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MIAMI
MAY 2ND, 21:35 LOCAL TIME
AFTER RACE

lando:
anyone going to any parties tonight?

oscar:
no
please dont party too hard we have a flight to catch in the morning

lando:
boringgggggg

alex:
pm me details maybe ill be there

george:
send it in the other gc i might go too

pierre:
you guys have a seperate gc?

lando:
duh
class of 2019 is elite

kimi:
the rookies have our own chat too

isack:
you and ollie just flirt
i muted it

ollie:
good

gabriel:
they were talking mad shit abt you isack

isack:
hello whag did i do

jack:
gabi is lying
per usual

gabriel:
shhut up

lando:
do any of you want to join us

george:
they are children
children dont say yes

pierre:
im still conflicted
how many seperate gcs are there apart from this

isack:
we literally have a french speakers only chat

liam:
not to disturb
or actually no idc i am traumatized so i need to share my trauma

lando:
what

george:
ok...

liam:
i walked past one of the garages as i was leaving
and heard moaning
like tons of it

max:
what

george:
where the hell did you come from

max:
i was ignoring all of u
then saw that notif
what the fuck

alex:
someone was getting lucky ig

isack:
thats disgusting ngl

gabriel:
im crying liam only this would happen to you

ollie:
you’re laughing, someones car is getting cum all over it and you’re laughing

lando:
FUCKKKKK???

liam:
ok sorry i jusy got in the car
i couldnt see what garage it was
i walked so fast
kept my head down

carlos:
what are we talking about

lando:
liam walked past a garage where he heard moaning

carlos:
oh
what did it sound like

george:
no pls dont

liam:
swear on fernando’s no points scored this season
it was two male voices

max:
now...

isack:
tears

lando:
wait
wait now im curious
damnit liam you shouldve investigated

max:
you had one job and failed

liam:
LEAVE ME ALONE???
do you guys not realize how traumatizing this is
i have to sleep thinking abt this

alex:
you really dont
you could just forget

oscar:
after what ollie said i dont think anyone is forgetting anytime soon

george:
can we all drop this

IMOLA
MAY 17, 19:47 LOCAL TIME
AFTER QUALIFYING

george:
i love imola

lando:
real
great track great people
that mclaren 1-2 looking real real for tmr

oscar:
dont jinx it please
max is going to try and kill me

max:
well yes

alex:
speaking of killing
or death ig

george:
hello where are you going with this

alex:
has anyone checked on the ferrari’s

lando:
oh yeah
q2 exit
harsh

max:
the two astons destroying their dreams

oscar:
i like how we act like they aren’t in here

george:
fernando is old and is probably celebrating
lance idk he’s only active in here when we’re in canada

lando:
yeah true actually

carlos:
i think alex and i have a good shot at tomorrow

alex:
trueeeeeee

max:
wait can we go back to the original topic
has anyone checked on charles?

george:
lewis too
dont forget him

max:
oh hop off

lando:
they looked so depressed
i feel bad

liam:
they look like that every weekend
you would think theyd have a better weekend
with it being their home race

kimi:
dont.
im right behind them.
dont even mention the word “home” and “race” together

george:
oh right sorry kimi
i’m sure you’ll be right up there with me tmr

kimi:
thanks

oscar:
@Charles Leclerc @Lewis Hamilton are you guys alive

isack:
need that lewis podium asap

max:
?????

isack:
my bad
teamLH forever

charles:
sorry whats going on
whyd i get tagged
i’m too lazy to scroll up

max:
oh you’re alive

lando:
we thought you or lewis wouldve idk
tried to kill someone
or kill yourselves

oscar:
both terrible
dont do either

kimi:
f1 would lose 75% of its aura if lewis wasnt in it

isack:
true

charles:
no i’m fine
well quali was shit
but lewis and i are going over strat in his room later

alex:
?? ok
that doesnt sound suspect at all

charles:
what

lando:
i’m sure you guys will figure smth out
p11 p12 is better than starting from the pit lane
not the worst result in the world

george:
yeah i mean it could be china
double dsq

charles:
i guess
tomorrow is a new day

lando:
yeah thats the spirit

IMOLA
MAY 18, 21:17 LOCAL TIME
AFTER RACE

lando:
what a insane race
not

george:
dont speak
you got p2
stupid safety car

alex:
both of you shut up
i was so close to getting a podium there

lando:
lol then charles fucked u

alex:
gross dont put that image in my head

carlos:
double williams points
we leave with something

alex:
still pissed

george:
hey at least you arent fernando
he sounded so mad on the radio

liam:
lol

isack:
im convinced you arent even trying to score points
youre just here to see him suffer

liam:
swear to god monaco ill score
but you also arent wrong

charles:
sorry alex about that
good race though considering i started from p11

alex:
no its ok youre good dw
the real evil is the fia

george:
bold
oh but charles whatever strat meeting you had with lewis mustve worked
p4 p6 for you two is really good
shame the safety car lasted so long

charles:
what strat meeting

lando:
...? the one you mentioned...
last night you went to his room apparently?
to discuss strategy right

charles:
oh
right right yeah strategy
we did lots of talking
good talk

max:
okay..

charles:
lewis has a lot of experience so we had a good discussion
then i went back to my room
i did not stay with lewis

oscar:
no one said that
but ok
i think without the long sc he couldve caught up to me

isack:
lewis’ first podium with ferrari at their home race would be *chef’s kiss*

gabriel:
you’re such a fanboy

isack:
suck my balls i swear

george:
woah woah
where are the other rookies anyways

liam:
kimi obv with family
ollie is idk
franco is idk

george:
great so helpful

alex:
does anyone have room in their hotel for me
i finally got back to my room and remembered the horrors of last night

lando:
dont be mysterious
what happened

alex:
oh just some couple going at it next door
had to put in my headphones then they died

liam:
why dont you just forget about it
because you totally dont have to think about it

alex:
sorry
i finally know the trauma you experienced in miami

charles:
what trauma

max:
do you even know what we’re talking about

george:
charles just scroll up

charles:
you guys send so many messages
my phone will blow up
someone summarize
i turn my phone off as soon as i send my text

lando:
so you dont read our responses?

charles:
no

oscar:
liam walked past a garage in miami after the race and heard moaning
and alex heard a couple going at it last night

charles:
oh thats a lot
alex what room number are you?

alex:
are you at the same hotel as me?

charles:
yeah i saw you in the lobby earlier in the weekend
you can stay in my room tonight i wont be there

alex:
oh perfect
wait why not

charles:
lewis has his music equip
we’re gonna try some stuff out

lando:
thats fire
there has to be something lewis isnt good at right

max:
keeping a relationship probably

george:
woah woah

lando:
sheesh ok damn.

oscar:
holy shit

isack:
oh that’s not

liam:
crying

gabriel:
who is this about

max:
britney duh
if i had a dime for every time he had some weird homoerotic relationship with a driver with pretty eyes i’d have a few dimes

lando:
i really dont think you can talk max
but thats an uncomfortable convo for another day

charles:
pretty eyes?

max:
i swear he has a thing for them

george:
i have pretty eyes dont i?
lewis and i havent dated

alex:
sorry georgie but sometimes
you look at me and its like
youve discovered every secret of my ancestors

george:
oh ok then noted

lando:
k yeah maybe he cant keep a relationship
but he’s probably damn good in bed to pull this roster

isack:
muting this chat for an hour

liam:
its like you guys are talking about his dad’s sex life infront of him

oscar:
can we just not talk about his sex life

max:
i’m just saying
there was smth steamy going on with him and rosberg
and seb too

oscar:
ok we’re talking about it ig

lando:
i KNOW he’s packing some heat down there

george:
i mean look at the pics from his china sprint win
thats all you need to know

alex:
i know its not uncommon for drivers to fuck around and find out
but the thought of lewis doing it with anyone on this current grid is insane

max:
no not really

lando:
no i disagree alex

george:
i think any of us, given the oppurtunity, would sleep with lewis

oscar:
i wouldnt but ok
i understand why though

alex:
charles i see you still active in here
thoughts

charles:
i don’t think lewis is bad at anything
he’s either really good or just above average

lando:
okay but what about him in bed

charles:
i’m sure he can satisfy anyone
i gotta go
bed
or no no
lewis’ room cause music
bye goodnight

george:
????

liam:
the concept of talking about your teammates sex life and saying he’s good in bed right before seeing him

alex:
tbf, he didnt say he was good in bed

george:
“i dont think lewis is bad at anything” “i’m sure he can satisfy anyone” thats basically saying he thinks lewis is good in bed

max:
fuck is he gay

lando:
would tjat be a problem

max:
if its lewis he’s gay for
then yes

MONACO
MAY 25, 19:52 LOCAL TIME
AFTER RACE

lando:
what parties is everyone going to?

alex:
i have to go feed george ig

george:
you owe me

oscar:
pride month is just in 6 days
please wait until then

alex:
blame george
also lando u have the fancy dinner

lando:
yeah but i need to know where everyone else will be
im possessive over you all

george:
k...

lando:
no i just need to know so i can go to the right club after

alex:
you want to be alpha so bad

charles:
im tempted to stay home

lando:
no

george:
no

max:
no

alex:
no

oscar:
why

charles:
i’m too tired to party

lando:
lies
look im sorry ik
home town hero

charles:
thats not it
well kinda
but just some things going on with ferrari
cant say much but its like
mentally draining me

oscar:
oh sorry about that

max:
the whole team?
or just one side of the garage?

charles:
one side
itll sort itself out just
an inconvenience

liam:
hi guys
anyways
does it have to do with that radio msg
with lewis and his engineer?

isack:
hi everyone
ill be at [CLUB LOCATION]
other rookies will be there too

george:
dont “hi guys” us liam
or should i say
king of traffic

alex:
you held literally everyone else back

liam:
i was doing my job

isack:
fantastic job
HADJOINTS & LAWSOINTS !!!

gabriel:
dont piss me off

kimi:
i got lapped 3 times
liam walk faster when you see me

ollie:
i couldve spent 2 hours doing smth else
instead i had to be in a damn f1 car

jack:
wow life sounds hard ollie

liam:
fawk i forgot you were in here

jack:
thanks

kimi:
we miss u

jack:
thanks

charles:
yes liam it is about the radio msg
how did you know

liam:
was chilling after the team debrief
isack comes running to me with his phone
and starts rambling about it

isack:
he sounded sad
my fault for caring

max:
he did pretty good if you think about the grid drop
p5 isnt bad at all

george:
yeah but man saw probably not a single car for half the race
at least i got to fight alex

lewis:
you guys do know im in this chat right

lando:
oh shit

oscar:
we assumed you had this muted

lewis:
i did until like 2 days ago
i need to catch up and read everything since miami
thats when i muted it

george:
oh dont do that

alex:
yeah trust us
its a lot yknow?
just useless conversations

lewis:
you guys sure?

george:
yup

lewis:
ok...
anyways my laps around monaco were fine
as always miscommunication between ricky & i
happy for charles to get a second podium ofc

charles:
you shouldve been up there with me
the car was performing for once

lewis:
yeah i know
next time we’ll get a podium together dont worry

charles:
just sucks that you’re getting screwed over
by things that arent in your control
you deserve a podium too

lewis:
thanks charles, really
am i still seeing you later?

charles:
oh yup
ill be on my way in 15

lewis:
k see you then

lando:
okay what the fuck was that

charles:
what

alex:
that was flirting
straight out of a movie

isack:
i mute the rookie chat to avoid bearnelli flirting
just for charlew to flirt in the main chat
great

liam:
yeah i dont think you need to feel sad for lewis anymore
he seems to be taken care of tonight

charles:
what are you all talking about?

max:
charles what the hell
you said earlier you were thinking of staying home
then lewis asks if he’ll be seeing you tonight

oscar:
so either you lied to us or lied to lewis

charles:
i’m seeing lewis
LIKE TONIGHT not yknow...
like we’re not dating duh
just getting dinner
team bonding
cause we need it

lando:
i think your TEAM needs team bonding
i dont think you two need it

charles:
we have a lot to talk about
lewis and i
so
anyway i have to go

george:
weird
anyways i’m on my way to the club

MONACO
MAY 26, 03:57 LOCAL TIME
AFTER THE PARTY

lando:
is anyone up
i have something to share but i need to do it privately
please one of you wake up or idk stop having sex

alex:
what
it’s 4 in the morning
what could it possibly be

lando:
i’m pm’ing you

LANDO | ALEX

lando:
so i saw something insane
whilst leaving the club
[VIDEO ATTACHMENT]

alex:
is that???

lando:
yeah

alex:
fuck
this is crazy
that explains their weird behavior

lando:
do you think it was them that liam heard?

alex:
i mean who else would have access to the garage that late
any engineer or staff wouldnt risk their job like that

lando:
it had to be them

alex:
wait
WAIT FUCK

lando:
what?

alex:
imola
remember how i complained about one of my hotel neighbors going at it ?

lando:
no
no way

alex:
im almost certain it was them now

lando:
this changes everything
fuck this is too much to take in
and i dont even think its some casual thing

alex:
you think?

lando:
theyre holding hands
look at how charles is looking at him

alex:
thats how he always looks at him
wait

lando:
exactly
okay i need to sleep
thank you for being awake so i could get this off my chest

alex:
yeah of course
lets not tell anyone else though

lando:
yeah its for the best
they havent told us for a reason so
but they look really happy
is that weird to say

alex:
no not at all
they do
okay goodnight

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MONACO
MAY 27, 17:44 LOCAL TIME
TWO DAYS AFTER RACE DAY

george:
does anyone want to join me on my flight
i can take like 5 people

lando:
oh thank goodness
yes me please

alex:
i’m good
already at the airport
flying with max

max:
i can take a few more

ollie:
can you take us

max:
who is us

ollie:
kimi, gabi, isack and i

max:
okay but thats it
everyone else go join george

oscar:
i’ll join you george
liam is joining us too i think
his phone died playing that bike game

isack:
loser
also lando what was that ominous text at like butt fuck of dawn

max:
agreed
if you can tell alex you can tell me

lando:
not how that works
its nothing
not important at all
very useless information actually
you shouldnt worry about it
like totally forget about it lol

alex:
lando oh my god
now they know that it IS important

oscar:
so are you gonna tell us

alex:
no sorry
it’s personal and not really ours to share

george:
oh so i cant know?

lando:
no ill tell you on the flight

isack:
thats not fair

ollie:
yeah what
that makes no sense

george:
it makes perfect sense???
whatever one them knows, i know too

max:
still not fair

oscar:
max surely you dont care THAT much

max:
you’re right i dont
but the rookies deserve to be included

ollie:
awh

isack:
thats nice

liam:
ok now tell us

lando:
??? thought your phone was dead

oscar:
it was on 5%
it died again
as you can see from the lack of response from him

lando:
rip
ok no we arent telling anyone because its private
and very serious
and its moreso something we witnessed
so we arent directly involved in what’s happening
so we can’t say anything

george:
ok now i’m curious
and weirdly excited to know

oscar:
that is a very mature response lando
good job

lando:
thank you

alex:
getting on max’s BBJ bye guys

max:
excuse me

alex:
your big black jet
lando george text in the gc when u tell him pls i wanna know what you think georgie

ollie:
i dont think i want to be on this flight anymore

max:
i hate u alex

lando:
oh he’s gonna lose his shit
okay bye guys
see you all in spain

max:
bye :/

CLASS OF ‘19

george:
okay.
WHAT THE FUCK.

alex:
im guessing you told him

lando:
yeah
i feel liam glaring into my skull

george:
that photo is insane
i would say photoshop but
lando’s photoshop skills suck
also it looks a little too like them

lando:
thats cause it is them duh
also fuck you
do we think theyre dating

alex:
with how close they are in that pic
i’d hope so

lando:
do you think we should ask

george:
and say what
“lewis uhm are you dating charles?”
lets not be idiots

alex:
ok but who is close to them
george arent you close to lewis

george:
yeah but not close enough to ask THAT
better chance at someone like pierre asking charles

lando:
okay but if you guys think about it
it isnt that farfetched for them to date

alex:
???? yes it is
thats not normal

george:
woah homophobia reeks from you alex

alex:
SHUT UP
i meant like
teammates dating isnt normal

lando:
ok no we dont know that
but like their fans already joke about them being in love lol

george:
how do you know that

lando:
i lurk.
anyways
theyve had to have told someone on the grid
i cant see charles keeping it a huge secret from
idk pierre or max

alex:
okay maybe...
we keep this on the DL for the time being
wait for them to say something
and if they dont
well we cant do anything about that
we cant force them to do anything tbh

george:
IT couple of the grid if they are together

lando:
fr

SPAIN
JUNE 1ST, 18:32 LOCAL TIME
AFTER THE RACE

max:
fuckijg KILL YOURSELG

lando:
WOAH

alex:
FUCKKK ITS STARTING

isack:
oh no

liam:
god save us all

oscar:
i thought it would take a few more hours ngl

george:
GO JUMP OFF A BRIDGE

max:
FIA COCKSUCKER

george:
WHINEY BITCH

lewis:
muting this again

charles:
oh hi lewis :)

lewis:
hello cl

alex:
...??

charles:
are you feeling okay after the race?
i know we’re in the same room right now but i had to ask

max:
ILL PUT YOU IN THE FUCKING WALL IN CANADA

lewis:
no not really
haha it’s okay
this meeting is gonna take forever

charles:
i know :/
i’m sorry for what happened today

george:
I HOPE YOU FUCKING DO
THEN WE WONT HAVE TO SEE YOUR ASS
IN AUSTRIA

lewis:
don’t be sorry, it’s not your fault
you deserve that p3 !! good drive

max:
OH YOURE ASKING FOR IT

charles:
please don’t feel like you have to hide how you feel around me
we’re teammates, i want you to succeed too

george:
IM BEGGING FOR IT MAX
RAM ME INTO THE WALL PLEASE DO

lando:
woah
this tension...

isack:
i dont even know what to say

lewis:
can we talk after the debrief?

charles:
of course we can

max:
muting this. i’ll see you all in spain.
fuck you george.

liam:
????

george:
fuck you too.

oscar:
is it over?
is it safe?

lando:
that was a lot of tension.
sexual or not idk

alex:
are we just gonna ignore the other conversation that happened at the same time?

isack:
huh

alex:
charles??? lewis???

liam:
they couldve done that in priv
but tbf lewis had a shit race
getting overtaken by a sauber is insane work
no offense to gabi or nico

gabriel:
its time we have an uncomfortable conversation. nico hulkenberg GOAT?

ollie:
to hell with your weird relationship with that man

isack:
wasnt that just charles comforting lewis for what happened? i mean ig it couldve happened in priv
gabi shush

lando:
so none of you suspect...anything weird going on with the ferrari lineup ?

kimi:
no
theyre oddly close but you could say that about other lineups
like gabi and nico

lando:
nevermind.
anyways
good race everyone aside from whatever happened at the end

oscar:
oh yeah
hope canada is just as good
with me winning obviously

lando:
i’ll look for any gap i can get to overtake you dw

alex:
it was not a good race at all
but yes canada is a new weekend
williams is good there so
alex albon podium SOON

lando:
hell yeah
manifesting

alex:
thanks

lewis:
is the fighting over?

oscar:
yes i think they muted the chat

lewis:
thank god
anyways is anyone going to london tomorrow?

ollie:
@Franco Colapinto

isack:
aint no way

franco:
ME
flight is at 6 though

lewis:
cancel it! fly with me :)

franco:
okay !!!!!!

lewis:
i’ll text you the details since im muting this chat again just in case the other two start fighting

franco:
sounds good :)

isack:
you fucking liar

franco:
YOU MADDDD HAHA

ollie:
you owe me
franco i’m dead serious
if you dont end up in his pants sometime this season
we’re gonna have to exchange some words

lando:
wait what

alex:
hello?

lando:
who is getting in whose pants????

franco:
i won’t let you down ollie

isack:
this is bullshit

liam:
you literally couldve said yes to going to london?

isack:
and do WHAT
i have nothing to do there
franco is gonna get off that plane and have nowhere to go
idiot

franco:
blah blah blah you mad
teamLH’ing harder than you

lando:
wait
FRANCO YOURE TRYING TO HIT THAT????

kimi:
oh he’s been trying

oscar:
you are a child kimi omg
franco what.

ollie:
ugh this is a conversation for the rookie chat
but whatever
anyways, isack is trying to be lewis’ official son
franco is trying to be lewis’ controversially young bf
there, happy?

alex:
there’s...a weird taste in my mouth after reading that

lando:
this can’t be real

gabriel:
damnit the rookie chat convos stay in the chat
now everyone knows our secrets

lando:
i’ll gladly pay you guys to be added

oscar:
you aren’t a rookie

lando:
idgaf

liam:
sorry restricted access
rookies only

alex:
you cant be considered a rookie ???
thats not fair

ollie:
honorary
okay forget all of this
dont tell a soul.

lando:
i’ll try to
i want to
alex this changes everything

alex:
it does

CANADA
JUNE 14, 21:02 LOCAL TIME
AFTER QUALIFYING

george:
P1 BABY
LETS GO

lando:
CRAZY LAP GEORGIE

oscar:
front row looking a little dangerous

max:
they keep talking about my damn penalty points
yk what i dont even care

lando:
bro is not winning the idgaf war

max:
i am
because i dont care at all

lando:
right

alex:
it’ll probably end up the most boring race ever
with how much they’re hyping up george vs max

oscar:
most likely

lando:
wait i just realized
where is lance
we havent heard from the home town hero

lance:
oh no i’m here
i just have nothing to say after that

lando:
fair
is your hand doing okay?

lance:
yeah it’s fine

lando:
that’s good!
a mclaren starting p7 is kinda
whatever ill be on the podium anyways idc

george:
you’re up against oscar

lando:
not if you and max take each other out
then the ferrari’s will mess up somehow
kimi’s engine will randomly breakdown
no offense

kimi:
dont put it out there
my luck is horrible

oscar:
what about fernando?

lando:
not worried about it
clear path to p2 behind osc

alex:
yeah bet you’d like that

lando:
what

alex:
what

lewis:
everyone lets be very careful tomorrow
for the groundhogs

george:
oh hi lewis
good p5 today

lewis:
thanks

alex:
i agree
on both things
i hope no casualties happen

lando:
that would be sad

CANADA
JUNE 15, 19:58 LOCAL TIME
AFTER RACE

george:
double merc podium!
all the flowers to kimi <3

lando:
yes congrats !
first rookie podium of the season

oscar:
yes congrats! very big deal

max:
overall good race
proud that kimi is up there with us

alex:
yess kimi congrats!
“us” lol

kimi:
thank you guys :)

ollie:
proud of you

isack:
amazing drive kimi !!

gabriel:
very deserved

liam:
congratulations
also good job isack

gabriel:
?? didnt he finish p16

liam:
diliberate move so he doesn't get promoted duh

isack:
thank you
glad someone recognized what i was doing

max:
oh yeah smart
let’s hope they don’t pull an alpine

franco:
please don’t
paul will probably take my seat smh

oscar:
you had a good race though
i’m starting to think that car is just undrivable

liam:
just like the redbull

kimi:
you HAVE to do good franco...

gabriel:
oh this old beef coming back

lando:
race wasnt actually that boring surprisingly
how did the ferrari’s do

gabriel:
why are we obsessed with how they do

lando:
they’re like the main characters of this season
with a lineup like that
none of us matter at the end of the day

max:
okay emo
bro dnf’s once and says shit like this

oscar:
lando you’re forgiven btw
like ive told you fifty times now

lando:
i dont forgive myself.

alex:
@Charles Leclerc ???
i think lewis still has this muted

charles:
hi yes i’m here
ferrari strategy was bad again
i’m not surprised
this debrief is gonna take forever

george:
you guys are just getting screwed over
sorry about that
well its good for the rest of us but still

oscar:
i heard someone hit a groundhog???

liam:
oh yikes who was unlucky today

charles:
oh haha
yeah i had a bad day because of bad strat
lewis had a worse day
he hit the groundhog

lando:
NO WAY

max:
oh my god

ollie:
ISNT HE VEGAN

charles:
yeah
he’s really distraught
[IMAGE Attached: Photo of Lewis during debrief]

isack:
oh he looks so sad

franco:
out of all the people ???

liam:
quick franco
you need to comfort him
emotionally and physically

alex:
not this again

george:
is this about the weird teamLH competition

lando:
you know about it?
i thought you muted the chat when we talked abt it here

george:
kimi tells me stuff
you guys cant really beat me though
i was his teammate

charles:
wait i’m confused?
what competition?

gabriel:
kimi you werent supposed to say anything

kimi:
my bad
cant beat me either
he wrote me a letter

george:
#britcedes forever
charles pretty much the rookies are competing for who is the bigger teamLH

lando:
well yes but no
isack is trying to be lewis’ son
franco is trying to fuck lewis

franco:
why are you just airing out my laundry

alex:
ever since we found out the first time
we’ve realize you are more obvious than you think
it’s actually really funny franco

franco:
he’s gonna find out i swear
and it wont be from me

isack:
good i hope he does

charles:
wait you want to sleep with lewis?

max:
and everyone is just rooting for you?

liam:
it would be hilarious if it actually happened
you can’t deny that

charles:
he’s taken

isack:
oh what

charles:
well no
i don’t know
i wouldn’t know
i’m saying he’s PROBABLY taken
a person like him wouldnt be on the market

george:
right
so are you saying he’s taken or just assuming
why do you seem so adament?

alex:
you probably shouldn’t tell us lewis’ secrets yknow

charles:
well no i’m just
i’m just saying
like don’t be surprised if you find out he’s taken
don’t be disappointed either

franco:
so tread with caution?

liam:
i say go for it until its confirmed

gabriel:
yeah don’t give up

charles:
whatever
also no need for any of you to text him privately today
especially you franco
he’s feeling better

max:
???
you sound like a possessive girlfriend

charles:
oh shut up
i gotta go

max:
what is his problem damn

lando:
strange

george:
very strange

alex:
poor groundhog though
rip

Chapter Text

NEW YORK CITY
BEFORE THE PREMIERE

lando:
[IMAGE Attached: Mirror Selfie]
how i look yall
rate 1-10

alex:
solid 1

george:
-2

lando:
fuck u guys
none of you will look better than me on that carpet
idc

oscar:
as if you could beat lewis

franco:
yeah thats impossible

alex:
ok i get franco glazing lewis
cause you wanna glaze his dick
but oscar damn

george:
he’s not lying tho
none of us can beat lewis when it comes to fashion

lando:
ok my facecard though...
walk with me

charles:
none of us are walking with you
he has you beat there
i do too

lando:
ok fuck u too

alex:
its actually unfair the aura the ferrari lineup has
even zhou mogging us

max:
that’s the only thing they’re leading in btw
the aura olympics

charles:
shut up

esteban:
[IMAGE Attached: Selfie]
how do i look :)

isack:
ayeeee too hot bro
wait i feel severely undressed now
i have a hugo shirt on

ollie:
no way

gabriel:
i’m not gonna lie
i didnt think it was that serious
isack arent u wearing some dunks

isack:
shut up please
i do not have dior level fashion my bad

charles:
i couldnt get my suit tailored in time so
[IMAGE Attached: Mirror Pic]
thoughts though?

lewis:
i’m sure you all will look great later
that color looks great on you CL !

lando:
hmmm noticing

george:
what are you wearing lewis?

lewis:
[IMAGE Attached: Mirror Pic]
salmon pink moment
do i look alright

lando:
damn
yeah you look more than alright

george:
looking gooddddd mate
i’m also wearing a bit of salmon

esteban:
looking good as always lewis

lewis:
thank you!
we’re matching georgie :)

george:
we totally are
britcedes forever

alex:
rookies you could take a few notes from the vets

charles:
wow
lewis you look great
the tailoring is amazing
that color too

isack:
all i’m getting from this is that i need to buy some loafers

gabirel:
and don’t wear your hugo shirt

lewis:
thank you charles
i wasnt too sure about this pink on me
but it looks great, no?

franco:
fantastic on you
is that a goat broche?

lewis:
yes! thank you for noticing
symbolism :)

franco:
fashion, facecard, details
you really have it all

lewis:
oh you flatter me
thank you franco !!
okay i’ll see you all at the carpet!

george:
yup!
hope everyone gets there safely and on time

GEORGE | LANDO | ALEX

lando:
notice how charles got silent

alex:
saw that too
he’s not slick

george:
jealousy is a disease
and he’s very ill

lando:
i’m so tempted to just ask charles directly
this secret is eating me alive

george:
of all the people to stumble upon them
of course it’s you

alex:
i just want to know when they got together
if anyone else knows
why they’re hiding it from the rest of us
like there’s a lot of questions

george:
fair
i can’t see it happening before lewis went to ferrari
i would’ve seen something when he was at merc

lando:
maybe during break?
all that ferrari pr theyve done

alex:
i mean
[IMAGE Attached: Screenshot from Official Ferrari account, Charles looking at Lewis]
the look of love

lando:
yeah that is NOT how teammates look at each other
i don’t look at oscar like that lol

george:
right...definitely not

alex:
maybe the other way around

lando:
what
whatever i don’t know what you guys are talking about
anyways maybe someone will fall victim to charlew’s sexcapades

alex:
i swear if it’s me again
i’ll confront them in the main chat

george:
i doubt you even heard anything
just being dramatic

alex:
don’t you dare undermine my trauma
bed creaking...headboard banging
i don’t think anyone else on the grid would be doing that

lando:
right i dont need that image in my mind
i wonder who tops

george:
oh god no
i hate you both
i’m 5 minutes away from the premiere

NEW YORK CITY
PREMIERE RED CARPET

BEST ROOKIES EVER

isack:
i’m severely underdressed
fuck you gabriel

gabriel:
don’t blame me

liam:
yeah don’t blame any of us actually

franco:
no one told you to wear that

kimi:
i would’ve mogged all of you if i were there

ollie:
unlikely
but anyways
if i’m being honest
we all look really dumb next to the others

kimi:
i’m stalking the f1 account
you guys look terrible

isack:
i think we can all blame lando for this
i didnt know dunks werent a red carpet shoe

jack:
dunks.
on the red carpet.
you all deserve purgatory im ngl

kimi:
hi jack
yes i agree they do
my teammate looks great!

isack:
wish i could say the same

liam:
oh fuck you

gabriel:
mine looks good too
hope he can radiate his aura onto me

ollie:
i’m glad the public are finally realizing how weird you and nico are
i feel less delusional now

isack:
real
the old man x controversially young bf gimmick is so odd

franco:
hey

isack:
i’m praying on your downfall
i hope what charles said is true

franco:
there’s no way
he and i have beef now

ollie:
one sided beef entirely

franco:
shut up
i’m gonna bag lewis
trust

isack:
uhuh
go on twitter and everyone calls them married
you’re a mere after thought

kimi:
damn

gabriel:
oh shit

jack:
YEAH GET HIM ISACK

isack:
those are my parents i have to defend
i cannot let you get with lewis

liam:
charlew propaganda
that would be the greatest sports couple ever

ollie:
are we really talking about our seniors dating

gabriel:
well of course
ntm they would look really good together
lewis with franco? charity case

franco:
HELLO?
this slander on my name

kimi:
no offense franco
you are attractive
but not attractive enough to be next to lewis
charles is

franco:
i thought he was straight

jack:
assuming someone is straight is so offensive
in the big ‘25 too

franco:
shush

ollie:
with how he looks at lewis? no way.
all the content ferrari releases has at least 5 moments where he’s looking at lewis with heart eyes

kimi:
don’t forget lewis
puppy dog eyes when it comes to charles

jack:
40 year old man btw
is the premiere this boring
why are you guys talking about this
also kimi i thought you were the brocedes child

kimi:
yeah well does it look like my parents are together
exactly

ollie:
child of divorce
but yes the premiere is a little boring
shipping our idols is the only way to cure boredom

isack:
i mean he didnt deny what max said

gabriel:
what

liam:
what did he say

isack:
he called charles a posessive girlfriend
he just told him to shut up and said he had to go
is that not suspicious

ollie:
oh i thought we were just joking
we’re actually creating theories now

kimi:
that IS suspicious
they also have those not at all private conversations in the main gc as if no one is there

franco:
when george and max were going at it?

kimi:
yeah then
wait its making sense
but i feel delusional

jack:
how about you all focus on being at the premiere instead of making ridiculous theories about our superiors that make zero sense

isack:
okay party pooper

kimi:
hey i’m not at the premiere not fair i’m bored

jack:
you have an exam to prepare for right

kimi:
what no
wait
WAIT DAMN IT
CURSE YOU JACK

ollie:
pray for kimi

franco:
rip

liam:
ok everyone off their phones

isack:
we WILL be coming back to this

NEW YORK CITY
AFTER THE PREMIERE

2025 GRID

esteban:
i just want to say this again
props to you lewis for this movie
this is amazing, what you’ve done and continue to do for this sport is insane
i love the movie

george:
yes i agree
a lot of fans will enjoy this i’m sure
even if it is a bit Hollywood-esque
your influence in the bts is seen in the scenes that matter

lewis:
thank you guys
it really means a lot to me the feedback i get from this, not just from fans, friends, and family
but you all too
i was so nervous to hear your thoughts

max:
the movie probably wouldnt be good at all if you weren’t a producer
i still won’t watch it though no offense

lewis:
normally i’d be offended
but i never expected you to watch it anyways

max:
glad we’re on the same page

george:
oh quit it
i’ll make you watch it max
lewis did a great job

lando:
...anyways
you should be very proud of yourself
they’re calling you “bigger than f1” online

alex:
well he is
it’s a great movie
i’m sure it’ll attract a lot of new fans

carlos:
it wasn’t the best movie in my opinion
just cause of all the hollywood
but we can’t avoid it and i’m sure you did your best

lewis:
thank you
yeah hollywood will be hollywood
not everything can be accurate

isack:
it’s still amazing though
the impact you have left on f1 is and will forever be unmatched

lewis:
thank you all :)

lando:
okay enough sap
what did you think about all our red carpet fits?
be very honest

carlos:
oh no
time to leave

ollie:
now why would you say that

gabriel:
we’re about to get cooked

lewis:
dunks on the red carpet for anything is diabolical

isack:
lando made us do it

ollie:
yeah he told us to

gabriel:
blame him he’s a bad influence

alex:
i’m crying

lando:
excuse me
I DIDNT SAY SHIT

lewis:
please get some nice loafers for events
moving on
why did everyone go with an oversized look
what happened to getting your suits tailored

max:
thank god we’re drivers not models
too many high standards

lewis:
shush
yuki outdresses you even in that hideous rb merch

yuki:
very true

isack:
where the hell have you been

yuki:
wouldnt you like to know weather boy

isack:
??????

lewis:
i’d say the best dressed of tonight
aside from me of course
georgie, alex, and nico
nico did something different which i like

gabriel:
i’ll tell nico you said that
he has this muted obv

george:
hell yes i got approval
britcedes are fashion icons confirmed

alex:
i knew the all black would be a hit
thank you lewis
this is the greatest achivement ever

lando:
so unfair
you like george and alex won you over with a tailored suit

lewis:
well maybe you should’ve thought ahead
although if it makes you feel better
you looked great on the carpet

lando:
oh
yes that made me feel better thank you

alex:
we have got to address this praise kink one day

lando:
oh be quiet

lewis:
rookies...
i give you all a pass because you guys are new to this
but please invest in some loafers
a nice suit too

ollie:
got it

gabriel:
well we know now not to listen to lando
and wear sneakers

liam:
yeah we were set up

lando:
for the last time i didnt say SHIT
anyways
lewis how about charles
did you like what he wore?

alex:
lando...

lewis:
if i’m being honest no
a nice tailored suit wouldve highlighted his nice physique
the color looks great on him
and his pretty face saved it so
it’s cute that he tried

lando:
oh wow!
thats very interesting
thank you lewis

isack:
i wonder where charles is
he’d love to read that

lewis:
oh he’s busy

lando:
and you would know that because..?

lewis:
i’m his friend?
i just saw him a few minutes ago

isack:
the premiere ended an hour ago?

lewis:
we’re at the same hotel
i don’t understand why i’m being interrogated
or double-teamed by you guys
i’m very confused

lando:
wait you’re right
isack a word with you later

isack:
yes absolutely

lewis:
weird
okay well i’m going to bed
thank you all for coming to the premiere
even those that werent there, i’m thankful for the support

george:
don’t mind them
yes of course
i’m sure the world will love it

LANDO | ISACK

lando:
so what was that about

isack:
look
the rookies in our chat earlier are making a theory

lando:
a theory

isack:
that lewis and charles are dating
we have no evidence
it’s all simply vibes
also because of how max called charles a possessive girlfriend

lando:
and how he didnt deny it?

isack:
YES
exactly
so what do you know

lando:
the class of ‘19 rookies are almost certain they’re dating
well i have evidence
their weird interactions in the chat
and this
please don’t share this with ANYONE unless you fully trust them

isack:
got it

lando:
[IMAGE Attached: Photo from Monaco]

isack:
holy shit
they have to be dating

lando:
right we think so too
but we arent certain because of some things

isack:
doesn’t it seem obvious in the photo tho?

lando:
well yes but no
1, why would they hide it from the rest of us?
2, what is the timeline? like when could have they possibly gotten together?

isack:
okay...but 1, maybe they just want privacy?
2, i don’t know weren’t they always close?

lando:
sure you could make that argument
but wouldnt you expect them to say something to at least one of us?
like they should know we would support them fully, no one is homophobic or anything

isack:
i guess
maybe it’s a new relationship?
just testing the waters?

lando:
maybe
we don’t know
but it is interesting right

isack:
100%
kinda makes you wonder if anyone else is dating on the grid

lando:
haha yeah
that would be crazy

CLASS OF ‘19

lando:
turns out the rookies have made a theory that they’re dating

alex:
glad we can all share the delusion together

lando:
only a few of them believe in it though
i think just isack and kimi
although ollie will be on board soon apparently

alex:
how did they even come up with that theory

lando:
smth to do with franco
i guess we might have to use franco as a pawn

alex:
maybe
i do feel a little bad that we’re conspiring about them

lando:
i guess?
i don’t want to out them obviously
there is just something exciting about 2 of your friends possibly dating idk
two attractive people possibly dating
that’s exciting
but i guess we do need to know when to stop

alex:
yeah probably if they say something
or something confirms they aren’t

lando:
yeah sounds good
where’s george?

alex:
he said he had a call with someone back in monaco
idk but he’ll read all of this in the morning

lando:
isn’t it super early in the morning there?
whatever
okay i’m going to bed, this is insane

alex:
goodnight lando

lando:
goodnighty alex!

MAX | CHARLES

max:
are you awake?

charles:
yes
what’s up
isn’t it super early over there? why are you up?

max:
that’s besides the point
i need you to be very honest with me

charles:
ok?
is this serious?

max:
yes

charles:
go on then

max:
are you and lewis dating?

Chapter Text

charles:
what are you talking about
no you sound crazy

max:
the way you two act
it’s kind of different
no no it IS different

charles:
we’re not dating

max:
okay

charles:
you aren’t convinced are you

max:
not really
you can be honest with me
i promise i won’t tell anyone
if it’s really nothing, we can both just forget this conversation

charles:
we are not dating

max:
okay then

charles:
that’s the problem

max:
i don’t think i understand

charles:
what i have with lewis isn’t serious at all
we’ve been hooking up since miami after the disaster we had with team orders
after our team meeting, we were both upset and one thing led to another and i kissed him
he kissed me back and
yeah

max:
fuck
charles this is a lot
and you haven’t told anyone?

charles:
well what am i supposed to say?
“i need advice, ive been screwing my teammate for the past two months”?
it isn’t that simple

max:
i guess not
wait but you said the problem is that it isn’t serious
what does that mean
oh

charles:
yeah

max:
you’ve fallen for him

charles:
don’t try and tell me to just confess
that would be humiliating
and would ruin the synergy we have
he’ll want nothing to do with me

max:
how can you be so sure?
how are you so certain he doesn’t feel the same way?

charles:
he’s much older, more mature
if he did like me, he would’ve ended this arrangement
or something
he should know better than to play around with feelings like that
i don’t know what goes on inside his head

max:
so why don’t you end it then?
just stop whatever is going on

charles:
i can’t

max:
you like the attention he’s giving you
you’re going to end up hurting yourself if you don’t stop it
both of you are mature enough to end it and say no

charles:
if it means getting to spend all these nights alone with him
i’ll gladly risk getting hurt in the end

max:
you are so irrevocably stupid

charles:
i know

max:
and you have shit taste
i do not see what you see in him
he can’t be that good in bed

charles:
he is unfortunately

max:
did you fall for him because he can deal with you in bed
or is there another reason

charles:
of course there are other reasons idiot
i would not fall for someone just because of their ennormously large dick

max:
i am SO close to blocking you

charles:
he’s really talented and hardworking
just him being on the team has motivated me to be better
he’s different around me
like softer

max:
okay loverboy
jeez what did i get myself into
you do realize those other idiots think you two are dating
and that franco is weirdly sexually attracted to lewis

charles:
is that why they were acting so weird
do not remind me
i like franco a lot but thinking of him being in my position is
ew

max:
in your position…?
nevermind i dont want to know
is lewis aware of the things happening in the chat

charles:
no he actually has it muted
he unmutes it from time to time
not enough to know you all were talking about his sexlife though

max:
and to think we were talking about YOU
i need a few days to process this
but i promise i won’t say anything

charles:
thank you

max:
can you promise me something though

charles:
yes?
depends

max:
please think about what i said
i don’t want you to get hurt

charles:
ok

max:
charles

charles:
fine
i promise

max:
thank you

JUNE 19, 13:31 LOCAL TIME

2025 GRID

lewis:
check this out https://youtu.be/Ucx241Pho9Y?si=a0wiiZEQHT7kgp4g
would any of you buy this car
if so what color

oscar:
casually asking that as if it’s an easy purchase

lando:
oh 100% very sexy car indeed

isack:
the vid is pretty funny too

george:
oh yeah
lewis driving flatout even though charles drove carefully

alex:
precious cargo i guess
“i was trying to be nice with you”

charles:
i had a lot of fun filming it
the car felt great
i will definitely buy one in all black

lando:
oh of course

charles:
i had a bad headache though because of lewis’ reckless driving

liam:
lmao

lewis:
it wasn’t that bad!
i was testing the car’s abilities to the max
you couldn’t stop smiling don’t lie

charles:
i guess

lewis:
oh don’t be like that
you got to drive a flat-out lap too
my head was hurting lol

charles:
i’m kidding
of course i had tons of fun
the car felt great and getting to drive around with you was even better

lewis:
:)
maybe we can do that more often

charles:
we should!

lando:
right anyways
i’d get mine in black with some green rims or something

alex:
that would be nice

MONACO
JUNE 21, 18:52 LOCAL TIME

CLASS OF ‘19

lando:
in the shower rn
had a thought

alex:
please go back to your shower

lando:
no it’s very important
if charlew is dating
could that have been influencing lewis to go to ferrari
like even if they werent dating yet, maybe right

alex:
i highly doubt lewis would do that

lando:
ok but what if

george:
no i don’t think so
it most likely had to do with mercedes not giving him an ambassador role
and the car being totally unreliable at times

alex:
never thought i would hear you say something negative about merc

george:
with the recent news i dont know what to feel

lando:
oh right
toto trying to sign max again?
that would be disastrous

alex:
you’ve been performing well this season
so kimi is probably on the chopping block
but he’s been doing good too

lando:
no offense mate but toto sounds like a nightmare sometimes

george:
none taken
being teammates with max wouldnt be the worse thing

alex:
right
and i’m leading the wdc
do you realize how ridiculous you sound

lando:
literally
you two have beef that’ll last generations

george:
it is NOT that bad
we’re fine
good even
just friendly banter

lando:
you two would recreate brocedes spain 2016
or the hat throw

alex:
that would insinuate that recreation being their breakup
cause isnt that what happened to lewis and nico
allegedly...

lando:
no no that wouldnt be right
cause max and george already argue like a married couple
recreating spain 16 would be like
handing the divorce papers

george:
are you two seriously talking about max and i as if we’re together
married

alex:
well are we wrong?

george:
you guys are strange
just very strange
anyways no i think lewis wouldnt let a relationship influence important negotiations like that

lando:
yeah you’re probably right
that was my shower thought of the day
thanks guys

AUSTRIA
JUNE 26, 22:03 LOCAL TIME
AFTER MEDIA

red bull boys

yuki:
so something happened on stage

isack:
i heard

alex:
i forgot this chat exists ngl

carlos:
what happened
i thought we only discussed the second seat here

yuki:
max called george beautiful today

pierre:
what?
to his face?

yuki:
no not exactly
he had like this picture of brad pitt on his face
like the game was for me to give him hints
and he guesses who it is
i was like “you’re beautiful”

carlos:
pitt is not beautiful
lying is not okay yuki

yuki:
and he was like “i am? george russell”
like that was his guess

liam:
bro
what is their problem

alex:
crying
that is so real
what is their problem

pierre:
@Max Verstappen explain now

isack:
we can’t let this go

max:
what
this groupchat is so useless

liam:
scroll up

max:
oh
am i wrong?

pierre:
you’re supposed to hate him
not call him beautiful
not flirt with him

max:
just because i sometimes want to put my fist into his face
doesn’t mean i hate him

liam:
i’m pretty sure that’s exactly what it means

alex:
you two are so divorced couple that can’t resist each other

max:
george is pretty
like you’d have to be blind to disagree

alex:
i’m blind

carlos:
i really don’t see it

yuki:
i don’t think it’s normal to call your rival beautiful

alex:
not at all

liam:
we’re keeping a close eye on you max

max:
has this season really been that boring?
first getting in charles and lewis’ business
now mine and george’s?

isack:
ah so you admit there is smth going on between charlew

max:
what no
i don’t know

pierre:
charles and lewis?

alex:
have you not been paying attention in the gc

pierre:
you all talk so much
i only keep up with the chats that matter

carlos:
and this is one of them?

pierre:
non
i didn’t mute this because i forgot it existed

yuki:
we’re getting distracted
max

max:
what

yuki:
we’re not letting this go

max:
do what you will

AUSTRIA
JUNE 28, 18:45 LOCAL TIME
AFTER QUALIFYING

2025 GRID

lando:
peeee one

oscar:
what a horrid q3

lando:
sorry you couldn’t get another lap in
i think others were screwed by that too
the curse of pierre gasly

oscar:
p3 isnt bad
just frustrating

lando:
i think tomorrow will be good
1-2 maybe

charles:
like i would let that happen

alex:
have you two considered
that maybe
everyone is tired of orange

lando:
impossible

george:
can you and oscar just take each other out
so that i can get a easy podium

charles:
with me as the winner
and lewis p2

oscar:
we’ll think about it
yeah no not happening

lando:
lewis as p2 hmmm
also oscar doesn’t swing that way so i will not be taking him out

oscar:
how do you know that

lando:
it’s a vibe i get from you

oscar:
not true at all but ok.

lando:
oh
i’m sorry

charles:
p2 p4 you two should watch out

alex:
mclaren vs ferrari is the title fight the fans deserve
not any of this mercedes nonsense

george:
ok you just hate me

isack:
do you guys think im safe from promotion now

liam:
yeah you’re good

yuki:
do a practice session please
get me out of this car
its undriveable

alex:
is it undriveable or is the team just too imcompetent to give you the same upgrades as max

liam:
oh let that sink in
i think it’s both

george:
redbull boys sharing trauma of being a second driver
we need to have this uncomfortable conversation about rbr

alex:
we’ll have it in the rbr gc later

lando:
what
let me join

oscar:
first you try to be added to the rookies chat
and now the redbull

isack:
the brits are colonizing AGAIN

liam:
who’s surprised sigh

lando:
???

max:
i’m just as tired as you all
the amount of teammates ive had
switching the driver isn’t going to change the fact that its undriveable

lando:
oh max
what happened today

max:
lap ruined
weekend has been bad

yuki:
on home turf too

george:
at least some of your penalty points are expiring soon

max:
that is a positive
thank you george for the reminder

george:
yep

gabriel:
thank you for the tow though

max:
of course
you deserve it

lando:
aw such a mom

max:
shut up

AUSTRIA
JUNE 29, 17:15 LOCAL TIME
AFTER RACE

2025 GRID

alex:
so
let’s forget this race even happened

carlos:
what happened to us
this is humiliating

max:
at least i’m not the only one having a bad day

alex:
is kimi okay
he looked shakened up

max:
yes he’s fine
it’s no big deal
he didn’t mean to take me out

carlos:
if he was george though
you would have started fighting probably

max:
most likely

george:
rude
a race to forget for mercedes

alex:
oh be grateful you got to actually see the checkered flag

george:
30 secs behind lewis…
nevermind you’re right

alex:
right.

20:57 LOCAL TIME

lando:
p1 :)
the papayas have conquered redbull ring

oscar:
convince me to not burn down alpine.

lando:
oh wow

charles:
only the first half of the race was actually fun

alex:
yeah i’m sure it was.

charles:
sorry albono
carlos, max, and kimi too
that is very unlucky

max:
the entire team not scoring points
at our home race
kill me

yuki:
sorry

max:
not your fault
car is fucked

alex:
you’re doing great yuki
you could never do anything wrong

oscar:
yeah
you could never be an alpine

lando:
i’m crying
that team has an agenda against you

oscar:
after all these years
first qualifying goes to shit
then i have to actually TRY to pass cars fighting for non-scoring positions
just my luck

charles:
it was a lonely race for everyone in the front

isack:
wow how unfortunate.
anyways
LIAM POINTS

liam:
haha thank you isack

lando:
not a bad race for the midfield teams i heard

gabriel:
very good race

lando:
congrats on your first points!

oscar:
great job gabriel
double sauber points is great

george:
yeah amazing drive
only the mclarens, ferraris, and saubers had both their drivers in the points

alex:
sauber wcc next year
audi* sorry

gabriel:
i had a lot of help and support from fernando, nico, and max

lando:
your dad and your weird older boyfriend
and max
nice

oscar:
don’t knock it til you try it

lando:
i have the first and last thing
i do not have an older boyfriend
nor do i want one

alex:
how about younger?

lando:
of course

george:
...right anyways
none of that was real i refuse to believe it

liam:
i went onto twitter
and theyre saying the promotion for the movie
is getting too real

lando:
bye
yeah with everything that happened

LONDON
JUNE 30, 11:31 LOCAL TIME

LEWIS | GEORGE

lewis:
[IMAGE Attached: Photo of George taken in Austria]

george:
perfect
thank you lew
i look great in this

lewis:
fans are saying you should make it your profile pic on twitter

george:
i might have to!
good race btw

lewis:
thanks
sucks i have’t gotten a podium yet but
it’ll come

george:
it will
i hope we can be on that podium together

lewis:
thatd be nice :)
with silverstone coming up
eh idk we’ll see

george:
not too confident?

lewis:
my fans are “moving in silence”
suggest i do the same as well

george:
you have a crazy streak at that track
it would be a bummer to not see you up there

lewis:
thanks georgie
you always know what to say

george:
happy to help

lewis:
i actually have something to ask
just a genuine question

george:
yes?

lewis:
this may sound crazy
but do you know if charles is mad at me or something?

george:
what makes you say that?

lewis:
just a feeling
the energy between us has been off
we haven’t played much chess as of lately

george:
i feel like there’s a part you aren’t telling me lew

lewis:
ah well
you got me there
i’ll tell you because i trust you a ton
you really can’t tell anyone though

george:
i won’t
britcedes forever remember

lewis:
yes britcedes forever
this is hard to talk about sorry

george:
take your time

lewis:
well charles and i are sortve seeing each other?
it’s new as of the last few months

george:
congrats! that’s huge
and you think he’s mad at you?

lewis:
yeah i don’t know
a bit distant off camera
i can’t exactly say anything to him right away, i don’t want to be overbearing in anyway especially if there really is no problem between us

george:
i see
i could talk to him if you’d like?
try to understand what’s going on in his head

lewis:
thank you, that’d be great

george:
yeah of course

lewis:
you can always come to me if you need someone to talk to or share secrets with
just because we aren’t teammates anymore doesn’t mean i don’t want to still be close with you

george:
i know
thank you though
funny i think we’re even closer now because we aren’t teammates

lewis:
that’s true

george:
i’ll take you on that offer one of these days
you’ll be the first to know

lewis:
not the other two stooges?

george:
nope
britcedes forever

lewis:
:)

Chapter Text

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 2, 15:43 LOCAL TIME

2025 GRID

lando:
SILVERSTONE WEEKEND

alex:
the great british takeover

george:
you’re british too

alex:
i know

liam:
this is everyone’s worst nightmare

lando:
rude
u kiwi

yuki:
we should cancel the weekend

lando:
no this is the most important weekend of the season

kimi:
a fourth of the grid being british isn’t okay

lando:
you’re italian

oscar:
i wish logan were here
he’d help scare you all off

alex:
oh i miss him
he was great

george:
lando why didnt you say anything there

oscar:
oh but he can celebrate independence day in america
he’s probably happy

alex:
you haven’t texted him?

oscar:
no not in a while
we chat sometimes but he’s busy
or i’m busy

alex:
i should probably give him a call one of these days
lol
lando you aren’t slick

lando:
i have no idea what you’re talking about

george:
it’s going to be a tough weekend
one of us are going to have to take pole

charles:
we’re locking out the front row

lando:
wow ok
what happened to hi, hello, how is everyone

charles:
hi lando
p2 for me

george:
it’s other people’s home race too
if you needed that reminder

alex:
lewis p1?

charles:
who else.

max:
lando is probably going to take it
after they sandbag for a few sessions

lando:
rude
i wouldn’t do that

george:
it’s looking to cool down by quali
i have a chance too
dont rule me out

charles:
i don’t see it

ollie:
how about
hear me out
none of this woke nonsense
and ollie bearman pole position

isack:
now THAT sounds entertaining

alex:
that actually wouldnt be bad
how about the top teams just skip out on this race

gabriel:
they wouldn’t let a criminal take pole

lando:
hello??

ollie:
mention my crimes again and i’ll sell your information

liam:
oh

CLASS OF ‘19

george:
what is this
[SCREENSHOT Attached: Oscar’s instagram story of Lando sleeping]

lando:
oh that
i make a cute sleeper

george:
what

alex:
who the hell says that about themselves

lando:
am i worng
wrong

alex:
absolutely

george:
don’t distract us lando
what is that

lando:
i don’t know what you’re saying

alex:
you cannot be this blind right

lando:
i genuinely do not know what you two are talking about
oscar just likes to mess with me

george:
i think we all know that isn’t true

alex:
he 100% has a thing for you
it’s very obvious

lando:
don’t joke about that
can we talk about something else ? like anything
like idk how george looks fucking dumb in that merc flat cap

george:
mate what the hell

alex:
…
fine
you are right though about george
is there any update with charles and lewis 
or is there any update with your contract georgie

george:
i wish
wait i just remembered i have to go do something

lando:
ok?
was that an “i wish” for charlew or his contract

alex:
probably both

GEORGE | CHARLES

george:
charles
can i ask you something

charles:
hi george
yes go ahead

george:
is there any chance that you’re mad at lewis?

charles:
what no
did it seem that way?

george:
you two just seemed more distant the past weekend
just an observation thats all

charles:
no i’m not mad at him
i wasnt back then either
maybe because he was spending all his time with you
also just an observation

george:
excuse me?

charles:
i’m just saying
you two seemed very close
all this constant talk about lewis and i in the chat when this entire time you’ve just been plotting

george:
what the fuck are you even babbling about
i can assure you i do not have a thing with lewis
i’m happily in a relationship, it’s quite insulting that you would even assume that i would be after him

charles:
you aren’t?
wait you’re in a relationship?

george:
thats not the point
there’s no reason to feel jealous or insecure in any way, lewis obviously likes you
we’re close friends because being teammates at merc didn’t allow us to become closer

charles:
oh fuck
i’m sorry
that was so innappropriate of me to assume

george:
it’s fine
a little flattering that you were jealous of me

charles:
shut up
so you 100% dont have a thing for lewis?

george:
no
i spent too many hours having to listen to him singing in the toilet next to my room
not fun

charles:
okay
i’m sorry again
can we forget this happened

george:
yep already forgot about it

GEORGE | LEWIS

george:
hey lewis
sorry i couldnt get to you sooner
charles isnt mad at you don’t worry about it

lewis:
thanks georgie
i know i can always count on you

george:
yup!
oh and i do want to say that i’m happy for you
your relationship with charles is very cute

lewis:
thank you :)

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 3, 19:34 LOCAL TIME

2025 GRID

lando:
is it just me
or has this media day lasted forever

oscar:
it felt a bit long yes
probably longer for you british drivers

alex:
there was a lot of media duties
i feel like my voice is going to be gone

isack:
this photo is taking me out
[IMAGE Attached: Max surrounded by reporters]

gabriel:
@Max Verstappen thoughts

max:
it’s the same question every time
like do they ever shut up?

lando:
it would be funny if nothing ended up happening
they would all look so stupid

isack:
i feel like i saw more signs about roscoe than of me

liam:
well he’s a celebrity is he not

oscar:
get used to it
that dog is more famous than any of us

george:
leo and roscoe are fan favorites for pole apparently

charles:
we are talking about leo?

lando:
did you seriously get summoned by the mention of your son?

charles:
well yes
[IMAGE Attached: Selfie with Charles, Leo, and Roscoe]
i am currently at dinner with lewis and our dogs

isack:
“our”

ollie:
i think hometown hero roscoe will take pole
sorry leo

charles:
that’s so rude

lando:
wait are we just going to brush over you at dinner with lewis?

charles:
we have dinner regularly
this time it was so our dogs could see each other again

lando:
regularly huh
do they like each other

charles:
no quite the opposite
i think leo is too young for roscoe
even thought roscoe is a boy and leo only really likes other boys

max:
like father like son

charles:
…
they didn’t play with each other
it was more like
i played with roscoe and lewis played with leo

lando:
oh so they like their other dads

charles:
yep
leo is more used to lewis being around compared to roscoe with me

alex:
no way you agreed with that
anyways
we need to have a pet playdate
with every pet owner on the grid

max:
i am not sure sassy and jimmy would appreciate your farm of animals

george:
yeah alex wouldn’t that be difficult for you

alex:
you guys act like i’m going to bring ALL of my pets

charles:
there will be a lot more cats than dogs
i dont think leo would appreciate that

alex:
okay if you guys dont want to do it then just say so

lando:
noooo we should

george:
you dont even HAVE any pets

lando:
i just want to be there
i can bring snacks

ollie:
we should schedule for summer break
i have a lot of pets too so don’t worry alex

alex:
see?
maybe you all are just abnormal for NOT having more than 5 pets

lando:
i highly doubt that

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 4, 19:52 LOCAL TIME
AFTER FP1 & FP2

charles:
what did i tell you all

lando:
relax it’s only been practice

alex:
we need to study lewis’ brain and how he gets posessed at this track

isack:
he was very fast
its looking like qualifying will be tough tomorrow

oscar:
an actual race maybe

george:
the fans will actually have fun watching for once

liam:
the midfield race is entertaining
so maybe just get into worse cars if you want to have fun

lando:
???

alex:
not fun when you’ve been dnf’ing for like 100 races now

max:
so dramatic

gabriel:
that is just you i think

franco:
there is nothing fun about being in the midfield.

liam:
okay jeez why is everyone so emo

charles:
[VIDEO Attached: Lewis giggling]
he says thank u
and says its all thanks to the fans cheering him on

alex:
okay…

lando:
why are you two always together god damn

charles:
ferrari debriefs take forever
i swear we’re the last ones to leave the track everytime

george:
shouldnt you two be paying attention then

kimi:
very bad example for us rookies

liam:
especially for a little kid like kimi

kimi:
i just finished highschool

liam:
statement still stands

charles:
maybe tell him to stop showing me pics of roscoe on his phone then

lando:
so his phone is out he just doesnt want to talk to us

charles:
hold on

lewis:
hello
i really love this track guys, i’m not posessed or anything

alex:
that is what any posessed person would say

lewis:
that doesnt even make any sense but okay
roscoe would love to see you all this weekend so please come say hi if you get the chance

kimi:
yes i want to see him

lewis:
of course!
you can all take pictures of him however he does charge

max:
excuse me

charles:
i know it surprised me too

lando:
what does that even mean

lewis:
you have to pay him
he’s a celebrity, world renowned actor

george:
i dont have to pay right?
he already took a shit infront of my motorhome too many times

lewis:
i dont know georgie
he mightve changed his mind
worldwide fame has changed him

charles:
maybe this is why leo doesnt like him

lewis:
because he can’t afford to be around him?
i thought his daddy had money hm
it’s really because leo is too young for him

lando:
aw does roscoe and leo not fuck with age gap relationships like their dads do?

ollie:
IM CRYING

alex:
THERE IS NO WAY

isack:
YOU CANT MAKE THIS SHIT UP

lando:
the way im genuinely asking too

gabriel:
that is such an insane question

lewis:
uhm no i guess they dont

max:
they should take some notes from the saubers and astons

lando:
or from idk
the furrari’s

alex:
bad pun 0/10

lando:
oh piss off

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 5, 20:32 LOCAL TIME
AFTER QUALIFYING

max:
what can i say
just simply

lando:
fuck you

max:
lovely

ollie:
there’s really no point in tomorrow
we should all just not show up

alex:
i agree 100%

max:
everyone is so depressed
surely the weekend hasnt been total shit for you all

oscar:
yes mr this car is undriveable this weekend has and will be shit
at least i didnt have a fucking alpine ruin my quali

lando:
we all just had a stupid sector 3
on MY home soil

george:
OURS

liam:
i really couldnt give a damn about the british

max:
i would say i’m sorry but i’m really not

lando:
yeah and thats why we’re all manifesting rain tomorrow
curse you redbull

yuki:
not me though right
i havent done anything

oscar:
no not you

alex:
i wasn’t expecting the ferrari’s to not be on the front row

max:
has anyone checked on charles
have you all heard his radio

george:
i feel like he should be on suicide watch

liam:
i have genuinely never see and heard anyone hate themselves that much

lando:
i’m sure he’s fine

isack:
and you know that because?

lando:
well he has lewis right

alex:
hm
yeah you’re right

MAX | CHARLES

max:
are you okay?
your radio sounded concerning

charles:
yeah i’m okay

max:
are you sure?
what even happened?

charles:
the one time the car is good i fuck up
i’m just fucking stupid

max:
dont say that
everyone was really close
p6 isnt bad because you’re an amazing driver who can come out on top still

charles:
thanks

max:
yeah of course
how is lewis doing? p5 isnt too bad

charles:
he’s good
hoping for a wet race, im sure everyone is

max:
right

charles:
fuck max can i tell you something
it’s really embarassing

max:
yeah yeah go ahead

charles:
a few days ago i went total jealous lover on george
it was uncalled for and i still feel bad

max:
jealous lover?
what do you mean?

charles:
george asked me if i was mad at lewis for some reason
i was like no but then accused him of having a thing for lewis
because they seemed so close the past few weeks

max:
oh wow

charles:
george literally had to assure me twice that he didnt
AND tell me he’s in a happy relationship
which is crazy did you know anything about that

max:
nope not at all

charles:
weird right
i just feel so humiliated for acting so posessive over a person im not even with

max:
another reason why you should just tell him

charles:
i’m not doing that

max:
worth a shot i guess

charles:
and i think george knows about this weird thing i have with lewis now
which is bad because theyre like close

max:
i dont think george would tell lewis anything
plus all of them are focussed on getting good results for silverstone

charles:
i hope you’re right

MAX | GEORGE

max:
you need to tell me what you know about charles and lewis right now

george:
hi maxy
no “hello”? “how are you”? “i missed you today”?

max:
george.

george:
i don’t know anything

max:
thats a lie and you know it
you asked charles if he was mad at lewis

george:
okay now i’m curious as to what YOU know

max:
let’s call

george:
you sure you don’t want me to just go to your room?

max:
you know exactly why we can’t do that

george:
i was kidding
okay calling now

The phone rings. Once. Twice.

“Schatje.”

George smiled, happy to hear the other, “Hi Max.”

Max let out a sigh before rustling could be heard, almost as if he was getting more comfortable in his bed. “Okay, tell me the truth now.”

A brief moment of silence before George’s giggle could be heard across the line, “Lewis asked me a few days ago if Charles was mad at him—“

“Right,” Max confirmed.

“—And I asked why he would think that, and he told me something.” A pause. “Fuck, Max I promised him that I wouldn’t tell anyone this.”

Max rolled his eyes even though it couldn’t be seen, “As if I’m going to tell anyone. I don’t like gossip, you know this.”

“This is technically gossip,” George deadpanned.

“This is different. This is…you know, catching up with my boyfriend.” Max reiterated, smiling as he heard George laugh on the line.

“Right. Anyways, Lewis tells me that they’re dating!” He exclaims. “Looking back on it, it’s not surprising at all—“

“Wait wait, pause there.” Max interrupted. “They’re dating? He actually said that?”

George hummed, “I’m honestly flattered that Lewis trusted me with this information. He’s usually very private.”

“That’s not the problem here, George.”

“What?”

Max sat up in his bed, “Charles told me a few days ago that they aren’t dating. They’re just hooking up.”

“No way.”

“Why the hell would Lewis say they’re dating when they aren’t?”

“Huh.” George thought for a moment. The way Lewis had approached up didn’t seem ingenuine, nor has his behavior since the season started. His brows furrowed increasingly as he tried to figure out the mystery. “Unless, Lewis genuinely thinks they’re dating.”

“Of course they wouldn’t talk about it, idiots.” Max murmured, shaking his head at his colleagues stupidity.

George sighed, “I should probably let Lewis know he’s got their relationship all wrong. I don’t want him to find out Charles isn’t taking it seriously.”

Now Max was confused, “What? What makes you think Charles isn’t serious about him? That’s a bold assumption.”

“You just told me Charles believes they’re only hooking up.”

Max shook his head as if George could see, “Charles is in love with him. He’s too scared to confront Lewis about his feelings because he thinks it’ll ruin their relationship.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah.”

“They’re so dumb. I don’t even know what to say.”

Max agreed silently. “Do you think we should help them? I don’t want to see Charles hurting from this.”

George snorted, “You are so overprotective.”

“You like that about me.”

“Mm, I do.” A comfortable silence loomed over them through the phone. “It’s getting late, we can talk about those two another day, I doubt anything will change between them overnight.”

“I guess.”

“We have a race tomorrow. You are starting on a pole.” George emphaszied knowing it’d make the other smile to himself.

“I’ll be winning tomorrow.”

“Ah, not sure about that. I’ll put up a good fight.”

“I hope we can share another podium together, liefie.”

George smiled knowing Max was smiling on the other side of the line as well. “I hope so too.”

“Okay, goodnight. I’ll see you at the track.”

“Goodnight, love.”

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 6, 19:59 LOCAL TIME
AFTER THE RACE

35+ ONLY

nico:
my first podium
oh guys i cannot believe it

lewis:
congrats!
well deserved

nico:
thank you
sorry about the podium streak

lewis:
don’t apologize, not your fault at all

fernando:
congratulations nico

valtteri:
we are all very proud
do you like your trophy?

nico:
yes i love legos
it felt surreal being on that podium

fernando:
you and gabi have been doing good this season
it is much more interesting than the mclarens and ferraris

lewis:
thanks man.

fernando:
no problem

valtteri:
how do you plan on celebrating?
i am guessing with gabi?

nico:
yes! he is coming to my room later

lewis:
i do not understand that relationship
but i hope you two have fun

fernando:
you are just jealous you are single lewis

valtteri:
you are the only one that is single in this group

lewis:
wow why am i getting ganged up on all of a sudden

nico:
you need to find someone to keep you young!
don’t you like george?

lewis:
ah no

valtteri:
the younger drivers have a lot of talent
they keep you on your toes

fernando:
yes better young

lewis:
that sounds so wrong
but i know you are talking about lance so i guess it’s okay

fernando:
i love lance
he drove good today

lewis:
he is very good in mixed conditions
extend my praise

nico:
gabi is a sweetheart
even though he had to retire he was so happy for me

lewis:
that’s sweet
the rookies are incredibly wholesome this year

valtteri:
lewis
how about charles?
he is single no?

lewis:
that came out of nowhere
i wouldnt know
i mean he is very attractive
and a great talent so
i think i should shut up now

fernando:
?

nico:
do you have something to tell us?

lewis:
not at all
i have to go
have fun celebrating and congrats once again!

valtteri:
so strange

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 6, 22:23 LOCAL TIME

2025 GRID

alex:
now that we are all in the comfort of our hotel rooms or homes
can we all agree that was a massive shit show

george:
mercedes had me on a suicide mission im sure of it

charles:
at least you managed to score a point

george:
how we both bottled our races will be in the history books

charles:
a race to forget

george:
a mercedes ferrari disasterclass

charles:
ah i think it was just me
lewis did good
i have a lot to learn from his skills in the wet

yuki:
pause
i managed to score 10
a 10 second penalty.

alex:
you need to be freed from the shackles of redbull

yuki:
lando’s curse on the redbull ended up killing me in the end

isack:
i am just confused as to why they did not red flag it

kimi:
5 dnfs
i have not scored in europe at all

liam:
i think i got a taste of what hell is like

gabriel:
i don’t think it rains in hell

liam:
it does in mine

franco:
4 dnfs
i didnt even get to start

oscar:
say goodbye to your seat

franco:
i cant even say the car is undriveable
you cant even start the damn shitbox

oscar:
alpine should liquidate

ollie:
i am somehow the only rookie who survived
even with my ten place grid penalty

gabriel:
british bias
who cares anyways
NICO PODIUM

alex:
oh yes nico! congrats to him
can you let him know that we’re all extremely happy

gabriel:
he is reading over my shoulder
he said thank you

franco:
he is there with you?

gabriel:
well how else are we supposed to celebrate

liam:
oh
gross

george:
i think charles has passed on his home race curse onto me
congrats to lando for the win
where is he anyways

alex:
probably passed out from celebrating
i think he was the only one from a top team that didnt get screwed over

max:
redemption for what happened last year i guess

oscar:
he only got the win because of our mistakes
i still think they should’ve switched our positions and let us race

max:
i wont say anything

alex:
yeah i’m just gonna leave that in the air
i have no opinion

oscar:
whatever

isack:
it’s very familiar

ollie:
we’ve all seen this film before

kimi:
brocedes

ollie:
lestappen austria 2019

kimi:
oh
yeah that too

max:
hey charles and i are fine now
we are not like britney and lewis

george:
i do hope the fans found the race entertaining
unfortunately that may have been the best race this season so far

lando:
best race of the season and i win it!!!!!

alex:
oh there you are

lando:
i was not passed out
well no
i closed my eyes for 2 minutes and it turned into an hour

max:
i can’t be totally angry at the results
losing the lead was horrible but with the setup i couldnt have done much especially with all the rain

george:
you scored good points though
unlike me with 1 point

max:
ah well mercedes is to blame
is ferrari in the lead for the championship now?

lando:
that is wrong and you know it

george:
yes by 12 points

lando:
this mclaren erasure will not be forgiven

alex:
shush lando

CLASS OF ‘19

alex:
lando
are you and oscar okay
i meant to ask earlier but i figured you were busy

lando:
yeah we’re fine

george:
you two didnt look fine after the race

lando:
i got the win
that’s all that matters to me
he’s just mad i closed the gap in the wdc

george:
right okay
you can talk to us though
if anything is on your mind

alex:
yeah
you deserved that win, no matter what anyone says
it wasnt gifted to you or anything

lando:
thanks
i’m going to bed i think

george:
okay goodnight

alex:
yep goodnight

Chapter Text

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 7, 10:45 LOCAL TIME

2025 GRID

liam:
[IMAGES ATTACHED]
oscar explain

oscar:
i am modeling
satisfied?

liam:
no?

alex:
hello?
this is so random

lewis:
you look great oscar

oscar:
thank you
i knew you would understand

george:
hello lulu
okay yes you look great but this is still very random

oscar:
god forbid a guy wants to venture out

alex:
bro has one bad race and he “ventures” out

liam:
said bad race being a p2 finish
what is f1 even about atp

lewis:
hello georgie
dont listen to them
the others need to step up

oscar:
that they do

UNITED KINGDOM
JULY 9, 10:45 LOCAL TIME

red bull boys

alex:
okay
HORNER FIRED???

liam:
YOURE LYING

alex:
IM NOT
LOOK IT UP

liam:
HOLY SHIT

isack:
youre so fake liam
we were just on the phone celebrating

liam:
can you be quiet

alex:
how could you liam
i thought i wasnt the last to find out

pierre:
i am just finding out about it too

carlos:
we have to celebrate

yuki:
i can cook

alex:
yes i’m here i’m there

pierre:
did you not know about it yuki

yuki:
no?
immediate effect is crazy

liam:
we HAVE to throw one on the grill

isack:
silly season is so chaotic already
mind u it started TODAY

max:
we are celebrating christian being fired?

yuki:
yes

alex:
you don’t have to
we all know you’re much closer to him than any of us

max:
yuki is doing a bbq?

carlos:
yes
i will bring drinks

pierre:
its not a sad party though max
sorry

max:
no what
i want to be there
why do you all assume i’d be sad about this

liam:
oh

isack:
think about it man

max:
i guess

alex:
wait are we actually throwing a celebration or is it just a sick joke on me

carlos:
i think we should

liam:
why would it be a sick joke on you
alex do we need to have a talk

alex:
no
its just we talked about having a pet day in the main chat
and we have yet to plan it

pierre:
maybe because you have too many

alex:
you guys just hate me

max:
i dont know when we can celebrate because i will be in sardina for one of the days
and i have other plans

yuki:
okay random
we will plan this another time
just keep it in your calendars please

carlos:
ok

isack:
sounds good

2025 GRID

lando:
IS IT TRUE???

george:
do you think the official f1 account wouldve posted it if it werent

lando:
shut up

alex:
sighs
the rb gc JUST finished talking about this

george:
did you just sigh in text

lando:
PLEASE add me

alex:
notice how i said “rb gc”
are you a active or ex redbull driver?

charles:
how many times are you going to ask to be added to a groupchat you aren’t supposed to be in

lando:
can i please get added to the french speaking gc

charles:
no

alex:
you wouldnt even understand anything
why do you want to be included in everything

lando:
god forbid a guy wants to know whats happening at all times

alex:
you sound like
nvm

ollie:
wait so it’s actually true

george:
yes

ollie:
oh my god this is crazy

lando:
why did you respond nicely to him but not me

george:
read that text one more time
and really listen to yourself

lando:
rude

liam:
wait
since everyone is here
will anyone else be at wimbledon

charles:
i wish
i have a wedding to attend

alex:
it seems like everyone is getting married

george:
we are at that age
i will be there

liam:
oh great
i’m so glad i dont have to worry about getting married anytime soon

ollie:
same
that sounds horrible
imagine all your friends getting married and youre just single and alone

lando:
…

charles:
wow
way to rub it in ollie

isack:
so depressing

gabriel:
you just sound jealous ollie

ollie:
well easy for you two to say
you two are both in relationships

lando:
isack is in a relationship?

isack:
i am?

ollie:
kimi and i thought you and liam were together
are you not

isack:
WHAT
NO
HELLO??

alex:
i’m crying
what is this conversation

gabriel:
one that should obviously be in the rookie chat
where is kimi anyways

kimi:
hi i’m here
i was reading

gabriel:
nerd

kimi:
it was one piece :/

isack:
based
but wait what hello
liam say something

liam:
what is there to say
your disgust spoke for the both of us

lando:
so you two arent dating

liam:
i guess not

kimi:
???
well i guess we were wrong after all

ollie:
we can cross that ship off of the list

alex:
you guys have a list?

kimi:
bearnelli business only

lando:
well maybe dont

ollie:
what

lando:
just yknow
life is crazy
seems like everyone is getting with everyone

alex:
…right
you are being mysertious

lando:
am i?
or are all of you?

george:
okay

kimi:
do we cross is off or no

alex:
yes

JULY 11, 13:54 LOCAL TIME

CLASS OF ‘19

lando:
george
george
georgie
GOEGRIE
george:
what

alex:
this better be important

lando:
IS MAX GOING TO MERCEDES????

george:
where did that come from

alex:
are you stalking those gossip accounts again

lando:
no?
i’m stalking the verstappen jet updates account
wait not stalking
it appeared on my feed on my burner

alex:
he has an account for his jet?

lando:
idk
ANYWAYS
he’s in sardina…
toto is in sardina too

george:
i cant say anything
or rather i dont know anything
why dont we talk about you and oscar

lando:
piss off

alex:
yeah okay buddy

MAX | CHARLES

charles:
i need help
lol why are you in sardina

max:
i am on vacation

charles:
with the wolff’s?

max:
i should block you

charles:
no dont please
i need an opinion
[2 IMAGES ATTACHED]
which one should i wear

max:
you look insane
just wear those hideous cloud pants

charles:
i know you’re not talking

max:
do you want my help or not

charles:
can you just pick
why did i go to you

max:
you love me
what are you even dressing up for

charles:
i have a dinner to attend

max:
a dinner
with lewis?
a date?

charles:
NO?
i can be invited to dinners with other people
people i am not in relations with
sexual relations

max:
well of course
but you would never try this hard for someone

charles:
that’s rude
you’re right though
can you not do that thing
and just help me choose what to wear

max:
do what thing

charles:
like read too much into this
its just a dinner
nothing more

max:
i am just saying
have you even asked him what you two are

charles:
why should i?
i know it is just something casual

max:
okay you know that
no
you think that
but maybe he thinks something else

charles:
no impossible
you are delusional

max:
the stove calling the kettle black

charles:
that is not how the saying goes

max:
whatever
the first outfit is nice
it’s not too formal but you wont look weird next to him
when is this dinner anyways

charles:
oh next week or something
he just said he wanted to take me out but mentioned having dinner so
we are testing the new suspension

max:
…
okay one, why are you planning this a week early
two, he said he wanted to take you out?

charles:
i want to be prepared
i have also been staring at my closet for an hour deciding what to wear for this wedding and decided i should plan for this dinner too

max:
okay but he wants to take you out

charles:
yes not a date though
probably just to be nice

max:
you’re giving me a headache

charles:
we are most definitely having sex though

max:
CHARLES

charles:
sorry too much
i should be the one treating him to dinner
as an apology for after silverstone

max:
what happened after silverstone

charles:
ah i better not say
ok go back to flirting your way into merc
thank u for your very valuable opinion

max:
i do not get paid to be your friend, unfortunately
and i do not flirt

charles:
right
it would be hilarious if you and george were teammates
divorced couple as teammates

max:
better than two pining idiots in an incompetent team

charles:
what
what do you mean
max
hello???
answer me?

JULY 13, 20:34 LOCAL TIME

2025 GRID

esteban:
you all missed out on the festival

ollie:
you all missed out on esteban’s cool donuts

liam:
hey i was there too
i did cool things too

gabriel:
the rally car was cool
you looked cool

liam:
that sounds so disingenuous
but thank you

gabriel:
i’ll never say another good thing about you then

lando:
thats mean
i saw the donuts on ig
very cool

esteban:
thank you
i love my teammate

ollie:
oh that came out of nowhere

esteban:
not really
we make a good pair
do not go to ferrari yet

ollie:
love you too
i will not

lando:
this is sweet and all
but where is the angst
you two are too wholesome
its freaking me out

alex:
why are you wishing horrible things onto them
also
i think mclaren is the only driver pairing facing potential problems

gabriel:
yes true
we are all good in our pairings

lando:
you guys will never understand
you arent fighting for your LIFE

alex:
no i would understand because i was max’s teammate

esteban:
i understand too

lando:
okay but like
not for a CHAMPISHIP
wtf
CHAMPIONSHIP

liam:
no need to brag

ollie:
in the main chat too

alex:
yeah no need to be rude
if you want to complain go to lewis or something

lando:
why lewis

liam:
are you serious

lando:
oh
right

JULY 16, 19:45 LOCAL TIME

yuki:
i am so pissed off
can i take it out on one of you

isack:
no?
what kind of question is that

liam:
“win the lottery or get run over” ahh question

yuki:
shut up please

lando:
is this about losing your phone

yuki:
YES
i hope whatever shark finds it enjoys it

liam:
there arent sharks in lake como

yuki:
WHATEVER

alex:
what are using to text us anyways

yuki:
oh i got a new phone duh

isack:
i cant wait to block you at the end of the season

alex:
why did you not just dive in
can you not swim?

liam:
yuki would rather eat bad sushi i think

yuki:
i would

alex:
so its easier to buy a new phone

yuki:
yes
and to think i have to drive that shitbox next weekend

lando:
is it really that bad

alex:
yes

liam:
yeah

yuki:
absolutely

isack:
you’re doing great
keep it up

liam:
youre only saying that so you dont have to be in that seat

lando:
well maybe itll be better when max leaves for merc

alex:
jeez lets not go THAT far yet

JULY 17, 19:45 LOCAL TIME

charles:
how do i look be honest
[IMAGE ATTACHED]

george:
great mate
what are you dressing up for

charles:
wait what
wrong chat

lando:
??? you cant just leave

charles:
forget this

MAX | CHARLES

max:
you’re so embarrassing

charles:
shut up please

max:
i’m guessing you were asking for my opinion

charles:
well?

max:
you look good
can you at least think about asking him what he thinks you two are

charles:
no
i know you think i’m going to get hurt in the end
but i wont
i dont appreciate your opinions on what i should do

max:
right
you’re the one coming to me
lets not get that mixed up
have fun tonight with your forever situationship then

charles:
wait fuck
sorry i’m just

max:
what

charles:
nervous
i don’t mean to take it out on you i promise

max:
what is there to be nervous about if you two are just hooking up

charles:
max…you know why

max:
it is making me wonder
are you scared he doesn’t feel the same?
or do you not want to let yourself feel love?

charles:
that’s

max:
what is it?

charles:
i’m late
i’ll talk to you after

35+ ONLY

lewis:
what does it mean if i asked someone to dinner
and they are 15 minutes late

nico:
did you get stood up

valtteri:
is this a date? did they text you saying they’d be late?

lewis:
yes a date
they have not texted me

fernando:
this is kind of embarrassing

valtteri:
not the time
maybe try texting them?

lewis:
theyre not usually late
wait
oh he’s here
thanks guys

valtteri:
we didn’t do anything but you’re welcome

nico:
strange
wait
he said date

fernando:
i thought he was single?

valtteri:
he’s never mentioned anyone to me
he’s also in italy

nico:
oh an italian i see

fernando:
ay we told him to get him someone youthful
maybe he listened

valtteri:
maybe
ah
it makes sense now
not an italian

nico:
what makes sense?

valtteri:
he’s not as mysterious as he wants to be

fernando:
can you just say it?

valtteri:
sorry i can’t boys
figure it out on your own

Chapter Text

JULY 21, 14:44 LOCAL TIME

2025 GRID

lando:
thank goodness for racing
i have been bored

alex:
you didnt want to go out?
weathers been great

lando:
i thought abt going to the beach
but i had no one to go with

george:
we should all go surfing one day

charles:
no way

lando:
we should
charles just because you Suck
doesnt mean
uhhh
yeah

max:
you couldve joined me to sardina

lando:
oh are u inviting me

max:
well i cannot change the past
but i will let you know next time

lando:
great
how were your talks with toto

alex:
oh wow

max:
i take back my invitation
guys i am not going to mercedes

alex:
that is something someone who is going to mercedes would say

george:
what is up with you saying that
but max is telling the truth

charles:
why was i not told about this max

max:
there are a lot of things i do not tell you

charles:
wow thanks

isack:
so no promotion?

max:
no

liam:
*demotion

alex:
do you two come in a pair

isack:
no

liam:
no

alex:
ah

MAX | CHARLES

max:
how was the dinner
you never told me

charles:
oh that
wait i dont want to tell you
you didnt tell me about you staying at redbull

max:
charles..

charles:
it was good

max:
thats it?

charles:
yes
we had sex
it was good

max:
that is NOT what i wanted to hear
you are so annoying
i’ll put you in the wall in spa

charles:
the dinner was good
it was a private dinner

max:
he rented out a resturaunt?

charles:
i
yes
there was nice jazz and flowers

max:
okay…

charles:
we didn’t talk much about work actually

max:
and?

charles:
okay look i know what you’re going to say
but i think
i think he might like me

max:
FUCKING FINALLY

charles:
shut up
this is really hard for me to digest
i have to confront him dont i

max:
yes of course
if not for your sake, do it for me

charles:
i suppose
i should do it after spa
after we celebrate a double podium

max:
now that’s delusion

charles:
fuck off

MAX | GEORGE

max:
charles has gotten his head out of his ass

george:
finally
just so we’re on the same page
this is about lewis right?

max:
yes

george:
theyre on the same page now???

max:
well no..
charles now believes lewis likes him back
and will talk to him after spa

george:
you got my hopes up..

max:
ah blame charles

george:
what made him start believing anyways?

max:
lewis rented out an entire resturaunt for just them

george:
that’s sweet
why haven’t you done that for us

max:
don’t be a brat
we can never agree on what to eat

george:
that is not true?
we always end up agreeing what are you talking about

max:
not exactly
i just go with whatever you want
even if i dont like it

george:
you are dumb
why do you do that to yourself

max:
you’re happy when i like the things you like
and i like seeing you happy

george:
oh
jeez max
always the honest one

max:
ik hou van je

george:
i love you too

BELGIUM
JULY 24, 17:45 LOCAL TIME
MEDIA DAY

CLASS OF ‘19

lando:
have you guys seen the puma interview charles did

alex:
no
why are you watching charles’ interviews

lando:
i was on my burner
it came up
anyways
he said smth
about lewis
it was so cute

george:
how much or you to just type 1-2 messages instead of like fifty

lando:
no
anyways
let me get the quote
“my teammate, lewis. he's very much in the fashion world and he's got his own style. that's what i really like about lewis, that, like it or not, he's got his own way of dressing himself”
isnt this so cute
theyre so cute

alex:
did you really get the full quote

lando:
yes
every bit is important
he’s so in love with him its crazy
i hope theyre actually together
i’d feel like a proud mama

alex:
you’re so weird
but yes i hope they’re together too
everyone deserves some love and happiness
including you lando

lando:
what
dont put this on me
oscar and i are fine

alex:
so you agree there is something between you and oscar

lando:
what no
thats not what i said

george:
what did i miss
i had to step out for a moment

alex:
lando is in denial

lando:
i am NOT
can we please go back to talking about charlew
pleaseeeeee

george:
you are but thats okay
what charles said is very cute yes

lando:
thank you
are they going to be the first couple on the grid this season
i am rooting for them
if ferrari cant win anything at least they can win best couple award

george:
surely there are other couples

lando:
i doubt it
well gabi and nico
i dont want to think about that actually

alex:
werent max and daniel a thing last year

george:
no
they werent

alex:
okay?

lando:
who wanna bet the rookies have something going on

alex:
what like a polyamorous relationship?

lando:
no no no
like kimi and ollie
or isack and liam

george:
kimi and ollie
it makes sense

alex:
didnt isack and liam both deny it

lando:
okay no isack did
very loudly
but liam said “i guess not” when i asked

george:
what does that even mean

lando:
UGH do i have to spell it out for you two
liam likes isack

alex:
ok?
isack doesnt like him back
very sad but what can we do

lando:
no no i know isack likes him back
i just
i dont have the evidence just yet

george:
you need to stop meddling with everyone’s relationships
you are not cupid

lando:
but being cupid is funnnnn
i know its a snoozefest for you guys because mclaren is gonna win everything
so i’m making it more fun for you guys
if anything
you all should thank me for meddling

alex:
if you want to make this season fun for us
admit you have feelings for oscar

george:
ah
got him there

BELGIUM
JULY 24, 21:09 LOCAL TIME
AFTER MEDIA DAY

LEWIS | CHARLES

lewis:
are you coming to my room tonight?

charles:
yes if that’s okay?

lewis:
of course it is sweetheart
i have a ton of games
but you want to play mario kart right?

charles:
yes
i want to beat you

lewis:
not going to happen
will you spend the night?

charles:
would you like me to?

lewis:
i always want you around

charles:
oh
then i’ll stay

lewis:
we won’t do anything
since we have sprint qualifying

charles:
so you want me to just sleep over?

lewis:
is that weird?

charles:
ah no
i’ll wash up quickly and be there in 5

MAX | CHARLES

charles:
i hate that you end up being right about everything

max:
?

BELGIUM
JULY 25, 09:56 LOCAL TIME
MORNING OF SPRINT QUALI

BEST ROOKIES EVER

kimi:
i have a bad feeling about this weekend

ollie:
:(

jack:
why do you say that

kimi:
i don’t know
just a bad bad feeling

isack:
it is supposed to rain on sunday
maybe thats what youre feeling

kimi:
i hope
i have bad luck at the european races

liam:
you’ll score points i’m sure of it

franco:
you might have a curse on you

kimi:
dont say that
that sounds scary

franco:
i feel like i do

ollie:
you’re just in an alpine

gabriel:
why is everyone so down
be happy

isack:
easy for you to say
does nico make you feel better

gabriel:
yes actually he does

liam:
gross just gross

gabriel:
you wouldnt be saying that if you
nevermind

liam:
what
if i what

isack:
finish what you were saying

gabriel:
you two do come as a pair

ollie:
gabi stop

gabriel:
fine fine

BELGIUM
JULY 25, 19:44 LOCAL TIME
AFTER SPRINT QUALI

kimi:
i TOLD you guys something bad would happen
i feel so stupid right now

franco:
you and me both

isack:
what happened
why are you guys p19 p20
holy shit why is lewis p18

liam:
here he goes…

isack:
something is VERY wrong
what the hell
cancel the sprint race
cancel the weekend

kimi:
i dont want to talk about it
we should cancel the weekend i agree

ollie:
it’s just the sprint
qualifying tomorrow will be fine
and the race will be good

kimi:
thanks

BELGIUM
JULY 26, 20:34 LOCAL TIME
AFTER QUALIFYING

2025 GRID

lando:
p1 baby

oscar:
nice lap
1-2 tmr

lando:
yep

alex:
not a bad weekend at all so far

george:
nope

charles:
i pray there is no rain tomorrow
otherwise i am screwed

max:
it will
it always ends up raining here

george:
charles
is lewis alright?
i checked in earlier when he came to visit the team and talk to kimi
but i just wanted to ask you too

charles:
i haven’t spoken much to him today
i don’t think he is in the mood to talk
that is good he talked to kimi

george:
just want to make sure he’s okay
he gets in his head too often

alex:
unfortunate result
but with these conditions
i’m sure he’ll be up there in the mix

charles:
i hope so

MAX | CHARLES

max:
have you really not spoken to him?

charles:
i said i would do it after the race tomorrow

max:
no i meant
like checked in on him?
you’ve seen the interviews right?

charles:
of course i have
i also just sat in a debrief with him for like two hours
he doesn’t look like he wants to talk

max:
you are such an idiot
just send him a message
if you think he likes you he would appreciate it

charles:
but what if he wants time to himself

max:
then he would say that
there’s a reason why george isnt texting lewis himself to ask
you’re different
lewis might be in love with you

charles:
thats a stretch

max:
not really
to the rest of us at least

charles:
fine ill send him a message

max:
having to coach you is exhausting
you owe me by letting me past you tomorrow

charles:
no thanks

max:
no seriously
this is like when we were younger and you had your gay awakening
and i had to calm you down

charles:
please don’t remind me

max:
then you met lewis and realized you wouldnt settle for anyone else

charles:
why do we never talk about your relationships
its always me

max:
i’ll think about it once you finally get some balls

LEWIS | CHARLES

charles:
hi lewis
just wanted to check in
i know this weekend hasn’t been the best
but don’t beat yourself up for it
i know you’ll pull something amazing tomorrow
you’re still the best that has ever done it
in my eyes you’re the best there will be ever be

lewis:
thank you
it means a lot coming from you

charles:
of course
thats what i’m here for
would you like company tonight?
we can watch some onboards together

lewis:
are you sure?
you need to get good sleep if you’re defending from max

charles:
i’m very sure
unless you don’t want me?

lewis:
don’t be silly, i always want you

charles:
perfect i’ll be there soon

BELGIUM
JULY 27, 15:35 LOCAL TIME
RACE

2025 GRID

alex:
this delay is so ass
like i understand why
safety and all that
but wow

george:
i cannot imagine how bored everyone at home must be

lando:
go on twitter
apparently theyre so bored nico rosberg is talking about lewis

isack:
what

ollie:
omg

charles:
he’s here?

liam:
yeah he’s been terrorizing everyone
lol even max’s dad

max:
stop
he was telling me about it and i had to hold in my laugh

charles:
ah

george:
what is he saying
people are going to be so insufferable about this

kimi:
people = me
those are my parents

ollie:
oh true that

liam:
your parents are divorced

kimi:
sigh i know

gabriel:
he basically admitted to missing lewis

lando:
thats not it exactly but sure yes lets go with that for the drama
oh new 1644 photo dropped on the ferrari acc

alex:
why do you follow ferrari

lando:
i HAVE to know everything about everyone
my burner sees everything
plus my max sends me things sometimes

charles:
is it a nice photo

lando:
yes yes you two look very cute couple-y get married now god

charles:
oh

lando:
anyways
nico just dumped new brocedes lore
oh how exciting

max:
i feel bad for the viewers having to listen in on nico and lewis’ old love story
when we could be racing

isack:
speak for yourself i am highly entertained

lando:
oh my

ollie:
did u see that too

george:
toto put up the broadcast because i told him to
and the first thing we see is that photo of them
holy

charles:
what photo
send it
i’m talking to lewis right now i cant check

lando:
[IMAGE ATTACHED]
new brocedes pic just dropped

isack:
omg
this is crazy

liam:
what a time to be alive

alex:
wow
everytime he talks about lewis its like he wants to get with him

liam:
he wants that cookie bad

ollie:
they should just kiss and makeup

max:
lewis would never
he has moved on thank god

lando:
just saying
a reconciliton would be shattering

alex:’
i’m surprised you even know that word

lando:
oh shush
i am smart

george:
max is right though
any mention of nico around lewis and he starts shriveling up and pacing
its how i was able to blackmail him into paying for meals

alex:
???
why are you admitting to crimes

ollie:
you can join kimi and i

george:
that wasnt the point
and no i do not want join your crime league
anyways no need to worry charles

charles:
what
why would i be worried

george:
uhh
you have a point

lando:
he said to not be worried because you reek of jealous lover

isack:
OH

max:
they should really start the race now..

liam:
right yeah this delay
whew

MAX | CHARLES

charles:
is it true?

max:
i do not know what you’re referring to
1, yes you do reek of jealous lover
2, lewis does not want nico
3, you are stupid

charles:
uncalled for
why is nico even here

max:
he works for sky ???
cmon dont be jealous
the race will happen, then you’re going to tell lewis

charles:
right
and what if he rejects me?

max:
why do i even try with you

charles:
what?
oh they’re finally starting the race

BELGIUM
JULY 27, 20:12 LOCAL TIME
AFTER RACE

2025 GRID

george:
that was boring

max:
only because you couldnt catch me

george:
oh well you couldnt catch charles either

max:
shut up

alex:
pls stop flirting
i had lewis chasing me
how did he even get behind me

george:
you did say he would be up there in the mix

alex:
okay yeah but i wasnt expecting him to be behind me chasing
i felt like that one meme of the two people in the small boat
being chased by like a massive ship

max:
what meme is that

alex:
whatever
anyways jeez pitlane to p7

isack:
aura
real aura

alex:
exactly
sorry about your race btw

isack:
i dont want to talk about it
glad the weekend is over

yuki:
i almost got points for the team
i shouldve went into lake como and never came up

max:
yukioints in hungary
i believe in you

yuki:
thank u max

george:
yes you got this
where’s lando, oscar, and charles

alex:
lando seemed upset
he’s probably passed out rn though
oscar too
charles i have no idea

george:
max?

max:
you know where he is

george:
oh! right

kimi:
does anyone know of anyone that can lift curses from people

alex:
what

kimi:
franco and i are searching
i believe i am cursed

george:
i do not know of anyone
sorry
i’m sure we will figure out what is happening with the car
don’t stress yourself out, you’re doing good

kimi:
i have not finished within the points in the european races

liam:
there is some serious voodoo going on with you

alex:
could just be toto

george:
that is actually a very valid theory

LEWIS | CHARLES

charles:
hi, outside your room

lewis:
great
give me a minute

Charles didn’t have to knock twice, the door of the large suite cracked open before he could put his phone away. Lewis stood there with two glasses of wine in hand, dressed in sweats and a loose t-shirt — an outfit that Charles liked more than he should’ve. He was smiling, as if he had been waiting all night for Charles. “Took you long enough,” he said, stepping aside to let him in. “C’mon, the wine is cold and I’m in the mood.”

Charles let out a quiet laugh, something fluttering in his chest at the domestic ease of it. He stepped inside and accepted the glass, fingers brushing as he followed Lewis into the room. They settled side by side on the sofa, legs close. Lewis topped off his glass which was already halfway empty, “To your podium, and to surviving Max.”

Charles smiled bashfully, “And to your P7 from pitlane! That was insane. I cannot wait to watch highlights of your race.”

Lewis shook his head, “The team made a good call to pit and—“

“No, it was you,” Charles cut in firmly. “You made that happen. You were perfect today.”

Lewis ducked his head, his smile going lopsided, “I should’ve been perfect the past few days.”

Charles frowned, “I suppose, but the past is the past. What you did today was amazing.”

“You’re too generous with me.”

Charles reached out without thinking, fingers curling at the back of Lewis’ neck, drawing him in for a quick kiss. And then enother. And another — until they weren’t just celebrating anymore, but sinking into that familiar pull, mouths meeting lazily, Lewis’ hand on Charles’ waist. Charles slowly climbed onto Lewis’ lap allowing him to press down, earning a sharp exhale from Lewis that made Charles’ mind become all foggy.

But then, somewhere in between the kisses, something tightened in his chest.

And he pulled back, fast. Breathing hard.

Lewis looked up, blinking. “What—What happened?”

Charles, still catching his breath, scrambled to get off his lap and back to where he originally sat. “I can’t do this anymore,” he blurted out.

Lewis froze. “What?”

Charles ran a hand through his hair, heart beating faster. “I mean—shit, not this, not you, never you.”

Lewis sat up straigher, concern creeping into his voice, “Charles, what are you saying?”

“I’m saying,” Charles started, panic slowly building as their wine was forgotten on the coffee table, “that I can’t keep pretending this doesn’t mean anything to me. That you don’t mean everything to me. I’m trying to say that— Lewis, I’m in love with you. I have been for a while. And I— Well, I knew that if I said something I would ruin what we had, or it would make you pull away, or worse, you would find me weird. I didn’t want to lose you, but I—“

Charles was completely cut off by a familiar pair of lips on his, leaving a soft and tender kiss that made his brain shut off. He was stunned into silence as Lewis pulled away.

“Charles,” Lewis said softly, with the kind of smile people would dream about. “What are you talking about?”

Charles blinked. “I—I just said I’m in love with you?”

Lewis laughed, “I know. And I’ve been in love with you, too.”

“Oh.”

“As in the start of the season, sweetheart.” Lewis kissed him again. “We’ve been together since then.”

Charles reeled back. “We have?”

Lewis’ smile dropped slightly as he gave Charles a weird look. “You sleep over at my apartment many times, on some race weekends you live in my hotel room. I carry around your stupid neon green travel toothbrush with me.”

“I thought we were just very committed friends with benefits!”

“Committed is right,” Lewis muttered, rubbing a hand down his face. “God. You thought this whole time?”

Charles gaped, “I didn’t want to assume!”

“You could’ve asked!” Lewis was laughing now, pulling Charles in by the hips and burying his face against his shoulders. “You’re such a mess.”

“Well, you’re dating this mess, apparently,” Charles rolled his eyes, body going slump against Lewis’.

“I have been for months,” Lewis sighed. “No more confusion. Deal?”

“Deal,” Charles beamed.

Lewis just kissed him again, slow and steady this time, and Charles melted, hands fisting gently into Lewis’ shirt as he hummed into the touch. One kiss turned into two, then three— longer, deeper, Lewis’ hands sliding from Charles’ hips to his back, thumbs tracing up his spine. Eventually, Lewis mumbled against his mouth, “You know, I really would love to sleep with my boyfriend tonight.”

Charles pulled back just enough to look at him, brows raised, “Sleep with?”

Lewis grinned innocently. “In the most literal, respectful, post-confession way possible.”

“Liar.” Charles snorted.

Lewis leaned in and kissed the corner of his mouth. “Fine. Eventually sleep. Later. Right now, I’d really like to fuck my boyfriend.”

Charles let out a delighted little huff, before pushing Lewis back and crawling onto his lap once more. “I got a podium, which means I get to be in charge tonight.”

Lewis raised an eyebrow, hands automatically finding Charles’ thighs. “Is that how it works now?”

“Yes,” Charles said, smug. “Podium means bossy privileges. Everyone knows this.”

“I do recall you taking control back in Silverstone? I don’t remember a podium finish from you…” Lewis teased.
Charles huffed, “That was different, it was a tough race. You also asked for it!”

“Right right, I did.” Lewis tilted his head, smiling as he let his hands wander, one immediately settling for Charles’ ass, earning a slight jolt in the younger. “So what does P7 get me?”

Charles hummed, “Usually nothing, but since you put on a show today…A gold star, and a kiss.”

Lewis leaned up, lips brushing Charles’ jaw. “Mm. I’d rather trade up.”

Charles caught his mouth before he could say anything else, and the kiss was slow at first, all heat and promise, but quickly deepened as Lewis pulled him closer. His arms locked around his waist as Charles moaned softly against his lips, hands cupping Lewis’ jaw like he couldn’t get enough. They broke apart, breathless, foreheads still close.

“I can’t believe you thought we weren’t dating,” Lewis whispered.

“I still can’t believe you made your made up to P7 from pitlane.” Charles smiled so wide it began to hurt. “I really like you,” he said softly.

Lewis kissed the tip of his nose. “You better. You’re dating me.”

BELGIUM
JULY 28, 00:32 LOCAL TIME

MAX | CHARLES

max:
so have you told him
charles
please tell me you didnt forget
or are you too much of a pussy?
jeez i help you get here and this is how you repay me?
by not confessing?

charles:
it is midnight max.
i am trying to sleep

max:
there you are
so did you do it or not

charles:
i did
just to find out we have been dating this entire time

max:
HA loser
and how did he react?

charles:
pretty good
as i just had him beneath me begging and crying

max:
i’m blocking you.

Chapter Text

HUNGARY
JULY 30, 13:12 LOCAL TIME
MEDIA DAY

2025 GRID

lando:
how is everyone doing on this fine media day

alex:
this weekend feels so long already
even though it hasnt started

george:
perhaps its summer break looming over

alex:
most likely

lando:
speaking of that
are there any plans

liam:
guys look
[IMAGE ATTACHED]

alex:
what are we celebrating

liam:
he hit 1 million followers on instagram

george:
oh congrats

lando:
hooray congrats isack
i’m guessing you guys are filming a bunch of content

liam:
duh
so many ideas
isack hates me so bad

lando:
highly doubt it but ok

liam:
no like he hates me but yk he loves me

lando:
no i get it
its like oscar with me
i think

alex:
you two are such losers
do you realize how insane you guys sound

george:
alex it isnt their fault they’re delusional

lando:
so mean
i am not delusional
you know who is tho
charles

kimi:
oh isack congrats on 1 million!!

liam:
he’s busy being spoonfed cake by our team
he said thank you

ollie:
oh that’s sweet

lando:
why am i always getting interrupted

george:
why charles

charles:
yeah why me

lando:
there you are jeez
i saw lewis complimenting your podiums

charles:
yes he did
why is that a big deal

lando:
uhhh cause it is
you guys are so cute

yuki:
you guys good news
for me at least

charles:
yes?

yuki:
i might not be screwed for the rest of the season

alex:
your getting promoted back to redbull???
liam demotion???

liam:
hey
dont say that
i dont want that

yuki:
no
my car wont be shit anymore
compared to max

lando:
guys do u hate me

max:
yes

lando:
did you really come online to say that

max:
yes

lando:
DO YOU GUYS HAVE PLANS OR NOT

george:
oh right you were asking
not at the moment no

charles:
i will probably sleep in for a whole week

alex:
of course
no plans
unless we are planning the official pet day

lando:
we’re not

alex:
:/

max:
sim stuff, etc.

lando:
if u go on ur yacht can i join

max:
sure

lando:
yes thank u
how about the rookies

liam:
ill probably work on my music for a bit
isack said he doesnt have anything planned yet

ollie:
i am not convinced you two arent together

liam:
im not convinced either

lando:
????

HUNGARY
AUGUST 1, 19:32 LOCAL TIME
AFTER FREE PRATICE

LEWIS | GEORGE

george:
really lewis

lewis:
what did i do?
is this for putting the blame on you for the disapearance for toto’s pens in his office
if so, i’m sorry i don’t know why i lied to him

george:
no what?
saying charles is next to get married..
wait hold on i had to deal with toto being upset
why would you do that

lewis:
sorry :/
nothing wrong with saying that right
or do i sound desperate

george:
true betrayal
now you just sound like charles
are you so in love with him
you’re already thinking of marriage

lewis:
sue me
georgie he’s just so
i can’t explain it
you have to be in a relationship to understand

george:
i am

lewis:
oh what!
man congrats

george:
thanks!

lewis:
…are you going to say who it is or have i not unlocked that just yet

george:
i’ll have to check in with him if it’s alright to tell you
i mean i did say you would be the first to know

lewis:
“him” a guy hmm ok
is it someone on the grid?

george:
lewis

lewis:
sorry sorry!
i’m just so curious

george:
anyways continue talking about charles
i’m sure you have a lot to say since you can’t really talk to anyone about this
since no one else knows except max right

lewis:
how do you know max knows?
i dont think i told you that

george:
oh
i mean
it’s just an assumption
cause you know
charles and max are like a package deal

lewis:
i guess?
anyways he’s just so fun to be around
did you know this entire time he thought we werent dating?
literally had to clear it up after spa
he’s so hilarious

george:
hilarious is definitely a word
and wow that is crazy i did not know that

lewis:
why does everyone act like charles isnt funny
ive seen the tweets telling me to get up

george:
lewis im going to hold your hand when i say this
but he isnt that funny
and i’m afraid you almost folding over isnt helping his ego
he thinks he IS funny now

lewis:
he’s hilarious to me

george:
right
so how are you two feeling for this weekend

lewis:
oh well i love this track
i think this weekend will be much better than spa
charles…isnt looking forward to it at all
he’s already planning stuff for the break

george:
you do have an insane record here
podium…maybe?

lewis:
i dont want to get my hopes up
especially with how practices have gone
but maybe

george:
britcedes podium incoming

lewis:
absolutely

MAX | CHARLES

charles:
marriage.
MARRIAGE MAX

max:
are you asking me to marry you?
if so, no thank you

charles:
non non
lewis was like oh theres so many people getting married
and he turned to me and said i’m next
whadt deos that mesn

max:
he wants to marry you
why do i have to spell these things out

charles:
we just got together officially
or like in my mind we did
technically we’ve been together for a while
but like isnt it too soon
i mean i want him too
but me NEXT?

max:
he didnt go down on one knee to propose
so why are we freaking out

charles:
BECAUSE MARRIAGE MAX

max:
OKAY MARRIAGE, STILL WHATS THE BIG DEAL

charles:
he’s like older
maybe ready to settle down soon
does he want that with me?
am i ready to settle down?
what if i’m not and he doesnt want me anymore
oh god what if he said that because he thinks we’re not going to last and ill marry someone else

max:
have you always been this annoying
he likes you a lot
a little too much because he laughs at your unfunny jokes
and now you have this huge ego thinking you’re the funniest man alive
you aren’t

charles:
wait lewis was just telling me how george said something very similar to that

max:
george and i agree on a lot of things
and one of those is that you two are very dumb

charles:
so so rude
you two would be perfect for each other
both evil

HUNGARY
AUGUST 2, 14:00 LOCAL TIME
AFTER FREE PRATICE 3

BEST ROOKIES EVER

isack:
you guys know that curse you were speaking about last week

gabriel:
you guys just have badluck i think

kimi:
yes?
i think it has been lifted

ollie:
oh thank god

franco:
yes i think so too

isack:
no it hasnt
you fucking passed it onto me

jack:
i thought you didnt want to get promoted to redbull

liam:
*demoted

jack:
whatever

isack:
yes but i didnt want to do this badly

liam:
just a practice session
watch we’re gonna get to q3 together

isack:
sigh

liam:
did you just sigh in text

jack:
doesnt alex do that

isack:
yeah he’s rubbing on me
what is the saying

ollie:
rubbing OFF on you

gabriel:
rubbing on you is crazy

liam:
i sure hope he’s not rubbing on you

kimi:
hm..

franco:
thats so not suspicious

ollie:
wait i forgot to bug you about it
but how is the mission going

franco:
unsucessful

kimi:
even though i already won #1 teamLH
i somehow scored more points in spa

ollie:
the trauma bonding, how sweet
franco its like you dont even care about winning

isack:
because he knows he’s going to lose
he doesnt want you move on

jack:
harsh but true

liam:
i only want you to keep trying because its funny

franco:
wow thanks guys for all the support

kimi:
just get good

ollie:
damn
love you kimi but dont you think you have an unfair advantage over everyone

gabriel:
yeah isnt hamilton your dad

kimi:
i have a lot of dads
he is tho

isack:
more of a reason for you to be disqualified

kimi:
he’s your dad too!!!!!

jack:
didnt valtteri call you his son today

kimi:
yes

gabriel:
so does that mean lewis x valtteri?

kimi:
no what
we talked about this already
i am the direct son of brocedes
valtteri just so happens to be my dad too
merc is my family

isack:
doriane is their daughter actually
have u not been keeping up with the family tree debates on twitter

gabriel:
no?

liam:
that’s a thing???
so if lewis is also your dad, who’s the other parent?

isack:
seb or checo
they havent decided who yet

gabriel:
this is so complicated

jack:
and where does charles come into this?

ollie:
thats MY father

kimi:
clearly charles is lewis’ soulmate

isack:
i still believe they are together

liam:
right...

isack:
okay anyways
has anyone found a way to get rid of this curse
i want to score points too

gabriel:
skill issue

liam:
we’ll score double points tmr

isack:
so you say that

liam:
trust me

isack:
i
fine

HUNGARY
AUGUST 2, 20:01 LOCAL TIME
AFTER QUALIFYING