second chances ~ ollie bearman (2)

part 56

a little while later, i was sat in the car in p3 whilst preparing for the race to start. in pole position, was lando, then ollie, me, kimi, lewis and max. it should be an entertaining start for the spectators.

"radio check." arthur says into the radio, and i couldn't stop myself rolling my eyes.

"yeah." i reply unenthusiastically . i was already getting tired of him.

"four minutes until the formation lap." he replies, and i ignore it.

soon after, i had complete the formation lap and was confident for the start of the race. obviously i wanted the best result for myself, and i should really put my own performance first, but i would also help ollie in however way i could. i took a deep breath as the lights began.

1 light
2 lights
3 lights
4 lights
5 lights...

lights out...

i press my foot down, my reaction time not as good as i had hoped as i lost the position to my brother behind me. fuck, another thing for arthur to complain about.

by the time all the cars had been decently spread out, i was in p4, kimi ahead of me. but in the lead was ollie! he had managed to overtake lando into the first corner!

as the race goes on, i was still in p4, and i was getting angry at myself. i should be able to overtake kimi ahead of me. so i was trying to close down the gap between us and prove myself.

"angel take care of the tyres, your going to loose grip quicker than i want."

"oh my god, i didn't realise you were paid to complain about my driving or me for that matter. so please do me a favor, and shut the fuck up." i reply, shaking my head whilst i speed up for the rest of the lap just to piss him off. i could tell it worked as the big screen showed him shaking his head whilst i just laughed to myself.

a few laps later, i was close enough to try and overtake kimi. as we head into the first drs zone of the lap, i break out of the slipstream and overtake my brother whilst using drs to create a gap between us.

"box, box." arthur says.

"no i can carry on, i still have grip." i reply.

"we will have better grip if we pit now. so come into the pit lane." he replies, however i stay out.

"her team are ready for her to box, but she isn't coming in? angel has ignored her new engineers instructions! what a kid, wow."

"angel! we said box." arthur says, anger hinting in his voice as i spot a car ahead of me pulling to the side of the track, pulling to a stop.

"the mclaren ahead has stopped on the track, yellow flag." arthur says, before going on to say there was a safety car.

"i'll box now thanks." i say, following the car ahead of me into the pits.

most cars had pitted, at least the top six had, and the top four had kept there positions.

"we want to focus on preserving the tyres and go for the win towards the end." arthur says, as we enter the last 20 laps.

"i c—t h——" i reply, cracking my voice to make it sound like there was a radio issue.

"angel? hello? can you hear me?" arthur says, yet i don't reply.

after all, i would be pitting again, so there was truly no need for me to listen to him. and so, for the last 20 laps i just follow the track having a lovely time with a gap ahead and behind me. it was very peaceful actually, except for the constant voice of arthur, but evenatually tuned it out.

cheers erupted from across the track as the car ahead of me crosses the finish line, ollie crosses the finish line in p1, followed by me and then kimi. we did it, we got the podium.

i was beyond happy for ollie, for a second i didn't even think about myself being on the podium. i was so proud of ollie, he deserved this win. not to mention in a haas as well?!

"that's p2, if you can hear me." arthur says, clearly not happy.

"yeah, amazing job everyone. thank you for all the work recently, couldn't be doing any of this without you." i say, not getting a reply from arthur, until i hear a certain familiar voice.

"angel! amazing race, enjoy the podium kid." jules says, down the radio.

"jules! i have a serious talk to have with you." i joke, happy that my engineer was okay, and that arthur was gone.

i line up in front of the p2 sign, ollie already out of the car, and as soon as my helmet was off, i head over to my boyfriend. he pulls me into his arms, hiding his face in my neck.

"i am so so proud love, you were amazing out there." i say, hugging him back before he pulls away and kisses me, hands cupping my face.

"i love you ang." he says, smiling after the kiss.

"words couldn't describe it." i reply, as my brother comes running over, wrapping his arms around both of us whilst cheering loudly.

"rookie podium! finally!" he says, making us all laugh at the enthusiasm in his voice that slowly slipped at the last word. we didn't care the cameras were filming us, we were happy together.

us three together again. the most important people in my life, happy. and there was nothing, nothing at all, that could make me happier than seeing them both smiling.

|| authors note ~ hope you enjoy! genuinely forgot to post yesterday, apologies