Chapter 3

It is the day after the track walk and Rosana is making an important detour. She is going to pick up her sister and that fills her with joy. The only thing that is going to worry her is the fact that she is going to ask for details about her and Giuliano. Not that it mattered after Rosana spilled the beans to her sister and she will want details. The good thing about the track is the airport is nearby so Rosana didn't have to worry about being late. She left the hotel with enough time anyway. She was just too excited to see her older sister. Even though her sisters teased her about her love for motorsports she loved them. Family is the most important thing to her. Despite the small crowd of F1 fans, Rosana is able to spot her sister.

"Hey Ella," Rosana grabs her sister's attention.

"Hello, Rose. How are you doing?" Ella responds.

"Good. I've been thinking about talking to Anthoine about my problem with Giuliano but I've been unable to," Rosana gets to work on briefing her sister on everything. She feels stupid about her feelings but she needs someone she can trust.

"I think you should go for it. It's not like you've been heartbroken before," Rosana winces at her sister's words. That guy was a total asshole. He didn't understand her desire to race. Even though she couldn't deny that she had something good going with her ex she wasn't going to let it stand in the way of her racing. Nothing was.

"Why did you have to remind me about Ilya? And at least Giuliano is well aware that I want to go into Formula 1," Rosana can feel her face scrunch into a frown. Normally the frown would be reserved for Giuliano but her sister has pushed the boundary. The good thing is she can sense it. She hangs her head in shame.

"Sorry I didn't mean to overstep. I just want to make sure you know what you are doing," Ella tries to reassure Rosana. She has her reasons for wanting to protect Rosana. After she took her last breakup hard.

"Don't worry about it. Someone other than dad has to care," Rosana responds. In fact she is glad that her sister mentioned something. It reaffirms her belief that she wants to remain friends with Giuliano. Even then her feelings are tugging at her. The thing is Giuliano is respectful of her dream. It doesn't take long for the pair to make it to the paddock. Despite Ella's misgivings she is going to try and enjoy herself for Rosana.

"El I'm going to leave you in the capable hands of my race engineer Scott. I have the press junket today," Rosana remarks. It is the part of the week that she dreaded but it had to be done. It made for good training for F1. Even then the cons outweigh the pros.

"Ok. I'll talk to you later then," Ella responds. Ella's attention is soon grabbed by Rosana's engineer. After wishing him luck Rosana heads to her first port of call. Her first interview of the day is for the road to F1 podcast. She didn't mind it since it was meant to be a conversation rather than an interview. Plus she had a lot to say about being a woman in motorsports and the podcast gives her the means to do it. Thankfully it doesn't take long for the interview to start.

"So Rosana, how do you feel after having the best F2 debut of any rookie?" The interviewer asks.

"Well I'm glad that I could pull something like that off but I'm definitely not going to make anything of it since there are a lot more races to go," Rosana responds. As the questioning goes on Rosana starts to feel comfortable. It seems to have gone well but then disaster strikes.

"Rosana you have more than just your last name to worry about. Since you are a woman in motorsports, how do you feel with the pressure?" The interviewer asks. Something snaps in Rosana's brain. She is sick of that question.

"Honestly it is because of three people that I am here. My father, Giuliano Alesi and Anthoine Hubert. They are the people who remind me that there is a place for me in this sport. Plus if I continue on my current trajectory I can prove the doubters wrong. Just so long as I don't do anything crazy," Rosana gives the interviewer her honest answer. Rosana is glad that she has friends in the paddock. Depending on how this season goes she might need to add Mick to that list. At least the last few questions are dull questions about racing. After another hour of mundane questions, the first half of the press junket has come to an end. Rosana makes a beeline for the hospitality area. She is still annoyed that everyone keeps asking if her gender makes any difference to her racing. It doesn't and she is sick and tired of having to explain it.

"Do you mind if I join you?" Giuliano remarks.

"Go for it. I could do with a distraction from my thoughts," Rosana responds.

"What's wrong?" Giuliano asks. He just wants to help her in any way possible.

"The media are stupid. They need to get it out of their heads that a woman is doing well because she has talent," Rosana gets to work on venting her frustrations. She is trying her best not to swear but her efforts are in vain.

"They think that the only reason why I'm not shit at driving is that I inherited my father's talent. Excuse the language," Rosana ends her small rant. She is glad that she has someone who is happy to listen as her teammate. He is even nice enough to get her some food.

"Thank you G," Rosana says before eating some of the food. Due to the fact that they are drivers, Giuliano got the healthy option. It's still good food. It is even enough to take Rosana's mind off the horrible media questions. There will be more after lunch but right now she doesn't want to ruin her time with Giuliano. Even with her discussion with her sister at the back of her mind Rosana can't exactly deny her feelings for Giuliano. It will be interesting to see if the feelings are reciprocated. Thankfully Ella joins the drivers.

"So are you starting to get a better appreciation for what I do?" Rosana quickly jumps on the distraction.

"Nope. Still boring," Ella responds. Rosana is not surprised.

"Well, you will have to wait for tomorrow for the action to really start," Giuliano jumps in. Thankfully Ella is open-minded enough to give it a chance. After an hour of back and forth, Rosana is getting ready for the last couple of interviews for today. It doesn't take long for her to find the right area for the FIA interview. At least this one will be quick since it is about last week's race. After answering the standard stuff she moves on to the next interviewer. The interesting thing about it is another longer interview.

"Welcome," Rosana is greeted by the latest interviewer.

"Thank you for having me," Rosana responds. Even though she doesn't like the media she is willing to use her manners. After another long interview, Rosana is drained. She put it down to the fact that the questions were all the same. At least she knew that she could vent her frustrations to Giuliano, Ella or Anthoine. Instead, she has decided to relax in her hotel room since she has a lot of work to do tomorrow. At least the team respects her choices.

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