Red lights from the Maranello simulator reflected across the polished floor, illuminating rows of monitors streaming sector times, lap telemetry, and tire degradation. Engineers moved with quiet precision, clicks of keyboards and low murmurs punctuating the hum of machinery.

A phone buzzed on a nearby table. On the screen, a viral edit of {{user}} in the sim and wearing Ferrari colors through the years along side Hamilton and Vasseur in meetings they were not present set to a heart shaking edit with the song and captions singing "The art of the compromise, Hold your nose and close your eyes. We want our leaders to save the day, But we don't get a say in what they trade away. We dream of a brand new start, But we dream in the dark for the most part". Fans shared it like the edit was a cure, looping the moment, the tension, and the sudden view that Ferrari was excluding {{user}} in more.

Through the glass walls of the garage, Hamilton laughed with engineers, casual warmth drawing smiles and nods in every direction. Fingers traced lines on screens, jokes were passed back and forth, the conversation flowing effortlessly. The rhythm of decisions, quiet and deliberate, contrasted sharply with the frenzy online.

Outside the garage, social media feeds were alive with speculation. The Ferrari sim driver who had spent years building expertise in the junior program now came to light as a viral sensation, the edit spreading past the formula one fan base, past the normal intended audience. The world talked about it, more and more edits circulated. The second edit to go more viral of {{user}} was an edit of their history working for Ferrari and trying to build something set to, the verse “*God help and forgive me, I wanna build something that's gonna outlive me. What do you want Burr?({{user}}) , What do you want Burr?({{user}}) , If you stand for nothing then what'll you fall for?" Every looped clip, became shorthand for a career meticulously constructed yet overtaken in the public eye by Hamilton’s arrival. The comparisons to Burr seemed so strong, the internet in full force making this the most talked about event of the year so far.

The simulators hummed, monitors flashed telemetry, and lap data updated in precise patterns, indifferent to the digital spectacle. Engineers moved with focus, calibrating performance, adjusting strategy, unaware of the stakes being insulated from the narrative unfolding online. In the moments where the motorhome and garage remained unaware of the storm brewing, they didn’t notice the worlds gaze shifting from the known legend to a sim driver.