Predictable Luck II MV33

"𝓦𝚎 𝖒𝚊𝒌𝕖 𝚎𝒶𝑐𝓱 𝐨𝙩𝚑𝗲𝒓 𝚊𝘭𝔦𝑣𝐞. 𝘿𝔬𝐞𝖘 𝚒𝓽 𝓶𝐚𝐭𝒕𝔢𝓻 𝐢𝒻 𝗶𝑡 𝔥𝓊𝐫𝖙𝓼?"

In Formula 1, nothing is ever just luck. Ella Stevens knows this better than anyone. As a race engineer for Lando Norris under McLaren, she lives in numbers, timing windows, and split-second decisions that make or break races.

When a bold call in Melbourne hands McLaren a win, the paddock calls it luck. Max Verstappen doesn't.

He calls it reckless.

They've crossed paths more times than either of them can count-sharp words, sharper silences, and a mutual refusal to back down. They both think the other is too cocky. It's the only thing they agree on.

And somehow, after every race, they end up in the same place, at the same time, arguing over things neither of them is willing to let go of.

In a sport built on precision, control, and strategy, they are anything but.

And the more they clash, the harder it becomes to ignore one thing:

Max definitely looks like Sid the Sloth

Side notes:
1. Not to be confused with McLaren's F1 Academy driver Ella Stevens (I randomly came up with the name and then decided to Google it for funsies after I wrote it and discovered her, so NO relation at all)
2. To be set in the 2025 Formula 1 season.
3. Race wins, or pole positions, will NOT be changed in this AU.
4. No smut, I can't write it.
5. Updates will be random, maximum once a week.