The Road To Championship Begins. 5

Tension was in the air. Luca could feel it. Even though Hatcherk Motorsport was staying in another facility at the other end of Milan, and even though Velocità and Squadra Jnr were in Monza, Luca could still feel it.

The tension only worsened the moment the FIA diligently announced that Luca Rennick of Trampos Racing was cleared for competition in the F2 Italian Mega Prix.

He could only imagine the disbelief, grief, and malcontent on the faces of those responsible for delaying his result—and on those who had hoped to benefit from his absence.

This could very well be the last day of peace of mind for any driver or team because the following day was the qualifying session for the grid on Saturday… the most important qualifying session of the season so far.

It was going to be the standard, traditional fastest lap format—whoever set the fastest time within the session would take pole, while the remaining positions would be claimed by subsequent lap times.