My Brother's Teammate | Lando Norris

Garage Banter

The rest of Saturday flew by fairly quickly for Alexis; with Isabelle and Erin by her side as well as Lily, her Dad Chris and stepmum Nicole, she certainly had plenty of people to keep her company and entertain her when the cars weren't flying around the track for the third practice and qualifying sessions.

After a busy day at the circuit, Lando would start the race the following day in P13 and Oscar in P16. Although it was an improvement for Lando, it was definitely a backwards step for Oscar from his previous qualifying result in Saudi Arabia.

This time Alexis waited with her Dad, Nicole and Lily to see the boys after they had their media interviews and team debriefs. She told Isabelle and Erin they didn't have to stay around, as Alexis would no doubt be here until late.

There weren't many McLaren team members left in the garage by this point in the day. Most of them had packed up and left, along with a lot of the fans too, more than likely resting before the big race day ahead.

Chris and Nicole had gone to the McLaren hospitality to grab Nicole something to eat, as she's usually too nervous to stomach food when Oscar's racing. Especially because they were at his home race, she had been an anxious wreck watching him all day.

Alexis sat on a stool in the garage as Lily stood in front of her, and they chatted about what their plans were for the night. Lily was in the middle of suggesting that her and Lando join herself and Oscar for dinner, when the two McLaren drivers finally approached the girls.

"What are you two scheming up, then?" Lando greeted them.

"Up to no good, I reckon." Oscar agreed.

Alexis rolled her eyes at their dramatics, but Lily chose to ignore them, instead saying, "I was just inviting Lex and Lando out to dinner with us tonight. That's alright, isn't it, Osc?"

Oscar nodded, "Yeah, no worries. That's cool with me."

"I'm down." Lando shrugged, looking to Alexis for her answer.

"Yeah, me too." Alexis nodded.

Lily and Oscar struck up their own conversation, Lando seizing the opportunity to take the spot where Lily had previously been standing in front of Alexis, who was still sat on the stool.

"Hi." Lando grinned at her.

"Hey." Alexis smiled back, before asking, "How're you feeling?"

Lando took off his McLaren cap, fluffing his hair and fiddling with the hat in his hands. "Wrecked, if I'm honest."

Alexis nodded in understanding, about to respond but was interrupted by Lando suddenly placing his cap on her head. She looked up at him, scrunching up her nose in confusion, meanwhile he just bit his bottom lip innocently while he stared at her.

She went to take it off, but he grabbed her hands to stop her. "No, keep it. You look good wearing my number."

Alexis' cheeks flushed, as Lando laced their fingers together and held the both of her hands, squeezing them gently for a moment before letting them go.

Oscar scoffed, "Mate, my sister can't wear your number."

"Why not, you muppet?" Lando shot back.