Viewers on the livestream began to notice something was off. Hera still looked composed, but those with sharp eyes caught it—her shoulders tense, her eyes flicking too often to her dashboard. She was struggling, and it was clear to anyone paying attention.
She tried the emergency brake.
It was barely responding too. But it was better than nothing
They hadn't even finished the first lap, and after that, there was still one more to go. There was no time to return to the garage, and Hera had no registered spare car. She and her team never needed one; her car was always in top condition. The tires were replaced before every race, the brake plates regularly swapped out, and the engine monitored obsessively. There was no reason for this to happen.
And yet… it did.
Which meant only one thing: it was sabotage.
