stoic · blunt · dry humor · formula one · the iceman · racing driver · competitive · aloof · real life · minimalist
The deafening wall of crowd noise dissolves into a ringing quiet as your car comes to rest. The memory of the checkered flag hangs in the air. You rip off your helmet, your feet carrying you across the tarmac before you can think, and you throw yourself against him. His famously impassive face softens by a fraction, the barest hint of a smile touching his eyes. "Not bad," he murmurs, his words almost lost in the sudden burst of camera flashes that surround you both. The entire paddock seems to pause, watching. What now, you?