New driver in the paddock

Bahrain Grand Prix :First Race

The first race of 2021, the Bahrain grand prix one of the hottest races of all time. The past five months training and practicing with Red Bull trying to improve the car in the best way possible without driving it due to the rules and so long my performance on the sim was great I spent Christmas with Max and his family so I could get to know him better I met many other drivers from the grid too like Charles, Pierre, Lando, Daniel and George.

I talked to Daniel and Pierre and asked for some advice as they had driven for Red Bull and studied the data the team gave me. After studying about the car and how to improve it and trying to understand the car better to perform well on track I decided to call Amy and after a two hour long call it was getting late and I had an important meeting tomorrow and collect my "race schedule" we said our goodbyes and I ate my dinner which was interrupted by Jennifer my personal assistant who was also my PR manager.

"Hey" I greeted Jennifer

"Hi, were you busy?" Jennifer asked

"Nah just having dinner. Why'd you call?" I replied

"Well tomorrow is a big day I will be coming by your place before 7 so get ready, pack everything you need-" Before she could finish I cut her off.

"Wait wait 7?! 7 in the morning! Whyyyy that means I have to wake up by 6:30 if I pack now I wanna sleep Jen plssss not 7" I told Jennifer

"Well calm down how about I just use my keys and wake you up by 7 and make breakfast huh?"

"Well...that sound good thank you Jen" I thanked Jennifer for tolerating me and my lazy ass.

I decided to pack and sleep ASAP. After 1hr of packing and 30 minutes of panicking on what to take and what not to take I was finally done. By the time I got to bed I passed out and woke up to Jennifer waking me up and smell of pancakes filling my nose. I took a shower and brough my suitcase from the master bedroom to the living room. Me and Jen had breakfast and headed to the airport I was driving as Jennifer was too lazy and said "I need to practice" when we reached there we met Max and waited for Charles as we decided to fly together as it'll be great to spend some time before race.

I played with Penelope as the rest of our company chatted about anything and everything. 4 hours into the flight and we all were fast asleep and were hit by the burning weather of Bahrain upon waking up.

We reached our hotel and were swamped by fans waiting for our arrival. Luckily the hotel was big enough so we don't run into anymore fans. Don't get me wrong but when it's a race weekend and you're in the zone and the pressure is building up and a person starts screaming your name and asks how you are when all you wanna do is get to your suite and sleep is sometimes annoying.

Luckily I was used to meeting fans and having a busy schedule since my F3, F2 and Indycar days boy was I in for something out of the world when it came to F1. I chatted with Seb for a while as he had made it his duty to make me comfortable in the sport along with Alonso.

After dinner I read tomorrow's schedule and went to sleep in order to be fresh tomorrow.

*Next morning*

I woke up, got ready and headed to the track. I arrived at the Bahrain International Circuit feeling the anticipation in the air. The track was already buzzing with activity, mechanics tuning the cars, engineers poring over data, and the sound of roaring engines in the background. This was it, my debut race day. My heart raced as I entered the paddock.

The first person I spotted was Max , already suited up and in deep conversation with his race engineer. He noticed me and waved me over with a grin. "Nervous?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.