| Fan Fiction |
by SeventhStar
I couldn’t believe it. I said to him that I like him? I still thought about the last kiss that we shared on the way to this hotel. How can I become someone who has no manner like that? Kissing in the circuit? I tried so hard to focus my attention for planning race strategies. And thanks to my own driver that distracted his race engineer. He should blame his self if his race is going not well.
I wrote a couple of possibilities race condition that could be happens tomorrow in my laptop. I checked on the weather forecast and I saw that there is a slight possibility that tropical storm in Southeast Asia could effect the weather in Australia.
“Hmm…So there will be a possibility for rain. I should consider this.”
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1. Normal Condition : (temperature, humidity normal – dry condition)
- hard tyre (25 laps – long run)
- pitstop
- hard tyre (25 laps – long run)
- pitstop
- soft tyre
2. Abnormal Condition *just love to call this that way*: (temperature: below normal; humidity: raised – full wet condition)
- wet tyre (25 laps – long run)
- pitstop
- intermediate tyre (25 laps – long run)
- pitstop
- intermediate tyre / normal tyre (based on condition)
3. Uncertain Condition (when we just can decide the strategy on the spot)
- Pray to God it will not happen even my instinct said this is what will happen tomorrow *cross fingers*
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I didn’t know why but my instinct said that tomorrow will going to be a race under uncertain condition. Why I said so because normally in Australia, the race condition was normal because it held in March and here rain seldom happens. But because of the global warming which causes an abnormal weather and also because of tropical storm.
I tuned my laptop off when my cell phone rang, it showed from my home in Taiwan, which I’m sure it must be Hana.
“Hey Hana… Why did you not sleep?”
“I miss Mommy.”
“I miss you too.” Hearing her voice made me calm and didn’t bother with tomorrow’s strategy anymore.
“How’s Daddy doing? I thought he managed to get pole position isn’t it?”
That was true, incredibly Baron managed to get pole position and beaten his team mate, Kimi. I thought it has been become a headline in everywhere.
“He is doing a great job dearie. You must be proud of him.”
She giggled and said. “Don’t you proud of him too Mommy?”
“Of course.”
“But I thought someone in 12th position make you prouder.”
“I’m proud with them both.” I said honestly to her. That was true I was proud with them both. I was proud with Baron because I knew it was not easy way until he reached the position of his career now and also I was proud of Chun because I knew someday he could reach a higher position than Baron. Something that I couldn’t wait for it.
“Okay Mommy… I want to go sleep. Don’t miss me Mommy.”
“Sorry dear.. I will miss you always.”
I turned my laptop on again so I could see my wallpaper. My wallpaper was Hana’s picture with a little dog in her hand. She always want a dog but I didn’t let her because I thought she will always come with me in my work and will not able to take care of the dog. Since now she had been settled in Taiwan, perhaps after this race I will buy a puppy for her.
I rubbed her face in wallpaper and said. “I miss you so much honey.”
In the next morning, I went to the garage to prepare everything, Even the race started at 12 pm, but still we have to prepare everything long way before the time.
A half an hour before the race started.
“David, how is the car condition? Is everything perfect?”
“Yes Ella. Everything is perfect.”
“Okay…. Chun, Alex… you can go to the starting grid line now. The cars are ready there.”
I sent David on the starting grid so he could manage something if there was something wrong. Me with Jensen should getting prepare on the telemetry board.
Chun had been already on the cockpit. I immediately turned our radio communication. “Are you nervous?” I asked to him.
“Of course.” He answered me.
“That’s normal. You have to nervous and afraid because if you didn’t, you will just end in the gravel.”
“I know.” He seemed just want to focus and answered a little bit.
“Chun… if there is rain coming in the middle of the race, don’t be nervous okay.”
“It will not… It is so sunny today.”
“I just said… IN CASE… IF…”
“Don’t be angry Mrs Race Engineer. I will not.”
“If the rain is coming… you should remember that the car will not work in the same way like in dry condition. It will be so slipper, so you have to be careful. Also please be aware in start time. It will be one of the most important parts of the race. A start could tell us the result of the race, you have to be careful, watch for the Turn 1.”
“Okay.”
“If you feel something wrong with the car, immediately tell me, and I will prepare the extra pitstop for you.”
“Okay.”
“Good Luck.”
“I love you.” He suddenly said that. Thanks God that was only me and him in this radio communication line.
“Why’d you said that crap like that?”
“How about after this race I will not able to say it to you again?”
“Formula One is…..”
“A safe sport. Perhaps the safest one, I know. I just say what IF.. “
“Do the best Chun.”
“I know.”
Then all the mechanic crews in the staring grid should leave the grid because the race almost began. I checked on everything and everything is ready. I have been lead the races for about almost more than 5 years but still the atmosphere of the race still make me nervous. That’s what make me still love this sport.
First, they did a warming up lap before start. “Chun… feel the circuit. It is the last chance you can feel it.”
Finally it was time for start.
Everyone was nervous. I’m nervous. It’s a crucial part.
I saw the red lights. Four red lights and the last light is a green light.
One red light has turned off
Two red lights has turned off
Three red lights has turned off
The last red light has turned off.
The green light has turned on and the race has began.
I just focused on Chun. He did the start pretty well. Some of drivers from back trapped in the first turn, but fortunately Chun didn’t include there.
Chun gained two positions. Now he was in 10th position. The first position still by Baron with Kimi, Lewis, Heikki, and Fernando behind him.
I saw the cloud and it getting darker and darker.
I knew the rain will come not in any minutes.
Chun had been done like 24 laps, so that means it the next lap, he need to do pitstop to changet the tyre and re-fuelling.
“Chun, next lap on pitsotop.”
He did the pitstop quite well. Most of the rookie will be nervous when they did their first pitstop because in pitstop, every second is counted.
8 seconds point 6
It was not a bad pitstop, Chun still on 10th position.
After 5 laps after his pitstop…. The rain is coming.
I immediately called him to do another pitstop when the other drivers were not. They still think the rain will stop in minutes. But I didn’t think so. It will be a heavy rain in any minute. I didn’t know but let me just said that was my instinct and prediction.
I asked Jensen to also call Alex to the pit to change the tyre into full wet tyre.
“Chun… in the next lap you have to do pitstop.”
“But the other drivers didn’t. I thought this rain will stop in any minute.”
“It is not. It’s from tropical storm and it will be a long rain coming, so better be we immediately change the tyre so we will not lose any time when the rain getting bigger.”
Then after that what I have predicted before happen. The rain getting bigger and bigger. That was the reason why finally Chun finished in 3rd position.
His first race…. In podium, something that only being matched with two drivers. One of the driver is Jacques Villenueve and the other one is Lewis Hamilton, the phenomenon.
I’m so proud of him. He could be the next rain master, he drove very well even it was a rain race.
He was losing his mind when he came out from the cockpit…. He was so happy until he ran to the telemetry board and hugged and kissed me. In front of the camera that surround him and that means in front of everyone who watched F1 that day.
He whispered to me. “You make me get podium because of the strategy.”
“That was my job. We are all working hard during winter period.”
“How about a special night as our success. Just two of us.”
“You wish!” Then I pushed him over me to go to the podium with 2 other champions. Baron Chen and Kimi Raikkonen.
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[Author’s Note]: Well…. This story almost get into the ending…. Ha ha. One more problem and it will end… Thanks for support >_<