Pre-S2 Australian Grand Prix. 2

"This is outrageous! You're sitting me out for Australia too?"

"Upon everything I've contributed to this team's wins—does that mean nothing?"

"I've been a Silver Stallion since I was ten, racing for this name! Loyalty used to matter to the Ferrari teams. Where's that now?"

"Six rounds in, and I'm still stuck in the paddock? That's the plan? When I've tested every setup, burned laps for data. When and where's my shot?"

"You're betting it all on him, but what about my years here? I'm not just some spare driver you can bury on the bench!"

Those weren't exactly Di Renzo's words when he heard Luca and Rodnick would race in Australia, leaving him sidelined again. Luca just pictured that's how they'd sound, since one engineer mentioned Di Renzo "didn't take it quite well."

Luca put himself in Di Renzo's place, wondering how he'd react in that spot. He started thinking it through, step by step.