Hannibal Leclerc

a multiple time WDC in 2014: i know ferrari fucked up with the last guy, but i think i can be the change and win for them again

oh, dear. let's introduce you to charles' deep history of gaslighting max. it's rich.

the inchident video.

while the video made it seem like max was the insane one, he was not. charles was the one who caused it and pushed max into the puddle AFTER the chequered flag, which got them both disqualified. (max pushed him first earlier, but charles managed to wait till the end to push him when they didn't have to race)

then he managed to say it was "just an inchident" and refused to comment on it further while max was MAD since charles pushed him into the puddle first lol.

when charles got asked about it in an interview years later, he ignored the question about when he pushed him (if it was after the flag went up) and changed the topic lol. he's really trying to push the narrative it wasn't just him being bitter and acting out on track.

he also said during an F1 interview that “Max calmed down… quite a bit” when like?? brother you were the one who pushed him into a puddle!

a race later, they both got lectured to not act out like this again and charles refused to look at max and kept his helmet on during the entire conversation:

(from @il-predestinato)

another fun interview from their past is charles giving one of his first interviews in italian

charles said: "all of them [other drivers] have more experience than me, except for verstappen" like?? charles KNEW max had more experience but still consciously singled him out and SPECIFICALLY claimed that max was the least experienced one when everyone knew it wasn't true lmao

another instance is when max took the lead in austria in 2019 and stole charles' first possible GP win. charles thought the move max did was illegal and was mad to the point he LEFT THE PODIUM EARLY

then he "congratulated" max in the following ig post:

and right after unfollowed max while they were ON THE SAME PLANE.

charles then proceeded to repeat the "illegal" move max did on him in the following race since he had the precedent that it was legal now since max did not get punished.