F1: Chasing the Dream - 2007 ITV Documentary (Full)

Going behind the scenes with McLaren & F1 rookie Lewis Hamilton making their final preparations for the 2007 Formula 1 season

[@TheMrJourneyer]

This documentary is surreal given what happened once the season came. A fascinating watch.

[@thisguyagain24]

Total respect to ron for giving lewis that chance but also respecting his education, i never knew this but its humbling. And of course Lewis's father for everything he did for his son, its absoluteley crazy when you think what he did for that boy, anyone should only wish for a dad like Anthony

[@thisguyagain24]

And also Fernando is a true F1 legend and always will be

[@anthonymanutd7544]

@@thisguyagain24 true F1 legend: who’s got the most wins and titles?

[@user-360johnn]

@@anthonymanutd7544 yo chill Nando is still more than a legend just because doesnt have 7 titles

[@tarunshaji116]

@@thisguyagain24 ah yes the legend beaten by a rookie Lewis made him look like an amateur in the rain at Fuji 2007😂😂😂

[@Mohagnito94]

@tarunshaji116 stfu, please. I'm a Lewis fan but Alonso IS A LEGEND!

[@jasonforrester6522]

I don't know how people till this day knock LH. The man has absolutely nothing to prove.

[@GulnozaNormuminova]

Watching this documentary made me realize that lewis hasn't changed that much he always has this calm comforting demeanor

[@GulnozaNormuminova]

Lewis had the best rookie season ever and he's the best driver in f1

[@profot3]

Watching this so many years later, it still seems crazy that these 2 were on the same team

[@324Ben]

Lewis must have been using secret Mercedes engines since go-kart days, since its all about the car and not the driver.

[@gijzje]

There was never stated that he is not a great driver otherwise he would not be picked up by Ron Dennis. In the MCL period he was treated like gold as apple of the eye from Ron Dennis. He did great in Formula 3 /Masters so a well deserved F1 seat. He proved his ability at McLaren F1 and picked up his first WDC. After that we all know what happened Caught by Merc adn could not really improve untill which were lucky? That FOM choose for the Hybrid engines which was developed already by Merc.. So since the hybrid period Merc were allmighty that helped him a lot and he didn't really had to fight, because no one had that fast care.. so that is why he got not the wow factor anymore... Also his off the grid statements and extreme behaviour did not help his popularity... Though I still think he is a great driver ans person

[@324Ben]

@@gijzje Well, what engines were his teammates using ?. Nomatter how strong a car is, someone still has to drive it and score points. And another question , would anyone have won championships in an uncompetitive car in F1. Considering the results of Schumacher to Rosberg as teammates;imagine if that had been Lewis, people would say he got exposed not even thinking of the age differences.

[@gijzje]

@@324Ben He except of Nico 2016 won always with second driver in top 3 except 2018 when botas was 5th So what more prove do you need . The years in the Hybrid era he lost he ended second and botas in 2021 third...So that is during this era a 98 % score of podia of mercedes with 2 cars in top 3 so it was not the more car you think ? Of course at that point he was the better driver

[@Mohagnito94]

One of the most idiotic ignorant statemented ever heard

[@laman8914]

Sure, he was driving a self-drive car, like the Tesla cars; you just sit and the car does the racing.

[@sashjgd]

7 time world champion! Most wins! Most poles! The GOAT

[@turognlz1447]

7 times world champion fighting Massa, Rosberg and Bottas. Thanks, goat.

[@JaySamurai79]

@@turognlz1447 I know right! The current WDC at the time getting handed in his prime by this rookie in his first season😳 Thanks a lot GOAT

[@MT-pv2rf]

@@turognlz1447 That's priceless coming from an Alonso fanboy. Alonso is champion against Fisichella and never ever won another championship after Hamilton beat him in the same car. Look, Alonso could have been a 4xWDC with 2 different teams, Renault and McLaren, from 2005-2008 but Hamilton walked into Alonso's life, beat him in the same car as a rookie, made him rum away from a 3 year contract like a coward and then made Alonso's humiliation complete by winning the championship in the car that Alonso ran away from in 2008 and Alonso never ever won another title ever again. Quite frankly, Hamilton completely destroyed Alonso's career and today one of them is a 7xWDC while the other one hasn't won a single title since 2006, 15 years ago.

[@panacheautomotive4298]

@@turognlz1447 it must suck being an Alonso fan he'll only 2WDC and Hamilton is the legend with 7WDC and with the possibility of 8, 9, or possibly 10WDC's 🤣🤣🤣🤣 now let me see them tears 😭😭😭😭.

[@TheJGJR9]

@@turognlz1447 titles are still titles bud

[@ab8jeh]

That 2007 launch was the end of an era. After the 2008 financial crash we never saw anything like this again. To be honest it was ridiculous.

[@masterofdisaster9194]

I’m sure McLaren made decent money from the event

[@kabelotshita4510]

Funny how they doubted Hamilton

[@Euclides287]

Can you blame them? He was just a rookie.

[@AlonsoRules]

everyone did

[@User-nu6km]

The strongest driver line up in the new millennium

[@123dan165]

It's a shame a lot of issues prevented this duo from properly gelling.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

No chance, Trulli beat Alonso. Kimi > Alonso at their peaks.

[@lewishamilton8580]

@@ciaronsmith4995 trulli finished behind Alonso in 2003 and 2004.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@lewishamilton8580 Again you need to pay attention. In 2004, Trulli was ahead of Alonso in all categories BEFORE HE LEFT THE TEAM after Monza 2004 to join Toyota for the final 3 races of 2004! When they were teammates at Renault in 2004, Trulli had more points, wins and had outqualified Alonso. 46 points to 45 points, 1 win to 0 wins. Please learn Formula 1 before you comment. I know my stuff.

[@shanginadildo]

@@ciaronsmith4995 grow up mate

[@notorioushkm97]

You know what's funny, the MP4-22 was the best car that season but with the whole Alonso v Hamilton & the Spygate Scandal really screwed the whole team over

[@gigadonis8684]

This was pretty much the most OP driver line-up in history. Equal with Prost-Senna. That MP4/22 was probably pretty slow, but the sheer skill on offer with these drivers covered it. Look at 2008. Hamilton got pretty much the same results as 2007 (like, he was scoring consistent podiums, getting the most poles, always in the thick of the fight), and look at Kovalinen. He only just managed to win. And look at 2006, Montoya-Raikkonen were getting pretty much the same results as Kovalinen in 2008 (Odd podium, mostly in top 5 but not always). These two were incredibly skilled, but Hamilton won 7 titles compared to Alonso's 2 because he was far more cooperative with the team, and was made a lot more level headed decisions (in the second half of his career). Look at how many times Alonso's fallen out with the team. This year (2007), 2014 Ferrari, 2015McLaren, 2017 McLaren. I'm pretty sure they were onto something in 2012, but Fernando basically said he was bigger than the team according to Luca DiMontezemlo. And he knows his stuff, look at the success with Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. So yeah, if you wanna do well at stuff, don't think you know best at everything. It's great to have self belief, but when someone tells you can do better at something, listen to them, analyze it, and then act on it.

[@ic3c0ld_w3bb2]

Hope to God Alpine works out for Alonso🤞

[@gigadonis8684]

@@ic3c0ld_w3bb2 Sandwhich wrapper: Let me stop you right there

[@hansfromcongo6322]

That car was fast but pretty equal with Ferrari but likely a little bit slower around most tracks. Don’t forget Kimi and Massa were in the Ferraris both incredible drivers

[@gigadonis8684]

@@hansfromcongo6322 Don't worry Kimi (at least in F1, WRC, not so much) is imo a top quality driver, who can also be at the top of his game a very long time (3rd place in 2018 after 15 years of top level racing is impressive, not to mention his incredible 2012 and start to 2013 after 2 years away), and Massa in some years was able to beat Kimi (I feel Kimi was more suited to Traction Control driving. The years where TC was banned Massa had the edge), but Alonso was the only driver (bar Mika Hakkinen) to beat Schumacher in a straight title fight and Hamilton is the only driver to surpass Schumi's record, and while it still was his rookie year, STILL matched Alonso. So this is where my conclusion comes from.

[@ab8jeh]

Sums it up perfectly. Don't fall out with your colleagues.

[@sandalphoncpu]

I like how, at the time, they expect Alonso to win the championship, and Lewis behind him, and not even considering it’ll be otherwise.

[@turognlz1447]

In what way was it? If they tied on points and Ferrari took both championships. A great idea from Ron to sign the driver who retired Schumacher, to end up betting everything on a rookie. Jean Todt is still laughing.

[@turognlz1447]

​@LDG LDG Everyone knows that Mclaren sabotaged Fernando except you. Hahaha Tying points when your team manipulated your car to slow down and take the championship out of your spoiled partner's hands was a feat. We saw Fernando's reputation at Ferrari with shitty cars, he was always ahead of Hamilton in those years.

[@turognlz1447]

@LDG LDG By that rule Button and Rosberg are better than Hamilton

[@nlatefr]

@@turognlz1447 which rules in 4 seasons SLH béats Rosberg 3-1 ..., 3 seasons béat Button 2-1 so how can they be better ?

[@nlatefr]

@@turognlz1447 a 2wdc beaten by a rookie ...it does not matter how you pût it ...that hurts

[@Bahamuttiamat]

Didn't know you had an youtube channel!!? Been following you on reddit for years.

[@thetmg8337]

Now look at Lewis now 93 Wins, a race away from a 7th World title, incredible

[@jonathinrice914]

The TMG...Your a Clown...Lewis had 22 win at the beginning of 2014....With the V6 turbo FARCE he won 73 races in 6 years...there is only one other driver he has to compete against and that is his Mercedes teammate , and managed to lose to Rosberg in 2016....In a 6 year period Hamilton had 22 wins in the same 6 year period from 2014 -2020 Hamilton won 73?...You figure it out there GENIUS!....More that 3X the number of wins...That's a JOKE!

[@thetmg8337]

@@jonathinrice914 looks like someone is a Schumacher suck off, go ahead and be an immature baby and go whine somewhere else I’m going to enjoy one of my favorite drivers breaking legendary records week after and week and enjoy myself😎

[@Azabaxe80]

As of 11/15/20, in 164 races, he has 94 wins, 163 podiums, 97 poles and 7 world championships. Monster.

[@jonathinrice914]

@@Azabaxe80 ....All of then between two Mercedes drivers between 2014- 2020...2007-2013..22 wins,,,,,74 wins 2014-2020...F1 is a Farce since 2014...That's REALITY HAMILTARD!

[@Gurashi]

Yup. And Lewis is not even done yet. Love the salty tears. Cry more.

[@kristoffsamm10]

Lewis could’ve ended with 10-11 titles 2007 - china dnf, poor call by McLaren and lost title by 1 point 2012 - Spain dnf due to brake failure from 2nd, lost title by 16 points 2016 - DNF/Reliability woes especially Malaysia where he was easily winning, lost title by 5 points 2021 - Abu Dhabi farce, human error title Anyways it is what it is, Lewis is an all time great and will be remembered for forever.

[@kabelotshita4510]

We all know how this story went

[@j.anderson4254]

Lol... Anthony Hamilton- "we like to pay for things we break, but we just can't afford to pay for that one."

[@TheJGJR9]

i would say second best driver pairing after senna-prost maybe even on par who knows

[@TheJGJR9]

@Rafael Jackson what world r u living in?

[@ciaronsmith4995]

McLaren engineers said Kimi > Alonso.

[@TheJGJR9]

@@ciaronsmith4995 which alonso?

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@TheJGJR9 Mark Hughes wrote an article in 2007 where McLaren engineers compared Kimi vs Alonso: "...they have yet to see the Raikkonen-like devastating high-speed precision that wrings every last gram of speed from the car..... the raw speed doesn't seem to be coming as easy as it did to Kimi."

[@TheJGJR9]

@@ciaronsmith4995 sounds like a excuse but lets be honest cant compare a guy who was at the team for one year to a guy that was at the team for multiple

[@tristantopambudi3186]

Incredible documentary THANK YOU

[@parthsethia4223]

7 time world champion

[@laman8914]

If the McLaren Team management mistake wasn't made in the China race to box him later than he requested, Lewis Hamilton would have been the first and only driver to win a Championship in his rookie season. However, Lewis had one disadvantage: he did not have the right eye color favorable to the F1 Community, and particularly the F1 owners, back then. But, these are exactly the kind of obstacles that bring out the best in him. The 7 Championships are a testament of that.

[@MrBboyflexibi]

Imagine if Mclaren didn’t sign Lewis or places Lewis in a mid table team before coming up & sign De La Rosa or a number 2 driver , Alonso would have won 2 world championships 2007 & 2008 easily. Teams always make a mistake by signing two TOP Drivers

[@Merc140497]

Then we also couldn’t have seen just how good Lewis as a rookie was. He was never gonna accept playing second fiddle and now he’s identified as a legend in the sport.

[@Euclides287]

That's easy to say in *retrospect,* but how was Ron Dennis supposed to know Lewis was going to be this good? If Ron knew the diamond he had in his own academy, he wouldn't have signed Alonso to begin with.

[@User-nu6km]

Possibly 2009 too because McLaren could allocate more resources to the 09 car

[@jussieronen3707]

@@User-nu6km In 09 Kovalainen was basically a test driver for them.

[@markmitchell450]

@@Euclides287 Dennis signed alonso because he was already a wc and gave Hamilton the 2nd seat knowing he was good

[@tarang926]

the lead driver finish behind rookie lews hamilton lol

[@turognlz1447]

They tied 109 points with the entire Mclaren team, including bosses sabotaging Alonso. The story was like that, although you English fans have been trying to tell another movie for years.

[@markmitchell450]

@@turognlz1447 doesn't matter now alonso lost out to a rookie that rookie had to be good for the team to even think about preferable treatment Clearly alonso wasn't that good in the mcclaren for whatever reason

[@turognlz1447]

@@markmitchell450 That bet was good for Mclaren to lose both titles. But no matter how you say it, the rookie beat Alonso. Hahaha Jean Todt 13 years later is still laughing. Sign the boy who retired Schumacher to end up betting all the prestige of a team on a rookie. If Mclaren had bet on Fernando they would have easily won the 2007 and 2008 titles and who knows if in the Red Bull era they would have fought like Fernando did at Ferrari.

[@MT-pv2rf]

@@turognlz1447 Stop lying. It was Alonso, with his status as the defending world champion, who had clear preferential treatment from Ron Dennis in the early part of the season and Alonso caused the problems at McLaren himself with a blackmail attempt on his team boss using his own involvement in the Spygate Scandal. Alonso ran away like a coward after only 1 year because he couldn't handle how strong Hamilton was. He needed to run away back to the preferential treatment of Flavio Briatore who made Alonso's teammate deliberately crash into a wall so that he could win a race at Singapore 2008. - This is the true Alonso. He needs and expects the team to only support him and sabotage his teammates. This much is crystal clear and when he didn't get what he wanted in 2007 he had a mental breakdown and resorted to blackmail. Its absolutely pathetic and so are his dishonest fans.

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

I remember watching this back in 2007 first time I had of heard of Lewis I didn't really use the Internet back then being only 9 at the time.

[@doppelpunkt]

most insane driver lineup ever but somehow they didn't win any championship with it.

[@mt2oo8]

Lewis ended up one point away from the championship and sadly his DNF in China was a rookie error. Still the greatest rookie season the sport has ever seen

[@ssssssssssssssssss50]

@@mt2oo8yeah, only lewis was a point away, right?:))

[@warwickbull5559]

For some strange reason, Alonso's haircut in this documentary reminds me of Buzz Lightyear?

[@kholomokolo]

😂😂😂 To infinity and beyond. He does look like him... Especially the shape of his face

[@warwickbull5559]

@@kholomokolo Yeah Alonso lost his laser that season, that's why he lost the championship!!!🤣

[@ste9856]

That rookie season shows why Hamilton is the goat

[@cookiain]

The young rookie was about to join the real legends of the sport

[@TheNo1Grapefruit]

Kimi finally had enough of unreliable McLarens, but as soon as he left, McLaren suddenly became both reliable and fast. The joke's on Ron though since Kimi beat both Hamilton and Alonso, by 1 point each to get that 2007 title. I wonder how Ron/Martin/Mika felt at the end of Brazil 2007.

[@123dan165]

When you say Martin do you mean Martin Brundle?

[@TheNo1Grapefruit]

@@123dan165 Martin Whitmarsh, Former CEO of McLaren Racing (2004-2013)

[@123dan165]

@@TheNo1Grapefruit oh right

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Alonso couldn't adapt to the Bridgestones, and Lewis was just a rookie. They were both slower than Kimi was 2003-2006. Mark Hughes wrote an article in 2007 where McLaren engineers compared Kimi vs Alonso: "...they have yet to see the Raikkonen-like devastating high-speed precision that wrings every last gram of speed from the car..... the raw speed doesn't seem to be coming as easy as it did to Kimi."

[@southerncomfort1339]

NOW you see why SLH left Mclaren!! Mclaren are the "Silver Ferrari" finding someway to screw something up!!!

[@Maoulduin]

Turn 1 at Melbourne, Ron Dennis definitely thought 'oh sh*t, not this again'.

[@SpeedBrazilOficial]

F1 LEGEND ❤ TODAY AUGUST 2024❤

[@noahletwinski6955]

Whenever these two are seen together I always think of crashgate

[@TroystonB]

What a different team they are today. Completely different feel to their corporate structure.

[@lesblase3667]

Would love to see LH44 Career through LH eyes of coarse but through the eyes of his father, Anthony Hamilton & Ron Dennis. Imagine that movie? FMD

[@southerncomfort1339]

I really would have like too have seen Kimi n Lewis together!!! WOW

[@sadsadasdsadasdsadas]

3:47 like there was anyone who would have performed better than Kimi, car was shit, Kimi was amazing as always during those times.

[@zenglaf]

"Mclaren produced champions", but Hunt wasn't the first... poor work of history here.

[@fernandosantos4763]

I felt the same when i didn't saw Fittipaldi. But Mclaren itself, doesn't forget him.

[@akschmidt2085]

I like Alonso's dad. Offering both his kids the cart😏

[@Murdo132]

Little did we all know. Gotta give him credit. Some Story

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Alonso couldn't adapt to the Bridgestones, and Lewis was just a rookie. They were both slower than Kimi was 2003-2006. Mark Hughes wrote an article in 2007 where McLaren engineers compared Kimi vs Alonso: "...they have yet to see the Raikkonen-like devastating high-speed precision that wrings every last gram of speed from the car..... the raw speed doesn't seem to be coming as easy as it did to Kimi."

[@fernandosantos4763]

Dream. Kimi too was never the same after Michelin/Newey.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@fernandosantos4763 Newey held Kimi back with his unreliable designs. Kimi won the title the first year WITHOUT Newey. Alonso never won without a mass damper. Kimi was the best on the Michelin tyres, that is correct. He definitely was hurt by Michelin leaving. Alonso is a talented human. But Kimi is an alien. A special talent. Hamilton? We don't fear him either. We saw his mistakes.

[@GT-F1]

THANKS for this upload! - 2007: The year Alonso was 'humbled'.

[@siletamus2016]

“Will this car be the making of a triple world champion and put a rookie on the podium?” I wonder how the later turned out? When the car launches were a big deal.

[@ryanjonathanmartin3933]

I remember it was pretty flamboyant lol

[@ohheyitskevinc]

Brundle hasn’t changed in all these years. Was he born middle aged?

[@victor9]

29:50 Lewis already complaining about his tyers and it wasn't even a race yet lol. the man never changed.

[@maggietemp4770]

All the damn driver's complain about their tyres not just 7x World Champion Lewis. He wants to win races in a car that has good tyres, what's wrong with that??

[@sarin82]

34:16 .. No, not really.

[@MT-pv2rf]

Lol. That's absolutely hilarious.

[@MT-pv2rf]

@@ahcarielLaughing all the way to the toilet like Alonso's career? Ending up out of a championship contending car only for your rookie teammate to win the championship in that car instead of you and you never ever win another championship in the sport ever again while your rookie teammate goes on to win seven?

[@noto-bs]

boy george will miss him from 2025,

[@christos-mariosmeintanas351]

With spy gate McLaren was chasing the dream

[@ProjectDystopia]

41:54 I was hoping that Lewis didn't die.....

[@markmitchell450]

So few views on this post

[@yvlakhtionov]

Meanwhile, in Finland, Kimi is having a beer 🍺

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Alonso couldn't adapt to the Bridgestones, and Lewis was just a rookie. They were both slower than Kimi was 2003-2006. Mark Hughes wrote an article in 2007 where McLaren engineers compared Kimi vs Alonso: "...they have yet to see the Raikkonen-like devastating high-speed precision that wrings every last gram of speed from the car..... the raw speed doesn't seem to be coming as easy as it did to Kimi."

[@southerncomfort1339]

Now we find out that Mclaren mechanics did little things to sabotage SLH! Alonso giving money to Mechanics!! 🤨🤨🤨😬😬😬

[@joelbates8243]

24:55

[@pablof.c2660]

Shameful year for the honor of Dennis and mclaren. Lied claiming equal opportunities for drivers. This video shows how Dennis supported for years Lewis through sponsorships, when he thought Lewis had a chance, he dumped alonso. Shame!!!

[@rodsitamara]

did you even watch the doc

[@the_road__warrior6185]

Fernando is Aiight

[@matz1974]

Alonso>

[@hanabisenju9051]

I thought this video is about 2 drivers, but it's only about 1 driver. I guess what happened in 2007 were going to happen regardless as long as it involves a british team and a british driver

[@alexb7799]

its better at 1.25

[@ciaronsmith4995]

The most overrated driver lineup. Peak Kimi > Alonso. Kimi was the best driver McLaren have had this century at his peak. He had a garbage 2006 McLaren yet still got 3 poles.

[@maxt7525]

When the world was normal....men and women were allowed to be as such and refer to each other as such. We really have gone backwards 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bastordd]

Was Mclaren car? Or Ferrari Car? Because Mclaren was more interested in spy Ferrari

[@User-nu6km]

Ferrari handed the info to McLaren. McLaren never asked for the info

[@gabe2968]

I was a big fan of Hamilton in his first few years, even in 2007 where Fernando was my favourite and he still is. What the hell happened to Hamilton man, he use to be so likeable and humble. Even the way he talks is different back then, now he speaks like some arrogant American wannabe now. So sad that he's so unlikeable now.

[@anthonymanutd7544]

What a ridiculous comment. As you get older you change. Hamilton confidence and believe in himself means he’s now the all time statistically the best driver ever. Ron Denis is a genius and what a decision he made to back Hamilton.

[@wivaquif]

Such a shame, it started out with a young , talented hamilton, and ended with an egotistical spoilt brat.

[@anthonymanutd7544]

Xzzzz 7x✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@MrRobin61]

I'm surprised how a young Hamilton reacts very grown up but now I see an older Hamilton trying to look like a youngster ..get a life man !

[@anthonymanutd7544]

Your comment makes no sense whatsoever.

[@MrRobin61]

@@anthonymanutd7544 His silly clothing !

[@anthonymanutd7544]

@MrRobin61 silly clothing. We're all individuals and we can wear what makes us feel good. We're individuals and some are successful like Hamilton.

[@MrRobin61]

@@anthonymanutd7544 Is Hamilton successful ???

[@anthonymanutd7544]

@@MrRobin61 what a silly question.🤣