#silver war

[hyuna-alnst-mybeloved]

Not like you used to

You left our apartment

So I found the nearest girl who'd take me home

Where I could forget about the loss of-

my heart

And everyone could chat shit about me

(Well, more than they already do)

You've made it so I can't go home

Took my heart without a word (goodbye)

And no solace can I ever find again so

I guess I'll wander our empty halls

Lost without ever having had you

And you won't look back, not anymore

Not like you used to

[myliteraryharland]

The silver war: The breakdown of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton's friend

"friends, teammates, childhood buddies, rivals; everything but a lover"

Once, long before the paddock microphones and the glare of Sunday afternoons, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were just two boys chasing speed. They shared hotel rooms in karting championships, swapped helmets, joked about the future they were sure would arrive. Back then, winning was a dream they carried together, not something sharp enough to cut between them.

Formula One changed that.

When Mercedes handed both men the same silver car, the same machinery capable of rewriting history, it also handed them a mirror. Every lap Lewis drove was reflected back at Nico. Every Nico victory echoed in Lewis’s ear. What had once been friendly competition hardened into something heavier, more personal. This wasn’t just about beating the field anymore. It was about beating him.

At first, the rivalry still smiled. They laughed in press conferences, bumped shoulders on the podium, spoke of “healthy competition.” But cracks appeared in the smallest moments: a door left open in Monaco qualifying, a defensive move pushed just a little too far, radio messages laced with disbelief and quiet anger. Each incident added another layer of mistrust, like sediment building at the bottom of a river.

One race weekend, as the cameras followed them circulating nose to tail, Ted Kravitz perfectly encapsulated what the world was witnessing and landed on a line that felt almost painfully accurate: “Friends, teammates, childhood buddies, rivals; everything but a lover.” In that sentence was their entire history; a relationship that had been everything at once, except simple.

Lewis, naturally gifted and effortlessly fast, raced with instinct and flair. Nico, meticulous and analytical, responded by tightening every bolt of his life. He studied Lewis’s lines, his starts, his weaknesses. Friendship had taught Nico how Lewis thought; rivalry taught him how to use it. The silver war was no longer just fought on track, but in the mind.

By 2014 and 2015, the warmth was gone. They stopped celebrating together. Eye contact became rare. Wins were no longer shared triumphs for the team, but private victories guarded like secrets. Every collision, every strategic call, every whispered accusation widened the distance between them. What hurt most wasn’t the crashes, it was the silence that followed.

For Lewis, the betrayal felt emotional. He had believed their bond was stronger than trophies. For Nico, it was survival. Living in Lewis’s shadow for years had taught him that being second, even to a friend, slowly erased you. To win, he had to let the friendship die.

In 2016, Nico finally did it. He beat Lewis over a full season, not with dominance, but with discipline and endurance. When he crossed the finish line in Abu Dhabi as World Champion, there was relief in his eyes, not joy. Days later, he walked away from Formula One entirely, leaving the silver war behind like a battlefield he had no strength left to stand on.

What remained was something quieter and sadder: two men who achieved everything they dreamed of, except together. Their friendship didn’t end in one dramatic crash, but eroded, lap by lap, until all that was left was respect, regret, and the echo of what might have been.

[burningjunior]

If Evan Rosier was a f1 driver he would be Nico Rosberg, here’s why:

- nepo baby

- underrated

- so pretty he had the whole grid call him Britney

- would rather lose you than the argument

- weaponized composure

- teammates with one tattooed rebel genius/ boyfriend allegations so bad sky f1 had edits about them running on national tv with take me to church in the background

- got so obsessed with beating him, he stopped sleeping next to his wife for the season

- started doing interviews instead aka is getting paid to haunt his ex

[the-original-character]

So, we all know, that Lewis had a girlfriend (Nicole), in the same time period as his questionable relationship with Nico. And hear me out, guys. Not only the two, Lewis’ probably closest relationships were related with a similar name (a coincidence? I don’t think so), their relationship with Lewis also ended up due to a SAME BLOODY REASON. Career success over everything else.

Now we see Lewis back from any love affairs in order to keep focused on racing and maybe that helped him dominate the sport the way he did since the end of the 2016 season (the ‘happiness is the enemy’ syndrome ‘suddenly you have things to lose’ is a real thing), possible, but at the same time… I feel like we saw something die in his inner self. And honestly, cannot blame him. I wouldn’t want to open myself to anyone this much the way he did with Nico, then suddenly shifting to strangers, like there have never even been any memories 🤧

[hyuna-alnst-mybeloved]

On the bad days, I get home after hearing whispers of us all day.

Just to walk in and see his presence everywhere.

Gifts scattered around, belonging to my daughters.

Gifts from him.

On the bad days I can't ignore his existence so intertwined in time, from the past to my future.

His smiles each Christmas as he knocks on the door.

My children's laughter.

In my dreams, he's here.

In every breath,

he's here.

And, of course, just across the hall

he's there.

[sp1nnenlilie]

THE SILVER IS BACK!!!!!!!! THE OMBRE FADING INTO BLACK. IM ON MY KNEESSSSSS

[shed-some-light]

everything but lovers. btw. in case you forgot.

[shed-some-light]

anyone who kills cain will suffer vengeance seven times over. (genesis 4:15) lewis and nico. 7 time world champion lewis hamilton. nico that retired and now commentates his rival's races. are you picking up what i'm putting down.