Mia Ricciardo, the younger sister of f1 all-star Daniel Ricciardo, secured a surprise job managing the f1 YouTube channel, when her own videos began to get a fast following. She didn't tell her brother until last minute, and for good reason.
Daniel...
Mias POV: I was up and out of the hotel room before Charles woke, wanting to avoid our awkward conversation for as long as physically possible. I grabbed a small to go bag of pastries and headed over to the McLaren paddock, surprised to see Lando there already.
'What're you doing?' I asked, slowly, watching him dragging furniture into the spare office.
'Fancy helping me decorate your office? This shelf is gonna fall on me if I do it myself.' He panted, putting both hands on his knees.
'My office?'
'We thought you deserve your own space, after all, you're doing a lot for us this season and it's not fair you don't have somewhere to work.' Zak said, coming up behind me and almost making me jump.
'This is lovely, are you sure?' I asked, worry painted my face that I was taking up one of their offices.
'Absolutely, now, go help little Lando with your desk.' He chuckled, pulling me into a hug before picking up his ringing phone from his pocket.
The office was mostly already done, with a desk and bookshelves, and a small white sofa and coffee table in the corner.
'When did you wake up to do this?' I asked.
'Only 5. I wanted it to be done by the time you came down but it's only 8 so I have no idea why you're awake.' He chuckled.
'Couldn't sleep any longer.' I lied.
He frowned, pushing the bookcase up against the wall and looking around the room, pleased with himself. He picked up a box from the desk and opened it, pulling out a door badge with the words Mia's office engraved into it.
'You didn't have to do this for me.'
'Shut up, look, here's your laptop. I'll take you to buy some plants and stuff for it after the practice.' He said, pulling me in for a hug.
'Are you sure?'
'More than sure. I've gotta get off but I'll see you soon, okay?' He asked, holding me by the shoulders.
I held both my camera and my laptop up at him and smiled, letting him know I'd not be moving all day.
'Let me know if you do anymore videos today!' He called, leaving the office and closing the door.
I looked around with a huge smile on my face. I wasn't exclusively McLaren's social media rep, so to have an office in their paddock meant a lot to me. Until I realised it was right next to the garage, and I could hear Layla's voice every time I tried to concentrate.
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@MiaRicciardo: Let's do this 💻 View all 112k comments @DanielRicciardo: officially a Mclaren girl ~I ALWAYS have been you loser @MaxVerstappen: girl you're speeding through the ranks, soon you'll be after my job! ~they didn't tell u.. you're fired.. @LandoFan25: congratulations bae! Keep the content rolling!! ~don't intend on EVER stopping girl x @LewisHamilton: can I come visit? ~no, but there's a bed here for my Roscoe xx @CharlesLeclerc: woah, congratulations @LandoNorris:shall I bow now or later? ~later thanks Lando ❤️
