#aloo rambles

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charles only uses ONE facial emoji... and it's 😘. genuinely believe he wants to plant a sweet kiss on us all :)

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TW: ABUSE, RASCISM

hey okay I usually don't do this but I'm really tired soo I'm putting this out there and taking a step back for a few days. hate anons are nothing new and I usually wouldn't bother with them but yesterday wasn't okay.

these are just two of the anons I got which absolutely disgusted me. it made me physically sick, and my head hurt. thankfully I had my two dearest mutuals make me feel better but not everyone on here has that.

it sounds like such a horrible thing to say but thankfully I'm in a good place mentally right now to not be as affected as I would've been a couple months back. not all people are though. many are going through things you can't even imagine and they come on here to be happy, have fun, share love and a laugh with a few others.

correlating my life to the racism faced by Lewis and the losses faced by Charles is NEVER okay. it's not fair on them (even if they'll never know) and it's not fair on me. I'm always open to discussion but making such assumptions about my life and talking bad about my family is NOT okay.

I have mutuals who support other drivers that I don't like or care for but I know the people behind the accounts are good. we can still have a civil conversation without bringing each other down, or trashing on who we love.

an anon had said this to me the other day: "the key is don't let a sport you don't even play make you any less of a person"

I keep those words with me as I interact with people on here and I feel like more people should do the same. I love being on here, seeing the wonderful creations, learning new things and chatting with the coolest people. I've loved the sport my whole life and I don't want to lose that because of some people on here. I don't wanna give any of that up and I really hope I won't have to.

as my lovely friend @illegalferrariengine mentioned:

"no one is asking you to be the next instigator of world peace, nor do they give a flying fuck about which driver you support, they’re just asking you to try and open your mind and be a tolerant, decent person because one small change in your world can make a huge difference to someone else’s."

if anyone is or has gone through something similar, you're not alone. there will always be people who've got your back, just reach out. take care, I love you and will see you soon <3

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you're well within your rights to not like a particular driver, team or personality in the sport. but don't make people feel shitty for being fans of a particular driver, team or personality. don't come to MY blog to shit on the people I like, questioning me on how I can support 'racists' (which Max and Charles aren't) or a guy who is 'overrated and ruined ferrari' (don't get me fucking started). block me, make my and your life better. ignorance is bliss <3

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what pains me about this whole Charles situation is the recency bias in f1. he can perform miracles in the car, qualifying above expectations and dragging it into the points but some commentators and random nobody's will say he still hasn't proved himself.

yes, 2019 was lucky for him but his performances in 2018, 2020 and 2021 shld tell you all about him as a driver. the new gen drivers are really exciting, great talents, but Charles and Max are a level above.

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the shade of blue on the mclaren car is like the green on last year's ferrari, jarring

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on the gentle insistence of @violetvettel I'm posting this here! it's my 2013 Indian GP experience and a personal anecdote on my father and Seb.

on 27th October, 2013 Sebastian Vettel won his fourth consecutive world driver's championship title at the Buddh International Circuit in what was then the Indian Grand Prix. I was 10yrs old at the time and my father was the biggest f1 fan I knew, even though I knew jackshit about the sport. my house was always adorned in ferrari red, from our car to the decor on the wall. there were schumi's model cars lining the counter, with ferrari merch everywhere I looked. I grew up with scarlet red being the only colour to exist.

I can't quite remember why but even though my father had been to atleast 6 other GP's without me, even the 2012 Indian one, this time he insisted I come with him. reluctantly I went, clad in a red shirt with a red hat! it was loud and pretty much a blur, I would barely remember anything. ferrari were 5th and 8th at the end but all eyes, including my father's was on the german guy out in front. he had won and was kneeling in front of his car, bowing down to it and I was confused?! I saw his face on the big screens as he kissed his trophy with the biggest and brightest smile, and remember thinking he looked like a small baby. on our way back home I remember telling my dad that "he's my favourite cause he's a winner" and I was sad he didn't race for our team. he didn't say anything, just smiled and again I was confused?!

skip to 2017, seb comes to ferrari. we saw him win in red, kissing those trophies and being as passionate as us about the team. I continued to love him but when Charles came into the team I divided my love. but my father didn't care, he still clung onto Seb. he didn't hate Charles but he definitely had a much softer spot for seb. in 2020, when it was announced that Seb would leave our team, it was the first time I saw my father broken over a sport since schumi's retirement. "he's the closest to schumi we'll get, in class, personality and conduct. love him while he's still here, when he's gone you'll see", he had said.

I thought he was being too sentimental getting sad over schumi's retirement but hearing him say that about seb really struck me. no matter his disdain for other team drivers, he never talked shit about Seb, he never told me to not follow Seb (though he did tell me to stay tf away from rbr). Seb was always the exception and that day I finally understood why.

my dad's stopped watching f1 now but I'm his source of info. with the ferarri news, he always asks about Seb. my father would and still does get annoyed when I like any non-ferrari driver but with Seb, it was different. he told me to remember that there are things greater than being a driver, like being a good person. Seb was the embodiment of that. I'm old enough to know and understand what a great person Seb is now but his character and personality while he was covered in cheap champagne and confetti is what made him a champion to remember.

that day will always stay with me as the first time I made a connection with my father, but also the day I fell in love with the sport. for those two things, I'll always be grateful to Seb. Sebastian Vettel to me is what Michael Schumacher was to my father. no longer ferrari drivers but forever the winners in our eyes <3

[footyleclerc]

max has a really nice and pleasing voice. it's not smooth but there's just something about his accent and the way words roll off his tongue that really does it. thanks to @coconutshygame for enlightening me!

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THEY ARE PUTTING CHARLES AND CHECO TOGETHER FOR THE PRESS CON AFTER THE MEXICAN GP PHONE CALL???