So. I made some bad decisions and a DC comics Formula 1 AU is the result of them. More info under the cut I guess lol.
TEAMS
Note: this is a no capes AU, and all sponsor companies are neutral parties because of it.
Wayne Industries (makes engines)
Bruce “Batman” Wayne
Tim Drake
Damian Wayne (backup)
Dick Grayson (former driver, no longer associated)
Jason Todd (former driver, retired due to injury)
Lexcorp (makes engines)
Clark “Superman” Kent
Conner Kent
Jon Kent (backup)
Queen Industries (makes engines)
Oliver “Green Arrow” Queen
Roy “Arsenal” Harper
Artemis Crock (backup)
Star Labs (makes engines)
Barry “Flash” Allen
Wally “Flamebird” West
Bart “Impulse” Allen (backup)
Atlantis (uses Star engines)
Kaldur’ahm/Jackson “Manta” Hyde
Garth “Tempest” Ranzz
Arthur “Aquaman” Curry (former driver, retired, now team lead)
Themyscira (uses Wayne engines)
Donna Troy
Cassie Sandsmark
Diana “Wonder Woman” Prince (former driver, retired, now team lead)
Lantern Corps (uses Lex engines)
Hal Jordan
John Stewart
Kyle Rayner (backup)
Zatara (uses Wayne engines)
Zatanna Zatara
John Constantine
Kord Industries (makes engines)
Ted Kord
Jaime Reyes
Hawks (uses Lex engines)
Carter Hall
Shayera Hol
DYNAMICS
TEAM
Hawks and Zatara are relatively low performing teams, but have loyal fans that root for them as underdogs.
Kord makes its own engines but has only started recently, and used to be a relatively low performing team but has begun to make progress.
Lantern Corps, Themyscira, and Atlantis are all solidly performing and occasionally make it to top spots.
Wayne, Lex, Star, and Queen are all top performers, and all make their own engines.
Wayne tends to perform the best overall and has the largest fanbase, but also has some of the most vocal critics, including some coming from inside the house.
INTERPERSONAL
Dick Grayson used to drive for Wayne but is now retired and fully supports his boyfriend Wally West's team, which initially caused a scandal when they started dating.
Jason Todd also used to drive for Wayne but got seriously injured during a race, prematurely ending his career. Nowadays, he's mostly out of the public spotlight.
Jason is also secretly dating Roy Harper, but the public has not found out yet.
Kaldur'ahm and Garth have the fiercest intra-team rivalry in the league, but it mainly stays on the racetrack.
Tim Drake and Conner Kent have the most public inter-team rivalry, but also regularly flirt with each other. The internet eats it up.
Roy and Wally have somewhat of a rivalry, but it’s less obvious to those on the outside.
Hal and Barry also have a bit of a rivalry during races, but are close friends outside of them.
Tim Drake and Damian Wayne have a very big rivalry but because Damian is consistently a backup driver, it normally does not gain much publicity. They, however, do not limit their rivalry to the race track.
Donna and Dick used to be rivals, but are now good friends and work together helping F1 Academy.
Bruce and Clark are constantly rumored to be secretly dating, but these rumors are unfounded (at least for now). They do not consider each other rivals beyond being the two drivers consistently vying for the top spot in races.
Jaime and Bart are really close friends, but rarely race each other because Bart is a backup driver. They hang out a lot in the paddock, however, and fans love their interactions.
Arthur and Diana used to have a massive rivalry, and it has continued into them both being team managers.
People speculated that Dick would’ve been contracted by Lex if he had kept driving, as he was pretty good friends with Clark especially.
PERSONAL
Bruce and Clark are hailed as the best two drivers on the track currently, and both have massive fan bases.
All of the Wayne drivers tend to be more serious/argumentative over comms, and are very competitive.
Bruce and Tim are a powerhouse for racing strategy, and their calls are almost always the right ones, even if their pit team doesn’t always trust Tim’s calls yet.
Bruce gets called a DILF a lot, but doesn’t know what it means, so he ends up accidentally playing into it
Dick Grayson used to be a fan favorite and The Eye Candy for the league. He was majorly respected by his team and fans because of his smarts and because he had a far more approachable personality than the rest of the Wayne drivers.
Since Dick left, he has functionally become an Instagram boyfriend for Wally. He also helps out with some of the F1 Academy/driver talent finding programs in addition to helping support Star.
Jason Todd used to be a very competitive driver and got a lot of fans because of his creative shit talking before he retired.
The Lex drivers are known for being very friendly both on- and off-track.
Conner tends to be reckless while driving, which has resulted in several times where Tim has gotten mad at him because of it.
Conner is very much a PR liability and will say the most random and out-of-pocket shit when you least expect it.
Conner is seen as a very “cool” and fashionable driver, which has gotten him a lot of fans.
Tim and Conner are both fan favorites and projected to be the spiritual replacements for Bruce and Clark when they eventually retire.
Bruce and Clark are both speculated to be preparing to retire soon, but still haven't done so.
Clark presents himself as more of a goofy dad off-track, and the other Lex drivers usually rope him into doing social media stuff.
Roy Harper and Artemis Crock both are highly competitive drivers and are the most likely to be guilty of swearing over the radio, which their fans all find funny as shit.
There’s also a very dedicated portion of the fanbase that finds Roy incredibly attractive.
Roy has fully shown up to race weekends with visible love bites before and has never acknowledged them. Most people suspect he's just dating a random person from his personal life that he doesn’t want to reveal because they’re not a public figure, but there is an extremely dedicated conspiracy community that thinks it’s Jason. Most people just meme those guys. Jason finds this funny as fuck.
Oliver Queen tends to be generally serious during interviews, but is also is down to do any social media trend he gets roped into. His fans call it cringe, but they keep watching regardless.
Oliver Queen’s wife Dinah Lance isn’t really associated with racing but she is an entertainer that is often featured at races. Outside of that, she doesn't pay much attention to the sport.
The Star drivers are all very friendly, but are very creative shit talkers over the radio.
The Star drivers are also known for their reflexes being very good even compared to other top teams, but are also known to overestimate the power of their cars.
Barry is seen as a goofy dad both in and out of the car, and will regularly crack jokes during races.
Barry also has a proven track record with very good strategy calls, rivaling those made by the current Wayne drivers.
Wally tends to be a bit more willing to take risks during races, but it generally proves well for him as he’s known for being really good at overtaking people.
Bart earned his nickname for just how risky some of his driving calls are, and they don’t always pay off. This is the main reason why he’s usually on backup.
Bart is also a PR liability because of how much he will run his mouth during interviews, which also makes the decision to keep him on backup easier.
Arthur is a really chill coach off-radio but is highly competitive on-radio, especially against Diana.
Kaldur'ahm tends to be a pretty chill driver but still takes his job seriously. He is mostly a team player nowadays except for when he’s dealing with Garth's antics.
Kaldur will try and one-up Garth’s attempts for fastest laps, and usually succeeds.
Kaldur is also seen as one of the better-looking drivers, but his fans tend to be more chill about it.
Garth is highly competitive but primarily against Kaldur, and does shit talk Kaldur if/when he successfully one-ups Garth.
Donna and Cassie are a fan favorite team, especially among younger female fans, and they are both incredibly sportsmanlike and personable.
Cassie tends to be a pretty funny during interviews, but Donna tends to be slightly more reserved. Both are well-respected.
Donna also helps out with F1 Academy.
Diana is a relatively strict coach but makes good strategy calls and is highly respected by her team and fans. She also regularly hangs out with her drivers and acts as a mentor for them both.
The Lanterns are an older team and a bit more reserved than other teams, and are also very sportsmanlike. This gets them a lot of respect from the general racing fan base.
All the Lanterns are veteran drivers as well.
Hal tends to get called a DILF by fans, and while he takes the dad part in stride, he tries to avoid joining in on social media trends to avoid stoking the rest of the sentiment.
The Zatara drivers both tend to get a lot of thirsting from fans, and while they definitely play it up, they mostly treat it as a joke.
The Zatara drivers also tend to be pretty chill. Both realize and accept that they’re not the most competitive drivers, so they instead attract fans by being quite creative shit talkers.
Kord is an underdog team trying to become a consistently high-preforming team, and have a lot of people rooting for them because of it.
Jaime is a fan favorite especially because he’s pretty funny and a lot of people find him good looking.
Jaime doesn’t always make the best strategy calls, as he’s relatively new. He's getting better thanks to Ted's mentorship, however.
Ted is a bit of a goofy dad personality and is a veteran driver. His veteran status allows him to better mentor Jaime while still being the primary driver for the team.
Ted’s husband Michael Jon Carter is the gay equivalent of a massive wifeguy (positive), and shows up to all of Ted’s races. Fans find it very cute.
The Hawks are pretty chill, but also seen as very tired and not as invested in the racing anymore.
The Hawks also realize they're not a very competitive team, and do not pretend to be.
There’s been rumors of the Hawks disbanding for some time now, but they keep coming back because no other teams have been formed to replace them.
That's all I've got for right now, we'll see if I update this more. If you want to see more from this AU, let me know! Also you can blame @fivespade for me posting this (thank you for dealing with my ramblings about this AU bestie) :P
