AND IT CONTINUES - Max Verstappen

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Daniella burst out laughing as soon as she saw the Ferrari drivers in their special yellow racing suits for the race weekend. She wished she had her phone with her right now to capture the way Charles was looking.

"Stop laughing..." Charles tried to sound stern but failed.

"I can't," Daniella tried to control her laughter. "You two look like bananas...or minions."

Charles slightly pouted as he looked down to examine his suit. Because of the color, he was feeling as if it had not fitted him well.

"Hi Dani..." Carlos politely smiled at the Mercedes driver who was also in her racing suit, ready for free practice. It has been months since they had exchanged a full sentence, let alone a conversation. Carlos has come to terms that she will never have feelings for him, at least not as strong as she has for Max, and he has made his peace with it. He tried and fought but he lost.

"Hi.." Daniella awkwardly but politely smiled back before looking back at Charles.

"I think they made it a size small," Charles complained about the racing suit as he pulled it in certain places.

He unzipped it and took off the upper half, earning a restrained laugh from the Mercedes driver.

"Now what?"

"You look like a peeled banana," Daniella tried not to laugh.

Carlos was about to take off the upper half of the suit as well but the comment from Daniella made him change his mind.

Charles let out a defeated sigh as he put it back on.

"I hate you," He glared at Daniella. "And if we don't win this Sunday after looking like this the entire weekend then I am going to burn this suit."

"So you will put the blame on these cute banana suits instead of your strategists?" Daniella asked.

"If we could, we would blame our strategists," Carlos said in a low voice so only Charles and Daniella could hear him. "But since we can't, we have to blame something."

"Poor suits.." Daniella touched the yellow material around Charles. "I am going to miss you."

Charles just rolled his eyes as Carlos chuckled.

***

"I am sorry," Daniella apologized when she bumped into someone while she was in a hurry, trying to finish the interviews after the free practice as fast as possible so the team can get started on the debrief.

"It's okay," The former Red Bull and Toro Rosso driver replied as he offered a smile.

"You performed really well today," Daniil Kvyat added.

"Umm... it was just free practice and I didn't even finish in the top ten," Daniella pointed out.

"Still you did better than nine other drivers," Daniil replied.

"And that's still not good enough," Daniella faked a smile. "If you will excuse me now, I have to go finish a couple of more interviews."

"Yeah sure," Daniil smiled. "But I...are you free after the race? I was hoping..."

"Actually I am flying back to Monaco with Max after the race," She quickly stopped him from finishing the sentence.

"Oh.. But if..."

"Sorry, I have to go now," She shot him a smile before walking away in a hurry.

Daniil looked disappointed but shrugged it off, almost sure that he will get another opportunity to ask her out.