Niko Hulkenberg

The sprint and qualifying went terribly for Gabi, just like the Grand Prix itself. Qualifying had practically smashed Gabi's car to pieces, and clearly, no one was happy with the result. After the Grand Prix, where Gabi crashed out on the first lap, disappointment grew even further. Small rumors began to circulate in the paddock, and shadows of doubt emerged that Gabi was a terrible driver, not yet ready for Formula 1, let alone being in the same team as Nico Hülkenberg, since Hulk was far more experienced and skilled than the Brazilian. However, Nico himself only joked about it, saying:

"Guys, Gabi is still young, he has everything ahead of him. We need to believe in him and support his results, and then, I promise you, he'll show even better things!"

The race ended, and Nico finished in 9th place. Entering the garage after the Grand Prix, he scanned everything around him; the mechanics and others were busy with the Brazilian's car, which had taken a heavy beating. Nico approached one of the engineers and asked.

-Where is Gabi?—The German clearly needed to talk to the youth after all this. The engineer only replied with a chuckle, looking at Nico.

-Oh, Gabi? He's sitting somewhere in one of the garage rooms, whining.—He answered so... nastily; he found the young driver's reaction to such a huge disappointment on his home track literally funny. Nico frowned slightly at the words but pretended everything was okay.

-Right... Thanks for telling me.—After these words, Hülkenberg went to search for Bortoleto in the "rooms."