Well, as far as "canon" (is there a canon to speak of in RPS?) goes, the two had a tough relationship. They were both obsessed with winning and both could get very bitchy about it. There was once when Ayrton almost beat MS up for playing dirty on him on the race track. :P
However, after Ayrton's death people came to see him in a softer light, and MS was sometimes compared unfavorably with him (accusations of playing dirty). If there was a difference between the two, it was Ayrton was more open/in-your-face about it.
In 1994, Ayrton died while leading the race (his whole car flew out from the track like a butterfly), and MS was right behind him. MS went on to win that race, and seemed quite happy on the podium (he didn't know that Ayrton had died). In the later years...well it's a long story, and if you want I can show you the newspaper collections I've accumulated. But yeah, it goes on.
For RPS (and fanfic in general), I don't really do the whole "evidence" thing, more like, ammunition for my plot bunnies? :P (Yeah, my plot bunnies are practically a paramilitary cult.) I mean, Ayrton's best friend was Gerhard Berger while MS has been known as a family man totally devoted to his wife and kids. That's why I don't pretend that MS doesn't love his wife in my fics. But...the fangirl in me would like to believe (or, more accurately, imagine) that there is a place in his heart for Ayrton. :)
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Re: haha, Tekko
Date: 2006-12-31 10:23 pm (UTC)However, after Ayrton's death people came to see him in a softer light, and MS was sometimes compared unfavorably with him (accusations of playing dirty). If there was a difference between the two, it was Ayrton was more open/in-your-face about it.
In 1994, Ayrton died while leading the race (his whole car flew out from the track like a butterfly), and MS was right behind him. MS went on to win that race, and seemed quite happy on the podium (he didn't know that Ayrton had died). In the later years...well it's a long story, and if you want I can show you the newspaper collections I've accumulated. But yeah, it goes on.
For RPS (and fanfic in general), I don't really do the whole "evidence" thing, more like, ammunition for my plot bunnies? :P (Yeah, my plot bunnies are practically a paramilitary cult.) I mean, Ayrton's best friend was Gerhard Berger while MS has been known as a family man totally devoted to his wife and kids. That's why I don't pretend that MS doesn't love his wife in my fics. But...the fangirl in me would like to believe (or, more accurately, imagine) that there is a place in his heart for Ayrton. :)