On race day, George Park Circuit was packed to the brim. The Australian Grand Prix felt like one of those F1 races fans just had to show up for. So many from all over the world pulled out all the stops to be there, maybe missing F2 Saturday but never F1 Sunday's main event.
Australia's spot way out on the map always made it tough, though because flights hit the wallet hard, and the slog of travel brought its own mess of stress and chaos to deal with.
Even the day before, Saturday's F2 Australian Grand Prix, Luca wasn't sure he spotted a single empty seat. He'd gone to watch that race, sitting up in the suites, and from there, he could feel the massive scale of the crowd and the race tearing by below.
It got Luca picturing himself split in two at once. One version of him was out there racing, racing around the track, while the other sat high in the suites, watching that first version streak past in a blur.
Max Addams had grabbed his FIFTH Grand Prix title this season. How wild!
