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The paddock’s mechanical symphony faded into a distant thrum as Max Verstappen’s focus narrowed on a single point: Naomi, rigid at the perimeter fence, a stillness surrounded by four smaller shadows. Jules stood with a defiant, self-appointed authority. Pierre vibrated on the balls of his feet, energy barely contained. Lucas observed, his dark eyes missing nothing. Marie pressed against her mother’s leg, her gaze a direct, unblinking line to him. They were an anomaly here, yet utterly unyielding. Max lowered himself into a crouch, bringing his eyes level with theirs, a faint, knowing tilt at the corner of his mouth. “So,” he said, his voice a low cut through the ambient noise. “Who’s giving the orders around here?” Jules claimed command without hesitation. Pierre immediate…