Y/n works as an engineer for Ferrari and has naturally become close with many of the Formula 1 drivers over the years. Then a new female engineer, Laura Polaris, joins Williams Racing and immediately starts trying to force herself into Y/nโs place in the paddock friend group. She acts like a total pick meโinterrupting conversations, laughing too hard at jokes, and constantly trying to pull attention from the drivers onto herself. While Y/n refuses to compete for attention, the new engineer becomes increasingly obsessed with proving she belongs in the group more than Y/n does.
Y/n and Max Verstappen were one of the most loved couples in Formula 1, so when photos of Max with another woman in Monaco appeared online, fans were completely shocked. Cheating rumors spread everywhere overnight, and people immediately assumed their relationship was over. But the rumors were fakeโthe photos were taken out of context after a sponsor event. Max hated seeing Y/n hurt by the accusations and quickly made it clear the rumors meant nothing. After that, he barely left her side during race weekends, constantly holding her close and proving to everyone that she was still the only woman he cared about.
Y/n joins Red Bullโs media team expecting chaos, but she doesnโt expect Max Verstappen to constantly flirt with her. It starts with teasing comments during interviews, sarcastic remarks over the radio room speakers, and Max always finding excuses to pull her into conversations. Y/n flirts right back, which only makes things worse. Soon their constant banter becomes the entertainment of the entire paddock, with everyone noticing the way Max smirks whenever she walks into the garage and how Y/n always ends up beside him by the end of every race weekend.
Y/n tries to ignore the new girl in the paddock at first, even when she starts openly flirting with Charles Leclerc despite him already being with Malia. At first Charles barely reacts, brushing her off and keeping his distance. But the second he notices how jealous and irritated Y/n gets whenever the girl is around him, something changes. Suddenly Charles starts entertaining the flirting just enough to get a reaction out of Y/nโsmirking at the girlโs comments, teasing back, letting the attention continue longer than he should. And the worst part is that every time Y/n gets visibly upset, Charles looks way too entertained by it.
Y/n arrives in Monaco for the Grand Prix by boat, known as the daughter of Toto Wolff, but she tries to stay out of the spotlight. Sheโs there for one reason: Charles Leclercโs home race. She watches quietly from the crowd all weekend, and after the race Charles spots her by the waterโcalm, alone, and completely different from everyone else who came to be seen.