Chapters After many years of driving GT3 cars and earning lots of money later, Apple Lauda finally founded a own F1 team. The team colors and car look identically to that of the 1994 Williams team. However, he still needs a teammate. Celestia immediately noticed that Apple Lauda has founded a new F1 team called Rothmans F1 Team. So she decides to make a surprise for the Nürburgring God. But Apple Lauda doesn't know yet an has no clue what is to come.
All the teams are preparing for the upcoming Formula 1 season. Fluttershy notices that a new team has pulled up to the paddock and walks over. She encounters Apple Lauda in the garage.
"Apple Lauda? How did you found your own F1 team?" Fluttershy asks curiously.
"Well I mean I earned a load of money during my GT3 career so I thought okay, you found your own team." Apple Lauda explains.
"do you already have an idea who your teammate could be?" Fluttershy asks.
Apple Lauda sighs: "I have no idea yet... but there are some former F1 drivers who are interested in joining my team, but their performance was just... awful, except for one and that was Michael Schumacher"
but sudenly, Celestia shows up. "where is the garage of Rothmans?"
"it's right over there, the 5th garage from here" Fernando answers and points at the garage of Rothmans. "I didn't know that Apple Lauda has now a own F1 team"
"I'm surprised as well, but anyways thank you..." Celestia says.
"Fernando" Fernando responds, introucing himself to Celestia.
"Thank you Fernando" Celestia says.
"you're welcome" Fernando responds.
At the Rothmans garage, Fluttershy and Apple Lauda are still talking about a potential teammate for Apple Lauda's F1 team. But soon, they are joined by Celestia.
"Ah, there you are Apple Lauda" Celestia says. "I have to talk to you because I might have "found" the teammate you just need."
Apple Lauda looks at Celestia with a curious look. "who is it? is he a good driver?"
Celestia chuckles. "well he may be just a 3 time world champion, but I think he will fit into your team just perfectly."
Apple Lauda has two drivers in mind. "is the driver an austrian?"
"no he isn't" Celestia says. Apple Lauda then immediately knows who Celestia was talking about.
"is he from Brazil?" Apple Lauda asks to make sure his guess is right.
"he is indeed" Celestia responds with a smile. Apple Lauda couldn't believe he was hearing. He puts one of his hooves on his mouth and tears come up into his eyes.
"are you okay?" Fluttershy asks in concern"
"I am fine, but... the fact that... it can't be Ayrton..." Apple Lauda answers and asks Celestia one final question. "when did the driver become world champion?"
"1988,1990,1991" Celestia answers. Apple Lauda's guess was right... Ayrton Senna da Silva, tricampeão mundial do formula um is back.
"I somehow managed to revive him thanks to a revival spell I casted" Celestia explains.
"I don't know how to thank you for that your highness" Apple Lauda sobs.
"no need to return the favor Apple Lauda" Celestia says with a smile.
a few days later before the Season opening in the Rothmans garage, Apple Lauda prepares everything for Ayrton Senna to show up.
In the meantime, the other Teams are preparing for the season opening. They discuss the development stuff and renew contracts if necessary. Fluttershy got a contract with Mercedes, replacing George Russell and Lance Stroll has been replaced by Spitfire at Aston Martin. Starlight Glimmer became her strategist in the process. Silverstream is Apple Lauda's strategist because of obvious reasons.
Later in the day, Apple Lauda gets an uneasy feeling about this Formula 1 season, especially because of Imola and the fact that he has Ayrton Senna as his teammate if he wants to join Rothmans.
"is everything alright sweetie?" Silverstream asks in concern.
"something isn't right here... I have a uneasy feeling about this... especially because of Imola" Apple Lauda says. "I just hope that Ayrton will not crash in Imola again."
"the cars are much safer nowadays but it isn't a gurantee that there won't be fatal accidents anymore. I understand your worries but everything will be alright" Silverstream says in a comforting tone and hugs her boyfriend to comfort him.
a moment later, Lewis Hamilton comes over to the Rothmans garage.
"is Apple Lauda here?" Lewis asks. "there's someone who wants to talk to him" he adds, keeping the fact that the certain someone is in fact Ayrton Senna hidden.
"sweetie, Lewis is here" Silverstream says.
Apple Lauda releases from the hug and walks over to Lewis. "Lewis, what can I do for you?" Apple Lauda says smiling but Lewis can tell by Apple Lauda's overall face expression that he feels uneasy.
"Ayrton is here" Lewis says. And a moment later, Ayrton Senna comes into the Rothmans garage.
"hey Apple Lauda, I saw you racing from heaven. I'm really proud of you" Ayrton says. "What you have done on the Nordschleife in your career is just astonishing. It's like when I was racing in Monaco back then."
Apple Lauda couldn't believe his eyes. Ayrton Senna was standing right in front of him. Apple Lauda tears up. "Ayrton... I need a moment..." the Nürburgring God says.
"take your time Apple Lauda... it's okay" Ayrton says.
Apple Lauda hugs his girlfriend and cries into her chest. "Tell me I'm not crazy... is that really Ayrton?" Apple Lauda cries.
"it is Ayrton my darling. That weight on your shoulders right now... I can't imagine it how much weight it is but we are here for you..." Silverstream says in a comforting tone. "You have memories about 1994 do you?"
Apple Lauda nods. "I hope it won't happen again. I might do something that no one would ever expect from me"
A few hours later after Apple Lauda had calm down properly, Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna go into a contract negotiation.
"Alright Ayrton. What do you say if I pay you 8 million for the contract." Apple Lauda suggests.
"it sounds like a great offer. Sure, I accept the offer" Ayrton responds to the offer.
"welcome to the team Ayrton" Apple Lauda says.
Author's Note
this fanfic is inspired by a MyTeam career I'm playing rn on F1 23
it has finally come... the days everyone were waiting for. The winter break is finally over and this means formula 1 is back with another season. The teams and drivers had done their training seesions yesterday and earlier in the day. In the Aston Martin garage, Fernando Alonso and Spitfire talk about the upcoming race during their off time in Qualifying.
"well, I can't believe a 11th team has joined and apparently, they have Ayrton Senna in the team" Fernando says.
"me neither... but I can warn you in advance. Apple Lauda is a driver who is literally going brute force into the corners. So if you leave a gap open, he will go for it, almost no matter what" Spitfire says.
"I kinda figured that. I mean I literally saw him in the newspaper, claiming that going for the gaps are the only right thing to do if you see a gap. I can agree with that but only if it is truly safe. I would never do such kamikaze moves as Apple Lauda does." Fernando says.
"I can already tell that he will divebomb people in turn 1 in the race" Spitfire explains with a sigh.
Charles Leclerc is on a fast lap right now and is about to cross the finish line, he sets a 1:29.965 which is just slower than Verstappen's time of 1:29.708.
"that's P3, good job" Frederic Vasseur says through the radio.
"thank you guys... I think we could have improved the lap by a tenth or two but I'm happy with that." Charles responds.
a few minutes later, Ayrton Senna crosses the line in 1:30.354, giving him P6 in the process.
"that's P6" Twilight says. "don't worry Ayrton, you will get back to the top where you belong"
"and that in a car that is far weaker than the Ferraris... I think we can work with that" Ayrton says happily through the radio.
Fluttershy crosses the line in 1:30.365, claiming P7 in the process.
"that's P7 Fluttershy, I know we aren't there as before but the season is long" Toto says.
"I know Toto...." Fluttershy responds. "where's Lewis?"
"Lewis is in P8 with a time of 1:30.398" Toto answers.
After the Qualifying, here's the starting grid. Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz are on the front row, Leclerc and Perez follow suit. Rainbow Dash in P5, Ayrton Senna is 6th. Fluttershy in 7th, Lewis Hamilton in 8th and Alexander Albon is 9th. Logan Sargeant is 10th and Spitfire finds herself in 11th. Apple Lauda starts from P12. Fernando Alonso starts from P13 Zhou Guanyu Zhou is 14th. Pierre Gasly is 15th due to an invalidated lap time and dangerous driving on the circuit during qualifying. Nico Hülkenberg is 16th, Yuki Tsunoda is 17th, in P18 is Daniel Ricciardo. P19 is Lando Norris due to a crash in the qualifying. P20 is Esteban Ocon, also because of a crash in the qualifying. P21 is Kevin Magnussen and P22 is Valterri Bottas.
Author's Note
I only will go on a few drivers in the race and the qualifying from the next chapter on because it would be a bit too much to put all of them in one chapter xD
Edit: I will likely also exclude qualifying because it will get too much of the good. It's a bit of a change. I know it might be a bad idea but qualifying doesn't really matter at all. Also no sprint races because in the 1990's, it didn't exist hehehe
"this didn't go as I expected... but I had faith that Ayrton would make it into the top 10. I'm sure he will get a podium today" Apple Lauda says.
After a while on the grid, Apple Lauda walks over to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.
"It's about Ayrton..." Apple Lauda says with a sigh.
After a while of talking, and the formation lap, the race starts. Spitfire and Rainbow Dash get a very good start as well as Apple Lauda who has launched his way from 12th to 7th in just 1 corner. Ayrton Senna also got a very good start and finds himself in P4. As the race continues, several overtakes happen and Apple Lauda keeps divebombing, until this happens in lap 14.
Apple Lauda launches a divebomb on Spitfire and finds himself in P5 and Spitfire isn't very happy about it.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!??!?!" Spitfire yells. "HE ALMOST WRECKED ME!!!"
Rainbow Dash is on P7 at the moment, Fluttershy in P8. Fluttershy manages to get past Rainbow Dash within a few corners and thanks to DRS. A few laps later, Ayrton Senna pits. He finds himself in P10 again, but he knows that the others still have to pit. So does Apple Lauda. He pits one lap later than Ayrton. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy follow him as well. Spitfire also pits in the end of lap 15.
A few laps later, Lewis Hamilton suffers an engine failure, triggering a safety car in the process. The race is wide open now, and anyone could potentially win this now. 10 more laps to go.
5 laps later, the safety car comes back in and the race has restarted. Spitfire and Rainbow Dash fight for P6, soon Fluttershy joins the battle. In the meantime, Ayrton Senna makes his way on P3 and Apple Lauda manages to get P4. Fernando Alonso however has made a few positions and is now 9th. In the final lap, Max Verstappen spins out in turn 3, causing him to drop way back the field. He is now 15th after dropping to P8 after a bad pit stop. The race ends. Charles Leclerc wins the race, Sergio Perez in P2, Ayrton Senna in P3, Apple Lauda in P4, Fluttershy in 5th, Rainbow Dash is 6th, Spitfire in P7, Fernando Alonso barely manages to sneak onto P8, Esteban Ocon in P9, Alexander Albon in P10, and Logan Sargeant in P11.
After everyone parked their cars in parc ferme, Apple Lauda congratulates Charles Leclerc to the victory as well as everyone else. And soon, the next race will follow
Author's Note
I will not cover every driver in the story, but I will include some of them in a different chapter. Also it will depend in which position the drivers are to be included. Only the first 10 drivers will be included. And also I won't go through the full season distance
However, I have to include Imola because of obvious reasons...
Pacific GP
After the Bahrain GP, Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna sit together in the pits and talk about the race. Silverstream witnessed the pure magic of the two racing grandmasters and joins the two after a while discussing things with the other team members. Meanwhile Fluttershy prepares herself for the Japanese Grand Prix that will take place on the TI Circuit in Aida. A few days later, the teams depart from Bahrain to Aida in Japan. Apple Lauda gets an uneasy feeling because of this. He remembers the events of 1994.
"Sweetie are you okay?" Silverstream asks, but there's no response from the Nürburgring God. He seems to be lost in his thoughts.
Meanwhile, Fluttershy and Lewis Hamilton fly to Aida as well.
"well that was a tough start but we will get there Fluttershy" Lewis says.
"AAARRGGGHHH!!!! that was not what we expected!!!!" Spitfire complains. "I thought we would be way quicker and finish better!!!"
"I know Spitfire... but we will get better through the season..." Fernando Alonso says. "I mean I'm over 2 decades in F1 and I have driven bad cars before, so don't worry... you're not the only one. Besides, we don't have GP2 engines"
"it was a decent start but I hope it will get better" Rainbow Dash says.
"Rainbow, is everything alright?" Lando asks.
"Lando to be honest, I'm worried about Apple Lauda... his behavior is very odd since the Bahrain GP... I think it has something to do with Ayrton and Imola." Rainbow explains.
"because of what happened in 1994?" Lando asks again. Rainbow simply nods. A few hours later, they arrive in TI Circuit in Aida.
At the Rothmans garage, Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna prepare themselves for the race after the Qualifying. Fluttershy has achieved pole position in her Mercedes and the two McLarens in the second row. Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna are in P4 and P5, Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in P6 and P7, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in 8th and 9th, Sainz in 10th. The race starts soon. The drivers pull up to the grid.
15 minutes later, the race starts and Spitfire gets an amazing start, going from P12 to P7 in one go, Fernando Alonso also gets an amazing start, getting P6 in the process. Fluttershy however gets an decent start but soon, she has the two McLarens in her neck that try to overtake her. Rainbow Dash manages to overtake Fluttershy and is now in the lead. Lewis Hamilton got to P5 after several laps now chasing down Ayrton Senna.
Apple Lauda comes into the pits in lap 35 of 67 to pit for mediums. he gets a great pitstop and soon, he finds himself being stuck behind Spitfire in P9. Lando Norris and Rainbow Dash pit 5 laps later and both get a great stop. Ayrton Senna has a different plan. He discussed it earlier before the race with Silverstream and Apple Lauda. Senna started on the hards and is now in a huge lead. The gap between him and Fluttershy is at 27.9 seconds, but he also has to pit sooner or later.
In lap 55, Ayrton Senna is forced to pit due to tyre wear and goes on the soft compound. Apple Lauda is chasing down Fluttershy who has retaken the lead. 2 laps later, Ayrton Senna joins them for the battle for P1. Apple Lauda pulls a risky divebomb at turn 8.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!?!?!" Fluttershy yells through the radio. "SERIOUSLY APPLE LAUDA IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE A FUCKING KAMIKAZE DRIVER!!!"
since there was no contact between them, the stewards take no action in this situation and Apple Lauda takes the lead of the race. Ayrton Senna overtakes Fluttershy in lap 62 in turn 5.
Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso manages to get onto P4, now chasing Fluttershy. Fernando is really happy with his car.
"GP1 ENGINE GP1 YEEESSS!!!" Fernando cheers. in the final lap, Fernando chases down Fluttershy for P3.
"oh god oh fuck" Fluttershy says through the radio as she races towards turn 4, but Fernando Alonso overtakes her for P3. Fluttershy has now enough and pulls a divebomb in the final corner, forcing Fernando to go wide. The race is now ever.
P1: Apple Lauda
after the race, Ayrton Senna and Apple Lauda have a heart to heart talk because of the San Marino GP
"Ayrton... I have a bad feeling about Imola..." Apple Lauda sighs in between of his words.
After the Pacific Grand Prix, the teams made their way to Imola where the San Marino Grand Prix will take place. At the venue, Rainbow Dash goes to the Tamburello chicane, where Apple Lauda sits next at.
"hey Apple Lauda" Rainbow says.
"hey Rainbow" Apple Lauda says with an sigh.
"it's about Ayrton is it?" Rainbow asks. Apple Lauda nods.
"your behavior in past few days worry me a lot. Maybe you should not race" Rainbow suggests.
After a momemnt of silence, Apple Lauda gives his answer. "Rainbow, I'm sorry but I have to keep going"
"you don't have to force yourself Apple Lauda. Your health, regardless of physical or mental is the most important thing. How about you and Ayrton go fishing?" Rainbow says. This gives Apple Lauda an flashback to what happened in 1994 when Sid Watkins told Ayrton to quit and go fishing with him. Rainbow immediately notices this.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want you to get an flashback because of what happened in 1994" Rainbow apologizes.
"it's fine Rainbow" Apple Lauda sighs. "You know... I still have the picture in mind of Ayrton's Williams standing right over there" Apple Lauda says, pointing at the spot where Ayrton's Williams came to a standstill when he crashed in 1994.
"I see... but hey look, the Tamburello is now a chicane. Even if someone's steering column fails nowadays, they will be safe because they are forced to slow down unlike in 1994" Rainbow explains. "it will be fine, okay?" Rainbow says, giving Apple Lauda a gentle hug.
A few moments later, Apple Lauda and Rainbow return to their respective garages. Yesterday in the Qualifying, Ayrton Senna set the fastest time of the session, giving him the pole position, Apple Lauda is on P2, Fluttershy on P3, Rainbow Dash on P4, Lewis Hamilton in P5, Fernando Alonso in P6, Spitfire in P7, Lando Norris in P8 due to a component change, Logan Sargeant in P9 and Alexander Albon in P10.
Silverstream and Ayrton notice Apple Lauda's odd behavior.
"sweetie, are you okay?" Silverstream asks concerned.
"I'm fine but, I have an uneasy feeling about today. I think that there will be a severe accident today" Apple Lauda says.
the drivers pull up to the grid and a few minutes later, the race starts. Ayrton Senna gets away very well but Apple Lauda keeps up with him, wanting to overtake in Tamburello but decides to not overtake Senna. Rainbow Dash and Spitfire get a very good start as well until... CRASH
"there has been a severe accident in the midfield. Safety Car is deployed" Silverstream says through the Radio.
"I hate this race already" Apple Lauda says.
After the restart, Fluttershy gets a great start and finds herself in P2 again after overtaking Apple Lauda who's currently struggling with other thing as the race.
LAP 7
Ayrton Senna is blasting towards the Tamburello chicane, behind him is Fluttershy, but Apple Lauda has engaged DRS and chases Fluttershy down towards Tamburello. At the braking point, Apple Lauda is too far away to overtake Fluttershy but still goes for it and barely manages to overtake Fluttershy without contact. Ayrton Senna made it through Tamburello safely.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!?! TOTO HONESTLY THAT FUCKING IDIOT IS GOING TO CRASH INTO ONE OF US IF HE KEEPS GOING LIKE THAT!!!" Fluttershy yells.
"I hope Ayrton is through Tamburello" Apple Lauda says worried.
"3 more laps until pitting" Andreas Seidl says.
Spitfire already has pitted in lap 6 and is now on the hards and keeps going all the way to the line. The race ends after 35 laps.
P1: Ayrton Senna
during the last meters of the race, Apple Lauda recieves a radio message from Silverstream and a vignette as well as Tema da Vitoria could be heard.
PEW PEW PEW PEW BRASIL SIL SIL SIL
"Ayrton has won the race" Silverstream says. Apple Lauda could not believe what he just heard.
"excuse me?" Apple Lauda says, about to shed tears.
"I'm not kidding, Senna won the race" Silverstream replies.
"no way..." Apple Lauda says, crossing the line in P2. "that one's for 1994..."
Apple Lauda sheds now a few tears and after he parked his car in Parc Ferme, he starts crying because of the redemption for 1994.
Ayrton immediately checks up on Apple Lauda. "Silverstream, he's crying" the tricampeao mundial de formula um says.
"I think we should talk to him Ayrton" Silverstream says.
after the victory ceremony, Apple Lauda, Ayrton Senna, Silverstream and Fluttershy have a talk with Apple Lauda.
"you were clearly done with your nerves Apple Lauda, why did you race anyways?" Fluttershy asks concerned.
"Fluttershy, I had to... If I hadn't kept going..." Apple Lauda sighs. "I had no reason to not keep going...
"Apple Lauda, I know you want to keep going, but it's no use if you are mentally exhausted. I know you wanted me to win here because of 1994. Now your goal is achieved" Ayrton says.
"sweetie, whatever is the matter, you can talk to us, whatever it is..." Silverstream says.
"thanks everyone... Ayrton's victory means so much to me..." Apple Lauda says sobbing a bit before fully calming down.
"do you feel better?" Fluttershy asks.
"I feel better, thanks" Apple Lauda responds.
Author's Note
the Brazil vignette can be found here: Vinheta "Brasil Sil Sil" - Globo (Anos 70, 80 e 90) - YouTube
"Ah Monaco... it has been a while since I won here... it was in 1993" Ayrton Senna says.
"good luck for this race Ayrton" Spitfire says.
"we wish you the best King of Monaco" Rainbow Dash says.
Meanwhile Fluttershy has a talk with Apple Lauda.
"I know it's important to you that Ayrton gets his revenge for 1994, but you don't have to push yourself beyond the limits..." Fluttershy says.
"I know but... I had to race... I had a bad feeling about Imola when the crash between Lando and Lewis happened..." Apple Lauda says in a sad tone. "and today, Ayrton will win again... at least I hope he does..."
Fluttershy understands of what Apple Lauda wants. He wants to make Ayrton the biggest gift he can get.
"listen... you are also as valuable as Ayrton..." Fluttershy says, but Apple Lauda contradicts.
"Ayrton is like a god... I am just a normal Formula 1 driver..." Apple Lauda says, now sobbing.
Fluttershy is alerted by this behavior. She instantly takes care of him and tries to find a solution but she simply can't find a solution. After a while, Apple Lauda has calmed down and Flutterhy has gotten help for Apple Lauda. Ayrton and Silverstream come to Apple Lauda and Fluttershy to talk with Apple Lauda about his behavior.
"honey... we're really worried about you..." Silverstream says, clearly worried about her boyfriends behavior.
"what's wrong Apple Lauda? you can talk to us whenever you want or need to, okay?" Ayrton says in a calming tone.
Apple Lauda nods and sighs. "I just want you to redeem yourself for 1994..."
Ayrton tells Apple Lauda the truth and has a wish in his pocket. "I understand that but you don't have to put you in the number 2 spot... you're literally degrading yourself right now. You brought me here... you gave me the spot on the team... and I would like to extend the contract with the team in advance. Would it be okay that you pay me 10 million?"
"of course it's fine Ayrton... I'm glad that you are still my teammate" Apple Lauda responds.
"I know my friend... I know..." Ayrton says.
In the Qualifying, Ayrton Senna took pole position, Apple Lauda in P2, Fluttershy in P3, Lewis Hamilton in P4, Lando Norris and Yuki Tsunoda in P5 and 6, Rainbow Dash and Spitfire in P7 and P8, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen in P9 and 10, Sergio Perez in P11, Valterri Bottas in P12, Alexander Albon in P13, Logan Sargeant in P14, Daniel Ricciardo in P15, Zhou Guanyu in P16, Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen in P17 and 18, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly in P19 and P20. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz got both an penalty for changing components and are forced to start from P21 and 22.
a few moments later, the race starts and as expected Ayrton Senna gets away in the lead, Apple Lauda is following him, Fluttershy in P3, Lewis Hamilton in P4, well the entire grid remains the same except for Rainbow Dash and Spitfire. They advance to P5 and P6. Apple Lauda gets several opportunities to overtake Ayrton but he stays behind the other Rothmans. Silverstream notices this.
"sweetie, I know you want to stay behind but let me remind you that you are as worthy as Ayrton" Silverstream explains.
"Silverstream... I have to stay behind him... it just feels right to stay behind him..." Apple Lauda says.
Silverstream sighs. "look, we are in Monaco and the next race is in Spain. You don't have to do this sweetie... at the moment, you are just someone who's driving in circles..."
"I'm gonna pit" Apple Lauda says broken hearted.
in lap 17 of 27, Apple Lauda pits for softs. Ayrton also has pitted but a few laps earlier. Rainbow Dash and Spitfire pit in the same lap as Apple Lauda as well as Fluttershy. The rest of the grid already has pitted. A few minutes later, the race is over. Ayrton Senna wins the race.
P1: Ayrton Senna
As Ayrton Senna crosses the line, Apple Lauda can hear the same vignette he heard in Imola.
PEW PEW PEW PEW BRASIL SIL SIL SIL
"Senna won"" Silverstream says. Apple Lauda acknowledges this and sighs.
"It had to be this way... it was the only right thing..."
"I know sweetie... I know..." Silverstream says in a calming tone.
On the Podium, Ayrton stands on the number one spot, but what he does shocks Apple Lauda. Ayrton pulls Apple Lauda on the number one spot so he stands with him on the number one spot as a sign of respect and friendship. A moment that was last seen in 1993 when Ayrton basically did the same with Alain Prost, just at a different race.
Fluttershy just can't do anything but smile warmly at this moment, seeing Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna on the podium is almost magical. After the victory ceremony, the teams and drivers make their way to Spain, where the next race will take place.
a few weeks later, the drivers arrive at the Circuit da Catalunya and prepare for the next race. Fluttershy had a insane qualifying lap but Ayrton Senna is right on her tail, starting from P2, Apple Lauda starts from P3, Rainbow Dash from P4, Spitfire from P5, Lando Norris from P6, Fernando Alonso from P7, Alexander Albon from P8, Logan Sargeant from P9 and Valterri Bottas from P10.
Apple Lauda has still things in his mind, he just wants Senna to have revenge for what happened in 1994. His expression on his face clearly shows that. But he still decides to race.
As the race starts, Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna get the best start possible and Fluttershy drops back down to P3. The both Rothmans cars are pulling away into the distance. But Fluttershy doesn't let go of the two rampaging cars. Meanwhile, Ayrton Senna took the lead of the race because Apple Lauda had let him by.
"sweetie, please take your lead back" Silverstream commands.
"NO!!!! Ayrton has to win this race... he must become world champion... It's my gift towards him" Apple Lauda contradicts.
"Ayrton, please let Apple Lauda by, I can't let him degrade himself" Silverstream tells Ayrton through the radio. Ayrton slows down and lets Apple Lauda by, but Apple Lauda however wants to let Ayrton go past him.
"fucking hell" Apple Lauda mumbles to himself, still wanting that Ayrton goes by, but then, something unexpected happens. In lap 7 of 25, Apple Lauda pits for new tyres, giving Ayrton the lead back.
meanwhile, Fluttershy is closing the gap to Ayrton slowly, but Ayrton pits and Fluttershy stays out. She gets into the lead of the race.
"where is Apple Lauda?" Fluttershy asks curiously.
"Apple Lauda has pitted... I don't know what their strategy is, but it was a huge blunder." Toto says.
Fluttershy sighs. "I don't think that it was a blunder... he did that on purpose. He wanted to let Ayrton by but Ayrton refused so Apple Lauda pitted and Ayrton now has pitted as well. And now Apple Lauda is in front of Ayrton again."
A few laps later, in lap 19 of 25, Fernando Alonso makes a move on Rainbow Dash, who finds herself back in 6th place. Fernando has an amazing pace. He gets close to Spitfire but fails to overtake because Spitfire is using the same defense methods that Fernando uses.
Rainbow Dash gets some overtakes done and also she reovertakes Fernando Alonso and is now in 4th place, chasing Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna at the moment.
Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna are getting dangerously close to Fluttershy right now. Both Rothmans drivers are in DRS range but can't get past Fluttershy because they are too far away.
"Ultima Volta" Silverstream says.
"Está bem" Apple Lauda responds.
"certo, Ultima Volta Silverstream, Obrigada pela informação" Ayrton replies, acknowleding the call.
"Apple Lauda, you get better at speaking Portuguese" Silverstream says.
"heh, thanks..." Apple Lauda responds.
At the final corner, Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna are about to catch Fluttershy, they get closer... and closer...
and even more closer....
the race ends after 25 laps...
Fluttershy wins the race. It was very close though, because Ayrton Senna and Apple Lauda were wheel to wheel with her. Ayrton Senna finishes P2 (+0.001) and Apple Lauda finished 3rd. (+0.002)
"HOLY SHIT!!!!" Fluttershy shouts, knowing that she might have won the race. Toto Wolff confirms this.
"AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Apple Lauda screams. He knows it might have not been enough. "At least Ayrton is in P2, unlike me. It's better this way."
"honey, please... your well being is more important..." Silverstream says in a worried tone.
"I know... but... Ayrton has a world championship to win... for 1994..." Apple Lauda says.
As the drivers parked their cars in Parc Ferme, Apple Lauda gets out of the car and puts his helmet off immediately. Fluttershy immediately sees that something is really wrong with Apple Lauda.
"I know you want Ayrton to become world champion but you don't have to degrade yourself..." Fluttershy says.
"It has to be that way..." Apple Lauda says.
"not at the cost of your mental health..." Fluttershy contradicts.
"Fluttershy is right... please, be the one agin we all know... if you don't want to do that, please do it just for me then, okay?" Ayrton says in a calming tone.
"okay" Apple Lauda responds.
"You don't have to do this to yourself Apple Lauda... I know you want me to get my revenge for 1994, but you put yourself into a number 2 spot. I mean we could have great battles as teammates" Ayrton Senna says.
"I don't want the same shit as in 1989/1990 to happen..." Apple Lauda coldly responds. Silverstream understands the circumstances.
"I see... but you are not Alain Prost... You are the great Apple Lauda, the best racing driver in Equestria" Silverstream says.
"well, I only am really strong on the Nordschleife..." Apple Lauda says.
"well what I saw is that you are on my home track strong as well... I think we will have a massive fight for the win" Ayrton says. But little does he know, Apple Lauda has other plans.
"Apple Lauda's mental health is worrying me. I think he should take a break from racing" Fluttershy says.
"well I know you are worried about him... but if you tell him to take a break until next season, he will decline that offer because he wants to assist Ayrton for the championship." Lewis explains.
"anyways... let's focus on the race" Fluttershy says.
Guanyu Zhou had an insane lap and took pole position, Ayrton Senna in P2, Fluttershy in P3, Lewis Hamilton in P4, Valterri Bottas starts from P5, Rainbow Dash starts from P6, Lando Norris from P7, Fernando Alonso from P8, Nico Hülkenberg from P9 and Logean Sargeant from P10.
"looks like I start dead last huh?" Apple Lauda says.
"sweetie, you will win this... I believe in you" Silverstream says in a loving tone.
"we'll see" Apple Lauda says.
The cars are now lined up on the grid and a few moments later, the race starts. Apple Lauda manages to get from 22nd to 13th within just 3 corners. On the straight, Apple Lauda passes even more cars.
"Apple Lauda is rampaging now, watch out" Applejack says, replacing the Aston Martin team principal because he retired.
"WHAT?!" Spitfire says in shock. "OH CELESTIA!!!!"
meanwhile, Fluttershy fights for the lead against Zhou Guanyu and Ayrton Senna. She recieves a radio message from James.
"Fluttershy, Apple Lauda is really on a rampage right now. I cannot gurantee a race finish at this point because Apple Lauda is divebombing people all over the place... oh fucking hell... he's got Fernando and now he's ready to eat Rainbow Dash for breakfast... Fluttershy, you should run" James says.
"OH FUCKING HELL!!!" Fluttershy yells. "I'm a dead Pegasus soon..."
"Apple Lauda behind, he's on full rampage mode" Andreas Seidl says. Rainbow Dash looks in her mirror.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! NO NO NOOOOO FUUUUUUUUCCCKKK!!!!! NOOOOOOO!!!! PLEASE!!!! DON'T!!!" Rainbow Dash yells and begs for mercy but Apple Lauda can't hear her. Apple Lauda passes Rainbow Dash with an massive divebomb and now chases Zhou Guanyu. A few laps later, the pit stops are made and Apple Lauda finds himself in P2 again behind Fluttershy.
Fluttershy looks in her rear mirror and sees an suspiciously blue car in it. "is that Senna?"
"negative" James says. "Fluttershy?"
"yes?" Fluttershy asks, clearly in panic
"he's going to get you. Oh and also, there's Senna behind as well" James says, as Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna both divebomb Fluttershy, leaving less than an inch of space of each other.
"ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY APPLE LAUDA?!?!?!" Rushing Wind says. "WITH SENNA A DIVEBOMB?!?!?!"
"it was not even close so, everything is fine" Apple Lauda responds through the radio. "also it's the final lap"
Apple Lauda manages to get the win but he crosses the line together with Ayrton Senna, Rainbow Dash in P3, Fluttershy in P4, Spitfire in P5, Fernando Alonso in P6, Lando Norris finishes 7th, Alexander Albon finishes 8th, Logan Sargeant in P9 and Daniel Ricciardo in P10.
"well I guess I won..." Apple Lauda says emotionless
"oh you absolutely took all of them, especially that overtake on Fluttershy" Silverstream says.
"I wasn't sure if I am going to make it because Ayrton was on the outside so I had to make an decision. either back off or say fuck it, I go for it, so I decided to send it." Apple Lauda reacts to Silverstream's radio message.
"that was really scary" Fluttershy says. "for fuck sake do Ayrton and Apple Lauda really have to squeeze me?! there was nothing of space left!!!"
"I know Fluttershy, but Apple Lauda wins, Ayrton in P2... Rainbow in P3" Toto Wolff says.
"I will teach him a lesson in the next race" Fluttershy says now in a bit of rage.
"I swear to Celestia, Apple Lauda is and always will be a crazy guy!!!" Fluttershy says. "it's a fact!!!"
"well what Apple Lauda is doing... I mean he became like that... he always has been an aggresive driver but with Senna, this has sharpened" Lewis explains.
"I'm going to teach him a lesson... just you wait Apple Lauda..." Fluttershy growls.
in the meantime in the Rothmans garage, Apple Lauda, Ayrton Senna and Silverstream have a talk about Apple Lauda's mental health.
"I know you want Ayrton to get his revenge for 1994, but you don't have to do this..." Silverstream says. "Spa is aside from the Nordschleife your strongest track... I know you are going to win this one..."
Apple Lauda instantly contradicts. "this is Ayrton's circuit... it's his favourite one... I want him to win here"
"sweetie, please... you were designed to win... just like Ayrton" Silverstream says in a comforting tone.
"leave this to me Silverstream... I know what I am going to do" Ayrton says whilst Apple Lauda is lost in his thoughts.
in the Qualifying, Ayrton Senna took pole position, Fluttershy in P2, Apple Lauda in P3, Rainbow Dash in P4, Fernando Alonso in P5, Spitfire in P6, Lando Norris in P7, Carlos Sainz in P8, Oscar Piastri in P9 and Alexander Albon in P10.
A few minutes later, the 19 lap race starts. Ayrton and Fluttershy get away very well but Apple Lauda sees an open gap and goes for it. Apple Lauda takes the lead of the race.
"holy shit" Ayrton says. "he really is like me in terms of overtaking..."
"oh for fuck sake..." Fluttershy sighs.
"sweet Celestia!!!" Rainbow Dash yells. "Apple Lauda is an absolute kamikaze driver..."
"that was close" Spitfire says. "if Apple Lauda keeps doing that, sooner or later, he will crash..."
and Spitfire was right... in lap 7 of 19, Apple Lauda goes for an gap to try to overtake Fluttershy but the overtake fails and Apple Lauda damages his front wing very badly, forcing him to pit for a new front wing.
"this is what happens if you divebomb all the time" Fluttershy says.
"I know Apple Lauda is a driver like Ayrton... but he is seeking success... maybe it has something to do with his past..." Toto says.
"his past?" Fluttershy asks curiously.
"you know... Apple Lauda once told me that he can't be happy..." Toto answers.
"why? he has a girlfriend, he is competetive, he is successful..." Fluttershy says.
"but back then... he wasn't successful, got rejected all the time. He got basically sick of this world..." Toto says. "he even tried to end his life twice"
"oh my gosh..." said a shocked Fluttershy. "why didn't he seek professional help?"
"because he believed that no one would listen... so he isolated himself for like what? 2.5 years?" Toto says.
"I'm gonna talk with him after the race..." Fluttershy says.
"I'M A FUCKING IDIOT!!!" Apple Lauda yells. "TOO STUPID TO GO FOR GAPS!!!!"
"don't be so harsh on yourself sweetie... " Silverstream says. "even Ayrton screwed up overtakes sometimes"
"CAN'T I FINISH ON P2 BEHIND AYRTON OR WHAT!?" Apple Lauda still yells. "OH FOR FUCK SAKE!!!"
after everyone pitted, the race lasted 11 more laps. Spitfire got an move on Fernando Alonso who was in P3 and is now 4th. Apple Lauda is in P5, in the final lap and catches Alonso just before the line. Ayrton Senna and Fluttershy cross the line at the exact same time and Rainbow Dash finishes 6th.
P1: Ayrton Senna, Fluttershy
"Well, I guess I share my victory with Fluttershy then... it doesn't matter anyways so... I'm fine with that" Ayrton says.
after the events of the Belgium GP, the next race is at Suzuka in Japan. Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna have a chat during the flight to Japan.
"I wanted to let you win in Belgium but you were stuck in traffic more or less." Ayrton explains
"it's fine Ayrton... you deserve the win more than I do" Apple Lauda says with an emotionless voice
"It's not fine my friend... Something clearly bothers you and you can talk to me, Silverstream or someone else if you need to" Ayrton says in a bit of serious tone. "we're worried about you. You matter too"
Apple Lauda sighs. "it feels wrong to win for me because I respect you so much Ayrton and I want you to get your revenge for 1994"
"If I win the next race, I will be world champion... and I don't want to become world champion just like that. You're basically giving it to me" Ayrton explains.
After the teams and drivers arrived, Ayrton goes over to the Mercedes garage to talk with Fluttershy.
"hey Ayrton, how can I help you?" Fluttershy asks.
"it's about Apple Lauda..." Ayrton says in a worried tone. "I think he is not himself anymore... He used to win races but since I'm here, he just lets me win over and over again"
"that's odd..." Fluttershy says. "I think I'm going to talk to him"
meanwhile at the Rothmans garage, Spitfire, Rainbow Dash, Silverstream and Apple Lauda are talking.
"where's the Apple Lauda I used to fight so hard? Look at you, you're basically giving up on yourselves" Rainbow Dash asks.
"and where's that brutal overtaking you used to do? I mean you used to go for gaps all the time if you could go for it" Spitfire says.
"sweetie, please just win a race... for me... and if not for me, then do it for Ayrton" Silverstream says.
"I'm sorry girls... I can't..." Apple Lauda sighs.
a few moments, Fluttershy and Ayrton join the group.
"any progress?" Ayrton asks.
"he's tougher than we all thought..." Rainbow sighs in defeat. "we can't let him race like that"
"I want him to win... and if everything fails, I will simply let him by" Ayrton says. "just as I did with Gerhard in 1991"
Ayrton Senna has taken pole position, Apple Lauda in P2, Spitfire in P3, Rainbow Dash in P4, Fluttershy in 5th, Max Verstappen starts from 6th, Lewis Hamilton from 7th, Alexander Albon from P8, Logan Sargeant from 9th and Sergio Perez starts from 10th.
5 red lights and the race is on, Ayrton gets away in the lead, Apple Lauda following behind very closely and manages to just defend against Spitfire whilst Fluttershy goes into 4th place, chasing now Spitfire. Max Verstappen brutally overtakes Rainbow Dash at the hairpin for P5 but Rainbow Dash doesn't hold back as the two go wheel to wheel into spoon...
"safety car deployed" Toto says.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" Max yells. "IT SHOULD BE A PENALTY FOR HER HONESTLY!!!"
"there's a RedBull in the wall" Charles says. "who is it?"
"we are checking" Binotto says.
After the safety car ended, Fluttershy goes into the lead after Ayrton Senna, Apple Lauda, Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Fluttershy herself pitted. Her timing was just perfect.
"everyone should have pitted by now" Fluttershy says.
"yeah, everyone has pitted" Toto confirms.
Racing towards the chicane, Apple Lauda is now closing in behind Fluttershy who's leading the race.
"I think I'm going to pull a 1989" Apple Lauda says.
"sweetie, you know that this might end in a crash between you and Fluttershy, right?" Silverstream says.
"fuck it, I'm going for it" Apple Lauda says, Ayrton is right behind him as he witnesses his own maneuver he pulled on Alain Prost in 1989.
Apple Lauda downshifts into the rev limiter several times and positions himself next to Fluttershy who is caught off guard by this maneuver. Apple Lauda manages to get past her without making contact.
"holy shit..." Ayrton says.
Silverstream sighs. "he just can't let it be... but that's the Apple Lauda we know..."
"WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!??!?!" Fluttershy yells. "THIS WAS FUCKING DANGEROUS!!!!"
"well, I don't know how he did it without crashing but I am impressed..." Toto says.
after 25 laps, the race ends. Apple Lauda wins with the fastest lap in his hooves, Fluttershy barely gets on P2, Ayrton in P3, Spitfire in P4, Charles Leclerc in 5th, Fernando Alonso in 6th, Rainbow Dash in 7th, Lando Norris in P8, Sergio Perez in P9 and Carlos Sainz in P10.
"what a race hahahaha" Apple Lauda says.
"I swear to Celestia... WHY THE FUCK DID HE PULL A SENNA 1989?!!??!" Fluttershy yells. "it was fucking dangerous..."
"I know... But there has not been a penalty given for Apple Lauda" Toto says.
On the podium, Apple Lauda looks at Ayrton.
"everything alright my friend?" Ayrton asks.
"yeah I'm fine, thanks..." Apple Lauda says with a smile.
"seriously Apple Lauda, why the fuck did you have to do such a move like this against me... it was dangerous" Fluttershy says.
"because if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver" Apple Lauda says.
"that isn't the truth to be honest... I lied to the media and to Jackie Stewart back in 1990..." Ayrton admits.
"Ayrton... it doesn't matter to me... If I see a gap, I will go for it" Apple Lauda says.
"I know, but please don't do it at any costs okay? we both know how it can end" Ayrton says, referring to the 1994 San Marino weekend.
"at least you are yourself again sweetie" Silverstream says.
Author's Note
next races: Portugal, Brazil, Las Vegas
"OLE OLE OLE OLA SENNA SENNA!!!" the crowd chants several times. The teams have now arrived in Brasil for the second last race of the season.
"Well Ayrton.. this is your home race... I wish you the very best for today. That qualifying lap you did yesterday was like from the Ayrton Senna we know from the 90's" Charles says.
"thanks Charles... I really appreciate it" Ayrton says as the time for the race has almost arrived.
Fluttershy and Apple Lauda are talking about the previous incidents that happened the the past few races.
"listen... I know you want to perform very well, but you can't always go 100% of the time" Fluttershy says. "even if it means that not going for existing gaps... you will sooner or later crash and endanger yourself and the others..."
Apple Lauda sighs. "I know Fluttershy, but I really have to proof myself worthy of myself... I want to surpass myself over and over again until I can't anymore..."
"look... What Ayrton said in 1990 is a lie, and he admitted it to the media... You don't have to live his lie..." Fluttershy explains.
Apple Lauda falls now silent. Silverstream then shows up.
"the race is starting in a few moments" Silverstream says.
as expected, Ayrton Senna takes pole position and Apple Lauda starts on P2, Fluttershy starts from P3, Lewis Hamilton from P4, Rainbow Dash from P5, Spitfire from P6, Fernando Alonso from P7, Leclerc and Sainz from 8th and 9th and Alexander Albon from P10.
Max Verstappen is in P11, P12 for Logan Sargeant, P13 for Sergio Perez, P14 for Yuki Tsunoda, P15 for Esteban Ocon, P16 for Daniel Ricciardo, P17 for Pierre Gasly, P18 for Nico Hülkenberg, P19 for his teammate Kevin Magnussen, P20 is Valterri Bottas, Guanyu Zhou in P21 and in P22 is Lando Norris due to an engine swap.
Brazilian flags are waved on the grandstands as the race starts. Senna and Apple Lauda get an amazing start as Rainbow Dash and Spitfire try to overtake Lewis Hamilton in the Senna-S but they fail to do so, Lewis Hamilton manages to pull ahead of the two Wonderbolts as everything goes well so far...
until lap 5 has arrived....
"OH FOR FUCK SAKE!!!! WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT!!!! AGAIN?!?! ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!" Max Verstappen yells as he gets spun by Esteban Ocon in the entry of the Senna-S. and since there's some debris on the circuit, a Virtual Safety Car has been triggered.
A few laps later, the racing pace has returned as the VSC has been lifted. Apple Lauda manages to overtake Ayrton Senna in the Senna-S safely. Fluttershy tries to keep up with Ayrton, but he is... well... he is Ayrton Senna so you know already why Fluttershy struggles to keep up...
Spitfire manages to finally overtake Rainbow Dash as Fernando Alonso chases Rainbow Dash down as well.
Meanwhile, Apple Lauda has a comfortable lead over Ayrton Senna who is still in P2 but he catches up bit by bit because Apple Lauda is driving at a slower pace than Ayrton.
after the pitstops, Apple Lauda finds himself still in the lead but with Ayrton in his mirrors. A few more laps to go...
Fluttershy is closing on both Ayrton Senna and Apple Lauda, Senna and Fluttershy both have DRS on Apple Lauda.
"Ultima Volta Ayrton" Silverstream says.
"Compreendido" Ayrton responds.
Ayrton fails to overtake Apple Lauda but Fluttershy is succesful of overtaking Ayrton.
"GET ME THIS BRAZILIAN OUT OF MY FUCKING MIRROR!!!" Fluttershy screams, begging for help.
"just defend you position, then everything will be alr-" Toto says as Fluttershy gets overtaken by Ayrton Senna.
"of course he would overtake me in the next corner..." Fluttershy says dissatisfied.
as the final corner approaches, Ayrton has caught up to Apple Lauda, it seems to be a drag race to the end....
Apple Lauda suddenly slows down before the finish line in order to cross the line together with Ayrton.
"what are you doing sweetie?!" Silverstream asks, clearly confused of Apple Lauda's action.
"I want to cross the line with Ayrton!!!" Apple Lauda says as Ayrton gets right next to him. They cross the line together.
PEW PEW PEW PEW BRASIL SIL SIL
"Senna won" Silverstream says. She is also proud of what her boyfriend did for Ayrton. "I can't believe you actually did this for Ayrton"
"this is for 1994" Apple Lauda explains as he holds up a brazilian flag as well as Ayrton does during the outlap.
P1: Ayrton Senna
On the podium, Ayrton grabs Apple Lauda's hoof and pulls him up to the top spot of the podium and holds his hoof up in the air.
"Congratulations to your 4th title Ayrton... this is for 1994" Apple Lauda says.
"thanks, but we still have one more race to go..." Ayrton says.
The world championship has been decided. Ayrton Senna is the new world champion and got the title in Brazil...
Author's Note
R.I.P Ayrton Senna da Silva...
chapter published 30 years after Senna's death...
Vencedor de Grande Premio do Brazil de anos 1991 e 1993
Senna Sempre!!!!!
The final race of the season has arrived... Fluttershy is still seeking her home win at the Las Vegas GP. The teams and drivers prepare for the final race of the season. Apple Lauda walks over to Fluttershy.
"I have high expectations for you today. You may not have won the championship and neither do I, you still have the chance to win your home race" Apple Lauda says.
"Oh thank you Apple Lauda, this season has been quite the struggle but at around mid season, we came closer to your team" Fluttershy says.
"Apple Lauda, the race starts soon" Ayrton says.
Soon, everyone are lined up on the grid. Fluttershy takes pole position, Apple Lauda in P2, Ayrton Senna in P3, Max Verstappen in P4, Sergio Perez in P5, Lewis Hamilton in P6, Charles Leclerc in P7 Spitfire in P8, Rainbow Dash in P9, Fernando Alonso in P10, Lando Norris in P11, Alexander Albon in P12, Logan Sargeant in P13, Daniel Ricciardo in P14, Yuki Tsunoda in P15, Carlos Sainz in P16 after a component swap, in P17 it's Valtteri Bottas, in P18 Pierre Gasly, P19 is Esteban Ocon, P20 is Guanyu Zhou, P21 is Nico Hülkenberg and in last place is Kevin Magnussen.
As the lights go out, everyone hustle towards turn 1, but soon, things would go very wrong for Apple Lauda as he is caught up in chaos. He drops back down to last place. The race is only 18 laps long...
"ah fuck... yeah... I think I have damage, front wing..." Apple Lauda reports.
"copy that, box at the end of this lap" Silverstream says.
Meanwhile, Fluttershy is still in the lead, but gets hunted down by Ayrton Senna. On the Vegas strip, the two fight for the lead, racing down the super long straight at speeds of 360 km/h. Fluttershy however maintains her position, as Apple Lauda charges through the field after he pitted for a new front wing and hard tyres.
Apple Lauda takes one by one as Lewis Hamilton manages to overtake Ayrton Senna for P2. Apple Lauda is storming through the field now. He has recently overtaken Nico Hülkenberg who is in 8th place at the moment but is now 9th due to Apple Lauda's 370 km/h flyby on the Vegas strip. Soon, Apple Lauda catches up to Ayrton Senna, with the two Mercedes in front of him.
"oh shit, that's Apple Lauda cooking there" Fluttershy says.
"Box now, Fluttershy" Toto says
"Are you retarded?! He will get both of us!!!" Fluttershy complains.
"Trust me... I have a feeling something will go very wrong soon" Toto says.
and indeed things go wrong. Lance Stroll tries to overtake Apple Lauda at the left hander before the strip and hits the wall, his race is over.
"SAFETY CAR FLUTTERSHY!!!!" Toto yells
"who did cause this?" Fluttershy asks.
"it was Stroll" Toto replies.
"I think he saw some money in that wall" Fluttershy jokes. "But is he okay?"
"yes, after all, I think he's looking for his money now" Toto replies.
Fluttershy and Lewis pit for fresh softs. Both started on the medium compound and are now on softs. Ayrton pits as well, basically everyone, except for Apple Lauda pit. Apple Lauda is now in the lead of the race.
"finally there where I belong" Apple Lauda says with a sigh of relief.
You know that there are 2 angry Mercedes on your ass, right?" Silverstream reminds.
"Oh shit..." Apple Lauda says in realisation.
The safety car phase comes to an end and the race restarts. Apple Lauda quickly opens up a gap and increases it by about 25 seconds as he charges over the circuit.
"time to play games" Apple Lauda says.
"you are not going to gamble whilst racing do you?" Silverstream asks.
"of course I will do that" Apple Lauda says as he starts playing games such as plinko, limbo, dice, etc.
"Apple Lauda in front of you and I don't know what... wait what the fuck?!" Toto says.
"what is he doing?!" Fluttershy asks curiously.
"he's gambling mid race" Toto says as Fluttershy bursts out in laughter.
"no he isn't!!! Why the fuck would he gamble during the race?!" Fluttershy asks, laughing.
"I think he wants to go broke" Toto answers in a humorful tone.
"Rainbow Dash, you will not believe me what just happened... Apple Lauda is gambling whilst leading the race" Andreas Seidl says.
Rainbow Dash laughs. "I think somepony wants to go broke"
"Spitfire, you will kill me for this, but Apple Lauda is gambling right now" Mike Krack says.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?! HE SHOULD FOCUS ON RACING AND NOT FOCUSING ON BURNING HIS BITS!!!" Spitfire yells, partly laughing.
"Fernando, do you think it's a good idea to pit for fresh tyres?" Mike Krack asks. Fernando has a typical Fernando reply in his bag.
"I think Apple Lauda is addicted to gambling" Fernando says without hesitation.
in the final lap, Apple Lauda is caught off guard as his final bet was made.
"OH MY FUCKING GOD NO WAY!!!" Apple Lauda yells through the radio.
"don't tell me he won!!!" Ayrton says, stunned. "he lost like half of his bits and now what?!"
But Apple Lauda doesn't notice the two Mercedes, overtaking Apple Lauda in the final corner.
"together" Fluttershy says. The two Mercedes cross the finish line together at the exact same time.
P1: Fluttershy, Lewis Hamilton
"well congratulations to your home win Fluttershy" Apple Lauda says.
"are you broke now?" Fluttershy asks in a tone filled with humor.
"I actually won big money" Apple Lauda says.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!" Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Silverstream yell in unison.
"how much did you win?" Spitfire asks curiously.
"enough money to extend the contract with Ayrton for the next 10 seasons, plus there's also enough bits for dinner. This one's on me" Apple Lauda answers Spitfire's question.
"you mean enough to gamble again?" Spitfire says, laughing.
"I am not addicted" Apple Lauda says.
"you should focus on racing instead of going broke" Rainbow Dash tells Apple Lauda some helpful advice.
"Rainbow is right. Please, don't gamble mid race again... it's not good, but addicting as well" Ayrton agrees.
"DID YOU BURN YOUR MONEY TOO?!?!?!" Spitfire asks furiously.
"I didn't burn my money because I'm not gambling..." Ayrton replies.
"anyways, who wants some dinner?" Apple Lauda asks.
"ME" Silverstream, Spitfire, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy say in unison. Ayrton also comes along with the 4 ponies and the hippogriff.
Author's Note
I am not addicted to gambling irl, please take my OC's gambling addiction with humor.
I do gamble sometimes, but I don't do that too often. PLEASE DO NOT GAMBLE CUZ YOU WILL GO BROKE!!!
I hope you liked this story
Grande Premio de Portugal
A few weeks later, the teams and drivers arrived at the Autodromo do Estoril after the Japanese Grand Prix took place.
"So sweetie... Do you want to win this race as well?" Silverstream asks.
"What is that for a question?" Apple Lauda responds jokingly. "Of course I want to win..."
"We are glad you are yourself again Apple Lauda" Fernando Alonso says. "When I fought you back then, you were just a rookie, but yet you were astonishing"
"Thanks Fernando..." Apple Lauda replies.
"I will not make it easy for you Apple Lauda" Fluttershy says.
"Try me then Fluttershy... Come at me if you dare!!!" Apple Lauda says.
After the Qualifying, Ayrton Senna has taken pole position, Fluttershy starts from P2, Charles Leclerc in 3rd, Carlos Sainz in P4, Apple Lauda in P5, Fernando Alonso in P6, Rainbow Dash in P7, Lando Norris in P8, Sergio Perez in P9 and Logan Sargeant in P10. The second half of the grid is...
Starting from P11, it's Yuki Tsunoda, P12 is Max Verstappen, P13 is Lewis Hamilton, from P14, it's Daniel Ricciardo, in P15 is Alexander Albon, in P16 is Nico Hülkenberg, P17 is Kevin Magnussen, P18 Guanyu Zhou, P19, Spitfire after a component swap, P20 is Pierre Gasly, P21 is his teammate Esteban Ocon and in dead last, P22 is Valtteri Bottas.
5 red lights and the race is on, Fluttershy gets an perfect start but Leclerc, Sainz and Ayrton Senna are behind her as well. Apple Lauda however is really close to the pack in front of him and sees a gap in turn 5...
Rainbow Dash witnesses this crrazy maneuver of Apple Lauda as he goes through for P4 and now chases down Charles Leclerc.
"Sweet Celestia!!!" Rainbow Dash shouts. "That was a close one"
"Sweetie, you will not ma-" Silverstream says as she gets interrupted by Apple Lauda
"If you no longer go for a gap..." Apple Lauda says as he performs a massive divebomb on Carlos Sainz.
Silverstream sighs and chuckles. "You really can't let it be, do you?"
A few laps later, Spitfire pits but just in that moment, a safety car is triggered because of an crash between Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda
"Safety Car, Safety car is deployed" Mike Krack says.
"oh this is so perfect, I should fill a lottery ticket after the race" Spitfire jokes and laughs.
"Safety Car Ayrton, Safety Car deployed" Silverstream says.
"oh fucking hell... yeah now we have problems..." Ayrton says. "I can't really keep up with Fluttershy unless..." then, Ayrton gets the ultimate idea. "tell Apple Lauda he should drive the shit out of the car"
"wait what?!?!?!" Silverstream says in shock as Apple Lauda pits for mediums as the race has reached the halfway mark. 20 laps to go.
"trust me... he will go all out, now I want the mediums as well... these softs are dead" Ayrton says.
"this race is going as planned" Toto says.
"finally, no Rothmans in sight, and also I have the softs now available" Fluttershy says as she pits for fresher softs. But little does she know.... there will be both Rothmans cars being right behind her at the end of the safety car.
before the restart, Spitfire is now in the lead thanks to the perfectly timed pitstop. Fluttershy is in P2, Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna are right behind her. Rainbow Dash is in P5 and is about to witness serious brute force done on the Mercedes and Aston Martin.
"let's get them Ayrton..." Apple Lauda says.
"you want to go to the inside or do you want me to give me the inside line?" Ayrton asks.
"I'll let you the inside line. Now I am hungry... hungry for a Mercedes and an Aston Martin" Apple Lauda says.
the restart takes palce as Spitfire, Fluttershy, Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna blast towards turn 1. Ayrton takes the inside line and Apple Lauda goes for the outside line and Rainbow Dash is right behind them in the battle.
"this has now turned into a difficult situation" Rainbow Dash says as Apple Lauda and Ayrton Senna overtake Fluttershy.
"Oh shit!!!" Fluttershy says as the restart happens. "both Rothmans behind me.... oooohhh I don't know how to defend against both of them"
"Stay calm Fluttershy, you will not get over- WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!?!?!?" Toto shouts after he witnessed the insane maneuver from the Mercedes garage.
"HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY THINKING?!?!?!?!" Fluttershy yells. Rainbow Dash is about to overtake her as well but she manages to defend that position at least.
"that gap was tight!!!" Ayrton says.
"eh, it was not even close to contact anyways..." Apple Lauda says.
"are you crazy?!?!?! if Ayrton had done one wrong move with his hands, he would have knocked you and Fluttershy out!!!" Silverstream shouts.
a lap later, nothing has changed in the standings so far. Spitfire wins the Portugal GP.
"YEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!! WWWOOOOHOOOO!!!! YEEEEAAAHHH!!!! TAKE THAT APPLE LAUDA!!! TAKE THA-" Spitefire yells in victory but Apple Lauda comes across the line in P2 with the fastest lap in his hooves. "OH FOR FUCK SAKE APPPLE LAUDAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"
Race results:
P1: Spitfire
Author's Note
next race is Senna's home GP
OLE OLE OLE OLA SENNA SENNA!!!!!