24- Panic

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《Come on, get ready for the pit stop. We must not make a mistake》

The tension felt sharp within the entire box. Daniel was second and the team decided to get ahead of the team, hoping that Lewis would not stay out until the end of the race. The mechanics get ready with the tires by running outside, ready as soon as the Australian is positioned on the pitch: 2.3 the final time. Optimal.

《The worst is gone. Now it's all in Daniel's hands,》 Josh said. But in his tone of voice I perceived the regret of having lost the first position at the first corner. A lucid driver would not have made that kind of mistake and obviously Daniel was not ready for the title ...


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"Lewis Hamilton wins the Brazilian Grand Prix after an amazing defense"


The disappointment was obvious. It was a real shame not being able to take home precious points for the fight in the world championship. Even Daniel, when he got out of the car, looked everyone in his eyes apologizing but deep down we knew it wasn't his fault. It is that against that Lewis Hamilton, no mistake could be afforded. Once the dose was increased and in silence, the box emptied itself waiting for the restart the next day. It was a really stressful weekend from a psychological point of view and all team members were affected a lot.

In the coffee shop I decided to have a coffee so strong to recover that in the end I didn't even finish it. Rebecca followed me to the office shortly after, she too tired from that day.

《An endless weekend. Too bad it ended like this ...》

《Come on, at least it was a very respectable second place. We will recover at the next. The way she got it ...》《Do you talk like that because you are torn between two fires? 》 My colleague looked at me mischievous but I really couldn't understand what she meant《Don't look at me like that. On the one hand you have Lewis and on the other Daniel. Are you really sorry for his second place? 》《Stupid, of course I am. For the team of course. My friendship with Lewis ends when we run and he knows it well. Of course I always wish him the best》《Sophia, I heard something ...》 I looked at her to urge her to continue《Is it true that you have applied for a transfer? What is it, don't you feel good? 》 I didn't know how the news was leaked and even circulated, only Christian knew about it and ... oh well Lewis. But the Englishman knew how reserved I was.《This is a question that I presented some time ago, actually. I thought it was good for me to change scenery and try new experiences ...》《Experiences like? maybe in another team? 》《I don't know, why not? 》《Please, Sophia, tell me it was just an idea and now you're back on your steps》《It may seem strange to you but now I'm probably even more convinced. In any case, nothing has yet been decided. Christian told me to think about it》《And I agree with him. Of course I can't force you, but just tell you I'd like you to stay》《Thank you my friend》


We hugged for what seemed an interminable time. Somehow that conversation was also good for our relationship.

But I regretted having opened up so much when Rebecca opened the door to go out to find a Daniel never so confused before that she probably had listened to everything and ... I panicked.

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⏰ Last updated: Feb 14, 2022 ⏰

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