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rival (n.) from Latin rivalis — one who shares a river. Originally: a neighbour at the waterline, drawing from the same source. Not an enemy. Someone who knows exactly how much you need, because they need the same thing.
Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have been sharing a river for fifteen years. A journalist finally writes it down. He brings a translator to help. Mariana Cavalcanti speaks French, Dutch, and Portuguese, and knows the difference between what a person says and what they mean. She makes three small decisions that are not small at all.
Two weeks later, the piece runs. Then the phone calls start.
Or: in which a translation goes perfectly, which is the problem.