Lando Norris | Formula 1

Chapter Nine

I prepared for the race and warmed up at the garage as Kai stood next to me messaging my back and shoulders.

"You got this, you came over your fears. You're good" Kai said to me, but it felt like he talked to himself more than me.

I snorted and turned to him. "Stop worrying" I tell him and he sighs in defeat.

"Why didn't you want anyone here to support you, Nat?" Kai asked.

"I have to focus" I say and shrug.

"Although, I would've loved if Max was here. But I doubt he had the time anyways" I say and pull up my track suit.

I get on my helmet and jump a few times and get used to the feeling of the tracksuit on my body.

It had been a while since being in it.

I check the radio and the earbuds before getting in the car.

I take off and go to the start line. I drive by my father to the front and even though he had a helmet on, I could feel his glare.

He would do his best to squash me like a bug.

I prepared for impact when racing with him on the same track.

Before I knew it the race had begun and I pushed on. The first corner came and I drifted in the corner and stones and dust flew onto my fathers front and I whooped as I drove from him.

I did my best to overtake the other drivers. And drift perfectly around. I get onto the fifth place and press on.

"How is the car Nathalie?" Scott asks through the radio and I smile.

"Fucking amazing, Scott" I say and laugh. I get fourth place and fight to stay.

I have to be faster to win. Or at least get an acceptable result.

Last year I didn't get under the third best time.

"You're fast Nathalie, but I need you to push harder. Jos is coming for you" Scott says in a warning tone.

I could sense everyone being on edge as they awaited my fathers actions.

He tried the same trick as last year and tried to block my front wheel, but I turned into a drift and lost him as I maneuvered him.

I succeeded and the crew cheered in the radio.

"You got him!" Scott shouts.

"Your third best time" Scott announces.

Before I know what's happening, I get the second best time as the race ends.

I got no crashes. No close crashes. Nothing.

I park the car by the garage and jump out, the crew lifts me up and cheer on me and I laugh and cheer as well.

I take off my helmet and shake my hair out of the braid.

They put me down and we hug all of us. I hug Kai, but when I do, I'm turned around by a hand on my shoulder.

Jos is raging mad and shove me back into the car in anger.

"Hey, man! Cut it out" my crew shouts and I groan as the air left my lungs from the impact.

"This isn't over!" Jos shout at me before leaving.

My mood drops and I shake my head. I was prepared for this. I was.

"Congratulations!" A familiar voice shouts and I'm lifted from the ground as someone lifts me up.

Daniel?

"What the hell are you doing here?" I shout in happiness. I see everyone pile into the garage and I scream excited and Daniel put me down and I hug him tightly.