#McLaren downfall and i am here for it

[leclerking]

[coolemmasulivan2]

The Woman Next Door

Pairing: Lando Norris x Reader

Summary: After winning the Dutch Grand Prix, Lando returns home to Monaco, eager to prove his genuine feelings to his neighbor, especially after their bet.

Word Count: 4181

You're my downfall, you're my muse My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues I can't stop singing It's ringing in my head for you

Lando had been your neighbour for nearly two years, a friendly presence in the building. But with you, his charm seemed to intensify. He flirted casually, his eyes sparkling with a playful passion. "You're my type!" He'd always say. Yet, your heart remained unmoved. The women he brought home were a strong contrast to you: tall figures in designer heels, showing their immense beauty. You, however, were a simple person who preferred simplicity over expensive clothing and felt most comfortable in jeans and sneakers.

Lately, his flirtations had intensified. He always ensured you knew he was single and was waiting for you. His promises of making you happy and treating you right were sweet, but you weren't fooled. Deep down, you couldn't deny a flicker of attraction, but you kept it hidden. Lando was a handsome man, but you'd seen enough to know he was more than just a pretty face.

"How was your family?" Emily asked, turning to you as she drove. She'd picked you up from the airport in Nice.

You smiled. "They're fine! It was great to be back home. I missed them."

"You know who else missed you?" Emily teased, a mischievous glint in her eye.

"Who?" You asked, confused.

"Your hot neighbour! I ran into him yesterday at the supermarket and he asked about you."

Your eyebrows furrowed. "Did he?"

"Yeah! He said, 'How's Y/n? I haven't seen her for a while. The building seems quite boring without her.'"

You crossed your arms. "He didn't say that!"

"I'm serious! I told him you were coming back today, so maybe he'll be waiting by your door, ready to confess his feelings. And then... BANG! Happily ever after."

You couldn't help but wince at Emily's over-the-top dramatic gestures. Despite her tendency to go overboard, you couldn't help but love her for it.

"You've been watching too many films."

"You're going to end up together. Mark my words." She replied and you made a gagging sound that made her laugh.

As she dropped you off at your apartment building, you grabbed your luggage and thanked her with a tight hug. You entered the building and pressed the lift button.

As the liftdoors opened, you stepped inside, dragging your luggage behind you. You were admiring your reflection in the mirror when a hand stopped the doors, causing them to reopen.

You turned to see Lando, dressed in a McLaren white vintage t-shirt and black jeans. His curls were perfectly coiffed, and a smirk played on his lips. Like always.

"Look who's back!" Lando's voice filled the cramped lift. "Good to see you."

"Hi, Lando." You replied.

The two of you lived on the top floor, making the lift feel even smaller and slower. "How were the holidays?"

"Fine! Too short." You admitted, the tension palpable. "What about you?"

Lando studied you from head to toe, his gaze lingering on your face. "They were good. Family, friends, good weather. But I'm glad to be back to work." The lift seemed to be moving at a snail's pace. "And happy to see you again."

"Here we go!"

Lando chuckled. "What?"

"You know what! You know that flirting with me isn't going to work. I'm not interested."

"But I am!" He said. You quickly looked away, praying for the elevator doors to open. "I'm very much interested."

"To how many girls have you said that?" You asked, your voice laced with scepticism.

"None, believe it or not." Lando replied, his tone sincere.

As the lift doors opened, you stepped out and fumbled for your keys. Lando leaned against the wall beside you. "What can I do to convince you to go on a date with me?"

You took a deep breath, finally finding your keys. He was starting to make you nervous. "I don't think your fans would like to see you having dinner with a woman."

"That's not a problem for me." He said confidently. "I'll have dinner with whoever I want." As you unlocked your apartment door, he continued, "But if that's the issue, we can have dinner at my place, eat McDonald's in my car, anything to make you comfortable."

You pushed your luggage inside and faced him. "Lando…" You began, your voice soft but firm. "I'm not looking for a one-night stand. I want a relationship. A public relationship. I want to go out with my partner, have dinner, eat ice cream, have meaningful conversations on the balcony. I want trust, and I don't want to worry about being cheated on. I want kids and I don't want to wait until my thirties. Marriage isn't essential, but I want this person to be my last. If you want me to go on a date with you, prove to me that you're that person." Lando listened intently, his expression serious. "Bye, Lando!"

You started to close the door, but Lando's hand quickly stopped it.

"Uh, when was the last time you saw me bring a woman home?"

You swallowed hard, trying to regain your composure. "What?"

"I haven't brought anyone home since I told you I liked you. Four months ago! I never told you I was looking for a one-night stand. I've always been open about my past relationships and I've never cheated on anyone. I also want to have a family and I'll convince you to change your mind about marriage." You stared at him, speechless. "But if I have to prove myself, I'm up for the challenge!" He said, winking as stepped away. "Bye, Y/n."

You closed and locked your door, your heart pounding in your chest. Your cheeks were flushed. For the first time, he had left you speechless. You'd always dismissed his flirting as a joke, but now you realized that maybe it was more than that.

Later that night, you invited your friends Maria and Lisa over for dinner and a movie night. You didn't want to be alone with Lando next door, and you needed to talk about it.

"He's so into you!" Lisa exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "It's the classic boy-next-door story."

You set the popcorn and wine on the coffee table. Maria, already a bit tipsy from dinner, was making the most confident comments you'd ever heard from her.

"Just go on a date with him. He's handsome, rich, and lives next door. What more do you want?"

"I want stability, honesty, and someone who makes me happy and laughs with me." You replied.

"He already does that!" Maria insisted. "He was honest with you, you laugh with him, and I'm sure he'd make you happy, if you know what I mean." She chuckled, and Lisa joined in.

"You're drunk!" You teased.

"I am, but I'm still the wiser one." She retorted. "Why don't you just sleep with him? See how that makes you feel."

Your eyes widened in surprise. "You know I'm not like that. When I'm with someone, it's because I like them."

"But you do like him." Lisa argued.

You rolled your eyes and stood up. "I'm going to the bathroom."

Lando was engrossed in a game with Max when the doorbell rang. He glanced at the clock, surprised by the late hour. He wasn't expecting anyone and it was unusual for someone to just walk into the building and ring his bell.

"Someone's at the door." He told Max, removing his headphones. The doorbell rang again. "Give me a second."

He was taken aback to see your friend, Maria, standing there. Her cheeks flushed and the scent of alcohol was strong.

"Lando, hi!" She slurred.

He furrowed his eyebrows, confused. One of your other friends was watching from your apartment door.

"Hi, Maria! What can I do for you?" Lando asked, his tone polite but curious.

"Quick!" Lisa whispered to Maria.

"Look, I'm going to the point. Y/n wants to go on a date with you, but she's afraid you only want to get in her pants." Maria blurted out.

Lando crossed his arms and leaned against the doorframe. "Is that so? Does she know you're doing this?"

You were nowhere to be seen, and he couldn't believe you'd ask your friends to do something like that.

"Of course not! But we're her friends and we know she really likes you. She doesn't show it, but she does." Maria insisted.

You dried your hands and glanced in the mirror, adjusting your hair before opening the bathroom door.

To your surprise, the girls were gone from the living room, but you heard giggles coming from the door. As you approached, you realized what was happening.

"So, about the date…" You pushed past Lisa, finding Maria deep in conversation with Lando.

You quickly stepped out and grabbed Maria's hand. "What are you doing?" You were panicking.

"I'm helping you!" She whispered, but everyone could still hear her.

"You're not. Come on!" You started walking her back to your apartment, but Lando stopped you by gently grabbing Maria's wrist.

"You can't take her now. She was about to tell me what I need to do to convince you to go on a date with me." He said, smirking. You resisted the urge to slap the smirk off his face.

"She's drunk. She doesn't know what she's talking about." You argued.

"She clearly does." Lando insisted.

Maria nodded in agreement. "Yes, I do. Lando, you just have to win."

You and Lando looked at her, each holding one of her wrists.

"What?" You asked.

"She'll go on a date with you if you win the next race." Maria announced.

Lando smirked and looked at you. You opened your mouth to protest, but he was quicker. "We have a deal!"

"No, we don't!" You said, but no one seemed to be listening.

Maria extended her hand for Lando to shake. "Deal! You better win, because I won't be able to help you again." She winked and went inside your apartment.

You looked at Lando, your arms crossed. "That's not going to happen, you know that right?"

"Why? Are you afraid I'll win?" He challenged.

"No!" You replied.

"So, let's do it. If I win, you go on a date with me--"

"And if you lose, you'll stop asking me to go on a date with me!" You added. Lando stood still, considering. "What? Are you afraid you'll lose?"

After a moment, Lando extended his hand. "Fine!" You grabbed his hand and shook it.

The weekend arrived sooner than you'd expected. Lando had qualified P1, making you question your decision to agree to the bet. You were a Mercedes fan, but deep down, were you rooting for McLaren? It was great to see him win again, but was this really the best time to root for him?

You sat on Emily's sofa between Lisa and her dog, Zeus, watching the race. You wore your Mercedes cap, while Lisa and Maria sported their Ferrari t-shirt. Neither of your friends was a McLaren fan, but today they couldn't stop shouting the name of the British driver.

"Oh my god, he's going to win!" Lisa exclaimed.

"Don't jinx it." Emily replied, slapping her arm.

You slumped on the sofa, unable to say anything. Only when the race ended did you let out a sigh you didn't realize you were holding. He had won the Dutch Grand Prix. He had actually won.

Your friends jumped in the air, celebrating his victory. You ran your hands through your hair.

"Guess who's going on a date with a hot British driver!" Lisa mocked, pulling you up from the sofa.

"You are!" Emily repeated, jumping around you.

An hour later, you were walking home alone. The Monaco weather was pleasant, and the streets were bustling with people.

As you arrived at the building, your phone vibrated in your pocket. You pulled it out to see a message from Lando.

Lando: Hope you're free tomorrow night! I can't wait for our date.

Fuck, you mumbled to yourself.

On Monday, you left the apartment earlier than usual. The night before, Lando had knocked on your door, hoping to talk to you, but you couldn't bring yourself to answer. The next day, you woke up an hour earlier and left for work, hoping to avoid him on your way out. But the universe had other plans.

As you were leaving the building, you bumped into Lando, who had been out for a run.

He chuckled. "Leaving earlier to ignore me?"

You cleared your throat. "No, I just have a big project going on… and have to go earlier."

"Okay." He said, clearly not believing you. "So, I hope you're excited for tonight."

"I don't-- I don't think I have time tonight." You stammered.

"Well, I already reserved our table, and I don't think you'd back out of a bet. So, I'll pick you up at 7 pm. Wear something orange if you have it." He whispered in your ear before walking away.

You'd been thinking about Lando all day, your mind racing with anticipation and nerves.

Upon returning home, you immediately took a long shower and emptied your closet to find the perfect outfit. A nice orange summer dress caught your eye. You couldn't remember the last time you'd worn it, but you recalled how flattering it was with your tan.

When you put it on, it looked even better than you remembered. However, doubts crept into your mind. What if he just wanted to get in your pants? What if this was all a joke to him?

Lando knocked on your door at 7 pm sharp, and a few seconds later, you opened it. Lando struggled to contain his astonishment at your appearance.

You were wearing a cute red dress and heels. Your long hair was wavy and you looked stunning. You always looked amazing, but tonight there was a special glow about you. It was a shame you weren't wearing orange.

"Wow!" He said, taking in your appearance. "You look... beautiful."

You blushed and looked away, trying to hide it. "Thank you." You whispered.

You closed your apartment door, and Lando called for the lift. The ride to the garage was silent, surprising you that Lando hadn't said anything flirty or teased you.

He guided you towards his Lamborghini Urus, and you muttered a silent thank-you that he chose the Urus. Of all his cars, it was the most "normal" on the streets of Monaco.

As you left the garage, you broke the silence. "Where are we going?" You asked over the soft music of the radio.

Lando glanced at you. He looked good in his black pants and white shirt. You loved a man in a white shirt.

"It's a surprise."

"I hate surprises!" You said.

Lando laughed. "You hate surprises or you hate my surprises?"

You looked away. "Look at the road, Lando."

After a minute or two, Lando spoke again. "You look really beautiful."

Once again, you blushed. Thankfully, it was starting to get dark. "You already said that."

He stopped at a red light, gazing intensely at you. "And if you allow me, I would say that to you every single day." For a moment, his intense gaze made your legs feel like jelly.

The tension was broken only by a car honking behind you. Lando raised his hand in apology and pulled away. Three minutes later, he pulled up at the marina.

"I agreed to a date with you, not to run off." He said, getting out of the car.

You unbuckled your seatbelt and Lando opened your door. He gently placed his hand on your back, barely touching it, and guided you towards a large yacht named Aurora.

"It's from a friend of mine." Lando said as he pulled you towards the yacht deck. "He named it after his baby daughter. He let me borrow it for a few hours." Your mouth gaped open in surprise at the sight of the table for two, beautifully set with roses and candles. "I thought you'd be more comfortable alone." He explained. "Without the prying eyes of strangers or paparazzi."

Once again, he'd left you speechless. The candlelight, the city view, the soft music, and the sound of the water hitting the yacht created breathtaking scenery.

"I didn't picture you as the romantic type." You said.

Lando put his hands in his pockets and looked at you. "I can be romantic… when I have to." You didn't respond, just stared at him. He had two buttons undone, revealing the tan of his chest and the necklace he wore. "Let's sit?" He suggested and you nodded.

He pulled out your chair, demonstrating his gentlemanly side. He sat down opposite you, and a moment later, a man in a black suit approached with a bottle of wine.

The man poured the wine for the two of you. You could tell it was a very expensive wine just by looking at the bottle.

"Cheers!" Lando said, raising his glass. You clinked your glass with his and took a sip. It was delicious. "Do you like it?"

You nodded. "Are you trying to get me drunk?"

Lando chuckled. "Far from it. I want you to stay sober and experience firsthand how great of a date I can create for you."

"You're really taking this seriously!"

"When I like someone, I always take things seriously." He said, his face turning serious. "I fight for what I want. And it's no lie that I want you."

You swallowed hard, trying to hide your emotions. Before you could respond, the food arrived. It was a pepperoni pizza for you and a prosciutto one for Lando.

"How-- how did you know--?"

Lando smiled. "You order a lot of pizzas. Like… a lot. So one day, I stopped the delivery guy and asked him what you had ordered. He said you always ordered the same one."

You tried to suppress a laugh at his silliness. "Not creepy at all." You said sarcastically.

Lando laughed. "I know, I know. But I wanted to do something nice for you."

You kept on talking and eating, and you both laughed a lot. You had to admit that you had never felt so comfortable with someone before. After you finished eating, Lando and you walked to the car.

"I'll take you home." he said. He turned on the car but paused. "Unless you don't want to go home yet." For a moment, he seemed shy, which was unlike him, at least around you.

You thought for a moment. "I don't know..." It surprised you that you were considering spending more time with him than necessary. "I'm not going home with you if that's what you're thinking."

Lando laughed. "Well, I guess I'll have to call you an Uber if you're not going home with me. Like, to the same building." You blushed and let out a sigh. He loved teasing you. "Do you trust me?"

You gave him a side look. "No!"

"Wow, that was brutal. Let me rephrase the question: Can I take you somewhere, please?"

You hesitated, but eventually nodded your head.

Lando drove to the top of the hill, a spot he liked to visit when everything felt overwhelming. The view was breathtaking. Monaco looked beautiful during the day, but it was at night when the city truly took your breath away. He parked the car, and you both stepped out.

"This is beautiful." You said, looking at the view.

"It is. But it's not as beautiful as you," Lando replied. You blushed and looked away. You'd never blushed so much in your life.

You sat down on the bench and Lando joined you. "What do you really want from me?" You asked, breaking the comfortable silence.

"What do you mean?" He replied.

"I'm not stupid, Lando. You're an F1 driver. You're young and handsome. You could have anyone you wanted."

"But I want you!" He smiled. "You're smart, funny, and incredibly beautiful. And you're different from the women I've dated in the past. You're genuine. Like I've already told you, I like you. A lot."

You looked at him, your heart filled with a mix of excitement and uncertainty. "I don't know, Lando."

He squeezed your hand gently. "I understand that I'm not the easiest guy to be in a relationship with, but I'm willing to take things slowly. I just want you to know how I feel." The two of you sat in silence for a while, simply enjoying each other's company. "Do you want to go back?" Lando asked after a while.

You nodded. "I think it's time."

As you drove back down the hill, you couldn't shake the feeling that something special was happening between you and Lando. You were excited, but also a little nervous.

When you arrived at your apartment building, Lando parked the car in the garage, but neither of you made a move to step out. "Thank you for tonight. I really enjoyed it." You said.

He smiled. "I'm glad you agreed."

"Well, I had no choice, remember?"

"Yeah. Remember me to thank Maria for the bet." He laughed, and you joined him.

"Yeah, yeah." After a while, you leaned in and kissed his cheek. It was a sweet kiss, and Lando closed his eyes as he felt your lips against his face.

As you pulled away, Lando hesitated, but after a second, he cupped your face and gently kissed you on the lips. Your heart raced, and you closed your eyes, quickly kissing him back and tangling your hand in his hair. He deepened the kiss, his lips moving slowly against yours. His touch was gentle, and you felt a warmth spread through you.

When you pulled away, you were both breathless. You looked at each other, your eyes filled with love and desire. "I've been wanting to do that, for a very long time." He said.

You looked into his eyes, your heart pounding in your chest. "To how many girls have you said that?" You teased him.

He looked at your lips. "None. And if you let me, you're going to be the only one." He said and he couldn't help but smile.

You smiled back. You couldn't help but think that your life had just taken a turn for the better. And so did Lando. Finally, he got the girl. The woman next door.

[valyrfia]

i am a lando #hater but i keep it classy by doing the following and i encourage everyone to do the same (for any driver, but especially a clearly struggling one):

mainly keep the hating to the racing and race weekend related stuff (i only say mainly because i do be hating the comments and statements he has to say more often than i’d like to admit but what can a girl do about that honestly)

if you have some sort of “personal” beef with him - keep it to somewhere he won’t see, such as tumblr, a private account, or dms.

^ rpf rules apply on tumblr where we kind of assume that people don't venture here unless they go searching for it, and that applies to hateposting as well. But even hateposting has etiquette! ie. if you're roasting McLaren, tag your stuff with #anti mclaren so people who might in fact, like McLaren can block it and still enjoy their peace! It's always good to be mindful of a shared space.

I keep my hating here, in dms, and personal face to face chats with irls. You would not catch me DEAD in Lando's instagram comments hating, or any platform where he could see it. A lot of the 'memes' I see on twitter or instagram now are honestly beginning to cross the line into straight up cyberbullying instead of just being a #hater.

Speaking my truth, and this is coming from me, a blog who is well known to pray nightly for the LN4 downfall.

[neptunescore]

zak brown hater anon here and heheh. I can’t explain how happy I am seeing Zak Brown look of disappointment after the race. Literally giggling and kicking my feet. I think I’m thriving. McLauren and RedBull were pretty equal but of course McLauren had batter pace at the end. Honestly I’m not mad about this race but also not too happy because this is a triple header. As a McLaren hater I pray on their downfall but as an Oscar fan if they must be successful I hope he’s the one winning.

ANYWAY, while I’m here I guess I’ll talk about the recent drama with Mercedes. My personal opinion, I’ve been thinking about this for a long time but I think Mercedes wasn’t pushing Lewis aside. Did they make questionable decisions? Yes 100%. But at the same time I don’t think they’re purposefully disregarding him just because he’s moving to another team. He’s been with them for years and while I heard Mercedes didn’t offer a promising deal to him in the end it was up to him. Lewis is getting older and it’s his career. Like what he said in DTS to Toto that Toto can continue being in the sport but he can’t. That’s just not possible.

It’s great progress that Mercedes is finally picking up the pace but I do not think the reason the car “magically got better” is because of the recent drama. Some people may have been joking but to those being serious, improving a car does NOT take a weekend. It takes weeks- months- even until the end of the season- to improve the car. We have seen that over the past few races Mercedes have been increasingly faster and a better race pace but it is not because of Lewis and his fans saying he’s being sabotaged. They are still a team and they have their morals and competitiveness- they want to win- why would they push it all away just because their driver is moving to another team?

One thing to note, I do think the social media admin was feeling a bit goofy and was not paying attention to Lewis as much as George. In one way, it’s reasonable with their standings but in the last few races I think it became apparent that the admin is just not paying attention to what’s happening with Lewis. So I understand people’s a very towards that.

I think it’s important to factor in that most of this escalated mainly because of the fanbase. And it kinda disgusts me how everyone is joking (and agreeing with the person who wrote the email) about the email that proceeded to defame the crew in Mercedes (especially Toto and George). If there were any members that WERE against Lewis, I believe it still shouldn’t excuse putting it up against the entire team because then it’s punishing the entire team for a few people that might not even hold important positions to make a difference. (In this scenario I’m talking they aren’t on the same level as who’s on the pitwall). Everyone saying “oh, car is better and not f**ked because of the email” is kinda bs. I will say Mercedes is now making sure they equally support both Lewis and George on social media but on track, the car was always the same. Strategy made the difference and you can argue that George gets the better strategy than Lewis but in the end they are a team. Whoever is in a better position to gain more points will receive the better strategy.

Lewis will always be Mercedes champion but it also doesn’t mean Mercedes can’t win without him. I’ve seen some recent tweets defaming George and- hate him all you want- but he’s a competitive driver. He may not have the skills to make up for it like Nico, but he’s consistently gaining experience and has shown his growth. A good example being the amazing start in the Spanish GP. Yes, he complains a lot, but don’t all drivers? People forget George looks up to Lewis and even if their relationship may have changed over their years as teammates it does not change that Lewis was and still is his role model.

anyone can disagree with me on this ofc. You can think Lewis gets the short end which is totally fine (I can understand your points, don’t get me wrong) but at least do not praise the email for defaming multiple people that might not even be involved if there is anything happening behind the scenes. I love Lewis and I was giggling and kicking my feet seeing him on the podium. I’m super excited to see what else Mercedes can bring to the table and try to fight for wins in the upcoming races. I’m a max fan but Lewis is really close up there (funny, isn’t?) so I can’t wait to see them fighting on track again soon. I feel like I my lifespan extends whenever I see them together on podium and fighting on track.

thank you for coming to my ted talk 🫶

ZB❌️ ANON!!! I missed you pookie😔✋🏽

God, SAMEEE. Like after his comment on how lando could be winning championships if they had the best car, the visceral and pure need that arose in me to see him swallow his words, literally none of u will understand how deep it went😭. BUT LOOK AT MY MAXY FULLFILLING ALL MY DESIRES AND SHOWING THEM THERES A REASON HES CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST!!! I LOVE HIM!! And I agree on the oscar part as well, like I'm the biggest mclaren hater to exist (the TEAM, NOT the drivers, please don't come at me ppl😭), but if they're doing anything successful I'd love to watch oscar bring it, acc... ugh, I don't know, I never wanna see that ugly orange on the podium (this is NOT me hating on the drivers, if they're on the podium then they deserve to be there, I just hate mclaren alot guys😔✊🏽)

Moving on to the mercedes drama, I've already made so many posts abt it, but ur ask summarises my opinions perfectly (as always🫶🏼). The main thing pissing me off is the fact that some fans genuinely believe that email, or if they don't, they still joke abt the things that were being said in it. Like, do they not understand how VILE the whole email was?? It literally accuses george of SLEEPING WITH HIS BOSS, says they're plotting to KILL LEWIS, and then makes the most indirect threats against George's own wellbeing. That's absolutely batshit crazy. There's no way anyone should believe/ joke abt that.

As a young POC girl (and just as a fan in general), I literally adore lewis, but the fact that when he was asked abt the hate george was receiving, he just chose to brush it aside and say how 'he's never heard of it' rlly got me irritated. Like, at least tell ppl that any kind of hate, in general, towards any driver is just straight up wrong❌️ and should not✋🏽 be a thing they do.

Anyway, fans that r saying lewis ended up on the podium bc they finally stopped sabotaging his car after the email are just a new level of delulu. I won't even explain this because no f1 fan needs an explanation on how long cars take to be built/ adjusted🙂. Also, in the end these comments are just taking away from lewis' efforts, bc despite the shit car, he STILL managed to put it up on the podium (tho the car rlly did seem to suit this track)

Overall, I personally (none of u need to agree with me) think merc is NOT sabotaging lewis (why would they, the team needs points so bad😭) but they ARE acting shit towards him, especially the social media team.

I love ur Ted talks ZB❌️ anon, come by whenever u want❤️ (what's ur opinion on the carlos and charles situation btw)

[f0point5]

From now on I am also praying for McLaren's downfall 🙏🏻🙏🏻 they got way over in their own heads... I used to love Lando so much, I was so happy for his first win. But apparently he got rid of his own backbone. (Though it was mainly the teams fault let's be real)

Also life is so hard when I'm a devout Max fan and my bestie is a Lando fan 😭 we usually agree to disagree but this race tested us

He never had a backbone. If he did he would have said in the meeting that his engineers referenced that he would not play a team game. He clearly agreed that he would help Oscar if Oscar was in the lead and he tried to go back on it. He should have said in the briefing that he’s not here to make friends and he will go for the win. But it’s evident from the radios that that wasn’t the conversation. He didn’t want to say it to everyone’s face and tried to go back on it in the car. And then didn’t even do that.

And that’s okay. I understand him playing the team game and why he would want to. But then he should have done that immediately.

[mediumtires]

Aight Opinion On the TPs/CEOs in Formula 1

and!!!!!! had a few of these in my inbox so!!!!!

random selection of team principals and ceos — worst to best

13. zak brown

i think we can all agree, he’s the worst one. i wish him nothing but despair and misery. may mclaren never win again.

12. franz tost

am convinced he’s the devil. i have nothing to back this theory up with, it’s based on gut feeling and vague finger pointing at yuki tsunoda. same tier as helmut marko (hell)

11. guenther steiner

but ell! he’s so meme-y! he’s all “don’t fok smash my doors" and "hi gene”! he says fuck a lot! i know. i know. however he broke my baby boy mick's heart and i will never forgive him for that. in the bin with him for all i care.

10. mattia binotto

right down there with his boyf. in my eyes, he’s personally responsible for charles pain hours last year and therefore does not deserve happiness ever again.

9. andrea stella

only down there based on the fact that we have yet to see more of him. he could be great! he could be shit! personally i hope he has a good therapist.

8. jost capito

he left us! how dare you jost! where did you go???? points deducted because he was not supposed to partake in team principal silly season and i have abandonment issues.

7. mike crack (krack)

recently had a chat with sash about this. he could be absolutely anyone. you look at him and you forget his face immediately. also sending thoughts and prayers (has to deal with fernando alonso now)

6. james vowles

blaming merc’s downfall solely on his departure to williams however good on him for ditching one sinking ship for another, speaks in his favour tbh.

5. andi seidl

10/10 great name, great glasses, great hair. the personification of The Dad. forehead kiss.

4. otmar

ok i am blaming dts for this but i love him! he’s adorable! “je m’appelle otmar”? iconic. forehead kiss.

3. fred freddie vasseur

oh fred. i love him. simple as. his face! his attitude! he’s hilarious! also he’s currently swinging the sledgehammer in maranello and i am so here for it. you go fred! listen to all your intrusive thoughts! be silly goofy and sack the entire team! do it i wanna see what happens!

2. christian horner

yes. he’s only second best and those of you who know me will be appropriately surprised by this because he is indeed my favourite war criminal. but he had to make space for-

1. toto fucking wolff

listen. it takes a lot to be this unhinged. he is the cringest craziest most flamboyant team principal there ever was and he is PROUD of it and he really should be. every single thing he’s ever said is iconic. christian horner is a windbag? iconic. likening him to a yapping terrier? iconic. every team has a target on their backs next year? iconic. michael i just sent you an email? iconic. wait a second wait a second i’m talking no you change your fucking car because checo has been saying checo has been on the record i have it printed out ✋🏼? iconic. no one does it like him.

—— and don’t @ me but who the fuck is in charge at alfa romeo now

[dellovestorant]

F1 Tag Game! Tag some people you'd like to get to know better!

Tagged by: @georgegraphys

Who is your favorite driver?: Oscar and George. Now I got into this sport like half way through last year and my list of favourite drivers have changed so much since then. Oscar's always being at the top of that list though.

Do you have other favorite drivers?: Turned myself into a Max fan over winter break. You should all go follow scuderiafemboy on twitter. Best Max account ever and like 95% of the reason I turned into a Max fan

Who is your least favorite driver?: DR and CS. My opinions on the drivers not named Oscar, George and Max will change on a regular basis. Rule is essentially: if a driver's fanbase is being absolutely insufferable and hating on my favs I will be rooting for them to fail. That's just the hater in me. DR and CS though just gets on my nerves and has since I started watching this sport. On top of that you'll never see me root for Ferrari at all. Love Charles, am happy when he does well but I'll never actively sit there and cheer for them iykwim.

Do you pull for drivers or do you like teams as well?: Drivers first and foremost.

If you like teams, what team do you pull for?: McLaren purely just because Oscar's there and Mercedes. Always will be supporting Mercedes deep down and idk why. I'll laugh and joke around about their downfall but it always brings me some joy whenever something positive is happening within that team.

How long have you been into F1?: Since from a week before the Canadian GP last year.

What got you into F1?: Tried watching DTS twice but never got through more than 10 minutes of that first episode but then got so bored during uni break last year and tik tok edits kept coming up on my fyp and well here we are. Literally bought F1TV and spent the week leading up to Montreal watching old races. Will not touch the 2021 or the 2016 season though.

Do you enjoy Fanfic/RPF?: Yes but you won't see me advertise that other than on here or very very rarely on twitter. I do have like 30 ao3 tabs open atm though on my phone. Actually I'm pretty sure all my google tabs that are open on my phone are ao3 tabs... oops.

How do you view new fans?: Can't say much on it I'm kinda a new fan myself but some of the takes I've seen because they can't be bothered to learn the rules and regulations of the sport they're getting themselves into. Everyone is welcomed to enjoy this sport it's literally there for that purpose but how do you get into something new without learning as much of the baseline of it as you can?

If you could take over as team principal for any team, who would it be and why?: Toto Wolff. Mercedes is currently in shambles management wise and if people can't see that oh well.

Are your friends and family into F1 as well?: Friends yes (Would I call them friends? debatable honestly). Family uh my dad knows about F1 and has attended races but he doesn't really care for it.

Are you open to talking to other fans/making friends?: Always. My inbox is always open on here but you won't see me sliding into anyone else's anytime soon. That's my introvert side coming out there

Tagging: @grbambi63 and anyone else that wants to do it.

[scuderiacaps]

explanations

ferrari

yes, here i am: a (possibly) delusional ferrari fan. we do this every year, i know, but 2023 feels different! the f1-75 was a really good car for the majority of last season and i think the sf-23 will be very similar. we’re all familiar with the mistakes made last year and i think we’ve learnt a lot from them. i have a lot of faith in fred vasseur and i think his pre-established relationship with charles will be incredibly valuable. i have no doubt charles is at a point in his career where he is capable of winning a championship and i think we will give him both a car and a team with which he can do so. i think charles will dominate early on and consequently his role as no. 1 driver will become more concrete, which could be hard for carlos. i have a bad feeling this season won’t be too kind to him, unfortunately. i think he’ll finish 6th in the driver’s championship.

redbull

i wish i could put them last, lol. i hope and pray for redbull’s downfall always but i don’t think my prayers will come true anytime soon. they were annoyingly good last year and i think they’ll follow a similar pattern this year, just with a few less wins (mostly due to other teams performing better than they did in 2022). max will be really good this season and i do think he’ll get a third championship, but it won’t be in 2023. i firmly believe the relationship between max and checo has gone majorly downhill after the end of last season and in my opinion, there’s no way that mess won’t resurface at some point this year. i’m not sure if it’ll have any significant impact on the standings (i hope it does) but, the team prioritising max definitely will. i think redbull will do anything to keep max happy and he’ll be 2nd at the end of the season whilst checo will finish 5th, mostly due to team orders.

mercedes

2022 was like a never-ending nightmare from a mercedes point of view and that leaves us with one silver lining: it arguably can’t get worse. well, at least i don’t think it will. i think they’ll actually improve quite a bit this season (the beginning won’t be nearly as bad as it was last year) and they’ll win a couple of races, but they definitely won’t get their dominance back (that’ll come in 2024, i say). they’ll be more consistent this year and their strong driver pairing is going to play a major positive part in their comeback, but i think it could have a negative impact too. george had an impressive first season with mercedes, but lewis’ season was definitely the opposite and consequently i think they’re coming into 2023 very evenly (not necessarily skill-wise, though). i think their more balanced than they ever could’ve imagined and i can see that causing problems this season, maybe even losing them some points. i think george will finish 3rd in the standings, with lewis in 4th by only a few points.

mclaren

to be honest, i don’t really pay much attention to mclaren. i think their decision to axe danny ric has made them public enemy no. 1 (although i do agree with their decision, they way they went about it is the problem imo) and it’ll be interesting to see if their fanbase changes at all because of it. i think they’re going to improve this year and maybe even be semi-far ahead of the next constructor by the end of the season, but i don’t think this will be obvious at the beginning. in fact, i think they might struggle in the first few races. i don’t know how i feel about lando, but it’s impossible to ignore how good he is. if they could make a car worthy of winning championships, they have a driver that could make that happen in #4 - i see him winning a race this year. i still can’t decide whether oscar will swim or sink, but i’m leaning more towards swim. i think he’ll stack up well against lando by the end of the season, and maybe even finish in front of him once or twice. at the end of the year, lando will be 7th and oscar will be 8th, separated by more points than the mercedes boys, but not a huge amount.

alfa romeo

hear me out. most of this rides on the fact that i think alpine are going to fail this season, but i do have some solid reasoning other than that! alfa romeo improved significantly last year and i don’t think it’s absurd to believe they can continue that in 2023. they had a great start to 2022 and if they improve on the development side of things, i think they have a good chance to be more consistent this year. bottas obviously has a lot of experience and zhou had a really impressive rookie year - they have a strong driver pairing that i can’t see clashing at all and if they can make a good car? i can see it happening! am i convincing myself or you? i think zhou will have a really good year and finish 9th in the standings and bottas will finish behind him, in 11th.

alpine

as i mentioned, i don’t think this season will go well for the french team. i think they will move backwards, but not by too much - most of their issues will arise from their driver pairing. yes i am still pushing this narrative!! no i will never believe things are resolved between them!! if they had problems that were solely caused by racing when they were younger, i find it impossibly hard to believe those won’t resurface this year. i think this will be made worse by how similar their careers are just in general - i don’t think having drivers that similar is a good thing. i don’t think pierre will struggle with joining a new team as much as others think he will, and pretty quickly we will see them start to fight each other on track (and maybe off track too). i’m betting there will be at least 2 teammate on teammate crashes between them and i can’t wait. i think esteban will finish 10th, and pierre will be 12th at the end of the season.

aston martin

i have a strange amount of love for aston considering i don’t know too much about them - not sure where that comes from (i’m lying, it’s because of seb). despite that, i don’t have much hope for them. looking back on 2022, they actually did have a few periods of consistency throughout the season but i weirdly don’t remember that lol. i think they will be pretty average in 2023, with a slight improvement from last year. i don’t think it’ll take long for fernando to realise he may have made a mistake going there considering the whole lance and lawrence situation. i think he’ll get sick of the bad strategy etc. pretty quickly and maybe even retire for real this season (definitely don’t have my fingers crossed for that). i think lance will finish in front in 13th, with alonso in 14th purely because the team will clearly favour stroll.

haas

i am still not over haas not keeping mick, and i will never be over it. i think they had a lot of potential last year and i can see that continuing in 2023 but it just never seems to go right for them and i don’t think that’ll change this year. i think their driver pairing will bite them in the ass by mid-season considering how nico and kevin historically don’t get along and i have faith that they could provide top tier drama. i think nico will finish ahead in 15th, but he won’t come close to breaking that bad podium record. kevin will finish the season in 16th.

williams

i think we’d all love for williams to do well, but unfortunately we’ll be waiting for a while. i think they’ll improve from last year - but not significantly. alex is almost guaranteed to have a strong season, since he was really consistent in 2022, and he’ll get a couple points throughout but i’m not sure about sargeant. i hope he does well and i’m excited for him to have his home miami grand prix, but i have a feeling the transition to f1 won’t be smooth for him. i don’t think his rookie season will go well, with him finishing 20th and alex ending up 17th.

alpha tauri

last year was awful for alpha tauri and i honestly think 2023 will get worse. their good results across both drivers in 2022 were sporadic at best and i don’t think losing pierre will be good for them (i can see lot’s of us making memes that pierre got out in time with how bad they’ll be this season). i’m not sure if yuki is ready to step into that leadership role within the team and i can see nyck actually stepping into that instead which could look bad for yuki. as much as i love him, i think yuki’s season will be roughly the same as his last. nyck’s debut was amazing but i don’t think that correlates to a good rookie season, especially not if the alpha tauri is anything like it was last season. i think nyck will finish in 18th, with just a few more points than yuki in 19th.

[chaoticzoomies]

I'm pretty sure you've said in your tags that you're an Aussie before? Can I just say thank you for being a normal fan 😂 I swear everytime I come across a "fan" being a particularly shitty person on McLaren's socials, check their profile and yep - Australian. Which I get being sad about Daniel and his situation, I'm not faulting anyone for expressing their emotions about that. But it gets old seeing so many people pray for one of the youngest driver's downfalls, pray for an entire team's downfall, (some even praying for oscar's downfall like what?), etc. It didn't work out - it happens. Nobody forced Daniel to go to McLaren, he made that choice on his own - unfortunately that choice didn't have the outcome he had expected.

Sorry for the rant, but seriously thanks for reminding me that there are some non-toxic, just here to enjoy the sport Aussies out there because it can get incredibly difficult sometimes to not just generalize ALL aussie fans when the overwhelming majority that I encounter act like that, but you seem really cool. ✨ Hoping for good things for Oscar next year too, just hopefully in a way that can push him and Lando to both improve, enhance their skills, and encourage each other to do better - not in a way for fans to weaponize and belittle the other's accomplishments ✨

Hey there 👋

Yup I am in fact Australian (regardless of what my sleep pattern might indicate) and yeah I get what you mean.

Aussies have a bad habit of getting a little rabid when our sports people get big internationally and with Dan I think it got amplified in a huge way by DTS and how they decided to frame the narrative. I do my best to try and remember that the drivers are a bunch of privileged, (mostly) out of touch rich guys but there is still certainly lines where that just doesn't cut it anymore and Dan is for sure one of those cases.

I also really hope Oscar does well and doesn't attract the same kind of fans because I'd like to have a driver from my country that I feel okay supporting again.

[vro0m]

vro0m’s rewatch - 37/288

2009 Malaysian GP

Recap + GIFs!

And here we go then, first scandal of the season...

What happened?! Why did we see an image of Lewis saying “i can’t tell you how sorry i am”? What is this?

Oooooh. Friday, Martin Whitmarsh, who’s now replacing Ron Dennis, suspended team manager Dave Ryan and then admitted to the press that his team had misled officials after the Australian GP?! What? Oh so he lied and “directed Lewis to do the same”. We’re told ever since the penalty in Belgium 2009 (which is when Lewis was penalised after the race for overtaking Raikkonen too quickly after giving back advantage when he cut the chicane) McLaren has been paranoid about such things happening again. So back in Australia, Lewis overtook Trulli and Trulli went off track so he radioed “The Toyota went off a line at the second to last corner. I overtook him. Is that OK?” and Dave Ryan told his engineers to play it safe and instruct Lewis to give back the place (remember when he was P3 and then suddenly P4 and we didn’t really know why?). However, Lewis was right, he didn’t have to do that. Ryan realised that and felt guilty, because it cost Lewis the podium. So afterwards, they went to the stewards and Ryan said the engineer didn’t make that radio call and Lewis backed him up. Basically the point was to make it look like Trulli overtook Lewis under safety car.

I mean this is dumb AF. The FIA has access to the radio logs anyway. And it worked : Trulli was penalised and Lewis got his P3 back.

Oh this is bad. Really not a good look for Lewis. Really disappointing. This sounds like something Alonso would do. Hence why Lewis was apologising, because obviously they got caught. On top of that he was right from the start so he would have gottent his 3rd place back anyway, so it’s twice as stupid. Anyway Dave Ryan has been suspended, Whitmarsh puts the full responsibility on him as a senior of the team. He’s kind of apologetic of Lewis saying he’s young and an excellent champion and a good ambassador for the sport. He says they have to guide him to do better because this is an embarrassment to everybody involved. Yeah. Well Lewis acted incredibly stupid this time. Anyway, there might be further consequences to all that further down the line.

Qualifying report now : Ferrari was overconfident (lol), Massa is 16th, Buemi got off track, Lewis 12th, Seb 13th because he got a 10-grid penalty for that accident in Australia. Brawn still in the front.

Omg, that new journalist I hate (Eddie Jordan, btw, I didn’t know his name last time around) is now interviewing Ecclestone and they’re talking about Max Mosley who, may I remind you all, got caught in the act with pr*stitutes in n*zi uniforms, and Ecclestone is saying he was out of line to ask him to step down but they were under pressure from investors and now it’s all okay anyway because everybody has forgotten about it. He literally said that. Dear God. I hate them all.

There’s been a tropical rainstorm in the morning and they are definitely expecting more rain for the race. As always it’s extremely hot here, one of the toughest races of the season.

Aha they’re talking about the upside down plane thingy that is making a comeback in 2022 iirc? That’ll be interesting to get a look at what it does then.

Formation lap.

And they’re racing!

Wow, Nico jumped right in and gets out of the first corner in the lead! Lewis up in 10th! Kovalainen off, out of the race! 2nd round, 2nd DNF for him. Kubica is also out. He complained about a weird noise in his engine during the formation lap.

10 laps in. Nico, Trulli, Button, Barrichello, Raikkonen, Alonso, Webber, Glock. Lewis still in 10th, behind Seb, who pits.

Almost 20 laps in, it seems it’s starting to rain? Ouh yeah. It is. It’s an actual thunderstorm. Like, there’s lightning bolts and everything. Whew that’s gorgeous. Alonso is off. Jenson pits. It’s all about timing to get the wets before the actual downfall. Yeah here we go. A lot of them pit now, including Lewis.

He has issues with his engine? He’s really calm on the radio though.

Almost 30 laps in, the rain is still light. It’s inter territory for now, as the commentators note. OMG THE COMMENTARY BOX JUST GOT HIT BY LIGHTNING?! We lost all the images and then it came back on. Crazy. Now it’s starting to rain more heavily. Safety Car deployed purely for the rain. I guess it might get red flagged. I mean yeah, we now see many replays of cars spinning all over the track. Yep. It’s a red flag.

Lol, Massa is on the radio complaining about needing another visor and his mechanic just told him “Felipe, baby, stay cool!” (I posted a video of that here btw)

Wow, the thunder is LOUD.

The commentators are perplexed by the fact that they stopped the watch. The drivers are soaked. Everybody is worried because the race is somehow happening later than usual and it might start getting dark soon. Of course, we’re now talking about half-points. Nobody thinks this race is gonna start again. Raikkonen is literally gone to the point it raises questions. While everybody is waiting for a decision, they all state how very experienced Charlie Whiting is and how much they trust his judgement. The respect is obvious, unlike with Masi.

Now it’s weird, because they’re bringing the cars back on the track. Aligning them on the grid. They’d like to avoid a half-points situation, they would only need 9 more laps to count full points. But the commentators are still weirded out about the fact that they stopped keeping time. If they had kept doing it, they would get close to the cut-off. The regulations state that the watch and the time keeping (unsure what the difference is, I think one is for the time on track and one for the window in which the race can happen if I remember correctly?) are supposed to go on during red flags. Also people are now unlapping themselves on the grid. I don’t know what’s going on and apparently nobody does. If there was to be a restart, the lapped cars would be released 1 minute and a half early (why??? as they have unlapped themselves??).

Raikkonen is literally out of his driving gear chilling in the Ferrari HQ.

10 minutes to the official end of the race? And they’re supposed to give a 10 minutes warning if there’s gonna be a restart?

It’s over, I think?

So, Jenson Button has won, Heidfeld P2, Glock P3. Whiting had to go into the cooldown room to tell them exactly what the order was because it’s so chaotic right now nobody knows. There’s the whole rule of the standings being decided on the last completed lap before the red flag and everything. Lewis is P7 in the end.

The drivers all agree that the decision to stop the race was right. Nico says he was aquaplaning at 30km/h on full wets. Lewis learns from the journalist he’s P7, he thought he was P5. He asks confirmation to whatever McLaren representative is with him who says “officially seventh but we are still discussing it”. Please don’t discuss it too much though, it didn’t go well the last time you tried that shit eh?

He says it was undriveable and the worst conditions he’s seen for sure. Aaaaaand they’re ending the broadcast on a terrible cover of Umbrella by Rihanna.

[dreamwatchpro-wrestling]

Dreamwatch: REMember (Match 4)

Dreamfall Championship: EIJI (c) vs Yuhi Sengoku (Click here to watch!)

Our semi-main event of the evening! EIJI has had somewhat of an iron grip on the entire Jr Heavyweight division in Dreamwatch, with many people trying to beat him. So far, every single one of them have failed. However, he's never faced the man he's up against tonight. Yuhi Sengoku told us he was going to come for EIJI's title months ago at the conclusion of the Round Robin tournament. Now, he has a chance to do it, giving his group a clean sweep in matches tonight and letting two of them go home with championship gold!

They wasted no time at all with this match! They threw caution to the wind and just beat the hell out of each other here. They were throwing huge bombs before the match even hit the five minute mark and they did not take their foot off of the gas at all. This match completely was just a test of pure will. Who will drop first? Who was able to take the most punishment? EIJI, however, had an extra tool that Sengoku did not: Mitsuru Takahashi. There were multiple points in this match where it looked like Sengoku could have taken it home, but Takahashi distracted the ref to keep EIJI in just a little bit longer. There were also times where Takahashi unintentionally worked to EIJI's detriment, but overall EIJI was given the edge by him being there. This is why EIJI was so comfortable taking everything Sengoku could dish out, since if it ever became too much, Takahashi would save him. When it became too much for Sengoku, however, his pride would be his downfall. Choosing to go out and fight alone instead of having back up didn't give him an easy way out like EIJI had. Admirable, for sure, but ultimately it forced him to lose the match by submission. EIJI retains!

-Post match comments-

EIJI: An easy enough victory... He tried to go all out against me. ME! Like he hasn't seen what I've been doing around here! I don't care who you are, or what you are, or why you're in the ring. If you're across from me, in that moment I exist to hurt you. I exist to make you experience the worst pain you've ever felt. Your body, your pride, I'll shatter it if you let me. Sengoku realized eventually and got out. He didn't want me to hurt his body anymore, so he took the hit to his pride and gave up. That's fine by me. Now I exist to kill. Dreamwatch, I did not fucking forget. You've forced me into this division, and I'm carrying it, but I'm forced to be the semi main event. I am beneath Katagiri in your eyes. I am beneath no one. I am no one's "junior" AND I WILL KILL THIS FUCKING DIVISION. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING. "I want to see Overkill again" WELL I WILL SHOW YOU FUCKERS OVERKILL. No matter what, no matter who you put in front of me... No matter...

*EIJI looks to Mitsuru Takahashi*

EIJI: No matter what fuck ups... May cause issues for my plans, I stand alone on a mountain of heartbreak, pain, and misery. And from this peak I will deal the final blow and kill this Jr division... And this will signal the death of all Jr divisions. That's Overkill. That's the mission of Dreamwatch because I AM. FUCKING. DREAMWATCH

--

Yuhi Sengoku: ugh...

Johnny McLaren: "I'll win without you losers stealing my shine. I'll see you at the bar."

Yuhi Sengoku: Ah fuck off! I fucked up today. I should have won but that annoying dick keeps bringing his washed up loser friend to ringside for his title matches. I failed out there... That's all I can say really.

Kousei Kanai: You lost, but I watched a great performance. You carried yourself with poise and pride and you shined out there. You'll shine again, do not slump your shoulders, hold your head high tonight. *Kanai uses his hands to fix Sengoku's posture. Sengoku is resistant, but he eventually lets Kanai adjust his body*

Johnny McLaren: You only lost because we don't have a group name yet. You'll get him next time

Yuhi Sengoku: Alright, fuck. You two sound like parents. One of you come up with a name for us so I win next time. I'm not losing to Overkill again, so next time it'll probably be your fault if I don't win.

Johnny McLaren: I think tonight the fans have seen the best of us, and what we're capable of. We'll be rockstars here soon enough.

Yuhi Sengoku: They don't keep beer on the loser's side. Kanai you're champ so you got a bonus. Buy me a drink?

Kousei Kanai: I always buy your drinks...

[riftleague]

Chap. 20

OK!!!! 20 chapters! That's a milestone I'll never forget! Thank you for staying with me from the start or if you're reading this when it's all done. Back to the story! ~~~~~~~~~~ Present broke out a big smile and hugged Luke and Jack. All the while a yobbish dirtbag was throwing yet another rubbish bin through a window. "Why are they so f***ing determined to win the races?!" Other Luke was enraged, "Are they..." His eyes widened. "They know it's here! They know! Well I can't let them have it!" Other Luke opened a communication channel to every soldier in the area. "All units, find... An object that looks like a fushigi ball!" The soldiers started to look for a fushigi ball, not exactly knowing what the frick other Luke really meant. ~~~~~~~~~~ Luke was under his car again while Jack and Present broke open a cold one. "Yo Luke!" Jack asked, "Are you modding your car again?" Luke crawled out from under the car. His vest, sweater, and t-shirt we're all removed from his body, "Nope, just a simple oil filter change.the Bricklin is still a car y'know." Luke tossed an oil covered car filter at the two, who simply stepped out of the way of the 'stain machine'. There was a final voice on the loudspeaker, "All racers report to the final event at the drag strips in the east. The 'Drag race portion' will begin shortly!" Luke and Present piled into the Bricklin and Jack into the McLaren P1 and sped off into the west. ~~~~~~~~~~~ It was a glorious sight. Two perfectly straight strips of street parallel to each other creating a simple, yet challenging race. And of course, Luke was gonna dominate. Luke drove up to one strip, and someone in a Back To The Future Delorean drove up into the second one. One by one the lights changed colour. Red... Red... Red... Yellow... All green... The Delorean sped forward, however it only was going at about 70mph when the Bricklin reached 120mph. This of course meant Luke won. This happened several times, leaving just two people left... Luke's eyes widened, "CONNOR?" Connor waved from inside a Ford GT, "There was nothing in The House worth investigating, and Scrooge Luke wouldn't leave, so I came here to drag race. And here I am!" Luke looked away from Connor and to his car. The Ford GT was definitely a fast car, but Luke knew it's downfall. "Did you refuel after you left the dealership you bought that Frik up from?" "No, but I hear these Fords have great gas milage!" Luke smirked, "Yeah, keep tellin' yo self dat." The lights changed red, then yellow, then Green. The Ford GT was definitely first off the start, but when the car moved about 5 metres, it just stopped. As we all know, Jeremy Clarkson had two Ford GTs. He returned the first one because it kept breaking down, and the second one ate fuel like Luke with a bag of BBQ Potato Chips. Lukr sped off knowing it was one of those things. Now obviously other Luke wasn't too happy about this, but knew the laws set by the first High Brovis ordered him to give the winning team the trophy. ~~~~~~~~~~ On the outdoor awards stage, the High Brovis stood at a podium with the trophy. The gold sedan gleamed in the sun's light. the Rift League walked up to other Luke with a smile on their faces. Luke walked up to other Luke and stretched out his hands. Other Luke and Luke looked nearly identical, which is why when Luke walked up on stage, the crowd was puzzled. Both Luke's turned to the crowd and unanimously said, "Long story!" Other Luke sneered at Luke and handed him the trophy. Luke smiled, accepted the trophy, and said, "U dun frik-a-frik-a!" Before dropping it on the ground. The trophy shattered and shards of gold painted glass flew everywhere, revealing the object inside. The Time-Space Point. Luke grabbed the point. Immediately the dky darkened, and it started to rain. As the crowd searched for shelter from the rain, other Luke pulled his mini crossbow out of his jacket and pointed it at Luke. Luke spoke casually, "I guess you killed the old Big Brother?" Other Luke nodded, and the whole crowd watched and saw him confess. "One strike from this needle..." He pointed at the bow, "...and you're dead!" Luke held the orb in his hand, then focussed on its energy. Luke felt the power of a million people, real and fictional, copywrited and OC. He felt energy from world's created by both the Creator, the big companies, the small writers, and those in some random fanfic. Luke felt the power of universes, multiverses, hyperverses. And with one swift blow, other Luke was sent to the other side of the field. The sky cleared up, and Jack and Present ran to Luke's aid as he collapsed. "Luke! Are you ok?!" Present asked Luke. Luke stumbled up to his feet, "We need all of these Time-Space Pinkys! They contain more power than a Saian, a Kryptonian, a Time Lord for frik's sake!" Jack grabbed Luke's shoulder, "Can you drive?" Luke nodded, and the Rift League drmatearialized knowing just how bad it could get if other Luke had all the Time-Space Points. ~~~~~~~~~~ Other Luke stood up, just barely though. Trough the pain of his fricked up bones he now knew the enormous power accompanied by these Time-Space Points. Power... That he wanted... Obvi!