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This picture was taken back in 2014 at the Hungaroring round of the World Series by Renault weekend, while I was interviewing Jules Bianchi, you can see Charles in the background. At this weekend, Charles took two second places with Fortec Motorsport despite he was not being a permanent member of the Formula Renault 2.0 field. I think this was already an impressive performance too and fortunately my female brain cells are remember it perfectly. So, in my humble opinion, maybe, just maybe you shouldn't look down on Charles' female fans and basically the female motorport fans either. Oh and during those years our 6-person editorial team had 3 female members.

@pinsaroulette16 @ScuderiaFerrari @Charles_Leclerc Happy Birthday! 😊

turning 30 never felt this red ❤️ forza @ScuderiaFerrari, forza @Charles_Leclerc - a lifelong Tifosa celebrating another lap around the sun 🏎️❤️

Power steering, BBW and shifting were problems reported in the final stint. Pink fluid dripping from underneath the car. Hydraulic failure.

Bu arada Leclerc özelinde bir değerlendirme daha yapayım, çünkü bazıları yine saçmalamış. Leclerc'in son stinte kadar harika temposu vardı. Fakat Lewis ile galibiyet için atılan zar tutunca diğerleri erken durmak zorunda kaldı.

ohhh 🥹🥹🥹 what someone wrote in the starting grid in barcelona: "cl #16 still here with you, its not hard" 📷: unpublishableprivatelitera

Fight for yourself they wouldn't think twice to throw you to the wolves, chin up put back on your feet and forget about the past all by yourself, time to cement your name again in a team you spent 8 years carrying their failure and concealing their reputation @Charles_Leclerc

. @Charles_Leclerc comunque io dal carro non ci scendo, quindi testa alta, stringi le spalle e spingi 'sti cavalli. Vai e zittiscili tutti. 🤫

Charles needs to get himself back on track as soon as possible, and he’ll have to play this very smart. If Ferrari starts smelling blood in the championship fight, they could easily end up positioning him as the number two driver behind Hamilton. Qualifying is going to be crucial. He needs to keep putting himself ahead of Lewis on Saturdays. Also, since I’m feeling particularly impatient today, anyone showing up with the “Charles is already #2” or “he’s washed” takes is getting blocked on sight. 🙂

charles i’m so sorry

Tbh, I don’t understand the point of this statement. Yes, of course, it’s a fact that things will be difficult without Charles, but words have meaning and it’s easy to understand what he’s implying. I find this kind of comment disappointing because last year at Budapest, when Lewis was eliminated in Q2 and Charles took the pole, he never said anything like that, even though he was driving the SF-25 against McLaren’s rocketships. We all know he’s in great form at the moment, but that’s not a reason to send indirect messages like this to people, knowing that CL has just crashed. Especially considering that Charles always defended him last year when he was out in Q1 or Q2, or even when he was involved in crashes. It’s disappointing to see his comments becoming increasingly political. 🫠🫠🫠

New day, new race, and a chance to show the world exactly how brilliant you are Charles. Your true fans are right behind you. And remember - ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Just 8 more times and he'll finally know what Leclerc had to deal with last year

some of u use racism as a weapon when someone has an opinion about your driver, and that doesn’t sit right with me. don’t blatantly call someone a racist just because they don’t agree with you. that’s not racism, and you’re reducing such a serious issue to suit your agenda.

Some people seem to have a very short memory. Charles Leclerc is Mr. Ferrari, and he has been carrying the team on his back for 8 years. Please, put some respect on his name. Last year, he dragged that tractor to 7 podiums and a pole position.

Cuando Leclerc el año pasado se dejaba el alma para conseguir un TOP 5 mientras tú te arrastrabas y apenas pasabas de Q2 no escuchaba declaraciones como esta por parte de tu compañero. Los títulos no compran la clase.

I remember a teenage boy who, 12 years ago, on a windy September weekend, jumped into a Formula Renault 2.0 car and went all the way to second place at the Hungaroring. Despite not being a full-time member of the field, he assessed the situation, then fought tooth and nail, giving absolutely everything he had. Afterwards, he celebrated the result with his loved ones and his team. I’d love to see that same pure, carefree joy on your face again, @Charles_Leclerc. Your talent hasn’t disappeared, and it never will. You made a mistake today, and you’ll make others in the future, just like every other driver does. I don’t always agree with your career decisions, and all I can do is hope that one day your loyalty and perseverance will be rewarded. What I’ve always admired about you, though, is that you never look for excuses when you’ve made a mistake. What you do look for is a solution. You’ll learn from today, just as you’ll eventually come through this difficult period as well. And as Jules once said, you’re one of the most talented drivers he ever knew. Don’t doubt yourself, Charles. Ever.

Errore grave di Leclerc, colpa solo sua, ma non c’era bisogno di chiedere scusa a un team vuoto e senza personalità, che lui ha trascinato per anni, ma lo ha abbandonandolo alla prima occasione. La mia Ferrari non c’è più, l’ho capito a Monaco. Forza Charles sempre e solo con te!

it gets to a point where y’all even bring up his personal life, his marriage, etc to point out a mistake that has nothing to do with that, there’s something wrong with y’all

True, but that still makes this only his second race weekend with those discs and the new software package. And I don’t mean this as a dig at Lewis at all, but Hamilton spent pretty much the entirety of 2025 struggling to adapt to Brembos after using a different braking system for most of his career. That’s exactly why I’m saying these things take time. Drivers build up years of muscle memory around braking feel, bite point, modulation, and confidence. You don’t just reset that overnight. Charles still made the mistake. I’m just saying the adaptation process is a very real factor here.

@noncsi120 He used them in Japan but went back to Brembo

Not arguing that Charles messed this one up badly, because he did. This was his mistake, nobody else’s and a big one. But did people really expect him to adapt flawlessly, overnight, to brake discs he’d never used before? Never ever during his whole career. Right now, he essentially has to relearn what he’s capable of with this combination and rebuild that understanding from scratch and this takes time.

Where did I say the crash was caused by the brakes? I literally said it was his mistake. My point is that he’s still learning the new brakes, so he misjudged what they were capable of and how hard he could push them in that situation. That’s not the same thing as saying the brakes caused the crash. The error was his. The context is that he’s adapting to a completely new braking setup for the first time in his career.

@noncsi120 I don't think that crash has to do anything with the brakes