Enjoy The Ride ⎜ Lewis Hamilton ⎜ Formula 1

6. "GOAT"

Lewis Hamilton POV

I had just finished my interview and got back to the hotel as fast as I could. She wasn't there anymore and I was sadder than I thought I would be. 

"I wonder if she saw the tickets..." 

I had asked Toto for help to get two tickets that morning emailed to me. I printed them at the hotel lobby at the speed of light so that I could make sure she'd be at the Grand Prix on Sunday. 

I had also written my phone number on one of them, I hoped she'd seen it. And weirdly, I hoped she had realized who I was. I wanted her to want to know me more, and I felt bad I hadn't told her before.

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Skylar Brown POV

The week went by in a flash, and suddenly it was Friday. During those days I had researched a little about Lewis and about F1 racing, and I learned they had some training sessions on the Friday before a Grand Prix. We only had tickets for the race on Sunday. I was feeling nervous, and I couldn't really say why.

-Skylar. - El snapped me out of it. - we have to look good. - she laughed. - What team does he race for again? Mercedes, right? - I nodded. - Fancy. 

-Oh, God, we're such posers! - I laughed. 

I picked up my phone and looked at Lewis's Instagram. He had posted a story.

Instagram

Instagram Off

I sighed.

-What? - El asked. I showed her the picture and she looked at me.

-Well, not going to lie, you have a great taste. - she made me smile. 

-I can't wait to see him again.

-I bet... - my best friend whispered as she reapplied her lipstick and I threw a pillow at her. 

Sunday, 11:30 AM

Skylar Brown POV

The day had come. Me and Eleanor had watched our first ever qualifying session on tv the day before.

We got dressed and headed towards the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where the Grand Prix was held. 

It was completely full, but we managed to get a pretty good view, we were right in front of the pit lane and we could see the start of the race. Right before the formation lap all the cars were on the grid and I could see Lewis outside of the car. My heart skipped a beat. I was loving the whole ambience, the fans, the sounds, the organization of each team... 

After the lights went out it was like I was in a different world. I didn't think I'd be so invested in a race. Right in the first lap Grosjean spun and was out of the race. After that my eyes were almost always locked on car 44, Lewis was unbeatable leading the race and he finished in 1st place, 21 full seconds ahead of his team mate. I almost lost my voice from all the screaming, it was such an adrenaline filled moment. 

Afterwards I saw him at the podium through the screens. They celebrated the win and Lewis took some pictures. 

Eventually it was getting late and me and El went back to the hotel. I decided to post a picture of that day.

Instagram

📍Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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I also tagged him in hopes he would find my Instagram...

July 2019 - London, UK

It never happened.

It had been over  year since that night in Barcelona. I couldn't stop thinking about Lewis. At that point I had learned everything there was to learn about F1 Racing, I saw him become World Champion for the 5th time, I laughed and I cried. 

At the end of the day I always thought maybe he just meant for it to be a one night stand, and maybe I should've just moved on. But somehow I couldn't. And then the British Grand Prix was coming up.

And I was going to be at Silverstone.

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