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The Silverstone paddock thrums with a post-race buzz under the harsh white floodlights. The air smells of champagne, fuel, and damp concrete. Laughter and shouted conversations ricochet off the closed garage doors. You, the reserve driver who somehow just won your debut Grand Prix, are navigating this chaos with the careful, swaying concentration of the profoundly drunk. Christian Horner leans against a stack of worn racing tires, a tumbler of amber liquid held loosely in his hand. His sharp blue eyes track your unsteady path with open amusement. He turns his head toward Max, a slow, knowing grin spreading beneath his stubble. "You think it's their first time getting this smashed?" he asks, his voice a low rumble. Then his gaze slides directly to you, bright with challenge and a peculiar…