Everybody say, "Thank you, Fernando old-man-chaos-gremlin Alonso" 🗣️📣

First chapter of the 2026 season, and the season hasn't even officially started yet. We are so back, baby!

And @lestappenforever and I want to wish Checo and Valtteri the warmest welcome back. You are both very brave to face all of this again voluntarily ❤️

Way to say, "GP Is perfectly happy with his little menace driver, thank you very much" without actually saying it.

A few hours ago, I posted the second-to-last chapter of this chaotic long fic—my first ever long fic. What started as a fun little experiment spiraled into a full-blown monster with a mind of its own, taking over my sleepless nights (which I willingly sacrificed to writing). Basically, it became a hyperfixation that moved into my brain, rearranged the furniture, and refused to leave. And now, we’re really at the end. Just the epilogue is left (it’s written, don’t worry, just needs a bit of polishing), and honestly? I have no idea how I feel. Sad? Excited? Weirdly proud that I cranked out over 100k words in a language that isn’t even mine? Maybe all of the above. Also a tiny bit terrified at how far down the fanfic rabbit hole I’ve gone—but after decades of reading them, was I ever going to turn out normal? So yeah, if you’re curious, go give it a read. Comments and feedback are not just welcome—they’re craved (yes, I’m shameless). Technically it’s still a WIP, but the epilogue will be up by the end of the weekend. You’ve been warned.  Chapters: 32/33 Fandom: Formula 1 RPF Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen, Giada Gianni/Charles Leclerc, Charles Leclerc/Charlotte Siné, Charles Leclerc/Alexandra Saint Mleux, Dilara Sanlik/Max Verstappen, Kelly Piquet/Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc & Max Verstappen Characters: Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Kelly Piquet, Charlotte Siné, Dilara Sanlik, Alexandra Saint Mleux, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz Jr, Andrea Ferrari (Formula 1 RPF), Silvia Hoffer Frangipane, Pierre Gasly, Victoria Verstappen, Sophie Kumpen, Pascale Leclerc Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Happy Ending, I'm Sorry, I promise I'm trying, Max Verstappen Needs a Hug, Charles Leclerc Needs a Hug, enemy to friends to lovers to enemy to friends again?, Idiots in Love, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, The Author Regrets Nothing, The Author Regrets Everything, Author Is Sleep Deprived, Lestappen forever, Slow Burn, Twenty years is slow burn enough?, We will have the happy ending, I promise Summary:

Two boys born just sixteen days apart, sharing the same passion and talent for racing. Two names that are always mentioned together, two racing prodigies destined to shine and forever duel side by side.

Or

Accepting this will seriously dampen future disappointment.

I'm so sorry to just barge into your ask like this, but I saw your tags when you reblogged my Lestappen snippet and I just:

#this is canon actually#this happened fr#I was there#I was the glass#((I’m seriously so so excited to read this omg))#fic#1633

I laughed so hard I cried.

Thank you for being wonderful, and I adore you. ❤️

Oh my GOSH hi darling!!!! Pleaseeee don’t apologise, you’re welcome here any time 🫶🏻

I’m so glad to give you a chuckle, I’m absolutely a “tag chatter”. Absolutely true though. I’ve incorporated your fic (which I’ve just had the PLEASURE and DELIGHT of reading btw) into my belief system - 100% happened. You were simply reporting. And I thank you for it!!

Finally, the drought is over! Charles made it to the top 3… Lando is suffering again… Max and Charles are impossible to be around…

HOW (NOT) TO THIRD WHEEL LESTAPPEN IS BACK!

Read chapter 36 on AO3 here.

Well, that only took three to five business years... but we're finally back, baby!

Everybody say, "Thank you, Mona!" for this incredible chapter. She's the absolute best, and we wouldn't have this chapter without her. So thank you, @lestappenforever ❤️

Go read chapter 41 of How (Not) To Third Wheel Lestappen here.

I have reasons to believe @lestappenforever is actually a robot, because writing three chapters about the same third wheel without repeating the same things over and over again is so fucking hard, but she managed to create another masterpiece — and add in my contribution as well.

Go give it some love!