Fernando Horta won the FormulaDuude Season 02 Feature Race at Laguna Seca by thirty-three seconds over Juliano Flores.
The post-race press room smells of overpriced trackside tacos, cheap engine oil, and the bitter scent of Scuderia Libra's PR department crying into their espresso cups.
(Gossip Girl - FDuude Confidential): Fernando, darling, everyone is saying your Viper (#01) was running on illegal Brazilian moonshine because a thirty-three second gap over Juliano Flores after just 17 laps around Laguna Seca is frankly unnatural—is it true you smuggled extra horsepower in your luggage?
FERNANDO HORTA (Lotus FD Team): Look, there is no moonshine, only pure, unadulterated fear of the Corkscrew. The Viper is a heavy beast, but when you do a 1:29.719 compared to Juliano's 1:31.680, you don't need to smuggle anything, you just need to keep the tail from overtaking the nose.
(Chicane Chic - Paddock Weekly): Juliano, sweetie, we saw the Scuderia Libra mechanics frantically checking the telemetry of your #29 Viper after you crossed the line at 27:00.073. Are the rumors true that your team is blaming a bad batch of Uruguayan biscuits for those missing two seconds per lap?
JULIANO FLORES (Scuderia Libra): I have no comments on the biscuits, but we are definitely protesting the laws of physics. Finishing second is fine, but being thirty-three seconds behind is just... rude. My car felt like a wet sponge on those left-handers.
(The Radaxian People - Radax Prime): *Beep beep*
FERNANDO HORTA (Lotus FD Team): I completely agree. The rear tires were absolutely toasted by lap twelve, especially on the climb.
(Schenectady Scandal Sheet - The Gossip Grid): Fernando, let's talk math: you are now sitting on 48 points to Juliano’s 36 in the drivers' standings, but Lotus FD Team is only leading Scuderia Libra by a single measly point (37 to 36) in the teams' title. Is there tension in the garage, or are you just carrying the entire team on your shoulders?
FERNANDO HORTA (Lotus FD Team): Let's just say my back hurts, and it is not from the Laguna Seca kerbs. But hey, a win is a win, and Lotus is still on top, even if it is by the thickness of a single carbon fiber winglet.
(The Radaxian People - Radax Prime): *Beep beep*
JULIANO FLORES (Scuderia Libra): Don't you start, you metallic little freaks.
Ps. tib, please come back, Scuderia Libra needs someone to actually calibrate their dampers.
