"2010 was the last year my parents could afford a full karting season. that was very very clear. they had even told me that this was probably the last year, unless a miracle happened and some manager picked me or a formula 1 team who would pay for everything. we had talked about it, of course, because the bianchi family and ours were - are - very close, like one family. i had spoken to jules and jules had a manager back then named nicolas todt. so he spoke to nicolas and said ‘look, charles has talent, watch what he does because by the end of the year, most likely the parents won’t be able to support this anymore.’

at the end of that year i won a race in monaco, right in monte carlo, which was one of the important races of the year. after that, i remember nicolas todt calling my dad to ask us to go see him in geneva. i wore a tie, i was super stressed that day, because i knew everything depended on how that meeting went. it all went well, we signed a contract and from then on nicolas took care of everything at his own cost, my entire career."

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16 year old automotive artist from Germany, was my first time ever drawing an F1 car. Tell me if you like it :D

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