for the love of all things unholly

it’s consuming me [carlos/lando]

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Thanks to @carlando and @someone-worth-racing-for for all the help finding me clips and “letting” me stealing some gifs

I suppose you could equate the reduction of their physical proximity to a diminishment of their emotional closeness - but I don't think that's the case at all. They were always together when they were on the same team, because they had the same schedules, often the same media/sponsor/team commitments and so would usually travel together and spend their free time together because it was in sync. When Carlos switched teams that all changed - they have completely separate schedules and commitments. Of course you still see them hanging out on race weekends, but usually just in little snippets - because that's all the time they have. The time they spend together now is personal time - we don't get to see it because it's on their own time, it's not team-mandated social media. Both of them have said their relationship has actually improved since they stopped being teammates. If you listen to how they talk about each other, not only can you hear the deep respect and affection, it is clear they they are close and know what is going on with each other. We often hear from them about golf and padel games and dinners out together long after the fact. But truly the only proof I need of their continued closeness is how happy they are for each other's success. How Carlos was beaming when Lando won the WDC and how Lando practically launched himself at Carlos - my heart ❤️💙 Sorry for the long rant - I love Carlando lol 😁

carlos was/is more casual with hugs. he hugged lando a lot, even when lando seemed to be unused to it. i'm not saying that lando was uncomfortable with the hugs, but perhaps he wasn't someone who used to give hugs to his friends. you can see that it looked kinda one-sided at the beginning (e.g. carlos' first podium, lando's first podium). but as time goes on, you can see lando goes for it first (monaco 2021), or expects carlos to give him one (carlos' first win, lando's first win).

i think carlos is also more open in his praises for lando when they were teammates. like, he'd do it in front of lando, while lando rarely does it in front of carlos, i think. i can't recall if carlos ever got the chance to do it after they're in different teams, but it was obvious in '19-'20. i don't think their affection is one-sided, though. it's just that they're different in their way of expressing it. maybe it's cultural, maybe it's just them.