RACE 2 - Max Verstappen

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Daniella had a good start in the race as she managed to move past Max as soon as the lights went out. The crowd at the French Grand Prix was going crazy as Charles was leading and Max was trying his best to overtake the Mercedes of Daniella but she was defending each and every attempt of his even with the current pace of her car.

She was getting close to the Ferrari at every corner but it was not enough to overtake him, especially when Max was close behind her.

Charles was starting to complain about this throttle paddle as he was trying to keep ahead of his competition.

"How are the tyres?" Nate asked Daniella.

"They are still good but I think we should go with plan C," Daniella replied. "Plan B will be too risky."

"Okay," Nate agreed. "Copy."

***

Max's eyes went wide as the Ferrari spun and hit the Mercedes, making it flip and go out of the track and land on the gravel upside down right in front of his eyes. Max immediately slowed down but it was too late as he crossed the scene.

"No no no, FUCK NO!," Max yelled as he hit his steering wheel.

"The marshals are already on their way," his race engineer said to him, hoping it would calm him down.

"Tell them to act faster," Max yelled.

The session was red flagged instantly. All the drivers were worried about Daniella and the Mercedes garage looked like it froze in shock and horror as no one was able to move, all waiting for confirmation that their driver was okay.

Charles yelled in frustration and didn't reply to any of the radio massaged he was getting. He hit his steering wheel and then his halo as he got out of the car which hit the barricade.

He was angry at himself, but he felt his body go cold as he turned and saw the Mercedes upside down just a few meters away from him.

"Dani..." he gasped before running to her. The marshals were already there and were trying to get her out of the car but it was not that easy.

Daniella was breathing heavily, barely able to see anything and her head was spinning.

"I am okay..." she said to her race engineer who was panicking as he has been trying to get a response from her for about five minutes. She switched off the car just as Charles came to her.

"Oh thank god," Nate let out a deep breath. "Just hang on, they will get you out of there."

"Please tell them to work fast...I think I am going to faint."

"Dani, Hey.." Charles kneeled down to check up on her.

He was a bit relieved as Daniella gave him a thumbs up, telling him that she is okay. He held her hand and gave it a squeeze before the marshals asked him to step aside as they will now try to lift up the car.

***

Daniella was instantly surrounded by reports and photographers as she stepped foot back in the paddock with Myra following her after they came back from the hospital. A few x-rays and a CT scan were done along with some other checkups and examinations to make sure Daniella was okay after the crash.

The driver avoided all the questions thrown at her. Myra helped her move away from the reporters. She advised Daniella to go to the garage just to let her team know that she is back and physically okay, but the driver wanted to go see Charles first.

The Ferrari driver was in his motorhome, beating himself up for his mistake which cost him the win, and also took Daniella out of the race in a terrible way.