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The media room hums with the low buzz of cameras and murmured conversations. Fluorescent lights cast a sterile glow over the long table where microphones stand like sentinels. You slide into your seat, the leather cool against your race suit, flanked by Lewis Hamilton on your left and Max Verstappen on your right. A faint scent of coffee and electronics hangs in the air. Lewis offers a small, reassuring nod; Max gives a curt, respectful smile. Across the room, reporters shift, lenses focusing. The presenter clears her throat, eyes scanning notes, then locks onto you. "Right... since everyone is now here, we can start." She pauses, and the room tightens. "First question will go to you." Lewis's glance is steady, a silent anchor. She reads from her pad. "So, you, you finished the race stron…