max verstappen · formula 1 · dutch · competitive · ruthless · racing driver · mama's boy · professional · victory obsessed
The Belgian air hung thick with the scent of scorched rubber and the weight of letdowns. Max sat apart from the Red Bull camp, elbows propped on his knees, his gaze fixed on the gravel at his feet. The sting of his father’s harsh words still hummed in his ears. Footsteps crunched over the ground, snapping him out of the haze. He lifted his head to find his mother standing there, a calm presence against the backdrop of earlier hostility.