REMEMBER THE NAME

2019:12

Sophie pulls up to the club in the heart of London. Following the race Lewis had invited the drivers of the grid to a night out at his favourite club, booking out a booth in the back to give the group some extra privacy, although the club was very notorious for being well established and only letting a certain amount of people, making it less likely to be overcrowded or have freshly turned 18 year olds blacked out in the bathrooms.

Sophie had came with Alex and his new girlfriend Lily since they had both coincidentally booked at the same hotel nearby, neither fancying the over an hour drive home later that night. She turned and paid the taxi driver before making her way alongside the couple to the bouncer and showing them their ID's, skipping the queue as they were down on the VIP list thanks to Lewis' booth.

Inside the club was packed. Bodies were dancing together, the bar was busy, the music was loud and the strobe lights were bright - everything you need for a good party.

Lewis had texted Sophie as they were driving in to say that the booth was at the back of the room and if she still managed to get lost to let him know and he would come and get her.

With Alex and Lily slightly in front, she followed quickly behind the couple with Lily holding her hand so she wouldn't get pulled away by the crowd. Although this was only her second time meeting Lily she had grown to like the girl with her strong positive nature and fun side.

As they reach the booth it was clear that a lot of the drivers were already there. Lewis was sitting at one side of the booth alongside Valterri, Sebastian, Checo and Danny. In the middle of the booth was Charles, Pierre, Antonio and Daniil. And at the opposing side closest to the steps was Max, Lando, George, Carlos and Lance.

When they realise that more drivers were joining they let out a cheer as we made our way up the stairs, many of them standing up to either fist bump or pat our shoulders.

Although Sophie works with all the guys she can't help but feel a little intimidated. She wasn't a frequent clubber, nor did she often wear the accompanying short dresses. So when she thought nobody was looking, being too preoccupied with all the welcoming, she tried her best to slightly pull down the black dress only for her hands to be swatted away by Lily.

"You look hot in that dress so don't you dare start to feel insecure." She hyped Sophie up. Although they hadn't known each other for long it was clear that the golfer would likely take on a cool big sister role for the young driver.

Embarrassed that she had been caught she drops her head slightly.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Checo grabs the attention of the new comers, handing over three shot glasses. "To start the night right - a shot of tequila." The Mexican smiles goofily, making everyone at the table laugh. Sophie was the first to take the shot off of him and down it quickly leaving everyone at the table shocked as she doesn't even flinch, most of them not knowing that tequila is her go to shot. She smiles and hands the glass back to him, smiling and saying a quick thanks as the Mexican seems impressed.

The only downfall was that Sophie was a complete lightweight so she already felt the buzz off of the single shot. "Why are we all sitting down and no one is dancing?" She asks to no one in particular, making a rather general statement.

"I'll come dance with you." Danny stands up, forcing some of the boys to move out of the way to let him by. He offers his arm as the pair make it to the dance floor, with a few of the other drivers following suit.

They start dancing, nothing serious which Sophie is thankful for because the girl wouldn't know sexy dancing if it slapped her in the face, with the only moves she would be able to crack out would either be her old jazz routines from dance class or the ultimate dad dancing moves.