After the news that Ferrari will part ways with him at the end of the season, Carlos Sainz finds himself at a crossroads. What happens when you lose the positivity to believe in yourself, even after giving it your all? Dark skies surround him...until he stumbles upon the sunshine he didn't know he needed. "𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦...𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦...𝘐'𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴..." ⭐️ Single parent trope ⭐️ Strong themes ✨ Same timeline [set after] Eye's Don't Lie ✨

Valerie Sainz, Carlos' sister, who is almost every day at the track with him, got a job at Ferrari's social media and design team. She loves her work and can't wait to start. But now she will work very close with the team and that also includes Carlos' teammate. [Second Chance] [Enemies to Lovers] [Fake dating] [Sexual Content]

BOOK 1 of 2. Angst, fluff, spicy & sad stories for my fave drivers 🏎 All stories are between 1,800-6,000 words or more. I do not do y/n stories. Mature themes, warning provided ⚡

Can Ferrari's golden boy outrun the crushing weight of his own expectations, or will he crumble as the darkest corners of his mind become his most dangerous comfort? When fate brings him to Aria, who is fighting her own inner battles, will she be his salvation, or will their demons consume them both? "𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧?" ⭐️ Strangers to lovers ⭐️ Strong themes ✨ Same timeline [set before] Wanna Be Yours ✨

❝I didn't finish! In the first fucking race!❞ ❝I didn't get into art school!❞ ... ❝What I thought we were listing our disappointments?❞ · · ─ ·𖥸· ─ · · 𝙸𝙽 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝙲𝙷 an unlikely friendship forms between Charles Leclerc and the daughter of the Ferrari team principal, Elise Vasseur. She's always been unapologetically herself. Innocent, self assured and focused. 𝙴𝙻𝙸𝚂𝙴 manages to convince her father to let her travel with his team for the season, granting her a slice of freedom she desperately craves. What she didn't expect was a brown haired, green eyed, dimple cheeked driver to crash into her life (literally). 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙻𝙴𝚂 had never met anyone like her and was immediately drawn into her casual weirdness-stealing merchandise, taking polaroids, focusing on the little things, charging into his drivers room, somehow being friends with Max Verstappen and a knack for calming people down in high pressure situations. 𝚂𝙷𝙴 finds herself helping him amidst a rough season... when she really should be staying away. 𝙷𝙴 finds himself hopelessly falling even when she made him promise not to. · · ─ ·𖥸· ─ · · | charles leclerc x fem OC | | He fell first, she falls harder x slow burn | | TW: THIS BOOK IS VERY, VERY SAD AND CUTE | 🏅#1 in speed 🏅#2 in Scuderiaferrari 🏅#3 in drive 🏅#3 in motorsport

Hayley Webster has spent her life under the spotlight. From child star to global pop sensation, she's battled her way to the top of the charts, but at twenty-three, she's still searching for something real. Despite Grammy nominations and sold-out tours, Hayley feels trapped in the persona she's created, unsure if there's anyone who truly sees her for who she is. When she meets Charles, a rising star in the racing world, Hayley glimpses a life outside the relentless expectations of fame. Their connection is instant, electric, and-for the first time in years-she feels like she can breathe. But as her music reaches new heights and her past catches up with her, Hayley must confront the ghosts of broken friendships and old flames, questioning what she really wants and who she can trust.

Anna Rossi is Max Verstappen's best friend and has been since they were kids. She's been with him through the highs and lows of his racing and this year was no different. Max was on course for his first WDC in Formula One and Anna was next to his side every step of the way.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙤𝙖𝙩. NO TRANSLATIONS ALLOWED

ೃ⁀➷ 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪 𝘏𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 ·˚ ༘ Zahra and Charles will never be still. What began as a calm stroll by the sea suddenly shifted to the blazing speed of cars tearing down the straightaways. Now they're entangled in Charles' high-speed world, where the exhilarating rush of victory is uncertain. Amidst the thunderous roar of engines lies uncertainty, where Zahra and Charles realize their frequencies didn't align. 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 『𝟏𝟕.𝟎𝟑.𝟐𝟒』 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 『𝟏𝟏.𝟎𝟒.𝟐𝟒』 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 『𝟏𝟗.𝟎𝟖.𝟐𝟒』

'It's easy to hate someone when you don't know their story. Before, I saw him as the one thing getting in my way, someone who breezed in and took everything from me with no good reason why. But I came to realise that both of us were carrying huge burdens, just fighting to keep steady. It turned out that we were more the same than I had ever thought possible.' Charles Leclerc x OC If you like: - A well-developed OC - Enemies to lovers - Slow burn - Realistic friendships/relationships - A good bit of trauma - The idea of being a female F1 driver Then this might be the fic for you x Official playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zuFVWyxiiORMyx0zvbNxt?si=knySoM8tTjylaTNqBACrCA&pi=j6o6J3pwSUmxy