Gridlocked – Chelsea Wilde

“They trained at the same junior academy in Spain. Sofia still talks about her like they’re sisters.” “Sterling’s got ice in her veins,” Luca said, eyes following the formation lap. “She’ll be in F3 by next year. Maybe higher.” There was genuine respect in his tone—rare, coming from a man who barely acknowledged most of the grid. The cars lined up. I took a sip of champagne, forcing myself to focus. This was what I needed: proximity to drivers.

A chance to listen. Observe. Ask the right question at the right moment. But I felt Luca’s gaze shift back to me. “You’ve got something in your eyes,” he said softly. I looked up. “Curiosity,” he added. “It suits you.” My heart gave a small, treacherous stutter. I was supposed to be here chasing leads.

But at that moment, the lights on the gantry blinked off, and the cars launched from the grid with a scream of power. And Luca Moretti didn’t look at the track. He looked at me. He leaned closer to speak softly at my ear despite the volume of the track. “You’re chasing the wrong tail.”

“I’m sorry?” I turned to look at him but he swiftly manoeuvred himself back to my ear. “Your story has legs. I know it does. But you won’t find anything sniffing around the Obsidian garage. Do you really think they’d pull off any kind of tampering under parc fermé conditions without someone at the FIA helping them?” “Do you know something specific?”

I asked, barely able to contain myself. “I wish I did, I’m just trying to point you in the right direction. It’s where I’d look, if it were me,” he said, lifting his glass in a mock toast. “But what do I know? I’m just the guy who drives fast.” He stepped back, sipped his drink, and turned his attention to the track as Miranda Sterling came screeching past at a hundred and fifty miles per hour.

OceanofPDF.com Aleksandr Volkov – Post Qualifying The car was moved away to be supervised under parc fermé and I hadn’t seen any signs of tampering. But would I even recognise it when it happened? I hated the doubt, the mistrust. I had to focus on driving at my best, that was what I had control over and control was everything. I stepped out into the heat and rubbed my face, sweat drying under the collar of my fireproofs.

I’d missed the entire post-qualifying media circus. Ross would probably have something to say about that, but right now I cared more about my car. The Academy race was starting soon. No point hovering now. I stripped out of my race suit and ducked into the showers behind the driver lounge. Quick rinse. Cold. Brutal. Effective.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Copyright 2025 © Chelsea Wilde All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the copyright owner except for the use of quotations in a book review.

1 ISBN 978-1-913673-29-1 OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Author’s Note Grid Guide Chapter One – Melbourne Race Weekend Chapter Two – Melbourne Grand Prix Sunday Chapter Three – Melbourne Post-Race Chapter Four – Oxfordshire Chapter Five – Melbourne to Singapore Chapter Six – Singapore Grand Prix Chapter Seven – Singapore Grand Prix Gala Chapter Eight – Singapore to Japan Chapter Nine – Japanese Race Weekend Chapter Ten – Suzuka Race Day Chapter Eleven – Japan to Shanghai Chapter Twelve – Shanghai Chapter Thirteen – Shanghai Race Build Up Chapter Fourteen – Shanghai Media Day Chapter Fifteen – Shanghai Pre-Race Social Chapter Sixteen – Shanghai Race Weekend Chapter Seventeen – Shanghai Grand Prix Chapter Eighteen – Shanghai Fallout Chapter Nineteen – Consequences Chapter Twenty – Seoul Media Day Chapter Twenty One – Seoul Thursday Chapter Twenty Two – Seoul Friday Chapter Twenty Three – Seoul Friday Chapter Twenty Four – Seoul Friday Night Chapter Twenty Five – Intoxication and Aftermath Chapter Twenty Six – Seoul Qualifying Day Chapter Twenty Seven – Evening Post Qualifying Chapter Twenty Eight – Seoul Race Day Chapter Twenty Nine – Seoul to London Chapter Thirty – London Chapter Thirty One – London Chapter Thirty Two – London Chapter Thirty Three – Oxfordshire Chapter Thirty Four – Bahrain Media Day Chapter Thirty Five – Bahrain Media Day Chapter Thirty Six – Bahrain Race Weekend Chapter Thirty Seven –Bahrain Grand Prix, Race Day Need More?

Acknowledgements About the Author Thank You The Season Continues In OceanofPDF.com AUTHOR’S NOTE Gridlocked was written by someone who genuinely loves Formula One — the spectacle, the pressure, the politics, the brilliance, and the human cost that comes with competing at the very edge of performance.

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