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[chiliconsharls]

So, I caved in and I did it in detail! A few days ago I posted a meme of the Charlos lore iceberg but then I had some people asking about some bits and I thought, oh, might as well make the whole masterpost. LOW AND BEHOLD, it is here; an extensive compilation of the rich Charlos lore

Below the cut because boy is this bitch long

DISCLAIMER: before we begin I must note a few things. First, this isn't a whole detailed timeline of Charles&Carlos' relationship and every single bit of their moments bc I would've genuinely gone insane, so, like with the iceberg meme, this is merely key details of their relationship that make ME particularly unwell. This is also almost 2K words long. Lastly, not all points are linked as some of them are rather quite simple to find with an easy Google search

They have the same name in different languages. (In fact, Carlos has explained that his ‘chilli’ nickname comes from the fact that a lot of his friends went from calling him ‘charlie’ to calling him ‘chilli’). Their name is of Germanic origin and it means “free man”. Charles is the French/English version of it, Carlos is the Spanish one.

Beginnings & Pre-Ferrari era (2017-2020)

“I knew you before you knew me” – Charles said he had heard about Carlos when he was coming up in racing while Carlos was competing in KF3 (2008-2009)

They were already hanging out by 2017, when Charles was still only a Ferrari academy driver – as told by a reddit user who works in the Yas Marina circuit and shared the story with a tiny Renault helmet signed by Carlos

“I said this guy’s not beating me, no fucking way” – Carlos in Drive to Survive S01E02 after his battle with Charles in the Azerbaijan GP. (Sidenote: The first episode of DTS dedicated to Charles –S01E08– also showcases a battle with Carlos briefly)

Marina Bay Sands pool story – in several instances now, they both have shared the story of their first meeting/first ‘real’ conversation back in 2018, during the race week of the Singapore GP. They both said they saw each other at the pool of Marina Bay Sands hotel (it’s still unclear whether they were inside the pool or just by), and they had dinner where they talked for a while.

Carlos’ said that that first conversation made him think Charles was a good guy but also that when he first talked to him, he seemed innocent

2018 Autosport Awards interview  – Charles is giving an interview about how his exciting new season is coming and Carlos pops in and tugs him by the ear, making as if to give him a little smooch

“Carlos! My future teammate!”

Ferrari era (paper & cotton years – 2021-2022)

Youngest Ferrari duo

Lord Perceval nickname is born – despite claims that Charles disliked the nickname Carlos gave him (as requested by Charles himself that Carlos ‘from now on, call me Lord Perceval”), Charles went on to have it as his personal tag on his cap –made for driver use only. He’s also used ‘Perceval’ as his aviator call sign when he did some training with the French Air Force.

Jenga challenge video

Fiorano music challenge – this is their core happy memory, as they have said a few times themselves

“I started to listen to some jazz in the mornings” “Jazz?”

Chess – chess is one core activity they do. They would play a lot, even online. Charles would even stop talking to Carlos when he lost sometimes, and Carlos has stated that he only plays it with Charles.

Charles’ said Carlos plays better at night, and he plays better in the morning to evening. “The flights together are probably the ones I enjoy the most (...) we will put our phones away and play chess. That’s where we have the most interesting and deep conversations and I have really, really good memories of that”

“You haven’t showered together?” “We’re not that close yet” // “I find you spontaneously funny” “Carlos doesn’t do anything but he makes me laugh” – Sky Sports game interview in 2021

Charles going to watch Carlos on the podium in Monaco – Carlos talked later in 2024 about how much it meant for him to see Charles there

“Mate! You are looking at me!”

Red porn couch debriefs videos – not much to say, tbh, Ferrari sat them in a sus red couch to shoot the debrief post-race videos. Some of them are quite something

“Come on, Charles, don’t do this!” – Carlos’ radio in Saudi Arabia ‘21

Jean Alesi calling them ‘la bella coppia’ (“the beautiful couple”) // also, Jean Alesi doing photoshop manips when Charlos fought in 2024

Carlos: “good looking couple” “we make a good couple” “most beautiful pair”

Carlos showing off his strength to Charles in that Ferrari party thing

Everything that was written in the GQ article (by Tom Lamont) as well as the photoshoot

Calling each other beautiful

Charles sharing a sandwich with Carlos

Them calling each other ‘sweetie’, ‘honey’, ‘baby’, ‘love’ // ‘like this or more, darling?’ // ‘thank you, my love’  

Bahrain 1-2

Carlos checking in on Charles before his post-race interview in Monza 22’ despite being told he had to go some other place

Ferrari era (leather & forced divorce – 2023-2024)

Football watching together (despite the fact that Charles’ said he doesn’t really follow football) // “Yes, Carlos will be really happy” – Charles after someone asked him if he watched El Clasico and Real Madrid had won that time

Paddle playing too

“Can I choose the position he needs to be in? Take off your clothes, Carlos!”

The gingerbread cookies video

“He loves me” – the whole shell challenges in Zandvoort actually

Talked about racing Le Mans

Charles being jealous of Lando

“Together or nothing. We come as a package”

Charles hiding in Carlos’ closet to surprise him for his birthday

Monza 23’ battle

The Curious Case of Charlos and Pierre Gasly’s PR accusations – During a fan forum in the Singapore GP ’23 weekend, Carlos joked that he would’ve picked Charles to be stuck with in a deserted island, saying: “You see, I would’ve picked Charles, Esteban, I like my teammate” (because Esteban had been asked the same question just before and upon being told he wasn’t allowed to pick his own teammate, Esteban jokingly went: “I wasn’t going to pick Pierre anyway”).

Pierre and Esteban Ocon had a rocky relationship as teammates in Alpine, on top of having an already complicated past together since they’ve known each other since they were kids. Nearing the end of 2023 season, after Pierre (and Esteban) had been criticized for their poor relationship, Pierre talked about friendships in the paddock in an interview and he name-dropped Carlos and Charles, claiming that people “shouldn’t think that they’re all friends”. Despite Pierre having also named Mercedes and Red Bull pairs, people seemed to only latch onto Charlos

It’s important to note that Pierre Gasly is the driver Charles is famously closest to in the whole grid (as they’ve been friends since childhood) but also, he was teammates with Carlos in Toro Rosso for two races in 2017, and is fairly one of the drivers that are close-ish to Carlos as well. In fact, Pierre sometimes hangs with both of them, too.

Puma couch picture we never got the context of

Fred: “are you still single?” Carlos: *looks at Charles* “anyway, changing subject…” – DTS S06E08 // (Sidenote: theres some joking that Charles’ current girlfriend, Alexandra Saint Mleux, and Carlos’ current girlfriend, Rebecca Donaldson, seem to have a slight resemblance to Carlos and Charles, respectively (and the girls also seem to get along quite well))

New York event

Charles timing Carlos’ laps

“I want to give this to you, so you remember me for the rest of your life. For our post teammate era” // “You’re going to leave it there” “No, I won’t" – Carlos gifting him a chili plushie.

“Tell Charles to come close to me and we celebrate this one together” – Australia 24’

China Sprint 24’ incident: “He’s fighting me harder than the rest” // “A kiss on the mouth, everything okay”

Spanish reporter calling them roommates

Insane sim racing videos (almost all of them have some degree of craziness but specially Saudi Arabia, Austria, Dutch, Monza, COTA, Brazil)

Both of them thinking about their morning wood live on camera… then Carlos knowing Charles’ a sleepy guy

Miami merch promo video being cut just right as Carlos seems to go for Charles’ face

“We go from hating each other to loving each other real quick” – actually, that whole motorsport interview for Miami was awesome

Spain 24' inchident - Charles: “He was trying to do something extraordinary because it’s his home race and important moment in his career” // Carlos: “It’s too many times he complains about something”

“Charles and I have one or two ding-dongs a year”

“We look at each other and we smiled like we’re used to” // “We look at each other in the eyes and we understand immediately”

Gladiator II premiere

“Complicate me. Complicate my life, like you always do”

Charles letting Carlos drive his Ferrari in Monaco and show Carlos Sr

“I wanna smash you”

Carlos grabbing Charles’ balls in Mexico 24’

“You should try the chilli crab … I am the chilli crab”

“Try in Spanish” – Charles post Vegas 24’

“Carlos is not my girlfriend, I’m not gonna miss him like crazy”

“I would listen to you for hours”

Abu Dhabi 24’ radio: “it hurts a lot… I really wish we could’ve won it also for the last season with Carlos”

Charles goodbye to Carlos: “Now, I can call him a friend outside of racing” // Charles calling him 'chilli' in IG post (Carlos' said his personal friends call him chilli)

“I wouldn’t be the driver I am today if he hadn’t been my teammate”

“I was happy with Charles. I would’ve continued with Leclerc for life”

“Amazing four years fighting for Ferrari” — Carlos on IG

Fred: “I have never in all my time of racing seen two teammates so intensely preoccupied with what the other one is doing”

Charles being in Fiorano for Carlos’ last farewell with his father driving a Formula 1

Timeless traditions/Uncategorized info

Starting almost all videos with: “Helloooo” “hola”

“Are you ready?” “I’m always ready, Carlos”

Zero concept of personal space

Charles often looks smaller than Carlos despite actually being taller

Hand size difference

Yapper & Yapper

Carlos’ love language is physical violence

Carlos –a self-proclaimed butt guy— often taps Charles’ butt

They had 9 podiums and three 1-2s

They had 90 races together and never crashed

They’re each other’s longest teammates as of date

[irelfangirl]

Charlos/1655 fanfic cover 😀

synopsis:

Charles only needed help with an anatomy project. Instead, in a rush, he mistyped an address, attached the world’s ugliest document, and sent his assignment to the wrong person. Carlos receives a horribly written email with an even worse attachment and does the only reasonable thing: fixes the formatting and leaves comments all over the document. Unfortunately, Charles finds that funny. And charming.

(Available on AO3 and Wattpad on July 6th.)

[leclercskiesahead]

The recent charlos arc in lollipopman

[oceanjoker]

I'M DEAD. I'M DEAD. I'M DEAD. I'M DEAD

I'M SO FUCKING DEAD.

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS

IF NICO STARTS CALLING GABI CHORIZO THE SAME WAY HES BEEN CALLING NICO PAPI I'M FUCKING GONE BRO

I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEIR FUCKERY AND CUTENESS

[chiliconsharls]

keep my people in your prayers I have no more spirit left in me 💔🥀🇻🇪

[f1-stuff]

I just think there's something poetic about...

...two drivers with versions of the same first name becoming teammates at the most successful/historic F1 team

...two drivers who both replaced the person at Ferrari whose number they wanted to race under but couldn't bc it was taken

...two drivers who both lost mentor figures in their adolescence and still carry tributes to them on their helmets

...two drivers, one more instinct-driven (and a little impatient) who would rather end up in the wall than feel he's left any pace on the table, the other more data-driven and strategy focused who likes to gradually build up his weekend, complementing each other

...two drivers whose last names trace back to 'clerk' and 'saint', both words with holy/religious connotation

...two drivers, one who’s been tasked with living up to his mentor’s legacy and the ‘il predestinato’ nickname, and the other, his father’s legacy in motorsport

...two drivers whose ability to push each other so hard competitively yet remain friends off track regularly baffled Nico Rosberg

…two drivers who were 'intensely preoccupied with what the other one was doing' throughout their years as teammates

...two drivers who could share one look after a track battle/disagreement and understand one another instantly

...two drivers who have both sited the off-track moments they shared together as what they will miss most about being teammates

I just think it's kind of neat, that's all.

[chiliconsharls]

ACK I LOVE YOUR WORK! 

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

Thankk youuu 😭 i always think I suck but its nice to hear people enjoy what I write.

1) honestly, I've thought so much about this but I don't honestly think I could name one specific fic without knowing a bit more context abt who's going to read it (like, what do they like normally or what fandoms do we share, at least) BUT in the spirit of answering I think there are at least two fics that really capture that Me essence bc I love me some fantasy or like, magical realism. So this & this

49) I'm currently working on my summerween fest assignment (just editing now) & part 6 of my football au. Let me share this:

“Why not?” Carlos asks. “You’re hungry, I’m right here.”

I’m all you need, it’s the crazy thought that comes to Carlos’ drunken mind, but he catches himself before saying it.

“You’re drunk,” Charles so cleverly notes.

Carlos considers this, makes a noncommittal face. “I’m— tipsy. I wouldn’t say drunk drunk.”

Charles draws another breath that he doesn’t need and Carlos realizes how close they’re standing even though he was pretty sure he stopped. “Carlos—”

“You need it.” You need me, please. Please, need me. Carlos holds out his wrist in that same casual attempt he did in Australia, same idiotic lack of self-preservation, too. His arm feels heavy as does his chest, but his head feels light at least. “You can take some again. Just enough, just what you need.”

Charles stares at the offered wrist and his throat moves so very slowly. “I can’t,” Charles whispers. “If I start I won’t be able to stop—”

“You will,” Carlos cuts him off, certain. “I trust you,” he adds before he can think about what that means. He doesn’t know why he said that, hadn’t really planned for his night to go down this way but his skin has been buzzing and his heart has been aching for this for months.

Charles’ eyes go dark in response and then, in a flash, he’s crossing the distance between them and Carlos’ back hits the wall. He doesn’t kneel this time, doesn’t have the patience to. And that’s why it’s different, Charles’ a lot more aggressive, rougher. He presses Carlos against the concrete, one hand on his chest, the other gripping his wrist and then Charles’ mouth is on his skin and he starts drinking and Carlos forgets how to breathe.

The pain is sharp again, piercing through him like an electrical shock that makes his senses flare and the warmth comes rushing in after another second. It floods through Carlos just like the champagne did, except better. This is like a hit, perhaps even stronger than that. His knees go weak as his head falls back against the wall and his free hand comes up without him meaning to, fingers curling into Charles’ shoulder to hold on to him.

The bond screams in these moments, when they connect beyond words like this. The only other time it does that it’s when they’re inside the cars, moving in perfect sync. And Carlos can feel so much right now, can feel everything— Charles’ hunger, Charles’ desperation, his want. It pours into him along with the blood leaving his body and Carlos can’t tell where he ends and Charles begins.

send me a number

[chiliconsharls]

Hello author!

In celebration for the World Cup, I thought it would be nice to revist the football au. Upon rereading it for the umpteenth time, I stumbled across a line which caused my last song syndrome for the month.

‘Cabrón. 9pm. Andrach, no? Don’t forget to send me the location. And wear the blue shirt’.

Ever since then I could not unsee this exact interaction whenever I listen to touch tank by Quinnie which is alot this past few weeks.

- 🫂

Ahhhhh that's such a good rec! Omg I can just picture the start of the scene with the pool in the background and then that song playing out 🤩👀

[mushysketches]

Media Day

[chiliconsharls]

ooooooo number 8 for the fic writer asks!

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

Ohhh, I'm a swiftie so I'm always finding that many of Taylor's songs would be great fics. Particularly Timeless, from the Speak Now vault. I always picture some kind of movie reels spanning across alternate universes with the same ship finding love in those different scenarios she sings about in the song

Send me a number

[chiliconsharls]

For starters, I want you to know that the soccer au will be recommended by me to anyone who asks for a Charlos fic! The world you've built for them has and always will have a special place in my heart. With that being said, there is scarcity of Charlos fanfic, and I have read every single take you have of them. May I ask for a recommendation? I only ever see this ship in crumbs of other people's fanfic and I am desperate 😭😭😭

Stopppp this is so beyond sweet! 😭 The football au really took a life of its own beyond my plans. When I wrote the first fic it was just supposed to be a silly little treat for a dear moot of mine but then I was on my holiday break and it came back to me and since i was consumed by the heated rivalry brainworms then, living in a sport-y world was not only super easy to me but also like, i needed it. I picked up part 6 a few days ago again, bc i was focused on my assignment for the upcoming summerween fest, and i geniunely feel so much excitement to keep building this world and that charlos.

I have two fanfic logs/sheets for every fic i've read in 2025 & 2026 so far. You can try and check any of those tbh I enjoyed the hell out of everything there.

But for specific recs, I got a (current) Top 5 I gave in February in this thread on Twitter.

[clumsyclifford]

questions for fic writers

a collection of questions i, as a writer, would love to be asked !!!

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

4. What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

6. What’s one fact about the universe of [insert fic] that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?

9. How do you find new fic to read?

10. How do you decide what to write?

11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don’t anymore?

14. Are there any tropes you would only read if written by a trusted friend or writer?

15. What’s your favorite AU that you’ve written?

16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

18. If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

19. If you wrote a spin-off of [insert fic], what would it involve?

20. If you wrote a prequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?

21. If you wrote a “missing scene” in [insert fic], what would it be?

22. Who is your favorite character in [insert fic] and why?

23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?

24. Are there any easter eggs in [insert fic], and if so, what are they?

25. What other websites or resources do you use most often when you write?

26. Would you rather write a fic that had no dialogue or one that was only dialogue?

27. How long did it take to write [insert fic]? Describe the process.

28. Does anyone read your fics before you post them? If so, who?

29. What songs would be (or are) on a playlist for [insert fic]? Explain your choices if you want!

30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?

31. What’s your ideal fic length to write?

32. What’s your ideal fic length to read?

33. If you write chaptered fics, what’s your ideal chapter length to write? Is it different from your ideal chapter length to read?

34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?

35. What aspects of your writing are completely unlike your real life?

36. Do you visualize what you read/write?

37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?

38. Did any of your fics get surprisingly popular (whatever that means to you)? Which ones? Why do you think they were so successful?

39. Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?

40. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”

42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?

43. If you take/write prompts: what’s your favorite prompt fic that you’ve written?

44. If you take/write prompts: do you prefer dialogue or scenario/narrative prompts?

45. What’s something you’ve improved on since you started writing fic?

46. Do you prefer writing on your phone or on a computer (or something else)? Do you think where you write affects the way you write?

47. If [insert fic] was a pair of shoes, what kind would it be? Describe the shoes.

48. What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!

[notgaybuckybarnes]

CHARLES LECLERC & CARLOS SAINZ mussotmarie

[leedeedum]

im the way i am because at the start of 2025 i made my laptop password 165544 because i really liked charlos and missed them but i felt bad for lewis so i included his number too

[slevinn]

[alexturntable]

“Do you want me to adopt you as well don’t be jealous Carlos”

[notyourmusebby]

so in this essay i'm going to