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[crowd cheers]

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It's a celebration of motor sport.

It's a celebration of how lucky we are to be professionals,

which essentially means you're paid to do

what you would do for nothing.

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It opened my mind

to really appreciate all of the great competitors

around the world.

[car roaring] [crowd cheering]

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So you compete against drivers from different formulas

from all over the world,

whether it be NASCAR, world of rallying, touring cars,

and in the case of ex-Formula 1 driver, Michael Schumacher,

making his racing return.

♪[upbeat music]

-It never happened to me before that,

that I compete with rally drivers and my competitors

in the same car.

I mean all of us, we have a big smile on our face. That's, uh,

that's a good thing about it.

When you do a race weekend in Formula 1,

you be always so serious, so concentrated

that it doesn't leave much space to see who is the person behind.

And in those events, everything is a little bit more easy.

And you should see a little bit more about the personal side.

COULTHARD: What I've always done in explaining to people

what Race Of Champions is,

is that they can see up close and personal

why we love competition,

why we love getting behind the wheel of a car.

It doesn't have to be a race car,

It can be any form of car,

whether it's the buggies or the KTM's.

And it's just pure competition.

-It's tough, you know.

It's a quick shootout. It can be one way or the other,

but so far I feel good. So,

let's see. You know, the fans are ready.

So, I did need to do my bit,

to make sure I survive the group stage

and then we see where we go.

VETTEL: Who is this?

INTERVIEWER: It's your competitor.

-Is it? -Yeah.

-But he is blonde.

So he's as stupid as I am.

-He keeps checking the temperature of your tires.

-Which car is mine?

-Your's is white, mine is orange.

-Why, you want to change?

-No, I don't want to change.

-I think white is much faster.

-So between you, who's going to win?

-It will be the quicker one.

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[engine noise] ♪♪

[crowd cheer] ♪♪

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-Yeah. I mean, you can never be confident here

because it's instant knockout. So,

and you know, yeah. Small mistake. You're out.

[screaming F1 engine]

[crowd cheer]

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COULTHARD: Formula 1 is highly, you know,

aerodynamic and a thousand horsepower and big wide tires

and all the rest of it.

So you rely on so much engineering and the variation

between the cars and the teams is the dominant factor.

We've been thrown the challenge

of driving all these different cars. So,

in my mind it is as good a leveler

and as good an indication as,

that moment in history and those two vehicles

with those two competitors

who gets it right and who gets it wrong.

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INTERVIEWER: Sebastian, there was a collective,

quite colorful swearing in German from every angle

when you lost that.

Tell us what happened.

-I went into the first corner and lost a little bit,

the car, in the entrance

and then the cars, they have quite a lot of momentum,

so it took a while to catch it and there I lost too much time.

Otherwise I think it would have been enough to stay ahead.

But that's how it goes.

-That was a very special feelingfor everyone here, I think.

It's fantastic to see Filipe Albuquerque coming from so far,

ending up beating the world - Formula 1 World Champion

and the World Rally Champion in the same night.

It's proper racing.

COULTHARD: Any loss is not good,

but the reality is if you look at

the most successful driver in Formula 1, Michael Schumacher,

he lost more than he won.

So in many respects

that wouldn't be a great statistic if you're a boxer.

But in motor sports,

you know those losses make you really appreciate the victories.

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JOHNSSON: The idea was to bring together the best drivers

and make them compete on identical cars

to see who's really the fastest.

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-Michèle is one of the few women in any sport

that has competed with men on the highest level

and beaten them.

And especially in a sport like rallying

which at the time was extremely physical

long distances and very powerful cars.

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[crowd cheers] ♪♪

[intense engine sounds] ♪♪

[intense engine sounds] ♪♪

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MOUTON: It was the 10th anniversary of

the World Rally Drivers Championship.

Henri Toivonen was a very good friend first,

he was a very fast driver and

for sure he would have been world champion

if hadn't died in Corsica in '86.

♪[music becomes valiant]

Fredrik had the idea for The Race Of Champions.

Every single one of my former rivals

accepted the invitation for the first event.

We also realized that Henri

would surely have been one of them.

So we added a souvenir Henri Toivonen bronze trophy

where after 30 years of Race Of Champions,

the winner's names are still engraved each year.

INTERVIEWER: What about the plans for the future?

What are you going to do to keep the fans

happy for the coming years?

-The Race Of Champions is a concept

where there's two cars, two identical cars,

top drivers going head-to-head

on a circuit where the spectators can really see

the entire spectacle,

where the television can cover it.

It's, you know, you're starting with

some of the top drivers in the world

and at the end you've got a Champion of Champions

two hours later.

It's something that, you know,

improves the image of the sport and, you know,

really makes it reach a lot more spectators.

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ANNOUNCER: Hugging the coast off North Africa,

the Canaries are subtropical,

but in the tropic sometimes you get rain

and boy when it rains it really rains.

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JOHNSSON: For the first time in Canarias it's been raining

and they're not used to it, you know.

It was four years in a row

we've had great sunshine, 25 degrees.

It's been four months before the event,

no rain at all

and it's all coming at the same time.

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ANNOUNCER: Blomqvist has got the edge.

[ambient crowd noise] ♪♪

He's on the left.

Biasion on the right.

Through the deep water.

That water on that corner is getting worse.

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-Such a difficult

track today with this water.

It is so difficult for everybody.

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-We had a little run yesterday

and the first time was frightening

to say the least.

The second time I was a little bit less scared,

but I'm certainly not ready, that's for sure.

INTERVIEWER: Have you done anything off road before?

-No, only crashing.

-Welcome from the sunny Canary Islands

in the mid-Atlantic.

We're here for the 15th running

of the Michelin Race Of Champions.

It is the ultimate head-to-head contest

between people from all forms of motor sport.

Traditionally, it's been a rally event,

but more recently

we've had guys from Formula 1,

guys from NASCAR,

as we've got this year.

Behind me in this car is Jimmie Johnson,

rookie of the year from NASCAR.

Jimmie, you're confident?

-We're going to have fun.

We've got the best in the world I've got to race against.

So we're going to just have a good time

and see what happens.

-Can you beat Jimmie?

-I don't know yet.

-You ought to be able to.

-I hope.

♪[blues music]

-It's just all about gettingused to different circumstances.

I mean, I think a good race car driver

can adapt to any different

type of atmosphere or circumstances.

I've raced a lot of different types of surfaces,

but I've never driven anything like this.

You know, there's shifting and things like that. So,

totally different really than anything I've done.

I guess maybe Jimmie Johnson's probably closer to

something like this

when he did some of the desert racing

and the stadium trucks.

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JOHNSON: I'm definitely intimidated by failure.

I mean, nobody wants to look bad.

My off-road background certainly helped,

but I did feel like I struggled pretty bad

driving in the Canaries

because the vehicles we were in for ROC were

four-wheel drive and everything I raced was two-wheel drive.

But there was a big high speed left-hander

at the bottom of the course

and I came in, in my instinctive

flick for a two-wheel drive vehicle

and then counter-steer to catch it,

jump on the gas;

I did all of that.

And with four-wheel drive,

you know the front tires pull you where they're pointed

and with the counter-steer that I put into it,

the car went right

and there was an opening cut in this big dirt berm

and I stuffed it right in that opening.

I felt so bad, but that's the only - honestly,

the only time I've ever raced a four-wheel drive.

-You spotted any potential placs where you might

be able to get an advantage here?

-I've spotted plenty of opportunities

to get in trouble. So I think if you just,

you know, make a clean lap and, and smooth,

but you know, don't make any mistakes

I think is probably the biggest thing.

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-This is what happens when

you give a bunch of drivers,

a whole bunch of awesome cars that aren't ours.

We just break everything.

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[crowd cheers, crashes] ♪♪

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COULTHARD: For me it's got to be the fun interaction

with the other drivers.

If it becomes like work, then I wouldn't come.

So, it has to be enjoyable

and it's as much about what happens around here

behind the scenes

as it is about being out there on the track.

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-You're getting quicker and quicker as the day goes on.

-Slowly the hangover from last night is disappearing.

And things go straight.

-What is the penalty

if you've been touched by another driver

in the toilet?

[laughter]

COULTHARD: One of the unique aspects of Race Of Champions

that we never get to experience

in other forms of racing is the dressing room.

We're all there together

and that sets the scene of the spirit of

Race Of Champions.

You get to look at your competitors

all there together

and then you go out and take on the individual races,

sharing that with competitors -ROC! ROC! ROC!

-from IndyCar, NASCAR,

whatever it happens to be.

It's a gift.

ALL: Yay!

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ANNOUNCER: In the Michelin Nations Cup, teams of three

from Germany, Spain, Finland, Italy,

France, Denmark, and an all star trio

from Scotland, Finland and Belgium.

-It's been great fun

and I think we all hadmoments of glory

and moments of joy,

and moments of scare.

So it's been pretty good.

♪♪

INTERVIEWER: Are you doing the right thing?

Or, should you be doing rallying

or are you better staying on two wheels?

-You're racing for the pride of your nation.

So whether that's team GB

or a team America or whatever the nation that's,

that's being represented at that time

and it gives us in motor sport a unique opportunity

to go beyond the individual desire

to win yourself,

where you can actually represent your country as well.

And it brings you together with your fellow national driver.

So I think that in itself is, is,

is what makes the Nations Cup

a truly unique form of motor sport.

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ANNOUNCER: Now, in the last 10 years of the Race Of Champions,

the Nations Cup has been won by Scandinavia, France,

Finland, Spain and the USA.

But since 2007, it's been dominated by one team,

Team Germany

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INTERVIEWER: Pretty good result for the home crowd so far.

-Yeah. So far, so good.

Obviously tough competition in the next round

with team Germany.

-What are their strengths do you think?

-Future potential multiple worldchampionship, and world champion,

and actual multiple world champion.

I'd say they were the two pretty good strengths.

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-I think Germany and Scandinavia will be in final.

They seem to be a strong team both. So we will see.

-Germany won last year

so they're defending Nations Cup champions

and will be a tough competition.

I will do my best.

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INTERVIEWER: Sebastian, that was a good run

first time round representing Germany.

-It feels great.

The secret is first of all

adapt to your car

and second, stay on the track.

COULTHARD: I think what made Michael and Sebastian so strong

at Race Of Champions and Nations Cup

is whereas maybe it's 50/50 on the fun element

of all coming together,

I don't think they were allowing too much fun

to get in the way of the competition

until after they'd won the event.

So they were very focused, very serious.

And, you know that played out in the results

at the end of the day.

And you know, they had a tight bond and friendship,

which I think was something they were able to

really strategize and look at it.

♪♪

INTERVIEWER: Your teammate is Michael Schumacher.

That's great. You know, a legend of Formula 1

and a current/future star.

VETTEL: Yeah. Even more, he's a nice guy

and it's always good fun

doing these kind of things together with him.

And of course I can rely on him.

So especially in the Nations Cup if I should struggle,

which hopefully I won't,

he is the one to help me.

But I think in every team you're relying on each other.

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I think the important thing for Michael and myself

to work and being so strong in the Nations Cup

was just, we had the timing completely figured out.

I think if I had a weak moment,

he was there to fill it in and it was the other way around.

And most of the time we went for it and it worked.

But if it didn't, then the other guy would,

you know, still be there.

And we didn't think too much.

We just, - we just had a good time.

And I think that's, that was really the secret.

I think there were - obviously we wanted the cup

that was the target, but,

we were still laughing.

And I think we just had a great time.

ANNOUNCER: Five in a row for team Germany.

Schumacher runs onto the tarmac to join his young teammate.

The seven time Formula 1 World Champion

and the current double Formula 1 World Champion

are the most successful drivers

in the ROC Nations Cup

since the creation of the event.

[crowd cheering] ♪♪

-Number five, be proud of us!

[speaking German]

[cheering] ♪♪

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COULTHARD: I started my career in Formula 1

that came through the death of Ayrton Senna.

And, you know, I was his test driver,

but I didn't know Ayrton personally.

I hadn't spent time with him personally beyond, you know,

eating at the track or at the hotel.

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Whereas it was different with Colin.

Colin, we'd spent family time together and, you know,

tragically along with the others who passed away

in that helicopter accident was his son Johnny.

So of course it is tremendously upsetting

and I think that in those moments you have to

look at the incredibly enriching and positive moments

and the learnings you get from these people.

When I could only honor Ayrton by trying my best,

cause I couldn't equal his capabilities,

it's the same with Colin.

You honor, his memory by doing your best and you know,

"We're here for a good time, not a long time."

With others who knew Colin, we'll say that,

because it's a tipping of the cap

to the friends that we've met along the way.

♪♪

Having the opportunity to team up with Colin McRae

to go to the Race Of Champions

was personally one of the highlights,

because he was a friend

and was someone that was-just had an infectious ability

to take people along for the ride.

And those are some of the strongest memories I have

from my motor sports career, actually.

I would struggle to remember grand prix victories,

but I definitely remember

hanging out with Colin at Race Of Champions.

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You know, be as quick as I can.

Neat and tidy. That's the way to be quick around here.

So you know, it's going to be tough.

-It's going to be tough to be neat and tidy

when it's that slippy.

-Yeah, I mean it's going to be entertaining,

that's for sure.

But all you can do is give it your best shot.

♪♪

COULTHARD: In many ways

The Gran Canaria setup [splash, hard accelerating]

probably suited Colin's flamboyant style more.

Undoubtedly, he was someone that was admired

by the other great champions

from other disciplines

because he was just known to be someone

that always gave a hundred percent.

♪♪

-Jimmie Johnson, how's it going?

It's been fun. I had a little problem in practice

and hit a barrier, but

besides that it's been a lot of fun.

It's been almost eight years since I've been in a

buggy and five years since I've been on the dirt.

So, I'm a little rusty right now,

but definitely having a lot of fun.

-What's the hardest thing to get used to on these cars?

-The track's real narrow

and these buggies run really good.

I'm very surprised,

but more than anything,

it's just narrow and

I haven't been on the dirt in a while.

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♪♪

-So I think everybody was looking at the Americans

as NASCAR drivers just driving around in circles

and Jimmie and Jeff certainly proved

that they are phenomenal drivers.

[chaotic in car engine sound] ♪♪

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COULTHARD: The American team brought their A-game,

there's no question. And it was fantastic to see

because that's exactly

what Race Of Champions is about.

ANNOUNCER: Johnson, Jimmie Johnson is stuck on the line.

The American NASCAR racer has stalled his car.

But what's happened to Pizzonia?

Pizzonia seems to be slowing

and Johnson, he's going like an absolute dream.

He's caught Pizzonia, he's passed Pizzonia.

Jimmie Johnson who stalled on the line wins.

COULTHARD: They came as a proper team.

They came as a united front.

They came with a clear mission.

INTERVIEWER: You're still in the Nations Cup

though for America.

I mean it's looking a very strong team now.

-Yeah, I think we've got a really strong team for it.

You know, we're going to be at a disadvantage in some areas

but, you know, we're here to have a great time

and have some fun and meet some great drivers

and have a great experience. And we're going to do that

regardless of how it all ends up.

Racing opens up vulnerability to any competitor,

even if you're in your home country

and your favorite track,

so to travel like that and to be, you know,

in a foreign country where

you don't speak the native language.

I mean on top of the insecurities we had as racers,

we couldn't communicate with other drivers

and especially the mechanics as you got

in and out of these vehicles there are launch sequences,

turbo-charged cars, handbrakes in different spots,

buttons to push.

We got half the information, at best.

And that only fed the insecurities we had

of being over there representing our country.

[loud engine] ♪♪

ANNOUNCER: Gordon's quicker. USA goes through to the finals.

COULTHARD: All credit to team America

and to the various competitors

that have represented the team over the years.

They're fierce competitors and the wins they've taken

in individual events and other forms of racing

is inspirational

ANNOUNCER: Jeff Gordon, the national hero

looks as if he's got the edge.

And Gordon wins.

♪♪

The Americans can win the Nations Cup

if Colin Edwards can just keep it all together.

[cheering]

And Melandri gets it wide.

Melandri spins the car.

Colin Edwards has won this for America.

He's won the Nations Cup.

There are going to be scenes of jubilation

as he crosses the line.

Waiting for him will be Jeff Gordon

and Jimmie Johnson indeed.

JOHNSON: To win the Nations Cup

is something really unique

and doesn't compare to

other races that I've won.

I mean, it's the only event I've had where I

represented my country, got on a plane,

flew far away and carried that flag

and had a chance to, you know, take our victory lap,

holding the American flag

with my teammates and representing our country.

[cheering] ♪♪

♪[anthemic music]

In Gran Canaria we had a very fast track.

a mix of gravel and tarmac.

So going into the stadiums we were a bit concerned

if there would be enough space to build

a really spectacular track.

But we felt that the upside of being in a major stadium

in a big city

was worth taking the risk.

And it paid off.

The team built a phenomenal race track

in less than five days.

The stadium was sold out,

some big upsets,

and an epic atmosphere.

And we realized that this is the future.

So after Paris we went to Wembley Stadium

when they reopened in 2007.

And to Beijing and the Birds Nest

just a year after the Olympic Games.

Always trying to innovate,

always trying to bring the best of racing

as close as possible to the fans.

♪[music swells]

♪[percussive music]

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-My track design, of course, has been inspired by

my driving time in rallying.

I love the challenge of having different cars

because you have to adapt quickly

and you don't have so much time.

The parallel track, the crossover bridge,

brings spectacular action

in the stadium in a place where

spectators can see everything.

Race Of Champions is really a very convivial where

everybody's on the same condition,

the same talent, and a lot of same skills.

So it's really showing in a very short time

who is the best in the good atmosphere.

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INTERVIEWER: Marcus is the world champion.

You've beat him in a, you know, a real rally.

And what about here?

♪[anticipating music]

♪♪

ANNOUNCER: Monsieur Sébastien Loeb!

[announcements in French]

[engine revs] ♪[electronic music]

ANNOUNCER: This is Seb Loeb versus Marcus Groönholm.

Listen to the gearbox whirring away.

Loeb gunning for an advantage.

Gunning for the win.

Ahead of Marcus Groönholm.

The Citroeën team cheering him on,

and Loeb getting the win.

Seb Loeb going through.

♪♪

-Over the years

Obviously I've been fortunate

to participate many times,

and over the years, you know, you spend time with

the greatest of all times,

like Sébastien Loeb.

I have a great admiration for rally drivers,

what they are able to do with the cars,

without any runoff really. I mean,

if you're lucky then you miss the trees,

but most of the time you don't when you go off.

So, I have a huge respect for what they do.

So in a way it's like meeting your heroes

when you meet the different guys.

♪♪

-Loeb changed the approach in rally.

He changed the driving.

You suddenly didn't see the cars sliding

so much on the entry anymore.

He was able to make sure that times came from exiting

a lot of corners and

making sure that the mistakes were zero.

Incredibly talented.

To combine that versatility from Race Of Champions

from the World Rally, from the touring car and also

from his years racing at the 24 hours of Le Mans.

I can say I'm glad he didn't succeed completely at that,

because then I would have had

one Le Mans victory less.

ANNOUNCER: Loeb lands and Coulthard can see him in front.

He knows that there's a slender chance, it's very close,

but Loeb takes it by three-tenths of a second.

He is for the third time the Champion of Champions.

-No embarrassment to be beaten by

a five-time consecutive rally champion.

He's a great driver and

I'm just very happy to have made the final

with so many good drivers here.

-Ladies and gentlemen, Champion of Champions

and runner-up.

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[cars takeoff] ♪♪

[crowd cheering] ♪♪

I'm really, really proud to compete against Seb. And

to beat him, it's even nicer.

♪♪

[car echoes in garage] ♪[tense music]

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ANNOUNCER: Two former winners on the start line,

Heikki Kovalainen wants a Champion of Champions,

Sébastien Loeb, three times.

Away, they go in the Audi R8 LMS machines.

This is a close battle.

The first of the round-robin matches

four groups of four drivers,

each driver races all of the rivals

in his group and Loeb sideways.

Oh my goodness! [crash]

And Kovalainen crashes through the finish line.

That's a big impact. Victory for Loeb.

Heikki Kovalainen's girlfriend in the passenger seat

as he loses control after touching the wall

on the finishing stripe. Broken suspension.

He's okay and so is she.

♪♪

-I think that you're really on show

and I think it'd be very easy to look

completely foolish.

And I think I probably would think very carefully

about taking this on.

♪[brooding music]

[French announcer] [crowd cheering]

♪[music swells]

♪♪

[silence]

I have to say Michael Schumacher, he's amazing.

I mean he's just so smooth and he's inch perfect

or centimeter perfect and ♪[dreamy music]

♪[dreamy music]

and he pulls it off.

♪♪

I think that Michael has something special about him

when you watch him driving.

Is that just you have the feeling

as if he's always in control of what he's doing.

I think he's the greatest there ever was.

The timing was just spot on.

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[inaudible] ♪[hard rock music]

-For me the excitement comes from the unknown,

the excitement and the challengeis trying something new.

♪♪

ANNOUNCER:This is for bragging rights against Dusty Wygle.

Come on Trav! Make it!

-Here he goes.

He got it!

[surprised laughter]

-We did it! We really did it!

INTERVIEWER: We're beginning to learn about freestyle motocross

here in Europe,

but in America he is a mega-superstar.

-He is. I mean, he's so talented. You know,

we were talking about how many times he's crashed

and how many bones he's broken

and to me, he's crazy. He's absolutely crazy,

so it's cool to see him out here on four wheels.

-Don't give it too much air now.

-No, hoping for a lot of air. Hopefully no rolls though.

We'll see what we can do with the USA, man. Let's go!

ANNOUNCER: This is Travis Pastrana in the white ROC buggy

against Fonsi Nieto. [hard accelerating÷}

PASTRANA: I race Race Of Champions because it gives

someone like me,

coming from motorcycles and being a redneck,

who just loves to drive and race,

a chance to just go strictly on raw talent.

It's really difficult to jump into NASCAR

and jump into all these sports where

these guys have been competing their whole lives.

You come to Race Of Champions,

it's a free-for-all.

But, you know what?

You might pull those guys in a ROC buggy

or something that's like what I grew up

on the farm with.

I'm like, this is going to be awesome!

♪♪

COULTHARD: Whatever the normal voltage of a human being

should be, he's definitely runng some overvoltage. You know,

he's got an incredible level of energy.

[hard accelerating] ♪[loud hard rock music]

EKSTROM: Even if he doesn't win,

I know he's up for the best show.

I like his style because he's wild and crazy,

but he has full control.

♪♪

♪[rock music]

♪♪

-So Travis Pastrana is clearly,

an exceptional athlete.

That passion and that infectious smile,

I think is something that really connects

and just an incredible appetite for competition.

♪♪

-I want to prove that I'm better than the Indy guys,

that I'm better than NASCAR guys,

that I'm better than the F1 guys

and it's bragging rights, man.

Almost every driver thinks their the best.

That's the one thing that we all have going for us.

We come in with the outmost confidence and overconfidence

in our abilities, that no matter who we're up against

and what we're driving,

we're going to figure out a way to win.

ANNOUNCER: And Pastrana looking a little wild

and into the side of the track and rolling the car.

Pastrana completely destroying

a brand new Mitsubishi.

Groönholm looking to see what happened in the mirror

behind his car.

PASTRANAA: The things that I excelled at,

and I found out really early,

was that I was extremely

durable

and that I wasn't afraid to risk things.

A lot of my friends have been paralyzed or worse

in some cases but,

everyday they wake up alive,

they have an opportunity to do something great.

ANNOUNCER: Pastrana, he's used g wild things on two wheels

and now he's got a reputation for doing it on four.

-And now they're excluding me from the race.

You're not allowed to roll.

-I could live with myself

if I got hurt trying to be the best

than knowing that I didn't try.

That you'd never know if you could have made it.

-In our regulation on under the article,

it is quite clearly marked that if you roll the car

it is exclusion.

-So,

good to know now

♪[rising music]

COULTHARD: He's able to brush off accidents and incidents

and you know, it's almost like a Monty Python sketch

where, you know, his leg might be busted,

but he just straps it up and continues.

"It's only a flesh wound!"

PASTRANA: One of the only reasos

Fredrik and the guys invited me

to Race Of Champions at the beginning,

was because - They're like,

"All right, well,

"we're going to let you drive these cars,

"but you're going to put on

"a little bit of a show."

And I just thought, "you know what?

"Let's do it."

-He did a test jump, came up short,

looked like he was gonna die.

He clearly hurt himself.

He was walking around, like, in clear pain,

but as soon as somebody approached him

and asked him, "How are you doing?"

"Oh great. Doing great. No problem at all."

-I hear you injured yourself doing a back flip.

How's your leg?

-Perfect.

A little bit sore, but we're good to go, man.

For the cars, I'm a hundred percent.

-I didn't get the meters to feet so good

and then ended up breaking the growth plate in my knee

literally 20 minutes before I was supposed to get in the car

and race Sébastien Loeb.

And my knee swelled up. But I knew if I said anything,

the doctors are going to pull me out.

JOHNSSON: He almost beat the World Rally Champion,

Sébastien Loeb on the Citroeën WRC.

Two corners before the finish line,

he was just a few meters behind

and he went all out for it and crashed.

♪♪

PASTRANA: These guys are all gamers.

They're going to prey on your weakness

and you have to understand that if you show any,

you're going to lose.

[loud engine, crowd] ♪♪

-Travis, for sure doesn't have any fear

and I don't think he can feel any pain as well.

The very first time I met him,

he came back on crutches

and he was still able to race and compete.

COULTHARD: So he's made of strong stuff

and when you get to hang out with someone like that,

it's inspirational and

it makes you toughen up.

Travis, is definitely one of the joys of being invited

to take part in Race Of Champions.

♪[uplifting music]

ANNOUNCER: Welcome to the Caribbean island of Barbados,

back to its roots on an outdoor circuit

after years in stadium tracks around the world.

-It's going to be Coulthard!

The Scotsman goes through to the final.

-Time to find the champion

old-hand Coulthard versus young gun Wehrlein.

-Up and over, round and under.

David Coulthard is millimeter perfect.

Wehrlein doesn't have the experience of Coulthard.

Wehrlein's gone off!

And David Coulthard becomes the Champion of Champions.

The Scot has finally claimedthe Race Of Champions title.

COULTHARD: So interestingly, the only winning trophy

I have at home is from the Barbados Race Of Champions.

It was the first time my son was old enough to understand

that I'd been a racing driver

and was competing in the event

and he wanted me to bring the trophy home.

It's the biggest trophy I've ever won.

And it was taller than he was.

It's a great memory of that event,

the competition and all of the good times

that go into taking part in Race Of Champions.

♪[electronic music]

-In my career, I've been able to achieve

two Formula 1 Esports championships.

And before the event, I didn't have a driver's license,

I didn't ever drive a real car before.

So I jumped into the event

and literally my first experience on a track

was driving a car flat-out.

-And when I first seen them in the cars,

personally, I thought, "My goodness,

"this is a nightmare. What have we done?"

♪♪

-There's a big risk of crashing of course.

There's a big risk of wiping your opponent out

as well and looking like a dumb-ass.

That's the biggest risk for any driver.

That's what's going through their mind first.

And then the moment the flag drops and they're driving

the risk goes completely out the window

until they either crash or they lose.

♪♪

LEIGH: I don't hold myself back.

I would much rather make a mistake

and learn from the mistake

than never make the mistake.

-But, I want to see the car out of shape.

I want to see what they do when it gets just beyond that limit,

because that's what makes a great racing driver.

-At first, jumping in the car coming here

was a bit terrifying.

GRANT: I've trained Enzo, day 1 when we put him in the car,

he scared the crap out of me.

I thought he was going to kill me.

He was fearless;

he was trying to drive the car

like he would drive the Sim car

and it doesn't work like that in real life.

So actually when Enzo did beat Lucas on the track,

I felt extremely proud that he's come through the process.

Now, he's very, very fast

and that just shows that they proved it:

They can get in a real car,

they can learn the craft

and actually be very, very quick and beat some

extremely good, quick, fast pro drivers.

♪♪

COULTHARD: It's no big surprise to me

to see how successful some of the eGamers have become,

not only as professionals in their own fields,

but also in the crossover to full-time motor sport.

GRANT: They totally changed.

They listen, they learn, they take information,

they process it,

and then turn it into real life action.

So honestly, I feel quite proud

on the journey that they've had.

They're representing the whole community from eRacers.

This is a massive achievement for them, massive.

-They go from these scared kids,

"Oh no, I'm going to get in this car and die."

To actually jump out the car at the end and

they're like, "Oh wow, That was brilliant."

LEIGH: When I was a kid,

I wouldn't even want to go to answer the door to someone;

I was that shy.

And then being put on a plane, come to the event,

drive some real cars, meet some famous people.

And to be around racing drivers who are very,

very successful and to pick up little bits of knowledge

what they've done in their life

and I can start implementing it into my career,

really gave me a lot of self-confidence.

And since then I started to grow as a person.

I think that information for me is unbeatable.

♪[dramatic rising music]

ANNOUNCER: A new line-up for team Germany as Mick Schumacher

joins his father's old teammate, Sebastian Vettel.

-I'm really looking forward to Race Of Champions.

We will come out on top with Sebastian.

And yeah I'm just really, really thrilled for it.

COULTHARD: It's emotional to see Mick representing team Germany,

given the difficulties that the family has gone through,

and the difficulties that Michael has gone through,

but we hope that we can see Michael there

watching Mick compete and get some victories in the future.

JOHNSON: Win, lose, or draw,

the experience of ROC is unlike anything else.

KRISTENSEN: It's always within a tiny little fraction

of either winning or losing.

VETTEL: At least one of us will get defeated.

PRIAULX: There's only one winned anybody can lose around here.

KRISTENSEN: If any time you thik that you have the upper-hand,

you're not going to win.

JOHNSON: There's always risks wn you put it on the line.

COULTHARD: The very nature of the competition

means that you race absolutely to the line.

Because in normal competition,

you can keep your competitor behind you,

but the fact that you're on your own track,

you never truly know whether you've won or lost

until you cross the line.

♪[music swells]

♪♪