Max: "I always thought that if I would make it to F1, Charles would also make it. You can see already from a very young age the really strong drivers. It's never been a surprise to me that Charles is sitting here. [...] It's not a surprise that we are sitting here together, I think.
Charles: "When you are young and in karting, F1 feels so far away. We knew that we were very fast because we were already competitive in karting. Whenever we changed categories, we would always be competitive. It's amazing. I have really, really good memories - [laughs] although memories that were less good became really good with time. Then you get older, and you look back at moments that maybe you didn't enjoy at the time - that are very funny. It was good times."
🎥: post-qualifying press conference, 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix
ok, and NOW it picks up. i promise there's more than just vegas 2023 in this chapter, despite what the collage suggests. vegas just did such irreparable damage in terms of lestappen brainrot. anyway. here's a 100% accurate retelling of the back end of the 2023 season