India, July 30 -- Back in 2011, when they were engineering undergraduates in Chennai, Damini and Dhruv (who are keeping their last names private, you'll see why) watched the Indian Grand Prix on a laptop in their university corridor, sharing earphones as best friends. Cut to 13 years later. It's May 2024. The two, now a couple, attended the Miami Grand Prix in the Ferrari garage, a shared dream come true.

Dhruv recalls the moment when he turned away from the action and moved to the paddock, which was oddly silent. There was Damini, down on one knee, ring in hand, asking him to marry her. She'd spent weeks planning the surprise, emailing the F1 teams and roping in F1 Experiences, the company's hospitality arm, which positioned a camera cr...