Into the Apex
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Max Verstappen x Male Reader.
You joined Red Bull Racing as a performance engineer, hiding a past you swore you'd never revisit. You were once the most dominant karting driver of your generation.
You planned to stay invisible.
Then Max Verstappen noticed you.
As friendships deepen with Lando, Charles, and Carlos, your secret talent starts slipping through the cracks, until a single opportunity forces you to choose between the career you built and the dream you buried.
Falling for Max was never part of the plan.
But neither was becoming a Formula 1 driver.
This is your second chance.
Your comeback story.
Your love story.
And this time, you're faster than your fear...
P.S. Please enjoy and let me know what you think. Thanks, loves. ✨️💅🏼✨️
I didn't create the story cover for this book or any images used throughout, so credits go to the original designers. And credit to Formula 1 for the inspiration to write this fanfic.
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