Just the two of us • Lando Norris

(11) B A C K - O N - T R A C K

Delilah Stroll
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AFTER TWO weeks of tanning, being on a yacht and having a lot of fun, we were now back at the McLaren garage in Monza.

Although I'm glad to be back after four weeks, the amount of people here is freaking me out. I've never been good with a lot of people being in one place, and me being claustrophobic makes it even worse.

It's hot, i'm sweating my fucking tits off while praying to god that Lando will be okay throughout this race. 

They're rolling his car out when Zak comes up to me, smiling widely like only he can. 

"Hey Delilah! Congrats on your relationship with Lando! I wanted to ask you if you've thought about our job offer yet?" He says, bright eyed with a coffee in his hand. 

I shake my head. "I'm sorry Zak, I was on vacation and I didn't have time to think about it. I'll let you know before the next race in Jeddah okay?" I tell him, folding my hands together while hiding my face in embarrassment. 

"It's fine! Like I said, take your time!" He smacks me on my back, the air knocking out of my lungs before turning around. "Now come on, we have a race to win!" He says, signing for me to follow him to the pit wall. 

We cross the pit lane and take a seat in front of the many screens, and Zak hands me a pair of headphones which I put on. 

"Is there anything you want to say to Lando before the race? It'll be on board radio and on tv but now's your chance" Zak smiles, and I nod before pressing the button. 

"Lan, this is Lily, go smash em baby" I say, unable to hold back a smile forming around my lips. I'm enjoying this whole thing a little too much.

"Understood." 

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"WELCOME BACK Ladies and gentleman to the first grand prix after the summer break, today we are here in Monza and it's a blazing hot day with hundreds of thousands of fans cheering our drivers on yet again!" 

"AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO!" 

"Lando Norris up into third place, Oscar Piastri right on his tail, but his defense is strong as they go through the first curve! So far, it looks like these two will be battling the whole race!" 

"And Oscar overtakes Norris in just the third lap of the Italian grand prix! What is happening? Norris drops down three places, seeming to be having struggles with his car!" 

"And into the pit lane he goes, changing his front wing! He comes out sixth behind Leclerc, immediately fighting for that fifth place!" 

"And they pick up their speed after curve ten, Going into parabolica with full speed! Lando Norris tries passing through the outside and- NO! Lando Norris Flies off and into the barriers, flipping his car twice before ending up into the barriers upside down!" 

"Oh, this is a horrible horrible crash!" 

"And they've given the red flag, stopping the race completely! paramedics rush towards Norris' car, flipping it back up, god do you see that damage? The halo's completely saved him!" 

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(Reccomended song: Iris - goo goo dolls) 

MY HEART stops beating for a few seconds, before it starts hammering against my ears, the sound from hundreds of shocked people drowning out while I struggle to breathe. This can't be true.