there's this fic written post hungary 2024 that's just the holy grail to me bc they're always 'i respect the level on which he operates but i don't understand it one bit bc it's so unnatural to me' and this fic forces them to keep trying to figure each other out and if that's not gold idk what is

(two coworkers with different personalities that are always just slightly off and unable to bounce off of each other even though they want to get along. and they're locked in a multi-year contract together. and they're rivals fighting against each other for the world championship)

i'm definitely voting if everyone else is voting (i was going to go with azura because i think statistically she has most chance, i just don't want another oc win)

and then he famously saw him on track and he fell to his knees and the clouds parted and he realized he was never worthy of winning a championship

and i love that it wasn't love at first sight - mark also fell into the "the kid seems too passive and emotionless" trap at first, and he was unsure if oscar even cared enough

oh and his special perfect boy is now at a time in his life when he's figuring out his likes and dislikes (once again sth every twenty-something does)

like the weirdness of asking a driver to solve your ship wars about ships he's a part of aside, there's something so sweet about not really fully understanding shipping and calling it a movement

and i don't know what will happen to my friend oscar piastri but i'll be here to see it through until the end