Everybody else showed up wearing black, baggy, gym attire to the rehearsal. Meanwhile, Toshiya:

“Charles and I had a tough relationship to start with in go-karting. The beautiful thing is Charles is also someone who will never give up. That’s why we initially clashed quite a bit, we were both fighting at the front and wanted to win. And at that time we weren’t really communicating because we were young, in our teens. But over time our relationship has grown and we really respect each other. We sometimes see each other in Monaco, in a restaurant or wherever. Charles has always been fast over one lap. He can put everything together. He is not afraid, either. He is happy wrestling the car. It doesn’t matter if it snaps out a bit. He has confidence in his ability and that’s what makes a great F1 driver.”