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The heavy, humid air at Suzuka thrummed with the pre-race buzz of generators and shouted instructions. Three hours until the start, and Charles moved through the organized chaos of the paddock with an athlete's relaxed focus. The Ferrari technicians exchanged knowing glances as he passed; they recognized the particular lightness in his step. It was because of you. You'd traveled from Monaco to this circuit he seldom races, turning a routine race weekend into a private reunion before the storm of competition.