#silverstone gp 2023

[goldsainz]

HIS LUCKY CHARM — one shot.

pairing: lando norris x reader

MASTERLIST.

summary: lando is disappointed you can’t make it to his home race, only to be surprised at the end.

request: “Hi! Could you write something about Lando and reader when she surprise him on race day. Lando is sad when she told can't do this on his home race bc something important with her work but after all she appears on Sunday on track. He is more than happy with that and archive good resolut be she is his lucky charm”

warnings: teeny tiny bit of angst, a probably not accurate depiction of the garage

NOTE: WHAT A RACE!! loved the lando+lewis podium, also oscar was great 🫶 anyway, to celebrate have this little thing, thank you sm for requesting bc this inspired me a lot (you kinda manifested the good result???) i added a shameless cameo in there, i just couldnt help myself! (the ending is rushed, ignore it😁)

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“I’m so sorry, Lando.” Is what you say to your boyfriend when you have to break the bad news to him.

“It’s okay.” His face breaks into a broken smile, with glossy eyes he holds your hands and brushes his thumbs up and down your palms.

“I’ll still tune in.” 

“I know.”

“I’ll be rooting for you.” 

“I know.”

You take your hands from his hold, and place them around his neck. You watch as his right posture lightly relaxes at your touch. 

“I don’t wanna miss it. You know I don’t.” 

You wish your job wasn’t as demanding as it was, that it didn’t make you fly to another country in the middle of your boyfriend’s home Grand Prix. But it does. And you’re not sure how to handle the emotional stress it inflicts on you both, and you sure hope it doesn’t affect him in a way that will mess up his race.

“And if I could make it, I would.” 

“It’s alright. It’s your job, I know it’s not your fault.” Even though Lando’s words seem reassuring, and he means them with his whole heart; you still feel guilty. 

With that, he stands up and makes his way to the kitchen of your shared apartment. You watch him leave, and with a heavy heart start to pack whatever stuff you need for your trip. It destroys you to see him sad so close to his home race, a time where he should be joyous, only worried about the car and nothing more. 

You’re not sure how you’re going to make it up to him, but you will.

Somehow.

You were being a little secretive, and you were sure Lando definitely noticed. 

Your boss and you had managed to come to an arrangement which allowed you to be present for the race. It would all be very tight in timing, but nothing that couldn’t be accomplished. It involved a lot of overworking the days before, but it was very much worth it.

You could already imagine the face Lando would make when he finally saw you. Whether he got a good result or not, there was no doubt you wanted to be there with him. 

It took a lot of care for you to arrive at the paddock almost incognito, with fans already speculating why you weren't at his home race. Thankfully no break-up rumours had surfaced, but there were a couple hurtful ones that made you want to be present even more. 

But you knew that no matter how much Lando acted like he was oblivious to what happened around him, his silly act was simply that; an act. You didn't like keeping secrets from him, it felt wrong to have to blatantly lie to him whilst everyone around him knew something he didn't. Still, it would all work out in the end.

Lando’s family had been so happy to see you in the paddock. His grandma (who adored you) hugged you as tightly as she could, quickly bidding you goodbye when you told her you had to go to the garage quickly to get prepared for the race. 

There was no doubt that the tingly feeling of nerves creeped up on you the moment you spotted all the engineers and people moving around, getting everything that needed to be set up wrapped up so the race could go smoothly. Zak was already at the pit wall, and Lando was sitting in his car ready for the formation lap to begin. 

At the garage you spotted Florence Pugh, who had a McLaren headset on. You had seen her on the paddock, but wasn't aware of the fact that she had come to the race invited by McLaren. You tried not to freak out, you saw celebrities almost everywhere when you came to races or went out with Lando. Still, the actress had a special place in your heart.

It took a little of hyping yourself up, and confidence to walk up to her, but you did. You would be sharing the garage for an hour and a half, the least you could do is socialise a little. 

“Hi! I’m Y/N.” You said to Florence watching her turn around with a smile on her face.

“Hello!” She says, greeting you like you were an old friend. “I’m Florence”

“You’re a McLaren fan?” 

“Honestly, I’m more of a Lewis fan.” She said with a laugh, keeping ehr voice just loud enough so you could hear her.

“I get that. I mean, who isn’t?” 

The conversation flowed for a little more until the race was about to start. You excused yourself and moved to an area closer to the screen, where you could watch Lando close-up. You loved being in the garage because of the different screens and the attention to their drivers, that allowed you to experience the race in different ways.

Your headset was adjusted and you were awaiting the moment where David Croft would say it’s lights out. Your knee was slightly bouncing, but you tried your best to contain the nerves. 

“It lights out and away we go!” Exclaims David Croft, his voice echoing through the garage.

You watch as Lando has a great start, and it takes about a second for him to take the lead. You hear the roar of the crowd before you can even react.

“Yes! Go Lando!” You scream, your voice doesn't make anyone flinch because everyone around you has the same reaction. It is a sight to behold, a moment you are more than grateful to see live. 

“I can’t believe it.” Someone next to you says, and you can't help but smile. 

It is no secret how badly the season started for McLaaren. You watched Lando’s smile waver more than once, his faith in the team never wavering, but still. He was rightfully let down by the performance of the adr,a dn you had to reassure him multiple times that it wasn't his fault. Because he was doing the best that he could with what he had. 

So now, seeing him get to this moment, is absolutely deserved.

A couple of laps go by and Max takes the lead for your boyfriend. There is disappointment in the atmosphere, but everyone knows that P2 is a miracle and that Lando is doing absolutely great work out there. They all know how great it would be to have him finish in that position, especially since Oscar is P3. 

Getting a podium in Silverstone would mean the world to Lando, Which is why you're worried about what will happen when they pit. Whatever strategy they choose will determine if Lando gets podium or not, and you will not pretend to really know what happens or how they come up with strategies, but you hope that they dont mess up his race because of wrong timing or choose the wrong tyres. 

As you watch his car race, you suddenly see on the screen that one of the Haas cars has come to a halt. A safety car is deployed, which means a couple of cars will choose to change tyres. The whole garage groans when Lewis’s car comes out in front of Oscar’s after he pits, now challenging Lando’s position.

It’s like you can’t breathe between those laps that Lando and Lewis battle for P2. Everyone is at the edge of their seats watching them race against the other, and you hope that this doesn't end up running both their races. The last thing anyone wants is for them to crash, because going from that position to a DNF would result in disappointment for everyone involved.

“Come on, Lando! Come on!” You scream, your palms intertwined in front of you as you watch him fight for his position. 

Thankfully, Lando manages to maintain his standing and leaves Lewis behind him for good. The hard compound tyres he was pitted for are giving him a tough time, you know that it is not ideal. Not when he could've lost his position, but with just 10 laps to go your faith in him is over the roof. 

You’re on twitter, refreshing your timeline to see if there is anything you missed. The fans are so enthusiastic, their comments make you smile. Even if there are people out there who don't like Lando, there are even more who love him and want nothing but the best for him. 

You watch as Florence is escorted out of the garage since she will be waving the flag. You watch her face light up in excitement, and in all her excitement she still waves at you. You don't waste a second in waving right back at her, turning your head right after to the screens.

The moment Lando crosses the finish line the McLaren garage erupts in cheers. You hug whoever is next to you, a teary smile pulling at your lips. You cannot help the tears that fall down your face, you usually don't get that emotional during a race, but this is his home race and he is on the podium. If there is any time to cry, this is it. 

You are almost running to the barriers, waiting for the moment that Lando steps out of his car and goes to celebrate with the team. You are wearing his merch, something that will surely stand out to him, enough that in his podium haze he will spot you. 

He goes up to the team, his helmet now long gone, and that is when he sees you.

You who told him you couldn't make it, are suddenly there. 

In a flash he moves in front of you. You cannot tell him anything because in an instant he is grabbing you, squeezing you so tight he lifts you up from the ground in excitement, you giggle right in his ear and he is sure that that is the most beautiful sound he will ever hear. He is careful not to take the barrier with him, not wanting a warning from the stewards.

After a couple seconds you pull back slightly enough to see his face. Your hands waste no time in grabbing his face and placing his lips right over  yours. Lando reacts almost immediately, melting right into the kiss, the adrenaline from the race still pumping through his veins. You can hear some cameras click, and the cheer from some people, but you ignore it.

You have to pull back eventually, not because you want to, but because there is so much to say and not enough time, not to forget the fact that he has yet to go to the podium.

“I cannot believe you’re here.” He whispers right over your lips, his sticky forehead pressed against yours.

“I couldn’t miss this.” You say, watching as his lips pull into a grin.

“I was pretty cool out there, wasn't I?” You snort at his words, separating from him but his hands never leave your waist.

“Oscar was really cool.” His grip on your waist tightens, “I haven’t properly congratulated him yet, actually.”

Someone from the team says something to him, you're sure they're telling him to wrap your conversation up because he has to go up to the podium. 

“You were great out there.” You tell him, your eyes holding all the sincerity in the world. You watch his gaze soften at your words, and he places a quick peck as he finally lets you out of his hold.

“Of course I was,” You shake your head at his smugness, “My lucky charm was here.”

You cannot help the tears that well up in your eyes at the softness of his words. You know that the celebrations and compliments are not over, but for now they are. You step back a little from the barrier, seeing as he is rushed to the podium and joins his fellow drivers on the steps. 

You smile up at him, watching as he grabs the champagne. He moves it around a little and then hits it against the ground, effectively bringing back the iconic champagne spike he does whenever he is on the podium. 

Lando sprays it everywhere, and you're almost sure a little hits you. Your theory is confirmed when he is smiling widely at you, like a kid caught doing something he should but isn't the least bit sorry. You laugh at his antics, which in turn makes him smile even wider (which you're not sure how it's even possible). 

When the champagne runs out, his gaze catches yours once more. You mouth an “I love you” to him, watching from afar as he blushes. A second after he returns the sentiment, mouthing it back and blowing you a kiss.

You thank your boss in your head for letting you be here with him, because if you hadn't been here with him you would've sure felt horrible for it. 

After all, Lando needs his lucky charm with him and you're more than happy to oblige to his wishes.

[allywthsr]

BIGGEST SUPPORTER | (l.norris)

summary: Lando finishes in P2 in silverstone and you guys celebrate

wordcount: 2.1k words

pairing: landonorris x fem!reader

warnings: hinted smut but nothing graphic

notes: like and comment your thoughts!!

A loud cheer erupts in the garage as Lando crossed the finish line in P2. You couldn’t believe your eyes.

You felt a squeeze on your hand and looked to your right, being faced with Lando‘s grandmother. She loved you ever since she met you 5 years ago.

You both had the biggest smile on your lips as you stood up and hugged everyone that came your way.

Being with Lando since he started racing in F1, you knew his team pretty well, just as they knew you.

When Zak pulled you to the podium and placed you in the front row, next to Adam, you couldn’t wait to hug your Lando, to squeeze him tight, and to congratulate him.

As he parked his car behind the sign with the big 2 on it, you couldn’t hold back the tears anymore, as they slowly made their way down to your cheeks. Pulling out your phone just to capture a quick little picture, to set it as your lockscreen later. When you put your phone back into your bag, the big TV camera panned in your direction.

The camera focused on you and the rest of the crew, as you spilled the tears and by now you were full-on sobbing. You couldn’t wait for the edits and memes Lando‘s fans were creating, already picturing how you are gonna show them to Lando once you’re both settled in bed later.

When Lando finally jumped out of his car and made a beeline to you, you opened your arms and closed them around his neck. His arms snaked behind your back as your hands cupped his helmet and you distanced your faces a little.

You looked into his slightly wet eyes and pouted.

”I am so proud of you Lando. P2 in fucking Silverstone, are you mad?“

Before he could answer you, the guys started to smack his helmet and his smile got even wider. Lando releases one of his arms from you while keeping the other one tight around your waist, as he started to hug the others.

The FIA guy pulling him away from you towards the scale to do the typical after-race things, like weighing, you proudly looked at him while he removed the helmet of his head and took a big gulp of water out of his water bottle that has been placed on his little stand afterward. You didn’t even want to imagine how thirsty he must be after almost winning the British grand prix, but well, with Max always in P1, it’s kind of like a win, right?

While the post-race Interviews started with Lewis and Max, he came to you once again.

Now finally being able to kiss you, he pressed his lips onto yours and the tears started to flow again. When he loosened the kiss and saw the tears, he put his hands on both sides of your face and used his thumb to wipe them away.

A slight chuckle left both of your lips at the same time, making you both laugh even more.

He put his forehead to yours and whispered a quiet ” Thank you angel“. You looked at him again and kissed the top of his nose and then his forehead.

He gave Zak a quick hug and kissed Adam‘s cheek, as he had to go and do his post-race interview.

As he talked to the interviewer about the strategies and feelings he had during the race, you admired him, the way his helmet left imprints on his face, and don’t get me started on his helmet hair, you just wanted to run your fingers through his strands.

”Lando, the last question, we just saw your girlfriend, Y/N, cry, what does that do to you?“

The smile on his face got even bigger, as always when someone asked about you. Him always saying that you were the best thing that happened to him and he wanted to show you off, being proud of himself for getting someone that beautiful and smart at the same time.

”Well you know, she‘s my biggest supporter and she told me she is proud of me, so I guess that’s why she started crying, but yeah, I love her so much and I’m happy that she is here to share this experience with me, being at my home race and having her as a supporter is just phenomenal, she does so many things to come to as many races as possible and I’m so happy and grateful that I have her by my side.“

Now all the attention was on you, multiple cameras were shoved in your face and you could feel the whole world watching you, well, it’s not wrong, the whole world WAS watching you.

”You two seem like a lovely couple, do we hear any wedding bells soon?“

You wanted to roll your eyes, but decided not to, people shouldn’t think you were an evil bitch, but hearing this question or reading this comment over and over again, it’s just tiring.

You both took your time, having the same opinion on people marrying after knowing the partner for two weeks. You guys have been together for five years, but you just took your time and didn’t want to rush anything. But if he did pop the question, you wouldn’t even need time to think about the answer.

Lando let out a high-pitched giggle and started to fidget with his fingers.

”You know, we don’t wanna rush into anything, we’re still young and enjoying life right now, you never know what the future holds but we’re really happy right now.“, hoping that he would be satisfied with the answer, Lando‘s thoughts went back to a little something he hid in his luggage wherever he went. Just waiting for the right time, was a diamond ring, that you would love, he was sure of that.

After the podium celebration, where Lando almost poured the whole bottle into your direction after his famous bottle on ground hitting thing, you were smelling like champagne but you couldn’t care less. Happily smelling like the success of your boyfriend.

You both went into his private room in the hospitality. Lando couldn’t wait for a shower but you just had to hug him, so you stood in the middle of the small room for at least two minutes just hugging and being close to the other. You had so many feelings you couldn’t comprehend. You both reeked of champagne and Lando was fully drenched in the fuzzy liquid, as Lewis and Max poured their bottles all over him, you shared small kisses and you played with his wet hair.

”Babe, let me have a shower and then we can cuddle at the club.“

You pouted, didn’t want to let him go, or not being close to him. But he did need a shower desperately. And a change of clothes as his suit and fireproofs clung to him like a second skin.

”But hurry love, I need to shower in the hotel as well and get ready for the after-party, I can’t go like this!“, you pointed at yourself, being dressed in a fancy outfit but not fancy enough for a club. And you needed a shower as well, and a touch-up of your makeup. You were thankful that you applied waterproof everything so nothing had smudged, but you just needed to freshen it up a little and make it more party-like.

”You look just as gorgeous as ever, my love, but I will hurry, I want to lay down in a bed soon, I‘m really tired.“

You leaned to his ear, whispering: ” You won’t get much sleeping done tonight babyboy.“, he let out a gasp and you left the room with a mischievous smile. You loved it when you made him flustered.

After leaving his room you sat with his family in the hospitality and chatted until he was ready to go. You both said your goodbyes and started to walk to his car.

You both made it to Lando’s car after he got stopped every meter for an autograph, but you two didn’t mind, today Lando was really happy about the positive feedback everyone gave him. But when you did make it safely tucked into the comfortable seats of his McLaren, his hand was glued to your thigh, seeing that Lando also needed that physical contact, made you happy. You knew he was always a bit extra clingy after a good result, but never that much. He also kept one hand on your lower back or one arm wrapped around your waist as you guys walked through the paddock, not even removing it, as he took pictures or signed stuff. You were sure all of these people had the ugliest Lando Norris autograph of all time, as he didn’t hold the paper or whatever with his other hand, but he seemed satisfied with it. Just needing you close to him today.

You arrived at the hotel and the clingy Lando continued. He hugged you from behind and threw you guys on the Queen-sized bed, needing a cuddle. With his breathing getting calmer with every breath and his eyes slowly closing you knew where this was going, but not today, you needed to get going. A shuttle was organized to pick you up in an hour, and you didn’t want to be late again. So you turned around in his embrace and poked his left cheek with your index finger.

”Lando I really need to freshen up, I smell bad and I feel gross!“

”You could never be gross, you’re not a fish Y/N, fish are gross, but not you baby.“, he mumbled. He really was on the brink of falling asleep, all of this success must have tired him out.

”Baby no,“ you let out a chuckle, ”just a quick shower, you can sleep a little but then we have to leave for your party!“

His lips formed into a pout, that you couldn’t resist kissing. He opened one eye, started to smirk, and pulled you even closer to him.

”No Lando! Don’t even start, we really don’t have time for this now. No no no no no no.“, you loosened from his grip and stood up as fast as you could.

”But baby, I need to shower again, I don’t think I cleaned my back well enough earlier“, he cheekily said.

You just looked at him with your stern look and arched your eyebrow towards your hairline.

He started to pout again. ”You’re no fun.“

You chuckled and finally went into the bathroom to get the shower you desperately needed. After a more party-like Make-up and an outfit change, you were ready to go as Lando still laid on the bed. You told him multiple times to get up while you got ready but he didn’t listen. Being the stubborn boy he was.

”Well, if you don’t want to go, then I‘ll leave without you.“

You heard a grumble from the bed.

You sometimes felt like your boyfriend turned into a little child with you being his mother. It just made you laugh at how childish he can be behind closed doors.

He did eventually got ready and you both made it to the shuttle that picked you and some other crew members up.

He kept an intense grip on your leg, as he talked to the other guys, which made your legs twitch, but now is not the time to think about that. You just couldn’t wait for the night to end already.

You all made it to the club and after a few speeches of important crew members and Lando, the party got started. You danced, had drinks, and just fun celebrating Lando and the team for the good result.

And let’s say, you guys didn’t really sleep much, but not in the way you promised Lando earlier, in fact, he didn’t even think about that anymore, instead you sat next to him on the bathroom floor while he emptied his stomach into the toilet and rubbed his back with your hand slowly to show your support. He promised you not to drink that much because of how the last party ended. But he didn’t listen to you, nor did he learn from his mistakes. But the scolding could wait until tomorrow, now he just wanted to feel better. You stopped counting the drunken ‘I love you‘s‘ he whispered when he didn’t hang with his head down in the toilet. But you couldn’t be mad at him, as you looked at your lockscreen, the chrome car behind the P2, excused his behavior. And you never showed him the memes of your crying, but that could wait until tomorrow too.

”You really are my biggest supporter, even when I hang with my head down the toilet.“

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yourusername I love you my boy, Pfucking2, you amaze me everyday. Thank you for being you and killing it on track everytime. Here‘s to more Podiums and hopefully less patting your back while you empty your stomach in the toilet after the afterparties. Love you smelly🧡

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username1 You were so cute on TV!!!!

username2 They’re meant to be, proof me wrong🥹

username3 Parents.

landonorris Love you too ig, thanks for exposing me🧡

maxfewtrell hahahaha what a muppet

username4 When are they getting married?????

[wejustvibing]

he a menace lol

[itsgxsly]

𖦹OF PODIUMS AND KISSES

You thought some of the McLaren garage mechanics would almost jump in shock at your shout of excitement when Lando crossed the finish line in second place in his home race. But that didn't happen, everyone present there shared the same emotion at that moment. Lando's father hugged you almost in the same state as you and together with him you went to the fence to wait for Lando to come to you.

You laughed and cheered with the rest as Lando got out of the car with a whoop of glee, running over to where you were. He first jumped on top of his team that was waiting for him with open arms for the joint achievement they had made. After a few claps and applause from his team, Lando removed his helmet and balaclava, setting them aside before approaching his family. First I hug his father, and you saw that hug with some tears blurring your vision. Then came the hugs and kisses from his grandparents, who shared the same happiness as everyone else in the paddock. And finally there was you.

Lando had his eyes on you ever since he got out of the car and he couldn't wait to just have you close to him.

His arms immediately went around your waist and his head snuggled into the hollow between your shoulder and your neck, letting the weight of his body fall on you a little, as if having you close had make him realize how tired he was afterwards of the intense race. You noticed Lando sniffle, as if he was holding back the urge to cry there. You wrapped one of your arms around his back and with your other hand you stroked the hair on the nape of his neck, unaware that he was sweating after all.

When the time you considered necessary had passed, Lando separated and you took the opportunity to clean with your thumbs what you thought was a mixture of sweat and tears on his cheeks. It didn't take long for Lando to bring you closer to him again, this time to kiss you gently, although it was almost impossible because of the smiles on your faces. When you parted ways you spoke first, letting Lando relax for a few more seconds.

"You did it amazing, love" you said while you continued caressing his cheeks.

"Thanks baby," Lando said, his voice a little shaky. “But it has been everyone's thing. I did it thanks to the team and my family and you”

"No, Lando. This was all you. And I can't be more proud of you. We all are" you gave him another short kiss to reaffirm your words. You wanted to cry at Lando's words. You knew that he was more than capable of doing anything by himself and that today's result was entirely his own doing, but you loved that even so Lando always kept in mind that you were part of that small victory.

Soon Lando was rushed to the podium and although he didn't want to leave you, he knew that you would have all the time in the world together afterwards.

You saw your boy with a smile of pure love celebrating on the podium with his trophy in hand and throwing champagne with the famous celebration of him that you had missed seeing. You cried with him when you saw the few tears he shed on the podium and you murmured an "I love you" when he pointed to you from his place on the second step. Lando had achieved a great thing today after a season that hadn't gotten off to the best start, but as he watched you look at him with that look full of pure love, the same one he looked at you with, he couldn't help but think that no podiums or wins I was never going to get over having you.

[inchidentally]

[jay.hirano.photography on IG]

oh my god...

[lewishamiltonstuff]

No this is INSANE!!!!!

[russilton]

Feed the king Mick, come on.

[acollectionofficsandshit]

F1 + Tweets But Make It ✨Silverstone 2023✨

[argentinagp]

CHARLES LECLERC | After qualifying for ESPN

[coldarena]

then and now

[lestappenforever]

"Of course, I had my little inchident in the pits, where I destroyed my front wing..."

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME WITH THIS, MAX?

[allywthsr]

Can you do one with lando where reader get anxious from time to time. Maybe when watching him race etc. And him being their to calm her down

I COME BACK TO YOU | (l.norris)

summary: you feel anxiety from time to time when you see Lando in his race car (or basically the silverstone weekend with an anxious girlfriend)

wordcount: 3.8k words

pairing: landonorris x fem!reader

warnings: none

notes: hope you like what I did with it :) I definitely had fun writing this!

Another race weekend. You love it, and you hate it. It’s Thursday morning and you lay with Lando in the hotel bed, McLaren organized for you. While the alarm clock just rang, Lando fell asleep again, on you this time. His head is laying on your right boob and his right arm is draped over your stomach.

You waited for the second alarm clock to start ringing and waking Lando up, if he‘s late again, Jon will not be happy, especially when Lando promised to be on time.

When the loud ringing sound blasted through the hotel room, Lando winced as he got startled. You chuckled as your hand reached to his head and started to play with the curls of his hair to sort out any discomfort he might feel from waking up. What a little baby. When he realized what was happening, he let out a sigh of discomfort and shook his head, which looked more like he rubbed his head on your boob, well, maybe that was what he actually did, you weren’t sure. But you knew, that he wasn’t a morning person and hated waking up.

”Lando, can you turn off the alarm?“

He mumbled something, but due to having his face shoved in your chest you couldn’t understand him. A smile formed on your face, he‘s like a little baby in the mornings.

When he eventually did turn off the alarm, he sat on the edge of the bed and stared at the wall in front of him. What a mood. After a big sigh, he stood up and started to change into the outfit he picked out for today. His new merch for Silverstone. The bright yellow hoodie was combined with a black jeans and his favorite shoes. And to finish it off, he put a bucket hat on. Your outfit also consisted of basically the same Lando wore. His hoodie, a dark pants, and your favorite shoes. When you looked into the mirror, he shoved a bucket hat on top of your head, smiling at you with a tired smile and his eyes definitely told you, that he wanted to stay in bed.

”Ah come on Baby, it’s only Media day, you just have to answer some questions, it’s not like you have to drive around at high-speed today, and it’s Silverstone, your home race and you guys have the new updates in the car, today is easy.“, you tried to cheer him up, knowing how much he liked Media day.

”Exactly, it’s media day, I‘d rather drive around in circles than having to deal with weird questions,“

”I‘d rather have you not drive around in circles“, you said as a joke but really, it was true. You were horrified of the idea of losing him, and him sitting in a car like that, a few weekends in the year wasn’t your idea of fun. He knew that but didn’t see your point. And it’s not like you wanted him to stop racing, he loved doing that, and you loved watching him enjoying his biggest passion. But that’s an argument for another day.

He just gave you a knowing look, this conversation often has turned into arguments before. He didn’t really understand that you just want him safe. And then one thing leads to another and another argument was born, but not today.

He changed the subject quickly:” You coming with me or are you staying in the hotel?“

”Depends on whether I can work in peace for a little bit, I have to do a few things for work.“

He nodded understandingly. Thankfully you had a job where you could travel with Lando. Not everywhere but you are able to just take your laptop and work anywhere you want from time to time.

When you gathered all of your things, you guys got into the McLaren, they set up for you. While Lando drove to the circuit, you looked outside the window and admired the beauty of nature. Your thoughts wandered to the coming weekend. Going through all of the fear, the too-quick heartbeat in your chest, and the panic in your mind. But also the happiness this sport provides Lando and you. You loved the sport, but watching it and not knowing the drivers is a lot different than knowing the drivers and being in a relationship with one of them. Feeling the quickened heartbeat in your chest, you did some breathing techniques Lando showed you when you were having a panic attack. Having it learned himself in therapy. And it worked magic.

Lando noticed your loud breathing, put his hand on your thigh, and squeezed it. Wanting to comfort you, but he knew there was little that he could do.

After arriving in the paddock and settling in Lando‘s drivers' room, your Boyfriend said goodbye to you with a long kiss and a quick hug before he went off to his meetings and interviews. You made your way to the outside area of the McLaren hospitality to start your tasks for work.

/////////////Next day//////////////

Again you woke up because of the alarm sound that rang from Lando‘s phone. Letting out a sigh, you put your hand out to your right to wake Lando and tell him to shut the alarm off. When the back of your hand came in contact with a warm and firm chest you patted Lando to wake him up.

After a confused groan, he shut the annoying beeping sound off. The silence was music to your ears.

”I think you need to change the sound of the alarm, you got too used to it, it doesn’t wake you anymore.“, you said while cuddling your head into the crook of his neck.

After a muffled ’yes‘ you remembered what day it was. Friday. Your eyes shot open in a second at the thought of him sitting in the car. But it’s only free practice, not as scary as the actual race you tried to calm you down.

”Do you have to do work again, or can you watch from the garage?“

”I have to do a little bit of work, maybe I can come for fp2?“

You felt him nod his head. Cuddling into you while hoping you didn’t feel uncomfortable.

You guys got ready and Lando drove to the circuit again, he knew that now you really got nervous. He placed his hand on your thigh again and when you put your hand on top of his, he took your hand to his mouth and pressed a kiss on it. And again you noticed how small your hand was in contrast to his hand.

After arriving, the routine you both had started, placing all of your stuff in Lando‘s room, Lando getting ready for the session and you’re looking for a calm space to do your work tasks. Having done most of them yesterday, you only had a few left, you would calculate about 30 minutes for them and the session didn’t start for 2 hours. You thought about fp1 and how you didn’t want to be in the garage.

You were scared people would call you ungrateful, you really were thankful and happy you had this opportunity but you also were really scared of something happening to Lando.

So you took your time to work on the new task and even edited the ones you did yesterday. In between you went to see Lando. You may be scared of him driving but you could never let him go in the car without hugging him.

So you went to see him.

”Well baby, have fun, I love you. Go fast, yeah?“, you always told him the same. It’s a tradition. In Spa 2021, because of the rain, you told him to be careful and safe, and well I think we all know what happened in Spa. You were sure that the change of the tradition with the added words, cursed this crash and you‘ve never said them again.

”Thank you, baby, are you coming to watch from the garage for fp2 then?“, he gave you a kiss. ”Yes baby, I will, I just have to finish 3 last tasks and then I‘m done. Might even come for the last few minutes of fp1.“

After a last kiss, he pulled the balaclava over his head and then his helmet.

You watched him go into the car and drive out of the garage. With a sigh, you made your way back to the little table you claimed outside of the hospitality as your working table. Now opening a new slide in your browser to watch the session on your laptop. You were hella scared to watch it, but you could never endure hearing the noises and not knowing what was going on.

After finishing your work, halfway through the first practice session, you packed everything together, your phone, laptop, notebook, pens, a water bottle, a cup of your favorite drink, you got from the hospitality, and made your way to the McLaren garage.

You settled on one of the chairs in the garage and looked at the screen where Lando was shown how he put some laps in, collecting data.

You felt the panic slowly creeping up on you but tried to remember, that it was only free practice. As long as Lando didn’t do a mistake, nothing could happen.

Doing the breathing technique, you slowly calmed down. And before you knew it, Lando was back, finished for this session.

He jumped out of the car and ran straight to you, with his helmet on, you looked into each other's eyes while he embraced you in a hug.

”You okay my love?“, he asked worryingly.

You just nodded with a big smile.

Putting your hands on the sides of his helmet, you pressed your lips to where he would be.

You saw wrinkles appearing next to his eyes, meaning he also had a big smile on his lips now.

After a meeting with his team, where you stayed in his room just chatting a bit with your family and friends over the phone and stalking fan accounts for Lando, you guys went for a cold drink outside of the hospitality.

You spend your time talking about his feelings for the weekend and your plans for the coming week, where you would be staying in London due to the Goodwood festival. You definitely wanted to do some shopping in central London and just spend time with Lando in general. Your work consumed a lot of time the last two weeks because of the weekend in Silverstone and you being off work for the next week, you spend little to no time with Lando. You were excited about the next week where you would be staying in a hotel in London.

The next session began sooner than you wanted it to, but it’s his work and passion, so you sat down in your spot in the garage again and watched him going into the car. But not without a: ’ Have fun baby, I love you. Go fast‘.

The fast breathing, the sweat, and the panic began to start again, and you hated how Lando wasn’t there to comfort you. You needed him in that situation. The more times he went around the track the worse it got. Thankfully Lando came in after 10 laps to go over some data.

Because Lando knew you for over five years, he knew when you were stressed or not feeling well. He saw your distressed look and pulled you towards him while talking to Jose. A few kisses were placed on your head while his hand rubbed up and down your back. Providing the comfort you desperately needed.

You felt a little more relaxed when he went into the car again. And after a few more laps you could fully relax for the day. When media stuff and team meetings were over, you were ready to go to the hotel.

You immediately went down for a nap where Lando joined you but not before setting an Alarm so you wouldn’t oversleep. And after 45 minutes the beeping sound blasted through the room. And guess who didn’t wake up again? He really needed to change his goddamn alarm.

You sat up and shook him so his body swayed from side to side. He opened his blue-greenish eyes and shook his head.

”Change your fucking alarm right now. I hate being the one waking you up.“

He took his phone and opened his setting. Choosing an even more aggressive sounding alarm, hoping he would wake up from it.

You fell backwards on the bed again and cuddled into his side.

”What do you wanna eat for dinner?“, Lando asked after checking the time, seeing it was already 8:30 pm and you still needed dinner.

”Can we order something from a takeaway? I don’t feel like going out and the hotel only has real pricey and noble stuff. I just want like a pizza or something.“

He nodded and opened just eat. Finding a good-rated pizza restaurant that was also fast in delivery.

”Here, pick something“, he gave you his phone and you went through the menu just to settle on your favorite pizza topping. You could never go wrong with that.

”Do you want one with chicken?“, you asked him. He just let out a humming sound.

”And can you ask for sa-“ ”Yes, I‘ll ask if they can add salad cream on top of it.“

Knowing Lando, you didn’t even have to guess what he wanted to say. It’s a common thing by now.

After choosing a medium chicken pizza and requesting salad cream on top of it, you completed the order and gave Lando his phone back.

Getting up, you walked into the bathroom to start removing your makeup and doing your nightly skincare routine. After applying your night cream there was a knock on the door and Lando went to answer it, getting the pizzas from the delivery guy.

You sat at the table that stood in another room in the suite, McLaren did not hold back with their room choice, as always, and started munching on the pizzas while talking about fp3 and the qualifying tomorrow.

Lando noticed how you started to tense up again, and put his hand on your on the table resting one.

”Baby you know how much it hurts my soul when you start getting nervous about me racing. It’s my passion, I love it and that’s why it hurts even more. Maybe we should actually look into counseling for you, to cope with it. I‘ll come with you if you don’t feel comfortable doing it alone. But I just want to be able to talk about my job without scaring you.“

You lowered your head.

”I know Lando, but I‘m scared. And it’s not like I want to be nervous or feel the panic, I just can’t help it. Whenever you sit in that car I get nervous. Look how many people have died because of it, I could never live without you.“

The tears started to form in your eyes at the thought of losing Lando. He‘s the best person you ever met, you couldn’t live without him.

”Y/N, your not losing me. Ever. The car nowadays is safe, look at Roman Grosjean, his car snapped in half, he was literally stuck in a fire and barely had anything big happening to him. We are safe in that, I am more scared of a plane crashing while flying to a race than a crash with my car.“

”Great, now I have to be scared of a plane as well, thank you Lando“, you let out a laugh, not meaning this seriously.

You went to bed a little after this, watching your TV show you guys started not that long ago and you fell asleep with Lando cuddling on your chest rather quickly.

/////////////Next day//////////////

You woke startled because of the unknown alarm sound. But it seemed to do the trick because Lando already turned to his nightstand, where his phone was blasting the annoying alarm.

When he saw, that you were awake he let out a quiet” Good morning love“ and cuddled into you. In the mornings he always was a little extra clingy.

You replied with a ”Good morning baby, how did you sleep?“ to which he just answered a hum. Yep, definitely not a morning person.

After getting ready, which consisted of getting dressed, putting on your makeup, and putting all the stuff in your purse that you needed, it was time to go. As usual, Lando drove you to the track, and you first settled in his drivers' room where he also changed into his suit and before you knew it, he sat in his car ready to go.

The ”baby, have fun, I love you. Go fast please“, was already exchanged with a kiss and now you sat on your seat in the garage and nervously looked at the screen where Lando drove over the track.

A sense of discomfort settled in your body but you tried to remember the conversation you had with him yesterday. How safe the car actually was nowadays. And you remembered most of the crashes you‘ve witnessed in the 5 years of being with him, and all of them had a happy ending. Maybe a rib was hurt or someone had a headache, but no one had lost his life or a limb in F1 when you were there. You really needed to get your shit together. He was safe and he was happy, there were many marshals who are able to help immediately and they had good doctors on the track. With that thought you could eventually calm down a little.

After the last lap in the practice session, it was time for lunch, so you settled in the hospitality and you had whatever they provided for the crew. Lando and you went to his drivers' room for a little cuddle session. He was a needy baby sometimes. Cuddling and you stroking his hair was his favorite activity to do with you well, he did other things that he loved but we won’t name them here.

Qualifying. Qualifying wasn’t very easy for you. That was the time Lando pushed the car the hardest, obviously wanting to get a good result. That scared the heck out of you. When he went around the corners and maybe came on a curb, you nearly had a heart attack.

Adam finally joined you for the qualifying so you had someone to hold on to, and that always made things easier for you.

When Lando sat in the car, after a hug, a kiss, and a ” Have fun, I love you baby. Go fast please“ you and Adam settled on the chairs and looked at the screens in front of you. With every time Lando sat, you calmed down. Seeing how the car adapted to the new updates and how he glided around the track, you could breathe. He loved this track and knew it inside out, he drove it billions of times on his sim. Before he set the last time, you were on your feet shuffling around the garage, and couldn’t hold the tension. You knew he was fast, everyone knew this by now. And when he crossed the line, his name flying to the first place you let out a scream and immediately turned to Adam who just looked at you in shock.

These are the moments where you weren’t scared of his racing. Seeing what he can accomplish with it, took your anxiety and shoved it out of the window. Sadly Max took the first place not long after Lando had it, but you were fine with it, it was Max we’re talking about, he was always in first place.

When you were laying in bed later, Lando was energetic, running around the suite with a big smile, he couldn’t sit still. You did everything you could to calm him down, saying you could cuddle, watch your series, take a bath, get some food, and even suggest to play some ps5 game he brought and you hated, but nothing worked. He was like a little puppy after a nap that had zoomies. You promised Jon that he would go to bed early, he needed that rest to be fully focused for tomorrow, but you were clueless. I mean, you can’t just Google what to do in that situation, it’s not like everyone had a boyfriend that was a f1 driver and got second place in qualifying.

So you settled on the bed turning on a movie and eventually Lando joined you for some cuddles and more.

/////////////Next day//////////////

Race day. The scariest day of the weekend. Especially when he was in a higher position to start from. More likely to crash because of some crazy shit drivers do behind him.

After a quick lunch, it was almost time for Lando to jump into his car. But he knew your heightened sense of anxiety on race days. So he took five minutes of his busy schedule to spend with you and to calm your nerves.

”You know that I will always come back to you, yeah? Always. I love you so much, nothing is ever going to happen to me except for some podiums. Don’t be scared anymore, please. You‘ve been by my side since I started in f1, what has happened so far? Spa 2021 was the worst I‘ve had. And yes Miami last year was a scare but I walked out of both just fine. If anything ever happens to me, you can kill me, okay?“ he chuckled saying the last sentence. And that made you laugh as well.

”Please promise me, you will try. I hate to go into the car when I know how scared you are.“

”I will try baby, I have your whole family with me in the garage, I think that‘ll help as well. I also don’t like how I ruin a weekend for you, just because you have to take care of my anxiety.“

”Y/N, you know that you could never ruin anything. We‘re in a relationship, which means we take care of each other. My job is not normal, you’re allowed to be scared, but you don’t have to. Everything will be fine.“

You nodded and hugged him real tight.

You watched how he climbed in the car after: ” Have fun, I love you baby. Go fast yeah?“ and while you watched with his family, no anxiety in sight, the rest is history.

And he always came back to you.

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lmao

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I HOPE YOU ARE SITTING ON A CHAIR SOMEWHERE! WHY DO I ONLY NOW SEE THAT OSCAR SAID THIS TO LANDO! THIS COMPLETELY SMASHED ME OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH :( https://x.com/LNFOURS/status/1763423259226493435?s=20

OK OK LISTEN - I had my own lipread on this but honestly either of these seems possible and they're both so ????

so this is the twitter video

and here's the gif I made from the Unboxed bc I wanted to see it a bit bigger

and see I always thought he said "come on, mate" in a "nah, we're gonna properly hug none of that leaning in stuff!" which always KILLED me bc I could tell that Oscar chose to lay low with his personality that year after all the drama (and not just a little bit of 'oh god I've been a huge fan of this guy for eight years and now I'm his teammate oh god') (and side side note him having seen the previous bromances Lando had Oscar was wary of coming off as if he were trying to manufacture one to help his own image) he was so much more open and relaxed in F2 and F3. and for someone as tactile as Lando it's not even a stretch to say that Oscar being so quiet and physically reserved threw him when it came to getting to know Oscar. we all know Silverstone was the big turning point for them in every way so Oscar being the one to go all bring it in and squeeze his arm around Lando's waist and Lando absolutely beaming about it just !!!

but if he said "I'm going to put my arm around you" it's the same thing but with the added impression he doesn't want to startle the cat !! like, he knows how it's been with Lando and that it's unfortunately been established that they don't do casual physical stuff - so rather than just tugging Lando in, he gives a heads up so that Lando can lean into it as much as he chooses and that's unbearably sweet ;__;

I'm such a broken record but seriously the way they connect and do that twinning thing but are so cautious about physical touch is so weird and sweet and unique and idk idk idk

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The best race engineers in F1.

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Happy 24th birthday, Lando Norris!