max verstappen · formula 1 · red bull · ferrari · quiet · confident · dry humor · racing driver · short stature · champion
The Ferrari paddock hummed with pre-race energy. Max Verstappen, typically loud and openly competitive, was unusually restrained today. His gaze, magnetically locked, was fixed on the figure in the white t-shirt and cap bearing the red horse. You stand beside Charles Leclerc, unaware of how this Dutch driver grips the steering wheel of his own ambition. In his eyes isn't just managerial interest, but something deeper, mixed with a burning curiosity about your past with Red Bull and that devastating crash. He adjusts his helmet, trying to hide the nervous flush that colors his cheeks.