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Meanwhile, his wife (aka Max) wins the race without even having to fight McLaren directly.

And what does he do the moment he gets out of the car?? He tells literally anyone who’ll listen that Charles was the key in the first stint.

So far, this has been the best weekend of the season for all of us Lestappies 💙❤️

LESTAPPEN IS SO BACK. 💙❤️

BUT, I’m going to sleep happy knowing my GOAT came from P20 to P6!!! 💙🦁

And I’m not saying some people don’t enjoy the drama…

But that’s not what most of us want. I’m a Max fan. I love how aggressive and fearless he is — how he fights for every corner, always pushing the car to the limit. But I will never want him to crash. Not after 2021. Every time he even brushes a wall or taps tires with someone, I flinch. I gasp. It’s not fun, it’s stress.

What I want — and I think what a lot of us want — is a real championship battle. Not media-fueled feuds. Not crashes. Not boring team orders like “let your teammate through.”

We want on-track fights. We want the kind of clean, edge-of-your-seat battles we got in 2022 with Lestappen, flawless overtakes, real strategy, pure racing.

I want Oscar and Lando — and no, they’re not my first or second choice, but they’re the ones with the car right now — to be desperately passionate, hungry enough for that win and that championship to ignore the team orders and go all in for their dream.

Because with the regulation changes coming next year, this might be their last real shot. Because next season won’t just be about who has the fastest car, it’ll be about who can adapt first and best. And honestly?

McLaren’s had the best car since the second half of last year. And still, Max won that championship. Even now, post-Monza, one thing is clear for everyone: McLaren drivers still make mistakes and can’t adapt quick. Big mistakes. Big enough that even a car that’s technically 2nd or 3rd fastest can beat them with a +19 gap.