The Madman In Austria. 2

Aldo attained P3 in the qualifying session before the race, so he sat on the second row of the grid as all twenty drivers lined up, shimmering under the bright Austrian sky.

He gripped his wheel tighter as he studied the drivers and cars before him, his visor helping him mellow the bright atmosphere.

César Albano of Outback Performance was at pole, followed by Louis Hartmann of Velox Hispania, ready to put on a performance in his teammate's absence, substituted by another younger driver.

"...Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Spielberg! The Austrian Grand Prix is just moments away, and what a grid we have today...!"

"WOOOOOOOOOOOHH!"

The grid girls had long been removed from the sport, but the pre-race ceremonies remained elaborate. Back then, every Grand Prix felt like... a World Cup match, and this was what the FIA was trying to recreate in Luca's own era.