#also completely unrelated but jayce Is a ferrari driver and viktor's his former karting rival turned race engineer

[helianoemeria]

caitvi f1 au headcanons

bc i'm never finishing writing that fic lmfao

cait is a merc driver, vi drives for red bull

cait's mom was a driver in the 70s, two time wdc winner, so cait is desperate to prove herself as more than a nepo baby and to live up to her mom's legacy

her driving style is very analytical, and I think her best track would be Monaco

vi is considered a pretty aggressive driver (think max verstappen)

vander's been supporting her career since she was still karting, but she's been getting by on sponsorships bc of her raw talent

the media has been touting both of them as "future world champions" since they entered the sport

fast forward to about ~five years into their respective careers and cait IS fighting for the wdc, and she's locked in a title battle w/ her teammate corina

vi meanwhile has been having a completely shitty season; engine failures, disqualifications, brake problems- you name it. she's stuck in p5 in the drivers standings and she's absolutely pissed ab it

anyway, halfway through the szn, vi qualifies pole by some kind of incredible luck, while cait is right next to her in the front row, corina in 3rd

the pressure gets to caitlyn and she crashes into vi while going into a turn

vi is obviously super pissed bc that's the closest she's gotten to winning a race ALL SEASON and caitlyn just ruined the whole thing for her.

she confronts her, and it becomes this whole thing where they're shit talking each other to the media and during presscons

lots of homoerotic glaring

a few races go by, and they're in like... LA or something and they're in a similar situation, but caitlyn's in p1 and vi's in p2, corina trailing behind in p3 but she's catching up and FAST

caitlyn's like fuck it vi isn't the one im fighting for the wdc and slows down to let her in drs range. vi's like ???? is this on PURPOSE but she quickly catches on and defends against corina like her life depends on it

they finish 1-2 and corina crashes on the last lap (yes this scenario is entirely based in singapore 2023) and caitlyn officially wins the wdc

the two of them are so euphoric the sexual tension boils over and they end up in vi's hotel room etc etc