" and you're up there, high above the crowd, but it doesn't change the fact that all you can think about is how you were only two tenths away from greatness - second place was really just being the first amongst the losers. " formula one au max verstappen x oc cover made by @dixstark part of series

"walking scott street, feeling like a stranger with an open heart, open container" OR in which maggie caulfield falls for oscar piastri but the stars won't align until they do [oscar piastri | social media + irl]

Charlotte Yoon, a first-year Wharton student, travels across the world to attend one of her boyfriend's work-related events, only to find herself around the richest and wildest people she meet.

It started by accident: a messy gelato run after a summer race in Italy. Now it's tradition - every race weekend, win or lose, he shows up at her food truck for a scoop of hazelnut and a quiet chat. She doesn't treat him like a future F1 legend. She just teases him about his helmet hair and always remembers his order. He says he keeps coming back for the gelato. She's starting to hope it might be for her.

A sudden downpour cancels qualifying. Stuck in the garage with Kimi, you find yourselves alone, sharing stories, laughter, and one umbrella that changes everything.

Andrea "Andi" Jacobs made a huge mistake. She didn't want to admit it to herself that her older sister might have been correct about Andi's future husband and the church they were raised in. So Andi got married and then, on her honeymoon, she found out her sister was right. Now she is overseas trying to reach out to the only person who might help her contact her sister, Oscar Piastri. She hasn't seen him for almost a decade and can only hope he remembers her and her sister will forgive her. Oliver "Ollie" Bearman is a F1 driver in his first full season and a friend of Oscar Piastri. Ollie just wants to offer Andi his friendship, help her escape her past and adjust to the world around her. which is so different from the one she grew up in. But what happens when the lines of friendship are crossed. Author's Note: This story follows on from my first book Forbidden containing Lando and Emma's story. While this can be read as a stand alone you may wish to read Forbidden first as a back story. I was a member of a religious group that many people, especially those of us who have gotten out, may call a cult. The majority of things that happened to my original characters are drawn from what I went through or saw friends go through. After writing Emma's story I found I could not leave her sister Andi alone without help.

Amélie Leclerc-Piastri has always lived between two worlds- born a Leclerc in Monaco, raised a Piastri in Melbourne. The biological sister of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and the adoptive sister of McLaren's Oscar Piastri, she's the paddock's mystery girl- cheering for both teams, dodging cameras, and trying to live a normal life despite her famous family. At the 2025 Australian Grand Prix, Amélie literally runs into Hass rookie Ollie Bearman. What starts as an awkward apology turns into something neither of them expected- late-night texts, quiet laughter, and feelings they're both too afraid to admit. Caught between two garages and a world that's always watching, Amélie must figure out where her heart truly belongs.

"I came back to London to reset - modelling, travel, the usual chaos. I didn't expect my brother's best friend, Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, to be everywhere I turned." "She still rolls her eyes the same way she did when we were teenagers. We don't get along. We never have. But when your worlds keep colliding, you start to wonder if it's really hate... or something else."

Carter Vincent, the daughter of super model Jennifer James never wanted to leave New York City. Never thought she ever would. Until her supermodel mom meets Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and moves them both to Monaco. Thrown into the fast-paced world of cars and drama, Carter not only has to navigate a new city, but also a new boy who seems to keep her on her toes. "What the actual fuck are you doing in here?" I say as I stare at him in disbelief. "Your window was open" "So you thought that was an open invite?" He looks at me in silence as if he is contemplating an answer, a look on his beautiful face telling me he had no idea how to answer my question. He chuckles slightly before whispering mostly to himself, "yes, yes I did." Oliver Bearman is going to be the death of me.

When Aurelie Leclerc pretends to hate the boy who was always around Or When Pierre Gasly makes it his life's mission to unravel the only girl who's ever told him no.