Fields of Gold; Daniel Ricciardo

First Friday

Testing is done and Daniel feels a lot more confident now. The car was fast and when he got out after his first stint in the car he was glowing.
I was in the garage and even though he was supposed to go over the data with the team he quickly came to me, beaming with a smile so big it almost touched his ears.
"You were right baby, it feels like coming home and the car feels amazing. Oh my god I might actually be able to fight for points this year!" He wrapped his arms around me and my feet got lifted of the floor.
"You won't be fighting for points alone. You're going to be fighting for podiums and wins. Now go to the team, you have to get back out there soon."

He gave me a kiss and then went on with the job.
My first job with him and Max in front of the camera went well. Max had to guess first, so Daniel got headphones on and he had to make Max guess what song he was listening to, by doing an interpretative dance. The song he had on was 'Hit me baby one more time' by Britney Spears. Max eventually guessed it, which was quite impressive.
Although Daniel pretty much slapped himself in the face every time she sings 'hit me'

Then Max got 'Genie in a Bottle' by Christina Aguilera.
I almost peed my pants laughing, but they definitely tried their best to make something of it.
Daniel and Max gave their all, but in the end they were both pretty much rolling over the floor laughing.
It was good seeing the two of them together again. They always had so much fun in the videos I saw when Daniel was with Red Bull a few years ago.

He's now getting ready for first practice. He's got his suit back on, but the top part is still down. So I am now drooling in the garage over my husband who is talking to his engineer and Michael with his racing suit hanging on his hips, his fireproof shirt clinging to his body like a second skin. It makes his toned body visible and I can see the lines of his abs which makes me want to run my fingers over it to trace them.

I am ridiculously insatiable when it comes to Daniel. My raging hormones are making me horny 24/7, so just seeing him like that is almost torture, knowing I won't be able to have him all for myself until tonight in the hotel room.
He comes over for a quick kiss when he's done talking with Simon and before he actually gets in the car.
"Ready babe?" I ask when he puts his arms in his suit so he can zip it up. My eyes wander down to where I can see his muscles move underneath the fireproof.
"Yeah, I am. I can't wait to show them what this car is capable off. But my eyes are up here my love." He grins before Michael comes over with his balaclava and helmet.

"Keep it on the black stuff. I love you." I say after giving him a kiss for good luck.
"I promise. Love you too."
I watch him get in his car, then put his helmet on before the sound of the engine fills the garage.
I feel butterflies in my stomach when I know he's now in drivers modus, fully focused to the job ahead.
Testing has definitely helped him gain his confidence and now he's looking forward to this weekend.
All I can hope for is that he can get the results he deserves and he can finally give all the haters and especially McLaren the finger.

Once practice one is over Red Bull is topping the time sheet. Max is only 1 tenth quicker than Daniel and I couldn't be more proud.
When he is in a meeting with his engineer and the mechanics in between practices I walk around in the pit lane.
I never in my wildest dreams ever expected to be walking around here, feeling at home. Greeting people from the other teams who know who I am.
A year ago I was being stalked by Shane, working at the veterinary clinic and just watching the races on tv.

Now I'm married to my favorite driver, so happens to be the man of my dreams at the same time, pregnant with his child and even working for the same team.
I walk past the McLaren garage and I try not to make eye contact with anybody there, because I would probably smirk as they were in the back of the midfield during testing and first practice.
Lando doesn't deserve it, but I still hold a bit of a grudge to the team for the way they destroyed Daniels confidence in the car.
I'm just glad he's slowly getting it back.