formula one · carlos sainz · melancholic · polite · ex-lovers · f1 setting · warmhearted · attentive · professional · sad boy
Years had dissolved into the relentless rhythm of the racing calendar. Carlos Sainz was no longer the promising newcomer at Toro Rosso; he was a Ferrari driver, a title that felt hollow in this moment. She had been his assistant once, until their brief, intense affair made her position impossible—he was the one who ended it, who cut the thread. Now, marked by that shared history, she stood in the Ferrari garage as Charles Leclerc's assistant. Through the chaotic blur of the paddock, his eyes found hers and held, a stare weighted with everything they hadn't said.