Way to the Glory [Max Verstappen]

Chapter 36 - Home Grand Prix

Flashback OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES 2020, TOKYO (21 years)

"AND WITH THAT, ANGELICA LECLERC WINS THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN THE DISCIPLINE SPORT CLIMBING!" the loud voice of the commentator echoed threw the speakers. And the whole crowd in front of the climbing wall broke out into a thunderous applause.

"The Monégasque clips the top of the lead route and with that she takes home the first Olympic Gold medal in sport climbing. Also this makes her the first ever athlete from Monaco to win a medal at the Olympics. With this dominant victory the name Angelica Leclerc is written down in the history books." the commentator cheered.

When the feet of the young woman touched the ground again and she loosened the figure eight knot from her climbing harness and ran directly to the mass of people behind the barricades. Her mother and brothers already waiting there for her and embracing her in a big hug. Behind them, almost the whole grid of the this years Formula 1 and Formula 3 season gathered to congratulate the girl.

Since her brothers Arthur and Charles Leclerc always loved to have there sister by their site, they often invited her to travel with them. Through that she met a lot of drivers, which immediately took her into their heart. Known as the sunshine, she often spread happiness through the whole grid just by smiling and joking around. Also often spotted with her best friend Pierre Gasly, there were a lot of rumors going around that they would date, but luckily after some months that stopped and there platonic friendship was better than ever.

Right next to Angelica's brothers stood Sebastian Vettel the four-times world champion, who was like a father to her since her real dad, Hervé, sadly passed away after fighting a long-term sickness. Also next to them were Xander and Thomas her trainers who accompanied every step in her career. The whole crowd who just came for her, now cheered as loud as they could and it was just beautiful seeing them getting emotional. Some of them were crying because of joy, others were laughing and smiling.

After the first moments of celebrating with her family the Monégasque girl got called over for interviews. Saying she was overwhelmed would be an understatement. She couldn't even realize what happened and being on the top after all that injuries, tears and sweat, was an undescribable feeling.

Just about one year ago she lost Anthonie, then her dad in 2017 and her godfather Jules even earlier. To handle all that was incredible hard for her, but now she was standing here and she just felt happy. She knew they would be too and they wouldn't want her to be sad. If they were still alive, they would now celebrate with her.

"Angelica, we know you lost your dad because of a sickness and two really good friends because of racing. So how were you able to process all that?" the interviewer asked at the end of her interview. "It was really hard for my whole family and me, we went through all this together. We helped each other a lot and I have many great friends who supported me all the time. Also I knew all three of them and I am sure they wanted us to go on with our lifes. Deep inside it feels like they are watching us every day and still supporting us. I love them all, they are amazing people. This one is for them." the Monégasque woman smiled and the interviewer asked some more questions about how this whole competition went. 

Everyone could feel the emotions pouring out of her body. Some tear of joys making there way over her cheeks and a bright smile on her face. Her reaction to all of this showed the world how little she expected to win here. She was completely overwhelmed from all that happened.

After about ten minutes the whole interview was over and the ceremony began. For the first time ever, the national anthem of Monaco was played for an athlete competing in the Olympic Games. With this time, the woman who was always standing in the shadow of her famous brothers she took another step in the front. Directly into the spotlight of the world. Once again she showed everyone, that she indeed is invincible and wrote history as the most successful climber. No one could hold her back now, she really is unstoppable.