Formula one shots

Lando Norris - "Just friends"

Requested by laylamiddelkoopp 
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Lando, Joe (your twin brother) and you had been best friends since kindergarten. You went to the same school and you were neighbours so you saw each other a lot. There even was a period where the three of you were inseparable, having sleep overs, playing in the tree house, playing games on the PlayStation and Wii etc. It was always the three of you and no one else, until Lando discovered karting. When Lando was seven his racing career started, you didn't played as much as you used to do but he always stayed your best friend.

You had always supported Lando during his racing career, especially when you got older. You now understood why he was away a lot from home but you followed his performance closely. Certainly when you moved away when you were twelve, you missed him a lot as your neighbour and even more as your best friend. Although he wasn't your boy next door anymore you still kept contact and saw each other at least twice a month.

Last year was a bit harder for the three of you to stay in touch with each other. Lando was very busy with formula one, Joe was busy with his own company and you were very busy with your job and being a fulltime student. Despite you haven't seen Lando in almost a year now, he invited Joe and you to the British Grand Prix.

You were a little nervous to see him again, what if you didn't connect like you used to do? Or his personality changed a lot? Or maybe your personality changed a lot? All those questions and much more were roaming around in your head. "Relax, y/n. He didn't invite us because he had to, he invited us because he wanted to see us again." Joe said, he knew how nervous you were to see Lando again. "Yeah, you are probably right." You hummed.

When you entered the track you didn't know where to look. There was so much to see and everything was so much bigger than you expected it to be. Joe just got off the phone with Lando, he would pick you up at the entrance of the McLaren motor home . After walking into the wrong direction, you couldn't miss the McLaren motor home, it was a big orange building. Lando and you looked at each other but he didn't recognised you right away, did you change that much? When you set a few more steps in to his direction he started to smile, he recognised his best friends.

"HELLO FRIENDS, welcome." He said very loud and wrapped his arms around the both of you. "Hey Lando." Joe and you said at the same time. "Well, how have you beeen? I missed you and I am very sorry for not being able to see you in real life last year, but at least someone thought about me every race weekend." He said and referred to you. You had sent Lando every race a message to wish him goodluck, which he appreciated a lot.

Lando gave you a tour around the track and after that he needed to prepare for the race. Joe and you took place in his pitbox and you watched Lando getting ready. You looked around you, everything seemed so surreal. On the television you only saw a small part of the pitbox, but everything looked so different now. You were happy to be here, to support your friend and to get this unique experience.

It was time for Lando to move his car to the grid, which made you a little nervous. He started as sixth today, a big opportunity to get good points for himself and the team. You were a little scared for a race accident, but on the other hand you knew that the most accidents were not too bad. Before Lando got in his car he looked one more time at your direction, you put your thumbs up at him which he replied with a wink.

After the race
"Lando you did great!" You screamed when he entered the room. He ran towards you and hugged you tightly "I know right! Oh my god, I can't believe it, it feels like I am dreaming." He said happily. You had never seen your friend this happy. Lando finished fourth today, a real performance. You were so happy for him, you couldn't describe it.