With McLaren having one of their worst seasons yet, the team is on the verge of ending the year championship-less, until Formula 1 introduces a brand new award: the *F1 Media Team Championship*. Determined to make sure McLaren wins something this year, head social media admins Adam and Sarah come up with a dangerously brilliant idea: Use the internet's terrifying obsession with #landoscar to drag McLaren's engagement to the top. More flirting. More touching. More "accidental" chemistry... It's perfect marketing! Right up until Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri start forgetting what parts were supposed to be fake.

Madeline Eastwood is a rising pop star. Struggling to finish her sophomore album, she's also fighting to stay out of the tabloids after a cheating scandal threatens to overshadow her music. Lando Norris is a charming Formula 1 driver, is no stranger to pressure. But when a misstep involving the daughter of a major sponsor puts his career in jeopardy, his team scrambles for a solution to salvage his reputation. The answer? A high-profile, fake relationship. When their management teams pair them up for a PR relationship, it's supposed to be a simple exchange: staged photos, joint appearances, and carefully curated social media posts. But as Madeline and Lando navigate their fake relationship, the lines between real and pretend start to blur. This is book 1 of 3 of the slipstream series. This is also a duet book. The slipstream series can be read as standalones but the characters are intertwined. 2024 Formula 1 season Real x Social Media Some mature themes