Charles Relationship With Other Drivers Is Mostly Boiled Down To Jealously And You Can't Convince Me

“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

all of the girls you loved before !!!

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ in which pascale leclerc had good intentions — she genuinely did. but she just didn't like his new girlfriend and how was she supposed to know that the girl she was trying to set up her middle child with was there for her own wedding? it's not like they had banners or hoardings for that.

or

for when you meet at the most inconvenient time but fate never really worked accordingly for you. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

real life // charles leclerc x fem!reader

warnings - cheating (not by the reader or by charles), arranged marriage, talks of eloping, language, both the reader and charles are bitches (affectionate), reader's fiancé being a stupid asshole, family problems, dysfunctional family.

author's note - hello!!! i'm so excited for this series like i randomly had this idea and i just knew that i had to write it so !!! also, i'll be using a random name for charles girlfriend bc using alex's would be just plain disrespectful and this is FICTION so no hate to alex !!! she seems so sweet <3 i'll try to update this soon but i'll be focusing on my shout out to my ex series first and then start with this so please be patient. thank you so much for reading, i love you <3

chapter i ·˚ ༘

❝oh, are you here for vacation too? nice place, yeah — did you just push my son off the boat? good job, he was talking too much.❞

chapter ii ·˚ ༘

❝what do you mean you're getting married?! ay, no. i wanted to have you as my daughter-in-law.❞

chapter iii ·˚ ༘

❝i don't really like her, to be honest. she's so annoying and irritating and thinks that the world revolves around her and is so pretty — oh.❞

chapter iv ·˚ ༘

❝look, the car is outside. you just have to run and get in. i swear arthur's a decent driver and besides, you only live once — stop yelling at me!❞

chapter v ·˚ ༘

❝oh my god, i should've pushed you off that boat when i had the chance.❞

...more !!!

Reckless Driving (Lizzy McAlphine, Ben Kessler) - MV33 & CL16

If anyone wants to hate on Max for doing crazy stuff on the track. Just remember, Charles raced with a broken Ferrari that had no breaks and hauled its rusty ass into P4.

Think before you hate. They’re both maniacs <3

tell me you're a lunatic without telling me you're a lunatic

charles and max are a match made in the pits of hell tbh

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.

“He's got an excellent image, one that helps him to get away with some absolutely insane things at times.”

Pls elaborate!! Is it some of his more aggressive moves on track or is there some Charles lore I am unaware of? Btw I LOVE LOVE your answers to all of these asks they are giving me so much serotonin !!!

Happy serotonin from my yapping to yours! Thank you for the kind words!

Well, Charles has been successful over the years to make Max seem like the insane one. He has managed to gaslight everyone and their mother into thinking that somehow, it was Max being unreasonable back in their karting days (he even said in Qatar that Max has “calmed down”), like he wasn’t the one that pushed them both into the puddle, getting them disqualified. The only person who’s always been able to see through Charles’ insanity is Max, lol.

But, yeah. Because he’s curated this certain persona, people often forget that his moves on track can be more aggressive than Max’s (not something you’d associate with Charles). He’s pretty and polite, all while essentially ending the (peak) f1 career of one teammate after the other. I think it was my fellow academic @valyrfia who argued that he’s the real teammate ‘killer’, not Max, considering Charles always went up against more experienced and in part more successful teammates and came out on top. It’s happening again with Lewis, everyone assuming that Lewis will automatically come in and become the number 1; all while Charles is plotting and biding his time.

People often see him as weak or pliant, and therefore underestimate him. Sure, some may argue that’s him failing to assert himself in certain ways, but I think he’s built this persona on purpose and to his own benefit.

Gods I love them

Boy's Talk (About You) – Chapter 6.1

Chapter 6.1 – after the storm

masterpost. / next.

synopsis everyone has their secrets, a group chat formed by charles leclerc, pierre gasly, alex albon, lando norris and george russell knows all of them. the 'kill the grid' chat has only one purpose: gossiping about other drivers' lives, romantic and social

or, a casual chat leads to charles confessing a crush on max, who's has been his rival since childhood

another great article about recency bias (written by an f1twt member)

https://medium.com/@stillaracetowin/youre-only-as-good-as-your-last-race-fd12e06d7a76

"However, no one seems to suffer more acutely of these double standards than Charles Leclerc. Though newer to the scene, he has made a significant impact since his F1 debut, quickly establishing himself as a top driver with Ferrari. His performances have often outshined the car’s capabilities, indicating his ability to extract maximum performance and secure wins or high finishes under challenging circumstances. Despite showing consistent speed, skill, and the ability to outperform his Ferrari teammates, Leclerc often finds himself under a microscope of heightened expectations and criticism."

"The disparity in ratings, such as Aramco’s driver ratings, further illustrates the underappreciation of Verstappen’s efforts. Instances where Carlos Sainz receives a perfect score for a race in which he overtakes Verstappen, who might have been on course for a win before a DNF, highlight an inconsistency in evaluating performance. Such ratings can inadvertently downplay the difficulty of regularly performing at the highest level."

great article, recommend!