Okay, so I am a massive Formula 1 geek, so I thought I'd do an AU, still in Remnant, but with no Grimm and stuff, about Formula 1 :D. OCs will be involved but are not the main focus, they're just there to make up the numbers. Review and tell me what you think :)
Just a bit of background stuff, Ruby here is 17, so every other driver is 19. I know you don't normally get F1 drivers at 17 and 19, but then again, you don't get a 15 year old with a scythe. xD
Okay, option tyres have the best grip, but don't last as long as prime tyres, which have less grip, but last longer. Intermediates are for relatively wet conditions. Wet tyres... Well, that speaks for itself.
Practice is where the drivers just get used to the track. There are normally three of these sessions. There are two one hour and a half ones on Friday, and a one hour session on Saturday morning.
Then, Saturday afternoon, is qualifying. You have three sessions. Q1 is twenty minutes, and only the fastest seventeen drivers (out of twenty four) make it to Q2, and then, only the top 10 times will make it to Q3, and this decides where everyone will start in the race, which is on a Sunday.
Ruby Rose threw her helmet off in frustration. She looked up as she saw several cars zoom past. The opening race, and she was already out. She had taken a risk trying to overtake the car belonging to her sister, Yang Xiao Long, but it didn't pay off.
She had tried to cut in on the inside, only for Yang to cut her off, and forcing Ruby to swerve away. She had crashed into the wall, and her front left tyre came off, ending her race.
"It's alright Ruby, better luck next time," said her manager, who was simply known as Ozpin.
Ruby sighed and began the long walk back to the pitlane.
Soon, Ruby was back in the garage, looking at the results of the Sanctum Grand Prix.
1. Lie Ren- NR (25)
2. Yang Xiao Long- BY (18)
3. Weiss Schnee- RW (15)
4. Pyrrha Nikos- JP (12)
5. Cardin Winchester- CR (10)
6. Blake Belladonna- BY (8)
7. Nora Valkyrie- NR (6)
8. Jaune Arc- JP (4)
9. Edward Azul- ES (2)
10. Rouge Walker- RS (1)
And then there was Ruby, in last place. Nobody else had crashed out.
24. Ruby Rose- RW (0) DNF
Ruby saw Weiss walking back into the garage, looking very pleased with herself. Ruby swallowed her sadness and walked up to Weiss.
"Well done Weiss!"
Weiss looked at Ruby with a small smile. "Thanks Ruby. But we could have got more points if you weren't so reckless."
Ruby bowed her head meekly. "Sorry Weiss..."
Weiss patted Ruby on the shoulder. "Ruby, it's okay. I've changed from last year..."
Ruby smiled and nodded. "Still, I'm really glad for you!"
Last year, it was Ruby's first season in F1, and she had been paired with Weiss, much to the latter's disappointment. Weiss had considered Ruby as immature, and a rookie, despite Ruby's constant attempts to gain Weiss' respect. However, over the course of the season, Weiss started to warm to Ruby, and realised she was more fond of the young prodigy than she let on.
Weiss smile grew, before she turned to walk back to her trailer. "Come on Ruby, we're going out tonight to celebrate the new season."
Ruby looked down. "I'm not sure if I want to go..."
Weiss turned back round. "Come on Ruby! No-one's gonna judge you for crashing out."
Ruby sighed. "It's just, people are calling me a prodigy and stuff, but-"
Weiss placed a finger on Ruby's lips. "Ruby. It's the first race of the season. No-one's going to judge you..."
Ruby looked up at Weiss' reassuring smile. "Yeah... It's just, that's what pressure does to you..."
Weiss rolled her eyes. "You dunce." She pulled Ruby into a hug. "You're fine. You'll just have to work harder for the next race."
Ruby smiled and hugged Weiss back. "Thanks Weiss..."
Weiss smiled. "It's alright you dolt," she said affectionately. "Now let's go?"
Ruby nodded and followed Weiss out of the garage.
Several hours later, eight drivers were walking down the streets near Sanctum, laughing and messing around.
Ruby was smiling and joining in, but she still felt quite glum at the poor race that day. Yang noticed this and dropped back.
"Hey sis, why the long face?" she asked, putting an arm round her sister.
"Oh... it's just the race today..." Ruby replied, looking down.
"Ruby, it's only the first race..."
"Yeah, but I crashed out, since you cut me off..."
"Hey!" said Yang. "Don't blame me! What was I supposed to do? Just let you pass? I don't think so."
"Yeah... I know..." said Ruby with a sigh.
"Look, Ruby, you're being too hard on yourself (Bow Chicka Bow Wow). You had one good season and people are treating you like a prodigy. Don't listen to them, it's just putting pressure on you. Just enjoy the race. That's what it boils down to in the end."
Ruby thought for a moment. "Yeah, Yang, you're right." Her face lit up. "Screw what all the journalists say!"
Yang laughed and hugged Ruby tighter. "That's the spirit Rubes! Now just forget about, and enjoy the rest of the night, okay?"
Ruby smiled. "Thanks Yang, I will."
And she did.
Ruby woke up to the smell of bacon. Light was shining through the window of her room. She groggily opened her eyes and glanced at her clock. 11:00 AM. She groaned as she lifted herself up off the bed, and trudged down to the kitchen. Yang was there, cheerfully, frying several slices of bacon. She saw Ruby and smiled.
"Finally awake are we?"
"I'm so tired," moaned Ruby as she took a seat at the kitchen table, before resting her head on the table.
Yang set down two glasses of orange juice, and two plates of bacon at the table, passing one of them to Ruby.
Ruby took a sip of orange juice, before shoving a whole slice of bacon into her mouth. "Mmm."
"So, did you enjoy last night?" asked Yang, sitting down at the table.
"Yeah, it was fun..."
"Remember what I said though..."
"I will! Screw what the journalists say!" said Ruby with a giggle.
Yang smiled. "There's a good girl. Now, I need to go our base and help with tweaking a few bits of the car. You okay on your own for a while?"
"I'll be fine," said Ruby with a smile.
"Good! I'll be back at around four, there's pizza in the fridge you can pop into the microwave for lunch," said Yang as she downed the last of her orange juice and put on her jacket. "Bye!"
"Bye!"
A couple of hours later, Ruby got bored of playing her Formula One game (As herself). She got up from the sofa and walked into the kitchen, opening the fridge and getting the left-over pizza out. She popped it in the microwave and sat down at the table, switching on the TV that they had in the kitchen. She switched to the sports channel, and found the report on yesterday's grand prix. She watched highlights of the race, including her accident.
Unfortunately, Ruby Rose, who has been hailed as the rising star in Formula One, crashed out after trying an overtake. It's not a good start for the young prodigy. People will be hoping she improves.
Ruby sighed, annoyed. "It was only the first race for the love of Oum!"
She huffed again and turned off the TV. She got the pizza and began eating at it. Her good mood had been ruined, and she ate in silence, before stomping up to her room and jumping in bed.
Saturday- 10:00 AM P3 (Practice 3)- Beacon Grand Prix Track.
Ruby and her car sat in the pitlane, waiting while she got new prime tyres fitted. She was currently sixth in practice, with a decent time. She was soon ready and went out of the pits. After doing her warm-up lap, she hit the gas and rocketed down the straight.
She made it round the first five corners easily. A short and sharp corner, turned into the longest straight on the track. She used a bit of her boost (It's technically called Kers, but I'll just call it boost for your benefit) and slowly accelerated down the straight. She activated her DRS (Another kind of boost for straights) and soon reached top speed, before braking and turning the corner at the end. She made it cleanly, and her sector one and two times showed she was 0.245 seconds faster than her current fastest time. (0.245 s is a significant amount of time in Formula One, because the sport is so fast.)
Ruby smiled to herself as she turned another corner, and overtaking the car of Jaune Arc, a racer with scraggly blonde hair, and he had been Ruby's best friend since she was six. Jaune had just come out for a warm-up lap.
Ruby grinned and drove on, a little bit dodgy in the second last corner, before managing to get the last corner perfectly, just managing to clip the apex of the turn. She accelerated, using both her DRS and Kers, and crossed the line. She waited for Ozpin to tell her what her time was.
"1:34:121" (1 minute, 34 seconds e.t.c.). That's 3 hundredths of a second faster than your best time. Good work Ruby, you've moved up into third, behind Lie Ren and Blake Belladonna."
Ruby smiled to herself. If she could just transfer this form to qualifying and the race, she was bound to do well this weekend!
Saturday- 3:00 PM Q1- Beacon Grand Prix Track.
Ruby parked back into the garage, feeling very pleased with herself. With the option tyres, she had managed to get a time of 1:32:454, and that had put her in sixth place, earning her spot in Q2.
However, she had to feel sorry for Weiss, as this time, it was her that crashed out, albeit in qualifying, and her team mate would have to start from the back.
She watched as Weiss stormed into the garage. Weiss knew it was her own fault for crashing, after she locked the brakes because she accelerated too early in the corner, while she was still braking.
"Weiss!" said Ruby, quickly running over to her friend.
Weiss forced a smile. "Hey, Ruby."
"Weiss, you're still a really good driver, and you'll probably still get points at the race, even though-"
Weiss laughed and interrupted Ruby. "Ruby! It's okay. I know you're trying to get me to feel better, but it's fine, I'm not upset. Just a little annoyed, but who wouldn't be?"
Ruby smiled sheepishly and looked down. "Oh..."
Weiss gave Ruby a quick hug, before turning away. "Good luck for Q2 Ruby, I'll be cheering for you," she said with a smile.
Ruby waved goodbye to Weiss, but she couldn't take her eyes from her team mate. She had taken off her helmet, revealing her hair in a pony tail pulled off to one side. Ruby had never really thought about it before, but Weiss was beautiful. Ruby quickly shook her head and looked away. What was she thinking? Weiss was only a friend, and Ruby was sure that Weiss wouldn't have feelings for her. She probably didn't even swing that way. Ruby wasn't even sure if she herself swung that way.
Saturday- 4:00 PM Q2- Beacon Grand Prix Track
Ruby was pulled back into the garage by her pit crew, and she looked at the current standings.
1. Lie Ren- 1:31:653
2. Blake Belladonna- 1:31:784
3. Yang Xiao Long- 1:31:976
4. Ruby Rose- 1:32:245
5. Jaune Arc- 1:33:123
6. Edward Azul- 1:33:456
7. Scarlet Wilson- 1:33:898
Only seven cars had put in times so far, but Ruby was fairly confident that she could make it into Q3.
Several minutes later, Ruby had fallen down the sixth, but most cars had put in a time. She then fell down to seventh when Nora beat her previous lap time.
"I think I should go out and do a couple of laps!" shouted Ruby to her crew, over the constant noise of Formula One cars.
The crew nodded, and soon, Ruby was back on the track.
Ruby put in a time of 1:32:332, which was slower by about one hundredth of a second than her first time. Ruby collected herself and zoomed down the first straight, with DRS. She changed her fuel setting, so her car would run faster. She turned the penultimate corner, and straightened the car up, before sweeping in from the outside, her front left wheel hitting the apex perfectly. She used the last of her Kers and DRS, and waited with bated breath to find out what her time was, as there was not enough time to put in another lap in the session. She had fallen down to eleventh, so she really needed a fast time.
"1:31:561! That's moved you right up in to second Ruby!" Said Ozpin over the team radio. "We're into Q3!"
Ruby raised her hand up in the air and smiled as she slowed the car down.
Saturday- 5:00 PM Q3- Beacon Grand Prix Track
Ruby looked at the standings for the session.
1. Lie Ren- 1:31:321
2. Yang Xiao Long- 1:31:453
3. Blake Belladonna- 1:31:653
4. Pyrrha Nikos- 1:31:874
5. Nora Valkyrie- 1:31: 945
6. Ruby Rose- 1:32:001
7. Jaune Arc- 1:32:234
8. Cardin Winchester- 1:32:564
9. Sapphire Moon- 1:32:764
10. Russel Thrush- 1:32:856
Ruby smiled. Sixth wasn't too bad. She had only put in one lap, so she could save the tyres. Her time wasn't her best, but sixth was a good position, and she would have less tyre wear than the others in the top ten. She saw Weiss approach her.
"Well done Ruby!" she said, and she seemed genuinely happy for her team mate. She wrapped the younger girl in a hug.
Ruby blushed being close to Weiss. They had hugged before, but she hadn't really been bothered then. Her cheeks were still slightly red as the two pulled away.
"Thanks Weiss," said Ruby with a smile.
"Good luck for tomorrow," said Weiss cheerily.
"You too Weiss," replied Ruby.
As Weiss walked away, Ruby couldn't help staring at her again. The way she walked, her hair, her figure, just her in general.
"Stop being so soppy Ruby," she said to herself, mentally slapping herself.
Sunday- 10:00 AM- Race Day- Beacon Grand Prix Track.
The cars had just finished their warm up lap, and had now lined up again, with crew performing final checks. Ruby looked around her on the grid. Pyrrha was directly in front of her, while Nora was at the front left. Behind on her left, was Jaune, who gave Ruby a quick wave, and directly behind her, was Cardin Winchester, who was probably one of the most arrogant Formula One drives, but he wasn't actually that great.
(Starting Grid)
1. Lie Ren
2. Yang Xiao Long
3. Blake Belladonna
4. Pyrrha Nikos
5. Nora Valkyrie
6. Ruby Rose
7. Jaune Arc
8. Cardin Winchester
9. Sapphire Moon
10. Russel Thrush
11. Neptune Vasillias
12. Sun Wukong
13. Sky Lark
14. Dove Bronzewing
15. Edward Azul
16. Blanc Neige
17. Scarlet Wilson
18. Murray Thompson
19. Rouge Wilson
20. Velvet Scarlatina
21. Mercury Black
22. Emerald Sustrai
23. Ryan Verte
24. Weiss Schnee
Then, the red lights lit up. One disappeared, then another, and the cars started to rev their engines. The third one went, then the fourth, then the fifth. The noise down in the grid was unbelievable
Ruby calmed herself, ignoring the deafening roar of engines, and then the green light showed; and they were off.
So, that wasn't too bad was it? Anyways, until next time guys :D