DNF - A Formula 1 Story (Lando Norris)

Chapter 10

"I just wanted you to know, that this is me trying." - Taylor Swift

Lando

Frustrated doesn't even begging to explain what I'm feeling right now. I have only talked to Bianca a couple of times since that stupid gossip post. Not that I blame her for distancing herself. I was an idiot, yet again. One of the most important things for her to give me another chance was to have open communication and one day in I failed that. Even though I thought I was doing the right thing by waiting to tell her, I should have known better that wouldn't be what she wanted. And now she has every reason to completely walk away from me. She hasn't officially ended things though but what she has done is decide to not come to the Monaco GP.

"So she changed her mind about coming to the GP after what happened with Sophie?" Max asks me as we jog through the streets of Monaco.

"Yeah...she said Monaco is cursed and she thinks it's better if she stays in London." I say glumly. I was really looking forward to having her stay with me and having her watch the race but now instead it sounds like she's never going to set foot in Monaco again.

"Damn mate, that sucks. But you can't really blame her. I still don't understand what you were thinking." Max replies and I groan in frustration.

"I'm not blaming her, and I clearly wasn't thinking..." I trail off.

"Are you sure you didn't tell her because you still have feelings for Sophie and seeing her made you realize it?"

"Fuck no. I never really liked Sophie beyond the physical aspect of things and even that was mediocre at best. Seeing her again only made me realize how stupid I was last year." I reply angrily, annoyed that Max would even ask me that after all the bitching and moaning I've done since January. He smiles cheekily at me and I realize he was being facetious knowing that I would get annoyed.

"I don't know how to get Bianca to forgive me." I frown.

"I think you just need to give her the space she asked for. As shitty as that is after finally getting her back, I think it's the only way to go about this mate." He replies with a pat on my back and I grumble under my breath, but I know he's right.

Once we're done with our workout we go our separate ways with promises to see each other at the media panel this afternoon. I'm not looking forward to it, because I know I'm probably going to get questions about my personal life because of my tweet about Sophie. Usually I never talk about my personal life so I'm sure the media is confused as to why I chose to now.

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And I was right. Later that afternoon, it was almost to the end of the panel and I thought that I'd get to leave without any questions about my tweet when the second to last journalist asks me about it.

"Lando, you don't normally speak about your personal life and usually you're one ignore any gossip. But this time you decided to go on record clarifying your relationship status with Sophie Laurent. Why is that?" The journalist asks and I try not to cringe when I hear Sophie's name, since I know I'm being recorded and I pick up the microphone that is laying next to me as I try to think of how I'm going to answer this question.

"You're right. Usually I ignore any gossip and don't comment on it but I decided to make a statement this time because in this instance it was solely for a business purpose that we were seen together. It had nothing to do with my personal life and I didn't appreciate the rumors getting thrown around." I reply and the journalist nods and luckily doesn't ask any more follow up questions.

A few minutes later I'm sighing a breath of relief as the media panel is done and now I can finally go home. As I walk out into the paddock I pull my phone out to see if Bianca has texted or called. She hasn't and I try not to get upset but fail miserably.