Formula 1 Drivers X Male Reader Oneshots

Max Verstappen

Request - Y/N is a driver for Aston Martin and he just falls asleep in random places. Like between races and red flags and even interviews. He also falls asleep on max a lot. People are confused how he is a really good driver because all he does is sleep. (Sorry it took so long to get to)

It's a typical race day, and by that, I mean Max is being forced to wake Y/N up from another one of his “I just closed my eyes” naps. Despite racing for two different teams, Max often has to make the voyage from Red Bull to Aston Martin to wake up his boyfriend because the guys at Aston Martin are undeniably scared of waking him.

It's like waking a monster; he gets incredibly pissed off if his sleeping session is abruptly interrupted by anything other than a life-or-death matter. But Y/N's incredible and unparalleled performance on track makes up for his rather sharp attitude after being woken up, so the team has learned to accept his flaw outside the car for his amazing talent in the car.

When he was asked to replace the outgoing Fernando Alonso, no one thought he could replace the Spaniard. But to their surprise, he was extraordinary behind the wheel—so much so he would teach his seasoned professional teammate, Lance Stroll, a thing or two. Of course, Lance didn't like taking advice from a junior driver, but he accepted it, wanting to do just as well.

On one occasion, in the middle of the Singapore Grand Prix, Y/N was trailing behind his boyfriend in P2 when the red flag was brought out because Ocon and Gasly had taken each other out of the race. After checking that all parties involved were fine, he had one thought on his mind: sleep. The interval between red flags and the restart can differ depending on the severity of the collision, but Y/N worked out that he could get at least 25 minutes of quiet rest. The only problem was he had to find a quiet place near the car.

He couldn't stay in the car as the temperatures were incredibly high, almost suffocating the drivers, so he decided to line up some of the pit crew's chairs and lie across them. It was unconventional and in no way looked comfortable, but as long as Y/N had a place to lay his head, he didn't care where it was. Most drivers were talking with their teams about changing the strategy, but Y/N had faith in Aston Martin and their ability to know what they are doing; after all, they are one of the top teams. But then again, so is Ferrari, and we don't need to talk about their strategy.

Once again, the job of waking him up was delegated to Max, so 8 minutes before the restart, an Aston Martin mechanic was seen frantically running down the pit lane to borrow Max. By this point, Christian and Max’s engineer, GP, were used to this routine, so they didn't really care all that much. Max walked into the garage, sticking out like a sore thumb wearing the dark blue Red Bull race suit amongst the sea of Emerald Green suits worn by the mechanics in the garage.

He gently ran his hand across the side of Y/N’s face so as not to startle him when waking him. Y/N stirred quietly and was about to go on a tirade of cuss words at whoever woke him, but when he realised it was Max, he simply let out a slight smile and rose from the chairs with one of the worst cases of bed hair after a 15-minute nap. But he was going to be wearing a balaclava and a helmet soon, so it didn't really matter what his hair looked like. Many would argue that after just waking up, Y/N wouldn't be prepared for the testing nature of the Singaporean track. But in the end, he overtook Max in a risky yet stunning manoeuvre on the last lap for the victory in one of Formula 1’s most physically and mentally testing tracks.

During the Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice, Y/N had to be wheeled into the garage to make numerous setting changes, and instead of getting out of the car, he decided to stay in it. It was much warmer as the engine acted as a heater, and as it was cold and raining as usual in Canada, he decided to just stay put. But the warmth was too comforting, and the engineers were taking their time making the changes, so he ended up falling asleep.

“Y/N, we are ready to go back out.”

“Y/N, radio check.”

“Y/N, hello?”

In the end, one of the engineers lifted up the visor of the young driver and used one of the brake fans to abruptly wake him. It worked, but at the cost of the driver cussing out the entire garage before going out and being top of the timing sheet for FP1. The team still question how he did it, but they don't really care.

On another occasion, during the British Grand Prix press conference after the race, it had taken the interviewer some time to get round to Y/N, and after a hard-fought 70 laps, the young driver had fallen asleep in his chair. But rather than wake him, Danny Ric and Max asked the interviewer for a sharpie and proceeded to draw over Y/N's eyebrows and give him an Italian-style moustache. It wasn't until he got to passport control in Heathrow Airport that he realised what the two had done to him. He then proceeded to shout, “I'm going to murder you two,” which he learned wasn't the best thing to shout around airport security in one of Britain's main airports.

But after an hour in detention, he was finally let go and proceeded to change his seat to sit as far away from Max and Danny as possible. And after about 3 or 4 weeks of endless apologising, he eventually accepted their apology. But that doesn't change the fact Y/N had to stand on the top step of the podium in Hungary and shake the country's leader with a ridiculous moustache and eyebrows. No matter how much he tried to get rid of the sharpie, it didn't seem to come off.

It's often asked how this man is one of the top drivers in motorsports, and well, it's simple—much like a lot of the other drivers, he just has a natural talent that enables him to excel in any type of car.