F1: THE REVOLUTION

Chapter 13: Engage

Vicki sat in the VIP box next to Rafael as the Dutch Grand Prix was about to unfold.
"It's like a whole new grid down there," Vicki whispered, wrapping her right arm over her casted left arm. Rich and powerful drivers had taken over the grid, backed by VulcanTech sponsorship. Almost all of the grid were now VulcanTech sponsored drivers, and all of them seemed equally matched. Since the drivers were almost equally matched, it soon became the trend that the bigger teams with the better cars began winning every race, and the finishing order of every race was always pretty much similar, much to the dismay of F1 fans.

"You still want to know what's in Vulcan?" Vicki asked, not knowing that Rafa already knew what VulcanTech was doing. It didn't take long for the brit to notice the strange look on the Spaniard's face.

"Wait, Rafa. Do you know something that I don't?" Victoria enquired.

Rafael cleared his throat before scanning the entire VIP room."This is not a good place to talk right now. We'll talk in the hotel afterwards," he suggested before turning his attention to the race.

Vicki did the same but she wasn't paying much attention to whatever that was happening on track, she wondered about what Rafa had to say.

"Wait, you what?!"

"Shhh... Yes, James offered me a deal with VulcanTech. I took a tour around their top-secret facility." Rafael whispered.

"Wait, let me guess... Drugs?" Vicki guessed.

"Well, yes and no. It's really complicated. I signed an NDA so I'm actually not allowed to say this to anyone."

"Are you serious...?"

"Nah, screw it... Whatever James is up to, it's dirty, Vicki. And I'm not saying the 'penalty points' kinda dirty. They could be in jail for doing this kind of shit." Rafael revealed.

"What do you mean?"

"The Vulcan drivers, Vicki. They've all undergone a surgery, where they recieved a bionic implant in their brain and spinal cord. The scientists explained that it boosts their mental ability to unbelievable levels. They have to take a drug to activate the system." Rafael explained. "Remember when I said Peter's driving was pretty much robotic? How he kept on driving perfectly same laps repeatedly? Once he managed a fast lap, the enhancement allows him to keep repeating that over and over."

"I knew it! Vicki exclaimed. I've been saying it since Peter signed with Vulcan that something isn't right. But, how are we going to expose James and his doings?"

"What are you trying to do, Vicki?"

"Rafa, we could get our lives back in F1, think about it. I haven't got a race win there. You haven't become a champion. I've seen the interviews that you want to win the championship one day, what happened to it?"
Rafael sighed.

"Vicki, you've got a good thing going in FE, I've got a good run in Indy, let's just keep doing that. F1's gone, man. It's beyond our control now. There's literally no way we can expose James. Dude's got military-grade security, and he's a cunning mastermind."

"So that's it? F1 is practically dead now?"

"I suppose. We can't do much more that watch that happen. I don't know what to do, really."

"We should talk to my dad, he would know what to do!"

"Vicki!" Rafa sighed. "You can't tell anyone! I could get in trouble!"

"But seriously, what other options do we have?" Vicki argued.

Later

"That's outrageous!" Adam said. "That's batshit fucking crazy!"