#in this au I think either Newey didn't exist but rb dominance still did or this is far enough after Newey that I haven't got arthur blaming | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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I've had a stupid merlin au idea stuck in my head for days now and I know I'll never get around to writing it the way I want it written but I kinda wanna try anyway even though I am 100% of the target audience

#it's an f1 au btw #so I feel like a merlin x f1 crossovee is very niche #but I just have this idea in my head pf arthur as a driver and merlin as an aerodynamics engineer #and arthur starts off as an ass (as per usual) and thinks that he's god's gift to motorsports and all his good results are because of his #skill and bad results are because the engineers fucked up bad #and lowkey people don't like working with him BUT uther is giving red bull absolute mega bucks to keep him and he is actually a fantastic #driver in his own right. deep down he's not super satisfied though because people keep saying he's only winning because of his car #and his dad's money which is why he's a grumpy ass to most people and tries to claim good races as his and blame engineers for bad ones #also because uther probably taught him that attitude #in this au I think either Newey didn't exist but rb dominance still did or this is far enough after Newey that I haven't got arthur blaming #him for a bad car because y'all I can't do that it's too unrealistic no one would believe it #(yes I am aware that max and checo are currently complaining about a car newey made but shh)#anyway he secretly goes to sign for like. williams or something who currently suck so he can prove to himself and everyone else that he IS #a good driver and can drive a shit car well. he's admittedly doing fairly well in a tractor when merlin joins the team as the new head #of aerodynamics and arthur is giving him shit because he's so young and how could he possibly fix this shitbox #then Merlin's first big upgrade packages comes and makes a pretty big difference and arthur has to rethink a bit #the next season is the first car that merlin was actually mostly in charge of and it's a massive difference and suddenly it's competitive #meanwhile merlin's pov is that arthur sucks ass and he hates him but he keeps being told that arthur is his destiny #he refuses to believe this though and even though he has magic he point blank refuses to use it on anything that would help arthur even #somewhat indirectly like using it to help design the car. his official reasoning to people who know about his magic is that the fia wouldn't #allow it but personally he also just wants to say a fuck you to fate because he doesn't like arthur. but then they get to know each other #more and he realises that maybe arthur isn't that bad and they become friends like in the show #arthur is leading the championship (pendragon dominance could bore fans) but then he has a big crash and is out for a couple of races #by all accounts it's a miracle he's even alive (it's the only time merlin has used his magic for arthur). when he comes back he still has a #chance at wdc but it's way tighter than it was. maybe there's only a few races to go. he gets some podiums and his competition has some bad #luck (genuine not merlin) or something but then at like the second last race he can guarantee wdc if he wins regardless of where anyone else #places. he does it and merlin is the one to go on the podium with him on behalf of the team (maybe not for winning wdc but just his first #win after the crash idk) and it's this big emptional moment #also morgana was as good as arthur as kids but uther only supported arthur so now she works for sky or someone in a role like nico rosberg

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