*FLASH NEWS from Gazeta do Giro Rápido:* CORVETTE CRASHES THE ADELAIDE PARTY AS HORTA DRIFTS INTO GLORY AND PRESIDENT LUCA SCREAMS IN GIBBERISH!
Corvette Racing issued a press release this morning that reads as follows:
MAMMA MIA! CHE SPETTACOLO! We do not just win, we give cardiac arrests to the entire paddock! Our champion Fernando Horta in the glorious #63 Corvette C6-R GT2 has conquered the Adelaide Street Circuit! Yes, he spun at Turn 13 on Lap 4. Yes, we almost lost the car and our collective minds! He fell 5 seconds behind the Aston of Simon Goodwin. But per dios mio, the recovery! A bold, screaming pass on Lap 6 to reclaim the lead! This is not just a victory, it is a statement! We demolish the competition by 33 seconds! Bravissimo!
The intensity of the race was captured perfectly in this leaked transcript from the team radio:
Horta (#63): Oh shit, oh shit, I spun at Turn 13! I'm completely backwards, almost hit the wall!
Luca di Guevara (President): CASPITA! Turn the car! Accelerate! Go! Go! Go! Or I make you walk back to Brazil!
Horta (#63): Relax, Luca, I'm 5 seconds behind Goodwin... wait, I see him. Divebombing now on Lap 6! Got him!
Luca di Guevara (President): GRANDE! Bravissimo! Now pull away and do not touch any more walls!
After the podium celebrations, the media swarmed the garage for a quick press gaggle:
Enzo Di Frent (The Apex Digest): Fernando, how close did that spin on Lap 4 actually come to ending your race?
Fernando Horta (Driver): For a moment I thought this was lost. As soon as I got the lead from Simon at the end of Lap 4, I spun off at Turn 13, nearly crashed the car. Rejoined 5 seconds behind him and clawed my way back to the front with a bold move on Lap 6.
Slick Dunlop (Tyre & Tears): President Luca, were you actually worried during those five seconds?
Luca di Guevara (President): Worried? Bah! I only care about WINNING! And look at the timing screen! P1! A massive 33-second gap to Goodwin at the end! Gara perfetta!
Ps. Jens, did you see that drift at Turn 13? That is how you slide a Corvette, my friend!
