Gran Turismo (2023) Movie Script

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[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[STATICKY RADIO CHATTER
IN JAPANESE]
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[ENGINE STARTS]
[ENGINE REVVING]
[ENGINE ROARING,
TIRES SQUEALING]
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[ENGINE REVVING]
[ENGINE ROARING]
[ROARING FADES IN DISTANCE]
["HOLD MY HEAD"
BY KENNY BEATS PLAYING]
Now I can
Hold my head up high...
PERSOL [OVER PHONE]:
Yes, yes. How's it looking?
JANN:
Oh, my God!
It is here, bruv.
This is insane.
I-I-I can't believe
this is actually happening.
Yes.
PERSOL: What's it saying?
Oh, bruv, it's beautiful.
Dude, how many months
of selling underwear
did you have to do
to afford the new wheel?
Be honest. Ah!
[JANN LAUGHS]
I just know this means
you'll be
at the gaming caf less, dude.
Yeah, bruv,
I'm bored of the caf.
Yo, I'm 99% sure that
I've beaten every single person
that's ever stepped foot
in the caf.
Also, for your information,
it only took me a month
of saving up
at the knickers store
to afford the new wheel.
Not months, plural.
Month, singular.
Moment of truth!
Oh, she's perfect.
Uh...
[LAUGHS]
This is so much better
than my old setup.
I-I'm sorry.
I'm unstoppable now.
I'm unstoppable.
[LAUGHS]
All right, big dog.
Well, I'm looking
at Rory right now,
and he says to meet
in the lobby.
Race Le Mans, yeah?
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
[SIGHS] Fine. I'll play Rory.
STEVE: Jann.
But tell him
to bring his own coffin.
Jann.
Hey. Sorry, Dad.
We're headed
to the field.
You want to get outside
and kick it around a bit?
Get some air?
It'll do you good.
Uh...
No, I'm okay.
Sooner or later, you're gonna
have to leave this room, right?
COBY:
Dad! Come on, let's go!
You could learn
from your younger brother.
If you'd practice football
half as much as you played
this damn game...
I don't like football, Dad.
We've been over this.
[SMACKS BALL]
[SIGHS]
'Sup, man? You still there?
PERSOL:
Yeah.
Geez, your dad's not into
your lifestyle, my bro.
[SIGHS]
God.
Yeah, no shit.
Bro, I'm just gonna do
a quick custom job.
PERSOL:
Where'd you go?
[ECHOING]:
Janny?
Janny, where'd you go?
Sorry, I'm just adjusting
the rear wing.
Giving it more downforce,
more rake.
PERSOL [SINGSONGY]:
Janny, Rory's waiting.
[LAUGHING]:
Sorry. This car is ridiculous.
All right, at this point,
this is actually
a waste of my time,
but do you know what?
Go on, I'll play Rory.
Why not?
PERSOL:
Ah, the anticipation
is killing me, bro.
I'm loading him into
the Le Mans race.
Okay.
Ready.
PERSOL: Go, Speed Racer.
[ENGINE REVVING,
COUNTDOWN CHIMING ON VIDEO GAME]
Let's go.
[ELECTRONIC CHIME]
[ENGINES ROARING]
[ENGINES ROARING LOUDLY]
[CROWD CHEERING]
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[CHATTER AND ANNOUNCEMENIN JAPANESE]
DANNY:
Hi. Good to see you again.
[]
DESK CLERK:
How may I help you, sir?
I'm, uh, Danny Moore
with Marketing.
I have a meeting
with Motorsports.
Yes. Perfect.
Oh, great.
Here is your pass, sir.
Thank you so much.
Well, thank you again
for having me.
[TRANSLATING IN JAPANESE]
This is Yamauchi Kazunori,
creator of "Gran Turismo,"
a racing game so accurate
it's inspired a love of driving
in 80 million players.
[JAPANESE TRANSLATION
PLAYING OVER HEADPHONES]
The realism, the physics...
[ENGINE STARTS]
the fidelity of the cars.
[ENGINE REVVING]
And re-created the world's
most famous racetracks
with meticulous attention
to detail.
They test these cars
over and over again.
All of this comes together
to give the player
the most realistic
driving experience.
So, when I came to Nissan,
my job was to call people
who defaulted
on their car payments.
Most of them say, "Go ahead,
take it. I don't want it."
They'd rather be on their phones
in the back of an Uber
than driving themselves.
Car buyers today don't dream
of the open road.
They don't associate their cars
with adventure.
But "Gran Turismo" players do.
This is an untapped
demographic of buyers
that we should be reaching.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
And how do you suggest
we do that?
By creating a contest
that offers the best
video game players in the world
a chance to compete
in professional racing.
[JAPANESE TRANSLATION
PLAYING OVER HEADPHONES]
If we can take one driver
from the virtual world
from behind their console
and put them into a race car,
onto a track and turn them
into a champion...
[SIGHS]
...Nissan will reignite
the dream to drive
in 80 million others.
[JAPANESE TRANSLATION
PLAYING OVER HEADPHONES]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
DANNY: Thank you.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
AKIBA:
Mr. Moore.
You left these upstairs.
You really believe
one of these players
could compete?
I do. Absolutely, yeah.
The, uh...
I've played the game,
and it's...
it's remarkable, actually.
You understand,
if we put them in our cars
and somebody was hurt,
we would all be responsible.
Yes, I understand. Yes. Yeah.
The board has agreed to
move forward with your program
under one condition.
You find
a certified chief engineer
to ensure that it's safe.
There can be no mistakes.
[LAUGHS]
Uh, absolutely. Of course.
[LAUGHS]
I wish you luck.
Uh, uh... [SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Thank you.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[LAUGHING]
Holy shit.
Yeah.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Yeah, of course I understand.
It is.
It's a very steep
learning curve.
But with the right instructor,
you know, like you...
[LIVELY CHATTER]
Yeah.
Yeah, I do.
Thank you again for your time.
Holy shit.
Jack Salter.
[TOOLS BUZZING AND WHOOSHING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
["PARANOID"
BY BLACK SABBATH PLAYING]
Finished with my woman
'Cause she couldn't help me
with my mind
People think I'm insane
Because I am frowning
all the time
[TOOLS CLINKING]
All day long
I think of things
But nothing seems
to satisfy...
MAN:
Jack.
Jack!
Salter.
Can you help me
occupy my brain?
Got a visitor. Make it quick.
[SONG CONTINUES ON HEADPHONES]
Capa wants that fixed
yesterday.
[SIGHS]
DANNY [VOICE-OVER]:
It's a contest.
[ENGINE REVVING]
The fastest sim racers
in the world
get to compete in a camp,
and the winner gets to race
for Team Nissan.
[ENGINES ROARING]
Wow. What do you get
out of this?
You get a bigger office
or something?
[LAUGHING]:
I wish.
It's completely insane.
It's not gonna work.
It's far too dangerous.
[CHUCKLES]:
Why?
You really think that
you're gonna put some kid
who's been playing a game
in his bedroom
into a 200-mile-an-hour rocket?
Hmm.
It'll tear him to pieces.
These players have clocked
more track time
than you have
in your entire career.
Oh, on, what do you call it,
a console? Huh?
You know that if you get
in a wreck out here,
you can't hit reset, right?
How many guys you go to
before you went to me?
A few.
[CHUCKLES]:
Yeah, "a few."
[LAUGHS]
A lot.
[LAUGHS]
But nobody with
your particular experience.
Oh, God. Come on, man.
I haven't been chief engineer
in 15 years.
These kids,
they're outsiders, too.
I know it's unprecedented,
but so was a kid from Iowa
racing Le Mans.
Yeah.
Look how that turned out.
Don't you want to take racing
back from these pricks
who think
they can just buy it?
I'm talking about
a chance to compete again.
Don't you want
one last shot?
Uh, I think those days
are in my rearview, friend.
Then what are you
doing here?
Somewhere out there,
there's a kid
who's faster
than all these assholes
that's just never gotten
a chance
to show the world
what they're capable of.
I'm gonna find him!
Yeah, cool.
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STEVE: Here we go.
COBY: Oh, yum. Get excited.
Lentil salad. Mmm!
My favorite.
No sarcasm at the table,
please.
No having fun
at the table, please.
You're a dedicated athlete.
Diet matters.
Yeah? Eat up.
You're starting
on the wing tomorrow.
Plenty of eyes on you.
[STEVE CLEARS THROAT]
JANN:
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
When I go pro,
I'll eat at a steakhouse
every night.
You'll be there, too, Jann.
You could be our waiter.
Very funny,
but I'm not gonna be a waiter.
I've got plans.
[LAUGHS]
Says the dude
who sells stockings
at the department store.
STEVE: Coby.
LESLEY:
Coby, that's enough. Come on.
JANN: On a roll tonight.
Okay.
Have you thought at all
about going back to university?
Mum, we've been over this
so many times.
Motorsports engineering
is a step in that direction.
And I told you,
at university,
they didn't let us
drive the cars.
Not again
about the race cars.
Didn't you say,
"Always do something you love"?
Yes. Yes.
Yes.
I-I did, but I meant
within the realm of reality.
I played grassroots football
for years
before my first professional
contract.
Well, okay. Well, I can start
at the bottom.
I can work in the pits,
do car maintenance.
Yeah, but that's not
our world, son.
You know what
racing cars costs?
But it's what I love.
It's what I'm good at.
These lentils
are quite nice.
[FORK CLANKS ON PLATE,
CHAIR DRAGS]
I'm not hungry.
[PIANO PLAYING SOFT MELODY]
[QUIET CHATTER]
MAN:
Right away, Chef.
[CHATTER CONTINUES]
Throughout my life,
I have invested in talent
that guarantees me
a front-row seat to greatness,
and this is what we
endeavor towards this season.
To be elite.
[MURMURS OF AGREEMENT]
PATRICE:
No? Nicky, my boy,
last year,
we had a rough start,
but this year, everything
from the cars to the team
will be best in class.
This year will be our greatest.
[MURMURS OF AGREEMENT]
This season is
going to be great,
but it comes down
to dedication.
Talent.
So no messing around.
I'll demand as much from you
as I do of myself,
so make sure you keep up
or you're gone.
Nick, you looked good
out there today.
[MURMURS OF AGREEMENT]
You have something to say?
JACK:
You're, um...
You're not carrying
enough speed into turn four.
You know that, right?
You're braking early
when you should push it.
Oh, oh, you're giving me
advice right... right now?
You're a good driver, Nick--
I don't know how many times
you need to hear that--
but you get a little emotional.
And when you get emotional...
NICHOLAS:
You're a mechanic.
If I want driving advice,
I'll talk to my team leader,
not some flamed-out has-been
who couldn't back it up
50 years ago.
[LIGHT LAUGHTER,
MURMURS OF AGREEMENT]
[PHONE RINGING]
DANNY [RECORDED]:
Hello. You've reached
the voice mail of Danny Moore.
Leave a message.
[PHONE BEEPS]
Hey, uh, tell Nissan I'll do it.
I'm not spending another minute
with this pretentious
clown show.
I'll teach your gamer kids
how to drive.
They just got to prove to me
that they can do it.
If I feel like it's unsafe,
I'm gonna walk.
Not gonna have blood
on my hands.
[PHONE BEEPS]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[ENGINE ROARING
ON VIDEO GAMES]
PERSOL:
How we doing, gamers?
[BUTTONS CLICKING RAPIDLY]
Favorite sound in the world:
sound of clicking.
How we doing, brother?
What's up?
Nice, nice, nice, nice, nice.
Excuse me.
Can I get your help here,
please?
Yes, of course you can.
Hey.
GAMER:
Go to your left!
Go, go, go, go, go!
[GAMERS LAUGHING]
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
PERSOL:
You are joking.
[READING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
[READING ON-SCREEN TEXT]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
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[BICYCLE BELL DINGING]
JANN:
Dude.
What is this?
Bro,
I saw this message
on the screen.
It says that the account
that was last
logged in on this console
got one of
the fastest lap times
in the UK.
Dude, it was your account.
Wait. This is a joke.
No. It's a contest.
Press "play," dude.
If you're one of
the very, very few people
getting this message,
it means that you set
the fastest lap time
in "Gran Turismo."
There's a virtual race
happening tomorrow.
Win it, and a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
awaits you.
We've created an academy
to take the best sim racers
in the world
and train them to race
real race cars.
We want to prove
to the whole world
that the impossible dream
can happen.
Dude, this is real?
It's as real as a ten-car pileup
on the M4. Bad example.
You need to practice now.
[ENGINE ROARING]
[]
Why don't you follow
the race line?
Just experimenting.
You see, the other drivers,
they follow that line,
so if I go wide like this, I...
sometimes I beat them--
like that.
[CHUCKLES]
And if it doesn't work,
I just reset.
Night-night, son.
Night, Dad.
DANNY [VOICE-OVER]:
If you're getting this message,
it means that
you're one of the best
"Gran Turismo" players
in the world right now.
What?
Looking at porn?
No, I'm not.
Liar.
Come on. We're throwing
a party at the pier.
Dude, you took the keys?
Uh-uh. Coby, you're on
your last strike.
Mum will kill you
if you get in trouble.
Well, that's why
we're using your window.
Sorry, man.
I-I-I've got to practice.
I heard Audrey will be there.
[]
Come on.
[KEYS JINGLING]
[SPRAYING]
Ugh. Ew.
Coby, give me the keys.
Nope.
Let me drive.
I'm a better driver, bruv.
JANN:
This is bullshit, Coby.
I can't believe I'm letting
you drive. What the...?
COBY:
I can't believe I invited you.
Get in, Jann.
JANN:
You better not
screw up dad's car.
[GRUNTING]
Drop the clutch.
[SCOFFS]
I thought you could drive.
[ENGINE REVVING, GRINDING]
["AFTERTHOUGHT" PLAYING]
COBY: Cheers, bruv.
[LAUGHTER, CHATTER]
Simulate me, Janny!
Yeah!
[LAUGHTER]
[GLASS SHATTERS]
Does it hurt today...
AUDREY:
Hey.
Hey.
You having fun over here?
[CHUCKLES]
Uh, yeah, I was... I was...
I was coming over in a sec.
Yeah?
We were just talking about,
uh, traveling.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
I don't know, do you ever just
want to pack a bag
and leave here
and never look back?
All the time.
Yeah?
Yes.
Me, too.
You know, if there was
one place in the world
that I could go,
I think it would be New York.
Why?
I've heard
they have good pizza.
[LAUGHING]:
Yes. I've heard that, too.
Yeah?
[LAUGHING]: Yeah.
What about you?
This is stressful.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Um...
Gun to your head,
what's one place
you want to go before you die?
Tokyo. Done.
Okay.
Tokyo.
Tokyo.
Is that because of the guy
who created your game?
Yes, but technically,
it's not a game.
Oh.
It's... [LAUGHS]
I mean, technically,
it's a racing simulator.
It's...
Right. Okay.
[LAUGHS]
Sorry.
What is it about racing
that you love so much?
Well, um,
sometimes
when I'm driving,
I can be going so fast,
and everything else
is moving so slow,
and it's like the rest
of the world just falls away.
It's just you and the car,
and that's it.
It's kind of magic.
Magic.
[SIREN WHOOPING]
Put out the fire! Put it out!
[FRANTIC CHATTER]
AUDREY:
I should probably get going.
JANN: Yeah.
My train leaves early.
I bet Brighton
is better than here.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Yes, it is.
DM me sometime, Jann.
I'll be watching for you.
Good luck with the simulating.
[LAUGHS]
Bye.
Thank you. Bye.
WOMAN:
Audrey, let's go.
You might see me
in the black Mustang...
[LAUGHTER]
Oh, come on!
You drive slower
than my grandmother!
Let's go!
Bruv.
Yeah, well, there's a reason
that I'm driving.
I'm the sober one. Chill.
PERCY:
Let's see if these guys
got a beer for me.
Hey! Hey, hey!
[LAUGHS]
Hey, you got more beers there?
Are you still thirsty, mate?
[LAUGHING]
I got you.
Couple of pints on me.
Yeah!
[LAUGHTER]
COBY:
Oh! Ooh.
[PERCY LAUGHING]
You are kidding me.
COBY: Oh, sh...
[HORN HONKS, SIREN BLARES]
Oh, sit down. Stop.
COBY:
Nah, I'm done. Like, finished.
The uni captain will pull
my scholarship.
Yo, shut up. Shut up.
Shush, shush, shush,
shush, shush.
All right, belts on.
Get your... Get your belt on.
[COBY MUTTERING]
COBY:
Oh, my football career's over.
PERCY:
What are we gonna do?
What are we gonna do?
what are we gonna do?
We'll spend the night in jail
if they catch us now.
COBY:
No, jail?
No, no. What?
No, no, no, we can't...
Shut up!
They're pulling them over,
not us.
I'm not missing
my race tomorrow.
[ENGINE REVS, TIRES SQUEAL]
Whoa, whoa, whoa! What the
bloody hell are you doing?!
[SCREAMING]
[TIRES SQUEAL, SIREN BLARES]
Get out my way
Oh, Jesus Christ!
I ain't never been safe
Oh, I'm gonna puke.
Yo, don't puke
in my dad's car.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
This is not what you wanted,
you hunt or be hunted
No turning back
and running from it
It's one and done,
you better run it
Jann!
You taste defeat
or overcome it
You can't tell me
nothing else
Been seven summers
running through the jungle
Every day a struggle
So all y'all back up
Or go call backup
I just got knocked down,
I still got back up.
[SHUSHING]
Be chill, be chill, be chill.
[SIREN CONTINUES BLARING]
Have they gone?
[WHIMPERING]
[LAUGHTER]
Yes, we're not going to jail!
[LAUGHS]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
["KILL DEM"
BY JAMIE XX PLAYING]
COBY: Bollocks. Oh, man.
[MUSIC STOPS]
He'll know I was drinking
if you drove.
He could tell my coach...
JANN:
He's not telling him nothing.
He wants you on the team
more than you want to be
on the team.
[BRAKES SQUEAK,
ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
Okay, say I'm the better driver
and I'll take the blame.
What?
Say I'm the better driver
and I'll take the blame.
Say it.
Say I'm the better driver.
Say it.
COBY:
You're the better driver.
[HORN BLASTING]
[BRAKES SQUEALING]
[BELL CLANGS]
We couple the lead engine
with the cars, yeah?
Yes.
STEVE: Connect the rod.
[PHONE CHIMING]
The pneumatics.
JANN:
Yep.
STEVE:
Release.
What's up?
You in a hurry?
You got someplace to be?
Sorry. No.
Yeah, bring that up.
Dad, obviously I'm-I'm happy
to pay for the...
the-the damage to the mirror
and the paintwork and stuff,
but I was just wondering
how many
of these sessions
I have to do.
Oh.
You know?
You think that's
why you're here?
Not... Is it not?
You're not here because
you broke the mirror on the car
or because you took it
without asking me.
Then why am I here?
Because this is
where you end up
when you don't have a plan.
I'm sorry. Wait.
Am I here because I play
"Gran Turismo"?
You think you're gonna play
stupid video games about cars
and you're gonna become
a race car driver?
Either you go back to school
and find something achievable,
or you can join me here now.
But there's no future
in racing.
[TOOL CLANKS ON GROUND]
I'm done.
[]
MAN:
Oi, baldy,
we ain't got all day!
[]
Pick up, pick up.
[LINE RINGING]
JANN [OVER PHONE]:
I'm coming.
Dude, the race starts
in two minutes.
I need you to sign me in.
No.
I-I have signed you in,
but it's a rolling start.
I can't control it.
If I'm not there
when the lights go green,
start the race.
No. What? That's illegal.
I can't do that.
Is it?
It's got to be you that drives.
If I don't get this, I'm done.
DANNY:
We are moments away
from the start
of the European
qualifying race.
PERSOL:
Come on, come on, come on!
Bro, it's starting.
It's starting!
DANNY:
Best of luck
to all you gamers out there.
PERSOL:
Go, go, go, go, go!
DANNY: Three, two, one.
[ELECTRONIC CHIMING]
And we're off!
[JANN GRUNTING]
PERSOL: Aah!
Can you catch up?
I think so.
Persol, how many
am I up against?
PERSOL:
It is you against
the 19 best in Europe.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Shush, shush, shush.
Okay, bro,
you are in 17th position,
but you got ten laps
to come back.
We need a win
to go to GT Academy. Come on.
Loosey-goosey, baby.
Loosey-goosey.
[CROWD MURMURING]
He's boxing you out.
You got to do something.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
Time's running out.
[WHOOSHING]
JANN:
I'm taking the outside.
There's no time to dance.
PERSOL:
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
[ENGINES ROARING]
[]
Yes, Jann. That's my boy.
Okay, two seconds back
from the next car.
This is it. Last lap.
You got to go.
Come on, Jann.
JANN:
Okay, second position
just spun out.
PERSOL:
Oh, shit.
I'm six seconds
behind the leader.
PERSOL:
Final turn now.
Come on, Jann.
Push it!
Yes, yes, yes.
Aah! That's him, that's him.
There he is.
[CHEERING]
[]
STEVE:
What, you'll let him walk out
without knowing
who's operating this camp?
He's only off to Northampton.
He's off to race cars.
Do you have any idea
how dangerous that is?
JANN:
Dad, I'm sorr... You're the one
that said,
"Go and do something real."
Now I am,
and it's too dangerous.
Uh, make up your mind.
Look, this has never
been done before, Jann.
It's a gimmick.
You've barely driven
a real car.
Dad, I've raced
thousands of hours.
But it's not the same, son.
Real drivers,
they're professional athletes,
not like...
Dad, do you remember this day?
You took this of me
when I was five.
All I've wanted to do
since then is be a racer.
I am doing it.
Whether you believe in me
or not.
[]
DANNY:
Welcome to the GT Academy.
[APPLAUSE]
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Hi.
Wow.
DANNY [VOICE-OVER]:
The ten of you...
MATTY:
My name is Matty.
DANNY:
...hailing from
eight different countries,
are the best sim racers
in the world.
You've overcome
incredible odds to be here.
Now you stand on this track
with enormous opportunity.
The winner will earn a seat
on Team Nissan...
...and a place
in racing history.
Now please meet
our chief engineer,
the man who's gonna teach you
all how to do it, Jack Salter.
Dude's a freaking legend.
So, all these folks behind me
are keen on y'all
proving you can do
the impossible.
I'm here to prove
that you can't.
[WHISPERS IN JAPANESE]
Hi. What's your name?
Uh, Jann Mardenborough.
Jann. Wow, you're tall.
Fit in a race car?
Uh, I don't know.
I guess in the game I do.
[CHUCKLES]
Uh, this is not a game.
[SNICKERING]
[SCATTERED LAUGHTER]
Racing.
It takes strength.
It takes tremendous will,
intelligence, sensitivity.
There's only a handful
of people in the entire world
who can do it at the level that
you're gonna be asked to do it.
When you're in a race,
the g-forces will be twice
what an astronaut experiences
upon liftoff.
And it's under these conditions
that you're gonna be
forced to make
split-second decisions
that could cost you your life.
Or worse, you could kill
someone else.
These are incredible stakes.
And if you're not willing
to risk it,
I want you to walk away.
There's absolutely no shame.
'Cause if you stay,
I'm gonna push you harder
than you have ever been pushed,
and I am gonna prove that
you don't have what it takes.
Because to take one look
at any of you,
I can already tell
that you don't.
Welcome.
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
Great pep talk, Churchill.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, I think
they got the point.
DANNY:
Look. Ahem.
This was my dream.
To take sim racers,
put them into real cars
and have them race
against professional drivers.
[ENGINES REVVING]
Now is your chance
to turn dreams into reality.
Let's go!
[ENGINES ROARING]
[GROANS]
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
JACK:
This is the first time
you've been in a race car,
as opposed to sitting
in front of a computer screen.
There's a lot of similarities
when it comes to throttle,
when it comes to braking.
How to take turns,
how to use brakes
and find your line
on the track.
I think this is the chance
we've all been looking for,
to actually become what
we wanted to our whole lives.
You never know how high
you can achieve.
Dreams can come true.
All right, Jann.
Jann? Okay.
Yes.
And just remember,
this whole thing is about
press readiness, okay?
DIRECTOR: Action.
When did you know that
you wanted to be a racer?
Uh, well, I liked cars
s-since I was a kid.
[ENGINES ROARING]
Go, go, go. Come on.
JACK:
You're going to compete
in different exercises
so that we can determine
whose sim skills translate
to driving a real car.
[ENGINE REVVING]
JANN [VOICE-OVER]:
I wasn't prepared
for just how physical
the demands of the car
were gonna be.
INTERVIEWER:
What do you think
about your competitors?
JANN:
They're great.
INTERVIEWER:
How about Matty?
To each his own.
He's obviously very confident.
Good for him.
What do you think about Jann?
Jann is the same
as any other driver
on the track.
Just another car to pass.
Matty with the answers.
Better strap in, too, man.
We're about to go fast.
Hey, let's see it.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
We're gamers.
We're competitive people.
JACK:
Let's go.
Keep it clean. Come on.
Oh, God.
This entire thing is
a marketing extravaganza.
Get in the chopper.
Let us get a few shots.
Doing what?
Follow the kids
around the track.
Make some notes.
Act like an engineer.
Look cool.
[LAUGHS]
There's no way I would evaluate
race car drivers
from a helicopter.
It's the dumbest thing I have
ever heard in my whole life.
I'm not getting in
that thing.
[BLADES WHIRRING]
PILOT: Setting takeoff power.
Let's go.
[DANNY LAUGHING]
[ELECTRONIC CHIME]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
I'm coming in hot
Looking good, Matty.
You're looking good on
the straight there. Nice line.
I'm coming in hot
Come on, you got to go!
Punch it!
I will be your judge.
I will be your jury.
All right, come on,
you gamer kids.
This must be
a new experience for you.
Last time
you stretched your legs
was to go get another packet
of Hot Pockets
from the freezer.
[PANTING, GROANING]
You get tired, you get sloppy.
You get sloppy, you get hurt.
Then you lose races! Let's go!
INTERVIEWER:
I heard your
trainer Jack can be a little
hard on the team.
Oh, God. Yeah.
I mean, he's...
he means it well.
He's tough,
but it's like tough love.
JACK:
I need you to be
faster than this.
Don't think. Just react.
You're gonna be hot in the car.
You're gonna be tired.
Focus!
[ENGINE REVVING]
Jack thinks we just suck.
Grabbed a bunch of cones
back there.
Extra points.
And I will decide
who is eliminated.
I'm coming in hot
Close that gap.
Let's close that gap.
[ENGINE REVVING]
I'm coming in hot.
Oh!
AVI: No, no, no, no!
No!
Jesus Christ.
[BACK-UP ALARM BEEPING]
Sorry about the car.
Good luck.
[VOICE-OVER]:
We'll cut you down to five.
Those five will compete
in a final race.
Bye.
Ah-ah. Keep going.
Keep going.
[VOICE-OVER]:
If your name's
below the red line
at the end of this, you're out.
You're ruining my enjoyment
of these chips.
[RETCHING]
Whoa. Hello.
I didn't think it was gonna be
so physically demanding.
[COUGHING, RETCHING]
[FEEDBACK SQUEALS]
You puked on my lawn.
Goodbye, Henry.
[ENGINES REVVING
ON VIDEO GAMES]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Come on, come on.
Goodbye, Chloe.
KLAUS: I wasn't into sports,
and I didn't know that we had
s-so much working out.
Klaus.
[GRUNTS]
Can I have a word?
Good effort, son. Here's a cap
and a shirt for you.
See that car?
That'll take you home.
Okay.
Bye, Klaus.
INTERVIEWER:
What's your biggest fear?
I guess going home
and proving everybody right.
You know, that... that this,
it was impossible
and this wasn't meant to be.
Passing is
the art of conviction.
You're coming into turn 15.
It's got a late apex.
The exit tightens.
You got to find
your moment to pass.
Come on. What you got?
What you got? What you got?
Come on, there's a gap.
Go, go, go!
SPOTTER [OVER RADIO]:
Wait for the window.
JACK:
Come on, turn it! Go!
Go, go, go, go!
[ENGINE REVS]
SPOTTER:
Inside, inside.
Not today.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[JACK YELLS]
Brake! Brake! Brake!
I'm trying!
[GROANS]
[ENGINE ROARING]
Good night.
[LAUGHS]
Are you okay?
[SIREN WAILING]
Jesus Christ.
I braked.
Jesus. [GROANS]
But I braked.
I braked. I braked.
I'm so sorry.
You can't be afraid in the car!
I wasn't afraid. I braked.
Jesus.
I don't know what happened.
Got to commit!
SAFETY OFFICIAL:
You okay? You okay?
JACK:
It work in your game?
SAFETY OFFICIAL:
You okay? You okay?
[SIGHS]
[]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[SNIFFLES]
ANTONIO [VOICE-OVER]:
Dude, you crashed
a car with Jack inside.
[CHUCKLES]
That was insane.
Terrifying.
Listen, you got to commit.
You know, if you don't commit
in the turn,
it's our lives on the line.
[LAUGHS]
Uncanny.
I don't know
if I was more scared
of the crash or of Jack.
[LAUGHS]
Uh, you actually got
a bit lucky.
Yeah, I think I did.
Clearly, I mean,
you haven't been
behind the wheel before,
have you?
No, I don't think
any of us have.
The whole point is
to find someone who hasn't.
Well, I think the point
is to win, isn't it?
Is there a problem?
I don't know. Is there?
I'm in first place,
baby.
Hmm. He's humble, too.
Yeah.
MATTY:
But you heard Jack.
I mean, there's no shame
in going home, right?
Yeah, did you hear that?
That's exactly what I heard.
[APPLE THUDS]
[ENGINES ROARING]
JACK:
If you're not gonna
commit to a pass...
...if you...
if you, in the moment,
you decide,
"I'm not gonna go,"
I mean, you got to fall back.
You got to brake early.
I tried.
The brakes didn't respond.
Excuse me?
JANN:
I...
I tried to brake.
Hmm? Brakes not working?
And the brakes didn't respond.
That's not what I said.
Right.
But it felt like
they were glazed.
Oh, they were glazed.
Yeah.
They were glazed. How...
I mean, how do you know...
how do you know
something like that?
Because I've been driving
these cars for years.
[CHUCKLING]:
Okay.
In a video game.
We're in real life now, okay?
This is reality.
If you're not gonna commit,
if you're not gonna have
conviction on that track...
[TIRES SQUEAL]
...you make mistakes like that,
next time, we might not
be so lucky.
That's it.
Get out.
JANN:
Why do you think we're here?
Because we know
how these cars work.
I know what I'm talking about.
I'm not afraid.
[SIGHS]
[CHUCKLES]
Come on, man.
Doing this for 25 years.
I know when someone's afraid.
Best-case scenario,
that guy doesn't win.
And that's what we got here.
There's no shame in that.
It's okay.
It's a small percentage
of the population
that can do this, all right?
I get it.
But it's time to quit.
If those brakes don't turn out
to be glazed,
you're going home anyways.
[PATS ARM]
[ENGINE ROARING]
[CAR APPROACHING]
[BRAKES SQUEAK]
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
He was right.
The brakes are glazed.
[]
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
["GULLY" BY GEORGE GRINLING,
OLIVER PEARSON, SUJON AHMED]
[SONG CONTINUES QUIETLY
OVER HEADPHONES]
Hey.
[MUSIC STOPS]
[PANTING]
[TREADMILL BEEPS]
How'd you know that
about the car?
[SCOFFS]
I've spent hours
setting up cars in "GT."
You know, I know you think
it's just a simulator,
but it's good.
Tomorrow's your shot.
Marcel's out.
You're in the final five.
Final race in the morning.
[]
Yes!
Yes!
["SONGBIRD" BY KENNY G
PLAYING QUIETLY OVER HEADPHONES]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[WHISPERING]:
Do you hear this?
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
ANTONIO:
Psst. Dude.
Jann.
What?
What the hell is that?
It's Kenny G.
Who...
Who's Kenny G?
Dude, we have
a huge race tomorrow.
It's just chilling me out.
I'll turn it down.
Sorry.
[ANTONIO CHUCKLES]
ANTONIO [WHISPERS]:
Dude.
[SONG CONTINUES]
[SONG FADES]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[]
JACK [VOICE-OVER]:
All right. This is it.
This is what it's all
been leading to.
This is not a game.
This is a race.
All your weeks here
at the GT Academy
have led to this,
and I've imparted to you
everything I know about racing.
Now it's time
for you to show me
what you've got and what kind
of competitors you are.
There will be a winner.
And there will be losers.
Good luck.
JANN:
It's a, um...
It's a family thing.
It's the team
my dad used to play for.
[ENGINES STARTING]
JANN:
It's just a game.
SPOTTER [OVER RADIO]:
Course is green.
Track is all clear.
All cars on the grid.
SPOTTER 2:
Safety vehicles released
to the track. All there.
You're playing a game.
It's just a game.
When in doubt, throttle out.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[SIGHS]
You got this.
[ELECTRONIC CHIMING]
[ENGINES ROARING]
JACK [OVER RADIO]:
These cars are heavy and fast.
Control those vehicles.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[HEARTBEAT THUMPING]
[GRUNTS]
Yes.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
No.
Yes. Yes.
SPOTTER:
Completed lap two.
Three laps to go.
JACK:
Those are nice splits.
Coming in with
a .342 and a .248.
Want to try harder, Jann?
[ENGINE REVVING]
[BREATHING SHARPLY]
[ANTONIO YELLING
IN FRUSTRATION]
ANTONIO:
Damn it!
Yes.
[LAUGHS]
Oh, there you are. Okay.
[JANN BREATHING SHARPLY]
JANN:
Shit.
SPOTTER:
Debris on turn four.
JACK:
This is it. Final lap.
Come on, Jann.
Commit. Commit!
[WHOOSHING]
[ENGINES ROARING]
Okay, you came to drive,
Stretch!
[ENGINE ROARING]
[LONG EXHALE]
No.
[WHOOPING]
No! No!
No.
Come on, Jann.
[WHOOSHING]
SPOTTER:
First through five
separated by ten car lengths.
Come on, Matty.
Do it, baby. Come on.
Yes. Come on.
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Matty took it.
JACK: No, wait.
W-Wait.
No, no, no, hang on.
Hang on.
Yeah.
We got to watch that back.
Can I get playback?
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Guys, was that me that...?
Did I win?
Who had that?
[APPLAUSE, CHEERING]
Mate, who won?
I-I don't know.
I don't know.
Rewind a little.
Zoom in there.
No.
Mardenborough won.
Announce it.
Hold on. Hold on.
Jack. Jack.
Is this really what we want?
Just...
look at this from a high-level
marketing perspective, okay?
Does... does Jann give us
the best shot?
I don't know what that means.
He won.
By a thousandth of a second.
Yeah, that's the difference
between winning and losing.
Jann won.
DANNY [VOICE-OVER]:
Jann...
Look, he stumbles
in front of the camera.
He's not press-ready.
He's not confident.
The whole idea
of this thing, Jack,
it hangs on one of
these two kids' shoulders.
Matty's a millionth
of a second behind.
I mean, who cares?
He is ultimately our best pick
when you take him out
into the world.
Who won?
Right.
Yeah. Copy that.
The winner is...
You are the winner.
Yes!
["BECAUSE I'M ME"
BY THE AVALANCHES PLAYING]
[LIVELY CHATTER]
Way to go, Jann!
Well, and so it begins.
[]
Never mind my tone
when I told Pretty Tony
Listen to my tone,
you ain't catching you a Tony
Award-winning walk when
you running with a shotty
Why you running from us?
Why you messing with us?
We ain't got no guns,
we just let the bears witness
The grizzly, maybe polar...
[SIGHS]
Ready rolled up
Pulling a machete,
cut the bamboo paper
And let's roll out,
baby, like.
[SONG FADES]
[LINE RINGING]
LESLEY [OVER PHONE]:
Hello, sweetheart.
JANN:
Mum. [LAUGHS]
I kind of won GT Academy.
LESLEY: You really?
[LAUGHING]
That's amazing.
I'm happy for you.
JANN:
Yeah, it was amazing.
It was, um...
it was incredible.
You would've loved it.
I wish you were here.
LESLEY:
I wish I was there, too.
Uh, wh-wh-where's Dad?
I-I want to tell him.
He-he's just left
for Coby's game.
But I'll let him know.
I'm really proud of you.
JANN:
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
It's mental.
Yeah, they're taking me on
a Learjet to Vienna tomorrow.
LESLEY:
I'll be watching.
And I love you.
I love you back.
[]
DANNY:
Aha, a little bit of bubbly.
First time on a private jet?
Here, have a glass.
Oh, sweet. Thanks.
Uh, sorry.
Champagne is for
the podium only.
We'll take a couple beers.
Thank you very much.
DANNY: That's fair.
Let's save it for a win.
Nissan has agreed to fund you
through the Dubai enduro
under the condition
you get your racing license.
So we'll start
in the European series.
You following?
Yes.
You've got to finish
fourth place or better
in just one race of the series
to get your FIA license.
When you get that license,
Nissan will give you
a contract.
JACK:
You're not gonna be
racing against gamers.
These guys are
legit professional athletes.
You don't have the strength
and the stamina
to compete at this level
at this point,
but we'll get into all that.
For this one, though,
you got to prove
that you belong.
And nobody's gonna welcome you
into this world.
The other drivers,
your pit crew.
Nobody wants you there.
If you have any feedback
about anything,
you're gonna tell me.
'Cause the mechanics
are going to hate you.
Okay.
[PATS ARM]
I'm gonna get some, uh, sleep
'cause I can't stand flying.
Get some rest.
He's fun.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Seriously...
Jack was a great racer.
I mean, possibly,
could've been
one of the best Americans
of his generation, actually.
He quit.
Why?
Well, that's between
you and him.
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]:
Yes.
[]
Welcome to Vienna, Jann.
On our left, we have
the golden Strauss square.
COMMENTATOR:
On the outside,
he's coming under pressure
from Mika Koskinen.
[ENGINES ROARING ON VIDEO]
[]
[]
[CROWD CHEERING]
ANNOUNCER:
Welcome to Spielberg in Austria
and the Red Bull Ring.
WILL [COMMENTATOR]:
This one's got
a bit of everything,
hasn't it--
uh, heavy braking zones,
but also quite a lot
of fast sections...
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]
[SIGHS]
["ORINOCO FLOW"
BY ENYA PLAYING]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[SONG CONTINUES
OVER HEADPHONES]
Let me sail, let me sail...
[JACK CLEARS THROAT]
[SONG STOPS]
I'll be on comms
the whole time.
You'll be fine.
Stay with me.
Uh, good news.
No one thinks we can do this,
so low expectations.
Hey.
You got this.
[]
[EXHALES SLOWLY]
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING GERMAN]
ANNOUNCER:
One-minute warning.
[ENGINE REVVING]
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND CHATTER]
[JANN BREATHING HEAVILY]
CREWMAN 2:
Blankets off.
CREWMAN 3:
Copy.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
[OVER RADIO]:
Comms check.
JANN:
Yeah, got you.
[CROWD CHANTING INDISTINCTLY]
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
[TOOLS BUZZING AND WHIRRING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[ENGINES REVVING]
JACK [OVER RADIO]:
All right, it's a rolling start.
Let's get those tires
nice and warm.
CHENNY [COMMENTATOR 2]:
Taking one lap.
They're just trying
to generate as much
heat in the tires
as they possibly can.
You can see them weaving.
JACK:
All right, I don't know
exactly how much bandwidth
you have for this right now,
but I feel like we should talk
a little bit about some of
the players on the field today.
Uh, first of all,
my favorite is the guy
in the gold lam monstrosity
over there.
Uh, that's Team Capa.
The guy in the white Audi
with the rainbows on it,
that's Schulin.
He's gonna be the other bully
on the track today.
DANNY:
I think the thing
you have to remember--
th-this is a first,
a world first,
so we're already winning.
WILL:
You've got to
have nerves of steel
coming down into turn one
as we approach
the start line.
JACK:
Okay, Jann.
When that light turns green,
it's go time.
Green, green!
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
[ENGINES ROARING]
All right, come on.
Keep your nose in it.
Let's do this.
Whoa, welcoming committee.
SPOTTER:
On your left!
What the...? Shit!
SPOTTER:
That's all right. Stay focused.
Don't drive your mirrors.
You're all right.
You're all right. Just breathe.
Just breathe.
JANN: Okay, come on, Jann.
Focus, focus, focus.
[JANN BREATHING HEAVILY]
[HEARTBEAT THUMPING]
Let's go.
[ENGINE REVVING]
WILL:
Heading into turn one,
they're tipping on
300 kilometers an hour as...
[WHOOSHING]
SPOTTER:
Get out from behind him.
Whoa!
Take the inside.
You'll be fine.
Cars explode all the time.
This is normal. Stay focused.
WILL:
It's a disaster
for the red Ferrari.
WILL:
You know, he's not
used to this kind of stuff,
so he needs to focus
on what...
JANN:
Jack, how am I doing for fuel?
JACK:
All right, low fuel.
Next time around,
come in to gas up.
CHENNY:
First pit stop
for Jann Mardenborough
and the Nissan...
JACK MAN JONES:
Let's go, go, go!
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
JACK: Come on, come on.
[TOOLS WHIRRING]
Go!
It's much easier with
a joystick, isn't it? [LAUGHS]
Whoa.
JACK:
Hey, hey! Listen to me.
Keep it together out there,
all right?
CREWMAN: Coming down!
JACK: Breathe!
I don't want you to oversteer.
All right?
I want you to keep it together!
CHENNY:
Mardenborough
lighting up the rear wheels,
and that was pretty textbook
from the Nissan pit crew.
[]
SPOTTER:
You've got a good run on him.
Pass him on the right.
[OVER COMMS IN GERMAN]
[IN GERMAN]
CHENNY:
That's a great job
from Jann Mardenborough
as he makes his...
Hey.
That was actually
pretty great.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
All right, you're coming up
on Capa. He's right ahead.
SPOTTER:
You're approaching sector three.
SPOTTER 2:
Careful through the corner.
Gonna get passed.
[GRUNTS]
[ENGINES REVVING]
JACK:
All right, fourth place!
All we got to do is hold,
and we got that license.
ANNOUNCER:
Team Nissan...
[CONTINUES IN GERMAN]
Where do you think
you're going, amateur?
All right, watch out for Capa.
He's coming on your outside.
This guy plays dirty.
Watch out for that.
I'm gonna nerf you, gamer.
SPOTTER:
Four back. Three back.
[ENGINE REVVING]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[VOICE MUTED]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[ENGINE ROARING]
ANNOUNCER:
Capa... [CONTINUES IN GERMAN]
Goddamn it.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[]
WILL:
So it's a P-27 over the line
for Jann Mardenborough.
Possible naivete
through the final...
CREWMAN:
You seen the state
of these tires?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER]
[SIGHS]
Well, at least you finished.
I didn't even think
you'd do that.
[CHUCKLES]
Noob.
[LAUGHTER]
CREWMAN:
I need you to wipe down
that axle assembly.
CREWMAN 2:
Yeah, well, got
to get it up first.
It's an okay start.
There's still six more events
this season,
so we'll qualify, all right?
CREWMAN:
Paul, get your own video.
CREWMAN 2:
Right, I'll get on it.
CREWMAN 3:
Do you think we're gonna
finish a race one day?
So, how are we feeling?
Are you still happy about
the choice we made?
Got to give him some time.
Hmm. All right.
It's on you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER]
I'm sorry, man. I...
It's okay. First race.
First race.
[SIGHS]
Yeah.
Crazy out there, isn't it?
It's insane.
All right,
well, um...
We're gonna focus on strength.
We're gonna focus on endurance.
You're gonna feel better.
You're gonna feel stronger
with each race.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING GERMAN]
I am the world's
forgotten boy
The one who searches
and destroys
Honey, gotta help me,
please
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, detonate for me
Ow!
[BEEPS]
Look out...
Jack, Jack, hello?
Is this working?
[BREAKING UP]:
Jack. Hello?
Jack. Hello, Jack?
Are you...? Shit.
I think my radio's broken.
Hello?
Jack! Someone answer me!
Look out, honey,
'cause I'm using technology
Ain't got time
to make no apology...
JACK:
I got a good feeling
about this one.
You got this.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
CHENNY:
Another disappointing finish
for Mardenborough.
Honey,
gotta strike me blind
Somebody gotta save my soul
Baby, penetrate my mind
And I'm the world's
forgotten boy
Come on, come on,
come on, come on.
The one who's searchin',
searchin' to destroy
And, honey, I'm the world's
forgotten boy
JACK:
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Look alive.
Look alive.
Hey, watch the gravel trap.
The one who's searchin'
only to destroy
[CAR CRASHES]
Hey!
Hey! Hey!
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[SONG ENDS]
[]
REPORTER:
Nicholas! Nicholas!
Nicholas, what's your take
on sim racers?
I'm worried, you know?
They make it less safe
for the real drivers.
REPORTER 2:
Do you think
a sim racer can ever win?
NICHOLAS:
You won't see them on a podium.
[REPORTERS CLAMORING]
Okay, that's enough for now.
Thank you, thank you,
thank you.
Come on. Let us through.
Let us through.
JACK:
Hey. Hey.
Don't worry about him,
all right?
He's not a better driver
than you.
He's got a bigger allowance.
[ENGINES REVVING]
JANN: Shit!
JACK: Whoa.
Don't let him take that line.
Come on, he's pushing you wide.
Bullshit.
JANN: What's he doing?!
SPOTTER:
Get back on the racing surface.
NICHOLAS:
Whoopsie.
JANN:
Shit!
WILL:
The Dubai Autodrome
here in the UAE.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING ARABIC]
JACK:
It's all right. Is the car
functioning all right?
Jann, is the car
functioning okay?
JANN:
Fine. The car's o...
The car's okay.
It's functioning, yes.
JACK: Okay.
Okay, get back
in the fight, then.
This is the last chance
you have
to qualify for your license.
We have to finish
at least fourth.
You're still in this race.
Take a deep breath. Focus.
I know you can do this, Jann.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[HEARTBEAT THUMPING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
[]
[CROWD CHEERING]
Capa and Schulin are up ahead.
You're gaining back.
SPOTTER:
You've got a good run on him.
Shoot for the gap.
WILL:
He's threading the needle
between Capa and Schulin.
NICHOLAS:
You back for more?
JANN:
Jack, what is he doing?!
JACK:
Easy. Don't lose that line.
Don't lose that line.
Jack, they're boxing me in.
Well, then
do something about it.
CHENNY:
Hits the brakes,
goes down to third!
NICHOLAS: What the...?
[ENGINE WHINING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
See ya. Bye.
That's what I'm talking about.
[LAUGHING]
NICHOLAS:
Ah, shit!
JACK:
Watch your six.
SPOTTER:
Capa coming up on your side.
JANN:
Oh, my God, he's gaining
way too much speed.
What is he doing?
[GASPS]
[TIRES SCREECH]
Whoa! His wheel...
Whoa!
Shit! Capa's tire just
shattered my windscreen!
Okay, pit now. Pit.
Yellow's out.
JACK MAN JONES:
Get the tires ready.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Coming in.
CREWMAN: Go, go!
JACK: Hey, you all right?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[TOOLS BUZZING AND WHIRRING]
Can you see through this thing?
[PANTING]:
Yeah.
[CHATTER IN ARABIC]
Are you okay?
Come this way, please.
[SIREN WAILING]
Let's get you checked.
How do you feel?
WILL:
The safety team
arriving for that...
CHENNY:
It is all clear
for Nick Capa.
He's absolutely furious.
JACK:
Stay calm, all right?
[CHATTER IN ARABIC]
JACK MAN JONES: Ready to go.
All right. Green. Go!
[ENGINE REVVING,
TIRES SQUEALING]
Stay ahead of Schulin!
CHENNY:
Racing once again.
And we're right into
the final lap.
JACK:
You got to hold Schulin off.
You're in fourth place,
but you got to play defense.
Do not let him get under you
in these turns.
SPOTTER: Outside on your left.
JACK: This is it.
Last turn and final straight.
Drop the hammer!
Roger that.
[ENGINE REVVING]
CHENNY:
Will the German get
the better of the young rookie?
Watch that checkered flag!
Yes!
Yes!
Fuck!
Yes!
JACK:
Whoa, fourth!
That's your FIA license, kid.
Yes!
Yes! Yes!
Generals gathered
in their masses
Yeah, baby!
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Just like witches
at black masses...
Dude, what is your problem?!
It's part of the game.
It's called racing.
Are you for real?
You almost killed me!
You almost killed me!
Do that again,
and watch what happens.
Try that shit again.
I'm serious.
Hey, hey, hey.
You almost killed me
and yourself!
Whoa.
I'm serious.
Hey. Hey, hey, hey!
Hey! You came in fourth!
You came in fourth!
FIA license, baby!
You got your license!
You got it!
You did it. Forget that guy.
JACK MAN JONES:
You broke your cherry.
JACK: You got your license!
DANNY: FIA license, baby!
["WAR PIGS"
BY BLACK SABBATH CONTINUES]
["WAR PIGS" BY BLACK SABBATH
PLAYING OVER HEADPHONES]
[SOFTLY]:
Hey.
[BOTH SIGH]
[MUSIC STOPS]
Got you a beer.
Thank you.
So...
Yes.
You were pretty damn good today.
Don't sound so surprised.
I am surprised.
[CHUCKLES]
I'm very surprised.
You got instincts.
That can't be taught.
Did you feel it
when you were out there?
That thing where
time slows down,
you feel like
the car's on rails,
you feel like you can't
make a mistake,
feels like nothing and
everything at the same time?
[CHUCKLES]
Ooh.
[LAUGHS]
Jesus, I miss that so much.
That's the only thing I miss
about being in the car.
Now I only get it
when I, you know,
listen to early Black Sabbath
or something.
Just, like, the bullshit
fades away, you know.
That's what you're listening to
on this thing? Black Sabbath?
Yeah.
You know, they make these
that hold
more than eight songs.
I'm nostalgic.
What do you want?
Hey, what are you gonna do
with that, uh,
big old signing bonus?
I don't know.
I'll probably put it
towards a flat.
Wow. You're such a nerd.
Why don't you take
a bunch of it
and blow it
on a first-class ticket
for that girl
you're obsessed with
and, uh, fly her out here
to be there
for the signing event with you?
I don't have a girl.
You don't have a girl?
Who's the girl
that you're looking at
like hundreds of pictures
on your phone all day long?
Who's that girl?
You rookie.
Danny, um...
Danny told me you were
an incredible driver.
Yeah?
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
What was your favorite track?
Le Mans. Hands down.
Really?
Yes.
Why?
It's a perfect track.
Nowhere tests you like that.
You podium at Le Mans,
and you live forever.
You become immortal.
Did you?
No, I did not.
I am still mortal.
But I did race it once.
What happened?
WOMAN:
You're the racer
from today, right?
WOMAN 2:
Can we get your autograph?
JANN:
Uh...
[LAUGHS]
Yeah, sure.
You were amazing,
by the way.
Thank you so much.
WOMAN:
Can I get a selfie as well?
For sure.
Thanks.
[JANN & WOMEN CHUCKLING]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
[LINE RINGING]
Jann.
This is a surprise.
You know, I was just watching
your story on Insta.
Oh, really? Well, that's crazy.
I was wondering how many times
I'd have to like them
before you'd call me.
50, 60 times?
[JANN CHUCKLING]
Yeah, um, sorry.
I should've called sooner,
but...
[CHUCKLING]:
It's okay.
You've been busy.
I was thinking about that night
that you left, and, um...
Yeah?
I wish we'd got more time,
you know?
Jann, we have all the time
in the world.
Where do you want to go?
["CELEBRATE"
BY COURTNEY BELL PLAYING]
Now we celebrate
Yeah
Too many odds and strifes
we fought against
Came too far in life
to call it quits
We celebrate, yeah
Yeah, everybody, yeah
Now we celebrate
[CAMERA CLICKS]
Now we celebrate
Yeah.
[SONG FADES]
How is everybody?
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
It-it's an absolute honor
to meet you, sir.
[IN JAPANESE]
Jann, by signing this contract
as a professional driver,
you're showing not only gamers
but any kid who had a dream
that anything is possible.
Welcome to Team Nissan.
[LIVELY CHATTER]
MAN:
Congratulations, Jann.
MAN 2:
Hey. Hey. This way.
MAN 3:
Jann-san. This way, please.
WOMAN:
Jann-san, please,
look this way.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you.
AUDREY: Hey.
Hey. How...?
Hey.
Man of the hour.
Yeah.
You came.
Thanks for bringing me here.
Of course.
Do you have any
time to enjoy Tokyo?
And what sites
would you like to see?
Uh, uh, yeah, I would like
to see more of Tokyo.
Yeah, I would love to.
Okay, guys, thank you so much.
I think we've had more
than enough questions for now.
Come on.
Now get out
while you can, guys. Go.
Quick, make a run for it.
Enjoy the city.
Gonna take you for a ride
on a big jet plane...
[CHATTER IN JAPANESE]
AUDREY [VOICE-OVER]:
You and me dreamed
of this in Wales,
and now it's real.
[JANN CHUCKLES]
We manifested this.
[LIVELY CHATTER IN JAPANESE]
JANN [LAUGHS]:
Yeah.
Yeah, maybe we did.
[BOTH LAUGH]
[LIVELY CHATTER IN JAPANESE]
Oh, cool.
What are you looking at?
Might buy a gift for a friend.
AUDREY [VOICE-OVER]:
Sake?
After you.
Or-or we could order
something else. Um...
What is there?
Champagne, maybe?
Celebrate your big signing?
Champagne's for the podium.
[LAUGHING]: Oh, okay.
Sorry.
Noted, Mr. Big Shot.
Thank you so much.
AUDREY: Thank you.
[SUSHI CHEF SPEAKS JAPANESE]
Mmm.
Wow.
That's amazing.
Wow.
Arigato.
Man, that is amazing.
[LAUGHING]: That is so good.
AUDREY: Wow.
Never tasted anything like that.
More, more, more.
["PEPAS (TISTO REMIX)"
BY FARRUKO & TISTO PLAYING]
[LIVELY CHATTER, LAUGHTER]
[SONG CONTINUES
WITH LYRICS IN SPANISH]
[SONG STOPS]
[]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[COMMENTATOR SPEAKING GERMAN]
COMMENTATOR:
Most challenging
circuit in the world.
So hard to remember...
WILL:
It is the most feared
circuit on planet Earth.
It is, of course,
the Nrburgring Nordschleife.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING GERMAN]
[CHEERING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Make sure it's secure.
[ENGINES REVVING]
Check that your pads
have been changed.
CREWMAN: Yeah, looking good.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING GERMAN]
ANNOUNCER: One minute.
JACK: Why don't you check out
those numbers over there,
all right?
Will do.
[ENGINES REVVING]
["SONGBIRD" BY KENNY G PLAYING]
[DOOR OPENS]
Hey.
Hey.
[MUSIC STOPS]
It's time.
Yeah.
You okay?
Yeah.
[CHUCKLES]
Here.
What is this, my birthday?
[LAUGHS]
It's just,
I don't know, something I saw.
Open it later.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING GERMAN]
[BUSY CHATTER]
DANNY:
Have a good one, mate.
WILL:
It's been an impressive
start to the season
for the young lad from Wales,
Jann Mardenborough,
who just a month ago placed
fourth at Dubai Autodrome.
It's gonna be interesting
to see how he handles...
He looks so young.
COMMENTATOR:
Yeah, the-the Nordschleife is
the most challenging circuit,
and it's gonna be
the biggest challenge
of Jann's career so far.
All clear. Drop the car.
You hear me in there?
[ENGINE STARTS]
Loud and clear.
[]
[ENGINES ROARING]
WILL:
Lap six of
what has already been
a frenetic race here,
Jann Mardenborough in the...
JACK:
Looking good, Jann.
Smooth is fast. Smooth is fast.
Very nice! Schulin down.
WILL:
...is showing fantastic
pace from Jann Mardenborough
as he's working his way up
through the field.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
SPOTTER:
Hook into the draft.
Pit for fuel
when you come around.
JANN:
Copy.
[]
[SPOTTER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
OVER RADIO]
SPOTTER:
Easy. This is your lap.
Good speed, Jann. Keep it up.
[GROANS]
What the hell?
JACK:
Yes! Yes! Yes!
SPOTTER:
Got good speed on the Ferrari.
[METALLIC CREAKING]
Was that his car?
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
[CREAKING]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[SOBBING]:
Oh, no!
COMMENTATOR:
That is a terrifying accident
for Jann Mardenborough,
and all we can do at
this moment is hope he's okay.
WILL:
We aren't sure
of his condition.
May be still in the car,
but we hope that
he and-and the spectators
are okay.
Oh, my God!
It's a horrible accident.
[MUFFLED SHOUTING]
[]
[MUFFLED SHOUTING]
[FRANTIC CHATTER]
MAN:
How many cars are involved?
JACK:
Hey, wait!
Stop! Stop!
[SIREN BLARING]
LESLEY [SOBBING]:
Oh, no! Oh, Jann.
My baby.
Calm down, calm down.
[CHATTER IN GERMAN]
[]
[]
[STEADY BEEPING]
[SIGHS]
I don't know how we're
gonna explain this to Nissan,
'cause there'll be
an investigation.
That's what you're
thinking about right now?
DANNY:
They could
shut us down over this.
JACK:
Okay. Somebody died.
DANNY:
I understand.
Hey.
[GROANS SOFTLY]
No, no, no. Whoa, whoa.
Hey, uh-uh. Come on.
I'm okay. I'm okay.
You need to rest.
You need to rest.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I'm okay.
What happened?
JACK:
It's not...
It's not your fault, okay?
It was a freak accident.
Was someone hurt?
A spectator.
Did they die?
It was an accident.
It is certainly not on you.
It is on me.
I should've pitted you sooner.
Oh, my God.
Hey.
DANNY:
You know why they call
that section Flugplatz?
It means "airfield."
Cars lift off there.
And with that headwind,
it was like a sail.
It was a freak accident, Jann.
[CRYING]:
Come on.
I shouldn't have been there.
Someone's dead because
racing is dangerous.
[GROANS]
I was driving.
Jann, you can't be blamed
for this.
Can you go? Can you...
JACK: Jann.
Can you go? I'm done.
Jann, listen to me, okay?
Just go.
Get out!
[SOBBING SOFTLY]
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
[SNIFFLES]
[SOBBING]
I'd like to start by saying
everybody at Nissan
would like to extend
their deepest condolences
to the family of the deceased.
This was a tragic accident,
and our hearts go out to them.
AUDREY [OVER PHONE]:
Do you want me
to come down there?
I can.
That's okay.
I'm not much fun at the moment.
What about your family?
Have you spoken to them?
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
DANNY [OVER TV]:
We are, of course, cooperating
with the investigation, and we
will provide racing officials
and the DMSB with
any information that would help
prevent this
from happening again.
NICHOLAS:
He should've never
been on that track.
And you should've stayed where
you belong: under the hood.
[]
LESLEY [OVER PHONE]:
The hospital said you were
discharged with no injuries.
Please let us come and see you.
I'm not sure
if I can do this.
But, sweetheart, you know
it wasn't your fault, right?
This could've happened
to anybody.
Yeah, but it happened to me.
Do you want to speak
to your dad or Coby?
What, so they can just say
they were right?
He just wants to know
you're okay.
So do I, my baby.
[]
[SIGHS]
Let's go.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[ENGINES ROARING IN DISTANCE]
[ENGINE IDLING]
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
You had asked me
what happened at Le Mans.
I was in a wreck.
[SEAT BELT CLICKING]
[GRUNTS]
[]
It was a beautiful day.
It was getting late
in that first day,
and I was coming out
of the Tertre Rouge corner.
I was coming up on a Ford.
As I passed him,
I saw his car twitch.
It was like a shiver.
And then he lost control.
Car flipped three times
before it hit the barrier.
Caught on fire like that.
[SNAPS FINGERS]
Medics came, pulled me out.
My gloves were on fire,
but everything else--
not a scratch.
That Ford was in
a thousand pieces.
Tony, the driver, he died
on the way to the hospital.
They said it wasn't my fault.
I never got behind the wheel
of a race car ever again.
I lost my nerve.
More than that,
I lost the chance to find out
how good I could've been.
I quit.
And I've had to live with that
my whole life.
You want to walk away,
nobody would blame you.
Most people would.
I got a feeling
you're not most people.
I think you could be the best.
But if you want to prove it,
if you want to be a driver,
then you got to get back
on that track,
and you got to do it right now,
because if you don't,
you never will.
That crash is not gonna
define who you are.
But how you respond to it will.
Finish your lap.
["WASH." BY BON IVER PLAYING]
Climb
Is all we know
When thaw
Is not below us
No, can't grow up
In that iron ground
Claire,
all too sore for sound
[ENGINE STARTS]
Scraped
All right, nice and easy.
Just hold the line.
Okay.
Across the foam
Like they stole it
And, oh, how they hold it
Give it a little speed.
Let's have some fun.
Over havens fora
Full and swollen morass
Young habitat
All been living alone
Where the ice snap
and the hold clast are known
You're okay.
What's next?
[CHUCKLES]
Home
We're savage high.
[SONG ENDS]
The racing commission has
finally come to their decision.
Good news is
they've cleared you.
Yeah, it's great news.
What's the bad news?
You looked at
your phone lately?
No.
Capa and some of the other boys
have taken to Twitter
to demand we have
our license revoked.
They even started
an anti-sim driver campaign.
Several of the other teams
have jumped on the bandwagon
and are independently launching
cases against us.
Got to be kidding me.
Could that work?
Well, let's face it--
it doesn't make it easy
for our sponsor
to keep carrying us.
Nissan is considering
shutting us down.
So...
We got to prove to them,
we got to prove to everyone
that we belong.
How?
By placing on the podium
at Le Mans
with a team of sim drivers.
[CHUCKLING]:
I'm sorry.
You're serious? Le Mans?
You... P-Podium at Le Mans?
[CHUCKLES]
Yeah.
I mean, first thing is
we'd need two other drivers.
Matty and Antonio,
they've both been racing
the lower circuits
since GT Academy.
I mean, they can do it.
I believe in you, Jann.
You've driven this a thousand
times before in the game.
You can do this in your sleep.
JACK:
Look, you've done
some amazing things, kid.
But Le Mans is...
it's a different animal.
It's the most
physically demanding,
technically challenging race
in the entire world.
It's dangerous.
It tests you.
I couldn't do it.
But I know that you can.
Do you know that you can?
Let's be immortal.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
We in?
[]
Are you ready for it, Jann?
It's the big time, baby.
Yo.
How's it going?
Been watching
the tour.
You look good, Stretch.
I don't feel so bad
for losing to you anymore.
Hey, man, look.
That wreck,
it wasn't your fault.
We got your back.
I appreciate that.
Thank you, man.
Yeah, bro.
ANTONIO:
Hey, guys.
DANNY:
Are you boys ready for this?
[MATTY WHOOPING]
JANN: Whoa.
Whoa.
[LAUGHING]
This car, it's a lot lighter,
a lot faster
than the GT-Rs
you've been driving.
Whoo!
It's quicker in the corners.
It requires more finesse,
all right?
You got to get the feel,
or you'll lock up,
you'll spin out.
Ah, whatever.
You're gonna be fine.
[]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[COMMENTATOR SPEAKING FRENCH]
[OVERLAPPING COMMENTATORS
SPEAKING VARIOUS LANGUAGES]
WILL:
With millions tuning in,
it's the 24 Hours of Le Mans,
the greatest race in the world.
[CHEERING]
Are you ready?
I am ready.
I'm excited.
Good to see you, sir.
How are you?
[QUIET CHATTER]
[TOOLS BUZZING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, LAUGHTER]
What do you think
of the sim racers?
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
[KNOCKING]
I'm ready.
[SNIFFS]
Newbie.
Thank you for coming.
I, um...
[CRYING SOFTLY]
I didn't support you properly.
I was trying to protect you.
You know?
So many fathers,
so many parents...
...they have these kids
with these big,
crazy dreams, you know?
And that damn
PlayStation thing,
I just don't understand
that shit, Jann.
[LAUGHING]
I mean...
[VOICE BREAKING]:
But, hey, you did this.
I'm so goddamn proud of you.
I did this for you.
[CRYING]:
I'm proud of you.
I got your back, my boy.
[CROWD CHEERING]
[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENTS]
DANNY:
Just to go over it again,
it's a 24-hour race.
We start at 3:00
in the afternoon, daytime.
We race all night
into the next day.
Race ends at 3:00.
We start with three-hour shifts
instead of the normal four.
Three, six, nine.
No driver in Le Mans can race
more than 14 hours.
I just want to say something.
When he, uh,
came to me and said
he was gonna start
this GT Academy, I thought...
I thought all of you
were completely nuts.
But you made me a believer.
Let's go show the world.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
These guys were in
the Academy with Jann.
Right. Hi.
Hey, guys.
Yeah? Hey.
This is Audrey.
Hi.
Hey.
Audrey.
Hi.
Audrey.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Leah.
Leah.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
[CROWD WHISTLING, MURMURING]
[]
ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,
please rise for
the French national anthem.
[QUIET CHATTER]
[CROWD SINGING ALONG
TO "LA MARSEILLAISE"]
ANNOUNCER:
The French army
has just arrived
to deliver the flag,
which will be used
to give the start
of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
[RADIO CHATTER IN FRENCH]
[]
[RADIO CHATTER IN FRENCH]
[]
ANNOUNCER:
Gentlemen, start your engines.
Let's go.
WILL:
One of the world's
most iconic races,
the Le Mans 24,
stands just moments away
at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
And, Chenny,
so many great stories
the length and breadth
of this field,
but for me, the one that's
taking my focus right now is
the incredible story at Nissan.
CHENNY:
Is this the last chance
that sim racers get
in professional motorsport?
There's an awful lot
of pressure
on their shoulders, Will.
JACK: Listen.
Nobody wins this thing
on the first lap, okay?
You make your day,
survive the night,
you live to fight tomorrow.
Good luck.
[CHUCKLES]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[ENGINE REVVING]
[ENGINES REVVING]
WILL:
As the cars now leave the grid
for the formation lap here
at the Circuit de la Sarthe,
we are just moments away from
the start of this iconic race.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
SPOTTER:
Coming up on green.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
[ENGINE ROARING]
WILL:
Yeah, we're underway already,
and listen, you've got to be
smart going into turn one.
The tires are still cold.
You can't...
CHENNY:
Whoa! Contact!
Contact in the back!
WILL:
Yeah, we've seen
the BMW and the Aston Martin...
SPOTTER:
Your delta to Schulin
is three seconds.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
JACK:
Okay, here we go.
Mulsanne Straight.
You could hit a high of
340 kilometers per hour here.
You got to build in enough time
to brake before chicane one.
JANN:
Yes, yes. Okay.
I've done this
a thousand times.
JACK:
Well, not in reality.
Watch your speed.
[SPOTTER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
OVER RADIO]
WILL:
Into the first chicane,
around the outside,
and it's a lovely move
put on there
by Jann Mardenborough.
JACK:
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Watch those GT3s.
You're way faster than them.
SPOTTER:
Delta now to two seconds.
You're at a good pace.
I see Schulin.
JACK:
Come on, Jann. Stay on him.
ENGINEER:
On your left.
Ferrari's too slow.
Watch out.
SCHULIN:
No, no, no. No, no. Nein!
WILL:
He gets tapped by the Ferrari!
Schulin up in the air.
[JANN BREATHING HEAVILY]
JANN:
Is he okay?
[CHATTER IN FRENCH]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
[SIREN BLARING]
[MURMURING, GASPING]
What's he saying?
Was it Jann?
[RADIO CHATTER IN GERMAN]
ENGINEER:
Schulin!
Get out, get out, get out!
[YELPS, WHIMPERS]
CHENNY:
Schulin climbs out of the car.
WILL:
Making his way out,
and that's good to see,
from the, uh, fire marshals.
SPOTTER:
Safety car is out on the track.
Stay focused.
All right,
they're pulling him out.
He seems all right.
He seems all right.
COMMENTATOR 3:
After that impact,
it's a miracle
the car is in one piece
and the driver could walk away.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Get behind that safety car.
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Okay, keep your head in,
all right? Focus.
SPOTTER:
Keep your eyes
on the target, Jann.
JACK:
All right, safety's out.
Race back on.
Let's go. Let's go!
Come on!
SPOTTER:
Car passing right.
Come on. You hear me?
Hey, buddy? Hey.
Hey, Jann? Hey, stay with me.
Stay with me, okay?
Stay with me.
Look, safety's left, okay?
We got to make up some time.
SPOTTER:
Cars on your left.
JACK:
Jann.
Jann, talk to me, pal.
Jann. Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, Jann.
CHENNY: Is it a car problem,
or is it a head issue, Will?
WILL:
It would be,
uh, early for anything
to be wrong with that car,
which has shown good pace.
[ENGINE ROARING]
SPOTTER:
Car on your left.
NICHOLAS:
Bitch.
Shit.
DANNY:
Jack!
We need to bring him in.
Uh-uh!
Then do something.
Just get his head
back in this game.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
["SONGBIRD" BY KENNY G
PLAYING OVER RADIO]
Dude.
Dude, what the hell?
Turn it off.
[SONG CONTINUES OVER SPEAKER]
Turn it off!
Now! Turn it off!
JACK: Okay, let me...
JANN: Turn it off.
Oh, G... Oh, God,
I don't know how to...
I told you, I don't know
how to work these things.
Shit, Jack, turn it off now!
["ORINOCO FLOW" BY ENYA PLAYS]
Sail away, sail away
Shit.
Sail away...
[MUSIC STOPS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Shit. Shit.
Shit.
You mad, bro?
Fucking yes!
Yes, I'm-I'm mad!
Yeah!
Well, get mad! It's about time!
Come on! Get in the fight!
I know you're scared.
I've been scared.
Whether you like it or not,
you are in this race.
So you take
all that Kenny G anger,
and you unleash it!
You hear me?
Yes, sir.
JACK [CHUCKLING]:
All right.
Go get 'em!
[ENGINE ROARING]
["GET OUT MY WAY" BY TEDASHII
FEAT. LECRAE PLAYING]
Get out my way,
get out my way
Uh!
Get out my way
Get out my way...
WILL:
It's like he suddenly remembered
he was a racing driver.
[CHEERING]
Absolutely phenomenal display
by the debutant here
in that Nissan.
[CHUCKLING]:
All right, all right.
[CHEERING]
JACK:
All right, coming up on Lotus.
Three seconds ahead.
SPOTTER:
Let's make up some ground.
JACK:
You have the same power
on the straight,
but if you get in the corner,
you'll be able to pass him,
all right?
Okay, copy.
Let me concentrate, old man.
Yeah, all right.
Roger that. Copy.
[ENGINES ROARING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
Yes! Yes!
WILL:
Beautiful stuff
from Jann Mardenborough
and from this Nissan team.
[CHEERING]
[LAUGHING]
[HOLLERS]
Yes!
All right.
Now we only got 150 laps to go.
WILL:
Well, he pulled
that first stint back,
and Jann Mardenborough
into the pits
for the first driver change
for Nissan.
JANN:
Fast out there, man.
Let's go, Matty!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
[CREWMEN SHOUTING]
Adios.
WILL:
As the sun goes down,
it's a whole new ballgame.
Ah, don't rush it.
ANTONIO:
I'm gonna take
the inside line, Jack.
Yeah! Yes!
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Yes.
Maybe you boys
can actually drive.
You know we can drive.
JACK MAN JONES:
Oh, yeah, jury's still out.
[THUNDER CRASHING]
SPOTTER:
You're in P-nine.
JACK MAN JONES:
Get tires ready. Here we go.
Let's go, let's go. Here we go.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Let's go.
[CREWMEN CHATTERING]
SPOTTER:
All leaders are on full wets.
You're keeping pace
with the leaders.
PERSOL [VOICE-OVER]:
Jann's doing great, isn't he?
Do you think so?
You joking, mate?
He's razing it!
I can't believe it.
He's doing amazing.
JANN:
Nice and softly.
Nice and smooth.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[WHOOSHING]
[WHOOSHING]
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[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
DANNY:
Hey, boys.
How are you boys doing?
Hey, man.
Jann, how you feeling?
I feel good.
Yeah?
Yeah.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
Rest up.
[WHOOSHING]
SPOTTER:
Remember to breathe.
CREWMAN:
Temps look good.
Pressure looks good.
SPOTTER:
Get in your zone.
WILL:
First light
at Circuit de la Sarthe
at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,
and the 33 car...
PERSOL:
Here you are, Audrey.
Got you a coffee.
Thanks.
No worries.
How's it looking?
In fourth, but Antonio
is losing ground.
Not a lot of time left.
CHENNY:
Antonio Cruz
clearly struggling there.
Hey.
Hey.
Antonio's cramping up.
We're gonna pit him early.
You ready to bring this home?
SPOTTER: Okay, copy that.
We'll get Jann ready
to swap you out.
Let's go.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
SPOTTER:
Jann to swap you out.
JANN: How we looking?
SPOTTER: Just bring him in.
Well, he's fallen back
to fifth.
JACK MAN JONES:
Coming in. Three, two, one.
All right, let's go,
let's go, let's go.
JACK MAN JONES: Driving time.
CREWMAN: On it.
JACK MAN JONES:
Get him in and out!
[GROANING]
You, check the radiator.
[TOOLS BUZZING]
[CREWMEN CHATTERING]
JACK MAN JONES:
Come on, let's go!
Son, take a seat.
JACK MAN JONES:
Change those tires!
Come on, we're losing time!
Guys, what's going on?
Oh, wait. Hold on.
I dropped it!
Oh, my God! What is happening?
JACK MAN JONES:
Felix! What are you doing?
Guys!
Felix, come on!
Where's the spare?
["PARANOID"
BY BLACK SABBATH PLAYING]
Damn it, we just lost
our position!
What is happening?
[FRANTIC CHATTER]
Where's the spare?
Are you shitting me?
Finished with my woman
'cause she couldn't help me
With my mind...
Oh, my God.
JACK: Come on!
CHENNY: And look at that.
It's Jack Salter
who comes to the rescue.
JACK MAN JONES:
Go, go, go!
Always carry a spare.
Sorry, sir.
[SIGHS]
All day long
I think of things
But nothing seems
to satisfy...
How much did that hurt us?
We're running ninth, but, uh...
[ENGINE REVVING]
Can you help me
Occupy my brain?
Oh, yeah
SPOTTER:
Whatever you're doing,
keep doing it.
You're on great pace.
[SONG STOPS]
Why don't you follow
the race line?
You see, the other guys,
they follow that line,
so if I go wide like this, I...
sometimes I beat them--
like that.
[SONG RESUMES]
Jack, do you remember
where this whole
GT Academy idea thing
comes from?
Yeah, I'm listening.
The whole point of this thing
was to show
that GT drivers can drive,
okay?
I know this track.
I know the lines.
The line is not optimal.
Let me drive it my way.
Now, wait a minute.
The car won't hold.
DANNY:
Wait. What's he saying?
JANN: Yes, it will, Jack.
MARSHAL: Hey, hey, hey!
Hold up! Hold up!
Okay? I need you to trust me.
MARSHAL:
Get him out! Get him out!
JANN: Do you trust me?
Hey. Hey, hey.
Please go back to the box.
What's happening?
Jann, listen.
Get him out of here!
DANNY:
Just finish the race.
There's too much at stake.
It's too big of a risk.
You cannot be here. Let's go.
All right.
Danny, I didn't come here
to finish.
Sir, this is your last warning.
Danny. I've got this, Danny.
[DANNY GROANS]
Whoa, hey.
Don't push me, pal.
JACK: Yeah.
You know what, fuck it.
Follow your line, Jann.
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[HEARTBEAT THUMPING]
Come on.
[ENGINE REVS]
Holy shit!
ANTONIO: Yeah, Jann! Let's go!
JACK:
That's six.
Five.
Four.
Come on, baby. Come on.
[WHOOSHING]
WILL:
It's like he's got
a cheat mode engaged.
He does. It's a new lap record.
Whoa!
Holy shit!
That's a new lap record for us!
No, no, no, no. That's a new
lap record, full stop.
WILL:
Mardenborough is on a flyer.
[CHEERING]
And we're just shy
of 24 hours completed.
We find ourselves now
on the final lap.
SPOTTER:
Jann, look good.
JACK:
You're P-four.
You're six seconds behind Capa.
[WHOOSHING]
[ENGINE ROARING]
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
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You're only four seconds out
from standing on that podium.
SPOTTER:
Get in your zone.
Capa's coming up
on slow traffic.
All right, you see him?
Yes, I see him.
PATRICE:
Defend your position.
Defend the podium.
NICHOLAS:
Buckle up.
SPOTTER:
This is your opportunity.
NICHOLAS:
Don't try it, kid.
All right, last turn,
then straight to the finish.
Come on, do your thing. Commit.
Commit.
Come on, punch it! Come on!
CHENNY:
And here they come!
Within sight of
the grandstands as well.
This is absolutely phenomenal.
It is far from over, this race.
Come on!
He's gonna do it.
He's gonna do it!
Come on! Come on!
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
[EXCITED CHATTER]
[CHEERING]
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY]
[]
[STOPWATCH TICKING]
Yes! Yes!
Yes!
WILL: It's Mardenborough!
CHENNY:
Mardenborough!
That is a phenomenal finish
to this year's
24 Hours of Le Mans!
WILL: I cannot believe it.
CHENNY: I am speechless.
Holy shit!
You did it! You did it!
[OTHERS CHEERING, WHOOPING]
[EXCITED CHATTER]
Holy shit.
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[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Yes!
[CHEERING, LIVELY CHATTER]
JACK:
Holy shit.
Yeah! Yeah!
[LAUGHTER, WHOOPING]
[LIVELY CHATTER]
Listen, I'll run your pit
any day, noob.
[LAUGHS]
You belong.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING FRENCH]
[]
You're not just
a sim racer anymore.
You are the best in the world.
[CHEERING CONTINUES]
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[CHEERING]
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
[]
[WHOOPING]
[CHEERING]
Whoo!
[LAUGHTER]
Whoo!
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[ENGINE ROARING]
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["ORINOCO FLOW"
BY ENYA PLAYING]
[SONG ENDS]
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[MUSIC FADES]