#niki albon

[storm3326]

color study

[twosdays-trash]

I have beef with the FIA and the lack of safety they promote within F1.

While Formula 1 is considered the safest its been ever with its current safety measures put in place for drivers, i feel its also one of the most toxic environments for drivers at the same time

Motorsports are a feeding ground for people who are willing to do whatever they can to race and win, f1 isnt the exclusive with this "i will race regardless" mentality (looking at you motoGP), and they certainly wont be the last. But i feel that due to the large amount of fans and media that comes with f1 it is very important to be more open and push for driver safety in both physical and mental aspects.

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I mostly wanna focus on three different things in this: the medical/safety procedures in the case of an accident, the physical health of the drivers, and mental health of the drivers.

This is not an attack on the medical/safety staff that are taking care of the drivers, they are doing wonders and are amazing. I'm criticizing the FIA for the procedures that should be updated or changed in order to ensure greater safety on and off the track.

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1 - the medical/safety procedures in the case of an accident

In the case of an accident in f1 i have noticed that it takes medical and safety Marshalls a long time to get to the scene of the accident due to the location of the safety cars. With the medical cars being exclusively located in the pitlane it takes the cars around 5 minutes, give or take, depending on length of track, location of the crash, and if its the 1st lap, to get to the accident.

In these high speed situations, especially in f1 where they dont have spotters, its incredibly dangerous to let drivers continue to drive full speed for long after a crash. Due to these long periods of time between when a flag is waved and when medical personnel can get to the scene of an accident it is also incredibly dangerous. In many situations that amount of time can greatly increase the chance of injury and heighten the probability of injuries becoming worse like physical wounds, bad concussions, and other cars hitting the already crashed out driver(s).

At one of the practice sessions durring the Indy500 in 2015 James Hinchcliffe crashed into the barrier and was pierced by the car through his leg to his abdomen and was losing a lot of blood. Due to the ability of the safety team to get there in 30 seconds, cut him out, and get him to the hospital so quickly absolutely saved his life.

Compared to an accident that occurs on the opening lap, with the safety car on track, and Marshalls around the track, it still took 2 (two) minutes for anyone to get to max after his massive crash at Silverstone 2021. That is far too long, especially with the caliber and how much speed and G force he encountered during the crash it should have been far more urgent.

Now you might say, "oh but thats only one example in indycar!" Well, Typically the time between the safety car coming to a halt in the crash and the marshals getting to the car it takes between 15-30 seconds regardless on whether its a race or practice/qualifying. 15 TO 30 SECONDS. This speed of arrival also happens regardless of the severity of a crash, seeing as a crash is a crash and is handled as such. This video details how many marshalls are in each car, what they do, and also shows how quickly they arrive at the scene of a crash.

When comparing crashes in terms similarity of the accident in f1 and indy i typically turn to the Fernando Alonso's and Simon Pagenaud's crashes where they flipped over. I find that for as similar as they are the difference in immediate medical attention is wildly different.

Both crashes are incredibly similar seeing as they both hit gravel and did multiple barrel roles the aid afterwards was very different. While Pagenaud needed assistance to be released from his car and Alonso, they both landed against the wall along with landing in similar spots on the track despite the two different locations (and years [Australia 2016 VS Mid Ohio 2023]). Yet it took medical staff half the time to reach Pagenaud compared to Alonso.

When watching these clips I've also noticed the amount of time/what flags are waved in the occurrence of these accidents. With Pagenaud it was an immediate red flag within seconds, where as Alonso was a had a yellow flag that was announced ~40 seconds after and at the same time the marshalls got to him.

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2 - physical health of the Drivers

both sports have incredible care of their drivers and make sure to care for their drivers in the case of an accident, i feel that the mentality and enforcement of post-crash or post-injury care is far too lax in F1.

In f1 i find that the mentality is that of a toxic marriage. Sort of.

They take the "in sickness and in health" very seriously and will drive regardless of the state of their own body. And while its a good mentality to be willing to do as much as you possibly can, there is a limit to what they can and should be doing.

Starting with the OGs, Niki Lauda racing with literal fresh burn wounds and (a separate time) with broken ribs. Mark Webber racing with pins in his broken shin. Lance driving with his broken wrists and toes. Max driving with his concussion (2021). Alex driving 2 days after coming out of a coma from appendicitis. Carlos driving days after the surgery of his appendicitis. QATAR 2023 AS A WHOLE. I can go on and on about different times and instances where drivers are not healed or well enough to drive, yet no one thinks to stop them???

Yes they are adults and they can do what they want as long as their doctors clear them, but there should be a limit, right?

f1 is all about pushing the limit, but should that limit be the physical health and well being of the people driving the cars?

how many possible concussions and injuries get ignored simply because a crash was "small" and didn't set of the G-Force monitor?

And i dont know if its the difference in American VS European culture that allows the drivers in Indycar to seek out help and understand their limits, but its truly amazing seeing how well drivers take care of themselves in Indycar compared to f1.

Not to say f1 drivers dont take care of themselves, they just dont allow themselves to be injured/ill even if they are.

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3 - driver mental health

The stress of the drivers in both series are intense, but wildly different.

Ive found that diet culture is very different in f1 and indycar. Again maybe its the difference of USA vs Europe but i think the main thing is how important weight is in f1 compared to indycar.

Every gram, ounce, and pound is critical in an f1 car and by extension: the driver. Thats why the drivers are always so thin, have lean muscles and are on super strict diets.

Ive brought this up with my family, but when looking at drivers in f1, especially the taller ones like Ocon, its incredibly disconcerting and scary to see men who should be at least 200 pounds being 140. It's even more scary when you hear George Russell talking about how he needs to lose weight in order to get faster.

Its horrifying listening to interviews where drivers talk about weight or food in terms with getting faster. The interview that makes me just absolutely distraught is the one of Nico Rosberg talking about how he "won the championship" becusse he lost weight to gain seconds. He stopped doing things he loved (biking) because he needed to lose muscle weight. He took as much weight as he could off his helmet to get lighter.

Then there is Alex Albon talking about the goal is to lose the most amount of weight possible while still being functional enough to do the race. While he isnt saying it as something bad, comparing it to a boxer losing weight before match, its still insane that they cannot eat/drink as much as they want without "costing" the team time and money.

Its almost on par with models and their diets.

Where as in Indycar many of the drivers talk about going to get burgers, getting beer, eating hearty foods and just gaining muscle without fear or worry is amazing. Not to mention it also seems more normalized for the drivers to talk out and be more open on if they are struggling or generally not having a good time.

Maybe indycar just have more available drivers at hand that they can sub in if needed, but they are also racers and want to drive as soon and as much as possible. Yet in indy they lack that mindset of complete disregard of ones self, for some reason.

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This probably isnt gonna be the last you hear of me on this topic, but i just wanted to put this out there. If theres anything ive missed or didnt cover well enough/incorrectly lmk and ill edit it or make a new post ^^

[supermaks]

vlad is never got gonna serve with his photos like he’s genuinely one of my favorite sports photographers of all time. what are your some of his favorite shorts of his?

[subaru-copilot]

we’ve been mutuals for like nearly a day so im taking this as permission to invade your ask box and ask who r ur top five fav f1 drivers and why ….

heyyy 👋 so I'll have to be honest and say that above everything else I'm fan of the entertainment, narratives, chaos, and etc.

With that being said:

1. Max Verstappen: He's the reason I started to watch F1, and I'm really afraid that I've cursed the entire RBR team with my cold feet (the first race I've watched was Miami GP 2024!)

2. Oscar Piastri: He was the first driver that I payed attention (besides Max), I didn't even knew who he was (age, looks, nationality) but he was such a poor thing in the Miami GP that I just felt like i would avenge him from this point forward. And then the race ended and he was just a little guy!!! Won my heart and my care. (Also I too was born in 2001 so I think that my solidarity gets bigger cause of this (?))

3. Sebastian Vettel: He's a menace.

4. Mika Häkkinen: He's the sweetest angel of the entire earth.

5. Alain Prost: I think that, as a Brazilian, to say this is kinda of a heresy by itself, so I won't elaborate and incriminate myself any further.

[urmuminnitt]

My part from @cak3art ‘s AMAZING f1 art collab!! ❤️🏎️🏁

artists below 👇🫶 (please give them all the love in the world!!)

Checo Perez @jamesvowles

Max Verstappen @moonneurn

Charles Leclerc @new-arvo

Carlos Sainz @moossings

George Russell @zazhitigertasha

Lewis Hamilton @f1-junkie

Esteban Ocon @banancrumbs

Pierre Gasly @xillainz

Lando Norris (fioremasiello on Instagram)

Oscar Piastri (sillyseason.png on Instagram)

Valtteri Bottas @talictries

Daniel Ricciardo @sickly-f1

Yuki Tsunoda (son_son_arts on Instagram)

Alexander Albon @witchxxjpg

Logan Sargeant @qqlimnn

Fernando Alonso @osaka-lilac

Lance Stroll @agentryanred

Ayrton Senna (elisen0ah on Instagram)

Kimi Raikkönen (awtrashmouth on Instagram)

Mark Webber @eatLRJ

Michael Schumacher (starxbloodxart on Instagram)

Niki Lauda @cak3art

Nyck de Vries @nautical-nasa

Liam Lawson @ellearts

Robin Frijns @fredwardart

Well done to everyone!! they all look absolutely INCREDIBLE!! ❤️❤️❤️

[cak3art]

Thanks to everyone who joined the collab! The result is finally upon us!

Everyone’s single pieces + credit

CHECO PEREZ by @jamesvowles

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MAX VERSTAPPEN by @moonneurn

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CHARLES LECLERC by @new-arvo

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CARLOS SAINZ by @moossings

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GEORGE RUSSELL by @zazhitigertasha

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LEWIS HAMILTON by @f1-junkie

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ESTEBAN OCON by @clara

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PIERRE GASLY by @xillainz

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LANDO NORRIS by Fioremasiello on Instagram

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OSCAR PIASTRI by Sillyseason.png on Instagram

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VALTTERI BOTTAS by @talictries

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DANIEL RICCIARDO by @sickly-f1

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YUKI TSUNODA by Son_son_arts on Instagram

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ALEX ALBON by @witchxxjpg

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LOGAN SARGEANT by @qqlimnn

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FERNANDO ALONSO by @osaka-lilac

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LANCE STROLL by @agentryanred

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AYRTON SENNA by Elisen0ah on Instagram

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KIMI RAIKKÖNEN by Awtrashmouth on instagram

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MARK WEBBER by @eatlrj

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MICHAEL SCHUMACHER by Starxbloodxart on instagram

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SEBASTIAN VETTEL by @urmuminnitt

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LIAM LAWSON by @ellearts

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ROBIN FRIJINS by @fredwardart

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NYCK DE VRIES by @nautical-nasa

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NIKI LAUDA by @cak3art

[palewolfcheesecake-blog]

Animals I Associate the 2024 Grid With For No Reason Other Than Vibes

Edit: I added pics at the request of @raizelchrysanderoctavius

(this is gonna be mostly dog breeds bc a lot of them are really dog coded)

Max Verstappen - Greyhound

Sergio (Checo) Perez - English Cocker Spaniel

Charles Leclerc - Shetland sheep (specifically, a lamb)

Carlos Sainz - Australian Shepherd

Lando Norris - Capybara

Oscar Piastri - Guinea pig

George Russell - Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Fernando Alonso - Persian cat

Lewis Hamilton - White tailed deer

Lance Stroll - Munchkin cat

Yuki Tsunoda - Pomeranian

Ollie Bearman - Labrador Retriever (chocolate)

Nico Hulkenberg - American Bully

Kevin Magnussen - American Robin

Alexander Albon - Saw-billed hermit

Esteban Ocon - Siamese cat

Zhou Guanyu - Ragamuffin

Daniel Ricciardo - Eurasian/Northern goshawk

Pierre Gasly - California Valley coyote

Valtteri Bottas - Polar bear

Logan Sargeant - Basenji

(bonuses (drivers not on the grid) under the cut)

Sebastian Vettel - Brittany Spaniel

Kimi Raikkonen - Cane Corso

Mick Schumacher - Golden Retriever

Michael Schumacher - Eurasian wolf

Mika Hakkinen - Samoyed

Nico Rosberg - Standard Poodle

Jenson Button - Labrador Retriever (golden)

Mark Webber - Dingo

Ayrton Senna - Gyrfalcon

Alain Prost - Gray fox (reached to picture limit with Senna, so I'll just be sending links from now on)

Nigel Mansell - English Bulldog

Niki Lauda - Shiba Inu

James Hunt - Shih Tzu

Jackie Stewart - Rottweiler

Jim Clark - Deer mouse

Juan Manuel Fangio - Spotted hyena

[yazmarina]

hit play - a drabble event

hi everyone! since i have been feeling uninspired lately, i wanted to do this quick drabble exercise called hit play.

mechanics are: 1) choose a driver you want from the list in my rules, 2) choose a song from the list below, 3) send both to me and I'll write a drabble based on your chosen driver and song!

SONG LIST

timeless - taylor swift (alex albon)

meddle about - chase atlantic* (ollie bearman)

touch tank - quinnie* (zak o'sullivan)

backburner - niki (pepe marti)

better - khalid* (paul aron)

super trouper - abba (charles leclerc)

risk it all - the vamps (arthur leclerc)

toothbrush - dnce* (max verstappen)

close to you - gracie abrams* (oscar piastri)

miss missing you - fall out boy (dennis hauger)

[all songs marked with an (*) will be written as smut]

this is open to all f1 and f2 (and other) drivers i currently write for. once all ten songs have been picked, i will close this event and update everyone on which song is for which driver. songs can only be picked once. drivers can be repeatedly requested. this is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so hurry to get your desired song and driver in!

tropes, additional prompts, etc., if any, will be added to the story at my discretion. you may suggest some details you want to see but i may not add them, depending on if i think they fit the story.

happy listening!

[f1shipbracket]

Welcome to The Ship Bracket

After going through all the responses to the form (thank you to everyone who participated) and fighting against Excel, Word, and several Bracket-Making websites, I am proud to present the Very Unofficial Formula 1 Ship Bracket:

The ships were ranked making an average of the number of entries and the number of fics on ao3, with the top 32 ships making it into the bracket. I'm sorry if your favourite ship didn't make it in, but even some of my favourites didn't make the cut 😢😢.

The bracket is seeded, meaning that (based on the ranking explained above) the highest contender is going against the lowest contender, the second highest against the second lowest, and so on.

Here is a list of the matchups:

Group A (left):

Daniel Ricciardo/Max Verstappen vs. Charles Leclerc/Lewis Hamilton (finished)

Max Verstappen/Sergio Pérez vs. Pierre Gasly/Yuki Tsunoda (finished)

Carlos Sainz/Charles Leclerc vs. Esteban Ocon/Pierre Gasly (finished)

James Hunt/Niki Lauda vs. Lewis Hamilton/Sebastian Vettel (finished)

Kimi Räikkönen/Sebastian Vettel vs. Lewis Hamilton/Valtteri Bottas (finished)

Kevin Magnussen/Nico Hülkenberg vs. Lando Norris/Oscar Piastri (finished)

Lewis Hamilton/Max Verstappen vs. Lando Norris/Max Fewtrell (finished)

Charles Leclerc/Daniel Ricciardo vs. Carlos Sainz/Lando Norris (finished)

Group B (right):

Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen vs. Fernando Alonso/Jenson Button (finished)

Jenson Button/Sebastian Vettel vs. Fernando Alonso/Mark Webber (finished)

Alex Albon/George Russell vs. Logan Sargeant/Oscar Piastri (finished)

Charles Leclerc/Lando Norris vs. Charles Leclerc/Sebastian Vettel (finished)

Lewis Hamilton/Nico Rosberg vs. Fernando Alonso/Lance Stroll (finished)

Jenson Button/Nico Rosberg vs. Mark Webber/Sebastian Vettel (finished)

Daniel Ricciardo/Lando Norris vs. Esteban Ocon/Lance Stroll (finished)

Michael Schumacher/Mika Häkkinen vs. Charles Leclerc/Pierre Gasly (finished)

Schedule:

I will post one poll per week, starting with the first matchup of Group A on the 4/3/2024 (4th of March) and each poll will be open for one week. According to my calculations, this will be over by October.

Rules:

I have experienced how fandom brackets like this one can cause chaos and drama, so I just want to make some things clear from the get-go:

Feel free (and very encouraged!!) to make propaganda for the ship you want to support and reblog the poll with said propaganda.

Vote following whatever criteria you want. If you want to vote because you like the ship, go for it. If you want to vote because you think the ship has more historical significance, go for it. If you want to vote because you like/don't like a driver or a team, one again, go for it.

Please don't bot the polls. To be perfectly honest, I don't think I can do anything if it happens, but we would all like this to be a fair fight.

DO NOT harass other people or the mod. This is an fandom poll on the internet about shipping, don't let it bleed into real life consequences. I know where the block button is and I will not hesitate to use it, I recommend everyone else adheres to the same principle should someone make you feel uncomfortable.

Have a fun time!! I decided to make this to see how it develops, and I hope everyone else can enjoy the experience too.

Feel free to ask any questions.

[agendabymooner]

✦ 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 !!! 𝐥𝐧𝟒 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 ✦

summary: hannah-sue ‘honey’ lewis is so much like her sideman brother with the exception of the fact that she didn’t watch formula one as much as she used to back when she had her crush on mercedes driver michael schumacher in 2010.

lando norris never considered anything a miracle, but when he found out that his youtuber crush was somewhere in his party on the verge of passing out, he couldn’t help but label this unfortunate event as a work of an angel.

content warning: social anxiety, mentions of alcohol + nicotine consumption, use of explicit language, humour (possibly more mature), formula one x sidemen content (HEAVY ON FORMULA ONE THAN YOUTUBE UK), chatfic + social media post. more content warning to be added.

(SET ON 2022)

masterlist

note: lemme cook for a little 😮‍💨 i watch a lot of sidemen and the fact that they know a lot of f1 (and willne’s literally friends with lando) just gave me hopes on a crossover

⎯ 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 (𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰)

●•●•● 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐇-𝐒𝐔𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐖𝐈𝐒 aka honey-sue: DISASTER SISTER. youtuber (50 million views in her crossbar challenge video against her brother — who had a 71 million views on his sidemen one) known for being the less problematic and funniest counterpart of wroetoshaw. had the fattest crush on michael schumacher back when he drove for mercedes now she has her eyes on his carbon copy (only for a short while). despite being funny and foul mouthed on her videos, she can’t help but dislike socializing and attending parties.

●•●•● 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐒 ⁴: DISASTER SIMP. has had a crush on honey sue since she started doing some youtube videos in 2018 with the sidemen. he isn’t being nice to get closer — he just didn’t want her to be uncomfortable around him and his friends. he should’ve ended the party as soon as the disaster happened.

●•●•● 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐒: DISASTER PROTECTIVE MEN. all of them have collaborated with honey-sue one way or another — but mostly under the main channel of sidemen.

●•●•● 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍

𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐄𝐖𝐈𝐒 aka wroetoshaw: only a year older than honey-sue. no, he loves him not in a guernsey way. stop making those jokes about them. he only means well.

𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐉𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐉𝐈 aka ksi: has made it a mission to buy honey-sue anything she wants after she confronted him about being called a sket in the wroetoshaw diss track. doesn’t even bother to fuck around and find out with her anymore.

●•●•● 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐅 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅: british youtubers willne, theburntchip, calfreezy, beta squad, yung filly, quadrant (ria bish + max fewtrell), nella rose, harry pinero, johnny carey

●•●•● 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐀 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒: DISASTER GRID AND SEBASTIAN VETTEL (SOME HAVE DISASTER STRATEGIES). everyone are set on making the girl feel welcomed and comfortable as they found out that lando is set on winning her heart. alex albon definitely knows who she is as he found a storage box full of her merch once in lando’s bedroom. lando just hopes they don’t fuck things up for him.

⎯ 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 (𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨)

every summertime ; niki

crush ; tessa violet

striptease ; carwash

late night talking ; harry styles

pretty lips ; winehouse

honey ; samia ft. maya hawke

you don’t have to be alone ; summerdrive

she way out ; the 1975

i’m in love with you ; the 1975

when i met you ; apo hiking society

loverboy ; a-wall

leaves ; ben&ben

bad texter ; ryan woods

last friday night (tgif) ; katy perry

why can’t we be friends ; the academic

hey barbara ; iv of spades

take a chance on me ; abba

she’s so high ; tal bachman

flight ; postcard boy

fall ; ben&ben

i broke my neck when i fell for you ; remy

sunkissed ; khai dreams

4ever ; lany

maybe the night ; ben&ben

[milflewis]

22 + chalex for the prompt thing! 🫶🏻

22. hug

[LOG ENTRY: SOL 1: So. I am fucked. Surprise though! So you can stop all the tears — talking about you, Commander, the softy that you are - I am alive.]

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Two weeks after NASA has declared Alex Albon dead and left on Mars, Charles writes to George. He sends it to Sebastian and makes him swear to get it to Lewis in the crew’s next info dump, who will give it to George.

He tells him about how Alex’s plants are doing, and about his shifts at the hospital, how he’s on night work now, with the shifts rotating over. He tells him about going to the beach and just standing there for hours, staring out at the water, until he could no longer feel his face from the cold. He tells that he’s more or less sleeping, that he’s going to work, that he’s eating. He tells him that he hopes they’re keeping safe and that he loves him.

He doesn’t talk about Alex. He doesn’t tell George he doesn’t blame him. He knows he’ll know. That he won’t need Charles to write the words.

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[LOG ENTRY: SOL 2: I think I've got this actually. Ignore yesterday. Getting stranded on Mars kinda messes with your head. I've got a plan and I'm feeling good about it! ]

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[LOG ENTRY: SOL 2: Update. I do not got this. If I die, Charles, I demand a mourning period of at least eighty-three years. Please bury me under some nice flowers. Blue if you can.]

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“Come back to me,” Charles says, arms tight around Alex’s neck, mouth pressed under his ear. He smells of shampoo and asphalt. His bony elbows are digging into Charles’s back.

“I’m going to make Mars my bitch,” Alex says, grinning, and Charles shoves him away with a laugh.

Alex catches his wrist with a warm hand. His palm is dry and calloused. “Charlie,” he starts, low and careful. “I love you, you know that, right?”

“Yeah.” Charles’s voice cracks. He tries again. “Yes, I know, of course, of course. Me too.”

Alex smiles, and it’s wonderful. Charles memorises the shape of it.

Down the line, with his back to the hoard of cameras, Commander Lewis Hamilton is pressing his mouth against his husband’s knuckles. Both of their eyes are closed.

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[LOG ENTRY: SOL 54]: Did you know that if you grow something somewhere that you've then colonised it? So, like, now that I've got my potatoes going does that mean I now own Mars? A win for the gays and the losers, motherfuckers!]

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Toto swivels in his chair and looks out of the window to the sky beyond. Night is slipping in.

"What is it like?" he wonders. “Stuck up there. Alone. He does not know we know. What does that do?"

He looks at Niki. "I wonder what he is thinking right now."

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[LOG ENTRY: SOL 61: How come Aquaman can control whales. They're mammals! Makes no sense.]

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Some days, when he hasn’t had much sleep and the air warps and curls over on itself with heat, he sees Charles.

He’ll only ever be far off in the distance — too far for Alex to even see the details of his face, let alone touch him. He’d know the shape of those shoulders anywhere.

Alex waves to him sometimes. This dark blur on the horizon that just stands there and watches. He never waves back. The sun on Mars is unforgiving.

Alex wonders if he’s moisturising his hands. The latex exam gloves he has to wear for work always dry out his skin.

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[LOG ENTRY: SOL 76: I'm going to have to science the shit out of this. George, please don't use this as porn. I know how hot and bothered you get about me being all smart and sexy.]

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George has, like, every sitcom ever downloaded in his personal storage. Alex works his way through them all. If he never hears another laugh track in his life he’d die happy.

Lewis’s music list is jam packed full of different genres. There is a surprising amount of The Beatles in there. Alex wouldn’t have guessed he was a fan of them.

Alex decides the music Lewis had made himself, all chords and notes and little words, is some of his favourites. It can be hard hearing other people speak at you and not being able to talk back.

Every book Valtteri had downloaded is in Finnish. Alex thinks he probably should’ve guessed that would be the case.

It turns out Finnish is very hard to learn, especially when the only words you’ve picked up are swears that you’ve heard Valtteri muttering under his breath before media duties.

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[LOG ENTRY: SOL 206: Finally got into contact with NASA because I am that bitch and I will be damned if I die here, and that is a promise. They won’t stop telling me what to do now though, so, like, it’s a give and take, I guess.]

—

The first thing Charles notices about Alex is that he has freckles all over his face but especially across his nose and cheeks. This feels very important.

The second thing he notices is that he is tall and his wrists are bony. Charles eyes the strip of skin where his MATHS IS SEXY top rides up. There is an equally tall man sitting in the booth beside him with a shirt that reads: NO ITS NOT.

The third thing he notices is that he is extremely drunk. His cheeks are flushed and he’s half falling over the table as he tries to explain something while laughing.

Charles probably falls in love right there if he’s being honest, even if he never gets the courage to go up and talk to him. Alex is the one who says hi, weeks later, asking him if he wants to play pool.

Charles doesn’t know how to play pool. He says yes anyway because he thinks it might make Alex smile. It does.

He keeps saying yes and Alex keeps smiling. They move together after college graduation.

Charles is coming off a double shift and he can’t feel his feet when Sebastian shows up to give him a ride home. He makes him tea when they get in. It’s a blend of something herbal and sweet like honey.

Sebastian tells him Alex is still alive as Charles breathes in the steam. He tells him that they left him behind on Mars. That it was an accident. That they’re figuring out how to get him home.

Alex is alive, Charles thinks. I’ll get to see Alex smile again, Charles thinks, and promptly bursts into tears.

—

[08:47] BUTTON: Good, keep us posted on any mechanical or electrical problems. By the way, the name of the probe we're sending you is Iris. You know, the one who rode the waves of heaven using the wind. I think she's also the chick with the rainbows.

[08:49] ALBON: Gay probe coming to save me. Got it.

—

I’m so glad it’s not me stuck up there, the navigational assistant tells him. He was the one who discovered Alex was still alive in the first place. He tells him he noticed the MAV moving. His name is Yuki.

Alex thinks he’s going to say he’d miss people or fresh fruit or Netflix or sex or something. Alex hasn’t had a mango in so long. He hasn’t had a blowjob in even longer. Some days he isn’t sure which is worse.

Yuki is very very funny.

Can you imagine only eating potatoes, he tells Alex. I would rather die dead and alone. And then: though I guess you would not have to imagine.

And then: the eating potatoes bit. sorry. you haven’t done the other one yet.

Alex laughs so much he rebreaks a only barely healed rib and NASA yells at them both. His calcium levels are very low.

—

[21:27] BUTTON: How are the crops affecting that number? As to your question: We haven't told the crew you're alive yet. We wanted them to concentrate on their own mission.

[21:30] ALBON: The crops are potatoes. I got them from the ones we were supposed to eat for Christmas. They're doing great but the available farmland isn't sustainable. I'll run out of food around SOL 900. Also. Fucking tell the crew I'm alive???? What the fuck is wrong with you????

[21:31] BUTTON: SOL 900 is great news. That'll give us time to get a supply mission to you. And I’ve been told to tell you to watch your language. Everything you type is being broadcasted around the world.

[21:32] ALBON: Look! A pair of boobs - > ( . Y . )

—

Dear Alex: Apparently, NASA is letting us talk to you now. And I drew the short straw. Sorry we left you behind on Mars.

But we just don't like you. You're sort of annoying. And you shed hair everywhere.

Also, it's a lot roomier on the Hermes without you. We have to take turns doing your tasks. But, I mean, it's only botany. It's not a real science.

How's Mars?

— George.

—

Alex stares up at the plain white ceiling of the HAB. The wind roars and rages outside and the Level Threw sandstorm shakes the walls. It holds. It always holds.

When he makes the journey to find the HAB of the HERMES TWO, he’ll be technically crossing international waters without any explicit permission from a governmental body. That makes him a pirate.

I’m going home, Alex thinks. And then: I can’t wait to tell Charlie that he’s married to a bad boy.

Alex runs a hand over his face. He’s even gotten the beard to go with it.

—

Dear George: Mars is fine. When I get lonely I think of that steamy night I spent with your mum.

How are things on Hermes? Cramped and claustrophobic? Yesterday I went outside and looked at the horizons. They really do go on forever.

— Alex.

—

"Thing is," Alex scrambles to say, mouth dry and sore. "I'm selfish. I want all the memorials back home to be just about me. I don't want the rest of you losers in any of them. I can't let you guys blow the VAL. Also, I'm the only one who is allowed to make Charlie cry. Them's the rules."

"Oh," Lewis says. "Well, I mean, if you won't let us — wait. Wait a minute, I think I see something on my shoulder patch here. Oh, right, yeah, it says I'm the Commander. So, you know, what I say goes. Shut the fuck up and sit tight. We're coming to get you."

Alex swallows — or tries to at least. His whole body aches. He thinks he broke a rib, or two. Or three. He wants to cry.

"Copy that, sir."

"We've got you, man." Lewis's voice is warm. Alex doesn't have to imagine his smile anymore. He's going to get to see it very soon.

—

Alex is all bone and mouth when Charles gets to see him again. He has lost so many of his freckles. He hugs him close, pressing his thumbs into the hinge of Alex's jaw. Alex bows and curls over him and Charles doesn't let either of them fall.

He tastes vaguely of salt and snot when Charles kisses him. Charles is crying.

Alex is smiling when he pulls away, arms tight around Charles' back. "Look at your face," he says softly. He's talking to himself.

"I'm here," Charles replies, louder than necessary. Alex blinks at him and his smile, impossibly, gets even bigger. Charles's stomach squirms.

"You're a mess," Alex teases him, running a hand through Charles' hair. Charles doesn't say anything about how his hands shake.

“You should stay here and take care of me then,” Charles says, and Alex closes his eyes, smushing his nose hard into the skull of Charles’s forehead. Charles digs his nails in.

Fuck you, Mars, Charles. Fuck you.

[banancrumbs]

My piece for @cak3art ‘s F1 Artist Collab!!! It's been a blast to do Estie Bestie!

You can see down here all pieces together AND!! After keep reading you can see all artists so you can check their work individually!!

Rest of the amazing artists below! 🎨⬇️

Checo Perez @jamesvowles

Max Verstappen @moonneurn

Charles Leclerc @new-arvo

Carlos Sainz @moossings

George Russell @zazhitigertasha

Lewis Hamilton @f1-junkie

Esteban Ocon @banancrumbs

Pierre Gasly @xillainz

Lando Norris (fioremasiello on Instagram)

Oscar Piastri (sillyseason.png on Instagram)

Valtteri Bottas @talictries

Daniel Ricciardo @sickly-f1

Yuki Tsunoda (son_son_arts on Instagram)

Alexander Albon @witchxxjpg

Logan Sargeant @qqlimnn

Fernando Alonso @osaka-lilac

Lance Stroll @agentryanred

Ayrton Senna (elisen0ah on Instagram)

Kimi Raikkönen (awtrashmouth on Instagram)

Mark Webber @eatlrj

Michael Schumacher (starxbloodxart on Instagram)

Niki Lauda @cak3art

Nyck de Vries @nautical-nasa

Liam Lawson @ellearts

Robin Frijns @fredwardart

[moonneurn]

I am happy and it was a pleasure to have participated in this collaboration. I wanted to draw Max to try something new since this is the first time I have drawn him and the truth is I am satisfied with the result ✨

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These are the accounts of the other artists who participated in the collaboration:

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✨Artists✨

1️⃣6️⃣Charles Leclerc @new-arvo

5️⃣5️⃣Carlos Sainz @moossings

3️⃣1️⃣Esteban Ocon @banancrumbs

1️⃣0️⃣Pierre Gasly @xillainz

4️⃣Lando Norris @fioremasiello (insta)

8️⃣1️⃣Oscar Piastri @sillyseason.png (insta)

3️⃣Daniel Ricciardo @sickly-f1

2️⃣2️⃣Yuki Tsunoda @son_son_arts (insta)

2️⃣3️⃣Alexander Albon @witchxxjpg

2️⃣Logan Sargeant @qqlimnn

1️⃣8️⃣Lance Stroll @agentred075 (insta)

1️⃣Max Verstappen @moonneurn (me)

1️⃣1️⃣Checo Pérez @jamesvowles

6️⃣3️⃣George Russell @zazhitigertasha

4️⃣4️⃣Lewis Hamilton @f1-junkie

7️⃣7️⃣Valtteri Bottas @talictries

1️⃣4️⃣Fernando Alonso @osaka-lilac

🤎Nyck de Vries @nautical-nasa

🇧🇷Ayrton Senna @elisen0ah (insta)

🥝Liam Lawson @ellearts

🐝Sebastian Vettel @urmuminnitt

🐐Michael Schumacher @starxbloodxart (insta)

🏎️Niki Lauda @cak3art

🧊Kimi Raikkönen @awtrashmouth (insta)

🇦🇺Mark Webber @eatlrj

🔋Robin Frijns @fredwardart

[new-arvo]

My part of the f1 collab by @cak3art ! Massive thanks to Cake for hosting this and doing such an amazing job with everything!

Couldn't have done it without these amazing artists-

Checo Perez @jamesvowles

Max Verstappen @moonneurn

Carlos Sainz @moossings

George Russell @zazhitigertasha

Lewis Hamilton @f1-junkie

Esteban Ocon @banancrumbs

Pierre Gasly @xillainz

Lando Norris (fioremasiello on Instagram)

Oscar Piastri (sillyseason.png on Instagram)

Valtteri Bottas @talictries

Daniel Ricciardo @sickly-f1

Yuki Tsunoda (son_son_arts on Instagram)

Alexander Albon @witchxxjpg

Logan Sargeant @qqlimnn

Fernando Alonso @osaka-lilac

Lance Stroll @agentryanred

Ayrton Senna (elisen0ah on Instagram)

Kimi Raikkönen (awtrashmouth on Instagram)

Mark Webber @eatlrj

Michael Schumacher (starxbloodxart on Instagram)

Niki Lauda @cak3art

Sebastian Vettel @urmuminnitt

Nyck de Vries @nautical-nasa

Liam Lawson @ellearts

Robin Frijns @fredwardart

[infernalodie]

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐓 || 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐚

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘱, 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘱“

Inspo: Macklemore - CHANT

Pairing: Jenna Ortega x F1Black!Male!reader

Summary: You knew the impact you had on the world.

Warnings: Just angst

Words: 1420

Your life had always been on the track. Your sanctum of tranquillity had been inside that car. It was where you felt yourself. It was your safe haven. And after dating you for 3 years, Jenna knew this like the back of her hand. She knew the way your mind worked and what kept you going, and it was being inside that. Going over 200 mph and feeling that adrenaline running through your body. The way your mind always calculated the turns and overtakes of your fellow drivers. You were truly special and it was that knowledge that made you continue to drive.

“Baby, it’s like any other race. They aren’t going to take that fighter from me.”

You were prideful in everything you pursued. If it was racing or being a fiance to Jenna. Nothing could stop you from succeeding and Jenna loved you for it. But that didn’t change how humble you were to have gotten to where you are and achieve anything you set your mind to. Never forgetting the people who helped you rise to the position you were in.

Starting from F2, all eyes had been on you from the masterful driving you performed for crowds. Many F1 drivers praised you and told you how excited they were to face you themselves. And when you did make it to F1, you sure as hell gave them a run for their money. Winning Grand Prix after Grand Prix for Redbull and showing that you would be the next Niki Lauda and Lewis Hamilton. Even making friends with the racers after most of them have been your idols. Every day, you had fought to get where you were and there was nothing stopping you from exceeding that.

Race after race, you performed and showed the world what was possible. Standing up on those podiums with Lewis, your mentor, and sharing bottles of champagne like you two won the entire race together. Showing a kid like you that grew up in the East End of London that they could get to where you were. You were a national icon around the world. Kids had pictures of you on their walls and people representing you everywhere. Songs were made with you mentioned and in tribute to you. All of it constantly made you question, “Is this real life?”

The best part was that Jenna got to see it all. She got to be there before you even made it into F2 and got to see you quickly rise in the ranks in some of the best drivers. Able to recall the moment when you came out of the Redbull racing HQ with a big silly grin on your lips. Being able to see your plateau and rises. The hard times and the brightest times. It was beautiful, to say the least.

There was one thing that you had told her that had stuck with her. It was such a heartbreaking thing to hear but was able to understand it to some sort of degree. Remembering you pulling her into the barracks where the pit crew and rest of the team were and saying, “I will rise up even after death. I’ve made the impact I needed to on this world. So, promise me you will if that day comes.”

If she’d known how true that was, then maybe she would’ve stopped you from racing months ago.

“Oh, Y/n going down the inside on turn one. Overtaking Sergio Perez and Albon right off the start.” Paul Di Resta stated as you took the turn with ease.

Jenna sat in the barracks, staring up at the screen with worried eyes and hands clasped over her mouth. She’d always felt anxiety when you raced. Even after countless wins, she couldn’t help it.

But she watched as you took position after position in each turn and straightaway. You were showing that no matter what, your skills were something supernatural. God-given talents that made you shine out to the rest of the roster of drivers.

“Y/n is now in third with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton ahead of him,” Anthony Davidson announced.

“Well, Anthony, the two Red Bull drivers have always been neck to neck with one another,” Paul said. “A friendly competition of course. As we have seen many times through the year so far.”

And everyone watched the two of you race each other. Overtaking one another each turn you two could, and the whole time you wore a smile. A joyful one that most were surprised was possible on a race track where it was only competition to exist. But you and Max had hit it off the moment you two met. Sharing jokes frequently and knowing that the match you two put up for each other was nothing more than friendly. If there was a chance for you two to be on the podiums, then you two would take it over anything else.

But all it had taken was one turn. One person to steer a little too far to the right or left for things to stop. For time to become non-existent as one person is put in a state of danger. Unfortunately, that had been you. Verstappen tapped you just barely and it had been enough to send your car out of control into the barriers. And in a moment, everything went dark.

The sound of your car exploding was heard from the barracks where Jenna’s body flinched upon the sound and the incident from the broadcast. It took a moment for her to truly understand and see what had just happened. Believing her eyes to be deceiving her until she finally saw the looks on your team's faces. The pure shock and horror that had plagued their expressions and that was when reality set in.

Hamilton, who had seen in his rearview your car go up into flames, had slammed onto the brakes and veered his car off to the side. Not listening to his crew to stay in and bring the car to the pit lane. Instead, hopping out of his car and sprinting back to where you were. Screaming out your name as he ripped off his helmet and tossed it to the side. Arriving at your car that was halfway through the metal barriers. Flames reaching out at an alarming volume. 

And no one had any control over Jenna who had sprinted out of the barracks and into the direction she could see the orange glow. Able to hear Hamilton's screams over the roaring engines of the cars and crowd. But stopped when she saw the crash and your body.

That night haunted her every day, but here she was at the Le Mans Grand Prix. Standing in the centre of the track with the drivers all around with their heads bowed. Tears streamed down her face as she stared down at your helmet. The intricate details that you had her craft herself. When they tried to give her a brand new one, she denied it and asked for the one that you wore in your last race. Able to see the scratches and burns along the sides of the once sleek surface. Pressing her head to the helmet, she sighed in contentment.

She knew that if you were here with her, you would tell her that everything happens for a reason. You would console her in every way you knew would help. But now that you weren’t here, she wasn’t sure what to do. She wasn’t sure what to do without your kind heart to guide her through the darkness. Or your warm embrace would ever feel like again. She hated you for leaving her like this.

But what broke her heart was that you were right. People in the stands wore your colours and held posters of you. Everyone understands your backstory and uses that as the motivation to improve their lives. You were the birth of a new generation of people to strive for the best in themselves despite the cards dealt to them.

The countless hours you dedicated to this sport. All of the tears you shed for it. Every friend and fan that you had made. No one could take that away from you. There was no one else you could impress. You had made the impact you needed to and no one would be able to do it again. And for years to pass on, people would chant your name as one of the best drivers to ever live.

“Even after death, my message will inspire the next.”

And she would join them.

[mediumtires]

From what I read, it seems Ferrari was always a goal for Lewis. Apparently it took Niki Lauda a lot of time to convince Lewis to join Merc back in the day. And considering Lewis' connection with Fred Vasseur, on the surface it's not so surprising with the assumption that:

1. The W15 is a shit box

2. Lewis wants to retire soon and the 2025 spot is the only time he'd get a chance to wear the red

3. ^re retiring and not wanting to wait around 2026 for Merc to be comp again.

That being said, I never in my life would've thought Lewis would've moved teams. Him and Merc seem intertwined. Like I hate it but also find this very interesting to see who gets shuffled where. The big question is now, who gets custody of Bono??? And who's gonna get the new Merc seat??? Sainz, Albon??

my take is lewis takes bono to maranello with him and alex albon merc 2025 🫡🫡