#their is no way ferrari is real

[anniekin]

ferrari is definitely just a social experiment

[wejustvibing]

history awaits

[itskindnessinfinite]

the recency bias in the f1 community is insane actually

[leclercskiesahead]

Why did he go 🤙 out of nowhere

[jdkyang]

Well...kinda...sorta...

Yes!

[charles-leclerc-official]

no joke was about to ask about Charles and the Villeneuves when I saw your reblog lol. Why do they hate him? Is it truly just because he didn’t ask for permission to do the helmet? Or was there a problem before that. It seemed so weird at the time that it was such an issue

Jacques Villeneuve disliked Charles well before the helmet thing. He has been criticizing him excessively since he became a Ferrari driver. The reason is unclear, Jacques is just kind of a professional hater, Charles is but one of his favorite subjects. I think it's the links with Ferrari and the fact that Charles has been compared to his father on occasion. Charles does get compared to Gilles Villeneuve sometimes, and maybe Jacques doesn't like that.

It's mostly out of pettiness, the core reason has never revealed itself. He may just dislike Charles with no good, reason, I suspect it has something to do with him being a Ferrari driver and being talented, but idk.

Maybe it's as simple as the fact that Charles is a talented driver at Ferrari and Jacques never did? It's weird because he didn't do this with Seb or Kimi as much(again he's a professional hater so I am not sure anyone on the grid is safe)

The helmet thing last year was the latest in years of weirdly targeted haterism.

Bracing myself for whatever nonsense he's going to cook up for this weekend.

[il-predestinato]

Wow, I guess we're done being subtle. 💀

[alexjcrowley]

I have just realised that Apex GP (fake ass Brad Pitt's team in the F1 movie) is the Goncharov of Formula 1

[apricusapollo]

somewhere in london, paper rings james potter is shaking crying throwing up hyperventilating from happiness after witnessing charles leclerc win the monaco grand prix

[innanzituttoticalmi]

i'm sorry if you genuinely think bozzi and leclerc "copied the other driver/engineer's strategy" i canttttttt take you seriously

[anniekin]

charles leclerc sold his soul for that win in monza

[wejustvibing]

I honestly never thought Hamilton would arrive. Obviously I knew what was happening, but when I was told he was signing, I was speechless. It was a real surprise for me.

This shows the vision of our boss Fred Vasseur, his plans for Ferrari. We want to bring the Red team to the world title. And since I believe in Ferrari, I signed a multi-year contract.

- Charles Leclerc

[leqclerc]

It hurts to admit but I think Charles needs to jump before he gets pushed out of Ferrari. I know there isn't a team on the grid that's a clear upgrade on Ferrari (aside from Red Bull) but the vibes are so rancid right now and the narrative is so out of control that I really do think he needs to get out.

🫱🏻‍🫲🏻 Definitely agree about the last part, somehow this year feels even more rancid to me than last year. They fucked it but at least they fell from the top and at least for a while Charles had something tangible to fight for. This year I'm just kind of looking forward to the season running its course, which sucks, because the autumn stretch is usually one of my favourite parts of the season.

The reverse-Seb, Charles to Red Bull as Max's replacement fantasy is always so indulgent 😭

Unfortunately (besides everything you've mentioned, which is that on paper at least there is no alternative for him at the moment, nothing that would count as a lateral or upwards move) while he sure seems to be on the same trajectory as Seb, right now I think it's in the sense of possibly hurtling towards a bitter ending faster than any of us could've anticipated. Like Seb, I think he'll show a willingness to stay even after the team decides he's past his expiration date and they're already looking to replace him with the next new shiny thing. It seems it's always the ones with the most heart and passion for the team, who see it as something more than just another career stepping stone, that get screwed in the worst way at the end. 😵‍💫

I mean, if everything that's happened up to this point—the lack of clear hierarchy with a championship on the line, the strategy mess, the mistakes, the wonky car development, the internal politicking—hasn't pushed him to the edge, then I'm not sure what will be that straw that break's the camel's back. As exciting as the rumours of him being a hot commodity and being reached out to by representatives from other teams are/were, I think at this moment in time at least, he doesn't envision his future anywhere other than at Ferrari. Which, the commitment is admirable, but the long-term prospect and the quiet but persistent time pressure (younger talents coming in, with every passing year there's more scrutiny and less leeway, etc.)... gotta say, right now, it's looking bleak.

Obviously no one can accurate predict the future, especially in a sport like F1, where sometimes everything is stable and then suddenly she's delivering a wild silly season and it feels like all the doors of opportunity have swung wide open. A whole bunch of contracts are expiring at the end of next year, some in 2025... there will surely be a scramble to overhaul lineups before the next regulation cycle comes into effect in 2026. We might see some surprises yet, although in my heart of hearts I feel like Charles won't be one of them.

And it's always like, "oh you're a fake fan for even thinking about this." There's nothing wrong with having a discussion about all the possibilities while acknowledging what Charles is like and where his heart lies. More than anything I want to see him succeed and achieve that ultimate goal at Ferrari, with Ferrari. I don't want him see him chased out of the team and community he's been a loyal, dedicated member of since he was still arguably a kid. But at the same time I think it would be a waste of his immense talent and frankly just sad if his career fizzled out and he was little more than a footnote in the history of the sport despite all the promise and all the hype and all those moments of motorsport magic that I know he can and has delivered. Ferrari getting it together and placing him at the heart of their project—not just through their words but visibly, through their actions, and not just as a one-off—is and always has been my number one scenario. But this is a team that hasn't been able to reach the highest heights for almost two decades now. It's not unreasonable to speculate and discuss alternatives and contingency plans.

[leclercskiesahead]

He’s never taking that jacket off is he

[formulaborb]

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[charles-leclerc-official]

With your "no hate on here" rule (valid), I genuinely forget you, as any other fan of the sport, also don't like certain drivers privately

Yeah, we don't do hate here. Critique based on facts and actual statements is something we do here. If you have sent in an ask about a driver or situations and I didn't answer it's probably because the language you used was too harsh.

Privately yes I dislike some drivers. I don't feel the need to post about it because it's not something I want to spend my time doing, and I don't think it adds anything productive to the fandom. And that goes for asks as well, if an ask has language I think will just invite more arguing and hate I wont post it. Fine to send them, but don't be shocked if I don't answer.

Big tip is that you get out of fandom what you put in. I don't like when the drivers I like are hated on for really petty and stupid reasons. I don't like when words get twisted around and facts are cherry picked. So I don't post the same about others. I would much rather make memes and study data and celebrate the drivers I do like.

I like to critique because yes drivers mess up on track and sometimes their actions bare criticism. But I find often things are not as big of a deal as fan-bases make them out to be.

People send me things asking if I saw X's statement about Charles. And yes I saw it, it doesn't really bother or hurt me if someone in the media is saying stupid stuff about Charles, or another driver is saying shit about him. I know they are wrong.