, his speed trace,

well, my speed trace goes there.

His goes there. (laughs)

Yeah, when we're on the power at the same time.

So yeah, and it's great, isn't it? (laughs)

Try and remain positive.

(engine revving)

- Yeah, lap time so far quite good.

I think I'm quite competitive,

but I haven't looked so much around

what the other guys are doing.

I just focus on myself to improve the car a little bit,

that I can go a little bit faster,

and my purpose is I wanna improve every session a little bit

and then be really fast for tomorrow qualifying.

(mechanics speaking faintly) (equipment rattling)

- [Adam] So it appears the reason Freddie is struggling

to keep up is due to a mechanical issue in his car.

With the final practice of the day looming,

Freddie's engineers work quickly to establish a solution.

Can Team Hunt work the issues out

before qualifying tomorrow morning?

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- I mean, things up there.

- Yeah, it was a nice day.

It was nice to jump in a new car

and just feel the car a bit in the beginning,

and feel how it behaves on the track.

So we had no problems all day.

The car was running really well.

The mechanics did a great job.

Everything felt perfect.

We keep improving every session by one second.

So I don't know what we'll see tomorrow.

Today, I think the paper was really good.

Every session, I was quickest, so yeah,

the goal tomorrow is to do the same in qualifying,

and hopefully have first position.

- Ah, a lot better than I was this morning.

We've identified that there was a problem,

so it wasn't, you know, my bad driving.

There's a couple of corners which I'm still struggling

a little bit with setup, but hopefully,

or technique, one or the other.

I hope I can jump on that tomorrow and should fix that.

(engine revving) But no, feeling a lot better.

I went a lot quicker in the last run.

Also new tires helped, but I went,

what, three seconds quicker.

So even with the

the old dodgy exhaust I had on there,

yeah, I still improved quite a lot,

so yeah, happy with that,

and they'll be changing the exhaust tomorrow,

so should be fine, fingers crossed.

(engine revving)

- [Adam] With practice officially over,

it's still all to play for as they head

into their qualifying session tomorrow morning.

Lauda looks to be superbly quick,

but with Hunt's car now working correctly,

can he follow in his father's footsteps

and repeat the legendary Hunt victory over Lauda in 1976?

(dramatic music)

- If I could beat Mathias in even just one

of the two races, it would mean.

(dramatic music)

It'd be proof to myself that I can deliver,

you know what I mean?

I've had so many opportunity and fucked it up so many times

through whatever reason, mostly my own fault,

and I, (sighs) if I have to retire from the sport

having never been able to deliver what I can truly do,

which a lotta people out there, you know,

who've seen me testing, seen the good parts of me,

who know the truth.

They know what I am capable of,

but whether I can actually deliver that performance

when it matters, that's the key.

I think his advice to me would be something

along the lines of, "Go steady.

Just go steady."

(contemplative music)

- Oh, advice from my dad.

I mean, he was all straightforward.

My dad was a very honest guy.

No, my dad will tell you, "Just give your best,

and yeah, have fun."

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- [Adam] It's race day at Donington Circuit

as both Hunt and Lauda are rearing to go.

There's a great buzz around the paddock

with fans and media outlets heading

past the Revolution tent to catch a glimpse

of the Hunt and Lauda boys.

Both teams are working hard to prep the cars

for qualifying in just a few short hours,

while the drivers prepare themselves mentally

for the challenge ahead.

With two races to compete in,

they'll both be hoping to set strong lap times in qualifying

to ensure their chances at a race win.

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- No, I'm feeling pretty good this morning.

Weather's British weather, but it's dry initially,

so a great bit of time for the tires to come in.

But yeah, I'm feeling pretty relaxed, I think.

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- [Commentator] So qualifying coming up now

at Donington Park.

All eyes are on Freddie Hunt there.

Had a few problems with his car.

And Mathias Lauda.

Who will be the quicker of the pair?

Hopefully, Hunt has found some more speed in his car.

So will it be Hunt, or will it be Lauda on the pole?

They've bought out, and yeah,

we can see Hunt going much quicker.

He's sorted out the problems with his Revolution A-One

and going quite a bit quicker than Lauda.

- Yeah, B2, around a second faster

than Lauda at the minute, so, but I think Lauda's

just trying to get outta traffic

and find a bit of clear space.

- [Adam] Hunt currently fastest, and Lauda second,

and lots of horsepower from the Revolution A-One machine

as they they blast past the pits.

- You'll have to try him with a 131-6.

(racecars zooming) (suspenseful music)

But he'd still behind Hunt by over a second,

so he still needs to start pushing.

- [Adam] Indeed, yes, so Lauda needs to find

a little bit more speed, urged on there by the team.

Score on the board, -1.6.

Yeah, he's really gotta push.

Hunt, provisionally on the pole, comes in,

gets a new set of Goodyear rubber.

Who will be on the pole, Hunt or Lauda?

(intense music) (racecar zooming)

(racecars zooming) - Closing gaps.

- Two top cars are in the outright class.

They're not in the same class as Freddie.

- Yeah, so I could pole them in class,

but I'm about to be disqualified though.

Who's in charge?

'Cause I'm being practically done for speeding,

but the limiter was on, so I think it's more fair

that they fine the team 'cause the speed limiter was on.

We're gonna confirm that with the data.

(vehicles zooming)

- [Manager] We'll have a look.

- Yeah, so you go and have a look at the data.

Make sure it was on.

Yeah, good, and it was like 2/100 of a second

or something like that, wasn't it? (laughs)

- [Interviewr] In front of Mathias?

How does that feel right now?

- Fucking brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

But I don't wanna accept it yet

until I've heard the actual verdict from the boss.

- [Adam] So pending a chat with the stewards

for what Freddie thinks is a pit lane speed violation,

it looks as though Hunt has pole position.

An amazing show of talent and speed in qualifying

meant he had the fastest lap time in his class,

even outqualifying some of the more powerful cars.

Could today be the day that Hunt

finally shows the world what he's capable of?

Meanwhile, Mathias is back at the Revolution tent,

as they assess where he finished overall.

- Eh, it wasn't great for me, to be honest.

I did too many mistakes, so it was my first run

with the new tires, so I didn't know what to expect.

That took a long time to come in.

Especially beginning, I had a little spin in my first.

That was cold tires, little bit annoying,

but then I kept improving all the time,

and in my last lap, I thought, okay,

now, when the fuel came down,

it felt better and better and better.

I want to really push hard on the last lap,

and I had a spin in turn one, so it wasn't great,

but I think that the lap time, though better yesterday,

was a big step with the new tire.

(machinery clattering) So it wasn't bad.

Hey, well done! - You are human, after all.

- Faster, then? - Ooh, you spun twice.

- I know. (laughs)

- I'm sorry, I know. Take this when I can.

- Not bad. - Thank you.

Thank you. - Got the good times, right.

- Oh, I'm pleased with that. (equipment clattering)

- Mother fucker, that was so close.

- It was in the 200s or something.

- I know, 200s. - Oh, is that what it was?

- [Narrator] As our racers catch up about qualifying,

news reaches the teams that Freddie's pole position

is confirmed, and Lauda finished second.

They are not out of the woods yet, however.

Both Lauda and Hunt have been summoned

to the race steward's office regarding track limits.

They'll both be hoping this won't affect

their starting positions on the track.

(racecars zooming) - So there are two white lines

on either side of the, a white line either side

of the track, and you're allowed two wheels,

half a car off it, but if you have all four wheels

over the white lines, that's not allowed.

That's exceeding track limits, so that's what we've done.

But fortunately, that's quite a lot of us who did that,

but instead of disqualifying everyone,

they're just giving us all a warning.

I think that's what's happened, but I'm not sure.

But yeah, we're very lucky to get away with it.

But in the race, they won't be so lenient, I'm sure,

so we need to be very precise in the race.

- [Narrator] Race control have confirmed

that both Hunt and Lauda exceeded track limits

on various occasions through qualifying.

Fortunately, they have been given a warning

rather than any penalties or disqualifications,

which is great news.

Further to this, Freddie has been given the news

that his fastest lap is only counted towards the first race.

The driver who set the second fastest lap

is awarded pole for race two, which happens to be Mathias.

- I was a bit annoyed about that

for the second race qualifying

'cause I didn't realize we had to do two qualifying times

because I kept on, when I was down,

I kept on lifting off to save the tires for the next lap,

and had I just pushed, I could've gotten P2, but I'm in P3

for the second race, but anyway, it is what it is.

- [Narrator] And with that news, it's time to get racing.

Freddie has pole position for the first race,

which gives him the advantage here,

but Mathias has looked quick all weekend

and is likely to challenge

for Freddie's pole position quickly.

The weeks of physical and mental training

have led up to this point.

It's finally time to see Hunt versus Lauda,

racing head to head once more.

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- [Commentator] Welcome, everyone, to race one

here at Donington Park of the Sports Prototype Cup.

We look at the lineup, and we're focusing today

on the Revolution A-One class.

Freddie Hunt and Mathias Lauda lead the field

in first and second, Sir Chris Hoy is third.

Here's Marcello Marateotto in the faster class

just behind Lauda, and he slides into the sun.

Lauda, Lauda's off! Lauda, he's in the gravel.

Well, yeah, you see from Lauda's expression,

they're not happy at all with the Italian

who punted him off into the gravel,

and the Italian got away with it.

He's still circulating, and they brought out the course car.

Well, they had to do that.

Everyone will back up behind that

as they work on the front of the Lauda car.

Doesn't seem any damage, just beached in the gravel there,

everyone sweeping round the traditional

Donington Park circuit here.

Crane is brought into action,

everybody keeping a better tire temperature,

as Lauda is able to drive out of there

with the help of the marshals.

Well done for that.

- I think he'll stay out there.

He's gotta be a fan favorite.

He's got to at least un-lap himself.

(dramatic music) - So off and up running again.

Freddie Hunt is in the lead.

Behind a couple of the faster cars

as we go into spinner now,

and that is Graham Ridgeway,

who turns it around, and luckily, everybody missed him.

Hunt out in first place in the class.

Chris Hoy is second.

Remember Hoy is fighting to win the overall champion

in this race, but it is Freddie Hunt

comfortably pulling away.

A fastest lap from Freddie Hunt,

and he's constantly pulling away now,

putting in some great lap times in the 20-minute race.

Well, what a shame we didn't see the two rivals,

Lauda and Hunt, head to head this time

as the checkered flag falls, and it's Hunt who wins.

And the number 11 then takes the checkered flag.

(racecar zooming)

Number 11, of course, raced by his father, James.

And superb victory by the second-generation driver here.

Freddie Hunt wins, takes the fastest lap.

So Chris Hoy finishes in second place,

with Lauda, of course, after that,

with a gravel experience further back.

And let's just have confirmation of the result.

Hunt, Sir Chris Hoy, Peter Brookes,

and Lauda actually finishing in fourth place.

Freddie, that wasn't the race everybody

was looking forward to, of course,

but it was your win in the class.

How was it for you?

- Yeah, a bit disappointing that Mathias got,

you know, ended up in the gravel.

Not sure exactly what happened,

but I believe there was contact with another car.

But yeah, at least, I managed to bring it home

and claim victory, so I can't complain too much.

It's just a shame it wasn't a battle.

- I mean, it's in your racing spirit.

A win's a win, isn't it?

Yeah, it was behind you, a bit of a clip

from behind, yeah, from Montecerro.

So how aware are you of what's going on behind you,

or are you just looking forward?

- Well, I kept an eye on my mirrors.

I mean, before he had that, I opened up a nice gap.

I was a good few seconds up the road then,

so I don't know what happened to him at the beginning.

But so I was already pretty calm then.

I thought, right, even if he's a little bit quicker

than me, I should be able to, you know, maintain the gap,

or, you know, I should be able to stay in front of him,

so I had that edge, which I was pleased about.

So yeah, but then, you know, safety came out,

and I thought, "Well, who's that?"

And I looked in my mirror, and I couldn't see him anymore,

thought, "Oh, no."

So yeah, shame, really.

- But one more race to come.

So people really want to see you going head to head,

but with that gap you opened up early on,

are you confident at a race two now?

- Well, I don't know what happened

during the first corner, you know.

He's a more experienced driver.

He is quick, and he is very consistent.

He's got a very cool head, so he's not going to be easy

to beat at all, and I'm starting behind him

on the next one.

I'm starting P3 for the next race

because I didn't read the small print in the briefing.

I didn't realize I had to put two laps

on the sounding quali, so yeah,

so starting P3 for the next race,

and yeah, I need to, but to be honest,

I'm more comfortable when I'm chasing.

I'm better chaser than defending,

so maybe I can, you know.

- Freddie, we can't wait to see it.

Best of luck. Have a good break.

We'll see you later on this afternoon.

- Thank you. (crowd murmuring)

- How are you with Freddie?

- Yeah, happy for Freddie, the win.

A shame that I couldn't have a battle with him

because I was right behind him.

Till the guy put me in the gravel, so yeah, good for him,

and hopefully, we'll have a second clean race.

Now, we need to fix the car, like the steering

was a bit bent, so we finished the race,

but wasn't too much fun, and the car was really bad,

but hopefully, we can fix it, and then yeah,

we have another one, another shot, last one.

- Yeah, it was a great race for me,

a bit lucky, if I'm honest, yeah.

I saw Mathias getting taken out,

and I had the second lap or first lap

went into chicane, managed to avoid that,

and I just kinda rode, I drove my own race

and stayed outta trouble, defended a little bit

against the guys in the other class

that were in faster cars, but yeah,

really happy to finish P4 of row and then second in class.

So yeah, it was nice to share a podium,

an honor to share a podium with a Hunt on top step.

- Second place, Sir Chris Hoy.

(spectators applauding)

A Revolution trophy winner, Freddie Hunt.

- Woo-hoo! - Yeah!

- Yay! Go, Freddie! (spectators applauding)

- Oh, (laughs) that's all right.

- [Adam] And with that,

race one has reached its conclusion.

Freddie comfortably won his class

with a fantastically fast and skillful drive,

gaining nearly 15 seconds on his fellow driver,

Sir Chris Hoy, in second.

Unfortunately, Mathias, through no fault of his own,

was shunted by another driver,

causing him to spin out in the early stages of the race,

and although he decided to stay out and fight back,

he was ultimately too far back to try

and mount a chase on the other drivers.

Fortunately, the boys have a second and final race

to take part in, this time with Lauda in pole position.

As the cars are signed off and the boys

have prepped themselves, we delve straight into the second

and final race for what is hopefully the battle

we've all been waiting for, Hunt versus Lauda.

♪ Raise your hands if you feel alive ♪

♪ Won't you kick it into overdrive ♪

♪ Engine is revving, preparing ascension ♪

♪ Watch me fly in three, two, one, go ♪

- [Commentator] Well, the pace car lights are on.

This is a rolling start.

First, they're going to do one sighting lap

around the 2 1/2-mile Donington Park circuit here.

And we're on board with Freddie Hunt.

Just caught a glimpse of his crash helmet,

reflects the colors of Wellington School,

where, of course, his father James went.

Lauda, of course, with the Red Bull colors on his helmet.

Well, they're all in these Revolution A-One cars,

380 break horsepower, 3.7-litre Ford motors

will propel them now towards Redgate Corner

as the lights switch to green. (racecars buzzing)

These cars will try and squeeze through there

without any problems at all, and there's Dave Watson

is on the outside and into the gravel,

but he gets back on track.

He was trying to pass Freddie Hunt there,

so some early act.

On board now with Freddie Hunt,

and he'll be wanting to beat

his son of speed rival, Mathias Lauda.

Lauda, of course, with much more experience of the two,

former world champion in the GTE Am category

for Aston Martin racing.

Well, great battles here.

Watch the gray car.

That's in the fast class.

That's the Italian, Marateotto,

and he's got a bit more power and slips past Lauda.

We are on board again with young Freddie Hunt here,

and Freddie Hunt lining up to pass Lauda.

Lauda in the number one car.

They're almost three abreast.

Great action, and bang!

Lauda into the Italian.

Hunt nicks past and gets in front of Lauda,

but it's still racing wheel to wheel here

as Lauda tries to have the inside,

but he just tags Hunt, goodness me,

and the two sons of speed here at the last corner

at Donington Park, and there's chaos,

and the two are stranded in the middle of the track.

And of course, they gotta find reverse,

never easy on a racing car.

As the rest of the field go by,

they try to sort themselves out in these Ford's prototypes,

very lightweight cars, and there,

Lauda not happy at all.

Hunt finally sorted out.

He's losing so much time here.

And well, there you see Lauda drop 15 seconds.

Hunt dropped some 30 seconds,

and he bangs his crash helmet in frustration here.

(racecars zooming)

Well, Mathias Lauda really charging on

after that earlier incident with Freddie Hunt,

and just putting in his fastest lap of the race so far.

We go on board with him as he passes the pits,

and trying to grab second place now from Peter Brookes.

He's in that orange and blue car there,

and Lauda definitely quicker

through this section of the track.

Well, he's caught him up already

and really closing in on him.

(racecars zooming)

We're also hearing that Freddie Hunt, further back,

is putting in some quick laps as well,

but let's concentrate on this battle.

Just remember for second place in the class,

Chris Hoy leading, goes down the inside.

I don't think he's gonna make this stick.

Goodman late on the breaks, perfect overtaking maneuver

from Lauda, and now, he's gotta catch Chris Hoy,

and there he is already on his tail,

and look, he's gonna gain the inside.

He really is on a charge now, is the Austrian,

and he's gone past Chris Hoy into the lead of the race.

Well, a lot of terrific recovery from that incident.

On board then with the great world champion cyclist

Chris Hoy, a pretty good racing driver too,

but here is Freddie Hunt.

He is lapping an incredible five seconds faster

than Sir Chris Hoy.

Well, maybe he can catch him at that pace.

On board then with Freddie, look,

and now he's catching the next rival.

This is Ridgeway, and that will move him up another place,

and he goes for it, no problem at all, down the inside.

Nice and clean, hits the apex, and accelerates out

and moves up, and there getting his pit signals.

So Freddie Hunt on an absolute charge.

In front of him Lauda, Hoy, and Brookes,

but he's going so much quicker than them.

Well, Hunt closing in on them.

There is Brookes, and there is Hoy just in front of him.

He's gonna go down past Brookes,

and he goes past Hoy as well!

Incredible move!

Boy, he really has got the speed here today,

and it's, well, now, the big question is

can he catch the leader, Mathias Lauda?

Look at the team urging Lauda on.

They know that Hunt is on the charge,

and Lauda has increased his pace,

but so too has Freddie Hunt.

Well, this could be a battle right to the checkered flag.

There is Hunt in the white and red car,

and a lock up there from Mathias Lauda,

and Hunt really closing in on him.

Hunt has certainly got Lauda a whiff of the exhaust.

Well, and he's right up his tail now!

This is very close, isn't it?

So penultimate lap here through the hairpin.

There is Freddie Hunt right in the back now

of Mathias Lauda, and

could be a passing maneuver here.

No, decides against it.

Just Lauda pretty good on the brakes,

you have to say.

There's Freddie Hunt.

On to the last lap and Redgate.

Good overtaking place, and Hunt goes to the inside.

Surely he's gonna get by.

No, Lauda is tucked in front, goes wide,

but manages to hold his line,

and Freddie Hunt has to drop behind his rival here.

Two sons of former world champions dicing it out

as their fathers did in the past.

This is great stuff here at Donington Park.

Hunt looking for a way to get past.

Out of the corner, up the hill,

towards the final turn, and I don't think Freddie Hunt

can find a way past that, and there, the checkered flag

is waiting, with Mathias Lauda just beating Freddie Hunt.

(energetic rock music)

(engines whirring)

(engine revving)

(driving gear rattling)

(driver laughing) - Well, that was close!

- [Mathias] That was fun, huh?

- [Freddie] That was fucking great.

- [Mathias] Well, it had us all tucked together.

- [Freddie] Ah, so who hit me, the black car?

- [Mathias] No, on the last corner?

- Yeah, yeah. - It was me.

- Ah, you dick! (Mathias laughing)

- [Freddie] I didn't even see you.

I didn't know you were were gonna make a move there.

I didn't even look. - Oh, oh, it was

so wide open, and I just went for it.

- [Freddie] Oh, I didn't realize you were so close.

(Mathias laughing)

Well, I, what was I?

- [Mathias] That was fun, though.

- [Freddie] I did a 30.5 in the race.

Man, I was catching you so fast.

- Freddie, have you got time for us?

- Yeah. - Thank you.

At the start of that race, we nearly thought,

"Oh, no, not again," but you brought it back

and made for some fantastic entertainment.

- Good, I hope so too.

I mean, I was a man possessed on that one,

and I went quicker than qualifying.

I hope I got the fast lap of the race,

well, of our class, at least.

So yeah, I mean, I hunted him down.

I didn't think I was gonna catch him.

He looked, well, he was half a lap ahead.

- So what actually happened?

On that sort of one of the early laps on the corners,

we couldn't quite see it on the TV screens.

What happened? Did you connect or not?

- Yeah, so last, so first.

Hang on. - Coming down to Melbourne.

- Melbourne Loop, we're three abreast, and I had the inside.

I came out on top, and then going into it,

I didn't think anyone was gonna make a move on me,

and then suddenly, Mathias flings it up the inside

and just clipped me.

- Mathias, let's bring Mathis, and here we. (laughs)

- I had to pay it back for the one before.

And he just went to the inside.

It was the space, and you hit me.

- I'm the guy? - He didn't hit you.

- No, I didn't. - You hit me

into the other guy. - Did I?

- Yeah, yeah. - You actually

turned in on me. - Yes, yeah. (laughs)

(Mathias and Freddie laughing)

Then I saw a hole and said, "Okay,

I've gotta try to get you back."

(Freddie and Mathias laughing)

- One all for the day. How does that feel?

- It was fun. I enjoyed the lot.

Hard work, but it was fun, yeah.

- It was fun to watch.

Are we gonna see you two racing again,

see each other again anytime soon?

- I don't know. We're gonna see maybe.

Nothing planned, but.

- We'd like to do something together,

maybe an endurance race, but maybe against,

but it'd be nice to race together for a change, you know.

- Well, guys, thank you so much for the entertainment.

It's been a fantastic weekend.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend,

and thank you very much.

(spectators applauding) (engine whirring)

- Have they got the hat? - Yeah, that too.

What we're here for.

(driving rock music)

Thank you.

(driving rock music)

And overall Revolution trophy class winner, Mathias Lauda!

(spectators applauding) ♪ You may not know ♪

♪ Just who I am ♪

♪ But that may be all right ♪

♪ Let's get together ♪

♪ Burn it up ♪

♪ The sun's out in the open field ♪

♪ We got lots of time ♪

♪ By the end, you'll know my name ♪

♪ And my number ♪

♪ Rev my engine, gas me up ♪

♪ Punch my clock, and spare the talk ♪

♪ I got loose suspension ♪

♪ Brand new wheels ♪

♪ A heart of gold and nerves of steel ♪

♪ There's nowhere left to go ♪

♪ So if you're looking for a show ♪

♪ Ride with me ♪

(upbeat rock music)

- [Narrator] In 2022, Freddie signed a five-season deal

with Reiter Engineering, taking him one step closer

to his ultimate goal of winning Le Mans

on the 50th anniversary

of his father's world championship win.

♪ Nothing's stopping us out on that track ♪

- [Narrator] He now lives in Scotland

on a farm in the hills, where he lives a quiet life,

surrounded by his farm animals and beloved dog, Twiglet.

♪ Spare the talk ♪

♪ I got loose ♪

- [Narrator] Mathias has taken a step back from racing

to focus more on his family life.

He still takes part in various cycling races

and currently works as a TV presenter in Austria

for Formula 1.

♪ So if you're looking for a show ♪

(driving rock music)

♪ Ooh, oh, it's just you and me ♪

♪ Guns up to sons of speed ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

(driving rock music)

♪ Rev my engine, gas me up ♪

♪ Punch my clock, and spare the talk ♪

♪ I got loose suspension ♪

♪ Brand new wheels ♪

♪ A heart of gold and nerves of steel ♪

♪ There's nowhere left to go ♪

♪ So if you're looking for a show ♪

(upbeat rock music)

♪ Raise your hands if you feel alive ♪

♪ Won't you kick it into overdrive ♪

♪ Engine is revving, preparing ascension ♪

♪ Watch me fly in three, two, one, go ♪

(energetic rock music)

(energetic rock music continues)

♪ Sounds burning, lights flashing ♪

♪ Wings up, no chance of crashing ♪

♪ Turn the dials 'cause we're ready to go ♪

♪ Heavy metal speed machine, don't come in slow ♪

♪ Raise your hands if you feel alive ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ Won't you kick it into overdrive ♪

♪ Engine is revving, preparing ascension ♪

♪ Watch me fly in three, two, one, go ♪

♪ Come on, come on ♪

♪ You gotta face your fears and draw the shield ♪

♪ Na na na na na, na na na na na ♪

♪ Sun-bound on the wings of a rocket ♪

(energetic rock music)

♪ We got no time for your inhibition ♪

♪ Get out the way 'cause we're on a mission ♪

♪ Hearts of desire, and burning with fire ♪

♪ Reach for the sky, dream big, and you'll fly ♪

♪ Put the pedal to the metal ♪

♪ Kick in overdrive ♪ ♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ Cut the brakes, raise the stakes ♪

♪ We will never die ♪

♪ We are ready, focused and steady ♪

♪ Watch me fly in three, two, one ♪