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Hy•poth•e•sis (noun) /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/
noun: hypothesis; plural noun: hypotheses
A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Example: “Based on the available data and evidences meticulously gathered from twitter, eye witness accounts and weekly gossip reports from reliable sources* around the paddock, Charles Leclerc’s hypothesis is that Max Verstappen is attracted and/or in love with Charles Leclerc as of September 16, 2025.”
*it is to be noted that the sources like to remain anonymous.
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Hypothesis: “Is Max Verstappen attracted and/or in love with Charles Leclerc or are Carlos Sainz Jr. and Joris Trouche just being delusional as usual?”
by Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz Jr and Joris Trouche.
Abstract: Carlos Sainz Jr. promptly decided to ruin my glorious afternoon. “Dude, Verstappen was totally giving you his sex eyes after the qualifying.”
“He was not.” I huffed.
To which, Joris appeared from the middle of nowhere and exclaimed, “OH MY GOD, I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED IT.”
Henceforth, I will be meticulously documenting each and every move of Max Verstappen to prove them wrong.
Methods: To analyze the behavior and body language of Max Verstappen in direct proportion of his proximity to Charles Leclerc. The data will be only analyzed by Sainz Jr. and Trouche to prevent obvious biases.
Evidences:
1. Direct eye contact — Carlos notes that Max’s piercing gaze never wavers once the Monegasque starts speaking. The lack of blinking and the predatory focus scares Carlos, to be honest. He also notes that this is more evident when they’re interacting as a group because even when it’s someone else speaking, Max tries to steal a glance at Charles — it’s almost pathetic.
Joris wants to add that Max has love in his gaze, transformed into the literal definition of the heart eye emoji. It’s deliberate — like he’s committing every detail of Charles to memory.
(The glow of the sunlight lightly kissing over his cheekbones, the slight furrow over his forehead that forms when Charles tries to thinks, the twinkle in his eyes, the dimples Max yearns for. It’s as if the mere act of blinking, all those milliseconds wasted — is an insult to Charles’ sheer beauty. Max never blinks.)
Charles thinks Max is just a very attentive listener and that Joris reads way too much romance novels in his free time.
Carlos rebuts by saying that Max never listens to him and has had to repeat himself on multiple occasions.
Inference: Max Verstappen yearns for Charles Leclerc. Joris might read too many romance novels. Max Verstappen might actually be a worse listener than anticipated before the study.
2. Max Verstappen congratulated Charles Leclerc on at least five various occasions despite himself having a bad result —Additionally, Carlos notes that he’s also the first to congratulate Leclerc. Joris plays ‘Where's the trophy? HE JUST COMES RUNNING OVER TO ME’ in the background. Charles mutters something something about wanting to kill him.
Evidence: Max Verstappen received a reprimand from the stewards during the Monaco Grand Prix for overtaking under the VSC after the chequered flag to give a thumbs up at Charles. It is also to be noted that Carlos wanted at least penalty minimum for this incident and making him suffer with his Charles-sexual behavior this whole season. Goddamn, little fruit basket.
Inference: A sore loser goes out of his way to congratulate Charles Leclerc — all signs points towards Max having more than a little crush on Charles Leclerc.
Charles wants to add that it’s not an accurate measurement. Joris states that Charles is in denial at this point.
3. There is a significant correlation between Max Verstappen’s Amy Santiago™ hair tuck and the timing of either sighting or mention of Charles Leclerc.
Carlos linked several videos from his burner tumblr account — it’s just too much to document at this point.
sexychillitumblr added 10 videos links.
Charles starts following sexychillitumblr.
Inference: Amy Santiago was attracted to Jake Peralta ergo, Max Verstappen is attracted to Charles Leclerc.
Charles wants it noted that it's just a tv show and it cannot be taken as hard evidence. IT IS NOT JUST A TV SHOW, Carlos yells from the other side of the room.
4. God has his favorites and so does Max Verstappen —
Max whenever anyone on the podium stands on the wrong spot: Okay, listen up you idiot MOVE!
Max when Charles stands on the wrong spot: Not you darling, you can stand wherever you want and then turns into human form of heart eye emoji.
Charles wants it to be emphasized that Max does not call him darling. Joris thinks Charles is grasping on straws.
Inference: Charles Leclerc is both god's and Max Verstappen's favorite.
5. That time where Max Verstappen, a known geography nerd, turned and asked Charles Leclerc if the Singaporean flag was the Monegasque flag, just so he could talk to him. He literally just faked not knowing something so he would have an excuse to talk to his crush. He’s such a loser.
Inference: Max Verstappen is such a loser, who is in love with another loser.
Joris wants the eyeroll from Charles Leclerc documented.
6. Max remembering Charles' haircut in 2012 and was eager to see more videos of it. Even Charles doesn’t remember what it was. They googled it. It was bad. There was no reason for Max to remember that
7. Max memorizing the ‘inchident’ and repeating it wherever he can. Joris has a feeling that he will remember it all his life. Well, Charles wants it noted that he does not remember any of it. “LIES! SATAN” yells Carlos.
8. Max Verstappen sees red, and when he realizes it's the wrong red he searches until he finds the right kind of red.
Evidence: Bahrain Grand Prix, 2025 — Cooldown room where he realized the guy in the red suit was not Charles Leclerc, but anyway decided to yap about Charles to Carlos. Azerbaijan Grand Prix, 2025 —Max did a three sixty degree turn until he found Charles and high-fived him.
Inference: Does Max Verstappen like Charles or he just hates Carlos Sainz?
It is to be noted that Charles is allowed on Max's private jet while Carlos is not.
9. Dilation of pupil, rise in heart rate and pulse — cannot be measured unless Max is put under restraints.
10. Max Verstappen liked a shirtless picture of Charles Leclerc.
Charles — How does this even matter?
Joris — IT MATTERS BECAUSE HE DOESN’T EVEN FOLLOW YOU. IT PROBABLY SHOWED UP ON HIS FEED BECAUSE HE KEEPS SEARCHING YOU UP.
Charles — Oh my god, do you even see how delusional you sound?
Joris — Do I Charles? Do I? cocks his eyebrows.
Inference: Max Verstappen stalks Charles Leclerc on socials.
11. Carlos Sainz Jr. states that Max Verstappen has liked his instagram stories exclusively when Charles is in it.
Charles ridicules Carlos for stooping this low to support his alleged delusions. Real time experiment was conducted over a period of three days — Charles was proven wrong and he did a walk of shame back to the hotel room. Carlos’ velociraptor screeches were heard in the background.
Inference: Max Verstappen is down bad. Stand up, it’s embarrassing.
12. Even journalists have clocked him now, it’s horrendous.
"When Max Verstappen arrived in the paddock yesterday, he was more smiley and talkative than usual.
He was attending the press and told a lot about the picture he found of him and Leclerc when they were young in karting.
He wanted to talk, he was relaxed."
Charles has given up at this point.
Result was concluded and the hypothesis was proven correct.
It doesn’t bother Charles — not even a little bit; not at all. He definitely doesn’t spend all day thinking about Max. He is most probably straight and Max is too — but that doesn’t matter. Because he doesn’t like Max that way.
But Max does.
And maybe he will use that to his advantage — all is fair in love and championship fight after all.
He will seduce Max Verstappen to distract him ever so slightly to pry away that golden trophy right under his nose. And it wouldn’t affect Charles at all — because he doesn’t like Max that way.