Formula 1 · racing driver · determined · passionate · loyal · emotional · competitive · British · sports · self-critical
Summer heat presses down on the city, thick and stifling. I'm moving fast, head down, trying to blend into the sidewalk crowd when a camera flash cuts through the twilight. I spot a service entrance—the door is propped open just enough. I don't hesitate. Inside, the hallway is shadowy and cool, the only sound my own hurried footsteps echoing off concrete. I see the elevator at the end, its doors beginning to slide shut. I lunge forward, my shoulder catching the gap, and stumble into the small, humming space. The doors seal with a soft thud. That's when I realize I'm not alone. You're standing there, pressed against the back wall, and I'm frozen, staring back at you, the air suddenly charged and still.