What Race?! I Don’t Know What You Mean?! 🙃

Charles Leclerc playing padel (April 15, 2022).

🎥: APT Padel Tour

@ScuderiaFerrari: It's @Charles_Leclerc's model era, and we're just living in it 😎

this match is amazing. i love this match.

always stuck together <3

I really hope this story about Carlos isn’t true.

This was what I feared when he left McLaren (and why I think he may go back).

He has been dumped and used by so many teams in that paddock. Always the one seen as easily disposed of. He is a huge asset to any team and let’s be fair he’s been teammates with Max (a World Champion) and Lando and Charles (widely considered future World Champions). Not one of them has made him look out of his depth.

Ferrari wake up, Mick or anyone else is not going to be at his level by the end of 2023, there, I said it. Give him the Contract that he not only deserves but has bloody earned!

The only other outcome I will accept is as he leaves Ferrari it’s back to the family he has at McLaren, who give him a decent length Contract.

I’ve seen a lot of incredibly negative posts of people speaking about “what kind of person” Carlos Sainz Jr is.

So let me tell you about the kind of person I think he is.

Carlos is the kind of person who, instead of celebrating his own podium after Abu Dhabi, was running around the paddock behind Lewis Hamilton desperately trying to make sure he was okay.

Carlos is the kind of person who took a 19-year-old Lando Norris under his wing and showed him the ropes. Showed him nothing but love and patience and support and guided him through the F1 circus while still trying to navigate it all himself.

Carlos is the kind of person who is always there to praise his fellow drivers when they do well. Who congratulates Charles Leclerc with unbridled joy and happiness whenever he does well, even though your teammate is supposed to be your biggest rival. Who said he was proud of George Russell for being the new Mr. Consistency. Who openly applauded Max Verstappen after their fight in Canada.

Carlos is the kind of person who, in the middle of his first win, took the time to post about Zhou Guanyu and Alex Albon saying how thankful he was that they were both okay.

Carlos is the kind of person who took the time out of his day to meet with Karun’s son. Who spoke with a young differently-abled Ferrari fan and took time to read the letter he’d given him. Who holds Rupert’s daughter close to him with the world’s biggest smile on his face.

Carlos is the kind of person who is fiercely loyal to his family and friends. Who unashamedly shows his love and respect for his mother and his sisters. Who openly raves about his father’s achievements. Who attributes all his successes to the people around him.

Carlos is the kind of person who is always willing to make jokes about himself, and let himself be the butt of the joke. He’s the kind of person who isn’t afraid to act like a complete idiot and make a fool of himself. Who has a laugh that is so contagious you can’t help but giggle along with him.

Carlos is the kind of person who is incredibly hard on himself all the time. Who is never completely satisfied with whatever he’s achieving and is always pushing himself to be better. Who never complains and takes every punch on the chin.

I could go on and on, but that is the kind of person Carlos Sainz Jr is to me. Caring, empathetic, selfless, intelligent, funny, hard working. If you think differently, feel free to unfollow me because I will never, ever stop singing his praises.

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