off the record • carlos sainz

OFF THE RECORD

One internship. Two different worlds. Zero room for error.

Aria Ray is a 20 year old "nobody" from the suburbs of Canada, a witty, unfiltered journalism student who survives on iced coffee, irony, and the dream of covering the high-octane world of Formula 1.

When she lands a year-long internship with Scuderia Ferrari, she expects to be a ghost in the paddock-transcribing notes and staying out of the way of the giants. She doesn't expect to get trapped in a malfunctioning lift with her childhood crush, the "Smooth Operator" himself, Carlos Sainz.

And she definitely didn't expect to drench him in four extra-hot lattes.
In a world where every move is calculated for PR and every smile is a contract, their encounter sparks a fire that the Ferrari board can't extinguish. But the paddock is a shark tank.

Between Marco Marino, Carlos's cutthroat rival who will use any scandal to ruin him, and Hana and Devin, the interns determined to see Aria fail, the shadows are full of predators.

As the 2022 season heats up from the rainy streets of Montreal to the golden dunes of Abu Dhabi, Aria finds herself caught in a web of sabotage, fake scandals, and intense Spanish family legacies.

In a sport where the truth is the most dangerous weapon you can carry, Aria must decide: Will she play the part the world has written for her, or will she tear up the script and tell the real story?
In the slipstream of fame, the only thing that matters is what happens when the cameras stop rolling.