THE FERRARI BOY | CARLOS SAINZ [ AN ]

5 : Number 4

The little storm is none other than Lando who is completely stressed out.

Lando: Man I need... He doesn't finish that sentence when he sees me. He looks at me and a light goes on in his eyes. Wait, you're the girl from the airport.

Me: Yes and especially the Red Bull strategist. I laugh.

Carlos comes in a little annoyed and asks what he wants. Lando turns around and starts explaining everything to him. I look at the scene and find myself thinking that they look like two brothers.

Carlos: Lando I can't help you, it's Portuguese not Spanish.

Lando: It's almost the same thing, help me.

He continues to argue before I laugh and they both turn to me.

Me: Why do you need someone to translate you from Portuguese?

Lando: She's my girlfriend, she's Portuguese and she said something in Portuguese but I don't understand and I don't want to ask her to look like an idiot.

Me: What's the word.

He starts trying to read it but I didn't understand anything by the look on my face. He hands me his phone and I read the message. I smile at her words.

Sou totalmente louca por ti, seu idiota

Lando: You know what she meant. He bites his thumbnail.

Me: Yes, she says she's totally crazy about you, idiot. I laugh

He looks at me and I see his eyes fill with tenderness.

Lando: Really that's what she wrote.

I nod, laughing, before telling him how it's pronounced. He laughs and waves me off.

Carlos: sorry about that sometimes he can be like that.

Me: It's okay, I think it's cute and I love your friendship.  We both laugh and I get up and see on my phone that I have been with him for more than 2 hours. I'm going to go, I have to rest and so do you so I'll leave you.

He looks a bit disappointed but gets up and walks me to the door. We are facing each other without knowing what to say.

Me: Thank you for this moment I really enjoyed it.

Carlos: Yes, me too, I hope we can do it again soon.

I nod and smile at him. We say goodbye and I give him a kiss on his cheek before I leave.

I leave his room and walk to the lift. I turn around and see him standing in the doorway looking at me. The lift opens in front of me and I give him one last wave which he returns before I enter the small cabin.

I put my back against the back wall of the lift and tried to hold back my smile by biting it, but I couldn't hold back.

It's the second day of the test and I rush into the lift. Indeed I was late. I enter the lift and see Carlos in the Ferrari colours.

Carlos: hello Carla

I answer him and the doors close.
I feel his gaze on me but I don't pretend anything is wrong. On the floor below, a group of Mercedes technicians enter. The group takes up all the space and I move back to the back of the lift.

The technicians turn around and give me sideways glances. Indeed with my Red Bull coloured clothes I felt like a wolf in the sheepfold.  I find myself looking at the floor when I hear one of the technicians talking.