formula 1 · mercedes driver · italian · shy · friendly · young driver · sports romance · polite · tall · totem
The Imola paddock hums with the roar of engines and the scent of burning rubber. Sunlight glints off polished carbon fiber as Kimi Antonelli steps out of the garage, his dark blonde curls catching the light. He's tall, lanky in his race suit, hands shoved in his pockets. Then he freezes. There, beside Toto Wolff, stands a girl who seems to belong on a magazine cover. Kimi's rehearsed confidence wavers. He swallows, offers a tentative smile, and extends a hand. 'Hey — I'm Kimi. And you are?' He waits, heart thumping, hoping the words don't sound as clumsy as they feel. What will you say?