SPARKS~* - O. Piastri

Fly, but never to high

Oscar's POV

After Zandvoort we had Monza and Singapore, we did well in both, getting important points which led us higher in both championships. I was now 8th and Di 11th, just one more and she would be driving for McLaren, which is all she wanted.

Suzuka was coming up Friday practices went weirdly, with more speed came more control which I had familiarized myself with after some time with the updates. FP3 was nice, I finished 2nd and I was ready for Qualy.

I'm speaking mostly of the good outcome, but in reality, we were all on edge. Danilo, a kid had just crashed a few days ago and unfortunately passed away, this really threw Di, Charles, and Pierre off the plank. They weren't focused, they were scared and nervous to get to the qualy and even more to the race.

In qualy we all did great until Lance crashed and ended it with a red flag, this could only get me more anxious and scared. I wanted to talk to Di but she got P9 for start, which wasn't the best she could, as I got P5. I wanted to wait for her, but she insisted on staying and that she would arrive later, so I left for the hotel. I was worried about her, the weather might be rainy tomorrow, I knew I had to focus on myself, but I could not stop worrying. As she arrived, she went to the bathroom and took a shower not saying a word to me, as she came out in her pajamas I went to her and hugged her.

"Everything will be okay."

"I hope so Ozzy, it's a dangerous track and I just pray for no one to get hurt." She said laying on the bed and falling asleep in my arms.

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We woke up and went to the track, we had some interviews and I just went with it.

"How are you, Oscar?"

"Good good."

"Well thank you for giving us some of your time."

We continued normal questions about the track, the updates, and the race in general. It was just like any normal interview, or at least until he asked something randomly.

"There had been some rumors of you having a secret girlfriend, are you in a relationship right now?" I didn't want to lie, so I just answered something simple.

"I would like to keep that information inside my private life." I said a bit more serious.

"That's okay, let's keep going." He said a bit uncomfortable but still moved on, they were now suspicious, which wasn't a good sign.

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The race was beginning in 2 minutes, I was just breathing in the car and calming down. The lights turned off and we were out and away. The first laps were difficult which made me lose a position. There had been a crash that caused a yellow flag and security car, both McLarens pitted and changed to wets.

"Why are we on wets, Tom?" I asked.

"Rain has been reported in some parts of the circuit, it'll be fine, but be careful, Oscar." He answered through the radio.

Lap 37/53 was becoming rough since the rain was now hitting the whole track, many were sliding and spraying making it difficult to actually push. I hadn't seen Di, so she was back in the grid. I was driving through the last 2 corners when a red flag hit.