FAST AND FUTURE - George Russell

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“Sit,” Toto ordered both the drivers when they entered his office.

Both Daniella and George shared a look before obeying. Toto doesn’t seem like he is in a good mood, and both the drivers knows why.

“Do you two wake up every morning and call each other to decide how you will ruin my day?” Toto asked, his face bore a serious expression and eyes glaring at the duo.

“Actually we never call each other,” George nervously replied, failing to grasp the angry sarcasm.

Daniella rolled her eyes.

“I am sorry for what happened earlier but it was an honest mistake,” Daniella apologized.

“Honest mistake?” George scoffed. “Pouring hot coffee on me is an honest mistake?”

Toto groaned as the duo got into another argument.

“You were rushing down the hallway wearing sunglasses, George,” Daniella gave him a look of disbelief. “I told you to stop but as usual neither your eyes nor your ears were working. You are the one who bumped into me.”

“That was not…”

“Enough!” Toto hit his table, causing George to flinch, but Daniella was used to it. “I am tired of you two bickering and fighting.”

The duo didn’t say anything but once again shared a look.

“The season is going to start soon and I don’t want you two fighting on track or in front of media,” Toto pointed his finger at the two drivers.

Daniella gave a slow nod. She knows the limit and unlike George she never takes her personal problem to the track.

Toto looked at George, his finger pointing at him. “If you crash into her like last year then you will be out of the team.”

“That was racing,” George argued.

“Oh please! You were a lap behind me,” Daniella argued back.

“I wouldn’t have been if you hadn’t stole my seat,” George sassed. “I would have been driving the Mercedes and there would have been no crash. So it’s all your fault.”

“What are you, five?”

Toto sighed as he felt his energy draining away.

“No, but you obviously are,” George glared at his teammate. “Throwing away years of friendship and leaving Red Bull for more money when you already had everything. Who knew you are so greedy," he scoffed. "No wonder Lando cheated on you.”

“Enough!” Toto yelled.

George immediately shut up, knowing he crossed a line.

Daniella didn’t argued back as she didn’t want to make the same mistake as George.

“First of all, last year we paid her much less than Red Bull, even less than we are paying you for your first year, ” Toto explained to George, looking at him with anger in his eyes. “And second of all she left Red Bull because they were planning…”

“I left Red Bull because I knew Mercedes will pay me more if I do well in my first year with the team, which I did, ” Daniella interrupted, not looking at anyone but the glass table. “I threw away years of friendship with you because I am selfish and you are right about why I was cheated on.”

Toto could feel the pain the young driver was feeling as she lied.

George stayed silent, not having the courage to interrupt.

“And I am still the same,” she glared at George, doing a good job in holding in her tears. “Because I will do anything to win and stay in this team. And I think you also know that I am more valuable to this team than you, that’s why they decided to sign me two years ago instead of you.”

George was speechless and stunned as Daniella’s cold words hit him.

“Now if you two will excuse me, I have to go train,” Daniella stood up and gave a nod to Toto before leaving the office.

“I crossed a line,” George mumbled.

“You did,” Toto looked disappointed. “And everything you said about her was wrong.”

George looked guilty.

Toto wanted to clear the misconception that George has about Daniella, but she clearly doesn’t want him to say anything. Times like this is when he misses Lewis. Lewis and Daniella had a great partnership and never had any arguments.

“Leave,” he told to George. “Apologize to Dani if you can, or else keep your mouth shut.”

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A/N: Do you think George went too far?

Thoughts on Dani and what she said to George?