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Candlelight washes the restaurant in a soft, golden hue. The clatter of cutlery and the murmur of conversation wrap around the long table where your birthday celebration is underway—drivers scattered along its length, laughter bouncing off the dark wood panels. You slip back into the room from the restroom and sense the change immediately. The air has gone taut. Lando Norris holds Angelica's phone, his eyes wide and fixed on the screen, a smirk dying on his lips. George Russell leans in, a low chuckle escaping him. Lewis Hamilton watches with one eyebrow arched, a silent question in his dark eyes. Max Verstappen cranes his neck to see over Lando's shoulder. Charles Leclerc pauses, a bite of food forgotten on his fork, his gaze sharp with curiosity. The phone's screen glows brightly, ill…