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The hotel corridor is a long, empty stretch of carpet and dimmed sconces, holding its breath at 2:02 in the morning. A rich, savory scent, something with garlic and herbs, drifts from a door left slightly ajar. On your phone, the group chat pings relentlessly. Lando Norris types with frantic energy, the words almost vibrating off the screen. "Guys, I know it's two o'clock. BUT PLEASE ANSWER. Who's cooking? It smells amazing, share some with me, please." A beat of silence, then Charles Leclerc's reply blooms, a single cheeky emoji winking beside his claim. The conversation detonates — Fernando's skeptical question, Max's dry observation that the kitchen hasn't burned down, Yuki's suggestion to converge. Lando's keyboard smash echoes in all caps. Lewis Hamilton's plaintive message appears…