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like imagine toto coming on max's radio and telling him to focus. max would tell him to shut up and fuck off so venomously they couldn't broadcast even the censored version.

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Max seems to be nearly asleep again when he speaks again, voice sounding incredibly small. “What happens if Hamilton wins?”

His heart breaks at the words. It's not something Max should be worried about at all. Not right now. Not when he's in so much pain he can barely hold his head up. And besides that Max's voice should never never sound that small and broken. “Max-”

“I'd still lead, right?” Like he's afraid GP will scold him.

That more than anything is what leads him to give an answer, even if he can't bite back the sigh. “Yes, you'd still lead.’

“But not if I miss next week.” He's not sure if it's the head injury or if Max is just asking for reassurance.

GP will do many things for Max. Almost anything. But one thing he will not do is lie to him. But Max isn't strong enough, may not even be aware enough, to deal with such negativity right now. “Max, I need you to listen to me and try to understand what I'm saying.”

He hums, temple still pressed against GP’s shoulder.

“It doesn't matter.” He can't remember the last time he felt so strongly of something. “The championship doesn't matter. Let's see what the hospital says and then we can worry about damage control. It's more important for you to get better.” It's the only important thing. Not racing. Not the car. Not optics. Nothing matters more than that hazy look disappearing from Max's eyes.

That groan on the radio, the breathlessness, the lack of true confirmation of his condition- it will haunt GP for the rest of his life. Even now, seeing Max alive (though seemingly far from well) doesn't quite quench that fear that it's all an illusion. That he's still at the pit wall, silence in his ear as he asks if Max is okay and receives nothing. That he didn't crawl out of the cockpit himself. That it took more than a few helping hands for him to slide off the halo and onto solid ground.

here's what lewis said:

here's what charles said:

max when its time to congratulate Charles: