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mikackergirl · 2 years

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On privilege

With the Daniel thing, I think I'm just a little let down because in the past he's seemed to be trying to get plugged into social issues - always kneeling, his Equality facemask he wore a lot last year, saying at the start of last year how he was trying to educate himself more, and he was also the first one to admit he didn't know enough at the start of last year when Lewis called out all the drivers for not saying stuff. I think over the last 2 years for me it's sucked having my eyes opened to just how much F1 is a super privileged, rich, gleefully ignorant place with few shining lights. Drivers say they're just there to race, and I'm sure they are, but the drivers who reach the sport, either by their position in society or maybe being modelled partly by the racing system we have, seem to be those more privileged, less plugged in, and more liable to say ignorant and sometimes actually racist shit. Carlos seems to be more on the extreme end, Raikkonnen had neo-Nazi ties, drivers like Lando and Max seem to be more self-centered fuck boy types with their comments towards women, Mazepin assaulted a girl and that's all been forgotten in a heartbeat so much he's been turned into a meme to enjoy instead, and how many of these drivers at the end of last year went on holiday where they shouldn't have and instantly got Covid? You take someone like Charles, who was guilty of that, and you can see how human these drivers are too - Charles always seemed to carry a lot of humility, talking about the family he lost on his way to F1. So of course they're only human and we still like parts about them, of course they can't be 100% what we want them to be - the same way Lando has championed Mind, the mental health charity - but imagine if we had a world of racing set-up that had other types of people in it? A whole field of Lewis's and Seb's; people from humble backgrounds and weren't rewarded with higher positions in the world of racing because they had ties to money. Or how about actual female drivers??? They exist. And the flaws of the world of F1 is incredibly hurtful and damaging to anyone not in a position of privilege. The best thing about this sport is the technical innovation, so when they say carbon neutral by 2030 you can trust it, unlike when they say 'We race as one - lol, not everyone kneel though, plus let's race in all the human rights violating countries, that'll be fun'. That's just lies, political and said like it's trying to deal with the problem of being criticised and trying to save face, rather than help deal with the real problems of systematic oppression that unfortunately if it's not actively helping it's at least agreeing with via it's actions. This F1 tumblr community gets blinded by horny-on-main F1 talk sometimes - and we're only human, a lot of them are pretty fucking hot unfortunately - but their personalities can be gross. We can get surprised by how much sometimes. I think we forget we don't know this world. None of us (probably) have walked in it. It's entertainment for us. And if there's anything I'm learning this year, is that our current entertainment can be filled with toxicity, racism, queerphobia, transphobia, bigotry, greed, and nothing we want to bring forward into 2022 or the future. Nothing we want to keep supporting. Ignorance and privilege is real, and we don't always understand when we're practicing ignorance or when we have privilege. Sometimes we use the wrong words, and sometimes we use the wrong words because we have the wrong ideas. And sometimes people use the words that are wrong for us because they have ideas that we believe should be relics. Drivers criticised Jackie Stewart in the 60s when he made such a push for safety changes. Lewis Hamilton criticised the halo when it was first being introduced - so did Romain Grosjean, and he now admitted it saved his life. It's complicated, but it's not wrong to criticise when someone's action puts a dent into the world, like Daniel's words did today. And maybe it is time to stop supporting some of these drivers as much as we once did,

because a lot of them aren't just misguided like we'd hope and really want to believe. The world of Formula 1 certainly seems to keep proving that might be the case.

#f1 #f1blr #daniel ricciardo #saudi arabia gp 2021 #lewis hamilton #sebastian vettel #max verstappen #privilege

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furiosophie · 3 years

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DINLUKE F1 AU

ok so I had this in my notes for fucking ages so fuck it here we go

inspired by @ehi7backup incredible art [look at it here]

TW: Luke lost his hand in a crash, Luke has ptsd Luke is the new hotshot star driver for Ferrari, Anakin was the best F1 pilot the world has ever seen, but after a horrid crash, he had to stop. Now his kids step up, Luke as driver and Leia as team principal (tho ppl say she could have surpassed Luke as a driver). Wedge is his co-pilot or Mara idk.

Luke's first season was incredible but he got into a horrible crash and lost his hand and now everyone is very skeptical if he can make his comeback this season. The team is under pressure anyways bc ppl say there is a curse on them since Anakin also had a horrid crash, you know Skywalker fuckery.

Din drives for Red Bull, tho they are referred to by some as the death watch, drawing suspicions with their weird training regiments. The Armorer is the team principal and Boba is Din's copilot. Din never takes his helmet off, mostly bc he rly just got into racing bc it's the only thing he was ever good at and he just wants to care for his kid and be left alone.

Bo-Katan is on Toro Rosso, and fucking hates Din's guts bc she used to drive for Red Bull but got knocked down to Toro Rosso last season so Din could have her spot (Din is oblivious to that rivalry). Koska is her copilot. Satine is the team principal and she and Bo never see eye to eye. Also, Satine has a weird history with that old dude that hangs around Ferrari all the time it's Obi-Wan.

Han and Chewie are in one of those weird teams that keep changing their sponsor and team name all the time so they are just known by the name Han lovingly gave his car, the Millennium Falcon. Lando is somehow their team principal even though no one knows where the heck he came from.

Then there is Mercedes with Gideon as team principal and Maul and ikd Ventress or someone as their drivers (nothing against Mercedes it just has to be one of the top teams u know for the drama).

Palpatine is the slimy old dude that has some shady money and hangs around like a menacing presence. He keeps trying to recruit Luke for one thing or the other and Anakin fucking hates his guts.

Cobb and Fennec are Ferraris and Red Bulls head mechanics respectively and always share the hot gossip. Obi-Wan, who blames himself for Anakin's accident, floats around like a weird ghost and occasionally offers strange advice. There is also Ashoka who was one of the most promising drivers and used to drive with Anakin but then shit happened and she noped out.

ANYWAYS Luke has always been curious about the gruff Red Bull driver who never takes his helmet off and they have a lot of run-ins, where ppl tell Luke to stay away but he's just so intrigued. And then one night he exists his trailer and wants to get away from the attention for one night bc he's already fighting a panic attack and runs into Din with Grogu on his arm who is fleeing as well. And Luke, bless him, does not connect the fact that Din and the mysterious driver are the same person, he just sees a hot dad and is head over heels.

And Din is nice and he is gentle and funny and knows how to talk Luke out of a panic attack and it becomes somewhat of a habit for them to meet up after races and they low-key start to date all while Luke has no clue who Din is bc he only ever introduced himself as Din, but on the track they are all called by their last name so---

Well you guessed it, Luke's season is actually going fucking great, so he and Din end up being pegged as rivals and it's blown up real big and Luke doesn't mind bc it's all in good fun, but what he does mind is that Djarin is suddenly always a bit too close to him when they are standing in line to be weight? Or their hands will brush when they pass each other in the hallway?? And he'll always somehow magically be around when Luke is about to have a panic attack and he does this thing where he leans their helmets together when Luke is freaking out and look it's all rly nice and lovely and he appreciates it so much, but also he has this rly nice thing going with Din and ppl are starting to talk and he doesn't want Din to think he is dating someone else but also he's getting kinda attached to Djarin and his rly soothing voice and oh gosh

But yea anyways there are so many possibilities like

it was actually Din who pulled Luke out of the wreck when he had his accident, Luke doesn't remember bc he was out cold

news articles and tweets and stuff that talk about Skywalker's and Djarin's rivalry that eventually morph into talking about them having a secret affair

Leia telling Luke over coms to come in for a tire change and Luke absolutely refusing bc Djarin is hot on his heels and he can't lose to him while Din is watching the race

Din telling Luke he can always call him and he'll always be there, except during races and Luke is high-key sad about that bc he would love to talk to Din before the race bc he's anxious but he respects Din's boundaries etc. BUT THE REASON DIN IS UNAVAILABLE IS BC HE'S IN THE DAMN RACE

eventual shit going down when they discover that Palp is cheating or some shit

Leia absolutely losing it when she finds out Luke thinks Din and Djarin are two different people

Han

#I haven't watched last season idk if any of this makes sense anymore #but yea fuck it this is just for vibes #this is mostly based on the fact that drive to survive has sport anime vibes #dinluke #dinluke modern au #I wanted this to be pure crack but you know gotta have the angst #dinluke F1 Au

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