Both Daniella and Max have been very busy lately. Max was mostly in Monaco but Daniella was still traveling, attending shows and meetings while also preparing for the Singapore Grand Prix.

After spending a couple of days with her family, Daniella is now back at the Mercedes factory in Brackley to train further in the simulator since this is the first time she will be racing in Singapore and she needs to get familiar with the track.

"So...I have good news and bad news," Myra said to the drivers as she got out of the simulator after driving on it for two hours.

"What did I do now?" Daniella asked before chugging down her water, thinking she might have unknowingly done something wrong.

"Your trainer quit because according to him and I quote...," Myra pulled out the resignation email on her phone and read it out loud. "I can't deal with Daniella Michaels any longer. She is a very difficult person to work with and jumps to a different country every other day and as a result, I am unable to balance my personal life and work life."

"It's good news," Daniella beamed as she patted Myra's shoulder and made her way out of the room. The PR manager of course followed her.

"It's bad, Dani. It's bad news," Myra corrected her. "This is the second trainer who quit..."

"Not my fault he couldn't keep up with my schedule," Daniella shrugged as he kept walking, on her way to the cafeteria to grab something to eat. "And what does he mean by saying I am a difficult person to work with? He certainly didn't think I was a difficult person when he asked me to book a reservation for him at a Michelin Star restaurant so he could propose to his girlfriend there," the driver sounded annoyed, not giving Myra to get a word in.

"And then he took two weeks off because he wanted to go on a pre-wedding honeymoon," Daniella continued. "I mean, what is that thing? And he always arrived late at the gym. Missed the plane at least four times and..."

"Okay I get it," Myra stopped the driver from continuing her rant and put a hand on her back to calm her down.

"At least he is gone now," Daniella took a deep breath. "Next time please hire a good one," She said to Myra. "So what is the bad news?"

"Umm..." Myra hesitated to speak as they reached the cafeteria and Daniella went to grab her meal which was specifically made for her and to suit the diet she is on. "We don't need to talk about that now.." The PR manager was worried that Daniella would not like the news, especially after how she reacted to her previous trainer leaving.

"Come on, you can tell me," The driver insisted as she took a seat. "I won't get mad. I promise."

Myra hesitated as she watched Daniella unwrap her meal and struggled to put the straw into the smoothie glass. But as soon as she heard Toto's laugh she knew she had to tell Daniella the news before Toto came over to the table.

"Toto took it upon himself to hire a new trainer for you," Myra blurted out. "He just wanted to make sure the new one is a complete professional and doesn't quit when the hectic schedule hits him."

Daniella's eyes went wide. Usually, Myra interviews and hires the trainer for her since she is pretty much like her manager in all aspects but Toto stepping in to do that job was unusual.

"And they are coming over right now so please act like you are happy with the news," Myra quickly said, not giving Daniella a chance to utter a word. "Hey, Toto," she immediately put on a smile and stood up.

Daniella rolled her eyes as she slightly turned around and looked at her boss, almost failing to notice the extra person.

"Hey," Toto greeted the PR manager before shifting his attention to the driver. "Judging by your expression I take it that Myra told you the news."

"You would be correct," Daniella sarcastically replied.

"She is the one you will have to deal with every day from now on," Toto pointed at Daniella as he looked at the person next to him.

Daniella once again rolled her eyes at the comment before standing up.

"Hi," She politely smiled and extended her arm for a handshake. "I am Daniella."

"James," The trainer introduced himself with a happy smile as he shook the driver's hand. "I have heard a lot about you.."

Daniella immediately looked at Toto who gave her a guilty smile.

"Red Bull almost hired James for one of their junior drivers but I got my hands on him first," Toto proudly said, not running the sentence in his brain first.

Daniella, Myra, and James looked at their boss with a confused and judgemental look. It took Toto a few seconds to figure out how his sentence actually sounded.

"Okay I should have run the sentence in my head first," Toto mumbled.

"You think?" Daniella sassed.

"So Red Bull tried to hire you?" Myra asked James.

"Yeah.." The trainer nodded. "But the word got out and..."

"And my amazing boss here immediately contacted you," Daniella finished his sentence as she looked at Toto, knowing why he personally interviewed and hired James.

"Those minor details are not important," Toto tried to shrug it off.

Daniella and Myra shared a look before looking at James who had no idea what was going on.

"I couldn't turn down working with you so when Toto offered me the job I took it immediately," James awkwardly said.

"Are you sure you did the right thing? Because the last trainer said I am a difficult person to work with even though I..."

Before she could finish Toto's phone started ringing which gave Myra the time to divert the conversation to a different topic so Daniella doesn't scare the trainer away.

"Oh look, it's Christian Horner calling," Toto let out a laugh as he showed Daniella his phone. "I wonder why he is calling..."

"Maybe because you stole his trainer?"

"You stole me?" James looked confused.

"You signed the contract," Toto pointed out. "I need to take this call... don't scare him away," he warned Daniella before answering the call from his rival.

"You poor thing," Daniella looked at James who still looked confused.

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Daniella was worried about her boyfriend. Max was at the club in Monaco with his friends and completely drunk, and now commenting under her posts.

She called Max Fewtrell, their mutual friend who is also at the club with Max and Lando.

"What the hell is going on?" Daniella asked as soon as her friend answered her call.

"They drank a little too much.." Max Fewtrell let out a defeated sigh. Daniella can still hear the music in the background, notifying her that her boyfriend and friends are still at the club.

"Why didn't you stop them? I thought you were the responsible one?"

"No, I am not the responsible one. You guys force me to be responsible," Max argued. "And I thought drunk Lando is bad...your boyfriend is on a completely different level, Dani."

Daniella can't help but smile a little even though she was concerned.

"Where is Max now?" She asked.

"I am right here talking to you."

"Not you, you idiot," Daniella scolded. "Where is my Max?"

"Oh, your Max is dancing with my Lando," Max informed her. "Lando cried a little because he messed up his relationship and your Max gave some really stupid advice. And I am here babysitting these two idiots."

"Don't tell him I called but please get our idiots safely home," Daniella softly requested.

"It's my job as the responsible one."

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Max Fewtrell made his way through the crowd, trying to find his drunk friends. He is more than sure that if had lost them Daniella would kill him.

He rolled his eyes once he noticed his friends. Lando tripped over and fell on the floor and the Red Bull driver was laughing at him.

"That's exactly how I fell for Dani," Max Verstappen laughed, helping his friend get up on his feet. "I miss her...my cats miss her," His laugh died down and a little pour appeared on his face, the alcohol heightening his emotions.

"You know, you stole my best friend from me.." Lando accused him, barely able to stand on his feet.

"You have Max, let me have Dani."

"But you have Daniel. He is enough," Lando argued like a child. "I need my two best friends."

"Let's take shots," Max Verstappen suggested. "Whoever is standing at the end gets Dani."

Before Lando can agree Max Fewtrell interrupted them, causing the two drivers to stumble back. They almost fell but he pulled them back.

"Your girlfriend called," He looked at Max, annoyed by their drunken state. Even though Daniella told him not to say that she called, he felt like there was no other way to get them home. "She wants you to go home now."

"See," Max Verstappen grinned at Lando. "Dani cares about me."

"Did my girlfriend call?" Lando asked his best friend.

"No. You don't have a girlfriend anymore, remember?"

Max Verstappen pointed at the McLaren driver and laughed.

"I am going to call her," Lando said as he pulled out his phone.

"No," His best friend immediately snatched his phone. "You are not drunk calling anymore. We are going home now."

"But we were about to do some shots," The Red Bull driver whined.

"Yes, let's do that and forget about our girlfriends," Lando lit up as he made his way to the bar.

"But I don't want to forget about my girlfriend."

"Why do I always end up as the babysitter?"

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A/N: I realized I never gave Dani a trainer or a performance coach... so meet James everyone. Toto stole him from Red Bull's grasp.

Thoughts on drunk Max and Lando?

Does anyone feel bad for Max Fewtrell? 😂

Finally it's race weekend again and it's the Singapore Grand Prix. Any predictions?

Silly season: So Zhou is staying in Alfa Romeo and he deserves the seat.

Latifi is out. He is a good guy but not talented enough to be in F1 IMO. And I think Nyck scoring points while he didn't really sealed the deal.

Who do you think will get the Williams seat? I hope its Nyck de Vries.

And what is going on with Mick and Haas? I heard Mick is not talking to his team regarding the contract and his team is also not making an effort to talk to him. And I saw some post saying Nico Hulkenberg might get the Haas seat.

And what about the Alpine seat?

I love and hate how messed this silly season is