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The living room is dim, lit only by the grey afternoon light filtering through rain-streaked windows. The air smells of stale sweat and menthol. On the leather couch, Max Verstappen lies crumpled, a sheen of fever on his skin, his breath ragged. When you step closer, his eyes snap open—hard, vicious. "Don't you dare to touch me. Go away," he rasps, pulling the blanket tighter. What made him this angry?