WEBVTT - Max Verstappen Talks Formula One

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>We are here at the Detroit Auto Show with four

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<v Speaker 2>time Formula One champion Max. For stapp and Max, the

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<v Speaker 2>second half of last season was about as exciting as

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<v Speaker 2>they get. You were at a one hundred and four

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<v Speaker 2>point deficit but ended up only missing out by two

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<v Speaker 2>points in the last race.

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<v Speaker 1>How did it feel to you take it raise race?

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<v Speaker 3>To be honest, you know, we had a bit of

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<v Speaker 3>a tough yeah for us alf A. You know, some

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<v Speaker 3>good moments and some bad moments and a bit of

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<v Speaker 3>a yeah, tough start, but second half is a lot

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<v Speaker 3>more enjoyable.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Also in the team side, like you know, you you

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<v Speaker 3>start to feel more comfortable confident when things are are

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<v Speaker 3>going well. Of course, even in the second half we

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<v Speaker 3>had a few tough races, but overall way more competitive,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think it's always nicer to have to end

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<v Speaker 3>the season like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was a great way to end, even

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<v Speaker 2>if you know you didn't win the ultimate championship. But

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<v Speaker 2>I can't imagine working that hard with that set of

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<v Speaker 2>tools and then having to switch to a completely new

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<v Speaker 2>set of tools this year in like this most serious

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<v Speaker 2>rule change that Formula One has had, at least in

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<v Speaker 2>my memory.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but I mean you know that even heading into

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<v Speaker 3>that season, right, so it's not like it comes as

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<v Speaker 3>a shock. The team is prepared for that, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>also a bit of a new challenge. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 3>enjoyed the cars the last three years, but at the

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<v Speaker 3>same time, sometimes, yeah, it doesn't doesn't hurt to have

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<v Speaker 3>a bit of a change, yet it can also really

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<v Speaker 3>upset of course the grit you don't know, so uh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll see how that how that goes.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you think the rule changes are going to

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<v Speaker 2>benefit you as opposed to the rest of the group.

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<v Speaker 1>I honestly have no idea.

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<v Speaker 3>I haven't even done that many laps in the simulator,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, So for me, I'll just see what happens

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<v Speaker 3>when I sit in the car.

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<v Speaker 1>I think what is always very important as the drivers.

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<v Speaker 3>That you can adapt quickly to the situation that you're in,

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<v Speaker 3>if if that is on a earn cardit you've known

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<v Speaker 3>for a long time, or a completely new car. You

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<v Speaker 3>just need to be able to, Yeah, dub quickly learn

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<v Speaker 3>quickly as well, because the cars will evolve I think

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<v Speaker 3>also very quickly. But yeah, I'm not too stressed about that,

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<v Speaker 3>to be honest, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Mean Red Bull is seen as the most at least

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<v Speaker 2>the most technologically advanced team in the world, and now

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<v Speaker 2>you have Ford as a partner. I don't think any

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<v Speaker 2>CEO automotive CEO cares about racing more than Jim Farley.

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<v Speaker 2>What does it mean to you working with Ford?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's great, it's a great opportunity as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just excited, you know, to get started.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a massive heritage as well, you know in racing

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<v Speaker 3>as well. So yeah, I think everyone is just now

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<v Speaker 3>just very keen to get started.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think like of the former winners that have

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<v Speaker 2>been powered by Ford, Jim Clark, Hill, Fit Appaldy, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Jackie Stewart, Like, it's such an illustrious list. It's almost

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<v Speaker 2>like you're gonna do DFV two point zero with this

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<v Speaker 2>new team.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see. I mean, yeah, we hope, of course to

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of success, but it's impossible to know.

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<v Speaker 3>The only thing that I do know is that everyone

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<v Speaker 3>is giving it everything they have.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think about the development We've heard that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you have a bit found a bit of an

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<v Speaker 2>edge with compression variable compression. I guess there's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a meeting on January second about how this will

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<v Speaker 2>work for you and Mercedes. Do you feel like you

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<v Speaker 2>have an edge?

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<v Speaker 1>It's impossible to know. I mean everyone is just trying

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<v Speaker 1>everything they can. And from our.

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<v Speaker 3>Side, and especially for my side, I mean I have

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<v Speaker 3>to focus on the driving. You know, I'm not there

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<v Speaker 3>to be the engine technician, and we'll explain everything in

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<v Speaker 3>detail to you. And at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 3>it's also something between the FIA and the car manufacturers,

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<v Speaker 3>to the engine manufacturers to to sort out. And I

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<v Speaker 3>drive the car and I trust that from our side,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we always try to do our very best

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<v Speaker 3>to get the most performance out of the engine.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you excited to have more nimble a smaller, more

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<v Speaker 2>nimble car. Is that more exciting for you because it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be easier I guess than that instance to pass.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it's a bit too soon to be able

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<v Speaker 3>to say that that it will be easier to pass.

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<v Speaker 3>I have no idea, so you know, everything is still unknown,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. So the cars I think look a bit nicer,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, when they're a bit smaller and not as wide.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, once we get on track, then it's a

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<v Speaker 3>bit easier to get a bit of an understanding of

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<v Speaker 3>what is all happening and going on.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about your career outside of F one. I

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<v Speaker 2>can hear the sims going over there, and I know

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<v Speaker 2>you're deep into that with Redline. So what are you

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<v Speaker 2>most interested in outside of racing on the track, which

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure is your main focus almost all the time,

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<v Speaker 2>but in any spare time that you have.

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<v Speaker 3>You mean, outside of like sim racing and stuff. It's,

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<v Speaker 3>of course we want to win whatever we compete in, right,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to try and help young drivers, young people

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<v Speaker 3>that don't have the opportunities also in real life, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>to have an opportunity to actually then become a real

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<v Speaker 3>racing driver.

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<v Speaker 1>All starts of course in the simulator.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, it's just very exciting to see these young

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<v Speaker 3>guys that you know, start at what sixteen maybe in

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<v Speaker 3>the team and see them grow as well over the

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<v Speaker 3>years with the potential to you know, maybe get a

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<v Speaker 3>real real life drive, which we have done last season

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<v Speaker 3>with one of the sim drivers and you know, he's

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<v Speaker 3>doing a really good job, and it's just, yeah, really

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<v Speaker 3>nice to see how that is all like progressing.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think about that as a progression? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>do you have, for example, a certain number of championships

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<v Speaker 2>in mind that you want to win before you can

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<v Speaker 2>walk away, or are you still going to be starting

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<v Speaker 2>races at you know, Alonzo's like forty four years old.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you see that as a future for yourself.

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<v Speaker 3>It's all honestly, like, it's just I don't really think

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<v Speaker 3>about it too much. I think it's more important to

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<v Speaker 3>just try and enjoy it, you know, it's on the

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<v Speaker 3>enjoyment is there, then it's also easier to rock up

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<v Speaker 3>and really demand everything from yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>And so far, I'm still you know, having that feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>You seem to be enjoying a little bit of GT racing,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe ready to do a.

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<v Speaker 1>Little bit of endurance race.

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<v Speaker 2>I hear you get signed up for the twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>hours of Nurburg.

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<v Speaker 1>Well about that, there's still nothing confirmed yet.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean the plan would be nice, you know, if

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<v Speaker 3>that's possible, but it's also very you know, very hectic

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<v Speaker 3>first few months now in Formula one, so we.

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<v Speaker 1>Have to wait and see.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's definitely my goal, you know, I want to

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<v Speaker 3>do with twenty five races and I want to do

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<v Speaker 3>endurance and of course having started with GD three racing

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<v Speaker 3>as well with the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's definitely the future plan.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you just aiming for an outright win at Lamar

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<v Speaker 2>or do you think about, for example, the Triple Crown.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that something that enters the picture.

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<v Speaker 3>Triple Crown not so much for me personally. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>would love to do Lamon and actually if you do it,

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<v Speaker 3>you want you want to try and win it.

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<v Speaker 2>So in terms of my co anchor, Danny Berger, she's

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<v Speaker 2>a huge F one fan and she wants to know

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<v Speaker 2>if you're still friends with Lando.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean that's that does never change. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>just always.

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<v Speaker 2>Been the a little spicy at the end of the

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<v Speaker 2>last season.

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<v Speaker 1>Spicy, but it is also a bit of fun, you

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<v Speaker 1>know in it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's just being being like that, and obviously

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<v Speaker 3>also the medium the media makes it always, uh, probably

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<v Speaker 3>a bit more spicy than it actually accidents