dreamydrifts

[dreamydrifts]

feather: oscar piastri

| pairing: oscar piastri x reader

| genre: f1driver!oscar, raceengineer!reader

| warning: no warnings <3

| stefy's note: this is my first time ever describing the race so if i suck at it, tell me. plus this is also my first ever oscar ff, so enjoy :)

| word count: 0.9k

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"Oscar, radio check?" You say over the radio as you waited for his answer. It's been the first time when you had a good feeling about the race and that was weird to say the least. Ever since winning his first race, which came with a controversial decision from pit wall and Landos eagerness to prove himself, Oscar has been talking about winning races almost on a daily basis.

"Yep. Radio check." He answes with in thick australian accent. He sounded so calm, like he always does. Being his race engineer could be sometimes a blessing and a curse, because of the tensions that have been arising ever since the win at the Hungaroring.

Checking the tyre information to be as much as accurate when telling Oscar over the radio. "Ok Oscar tire info. Everyone on medium apart from Ricciardo, Lando, Zhou, Gasly and Ocon, who's starting on hard." Knowing that he's starting from the front row, the chances of overtaking are high and you were more than sure that he'd take every chance he gets.

"Thank you." Smiling wide for a second after hearing his voice in your headphones you look around not wanting to seem unserious. It hasn't been long since you've been trying hide your crush on him for some time now.

Checking once again the screen panel about the tire information realizing you forgot to mention on what kind of tires will Alex be starting on hard tires. "Correction. Albon also starting on hard." Finishing the sentence you look at the panel that showed the race, taking a deep breath start the countdown for Oscar.

"Thirty seconds." You begin the countdown, knowing that this time everything had to be perfect. He was on first row you knew he could do it. "Twenty seconds." You continue on the same low tone as before. Taking a deep breath once again you say. "Ten seconds."

"It's lights out and away we go." Was heard from speakers next to the pitwall, facing the screen panel you see him get a good start.

Oscar was managing the tyres beautifully from what you could see on the screen panel showing the state of the car. Looking at the lap times and number of laps being done. Fifteen. You sight for a moment before letting him know that it was time to pit. "Now box this lap." You tell him on a calm voice.

Looking back at the Mclaren pitwall, you check to see if he's finally coming in. And there he was. Lando was being a good team player. He was playing the team game just how it was discussed before. None of the team members wanted a repeat of that awful strategy in Hungary. Not this time. This could have been different. It would be different.

By lap eighteen, he had climed his way up to second. Charles still leading. Considering that now was the time to let Oscar know that Leclerc wasn't managing his tyres, you say on a hopeful voice. "The tires are damaging. Time to be smart here."

You knew what you meant when you said the word "smart". And he knew. Time to overtake. "Leclerc. 0.6." With DRS he could get him. He should be able to.

Come on Oscar. Come on. Whispering lightly as you had your arms holding each other as you looked at the screen. Taking a deep breath, you gaze at the screen panel showing the race, looking at the overtake that Oscar managed to pull. He was now leading the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

"Fuck yeah. Let's go Oscar." You smile, checking to see if you were still having the radio button on, hoping that he didn't hear you congratulate him. Calming yourself, you realize that there's thirty more laps in which he has to keep Charles at bay. Not letting him pass. This was his time to show who he is. And that he shouldn't be seen as a second driver.

Glacing at the screen panel showing the time differences between the twentieth cars, you tell Oscar over the radio the distance between himself and the second place. "Leclerc. 0.8." Come on Oscar. Come on. You can do it.

If there's one thing that you were confident about was that Oscar knows how to defend. And that's exactly what he should and was doing. Defending his first place. For thrity laps.

Sooner than expected you could hear from the speakers right next to the pitwall. "Oscar Piastri wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The australian is a grand prix winner." Clapping your hands lightly as you were still in shock of what had just happened. He won. He won his second grand prix.

Standing by the pitwall as everyone, the mechanics ans the rest of the engineers were still sitting down. Smiling happier than ever you tell him over the radio. "Lovely job Oscar, great afternoon. Fantastic."

Wanting to give him the moment he needed to process the fact that he won, you hear a small "yes" coming from your speakers. He was happy, you could tell.

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Drenched in champagne, you could see Oscar coming into your direction. Holding the thropy in his hand, he smiles at you. "I think i would see you on the podium." He says in a teasing voice.

"It wasn't my time to shine." You explain yourself to him, knowing that he overtook Charles, you were just there to support him. After all, you were just his race engineer.

Coming closer to you, Oscar wraps his left arm around your waist pulling you closer. Breathing heavily, he whispers slowly. "Now it is." Leaning in as you also do so, letting his lips touch yours.

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[dreamydrifts]

did i start a new max series because the first one i didn't have time for it but it's in the works? yes.

do i feel guilty for not posting about it? not really.

is the series actually in the works? yes.

when it will be out? gurl idk 24 season is a wild ride to write about.

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THIS 🗣️

imagine being so unstoppable that even your shitbox of a car cannot slow you down enough. the rival dominant team with a rocketship pace is still intimidated & stressed by you being their threat, so the only way they can beat you is to get help from the official sports judges.

max verstappen, you are indeed one of the greatest

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see here's the thing, for someone who supposedly advocates for mental health, he's said a lot of shit about other ppls faves when they were at their low points and punched down, I still remember all the hazing he did to Charles in 2020 while streaming.

why do Lando stans then expect respect towards him when he hasn't done the same to others' faves

also for all his big talk he needed a fast car and a compliant teammate and still couldn't get the job done, instead he's being a shit online acting like a tragic hero liking hate tweets which only shows his own fucked up ego

stop wasting your time on your 'lando is such a cinnamonroll' essays and get over your parasocial relationship

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THIS 🗣️

Max making that winning move on Ocon at the same time that you could see Lando going off in the background was cinema

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in singapore all everyone could talk about was lando and his 20 second lead over max (british media praising tf out of lando)

in brazil, all british media can talk about is how lando needs to recover, absolutely not even praising max, nor coming to the press conference.

cowards

max had a generational drive and they're mad

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brazil 2024 is now the bigger sister of brazil 2016

My favourite thing about this performance was that it was all but a repeat of 2016. Max arrived in F1 with that performance already in him.

He came in with that skill, that fearlessness, and that speed which gave him P3. And 8 years later it was all that and experience that gave him P1

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no comment. speaks volumes for itself.

In this weekend, Lando highlights again why more people have started to dislike him, and not only because it’s a popular thing.

See, there were still a lot of laps after the red flag, there has been other incidents after it as well, there were opportunities to catch up. But he didn’t. It didn’t have to do only with strategy, Lando drove badly today. If we compare it to Max’s drive, Lando did mistakes, went off track, got himself overtaken again and didn’t have the pace.

So after that, you can accept your loss in this weekend gracefully, or act like a brat about it. For example, discrediting the three drivers that climbed on the podium, including your rival in the championship, that never spoke against you despite your first win being gifted through a convenient safety car.

You can say there was luck with it, but in this race and especially in that situation, you create your own luck. Max, Pierre and Esteban bet on a red flag, and got it right. If the others wanted to benefit from it as well, they had to take the risk of counting on it.

Let’s also not forget that other than luck, Max started freaking P17. Esteban and Pierre weren’t P2 and P3 right away either. They had to overtake drivers, survive with their tyres, and keep a good pace without being caught up by other cars. If they truly had only luck, and no talent, the podium probably wouldn’t have been what it was today.

It’s normal to be frustrated after a race that didn’t go the way you hoped, but being a sore loser to the point of discrediting others, is what makes someone dislikable.

I used to be okay with Lando, but the more time pass, the more I found his declarations insensitive, immature and even rude. He’s supposed to be a driver advocating for mental health, but when it was about George and Lewis suffering from heat after a Grand Prix, he was dismissive of it and tried to bring the conversation back to himself.

That kind of behavior, with the constant lack of respect for other f1 drivers, is what made me lose respect in turn for Lando, and no longer wanting to support him. And I know I’m not the only one feeling that way toward him.

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THIS 🗣️

THIS is what makes a world champion. THIS is what makes a generational talent. THIS is Max Verstappen. THIS is the 3 time world champion. THIS is the man who has earned his incoming 4th world title. Don't you ever forget that you are witnessing greatness, no matter how much you want to hate him. He has put his stamp on history.

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even if you're not a max fan you know that he was untouchable in this race. he made a STATEMENT. and and those 17 laps were for his haters💅

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just a quick reminder that lando has the same number of wins as max has championships

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i feel like it's high time that we start talking about the elephant in the room (regarding fia and mclaren and this sprint specifically):

before starting to drag mclaren down ans wipe the floor with them i want to congratulate oscar for driving so amazingly good at the sprint, he deserved the win 100%

now onto the bigger elephant in the room:

what was that fia? why did it take so long for you to announce the vsc? why did you have to wait until mclaren swapped positions? why? someone could have gotten hurt, yes i'm serious about that. FIA at the sprint cares more about the championship and helpinb mclaren than the safety of their drivers

oh and about that, max got a 5 second penalty, which resulted in him being 4 and helping lando win 4 points more. really blew your cover there fia. reallg blew it.

atp they should name this sport. formula brits or formula lando since they like to help him so much.

max outclassed lando at the spring by a mile (and that wheel to wheel racing between max and charles was amazing)

while lando crying about overtaking oscar, max was gaining in him big time so fia if you want lando to win be vocal about it already. give him the thropy and all this bullshit can end

waiting for my community service😏

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i saw this comment and i want to leave it here: lando is not into a fight for the championship. he's just second into the championship.

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i feel like we need to talk about the championship mentality cause whenever i open tumblr i see something to some extent talking about lando or max or even both of them when it comes to this "title fight" as british media loves to call it

in my pov i feel like to be a world champion in f1 the championship mentality is needed but not to that level of extent as everyone makes it seem like. For example, max is a 3 times world champion because of his driving, the way he approaches media is very different from lando and the way he is percieved by it. His driving style and how he sees racing in the first place matter a lot. I remember him saying in an interview that he's here to race, not to be medias puppet or something along those lines, but it would be a shame not to mention that yes he has a championship mentality.

on the other side, lando in my opinions doesn't have it, but also the way he refers to racing is different than max. His childhood was much more different than maxs. By no means am i saying that he is not championship material, he can definetly be but he needs time. Take for example, he can't keep pole position most of the time, but that's also because he isn't used to being in pole position like max is so here experience shows. Media percieves him as this golden boy of mclaren wherea max is the villan. (yes there is also the british bias, even if you like it or not)

before i end this rant i want to say that when fighting for a title (even if it 10 points away or even 40 or so) it's a small fight nonetheless (even if i don't think this year max actually had a title contender besides himself) the driving that each driver has is different and will show when fighting for a place. But i think lando this time, because in austin he was shown by max a masterclass in defense and plus he wasn't attacking him one bit. This time lando actually shows a bit more confidence in himself which i'm happy for him he finally is gaining the confidence to actually challenge max.

But to actually fight with max for a title i think he needs more than the british media helping him (sorry not sorry)

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i hate to see these differences of wording and persception when it comes to drivers, for example:

in austin, when lando got a 5 second penalty: people said it was a joke, he didn't deservedit, it was uncalled for etc

in mexico, when max got a 20 second penalty: people said he deserves more penlties, that it wasn't enough, ban him etc

simply not lovely, huh?

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THIS

insane to think that a video of teenage menaces bullying each other, filmed on a potato, would have such a lasting cultural impact on the pinnacle of motorsport

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hey! hi! hello! i'm not the one to yap about the so called championship fight that the media is trying to push on us which annoys me (maybe i'll start yapping more here lol)

before i start, i want to remind you all about the points difference between max and lando when it comes to championship battle that is currently 57 points.

now that i'm finally starting i want to start by saying that i do not consider this whole season that max actually had a championship contender to fight with. this will shock some lando fans but when i say competition i mean 10-20 points between 1st place and 2nd. A good example is with max and lewis in 2021 when they entered in abu dhabi with the same number of points (crazy fr). That was actually a competition.

second of all, i totally understand what the media is trying to do by portraying it like a title fight so the season will not be boring, but also to help new fans be interested in f1. BUT AND A BIG BUT i think they're forgetting an important aspect (along with their british bias) that lando does have a fast car, but he has never had a fast car before.

before you go and bash me for being mean to lando and a hater. i wanna say that lando hasn't had a championship winning car ever since he came to mclaren so he isn't that used to getting poles and podiums almost on a daily basis, that's why he never manages to keep that pole position when the race starts.

also, he is not having a competition with a small little f1 pilot but with a 3 time world champion who is known for his aggressive style of driving and going all in when it matters. that also will never seize to get the most out of ones mistake. so he is under pressure.

again, i don't know how lando handles pressure but from what i have seen from the fights he had with max that he usually goes off track or dive bombs.

i'll not express myself when it comes to that pole position that max had in the bag for the us gp or even the battle between max and lando because fia knows the rules. I simply don't know them. but max gave lando a masterclass when it comes to defense and i'm not the only one saying that. and this is gonna be controversial when i say this but when lando got the penalty i knew that the british bias would come through (it always does). how Ted Cravitz felt the need to mention that he is a "neutral observer" but then say that the penalty that lando got was unfair. BUT AND THE BIGGEST BUT IF max would have gotten it than i bet you that everyone would have agreed and been happy about it.

before i say that i wanna say that if lando wants to win this championship (and i'm not gonna be mean but it has never been a fight because mclaren woke up to late to give those upgrades to lando they should have given him the upgrades in australia or even a bit later, plus max has an advantage of 2 race wins which helped him a lot) he should be more confident in his moves and try not to go off track that much. as for max he needs to do what he is doing, being consistent (and i also want to mention that after singapore the number od points separating max and lando were the same as in miami, yes i'm gonna praise max, move on) and be ahead of lando as much as possible.

update: so i saw a girl on tiktok being very offended (or at least that's what she seemed to me) she was talking about how lando fans have the pressure off for the championship, but charles fans are very positive than he can win. AND i want to tell her something, unlike lando who has a fast car and had it for some time, charles can actually win with a fast car (yes i'm being shady but i had to, sorry not sorry)

well i think this concludes our yap session guys. have a lovely day/night!🫶🏻