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Some at the team knew he was the man for the job, but Charles Leclerc's procurement of a seat relied on a neat bit of manoeuvring in order for their boss to agree to a deal.

We're not talking here about the delay that followed Sergio Marchionne's death before Leclerc gained a 2019 Ferrari Formula 1 drive, rather his maiden season of car racing in the '14 Formula Renault ALPS series.

Fortec Motorsport engineer Martin Young knew all about the talents of the 16-year-old Monegasque driver.

"My background is in karting," he explains. "I used to work for the factory teams in Italy. I knew the drivers to watch from karting would be Max Verstappen, Ben Barnicoat and Charles Leclerc, and Fortec wanted to run teams in Eurocup, NEC and ALPS."

It's worth explaining here that in those days Formula Renault 2.0 operated as a pyramid structure, with the Eurocup at the top, and the Dutch-promoted Northern European Cup and Italian-run ALPS series as the base. Fortec was already established in Eurocup and NEC, but was venturing into ALPS for the first time.

"At the time it looked like Verstappen would be doing Eurocup, and we had Ben signed for NEC," continues Young. "I spoke to Jamie Dye [Fortec managing director] and said that if we wanted to move forward in ALPS we needed to get Leclerc.

"We did a test day at Motorland [Aragon] and we sort of lied about his times - we'd put Charles up against a lot of experienced drivers, so he was 1.2-1.3 seconds off - so that Richard [Dutton, team principal] would stay interested in giving him a bit of a deal. Richard was asking, 'Is he really good?', and we said, 'Yeah, we know he's really good.'"

Barnicoat, now a factory McLaren GT racer, was already familiar with Leclerc - as a Racing Steps Foundation protege, he was part of the ART Grand Prix line-up in international karting in 2012 and '13, while Leclerc belonged (and still does) to the All Road Management stable of ART shareholder Nicolas Todt.

"I had two years as team-mate to him in karting," says Barnicoat. "The first year I was directly racing with him, and in the second he went into gearbox [KZ] karts. He was one of the best team-mates I ever had, if not the best. A great guy.

"That first year, Charles won the WSK series and I won the European championship - that was up against the likes of Verstappen, so the competition was extremely high. I feel sort of left out!

"He had a bit more track knowledge so in the first half of the year he was beating me, but then we pushed each other really hard and that worked for the team - we got a lot from that.

"Looking at how good he is, it's nice to know I beat him on occasions, to know that I had the talent and ability to do that."

Fortec was one of the teams that tested Verstappen, and was also eyeing a deal with another talented karter: George Russell, whose plan was to combine Renault ALPS with what was then BRDC Formula 4.

Russell, who now is on course to succeed Leclerc as Formula 2 champion, eventually joined Prema Powerteam for ALPS, but that deal fell over on the eve of the season and he secured a last-minute berth at Koiranen GP.

"We wanted George; we tried to sign him," says Dutton of what could have been a mighty line-up had Russell joined Leclerc. "But he signed for Prema and then [Lawrence] Stroll [who had taken a majority shareholding in Prema] stopped him from going there."

"Me and Charles were testing for Fortec," says Russell, "and at the same time Verstappen was there with Josef Kaufmann Racing, I think. We were in talks with Fortec, but we decided to sign with Prema."

When it's pointed out what a mega line-up that would have been alongside Leclerc, Russell laughs: "In hindsight that could have worked out better for me than Koiranen. That [the late Prema split] put us in the shit a little bit, and three weeks before the first race I didn't have a deal. We took the gamble on Koiranen."

Autosport reminds Dutton of an awards evening over the 2013-14 winter when, asked about Russell, he said: "We've got someone even better - a lad from Monaco..."

"It was really quite a late deal," recalls Dutton. "He missed most of the winter-test programme. But you just knew he was the real deal. In and out of the car he knew what he wanted. In lots of ways he reminded us of Verstappen when we tested him."

Young confirms that the sum total of Leclerc's pre-season mileage was four days at Aragon, and two at Barcelona, before going straight into the pre-weekend test for the Imola opener.

"The first three race weekends his experience was a bit low," says Young, "but as soon as he got on the podium he was there every weekend.

Leclerc went on to finish runner-up to the flying - and experienced - Nyck de Vries in the ALPS points, with two race wins at Monza under his belt, but perhaps the more impressive performances came in his three 'wildcard' outings in the Eurocup. The first was at Spa, one week before the Belgian track's ALPS round.

"He was 30th in qualifying at the Eurocup," says Dutton. "We changed everything - we couldn't understand what the hell was going on. One week later he qualified third for ALPS. That was really, really special."

In his next Eurocup outing, Leclerc took a fifth and a second at the Nurburgring, and in his final one he took a brace of seconds at the Hungaroring.

"I was looking after Matt Parry and Jack Aitken in Eurocup," says long-time Fortec driver coach Matt Howson. "I'd heard [Leclerc] was something maybe a bit special, but you hear that all the time, and wait until you see it yourself.

"Usually you understand the driving style straight away - what's good, what's bad - and the thing with Charles is it didn't matter whether there was understeer or oversteer, he seemed to deliver a lap time."

The cerebral approach of Leclerc and engineer Young frustrated Howson at the Nurburgring.

"He'd never seen the place, and there were only two 45-minute [test] sessions, and furthermore Martin was determined to try things on the car," says Howson.

"I said, 'Don't do it, leave him out'. He was last in the second session, and then he was P3 on the grid for the second race - that's unheard of in Eurocup [for a newcomer]. Renault is a very finicky formula, and it all has to come together to deliver results, but Charles seemed impervious to everything.

"Based on that first year, I knew he was a little bit special. Whenever he was tested in Eurocup, he defied his experience. That's a marker - that you can break all the accepted rules."

Talking about that Nurburgring episode, Young says: "That literally sums up Charles Leclerc. That year we were struggling in Eurocup, and I said I'd come in with Charles and we'd do some testing. Going into qualifying he'd never run new tyres, but he went from last to the front. Nothing ever fazed him."

In Young's view, he also compared favourably to Lando Norris, who tested FRenault cars with Fortec in 2014 before his first steps into single-seaters: "I worked with Lando towards the end of the year, and Lando eventually got to the same point [as Leclerc] but needed a lot of testing, but Charles could just get in and drive. It was second nature to him."

Russell took a distant fourth in the ALPS standings, although he did claim the 2014 BRDC F4 title.

"With Nyck winning the championship it didn't make any sense to me, but I think at the time there were a few dodgy chassis around," he says. "When I tested Nyck's car it was extremely different in terms of characteristics. I wasted a season there, but it was character-building."

He also suffered from chicken pox that caused him to miss the Monza round, where Leclerc took his two wins.

"I didn't think it affected me at the time, but I struggled a bit for no reason in the following few F4 races," says Russell. "It was quite severe - I've still got some bad scars. I put my family off their dinner a few times!"

But Russell trumped Leclerc by joining Tech 1 Racing for the final Eurocup round at Jerez as a wildcard - and winning: "I got my self-confidence back a bit, jumped in that car and won."

Both Russell and Leclerc had initially targeted a full season in Eurocup in 2015, but such were their reputations by the end of '14 that each went to the Formula 3 European Championship, Russell with Carlin, and Leclerc with Van Amersfoort Racing.

Fortec tried to hang on to Leclerc for F3. "We tried so hard to get him for F3, but we lost him to VAR," says Dutton. "We did some tests with him in the F3 car and he was straight on the pace. At Silverstone he was quickest of everybody there, and then we went to Valencia with him and we had a nightmare with mechanical issues. I think that didn't do us any good."

All who worked or raced with Leclerc agree about his qualities as a man.

"Of all the drivers in F1 who've come through us, Charles is the one who gets [guest] passes for the British Grand Prix," says Dutton. "He had Martin [Young] and Jamie [Dye] there this year the whole weekend, in Sauber hospitality. He's a proper guy."

"I still speak to Charles every week or so on various topics," adds Young, who attended Leclerc's initial grand prix free practice outings in 2016. "He's still exactly the same person."

Barnicoat, who is one of the drivers for the McLaren hot laps at F1 events, bumps into Leclerc regularly.

"When we raced against each other in Renault there was quite a lot of rivalry from what we'd had in karting," says the Briton, who added three 'wildcard' ALPS outings as direct team-mate to Leclerc to his title-winning NEC campaign.

"But it would have been nice to get more direct comparisons. In 2013, when we were in karting, I went to the grand prix with him in Monaco and stayed on his uncle's boat, and had a really good time. We spent a lot of time together, and although we were rivals we helped each other out. He was a good friend of mine and still is."

Leclerc is also resilient. "Jules Bianchi came to the Hungaroring Eurocup round to mentor him," says Howson, "and I understood then how close they were. After that incident [for Bianchi] and his father [who died in mid-2017], he's probably been tested off track more than anyone else, but it's not bled over into anything on track.

"He's incredibly mature. He's relatively introverted - he doesn't come in and make lots of noise, but he's polite, considerate and always looks you in the eye when he talks to you. It doesn't matter whether he's got loads of cameras on him, he'll always come over for a chat."

Russell, meanwhile, is "100%" sure that Leclerc will flourish at Ferrari.

"Charles is one of a handful of others I put in the best-of-the-best group," he says. "In my opinion he absolutely deserves his chance at Ferrari. He's got the speed and the talent, and I'm excited to see how he fares next year. I've no doubt that he will be competitive."

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like we're the last people on earth by @pessimisticidealist | Lando/George | T | 17.6K

Lando joins Mercedes alongside George Russell for the 2026 season. George expects it to go poorly, incredibly so. And he's correct. The characterizations in this one are clear and feel very real, the tangled emotions and the potential catastrophes falling slowly into something terrible and wonderful and complex. Alex's involvement in the whole ordeal turns it into a wonderful exploration of the 2019 rookies.

Lewis was right, ultimately, George thinks; his only consolation is that it isn’t Alex who he’s going to destroy, who’s going to destroy him. Maybe Lando is a little more oblivious, but — no, no, he knows they will consume each other and themselves, if not this year then next, if not the next then not long after. Nico still floats around the paddock on race weekends like a lost moon, still interviews Lewis with longing heavy in his voice. Lewis speaks to him like he would any other reporter. George doesn’t want to do that to Lando, either. He doesn’t want Lando to do that to him. “Thrilled, of course, Lando’s a good mate,” he tells the press, with vacant eyes and a fixed smile. “No one deserves the Merc drive more than him.”

plant new seeds in the melody by @lellabella | Lando/Oscar | T | 20k

In this magical realism AU, Lando and Oscar are both still McLaren drivers, with one small twist: they both have powers. The worldbuilding in this fic was exceptional: vivid and so well developed, I could picture it all unfolding before my eyes. Both Lando and Oscar's powers fit them so well, and I love how the author carefully built the development of their relationship around them becoming more comfortable with each other's abilities. Despite all powers, though, they are still so very Lando and Oscar at the core of this fic, and I loved the characterisation and writing so much.

But now that Lando is the senior driver, he's supposed to be the one who handles his feelings with maturity, not hopelessly crushing on a younger rookie. This isn't ogling handsome Carlos from afar; he wants to wrap Oscar in a blanket and make him hot chocolate and know that he's okay. He wants to see Oscar smile not just because it's pretty but because he genuinely cares about his happiness. That part is new.

nsfw: live in five by @danifesting | Daniel/Max | E | 25k

Daniel discovers Max's Twitch stream and quickly becomes obsessed with them. This fic explores Max and Daniel getting to know each other and learn each other. I really liked the Max characterisation in this. Very direct but also very open to learn. One of my favourite parts is the mod group chat and how it serves as extra information for the reader, set's the tone nicely and helps you understand the overal context of Max and Daniel.

“I should probably explain my different set-up. This is not permanent. I will be back to my normal room at home in two weeks but for now, I am visiting my boyfriend.” electricsld: oh! a boyfriend! andpussycats: say more max dr3rd: yeah maxy, say more “Well, he is very sweet and he does not mind that I need to stream while I visit him. We live in different places, so we, of course, do not get to see each other very often, but it has been very nice to visit.” dr3rd: is he handsome? Max wants to roll their eyes at Daniel fishing for compliments but they contain themself. “Yes, very handsome. So handsome I cannot believe he picked me.”

I Know Your Name (But Not Who You Are) by @wanderingblindly | Charles/Max | T | 7.7k

Charles isn't in Monaco anymore, instead, now he's in Arizona. He's suffered loss at the hands of racing. Max turns up unexpectedly. Great fic if you want to cry and sob and scream into your pillow at 2 am! Amazing writing that just makes you want to lie in bed and contemplate life :) this is such an underrated fic!

There’s not another soul in the desert, just the brief rustle of an autumnal breeze ghosting along the loose earth. But behind Charles’s eyelids, in the space between him and the world above, it’s them. It hasn’t been them in a long time, he hasn’t let himself think of it. He isn’t running from anything, fluttering from city to city, crossing oceans he never touched as a boy. He’s searching, maybe, for a place where the wind can blow it all away. The sun feels warm as he raises his arm, fingers outstretched as he tries to hold that boundless blue in his palm.

nsfw: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by @kaytheologiearchive | Nico/Sebastian | E | 23k

It's 2022, Sebastian is driving for Aston Martin when their new team principal is announced – Nico Rosberg. The author said it best herself – this fic is all about "the absolute fantasy of being the villains favourite girl". And Nico makes a lovely villain, snarky and a bit pretentious but with the ability to back up his words and make his promises reality. I especially love Seb's character arc, starting with 2022!Seb, reluctantly forced to accept that his world champion days are over, to then finding his spark again under Nicos guidance and returning back to his charming, selfish, index-finger-in-the-air ways. Really they are both absolute assholes in this but thats what makes them perfect for each other.

“I’m here for the same reason you are,” he says, megawatt smile back on his face. “To win you a title.”Seb sits back in his seat, grinning bitterly. “Don’t let Stroll hear you say that. The only reason he bought this team is to try to get a title for his son. I’m just here to play mentor until they build us a car one of us can win with, and then he’ll turn me loose.” He doesn’t add, just like Ferrari did. He doesn’t have to.Nico scoffs. Seb’s met so few people who actually scoff in real life. “Lance Stroll,” he says, disdain dripping around every consonant, “is never winning a title. You still could, though, and you know it. You’d have retired if you didn’t think so.” Seb opens his mouth, prepared to contradict him, and Nico silences him with a wave of his hand. “Don’t give me your go-to line about the love of the sport. You’ve only ever been here for one reason. The media might forget, you might even want them to forget, but I know what you’re really like.”“And what’s that?” Seb asks. Against his better instincts, and even though he knows Nico can’t have a single good motive for being here, he’s intrigued by whatever Nico’s about to say. Nico’s always been an enigma to him, Nico’s opinion of him doubly so.“You’re ruthless,” Nico says, almost in a whisper. “You’re brutal, and ambitious, and you’ll do whatever you have to to take everything you want.”

Rabbit, Rabbit (it takes a village) by @481boxboxbaby | Lando/Oscar | M | 25k

Oscar wakes up to find four baby bunnies in his shower. In the world of this story, that's as good as peeing on a stick. This boy is knocked up, and there are six possible baby daddies. This is a sweet, funny and heartfelt fic that takes a cracky idea (magic bunnies means you're pregnant) and treats it seriously. Oscar is definitely a bit of a pillow princess and good time guy - that's why he has bunnies - and the fic follows his journey of self discovery, growing as a person along the way and learning that knowing himself is far more important than knowing who the daddy is. The guy who steps up, and who Oscar chooses in the end, is maybe a little unexpected but it absolutely worked for me.

“Oh,” Oscar blushes a fierce shade of red. “We’re not a throuple. They’re just friends. I mean, maybe one of them is the other father but - um - that’s sort of the thing.” The midwife raises an eyebrow and cocks her head to the side, waiting for him to go on. Oscar instead looks at Liam and Logan, desperate for one of them to bail him out. “You see, there’s a roster,” Logan says, his expression awfully serious like he’s trying to be as tactful as possible, even if he did just start off by outing Oscar as a hoe.

THREE SCENES IN A CITY by @loveisworry | Alex/Charles | T | 6.8k

Charles and Alex and a party. This is the kind of fic that you read, and then you remember for the rest of your life. This is a truly stunning urban fantasy, very immersive and atmospheric.

'Charles, the city’s chosen son, knows these streets better than the backs of his hands, which are often smeared with ink. There’s a scar where his left thumb joins the meat of his hand that he always forgets about. He’s had it since he was a child, and doesn’t remember it’s there because he doesn’t remember how he got it. Without a story to hang onto it disappears'

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Source / April 29th, 2020 Twitch Livestream Series / F1, 2020

Charles: Should we do Norisring? George: Ooh, yeah, let's do it. I guess it's pretty simple, no? Charles: Well, you know, the track. George: I do, I was leading there once and I got absolutely dive bombed by you and Alex. And it ruined my race. I remember. Charles: Oh, yes. So- George: That was where I posted a photo the other day. That was Norisring. [Clip of the Geochalex divebomb from 2015.]

The photo:

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today in chontent: may 8th

source: charles' twitter format: social media season: 2020, f1

Charles: "I'm last! Why am I still last?! It feels like I'm the George Russell of Formula 1 2019" George: "Aye, excuse me mate, excuse me-- - source: @hasrussellscore on twitter format: video (livestream) season: 2020, f1

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Charles/Esteban/Pierre

nsfw: no poor substitute by @leclercenjoyer | E | 4.2k Charles and Pierre are mated. Charles goes into heat early while Pierre is out of the country. They ask Esteban to help. Esteban longs for both Pierre and Charles, but has always respected their relationship and the slightly awkward detente they’ve all achieved. He doesn’t hesitate to help when asked, but he also doesn’t dream of overstepping and treats Charles gently and with the utmost respect. The three of them (Pierre is joining in by phone) come to an understanding that they all want more of each other.

'Charles is warm all over. The skin of his back is flushed and sweaty, sticking to Esteban's chest where they’re pressed together. His heat broke earlier, so he's cooling down bit by bit as he comes back to himself, no longer feverish and searing to the touch but still not quite back to normal. His belly, under Esteban's hand where it is splayed. And the back of his neck, where Esteban has tucked his nose against his spine, hair tickling his forehead. All warm. He's warm inside, too, his slick heat a firm pressure around Esteban's swollen knot where they’re still locked together. If he concentrates, he's pretty sure he can feel Charles' heartbeat pulsing around him, slow and steady. They're both exhausted, the past three days having taken a toll, and they’re both covered in a lot more than just sweat, but cleanup will have to wait until Esteban's knot subsides. For now, he simply holds Charles close and lets his mind drift. He’s half-dozing, or something close to it, when he becomes aware of Charles’ quiet murmuring. At first, his barely-conscious mind thinks Charles is talking to himself, even though it barely makes sense. He's probably not talking to Esteban, given how quiet he is. Then a pause, and another voice filters through. It’s tinny, and probably at the lowest possible volume Charles' phone can go, but it's unmistakably Pierre. Oh. Right.'

Alex/George

nsfw: Like as a huntsman by @boxboxlewis | E | 11k

Alex and George bond to one another when they are 19 and 17. George is pressured to have the mating mark surgically removed and the bond broken and is then discouraged from seeing Alex at all. The angst in this fic is palpable. George and Alex bonded too young by society’s standards, but of course it was right for them. George’s deference to authority is very in character for him. He spends a lot of time and effort trying to suppress and ignore his emotions and physical responses, and trying to live up to what he has been told is “best” for him.

He wakes up again and realises, this time, that he must be in hospital. Presumably, this has something to do with the pain at the side of his neck. It's sickening, the pain, throbbing and ebbing in great kaleidoscopic swells that make thought very challenging. He tries to remember what happened and can't. Someone appears at his bedside: a nurse, presumably. George says "Why" and starts crying, slow hot tears leaking from his eyes and dripping down his cheeks. The nurse says, "Ah, hmm, I'll just fetch the surgeon. I won't be a minute." This is, of course, a lie. George waits in a state of confused dread. The surgeon is an alpha, which means she arrives in a choking cloud of musk that somehow makes the pain in his neck worse, brutal waves of it cascading into his skull and washing through his arms and legs. "Right, George," she says briskly. "I'm Ms Kincaid, I'm a consultant surgeon in dynamic medicine here. Do you remember why you're in hospital?" George shakes his head, which is an error. As he does, a memory comes back, and he shuts his eyes against it: Alex saying Come on, Georgie, this is for the best. Don’t make it difficult. Saying that he didn’t want to be mated to George anymore, that it had all been a mistake. "Try not to move your head," Ms Kincaid advises, cheerfully oblivious to the devastation George is reliving. "You've just had a major operation. Preliminary indications are very promising, but the healing process will take time." "What," George says. Ms Kincaid leans forward and rests a hand on George's leg, and he can't scream or say no so he just sits frozen. "We removed your mating bite," the doctor says. "We successfully severed the bond, you're back to being unmated. As if the bite never happened. A very exciting result, it's quite an experimental surgery." George needs Alex. He tries to call out through their mating bond and recoils in shock from the frightening blank nothingness that meets him. He tries again, harder, and faints.

Daniel/Max

you only have to ask by @toastandvegemite | T | 13k

After Michael can no longer be Daniel’s ‘Supervising Alpha’, he is left with just a week to find a new Alpha or risk being unable to race. Max is always there. I loved how in this work there is a balance of Omega Daniel and Alpha Max, but also confident Daniel and quiet Max. I love a/b/o set within racing environments, and this feels like a well thought out depiction of that. All of the characterisations are very fitting.

Daniel meets Max with everything he had, tried to drag him closer even when Max was holding him so hard he couldn’t barely breathe. It was like falling into the turbulent ocean, the sensations crashing into him like a breaking wave, filling his head with a roar that was nearly deafening.

Charles/Max

nsfw: like fire and powder by @grandprix-ao3 | E | 15.5k

Max and Charles are both alphas, until they both learn the myth of “bitching” is actually true when Charles becomes an omega. I love non-traditional a/b/o dynamics, and this fic is complex and thoughtful. Max in particular is beautifully characterised. You get the sense he was never all that comfortable as an alpha and he rebels against his own instincts. He is especially frustrated by the way his instincts drive him to behave differently around Charles than he did before. They both need to learn to navigate this new dynamic if they are to maintain their relationship.

“But I am an Alpha.” It’s all Max can think to say after Charles propositions him. His heart rabbits in his chest, ribs aching with it, cracking under the pressure. All of his skin burns hot, blistering, burdened by Sakhir’s heat. The thick collar of his fireproofs has never felt so stifling, wrapped hotly around his throat with a hate, easy to fiddle with when fingers tremor under the wound of Charles’s eyes, his words, the way he says it like he means it—you piss me off, you piss me off, please touch me, please touch me. Charles twitches. He stands with his feet apart, race suit loose at his hips, sleeves nearly dragging on the floor. He looks more aggressive all done up in red, framed by the closed door of Max’s driver’s room. His face is burning, too. Sweaty, wet without champagne. Max’s has it, the sweet taste of victory, bubbling and crystalline against the heat of his skin. He wonders how much of his scent is drowned out beneath it, if it’s anything like Charles’s smell now, hot and aggressive and battered by the stink of losing. He refuses to rest his weight. Charles stands like he might pounce, fists clenching and unclenching, shoulders tight. His lips are off-kilter. He has too much stubble. He looks fit to burst, steam seeping from his ears, halfway to explosive. “I know,” is what he finally answers with, and his voice is batty. It rumbles with something low, growling, straight from the chest. Max leans forward instinctively, challenging, not one to surrender without a fight. His racing boots scuff against the floor.

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Carlos/Charles

nsfw: worthy is the lamb (thank you for the price you paid) by @7msc | E | 12.4k Charles and his relationship with Ferrari, and everything that entails. This is such a beautifully written fic - so packed full of metaphors and beautiful imagery, it's awful to read in the absolute best way. Amazing writing!

'Oh, but Charles was sweet and cute and small and didn’t make your teeth hurt when you chewed him — so he giggled a little at the gesture, and it made Carlos’ smile look even bigger.'

Carlos/Lando

nsfw: watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace by @wolfiemcwolferson | E | 12.1k Lando gets a new neighbour - nothing is as it seems. This story is incredible! The world building is fantastic, and the pace and tension building make this a very consuming read. I didn't stop once! I loved this.

'Carlos laughs nervously, as he walks far enough into the apartment to turn around and wait for Lando, hands on his hips. “I think you are just trying to scare me. Perhaps you have orchestrated this to get me into your apartment.”'

Charles/Seb

nsfw: sanctuary by @sunshinesebby | E | 196.4k (ongoing) Charles gets lost in the snow, and is taken in by a strange man. This story is a masterpiece! So beautifully written and paced. I started reading it and couldn't stop. The story is haunting. Gorgeous!

'He was a dead man walking. Soon the mountain would devour and hollow him out too and when it did, he wanted to taste as foul as possible. He wanted it to choke on him.'

Charles/Pierre

Hic Svnt Leones by @cerona10 | M | 32.1k Charles is different to how Pierre remembers him. The world-building in this fic is second to none - it's absolutely stunning! The world feels so full and alive, and it's easy to get completely sucked in. I am in awe at this author's imagination, creativity, and mind!

'His shadow isn’t his own, not anymore. It shakes and shimmers, fighting against its own shape. His shadow’s head twists and breaks before mending itself into that of a horse, neighing and trashing, a single horn jutting out from its forehead. Its jaw unhinges and it begins breathing heavily, drool escaping its mouth like a waterfall.'

nsfw: evocatio by @vicsy | E | 34.7k In a world with Gods and Goddesses, Charles and Pierre get closer. This fic reads like poetry - it is stunning. The imagery used is so vivid and colourful, and the angst is delicious. Loved it!

'Through the continuous noise, Charles can almost make out words that aren’t meant for him to be heard. It’s a language he doesn’t recognize, can’t discern a single word, a sudden voice booming like a gong.'

Multiple Pairings

nsfw: F1 Supernatural Series by fluffybeet | M - E | 176k (ongoing) Daniel/Max, Charles/Pierre, Carlos/Lando, Alex/George, Lewis/Seb The Grid, with a supernatural twist. This is such a fantastically written story - the world-building is amazing, the suspense and tension is incredible, and the characterisation is some of my favourite!

The shadows up ahead shifted, just enough for the uneasiness to creep in, but still so little that he wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

#carlando #piarles #maxiel #charlos #sebchal #pairing:carlos/charles #pairing:carlos/lando #pairing:charles/seb #pairing:charles/pierre #pairing:alex/george #pairing:daniel/max #pairing:lewis/seb #driver:carlos #driver:charles #driver:alex #driver:george #driver:daniel #driver:seb #driver:max #driver:lewis #driver:lando #driver:pierre

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'Megaverse Monday - Week Eight

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Charles/George/Max

nsfw: Let Me Go Home by anonymous | E | 23.5k

Charles wakes up in a different reality where everyone has a scent and he is something called an omega. Why I liked it: This fic is a perfect description of what I would imagine it being like to wake up in the omegaverse. Charles is understandably confused and seeing it all through his eyes is hilarious at the start but quickly turns more concering when diving in to the struggles Charles faces as the only omega in F1. The relationship between Lewis and Charles, with Lewis acting as the unofficial guide to omegaverse, is very sweet and it is impressive to see the author take a rare pair like charles/max/george and actually make it work.

“Look, I don’t know what Alex or George did to get you this upset, but I’m sure whatever it was, they didn’t really mean it. You know how alphas can get.” “ Alphas?! ” Charles yelled and Lando winced. “No, seriously, did you hit your head? What’s going on, Charles? Do you need me to call Pierre? Lewis? I can call Carlos or, or Yuki too if you need–” “Why would I need you to call any of them!?” Charles snapped, feeling himself start to panic. Why were they all acting like this? Why were George and Alex called alphas and he was called an omega? Why did the idea of that rankle at his nerves? Why did the thought of Lando calling any of those people actually bring him comfort? “Charles– I think– maybe you should sit down–” Lando said, a worried look on his face. “No! I’m fine! Don’t call anyone, just… just be quiet!” Charles yelled and ran his fingers through his hair, scratching at the base of his neck irritably. Lando stayed silent, though his phone was still in his hand, almost like a threat. Okay , Charles thought, this was real, and this was not a prank.

Logan/Oscar

nsfw: I'm talking opposite of soft (I'm talking wild, wild thoughts) by @madlovve | E | 2.1k

Logan is a newly signed alpha F1 driver with money to burn. Oscar is an OnlyFans streamer, omega and dom, who critiques and humilates alpha dick pics in a bored drawl. Logan discovers he really likes being humiliated by Oscar. Oscar's characterisation, at least his online persona as perceived by Logan, is so spot on here. He sounds almost bored as he makes his way through the freely submitted photos, and is far too creative to pick on their size. That understated way Oscar has of expressing himself is perfect for this sort of story.

“Everyone’s favorite, the January dick humiliation stream is also on Friday, and my submissions for it open tonight. For the low, low cost of €150, you can hear me tell you what you already know; That your dick isn’t satisfying and that your knot would leave me looking for someone better.” Oscar’s final pronouncement got Logan’s attention immediately.

Charles/Max

nsfw: we have to keep trying by @drivestraight | E | 12.6k

Max has been taking suppressants for years, to the point where it's become dangerous for him and he must experience a rut. Charles notices and takes care of him. Over the course of the narrative, partially told in flashbacks, we learn the reason why Max has been suppressing his ruts for so long. The mutual respect and affection between Charles and Max, even though they have not been a couple for years, is a shining example of how to write exes. Max is especially miserable, but he always respected Charles's decision and gave him his space. The reason for Charles's decision is revealed late in the story, and the entire perspective shifts. This story really benefits from repeat readings (as I just discovered when I re-read it for this review).

“You were the only one who knew that I was an omega,�� Charles says, running a hand through his hair, screwing his eyes shut. “If I was to—get over you. I couldn’t let you have that. I just couldn’t. And the alphas I dated. I couldn’t let you be the only one who— I had to—I had to get over you somehow.”

Esteban/Fernando

nsfw: Ambiramus by @estiebestieban | E | 91.5k (wip)

AU, historical fantasy setting. Omega Esteban's father has sent him off to be married to an alpha he has never met (Max Verstappen). His escort on the long journey is an alpha named Fernando Alonso. What I liked about it: This fic hits a lot of my favourite romance tropes including bodyguard trope, and it also really interrogates the social position of omegas, especially high society ones like Esteban and the stifling constraints on their freedom, including reproductive freedom. The supporting cast of other drivers is fantastic, including secondary pairings Yuki/Pierre and Valtteri/Guanyu (that last pairing has turned out to be a runaway favourite among fans of the fic.

The liquid inside these is coloured green. Green, like the shade of moss in autumn. It does not bubble when Yuki shakes them, but the light hitting them through the cracks of the carriage makes it seem as if the potion inside is crafted from jewels themselves. “What purpose have these?” Esteban asks, and he takes them from Yuki’s hands with a soft smile. Yuki once more stares out of the window, as if he is done with the conversation, as if he has no more words to speak between the pair of them. “They are made for Omegas to take, especially Omegas such as yourself. A sip before you lay with any Alpha, just a sip, do not be greedy, and you will not fall pregnant with his pup.” Yuki said. There’s a smile which seems to tug on the corners of Yuki's mouth, even when his eyes are still fixated on the world passing them by. “What you would ask for is strength, but you do not need such a thing, for you have that enough. What you need is the ability to control your own faith. Even the most powerful witch cannot re-write the stars, but this should suffice for you.” Esteban is silent. Stunned as he looks at the vials in his hands one final time before he tucks them away in the satchel he had borrowed from Fernando. “Thank you.” he whispers finally, taking no note of the breaking of his own voice. Yuki shrugs, a mischievous smile now blooming on his features. “It was what you needed, and that is exactly what I provided.”

thank you to @lydia-petze and @frickinsweet for compiling this week's list 🤍

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Fic Rec List - Rare Pairings (Part Two)

you might also enjoy : rare pairings (part one)

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Alex/Yuki

leave it all to bloom by @hungerpunch | G | 1.4k Alex and Yuki take a break away from the madness of the Japanese Grand Prix. This is such a beautiful story. Their relationship here is blossoming, and so it is very fitting that they visit gardens! There is a kind of tentative excitement that hums between them, and it is so much fun to read. The world the author has built here is beautiful, and I'd love to live inside of it for a while. Just gorgeous.

'Yuki laughs, knocks his shoulder into Alex’s ribs, and then proceeds to name all the autumnal blooms as they go: tall yet dainty kosumosu in white and red and pink, a crimson swath of spindly spider lilies, the quintessential poofy chrysanthemums in every color. Pink peonies and classic suisen, both of which Yuki tells him are blooming early: “They're winter flowers normally.” Alex doesn't stand a chance retaining any of this information but he wishes, suddenly, that he did.'

Carlos/Pierre

nsfw: lost control by venerat | E | 3.1k Carlos and Pierre meet in a club after a fist fight. I'm beginning to think my fic rec lists wouldn't be complete without a venerat recommendation. I love everything this author shares. This fic is hot, the vibes are suitably rancid, and I loved every second of it. This author is fantastic at building tension, and the pay off is always, always, always worth it.

'Pierre hummed. "You know, I dream about your mouth,” he said, and Carlos burned. His fingers trembled'

Daniel/Mick

nsfw: golden boy by @oversteerey | E | 3.5k Mick and Daniel spend time at the ranch. This pairing works so well. The author does a fantastic job at developing their dynamic, and that is thanks in part to the wonderful, natural, easy-flowing dialogue. They are so gone for each other, and it is so hot. Perfect!

'They eat in silence, birdsong and water filling the space. There are two whiteclaws and two beers, for variety, the note attached reads. Cold-cut sandwiches and little treats that they didn't buy. Daniel throws his scraps to the birds.'

Checo/Lance

cielito lindo by @piastriachios | T | 3.6k Lance and Checo are teammates - Lance pines. Everything this author writes is simply stunning, and this is no exception. The way they use colour and emotion and metaphor to set the tone is just stunning, and the worlds they create are always so rich and so fun to read. This fic is a love letter to Mexico and to Checo and to Lance and to teammates and to love, in all its forms. I loved this so much.

'In this light, there are not enough shadows for any secrets to hide behind. Not enough creases for fond looks to slip between. Too bright to see the quiet glow of embers, too loud for his mind to kindle them into anything more.'

George/Yuki

nsfw: whatever people say i am, that’s what i’m not by @clownfairy | E | 6.5k George and Yuki navigate their relationship. This is a fantastic fic - the characterisation and dialogue are on point; natural and funny and so very easy to read. The Yuki characiterisation in particular is superb. This pairing and this story just works. One thing I really, really love about this author's writing is their ability to balance humour with emotion. It hits perfectly every time.

'George drops his façade in favor of eyeing Yuki where he’s leaned over the kitchen counter, weight resting on crossed arms. Yuki’s stomach does its George thing, this flutter of embarrassment combined with something else.'

#f1 rpf #f1 fic recs #f1 rare pairings #piarlos #carlos/pierre #alex/yuki #george/yuki #checo/lance #daniel/mick #pairing:carlos/pierre #pairing:alex/yuki #pairing:george/yuki #pairing:checo/lance #pairing:daniel/mick #driver:alex #driver:carlos #driver:daniel #driver:george #driver:mick #driver:checo #driver:yuki #driver:lance

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'Megaverse Monday - Week Three

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Alex/George

nsfw: Strange River by @love-leah | E | 2.8k

George and Alex are two alpha friends who share a flat. George sees Alex naked one day, and becomes consumed by want. The longing in this fic is palpable. George's sensory experience of Alex, especially that of his scent, is described so evocatively and clearly you feel like you could almost be in the room, drowning in the sweet buttery smell George is smelling. And when George needs him most, Alex is there, treating him with love and care.

The first thing Alex does, after George tries and he thinks succeeds in locking up his muscles enough to hide a helpless, humiliating little rut orgasm against his sheets, is make George eat a roll of soft, sweet bread spread with butter. "Why do you have so much oil everywhere?" he asks after that, untangling George's quilt from around one of his calves, one hand deft and warm where it's cupped around George's knee, holding him still. George doesn't answer. What's he going to say, I wanted to feel like an omega ? He can't focus anyway, because then Alex is undressing, George's eyes catching on the scar, the dark, sparse hair on Alex's chest, the plane of his stomach.

Charles/Max

nsfw: closest i get by @nyoomfruits | E | 4.8k Charles smells Max in pre-rut without scent blockers for the first time at a party and immediately knows he wants to have sex with him. And of course there are absolutely no feelings involved from either side. A/B/O is all about the scents and this fic has a way of describing scents that almost makes you smell them yourself, beautiful descriptions that truly paint a picture. I loved Charles as the omega being very forward and suggesting that they spend Max rut together while Max is the voice of reason trying to argue that its a bad idea, but not wanting to explain why. The sexual tension and desperation is through the roof but these boys have absolutely no feelings for each other - right? Highly recommend going straight on to the sequel (heart held close) after finishing this!

'“Charles, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Max says, and he’s frowning now, even though his nose twitches again. And it’s that little gesture, that small hint that Max might be into this too, that has Charles push. “You don’t have to like, protect my innocence or whatever. I’ve spent ruts with Alphas before, I know the deal.” For some reason, Max’s eye twitches. “It doesn’t have to be a big deal or anything, right? It can be just about the sex, nothing else.” He steps forward, into Max’s space. Reaches out a hand, lets it run over Max’s cheek, leans a little closer. “Just sex,” he whispers, in the ever diminishing space between them as Max leans into his touch. “Fuck,” Max whispers, screwing his eyes shut, breathing deeply through his mouth. “I shouldn’t, I really shouldn’t-“'

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'Megaverse Monday - Week Six

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Carlos/Charles

you let me in, and baby that's when by @betzykielberg | Not Rated | 193.7k | WIP

Carlos and Charles witness a crime and end up in witness protection posing as a couple. Alpha!Carlos, omega!Charles. This author has a way of writing that makes the characters feel so real and present, and I always find myself swept away by the emotions their writing induces in me. This fic follows the developing relationship between Charles and Carlos, who both have been hurt by their significant other before and have the emotional scars to prove it. It is a fic that makes you believe that while love can be the thing that hurts you the most it can also be as good and wholesome as in the movies, if you work for it.

Charles wasn’t a good Omega, he'd never been, and would never become, a good Omega, and in his teenage years after coming to the conclusion that an Alpha would never want someone like him, he'd decided that there was no point in trying to conform to the societal expectations that were pushed upon him. Thusly, he'd been a very bad Omega, enjoying his youth for all it was worth and it had worked for a while. When he'd met Peter, he had almost started to doubt this, wondered if an Alpha could want him after all, that he could be good enough, but it had turned out that he'd been right all along. No Alpha would ever want him, it wasn’t in the cards for Charles to live his life happily mated, he was destined for other things.

nsfw: 18:16 by venerat | E | 8.9k

Carlos, an alpha, is in a contented and comfortable relationship with Lorenzo, a beta. When Carlos meets Lorenzo's omega brother, he experiences temptation unlike anything he has ever known. What I liked about it: This fic is bittersweet. Carlos's relationship with Lorenzo is good, and stable, if maybe a little settled, and he is a good man and a good boyfriend. Charles is something of a force of nature, however, and once Carlos sees and scents him, it's the beginning of the end for him and Lorenzo.

God, if he was fruit, Carlos would have been sent down from the garden in an instant. He would have eaten Charles whole.

George/Toto

nswf: And Silver, And Samarium by @on-softs | E | 5.2k

Drivers are required to submit to their team principals in order to form a mental connection. George has difficulty doing so. (There is a dubcon warning on this fic, I would call it mild but YMMV) Why I liked it: The George POV is very believable, his desire to submit is strong but his anxiety about not doing it well enough is interfering with the mental process of it. Toto is authoritative and gentle with him, and applies his problem solving abilities to the problem at hand.

When he imagined it actually happening, submitting to Toto, there was no real setting. White light, like how the afterlife looked in films, because his brain hadn’t wanted to expend the power to render the rest of it. It was all just Toto and the warm folds of his face and how they’d crease while smiling down on George from such an unfamiliar, acute angle, George at his heel, combining himself perfectly into his vast, sweeping presence, lunging at the chance. George was ready to belong to Mercedes. Ready to be fast. He’d proven it. He supposed that was a childish way to imagine things, but that was always how he thought of it.

Charles/Max

nsfw: sweet kiwi (your juice is dripping down my chin) by @amarynas | E | 5.8k

One day, Charles wakes up with a pussy, and he isn't sure what to do with it. In comes a vibrator, and Max Verstappen. This was super hot (big chussy fan) and the plot is also so so funny. Charles wakes up in an alternate universe pretty much, and although it's supposed to be straight up smut, it's really really funny.

People couldn’t read clocks in dreams, right? He hurdled back to his bed, trying his best to ignore the missing feeling of his cock slapping against his thigh, and tapped on his phone screen. Wednesday, 2. August it read, and underneath 08:38. Since when did he have his phone set to English? Another thing he could, and should, worry about later. For now, the pussy problem was his biggest issue.

thank you to @lydia-petze @blueballsracing and @frickinsweet for compiling this week's list 🤍

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WIP Wednesday - Week Five

the f1crecs team are starting a new project - wip wednesday! did you know that wips are less likely to receive reads, comments, and kudos? every wednesday, we will be sharing a wip we’re loving at the moment!

Icarus by @eirianerisdar | G | 150k, 26/? wingfic AU. All humans have wings, and many drivers trim their flight feathers to save weight. It is ostensibly "their choice", but of course the pressure to do so is immense. What I liked about it: this is some of the best gen I've ever read, with lots of deep platonic intimacy, hurt/comfort and pair bonding between drivers. It explores the sacrifices drivers make and the pressures they're put under - the mutilation of their wings stands in for any number of rl metaphors.

The process itself and the results are traumatic - something that becomes gradually more horrifying as the story develops - and the narrative focuses on many drivers and their various relationships with the practice. Some of the hardest scenes come when a driver who has experienced it pleads with another to not go through with it, or are sometimes even retraumatized by the very suggestion of someone they are close to submitting to the procedure. The extent of the barbarism of the practice is gradually revealed like the layers of an onion as the story develops. The main storyline follows Daniel and his slow decline after leaving Red Bull, but that is only one facet of the story.

'Alex’s smile is bright and dazzling and full of hope. “I’ve talked it over with Jost,” he says, his joy palpable. “I’m growing out my wings this winter. I’m not going to trim anymore.” George feels like someone had punched all the air out of his chest. “What?” he hears himself say, and Alex laughs; he sounds young and unburdened and free. He sounds like he did before he moved up to Red Bull. “I’m not going to trim anymore,” Alex repeats. “I’m done trimming, George. It’s not who I am.” He smiles as he straightens George’s secondaries. “I’ll start intensive wing physio tomorrow. It’ll be hard work but my trainer says I’ll be flying by the new year.” He looks at George, beaming. “We could fly together again, Georgie–” There must be something wrong with George’s face, because Alex’s smile slips. “George?” Alex’s hands pause in George’s wings. George takes a breath, sharp and contained, and stands. He can’t say what he plans to do, not with Alex’s gentle hands in his wings. It would hurt too much. Alex looks up at him, confused. George scrubs his hands over his face; he feels tears start at the corners of his eyes and stamps viciously down on them. “Fuck,” he whispers. He hears the sob catch in his throat. “Fuck.” “What is it?” Alex asks, uncomprehending and concerned. “George?” George lowers his head; he barks a single, bitter laugh, and presses the back of his hand to his mouth. “Alex,” he says. The evenness of his voice shocks him. “I’m trimming my wings this winter.”

thank you to @lydia-petze for writing this recommendation

#wip wednesday #gen #driver:george #driver:alex

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Fic Rec List - Soulmate AUs (Part 2)

you might also enjoy : Soulmate AUs (Part 1)

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hi @0rdinaryth1ngs my love! absolutely - here are a few more. enjoy ❗️❤️

Alex/George

there's love in this life, there's no obstacle by @iishmael | G | 2k George has a soulmark in the shape of a palm tree - Alex buys him a Yucca palm. This is such a sweet story - funny and warm and so beautifully characterised for both of them. Best friends who are secretly soulmates is my favourite trope, and it is done very well here.

'George returned the hug half-heartedly, still speechless over the monstrosity Alex had dragged into his pristine new flat. “That’s a fully grown palm tree!”'

Daniel/Max

nsfw: Cool Things to Say to Your Soulmate by @powerful-owl and @love-leah | E | 13.9k A collection of soulmate AUs: shared pain, an ability to lie, and the cutest(/scariest) goose ever. To say I enjoyed this would be an understatement. The world-building is second to none, and the characterisation... This Max and this Daniel are - chefs kiss. The authors have managed to flawlessly blend impeccable humour, softness, angst, world-building, character work... And it is just an absolute joy to read.

'He and Max are friends now, for real. Max always looks at Daniel with his wide-open, squinty-eyed smile. After he tells a joke, he’ll look at Daniel like, Was that okay? Am I funny? and Daniel feels feral about it.'

Charles/Pierre

nsfw: and it's coming closer by @wolfiemcwolferson | E | 82k (wip) Charles leaves his childhood home after a mysterious incident - he returns home to Pierre. I don't think I can do this story justice with just a few words here. It is stunning. This author does the found family trope so well. The suspense and tension here builds into something so beautiful and so special - I love this story.

'Charles had seen him yesterday at the hospital, but something about him today is different. Maybe it was the lowlight of the hospital yesterday that didn’t highlight the sharpness of his jaw or the shade of his hair or the glow of his skin…but, he’s frankly beautiful and Charles feels foolish. Fifteen again and reduced to a shivering mess in front of a boy he thinks is too pretty for words.'

#piarles #maxiel #galex #f1 rpf #pairing:daniel/max #pairing:alex/george #pairing:charles/pierre #driver:daniel #driver:max #driver:alex #driver:george #driver:charles #driver:pierre

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Fic Rec List - George/Pierre

George and Pierre engaging in some heavy-handed flirting over the summer break rewired my brain. if it rewired yours too, have some fic recs. 🤍

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thank you to the president of the georgierre fanclub, @pinkierre, for the request. love you, boo. 😉

if i pulled you closer, would you mind? by @pinkierre | M | 1k A gorgeous fic, inspired by that video. You know the one. I adore this writer's dialogue - it always feels so natural.

'But if there’s one thing Pierre is good at, it’s worrying. Courtesy of his half a year in that cursed Red Bull seat. He wriggles himself a little loose and turns around in George’s arms, careful that George doesn’t let him go. He isn’t ready for that yet.'

Confession by @alasarys | M | 1.2k Some truly beautiful religious imagery here. Pierre is in deep, he is suffering - and it is so wonderful to read. (Sorry, Pierre!) This is beautifully written.

'God created man in his image, but Pierre has created his god in the image of George. He thinks about George in the vestments of a priest – it isn’t such a stretch to go from the black of a Mercedes race suit to a cassock. He imagines him in a clerical collar, long fingers carefully sliding the band of white plastic into place at his throat. A surprisingly delicate movement for the strength he knows those fingers possess.'

tangina ka! kakainis ka! labyu! by @ruszhou | T | 2.4k Lovely, flirty fun. This flows so beautifully. The author has a gift for writing banter. Such a joy to read.

'Pierre laughs again, that stupid one that edges on sounding like a goose. It makes George feel stupid, even if he's technically right. What the hell, now he feels stupid for feeling stupid about being right.'

nsfw: divine revelation by @ruszhou | E | 2.6k The dynamics here are truly second to none. Pierre thinks he has all the control. George actually has all the control. So hot and so beautifully written. This is a joy.

'To him, Pierre is a perfectly sculpted golden statue. Vibrantly glistening under sunlight; seemingly flawless, seemingly indestructible. But while George knows gold can’t be crushed, he knows that it can dissolve, it can melt.'

take a lesson, every saturday boy by latebrakers T | 3k George and Pierre receive a surfing lesson from Lewis. Gorgeous exploration of mentorship and hero worship and the intense competitiveness that exists between these two. Fantastic characterisation. Delicious.

'But he thinks George knows all of that, anyway. And in any case, Pierre has no interest in exposing the soft underbelly of the reason behind the start of his friendship with Lewis, the real reason: that Pierre was falling apart, and Lewis helped him gather the pieces of himself back up and stick them together again, without condition or judgment. Simple as. That’s not George’s to know. And if Lewis did the same for George, too, Pierre isn’t sure he wants to hear about that either. He’s the youngest of five boys. Sometimes he gets tired of sharing.'

taste of cherries by @juanericvergne | G | 4.3k A fic inspired by that video. I know you know the one. Sinfully hot. Everything I wanted after the flirty boys video. Implied Pierre/Charles.

'If people called George confident, surely there had to be another word to describe Pierre. Perhaps it really was all cockiness, but even if it was the case there was no denying it was infuriatingly attractive.'

#georgierre #george/pierre #pierre/george #rusly #f1 fic recs #pairing:george/pierre #driver:george #driver:pierre

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Fic Rec List - Rare Pairings

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hi @flo55i lovely! this is a great ask - I decided to go super duper rare for this, so, primarily under 50 works per pairing. there will be a part two, but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy these. 🤍

Lando/Oscar

purring in my lap ('cause he loves me) by @nyoomfruits | T | 5k Lando is visited often by Oscar's 'emotional support cat' - but not all is as it seems! This story is adorable. Oscar is very cat-coded, and the author captures that here beautifully. One thing that I really love about this author's writing is their use of humour - it always hits so perfectly.

'And he kind of looks like Oscar, too. Slender, lean, and with a slightly grumpy, unimpressed expression on his face. It makes Lando laugh a little. Like owner, like pet, clearly.'

Pierre/Pierre H

I Just Need Your Talking Next to Me by ghostmyghosthost | M | 8k Pierre and his engineer cope with the impending move to Alpine. This is a lovely, sweet story - the author characterises both of them fantastically, and the angst hits just right.

'Pierre couldn't even look at him during that speech that day in Suzuka, fear that the dam he’d carefully constructed around his emotions would collapse at any moment, any wrong movement, an errant glance, a wry smile, and his composed exterior would collapse.'

Bono/Charles

nsfw: Saltwater and Gasoline by @kritischetheologie | E | 15.4k Charles makes a move to Mercedes. To say that this fic changed my life would not be an exaggeration! The Charles characterisation here is some of my favourite in the whole fandom. The relationship that develops between the two of them took my breath away, at points - so warm and secure and lovely. I loved every second of this. I wish I could read it again for the first time.

'Bono’s eyes are soft, but the intensity of his gaze, the weight of it, leaves Charles speechless. He can feel the steady thrumming of his pulse in his wrists, his fingertips.'

George/Max

nsfw: winning mentality by @drivestraight | E | 18.5k Friends(-ish) with benefits. This is such a stunning story. The author truly captures Max and George in the most striking way - the push-pull-push-pull here is incredible. One thing that this author always does very well is gorgeous, circular storytelling: every single thing they write feels so beautifully thought out, so fulfilling. This fic is wonderful.

'Just because it will make a good story doesn’t mean that it has to happen.'

George/Guanyu

daffodils by @ruszhou | T | 27.4k An exploration of their relationship, post-Silverstone 2022. This is a really lovely fic - their friendship/relationship blossoms in such a beautiful, natural way. I love the way this author writes dialogue. It always flows so well.

'Guanyu smiles at him. It’s weird, the comfortable wavelength they share with one another. Guanyu has never met someone like George before — met someone who was just like him before — but it’s nice. The fact that he doesn’t have to explain himself twice is nice. Humbling. Maybe even a little cathartic.'

#f1 rpf #pairing:george/guanyu #pairing:george/max #pairing:charles/bono #pairing:pierre/pierreh #pairing:lando/oscar #driver:george #driver:guanyu #driver:max #driver:charles #driver:pierre #driver:lando #driver:oscar #other:bono #other:pierreh

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title: "7 JANUARY 2012 - PARIS (FRA), 2011 CIK-FIA KARTING AWARDS" source: fiakarting.com format: photos season: 2011, karting

#year:2011 #format:photoshoot #driver:alex #driver:nyck #driver:george #series:karting

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ooh 4, 5 and 12 for the fic recs ask game :)

thank you for your ask! 🤍

2023 fic rec ask game 💕

4. favourite rarepair fic? answered by @lydia-petze, and immediately followed by several other server members saying - damn it, I was going to choose that one!:

winning mentality by @drivestraight is max/george. I never would have thought of them as a pairing but linearity could get me to read anything. And it works.

5. longest fic you read this year? answered by @boxboxbrioche:

Fool's Gold by @chubbydino (745k, E). A true treasure of the fandom - at 745k, this fic might be the longest I've read ever, let alone this year. What the author has done here is nothing short of a masterpiece- and this New Year's I am raising a glass to their incredible talent, and their mammoth generosity in sharing their time, energy, and wonderful work with us. 🥂

12. fic you want everyone to study in a literature class? answered by @boxboxbrioche:

evocatio by @vicsy. everything she writes is stunning, but this is a step above. it's like every single word, every piece of grammar, every sentence has been put there purposefully, to hurt and to disgust and to ache and to stun and to awe. it is stunning. ethereal, like poetry. I want everyone to study it, to pick apart all of her clever turns of phrases and use of imagery and metaphor. ❤️

#pairing:charles/pierre #pairing:george/max #driver:charles #driver:pierre #driver:george #driver:max #event:2023 fic rec ask game #i don't think i can tag all of the FG pairings. apologies. :')