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I could hardly make myself go past it.

But I'm older now.

When I see something really horrible,

I put my foot down.

Hard.

Because I know

that everyone else is lifting his.

What a terrible way to win.

No, there is no terrible way to win.

There is only winning.

Hello, Nino.

Nino!

Nino!

Dance?

I don't dance.

Have a drink with me.

I don't drink.

- Smoke?

- I don't smoke.

What do you do?

So you let Stoddard lap you.

You're still getting yourself

into hopeless situations.

It wasn't hopeless to begin with,

it just turned out that way.

There's a difference.

But you didn't come all the way to Modena,

to talk about Scott Stoddard. Did you?

I wanna drive for you again,

Signor Manetta.

Aron, your last season with me...

...you did nothing but tell me

what was wrong with our cars.

Then you left us, to follow hopes

that lasted a season.

Then to Jordan,

now back to me.

You confuse me, Aron.

And I don't like men

who confuse me driving my cars.

I left you because I didn't want

to become second driver to Sarti.

A position you put me in.

And now?

I need a ride.

I won a lot of races for you.

Of course you did.

Before you became reckless.

- I want to be champion.

- Everyone wants to be a champion, Aron.

There is no distinction in that.

I can be.

At what cost? And to whom?

All right.

I'll drive for you for less than

I was getting on my old contract.

I'll pay my own expenses.

You take the starting money.

I'll just take my share of the prizes.

I'm not talking about money, Aron.

Of course, I would not appreciate

your doing to me...

...what you did to Jordan at Monaco.

To have two cars wiped out,

at a cost of $ 100,000 apiece...

...is an unhappy experience.

But I could afford that.

I could not be in this business

if I weren't able to afford that.

It's one of the risks I take

every time a car leaves the starting grid.

But what is a greater risk, Aron...

...what means far more to me

than anything else is a good name.

Our reputation represents desire

for perfection of the highest quality.

I gamble that reputation gladly.

Because I have

absolute faith in every car...

...that leaves this factory.

But I will not risk it in a driver...

...in whom I cannot have an equal faith.

There are fewer than 30 men in the world,

qualified to drive Formula 1.

A mere half-dozen, perhaps, to win.

At this moment, I'm inclined to think

you're not one of them.

Tough luck, Scott.

- Hello. How are you? All right?

- Jeff, how are you?

Is it true that doctors strongly advise

against moving Scott?

No, the decision to come home was Scott's.

He felt with English doctors he'd probably...

What about next season?

Scott, will you be ready to drive?

He's ready to drive now.

I just don't happen to have

a car for him at the moment.

All right, let's get him in.

- Hey, Jeff.

- Yeah?

What about these rumors of a divorce

between Scott and Pat?

- Absolute nonsense.

- I know, but we've heard...

Now, look, Mrs. Stoddard is taking

an enforced vacation under doctor's orders.

You know neither heaven nor earth

could keep her from Scott's side.

- She's just on this holiday.

- All right.

- Okay. Thanks.

- Good luck.

- Where is she?

- Forget her.

- Where is she, Jeff?

- I don't know.

I want her back, you know.

You're a fool, then.

Jeff, you've never understood her.

I know you think she's frivolous,

incapable of any kind of understanding.

But you're wrong.

It's just that she hates what I do.

I think she still loves me, you know.

Hard as that may be for you to understand.

Trouble is, she's got to persuade

herself that she doesn't.

I worry about what she might do...

...trying to convince herself of that.

- Fine. Thank you, David. Where's Tina?

- Tina! Tina!

Tina?

Hey, Pat? In the car.

- How am I doing?

- You're doing beautifully.

- I look all right?

- You look fine. Now, just stop worrying.

- Oh, good morning.

- Good morning.

I expected you to be back

in America by now.

Oh, no. We'll be doing this

the entire season. I thought you knew.

No, no.

Does Guido know about all this?

Of course.

Arrangements were made.

Well, I can't say I'm not properly dressed

for the occasion.

I should be wearing

something fashionable.

Well, your driver's suit isn't bad.

Maybe you could start a new style.

Spun-glass, form-fitting,

waterproof, flameproof.

What's Pat doing here?

Oh, she asked for a job

and I was able to give her one.

She's very good.

- Hello, Pat.

- Hello, Jean-Pierre.

You're looking very chic in my car.

- How's Scott?

- I don't know.

- Arrangements were made.

- They told me arrangements were made.

Guido.

They mean no harm.

So far, Sarti has

the fastest practice time.

If nobody goes any faster this afternoon,

the Ferrari will be in pole position...

... for tomorrow's French Grand Prix.

Sarti's time was 3 minutes,

11. 1 seconds.

95. 1 miles an hour.

This Clermont Ferrand circuit is just...

- How do you feel?

- Like an idiot.

Don't look so glum.

It's an honorable profession.

- You'd rather be dogcatcher or something?

- Or something.

- He's doing well.

- He could do better.

A slave driver, this one.

This looks very complicated.

At first glance.

It's only a different way to tell time.

More precise.

Well, I'm afraid I don't understand

any of this.

- Not any of it?

- No.

I mean, for one thing, it looks to me

as though the spectators...

...can't really see very much of the race.

True enough, I suppose.

Jean-Pierre, andiamo!

And the risks you take.

Aren't they ridiculous?

I might understand it if you

made a great deal of money...

...but I'm told you don't at all.

Some of us do. But money

is not an important part of it.

- Then what is?

- Many things.

It's marvelous to go very fast.

Why is it so marvelous to go very fast?

Answer that one, Lisa.

- Hello, Chris.

- Hi, Pete.

- Jean-Pierre. How are you?

- Hey!

- How are you, Pete?

- All right.

Hey, Nino.

The cars aren't good enough

for him anymore.

Interview me first, Pete.

I have had a fascinating life.

- I might as well.

- World should know.

I wouldn't want people

to think I was unemployed.

I was a born a poor boy

in Cerda, Sicily. Nothing to eat.

- Not a crumb of bread in the house.

- I guess Manetta told you...

...I came looking for a job.

- Every year, I would...

Well, I think he should've found you one.

Cerda is right on the course

of the great Targa Florio race.

- Knock it off, will you?

- Knock it off? What's that?

It means:
You would be

well-advised to cease.

Yes.

"Knock it off."

I like that.

We're pleased to announce the arrival...

... of the famous Japanese industrialist,

Mr. Izo Yamura.

He's been racing Formula 1 cars

for more than two years now.

But this is his first visit

to a Grand Prix circuit.

We're delighted to welcome him

to Clermont Ferrand.

This might be something to get, Pete.

Well, you care to come watch my debut?

- Hello, Tim.

- Hello, Pete.

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