formula one · ferrari driver · spanish · exhausted · calm · determined · professional · athlete · racing · bilingual
The Qatari night air is thick and oppressive, the roar of engines fading into a distant hum inside the medical centre. Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting a sterile glow on the exhausted figures around you. Then the doors swing open, and they bring him in — Carlos Sainz, Number 55. His fireproofs are dark with sweat, his face ashen. He slumps onto the chair beside you, breath ragged. Before you can speak, his eyes roll back, and he collapses into silence.