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Colour: Dark Redbull Blue

I feel like this is pretty self explanatory. The redbull colour pallette is pretty amazing honestly, I really enjoy their older merch with the big logos, that Sebastian Vettel sweater and beanie especially. (Also the white T-shirt with the grey lines and the logo on one shoulder - so fucking good!!!). I feel like they have a pretty complimentary look to eachother too. Like Seb and Mark were always dressed in Redbull stuff but there are a lot of pictures of them wearing different merch that compliments eachother nicely. Also their aesthetic is very complimentary to my eye, dark hair, tall, serious vs blonde, shorter and sunshine. (this is superficially ofc their dynamic is much more interesting to me.) Imo best looking duo on the grid aesthetically, they match but they are different enough in a way that is still matching (they are like cartoon character design to me). Crucially, the predominant colour here is the dark blue of that era of Redbull.

Song I associate them with

I don't actually have a Sebmark song yet, but a special mention, I've seen an edit on tiktok where they are edited to S&M by Rihanna as a pun because their names start with S and M. That was the best thing I've ever seen...the mind you need to think about this 10/10.

Top 3 iconic moments that come to mind

Yes, Multi 21 and Silverstone 2010 and Turkey 2010 and many more, but I want to highlight some other moments that I am fond of.

Sebastian Vettel driving into the back of Mark Webber's car while he was feeling sick and throwing up in his helmet. 10/10 no notes, story of Sebmark right there.

Jumping in the pool together after Mnaco 2012 - Mark doing a flip and then dragging Seb down with him after (If I'm not mistaken there is a video of them taking a bath in the lake? in Canada circa 2010? which is also pretty funny, because it's not a media thing, they just seem to be taking a dip together and talking, probably cooling down after the race? Maybe I'm crazy but tell me if you've also seen the video and know the context)

All the pictures of them doing stuff together, there are at least two different pictures of them looking incredibly drunk at concerts that I've seen and really appreciate. Idk what kind of forced bonding time Redbull was forcing them to do and i don't think it was working but they have a lot of good pictures together.

The Dynamic

Their dynamic is the definition of love-hate relationship. I feel like it probably went a bit beyond being mad at your coworker in real life, I feel like there is a really personal side that you have to put on the table when you are a racing driver and that's why I think they probably had something that went beyond just being normal coworkers (in the sense that they got under eachother's skin a lot more than normal people idk). The constant back and forth, Mark being sidelined and pushing this narrative of being the second driver (he was tho and he cursed that seat forever) while literally being the nr 2 car is so funny for him. And the timing of him basically being by Seb's side while he won his 4 championships and then retiring and Seb not winning anymore is kind of funny as well.

The constant fighting, as seen on broadcast multiple times, while seeming fond of eachother in a non racing context opens the door to so much nuance to explore in fanfiction. Plus, their personalities: Seb is cheerful but ambitious and arrogant while Mark is easily annoyed, dramatic and kind of backstabbing dare I say, while Seb actually seemed to offer him some trust and respect as his teammate (until Multi 22). This dynamic is peak in fanfiction, they are so toxic and obsessed with eachother and I love to read this back and forth while they are being an unreliable narrator to their own experiences because they refuse to aknowledge whatever they are feeling (hate or love or both). I understand that person who is writing the decade long ongoing fanfic about them, I really do, because while we don't really know how their relationship actually was, they do provide a lot of things to go off of, big moments like Silverstone 2010 which were very discussed and small moments where they seem to have fun and joke around (like that tourists in Singapore video). They are just rude to eachother multiple times, which makes for great TV.

Definitely my favourite teammate pairing of all time. They are both iconic, they were both very good in those Adrian Newey rocketships on track and dare I say the most iconic Redbull duo of all time. Even their names are matching, "Vettel and Webber" are you kidding me?

Favourite Tropes

I honestly just love to read different interpretations of their relationship, so "character study" would be the genre of fics I enjoy the most for this pairing. The smut in the Sebmark tag is also excellent, I like the fics that don't fall into the stereotype of strong manly man and blonde german twink and instead actually write the smut with their personalities in mind (the vibes should be rancid and horrible with these two ALWAYS) + bonus i like it when Jenson Button is involved but it's painfully obvious that they just have stuff to deal with about eachother and he's just kind of there 10/10 love it, once again the vibes should be offputting with Sebmark because everything about them is weird!! I didn't even mention the age gap this whole time and that just adds an extra layer of nuance to it.

Conclusion