@.McLarenF1_News: 🎬 Lando And Oscar Interview In The Post-race Show 🫂

@.McLarenF1_News: 🎬 Lando and Oscar interview in the post-race show 🫂

F1 Fic Secret Santa - fic rec list

Merry Christmas or happy December 25th to you all - here are the amazing fics from our Secret Santa exchange (in no particular order, just the order they're in on ao3!).

We've got everything from Sewis fluff to Landoscar filth and all sorts in between (Strollonso fans are getting FED!) - if you're stuck at an awkward family Christmas may we recommend hiding and reading some prime F1 fanfiction on your phone...? the only thing i want this year - Lando/Oscar, 8.3k (by @oscarpiastriwdc)

“You can’t spend Christmas alone!" Lando cries in horror. "That’s too pathetic.” Oscar rolls his eyes. “Thanks, mate.” “Come spend Christmas with my family. There’s a million guest rooms and too much food." “Lando, I’m fine spending Christmas by myself. It’s just another day.” “Christmas is not just another day. Food! And presents! Hot chocolate! Pie! C’mon, Osc. You don’t have to be alone. Come with me.” Oscar gazes at Lando, wide eyed and tender. Lando grins, knowing he’s won.

a place to rest your arms - Lando/Oscar, 5.4k (by @vroombeams)

It feels like toeing a line, showing up at Lando’s door without an agenda to hook up.

In Your Warmth, I Forget - Fernando/Lance, 3.1k (by @chaoticnandovibes)

Sharing a room with the very same pilot he just spent hours couped up in an aircraft's cockpit with was definitely not on his list of things to do tonight, but that's where Fernando finds himself. I mean, it could've been worse...

walking to a wedding - Carlos/Max, 4.1k (by @nobrakesdown)

After disappointment over their mutual lack of a role in Lando's wedding, Carlos and Max hatch a brilliant idea - they'll attend it together.

you'll come back when they call you - Carlos/Lando, 9.6k (also by @nobrakesdown, who wrote TWO fics as a re-matcher!!! <;3)

It's been seven years since Lando Norris came back from the fantastical world he was transported to as a child. Now in his first year of college and in his first relationship, he embarks on a new quest - reconnecting with Alex, George, and Charles, the boys who shared his original adventure.

Saccharine Sweet - Fernando/Lance, 4.1k (by @amphibiangeorgerussel)

Working with Lance had been- Different, to what Fernando had been expecting. He’d preempted a lot less casual scenting and minor HR infringements, that’s for one. It’s not bad per se, just not what he’d prepared himself for. - Or, the trials and tribulations of having Lance Stroll as a teammate.

Cat got your tongue? - Fernando/Lance, 2.1k (by @lil-shiro)

Cat hybrid Lance loves to cuddle. That is, if he chooses you. Fernando wants to be chosen (and more, but one thing at a time).

snow angel - Seb/Lewis, 7.5k (by @imnotheretodie)

Lewis starts his 32nd birthday lost in some small town during a snowstorm. It ends with being snowed in inside of a library together with a charming stranger. There's wine, and cake, and dirty secrets, and a warm bed, and little bit of love in the air.

Two Omegas and A Significant Other Kind Of Love - Charles/Lando, 4.3k (by @fire-on-thirst)

Lando and Charles. Two Omegas. Two Omegas who are married. Secretly of course as there would be a uproar if they ever came out however Charles wants to. Charles wants to kiss his husband whenever he wants, hold hands out in the street. He wants that all but it's just Lando that he has to convince.

The Lion, The Brit and the Bed - George/Max, 1.6k (by @landoom)

He can’t believe it has happened like that. It would have made sense, after Baku, high on adrenaline and anger… Not like this. Nearly one month later. Not in Monaco after a night out when they weren’t even drunk. Not in Max’s apartment, with one of his cats looking at them, perched on the chest of drawers. George and Max fucks... Once, twice... Many more times. But what does that mean?

holding onto all those chandeliers of hope - Seb/Mark, 2.3k (by @hurricane-heatt)

Mark’s on his third mulled wine when he speaks to Sebastian for the first time in nearly three years. It’s almost midnight, and they’re stuck outside in the snow.

You've cat to be kitten me - Lando/Oscar, 9.1k (by @amarynas)

Sassy isn't just a regular cat, no. She is the cat, Queen Bee herself, ruling over her two bedroom, one bath kingdom. So she is more than offended when one day a new human moves in without being pre-approved by her.

stuck together - Fernando/Lance, 2.5k (by @abovecalamity)

He was still looking at their joined hands, straight up staring at them. Never before had he thought about how their hands looked together. About Fernando's hands, yes plenty, in numerous different scenarios, but together, never.

The Art of Saying Yes - Valtteri/Lewis, 3.6k (by @manykinsmen)

“So? You’re not obliged to join the cuddle puddle.” Valtteri’s pouting at him, the moustache emphasising the cartoonish downward curve of his mouth. It’s the expression that makes Lewis want to kiss him senseless, climb into his lap and coddle him, smother him with affection until he’s smiling again. Maybe if Valtteri was single he’d have done so, but Valtteri’s got plenty of people to do that for him. He doesn’t need Lewis, not the way Lewis needs him. “Yeah, but—” “Lewis.” Valtteri’s voice drops, his expression suddenly stern. It makes Lewis feel like a school boy caught doing something he shouldn’t have been. A crackle of static runs down his spine, makes him sit up straight, correct his posture. “You’re finding excuses again. Come visit. Next weekend.”

Strange Situation Procedure - Charles/Carlos, 7k (by @ro55ocorsa)

Charles hasn't been feeling right lately; ever since the last race his thoughts have been utterly jumbled, and it isn't getting any better. With the next grand prix on the horizon, he hopes to push aside his brain fog... and a few more curious feelings. Ones he isn't quite ready to address. Ones about his teammate. Unfortunately for him, he's going to have to face it all head on when he discovers just why he's feeling so strange.

Meet/Cute - Kimi/Seb & Lando/Oscar, 1k (by @wolfsbanesbite)

Seb and Kimi hatch a plan to get Lando and Oscar together.

champagne problems - Oscar/Mark, 7.5k (by @papayatifosi)

Mark was proud of Oscar. He’d been proud of the kid since he’d taken him under his wing before his F3 debut. He wouldn’t have taken him on if he hadn’t seen huge potential, and he wouldn’t have kept working with him if he didn’t live up to that potential. He’d won in F3, won in F2, fought with the bitch of a McLaren he’d had at the start of the season and clawed back tooth and nail when half the grid seemed to have a target aimed squarely at his forehead. 9th in his first season was incredible, given the car hadn’t even been competitive until halfway through, given that Carlos seemed to have a vendetta for Lando’s new teammate, given that the hand of God kept trying to strike him down whenever he was doing well. He was a Champion twice before - though not in F1. Mark was certain that more than two titles were in store for him in the future.

Musings in Vegas - Fernando/Lance, 2.4k (by @niemernuet)

Lance struggles with the fact that his best friend doesn't like his boyfriend.

i got some colour back - Valtteri/Lewis, 2.9k (by @eyes-likepilotlights)

“Tea?” Valtteri is holding the mug - Mercedes branded, steaming - gingerly in one hand. “Tea?” Lewis repeats stupidly. Angela makes him tea, sometimes, peppermint or green. Val gives him a look. “Yeah. Oat milk.” He means real tea - the kind that makes him think of clutching styrofoam cups in frigid winter air at karting tracks. Lewis smiles before he can stop himself, watches it spread to Val’s face. “I shouldn’t,” he says coolly, to balance it out. “It’s the tannins. Bad for you.” But he’s already reaching his hands upward to the mug, warming both palms against it.

Tap the Rhythm - Charles/Max, 4.7k (by @placna)

“To hell with it,” Charles mutters under his breath and dials Max’s number. If there’s one thing worse than being stuck in this hellhole for the holidays it’s being stuck here alone. Or the one where soulmates share a unique song only the two of them can hear.

you can't move on even though you try - Fernando/Lance, 3.2k (by @merenwenformulauno)

Lance is 19 the first time Fernando flees from his bed after the fact and 24 when he convinces him to stay. The inbetween years are more complicated than Lance thinks they need to be.

A Cold, Cold Christmas (Without You) - Seb/Lewis, 2.5k (by @phantomwritr)

He couldn’t remember when everything changed. When he had started perceiving him differently. He only knew, they weren’t friends anymore.

Carol of the Dreidels - Fernando/Lance, 2.7k (by @inejschumacher)

Lance and Fernando take a walk around Central Park during Christmas, then Lance takes Fernando to a Jewish choir

the waiting game - Seb/Mark, 4.7k (by @raviraaa)

Mark is almost in the mood to outright blame Seb for breaking the stupid thing and effectively locking them in here, but not even Sebastian Vettel is that calculating nor desperate for his company for that matter. (Except he is, but Mark doesn’t need to know that.) — snapshots of martian being trapped together over the years

La Paura Del Buio - Carlos & Max, 1.7k (by @jolandax13)

Max has a bad dream after the Russian Grand Prix in 2016, but luckily Carlos is there to hold him

i don't wanna miss you tonight - Charles/Max, 1.8k (by @liamlawsonlesbian)

Before the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Fernando sends Max a tiktok compilation highlighting how comfortable Charles is touching Max. Max can't stop thinking about it.

Like a spark catching fire it don't happen all the time (But when it does it changes everything) - Charles/Lando, 21k! (by @racingorange)

He turned the corner to see George and Alex curled on the couch with a stranger settled in between them. The stranger’s eyes were closed but he didn’t look calm, chest still heaving slightly. He had Charles’ favourite nesting blanket, a thick and fuzzy grey one, wrapped around his legs. Seeing that raised his hackles and he desperately wanted to reach out and rip it out of his grasp. “What is going on here?” he hissed, mostly directing the question at his two flatmates. “This is Lando,” Alex introduced, innocent expression on his face as he stared up at Charles.

fluorescent (kid, adult and everything in between) - George/Alex, 10k (by @anitalianfrie)

When George is five, he falls while playing in the garden of his house. His mum finds him there, crying on the ground and hugging his scrapped left knee, his face red, ugly snot dripping down his nose, and his skin glowing. or George is in love with Alex. He also glows. He tries to cope with both.

Sweet like candy - Kimi/Seb, 1.9k (by @felixsaysstuff)

It was like his body was addicted to Kimi, unwilling to allow any other blood besides his. He used to wonder if it was a matter of blood type, or any other biological factor, or if Sebastian just hated the idea of drinking from anyone and anything else. - A tale of vampires, bad communication skills, and hey, how much you know about soulmates?

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kenngry88

9 months ago

realised i never posted that thing i made... unfortunately didn't get to pass it to him but this is still super cute so i'll put it here

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kenngry88

1 year ago

JEALOUSY

Charles had never experienced jealousy. When you were Charles Leclerc, there were very few things you had a reason to be jealous of. Don’t get me wrong, he had his fair share of tragedies. But when it came to petty jealousy, he was kind of immune.

He had the prettiest girls, the best clothes, the best cars, the best team.

So it takes him a moment to realize what that burning feeling in his chest stands for.

It happens, for example, when Carlos is holding Lando's hand AND looking at him for what feels like an eternity in the hallway before the sprint. And this strange feeling makes him uncomfortable and angry, so he tries to intervene. And he does it in the stupidest way possible.

He puts his hand on their handshake. Because he's getting angrier by the second.

He just wants them to stop touching.

Of course, there are cameras capturing his stupid move.

He doesn't really know why he did it.

He's known for a very long time that Carlos and Lando are really good friends, it never bothered him more than that. But lately they seemed to have some kind of renewed spark, giggling and hugging on the podium.

Even though Carlos said they're his two favorite teammates.

It still bothers him.

Yeah, right. It's the fourth year, Carlos, and we've been laughing every damn day, why can't you say I'm your favorite teammate?

Maybe something changed last week in Monaco. In fact, if Charles is honest with himself, he knows exactly what ignited a little fireball in his belly. It was right after the Monte Carlo Masters final. He was talking to George and Carmen in the VIP hospitality area. George was a good friend of Lando's. Of course, because Lando was so charming. Lando sitting with a pretty blonde across the court. And George, always the first with gossip, smiled and raised his eyebrows.

"So, he’s back to girls...," Carmen laughs as if she perfectly understands what it means. And Charles frowns.

"What do you mean?"

"You know," answers George, moving his face in a suggestive way.

"Mmh, ah yeah," answers Charles, who really DOESN’T know but can’t really imagine anything besides one thing. Is Lando bi ?

He can’t keep this idea out of his head. So one night in Shanghai, while he and Carlos are sat on boxes outside the Ferrari garage, softly chit-chatting and the dusk is wrapping them in blue and purple and the frogs are starting to wake up, he tries to bring up the subject as casually as he can.

He first pushes the direction of the conversation towards the tournament.

"Weren’t you a bit disappointed? I think the semi-finals were more interesting matches."

Carlos answers and says it’s okay, but what he’d really like to do is go to Roland Garros. Watch Nadal's final game. Shit. Charles prompts again, redirecting.

"Were you with Lando?"

"No, he was with a girl." Jackpooot. He switches with what he hopes is the most casual tone he could adopt.

"Oh yeah, it’s true... by the way, ahah, George told me he was surprised because… well, he said Lando used to… date boys."

"Ah, George, such a nosy bitch," Carlos says, looking at his phone without bothering to respond any further.

Charles bites his lip. He wants his answer. He NEEDS his answer to ease the ball of fire he feels growing in his chest. Charles doesn’t know how to be subtle.

"So, Lando is bi?" he blushes because really, it’s nowhere near subtle.

"Why do you care?" asks Carlos, suddenly looking at him intensely.

Charles falters, luckily, the night is fully set upon them because his face might be close to crimson, and he blurts out the first excuse he can think of.

"A gay friend of mine has a crush on him."

He never panicked so hard, it’s weird, he’s usually a chill dude. But his heart is at the edge of his lips. A wave of heat floods him, and his breath shortens.

"Who?" Carlos asks, frowning. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

"You don’t know him. From Monaco." He clings to this thread. Fortunately, his overheated mind found this excuse because Charles has no friends who know Lando and that Carlos doesn’t know, and if Carlos had realized that, it would have made the rest of the conversation very uncomfortable.

Luckily, after what feels like suffocating seconds, Carlos lets it go with a grunt and shakes his shoulders.

"Yeah, he is… well, if you consider showing up with a girl once every blue moon, being bi."

SO LANDO IS GAY???

He feels that sting, that crazy sting clouding his mind, making him act like a foolish fool and he watches himself open his mouth again to utter, "Oh...I didn’t know, if you knew."

"Ha…," scoffs Carlos, shaking his head, letting his eyes gaze into the faraway... "oh believe me, I know."

Charles knows he should shut the fuck up. But he can't because this sentence alone and the tone with which Carlos said it, stir up a thousand more questions. He should leave before it's too late. He’s already asked too much.

He isn’t close enough with Lando to keep pushing, for his curiosity to make sense.

But nonetheless he asks.

"How did you find out?"

"Mmh… " Carlos looks at him a bit surprised by his questions. Usually Charles isn't the kind to ask personal questions. "I’m not really comfortable sharing his personal stuff, Charles."

The "Charles" should be his cue to fucking stop pushing. Because Carlos said it in a way that doesn’t offer contradiction.

But he is stupid. He is the most stupid man to ever exist. So he fakes a laugh.

"Come on, Cahrlos, tell me, I’m your favorite teammate " He tries to be playful, but he so desperately needs to know that it must be really obvious in his tone. He feels cringe and shameful and immature and he wants to burry himself into the ground.

But he also wants the answer.

"Why," laughs Carlos, "your friend wants to know?"

And Charles backs down. He isn't brave enough.

"You’re right, I shouldn’t gossip like that, damn George really rubs off on me."

They keep chatting about tennis. He tries to focus on Carlos deep voice to avoid getting lost on thoughts about Lando.

But that night, as he lies in bed, the overthinking starts.

He keeps replaying the conversation, trying to extract from it every bit of info he can.

"Oh yes, believe me I know" - why this tone, why this almost tragic tone, melancholic.

Ideas start to swirl.

Did Carlos stumble upon Lando being with a boy? Did Lando make a move on Carlos? Did Carlos make a move on him? Could Carlos have done something with… no, no, no, Charles, come back to your senses.

He lies awake.

The little ball of fire starts swelling in his chest at the thought of Lando being near Carlos.

But that’s stupid.

Because Carlos is straight.

And Carlos is only friend with Lando.

He is.

Is he?

Isn’t it weird though how close and touchy they are?

Well, Carlos is a touchy guy.

But especially with Lando.

And him.

No, but it’s not the same.

Charles is straight.

Maybe after an exhausting sim session back when they were teammates he and Lando could have…

NO !

Carlos is straight.

S t r a i g h t.

But maybe he tried.

Or maybe one day he will.

Lando is not ugly.

Not as pretty as Charles, but…

Charles shakes his head.

C’mon, is he really judging other drivers’ looks now?

But then, the weekend happens and he notices Carlos staying glued to Teto.

And Carlos makes a joke about Teto being his WAG on Instagram.

Carlos is way too comfortable with every other boy around.

Charles tries to reassures himself about what ? he doesn't know.

He says to himself that it’s okay.

Because there is no one else’s waist Carlos puts his hand on while he walks.

And it was a real close hug during the shell event. No ?

What?

Jesus Christ, Charles, get your shit together. He’d really like to take some time to acknowledge what the fuck is going on inside his mind. What are his feelings for Carlos, does he really have a crush on him. That would be a very bad idea. And he is straight. As Carlos. Supposedly.

Anyway, he can’t because 90% of his brain is focused on the race and the ten other % are literally occupied by… okay, he wanted to call that rage ? But it’s that burning itch making him want to punch every man too close to Carlos. Making him want to act like an imbecile just so Carlos would look at him.

It takes up too much space in his mind to let anything else in. He scooches alongside the Spaniard anytime he can. He develops weird strategies to be sure he’s next to him during the parade.

He keeps an eye on Lando at all times. He scrolls down Teto’s Instagram and re-watches the Don’t Blink on YouTube. Clenching his teeth at the winter one. Carlos lifting him like that, like a feather.

Teto acting exactly like a wag, getting along with Sainz Sr, sitting near Carlos in restaurants,

Teto, who is actually very pretty. Shiny golden hair. Big eyes.

When Charles sees him leaning against a railing above one of the numerous ponds of the Shanghai paddock, he has the urge to throw him overboard.

Maybe a crocodile could eat him. Are there crocodiles in Shanghai ?

That way, he would never again hold Carlos’s shoulder while laughing.

Then the weekend is over.

He looks through the window of the plane. Today he flies back to Monaco. He has been a nightmare to deal with, yelling at everybody. He feels restless and irritated.

Yet the weekend has been good. Everything ran smoothly. Carlos had even congratulated him for the third place, gave him a hug. But after, at the corner of his eyes, he had seen him hugging Lando, holding him by the neck. Diving into one of their secret conversations.

And just a few hours later. He had heard they were flying back together on the same plane.

TOWARDS MONACO.

He goes to Monaco too!!! He is Monegasque! Why can’t Carlos ask him to fly with HIM? Why Lando? Always Lando! Insufferable, childish, giggly, never-won-a-race Lando!

HE is il predestinato, HE is Ferrari’s sacred child! He is nice, and every girl are at his feet.

He slides a hand over his face. He feels like he's going crazy. What is this fury burning in his chest for days?

But he doesn’t need to think about it for long.

It’s pretty obvious.

It is well…

Jealousy.

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kenngry88

1 year ago

yes I did💜💙