#but tagging lestappen for the girlies

[msbrightsides]

I’m not one of those F1 girlies who ships the drivers who are friends, but how can y’all call them “lestappen” when VERCLERC is RIGHT THERE?

[rb9]

lestappen girlies are WINNING this week. actually thriving

[tmncthingtosee]

‘Someone you race with… alongside..’

“I’m terrible :|”

[theadderalltoyourstiles]

Literally all the girlies in the Lestappen Gate 2023 tag rn :

[valyrfia]

I'm sorry; there are people on tiktok talking about f1 omegaverse ????

Wtf is wrong with people

Every so often the girlies (@thearchercore, @tsarinablogs, @gaslightgirlsummer) and I come across TikToks and send it to each other with the caption "this should've been a tumblr post". This happens once every few days.

Not just limiting this to omegaverse either, there have been a LOT of F1 shipping TikToks in the recent months that have gained traction because creators have figure out that mentioning "Lestappen" (for example) generates clout and impressions. Some people just use this as a portmanteau for Max and Charles or whichever driver pairing which is fine, but a LOT tends to be ship content. I have seen screenshots of my own tumblr post of my silly little galex/brocedes comparison posted on twitter and TikTok (without my permission, may I add) that have over a hundred thousand impressions and several thousand likes. People pinching things from other websites is nothing new and I don't personally really mind UNLESS it's obviously shipping content or has ship names within. Shipping content should not be on TikTok or twitter.

I can't really stress how important it is to keep that stuff away from the people that it's based on, on tumblr which is known for having high fandom content, a non-aggressive algorithm, and low celebrity presence and it's concerning that every time I open TikTok, even though I purposefully DON'T interact with shipping stuff on there, only memes, technical videos, or official videos, if I scroll for long enough I hit something about F1 ships. Drivers are on there, their partners are on there, their families are on there. The aggressive algorithm WILL push them that stuff eventually if they interact with anything F1 and no amount of tagging will change that and frankly that's a highly embarrassing to think about.

[nyoooooom-dot-com]

Is now the time to join the girlies on the delulu train over in the lestappen gate tag?

[fabbyf1]

Hi!

I’m not sure of this is how to go about this correctly.

I’m not sure what your position is on others drawing inspiration/directly from your incredible fan fiction writing but, on Ao3 there is a fic called ❤️lestappen- One shorts💙 by lestapeeen. The most recent chapter (14) is very similar to the monza chapter of long live(twwct) specifically the piggy back and proposal promise. some of the dialogue is exactly the same.

I figured you should know. If it’s a cool with you or if you knew already, sorry to be a bother.

DISCLAIMER: This post, by no means, is asking for ANYBODY to send this author mentioned (and tagged) below hate. On anon or main. I have been pretty damn clear with my feelings on the matter below. They know what they've done, and I won't stand for it. Nobody needs to make this worse by sending them death threats. With that out of the way, let's deep dive, shall we?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

First off, god bless you, bestie. God BLESS you. I want to smooch you on your incredibly wonderful forehead. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. I cannot be everywhere at once and cannot possibly read every fanfic posted to AO3, but it's not fucking cool for people to straight-up plagiarize my shit.

Secondly, I'd like to ask that if ANY of my followers come across something that looks very suspiciously similar to my fics, please let me know. You can for sure send it on anon, or send me a dm.

Now, with that being said, I clicked on this fucking fic not knowing what to think. I went into it with a pretty open mind, knowing that there are quite a few authors currently posting fics that are verrrrrrrrrrry similar to my writing style. I've gotten pretty close to calling a few of these authors out but haven't for a few reasons.

Fanfics based on the same ship, in the same canon setting, are always going to be... let's use the word "similar" here. The plot can only change so much when you're following canon events, you know? I don’t write AUs, so I’m only going off canon-inspired fics. My fics generally follow along with canon timelines and therefore, other author’s fics that follow the same timeline are going to be... similar. I get that and accept that.

Characterizations are bound to be... well, fuck it, let's use that word "similar" again. I'm gonna be pretty forgiving when someone's Max is damn near the same as my Max because one: I'm a good and forgiving person, and two: I think my characters (while totally fucking fictional) are very life-like to the real person. So, with that in mind, when I read a fic with characterizations similar to mine... I will usually give somebody grace... and accept that maybe, just possibly, they see Max Verstappen (the person) the same way I do (fictionally) and it’s a big old coincidence that our fics read so similar. You know? Does that make sense?

But with all that being said, I’m not a fucking idiot. 

And honestly? I give more grace than I should on this goddamn website. (lmfao, respectfully.) This is sadly not the first time that somebody has very much written in my likeness, and I know it won't be the last. But this is definitely the boldest version of plagiarism I've seen. I haven’t clicked on any chapter except for 14, and I heavily skimmed the first part, but let’s take a little deep dive into some of the highlights. Because I will show the receipts, bestie.

from their story:

from long live:

..... right, let's move on.

from their story:

from long live:

okay................. sure

from their story:

from long live:

If you're going to plagiarize my shit... you could at least put it in a different font, so to speak. "Hey, can I copy your homework?” “Sure, but change it up a bit.” 

Girlie pop, you stopped even trying to change it the fuck up. 

Let me be clear: I do not authorize anybody to translate, re-post or distribute my work without my written consent. This is in a disclaimer (that I will post below) in every single one of my fics. Taking MY dialogue is NOT okay. 

Direct quote from the beginning note of Long Live:  DISCLAIMER #4: This is 100% fictional, and I do not own any person, team, or sponsor referenced in this story. I mean no offense to any person(s) mentioned and characterized in this story. I am not affiliated with any part of Formula 1 or its subsections. Please do not translate, re-post, or distribute my work without my written consent. I will cry.

To sum up, writing is not easy, and it takes time and effort. Time away from my friends, my girlfriend, my family. Time away from my job and my other hobbies. Long Live is 76 thousand words and took me countless hours to write.

To have somebody so blatantly and disrespectfully post MY SHIT as their own and not even try to give me credit? To not write a note that said, “Heyyyyy go read long live, which I [clearly] really enjoyed!” or even a “Some of this dialogue was inspired by @fabbyf1” or even just a “lmfao some of this i didn’t write but the rest i did” really pisses me off.

Why did it ever have to come to this?

I am SO disappointed right now.

Happy fucking Friday, I guess.

For full transparency, here is the link to their fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55255699 and here is the link to their tumblr: @l-estappen

Here is the link to MY fic, which was posted on April 2nd, 2023, and written in Google Docs with revision history about a month before that. I have receipts out the fucking ass, my dear. https://archiveofourown.org/works/46190509/chapters/116284915

Be well.

[killerandhealerqueen]

✨ weekend wip exposure club ✨

rules: post 7 sentences/a snippet of an unfinished work

A cute little snippet from my lestappen hero x villain + baby au

At the sight of the infant, Max’s eyes widened in shock before he looked at him in disbelief.             “You brought Ollie?!  Have you lost your mind?!” he hissed.             “I had to!” Charles snapped.  Max blinked.             “What do you mean, you had to?” he demanded.  Charles let out a shuddering breath.             “Mattia…Mattia came by my apartment this morning.  Said that he knew that I didn’t patrol last night.  So I promised him that I would patrol tonight” he explained before he let out another shuddering breath.             “He said he and the Academy would know if I didn’t patrol, so I had to come.  Which means I had to bring Ollie too” he continued before he shook his head.             “I can’t…I can’t let Mattia know about Ollie.  I don’t know what he or the Academy will do to him if they know but—” he started when Max held up a hand.             “Charles.  You don’t have to explain it to me.  I understand” he assured.  Charles looked at him in surprise.             “You do?” he asked.  Max smirked.             “You forget, I went to the Academy for a while too.  I know how they operate.  I know exactly what they’ll do to Ollie if they find out about him.  So yes, I understand” he assured.  Charles nodded slowly.             “Oh” he murmured, just as Ollie let out a soft whine, making him and Max look at him before Max frowned.             “Isn’t he cold?” he asked.  Charles huffed.             “You seem to forget that I run warmer because of my powers.  He’s perfectly fine” he replied, making Max look at him before he reached out and pressed the back of his hand against his cheek, humming softly.             “So you do” he murmured, causing Charles to look at him with wide eyes as he pulled his hand away before he cleared his throat and shifted Ollie in his arms.

Tagging the girlies @hyperbolicgrinch and @theotherwhybietoldmeso (no pressure as always) and anyone else who wants to play. Open for all

[maxipad33]

*rocking back and forth* catboy max catboy max catboy max your art is beautiful btw I’ve been staring at the catboy max art for like hours

What are your head canons regarding catboy max and catnip?

Also I’m personally a lestappen girly so I literally cannot stop thinking about Charles having to mediate between Leo and Max every time they’re in range of each other it’s so silly I’m literally going crazy rn catboy max has changed my life thank you kind stranger for sharing him with us 🙏

YESSSS HELLO JOIN ME IN THE PIT OF CATBOY MAX HELL

I think regarding catnip there’s development of like, maybe different strains kinda like weed?? And some applications are stronger than others.

like some he’ll get a whiff and it’s like pure electricity in his veins and he needs to run around like, RIGHT NOW and climb stuff and jump on people and it’s a liiiiittle destructive but people know that they can just play tag with him or throw toys around for a bit and he’ll work it out of his system in the next 10-15 minutes. very fun to see him zooming around during a track walk, bouncing between people and dashing around the track limits. one time he nearly torpedoed into valterri and carlos on their bikes and tripped and fell, somehow turning it into a full somersault before leaping up and chasing after them full speed.

or sometimes it makes him a little dopey and he gets that sleepy eyed look and everything takes like an extra two seconds for him to process and react, just completely chilled out and slowly blinking at people when they talk to him. this max is the best max if you wanna pet his hair or touch his ears or tug a little on his tail because he’ll grumble a little but won’t actually move out of they way. one memorable time an entire bottle of catnip spray got knocked over and spilled everywhere in the cooldown room after one of the races and max spent the entire time on the floor, lazily kneading at a jacket and rolling around before he had to be carried out for the podium celebration

certain catnip treats make him drool like crazy, he doesn’t like them as much. there’s a specific strain that makes him extra cuddly and affectionate too so he avoids it like the plague.

​imo catnip is probably not a controlled substance but the redbull team treats it like one and after one too many incidents it’s completely banned in the garage and race weekends

i really like lestappen i think its a cute “down bad” kind of ship especially lately LOL i personally lean more maxiel but yes i totally agree i feel like charles wants so badly to befriend max and feel his ears but leo!! oh my god this dog is ruining all his chances!!! but it is cute to see max’s fur all puffy as he tries to stare down and intimidate a dog that only weighs like 20 pounds

[thatguywasvaping]

🏎️💨 THE FORMULA 1 TAG GAME! 🏎️💨:

i don't know who else to tag honestly but thank youuu @wisteria-wisteria for tagging me 😉

1. Who or what got you into F1?

i've been wanting to tell this story to someone cuz i think it's so dumb

so well, my dad and my cousins are HUGE f1 fans they always talk about it on the family gc. it was the mexico 2023 gp (we're mexican btw and just like every single men in mexico they love checo) and we all know what happened to checo in that race so they were fuming and honestly i was enjoying it and all the memes on twt

anyway i never really cared about the sport, to me it was just men going vroom vroom in circles for an hour but then the brazil gp came

we were in my grandparents house, i was in the living room and they were watching the race obviously, it was just about to start and then something magical happened that changed my whole life... charles leclerc crashes on the formation lap and i thought omg who's this dumbass 🙄 but then i heard his voice with that sadness you only hear in eastern european gay porn saying "why the fuck am i so unlucky?", i was like damn he's so me, my dad was asking me to traduce what he was saying, i had no context of everything that happened on the season but i could just think damn is this not the first time that it has happened to him? poor bro

then i saw him get lost in the motherfucking woods and i was crying laughing at this point wondering who the hell is this guy?

i made a mental note to search his name on twt later, anyway the race went on and i was actually getting invested in it, i remember my cousins had to leave but they were all i want to see checo pass hamilton bla bla bla and i had no idea who hamilton was but i wanted to see it too it was so exciting. when i got back home i went into a charles leclerc rabbit hole in twt and tumblr and tiktok, then i learned more about all the other drivers and as someone who was lacking content of my man finn wolfhard i was getting bored and seeing this guys being a chaotic mess and getting content of them every weekend i was like fuck it they're my new blorbos especially charles❤️

and now here i am :) the end.

2. Who was the very first F1 driver you supported? Do you support them now? Have your opinions on them differed or stayed the same since then?

i am a charles leclerc girlie and i will always be he's my sunshine i will fight anyone who dares to say something bad about him, i just love him so much he's so determinated and passionate i am so sure he will achieve his dream but he's also very kind, charming, funny. his history is also so amazing to me, his mental strenght is unbelievable and has motivated me to keep going no matter what, he's very dear to me, i admire him so much and i don't think it will ever change because he amazes me more and more everytime.

3. Who’s your current favourite F1 driver?

charlieeee obvi but i've also been very obsessed with max lately they are fighting for p1 in my favorite drivers championship every single day hahahah

maxie poo i love you babygirl 😘

ok but now seriously MAX VERSTAPPEN YOU ARE A FUCKING LEGEND AND DESERVE ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD he means a lot to me now too

i love lando and oscar also i hope they achieve amazing things with mclaren they have so much talent and potential i know they will be great

and ofc mi gente latino 🇲🇽✊ checo pérez you are my dad and i support you no matter what also he's so unintentionally funny as max said i'll just call him lovely 😌

4. Is there a driver pairing or pairings you support? What made you attracted to that pairing in the first place?

LESTAPPEN MY GOD when i tell you that i think about them every day i'm not joking at all

my roman empire as the tiktok kids would say

i just love them for the same reasons everyone else does they have been racing against each other for most of their lives and of course they've had their rough patches but they respect each other and love racing together, they push the limits and will do everything to win but they always keep that mutual respect and admiration

i got into them with the inchident video it's just hilarious max being all mad like no it's so unfair 🙄 and charlie being like just an inchident 😘 I CAN'T THEY'RE SO ICONIC LIVE LAUGH LOVE LESTAPPEN we love emotional support rivals

also shoutout carlando, maxiel, charlos, chestappen, landoscar they are so funny love seeing them do stupid shit but also have each others back

5. Do your parents, siblings or relatives have a favourite team and/or favourite driver(s)?

my dad will die for red bull especially for checo, i don't really know my cousins favorite drivers but they like ferrari and one of them has a charles leclerc cap and a valtteri bottas one so i think them

i'm kind of a closeted f1 fan lmao because most of my life i've been like it's so boring just them going in circles but now i'm obsessed but also if i say i like it now they would be like you just like it because the drivers are good looking

and i mean YEAH but fuck just let me enjoy it and it's also my first season i'm still learning give me a break bruh

6. Do you have any favourite races? Are there any that stand out to you the most?

like i said this is my first season and i started pretty late but they first race i ever watched from start to finish was ✨las vegas 2023✨ and as a charles fan i will never forget that last lap where i was mourning p2 already and all like well let's hope for the best on the next race😔 when all of a sudden i see this mf overtaking checo, it was 1am and when i tell you i JUMPED from the couch and started screaming and jumping around, genuinely i will never forget it

7. Do you have a favourite circuit? Can be from the past or from the current calendar.

i don't really know about each circuit that much but i like monaco

8. Have you ever been to an F1 race in real life? Feel free to tell us your experience going to one if you like.

naaahh they're expensive af maybeee one day i'll go to the gp in mexico city but in a very distant future

9. Have you ever met an F1 driver in real life?

i see checo's face in every corner in my city does that count?

10. Do you have a favourite F1 car? If so, what is it?

i like the mercedes' cars just for the mere reason that they look cool to me and since i don't know all the technical stuff i think i could give you a pepper answer once i learn more

11. Do you have a favourite one win wonder?

not really ✌️

12. Do you have any favourite quotes from the F1 world? This can either be inspirational or hilarious.

when max said "i always thought that if i would make it to F1, charles will also make it"

what can i say i love my babygirls

[maxedes]

hello, nice to see you here <3

thought it was time for you to get to know me!

⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ this is me ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ

- my name is senta

- pronouns are she/her

- i‘m 21

- german (unfortunately)

- for more infos check out my main blog @sentaluise

⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ about my blog ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ

- this is chaotic, if i have something to say i will (this is like my little f1 diary)

- mainly opinions

- sometimes drawing or textposts/edits, if i find some time

- i also try to translate/summarize things from sky germany that i think people would find interesting

- i do tag for drivers/races but the rest may be chaotic

- f1 related but personal shenanigans are tagged #personal

⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ my f1 opinions ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ

(boy oh boy do i have fucked opinions)

- starting of with a tier list for the current grid:

(opinions aren‘t set in stone & i could write essays about my opinions on each of them, so fitting them in this thing might not be the most accurate way, but just to give you an idea)

- i really do love george the most tbh

- i‘m a merc girly (doesn‘t mean i like everything they do)

- i really really hate red bull & everything they stand for (even though i do really like max & yuki)

- my favorite ex drivers are:

- nico rosberg

- sebastian vettel

- michael schumacher

- about shipping (this is mostly for fun, all rpf „rules“ apply)

- brocedes for life

- lestappen

- galex

- side of gax & versainz

- also kinda got on the haasband train

- others too sometimes

⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ disclaimer ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ

- this blog is a safe space (for more see @sentaluise )

- this blog will mainly be sfw except for some crude language but interact at your own risk

- i know my opinions are kinda controversial, please don‘t come for me. i get along well with people who may see things differently but if something here is really bothering you please use the block button liberally (or reach out to me if you feel like a line’s being crossed)

- i am a strong believer of just not liking people purely based of vibes. i don‘t own anyone liking someone, so don‘t come for me.

- i do enjoy asks so reach out if you want to :)

[litany-writes]

9 people you want to know better :D

tagged by @songsofsomnia, ty!! no pressure tags: @athenswrites, @shakespeare-smoocher, @like-pilot-lights, @windowgirlpoems, @theartisttoyourmuse, and anyone else that wants to join!!!

current read

words of radiance by brandon sanderson!!! it's the second book in the stormlight archives series and it is SO SO SO good and i've been too busy to sit down and finish it recently but the worldbuilding, the characters, just AAAA everything it's a masterpiece

most recent song

100 bad days by AJR. I may be cringe but I am free, it's catchy alright?? I'm a pop music girlie it's not my fault

currently watching

formula 1: drive to survive i understand the fandom has (understandably) mixed feelings on the show, especially some of the characterizations, but i love the drama and it's well-produced. been watching the 2023 season live as well, i promise i'm not one of those dts anti-max bandwagons <3

current fic i'm reading

also f1, rlly outing myself today but i just finished reading sunday morning; holding you till noon by autumnapricot on ao3. pt 2 to a MASTERFUL lestappen office au; if you like that kinda thing i highly recommend it. 10/10 shenanigans, tomfoolery, and chaos.

next on my to watch list

the PJO show coming out next month!!!!!! gonna watch it w the bf <3 I don't rlly watch a ton of shows in general but I am SO hyped for this one. it's gonna be good. i can feel it in my bones.

current obsession

...formula 1, if that wasn't clear yet. not sure how i got this far in life without knowing about the 20 most dramatic people ever in their silly little car-go-fast sport, but i sure am enjoying it now. watched yesterday's literal circus GP live w my bestie who was there definitely 100% totally of her free will, and i've been subjecting my bf to all of my dumb little rants about it too !!!

[itshoneywhatever]

🏎️💨 THE FORMULA 1 TAG GAME! 🏎️💨:

Thank you @linewire for the tag!! And sorry it took me so long to get to it ❤️‍🩹

1. Who or what got you into F1?

Tiktok started to bombard me with edits of Toto Wolff, and I became obsessed with the man. Then the edits turned to Max Verstappen and his sad past and how much he has accomplished. I couldn’t say no to those blue eyes. Then I watched DTS and that made me realize I will die defending Max.

2. Who was the very first F1 driver you supported? Do you support them now? Have your opinions on them differed or stayed the same since then?

It started with Max and it will end with Max. I think very highly of him, he has a good head on his shoulders and has calmed down quite a bit since he started racing.

3. Who’s your current favourite F1 driver?

Max Verstappen. Charles in second place and of course Sebastian Vettel 💞

Honorable mention to Fernando Alonso, Lando and Oscar 💞

4. Is there a driver pairing or pairings you support? What made you attracted to that pairing in the first place?

Lestappen, that’s my main ship in the F1 fandom. I also like Hamilton x Vettel, Landoscar, Dany Ric x Lando, Seb x Kimi.

5. Do your parents, siblings or relatives have a favourite

Back in the day, my mom was a Schumacher girlie, she now likes Hamilton. Doesn’t care much for the teams tho.

6. Do you have any favourite races? Are there any that stand out to you the most?

Singapore 2023 is the first race i watched live, so it’s kinda special for me in a sentimental way. I liked Qatar 2023 a lot, I know most of the drivers had a terrible time but the dominance Max has in that race, being the only driver no to get out of track limits, ot was simply insane. Qatar 2023 was insane and Max’s performance was a master class in driving.

7. Do you have a favourite circuit? Can be from the past or from the current calendar.

I haven’t seen all circuits live, that’s why i can’t say for sure I do have one. Monaco is iconic but i find it underwhelming. Abu Dhabi is a pretty good one i’d say.

8. Have you ever been to an F1 race in real life? Feel free to tell us your experience going to one if you like.

No, I haven’t. I would love to. Especially the Brazilian GP since is the closest to my country.

9. Have you ever met an F1 driver in real life?

No, i haven’t. I would love to, especially Max, Charles or Lando.

10. Do you have a favourite F1 car? If so, what is it?

Rocky 🥰

I’m pretty basic so I my favorite car is Max’s RB19 because it got him an unbelievable season in 2023.

11. Do you have a favourite one win wonder?

Oscar. He may not be a GP winner, but at least he’s a race winner and I love that for him.

12. Do you have any favourite quotes from the F1 world? This can either be inspirational or hilarious.

“Everyone is a Ferrari fan. Even if they say they're not, they are Ferrari fans” - Sebastian Vettel.

I hate it so much because it’s so goddamn true 😭 I’m a Red Bull girlie through and through but I can’t escape the love for Ferrari 😭

“Enjoy the butterflies. Enjoy being naive. Enjoy the nerves, the pressure, people not knowing your name, all that stuff.” - Daniel Ricciardo 💞

No pressure tags @il-predestinato @lestappenforever @auroralightsinwinter 💫

[lestappenforever]

https://www.tumblr.com/lestappenforever/734223343223488512/so-many-comments-about-how-ppl-never-expected-to

This ask had me thinking about my early days . I also became an F1 fan around 2023 May-June ish . I was a Lestappen fan before i became interested in F1 tbh bcz i came to know about it through a Lestappen fanfic on Ao3 (personally i find it pretty hilarious lol) . Anyway, so i have this habit of consuming years worth of information and media related to the thing i start hyperfixating on within an extremely short period of time . I remember when i was surfing through the Lestappen tag on Tumblr for hours on end (had a lot of free time then) and coming across those crumbs . It was so little i felt extremely disappointed. I caught up with almost all Lestappen crumbs and lore within a week or so . Finished reading all the good fanfics on A03 within a month. And then i had nothing . Kept on coming back to the tag and found nothing new for so long . When i tell you it was pure agony .The Pain™ . But then fast forward to October(?) and we start getting fed whole ass Lestappen meals . Everything escalated so quickly for me lol . But for you guys even the crumbs were so far and few in between. I have so much respect for people who have been Lestappies for years bcz what were y'all even surviving on for so long 😭😭

Anyway, just wanted to share this with you. Hope you are having a good day , Mona <33 unlike ferrari

(Also why is it always Ferrari jesus)

DK putting what it was like to be a Lestappen girlie (gn) in the early days into words, despite becoming a Lestappen girlie this summer. 👆👆👆

As to what we were surviving on before we got fed Lestappen content regularly: Crumbs and unhinged imagination, babe. That's it.

Thank you very much for sharing this, DK! I love and appreciate you so much, and I hope your Friday is going wonderfully. ❤️

(Let's not even go there, because we'll be here for years.)

[carronyaflowers]

Thank you for the tag @linewire

1. Who or what got you into F1?

Seeing f1 trend on tumblr every other week got me looking at the tag, then styrian gp 2021 happened and watched the tag go crazy as this leclerc guy went through the grid. Then my dad and brother told me to watch dts with them.

2. Who was the very first F1 driver you supported? Do you support them now? Have your opinions on them differed or stayed the same since then?

Charles fan first from the very first day. Because i'll tell you when i saw him in dts, i *died* THAT WAS THE LECLERC GUY IN THE RED CAR?? and even now he's still the one

3. Who’s your current favourite F1 driver?

Listing my current top 5: Charles, Max, Yuki, Oscar, Lance

4. Is there a driver pairing or pairings you support? What made you attracted to that pairing in the first place?

Lestappen because i love generational talents who are thrust into greatness with nicknames like predestined and inevitable

Yukierre has a special place in my heart tho

5. Do your parents, siblings or relatives have a favourite team and/or favourite driver(s)?

My dad supports the underdogs so 2021 he supported max, 2022 he supported checo then for 2023 alonso

My brother is a mclaren/lando girlie (gn)

6. Do you have any favourite races? Are there any that stand out to you the most?

Monza 2019 will always make me cry, Silverstone 2022 was so fucking great but also pain, and Baku 2018 will always stand out to me because drama and p6 for rookie charles

7. Do you have a favourite circuit? Can be from the past or from the current calendar.

Monza is for the dreamers and i am a dreamer so do the math. For real tho, there's just something so romantic about that track. I love Baku too for castle reasons.

8. Have you ever been to an F1 race in real life? Feel free to tell us your experience going to one if you like.

Haven't yet, races are too far and I don't have that kind of money yet (it's all going to concerts).

9. Have you ever met an F1 driver in real life?

No

10. Do you have a favourite F1 car? If so, what is it?

Ooh i love love seeing the 1950s cars because they're just so different to the ones we have today and they're just classically beautiful.

For a specific answer tho, She (F1-75 when she was a cokehead)

11. Do you have a favourite one win wonder?

Estie and Pierre are so special to me and they're celebrations after their wins was !!! . Like este's hug with nando (so funny bc estenando) aand pierre atop monza confetti raining on him and there was no crowd (it did things to my heart).

For one (sprint) win wonder, Oscah <3

For one (wdc) win wonder, KIMI RAIKKONEN I LOVE YOU

12. Do you have any favourite quotes from the F1 world? This can either be inspirational or hilarious.

"Sometimes you love the sport, it just don't love you back" - lance stroll

"Monaco i love you and hopefully one day you will love me back" - charles leclerc

I'm a fan of unrequited love it seems

Tagging @f1-giuki @dreamingamongthestars @blueballsracing if y'all haven't done it yet!! (no pressure tho)

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🏎️💨 THE FORMULA 1 TAG GAME! 🏎️💨:

thank you for tagging me @wisteria-wisteria <3 (holding your hand in the liminal space that is the asian timezone on tumblr)

1. Who or what got you into F1?

This fic by greenstuff on ao3. Such a good fic, so good that it made me look into F1 more so I could understand it better. Then I watched the first season of DTS and got WAY too attached to Max because I love a villain. After I started reading Lestappen fics, I knew I was in this thing for the long haul.

2. Who was the very first F1 driver you supported? Do you support them now? Have your opinions on them differed or stayed the same since then?

I was a Red Bull girlie from the start because of that fic, and I guess I was a Danny fan for a couple minutes before Max appeared on screen.

Still a Red Bull girlie but not so much a Daniel fan anymore.

3. Who’s your current favourite F1 driver?

Max and Charles. Max slightly more but not by much. Hoping, praying, manifesting an actual championship battle between them, like idc who wins, I just need to see them fighting like they're always meant to.

Truly do not hate any other driver, just mostly indifferent to a lot of them.

4. Is there a driver pairing or pairings you support? What made you attracted to that pairing in the first place?

Lestappen is my ride or die. For all the typical reasons. *Insert that Mr Knightley quote about how if I loved them less, I might be able to talk about them more.*

5. Do your parents, siblings or relatives have a favourite team and/or favourite driver(s)?

My dad's a Schumacher girl, like as in he only watched F1 for him then stopped when he left. I sorta got him back into it because I started talking to him about my interest. My mom and my step dad are Mercedes/Hamilton fans, though I think she only likes him because he also has a bulldog.

6. Do you have any favourite races? Are there any that stand out to you the most?

Monaco 23 was the first race I watched live so that holds a special place in my heart. Singapore 23 and Mexico 23 also stand out to me because those are the ones I watched live with my friends uwu.

7. Do you have a favourite circuit? Can be from the past or from the current calendar.

Honestly, kinda basic but I do like Monaco even though its place on the calendar is kinda contentious. Purely for aesthetics, not necessarily for the race quality. Hopefully Charles can win it before it gets taken off the calendar (though idk if that's gonna happen).

Still trying to learn what my actual fav is for quality of races, though. All the classic non street circuits are good for that I guess.

8. Have you ever been to an F1 race in real life? Feel free to tell us your experience going to one if you like.

I live in a country where the nearest track is a whole plane flight away so no. I don't even know if I'd like to go because the footage I've seen from races looks kinda underwhelming LMAO. Though I wouldn't say no if someone invited me. Especially if it's to Monaco or Zandvoort.

This completely doesn't count but the old place where my step dad worked was one of McLaren's sponsors back in the day and got tickets to Sepang. I just thought it was a cool story.

9. Have you ever met an F1 driver in real life?

No and thank god. I couldn't bare to look Max Verstappen or Charles Leclerc in the eye after writing them fucking nasty for all of you. I think I'd pass out if I was in the same room as Max though, like my body would just shut down.

10. Do you have a favourite F1 car? If so, what is it?

He <3

I also like the old Marlboro liveries and I think tobacco companies should be allowed to sponsor teams just so we can get cunty liveries. Like can you imagine a Red Bull Marlboro Blue sponsorship?

11. Do you have a favourite one win wonder?

Oscar? Does winning a sprint count?

12. Do you have any favourite quotes from the F1 world? This can either be inspirational or hilarious.

Max has some great one liners, like "Maybe God is with Hamilton but he is not god," and that thing about sucking on an egg (king of duality <3). I also really like the quote of Charles talking about how his grandmother would sew little crosses on his race suits.

Tagging anyone that wants to participate but specifically @carronyaflowers @itshoneywhatever and @amarynas