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Because the Chequered Flag podcast deletes a lot of their content at the end of a season, I wanted to make sure I have stored this somewhere, because it is 6 minutes of pure #praise kink but it's other people praising max. And it came so unexpectedly I want to make sure I didn't dream it.

Enjoy the listen!

[eliceeriksson]

for those moaning about how max didn't do a post or anything. max and daniels friendship has never been for public consumption. max and daniels friendship is about the small tidbits about how max texted daniel a photo of him driving dale earnhardt's car smiling from ear to ear. it's about how daniel knew that one of max's cats escaped. it's about how when everyone was piling up on daniel, max reached out directly to ask if he was ok. it's about max taking the time to read daniels writing mid-livestream and then leaving to process it. it's max inviting daniel to play padel. it's daniel silently, without communication, helping max out as his last act on the track.

you're so used to friendships that are manufactured to serve a PR team, so many friendships in f1 that are as deep as "who's jet are we taking this week", so many that are just casual acquaintances playing it up for increased brand awareness. the real friendship here is the person who was glued to someone realizing they are about to be fired in slow motion over a weekend. it's holding the umbrella so they don't get wet while you're out in the downpour. it's the shutting down of the implication that you're not one of the greatest. it's the million small moments that are not for the public, but for you and for that one person to know

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Does anyone have any good fic recs for Lestappen fics where Charles is famous f1 driver and Max is just a normal guy? That trope is like crack to me.

I’ve read And Everything’s Easier Out West by Anon and Four Espressos (And a Lifetime) by makeamends and am obsessed with both.

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I’m not jealous…. not. at. all. ….

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max I know what you are

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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFaCcDDR/ lord have mercy

the closed eyes.. the flushed cheeks.. the lips wrapped around the tip.. the way he accepts them pushing it further down his throat and tilting his head to how they want it.. this is such slutty behaviour..

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Max for Therabody [x/x]

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”He is Max” and ”He's just… Daniel”

They love each other so much! 🥹❤️

(x)

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It is frankly inhumane that I am forced to go through each day knowing max verstappen’s body looks like this but is hidden under hideous team-branded polos. Free his hips.

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the interaction is now unlocked from both pov's

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Thank you for giving me the WINGS I needed. Spanish Grand Prix 2016 © Mark Thompson | Max Verstappen, The Times 2018 | Clementine von Radics, Mouthful of Forevers | Florence + The Machine, Howl | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 © Russell Batchelor | Max Verstappen, F1 Official Interview With Will Buxton 2021 | Max Verstappen, Ziggo Interview With Olav Mol 2021

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Thinking about Max Verstappen and his unnecessarily beautiful well taken care of and shiny nails 💅✨

(If you want the gif removed lmk)

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Cant stop thinking about how paradoxical Charles and Max are I mean the narrative is there right but

Max growing up in a harsh condition—almost to the breaking point. Wanting nothing but to be the best. Conditioned to be alone. Used to being lonely.

Charles growing up in a loving family. Support from the family, having friends, growing up with different people hes still friends with today.

Max growing up under public scrutiny. Nothing like a famous father whose expectations you have to live up to. You can say he was born to race. That was his sole purpose.

Charles growing up wanting to be the best. The adoration and belief and faith from his family.

Max finally drawing boundaries with his own father. Christian and other people stepping in. Years of understanding. Finally in F1 in Red Bull.

Charles and his grief. One loss after the other. Finally in Ferrari, although a bit too late.

Max and his teammates—Carlos, and Daniel, and Pierre, and Alex, and Sergio. Some people he really start to let in, and be genuine friends. People like Lando start to come in. His demeanor slowly changes as people get to know him who he is and his love for animals.

Charles and his teammates—Seb and Carlos. Seb as someone who’s gotten to know what it’s like living with grief. Grief being a part of you. How much promises and faith weigh you down. Charles is very accessible. Kind and open to people. But he holds most at a distance. Like this is only where you get to only know me. This as far as you can go.

Max, doesn’t care what the public thinks, used to him being painted the villain, as someone who is angry and mad and raw all the time. But proves you can be as hungry and greedy as you can be, and only have a few people at your back. He’s fine with it. He’s used to be alone, he’s genuinely grateful of the people who’s been with him through thick and thin over the years. At the end of the day, he does things for himself. Because if being the best is his purpose in life, to make people happy, then that’s what he’s going to be. And if he’s tired of being the best, he can go because he knows there are people no matter who he is, they’ll be there.

Charles slowly suffering with the burden of the tifosi’s faith, his promise to Jules, his dad, to Anthoine. Charles wanting to be hungry and greedy but can’t stand of losing someone, of people abandoning him. Like I feel the more reckless and desperate he gets, it’s because he’s pushed by his own want. Sometimes what he needs to do and who he needs to be versus who he really is messes up his own vision of what he wants. He needs to be the best because it is a debt to be paid. And as long as it goes unpaid, he ignores the blood, he ignores the pain, he ignores the gnawing loss and sadness because he deserves it. He’s not winning, and he keeps on losing, and he is afraid if he’s unable to win, people will leave him. It’s either he leaves first, or he makes people leave, or in the end, he’s sure that people will leave him. He doesn’t know how to be alone.

Max with the faith in himself.

Charles’s faith of others towards him. Never from himself.

And I think that’s beautiful.

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GP Racing Magazine June 2022 Issue: Red Bull vs Ferrari

Xevi Pujolar worked with Leclerc at Alfa Romeo, and was Verstappen's first race engineer in F1 at Toro Rosso. He reveals that they are both completely different characters.

"Both of them, they are very competitive with themselves - they're fighting against themselves before they fight anyone else. It wasn't just after the race or qualifying, it was after every session. Max wanted to dig in to all the details to find what he needed to take the car to the next level - tyre, chassis, engine. And then his ability to push everyone in the team, because he's very competitive and he wants everyone to be as competitive as him. Charles is also like this, but they do it in very different styles - and I won't say if either one is better or worse, it's just different. Max is pushing everything to the limit in quite a raw way, and sometimes you've probably seen this from outside. For some people Max is more difficult to accept because sometimes he's too much. Charles is a bit... smoother. They are very different characters, almost opposite. Charles is very calm, Max almost wild. I'm sure the product you have now is a result of what he went through when he was karting. For me he is the best out there. He's the most robust, strong driver I've ever met. Charles is very competitive but at some point I can see him getting a bit more... intimidated... Let's put it this way. In the perfect conditions, Charles can be close to Max. But Max will be there anyway - because he's a warrior, an animal. I don't see anyone able to compete with him. The guy has no limits - it's either him or nothing."

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in my head he tried to wink but ended up blinking

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Different angles of Max getting Red Bull sprayed up his 🙊