- A World Grand Prix competitor,
and one of the fastest cars in the world:
Francesco Bernoulli!
- It is an honor, Signore Dorado, for you.
- Miles, why not invite Lightning McQueen?
- Uh? What?
- [Miles] Of course we invited him,
but apparently after his very long racing season,
he is taking some time off to rest.
- Lightning McQueen would not
have a chance against Francesco.
I can go over 300 kilometers an hour.
In miles that is like, uh,
way faster than McQueen.
- Let's go to the phones.
Baltimore, Maryland, you're on the air.
- [Caller] Am I on, hello?
- You're on, go ahead.
- Hello?
- Go ahead caller.
(phone dial tone)
Let's go to Radiator Springs.
You're on, caller.
- [Mater] Yeah that Italian feller you got on there
can't talk that way about Lightning McQueen.
He's the bestest race car in the whole wide world.
- Uh oh.
- If he is, how you say,
the bestest race car,
then why must he rest, eh?
- Cause he knows what's important.
Every now and then he prefers just to slow down, enjoy life.
- Ah you heard it!
Lightning McQueen prefers to be slow!
Of course, this is not news to Francesco.
When I want to go to sleep, I watch one of his races.
After two laps I am out cold.
(gasps)
- [Mater] That ain't what I meant.
- [Francesco] He is afraid of Francesco, this-
- That's that Italian Formula car.
His name is-
- Francesco Bernoulli, no wonder there's a crowd.
- Wait, why do you know his name?
And don't say it like that it's three syllables not ten.
- What? He's nice to look at, you know,
open wheels and all.
- What's wrong with fenders?
- Nothing!
- I thought you liked my fenders.
- [Mater] And let me tell you something else there,
Mr. San Francisco.
- Mater?
- [Mater] McQueen could drive circles around you.
- Driving in circles is all he can do.
- [Mater] No, I mean, yes, I mean,
he could beat you anywhere, anytime, any track,
- Mel, can we move on?
Francesco needs a caller
who can provide a little more intellectual stimulation,
like a dump truck.
- [Mater] Haha, that shows what you know.
Dump trucks is dumb.
Hey, whoa!
- Yeah, hi, this is Lightning McQueen.
- The Lightning McQueen, eh!
- Hey Mr. San Francisco, I'd like you to meet-
- Hey, Lightning McQueen, buona sera!
- Um, nice to meet you Francesco.
- Nice to meet you too.
You are very good looking,
not as good as I thought, but you're good.
- Excuse me, can I get a picture with you?
- Ah, anything for McQueen's friend.
- Miss Sally is gonna flip when she sees this.
She's Lightning McQueen's girlfriend.
She's a big fan of yours.
- Hey, she has good taste.
(engines revving)
- Speed, I am speed.
- (laughing) Really, you are speed?
Then Francesco is triple speed.
Francesco is triple speed.
Hoho, Francesco likes this McQueen,
it's really getting him into the zone.
- He is so getting beat today.
(shouting)
- Francesco, what was your strategy today?
- Strategy? Francesco needs no strategy.
It's very simple:
You start the race, wait for Lightning McQueen to choke,
pass him, then win,
Francesco always wins, it's a bogen.
- [Reporter] I gotta tell you dude,
you were in trouble for a while.
That dirt track section had you crawling.
- To truly crush one's dream,
you must first raise their hopes very high.
- I just really wish Mater were here.
- Francesco understands, McQueen.
- Oh great, here it comes.
What do you got Francesco?
- For famous race cars like Francesco,
and well, you, to be far away from home is not easy.
- Think you forgot the insulting part of that insult.
- It's no insult.
When Francesco is away from home he misses his mama,
just like you miss your tow truck amigo.
- Yeah I maybe misjudged you because that's exactly-
- Of course, I am at home, and my mama is right here.
Mama! Don't worry, Mama, McQueen is very sad.
I will beat his crying baby bottom to death!
- And there's the insult we were missing. Grazie!
(engines revving)
- What is happening, it's a bad dream!
- I just figure we never found out
who the world's fastest car is.
Well it's no press, no trophy, just racing.
The way I like it.
- Francesco likes it like this too.
- Francesco, I'd like you to meet-
- Signorina Sally, it is official,
Lightning McQueen is the luckiest car in the world.
- Uh, why thank you!
- Which he will have to be
to have a chance against Francesco today.
See you at the finish line, Mc-
what is that?
- Oh just something I had made up for the occasion.
- It's good McQueen very funny,
would be funnier when I did it,
but it's very funny.
What are you going to do next?
Are you going to take off your fenders?
Try it, you'll like it.
(upbeat music)