Always By Your Side

Jeddah

I've never been to saudi arabia before we didn't have f2 or f3 races here so it was my first time pierre just told me they were very traditional and clubbing here wasn't big so we would mostly go out to dinner after the race plus it was an alcohol free country. 'not your favourite country then' pierre joked on the plane i knew he was joking so i laughed but kika gave him a stern look and i just brushed it off the plane landed and i got my bag and stepped out.

"gosh why is it so hot it's literally march" i say as i take off my hoodie leaving me in just a tank top

"it's the middle east its hot all year round" pierre says 

we walked towards the Security and passport control i got lots of smiles and welcomes i honestly have never felt so welcomed into a country we then went to get our cars and we were greeted by a storm of fans i heard so many people screaming my name i honestly didn't expect it i signed lots of caps, shirts and posters. i liked taking my time with fans making sure all of them were happy i wanted to be liked just like my brother was i wanted to carry on his legacy as the kind and nice f1 driver that loves their fans. pierre and charles were already in the car and they called me over.

"sorry guys i have to go it was nice meeting you all" i say as i run towards

the car and get in

"you know you don't have to sign alllll of their thing" pierre says

"i know but i want to its important all my fans are happy" i say
"maybe lynn needs to give us all media lessons" charles says

as soon as we arrive at the hotel i just go straight to my room and sleep i was so hungry but i didn't have the energy to eat dinner so i just ate the chocolates in the mini fridge i knew my trainer would not be happy especially on race weekend but i was starving.

I woke up the next morning for media day. i wore a navy top and some oversized jeans wearing team colours but not the merch. i found the merch quite ugly to be honest i asked christian if we could make cute merch and he simply laughed i guess max and alex (his team mate the past 3 years before me) never complained max practically lives in his redbull shirt at this point. but it was fine christian told me i only had to wear it for media duties and interviews but i was free to do what i wanted any other time. I got ready and texted max asking if he wanted to ride together to the track he texted me he would be ready in 10 minutes and to meet at the lobby. I grabbed a small shoulder bag and put some lipgloss a power bank and my phone in it i then put my shoes on and left the hotel room. I went down to the lobby and max was waiting

"sorry im late i kinda wasnt ready when you said 10 minutes" i say and he laughs

"its ok dont worry about it" he says

we walk to the car and both get in

"i think chris mentioned something about us filming a challenge today" i say

"yeah its something to get to know each other even though we have known each other since we were 3 but you know" he says

"thats kind of stupid we literally were teammates in f3" i say

"well it will be fine" he says

"wait are we on the same couch later for the group interview" i say

"uhm no i think you are with charles, pierre, lando and lewis and im with nando, lance, esteban and alex" he says

"dodged a bullet on that one" i say

"i think chris might have helped on that one" he says

"i need to thank him then" i say