Vanessa Ricci has always known that to reach Formula 1, she would have to sacrifice everything. Born and raised in Naples, she learned how to dream by watching recordings of Michael Schumacher's races with her father. Being the first female driver on the grid isn't just a privilege - it's a daily battle to prove she deserves that seat more than anyone else.
At twenty-eight, Vanessa is one step away from making history. The world title is within her reach. On track, she's ruthless. Off track, she's a shield of ice that hides every weakness.
Until her.
Leah Williamson is everything Vanessa can't afford: pure instinct, a restless heart, and a smile capable of dismantling every defense. Captain of Arsenal and the English national team, Leah is a living legend in women's football. She, too, knows what it means to fight for a place in a world that doesn't really want you there.
When their paths cross, the tension is palpable from the very first glance.
What begins as a timid, secret complicity soon becomes a silent storm, ready to sweep everything away. But love, when it explodes, is a blind curve at 300 km/h: impossible to control, impossible to avoid.
As the fight for the world championship ignites and the spotlight becomes more blinding, Vanessa faces the hardest choice of her life:
Lock her heart in the garage and win... or risk losing everything for the woman who makes it race.
From the tight corners of Monaco to the dazzling lights of Las Vegas, all the way to the glory of Abu Dhabi, "Pole Position" tells the story of two women who have learned to fight for their dreams... and for the freedom to love without fear.
Adrenaline. Desire. Scandals. Redemption.
In a story where destiny is played out on the edge of milliseconds and forbidden love, the only rule is: never stop.
When Frederike-Gabriella Roord Ferra arrives in London with her golden-haired daughter Rose and loyal golden retriever Leo, she's hoping for a quiet visit with her half-sister - Manchester City's Dutch midfielder, Jill Roord. But her trip takes an unexpected turn when three-year-old Rose bolts into a busy East London café... straight into the middle of the Arsenal Women's team on a pre-match activation walk.
Chaos unfolds. Beth Mead barely has time to register the blonde toddler before the girl's mother storms in - and collides headfirst into the chest of Arsenal captain Leah Williamson.
Sparks fly. Literally.
Leah can't shake the moment. Not the wild-eyed beauty with the fierce accent, not the laughing toddler, not even the golden retriever who somehow managed to steal a muffin mid-scramble. Three days later, fate kicks in again when Rike and Rose appear pitchside at Arsenal's clash with Manchester City - there to cheer on Jill, who's flanked by fellow Dutch internationals Kerstin Casparij and Vivianne Miedema... Beth Mead's girlfriend.
Torn between family loyalty and unexpected chemistry, Rike finds herself pulled into two very different worlds - and into the orbit of a woman who is as grounded as she is guarded. Leah, known for her composure on the pitch, is anything but steady when it comes to Rike. With Rose stealing everyone's heart (and Leo sneaking into players-only zones), the lines between rivalry and romance begin to blur.
But with Jill watching closely, secrets Rike hasn't shared, and the pressures of public lives - can two women on opposite sides of the pitch find common ground in the heart?