He was a world champion. She was a problem no one warned him about. Max Verstappen's life runs on routine: race, win, repeat. No attachments. No family dinners. No room for anything that might slow him down. A fractured childhood and a brutal Formula One schedule taught him one thing-feelings are distractions. So when his father and team insist that adopting a child would be *good for his image*, Max agrees for all the wrong reasons. Enter **Aria Russo**-closed off, sharp-tongued, and carrying a past soaked in secrets, sirens, and survival. The daughter of imprisoned Mafia royalty, she doesn't want saving, and she definitely doesn't want *him*. Monaco feels like another cage. Max feels like another man trying to control her life. He doesn't know how to be a father. She doesn't know how to trust. Thrown together by obligation rather than choice, they clash, spiral, and slowly unravel each other's defenses-one tense dinner, one argument, one quiet moment at a time. Because sometimes the hardest race isn't on the track. It's learning how to love someone who never asked to be yours.

Max Verstappen grew up under a harsh, unyielding father, where losing meant punishment and kindness was a weakness. His life was all races, rules, and fear-until his half-sister Paige was born. In Jos's eyes, Paige is flawless, adored, untouchable-the perfect child he never let Max be. For the first time, Max feels something other than pressure: the fierce need to protect her. This story follows Max navigating life under Jos's shadow while quietly shielding Paige from the same harshness he endured. As Paige grows, Max's devotion deepens, forcing him to confront the cruelty of his father, balance the world of racing, and protect the one person who can remain innocent and loved, even when he cannot.

When an unexpected change turns the F1 paddock upside down, the drivers and team principals find themselves responsible for someone who needs more care than any of them imagined. As old bonds shift and new ones form, a gentle, emotional journey begins - one filled with warmth, healing, and the chance to create something completely new.

Esme Travere thought she'd found her family when she was sixteen. Instead, she found years of bruises, broken promises, and the kind of love that came with conditions. When Severin throws her out with nothing but a carry-on and their six-month-old daughter, Esme swears Juliette will never grow up thinking love looks like this. Thanks to a chain of women with no patience for cowards, Esme ends up in Monaco, working in Pascale Leclerc's salon. And there, between hair dye and daycare runs, she meets Pascale's middle son-a Formula 1 driver with too-kind eyes, who looks at her like she's already halfway his.

When 13-year-old Eloise is abandoned by her parents in the heart of Monaco, she thinks the world has ended. But sitting alone on a bench, crying with a dead phone and nowhere to go, she's approached by a stranger - Charles Leclerc, the man who just won the biggest race of his life. Charles and his girlfriend, Alexandra Saint Mleux, take Eloise in, not realizing how much the quiet, guarded girl will change their lives. Through tears, secrets, and laughter, a broken family begins to rebuild - piece by piece. But when Eloise's past resurfaces, and the people who left her behind return, the family they've built is put to the test.

"daddyyyy?" "yes mae?" "i love you so so much, like thissss much." "well, i love you thissssss much."

"𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢" a collection of short stories about Charles Leclerc's goddaughter Morgane. (𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨) [english] [formula 1 / motorsports]

Lena Hartley, a 15 year old Australian, recently orphaned and is left to live with famous formula one driver Daniel Ricciardo. What will happen when she moves in with him in Monaco and joins the European karting championships while navigating the treacherous waters of being a teenager?

"I was on pole position, and my best friend crashed into me. I couldn't finish the race, and my dad was so angry. I was upset, but he was really, really upset, and he left me at the track. I had to go to my uncle's house to sleep that night." ******************************************* A 13 year old girl who lives and breathes off Formula One. After receiving some tragic news, Emilie has to move to Monaco and live with her idol. But in reality, it's not as glamorous as she once imagined.

What happens when a 14 year old is adopted by none other than Charles Leclerc? Started: 6.7.25 Finished: N/A Best Rankings 🥇in leclerc- 22.7.25 🥇in carlossainz- 31.8.25 🥇in verstappen- 31.8.25