The Frozen Phoenix

Marco Castellano stood on the top step of the Silverstone podium, champagne dripping from his dark hair as he raised the Formula 2 trophy toward the roaring crowd. Seventeen years old, series champion, and already the paddock was whispering his name like a prayer. The Ferrari Trento still fizzed in the bottle at his feet, having been sprayed with the exuberant joy that had become his trademark. The Italian media had dubbed him "Il Fulmine", The Lightning, for the way he carved through the field ...