- Suzuka, Suzuka International Racing Course, October 2019 -
[ 1st POV ]
Here I am, last race of my career...and the first, not in Formula 1 of course, juste a plain but simple Super Formula the Japanese Championship. And here I thought that they maybe let me a chance to race when I came but not at all, I came in Japan just to become a Reserve Driver of a not well known Team. Well I mean today I can race so all good. The second driver became sick and I was the only one ready so...yeah here I come. And honestly for a first race weekend it was a good one, with the car I had I could position myself in front of my teammate if i can call him like that, I am P9, it's still out of the point but if I can manage or do something I can maybe get a point for the team and myself.
[ 3RD POV ]
There is 7 race in the calendar of the Super Formula which 2 are at Suzuka the first and the last race. Today is the last race of the calendar, 52 Laps to run and only one winner at the end. It was a cloudy day without rain but there was a risk of it. After half an hour and a simple formation lap all car were ready to go one the grid.
[ 1st POV ]
I wait for the five red light after a couple of second they put out, I stayed calm and got an average start, well it was my first race after all, I quickly got in the sub-stream of the front car and caught up in the first turn, a tricky one, after that there is the S'curves. I managed to overtake 2 cars at the same time even though there was a bit of contact. There is no problem at turn 7 and 8 until the Spoon Curve where I caught up to a blue car, I take the outside line to after make a switch back in him, I got a better exit out of the turn and got away. At the end of the first lap I was P6 the team was happy and told me at the radio, they were quite shocked at my driving. For the next 17 laps nothing really happened I was 2 second away from the 5th place and got away for threats from behind, the team and I decided to manage the tyre to stretch them because of an incoming rain.
I had a good race pace but I was wondering if the car was always this fast...I mean even Formula 3 is faster right ? I never really compared them because I never had the chance and motivation, it bring back memories of my failure in Europe. The more I thought about it I felt like I was missing something. I decided to let go of this thought and concentrated on the race. The track got wetter and wetter to finally had the team box me for wet tyre. The rain was more powerful then predicted and a Safety Car came out because of an accident where a car crashed into the barrier.
Lap 28, after a few laps under the Safety Car the race restarted the rain got lighter but there was still quite of aquaplaning. I struggled a lot more for grip, when the car got under control I saw the front car oversteering and saw a gap and went for it...
[ 3rd POV ]
At the exit of turn 14 of the next lap when the Safety car came in a lot of car were struggling for grip because the tyre were not at the right temperature especially the 5th place so it allowed the P6 to come back at him on the straight, they were side by side, the 5th place, Fernando a Portuguese driver, defended his position by placing his car at the inside hoping that with the raining condition, the driver behind, a new one who he didn't know, would slow down.
But what happened next shocked him, the driver not even slowed down but pressed the throttle at 130R (turn 15) with this rain.
"Is he crazy ?!" Fernando thought
Fernando decided to slow down for his safety and was passed...until the driver in front of him lost control and understeer and went straight at the truck who just pulled out the previous car who had an accident at 130R.
After the incident the race was red-flagged for the medical team to come in since there was no response in the team radio...as for the same person and driver...
[ 1st POV ]
- ??? -
What happened ? I remember losing control of the car and crashed into a truck...and I blacked out.
It was at the same moment that I was thinking, I saw a bright white light in front of me I went for it and...I woke up in my bed gasping loudly and hurt myself by dropping to the ground.
I opened my eyes and saw a different room, yet it was familiar, I was trying hard to remember where it was, when my eyes went wide at a certain realisation but I had not enough time to calm down as immediately after calming my heart I heard a feminine voice
- Feminine Voice : Honey ?! Are you alright ?! I heard a loud noise, did you fell off your bed ?! How are you
I opened my newly closed eyes because of the light coming from behind and focused on the voice, and I saw a face I will never forget...
- Me : Mom...?