It has been a week since Rosana met with her friends and she is packing for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. There is a part of her that wants to remain with her friends but at the same time, she knows that they respect her desire to rise through the ranks all the way to Formula 1. Rosana looks at her suitcase and carry-on bag as if she forgot something even though she knows she hasn't. To put her mind at ease Rosana double checks everything. This time she hasn't forgotten anything but she knows it has happened before. There is a knock on her door.

"Come in dad. I'm almost ready," Rosana remarks. She is glad that her Dad has decided to take her to the airport. It is one less thing that she has to worry about. After her checks come to an end Rosana is happy that everything is where it should be. She joins her dad in the car. For some reason, Rosana starts to think about the last race in Azerbaijan that she was a part of. It wasn't a total disaster but she made a mistake that was and still is hard to ignore.

"Rose, you should be alright this time. You are not new at the circuit," Gerhard remarks. He knows his words will not be helping but it is putting his mind at ease.

"We will find out," Rosana responds. Even though she hasn't had much luck at Baku she is still going to try her best. After thirty minutes in the car, Rosana made it to the airport. Now for the lonely part of the trip. After an hour of waiting, Rosana has boarded the plane. She soon drifts off to sleep since there is barely anyone in first class. Rosana is glad that her main sponsor is an airline. It means she gets perks. After two hours of sleep, she is gently woken up by the stewardess.

"Ma'am we are coming into land," She remarks just to make sure she has done her job.

"Sorry," Rosana responds as she puts everything back the way it was. It doesn't take long for the plane to reach the gate where Rosana starts her journey through the airport. She manages to make it through to the baggage claim where she is stopped by a familiar voice.

"Rose," It's Giuliano. He already has his bags which means he was on the earlier flight.

"Hey G," Rosana responds. After a couple of weeks away from each other Rosana is happy to see her friend again. She is even looking forward to possibly seeing Anthoine. She will find out if he is busy or not later. Right now she wants to catch up with Giuliano. Rosana soon starts to wonder if Ray is right about the possibility of her and Giuliano being a thing. Rosana immediately dismisses the thought. There is no way that being in motorsports will allow for a relationship.

"So how would you feel about a team dinner tonight?" Giuliano asks as they start the drive to the hotel.

"I'm fine with that," Rosana responds. The reason why she is fine with it is because of the nap that she had on the plane. It doesn't take long for the pair to reach the hotel. At least they won't have any media duties till tomorrow. It has been three hours since the pair arrived in Baku and Rosana is getting ready. She double-checks her outfit because she is not sure if it is smart enough. The others, especially Giuliano, will let her know if her outfit isn't any good. Only one way to find out. The young Austrian makes her way to the lobby where she is intercepted by the team boss.

"Over here," He gestures for Rosana to join the small group of people. She quickly notices that Giuliano is not with them. Rosana suspects that he will be cutting it close with his arrival. As soon as the thought crosses her mind a flustered Giuliano joins the small group.

"I am sorry Tom. I thought I was late," He addressed the team principal. He can feel the embarrassment creep in. Normally he is early but for some reason, he was so distracted by his thoughts that he didn't notice the time.

"Don't worry Giuliano. Just don't be late during the weekend," the team principal responds. Being late during the weekend is something that Giuliano would never do unless something happened on the way to the race venue. The team principal scans the small crowd to double-check that everyone who said they would come has arrived. After giving a satisfied nod the group separates so they can get to the place. After fifteen minutes of driving Giuliano has found the place. At least he didn't get himself and Rosana lost. He puts it down to the fact that most of the restaurants that were considered were close to the hotel. Giuliano and Rosana leave the car to join the team principal and Rosana's lead mechanic. Thankfully the rest of the team is quick to arrive. The group spoon gets settled but there is something bothering Rosana. She has spotted some familiar faces.

"It looks like Prema had the same idea," Rosana whispers to Giuliano. That can't be good.

"So long as they don't notice we will be fine," Giuliano responds. Rosana knows that he is right. She is also hoping that it will not be the case. It doesn't take long for various conversations about the upcoming event to spring up. Rosana is currently listening to a debate that Giuliano is having with his lead engineer. They are having the classic Monaco VS Baku debate. Rosana is hoping that she doesn't get dragged into the debate since she is on the fence as to which track is better. She has her preference of course but in the end, both tracks are different.

"Rose, what do you think, Monaco or Baku? Which is harder?" Giuliano brings his friend into the argument.

"I think Baku because I made a rookie mistake when I shouldn't have," Rosana explains her answer. The thing is it was an easy mistake. Giuliano considers his friend's answer for a second.

"See Jay. I told you Baku is harder," Giuliano ends the argument. Rosana soon comes to the conclusion that she is going to enjoy some redemption in Baku. Rosana is a little over-enthusiastic because the car hopefully won't have any issues that will cause another dumb error. She will find out soon enough. Even Giuliano is looking forward to the challenge.  

A/N I know I can't write filler chapters to save my life (I don't mind feedback) but I am trying to delay the inevitable. Spoilers if you haven't figured it out this story is set in 2019. please don't judge. Plus if you enjoy this story remember to vote and/or comment. It will be much appreciated.