The Road To Championship Begins. 8

Race Day: Nov. 28, Autodromo di Lombardia, Monza, Italy.

The playlist Luca had saved for race day finally had its part to play.

Five hours and twenty minutes—it was just the perfect amount of time it'd take to drive in the coach buses to Monza again and get prepared for the race, which would begin at 4:30 p.m. It was just enough time to fully lock into focus mode.

A composed, calm silence reigned over Trampos as they got ready to leave. Even from 5:00 a.m., when the team crew began preparing everything, loading equipment into the big trucks and making last-minute checks, everyone worked in silence.

Luca himself hadn't spoken to himself like he always did. He woke up a few minutes before his system chimed to begin the day and worked in his room just as the team worked below.