As if | Max Verstappen

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ever since I was little I have always been interested in Formula 1 and when my brother George started racing at 12 I forced my parents to let me start racing too. with a lot of nagging and whining on my part, they let me start competing. For George everything was easy while for me I had to fight every race because F1 and the whole racing world is male dominated. all the boys always used to focus on making my races pure hell but i never gave up.

i had finally started getting inquiries from f1 teams but didn't want to tell my brother yet. he had his debut in 2019 and today drives for mercedes next to his idol. me and him had grown extremely close because we shared the same interest and he had seen how men treated girls in the racing world.

I had received requests from both Red Bull and Aston Martin. i wanted to drive for red bull but george would never allow me to drive for them because red bull and mercedes were rivals. i knew george would feel like i let him down but since nothing was decided yet i chose not to say anything.

C. Horner:

Would you mind stopping by the office at 5 today?

I checked the text message from Christian Horner and felt my heart rate start to rise. I was nervous and hoped we would sign a contract but didn't want to get my hopes up too much. I replied Christian that I could get there and I got up from the bed and looked for a comfortable but professional attire. after a lot of searching I found an outfit and took them to the bathroom and put them on the side and then got into the shower. taking a cold shower always helped calm my nerves. I put on upbeat music and started singing along.

after 10 minutes I hear a voice from the other side of the door. "you sing like a troll" George shouted laughing. He was visiting during the week to spend time with us before the season started. I sighed because I knew my time in the bathroom was up. I dried myself and put on my clothes and then went out. "where are you going" George asked when he saw I was half dressed.

"I'm going to run some errands today" I replied with a serious face because I didn't want him to know my real reasons.

he looked at me and I knew he didn't believe me but chose to let it go. I went down to the kitchen and made a light lunch before my mother came in.

 "how beautiful you are, where are you going" she said with a smile on her face. 

"promise not to say anything to Georgie but I'm going to meet an F1 team"

her eyes widened and I saw she was about to say something more when I stopped. "please promise not to say anything" I begged her,

"I promise my heart, good luck and call me when you're done"

I ate my food and went out to our car. Of course it was a Mercedes because George had persuaded my parents to drive a Mercedes instead of any other car. I pulled out of the driveway and keyed in the address on my mobile. after 40 minutes I was there so I parked and got out. I walked through the doors and was greeted by a girl at the front desk.

"hey, what can i help you with"

"hello, I'm Belle Russell I have a meeting with Christian"

the girl smiled broadly and led me the way to his office. he welcomed me in and I sat down in the chair across from him. "how does it feel to be here belle?" Christian asked as he sat down himself.