Ship/Member: Jeonghan/Mingyu
Major Tags: N/A
Additional Tags: formula 1 au, teammates + rivals, your teammate's ascendency coinciding with your decline, jeonghan character study, a story 50% told in articles interviews radio messages, early 2010s sebmark reskinned for gyuhan (jh=webber; mg=vettel)
Permission to remix: Yes

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This got incredibly out of hand in terms of word count so it is here on ao3.

"I made my own decision about what was best for my race. I don't think the team order was right or fair. Which is — I mean, I can see now that he's upset. And all I can do is apologise. But I know that it doesn't really help with his feelings."
—Kim Mingyu, during his post-race interview following the 'multi 21' incident at Malaysia 2025

"That's just how it always goes, isn't it?"
—Yoon Jeonghan, walking away from reporters after the same race