Chapter 518: S3 Canadian Grand Prix. 4
In a billion-dollar sport like this one, it shouldn’t be uncommon to fish out injustice or silent cheating occasionally. A sport that features razor-thin margins and deep technical machinery naturally fosters a playground for clever interpretations of the rulebook. Increased rules, increased opportunities to cheat, and potential for loopholes.
The constant evolution of regulations and loopholes means that what’s legal today might be banned tomorrow. But of course, some team must have already reaped the benefits of it silently, winning a race or two with it. Taking a look back at every campaign, sometimes it’s safe to say subtle cheating is part of the framework. So, behind the glamour of every car—yes, every one—teams push the limits of legality, hoping their simple tweaks go unnoticed.
Don’t think the manufacturers aren’t part of this. A war of its own kind is raging at that primary level, a war Luca seems to be crawling into the crossfire of. From time to time, manufacturers do intercede, and sometimes not so subtly. They often aid their customer teams with experimental parts, data access, or political shielding.
Take Trampos Racing, for example. By all accounts, Ferrari was backing their little rear wing enhancement in the Canadian Grand Prix. Logically speaking, Ferrari wouldn’t benefit anything substantial from this little act, but the reason lies in the insurance between both parties. Supporting a satellite team is just like telling them: "We’ve got your back." And since Trampos were the major championship contenders honing their tech, Ferrari would like to assist them to their best capability so the championship could switch sides by the end of the season.
The new rear wing flex more than the standard 5mm for standard cars. Supercars do flex more than 5mm, but regulations allow as such since they are supercars. As a standard chassis, the Z24 shouldn’t create less drag on straight-line speed—as it’s supposed to be. Trampos aimed to support Luca’s rise back to the top 3 with more fruitful overtakes as quickly as possible.
Luca didn’t need to be informed about this, because it didn’t matter. Even his system couldn’t notify him of something as minuscule as that, especially since it caused good, not harm, to the car and his driving.
Although Luca was included in a lot of important talks that held magnitude, the team excluded him from these kinds, maybe because they sensed he held a strong philosophy of fairness and would reprimand cheating and injustice.
[Retrieving pitstop info...]
[Service Time: 2.00 seconds]
[Front Tires: Soft → Soft]
[Rear Tires: Soft → Soft]
[Rear Wing: Replaced]