Apart from every other reason why Tifosi prefer Charles to everyone, the reason that is often ignored isn't loyalty but Charles level of unbothered insanity. Tifosi are insane and Italians in general are allergic to being normal so Charles embracing it is just a bonus to their already high level of love for him.
You think Lewis would go greet fans at the fence of Maranello and not be confused of why someone is in a tree, Charles wasn't confused he just greeted them, asked if they actually had a better view and if they wanted anything signed and then continued to the next person.
You think Max would not be incredibly weirded out if multiple priests came to bless him and multiple people handed him protection objects and holy water. Charles wasn't he just thanked them for the blessing and wished them well.
I mean the difference between Charles and Sainz is literally night and day examples of Tifosi treatment. Carlos started using the back entrance to Maranello so people stopped showing up as to not waste their time, he complained about fans preferring Charles (playing the victim as usual) so Tifosi posted videos of him doing things to avoid them like sitting in the back of the car, using guest entrances and going through the back. Charles literally stays behind for 40 minutes making sure nobody has their time wasted.
Bottom line is that Tifosi will treat you the way you treat them. They'll be less enthusiastic with you if you're calm with them like Kimi was and they'll be feral and unhinged with you like Charles.
I started answering this and got distracted by Classic FM introducing Charles as driver and composer and playing his new song. Anyway –
Yes. Charles lives and breathes Ferrari and while I still maintain that he would change teams if he knew that Ferrari can’t give him that title, it’s also pretty clear that he would never feel at home the same way he does with Ferrari. Again, he’s been giving them everything for years now, always humble, always open. The fans know and love that. He does all these incredibly nice things for his side of the garage; the team calls him family as much as he does.
(The thought of Max encountering fans in the trees or being blessed did make me giggle.)
He has enough humility to know that Ferrari will always be greater than him, but it’s very clear that he himself wants to become as great with them.
I'm bored and unable to word vomit on my Google Doc, so here's Charles as random cats from the internet!! Also, this is a sort of part two to this x
- McLaren Spygate
- Renault Crashgate
- 2009 Liegate
- The Story of Mercedes
- What happened between Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel?
- F1 Glossary
- Technical Terms: Downforce
- Technical Terms: Rake
- Technical Terms: Overcuts and Undercuts
- Technical Terms: Tyre Degradation vs Tyre Wear
- Technical Terms: Front vs Rear Limited
- Technical Terms: Slipstream vs Dirty Air
- Technical Terms: Parc Fermé?
- F1 Corner Guide
- Tyre Terminology
- Tyre Compounds
- Types of F1 Circuits
- Yellow Flags vs VSC vs Safety Car - what do they all mean?
- What Makes a Slow Pitlane?
- Penalty Points Explained
- Spare Parts, Engines and Gearboxes
- What Penalties can the FIA award a driver?
- Why does low downforce usually mean high tyre degradation?
- Why Can’t F1 Run Reverse Races?
Race Specific
- What is the Purpose of the Coloured Lines at Paul Ricard?
- What is Brake Magic and What effect did it have on Lewis Hamilton’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix?
- What happened to Ferrari in France?
- Why is Daniel Ricciardo Struggling?
- What’s Happened to the Mercedes W12?
- F2 New Format
- Superlicence Points Required
- FP1 Young Drivers Predictions
- Driver Academies
- Who out of the 2021 grid has won at least one Junior Championship
- Who had the Best Rookie Season?
- Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen Part 1
- Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen Part 2
- Best vs Favourite tracks
- Driving Styles Masterlist
- Lance Stroll
- Nicholas Latifi
- Stoffel Vandoorne
- F1 Qualifying Sprint Races
- The Lost Generation in F1
- Mission Winnow and A Better Tomorrow
- Carlos Sainz - the King of Midfield Musical Chairs
- Sprint Races (a bit ranty sorry)
- The Rich Energy Fiasco (post announcement)
- Why do all Modern F1 tracks look the same
- What Makes a Future World Champion?
- What’s New for 2021
- 2021 Motorsport Schedule
- Current Penalty Points tally (Sept 26th)
- Circuit Masterlist
- Sprint Races and What they mean
- The Cost of Sprint Races
- How I think the Season may pan out
- Each teams weaknesses so far
- Track Characteristics Cheatsheet
- Red Bull vs Mercedes track predictions
- Teams Strongest Tracks, Part 1, Part 2
- F1 Track Ask List
- F1 Driver Ask List
- F1 Teams Ask List
- F1 Track Ask List - Historic
- F1 Drivers Ask List - World Champions Part 1
- F1 Driver’s Ask List - World Champions Part 2
Percy "yes I will absolutely piss of the King of Gods who I just handed a massive electrical killing machine too" Jackson
Google doc with all the bungou stray dogs links.
Contains:
-All the light novels
-All the mangas and spin offs (gaiden, beast, wan ect)
-beast live action
-anime s1-4
-welcome to the hot springs CD
-stage play
-official art archive
“A 15 year old (she told us) Spanish girl came up and got Mark Webber’s autograph, and asked if he knew where Vettel was. Webber said ‘He’s the same age as you, he’s playing in a sand pit over there.’”
— Mark Webber on Sebastian Vettel
"and you quite literally cannot win psychological warfare against Charles, so"
hmm I agree that he's good at that, but this sentence feels very final, so I was wondering if you have any examples that support it (this isn't me disagreeing or needing proof btw! I just like remembering petty Charles moments and wondered if you had a particular one in mind when you wrote this)
I mean, his entire career is an example, essentially. He’s incredibly strong psychologically, and he’s patient. He’s always been known (ever since he was a child) to give people the silent treatment and I don’t think there’s a recorded instance of him yielding first.
But in terms of more recent examples, his entire campaign against the Binotto regime, most notably Binotto’s ousting in 2022 and charles getting his way. He still hasn’t mentioned Binotto’s name publicly, by the way.
charles and max are a match made in the pits of hell tbh
Chuuya: In another live, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you.
Dazai: Chuuya thinks I do my taxes?