My Formula 1 System

"...Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to what may very well go down as one of the most defining weekends in the history of motorsport..."

"...We're here in South Africa, on a circuit that—until this moment—was just a dream scribbled across blueprints and digital renderings. And now, beneath the bright, golden sun of the Southern Hemisphere, it has been realized in full glory. Kyalami has been reborn. Not just as a racing venue, but as a monument. A statement. A pulse added to the very bloodstream of Formula 1..."

"...This is no ordinary Grand Prix. This is the South African Grand Prix..."

"...New territory, new philosophies, and yes, new beasts of speed..."

"...Legends will be forged under this African sun. And when the checkered flag falls, we may not just have a winner—we may have the beginning of a new era..."

"...Welcome to Kyalami. Welcome to the South African Grand Prix. This… is history...!!!"

Two important interviews were taken and also retaken on Qualifiers day and Race day. Rodnick and DiMarco were the center of the press's attention. Rodnick's spotlight was due to this being his snapback race after recovering from injury, while DiMarco's presence was sought because the press wanted to savvy as much knowledge about the RBioL with the MkII as possible.

Rodnick's responses were calm, even as numerous questions were lofted at him regarding his fitness for competition, his views on the current nature of the standings, and his thoughts on Velocità's new esoteric enhancements, enhancements that have now shifted from theory into cold, tangible reality. Rodnick went on narrating how robust his left wrist was, and how his sole purpose this weekend was to heave himself from 7th Place in the Standings to his rightful spot at the top. When a reporter reminded him that it was his own teammate currently holding that top position, Rodnick made a gesture of indifference that entailed: "And? Am I supposed to care about that?"

As for his notion on the MkII, he made a comic statement about how "everyday is for the thief and one day's for the owner."

DiMarco's interviews began with him laughing at that statement when the reporter quoted Rodnick's words. He tossed behind him whatever context his rival had meant with it, and went on recounting to the journalists and press his experience in training with Red Bull's first High-Intensity Combustion Engine.

Luca picked up a few words. 1. "Rugged" 2. "Real tough" 3. "Perfect for my kinda competition" 4. "Phenomenal"

If Luca's instincts were correct, then DiMarco must have been advised not to speak too much to the press about it. Which meant whatever he did say was likely a mellowed-down version of the engine's true capability.

In essence, based on Luca's analysis, the car would be extremely rugged. Meaning—difficult to control? "Real tough," he said. That meant the engine wasn't just tough, it should be brutal.

"Perfect for my kinda competition"—that one helped solidify Luca's thoughts. Because brutal and extremely rugged were definitely what described DiMarco. This MkII wasn't just perfect for his kind of competition, it was absolute for him.

And lastly, "phenomenal." We can sure figure that one out.

But Luca trusted nothing more than his faithful system. So during Qualifiers, he was able to analyze this strange RBioL with a different apparition inside it. Thanks to Professional Bundle, his proximity analysis had spanned impressively wider than usual. So Luca was able to get an unhindered analysis from where he stood.

[Detected Engine: RBPTH003 V7 Combustion (Tempesta MkII)]

[Data on RBPTH003 V7 Combustion (Tempesta MkII) can be retrieved]

[Retrieving Data...]

[.... Data Retrieved]

[The RBPTH003 V7 Combustion (Tempesta MkII) is an S-level engine designed to exceed next-generation performance thresholds in Formula 1.]

[This 2.0L V7 combustion powerhouse delivers a staggering 1,430 HP and 1,380 Nm of torque, with multi-phase ignition architecture enabling instant torque bursts and advanced throttle precision. The turbo system is dual-staged with active exhaust modulation, eliminating spool delay entirely and creating seamless acceleration from any RPM.]

[Engineered around an adaptive combustion cycle, it adjusts thermal profiles in real-time to maintain peak efficiency during aggressive load shifts. The ERS-X suite—exclusive to Peercenter engines—utilizes tri-core battery management to deploy energy in micro-response clusters for overtaking and traction stabilization.]

[Durability is reinforced with carbon-nanoweave sleeving across all moving internals, granting sustained high-pressure operation beyond traditional race limits.]

The implausible extremity the MkII possessed left Luca shocked and at a loss for words to express his disbelief. The system had essentially just explained that the engine was too powerful, and that the enhanced RBioL had to hit 300% in two separate categories just to accommodate it.

While the original Tempesta was fast and smooth, Tempesta MkII was stronger, smarter, and reacted quicker. It produced 1,430 horsepower (that's insane for F1), accelerated without delay, and could handle long, grueling races without suffering breakdowns. It's equipped with tech that manages energy like a smart assistant, only this one thinks three steps ahead while racing.

After this analysis, Luca couldn't help but commend Red Bull for once again pushing for an all-round development. It made him think just how much horsepower would the FiammaVeloce's superior command? And how effective would the ThunderKat 2.0's acceleration be, especially since these were the unique domains each of these great prototypes were built to specialize in?

Now, Luca and his 92B had officially dropped down to the sixth fastest chassis overall. Until Ferrari, Mercedes, and even Renault bring out their contenders, DiMarco and the enhanced RBioL firmly sit at the top, and Luigi had now been moved to second.

Everybody itched to see DiMarco and the MkII in action, and Qualifiers was the first event that put the new construction under the eyes of the cameras.

Although the car showed ASTRONOMIC differences in top speed, cornering response, acceleration surge, and energy recoup management, DiMarco's qualifiers performance was a bit... disappointing.

Well, this may be because everyone had placed extremely high hopes on him to set the fastest lap ever known to South Africa and to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. And even though it's only qualifiers, that fastest lap still counts. It becomes the first official fastest lap in South Africa's motorsport history.

DiMarco ended up qualifying in third place.

The car was very fast. But ultimately... DiMarco's subtle incompetence to fully handle it was exposed. And for Bueseno Velocità, that was immensely disgraceful.

"...Oh my... he's starting to lose rhythm into Turn 6 again... that's the second time we've seen that bump unsettle the rear. You can see it—he's fighting the steering now. He's not gliding through these transitions, he's just... surviving them. This isn't how that Red Bull was meant to be driven... it's almost too much car for DiMarco to rein in at this point..."

"I knew it!" Luca whistled spiritedly.

It was now clear to everyone that DiMarco wasn't truly capable of handling the super engine, at least, not yet. And honestly, this was entirely sensible. According to the logic surrounding this HiCE saga, these engines were literally operating beyond the stratum that these drivers had been indoctrinated into and originally trained for.

So, until they were fully trained and acclimatized to the harsh, unforgiving demands of a car powered by a HiCE, they would not be entirely able to pilot it with competence.

Luca began to wonder if his own Attributes were enough to make him an exception to this. Perhaps if someone were to place him behind the wheel of that RBioL, he could handle it as though it were just a mere F2 04. The same went for the incoming ThunderKat 2.0. Luca had a confident hunch that he could handle it way better than Rodnick, who of course would be the one designated to it.

But in the meantime, he and Jackson Racing could attempt to exploit the fact that DiMarco hadn't yet become attuned to these new technological improvements. And so would any other rival that emerged thereof. Debriefings before the race now came with lessons that targeted specific possible weak points DiMarco might show out on track. Jackson Racing Strategists, being one of the best in the game, had already unraveled the P11-start-compound advantage. Surely, they would find something in this aspect as well.

In the short run, Luca would need to make up for everything and pose the necessary difficulties in the RSA Grand Prix, as was expected of a Velocità rival. Even though he had only qualified in P6 due to a briefly annoying team crew blunder that ruined his main flyer, Luca could still jerry-build something worthy, because P6 was still solid.

The top five was packed, and so the road ahead would be tough. Luigi had eventually made history and set the inaugural fastest lap in the annals of South African motorsport history. Rodnick, on his very first race back from injury recovery, managed to qualify in P2. Beautiful.

Luis Dreyer, by a small margin, had managed to beat Luca to P5, and so, when the grid lined up, he started just ahead of him.

P1— Antonio Luigi

P2— Marcellus Rodnick

P3— Davide DiMarco

P4— Marko Ignatova

P5— Luis Dreyer

P6— Luca Rennick

P7— Elias Nyström

P8— Ailbeart Moireach

P9— Jimmy Damgaard

P10— Javier Montez

P11— Desmond Lloyd

P12— Hank Rice

P13— Alejandro Vasquez

P14— Ansel Hahn

P15— Yokouchi Yūichirō

P16— Mark Derfflinger

P17— Józef Konarski

P18— James Lockwood

P19— Mikhail Petrov

P20— Erik Haas

"...Twenty elite drivers on the grid... engines rumbling, hearts pounding, and history waiting just ahead. This is it. The moment we've all been waiting for. The first ever South African Grand Prix—a monumental chapter in motorsport is about to be written, right here at the iconic Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit.

We're halfway through the season, round ten, and the title fight is sharpening. Every corner, every strategy, every move from here on matters. The tension in the air is thick, the eyes of the world are locked on South Africa, and the spirit of racing is alive like never before.

For the first time in this nation's motorsport history, the roar of the world's most powerful prototypes will echo across these hills, and someone will forever be remembered as the first to conquer it...!"

Luca wasn't sure if DiMarco had been faking his struggle during the qualifiers, because what he just witnessed at the start of the race was incomprehensible, not just to his own eyes, but even to his system, which threw a walloping remark about the Blue Red Bull (RBioL).

Halfway into the first sector, just after lights out, DiMarco's thunderous machine surged past Rodnick without facing the slightest resistance. The crowd had barely forty seconds to process that jaw-dropping overtake before DiMarco struck again right at the home straight leading into Lap 2.

His DRS move was sharp and perfectly timed and the car reacted instantly, as if it knew what was coming, the aerodynamics kicking in right. The RBioL didn't just pick up speed but it exploded forward. Everything clicked starting from the power, the grip, to the balance. He locked onto the slipstream, veered right, and slipped past Luigi like the laws of physics had bent just for him.

"...DAVIDE DIMARCO SITS IN P1...!"

"WOOOOOOOOOOOHH!"

P1— Davide DiMarco ↑

P2— Antonio Luigi ↓