A couple weeks ago, news had broken that Ollie Bearman had signed to race for Haas in 2025. This meant he would be leaving PREMA and F2 to progress into F1. It was a huge step in his career, and he was excited to have signed a multi year contract with the sister team of Ferrari.

He would be leaving everything he really knew, and that also meant Kimi. Kimi was his teammate, and though they hadn’t really known each other for long and though Ollie would never love him back, the younger Italian had come to love, like really love his British mate.

It was Ollie’s last day at PREMA before he went up to Haas. It had been full of surprises, and after the sun had set in the sky of Italia, he and Kimi found themselves on the beach. A quiet hour or two or even three to finish off a hectic day.

The pair sat in comfortable silence, just watching the waves that were capped with white foam come washing up to meet them. It was quiet for a while until Kimi finally spoke, turning to face the man he had come to love.

“You’re really leaving, aren’t you?” he mused, sighing.