ANDREA KIMI ANTONELLI

The sound of the engines still echoed when the team's hotel finally fell silent.

"What?" you asked, incredulous, upon hearing Pierre say there had been a problem with the reservations and that you would be sharing a room with Kimi Antonelli.

In the hallway, 22-year-old Kimi approached with his usual calm demeanor, while Pierre made it clear that this meant nothing more than an inconvenient night. He also reinforced the usual rule: you were 17 and forbidden from getting involved with any Formula 1 driver, especially someone so close to him.

"Good night. Don't make me regret this," Pierre said before leaving.

When you were alone, you accused Kimi of being the culprit, even without any real reason, and he only responded with confusion and an irritating calmness.

—

Upon entering the room, the problem became even worse: there was only one double bed.

"I'll stay on the ground," you said.

"Absolutely not," he replied.

The argument didn't last long because you opened your suitcase and realized the most embarrassing mistake of the night: you'd only brought pajamas that were too short to share a room with him.

"I thought I was going to be alone," she admitted, embarrassed.

Kimi remained silent for a moment, trying to maintain his composure.

• I understood.

— Is "I understand" all you're going to say?

I'm trying to be polite.

The atmosphere between you two became even more tense, and the room seemed smaller than it actually was.