McLaren's Australian driver, 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈, is struggling with the fact that he is a number 2 driver, and when Christian Horner takes advantage of Oscar's anger, he manipulates him into driving for Redbull where Max Verstappen is presumably retiring. He never tells his teammate and best friend that he's leaving, and when Lando finds out, the cracks in their relationship begin to form. And 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐒, McLaren's golden boy, is struggling even more. He thinks that pushing his emotions down will work out in the end; he's been doing it since he was ten, so why wouldn't it work now? What happens now is that he breaks down in panic in his driver's room while Oscar tries to help him. He only realizes he can't go on like that when he's stuck in a burning car, not wanting to get out, and realizes he needs to do something about his feelings, not just bottle them up as he has been for the past year. In 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄, Lando and Oscar find a rivalry that's tied to Lando's mental health problems and Oscar's manipulation by Christian Horner, and how much they're in love with each other and don't even know it. As the season goes on and on, they drift farther and farther apart from friends, and closer and closer to what some would call enemies, through knowing each other so well that they know how to make it hurt.

"You wanna try?" Said the curly-haired boy with a helmet in one hand and Oscar's fate in the other. They were supposed to make it to F1 together. And technically? They did. But now Lando can't stand to look at him. And Oscar? He's still trying to fix something he never meant to break. Or: the one where Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were childhood best friends, maybe something more, until everything exploded-and now they're stuck side by side, pretending they don't remember every second of what they lost.

What's their relationship? Definitely not lovers. They both have feelings for other people, people who are untouchable, or simply out of reach and yet, in their longing and frustration, they discover something.The unspoken arrangement, they can be each other's substitute, a stand-in for the love they can't have. What begins as comfort soon blurs into something more complicated and dangerously close to real feelings. It grows into a bond far more consuming than love, addictive, and merciless. Can the relationship they built to satisfy their desires continue forever? Or will their craving for what they cannot have destroy them both?

"Everyone left him. Even his own sister." After a brutal betrayal from the one person he trusted-his bodyguard-Lando Norris shuts the world out. Cold, ruthless, untouchable. The mafia empire he built from the ashes of his past is his only focus now. Until Oscar Piastri steps into his life. Silent, dangerous, unreadable. Hired to protect Lando. But slowly? He starts to unravel him. And just when Lando thinks he's alone for good-his sister comes back. Successful, changed, and full of regret. "You're in love with him," she whispers, watching him watch Oscar. Lando's mask slips. He is. And it might destroy him.

Just a feel good fluffy, slow burn...and the grid being menaces

COMPLETED | Lando Norris + Oscar Piastri's bro day out prior to the 2025 F1 Season sparks up a funky dating rumour. But the McLaren PR team uses this to their advantage to accelerate both boys' careers. Fake/Pretend Relationship | Friends to Lovers | 2025 F1 Season Realistic .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ "We have a new PR strategy for this year to aid with keeping you both in the headlines for longer," Louise, the CMO, continues. "We want to lean into the wave you've both created already." "We want you to both be in a PR relationship," Zak finalises. Lando immediately spills a quarter of the water carafe onto Oscar's lap out of pure shock. Lando gasps out a few squeaky sorry's while Oscar stands up in a fright. "You mean with... models, or s-something?" Oscar stutters out, looking down to his pants which absolutely looks like he's just pissed himself. "No, that'd be a very easy strategy. We've used that one for years," Louise laughs. Neither of the drivers are laughing with her. "You two, together."

In a different universe where Lando and Oscar are just simple high school teenagers.

"Chasing the Finish Line" is a slow-burn romance set against the backdrop of the thrilling, high-pressure world of Formula 1, exploring themes of mental health, vulnerability, and the power of love in the most unexpected of places. As the season progresses, both drivers face their own mental health battles-Oscar grapples with self-doubt, panic attacks, and a history of self-harm, while Lando fights to balance his intense drive for success with his growing feelings for Oscar. Amid the pressure, the long hours, and the secrets they keep, an undeniable bond forms between them, testing their loyalty to each other and to their team.

❝𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭.❞ - 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩: 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰. 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵? ~ 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛 𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 @𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧 ~

I lean in, close enough that my breath grazes the side of his neck. "Jealous?" I murmur, with a smile that's anything but sweet. He freezes for a second, then turns slowly toward me, lips curving into something sharper than amusement. "Jealous? No. Just clear-eyed. You should be too-especially knowing I'm familiar with your little habits... better than anyone." ☆ Two teammates. One team. No trust. For two years, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have played the perfect duo in front of the cameras. But behind the smiles is a silent war - fought in the shadows, on and off the track. Because in Formula 1, speed isn't the only way to win. And in this game... only one will survive.