It's me, hi
I'm Lando Norris, a McLaren driver in the Formula One. And just as every person, I have issues. And it was pretty fucked up. First about my mental health and then about a woman and now about a personal assistant.
First point I want to talk about is, mental health.

During my first season racing in Formula 1, I might have looked like the new kid on the block full of confidence and enthusiasm but that really wasn't the case. I covered up the fact that I was struggling a lot with nerves and anxiety.
Despite making it to F1, something I had dreamt of ever since I began racing, I found myself questioning my own self-belief: worrying if I had what it took, comparing myself with my team-mate and other drivers. It screws with your head. It's tough to deal with and I'm sure many other drivers have struggled with it in the past.
But in sport, because no one wants to give the opposition an edge or show any weakness, we don't talk about mental health as much as we should – and we really should.

Having a strong, core group of people around you, whether it's family, friends, colleagues, or someone else you feel you can open up to, is essential. For me, my family is most important.
But when I'm racing, I'm away from home so my manager, performance coach and engineers – the people I work closest with – are my family. We spend so much time working together that we know each other really well and, for all of us to perform at our best, we need to be comfortable and open with each other.
Just because I'm the one driving the car, it's not just about how I feel. Everyone in the team must feel good about themselves and what they are doing to be in the right frame of mind and perform.

Although we were physically apart for most of the winter and, I spent a lot of time talking to this core group of people to try to overcome the nerves and anxiety I felt – something which risked affecting my second year in F1.
By talking things through with them, it helped me to come into this season feeling much better about myself – more confident, more positive. It really highlights just how powerful talking to someone can be and the importance of having people around you that you can trust and rely on.

If you're struggling with your mental health right now, please don't struggle alone. Reach out to someone you can talk to. Mind's new peer support platform, Side by Side, is there for you. It's a safe and supportive online community where you can connect anonymously with people who understand what you're going through.

Now I'm moving on onto point two. The woman; Artemis Wolff. Hereby I'm exposing myself and I have asked whether I could tell or not. They (Artemis and George) agreed with me on the publication.

I met Artemis Wolff on the pre testing this season. Apparently, she already participated for three years ... Anyways, Charles brought Artemis along during us hanging out.
     The moment I saw her ... Damn, I know exactly how it went. She stepped inside the room and I felt my breath taken away. I was stunned by her appearance. She obviously knew my name and I could only say "hey". Hey like come on dude.
And I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds her attractive and handsome.

Yet, I wasn't the only who had eyes for her. George introduced himself to her and she seemed impressed by him. And I was right, Artemis started to fall for George instead of me. Ouch, that was a lot of damage.
While their love grew for each other, my love for Artemis grew as well. It was hard to see them together, knowing I want to give her my love as well.
I pretended to happy around them, because I care about those two. I played along with trying to get George with Artemis. I really was happy for them when they got together but I can't deny the fact that I enjoyed the conversations with Artemis, even though she doesn't see me the way I do.

I pressed my feelings for the Mercedes girl down. Putting those butterflies away, but ever time I saw her they came back. Fluttering in my stomach. As much as I don't wanted those butterflies, they were there.

I was then devastated when I found out Artemis and Charles had a car accident. I cried my eyes out in the hotel room, praying for her and Charles to live.
I wanted to go to the hospital but I knew I couldn't. I couldn't show up. Then Carlos called me, asking whether I heard the news. I said I did and he noticed something was wrong with me.
Carlos was the first person to know, that I loved Artemis Wolff. He reacted with compassion towards me but he kept it realistic. He had told me I can't get between them and I knew that. I couldn't, I could never stand between them.

That's when my romantic feelings towards Artemis started to decrease. Not much but it was something. Around Spa-Francorchamps I had the courage to tell Artemis how I really felt about her.
She reacted cool and said she saw me as her best friend she didn't want to lose. And I don't want to lose her either because I care too much about her. Artemis said she would tell George and to be honest, it scared the freaking sheet out of me.

George confronted me and it was quite a conversation. He said he needed to process it all, which is obvious and I let him do that.
     Around the ... US Grand Prix? He wanted to talk again, saying he was not mad but it screwed with his head. That's when I told him that I could never steal her from him. "And I would never do something
to hurt you or Art"
And from then, we started to talk again. Regaining our close friendship. Which made me happy and I could see it too on the look of George's face.

I will always wonder how it would be if Artemis had become my Girlfriend instead of George's. And deep down, I know, she has a place in my heart. And she always will.
You cannot choose to fall in love with someone. You just do and something, letting go does less damage than holding on.

I'm moving onto to the last small thing I'm struggling with. That's a personal assistant. I'm getting a PA, according to Zak but I don't want a PA.
And I don't know how to react to that person who will be by my side on every race. I'm sure he or she is lovely but I just don't know yet.

Anyways, that was my story. I'm grateful for the people around and you guys who are reading this. Thank you so much.

Lando Norris
— McLaren Driver

AUTHOR'S NOTE ::

this book has come to an official end and oh my lord what a rollercoaster. i want to thank everyone for supporting this book.
     the amount of amazing people i have met during this book😭 <3

FifthUmbrella crxscxntmoon -myapplejuice -SAMARVEL- thank you for all the exclusive help! you guys have been life savers.

the snapchat private story behind the wattpad scenes is still available, just send me a private message :)

the dutch discord groups is always available. the link is my announcements, might scroll for a bit by now ;) please remember, it is a DUTCH group where we will be talking dutch. keep that in mind and we will welcome you!

of course, this book comes to an end but not the series. NUMBER 16 - CHARLES LECLERC will happen in same timeline (season 2020) and UNKNOWN TITLE - LANDO NORRIS will take place in season 2021.
WHAT IF - LANDO NORRIS. can you guess already? ;) and HONEY BADGER - DANIEL RICCIARDO >> maxiel.

what if artemis ended up with lando norris?

thank you all and see you next time!
stay safe <3