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Sheldon van der Linde & Augusto Farfus | Teammates
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Duration: 1:27
Description:
The video shows BMW DTM drivers Sheldon van der Linde & Augusto Farfus sitting back to back indoors answering questions about themselves by raising their countries flags.
[Augusto and Sheldon are indoors sitting back to back waving their countries flags as a light-hearted version Shell music plays in the background.
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[Text displays at the bottom centre]
2 DRIVERS
1 TEAM
AUGUSTO & SHELDON
TEAMATES 24H NURBURGRING
[Sheldon and Augusto are seen laughing, waving flags as the camera does a 360 turn]
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[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO KNOWS MORE ABOUT MOTORSPORT?
[Sheldon raises SA flag, Augusto raises Brazil flag. Both drivers turn and look at each other shrugging and laughing]
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO WAS THE YOUNGER RACE WINNER?
[Sheldon quickly raises SA flag, Augusto raises Brazil flag after Sheldon]
[Sheldon]
“I was seven years old”
[Augusto]
“I was three”
[Sheldon looks to the ceiling laughing]
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO PERFORMS BETTER UNDER PRESSURE?
[Augusto quickly raises Brazil flag, Sheldon lifts SA flag after]
[Sheldon]
“I’ll give you that one. You lifted it before me!”
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO SPENDS MORE TIME IN THE SHELL LAB?
[Both drivers lift the Brazil flag]
[Sheldon]
“It’s Augusto, I’m still new”
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO TAKES MORE RISKS ON THE TRACK?
[Sheldon lifts the Brazil flag, Augusto lifts the SA flag. Both drivers begin laughing]
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT?
[Both drivers lift the SA flag]
[Sheldon]
“Yes, thank you”
[Augusto]
“Young chap here”
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO WAS BETTER AT SCHOOL?
[Sheldon lifts the Brazil flag and looks at the camera]
[Sheldon]
“I was not the world’s best student”
[Augusto shakes his head]
[Augusto]
“I think no one”
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO SPEAKS GERMAN BETTER?
[Both drivers lift the SA flag]
[Unknown]
“Can you say something?”
[Augusto]
“Allo”
[Sheldon laughs]
[Augusto]
“All is good”
[Text displays at the middle/bottom centre]
WHO WILL WIN THE 24H OF NURBURGRING?
[Both drivers wave both flags towards the camera]
[Augusto]
“Yeah buddy”
[Both drivers stand up]
[Augusto]
“Good job mate”
[Sheldon]
“Good job my man”
[Both drivers shake hands]
[Sheldon]
“How do you say good job in Portuguese, actually?
[Augusto]
“Mandou Bem”
[Sheldon]
“Mandou Bem?”
[Augusto]
“Yes, top job”
[Sheldon]
“Mandou Bem”
[Both drivers walk off camera. Camera then focuses on BMW DTM car]
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The Shell Pecten appears on a white background with BMW logo positioned top right.
Meet the team
Sheldon van der Linde
Sheldon van der Linde
Sheldon van der Linde is a 19-year-old racing driver from South Africa. He started racing at the age of six in karting in which he excelled far above competitors in his category. His karting career was followed by the next step into the South African Polo Cup championship. Sheldon won in his first season of car racing and to this date remains the youngest driver to win a national championship in South Africa. In 2018, Sheldon received an invitation from BMW Motorsport to attend the DTM Young Driver Test, at which he secured a seat for 2019 with an impressive display.
