[4/28/22]
I've gotten hooked on Drive To Survive on netflix and now the only thing in my head is formula 1 au (for those who don't know what F1 is, it's car racing)
there are a few inaccuracies in this oneshot compared to the way the actual sport works, but I'm just trying to make the characters and their dynamics fit better here
also hermitcraft mentions here too :)
tw for swearing
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"What are they even talking about over there?"
Dream shrugs from where he's standing beside his teammate. "Dunno. It looks important though,"
Across the track, in SBI Inc.'s pit, Phil - the team's principal - and Wilbur - a former driver - seem to be locked in an important conversation.
"They're announcing who's gonna be their new driver this afternoon at a press conference," George joins them. He takes a swig from his water bottle before continuing. "I heard that they're supposed to be some 'hidden gem' of racing or whatever,"
"How would you know that?" Sapnap elbows him. "You spying on the enemy, Gogy?"
"Unlike you drivers, the pit crews actually enjoy talking to each other sometimes," George retorts with a huff. "I heard from Niki,"
"Who would have guessed that Wilbur was gonna retire though," Dream adds on, wondering aloud. "I don't know if even some 'hidden gem' will be able to deal with Techno's racing like he could,"
"My worst fear is being contracted with him," Sapnap shudders. "Have you seen that guy drive?"
"Yes," The driver and mechanic reply abruptly.
"Okay okay, that was a dumb question, I get it..."
"Hey! Dream, Sapnap!" Punz yells to them. "You guys have the track next! Stop standing around and get ready!"
Dream gives him a mock salute. "Yessir,"
The assistant principal shoots him a small glare before disappearing into the garage.
"Go get ready, both of you," George mothers them.
"Or what?" Sapnap challenges.
"I can take as long as I want on your pit-stop at this Sunday's race," The mechanic shoots back. "Maybe I'll tell the others to just take a few seconds longer-"
"Woah hey hey Dream, don't we have somewhere to be?" The driver in red begins to quickly walk towards the garage.
"You too," George tells the other when he lingers too long. Dream just laughs before running off.
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Saturday qualifying comes quickly. The stands have people in them, though are in no way as packed as they would be soon.
At least, that's what Y/n assumes. She had never performed in a race at the top level like this, only seen what there was on television.
She hadn't been able to fly in until after official training last night. Luckily, they had let her take a car out for a few laps after hours anyway just so she had a feel for the wheels under her....and the adrenaline was just as addicting as she remembered.
"Hey, Y/n," A voice calls to her from across the garage. It's Niki, the lead member of the SBI's pit crew. "You have a lot of press who want to talk to you outside,"
"Can I just talk to them afterward?" Y/n whines. "They're making me anxious," The nonstop questioning after the announcement of her joining the team had already been exhausting enough.
