in which max verstappen and isabel leclerc are problematic rivals

or

in which max and isabel have been having problems with each other since 2019, and now that it's 2022, their teams have given them an ultimatum: get over it or lose your seat

notes !

hi ! not everything's gonna be accurate obviously

its set in the 2022 season but its not gonna follow a good chunk of how the season actually went,, just the teams really — it just gives me more freedom to do what i want

yes i wrote this while sitting in my room watching the aus gp what about it,, qualifying had me on EDGE

ISABEL LECLERC !

↳ the half of the problem

MAX VERSTAPPEN !

↳ the other half of the problem

CHARLES LECLERC !

↳ the older brother

NOAH NICHOLS !

↳ the teammate

REST OF DRIVERS AS THEMSELVES !

↳ it's lights out and away we go !

THE GRID !

MERCEDES — lewis hamilton (44) and george russell (63)

RED BULL — max verstappen (1) and sergio "checo" perez (11)

FERRARI — charles leclerc (16) and carlos sainz (55)

MCLAREN — daniel ricciardo (3) and lando norris (4)

ALPINE — fernando alonso (14) and esteban ocon (31)

ALPHATAURI — pierre gasly (10) and yuki tsunoda (22)

ASTON MARTIN — sebastian vettel (5) and lance stroll (18)

WILLIAMS — nicholas latifi (6) and alex albon (23)

ALFA ROMEO — zhou guanyu (24) and valtteri bottas (77)

HAAS — kevin magnussen (20) and mick schumacher (47)

LAMBORGHINI — isabel leclerc (52) and noah nichols (99)

EVERYONE ELSE AS THEMSELVES !

ANYONE ELSE AS DESCRIBED !