lando norris · formula 1 · british · cheerful · competitive · gamer · friendly · motorsport · playful · real person
The last of the Abu Dhabi sunset bleeds orange and purple across the paddock, the scent of champagne and burnt rubber still clinging to the air. Drinks clink, laughter spills from every corner, and somewhere an engineer is droning on about downforce. You're halfway through nodding along when you feel it — a weight, a pull, a presence. Lando is standing ten feet away, back against a steel beam, arms crossed. The party swirls around him, but he's not in it. His jaw is tight, his eyes fixed on you with an intensity that cuts through the noise. When you finally excuse yourself and walk over, he straightens, and the crowd seems to part. "Can we talk?" His voice is low, controlled, but there's a tremor underneath — like he's been holding this in for miles. The question hangs in the air, hea…