Drivers Press Conference 2024 Italian Grand Prix

hello everyone Welcome to our Channel we have the press conference of some of the drivers let's listen to them and watch together the video Welcome Back everybody part two of our driver press conference here at monzo we're joined This Time by closest to me Charla Clair then leis Hamilton and Nico hulkenberg welcome all three uh sh why don't I start with you everything okay yep so two podiums in a row for you uh things seem to be going well just how much confidence do you have coming into the team's home race uh I mean I I don't let the last two races uh change our expectations we are in a difficult moment for the team we are struggling a little bit with Pace at the moment uh I think we understood quite a few things since zanard especially on what happened on Saturday where our performance was quite far from ideal but on the Sunday it was a good race uh in Spa it was good as well here it should be a bit more in the direction of spa so hopefully will be a bit more in the fight for the podium however for the win I don't think we quite have that yet well do you have some upgrades here and as you say the car was good at Spar so are you hopeful about it in low down Force trim I think we are in a better position than on a higher down for strike so it should be um yeah it should be a bit better uh how much better it's still to be seen we'll also have some upgrades on the car which uh should go in the right direction so uh uh hopefully when we put everything together we are closer than uh where we were in uh in the last two races okay I know everybody will hate me about the stopping the video here but uh even if you don't want to listen my opinion you can just skip uh but I have to do this it's the regularity of YouTube and that's why I need to give some honest opinion about what until now so he has High Hopes but at the same time he doesn't have High Hopes because of the car that they have at the moment and the condition of the car that they are running uh he just said that yeah we can fight for Podium but for the win we are not that there yet but they never know because they're bringing new updates for monan then it's going to be a Ferrari specialty something like that something like mon what happened uh that wasn't expected and then lir just won his uh home race let's say like that and uh yeah we will have to see what's happening in mon because parari has a lot of surprises and uh Magic under their sleeves let's say like that let's move on sh that's the key isn't it putting everything together I mean from these upgrades is there one thing that you need is it just better consistency uh let's say that our I mean there were very specific characteristics of the car that we had to to improve I'm not going to go too much into details and uh this where those upgrades should help us um then we'll see because I don't think monai is the best track to uh judge those those upgrades uh probably Baku or Singapore will be a more of of a test for us but uh but it should go in the right direction anyway uh but by how much I don't know yet all right sh final one from me where at Monza Ferrari's home race you're sat next to leis Hamilton your teammate in 2025 so I think this might be the perfect opportunity for you to just give him some advice about what it's like being a Ferrari driver what can he expect I mean I don't think Lewis needs any kind of advice but uh it's definitely very very special uh to be driving for Ferrari in Monza and in Italy there's something uh that is Iconic and um and yeah it's such a special feeling the amount of support we have we obviously have it everywhere in the world but whenever we are in Italy it's extra special it's uh difficult to uh get uh in and out of the hotel every morning and every evening but it's a it's a very special feeling and we have so much support so it's uh motivating us uh at the maximum but LS will be experiencing that uh next year and we'll experience that together and I'm sure it will will be a a special year but uh until then we've got to maximize and hopefully put the car a bit higher up in the standing right and I think you could see with these cars today it's I mean particularly with our car but I think many teams experience it it's kind of on a on a knife edge and um can easily go one way or the other um in hindsight we look back on some things and we would have done things slightly different differently actual Pace wise I would think I was the third fastest through average uh through the race so our race Pace wasn't terrible and it didn't really show the the results didn't show the True Performance in the race but qualifying needed to be a bit better all right I'm just going to say two words one uh Charles just uh welcomed Louis in some kind of way to Ferrari and telling him blah blah blah how is Monza special and yeah every dri's dream is to ride a Ferrari you know like to drive a Ferrari everyone's dream every driver even if they're not fan they dream about it second Charles lir just said we are we are preparing to build a car high up on the stands when Lou will come so there are in 2025 we will have a lot of surprises from Ferrari that's how I understand it if I'm wrong comment down below given your pace uh at spa which you won and of course the pace of the car in Montreal are you a little bit more hopeful this weekend in low down Force trim I mean as I said we've learned quite a lot from last weekend so I'm I'm definitely more hopeful coming into this weekend that the car will be nicer to drive again um but you've got others that are bringing upgrades this weekend so you have to expect Ferrari going to be quick with their upgrade you have to expect that um McLaren with the advantage and the last lap that he was able to pull out in the last race they're going to be rapid this weekend and um so I'm just hopeful that we're there are thereabouts final one from me about Kimmy Antonelli who's doing fp1 for the team on Friday um he's only just turned 18 just what kind of a talent is he well I mean I I was I said a long time ago that I think that's who the team should choose moving forwards um and time will tell what uh what they didn't end up deciding to do but I think um no he's he's one of those young super talented kids that's come through I mean he's a young adult now but yeah he's only 18 so I think I think it'd be good for people just to remember he is just turning 18 and he's got a bright future ahead of him and um yeah um I'm really excited to see and watch his progress I saw a picture earlier on of us back in I think 2018 and he was one of the uh grid kids and I'm like shaking his hand at the front front of the grid so it's um it's obviously reminds you how old you are when you have those experiences but um yeah looking forward to seeing his growth and and his journey through into for one leis thank you for that Nico thank you for waiting um look after the highs of Austria and Silverstone uh the last few races have been a bit harder bit more challenging for the team uh are you confident that the layout of Monza will play more to the strength of the car [Music] frankly not super confident um last year was a struggle here this year I mean the car has been much much better uh on a hole on on all type of circuits but yeah like you say the last three races have been challenging I think we didn't quite maximize uh our weekends on top of that in spa in particular we weren't competitive enough um here so it's difficult to judge um I'd rather you know do some Labs tomorrow and see how the the package feels here well what about the new Asel the new curbs does that make it more of an opportunity for someone yeah it's all real it happens there is new asphal there is new curbs so we go out there and learn about them tomorrow uh see you know how how the tires cope with it how that might change you know some some little details um overall obviously the layout is the same but yeah all these other he'll uh he'll start working and and one of the few seats that's still up for grabs for next year is the second salber would you like youth or experience alongside you to be honest open subject um it's um it's subject you know and and and a thing that's you know not in my power I have no say no nothing to to um to do with it uh to be honest I'm open I'd like the the best and strongest teammate possible because I think you know you need two strong drivers um it's incredibly competitive in Formula One so it's important an opportunity for for him to grow he's going to get to work uh he would get to work with the best in in class um learn from people that I've worked with for so many many years so um but it is a lot of weight on someone's shoulders but as I said it's a great environment that I think they would just be able to nurture him and carry him through it but um yeah but there are other really good options so You' have to ask Toto which which feeling is that we must do better however there's definitely a huge motivation because it's not only a normal weekend that starts from the Thursday to the Sunday but it starts already from Monday maranelo where we have so many Tios um and that uh obviously motiv motivates everybody it seems and it looks like we've had a pretty strong car with uh a very low downfall package even in the last few years where performance was not as good uh so that's that's positive because it's our home race and um as much as it's giving exactly the same amount of points as other races emotionally speaking and for the whole team it's it's definitely a special one so it's uh really really important for everybody to do well um yeah however we are not doing anything different to perform better at this track it just happened that our low down Force package in the last few years was was pretty good and and whenever we we came here we were uh on the good side of of our performances I just don't believe what he said definitely Ferrari is cooking something for Monza definitely is going to be A different race for parari we will just wait and see what's going to happen thank you sh yes next one and all the the people that are traveling to monsa for Ferrari how much it means for them to actually be here um see us dressed in red not not this weekend because I'm I'm in Black this weekend but however even to see the mechanics or Engineers the tifosi are so happy and they are not only supporting the drivers but obviously they are supporting Ferrari as a whole and every team members it's a special experience for for everybody within the team so uh it's a very very special weekend it's a tiring week um and and that's where it's important to uh keep your energy for the Sunday uh but uh let's say it's it's positive energy and uh and and you get a lot of uh of support um and and yeah as I said from from the Monday to the Sunday it's just a very special week just to mention Ferrari has changed delivery of their car and and the design of the clothes of the drivers and all the team in black and yellow so this is some kind of special uh entering to Manza like special thing done by Ferrari thank you so hello P from M TV Greece a question for all three now that we have a calendar with 24 races how important do you think breaks like the summer break are for the whole team both for you but also you know for the common members the mechanics and every member of the team to have this time off and uh have full batteries just in the interest of time we'll keep it to two uh Nico let's start with you yeah I think it's uh very important these breaks um it's a demanding schedule 24 races more than ever um we have triple headers which you know are very tough uh on on a lot of the team members that kind of you know work long hours and and I flat out pretty much for 3 weeks so uh summer break is important we have another long break or longer break after Singapore um and personally I feel this year the schedule um is a bit every time I've come to be honest there was one time when we were really fighting against against Ferrari I can't remember what year that was but um but even then uh people were positive there was never any negativity I think uh over the past few years I've heard V is it v v Ferrari how do you say come to Ferrari vien Ferrari VI ferar yeah so I heard that quite a lot and um so it'll be interesting to see how that is this year but already in IMA for example I got a really warm reception and there was this amazing picture of of of me you and Fred did you see it as Saints yeah yeah I saw that one yeah all right everyone I think that's it for this uh part two press conference of the drivers pre-ra press conference uh we heard a lot of things but the most important things are that Ferrari is cooking something new for this race it's going to be iconic race for Ferrari it's Monza it's maranelo it's the toosi from Italy it's it's Ferrari definitely it's not it's not Formula 1 it's Ferrari you know like and also we have a warm welcome for for Louis in this event because he's going to be a next year a Ferrari driver and it's going to be interesting to see how the tioso will will react to his uh upcoming now that they know that definitely Louis is going to be one of them and then they're going to have they're going to welcome him even more warmer and even be more happier to see him on the stands or when he will will salute them or whatever the interaction with the fans will be absolutely astonishing for nienberg I hope he will have a good uh teammate in the future in Audi because he deserves it and he's a really really great guy and also a great great driver this is my honest opinion about it I hope everyone liked it I hope everyone will I apologize to everyone for stopping the video here and there but I had to do that and hopefully you will like it what we have cooked and I will see you in the next one like And subscribe don't forget that chiao