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Kimi was handsome on the podium. Brown hair and eyes glowing in the shy sunlight. He knew what he was feeling. He felt the same last week with his win in the Austrian Sprint. He is now watching the post race interview in his drinking room braiding the time where he would have to debrief with the team. .
Kimi your first victory in Formula 2, it must feel good to stand out there on the top step?
Yeah definitely, it was needed. We didn’t have an ideal start to the season, but we have been improving a lot. I have to say on my side, in the last couple of weekends I haven’t done the greatest of jobs. But now I am really happy to get my first win today. It was a difficult race overall, really difficult conditions. We managed everything pretty well and I am really happy to bring home my first win.
He could see from here the tears in Kimi's eyes. If only he was able to be with him.
It’s your first win but it has also been a tough part of the season for the team as a whole, are you hoping this result can really kick start your season?
Yeah I think from the Red Bull Ring we made a big step forward. Especially with the race pace, it looked pretty good there. Definitely we are making improvements. I am happy to have won today, it’s also important for the team to keep moving forward and improving.
He decides to go check Kimi who is probably already in his driving room.He knocks and waits for the answer. He can hear a faint sound like someone sniffing the door and then some cloth sound. The door opens on Kimi still in his suit, his hair messy, his eyes red and puffy just like his lips.
- Hi… Ollie.
- Hey Kimi, may I enter ?
- yeah… Sure
- The Italian let him in by moving behind the door and closing it behind.
- What brought you here ?
Kimi asks him while looking him straight in the eyes even if with their different sizes he looked at him earlier from below through his eyelashes. His cheeks were also red. He just wants to cuddle with him. And apparently his body too because without saying anything he approached the younger, opening his arms, slowly to make him understand that he can back out if he wanted but the Italian went straight into his arms and latched on him.
Kimi cries a little bit on his shoulder. They stay like that standing in the middle of the room. Kimi shouts and He caresses his back in a circular motion to calm him down while Kimi still continues to cry. All of the day emotion catching him. After a few minutes Kimi stops crying but doesn't detach himself. Olli then guided them to the sofa. Where he sits and Kimi follows him cuddling on his side, his head on his shoulder, the Brit passes a hand behind Kimi and poses it on his shoulder.
- I Know it hard. Do you want to talk about it ? What is bothering you ?
- It’s just with all the pressure it feels too much to win. Do I really deserve it ? Everyone was doubting me for all the season and Toto making it worse with the talk for the grid. And they always compare me to Paul. I checked and people still say that I was lucky. And i don’t know i’m relieved i think but i sense that it could make it worse if i don’t improve. And F2 is hard.
- You are the greatest driver I have ever seen, Kimi. We didn’t have a lot of chances with the new regulation but it is going on the good path. And don’t listen to them, most of them don't know what they talk about. At the end of the day you are the one in the car and the one to take home trophies. Sure Toto and Mercedes don't help but they believe in you so why believe in yourself. Keep fighting, Kimi, we can do this.
- Thank you Ollie.
- No need. To tell you everything, I thought the same last week.
- Really ?
- Yeah. Everyone thought I would be a champion contender this year and with the haas talk and the result of this year people overlooked a lot of the things but they just see the result. It felt good to win.
They keep talking until a staff member commends them for the debrief. They finally part but not too much staging with arms length of each other.