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slythereen · 8 months

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you know I sometimes wish charles adopted a little bit of max attitude with the media and and public

I just feel like he gives too much of himself and they always saying horrible things about him

maybe I wish he step back a little

Maybe more like kimi, just communicating the basic.

Even the way he talks after race, always making sure to praise carlos and ferrari and say good things. We don't see max doing this with checo, he's just don't give a shit!

And I have the impression ferrari and Carlos don't have the same energy with him, so why he keeps giving?

charles is a better person than me for sure. like, sometimes i'm astonished we're the same age (well, he's turning 26 soon so he's more like a year older) because i would not even PRETEND to have that much grace and self-control. i would LOVE to see more sassy charles in the media and it would warm my soul to see him taking some pointers from max "he's got a lot of personality but personality is what keeps this sport interesting" verstappen.

unfortunately i just don't think charles is... like that? aside from the insane PR training they put him through, he's also just genuinely really nice. i definitely think his "media image" is nicer than he actually is at heart, but tbh i'm not sure how much evil villain era he's got in him, you know? it's what i like about him, as much it makes me SO sad when i see him treated like this by the media and ferrari and That Man.

i also think that charles (with all that PR training) knows what he's doing, too. like. being so sweet and kind is clearly natural to him, but it's also one of his major selling points and what makes him so lovable to many in this sport. he knows, optics wise, that (even when ferrari wrongs him) never speaking an ill word about them in public goes a long way with sponsors and fans, probably. i think it's probably 85% genuine all-consuming love and 15% clever marketing strategy that keeps him from acting out more.

still. every day i wish to see him go feral on main. it would be amazing, and i would love him for it, but i love him a lot precisely because he probably won't.

#charles leclerc #sometimes we just need nice people in the word #and terrible people like me who will root for them having evil moments anyway #obligatory note that i do think charles is much more than his Soft Nice Angel persna #i think he has a crazy demon streak in there #buried under pr training and like being a good person #and i love when he shows glimmers of it #but i also think he just isnt gonna give us that longed for true villain mode yaknow #blessing and a curse #i agree btw that ferrari doesnt fuckin deserve him being so kind to them #when they are Like This #honestly the kimi approach of not directly rude but not going above and beyond?#sounds sort of optimal #good idea anon good idea #f1 #*delphi

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