In between ~ Oscar Piastri

🏎️CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO🏎️

18th December 2019:

"Fuck!" Althea shouts, jumping out of her bed. "What?" Amelie looks at her from the other bed in the hotel. "It's the Prema Christmas party!" The racer tells her sister, getting undressed. "Oh, she does that start?" Amelie wonders. "Like... ten minutes ago." Althea looks at the watch on her wrist. "Can I come?" The singer asks. "You can, but don't be surprised if René or Angelina gets you on stage to start singing." Althea sighs.

"Oh, I'll sing Mariah Carey." Amelie smiles, jumping out of the bed and pulling her suitcase onto the bed. "Oscar is going to be there as well," Althea mentions. "Why?" Amelie turns to the girl. "Because he's racing for Prema next year, and René thought it would be a good idea to have him meet the others," Althea explains. "Wait! So Arthur is going to be there as well?" Amelie smile. "Yes, he is." The youngest nods.

"Yay, I haven't seen him in ages." The brunette says. "Yeah, it's because Charles gets jealous of his little brother choosing us over him." Althea laughs, getting the blue jeans and long black top she picked out the night before. "Are you going to bring a jumper?" Amelie raises an eyebrow, getting her joggers on. "My dear sister, I don't need a jumper," Althea says, shoving the last of her things in her suitcase.

"Okay, just don't say I told you so." Althea rushes around. "You not doing your make-up?" Amelie wonders, doing the button on her top-up. "No one is, we're leaving when I find my keys." Althea sighs. "They're here." Amelie holds them up. "Great, come on! You can get your shoes on in the car." The driver tells the singer as she pulls her out of the room.

"And the last person who's going to come up and speak is the girl who never left us, who had an amazing last few years here, and who we are forever grateful for. She's an amazing person who drives to always do her best, she never fails to put smiles on all of our faces. We as a team had loads of late nights trying to figure out how to make the car better and how it was performing, but it was never boring if she was there, she's exceptional guys." René does his last speech of the night.

"Althea come on up." René looks at the girl as she sits at her table opposite Oscar. "Really?" She looks at the team principal. "Yes, come on." He waves her over. Althea stands up and walks to the front of the room in front of everyone with a smile on her face. "Your twenty-nineteen Formula Two champion everyone!" René yells as everyone starts to cheer and gives her a round of applause.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to say?" Althea looks at René, but it gets a laugh from everyone in the room. "Just, speak from your heart." The Italian man tells her before going to sit down. Althea looks towards her sister to see the brunette smiling and winking at her. 'You've got this.' The eldest mouth, she then looks at Oscar quickly to see him nodding and pointing at Amelie to show his support. Althea takes a deep breath before starting.

"I can't stand up here and take all the credit. Thank you to the team, and my teammate, Mickey. And to all the other drivers for Prema. And Paul don't let that get to your head, okay, you're still annoying." Althea smiles at the Estonian boy who gasps and shakes his head. "Mick, you were amazing as my teammate for Formula Four, Three and Two. I wish you the best for years to come." Althea looks towards the German as he nods in gratitude.

"Marcus Armstrong, I am still unaware why they call you a kiwi, I mean that's the worst fruit to ever exist. But I met you in two thousand eighteen. You thought you because the big boss of Prema in two thousand and seventeen, but I had to put you in your place. But over time you've grown on me and I can tolerate you." Althea shrugs looking at the New Zealander as he smiles at the speech. "Good luck at MP next year." Althea smiles back at him.

"And Robert, have fun taking my seat next year buddy.

"Jehan, Fredrick, Ollie, Enzo, Gianluca, Oliver and Alessandro." I have spoken to some of you more than others." Althea starts to the other looking at Enzo, Fredrick and Jehan, because they were the three she spoke to more than the others. "You are all amazing, and I can't wait to see where all of you go in the future. You'll all make me proud no matter what." Althea looks at the others, as they all thank her.