Charliee

I still feel really positive with the way the weekend had been going up until the mistake. And that's what it was. A stupid mistake that every driver makes at one point or another. And despite what some people may tell you, Charles is allowed to make mistakes too, not just his team.

I have so little respect. I won't buy it for a single second that they didn't understand the choices they had in that moment, and made their fucking choice.

and somehow he persists, almost gets pole, but qualifies p4 and gets to the race and cuts down a 10 second gap to his teammate then gets an obligatory double penalty papaya rules style then a safety car happens and the brakes simply stop working they're not inconsistent anymore no they're just not here as in he presses on the pedals and the pedals don't do anything and he goes into the wall at 40 km/h and he's so angry he does the unthinkable of publicly not blaming himself and pointing fingers at the brakes i mean he's got his confirmation loud and clear it is the god damn brakes

only for brembo fucking brakes to release the most disrespectful statement i have ever read which consequently lead us to find out that his teammate has been using different brakes the past four weekends

what even the fuck goes in the ferrari house of horrors

int: charles, there’s a lot of disappointment. you blamed the brakes on the radio but now we’re seeing some problems with the tarmac. what caused the crash?

i had seen the issue with tarmac a few laps before the crash: i went over it on the outside and i realized there was no grip but that wasn’t the issue. the data confirmed what the issue is. i’m not the type of person to find excuses, i’m the first person not the be ashamed when i screw up and push too much but i don’t have any words. i don’t really want to talk because i’m afraid of being too harsh. it’s been a problem the last two races. again, we have a solution, lewis went in that direction three or four races ago. i don’ don’e. today i set four or five brake bars - i’m not sure anyone will understand but it means i was barely touching the brakes. i couldn’t go any lower than that and the rear brakes simply didn’t work at all, only the front brakes did. it’s been like this for two races now and unfortunately when the tires are cold you need to be even more precise. it’s not that i don’t have any control it’s that it’s impossible to control anything. the brakes are on and off, on and off again. it's been a problem the last two races. again, we have a solution, lewis went in that direction three or four races ago. i don't think it made much of a difference on other tracks but it simply was undriveable for me today.

int: this must have all fueled your frustration, we also heard you on the radio regret the pitstop. what did you want to do, would you have preferred to keep your set of tires?

now both can be very true but the audacity to demand ferrari put a leash on charles leclerc of all people is genuinely astounding