Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are two of the best drivers F1 has right now. While one is already a two-time world champion, the other is good enough to give any champion a run for their money. Strict rivals on the track, Verstappen, and Leclerc, however, came together to share their emotions in the same way.
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It was another bad day at the office for Leclerc in Brazil. Yet another strategic failure by Ferrari and the Monegasque starts Saturday’s sprint from P10. Despite having a high-performance car, the Ferrari driver starts behind the Alpine duo of Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso, and surprisingly, pole sitter Kevin Magnussen.
Things started to go worse for Leclerc in Q3. As there were forecasts of rain, the Ferrari driver immediately put on intermediates for the flying lap. However, all the other drivers were on slicks. When both the driver and team understood their mistake, it was too late as most of the drivers completed their laps on slicks.
The Red flag after George Russell went off the track made things more difficult. As Leclerc got to know that he was on the out-lap, when everyone was done with their laps, the Monegasque stated in disappointment, “Beautiful, f*cking beautiful.” Fans reacted as this was the same as what Max Verstappen said on the radio during the US GP.
Fans react as they spot Charles Leclerc imitating Max Verstappen
It was the 19th round of US GP 2022 when Max Verstappen was battling Lewis Hamilton for the lead at Austin. However, a pit crew mistake left the Dutchman stationary at the pit stop for over 11 seconds. This time being a massive drawback, Verstappen was quick to let his disappointment know on the radio with, “Beautiful, f*cking beautiful.”
Fans were quick enough to share their reactions to this on social media. Given below are some of the reactions taken from the micro-blogging site Twitter:
soulmate moment https://t.co/YZBTT4ACpn
— lost (@alblondo) November 11, 2022
Besties https://t.co/dznHZSvYcp
— Bel ✨ Mundinho Russell⁶³ ✨ (@thekingkimmich) November 11, 2022
charles is learning from max😭 https://t.co/0hk5OIzMMl
— dominika♡ (@somebodyloved) November 11, 2022
True besties https://t.co/TGtzqCYDwf
— SamuCapi64_#SV5 (Spillo verità scomode) (@samucapi64) November 11, 2022
these two really 😭😭 https://t.co/Rlk5M5gfo1
— el ♥️ (@chilleclerc) November 11, 2022
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc know each other for a long time and they’ve raced each other since their go-kart days. So fans think their similar reaction is justified as they call them “twins.”
Lestappen❤ https://t.co/lytoPgyIM0
— NK 🇧🇷🇵🇹 (@NkuliMoments) November 12, 2022
Emotional Support Rivals https://t.co/qqaH8HH4CW
— Matt 🇺🇸 | Kevin. On. Pole. (@formulamatt3316) November 11, 2022
Soulmates 💗💗💗
Hopefully teammates as well one day 👀 https://t.co/DEoLK86cxu— Ebru #DankeSeb (@burgonya) November 11, 2022
cinematic parallels https://t.co/df6qTs5XsC
— formulEMO (@fast_hearts) November 11, 2022
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Same person. Different font. https://t.co/47puOcbyLV
— ᴴᵃʷᶤrace week! (@Hawisage) November 11, 2022
However, Verstappen starts the sprint from P2, a much better place than Leclerc. As for him, it’s Sergio Perez he needs to look out for in the remaining two races.
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