Aerodynamics - {Daniel Ricciardo}

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"Bury all your secrets in my skin. Come away with innocence and leave me with my sins. The air around me still feels like a cage and love is just a camouflage for what resembles rage again".

Snuff // Slipknot

Shanghai Shi, Shanghai, China, April 17, 2016.

"What are you girls doing?". Daniel asked as he came into his pre-race cabin. He smelled a weird, chemical scent around the room as Anna and Maja sat on his couch watching some TV. "We just did our nails". Anna wiggled eyebrows.

Maja did the same and extended her hand for Daniel to look. Daniel chuckled and took her hand to have a closer look. She had drawn the Chinese flag on her nails and it looked absolutely cute. "Can we do yours?". Maja asked and Anna grabbed onto Daniels arm to pull him between them.

Daniel let it all wash over him as he had a little time off before he needed to get to the driver's parade anyway. "My god". Maja giggled as she and the blonde started to get the red nail polish on Daniel's short nails. He always bit them off, so it looked kind of funny.

"Ugh that smell". Daniel said and leaned away towards Maja's shoulder to nuzzle his nose in her hair to smell her delicious conditioner that he might or might not have used this morning. Anna glanced over at Maja and grinned, but said nothing.

After a few minutes his nails were done. "This feels so weird". The Australian crunched his nose and waved his hands in the air. "Like something's stuck on my nails".

"Maybe because there is something stuck on your nails?". Maja opted and giggled.

"Ha, clever". Daniel said, but smiled nevertheless.

He got his helmet and gloves to take them with him to the pit box. Maja and Anna followed him through the paddock and Anna stayed in the back off the box while Maja crossed the pit lane and took her place next to Simon and Christian at the pit wall.

Daniel had his suit zipped around his waist as he hopped on the truck that will drive all of the drivers around the track for the track parade. "What happened to your nails, man?". Lewis Hamilton eyed his hand on the railing and laughed.

"My PR and head aerodynamics are creative persons, let's keep it that way". Daniel laughed and patted the Mercedes driver on the shoulder.

Lewis wasn't the only one who noticed Daniel had some colourful nails. Martin Brundle stepped towards Daniel with his microphone and a camera man behind him. "Daniel, Daniel, you keep surprising us every day, what's it with the nails?".

Daniel stroke a pose and waved his hands on a girly manner. "Got my nails done!". His Aussie accent thick, causing Maja to burst into laughter as she heard what they said and saw it on the small camera screen in front of her.

"Maja and Anna from the crew were painting their nails and they were like "oh we'll do yours too". So that's how it happened". Daniel explained with a throaty laugh. He showed his nails to the camera and the Chinese people cheered for their flag that was polished on them.

Other drivers shook their head at the Australian, thinking he was a bit crazy, but Daniel didn't care. He would ask Maja for some acetone later and then it'll be away as quickly as they got it on.

The drivers parade was done and the truck dropped them off at the start finish. The drivers gathered around for the Chinese national anthem and Daniel put his shades in his pocket, folding his hands behind his back as he stood between Daniil and Max Verstappen.

After the anthem Daniel and Daniil got back at their pit boxes, getting into their bolides to get towards the track. Daniel's body was full of adrenaline and he swayed his car over the track to get some heat into his rubber.