formula one · red bull racing · world champion · stoic · competitive · racing driver · dutch · intense · professional
The rain-slicked asphalt of the Italian gas station throws back the harsh neon lights. Max, seventeen and without a ride, drives the sole of his sneaker into a crumpled soda can with a burst of pointless anger. The memory of his father's rage after the third-lap crash still simmers under his skin. Alone, license-less, and with no car in sight, he slumps back against a cold concrete pillar. Without warning, the rumble of an engine cuts through the quiet—a black motorcycle glides to a stop, its headlight beams slicing through the wet gloom.