1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,440 The following programme contains strong language and adult humour. 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:15,280 ROB: 'The 2024 Formula 1 World Championship is just days away. 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,200 And last year, Rom and I were given unparalleled access 4 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:23,600 to the most successful team in the last decade, Mercedes.' 5 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,800 COMMENTATOR: "Lewis Hamilton is a seven-time champion of the world!" 6 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,120 ROMESH: 'We've been invited to go behind the scenes 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,080 at the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix...' 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,040 There's just glamour everywhere, ain't there? 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,840 '..in a bid to find out where we fit in in the world of Formula 1.' 10 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:40,680 I feel like a dog on bonfire night. 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,360 'We'd be meeting the boss, Toto Wolff, 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,800 working with the team in the pits...' 13 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,000 (HIGH-PITCHED WHIRR) It's just horrific. 14 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,960 '..and getting to hang out with two of the world's best drivers.' 15 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,120 Hello George. 'George Russell...' 16 00:00:53,160 --> 00:00:55,960 Nice to see you. I don't really feel like we're interviewing anymore. 17 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,920 Feel like I'm just working in a factory with you. 18 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,280 'And the greatest ever: Lewis Hamilton.' 19 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,760 (ON RADIO) "That's for all the kids out there who dream the impossible." 20 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,720 Hi, Lewis. Rob. Nice to meet you. You good? 21 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,320 Hello, mate. Rom. How you doing? 22 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:14,000 (UPBEAT HIP HOP MUSIC) 23 00:01:14,039 --> 00:01:16,720 'To begin our journey into the world of Formula 1... 24 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,120 we were en route to Monaco.' 25 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,880 Very, very exciting episode of Rob and Romesh this time round. 26 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,920 Formula 1! It's exciting, isn't it? 27 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:31,960 We have got direct access to the full Mercedes team, 28 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,800 including the drivers, the pit crew... 29 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,960 The cars. Yeah. The big dog, Wolff. 30 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,039 The viewers have been asking for it. Have they? 31 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:39,759 And we've finally got it. Yeah. Oh, right. 32 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,360 Loads of people come up to me and say, 33 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,520 "When you doing Formula 1? When you doing Formula 1?" 34 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,080 Yeah. And I said, "Give it time." 35 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:46,840 And do you know why we're doing it? 36 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,000 'Cause we- You know, I'll tell you why we're doing it. 37 00:01:49,039 --> 00:01:50,479 Why? 'Cause we waited 38 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,880 'til the show was big enough to get decent access. 39 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:54,960 100% correct. If this was Series One, 40 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,960 we'd be running a popcorn stall by Silverstone, right?(SIGHS) 41 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,880 But now, we are basically Lewis Hamilton's fluffers. 42 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,720 Yeah.I mean, I'm exaggerating a little bit. 43 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,000 I've got a little rule in life. 44 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,360 I'd never be friends with anyone that wears a Ferrari cap, 45 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:08,800 whether they own one or not. 46 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,960 I must get one while we're out here. Ferrari- 47 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,480 (EXAGGERATED LAUGH) Oh. "I don't wanna be your mate." 48 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,320 Ooh, that's a laugh, innit? No. Because- 49 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:16,960 Grow up! Grow up! It's only not funny 50 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,320 cos you weren't quick enough to get the old BANTER! 51 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,200 This is how Phil and Holly started. Yeah. 52 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,480 If you were involved in the world of F1, 53 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,640 where would you see yourself? Would you be a driver? 54 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,600 Well, I can't drive a manual car. 55 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:29,400 You can't drive a manual? No. 56 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:30,960 I only ever passed automatic. 57 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 Do you not think you should be able to? 58 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:34,560 Why? Just in case. 59 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,400 I don't know, this is just off the top of my head. 60 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,200 You're on holiday... Yeah. 61 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,720 Er, you're having a nice time with Lou and the kids. 62 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,680 Yep. Somebody, like, busts in... 63 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,520 He's got a gun on you. Yep. 64 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,640 He says, "Listen, we've just committed a robbery." 65 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,280 Right. Er... 66 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,680 "I'm gonna kill all of you, 67 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,280 unless you drive us to our house. 68 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,360 Unfortunately, we just realised that nobody in the group of robbers 69 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,600 can drive a manual. Come out now." 70 00:03:01,640 --> 00:03:04,080 I'd say, "Take Lou. She can drive a manual." 71 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:05,720 Well, there you go. There you go! So... 72 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,240 I'll just stay on the beach with the kids until she comes back. 73 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:09,920 Just wave her off. "See you later, babe." 74 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,960 Let me just change one bit. Lou's out at the shops. 75 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,880 OK. I get in the car and I go, 76 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:16,560 "Lads, I don't know how to do this. I'm gonna try my best." 77 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,880 How much do you know about driving a manual?Right, so... 78 00:03:18,920 --> 00:03:21,480 There's an accelerator, brake, and a clutch.Yeah, I know that. 79 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:22,960 OK, go on then. Is there a choke? 80 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,640 They don't exist anymore, do they? Yeah. 81 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,440 On some really old cars. Well, let's assume 82 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,680 that this robbery hasn't happened in 1984. 83 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,440 (LAUGHS) 84 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,680 "This is weird, driving off in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." 85 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,320 Actually, there are... I really like classic old cars. 86 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,560 I'd much rather have a classic car than a new car. 87 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,560 OK. But a lot of them are manuals. 88 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,120 Yeah. So, I can't have 'em. 89 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,400 So, how about this? 'Cause I can't drive 'em, so... 90 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,120 How about this? Yeah. 91 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,960 How about I teach you how to drive a manual, OK? 92 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,640 (CHUCKLES) Yeah. And then you do a driving test. 93 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,440 Like... (STAMMERS) Not like on camera, for bants? 94 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,000 An actual official driving test? 95 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,120 It's an official driving test on camera for bants. 96 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Yeah, but it is- So, best of both. 97 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,440 Best of both worlds, but if I... 98 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,560 Well, when I- when I pass it... Yeah. 99 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,720 I'll- It'll be properly, I can get a new licence from the DVLA? 100 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,080 Yeah. OK. 101 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,240 I mean, I'm not in charge of all that.I'm up for it! 102 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,399 (LIVELY MUSIC) 103 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,839 'Monaco is arguably the most famous Grand Prix in all of racing. 104 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,519 For nearly 100 years, 105 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,320 it's been a major event in the F1 calendar, 106 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,160 hosting some of the sport's most famous drivers, 107 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,120 and drawing some of the world's biggest stars. 108 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:32,640 Since the race began, 109 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,560 Mercedes have been one of the most successful teams here. 110 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,760 We'd be joining them for the next few days, 111 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,720 to see if we had what it takes to work in Formula 1. 112 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,960 Our first stop was to meet the mastermind 113 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,280 behind the past decade of Mercedes success.' 114 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:48,480 How you doing? Romesh. 115 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,200 Given the proper... Rob. Nice to see you. 116 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,240 '..Team Principal, Toto Wolff.' 117 00:04:52,280 --> 00:04:53,480 We're sort of part of the team, 118 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,960 and you're technically our boss now, so we wanna impress you. 119 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:00,360 Please do. I mean, that's why you need to deliver, er, good work. 120 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,600 Yeah. You know, to prepare for today, 121 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,920 erm, I watched some of your videos. 122 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:10,840 And, er, you don't have grey hair in these videos. 123 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,440 I don't have grey hair? 124 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,600 You dyed it, erm, when you do some of the filming? 125 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,320 No, this is just- This is a lovely bit of an attack. 126 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,120 No, this is just, erm... I'm enjoying this. 127 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,200 'Cause it does change. 'Cause I work with him a lot. 128 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,760 And sometimes he's really grey, sometimes, jet black. 129 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,560 Is this part of the interview? I didn't- 130 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,720 Yeah, I just- I just admired... So, what do you think of this, now? 131 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,280 Makes you look more mature than on the YouTube videos. 132 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:33,480 OK. Yeah. 133 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,480 Some blonds, you can't really see if it goes grey. 134 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,600 You can't see, no. You go white. It'll go white, yeah, 135 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,800 but when I'm a bit older. This is the problem, isn't it? 136 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:42,760 'Cause we still straddle, sort of, a bit of youth TV. 137 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,320 Yeah.Well, he's quite old now, he's nearly 50. 138 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,560 And 'cause he's getting grey, it, sort of, does... 139 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,960 It's harder for us to be sold, like, 140 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,720 as a young, youth, sort of, double act, which is problematic. 141 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,400 How do you feel about that? 142 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,760 Because I- I'm 51 now, and it feels awful. 143 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,400 Yeah, it does feel awful, yeah. Sometimes you, sort of, go home, 144 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,560 and you look at the situation you find yourself in, 145 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,480 and you think, "There've been mistakes here." 146 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,160 But I can't even look forward now and think, "How do I change this?" 147 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,800 I just have to accept what I've got now, 148 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:11,200 and just ride out the last section, do you know what I mean? 149 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,440 (LAUGHTER)Do you feel- Genuinely, do you feel pressure? 150 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,080 I mean, obviously, this is an amazing thing to be at Monaco. 151 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,000 But are you just totally focussed on... 152 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,640 Like, how much do the results affect you? 153 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:26,040 So, I think I'm in my comfort zone when it's difficult.Yeah. 154 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,240 I, er... For me, it is more dangerous 155 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:31,480 having a bore-out than a burnout. 156 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,480 Right. Right. 157 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,360 Nevertheless, if you asked me today whether I want the eight years back 158 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,760 where we've won every championship, I'd rather have that back. 159 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,320 (LAUGHTER) Er... 160 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,760 So, it's really good to have you this weekend with us. 161 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,560 I hope you're not letting us down... Yeah. 162 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,240 ..and, uh, do a proper job. You got it. 163 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:54,920 And we'll be assessing afterwards. OK, cool. 164 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,760 We're really excited to be part of the team. 165 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,280 Not gonna let you down. We're on it. 166 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,880 Thank you so much. Thank you. 167 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:02,480 (EXCITING ROCK MUSIC) 168 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:07,240 'Toto had lined up a list of jobs for us to try out. 169 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:11,040 But first, he wanted to give us a flavour of the action. 170 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,560 We'd arrived on Day One of the three-day race schedule, 171 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,280 and the drivers were putting their cars to the test 172 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,200 on the first practice session of the weekend. 173 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,440 And with us being F1 novices, 174 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,200 being so close to the track was intense.' 175 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:28,920 The noise... Imagine 176 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,040 just getting out your car on the M25 and walking down the middle lane. 177 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:33,480 That's what it was. 178 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,840 I'd always thought it... (ENGINE ROARS) 179 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:37,600 I'd always... (ENGINE ROARS) 180 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,360 I'd always thought it was... (ENGINE ROARS) 181 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:42,840 I can't hear a word. 182 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,880 When we first walked out to watch the F1, 183 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:48,880 erm, "It's an incredible position, 184 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,840 it's an amazing place to be," 185 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,280 is what I thought for the first 45 seconds. 186 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,040 And then, I realised that I couldn't hear 187 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,040 anything that was being said to me by Rob. 188 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,480 And then I thought, "Holy shit. This is amazing." 189 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,480 F1 is where you take Rob Beckett. 190 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:05,960 I quite like if- (ENGINE ROARS) 191 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,800 Huh? The good thing I like is- 192 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:09,880 Huh? (ENGINE ROARS) 193 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,600 I didn't hear any of that. You can't talk while you watch it. 194 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,000 Eh? What? 195 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,480 You can't- (ENGINES ROAR) 196 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,360 You can't talk while you're watching. 197 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,600 It's a good place to come if you're going through a divorce.Yeah. 198 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,840 'But the noise wasn't the only surprise for Rob.' 199 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,760 I know it sounds silly, but I didn't realise how fast they went. 200 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,200 It felt like a spaceship. 201 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,400 I feel like I'm more in Star Wars than Monaco. 202 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,320 It's all weird here. There's all people in different colour outfits. 203 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,280 Everyone's got their own little uniform on. 204 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,159 Some people have helmets on and go fast. 205 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,120 I feel like a little ewok. 206 00:08:44,159 --> 00:08:46,880 A little, cute, hairy ewok wandering around. 207 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:50,120 And then all these, like, people just zooming about. 208 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,960 'If watching practice had overwhelmed us this much, 209 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,000 it felt pretty unlikely that we'd cope with the proper F1 job.' 210 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,760 The other thing about it is that this is actually a really, 211 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:04,840 arguably, one of the most crucial times in the Mercedes team's season, 212 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,640 which does beg the question, 213 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:09,440 why have they allowed me and Rob Beckett to be here? 214 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,160 It wouldn't surprise me if they go, Daily Mail headline, 215 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,640 "Turns out the engineering was right, 216 00:09:14,680 --> 00:09:16,440 Lewis and George were on fire. 217 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,640 We believe that the big mistake they made 218 00:09:18,680 --> 00:09:21,280 was let two twats be involved in the team this week." 219 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,280 And it's, "Rob and Romesh end Mercedes at Monaco." 220 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:26,760 That'd be the headline. 221 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,000 ROMESH: 'Rob and I are taking on the world of Formula 1.' 222 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:39,080 Hi guys. Hi guys, yeah. 223 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,800 'And where better to do that than Monaco?' 224 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,120 (ENGINE ROARS) 225 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,720 'We were on a mission to find out if there was anything we could do 226 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,040 in one of the world's most exciting sports. 227 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,600 So, first up, we were meeting chief mechanic, Matt Deane, 228 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,800 the man in charge of the pitstops.' 229 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,400 (DRAMATIC MUSIC) 230 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,400 Ah. How we doing? Oh, hello. 231 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:03,960 Rob. Lovely to meet you. I'm Matt. 232 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,160 Hello. Rom. Nice to meet you. 233 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,680 How are you? Very good, thank you. 234 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,520 I've heard that you boys wanna get involved.We do wanna get involved, 235 00:10:09,560 --> 00:10:11,920 as long as it doesn't breach any kind of safety regulations 236 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,520 or involve any kind of physical skill or ability, or anything. 237 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:22,640 'Unfortunately for us, an F1 pitstop requires a lot of skill and ability. 238 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,240 An intricately choreographed crew of 22 people 239 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,920 have to lift the car, remove all four wheels, 240 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:32,800 replace them with four more, 241 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:34,920 and drop the car ready to go, 242 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,440 all in under three seconds.' 243 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:42,840 What skills are you looking for in the pit crew? 244 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:44,560 Well, you've gotta be super fit, 245 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,480 go to the gym at least three times a week. 246 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:48,080 Yeah. Yeah. 247 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:49,960 We need to be physically fit... Unflappable. 248 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,400 So especially if you're on a gun, if you're on a wheel gun, 249 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,720 well, any position on the pit crew, to be honest with you. 250 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,080 It's the same as picking someone for a penalty shootout. 251 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,320 Right. You're not gonna pick somebody that, 252 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:00,720 you know... ..is gonna flap. 253 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,440 ..sheds razor blades when they step up to do it. 254 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,600 You know what I mean? OK. Fitness and composure? 255 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:06,960 Yep. 256 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,400 Fitness, I'm OK. I can play five-a-side. 257 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,680 However, composure, got it in spades. 258 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,080 You need a cool head, you call Bobby B. 259 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:20,280 'Our first job with the pit crew would be on the rear jack. 260 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:24,840 An F1 car and driver weigh just under 800 kilos, 261 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,320 which means lifting one is a daunting task. 262 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,360 So, as we hit the pit lane, 263 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,360 Rob was feeling a little less confident.' 264 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,680 (HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING) 265 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,800 This is... It's a real, erm, Marmite place. 266 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,800 (HEARTBEAT ECHOES FAINTLY) (WHIRRING CONTINUES) 267 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:52,920 (ECHOES) Can someone look after my glasses? 268 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,080 (ECHOING) Rob? Rob? 269 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:58,800 (ECHO STOPS) Rob? Yes? 270 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:00,880 Carl. Rob. Nice to meet you, mate. 271 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,080 So, Carl will go through rear jack with you. 272 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,040 Right, OK. OK? 273 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,240 Literally, you want the foam to hit the ridge. 274 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,480 You need to be all the way in there. Yeah. 275 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,760 That's it. And then down, right? Yeah. 276 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,200 And it'll just drop automatically. Right, OK. 277 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,680 Don't take the weight unless you know that you're gonna get it... 278 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,000 (ECHOES) Because if you can't take the weight of the car, 279 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,080 the wheels will be gone, and you won't have a chance 280 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:26,120 to put it back it back down and lift it again.Right, OK. 281 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,280 (HEARTBEAT and HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING DROWN OUT SPEECH) 282 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,000 (ECHO STOPS) Right, OK, let's give that a go then.Yeah. 283 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:36,920 Right. Let's, erm, switch this car back, please. 284 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:39,120 Happy? 285 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:43,400 (TENSE MUSIC) 286 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:49,240 OK. 287 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,280 (HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING) I can't lift it up. 288 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,320 (LAUGHS) 289 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,280 (MACHINERY POWERS DOWN) (CHUCKLES) 290 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,800 Yeah. Good. 291 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,520 Oh, that's horrible. 292 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:06,800 'It wasn't the start I'd hoped for. 293 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,200 But with Rom up next...' 294 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:10,760 (WHIRRING) Ready? 295 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,440 Yeah, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready. Fucking hell! Yeah. 296 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,960 'Would he have the strength to impress the team?' 297 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,360 (HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING) 298 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:23,680 (LAUGHS) 299 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:26,760 Oh God. I think that went alright. 300 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,200 What do you think? Yeah? Yeah, you done alright there, yeah. 301 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,560 'It wasn't pretty. 302 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,600 But somehow, I'd managed to lift an F1 car without any help. 303 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,480 Unlike Rob.' 304 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,280 Well... How- What did you think, honestly? 305 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,240 You managed to mess that up, didn't you?Yeah. 306 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,080 Do you wanna have a go at the right rear wheel? 307 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:44,840 Er, yeah. Putting the right rear wheel on? 308 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:49,160 'Now, with a greater understanding of Rob's limited abilities, 309 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,320 Matt had put him in charge of installing one of the wheels.' 310 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,240 Right. 311 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,680 'But the pressure was getting too much for him.' 312 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:01,680 Can't get any purchase on it! Next to Frank. 313 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:03,320 You're gonna be this hand further down. 314 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:04,920 That's in the way as well, innit? Yeah. 315 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,520 That's quite dangerous. 316 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:08,600 (QUIETLY) Put your arm through. Yeah. 317 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,600 Yeah. Yeah, perfect. Put it in this ear. (LIGHT LAUGHTER) 318 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,640 Nobody told us you're a prima donna. What's that? 319 00:14:13,680 --> 00:14:16,520 Well, I'm not a prima donna, I'm just trying to, like, not kill myself. 320 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:18,600 Just get on with it. I'll tell you what, 321 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,600 after this I dare you to go down the Comedy Store and do five minutes. 322 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,760 Fucking hell! Big man talk, innit, with his wheels. (LAUGHTER) 323 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,520 Right. When was the last time he put a fucking wheel on? 324 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,120 (LAUGHING, INDISTINCT) 325 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,480 Is it getting to you? It's getting to you a bit! 326 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,560 You got it, well done, mate! He's lost it, his head's gone. 327 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,760 (MIMICS) "Fucking go down the Comedy Store, do five!" 328 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:39,000 You're supposed to be on my side! (LAUGHS) He's lost it. 329 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,040 I haven't lost it. He's lost it, his head's gone. 330 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,520 Head's gone. It's fallen out of the ear. 331 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:47,760 I found the noise of the cars and the drills, 332 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:51,520 I found it all very overwhelming, and it made me defensive. 333 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,760 Rob Beckett is one of the most flappy 334 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,440 of the flappiest flaps you could ever possibly flap. 335 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,680 Get a few more people to watch, that'll be helpful. 336 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,320 His head was gone. One comment to him. 337 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:01,920 One comment, "That wasn't very good." 338 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,520 (MIMICS) "I'd like to see you do five minutes in a Comedy Store." 339 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,200 What you on about? You don't even do five minutes in a Comedy Store. 340 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:08,680 You're not even on the circuit, Rob. 341 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,320 OK? After three. Ready, mate. 342 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,800 (DRAMATIC MUSIC) 343 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,160 (HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING) 344 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,600 Was that alright? (APPLAUSE) 345 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,040 (SIGHS) Thank God for that. Thanks guys. 346 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,440 You were 1.7. 1.7 seconds?1.7? 347 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:27,400 Oh, same on the wheels as you are in bed.Oh-ho! 348 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,960 Good stuff. Good stuff. Banter, banter, banter, banter. 349 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,320 (LIGHT LAUGHTER) But there's less men in the bedroom! 350 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,200 'Despite my success with the tyre, Matt was still unimpressed.' 351 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,080 So, you've gotta be unflappable, you say? 352 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:38,840 (LAUGHS) So, somebody makes one comment, 353 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:40,400 and you absolutely lose your shit. 354 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,200 What did you think of that performance? 355 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,560 Yeah, that-I don't think we can put him in the crew, can we? 356 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,080 No, I will lose my head. 357 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,280 Alright, do you know what? Hands up, I am flappable. 358 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,120 Yeah. That should be the name of your next tour, Flappable. 359 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,280 Flap- I am flappable. Yeah.I think we saw that. 360 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,360 I can and will lose my head at anything. 361 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,360 Yeah, we definitely saw that. 362 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,520 (MELLOW MUSIC) 363 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,560 'Rob's meltdown meant pitstops were off the list.' 364 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,480 Oh my God, that was awful. 365 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,880 'So, it was time for our next job trial. 366 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,200 Lewis Hamilton had just kicked off his practice, 367 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,840 and Toto Wolff had sent us trackside, 368 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,080 where we'd be in charge of the pit boards for Lewis's laps. 369 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,080 We didn't have a clue what that was, 370 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,600 but pit team member Emile was about to explain.' 371 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,120 So, basically, every time Lewis comes by here, 372 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,920 we're gonna basically push this out, it's on rails, 373 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,320 and we're gonna tell him how many laps he has left to go. 374 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:32,800 'It sounded so simple.' 375 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,400 Fuckin' hell! 376 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:37,400 (LAUGHING) Fuckin' hell! 377 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,640 Jesus! (LAUGHS) 378 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:43,160 They do- This is, like, as close as you can get to the action. 379 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:48,320 'The problem was, Formula 1 cars are well fast. 380 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,400 So, timing when to show Lewis the board 381 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:56,720 was going to be a bit of challenge.' 382 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:58,560 Where's Lewis? 383 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,160 Alright, go ahead. Quick, quick, Rom! 384 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:07,319 Missed it! 385 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,520 Was that him? Yeah. (LAUGHS) 386 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,640 That was him? That was him. 387 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,720 'We'd missed him, but we were about to get another go.' 388 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,920 I should've put sun cream on, I'm burning up. 389 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,560 Was that him? You missed him. That was him. 390 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:25,960 (LAUGHS LOUDLY) 391 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,440 'It wasn't going well, and the noise from the engines was getting louder.' 392 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,200 (ENGINES ROAR) 393 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,080 Horrible. I feel like a dog on bonfire night. 394 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:38,840 (LAUGHS) 395 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,720 'And things were going from bad to worse for Rom.' 396 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,600 They're on the wrong way round, you dick!Oh! 397 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,440 'So, we weren't getting Lewis the information he needed.' 398 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,840 (LIVELY MUSIC) 399 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,960 Did I miss him again? You missed another one, yeah. 400 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,280 (LAUGHS) 401 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,040 No, I don't think we've helped Lewis. 402 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,800 I think, if anything, we've made his weekend worse. 403 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:05,560 (ENGINES ROAR) Right, Rom, Rom. 404 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,640 Genuinely, you just knocked that out and it nearly went on the track. 405 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,640 We missed Lewis almost each and every single time. 406 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:15,000 What we did was we let other drivers know how many laps Lewis had left. 407 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,000 (LAUGHS LOUDLY) 408 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,200 Sorry! We're gonna get you sacked. 409 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:20,840 (LIVELY MUSIC CONTINUES) 410 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,040 'Eventually, though, with a little bit of help...' 411 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:24,880 OK, now, now, now, now, now! Now! 412 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,640 Lewis! Lewis! 413 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,440 Nice. Yeahhh! 414 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,160 '..we finally got one.' 415 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:33,800 Let's do it! 416 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,080 'But as quickly as our pit board career had started, it was ended.' 417 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:39,200 Alright, thanks, man. Thanks, mate. 418 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:42,160 Fuckin' disaster. 419 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,840 (LIVELY MUSIC) 420 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,120 We only got- I think we only got one lap correct. 421 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,720 Yes. And then he went in early, 422 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,440 which is not a great sign. It's a disaster. 423 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,240 I actually think, for the good of Mercedes- 424 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,040 This has actually- It's gone beyond a joke. 425 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,840 We're actually a health and safety problem.I think we should leave. 426 00:18:57,880 --> 00:18:59,640 I'm actually gonna say, I think- You can't- 427 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,360 Why am I in charge of putting metal on the track and then out again? 428 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,280 That isn't- I don't think that should be OK! 429 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,920 I think one of the other teams actually has organised this... 430 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,280 This is a joke. ..to sabotage Mercedes. 431 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,200 Bad. That was unbelievable. 432 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,920 I can't believe we were allowed to do that. 433 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:14,680 You were absolute shit. I mean, it's great- 434 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,280 The good thing is no one'll ever be allowed to do that ever again. 435 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,800 No. That was an exclusive for us. 436 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,000 (LIVELY MUSIC FADES OUT) 437 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:35,080 ROMESH: 'Rob and I are in Monaco, learning all about F1. 438 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:38,560 We'd teamed up with eight-time world champion Mercedes. 439 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:42,280 But unfortunately, we hadn't got off to the best of starts.' 440 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,440 Did I miss him again? You missed another one. 441 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:46,120 'We had an interview planned 442 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,640 with the legend that is Lewis Hamilton later that day. 443 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,680 But with some time to kill before then, 444 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,160 we had a small matter to deal with.' 445 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:57,160 How about I teach you how to drive a manual, OK? 446 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,640 Yeah. And then you do a driving test? 447 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,240 I'm up for it. 448 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:05,240 (PLAYFUL PIANO MUSIC) 449 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,880 'With Rob's driving test just a few weeks away, 450 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,120 there wasn't a lot of time to prepare. 451 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,560 Fortunately, Mercedes had provided a car we could practice in. 452 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:15,920 Unfortunately, 453 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,680 the only place Rob could legally drive was on private land. 454 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,200 I'd found us a location, but as we arrived, 455 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,640 I was starting to have second thoughts 456 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,400 about using a vineyard for a driving lesson.' 457 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,960 This is exciting, Rom. You never drive on these shows. 458 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,200 Oh. Oh dear. (LAUGHS LOUDLY) 459 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,160 Oh dear. (LAUGHS) 460 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:37,880 Oh dear. It's- (LAUGHS) 461 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,200 (ENGINE REVS) Here we go. 462 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,400 It's totally fine, mate. It's absolutely fine. 463 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,360 Yeah. Here we go. (CHUCKLES) 464 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,480 There we are. And then you change gear, do you? 465 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:47,960 Yeah. About now? 466 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,200 Oh, there you go, Rom. You can drive a manual! 467 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,640 OK. You're winding me up. 468 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,360 Here? Yeah. 469 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,680 Handbrake's on, let me just double check we're alright. 470 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,160 OK, that's- I'd say that's not alright! (LAUGHS) 471 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,400 I know I'm a newbie to this, but I'd say that's not right. 472 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,040 We're fine now, we're absolutely fine. 473 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,680 So, I'm starting from here? Yeah. So, this is a hill start now. 474 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,240 This is my fast pass course, right? 475 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,400 We need to get you to test standard quickly, alright?Yeah. 476 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,640 I am making it more difficult for you.Yeah. 477 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,560 So that when you come to do the actual test, 478 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:17,360 it'll feel like a breeze, OK? Perfect. 479 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:18,720 When you go- (FARTS) 480 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,000 It's a very small car. (LAUGHING) Sorry. 481 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:22,480 OK. So... 482 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,000 (UNDER BREATH) Fuckin' hell. 483 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:25,600 Oof. Alright, let's go. 484 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,400 To be honest with you, we have to do this quickly, 485 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,200 cos I don't know how long that handbrake's gonna hold out for.OK. 486 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,920 Right, OK. (GRUNTS) 487 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,520 Get in the car. 488 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,960 Alright, so- What have I got down here then? 489 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,720 Now, what you've gotta remember... 490 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:42,560 Now this is gonna be quite stressful, OK? 491 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,800 Just have a go with it, without me telling you anything. 492 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,160 Go for it. (ENGINE STARTS) 493 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,120 Gonna put it into first. 494 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,160 Full disclosure, I can still smell your fart. 495 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,440 (LAUGHS) Alright, let's go. 496 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,160 Hang on, do I have to put the... 497 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:03,320 OK. 498 00:22:03,360 --> 00:22:04,840 Go again. What's- 499 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,880 (LAUGHS)Put the clutch in. Put it into neutral. 500 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,600 OK. I think I'm a bit too far away from it. 501 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,480 Neutral is wiggling it about, just wiggle it. 502 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,120 Oh, fucking hell, it's hard- Go further- 503 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:13,800 It's hard to do your seat on a hill, innit? 504 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,640 I didn't think I'd have to teach you about gravity. Alright, OK, so... 505 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,440 Sorry, I'm... (LAUGHS) (UNDER BREATH) Oh, fuckin' hell. 506 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,080 (LAUGHING) I can't get- (FARTS) 507 00:22:22,120 --> 00:22:25,360 I fart well though! (LAUGHING) Oh no! Stop farting! 508 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,280 Stop farting! Right, go on. 509 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,880 I fart when I'm nervous. Right. OK, go on, alright. 510 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,520 (SIGHS, GROANS) OK, go again. 511 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,320 Now, do you know what you did wrong last time, apart from the farting? 512 00:22:35,360 --> 00:22:38,120 Yeah, I didn't put my clutch down when I put it in first. 513 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,760 OK, go again. 514 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:41,680 (ENGINE STARTS) (CHUCKLES) 515 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:43,040 Right. OK. 516 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,080 I want you to try and go forward. Right. 517 00:22:45,120 --> 00:22:46,400 Figure it out. (ENGINE REVS) 518 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,320 No! No, that's not forward! Brake, brake, brake! Fucking fuck! 519 00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:50,840 (LAUGHS) 520 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,360 Fucking put the fucking handbrake on! 521 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,400 (BOTH LAUGHING) I don't- 522 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,800 You've not told me what I have to do! 523 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:00,360 You can't just- I can't- 524 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,240 (LAUGHING) This is dangerous! 525 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:03,880 I don't know what I'm doing! 526 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,000 I just put my foot on the accelerator! 527 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:07,720 Yeah, but you saw it was going backwards, 528 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,000 so you've gotta do something! 529 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,960 You know what the brake is! Yeah, but why didn't it go forward? 530 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 Right, let me just tell you very quickly, alright? 531 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,440 First of all, stop farting. (LAUGHS) 532 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,680 It's horrible in here, innit? It's so horrible. 533 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,760 It's so small! (EXHALES) I'm getting hotboxed by your arse. 534 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,640 Turn it on again? Turn it on again. 535 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,920 (ENGINE STARTS)OK. Right. This bit I did well. 536 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:27,760 Clutch down. Clutch down. 537 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,640 Into first. OK. Into first. Right. 538 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,480 This is the bit I'm struggling with. Now, foot on the accelerator. 539 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,240 Accelerate a bit? Yeah.(ENGINE REVS) 540 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,400 Accelerate and simultaneously release the clutch. 541 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,720 When you're ready to go, release the handbrake. 542 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,120 (LIVELY MUSIC) 543 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,160 (BOTH LAUGH) You're doing it, you're doing it! 544 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,040 Is that right? You're doing it! 545 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:46,680 (YELLS) Yes! Yes! 546 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:48,080 Yesss! Yes! (LAUGHS) 547 00:23:48,120 --> 00:23:49,800 (SCREAMS) Go into second, into second! 548 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,160 Oooh! Sh- Jesus! Chill out! 549 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,240 OK, go. Go, go, go, go! 550 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:56,920 Quicker. Go into second. 551 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,360 Into second, into second. 552 00:23:58,400 --> 00:23:59,680 I can't. Into second. 553 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:01,360 No! No, that's third! 554 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,520 (LAUGHS) OK, stop, stop, stop! 555 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,680 (BOTH LAUGH) 556 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,680 (WHIMPERS) I need some fresh air! 557 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,520 It's so stressful! 558 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,680 (BOTH LAUGHING and PANTING) 559 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,080 'Rob had risen to the challenge of my first fast pass test. 560 00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:23,400 But it hadn't been pretty, and he still had a lot to learn.' 561 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:24,920 What I didn't know about Rob, 562 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,360 despite being friends with him for over a decade, 563 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,800 is that when Rob gets nervous, he farts. 564 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:32,280 A lot. 565 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:34,800 I would hate to have been sat next to him at my GCSEs. 566 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,280 Steaming up a bit, innit? Yeah, it's steaming up a little bit. 567 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,840 It stinks of human shit. (LAUGHS) Yeah, it does, and that is... 568 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,080 Well, it stinks of one specific human's shit. 569 00:24:42,120 --> 00:24:43,920 I've been in a car with Rob a lot, 570 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,880 so I would consider myself to be comfortable with Rob in a car, 571 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,320 er, until today. 572 00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:50,360 OK, go to first, go to first. Go to first? Oh God. 573 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,240 Go first. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! 574 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:53,560 Fuck my life! 575 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,360 OK, just go, it doesn't matter. (LAUGHS) 576 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,960 I shat myself. But even if I had shat myself, 577 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,200 it wouldn't have smelt as bad as the car did anyway, 578 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,040 because Rob had been farting non-stop. 579 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,920 Our next manoeuvre is a three-point turn.OK. 580 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,920 And this is a suitable place to do it, yeah? 581 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,560 Yes. That is absolutely bananas. 582 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,440 The three-point turn was actually dangerous. 583 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,800 It was a dirt track on a hill and there was two rivers either side! 584 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:20,960 Eh, brooks. Streams... 585 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,960 I dunno. I weren't very good at geography. 586 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,240 (ENGINE REVS) 587 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:27,840 What you doing? I don't know. 588 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,080 Why isn't it going backwards? Put it in reverse. 589 00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:32,040 It's in reverse! It can't be. 590 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,200 If it was in reverse, we'd be going backwards, Rob. 591 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:35,360 Fucking hell. 592 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,000 The purpose of doing it like this was twofold, really. 593 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,480 I put him under extreme stress, 594 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:44,120 so when he does come to do the actual test, it'll feel quite easy. 595 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,160 (ENGINE REVS) 596 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:48,920 (SNORTS) (LAUGHS) I don't... 597 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,160 Why is it- Why is it going forwards? 598 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,360 Put it in reverse! It's in reverse! 599 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:54,840 OK. I'm getting hot. 600 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:56,720 Fuckin' hell. Don't fart. 601 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,400 The secondary reason, I would say, look, 602 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,200 if I'm giving you a percentage, 49% was to just really annoy him, 603 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,280 and just see if I could push him to breaking point. 604 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:04,920 You gotta lift it to put it into reverse. 605 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:06,400 Oh, you bastard! What? That's what- 606 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,360 That's how you do it. You fuckin' bastard. 607 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,400 Well, you've just taken it out now. So, you just- 608 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:12,120 That's it. There you go, it's in reverse. 609 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:13,960 You bitch. What are you so- What? 610 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,960 Knew I had to do that! This is part of learning! 611 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,560 It's part of learning. Yeah. 612 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,360 But no, it's not part of learning! It's not like, "Oh, get in the car." 613 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,480 I thought we'd find out- "I'm not gonna tell you-" 614 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,640 If you've gotta lift it, tell me I've gotta lift it! 615 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,400 Yeah, but I'm saying that that's the way of, like-Fucking hell! 616 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,440 You'll never forget now, will you? 617 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,440 There we go. 618 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,000 There we go. 619 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,560 Ooh. Fuck my- Loads of room, you loser. 620 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,240 OK, reverse. Nearly there. Nearly there. 621 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,560 (UNDER BREATH) Fucking hell! Oh my God. 622 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:50,440 Don't you worry about me, boy. (LAUGHING) Oh my God. 623 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:52,720 (LAUGHS) 624 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,160 Yes! Yeah! 625 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,160 (HONKS HORN) 626 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,040 (BOTH LAUGH) 627 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,800 Why could I do it there?! 628 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:09,040 The fact that we got Rob through those manoeuvres is testament 629 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,120 that the Romesh Ranganathan Driving School is exemplary. 630 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,600 And that is something we can all be proud of here at the academy. 631 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:24,840 'With the first lesson over, it was time to head back into Monaco, 632 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:29,240 as now we were off to meet one of F1's superstars. 633 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:35,240 Arguably the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time, 634 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,600 Lewis Hamilton has won over 100 Grands Prix, 635 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:40,960 has over 4,000 career points, 636 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,400 and has won an incredible seven world titles.' 637 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:46,920 (ON RADIO) "That's for all the kids out there who dream the impossible." 638 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,920 'So, this was an opportunity we didn't want to mess up. 639 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:51,760 And with Rob's track record, 640 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,920 we needed to set some ground rules before the interview.' 641 00:27:56,120 --> 00:27:57,840 We've only got 15 minutes. Yep. 642 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,400 So, we don't want any bullshit questions, like... 643 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,360 When did you first realise you were fast? 644 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,200 Was you, like, running for a bus and thought, 645 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:05,680 "Fucking hell, I've overtaken it"? 646 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,680 If you got locked in a room with, you know, Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer, 647 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,480 and you all had to have a fight, who'd win? 648 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,200 I was hanging around with your wife at the Euros.Doing what? 649 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,400 Well, no, hang on, this... (LAUGHTER) 650 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:17,880 How about this? Yeah. 651 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:19,920 What's Nicole Scherzinger like in real life?No. 652 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:21,360 In fact, let's do this now. What? 653 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,120 What questions do you wanna ask that I can veto straight off the bat? 654 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:25,520 Nicole Scherzinger. No. 655 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,320 How comes he's not winning anymore? No. 656 00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:29,960 Does the pressure get to him? Thinking about retirement?No. 657 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,400 So what do we wanna get out of him? 658 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,560 Who are the greatest interviewers of our generation? 659 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,480 Jonathan Ross? Graham Norton? Louis Theroux? 660 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,120 Louis Theroux. Yeah. 661 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:39,240 So, take some advice from that. Yeah. 662 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,160 He's quiet a lot of the time. Yeah. 663 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,720 Sure. Something like this. 664 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,400 This is what I could imagine you doing, something like this.Go on. 665 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,560 "So, F1. Crazy world, isn't it?" 666 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:52,240 And is that a good thing to do? Then you stop. 667 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:53,880 Yep. See what he says. 668 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,160 And let him go? Yeah. 669 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:56,760 So, you want me to do that? Yeah. 670 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,200 So, I'll go- What I want you to do... 671 00:28:58,240 --> 00:28:59,560 So, this is how we're gonna do it. 672 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,560 I'll never say it like that though. No, look, OK. 673 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,480 My questions are quite long, I get that. 674 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:05,320 Yeah. I am bad at that. Go on. 675 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,760 Imagine, we go in, "Hi Lewis, Romesh."Yeah. 676 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:09,640 Lew? Do you reckon? No, absolutely not. 677 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,480 Never heard him referred- Lewis, Hammers, Hammond, the Hamster? 678 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,040 No. The Hammer? What's his nickname? 679 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,400 Oh, you're actually making me more nervous about this. 680 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:17,880 Hammy! No. 681 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:19,880 No? (GERMAN ACCENT) The Town. 682 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,520 (CHUCKLES, GERMAN ACCENT) Hamil-Town. 683 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:25,320 This is what I'm gonna do. Gotta go, "Hamil-town." 684 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:26,760 I would say borderline racist. 685 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:28,760 OK, I won't do that then. No, don't do that. 686 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,600 So, I think you go in.Yeah. Introduce yours- 687 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,680 Just show me how you're gonna introduce yourself. 688 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,320 Hello, Lewis. Lovely to meet you. Good. 689 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:35,680 Nice to meet you. Yeah. I'm Rob. 690 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,520 And I'll go, "I'm Romesh." Then we sit down, and then you go... 691 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:42,200 (SIGHS) "F1... Crazy, huh?" 692 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:46,960 Yeah? 693 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,240 Any question can be made good if you just take all the words out. 694 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:53,680 So, for example, "What shall we do in Monaco?" becomes, "Monaco?" 695 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,680 No, I think that's weird. 696 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,880 I think it's very weird to interview someone and go, "Monaco." 697 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,560 I think that's worse.No, because you didn't do it like a question. 698 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,680 I think we need a happy medium. You do it like this... 699 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:05,360 "Monaco?" OK. 700 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,160 Tell you what. Let's start with that. No. 701 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,880 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, hold on, listen. 702 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:13,080 Let me tell you something. This is the deal.No, let's- 703 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,320 If you open with, "F1's a crazy world", 704 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,480 I'll do, "Monaco?" 705 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:19,080 (LAUGHING) OK. OK? 706 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:20,720 Deal. (BOTH LAUGH) 707 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:27,120 'With that agreed, it wasn't long before the man himself arrived.' 708 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:29,760 Hi, Lewis. Rob. Nice to meet you. You good? 709 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:32,480 Hello, mate. Rom. How you doing? Alright? How's it going? You good? 710 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:34,800 I'm good, how are you? Yeah, not too bad.Good, thank you. 711 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:36,800 First time in Monaco? BOTH: Yes. 712 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,280 Yeah, how freaking mega is this place?I know. 713 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:41,240 Formula 1's crazy, huh? 714 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,280 Yeah. It's just spectacular here. 715 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:46,560 I, um- The first time I came here was when I was 13. 716 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:48,440 Not for the Grand Prix, 717 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,760 but someone- a friend of mine invited me, 718 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,680 and I remember my eyes just opening up, 719 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:54,560 just thinking how beautiful it was, and... 720 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,920 Yeah.It was like, the sun was shining, I was like... 721 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,360 Compared to Stevenage, I was like, 722 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,640 "This is it. I wouldn't mind coming out here one day." 723 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,240 (CHUCKLES) I mean... Monaco. 724 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:07,080 That was random. Yeah, it was, wasn't it? 725 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:08,840 What? Do you mean the track? (LAUGHS) 726 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:10,880 Yeah, is it- is it the best one? 727 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:12,240 'Our plan had backfired. 728 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,240 What was intended as a way to help Rob 729 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,160 now had me looking like an idiot. 730 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,280 We needed to get things back on track 731 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,200 by reverting to a tried and tested interview technique: 732 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:22,680 asking normal questions.' 733 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:25,840 Is, er, being an F1 driver as amazing as it seems? 734 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,440 'Cause it seems like it's just an amazing lifestyle. 735 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,400 Yeah, I would say so. I mean, there's... 736 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:32,840 Like any job, it's not, erm... 737 00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:34,760 There- It's not all perfect. 738 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,280 There's areas that- Yeah. The travel's insane. 739 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:39,520 The travelling is amazing though. 740 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:42,320 To see the world, and to see all these different cultures, and... 741 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,000 I like being in different places. 742 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:45,800 But I'm so now used to moving, 743 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,160 I can't stay in one place for too long.Really? 744 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,520 Yeah, I get itchy, itchy feet. But how do you live, like... 745 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,280 Is it difficult to live a normal life then, 746 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,080 if you're just always on the move? For sure. 747 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,560 For sure, yeah. It's very hard to strike a... 748 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,800 You know, your social life, it's... 749 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:02,080 Er, time with family, it's not easy, so you have to plan up ahead, 750 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:03,640 whenever you get any time. Yeah. 751 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,760 So, the race got cancelled last week, so I was, like- 752 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,080 Immediately got to see the kids at the weekend and my sis- 753 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:11,080 (CHUCKLES) My sister's kids. I thought we got an exclusive then. 754 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:13,280 Yeah, that would've been amazing. Imagine that! 755 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,120 Would've helped this episode out. Didn't do anything and we got that. 756 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:17,360 (LAUGHS) You seem so chilled. 757 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,320 Like, the pressure must be unbelievable? 758 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:22,480 Like, every week you travel round the world, you're, like, in this car- 759 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,880 I've been doing this a long time, dude. (LAUGHS) 760 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:27,320 What's the secret, how do you- There isn't really a secret. 761 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:30,160 I think it's just, er, finding what works for you, 762 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,560 it's trying to find an equilibrium really, you know? 763 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,160 Last weekend, I was at home, I barely left my house. 764 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,920 Yeah.And just did normal stuff, like DIY stuff at the house. 765 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:41,160 Oh, what was you doing? What was you doing at the house? 766 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,600 Well, my- I've only just really, like, moved into this house, 767 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:48,280 so fixing up floors, fixing a little bit of painting on the walls. 768 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,200 Erm... You do that yourself? 769 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,400 Yeah, come on.No you don't. This weekend I did. 770 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,160 Yeah, this weekend I did. Yeah. Really? 771 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:58,160 And also, like, planting plants in my garden and stuff, trimming stuff. 772 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:00,520 (LAUGHS)I was like, "Shoot, you know I'm getting old 773 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,000 when you start trimming stuff out in your garden."I know! 774 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,400 'We'd just about managed to rescue the interview, 775 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:08,600 and now we needed to get back to why we were really here.' 776 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,760 Obviously me and Romesh are trying to find out 777 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:12,840 where we'd fit in the world of Formula 1. 778 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:14,920 I- You know, obviously I can't even drive a manual, 779 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:16,760 so it's doubtful that I'd be a driver. 780 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,800 Mmm, yep. Romesh, though, can drive. 781 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,640 He likes adrenaline. So, maybe I might be a bit more... 782 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,360 I was gonna say, where would you see us? 783 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:24,760 Could you see Romesh as a driver? 784 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,160 And if I'm not a driver, where would you put me in Formula 1? 785 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,200 Just for full context, I'm 45 and only got one fully functioning eye, 786 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,040 but apart from that- Oh, yeah, so probably- 787 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:33,520 But he's got no fear, have you? 788 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,840 Probably no chance of being a racing driver, but- 789 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,720 OK, cool. He's already out because of the eye. 790 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:39,920 Just smash that dream to pieces straight away, yeah? 791 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,360 Smash it before he gets any hope. OK, fine. 792 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,000 Even with all the sponsors in the world. 793 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:46,800 If you're a good driver, you could be one of the drivers that... 794 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:49,120 you know, drives us around. Like Uber? 795 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,280 Is that what you're suggesting? (LAUGHTER) 796 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:53,360 We're in Monaco though, it's a bit of money.Yeah. 797 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,560 Oh, thanks man. So you could be an Uber driver. 798 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:58,480 God, you really are good at the old aspirational stuff, aren't you? 799 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,520 Oh, nah. Well, the thing is that there's no- 800 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,640 We're all a part of the same team, right?Ah. 801 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,280 And there's no people at the top, people at the bottom. 802 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,840 All jobs are just as important as- OK.Yeah, yeah. 803 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,560 If we're not all pulling our weight, all doing our job, we wouldn't- 804 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:13,480 this thing would not move the way it needs to. 805 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,719 So you're saying I could be somebody that drives you where you need? 806 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:18,679 I personally wouldn't trust you to drive me, no. 807 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:20,520 But you could drive someone else. Right, OK. 808 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:22,080 (LAUGHTER) Drive George! 809 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,920 Is that purely based on what you've seen of me today? That's mad. 810 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:27,199 No, I'm kidding. But yeah, so you're not- Yeah. 811 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,600 But you could-I could drive somebody around that you didn't care about? 812 00:34:30,639 --> 00:34:31,960 Yeah. OK. 813 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,040 Or there's content creation, there's... God knows, there's- 814 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:36,800 We could do marketing. Marketing. 815 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,920 TikTok. Do a TikTok. Yeah, I could do TikTok, yeah. 816 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,239 Could do the dancing on TikTok. ALL: Yeah. 817 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,719 We were, sort of, aiming for driver and lead mechanic, but- 818 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:47,120 You're saying drive someone you don't know and do TikToks? 819 00:34:47,159 --> 00:34:48,920 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. OK.Sure, OK. 820 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:52,560 Or drive George and scare him to death.(LAUGHTER) 821 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,840 Lewis, it's been such an honour to talk to you, man. 822 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,320 Thanks, mate. Appreciate it. Thanks. We know you're busy. 823 00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:59,520 We'll see you around this weekend. BOTH: Yeah. 824 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,880 Cool. Nice one. Thanks, man. Cheers, mate. Bye. 825 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:07,200 That was great. 826 00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:10,680 The Monaco thing couldn't have gone worse, could it?(LAUGHS) 827 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,560 (UPBEAT MUSIC) 828 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:26,480 ROB: 'Rom and I are in Monaco with the Mercedes Formula 1 team, 829 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:30,320 finding out if we can fit in with one of the world's fastest sports. 830 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,520 We'd met up with the greatest of all time, Lewis Hamilton. 831 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:39,400 But it was fair to say he didn't have much faith 832 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:40,760 in Rom's driving potential.' 833 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,840 Probably no chance of being a racing driver, but- 834 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,560 OK, cool. You just smash that dream to pieces straight away, yeah? 835 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,440 Yeah, smash it before he gets any hope. 836 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:50,280 'Maybe I'd missed my chance to drive Formula 1, 837 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,760 but I was more than happy to downsize my dream... 838 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:56,000 ..at the go-karting track.' 839 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,360 Any of the current Formula 1 drivers, 840 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,240 their careers starting go-karting. 841 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,800 We have decided to simulate that, 842 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,680 by turning up to do some go-karting. 843 00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:06,440 If it was just me and Rob Beckett, 844 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,880 it would sound like the world's most tragic stag do. 845 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:11,120 But fortunately, we are doing it 846 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:15,240 with former F1 world champion, Damon Hill. 847 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,640 'Damon is a British racing legend. 848 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:24,280 In 1996, he carved his name in Formula 1 history 849 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:26,960 when he became world champion at the Japanese Grand Prix. 850 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:32,000 We were meeting him at a go-karting track two hours west of Monaco, 851 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,480 for a lesson in the art of racing.' 852 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:37,920 Hello, Damon. Rob. Lovely to meet you. 853 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:39,400 Rob. Absolute honour. 854 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,480 Rom. Welcome. Welcome to the kart track. 855 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,800 Yes. We're very excited. 856 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:45,520 We don't know anything about F1 at all. 857 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:47,760 What are the ingredients for a really great F1 driver? 858 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:51,520 Very good reflexes, good balance, obviously pin-sharp eyes, 859 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:53,800 you've gotta have a spatial awareness. 860 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:55,800 Erm... Right. Show him. 861 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:57,920 Yeah. That's the problem. 862 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:00,080 Have you got corrective lenses in everything?Yeah. 863 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:01,680 He's got the lenses, he'll be alright. 864 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,960 But weight is very important in our sport as well. 865 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,040 Heavy or light? Light is better. 866 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:07,920 OK, that's not ideal. Strength is important. 867 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,520 You don't wanna lose too much, you need a bit of strength.Right. 868 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:13,000 I dunno if you've seen Formula 1 drivers' necks are like that. 869 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,280 Yeah. It's gotta support their massive egos and heads. 870 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,320 (LAUGHS) He liked that. 871 00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,160 Cheers, Damon. (LAUGHTER) 872 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,440 'I love Damon Hill. Obsessed with his beard. 873 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,360 So beautifully put together.' 874 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,840 He was almost like a white, grey Craig David. 875 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:28,720 Unbelievably manicured, that man. 876 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:30,200 I've done go-karting once, 877 00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:32,040 but it was on a stag do in Berlin. Yeah. 878 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:34,120 And I can't remember it, and I only found out I did it 879 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,600 when someone showed me a photo. That doesn't count! 880 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:38,160 Have you done go-karting before? 881 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,040 I've played a lot of Mario Kart. Like, a lot. 882 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:41,440 A lot of Mario Kart. (LAUGHS) 883 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:43,480 Well, you know, they practice on simulators now. 884 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,960 And we've actually found that people who do a lot of simulator work 885 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,760 take to racing quite quickly. 886 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:51,480 So, I think what you guys need is a bit of practice, 887 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,000 I'll do some coaching, and then we're gonna put you to the test. 888 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:55,280 OK. A proper race. 889 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,640 So, on paper, we've got nothing that we need. 890 00:37:57,680 --> 00:37:59,920 We're too old, we're too fat, we can't see. 891 00:37:59,960 --> 00:38:02,200 But apart from that- Is there any point in carrying on? 892 00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:03,840 (LAUGHTER) Not really. 893 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:06,640 'We hadn't impressed Damon with our driving credentials, 894 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:09,920 so he was going to try to teach us how it was done, 895 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,480 in a two-seater go-kart.' 896 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,840 Fucking hell. Snug, innit? 897 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:16,960 I was very nervous when we got in the go-kart, 898 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,920 because I've never been in a car before, 899 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,680 that's tipped like I was on a boat. 900 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,680 Right, let's go. Good luck, have fun. 901 00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:26,680 You're about to shit yourself! 902 00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:29,280 So, we're trying to look ahead. 903 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,560 Don't look where you are, look where you're going. 904 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:33,080 (LAUGHS) 905 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:34,560 'It didn't take long to realise 906 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:37,920 Damon's driving was even more impressive than his manscaping.' 907 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:41,520 Fucking hell, you're good at this! (LAUGHS) 908 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,320 This is mental! Ahh! 909 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:45,880 To be honest, I'm not even that bothered about the go-karting. 910 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:46,920 I just like Damon Hill. 911 00:38:46,960 --> 00:38:49,080 I'm gonna have to brake for this one. 912 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,760 (LAUGHS) 913 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:56,240 You kerbed it! That's a major in a driving test. 914 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:58,160 Ah! (LAUGHS) 915 00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:00,640 I'd quite like to do Rob and Damon Vs. 916 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:03,600 Just go and do different things. Wine tasting, get our hair cut. 917 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:05,200 I wanna see how they do his beard. 918 00:39:05,240 --> 00:39:07,360 I reckon a magnifying glass comes out. 919 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,760 There's no way you're doing that with your eyes. 920 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,880 'It looked like Rob had enjoyed his lap with Damon a little too much. 921 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:15,040 He'd spent more time laughing than learning.' 922 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:17,200 (LAUGHS) 923 00:39:17,240 --> 00:39:19,800 'Now it was my turn, and I was determined to listen 924 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:23,280 to Damon's instructions, so I could prove my doubters wrong.' 925 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:24,960 I'm looking round the corner. 926 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,480 Oh, Jesus. 927 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:29,000 I can use a bit of kerb, but not too much. 928 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:31,680 Oh my god! Fuck my life! 929 00:39:31,720 --> 00:39:34,120 'But focussing was a bit of a challenge.' 930 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:36,160 He had no idea if I was listening to him or not. 931 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,200 I had no idea if I was listening to him or not. 932 00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:41,920 (SCREAMS) Fuck me, this is terrifying! 933 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,800 30 seconds in I started shitting myself and fell completely silent. 934 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:47,560 (GROANS LOUDLY) 935 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:50,200 It's quite a lot to take in one run. Yeah. 936 00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:52,040 No, I've got it. Good. 937 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:53,840 'Damon's lesson was complete, 938 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:57,680 and now it was time for us to find out if we had the need for speed.' 939 00:39:57,720 --> 00:39:59,600 These are the single-seat cars. 940 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:01,480 These will accelerate more quickly. Right. 941 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:03,120 Oh my God. They're lighter, because- 942 00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:05,960 I dunno how much you guys weigh- Just, like, 11 stone, I think. 943 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,120 So, these karts will be more frisky. 944 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,920 Yes. And much more fun to drive. 945 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,720 But not before some final words of wisdom. 946 00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:17,200 What would be the one tip for us to remember, the most important thing? 947 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:19,560 Go as fast as you can. Cool. Good to have you here. 948 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,440 Nice one. Thank you, Damon. (LAUGHS) 949 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,480 'That was easier said than done, because out on the track...' 950 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:26,240 Are you supposed to brake here? 951 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:27,600 I don't know what I'm doing! 952 00:40:27,640 --> 00:40:29,920 '..it was much harder than Damon had made it look.' 953 00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:31,800 (SCREAMS) 954 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:34,200 'But now we'd had a practice run...' 955 00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:36,000 I think I'm getting worse at this. 956 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:38,320 '..he wanted to raise the stakes.' 957 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:39,840 Now we're gonna have a race. 958 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:42,520 But I am gonna handicap myself, because what I'm gonna do is 959 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:44,960 I'm gonna give you almost a lap advantage.Oh. 960 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:47,760 So, it's a five-lap race, and I'm gonna be trying to catch you up. 961 00:40:47,800 --> 00:40:50,600 Thank you, Damon.We'll call this segment 'Delaying the Inevitable'. 962 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:54,360 So, what is about to happen is Damon Hill is about to race us. 963 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,520 But he thinks we're so shit, 964 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,440 he is gonna give us a lap head start. 965 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:01,080 If you don't catch us up, how bad is this for you? 966 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,440 It'd be quite humiliating. (LAUGHTER) 967 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:05,680 So, there's a lot on the line. My reputation! 968 00:41:05,720 --> 00:41:06,920 Yeah, OK. But thankfully, 969 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:08,880 I've got a championship in the bag, so that's- 970 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:11,000 They can't take that away. I respect that attitude. 971 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:14,120 If he manages to do that, his credibility 972 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:18,040 and ongoing, sort of, dinner party circuit career will be safe. 973 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:21,360 If he doesn't, I think he can kiss that corporate work goodbye. 974 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,040 (DRAMATIC MUSIC) 975 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:24,840 'Our training was complete. 976 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,560 We definitely weren't ready. 977 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:28,640 But it was time to race. 978 00:41:28,680 --> 00:41:30,440 Five laps of the track 979 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:33,800 against former F1 world champion Damon Hill.' 980 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:34,920 Right. 981 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,280 My glasses have steamed up. I'm completely blind. 982 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:40,480 (LAUGHS) 983 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:42,480 Are we ready? Under starter's orders. 984 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:45,600 (TENSE MUSIC) (KART ENGINES REV) 985 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:50,440 Good luck, Damon. 986 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:56,240 Oh, Rommo's taken the first corner. 987 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,440 'Passing Rob was easier than I thought, 988 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:00,720 and I was getting the hang of the track.' 989 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:05,240 (BIRDS TWEETING QUIETLY) 990 00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:07,080 (DRAMATIC MUSIC) 991 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:09,760 'It was starting to look like all those hours on Mario Kart 992 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:11,960 hadn't been a complete waste of time. 993 00:42:13,560 --> 00:42:15,680 Damon was off.' 994 00:42:15,720 --> 00:42:16,960 Fuck! 995 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:18,560 Fuck, fuck, fuck! 996 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:20,760 Shitting balls! 997 00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:22,480 That's a world champion. 998 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:26,960 'It was clear straight away that Damon was much quicker.' 999 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:31,080 (DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES) 1000 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,280 (TYRES SCREECH) 1001 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:35,240 'And, as the laps ticked down, 1002 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:37,400 it wasn't long before he was on my tail.' 1003 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:39,040 Come on. Come on, Hill. 1004 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:41,760 When Damon Hill's up you, you can feel it. 1005 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:44,200 He was right on me like a rat up a drainpipe. 1006 00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:45,680 I was like, "That's Damon Hill." 1007 00:42:45,720 --> 00:42:48,800 (CHUCKLES) And I was like, "I'm go-karting with Damon Hill!" 1008 00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:51,640 Come on. Come on, Hill. Nearly there. 1009 00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:57,760 Come on, Romesh, you've got this. 1010 00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:00,360 (DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES) 1011 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:03,680 'Damon was on a mission to save all his corporate work.' 1012 00:43:03,720 --> 00:43:06,080 Ah! Went a bit too much there. 1013 00:43:06,120 --> 00:43:09,000 'We were on the final lap, and he was gaining fast.' 1014 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:10,400 Come on, Romesh! 1015 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:12,520 You are not gonna lap me, mate. 1016 00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:17,280 'And before I knew it, he was breathing down my neck.' 1017 00:43:19,840 --> 00:43:22,080 I'm racing Damon Hill! I'm racing Damon Hill! 1018 00:43:24,440 --> 00:43:27,000 Oh, the arse has gone, the arse has gone. 1019 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:29,600 Like a Sri Lankan middle-aged man, the arse has gone. 1020 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:33,160 Quite quick, that Romesh. I'm gonna have to really work hard here! 1021 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:34,640 Oh my God. 1022 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:36,800 Come on. Come on. 1023 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:39,040 'But I was starting to feel like Lewis Hamilton.' 1024 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:41,960 Find the racing line. Come on, Romesh. 1025 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:43,600 Blimey, I'm never gonna make it! 1026 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:46,400 I think I've bitten off more than I can chew! 1027 00:43:47,240 --> 00:43:49,440 Come on, Romesh! Oh no! 1028 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:52,400 (ROARS) You want speeeed! 1029 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,080 (UPBEAT TECHNO MUSIC) 1030 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:56,440 (YELLS) Woooo! 1031 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:57,680 Yes, baby! 1032 00:43:57,720 --> 00:44:01,080 I'm not gonna lie to you. As we pulled up, part of me was thinking, 1033 00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:03,360 "Don't be Rob Beckett, don't be Rob Beckett. 1034 00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:05,600 Just be calm, be relaxed, be gracious." 1035 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:08,440 Come on! (LAUGHS) 1036 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:10,320 Yes, baby! 1037 00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:12,720 But inside, I was thinking, (GRITS TEETH) "I did it. 1038 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:14,960 I beat Damon Hill! 1039 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:17,360 A former world champion couldn't catch you! 1040 00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:19,480 Brown speed Romesh Rapid-Nathan 1041 00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:21,640 absolutely smashed the shit out of it!" 1042 00:44:22,440 --> 00:44:24,400 Felt like Princess Peach out there. 1043 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:29,960 I think I've got a need for speed, 1044 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:31,920 if someone else is driving. 1045 00:44:31,960 --> 00:44:35,080 This is the hardest bit. I've gotta congratulate the winner. 1046 00:44:35,120 --> 00:44:36,680 Well done, Rom. Well done, Romesh. 1047 00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:38,600 Thank you so much. Excellent performance. 1048 00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:39,880 Unbelievable. Thank you. 1049 00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:42,640 I'd say the highlights of today have been... 1050 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:44,400 Damon Hill, love him. 1051 00:44:44,440 --> 00:44:47,240 Romesh had a helmet on, didn't have to look at him or talk to him. 1052 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:48,640 Perfect day. 1053 00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:50,280 You're my favourite Damon. (SCOFFS) 1054 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:52,880 How many others do you know?You used to go on about Damon Albarn. 1055 00:44:52,920 --> 00:44:54,920 Damon Albarn. Oh, that's true, yeah. 1056 00:44:54,960 --> 00:44:56,440 You always said you preferred him. 1057 00:44:56,480 --> 00:44:57,800 No, Hill. Yeah, alright. 1058 00:44:57,840 --> 00:44:59,840 Can I take my top half out and tie it round my waist? 1059 00:44:59,880 --> 00:45:02,120 That's what all the pros do, innit? If you like.(LAUGHS) 1060 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,680 Oh God, I think that was a rookie- I think he's had enough of me. 1061 00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:06,880 (GROANS) Right, let's go. Come on, Dame. 1062 00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:08,520 What's your favourite Blur song? 1063 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:10,360 My favourite Blur song? Oh. 1064 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:13,560 Rob's hobby is random questions. (LAUGHS) 1065 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,120 'Next time...' 1066 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:18,560 We're about to watch the Formula 1 in Monaco. 1067 00:45:18,600 --> 00:45:19,880 It's amazing. I'm buzzing! 1068 00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:22,080 '..we continue our F1 journey, 1069 00:45:22,120 --> 00:45:25,360 as the celebrities descend onto Monaco for race day.' 1070 00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:27,920 For everybody else, we're the biggest fish here.Yeah, yeah. 1071 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:29,920 'We hang out with one of F1's brightest stars.' 1072 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:33,080 It's my brace from when I was a kid. Bit of banter. 1073 00:45:33,120 --> 00:45:36,480 'And Rob Beckett finally takes his manual driving test.' 1074 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:38,280 Right, why is this happening? 1075 00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:40,680 It's fifth gear. It's fifth gear, OK. 1076 00:45:40,720 --> 00:45:43,880 (UPBEAT MUSIC) 1077 00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:47,080 AccessibleCustomerService@sky.uk 1078 00:45:47,130 --> 00:45:51,680 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0