ℝ𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕤 [ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕃𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕣𝕔] ✔

Part 67

"Good job, Y/n. That is another P5." Riccardo cheered as Y/n scored another P5 in FP2. She felt very satisfied and was really looking forward to quali tomorrow and the race on Sunday. "Yes guys! Thank you for a great Friday and let's send it tomorrow" she cheered and rolled back into the garage. 

Charles had a huge smile on his face when she stepped out of the car, and she couldn't help but smile as well. Even though they couldn't seem all loving right there, the way they looked at each other was enough for both of them to understand how proud they were at each other. 

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"Another good day for Ferrari it seems, how do you feel about this last race?" the reporter asked and put his microphone right up in Y/n's face so she could answer. "Yeah the team and myself are happy, and we're very excited for the race. Obviously we want to get that P3 in the constructers ship, but also just enjoy the last race." she smiled and looked at the camera. 

"And how does it feel to have Charles back in the garage? I understand that you've helped him a lot?" the reporter asked again. "Yeah no it's great. The whole team has been missing him and it's good to see him back on his feet. Obviously we both live in Monaco, so I stayed with Charles sometimes to make sure that he was alright and recovering and not getting too bored" she said with a slight chuckle. 

"It seems like you two have gotten a lot closer over the year?" the reporter said. "Well, when you work together almost everyday like this, you are destined to form a bond, and of course we've known each other since kids, so that probably made it a lot easier. But yeah, it feels good to have a teammate that you can talk to" 

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Qualifying had enrolled and Y/n was in her driver's room getting ready. Suddenly she felt someone's presence and look over at the door, where Charles were leaning against the doorframe with a smirk on his face. "It's not a real race weekend without you bursting into my room, eh?" she playfully laughed and Charles grinned making his way into her room and closed the door before sitting down. 

"Of course not. That's why I'm here" he teased with a chuckle and watched her braid her hair. "Are you ready?" he asked and she looked at him. "I think so" she replied and finished braiding her hair before locking the door to the driver's room so she could cuddle up to Charles in peace. 

"I'm just glad that you're here this weekend. That makes it a whole lot easier" she said leaning against his shoulder. "You have no idea how much I've missed you and being with you on race weekends. I can't wait to the next season" he smiled and rubbed her back. 

"And hopefully then, we'll both still have our seats and our relationship" she joked even though it wasn't actually a joke. Charles looked at her with a sad smile. "You're sure you wanna tell Binotto? I mean, we can still hide it?" he offered looking at her. "No. No more hiding it. I'm sick of it. I just wanna be with you without having to watch my back all the time."

"Well, then we'll tell him and pray to God that we wont get fired. Either way I'm not breaking up with you" he smiled and kissed her head. "Who knows? Maybe they'll allow it?" she suggested and Charles really hoped that she was right. 

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After a decent qualifying, Y/n was starting the race in a few hours that Sunday in P6. It was a decent place, and hopefully she'd be able to catch a tow from the cars in front of her during the start and hopefully moved up a few places. 

"Okay, Y/n. We're doing a two stop race, so watch the tires. Let's focus on getting a good start and creating a gab, and hopefully we'll bring home some important points and finish on a high, yeah?" Riccardo informed her. "Sounds like a plan" she replied. 

She was sat in her car with only 5 minutes to go. Everyone had left the track so it was only the cars left on the starting grid, and nerves were setting in. Y/n wanted this race to be perfect. To put on a good show for the fans and for Charles, and to finish this crazy season on a high. 

But also to just make a last kind of evidence that Y/n was perfectly capable of dating Charles and still be racing. She did love F1 a lot, and she would hate to loose her seat. But she also knew that she loved Charles a lot, and she had already tried the racing without dating him, and that wasn't working out. 

"And it's lights out and away we go here in Abu Dhabi and for the last race of the 2020 season. Max Verstappen off to a good start followed by his teammate and the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas. And oh that is Lewis Hamilton struggling with the brakes and the quick Ferrari driver slips past, and Y/l/n has already gained an easy position. Further down we see the two Williams battling each other into the first corner and Russell comes out on top." 

"Push, Y/n. Let's get them" Riccardo said to Y/n who had lost three positions and was down to P8 15 laps ago, but had regained two of them since and now she was currently hunting down a McLaren in the hope of gaining another position within the last 10 laps of the race. 

She was slowly eating the gab to the McLaren car while also defending from the car behind her. It was stressful and she was looking forward for the race to be over with. And hopefully soon.

"Norris has a 5 second penalty. You only have to close to gab to secure P5. Current gab 6.2. 5 laps to go. Push push push" Riccardo informed Y/n making it  a bit easier. With the penalty, maybe she could after all secure P5 and get the last good result of the season. 

"And that's the checkered flag and Max Verstappen WINS the Abu Dhabi race!"

"The gab?" Y/n asked as she finally crossed the line hoping that she had managed to close to gab. "I'll be dammed... 4.9 seconds. You did it! P5!" Riccardo cheered and Y/n shouted out from happiness. "WOHOO LET's FUCKING GOOO. Thank you guys for an amazing season and thank you for this amazing car. Let's go!"

And that was it. The last race of the season and she got P5 securing Ferrari the midfield win (P3) along with her own spot coming P7 out of 20 of the best drivers in the world. It was safe to say that this season was finished on a high.

A/N Don't worry, we still have a few bonus chapters before ending this story. But I'm not gonna write the afterparty and everything because it just get's too boring. But enjoy the bonus chapters <3