#Lestappen title fight

[laura1633]

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it needs to be translated but he said it all in the caption.we deserve the verstappen-leclerc fight for the title, we deserve to see the fight between these 2 generational talents. It will be an epic and legendary fight for f1

I think there are so many people who are desperate for a Vestappen-Leclerc title fight, not least Max and Charles.

I would like to see it happen when they both have good cars beneath them because I think that is when we would get the best racing as opposed to one of them having a much superior car. The start of 2022 gave us a real glimpse into what that would be like, I remember everyone being so hyped up about 2022 after seeing them go head to head in the first few races.

There are a lot of things I respect about Charles but one thing that stands out to me is that he never tried to play up the 'Bad aggressive Max' thing in his title battle. He didn't try and get the sympathy card or work people up into a frenzy about how Max was the bad one. He openly said he was willing to be as aggressive as Max. I think its easy to try and frame it so that Max is the villain and get the press on your side and try, successfully or not, to influence penalty decision but Charles only ever wanted to race on track.

It will be interesting to see if Red Bull can sort out all their problems before the start of next season! And whether Ferrari can continue to develop in the right direction.

[punk-with-glasses]

Ferrari fans: *praying for redbulls downfall*

Redbull: *downfalls*

Ferrari fans: not like this

[rorylovesf1]

the smile on their faces when they talk about each other is everything.

[purplerain16]

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Interesting choice of photo to go along with that quote

[haneensab005]

Charles has the opportunity to do the funniest thing

[slythereen]

and that’s on ✨manifestation✨

[letsplayeternity]

Oh I KNOW Max Verstappen saw Charles Leclerc's Ferrari in front of him and his unhinged brain went "I'M GONNA GET YOU" and then proceeded to give us the first overtake of the season because HE MISSED RACING CHARLES and that's really the only thing he knows how to do at this point (I'm delulu)

[likedbycheri]

another week, another day of max verstappen protecting his title as the official President of the Lecfosi

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

I know it's just preseason testing but...

[wisteriagoesvroom]

lestappen + spies 👀👀

"We must stop meeting like this!" Charles yells, over the buffeting mountain winds. His handheld GPS stopped working about three clicks ago, and his goggles are fogging up, which means he has to wipe them with his glove so he can even make out the rival agent in the flurry of snow.

Agent V stomps closer, and waves a device in Charles's direction. The green light is, mercifully, on.

"You must stop flirting with me while you're in life-threatening situations, schatje... or people will start thinking that you actually like me."

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from: send me a ship name and a single word and i’ll try and write a 5 sentence thing for it

[stvrmhondss]

you ever listen to a song and are immediately struck by scenes so vivid in your mind that you start planning out a fic without even noticing? yeah that's me with 'the band and i' by maisie peters. lestappen thoughts are lestappening.

[valyrfia]

i really thought about winning five races being ferrari goal, it can be true along with Charles actually being in the championship fight so alls well. of course there are many unknowns the big one being how other teams perform and how Max performs (which i hope is going to be as well as his last three years ^_^) but still.

Ferrari could still find themselves in a championship fight in 2024, I just think it's more unlikely and I'm trying not to get my own hopes up.

I just think Red Bull currently are so far ahead. They've been developing the RB20 for almost eight months now, their strategy remains the best on the grid (love u Hannah Schmitz), their pitstops are inhuman. I think it's likely they will clinch both titles in 2024.

However, I see whisperings of writing on the wall for the Red Bull dominance. Adrian Newey (the technical mastermind behind the RB F1 cars) seems to be stepping away from F1 to focus on RB's hypercars, Fred's managed to poach a bunch of key engineers for Ferrari, and something that gets me very excited–it seems that Red Bull has hit the ceiling in terms of downforce they are able to generate under the current regs. If you'll allow me to go STEM girlie for a sec, downforce is a downward force created by air passing over the car which basically allows it to both go faster and grip better. The fact that Red Bull has hit the ceiling for this, with two years out from new regs means that teams like Mercedes, and more importantly, Ferrari can catch up. Especially if said teams have brought in aero engineers who worked on the RB19 and the RB20 (like Fred has!). In plain terms, this means that Charles and Max could be in equal machinery (at least in terms of aero, unfortunately we're still stuck with the Ferrari engines that seems to work off Catholic grace) by 2025.

Obviously, things like strategy and engine still come into play, and Red Bull have already started working on the RB21 to try and make up for this deficit, but it could still prove an exciting time for F1. We could very easily see a Charles/Max, or even a Charles/Max/Lewis (if Merc also gets its shit together in the way that Ferrari is trying to) title fight in 2025.

And then of course, new regs in 2026. Which will basically reduce most of the teams back to the same starting point. Things are starting to look like they might get good for Ferrari, and I'll take five wins this year if it means a WDC in the future.

[scrumptiousartisanheart]

Without that untimely safety car, he could have won! Ugh, but a hard fought P2 is still good when considering the last few races.

Overall it was a fun race, quite unexpected...

[maxemilianverstappen]

Kimi was without a seat towards the end of 2009 when he had just turned 30, because there was no seat left good enough for him on the grid. It is highly possible that there will be no good enough seat for Max after 2025 just as he turns 28, if he chooses to stay at Redbull for one more year to have a realistic chance to win the title one last time in 2025.

[levana-stark]

*I mean the 2024 championship in my fanfiction 🙈

[thearchercore]

okay here to say we deserve lestappen title fight bc they actually enjoy racing each other while lando just acts like max is a criminal who kills one driver per grand prix because of his alleged "dangerous driving"