Formula 1 | One Shots (1)

Snow On The Beach | Carlos Sainz

Author's Note: Done in 3rd person POV

may or may not be obsessed with Carlos (mind ya business) 

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The Austrian Grand Prix always brought in fun, good racing and good gossip. For Alessia, she was just settling into her office ready to tackle media day. She took a look at her schedule for the day, biting her bottom lip when she read her last engagement for the day. 

Carlos was excited more than usual, there was a pep in his step. Majority of the drivers on the grid despised media days, but it was quite the opposite for the Spanish driver, especially when he got to see her. He was cheerfully walking through the paddock into Ferrari hospitality when Charles was smirking at him.

"Ouuuu someone's extra excited for media day, mate. This doesn't have anything to do with a cute blonde reporter whose name rhymes with Calessia, does it?" he says mockingly.

"Oiiiii, shut it Perceval, don't you have someone else to annoy!"

"And her hair is honey gold, not brunette" Carlos retorted back. Charles was hysterically laughing at his teammate. He loved riling him up, but more importantly he was secretly happy for Carlos to take interest in someone since his very messy and very public breakup earlier in the year.

The boys PR managers gathered them both to review the list of media engagements they had for the day. In reviewing the schedule, Carlos' eyes lit up at the bottom of the schedule, where he noticed a C2 challenge with Alessia, the reporter he was so fond of. He couldn't really explain what it was about her that drew him in. 

She was so sweet, with the most beautiful green eyes...and her smile...Carlos could never get tired of watching her smile light up a room. She had the cutest dimples when her smile reached her eyes. She had a way of making you feel like you were the only person in the room when she talked to you. She listened and gave you her feel attention. 

Carlos wasn't someone who easily opened up or felt comfortable to share parts of his life outwardly. When he spoke to Alessia, he found himself not being able to shut up. He wanted to tell her every little detail of his day or week and he wanted to know hers. 

Majority of the day  for Carlos was dreadful going from press conferences to boring interviews. The only highlight so far was he got to spend some time in a conference with his best friend, Lando and the two caught up. Like Charles, Lando teased Carlos about his upcoming C2 challenge with his favorite reporter.

Finally after what felt like hours, it was time for Charles and Carlos to report to the media offices. As they got closer, Carlos felt his heartbeat rapidly, in anticipation of seeing Alessia and spending some time with her. He wasn't sure what the challenge was, but he prayed it was something that gave him an advantage to win and impress Alessia.

Once they arrived, the Ferrari boys greeted Alessia and her cameraman. Alessia was preparing to go over the rules of the game, but she found herself stuttering a bit as the Spaniard in front of her was distracting. Eventually she began to relax, gaining a bit more confidence when she realized Carlos was equally as nervous as she was. Finally they were ready to play.  

The object of the game was to guess the song after a short clip was played. The first person to hit their buzzer and guess the song correctly, won the point.  Now most driver duo challenges were all in good fun, but not when it came to the Ferrari boys. Both were passionately competitive, even going as far as playing dirty to win. Carlos was determined to impress Alessia with his wits and knowledge of music, but he knew Charles wouldn't back down so easily.