The next day, everyone meets at a playground so that the children can really let off steam. Fortunately, they are the only ones on the playground.
On a large lawn, the older ones lay out picnic blankets and also provide food and drink for their children.
Most of them slide, swing, ride a cable car or kick a small football back and forth. Max and Danny are bobbing and laughing throughout.
Oscar, Mick and Charles are playing hide and seek. It is very noisy, but peaceful. After about an hour, the children are called to the blankets and watermelon is handed out.
When the three don't come, Seb calls out again. When nothing happens again he calls out, "Mick, Charles, kommt bitte raus! Ich mache mir Sorgen." Sure enough, Mick crawls out from under a bush and quickly hides behind Seb. [Mick, Charles, please come out! I'm worried]
"What's the matter Mickey?" Seb cautiously inquires. "Everything so much, so different, full of weirdness somehow. I don't like it. Scares me." The German murmurs.
Seb sits his son on his lap and says "Look Mick, these are all your friends. You've known them for a long time. There's Kevin, Nikita, Lance, Esteban, Max and all the others. You don't have to be scared, okay?" Mick nods and then grabs a piece of watermelon.
Seb tousles through the boy's hair and Mick tries to lean away, but doesn't want to put his watermelon aside either. So it looks very funny and cute.
After lunch, Mick clings to Nikita and the two take a nap cuddled up between Daniil and Seb.
Seb keeps scanning the playground for the two missing children, hoping to find a red tip of Charles's jacket or a patch of orange from Oscar's cap somewhere.
While Seb has to look after Mick, Max and Danny set off on a rescue mission hand in hand.
They search the playground crosswise. When they come across Oscar, Max runs off on his own to look for Charles and hopefully find him.
Danny stays with his even smaller compatriot. The 5-year-old looks questioningly at the younger boy. He is waiting for an explanation.
When Danny hears no explanation, he drops down next to Oscar. "What's wrong Ossi?" He asks and the McLaren driver mumbles "Everyone doesn't like me!" Danny shakes his head and grins "I like you!"
"But why? I got your seat." Oscar asks, confused. Daniel begins to understand that Oscar thinks everyone hates him.
"But all this was not your fault! I mean, you're going to be called the next Kimi. And everybody loves Kimi. Just like everyone loves you." Danny explains carefully. There is no sign of the 5 year old he is right now.
Oscar looks at him sceptically. "Look Oscar, I understand that you are afraid. Everyone is afraid, but fears are like rules. Rules are made to be broken and fears are made to be overcome. And we all love you very much and help you with your fears." Danny says calmly and looks his counterpart straight in the eye.
Oscar thinks about it and then nods slowly. "Okay!" He just says and Danny holds out his hand. Oscar takes it and Danny asks "Don't you think it's time to bug the others?" Oscar nods with a grin and the two of them go on their way.
A little further away, Charles is sitting under a bush. When Max sees him, he starts to smile and crawls under the bush. "Charlie?" He asks quietly. Charles looks at him with watery eyes.
"Why are you crying?" asks the Dutchman, who is also on the verge of crying about it.
"I'm scared. I am so normal. The others will never like me." Sniffs Charles. "You don't have to be extraordinary to be loved. Be yourself and you will experience a great miracle!" Max replies before hugging Charles.
Holding hands, the two, the youngest in child's form, run to the picnic blanket.
Max sits down there before he changes his mind and falls backwards. Charles drops down on top of the 2-year-old. They both start giggling and cuddle up to each other before falling asleep.
When it's time to go home again, Jenson and Seb don't manage to detach Max and Charles from each other. The two have anchored themselves so much that they don't let go of the other. But they don't wake up either.
It ends with Max coming with Charles. Since Romain and Jenson don't mind, it's not a problem and it's less of a shock to wake up to a former driver than to a team boss.
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