jesus christ i forgot just how unreal the 2020 abu dhabi unboxed is in terms of carlando, like there's so much of them speaking with a warmth and depth of emotion impossible to communicate in gif format, from guacamole to race prep to that goddamn helmet exchange
catching the end of carlos telling a story to his engineers "the best bit was when lando asked me 'why didn't you do it?' and i said 'i forgot' and he was like [shrugs]" and everyone giggles. what did he forget? who knows (edit: anon knew)
the entire 53 second uncut "guacamole" conversation. lando saying it wrong on purpose, over and over. teasing carlos about how he says mariah carey. carlos's increasingly exasperated "NO"
carlos having the picture with lando and the team after his first podium on the back of his helmet
carlos giving his very lovely speech on race day about how positive his time was at mclaren, how he felt "loved" and how much he hopes to fight with them for wins in the future, cut to the team applauding, lando leaning against the wall, clapping too, his eyes down
the whole "carlota" message lando wrote on carlos's sidepod, signing it "from your best teammate you'll ever have," and the impossible warmth with which carlos reads that out
a really inexplicable bit where carlos crowds lando and pokes him in the stomach repeatedly asking him about the start and then watches him talk with the warmest possible expression
lando coming up to tell carlos he needs to sign his helmet, carlos leaning into his personal space with a coy "do i?" and lando confirming "right on the front." carlos asks "on the visor?" and lando agrees and they both giggle
carlos looking lando up and down, noticing he got changed, asking him if he would need to get changed again, lando shrugging "yeah" and carlos mumbling something that sounds a bit like "inefficient" lmao
carlos in interview saying "i've already told lando everything i wanted to tell him before the race" and when the reporter asks for more, carlos replying "it's private, you know, we have a relationship that we need to keep private [laughs]" and then refocuses and talks about their great partnership, cutting to lando talking about carlos being a mentor
carlos taking off his race suit after the race and looking at lando with heart eyes and a sweet smile
lando being just a little bit awkward and standoffish with daniel afterward, weird energy anyway
the fucking helmet exchange??? the most wedding coded parting ritual i've seen. facing each other and reading each other their messages. both calling each other muppet. carlos trying to shove it onto lando's head. lando keeping it there. lando pretending to cry to maybe cover for the fact he is actually tearing up. carlos wiping his eyes for maybe the same reason. "take it home, baby(?)"
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