Lock Up ⏐Charles Leclerc

Chapter 46

Happy 50k!! Lol I really waited until the reads showed 50k because this is such a milestone for me 🤍  After this chapter, we'll be back in Italy for a few days :))

Enjoy!

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Coming back from the Gucci photoshoot, I was just in time as I arrived inside the Mercedes garage. I still had a full face of makeup on but I changed into more casual clothes which composed of a dark blue floral dress that hugged my waist using a black Gucci belt and white sneakers.

Despite the busy morning I had, I couldn't clear my mind of the conversation I had with papa yesterday. They were both in the Ferrari garage, saying that I was free to support a different team but they both knew who I was really a fan of.

Grey was over in McLaren for Lando and I've sent him a text saying I was watching with Milo and Elliana here at Mercedes.

"You okay?" Elliana asked when I situated myself beside her, headphones placed around my neck.

David Croft's voice boomed from the speakers and I gave her a tight smile, showing a thumbs up before I placed the headphones over my head. I could feel Elliana look at me for a few seconds before she wore her own headphones and watched the race.

As usual, Charles was leading with Carlos behind him who managed to get a good start, stealing the position of P2 from Ace. Max also had a good start compared to Ace so he managed to move up to P3 by the first corner. You could see the disappointment of the Mercedes mechanics but fifty three laps was still a long way to go.

My heart was beating so fast, just like how it goes whenever Charles gets into his car. It travels up to three hundred kilometers an hour, sometimes more, and I'm scared that just one move and everything will go wrong.

On the left side of the screen, the words yellow flag flashed during the thirtieth lap, showing Yuki's car on the side of the track. Beside him was Daniel's car which was just as wrecked as Yuki's. A replay came up, showing how Daniel was too close to Yuki's rear wing and ended up clipping it with his front wing. This caused Yuki's car to jolt forward and ended up touching Charles' front wing since he was currently lapping them. Pieces of the cars went flying on the track but Charles managed to speed away, complaining about the front wing damage on his radio.

I let out a sigh of relief when Daniel and Yuki got out of their cars, the both of them alright, while Charles took advantage of the safety car to change his tires and front wing. I was nervous that the collision had involved him, but thankfully, he wasn't. This was going to be disappointing for both AlphaTauri and McLaren though, having only one driver left in the race.

Charles won the French Grand Prix with Ace behind him and surprisingly, Pierre in third. Carlos only managed to get P4 due to an engine problem during the last lap but it's a good thing that only Pierre was close enough to catch up to him. We all made our way to the podium, me passing Grey along the way since McLaren was in the same direction.

"How's Daniel?" I asked, lacing my fingers with his.

"A bit disappointed but I'm sure he'll bounce back. Lando's ecstatic with his P6 finish." I was happy for the Brit as well, knowing that he will someday get his first race win.

As usual, we all stood underneath the podium as the names of the top three finishes were called. I clapped loudly and cheered as Pierre walked out, waving at the AlphaTauri mechanics. It's been a while since he last got a podium finish and I feel happy for my friend because he deserves it. From beside me, I could see Elliana taking a video of him, a smile of her own plastered on her face.