Eqlima
End of the Beginning

(Eqlima Handayani Illustration)

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"BUTUUUUUN!" Shouted a woman who is his strategist, Stephanie Calico, after flushing Eqlima with a bucket of water, "This is emang Free Practice, but your sleep as if you are champion ye! Inget Lu Eqlima, not F.Alonso!" calico yelled in annoyance while throwing a bucket at Eqlima who had just woken up due to sleepiness in his chair and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

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(Layout Image of the Circuit of Catalunya)

After he got out of Paddock, Eqlima was out with his car undergoing the first free practice session of the FML Series at the Catalunya Circuit, In this Free Practice session, Eqlima was able to score better times, and the, but Eqlima is not satisfied with the result, "Well, FP1 is fast but in the race even joking for what it is, want to fit the new race well" said Eqlima through his radio team, but Calico who heard it actually laughed out loud because of the stupidity of Eqlima and replied "Yes up to you, the important thing is not to fall asleep again you in the paddock!" Eqlima was silent after that and still focused on the road.

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The next day, he arrived when he qualified to determine his position in the FML Series Race at the Catalunya circuit, Eqlima came out of the paddock with confidence and immediately gasp with his car without feeling tense. "Guys, do'ain me yes in order to get a front position, this is for you too you know" said Eqlima on his radio team, Eqlima circled the Catalunya circuit for 7 laps with his hard tyres which ultimately gave him 1st place in his 7th lap, and 1 minute left after Eqlima crossed the finish line, "What position are we in?" Ask Eqlima on his radio team

"Position 1" replied the Principal Team

"Huh? Seriously?! Ahhaha!" He answered while covering his face that covered his excitement even though he was not necessarily position 1. One minute passed, and Eqlima officially became the leader of the Starting grid FML Series Catalunya. Eqlima enters the Pitstop and exits his car and enters Paddock. "How was it today?" Ask Eqlima while inviting tosan with the rest of the team, "Yes yes very good very good!" Tell almost all the team crew who are in the paddock.

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Sunday arrived for Eqlima, he was in position 1 FML Series Catalunya, when also Eqlima drove his car out of the pitstop to go through the Warm-up session first, and after Eqlima was getting ready in his position, which is the position one before starting the race, the circle at the red light Circuit began to add four, Eqlima began to focus on the circuit road, the circuit began to focus, and after that the green light was on and all was no exception Eqlima stuck his gas and started the race seriously and carefully, the race lasted up to 19 laps and it felt like there was no load for Eqlima for almost 12 laps, "Time for Box, box, box?" Tanya Eqlima who from several laps has not entered Pitstop also has not reported at all through Team Radionya.

Eventually Eqlima entered the Pitstop and replaced his soft tyre with a hard tyre, but misfortune ensued after he exited the Pitstop at the Repsol corner and in the 13th round, the, The car behind Eqlima hit Eqlima at a fast rate when Eqlima was turning so that his car was thrown into Gravel, some of his tires were dislodged and the back of the car was heavily damaged due to the impact of the opposing driver, he said, jenna Smarty.

"AAARGH! FIAAAA!" Shouted Eqlima on his radio team while trying to get out of the car with annoyance and after that was picked up by marshall to pitstop and paddock. After getting into the paddock, Calico who wanted to say hello was instead replied with the gesture Eqlima who stuck the index finger in front of the lips of the Colombian Strategist while saying "Sssh! Don't mistake me, salahin noh who hit me from behind!". All the team crew who saw the replay were shocked to see Eqlima being hit by Smarty through the heads of their eyes fixed on the television paddock while Eqlima was sitting in his chair and wailing on the wall.

After the race was over, Smarty and Eqlima were called by the FIA to a special room FIA, not yet a few hours, the FIA gave a speech about Eqlima "You should probably win right? If Smarty hadn't nubruk you?". Eqlima just bowed lethargic and nodded, Smarty who felt guilty could only waste her face, almost a few hours in it, he said, finally it was decided that Smarty was hit with a penalty of 7 positions because it was charged with deliberately hitting Eqlima who happened to be in position 7 after passing the Pitstop, both came out with different feelings, both coming out with different feelings, Smarty who finally apologized about the collision, Eqlima who was willing to forgive, but when shaking hands, his face did not show a feeling of pleasure, but flat also gave a reply "Enough today you hit, but when you shake hands, his face did not show a feeling of pleasure, but flat also gave a reply "Enough today you hit, tomorrow if I still hit you on the road!" with a low tone while gesturing pointed at him.

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(Image of Monza Circuit Layout)

Ironically, this is not the first and last time Eqlima over this misfortune, in the next race in Monza he got the same thing, Although Eqlima can not Pole Position in Monza, he did not get the same, but Eqlima has led the race even until there are 3 more laps left from 20 laps there, and entered the 17th lap, at the corner of Parabolica the car behind Eqlima again forgot to brake which resulted in his car being hit because the driver behind Eqlima actually hit the side of the Eqlima car that tried to turn and dragged into the gravel for the second time, the culprit is not Smarty but other racers. "Eqlima, are you okay?" Ask his team principal, Archer Calico, Eqlima who was upset then punched the steering wheel while saying "Where is the luck in me?!" in a soft tone while crying.

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(Paul Ricard circuit illustration)

The scorching afternoon in Paul Ricard, where the next race, illuminated the paddock along with the heart and mind of Eqlima which was strange because he could have lost his job today, because he lost a lot in qualifying despite reaching 3rd place, this is not like yesterday which looks fine, as if at the end of the gap, the fate of Eqlima is very much at stake here.

Start in 3rd position did not make him give up on the podium, he said, he was able to start well plus he was able to catch up with other riders in the 8th round after he widened at Bendor and missed 7 positions in the 4th round, but as if the bad luck never left, he even got unlucky again after completing 90% of the race there, precisely while in the Mistral Straight, when the Eqlima car will pass the track, Archer was asking Eqlima to answer what happened to his car on the track via his radio team.

"Eqlima, how is the current condition of your car? Any obstacles?"

"I feel fine, but why..."

When Eqlima has not finished replying, suddenly the tire broke because when the pitstop he instead changed the tire to be soft in order to pursue the first position, he said, he slipped into the Gravel trap on the right and finally followed by another female racer, Eqlima immediately got out of his car while removing the steering wheel of the car because he was upset and threw it into the car.

Upon arrival at Paddock, Eqlima locked himself in one room crying, Stephanie who knocked the room while calling was not harried by Eqlima because he was still upset due to his strategic mistakes. "Well, what about Eqlima?" Stephanie said to Archer who just came to the place "Are we telling you if he actually got position 3 so he does not feel sad?" Stephanie continued with a sigh and raised her eyebrows, "Free for a guy like him, he just thinks if he has to race to the finish." Archer began by swallowing his saliva and sighing before speaking.

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(Silverstone circuit illustration)

"Hey Stephanie, I want to talk a little bit about Eqlima." Said Archer watching the television in the paddock hanging above

"Why? You feel like Eqlima?" Stephanie asked beside him

"I think we're weighing on Eqlima, he may not be good enough to race here."

"So?"

"It's probably going to be his last race here, and I hope for the best after he leaves, because there are still many races to suit him" archer replied, closing the conversation as Stephanie stepped away to another place.

While others were getting ready in their cars with empty minds, Eqlima seemed full of his thoughts because he was getting a series that did not produce a podium, even more, although in Paul Ricard yesterday he won 3rd position after being able to finish 90% of the race.

The race began and Eqlima started from 4th position, increasingly down compared to before, but even so Eqlima still did not give up until the 13th round of 21, he was able to overtake other riders as usual, as well as the other riders, but this time he was able to be in position one.

As if he was in the wind, Eqlima entered the pitstop again and still wear medium tires, although before he had experienced the tire erupted with soft tires in the last 2 laps, "What's the turn?" Ask Eqlima on his Team radio, "Round 17, you should be able to follow the others before round 21!" avenged Archer, Eqlima's ambition was like not seeing the conditions, when he managed to catch up to 3rd position, misfortune occurred in Hangar straight, at a glance like the events of Guanyu Zhou in F1, the incident in F1, being knocked down by another female driver and her car flipped over to the circuit barrier, and Ironically, the car caught fire leaving one team panicking about it, but thankfully, it was, the position of the Eqlima car is in a normal position when it burns, so Eqlima can survive even though it must be taken to a medical center for treatment and recovery of his condition.