It has been a few days since the team outing and Rosana is excited. Today is the qualifying day. She can finally get the personal best that she has been after since last year. She gets the feeling that she is being too confident but she can't help it since the practice round went her way. There is however an impending sense of dread since she made her biggest mistake in qualifying. Well, there is nothing that she can do if something goes wrong. It doesn't take her long to start her qualifying run. Rosana soon finds herself in a rhythm. It is at that point that something goes wrong.

"Dammit. I've locked up," Rosana remarks via the radio.

"Don't worry about it. We have some time," Comes the response. After rescuing herself from the run-off area Rosana continues on her way. She comes to the conclusion that she is a little too aggressive on the breaks. Rosana shrugs the mistake off because unlike last time she didn't obstruct anyone. After fifteen minutes of driving the session has come to an end.

"Well Rose, that was P10. You have a chance to improve," Rosana's engineer informs her as she brings the car back to the garage.

"Just let me know where and how," Rosana replies. She is happy that she got a personal best. It certainly beats dead last in a circuit with little to no overtaking opportunities. There is a little part of Rosana that is hoping for a safety car deployment during the race but she dismisses the thought. The drama belongs to Formula 1. After a fifteen-minute gap and a quick briefing, Rosana is ready to try to get higher than P10. Again she gets to work. Rosana is not sure if she can do it but she is going to try. Rosana is quick to get out of the garage. The good thing is she is the first out. Just one clear run is all she needs. Again Rosana is quick to settle into a rhythm. This time nothing happens which catches Rosana by surprise. She was certain that something was going to happen to her. Maybe her luck at Baku is improving. After ten minutes of work, Rosana has decided to call it quits.

"Can I get an update please?" Rosana tentatively asks.

"P5. Good job," her engineer responds. Well, she has improved but there is one last session left. After another fifteen minute push, Rosana hasn't made any progress. Despite the fact, she is happy with P5. Rosana knows that the overtaking opportunities are almost non-existent but there is still a chance. All of these thoughts occupy her mind as she heads back to the hotel with Giuliano, his lead engineer and hers. Thankfully for Rosana, the talk about the two races are kept to a minimum. Right now she feels like talking about it will make her stress levels worse. She is currently watching the buildings go by. It gives her a small amount of comfort knowing that she is racing in nice places. After ten minutes of driving the small group made it back to the hotel. Rosana is relieved. She needed a sport where she could get some relaxation. Her relaxation is short-lived. Rosana's message tone goes off. It's Giuliano.

G: I found some gossip you might be interested in

R: sure

G: Promise you will act surprised tomorrow. There will be a VIP coming tomorrow.

R: who?

G: Stroll Snr.

With that final message from Giuliano, her mind turns to the fact that Lawrence Stroll might be looking for a new driver or reserve driver. Meanwhile, Giuliano is spending time with a small group of mechanics and PR people. That is how he came across the information about Lawrence. The fact that he was getting a lecture confirms his suspicion that it is going to happen.

"Giuliano, are you paying attention?" One of the PR officers asks.

"Yes you don't want me acting like an idiot in front of the VIP," Giuliano knows it is not the best way to sum up the lecture but it was the only way that he could think of. The PR officer gives a satisfying nod. There is not much that he can do anyway. Lawrence would pay more attention to Rosana. She has more consistency as a driver despite that hiccup in Bahrain. Giuliano will happily vouch for Rosana anyway.

"Well now that we are done here I am going to go back to my room," Giuliano excuses himself. He is done with the PR lecture. There is no way that he can guarantee that Lawrence will be looking at him. It is the day after and the F2 paddock is full of energy however Giuliano is nervous. He has spotted Lawrence. He has a couple of PR people with him as well.

"G, I don't think you have anything to be worried about," Rosana remarks. Like Giuliano she is nervous but she is better at hiding it. The truth is she never really cared for Lawrence but she knows he is a VIP. It's people like him that she needs to show off to. Not that she would risk being stupid especially at a track like Baku.

"Is it that obvious?" Giuliano retorts. He can't understand why he is on edge. He knows he is not the only one being watched.

"Yeah, but it will be fine. I don't think Mr Stroll will be looking at you anyway," Rosana tries her best to calm her best friend down. It looks like it is working. The pair end up walking the rest of the way to the garage in silence. There is only one thought that is going through her mind as she gets ready for the sprint race. As soon as she is ready Rosana finds herself eavesdropping on a conversation between Giuliano and Lawrence.

"No, I just think Rosana is a better candidate," Rosana is stunned to find that Giuliano is backing her.

"So you think she has the potential that I am looking for?" Lawrence responds. He is pushing Giuliano hard for information.

"Yes. In fact, the only reason why she crashed during Bahrain was because of the weather," Giuliano bits back. There is no reason why Rosana should be overlooked. That is the reason why he is jumping to his friend's defence. Rosana quickly makes her presence known by clearing her throat.

"I need to apologise for eavesdropping but I assure you, Mr Stroll I have enough talent," It is moments like these that make Rosana care less about Lawrence as a person.

"Look Rosana I will watch you race then I will make up my mind," Lawrence announces. Maybe he was wrong. He just needs to be open-minded for now. There are a lot more races before he needs to make up his mind. With that Rosana and Giuliano start the trek to the garage.

"I owe you big time, G," Rosana finds herself thanking Giuliano.

"No, you don't. It's unfair that people like Lawrence overlook you," He responds. It is one thing that he has never understood. Rosana has talent that could match her father's if she is given the opportunity. After fifteen minutes of waiting the sprint has gotten underway Rosana is surprised to find that her start has gained her a position. Now she needs to catch up to Nyck. For some reason, she is feeling confident that she will at least catch up. After five laps Rosana is right on Nyck's tail.

"Will I be able to make the overtake on the start/finish straight?" Rosana checks just in case.

"You have the pace so I think you can," Rosana's engineer confirms. Rosana has decided that she will try her best but if she can't overtake Nyck she will settle for fourth. After all, she has the feature race to make an impact. After some teasing Rosana is ready to pounce. As soon as she reaches the start/finish straight she puts her foot down. It is tense but she manages to pull past Nyck without any issues.

"Well done, you are in third," My engineer announces.

"It's not over yet," Rosana retorts. Indeed there are four laps left and anything could happen. Rosana was smart enough to know that. After four laps she has finished in third but it is not over yet. One race left to go. It is the day after and Rosana is looking forward to seeing what she can do in the feature race. Mostly because she caught wind that Lawrence is considering her for reserve driver duties next year. There is still a lot of work to be done today.

"You seem happy," Giuliano responds.

"So long as nothing happens I have caught Lawrence's attention," Rosana responds. She still owes a lot to Giuliano mostly because he convinced Lawrence to pay attention to her. It doesn't take long for the pair to reach the motorhome.

"Anyway, you have another race to win G," Rosana and Giuliano part ways. Something tells her that the race may not go their way. Again it doesn't take long for Rosana to get ready. As she is heading to the garage she is intercepted by Anthoine.

"Hey, Rose there seems to be some gossip going around that says Lawrence wants you as a reserve driver," Anthoine remarks.

"So it would seem but I have no idea what is going through his mind. He hasn't told me anything concrete yet," Rosana explains. She is wishing that everyone would stop asking her about it. She needs to focus on race.

"Well we will find out after this race I am sure," Anthoine responds. It looks like his remark has worked to calm Rosana down. It doesn't take long for the pair to reach their respective destinations. After fifteen minutes of waiting the feature race has gotten underway. Rosana finds herself in an interesting battle with Mick. She is struggling to keep him behind but it seems to be working. That is until Mick makes a mistake. Rosana can hear the thud as Mick makes contact with her.

"Dammit," Rosana utters as she tries to correct the spin. Luckily for her, she finds that she has enough room to get the car to a safe stop. After a second long pause, she is good to go. Rosana can feel the frustration at losing places due to a spin but there is nothing that she could have done. Mick is a rookie and Rosana was pushing him too hard. She understands that fact well. After all, she is a rookie as well. Oh well, At least Rosana has a chance of making up for it. The downside is she has to gain about nine places. After an hour of pushing she is unable to gain the places which leave her out of the points. Not the best end to a race weekend.

"Rosana, do you mind if I speak to you," Lawrence breaks her out of her thoughts.

"No," The Austrian responds.

"I wish to offer you a test at the next free practice. You did well trying to make up places and that is what I want in a driver," Lawrence responds. Well, it looks like she is one step closer to joining Formula 1.

"I can organise something for then," Rosana says. She cannot believe what she is hearing. She managed to beat Anthoine to the test. He still deserves it. After a further exchange with Lawrence, Rosana finds herself leaving with a smile.

"Rosana I need to apologise," Mick announces as he catches up to Rosana.

"Don't worry Mick. It was an accident for a reason. You made a mistake," Rosana replies. That seems to do the trick. He seems happier. After Lawrence's news, not much can dampen Rosana's spirits. In fact, the only thing that she needs to do is repay Giuliano for convincing Lawrence to pay attention. It is something that she is not sure she will ever be able to do.