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1. tell me about despair by hothead

   Fandoms: Formula 1 RPF  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen
   • Max Verstappen
   • Charles Leclerc
   • Andrea Kimi Antonelli
   • Pierre Gasly
   • Formula 1 Drivers
   • Gianpiero Lambiase
   • Charles Leclerc's Family
   • Max Verstappen's Family
   • George Russell (Formula 1 RPF)
   • Isack Hadjar
   • Oliver Bearman
   • Lando Norris
   • Victoria Verstappen
   • Sophie Kumpen
   • Daniel Ricciardo
   • Jos Verstappen
   • Car Accidents
   • Formula 1 Crashes
   • Medical Trauma
   • Near Death Experiences
   • Hospitalization
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • POV Outsider
   • Protective Charles Leclerc
   • Max Verstappen Needs a Hug
   • Charles Leclerc Needs a Hug
   • Hurt Max Verstappen
   • Smut
   • Friends With Benefits to Lovers
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Social Media
   • Miami Grand Prix 2026
   • Bottom Max Verstappen
   • Mutual Pining
   • Heavy Angst
   • Embedded Images
   • 2026 Formula 1 Season
   • Jos Verstappen's A+ Parenting
   • Coming Out
   • Minor Andrea Kimi Antonelli/Oliver Bearman
   • Max Verstappen-centric
   • 2025 Formula 1 Season
   • First Time
   • Autistic Max Verstappen
   • (obviously and always)
   • Eventual Happy Ending

   Summary

   BREAKING NEWS: Crash halts Miami Grand Prix as race is red-flagged

   The race is stopped on lap 48. Max Verstappen is airlifted to hospital and the crash report later reveals that he experienced a peak of 380Gs when he impacted the barrier—higher than any recorded survivable incident in motorsport history. The prognosis is grim, and only time will tell if Max will be the one to beat the odds.

   As a result of the accident, the FIA scrambles to defend the 2026 regulations that so many drivers had already heavily contested.

   Charles, meanwhile, has simpler priorities: he needs Max to wake up. The rest—whether they call off their friends-with-benefits arrangement or finally admit there's something more—can wait.

   (Or: The crash heard around the world.)

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