𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗹. 𝟭
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Abigail Mathews had always felt in the blurry part of the picture, wondering if, in her work at the Haas F1 Team, anyone would ever really notice her.
But an email, one morning, ca...
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Is Knight her last name?
Spielberg, Austria, July 2022
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I spent the days in Maranello, checking the cars together with the other engineers and making them new again for the next race. I was locked in my apartment in Italy most of the time, hearing from Carlos every other day. Until the time came to return to the airport and leave for Austria.
Qualifying was contested between Verstappen, Sainz and Leclerc, who seemed to have the same speed and the same way of executing every corner, but the Dutchman's last lap was the fastest, preceded by the two drivers of the team.
The same order was used for the start of the sprint race the following day, which ended leaving the standings unchanged for Sunday's race. In the stands most of the fans were Red Bull, as was to be expected and some drivers often also complained about the orange smoke bombs that were lit on the grandstands.
After a few laps from the start, the order remained almost unchanged, until Russell hit Perez, sending him into the gravel and earning a five-second penalty. Charles and Verstappen continued their battle, which some would have called memorable, they seemed to be running a different competition, in which only the two of them were present.
On lap twelve, Verstappen left the inside clear, giving the Monegasque the opportunity to overtake him. The second in the standings made a pit stop, causing the loss of his position, which he recovered after the stops of the drivers who had not yet stopped.
Around the thirtieth, it was time for the Ferraris to stop and finish behind Max, who after a few laps of fighting for his position, was overtaken by Leclerc.
The Grand Prix proceeded quickly and the time came for my team's second stop; the situation remained the same as the previous one, with a succession of overtaking moves between the Dutchman and Leclerc to get to first place, which was obtained by the Monegasque.
On lap 50, Sainz was on the verge of overtaking Verstappen but a column of smoke began to rise from the Spaniard's engine, as had happened a few races earlier to his teammate.
The single-seater began to go up in flames, which were so clear an orange that they created a visible contrast with the fiery red of the paintwork. I was frightened, without realizing it I found myself standing in front of the screens.
The car slid backwards on the track and it seemed that no one was moving to go and help him. After an indefinable period of time, where fear devoured my heart and almost clouded my vision, someone arrived with a fire extinguisher, useless, because at that point Carlos had already managed to free himself.
He sat down on the wall disconsolately, taking off his helmet and covering his face with his hands. From that moment on, I realized that I hadn't followed the rest of the race, anxiously waiting for the Spaniard to return to the pits. He arrived a few minutes later, followed by some people who pressed him to perform some checks, he refused them by approaching me.
