#And if you really think Monaco is boring become a Charles supporter it will never be boring again.

[charles-leclerc-official]

I agree that qualifying in Monaco is more interesting than a pitstop shuffle, but the only reason we are talking about either of them at all is because of the main problem - the cars are too big for Monaco so it's impossible to overtake on track. If we had good racing on Sunday we wouldn't need to add pitstop gimmicks and quali wouldn't need to be the most exciting thing on the weekend.

Even the cars in 2026 will be too large I think. I love Monaco for the history and iconicity but if the cars don't get smaller, it will continue to be the most boring Sunday all year.

I am glad though that Charles got his win while he still could.

I have to disagree on the "most boring" here. Now I am highly biased, but Monaco always stresses me out because of the narrow margin for error.

Races that were more boring than Monaco last year: Imola, Bahrain, Australia (there might be one more I am forgetting)

Not saying nothing happened during those races but those are races where overtaking was far more possible and still not much happened in the way of actual change of the order near the front. (that and two of these track layouts are not terribly interesting either)

Imola was just as dependent on qualifying as Monaco and yet people only have issue with Monaco.

At the very least Monaco is an interesting technical track, as opposed to the others. So I don't think it's a stand out boring race.

And I gotta say I don't think pit stops will make it more interesting. Things that might solve issues are actually making some modifications to the track/track layout which Monaco has been adamant about not doing. So I really don't think the over all race is going to be that different.

It's a nuanced track that some just don't have an appreciation for.

And I feel like I have seen a lot of "Monaco was boring aside from Charles winning and also the first lap" idk if you have to qualify the statement so much to make it sound boring then maybe it wasn't as boring as it's been made out to be.

I will say that yes I get the point about the car size. It's just something that isn't going to change much. Now I do think we need to push back against the idea that it's impossible to overtake in Monaco. It's possible and we have seen drivers do it in these cars. But I see where people are coming from on this. It's a similar issue with Imola being a track suited for smaller cars. I do feel like we may see a bit more action than anticipated 26 onward, but it really depends on how the drivers are feeling as well.

[oscarpiastriwdc]

Arthur’s last name and the weight it carried was always a thing at PREMA. Unspoken, most of the time, but whispered about in empty hallways, embedded in slide glances. Sometimes, in the early hours of the morning when everyone had alcohol in their systems, brought up at parties in hushed, reverential tones, what it’s like to be in close proximity to someone who’s reached the dream everyone in the room is chasing. 

It always bothered Oscar, got under his skin. Not who Arthur was related to, but the way it made other boys talk. Formula One is the definitional nepotism sport, so what if Arthur’s last name is Leclerc? Every third person at PREMA is the relative of someone who did something in motorsports. 

That wasn’t to say Oscar didn’t care that Arthur’s older brother was Charles Leclerc: handsome, charming prince of Monaco, il predestinato, generational talent. He did care. Not because it had any bearing on Arthur’s racing, but because it’s Charles Leclerc. How could he not care that there was a remote possibility that Charles would stop in at a PREMA event one day, show up to talk to Arthur. Improbable, impossible even, but so’s the odds of becoming a Formula One driver. 

Either way, he and Arthur are friends, sometimes more when one of them gets lonely or bored or horny, and it’s nice. Fun. Oscar doesn’t bring up Charles, but occasionally Arthur does. Never bragging, but when they exchange childhood stories, reminisce on antics with siblings. 

Oscar doesn’t think it’s that wild when he develops a mild crush on Charles. Logan teases the secret out of him, laughs for hours when the truth comes out, but admits it’s not so crazy. It’s 90% hero worship, really, and 10% the undeniable fact that Charles Leclerc is genetically, factually, the most beautiful man on the planet. It’s a natural reaction, and Oscar eventually grows out of it, somewhere between a drunken hookup with Arthur and signing his contract with McLaren. No need for hero worship if Oscar will be lining up beside—or, more realistically, behind—him on the grid. 

A couple things do remain when all is said and done. First, Charles remains undeniably charming and painfully beautiful. Second, years spent pining after Charles and his ongoing friendship with Arthur leads Oscar to feel… well…. Prejudiced in his Ferrari opinions. 

Charles famously believes Ferrari can do no wrong but Oscar, proud McLaren driver and Leclerc supporter, would disagree. Ferrari does wrong nearly every weekend, almost always at the expense of Charles. 

It was already apparent when Oscar was in the back of Alpine garage, watching from the sidelines, and is more noticeable when he’s on the track, witnessing Ferrari’s failures up close. 

The rational voice in Oscar’s brain that sounds an awful lot like Mark Webber says that, for the sake of his future and career, he shouldn’t let all his resentment build up. No contract lasts forever, and you never know what team will magically produce a dominant car. Probably not Ferrari in this lifetime, but Oscar never knows.

So, in his best effort to keep the Ferrari haterisms at bay, all the aggression gets laser focused on one particular Ferrari employee. 

oscar hates carlos because he’s a toxic chirlie