26 minutes of exclusive and incredible insights into the operations of a Formula 1 team and the life of a Formula 1 driver!

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00:05 - The Arrival

Marcus Ericsson and his family in Kumla, Sweden - up close and personal! His childhood and how he became a race driver.

Team principal Monisha Kaltenborn welcomes Marcus at our Factory in Hinwil, Switzerland. Get to know Marcus' mom and dad and learn how they feel about their son racing in Formula One. And: Marcus meets Fredrik Ekblom, the Swedish race driver who first discovered his talent.

04:43 - Season Preps

Marcus Ericsson meets his race engineer Erik and gets to know the Sauber F1 Team. Technical meetings are one part of pre-season preparations. Fitness training is the other...

We followed Marcus to Phuket, Thailand, where he prepared his body for the strains of the upcoming F1 season together with his physio, Alex.

07:52 - Factory Visit

Marcus Ericsson takes you behind the scenes of the Sauber F1 Team factory in Hinwil, Switzerland. He follows the process of parts being "printed" on our rapid protoyping machines to the wind tunnel test section, where such parts make up most of the 60& model.

Remark: This video was recorded in January 2015 and contains scenes with our former Head of Aerodynamics, Willem Toet, who left our team in March. Willem and our team parted in good spirits and Willem confirmed that he doesn't object to the publishing of this video at all.

09:38 - Teamwork

Pre-season testing is not only important for the driver to get to know his race car. It is equally important to get comfortable with the team as our Team Manager, Beat Zehnder, our Head of Track Engineering, Giampaolo Dall'Ara, and Marcus' Race Engineer, Erik Schuivens, explain.

12:35 - Hidden Talent

Learn about Marcus Ericsson's hidden talent an why becoming a Formula One race driver was a matter of touch and go for him.

Marcus takes you from the wind tunnel tube in Hinwil, Switzerland, to Örebro, Sweden, where he meets his favourite ice-hockey team Örebro HC.

14:36 - Racing Heritage

Peter Sauber takes Marcus Ericsson through the Sauber F1 Team's racing history and heritage! From the double-win of the 24h in Le Mans, the team's first car and season in F1, Robert Kubica's big crash in Canada in 2007 to his first F1 win for the team in 2008.

We also look back at some of the young guns who made their F1 debut with the Sauber F1 Team: Remember the boy Kimi Räikkönen? And hear what Felipe Massa thinks about Peter Sauber.

18:03 - Home Sweet Home

Marcus Ericsson Up Close & Personal...! We followed Marcus back to his hometown Kumla in Sweden where he visited his old school and met former teachers as well as his best friends Robin and Kristoffer.

20:45 - Hit The Brakes

The brake pedal... It may seem like a small part - it's nonetheless important! Produced from carbon fibre with an insert made of ultra-light foam.

Join Marcus Ericsson as he follows the production process from cutting the foam into shape through lamination in the clean room to quality control. Watch him produce his very own brake pedal - and learn whether he'll use it himself or make sure that Felipe will drive it ;-)

23:38 - Trackside

Teammates - friend or foe? Felipe Nasr and Marcus about their relationship. And: the pressure - can they show the steep learning curve that is expected from them?

25:14 - Just In Time

In Formula One, everything is down to the last second. Even - or especially - when it comes to painting the car parts. Marcus goes hands-on and finishes the paintjob of the final car part needed to put the Sauber C34 together for the roll-out in Jerez. And he does it just in time, 12 hours before the car has to leave for the race track...

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