Chris Harris
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Aren't they? I'm just fascinated by them. We did a film with the F-35s. I raced an F-35 in a McLaren Speedtail, and the level of classification around the vehicle was so difficult because I didn't realize that we don't, as a British government, we don't own those planes. We lease them from you. We're not allowed to own them. Really? Yeah.
So the IP stays with you guys, and what we do with them is kind of up to you. But we weren't allowed any cockpit shots at all. We weren't allowed to sit inside it. Wow. I just got a description from the pilot of what the aircraft could do.
So the IP stays with you guys, and what we do with them is kind of up to you. But we weren't allowed any cockpit shots at all. We weren't allowed to sit inside it. Wow. I just got a description from the pilot of what the aircraft could do.
So the IP stays with you guys, and what we do with them is kind of up to you. But we weren't allowed any cockpit shots at all. We weren't allowed to sit inside it. Wow. I just got a description from the pilot of what the aircraft could do.
Do they? Yeah. That F-35 was one of the coolest man-made objects I've ever seen. They're incredible. We had to go up there to... So actually, it was a bit like that bungee jump thing. This was so serious that we had to be rigorous. For example, in the theater of war, I'm not sure you can decide whether the ground is full of chips of stones or not, but they have a decontaminated area.
Do they? Yeah. That F-35 was one of the coolest man-made objects I've ever seen. They're incredible. We had to go up there to... So actually, it was a bit like that bungee jump thing. This was so serious that we had to be rigorous. For example, in the theater of war, I'm not sure you can decide whether the ground is full of chips of stones or not, but they have a decontaminated area.
Do they? Yeah. That F-35 was one of the coolest man-made objects I've ever seen. They're incredible. We had to go up there to... So actually, it was a bit like that bungee jump thing. This was so serious that we had to be rigorous. For example, in the theater of war, I'm not sure you can decide whether the ground is full of chips of stones or not, but they have a decontaminated area.
The runway, you're not allowed to go in there and drop litter because it could get sucked up when it's doing that hovering thing. So you go in there, you're decontaminated. And we spent several days working out how to run this drag race. It started out with a genuine drag race between me in a McLaren and this F35. And they had their data on how it accelerated.
The runway, you're not allowed to go in there and drop litter because it could get sucked up when it's doing that hovering thing. So you go in there, you're decontaminated. And we spent several days working out how to run this drag race. It started out with a genuine drag race between me in a McLaren and this F35. And they had their data on how it accelerated.
The runway, you're not allowed to go in there and drop litter because it could get sucked up when it's doing that hovering thing. So you go in there, you're decontaminated. And we spent several days working out how to run this drag race. It started out with a genuine drag race between me in a McLaren and this F35. And they had their data on how it accelerated.
And we had McLaren there with their data. And they worked out that the car would get off the line much quicker than the plane would overtake at a certain point. But I was told very clearly... that I couldn't get in the wash of the aircraft as it took off because it would just flip the car backwards. And we had to sort of choreograph that bit, not fake it, but choreograph it.
And we had McLaren there with their data. And they worked out that the car would get off the line much quicker than the plane would overtake at a certain point. But I was told very clearly... that I couldn't get in the wash of the aircraft as it took off because it would just flip the car backwards. And we had to sort of choreograph that bit, not fake it, but choreograph it.
And we had McLaren there with their data. And they worked out that the car would get off the line much quicker than the plane would overtake at a certain point. But I was told very clearly... that I couldn't get in the wash of the aircraft as it took off because it would just flip the car backwards. And we had to sort of choreograph that bit, not fake it, but choreograph it.
So anyhow, first run we did, I was told that I'd be absolutely safe. I'd be so far ahead of the plane. that the plane would then be in the air by the time it went over me, and we'd be away. Anyhow, first run we do, I'm like this in this McLaren. It's fucking fast. And it accelerates, and I look left, and I hear a noise, and there's a plane coming past me on the ground.
So anyhow, first run we did, I was told that I'd be absolutely safe. I'd be so far ahead of the plane. that the plane would then be in the air by the time it went over me, and we'd be away. Anyhow, first run we do, I'm like this in this McLaren. It's fucking fast. And it accelerates, and I look left, and I hear a noise, and there's a plane coming past me on the ground.
So anyhow, first run we did, I was told that I'd be absolutely safe. I'd be so far ahead of the plane. that the plane would then be in the air by the time it went over me, and we'd be away. Anyhow, first run we do, I'm like this in this McLaren. It's fucking fast. And it accelerates, and I look left, and I hear a noise, and there's a plane coming past me on the ground.
And I thought, I'm in trouble here. And the front wheels of the car came off the ground. Whoa! At about 137 miles an hour. It didn't do that.
And I thought, I'm in trouble here. And the front wheels of the car came off the ground. Whoa! At about 137 miles an hour. It didn't do that.
And I thought, I'm in trouble here. And the front wheels of the car came off the ground. Whoa! At about 137 miles an hour. It didn't do that.
As any racing driver would tell you, and I'm a pretty poor racing driver, you know when the front wheels aren't on the ground. What do you do? Well, you just shit yourself. And you're so invested in it, you're like, well, if it's going over, if it's going over, this is the greatest piece of television ever, and I hope it doesn't. And the thing went. It just went next to me. And again...