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fic: rest your weary head and let your heart decide (chapter sixteen)

Rating: Mature

Pairing: George Russell/Lewis Hamilton

Summary:

In which winter becomes spring, spring becomes summer, and George meets another friend of Lewis' with a very special role.

rest your weary head and let your heart decide (chapter sixteen) @ AO3

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Is there a driver that you think is overrated? AND is there a driver that you think is underrated?

for the f1 ask post

We'll start with underrated, and there are two for me at the moment.

George Russell: I'm always a bit neither here nor there with George, and he definitely had some bad moments early in the season. But during the European leg he really stepped it up, and his form through the back end of the year was excellent. And yet it seemed to be almost overlooked. I think he's in for a strong year next year.

Jack Doohan: Poor, poor Jack. It goes to show how quickly the racing world moves on that everyone's already forgotten his incredible 2023 F2 season, where he romped home to outscore everyone else in the second two-thirds of the year. Had his car not been screwed at the start, he may well have won that title. Jack is very fast, very clever, and, like all the Australians, a bold-as-brass overtaker. He's put in the hard yards to earn this Alpine seat, and all that testing and all those 3am sim sessions working setups has paid off. Unfortunately, poor Jack is currently the target of hatred and abuse from Colapinto fans, who seem to think if they yell loudly enough they'll put him in Jack's seat, and the number of people who are unreasonably pissy about his number choice is too damn high.

Overrateds under the cut, anti tags used.

I'll admit to being biased, but right now, here's who I have:

Lando Norris: Yep. I'm gonna say it. He was never once even remotely close to that title fight and the way the largely British broadcasters carried on as if he were - and as if Oscar should serve only as a loyal doormat - was sickening. He is fast, no doubt about it, but his wheel to wheel does leave something to be desired, and his starts speak for themselves. Helmut Marko got a lot of stick for saying he's not mentally strong enough, but I too believe he lacks the necessary something extra to win. While his radio tantrum in Hungary was bad enough, I actually found his meltdown in the Brazil sprint far worse.

Franco Colapinto: Yes, this one probably has yards of bias as both a Jack and Logan fan, but I do think he has been vastly overrated this year. He was fortunate to come into the Williams after it received a whole host of upgrades, putting the cars on equal footing (something Logan was not permitted for much of the first half of the year). In Baku he only outqualified Alex because of the fan issue on Alex's car, and despite all the disparaging comments about Logan's point only coming from DSQs, Franco's only came because a) Sainz and Perez wiped out and b) Hulkenberg backed off for the expected SC (which didn't come). After that he fell away, and while some wish to blame his crashes on the rain in Brazil - something I will only accept if you also remove blame from Logan for his in Canada - the crash in Vegas was all him. His main strength is that he has an absolutely insane fanbase who seemingly have nothing better to do all day than to spam Argentinean flags and call Jack a turtle.

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Is there a race win that really touched you and why?

for the f1 ask post

It sounds cliche, but there are two: Mark Webber's maiden victory in Germany, in 2009, and Daniel Ricciardo's eighth and last win in Monza, 2021.

If you are new around these parts, or too young to remember, Mark was once just as exciting a prospect as Oscar is now. But instead of getting to decent teams, he spent years with Minardi, with Jaguar, and with Williams. Every possible way you can think to DNF, he found it. He was notorious for his bad luck. After Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton combined with their foolish driving to cost him a potential maiden win at Fuji, 2007, the general feeling was that Mark would simply never win a race - he was getting too old, and the Red Bull just wasn't good enough.

Even by mid-2009, there was the sense that his luck just wouldn't allow it. He had been on a tremendous lap at Silverstone, only to be baulked by Raikkonen. Then, when he finally did get pole in Germany, he was given a drive through penalty for a minor tap with Barichello off the start, a tap that caused no issues.

But he drove like he had always threatened that day, and when he finally crossed the line, it was a sense of relief, so overwhelming I thought I would float away. He'd broken the duck, and he had shown the world what he could do.

Likewise, by the time we'd got to Monza in 2021, questions were being asked that I hated. It had been a long slog of a season to that point, and I was still seething from the previous two races. In Spa Daniel had been fast in qualifying, but Sky had declared him knocked out in Q2 before he even finished his lap; in Zandvoort, he had outqualified Norris on merit, only to be ordered to slow down, slow down, slow down, to allow Norris to catch him and overtake him, for what turned out to be a measly single point.

So when he qualified well for the sprint race - indeed, within hundredths of Norris - I was excited. When he finished ahead of Norris in the sprint race, I was even more so. And when Bottas took the engine penalty, and Daniel was promoted to front row...!

To be honest, I had trouble sleeping on Saturday night. I kept waking, afraid i'd missed the race (a ridiculous notion considering the race was Sunday night my time). And over and over again, when I did sleep, I dreamed - I dreamed Daniel got a perfect start, and dashed down to T1, and beat Max there.

So when he actually did it, exactly as I had dreamed, I screamed so loud I must have disturbed my neighbours. I was a total ball of anxiety the rest of the race, rocking anxiously and even pacing my living room. I shrieked when Lewis and Max collided. I swore at Norris when he asked to swap. And I cried and cried and cried when Daniel crossed the line.

He hadn't lost it. He never lost it. My faith in him was always rewarded; never once did he let me down. And because it was then past midnight, he'd done it on my birthday, too.

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fic: rest your weary head and let your heart decide (chapter fifteen)

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: George Russell/Lewis Hamilton

Summary:

In which Lewis and George enjoy their honeymoon.

rest your weary head and let your heart decide (chapter fifteen) @ AO3

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fic: i can serenade and gently play on your heart strings

Rating: Teen (a single mention of a canonical event with injuries and a death of a background character, offscreen)

Pairing: Nigel Mansell/Elio de Angelis

Summary:

In a world where soulmates hear half of a song in their hearts, Nigel has never found his - until he arrives at Paul Ricard for a test and hears Elio playing the piano for the first time. But someone like Elio wouldn't want someone like Nigel, right?

...right?

or: five times Nigel ignored his heart-song and the one time Elio made him listen.

Written for the Gift Exchange on the Classic F1 Chaos server. Merry December, @oscar-pasta-tree!!!

i can serenade and gently play on your heart strings @ AO3

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F1 ask! (Feel free to reblog it)

1. Have you always know about F1?

2. How did you get into it?

3. Did you watch DTS? If so, what was your opinion on it?

4. Do you have a favourite racing film?

5. Are there any movies or documentaries you would reccomend to understand F1 better?

6. Do you have a movie that changed your F1 perspective?

7. Is there a podcast you like about F1?

8. Do you follow any F1 Youtubers?

9. Could you recommend anyone?

10. What were your first thoughts when you got into F1?

11. How has your opinion on F1 change if it has change?

12. Which was the first driver you supported?

13. Which was the first team you supported?

14. Which was your first race you watched?

15. Is there a driver that you disliked in the beginning but now like?

16. Is there a driver who you made you drastically change your opinion of him?

17. Is there a driver that you liked but now don't?

18. Is there a driver that you hate?

19. Are there drivers you don't care about or so not have an opinion on? If so, why?

20. Which are you favourite drivers?

21. Do you have a favourite team?

22. Is there a driver that you think is overrated?

23. Is there a driver that you think is underrated?

24. Is there a driver that you think gets an underserved amount of hate?

25. Is there a driver that a lot of people like but you don't?

26. Is there a driver that a lot of people dislike but you don't?

27. Do you have a favourite team? Which one and why?

28. Do you have a least favourite team? Which one and why?

29. Is there a team a lot of people like that you don't?

30. Do you have a favourite team rivalry? Which one and why?

31. Do you have a favourite driver rivalry? If so, which one and why?

32. Which one is your favourite team principle and why?

33. Do you have a favourite team principle duo or ship?

34. Is there championship battle that you least enjoyed?

35. Is there a championship battle that you most enjoyed?

36. What were some of your favourite races?

37. Is there a race win that really touched you and why?

38. Of any championship win, which one do you most like and why?

39. Of any of the championship wins, which one do you least enjoy?

40. Which podium made you happy the most?

41. Which podium was your least favourite?

42. What was one of your personal highlights of F1?

43. What was your highlight (or highlights of the season)?

44. Where would you want to have a race?

45. Where would you want to visit a race?

46. Where wouldn't you like to race anymore?

47. Which of the circuits would you like to replace?

48. What would your dream podium be?

49. What would be your ideal F1 team? Who would drive for it, who would be the team principle and so on?

50. If you could choose a line up, what would it be?

51. Which was your favourite line up?

52. Which would be the line up of your nightmares?

53. Which line up are you most looking forward to?

54. Which was your favourite bromance line up?

55. Which was your favourite shippable line up?

56. Which was your favourite bromance line up specifically this year?

57. Which is your favourite ship line up specifically this year?

58. What is your favourite platonic ship?

59. Which is your favourite ship?

60. Which is the ship everyone loves but you don't?

61. Is there a ship many people dislike but you like?

62. Do you think that there is an overrated ship, if so, which one and why?

63. Do you think that there is an underrated ship, if so, which one and why?

64. Is there a ship that seems so weird but somehow just works for you?

65. Do you have a favourite underrated ship?

66. Is there a ship you would like more people to know about?

67. Is there a ship that you think should never be shipped?

68. Is there anyone from a team that you think deserves more recognition?

69. Is there anyone that you find attractive that a lot of people don't?

70. Is there anyone you find don't attractive that a lot of people do?

71. Have you ever spotted a team member that you found attractive?

72. Are there any F1 blogs which you would reccomend?

73. Are there any F1 blogs who you think deserve more appreciation?

74. Are there any F1 that you change your perspective on somethings?

75. Are there any F1 blogs that made this fandom more welcoming or better for you personally?

76. How was your experience with F1 so far?

77. Would you still become fan with the knowledge you have today?

78. What other series do you follow or even what other sports?

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What was your reaction to seeing the MSR Logan pictures today!! I am so excited!

I woke up to them! (sometimes being in a complete opposite timezone has its advantages.)

I might have squeaked and yelped a bit. Especially Logan in pink! He looks good. Focused. Ready. I wish there was a way to watch this testing. I guess we'll just have to hear how it went after.

I hope so much that not only does he drive well, but he enjoys it.

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fic: and it seems like there's no way out of this for me

Rating: Mature

Pairing: nil

Warnings: implied/referenced suicidal thoughts, implied/referenced suicide attempt, burns, injuries, crashes, flashbacks and trauma

Summary:

Logan was clearly in trouble. But Karl Reindler knew what it was to burn. And Dr Ian Roberts had made a promise to the memory of Professor Watkins – a promise he intended to keep.

and it seems like there's no way out of this for me @ AO3

Medical car POV of the chillingly lovely i hope it hurts from @struggle-era

Reading the original first will make more sense.

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nobody talk to me pls I am too emotional

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Sorry if you've answered this already and I know you're working on gewis prequel now but do you have plans to write the Maxiel story for that verse? I'm dying to find out how Prince Daniel ended up with someone untitled.

Yes! I was actually daydreaming about this story this morning.

The Maxiel story is obviously very much linked to Christian and Toto's story, so it will come after theirs, and that is mapped out in my mind. You will all love the Maxiel meet cute, I hope.

As you've all probably seen, the Big Bang fic turned into both a monster and an agonising labor of pain and love, so I have neglected the britcedes prequel, but that will be back up and running again soon so hopefully you will not have too long to wait.

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im far away from home, Ive been facing this alone

Mature • No Archive Warnings Apply • 32,000 Words

📖 Read the fic by nothingelsematters @nothingelsematterswrites

Relationships: Daniel Ricciardo/Logan Sargeant, Daniel Ricciardo/Mick Schumacher, Daniel Ricciardo/Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo/Charles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo/Oscar Piastri, Daniel Ricciardo/Mark Webber, Daniel Ricciardo/Jules Bianchi Characters: Daniel Ricciardo, Logan Sargeant, Mick Schumacher, Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Mark Webber, Jules Bianchi, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Alternate Universe - No Girlfriends/No Wives, Age Difference, Older Man/Younger Man, Rarepair, Paddock Traditions, Angst, Grief, Unhealthy Relationships, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Mental Health Issues, 5 +1 things, mentor/protégée, referenced character death, Jos Verstappen's A+ Parenting

Summary

Daniel has heard a lot of myths and legends about the Formula One grid since he arrived in Europe. He doesn’t generally pay them any mind, because they’re obviously fake: podium finishers turning into girls or champions sprouting wings sounds like the most ridiculous thing he’s ever heard.

Then Daniel actually makes it, and Mark teaches him that one myth is true: a more experienced driver always takes a young driver under his wing, to teach them the ways of the paddock and the sport.

Time passes, and Daniel becomes the experienced one, passing on his wisdom, knowledge, and skill to the next generations. But things don’t always run smoothly, and Daniel finds himself aching and hollow, always seeking one answer: can he really find someone to love for all of his life?

Or: five times Daniel had a fling with another driver, and one time he found the one he wanted to keep.

📷View the art by Cove (ao3) @nobrakesdown

Gen, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationship: Daniel Ricciardo/Logan Sargeant Characters: Daniel Ricciardo, Logan Sargeant Additional Tags: Art, Painting, Acrylics, Boats and Ships

🏁These works were created as a part of F1BigBang2024

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I hope you are well!!!

Thankyou, I am well. Just extremely busy right now - and you'll see why tomorrow or in a day or two... ;)

And now I've gotta move house, so, busy again! Hoping to write more soon though.

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Did you see that Jack Doohan got the second Alpine seat?

Whoops, this has been sitting here a while!

Yes, I did see. I'm so proud of him. He's going to do so well and really deserves this chance.

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I don’t remember specifically what fic brought me to your blog but it was definitely Queen back in the BoRhap days.

Ooooh, a long-timer! I'm glad you're still here <3

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I loved it by the way it was great and I love the gewis as well

Thankyou very much! <3 I'm glad that so many people like my foray into the Regency AU!

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This is your life dont play hard to get, for your most recent post

I'm glad! welcome!

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Britcedes are finally married 🥳🥳🥳

The end of the hungarian gp was...odd to say the least but getting to read the new chapter afterwards healed all wounds. Roughly how many chapters are there left in this fic?

They are finally married!

I cannot talk civilly yet about the end of the Hungarian GP so I am glad I posted that chapter beforehand. I believe we are probably still at least four chapters away from the end as obviously we have certain other things to address ;) but it could be more!