AGAINST ALL ODDS, MAX VERSTAPPEN TAKES POLE POSITION AT THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX!
Incredible lap, looked like pole was going to Ferrari all weekend but Max once again made the difference.
The results... are in 👀
There were over 2,300 respondents in the inaugural 'The Race Fan Census', from 103 countries, and we've collated some pretty interesting data.
First up: the most popular
#F1
drivers:
This race is proving Formula One is boring even without Max. What's with these team orders? “Charles don't race”. “Oscar don't race”. “Me don't race”. “You don't race.”
Charles Leclerc is the same man who won his first GP after he lost his best friend, Anthoine Hubert, the same week
How dare a bunch of pundits speculate about his mental health and his capacity as a driver and call him depressed over a quali in which no mistake was made by him
Do not let this McLaren drama and the Max/Lewis 2021 ahh distract you from the masterclass race Charles had. It wasn’t the car that performed well, but Charles made the most out of it.
The man that you are Charles🤍
Jenson Button is the new Nico Rosberg. He makes Sky commentators take back their ridiculous comments, mentions the six-tenths difference between Leclerc and Sainz or the other teammate and their performance, and doesn't overlook the important things for the sake of agenda.
Maturing is realising that Sainz is the only Ferrari driver who hasn't finished top 2, 3 or 4 on the drivers' standings as a Ferrari driver since 1992.
Idk how such a mid driver is considered equal to the genius and race craft of Leclerc while lacking the the most basic stat
Jacques Villeneuve: “Sainz waited too long for something that he knew would never happen [RB and Merc seat]”
SkySports commentators woke up and chose violence
We need to have a conversation about Sainz's latest form. 10 seconds behind his teammate in China, 7 seconds at Miami and 15 seconds at Imola and not one of the commentators or journalists have mentioned it?
Starting from P4 and then winning the race with god level tyre management, despite having the third fastest car=9.6
Starting from pole, losing the lead to a Mercedes, finishing P6 (sprint), and being 13 seconds behind the leader in the main race =9.8
Make it make sense
Charles is so loved because what do you mean the church bells in Maranello playing the Italian anthem after his victory and boats in Monaco start horning after his pole position?
I guess Gabriel will blow the Trumpet out of happiness if Charles becomes a champion
Charles Leclerc has finished all the main and sprint races among the top 4
🇧🇭 P4
🇸🇦 P3
🇦🇺 P2
🇯🇵 P4
🇨🇳 P4 - Sprint P4
🇺🇸 P3 - Sprint P2
🇮🇹 P3
My driver🤍
Car number 16 boxed on lap 16, winning the 16th race of the season at 16:16. But you know what makes it even better? Charles winning the 16th WDC for Ferrari
Hello, this is Kimi Raikkonen and I'm going to take you around a lap in Shanghai... Bwoah not that long straight, heartbreaking hairpin, corners, chicane, little hill, bye
An emotional day to be Leclerc and a Leclerc fan. Today is the tenth anniversary of Jules Bianchi's first points in Formula 1 and the fifth anniversary of Anthoine Hubert's first Formula 2 victory in 2019.
Good luck Charles. Make them proud❤️🩹
When Ferrari has a fast car, barely anything happens, or Redbull becomes more dominant. But when McLaren or other teams have a fast car, the company collapses, Perez randomly crashes, Max's engine fails, and aliens invade the RB HQ and kidnap Newey. It’s unbelievable
Why are Ferrari cars always great on Fridays; the feeling, the balance, and the grip are okay, but they become undrivable on Saturdays. It’s like this every race week
The real winner of Baku and the man who made all f1twt come together and discuss why he couldn't overtake that car for 30 laps and eventually exposed the cheaters
David Croft is praising Charles. Never could I have imagined
“McLaren didn’t expect to see Ferrari—Leclerc, actually—up there, and he caught them by surprise. A brilliant race by Leclerc.”
Kiss the wall
Take control of the pitwall
Pit on your own
Run on softs for the first time
Make love with track
Set two purple sectors
Set the fastest time
Leave
Sainz 11 seconds off Leclerc and nothing from commentators while they were terrorising Leclerc when he was 1 or 2 seconds behind Sainz. Then people say lecfosi are delusional and conspiracy theorists for pointing out commentators' hypocrisy
The last time Charles caused a red flag during free practice was in Miami. Then he went to secured two podiums in the same week (sprint weekend), followed by another the next week (Imola) and a victory in Monaco
-Ice cream promo
-wandering all day with a purse-dog
-the second anniversary of the 2022 Grand Slam
-working on the simulator to fix the tire warm-up
And it all happened in a single day
Never a boring day in the house of Leclerc
Charles went wide at the same turn he crashed yesterday and Davidson said I thought drivers would lose some confidence after a crash and would drive slowly but Leclerc doesn't.
It reminded me of Coulthard's comment about him “The best thing about Ferrari under pressure is Leclerc
Another reason to hate McLaren even more. No one, I mean no one, behind them had the pace to be faster than them. But no, McLaren cars have to stop and delay when the light is green, messing up the outlap of those fighting for the midfield
They can never make me like you McLaren
Piero Ferrari as a fake Ferrari fan:
“In Maranello, we are all with Leclerc. Charles is the symbol of the Scuderia and, he will offer us a great future”
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“My favourite driver is Charles. He's just renewed. He'll be our world champion”
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Monza 2023 a certain someone begs Tifosi to cheer
Tifosi: meh
Leclerc does nothing at Imola 2024
Tifosi: ole ole ole Leclerc...
Nepotism can't buy love
🔴 Le top management de Ferrari se réunit cette semaine pour faire le point sur la situation. Pour la première fois depuis février dernier, Elkann émet des doutes sur la performance de Vasseur. Cela ne veut pas dire que le poste du transalpin est menacé !
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🔴 Hier Fred Vasseur n'a a pas voyagé avec l'équipe à Miami, Il s'est plutôt envolé pour Londres, pour RENCONTRER NEWEY LUI-MÊME DANS LA SOIRÉE, peut-être pour conclure l'accord. Il est probable que L'ANNONCE DE LA SIGNATURE SERA FAITE APRÈS LE GP.
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Don't let this last lap incident distract you from the fact that Charles had a brilliant start managed the first stint perfectly kept a rocketship behind for 20 laps and don't tell me he made a mistake for not defending. Tyres were cold and mclaren's straight line was diabolical
2 tenths I repeat 2 tenth Charles would have easily overtaken piastri if it wasn’t for that 2 tenths.
@fia
this is downright robbery disqualify those cars and announce the real winner of Azerbaijan gp
Leclerc isn't satisfied with P4 on the sprint race and the main race and then you read the other guy saying "I saved the day" with P5.
Guess who the media claims to be the next Schumacher and who is the overrated washed driver
Monaco GP wasn't boring if you consider overtaking as one of the many aspects of an interesting race. Those strategic radio messages and the way Russell and Leclerc were playing mind games or seeing those cars being driven inches away from the barriers were breathtaking.
A Canal+ journalist just said that the front wings of Mercedes and McLaren are controversial, because you can see them twisting in slow motion (which does not comply with FIA rules)
“Yet while physics may not be defeated, how great is it to watch Leclerc attempt to defy nature’s laws? Is it not better to fail gloriously than accept the ignominy of mediocrity?”Gilles Richards
Reading this gives anyone more relief than a thousand lying pieces of F1 journalism
I found it
:You've several opponents: Tiene, Camponeschi, Verstappen, people who have more experience than you, what do you think about them?
Charles: yes everybody has more experience than me, except Verstappen. Thanks to their experience I improve by competing with them
This reminded me of that WSK euro series interview where he said he's learning and improving when racing with experienced drivers but Max [in his words] was not experienced enough😂
Charles Leclerc's masterclass in Hungary 2024
-a mega start
-setting the fastest lap twice with a wheelbarrow
-superbly managing the medium on the first stint
-having a strong pace on Hard on the second stint (to the point Fred remembered who he works for and praised him)