2016.
Le Mans, 24 Hours.
(announcer speaking fast) (car engines)
It's Le Mans and it is classic. It is Ferarri. It is Ford. It is not to be missed.
There are certain events around the world.
Each one has their own sort of little flavor.
If you will.
Arguably, this is the crown jewel worldwide.
When I grew up as a kid, that was definitely one to win.
It's the tradition, the passion, the commitment, the defeats, the victory
1966. Ford's victory 50 years ago, the one, two, three finish is
one of the best stories of all time.
Definitely for Le Mans.
I think it resonates because it's a really good story.
Be able to come back and in 66 and finish in the way you did.
It's pretty cool.
I wanted to race at Le Mans for the 50th anniversary.
I asked a Russian air at a product development.
We wouldn't be able to win.. He said, "we'll be competitive."
And I said, "This is about winning."
(car engine, tools)
(announcer talking over the conversation)
They're a part of our family.
And that's the most important thing.
This is a family company, a family race day.
They feel a part of our family.
Cause that's the best part of what we do.
Biggest events of the year for France.
And you really feel that when you're at the track, you get blown away with it.
It's just a carnival feeling.
(crowd yelling, announcer yelling, car engines)
I think it's gonna rain a little bit at the start of the race, it will make it exciting.
(thunder cracking)
(announcer yelling about the rain)
3, 2, 1, the race will start now behind the safety guard.
Okay.
I'm really happy to have the safety car, so much rain, almost not driveable.
drive them the first five, six steps.
(announcer yelling about the 67 car)
Got to stay positive.
(car engine roaring over voice)
Some days you're the windshield and some days you're the bug and we're definitely the bug today.
(car engine)
(announcer yelling)
(car engines)
When you go down to Le Mans and it's just your headlines, lights in the waves.
Such a strange and peaceful moment.
And I just thought to myself "Yeah."
"This is what I want to do for the next 20 years."
(car engines)
Get back to why you started the sport in the first place.
That pure driving emotion is fantastic.
And then that's what I had for the night.
(car engine roaring over announcer talking)
Two feet on the leg and there's just no one in there.
It's just no one there.
Or you're aware that, that
when it starts to get delayed earlier, you start to see the people, you know,
the Sigler, you see people, or you see if you haven't got your nutrition, right.
And you're hungry.
You can see the smoke, you can smell the food.
Give me this or in place number,
pushing, pushing, pushing, almost justifying the fiery
and we have to pick up.
So I had to
It's gonna get crazy here.
We knew it was going to be close, we didn't know it was going to be this close at this point in the race.
Pretty much confirm a Ford victory.
(uplifting music plays)
(car engines)
(cheering)
Just to be apart of this moment, Ford winning the race.. Unbelievable.
This is what the car business is all about. This is for all of our employees, all of our partners that allowed us to make history again.
Ferrari did an amazing job.
The point is you never give up and you just keep going.
The whole idea was to celebrate it the proper way and um, I think we have.