#sometimes there's an expectation that drivers will get along swimmingly off the bat and when that doesn't pan out there's disappointment

[leqclerc]

nah I'm a known Carlos and Charlos hater, and I liked that scene too, was very endearing to see them being all silly and using their entire brain power to compose the most basic text ever.

While we didn't get any insights into anything going on at Ferrari, I always got the vibe that they are competitive and friendly, in a friendly coworkers way, that you like someone but it's also casual. I just hate the shipping from the Ferrari admin instead of handling the groundbreaking concept that they get along just fine. or example, Pierre and Yuki are a fun pair and nobody is trying to convince us they love each other, and nothing about them comes across as unnatural/forced, Latifi and George also got along fine, even went on vacation together and it was normal?? Meanwhile Ferrari is posting little fanfics of Charlos being unable to live without the other LOL, I hope they'll tone it down this year.

Yes, this! Thank you! 🙏🏻

I think pundits/commentators are also complicit in fueling this "omg bromance!!! Never been done before!!!" narrative. Like you said, Pierre and Yuki; Nicky and George... they all have a really good relationship with each other, the chemistry and vibes are great, and it's just nice. (Especially coming off the back of the Williams DTS episode where George is like, "if you need to compromise my race to help Nicky, do it"). But you don't see them getting half the attention that the new Ferrari lineup got. I know the fans across social media quite enjoyed both of those relationships, but in the wider sphere of the casual fans and media and so on...I mean, could you imagine if that was Carlos and Charles spotted on holidays together? Will Buxton alone would fangirl so hard he'd explode.

(General warning for subjective personal thoughts and opinions ahead):

They can totally have a nice, chill coworkers relationship when Carlos doesn't try to apply Lando Logic to Charles. Seb and Charles didn't get to where they are overnight either, the dynamic definitely took some figuring out, but they got to a place where their interactions are very...comfortable, natural? They clicked. Sometimes, I feel like Lando and Carlos's particular brand of humour isn't entirely compatible with Charles; that's why they play off each other's snark so well. And what works with Lando maybe can't entirely be replicated with Charles. Because he's a different person, with a different personality, and that requires a slightly different approach, and that's fine. So sometimes, like in that scene, the dynamic totally works, and other times it gets a bit awkward and potentially uncomfortable. At least for me, viewing it from the outside. The laugh imitation thing from one of the challenge videos comes to mind. It's moments like that that make me go a bit :/ But even so, I think I wouldn't maybe have as much of a negative reaction to them if it weren't for the oversaturation on the team socmed and also broadcast media side. It's just been a lot and I sincerely hope they cool it now that the novelty's worn off a little bit, everyone's sort of settled into their roles, and it doesn't have that shiny new toy factor that it did last year. Sometimes less is more🙏🏻