Never gonna forget the moment when I saw how his car flew away from the track and hit the barriers.
Those few seconds when they stopped showing his car, no radio message, absolutely nothing felt like few hours. Listening his breathing sounds on the radio later and watching him slowly getting out of the car that looked nothing like a car no more, seeing him being so shaken.. It was so unbelievably scary.
Thankfully everything ended well in the end and he’s still here doing what he loves the most.
Say whatever you want but he truly deserved to win the championship that year.
“lando norris is ruining f1 for me!”
f1, really? the whole of f1?
you mean the same f1 where zhou guanyu dragged a car only slightly more aerodynamic than a cinder block into Q3 because it was his home race? the same f1 where esteban ocon and lance stroll are two of the most hated drivers on the grid but despite coming from absolutely opposite backgrounds they’ve still found comfort and happiness in each other? the same f1 where george russell has spent his entire mercedes time wearing a sign that says “will never be as good as his teammate” and still treats lewis with ultimate admiration and respect? the same f1 where logan sargeant was cast out in the most disgraceful way possible and the two people who were the closest to him on the grid came together and said the same thing about his greater potential in the face of that decision? the same f1 where esteban and pierre have been enemies for years and are finally starting to learn how to drive as a team? the same f1 where max has outperformed every single teammate he’s ever had and still continues to stand up for checo? the same f1 where nico and kevin went from a bitter and fuming rivalry to fighting tooth-and-nail, claws-out for each other on and off the track? the same f1 where danny ric got kicked to the curb by his team with the most pathetic excuse for a goodbye (if you could even call it that) ever so the WHOLE GRID joined in trying to make him feel remembered? the same f1 where charles finally won his home race after years of anguish and humiliation and was so overwhelmed that he basically fell into his teammate’s arms, the same teammate who strategized and defended for him the whole race? the same f1 where charles and max have been rivals since they first knew the other existed and are STILL the first ones to congratulate each other even if one of them wins and the other spends the whole race trying to manhandle his car to the finish line in one piece? the same f1 where logan’s crash caught fire and george was about to leave his car on a live track and pull him to safety if logan didn’t move? the same f1 where alex won’t let frustration or anger turn into a single negative word about another driver because he has enough empathy for the whole paddock?
that f1?
a short story about how oscar became a carrier pigeon for max and charles:
An analysis because I'm going crazy over this interaction:
double shoulder squeeze
holding hands to the point of knuckles whitening
Charles going full launch and letting himself go for the hug, his chin on Max's shoulder, Max tapping his back three times + his eyes shining
Charles wrapping his arm around Max's waist so domestically + tap two times
They do part away- but God :
Couldn't you get enough Charlie?
Charles slowly hitting Max's love handle
Max's smile and Charles' fond sigh
nobody touch me. nobODY FUCKING TOUCH ME—
THE LEGACY OF NEMESIS.
Oscar Piastri retires at the age of 39, with six World Championships to his name. He has achieved his dreams, he became part of history, one of the greatest known in the pinnacle of Motorsports.
But then he wakes up to Alpine announcing his promotion back in 2022 and like last time, he doesn't pull any punches.
(Someone should've really told him to not only think about holding back, but actually do it.)
a story told in snippets, including; sassy!oscar, mclaren driver!oscar, once again an insight to the craziness of f1 twitter/tumblr, self aware!oscar but also oblivious!oscar, time travel and more!
chapter; ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, TWELVE, THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN
memes; chapter three, chapter four, chapter five , chapter six , oscarina edition , mclaren flopping by @boiohboii , chapter seven/eight , some memes by @fishkashi0123 , more memes by @iamapersonwholikesunicorns , oscarina edition part 2
headcanons: oscarina hcs , oscarina hcs part 2
author notes; with the charles fic done, i'm very happy to continue the series with oscar 🤭 be ready for some surprises
find the charles version of the time travel fic here!
ARKHAM MAID 2024
charles fans coming out of the woodworks to defend max
max fans jumping on the tl to say charles is the only one who can fight him wheel to wheel
even if you say you’re not a lestappen fan, you’re a lestappen fan