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1. ​to the man i never said goodbye to (and the years i spent looking for him) by ChiliChico

   Fandoms: Formula 1 RPF  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   14 Jan 2026

   Tags

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   • Daniel Ricciardo/Max Verstappen
   • Daniel Ricciardo & Carlos Sainz Jr
   • Carlos Sainz Jr & Max Verstappen
   • Max Verstappen
   • Carlos Sainz Jr
   • Daniel Ricciardo
   • Sebastian Vettel
   • Mark Webber (Formula 1 RPF)
   • Helmut Marko
   • Christian Horner
   • Alcohol
   • Kissing
   • Explicit Language
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Max Verstappen is a Mess
   • Max Verstappen Loves Daniel Ricciardo
   • Red Bull Driver Daniel Ricciardo
   • Soft Daniel Ricciardo
   • Max Verstappen is Bad at Feelings
   • Hurt Daniel Ricciardo
   • Grid Dad Sebastian Vettel
   • Top Mark Webber (Formula 1 RPF)
   • Minor Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber
   • Reunions
   • Second Chances
   • Mutual Pining
   • Regret
   • Lovers to Enemies to Lovers
   • Emotional Constipation
   • Established Relationship

   Summary

   "Is it a crime to express my desire to someone?" Max moved even closer.

   "I want you."

   "I want you too, Max, but you've broken my heart."

   Max Verstappen had everything a driver could dream of: championships, speed, and absolute dominance. But he lost one thing, the only person who truly understood the silence behind the noise of dozens of cars, through his own mistake. When the sport and loneliness weighed heavily on him, and the person who was best for him wasn't there, Max was ready to give up everything. Because a championship without Daniel wasn't a victory, just a flashy phantom.

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