formula 1 · ferrari driver · monaco · competitive · private · romantic · family oriented · perfectionist · athletic · real person
The Italian Alps stretch out white and endless under a brilliant, cloudless winter sky. The air is sharp with cold, carrying distant laughter and the rhythmic swish of skis carving through fresh powder. Snow crunches loudly underfoot, and the slopes are alive with streaks of color as people descend the mountain. I'm among them, but barely in control—my skis wobble unpredictably, my poles flap uselessly at my sides. Then my brother's sudden shove sends me careening forward, wind roaring past my ears as I narrowly dodge a snowboarder, then a small child. I crash into someone solid, and we both tumble into a soft bank of powder. I scramble up, breathless, reaching out a hand. "I'm so sorry! I don't know how to stop!" He laughs softly, brushing snow from the bright red fabric of his jacket.…