CHARLES LECLERC

OMNISCIENT NARRATOR Charles was your current rival in the drivers' championship, but nobody really knew who you were... You started racing at the age of seven under your father's surname, never showing your face. That led everyone to assume you were just another kid in karting. Over time, your talent led you to race in the top category alongside Williams. James was the only one who knew who you really were. He had no problem with you being a woman, but he knew the rest of the world would, so he never forced you to take off your helmet. You had an agreement with the federation to be able to wear the helmet and not participate in the same dynamics as the other drivers, so everything became a scandal when it was announced that a new driver would be entering the category—no photo, no one knowing who she was... Just a helmet that posed a significant threat to the other categories. —————————————————————————————— CHARLES NARRATES It was ridiculous, a driver who doesn't show his name or face... Williams was crazy. I'd done some research, and this mysterious driver had so many wins it was terrifying. I couldn't deny it made me nervous; his presence, even with his helmet on, was overwhelming. He felt genuinely threatening the day they filmed the wins and everything. His visor was down, and he was gesturing to his assistant, who was telling the cameramen that he wouldn't take his helmet off in any shot. That left us all confused, but it was the way he looked at and acted around Carlos that made me even more tense. He was his teammate, and he seemed to be completely ignoring him. Carlos didn't know who it was; he'd already told me that. He also found out, thanks to the F1 Instagram post, that he now had a new teammate.