#max verstappen image

[vroomvroomcircuit]

Avocado Allergy

Summary: Max and his girlfriend are learnign to understand each other's love language

Warnings: mentions of an ex cheating, slight mentions of emotional abuse and manipulation as well as love bombing, but there is also a whole lotta fluff to make up for it

Wordcount: 2.1k

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______________________ It’s quiet. A drastic change to the noise that happened mere hours earlier.

But Max relishes in that. After feeling like he is on top of the world with a first place trophy in his hands, he loves feeling grounded again. Especially through her.

(Y/N) head lays on his lap while she reads. Both sitting on the couch that the hotel room offers. Upon checking in they joked about trying not to think about what that piece of furniture has already seen.

Max massages her scalp, concentrating on how her eyes move from line to line, taking in the words that will lead her to a whole story eventually.

In this moment, Max feels at peace.

A peace he never thought he would reach.

A peace, where his thoughts are not full of self-deprecation.

A peace, where he feels enough. Secure. Without a worry.

He presses a kiss to his girlfriend’s forehead. “Will you read to me?” His soft voice cuts pleasantly through the silence. (Y/N) smiles and nods, clears her throat and starts to read the words on the pages in front of her out loud.

A peace, they both thought they would never be able to reach. And yet, they are still here. Basking in each other’s presence like it’s their form of ambrosia. Like it’s the only way that makes them invincible to what the world has against them in its pocket.

To get there, to this point, a whole process of understanding each other had to take place first.

It all started during the early days of their relationship.

“I’ll take you out for dinner tonight. Do you want to go for a shopping trip with Victoria for a new dress? You can take my credit card with you.” Max offers as he appears next to his girlfriend on the sofa.

Confused, she takes her eyes off the article she was reading in some magazine that had been laid out on the coffee table. “Is there a special occasion we go out for?”

(Y/N) thinks for herself a few moments. There is not an anniversary approaching. Neither is any of their birthdays. Or a big accomplishment.

So the question is: What did Max do? What will he be apologizing for?

“No reason except for me wanting to have an amazing date night with my even more amazing girlfriend. I just want us to have a good time.” This makes her even more suspicious.

“Oh,” (Y/N) answers, “Sounds like a good idea. But I don’t feel like going out shopping today.”

In reality, she does not want to get a special dress for a night out, just to get told that he cheated on her or that he totaled her car or something similar in that dress. The young woman does not want such negative energy clinging to a piece of fabric that is supposed to be special.

Max presses a kiss to her cheek before getting up again. “No problem, whatever you put on, you’ll be the most beautiful woman. I love you!” Off he goes, probably doing some Max-Verstappen-stuff.

His compliments and love exclamation in combination makes (Y/N) even more nervous for the upcoming dinner. He must have fucked up royally.

Several horror scenarios are going through her mind over and over again while (Y/N) is getting ready.

Did he actually cheat? Would she take him back after a confession like that?

Or maybe he hates her family and wants to tell her that he doesn’t want to spend any more time with them. That she has to decide between him and her family. Can she make that decision again? Would she make the right one this time?

“You look breathtaking.” Max’s eyes begin to sparkle, similar to the eyes of a child upon entering a toy store.

Can this face, the one of a man admiring the current love of his life like she is the most beautiful sight he has ever been blessed enough to put his eyes on, belong to the same person, that will isolate her from her family and friends? That cheats on her and acts like it was her fault for not being there for him 24/7?

For an average person the answer is simple: No, Max is the guy who nearly brought her bridal style to the emergency room because of her period cramps. He is the same one that ran to the store and back in record time to get some ice for the toe she stubbed on a chair leg.

For (Y/N) the answer is also just as simple: Maybe. Because her previous boyfriend also had a pretty face and said I love you. He also went to expensive restaurants and extravagant short trips with her. He took (Y/N) out for designer shopping trips, making her whole family say that she made the right decision by falling in love with that guy.

The same guy, who cheated on her with a close friend and got her some unimportant, but apparently expensive purse. That man, that followed her to the bathroom, giving her compliment after compliment, to make up for all the dates he canceled.

Maybe, they are not the same to the naked eye. But no one really knows what broods under the skin of any person, right?

“What’s going through your pretty head?” Max asks, putting his hand on her thigh while using the other one for the steering wheel. (Y/N) tries to shake his concern off, simply answering with “Oh, nothing much. Just something about work, you know?” But this man never lets up until he gets to the bottom of a problem. “Tell me about it. If it’s bothering you, it can’t be nothing.”

“Why are you taking me out for dinner? What did you do to try and make up for it? Is it in a public space because I can’t make a scene there?” If he wouldn’t have to watch the road, Max would have gotten whiplash by how fast he looked at his girlfriend. “Um, no? I really just want to take you out because you deserve an amazing night out. I genuinely just want to give you a memorable night. But I can turn around and we order something in. I don’t wanna pressure you into doing anything. I know that we can have just as much of a fun night on our couch watching that one show you have been raving about.”

It takes a few minutes for (Y/N) to comprehend what he said. “So, you will not tell me something bad you did? You actually take me out for no reason, no ulterior motive here?” Max caresses her thigh with his hand. “My only motive is wanting to spend some quality time with you.”

And so they did. The couple has a really romantic evening, sharing jokes and laughs over food and candle light, tugged away in a private corner of Max’s chosen restaurant.

This was the first, but unfortunately not the last time (Y/N) has accused the Dutch of having done something horrible.

Whenever he does a grand gesture, gifting her a very nice bracelet or bringing her to a place she has dreamed to see, it is followed by her asking what kind of crime against their relationship code he committed.

It’s starting to take a strain on both of them. “I don’t know what to do”, he vents to his mother over the telephone. “I love her and only her, but (Y/N) somehow has this twisted image of me that I cheated on her or have done something else wrong and want to apologize for that by taking her on vacation or so. I feel like she doesn’t trust me at all!”

The frustration is detectable in his voice. His mother feels bad for her son. “Have you asked her why she suspects something is off? Maybe you gave her a reason for not having her whole trust?” Max thinks about it. He has never really asked. He doesn’t know why.

“I think I’m losing him.” (Y/N) cries to her best friend. They both sit on her couch in her best friend’s apartment. “I’m accusing him of all these things I know that he would never do to me. But whenever he gifts me something expensive I immediately think of my ex and how he did that too, followed by him telling me he totaled my car or made out with some other woman at a party the night before again.”

Her friend looks at (Y/N) with sympathy. “He love bombed you and distorted your whole love map by doing that. You need to tell Max what he did to you. And you both need to work on understanding what the other person needs in order to feel comfortable in the relationship.”

Having been pep talked to, both find the other person in their shared four walls as soon as possible. They sit down and talk about what they need. They open up to each other and try to find compromises.

Later that night, they lie together in bed, cuddled up while some random movie plays in the background to fill the silence. “I have never felt so safe in a relationship than I do ever since we got together” (Y/N) mumbles, drawing shapes and numbers on his arm with her fingers. “I have never been able to be so true to myself while being romantically involved with someone else.”

Max’s heart starts hurting again. While (Y/N) told him about how much her previous boyfriend manipulated her over and over again, trying to win her over with both grand gestures and verbal threats. He gets it, her getting upset over him trying to be the best boyfriend by reading every wish from her lips.

They both learn to understand each other’s love languages. Max loves to spend quality time and by bringing his girlfriend everywhere with him where she could be present, may it be a simple interview where she sits in the background or the big vacation he had planned for the two. (Y/N) is more a lover of the small gestures. A flower there, holding the edge of a table when the other retrieves the fork that has fallen down during dinner here.

Rediscovering how they can love their soulmate best, it feels like diving into a new part of their relationship. They start to feel a deeper connection, a new level to finding each other. It gets to a point where (Y/N) confidently can say she knows Max like the back of her hand. She is better versed in his voice and tone indication than in her favorite songs.

They are out eating at a nice restaurant with a few of the drivers and their partners. It is a nice evening after the intense race weekend they just endured.

“Can I have some of yours?” Max refers to the pasta dish (Y/N) ordered. “Of course”, she smiles and pushes her plate towards him. Max takes a good bite from it, praising his girlfriend’s choice for her dinner. “Can I try yours?” She asks, eyeing his burger. “No.” Max answers shortly after having already taken a bite of his dish.

Lando chokes on his sip of water he just tried to drink. “No? But she just let you try her food. Why don’t you share?” But Max continues to chew his bite, taking his sweet time before answering.

“Do you want me to kill my girlfriend? Because it’s a sure way to do so by letting her have a bite of my burger, since it has avocado on it and she is allergic to that.”

(Y/N) just melts immediately at that. She mentioned her allergy to avocados once in passing to Max while he was making them sandwiches. But he still remembered it, even after it never had come up ever since.

Maybe it’s really not the big things that make you fall in love with a person. Maybe it’s the attention, the eye for the little things, that can make the greater difference.

And maybe this attention is what led to Max not proposing to her in front of a ferris wheel under the light of fireworks but rather in the kitchen of their shared home over a home cooked meal, asking for her hand in marriage on one knee while being shrouded in solitude.

#max verstappen image #max verstappen x you #max verstappen x reader #max verstappen imagine #max verstappen fanfic #reader insert #x reader #x fem!reader #max verstappen x fem!reader

[formulalfc]

Request

Bottom Max. I don't know how anyone can see this man as a top. The man is radiating baby girl energy. The size difference between him and Charles or Daniel is insane to me and makes him even more of a bottom. And he has the butty for it.

Nah max is soo bottom coded to me cause he’s such a dominant force on the grid he’s more than happy to let you take complete control in the bedroom. Like you are fucking him, and he is absolutely fine with that. You’re pretty much always the one that initiates sex and when max does, he won’t say it out loud he would just be touchier and would have that look in his eye. You’re always on top, none of that pillow princess shit from you and it turns max on soo much like he can relax and not have to worry just sit there and take it like the good boy he is. Would absolutely eat up any praise you gave to him cause he always had to be the best to get any validation as a kid, he’s just soo desperate to be your best boy, pouting up at you as you ride him.

#formulalfc #max verstappen #formula 1 #f1 #formula one imagine #formula one #f1 x reader #f1 fanfic #formula one fanfiction #max verstappen x reader #max verstappen image #max verstappen blurb #max verstappen imagine #max verstappen x you #max verstappen fanfic #max verstappen fluff #red bull racing #blurbs with shan ;)

[maxcuntstappen]

For Darcy, @souvenir116 🩵

Max Verstappen & Charles Leclerc ; growing up together and growing up alike

Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood / Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic / Charles via The Sports Rush / A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh / Max via Sportskeeda / PlanetF1 / m.h. / Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It / Walk The Moon, Come Under The Covers / Charles via Sportskeeda / unknown

F1 Web Weaves

#max verstappen #charles leclerc #f1weave #f1 #web weaving #lestappen #on childhood friends #or more accurately #on childhood enemies #who are mirror images of each other #f1 x poetry

[clearlyclairesblog]

Me, about 1h ago: ohw, no, we got Lestappen in the TV pen, no content for us today.

Max: Hold my Red Bull.

#lestappen #credits to whoever cropped this image they sent it to me im sorry #but #WHAT IS THIS MULTIVERSE #charles leclerc #max verstappen

[racingcore]

It has been a long journey, but i knew you. You're here.

~credit //quote: “Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks” by Christopher Citro // Interview transcript: @il-predestinato (x) // images: pinterest and tumblr~

#i cried when i saw the interview for the second time. the first time i thought of that quote. #I have a black and white version too but it felt eh so i didnt post #charles leclerc #max verstappen #lestappen #formula 1 #f1 #las vegas gp 2023 #image credit: really sorry i made this in haste #web weaving

[hrhrg]

Back on my bullshit

#f1 #the image of seb saying yikes is very funny to me #lestappen #brocedes #charles leclerc #max verstappen #oscar piastri #lando norris #george russell #alex albon #logan sargeant #sebastian vettel #esteban ocon #pierre gasly #lewis hamilton #nico rosberg #f1 textposts

[overtake]

Max Verstappen Silverstone Interview | Can Max Be Beaten?

#max verstappen #f1 #formula 1 #op #everyone talks about how often max says 'of course' but just has to be up in the numbers as well #also adore that he remembers the exact number #also desperately hope he meant the vacation with martin recently #bc thats such an image #anyway don't think people are usually up bc 80% of f1blr is european but im posting this now anyway #bc hes just too endearing

[usernyoom]

26/11/23, Abu Dhabi. Race winner and world champion Max Verstappen stands on the podium after the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023. Photo by Edmund So, edited.

#still staring at these images.... #LOOK AT HIM 😫😫😫 #max verstappen #abu dhabi gp 2023 #f1 #formula 1 #f1 edit #f1edit #beth edits f1 #max.jpg

[feddy-34]

not even trying to be a hater but it is genuinely funny how a certain subset of f1blr are head over heels for vettel while actively hating on max like......... they r literally the same im afraid. you would have hated red bull seb! he was winning just as much as max while being way more of a little shit about it!

#this is what happens when people dont know the whole story #seb was so annoying in rb and even ferrari! #but then he stopped winning #and now its all bees and shit #yk what maybe i am being a hater #but if u can't like drivers at their best u dont really like them! #just your fake image of them! #f1 #red bull racing #sebastian vettel #max verstappen #ferarri

[vroomvroomcircuit]

"Diamonds are made under pressure, aren't they?"

Summary: It's about treading the line between 'diamonds are made under pressure' and 'bread only rises through rest', describing the struggles of two people that come with being described as one of the best drivers to ever exist and the smartest person in the room

Pairing: Max Verstappen x engineer!reader

Wordcount: 2k

🏎Masterlist🏎

_______________________

“Diamonds are made under pressure.”

This is a sentence, a one-liner, that has been thrown at (Y/N) through an off-sentence by a friend during one of their most stressful weeks of university. Ever since she lived by it. It was one of the mantras she retold herself over and over again during one of too many all-nighters, only accompanied by sugary energy drinks and crippling anxiety about her future if she doesn't get through this assignment on time.

In the end it all, meaning the late nights and early mornings in libraries, study halls and classrooms, was worth it, the grind she held through her bachelors in engineering got her a seat on the Red Bull Racing team in Formula 1. Ultimately, it brought her to her true love, Max Verstappen.

They have similar mindsets, after all, there is always room for improvement and why wait for it when you can do it now? So many people are counting on them anyway.

This is something they have discussed during late night talks. These started back then when he was in his third year with Red Bull and (Y/N)’s first.

Max was about to leave the factory after a long day of working on the new car for the upcoming season. He stopped when he saw a light still burdening in one of the offices. Being the environmentally conscious person he is, he wanted to turn it off. Good one, Max. Without you Red Bull would go bankrupt based on the energy bills alone.

Instead of an empty office, he was met with wide eyes. “Uh, I apologize for running in like that. I thought somebody forgot to turn off the light”, the driver explained his sudden appearance.

After recovering from the initial shock of having her door thrown open out of the blue, (Y/N) was quick to put Max back at ease. “Oh no, it’s fine. I guess it really is late. I just wanted to run the suggestions you made to the team through a simulation and see if the outcome really does change like you expect it to.” The young woman smiled tiredly at him before continuing punching some numbers into her computer and sipping on a can of Red Bull (the orange one is the best, you can’t change my mind).

“You don’t sound convinced by my idea too much”, he noticed with a small grin of his own, “Was what I said not smart?” He still whacked his brain whether or not she was with the team he worked with today. He surely would remember, right?

“Oh, I would know what you said word for word, I was with the other driver today. But Mike gave me the notes and why wait to put what you suggested to work when I can do it now?” (Y/N) winks at him.

“And still you think it won’t work.” And with that they started an in depth discussion about the outcome that is to be expected with the proposed changes. In the middle of another Maxplaining (Y/N) just turned her computer screen towards the man leaning against the doorway, proving her point she told him from the beginning of their conversation.

“Well, I guess you need to explain these results to me. Maybe over a cup of coffee?”

“I definitely need to, can’t have our golden boy lack knowledge in the field of engineering. We want these Championship wins.” With that she packed her back. “I know a place that’s still open.”

Born with that are many more discussions, partially very heated even, that could only be solved by getting one of the heavy textbooks out that (Y/N) still kept from her uni days. Sometimes held over coffee in softly lighted cafes around the world, later during dinners, which are only interrupted by waiters desperately trying to get their attention to jot down their orders, and in the end they continue them in the security that only their own four walls can provide.

One time during a race weekend the whole team had a bet going on about how long the two can keep talking about the same subject. After two hours they had to be stopped, both of them needing to follow their own programme points of the day. GP won the bet, having to listen to their conversations on a regular basis with no way to escape them, because they are vital with important key information. Still, it doesn’t mean that they are exciting.

Now, three years after that initial meeting, three WDC and two WCC have been secured since. During that time the aspiring engineer decided to pursue a masters degree in technical engineering alongside her work in the team (or more like Christian offering her a whole ride paid by Red Bull after hearing her talking about this and knowing how much extra value this brings to the upcoming seasons).

The couple’s apartment in Monaco starts to look more like a library than a living space for humans, textbooks and loose papers scattered over every available surface and the floor of their office. While the driver greatly admires his love’s determination to get through her programme with the best possible grades, he starts to worry a bit. He has heard stories from her friends and family from her time at uni and what her study habits had looked like back then.

Hell, Max himself plants his ass for more hours on the sim than probably necessary, since there is always room for improvement. But seeing his girlfriend become a zombie version of the person he got to know was definitely not what he had expected when she signed up for going back to uni.

“Schatje? I thought you wanted to join me in bed?” Max asked (Y/N) tiredly, who is still sitting in her seat at the office desk while pouring over textbooks and a writing document on her laptop. His voice tells her that he already had fallen asleep, but something must have woken him up. Was she talking to herself again? She tends to do that when getting lost in her own world of equations and laws of physics.

“Yes, I will be with you in a minute. Let me just write this down, I finally understood that concept”, the engineer waved him off absentmindedly, the other hand retracing a line in a book, which has been assaulted by differently colored highlighters.

But Max is nothing but a stubborn man and if life had taught him one lection then it’s to never give up easily. “Come on, it’s really late and all your smart thoughts will still be there after you get some sleep”, he tried convincing her, moving closer and massaging the tension away from his girlfriend’s shoulders.

“I told you, I’ll be there in a sec. But a masters thesis doesn’t write itself and I would deeply appreciate it if you would leave me be to finish this up.” Frustration starts to set in (Y/N)’s voice.

Max is not irritated by it at all. He had been the same, if not worse, to her in his most challenging moments of his career. He knows that he can be a harsh person, unfortunately even to his loved ones. But that also means he knows how to deal with harsh people.

“You know what, I’ll put the kettle on and make us a cup of tea while you wrap this up and we meet again in the bedroom. Okay?” Softly spoken, the Dutchman proposes the idea to her.

(Y/N) can’t really say no to this, knowing that her brain wouldn’t be able to process and absorb much more information anyways. Still, there is a certain guilt gnawing on her conscience whenever she is about to take a break from her studies.

With puppy dog eyes the engineer looks up to her boyfriend. “Can you make it a hot chocolate, please? And maybe some of the cookies you brought home from the bakery?” Her small voice is enough to ask Max to do nothing short of a murder and he would say yes without wasting any thoughts on it. “Of course, Schatje. Anything for my smart and brilliant girl.” He presses a kiss on her forehead before disappearing from the office.

Not long after this the couple finds themselves sipping from their mugs with some calming music playing in the background and munching on some treats.

“My love, I feel like when I talk to you now about the importance of taking breaks and resting, we both will have a déjà-vu,” Max says with a small smile.

He is not wrong. They actually talked about it a couple of months ago when Max had to be dragged off the sim, because he had been stressing himself out about a particular race way too much to consider it a healthy try to improve.

“I know, I know. It’s just, being smart is not easy and I try to live up to the title of the clever woman in my family and in the team,” (Y/N) confesses quietly. The driver puts his arm around her shoulders and pulls her further into his embrace.

“What do you mean, Schatje? What do you have to live up to?” Murmurs are whispered into her hair.

“It can be hard, being the smart one. Because as soon as people catch on, they start expecting things from you. Suddenly, you are knowledgeable in every single subject available on earth. You become other people’s measurement scale. When they get something right and you wrong, they will rub it into your face.

You have to do great things, because they want you to do that. You will get pressured into using your intellect to the fullest extent, because otherwise they say your potential is wasted. Nobody wants you to do that, it would be a shame. Apparently to everybody and their mother.

This is why I sometimes hate to be the smart one. No one wants me to be average, they need me to be exceptional. That’s why I have to study hard and read everything there is on this subject. And diamonds are made under pressure, aren’t they?”

Max understands the kind of pressure that is on her. He felt like that for the majority of his life, having to exceed the expectations of other people over and over again, because only meeting them just is not enough.

Either he is the best driver out there or he shouldn’t even bother to try. That is something he had been told from his early days into his driving career. He lived by it like it was the only truth that mattered.

This was until he met her. (Y/N) showed him that trying is better than never starting. That his best will always be enough. Nobody has been born being a master in something. Failing is an important part of the way to perfection. Mistakes have to be made to improve, to learn what needs to be improved.

And he wants to show her that all of this also counts for her, too.

“Do you wanna know what Christian said to me a couple of months ago? ‘Just like dough, you can rise only if you rest.’ You need time to recharge to be able to do your best. Let’s take the day tomorrow off, recharge our batteries and just laze around and snooze in a bit. After tomorrow, I’ll help you study.”

A study date with Max Verstappen is too good to say no to. Whenever he quizzes (Y/N), she gets a kiss for every correct answer. So the questions might get easier over time. Still, he motivates her to do her best while looking out for her water intake and food consumption and taking regular breaks for stretching her body or going for a walk.

Max is right, you need to rest to continue achieving greatness.

#max verstappen x reader #x reader #reader insert #max verstappen x you #max verstappen image #max verstappen x engineer!reader #max verstappen imagine #max verstappen fanfic

[dr3comebackera]

"When forever was a sentence, sentence to death Oh, when you were a running tear, I was a drop of sweat And the edges of your soul, I haven't seen yet Now I'm glad I get forever to see where you end" forever - noah kahan

(1) Dan Istitene (2) (left) Peter Fox // (right) Andy Hone (3) @SkySportsF1 (4) Reuters (Photographer Unknown) (5) Charles Coates (6) Mark Thompson (7) Mark Thompson (8) Dean Mouhtaropoulos (9) (left) Peter Fox // (right) Reuters (Photographer Unknown) (10) @daniel3.jpg (11) Motorsport Images

#okay this is my first time doing this so it's my best #but i couldn't get maxiel and this song out of my head #for the record i changed the pronouns for this to he/him #this is sending me down a getty images rabbit hole because it was so hard choosing between pics to use #also i know this goes back and forth chronologically but go with it for the vibes #maxiel #max verstappen #daniel ricciardo #web weave #f1 web weaving #noah kahan #forever - noah kahan

[zerotosixty]

We are enemies linked together.

Charles Leclerc on his rivalry with Max Verstappen

Hanif Abdurraqib, “it is once again the summer of my discontent & this is how we do it”

Leclerc and Verstappen say they share mutual respect despite having ‘hated’ each other during karting days / © Kartpix Motorsport

Oscar Wilde, An Ideal Husband

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix © Red Bull

Markus Zusak, I Am The Messenger

Charles Leclerc looking at Max Verstappen post-race at the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix

Jonathan Coulton, “Nemeses”

#Charles Leclerc #Max Verstappen #Formula 1 #F1 #Lestappen #Rivalry #i originally wanted to just make a gif of the first and last images #but i am a sucker for rivalries #and the line in between love and hate #i just want to see a max x charles championship fight okay #“but now we are grown up. we respect each other” #*gifs #*s #*edits

[reigningmax]

You just mentioned in your tags the pictures of max hugging his new pr are cute! Do you know where the pictures were posted? I'd love to see them!🥰

Edit: never mind apparently this is a mechanic!!

#asks #chit chat #Anonymous #max verstappen #he is babie #they werent posted i just have them in my images pool

[lostmymind-0]

Loosing you broke me | MV1 X Leclerc! Sister reader

Word count: 2961

Genre: hurt/Angst, comfort, a bit fluff

Tw: self-harming, death and attempted suicide

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc did not get along. At all. The rivalry between the two boys was too big. Ever since they started karting against each other have they tried to outdrive the other one. The fights would often lead to one forcing the other off the track, even after the race had ended. Their parents both tried sitting them down and talk to them but nothing helped. Nothing except one thing, Juliett Leclerc. The little sister of Charles Leclerc. The little girl had everyone wrapped around her little finger. Especially her big brother, Charlie. Only for her would he calm his hate towards the Dutch boy, who was equally wrapped around her finger, if not more.

As the boys grew older did Hevé brought the little girl along to almost every race, even if it was just to maintain the peace on track. Over the time did the little Leclerc grew into liking the blond boy her brother stood on the podium with. The two found many shared interests and would disappear for hours after the race. Making their fathers and her brothers come looking for them. Hevé would gently lecture little Juliette in France while Jos would straight up yell angry words in Dutch at the boy. Each time Juliette would see the man would she glare as much as a seven-year-old could at the grown man.

Max and Juliette only grew closer. To the despite of her brothers. All three of them, even Arthur. Juliette was the calmness Max needed after a yelling from his dad and he was the confidence she needed when she once again felt like the world was too big for her and the urge to hide was getting big. Both of their mothers could see the changes in their kids when they were together. It seemed like their ware the puzzle piece the other one needed, even at their young age of sixteen and fifteen, where they officially became a couple.

The day of the Japanese Grand Prix was the supposed to be the best day of Juliette’s life. She and her brothers had travelled along with Jules to watch him race. It was not the first time they would see him race but it was still special. The four Leclerc’s watched as the young Frenchman crashed into the crane. “Jules!,” Juliette screamed and held onto Charles as they watched as the marshals tried to safe Jules. Holding onto his sister Charles prayed for his godfather’s life.

It was Pascale who called Max after the crash. He had of course seen it on TV and worried about his girlfriend as he knew how close she was to the Frenchman. “You need to come to her, Max. She is not doing good.,” were the worried words of Pascale that made the young Dutch book the next flight to see his girlfriend. He had to fight almost an hour with his father until he was allowed to go but that was worth it.

Max had expected almost everything but not this. Not seeing his girlfriend almost lifeless on the bed in her hotel room. The lights out and the curtains close. There was no light in this room nor in her eyes when she turned her head to face him. Without saying a word did he took off his shoes and got into bed with her, holding her tightly. Slowly did she start to cry. She had not cried since she saw Jules crash. She had just been sitting at the hospital or laying in her room. Charles tried to comfort her but could not do much as he did not feel a lot better. It was Max who finally got her to eat something as well as taking a shower. With gentle words and a lot of patience did he help her to detangle her mess of hair before braiding for her. For the rest of the year did Max took her with him to the F3 races. At first was everyone worried that it would be bad for Juliette to be at races again, but it helped her. Or so it seemed. She was okay for a while. She was cheering for Max when he stood on the podium, and she was there when he got the call to drive for Torro Rosso for the next season.

It all went bad when Jules passed. After months of coma did, he finally passed in July of twenty fifteen. It was truly devastating for the entire Formula one community. But even more for his family and friends. Once again was Max there to hold the young girl in his arms as she cried her heart out. Jules was her fourth brother. He was there the day she learned how to walk or for her first day of school but now was he gone. She would never see his smile again. After Jules’ death did everyone believed to never see the only Leclerc daughter smile again. Even with Max by her side. She was only a shadow of herself. Max still took her traveling with him to races while she did her school online. But even that did nothing to help her. In October did she had to stop traveling with Max as Jos thought she was distracting Max too much. So, she went back home.

In this time being apart did she really fell into a dark hole. No one could reach her. Everything felt like it was suffocating her. Like she could not breathe anymore. The only little dose of dopamine she felt was when she took the little blade she had hid in the drawer of her nightstand and cut the skin of her thigh. The pain made her fell better for a short time. The blood showed her that she was alive. Every time she was sitting at the dinner table and her mother would ask her how she was feeling that day, with that worried look on her face, could Juliette dig her fingers against the fresh wound and say the same words. “I am fine.” But she was not. Slowly the blade did not only dance across her thighs but also her arms. No one ever saw them. She was smart enough to wear clothes to always hide them from her family and Max was gone racing, so he also could not see them. It was her best hidden secret.

It was before Max’s first formula one race in Monaco when he discovered the horrible way his girlfriend had been coping. He could not believe that he had not noticed anything. “What the fuck is this, Juliette?!”, he asked her and held her arm in his hand. Staring at the fresh wounds all across her forearm. “Nothing.”, she tried to tell him, but he was not having that. Taking her face in his hand he asked her again and the young girl finally broke down. Telling him all about she started and how she felt. He was still angry.-and confused but he was mostly glad that she was telling him that. “Does anyone know? Charles?”, he asked and pulled her into a hug. “No, nobody can know, please. Especially not Charlie!”, she begged, and Max agreed to keep her secret.

After the race did the two sat down and talked about it for a long time. Max wanted her to get help and she slowly opened up to the idea, but she still refused to tell her brothers. “Someone should know, mijn liefje.”, he told her, and she knew that he was right but there was a lot of shame that kept her from telling anyone, from asking for help. “How about you talk to your dad? I can come with you if you like.”, he offered, and she accepted. Not even two days later were the two sitting in her home with her father. Her mother and brothers were gone for the day, so it was the perfect time. With a lot of reassuring and a lot of deep breaths did Juliette manage to finally tell her father about her struggles. Asking him for help. “Mon soleil, I am so sorry you suffer this much. I will help you as much as I can. Thank you for telling me.”, Heve told his daughter and hugged her as they both cried. “I don’t want my brothers to know, please Papa.”, she asked her father and he agreed to keep this from his sons.

After that day did they found her a great therapist who showed her ways to cope without harming herself. It was a slow progress but Juliette got better in coping. Max and her dad were always there when it got hard, helping her to find a way to go without the blade. But just as it got better and she was able to smile again did the next horror news came. Heve had cancer. While everyone worried about him was he only worried about how his little girl would do if he would not make it. Heve met up with Max in secret and asked him to take care of Juliette. To make sure she would not drown in the darkness again. Max promised to try everything he could. The rest of the year did they try to spend it as good as possible. Max got into Red Bull and got his first win. Which was also the time the media took more notice in his private life, discovering the rather private relationship of the two young adults. It was rather harmless as they just dug out pictures of the two being young and in love. The pictures her brothers hated with their heart.

For the rest of the year did Juliette split her time between spending it with Max and spending it at home with her family. The whole family tried to spend as much time possible together as no one could say how long her father still had.

In June of the next year did Heve loose the battle against cancer. Leaving the entire family broken. Max wanted to be there right after Heve passed but could not as he was stuck in a Canada. But the day after did he took the first flight to Monaco to be with his girl as well as the funeral. “What are you doing here?”, Charles asked as he opened the door and found the Dutch standing there. “I am here to be there for your sister. Can I come in now?”, he asked and Charles stepped aside, knowing that it would be for the better. “I am sorry for your loss, Charles.”, Max told the second oldest Leclerc, who just nodded and left. Walking up the stairs Max found his girlfriend in a really bad state. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying and her hair was a mess. “I am so sorry, mijn liefje.”, he whispered before pulling her into his arms. Crying against his chest she let all the emotions go. All the anger of why it had to be her father and not someone else. All the sadness. All the frustration. Everything. Max said nothing but just held her as tight as he could.

While Max and Charles went away racing two weeks later was Juliette not able to leave her bed. Her therapist had tried to call her multiple times but failed. She was alone at home with her oldest brother, Lorenzo. Well, he was mostly distracting himself with work while Juliette was spiralling without him knowing. It only took a short trip from Lorenzo to the store when she finally fall down the cliff. Reaching into her drawer she walked into the bathroom. Filling the tub with water she stepped into the cold water with her clothes still on. Taking a deep breath she closed her eyes before lifting the shiny silver blade up. Watching the blood pour out of her wrists she relaxed at the feeling.

Lorenzo yelled for her multiple times, asking if she was hungry but got no answer. Frustrated with his sister the oldest Leclerc went up the stairs and tried to find the girl. His first try was obviously her room, but no success. Then he heard a noise from the bathroom. Knocking on the door he asked if she was alright. As he still got no answer did he open the door. Revealing the horrible sight of his half passed out sister, covered in her own blood. “Merde! Qu'est-ce que vous avez fait? (Fuck! What have you done?)”, he asked her, rushing to her side. She was still breathing and had pulse. Grabbing the closet towel he applied pressure while calling an ambulance.

In the hospital did they stabilize her and stitched her wrists up. The first person Lorenzo called was their mother, telling her what was going on. Pascale was, rightfully, shocked and booked the first flight home. “Don’t tell, Charlie and Arthur. I don’t want them to know.”, was the first thing Juliett told her big brother when she woke up. “Cheri, why would you do this?”, Lorenzo asked, taking her hand carefully in his. “It is complicated. I just lost it after Papa passed. Did you call Max?”, “I called Maman and I think she told him. They are on their way here. Arthur and Charles are still in Baku.”, he explained and she nodded, asking how the boys did in the race. “Charles won. Max was fifth. But sleep now.”. Hours later did Pascale and Max rush through the hospital doors, waking the young girl. “Liefje, how are you?”, Max wanted to know as soon as he saw his girlfriend. It hurt to see her like this. Pale, bandaged up and hooked up on machines. “I feel tired.”, she whispered, shame of what she has done hitting her. She was ashamed that her brother had seen her like that and now her mother and boyfriend. Tears filled her eyes before she started sobbing. “What is it, cheri?”, Pascale asked her daughter, sitting down on the bed next to her. “I am so sorry. I never wanted it to come so far. I just could not take the pain anymore.”, she sobbed while holding onto her mother. “I know it hurts but this is not the right way.”, Pascale gently told her. Nodding she reached her hand out for Max to take.

After a while did Pascale and Lorenzo gave the couple a bit privacy. “I am really sorry. I just lost control.”, Juliette whispered and held onto Max’s hand like he would disappear if she let go. “I know it hard and I know that you miss him deeply but I need you to fight. If not for yourself then do it for me. I need you. More than you know. Without you would I be lost. So please fight. I will do what I can to help you but I need you to fight. For me, for Jules and for your father. I love you.”, he pleaded, crying as well. The fear of loosing her was the worst fear he had ever known. “I will try. I love you.”, she promised him.

It was still in the hospital when she decided to go into stationary therapy. Max, her mother and oldest brother all supported her a lot in that decision. Charles and Arthur still had no clue but she planned on telling them as it was holding her back from healing. So in summer break, when she was allowed to go home for the weekends did she decided to finally come clean to her other two brothers. With Max present. “What is he doing here? I thought it was going to be a family day?”, Arthur complained when he walked into the living room and saw the Dutch, once again, sitting next to his sister. “I want him here. now please sit down and shut up.”, Juliette asked him. Rolling his eyes he listened to her. “What is going on, mom cheri?”, Charles asked his sister. He feared that she could be pregnant or worse engaged to Max. “There is something I have to tell you.”, she stared only for Arthur to interrupt her. “Are you pregnant?”, “No, now shut up.”, she yelled. Max squeezed her leg, telling her to calm down. “Ignore Arthur, cheri.”, Charles told her and she nodded. “I have been struggling for quite a while now. Like a lot.”, she once again started. A nod from her mother encouraged her to go ahead. “I have been dealing with severe depression as well as self harm.”, “Self harm?”, Charles asked and she slowly lifted her sleeve up. Revealing her arm, that was covered in scars. Some small and white while others were still red and fresh. But the most striking one was the thick vertical one that was still looking rather fresh. “Merde!”, Charles cursed and gently let his fingers run over the scars, not believing they were real until he felt them under his fingertips. “Why have you not said anything?”, Arthus wanted to know. “I was afraid what you would say but I was also extremely ashamed. I did not want anyone to know. Max found out by accident and then talked me into telling dad.”, she explained, covering her arm again. “I am now in therapy. In stationary therapy to be precise.”. The brothers needed a moment to let everything sink in before saying anything. “Can we help in any way?”, Charles asked while Arthus was overwhelmed. “Just not judging me or hating me would be good.”, “Cheri, I could never hate you! You are my baby sister and I will always love you!”, Charles protested and pulled her tightly into his arms.

#max verstappen #charles leclerc #max verstappen x leclerc!reader #charles leclerc x sister #f1 #hurt #angst #max verstappen images #f1 fiction #f1 x own character

[mico-evelyn1]

MY DRIVE TO SURVIVE S6 TITLES AND STORY LINES

this of course is for fun so please don't get to angsty if you don't completely agree

EPISODE 1: The Lion's Roar

what is it about?: it is about Max Verstappen and Red Bull's dominance and perez-essentially-drowning. of course with a toto wolff interview were he bitches about RB. [photo cred]

Explain the name: Max Verstappen = Lion (plus it's a good song)

EPISODE 2: Daddy's Boy

what is it about?: it's about aston martins red-hot start to the season and fernando alonso's podiums and dominating lance stroll in the standings and questioning lance strolls place in the team after the Qatar incident. [photo cred]

Explain the name: Daddy's cash but replace the cash with boy

EPISODE 3: The French Dispute

what is it about?: it's about alpine going crazy. Namely focusing on the aussie gp and Otmar Szafnauer & Alan Permane departures. and of course they have to bring up Oscar Piastri. [photo cred]

Explain the name: The French Dispatch (a movie i've never seen) but it's The French Dispute

EPISODE 4: Oceans Rising

what is it about?: Alphatauri's revolving door of driver, Nyck De Vries, Daniel Ricciardo and Liam Lawson (best believe they didn't even interview Tsunoda) [photo cred]

Explain the name: daniel ricciardo and liam lawson are from oceania (australia and new zealand respectively) plus if you're poetic you can see it as the team drowning in controversy (that's not the best word but i don't have a better word)

EPISODE 5: Smooth Operation

what is it about?: Carlos Sainz and the Singapore Grand Prix [photo cred]

Explain the name: smoooothhhhh opperrattorrr

EPISODE 6: The New Kid

what is it about?: Oscar Piastri's rookie season and the pressure it put on Norris [photo cred]

Explain the name: Do I have to?? it's obvious

EPISODE 7: The American Dream

what is it about?: Logan Sargeant's rookie season (of course they have James Vowels break down logan's season) [photo cred]

Explain the name: 🇺🇸🦅💥

EPISODE 8: Tensions Rising

what is it about?: george russell and lewis hamilton's season together, especially focusing on their crash in qatar & their fighting in japan. And yes, it does mention Brocedes and yes, it does have toto wolff in a turtleneck bitching (its essential at this point) [photo cred]

Explain the name: its obvious, but i so desperately wanted to name it "the broken tea cup" but i didn't 😔

EPISODE 9: Broken Wishes

what is it about?: charles leclerc's suffering at ferrari, especially in Brazil, but then it get happy in Las Vegas, then it ends pensively as ferrari lost second in the championship to Mercedes [photo cred]

Explain the name: idk just sounded right

EPISODE 10: Last Across the Line

what is it about?: HAAS and their eternal shittines (sorry haas fans) and of course we cannot forget Guenther Steiner being dropped (this will be the most dramatic part of the show) [photo cred]

Explain the name: haas finished last in the championship so i put it into a race context

please remember this is for jokes

#please these title cards where made on canva in 1 minute and tumblr destroys the quality of the images #f1 #oscar piastri #max verstappen #charles leclerc #lando norris #carlos sainz #lewis hamilton #george russell #daniel ricciardo #pierre gasly #toto wolff #estaban ocon #liam lawson #yuki tsunoda #logan sargeant #fernando alonso #lance stroll #alex albon #nico hulkenberg #kevin magnussen #sergio perez #cecilias vroom vroom car post

[slythereen]

Oh my! I really really need to see the rest of your tag commentary for the Essay!!!!!!!!!

breaking: tumblr (rightfully) tries to silence area maniac’s deranged rambling but the people* won’t stand for it!!! (*one pitying anon)

right so regarding tsarinablogs' glorious essay on rbr, ferrari, and the lestappen marketing phenomenon… the only substantial point i had to add is about ferrari. because nat is totally right, it doesn't make sense for ferrari to be actively engaging in promoting the lestappen friendship if the payoff is charles moving to rbr. not unless their only aim is basically damage control and making the inevitable breakup look amicable.

but if you look at the austin lestappen interactions — and the rbr-ferrari interactions in general this season — ferrari isn't really an active collaborator in the agenda. time to get crazy:

the great rbr-ferrari sticker war

yes, we're coming back to my favorite topic briefly (my beloved rbr-ferrari sticker war agenda). this is the most actively involved rbr-ferrari interaction, though. and it was initiated (accidentally, in fairness) by christian horner.

belgian grand prix (nicely compiled video)

we start with christian covering the ferrari emblem on a fan's hat. this is one of those from-a-distance videos, i don't believe it was initially shared by rbr. not entirely an intentional engagement.

ferrari does start the actual engagement on social media by posting the first "sticker war" video and tagging rbr. they also directly reference rbr's yeti stickers tradition (which, as far as i can tell, is new this season with their yeti sponsor and i think belgium was the first gp they mentioned it) (which is curious in and of itself).

rbr retaliates. war is on. eventually, f1 gets involved with a cute recap... and that's when they go from just responding to one another in comments to actually tagging each other.

what else did we have going on in belgium?

a lestappen podium

rbr debuting (i believe) the yeti cooler on socials

carlos infamously having war declared on him by the entirety of f1twt for bully oscar

so, you could say ferrari actively instigated the sticker war. this has no real lestappen involvement and appears to be entirely the admins having fun with one another. it's also very conveniently timed as a distraction for ferrari and an opportune advertising moment for rbr and yeti.

dutch grand prix (max's home race)

a pause in the sticker war for the dutch grand prix. what we do get is rbr posting lestappen on main (the mclaren camcorder saga) and rbr posting some content about their yeti (and the new yeti sticker tradition). (just as a side note: travel stickers to add to yetis is a bit of a niche Thing; very on brand for the sponsorship deal.)

(similarly, a pause in monza — all ferrari, all the time, for monza. we get the lestappen quali podium and charles asking the crowd not to boo max.)

singapore grand prix (ferrari sacrificial altar)

again, we see ferrari instigating the interaction — now with tagging rbr on the posts. interestingly, rbr tags yeti in response and ferrari's comment on rbr's retaliation brings it back to the yeti sticker tradition. with this "attack" actually targeting the yeti cooler, it's making it all look very... yeti-focused.

but singapore is also when rbr doubles down on the lestappen content — and gets more loud about it. the infamous "lecstappen alert" post. we also got some photos of them chatting in the paddock (which, i believe, were not posted by either rbr or ferrari but were out there adding to the Vibes this weekend).

meanwhile, ferrari is dealing with peak ferrari civil war mode this weekend after blatantly sacrificing charles to defend carlos' victory and then not acknowledging it in the slightest in favor of propping up the "cool carlando operation."

japanese grand prix (f1 takes the score)

rbr initiates the on-going war this time around and makes sure to advertising their new suzuka hats while they're at it. ferrari retaliates. and once again, we see f1 doing a recap/summary of the on-going fight. no lestappen in sight once more...

... but rbr also posts lestappen crumbs, in the form of max talking about his suzuka race start from 2022. which means smiling at a video of one of his battles with charles.

after the race, ferrari is back in civil war mode after carlos complains about being "sacrificed" in suzuka and ferrari gets heat for their interesting quali strategy that put them in this situation in the first place. no post-race hi-jinx this time around.

qatar grand prix ("everybody is a ferrari fan")

rbr initiates the conversation again. this time, ferrari's only response is to like the photo. but this was after the sprint race and after max had already been crowned for the third time; not exactly a time when ferrari wants to be adding to the max agenda.

plus, by this time we had already seen the videos and photos of charles congratulating max immediately, before everyone else. this moment wasn't posted by rbr or ferrari, naturally, but it is out there and being spread around by the end of the time rbr starts posting the ferrari photo.

we also saw charles offering max glowing praise and talking about how much max and rbr deserves it, because they still had to fight even while having a dominant car. on one hand, this is a lot of respect for his childhood rival. on another, it's adding to the idea that hey, even with a super dominant car, the driver's talent matters (so if you catch me in a super dominant car in the near future, keep that in mind, media).

carlos had the dns for the qatar race, there were the obvious health concerns going on that definitely took up everyone's attention. no need for ferrari to do any distracting pr and therefore no reason to engage in the lestappen/rbr narrative for the weekend, despite rbr tagging them.

which brings us to...

austin grand prix and the lestappen resurgence

so far we've seen a fairly consistent rbr-ferrari conversation going on around the stickers and yeti sponsorship. but it definitely has tapered off and has shifted towards rbr being the one to engage and keep the conversation moving on social media. plus, we've been getting more and more of charles and max interacting in the background of all this, casually being friends (and being subtly pointed out by rbr).

and if you look at the austin interactions, ferrari isn't as much of a collaborator in the agenda. rbr is the clear instigator and driving force behind all of the lestappen media interactions — and they more or less force ferrari's hand.

obviously, the great lestappen padel date (cough, competition) sets the tone for the weekend. charles and max hanging out, outside of f1, publicly, is certainly a choice. i think they've always been closer than they let on (at least since covid-era), but the "rivals" narrative had them limiting their public interactions... so why now?

and then, of course, austin goes on a mission to overload us with lestappen. and rbr gets on board with that, quickly. starting with the press conference and lestappen gossip session... which, sure, is controlled by the f1. but max sitting next to charles and as far from daniel on the couch as he is? a choice imo.

next up we have our glorious quali session, and rbr starts in on the lestappen on main agenda. they heard us begging for the congratulations photo and they delivered (twice — with christian posting it personally, too).

with max not even being in the quali presser, you could just call this good opportunism. photos showing max being gracious and friendly with charles despite being upset about his lap being deleted is great pr and a great excuse to post about max and make it about max, to a degree.

we get lestappen being lestappen on saturday morning. so far, so good... a great parallel to the shots of max congratulating charles, this time with max taking the p1 (to rbr's delight).

following the sprint (and max's slight terrorism against charles)?

rbr posts lestappen again (three times), this time calling them out by name twice, and emphasizes that this is the second day in a row that they are giving us lestappen content. they tag charles again, but not ferrari this time. this is what i mean by forcing ferrari's hand — rbr has been posting their driver a lot.

and ferrari did essentially the bare minimum to keep up the fun rivalry vibes (responding to the post with the “back at ya” which in and of itself frames it as them just reacting to rbr). rbr is the one who doubled down by responding to that (the “we’re giving you what you want” reply). so while it looks like cute and very sus coordination, i would say rbr is definitely driving it. and rbr is driving it a lot.

(one strange exception: ferrari posting the charles answering questions video and posting him talking about padel with max. idk. you would think that they would cut it, or charles would have had to ask to include it if this is his agenda, or... something. that detail is just an odd one to me and may suggest greater ferrari support of the agenda.)

ferrari’s non interaction could say two things, i think. either:

they want to make it look like rbr is trying too hard and they are just humoring it (in line with ferrari’s stuffy reputation)… or,

it’s not their narrative and they’re doing what they must to not look too stuffy by not engaging at all (esp. after they joined in with the carlando propaganda previously).

i am inclined to think it's the second option, just based on rbr's behavior and the oddity of the sudden increase in content amidst ferrari's civil war and rbr's own internal second seat drama.

the sticking point for me is trying to figure out what ferrari’s agenda actually is with their recent social media approach, then. it seems far-fetched that they are just bad at social media and keep missing the mark. but seeing the vision… idk man.

if they’re being deliberate in trying to enrage fans it feels like it has to be leading to a driver swap. setting up a narrative of "something clearly isn't working, ferrari is doing awful, we need change" and then magically "fixing" it all with a driver line-up change. in my mind, this only works if they are trying to oust carlos — it would explain the stupid strategies and blatant favoritism, as well as serves as a convenient (and true) scapegoat for the shitty car we have this season. charles talking to espn this weekend about the 2024 car direction and how it is leaning in his direction? curious timing, that.

the alternative, of course, is that charles has already signed with rbr or ferrari suspects that he will. then isolating charles to the point to trying to remove their brand from him and be able to stand alone once he leaves makes some sense... however, not a lot.

the issue with taking a deliberate strategy like this is that it is very risky. they risk pissing the fans off too much. they also risk jeopardizing their results, especially if they are letting bad strategy calls go on purpose to drive the malcontent. you'd have to believe ferrari is willing to give up points and risk their reputation (at least temporarily) to commit to the bit.

which... it seems like charles, at least, is looking towards 2024. this year and this car are a wash. max and rbr already have the championships. maybe it's not such a bad time for ferrari to risk it and throw away some races to feed their agenda. but still, they look incompetent as shit. it's a bad look. and this type of strategy only works if they anticipate a radical turn around next season (and can say "look, all that junk last year was just growing pains and transition, fred came in and this is his first year with just him and his direction, and it's all good now").

their recent behavior is just... shitty. and you would think a brand like ferrari would be better than that. you have to believe there's probably an agenda in there somewhere, because it's hard to believe that they are just that bad at media. and there's not a whole lot that really ties into them playing along with rbr.

so, basically... i'm not sure if they really are playing along with rbr at this point. i think rbr has the narrative in hand when it comes to lestappen, though towards what aim... idk. maybe it's all just leading up to some ea sports shit. maybe rbr just wants to capitalize on charles' likability and boost max's reputation. maybe this is more about charles having more free reign with his image and brand lately, and charles deciding to be more open with his friendship with max (and, of course, more open about the idea that other teams want him). maybe ferrari is just along for the ride and doing damage control.

whatever is going on, it's something. there has just been way too much weirdness with charles' behavior and attitudes, rbr's actions, charles not having a renewal announcement yet, rbr's own seat issues, ferrari's very weird media angles, charles making big moves with his personal brand...

rbr lestappen may have felt like a pipe dream at the start of the season, but idk. let's not forget that max once walked back his statement about not being on a team with charles because you can't have two number ones. i believe his new answer was something to the effect that sure, he and charles could drive for the same team. and, of course, charles' response was always "why not?".

in sum: shit's happening. i'm hoping it's lestappen-in-red-bulls shit.

#i may have turned this into an excuse to compile my rbr-ferrari sticker war content #and i may have hit the images limit in this post #it may have gotten a bit out of hand #anyway heres my deranged thoughts about the great rbr ferrari media essay #lestappen #rbr charles #scuderia ferrari #red bull racing #charles leclerc #max verstappen #*delphi #paddock politics #im going to need to adjust my tags on that reblog so i can at least get a politics tag or rbr charles tag in there akflakfna #rip to me and my tag limits #ferrari civil war 2023 #rbr-ferrari sticker war #apparently viewing this in dashboard means the photos lose their side-by-side formatting.............rude. #extremely rude