RACING TO THE FUTURE - #4: A DIFFICULT BEGINNING

The new Formula European Masters, born from the ashes of the old FIA F3 which merged with the old GP3 Series, finally saw the light. The first race was scheduled to be at Hockenheim on May 5th. Erjona was the first girl of the championship and she was so excited to compete there.

"Lando, I'm so excited" Erjona told at the phone with her tutor driver as well as crush. "You will do your best, I'm sure of this" Lando didn't have any Formula One races that weekend, so he could have reached his friend in Germany.

Obviously Arlinda, Iris and their parents were excited too for her debut. Erjona wouldn't have been the only of the three "Daughters of the Wind" to race in Hockenheim that weekend: her sister Iris would have competed in the DTM race. After the farewell to the championship by Mercedes, Iris signed a contract with Audi.

Iris was not that lucky: there were only two laps until the end of the race and her engine blew up. She cried so much about it: "When as a child I used to dream to become like Alonso, I didn't mean this!" she told to journalists who interviewed her. Her boyfriend Nyck tried to make her smile: "At least you will lie on a chair on the track as Fernando did!" Iris did so, making the whole paddock laugh.

Seeing her sister hugging and kissing Nyck, Erjona was feeling a bit alone: she would have loved to do the same with Lando. She was head-over-heels for the young Jewish-English McLaren driver, who was in all her thoughts. The race was hard for her: Erjona was not used to such powerful cars! And she was distracted by her heartbeat for Lando, which made her spinning a tons of times. She ended the race in 14th position, but the male drivers who ended behind her were disappointed: "That unexperienced girl defeated us! It's impossible!"

Erjona was disappointed too, not only by the race, but also by the fact she had thought about Lando all the time. When she saw him, she threw herself into his arms and started crying. "It's only the beginning..." A little smile appeared on her face. "Yes, my time in motorsport is starting now"