what happens when a new driver comes to the grid and meets the other ferrari driver?
elle astor has been on the f2 grid for a while, and is good friends with arthur leclerc, so ultimately has met his brother, and some of the f1 drivers. but what wil...
• elle's pov • my alarm had just gone off, bright and early at 7am. it was my first day going to the paddock, and to say i was nervous was an understatement. i hadn't met all of the other drivers, or the other team principals etc. how was i supposed to dress? god, this was gonna be terrifying.
yes, it was a friday, but it was the weekend before the next race. christian had insisted i come in to meet the mechanics, engineers and to see my drivers room. i had decided to wear a simple hoodie and some jeans, it was still sort of formal, but not the most informal.
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i quickly fed monty before i left and made sure he went outside for a bit before locking the door behind me and heading to the garage. i started my car and drove to the monaco circuit, which was about a 15 minute drive away. i started playing the mamma mia soundtrack, singing along to it at the top of my lungs.
i soon arrived at the circuit and stopped my music, getting out and locking my car. i wasn't ready for this at all. i scanned my pass, and walked in to be greeted by max.
"hey! you ready to meet everyone?" he questioned, and i just nodded. we had a small conversation as we walked past the garages, earning a couple weird looks from some as they hadn't seen, or heard of me.
we arrived outside the redbull garage, and walked in to find christian.
"ah, elle! nice to see you. max, do you mind showing her around?" he asked, shaking my hand. max agreed, and showed me their hospitality, the cars etc and then my drivers room. i thanked him, and went on a walk around the paddock to see the other garages and basically spy on the others.
"ELLE!" someone yelled. to say i didn't react was definitely a lie. i pretty much shat myself, and screamed, turning around immediately just to be face to face with a smiling daniel ricciardo.
"fucking hell. how may i help?" i held my hand over my heart to try help it calm down.
"oh, nothing, just seeing how you are." he beamed, wrapping his arm round my shoulders.
"im good, just having a little walk around as im bored out of my mind." i sighed, standing in the pit lane by the fence, looking at the track.
"oh. you're not anymore, you're coming to meet the others that you haven't met,and then we're going to a party tonight!" he said, patted my back and dragged me onto the track, where the others were stood talking.
"i fucking hate you!" i yelled at him as he pushed me towards the crowd. everyone turned round as i stood there, flipping off daniel.
"well, hello." i smiled awkwardly. great way to meet your grid mates.
"this is elle, she's the new redbull driver!" daniel exclaimed, leaving me alone. i once again flipped him off as he walked away and went to the only people i really knew, charles and arthur.
i greeted them, and also lando, and carlos.
"hey, so nice to see you again!" someone said, who i recognised to be lewis.
"you too!" i smiled, also meeting george who had walked up with him. how many more fucking people were there? they were like bloody ghosts, popping out from nowhere.
i had finally met everyone, and decided to try leave when daniel stopped me. "excuse me. where are you going?"
"home." i said and ran away, knowing he'd chase after me as he wanted me to go to this party. he eventually caught up to me, and grabbed my arm, flicking me on the forehead.
"nope, you're coming to this party whether you like it or not. charles is taking you dress shopping."
"what? no, that's too much money, i already have dresses."
"yeah, shitty ones." he blandly said as charles and arthur appeared next to him, both of them laughing at my attempt to escape.
"come on then elle, let's go." arthur said as he dragged me behind him and charles to their ferraris. arthur saw me look confused as who i was going with and pushed me into his car.
it was a short drive to a dress shop and we spent about an hour there till i found a gorgeous dress they bought for me, no questions.
they dropped me home as daniel texted me, asking for my address so he could pick me up. i gave it to him as i got ready, doing my make up to match my dress.
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i had bought a black long dress with no back. i found some plain black heels to match, and grabbed my bag before danny messaged me and said he was outside. i walked out and his jaw dropped.
"you're gonna catch flies." i gently lifted his chin and winked, getting in his car as he shut the door behind me and got in the driver side. we drove to a small club, and he opened the door again.
he guided me into the club and i saw everyone. lando walked over to me and gave me a hug.
"you look stunning, elle." he said and offered me his hand.
"thank you, don't look too bad yourself." i winked, taking his hand as we walked over to charles, carlos and a couple others. as i reached them, their jaws dropped. i completely forgot ive never gotten dressed up infront of them.
"you're all gonna turn into fly traps in a minute." i laughed, as they all shut their mouths. we all spoke for a bit before i went to the bar to get a drink.
i can't remember much after that, except from the fact i had two pairs of eyes on me the entire night.
lando, and carlos..
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I hope you all enjoyed!! i know its a bit of a mess, im so sorry! more chapters coming soon!
