#charles and carlos expressions say it all 💀

[countingstars-17]

guess who drives for ferrari

[inchidentally]

seeing some headloss on twt over oscar cropping out lando from his post-qualifying instagram post 💀

we haven’t gone through the trenches with this season and bounced back from it for people to discredit their partnership based off of a cropped photo.

anyway here’s a video from twt of where you can see osc clapping for lando as he goes for his f1tv interview, people should touch some grass honestly 🫵🏻😧

https://x.com/ln4norris/status/1865414347817693444?s=46

this is why I don't personally use twt at all - I feel like there's a whole alternate reality going on there that doesn't exist in any other part of fandom lasfgajlfglaf I feel for the decent ppl who use it bc damn, y'all are gods strongest soldiers! just today I've been told that ppl decided Lando was "distracted" by Carlos when he said he couldn't hear what Hinch was saying when it's clear he was referring to how loud the crowd was and the god awful reverb from the PA system. then apparently people said Lando looked "serious" with Oscar and "happy" with Carlos but when I watched it back he's smiling with Oscar but also clearly strategizing bc… teammates ?? fighting for a championship ?? and like, he shook Carlos' hand and they had a giggle ?? like yea if I wanted to go rpf and be stupid I could pretend that meant smth other than them being very good friends but in real life that's genuinely all it is ! and Lando does that with fully half the grid bc he just makes men love him like that!

and like, this is so so cute ;__; watching the guy he's fanboyed over for years and that little clap he's doing bc he just wants to and not bc he thinks anyone will even notice by zooming way in on it like we have <3

so how does it play out in the rpf competition !! when Lando wants to make Oscar laugh just the day before?? what about Lando’s maybe a lil bit pointed speech about team loyalty even when tempted with better offers while Carlos is sat right there ? ooh and Lola grabbed Lando and Oscar giggling and talking together while Carlos was answering questions - does that mean Lando betray Carlos oh jail for Lando for a hundred years ??!! like I need people to get a grip and realize that if rpf is stressing you out then a)you're taking it too seriously and b)you're stressed over an invented narrative that doesn't exist and will always be ruined by reality. it's why these people end up in fresh rages over Carlos so annoyingly proving that he not only loves Rebecca, he actively wants her with him even when he's doing normally Boys Only stuff. that even when Lando is around or available, Carlos has the audacity to for example, choose to spend a quiet dinner with her and Hulk and his wife rather than go out for Lando's win. that Carlos asks her to come to the Netflix Cup and keeps checking in on her while Lando third wheels a bit while they talk before leaving early to go hang out with his own friends. that Carlos ends up wrapped around Rebecca at a club after Singapore last year and Mexico and Melbourne this year even tho Lando is sometimes right there or didn't go out with them. how can carland0 be special and secretly gay if Rebecca not beard who Carlos hates and Ferrari/insert superpower here is paying and forcing to be with ????????? and don't even get started on the rages over Carlos daring to treat Charles special and express deep emotions over their relationship and all the time he says they spend together off of work talking about "every subject you can imagine" and doing things together with no PR or Ferrari benefit. that considering how often their own families are openly warring and taking sides unchecked by anyone, Carlos and Charles have defiantly chosen to truly like each other and stand by each other. but they'll never be carland0!!! they just caaaan't be !!

ITS SO WILD like I wanna shake these fans and remind them you rly can indulge in rpf and still maintain a full grasp and appreciation for real life friendships where no one is stuck in middle school and "competing" for which friend they like best lsafhglsafgjafg

and omg this whole social media stuff - yes, McLaren's socmed admins prefer Carlos and Daniel over Oscar and it's very clear even if it's for no deeper reason than Oscar doesn't do PR at all well and won't schmaltz up his friendship with Lando for fan service. which is fine bc honestly I don't mind being pandered to sometimes with certain ships (obviously) but I also do kinda wish they "got" Oscar better bc so many of us rly do adore his humor and his natural, unpolished personality. and they're clearly stumped when people enjoy landoscar content despite no queerbaiting and no memeable jokes. we just like watching them be cute and smile all crinkly eyed at each other :3

but yea, this whole season has been a PR festival of Emotions About Carlos for McLaren and Lando (and Netflix, if you've been watching how the boom follows these moments around) and when combined w their not unkind but definite ambivalence toward Oscar means there's times social media kind of forgets that Oscar's also there with just as much reason to celebrate him too. like I'm not at all moved by these millionaires moving team to team in itself but yes in certain cases it's very emotional for different reasons and therefore ofc going to fill up sm feeds! they were also like that about Lewis when it was carland0 at McLaren. we just wanna see more of Oscar even if he doesn't lend himself as well to popular narratives!

BUT reminder that Oscar outed himself twice in just the last two months as usually not being the one in charge of his social media content and that he isn't even for a second measuring his own personal presence or impact on social media ! Lily takes all their holiday pictures, Kim or one of the PR ladies takes the pictures at races and his new PR manager Sarah grabs any other content and uploads pretty much everything you see to Oscar's accs. if a post has a sarcastic caption like the driver's group dinner or is unusual like when he filled the top row of his instagram with photos/videos of him and Lando at Silverstone (for poignancy) then you know it's him. but that's probably about six to eight times in a year ngl. the rest of the time he's personally using social media to look at benign memes and sports updates while other people maintain his presence on his own accs.

also, as a charlos girlie I've got to say that ppl need to start calming down the emotional rollercoasters bc even when Lando and Oscar inevitably start to have issues that can be seen publicly, they'll blow over just as fast! the teammates who end up truly hating each other always have an existing past that makes them incapable of separating on track from off track in a healthy way. it's why Carlos immediately brought up the fact that he and Lando have never had their friendship tested by the kind of competition he has with Charles and to not compare the two relationships. and as I always say every time some idiot wants to banish Oscar and jam Carlos into his spot for the power of frandship or delusional rpf, Carlos and Lando's friendship is exactly the kind of foundation that leads to bitter rages and fall-outs that last years (sometimes longer). those gifs, bro - they weren't even teammates when that happened so do we rly want to watch that unfold every weekend by making them teammates locked in intense WDC battles??

whereas both Oscar and Lando and Carlos and Charles have formed their respective friendships alongside intense direct competition with each other. they negotiated how to cope with each other's temperaments and reactions at the same time as learning who they were as people. time and again that's proven to be the best way to preserve friendship with the guy you're battling with for wins and a WDC.

so there's no point flipping a table over the occasional fight in situations like Lando and Oscar battling each other sometimes. unlike like the cases of hideous erosion of affection into hatred that happens when long time besties suddenly fight for the same prize for almost the entire calendar year. that literally never ends well.

/rant

[blorbocedes]

Watch this (if you haven't already), in particular the first seconds where the word to find an association with is "friend", and pay special attention to Lewis' answer and to his expression before coming up with that answer (longing, so much LONGING). Now tell me this isn't the face of a man who deeply misses his former best friend but that would rather fling himself off his Montecarlo balcony than admit it… (for legal purposes, this is a JOKE, however this won't stop me from making everything about brocedes, I'm so incredibly sorry but I have been starved for way too long)

this is a safe space for delusional insane people you are welcome here.

Charl and Pierre saying each other cause they're childhood besties... Lando giggling then settling on Carlos, Carlos with the easy 'Lando Norris' like it's not a hard question 😭😭😭 you can always just answer your teammate........

and then lewis just Smiles... like That and says his car 💀 like he has no friends or teammates on the paddock. nvm that is 2020 and he'd been teammates with Valtteri for 4 years by then??? also couldn't say seb (rip sewis rights 😔 sewis is dying reblog to make it die faster✊) cause championship rival and we all know lewis can't be friends with a. rival, b. teammate, c. friend 💀 and guess who was once all 3 lololol

[sophiewagentje]

Honestly those insufferable fans just make me want to go online altogether. For example, I used to love Charles but some on his fans put me off after Silverstone. Particularly the ones that hated on Carlos and even sent death threats cause there is no excuse for that 🙃 it’s the same when some fans blindly defend drivers even when that driver did in fact mess up with what they said/did and they make up excuses. Sometimes drivers mess up and they need to be held accountable. Not get hate but held accountable and some fans don’t see the difference.

I do have to admit, I’ve personally not seen the hate to lando on this occasion or even Oscar that everyone is posting about. I’ve seen people get hateful anons but I’ve seen both lando and Daniel blogs get them so I think someone or some people were going round and trying to cause a fan war since they all looked like they were from the same person. I dunno if it’s mostly on twitter or the blogs that are doing this I already have them blocked. But I’m glad I’m not seeing it if it’s as bad as everyone is saying… or is it literally those few that are constantly posting things like this? Either way, f1 in general has gotten so toxic the past few years in my opinion. Half the time you can’t express an opinion without getting abuse from some fans 💀

I’ve only been in the fandom part of f1 since last year soo idk how much it changed but it’s true that for a nice online experience you need to constantly filter your feed, by blocking/filtering tags/unfollowing etc to create a nice little nook for yourself

I think the hate anons fans are getting generally are the same few people and it’s not like all fans of certain drivers actively post hate on their blogs but it’s always groups that just keep feeding each other hate and just keep it going around. Also some people just start really hating suddenly, so maybe they’ve posted a few things before where you were like yikes and then something happens and they just start full out hating which is shitty behaviour and very awful to discover you’re mutuals with someone like that.

Both f1blr and f1 twitter have problems with calling their drivers out in my opinion. We should hold them accountable and we shouldn’t be afraid to say they messed up🤷🏻‍♀️ like if they put the car in the wall after choosing the most hopeless line, then yeah give them shit for it cuz it’s a stupid as fuck mistake and potentially cost them points! But going after their teammates, who did nothing bad, is just the worst take there is in that situation. If the team messes up, if the teammate messes up or they themselves mess up, give them the appropriate shit for it!! But not 👏🏼 if 👏🏼 it👏🏼isn’t 👏🏼 their👏🏼 fault👏🏼

Anyways that got longer than I wanted but I’m very glad you’re not seeing the hate!

[whiskeyhowlett-writes]

Aww, this was really sweet of you to think of me! 🥰🫶🏻

1. Favorite time of the year?

Fall 🍂 and Winter ❄️ I really enjoy the feeling of the crisp air on my skin, seeing the beautiful autumn leaves, and the very fact that it’s the time to wear sweaters and boots in the Fall. And winter… oof. I just really love the cold and snow! There’s truly nothing like being cozy in a hoodie and underneath blankets with a book on my lap (+ there being no bugs like those horrific mosquitoes and no sweating is a massive bonus)!!

2. Comfort food?

White rice and any kind of soups (as long as there is no fish in it)! I really am a soup fanatic and would easily live off solely soups if I could lmfao. Ooh, and cheese! Lots and lots of cheese.

3. Favorite dessert?

Ahh, I’m actually not much of a dessert kind of person. But if I had to choose, I’d say either crème brulée or chocolate mousse.

4. Thing you collect?

I’m definitely a collector! I loooooooooove collecting any and all kinds of statues and figurines (with my dragon statues having a very special place in my heart), art, and swords! My sword collection is probably my favorite and most impressive though. And please don’t even get me started on my book collection… I literally have shelves and shelves filled of books and I keep on collecting more even though I really don’t have any more room for them- 🫢

5. Favorite drink?

Tea tea tea. Tea. Did I mention tea? Because. Tea. Like I also really enjoy drinking smoothies, but I absolutely love tea. I have at least 8 cups a day… and oftentimes the amount a day easily goes way into double digits lmfao.

6. Favorite music / band?

Honestly, I’m pretty open to any kind of music. But I tend to mostly listen to classic rock music, and my all-time favorite band is Queen <3

7. Last song you listened to?

“Hold Me Closer” by Sir Elton John and Britney Spears

8. Last movie watched?

“The Samaritan”, which was actually pretty good!

9. Last series watched?

I recently finished “Dead to Me” (which I really loved!) and now I’m onto “House of the Dragon” 🐉 , which genuinely shocked the hell out of me by becoming one of my favorite shows. I was so sure I wasn’t going to like it after the way GOT was ruined for me all thanks to the utter shitshow that’s well known as Season 8 lmfao. But HOTD has actually been done very well and I’m enjoying it so far (especially since my beloved Targaryens are the main focus)! And now while I’m waiting for the next new episode to air, I’m planning on catching up on Season 3 of See!

10. Current obsession?

SIR LEWIS HAMILTON. I repeat. Sir. Lewis. Hamilton. Seriously, this beautiful man is my first and last thought of the day… and all my thoughts in between then.

Ehm. Anyway.

LMFAO OKAY UH… where to even begin? 💀 As usual, I’m currently obsessed with reading books and fics (like I’m actually embarrassed to admit how much time I’ve spent on here every single day just reading countless Billy Russo x Reader and F1 Driver x Reader stories-). I just really love reading in general and can never get enough of it, especially any stories with romance at the moment since it makes me forget about my sad, nonexistent love life for awhile 😂. But my real, ultimate insane obsession that currently lives in my mind, heart, and soul all the time right now? That would be F1 — specifically, the F1 drivers (Lewis, Charles, and Carlos… I’m particularly looking at you).

11. Dream place to visit?

It is my dream to visit Europe! Truly, I can’t even express into actual words just how much I would love to travel to Europe. Like it’s something that’s always on my mind. It is my dream to be able to particularly visit England, Italy, and Hungary. And I’d love to see Scotland and Germany, too! And France and Monaco! Oh, and also Romania! And… yeah. You get my point lol. But the first three that I mentioned are definitely my top dream destinations to go to. I would just really love nothing more than to leave New York for a bit and travel to Europe to finally experience visiting all of these beautiful countries 🙏🏻

12. Place you want to go back to?

Hmm, now this is one that I had to put a bit of thought into. A place I would like to go back to would either be the White Sands National Park in New Mexico since it’s absolutely breathtaking there or Universal Studios in Florida, which I’m actually hoping to have the chance to go back to sometime before the end of this year with my sister and her boyfriend… so fingers crossed!

13. Something you want?

Well… how does one even answer a question like this 😵‍💫 But, to be completely honest, the thing I have always wanted and still deeply desire more than anything is to write and publish my own book. I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember and it’s never failed to be one of my greatest joys. I love reading and the way stories are brought to life through words, and I’ve even helped my grandparents with their now published books and even designed the covers. But as happy as I am reading the works of others, I want to be that someone with my own stories sitting on shelves in bookstores and seeing the joy they bring to whoever reads them, even if it’s just one person. I want to be that someone who tells a complete story *glares at the haunting graveyard of all my unfinished stories* and puts it out there to the world. Over the years, writer’s block and tremendous self-doubt has made this dream a challenge, but I have been working toward making this happen and hopefully it’ll be one day soon 🥹💗

14. Currently working on?

As always, lots of things lmfaoo. But basically I’m mainly currently working on reading the books that are on the top of my TBR list, catching up on reading / commenting / rebloging my favorite stories on here, making new edits for my Instagram multifandom and F1 account, and sorting out details to a potential original story that can hopefully be the book I publish one day.

(… and did I forget to mention that I maaaay or maaaay not also be currently working on both a Billy Russo x Reader fic and a Lewis Hamilton x Reader fic that I maaaay or maaaay not post on here once finished if my anxiety allows me to 🙈 lol).

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No pressure tags to: @libraryofloveletters @rebelwrites @d-list-goddess @draegondaddy 💗

Eee, thank you for the tag @etherealwiitch! This was a fun one!

favorite time of the year? FALL into WINTER. I love Halloween and leaves and crisp weather and beanies but I also love snow and cold and when I can snuggle into my scarfs, when there are no bugs outside and everything is clean and crisp. AND NO SWEATING.

comfort food? Indian food has been my go to comfort food for a while. There was so much plain boring German food in Old Town (have you ever had tacos made by an old white German lady named Lilly? NO? SHE PUTS FUCKING BROCCOLI IN IT). But there was this one little mom and pop Indian place nearby that was AMAZING. And now even with a million food choices in New City that I’m exploring, paneer tikka masala and some good naan bread is still what I fall back on when I want comfort food.

favorite dessert? cheesecaaaaaaaaaaaake! i adore a good cheesecake yes please

things you collect? not me hiding my daredevil shrine so I collect a few things! I have a moderate collection of funko pops, I collect handmade or handpainted animal figures from various countries with maybe a hundred pieces ranging from a foot tall to about a quarter inch (tiny glass bull!), and I have a nice growing collection of geeky art prints. <3

favorite drink? Coffee although I’m a sucker for a mango lassi

favorite musician/band? QUEEN FOREVER

last song listened to? Where The Shadow Ends (Acoustic) by Banners, since my TRT playlist is playing!

last movie watched? I watched Nope the other night, which I’ve been wanting to see ever since I saw the trailer, and it is now in both my top 10 scifi films and top 10 horror films, holy shit that was good, definitely give it a watch if you’re interested in either genre! (And if you’re a TRT fan, congrats, this is in LA county where Jane hung out, and these are the exact sorts of scrublands she’d go out into to hunt. Just, you know, less spooky).

last series watched? She-Hulk mostly! I’m not bingeing as many series atm with all the reno, but I got time for that each week!

current obsession? WHEN IS IT NO DAREDEVIL, NEVER, IT IS ALWAYS D-O’CLOCK. But uuuuh irl I’m obsessed with finding the artist I need for my next tattoo, so there’s that!

dream place to visit? I would LOVE to see Rome at least once, although that’s not gonna happen anytime soon LOL.

place you wanna go back to? I miss Disney tbh, like I know they’ve had to scale shit back with the pandemic and the bad economy, but damn I miss it. The last time I visited was just before the pandemic happened (feb 2020) and I literally caught covid there and was sick for the final two days and didn’t get to do everything I wanted.

something you want? literally just to know I’ll be ok as things go forward. I don’t need billions or anything. Literally just to know I can have, at the very least, a nice life.

currently working on? TRT’s latest chapter!

no pressure tag: @letterfromvienna @your-not-invisible-to-me @nurisiliel @becks-things @ithinkhesgaybutwesavedmufasa and anyone else who wants to do it!