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Carlos was asked about the situation between Charles and Lewis, he mentions it can be though, but was tougher for him was the fans and the passion of the ferrari fans, he remembers being insulted and wished harm by radical fans, but between him and Charles they always solved everything the same night “It's tough when your teammate works against you. If it had been me, I'd be the one having to explain myself right now. As for the head-to-head battles we had, it's true that when you're fighting for wins, the pressure is greater and there's much more at stake. That's why you naturally become a little more selfish than when you're competing in the middle of the grid for eighth or ninth place. It’s harder to follow the team’s ideal strategy to the letter because a victory is on the line; and back then, victories were within reach.” “Even so, I think I always respected Charles and he respected me; we never had any collisions or anything like that. We simply had intense battles—I remember Monza and Las Vegas—and there were many moments of great tension throughout the year. “Perhaps the hardest part was managing the environment, the relationship with the media, and, above all, the fans, who were very passionate back then,” “The situation was very polarized between Charles and me. I remember suffering a bit because of his most radical fans, who would insult me or wish me harm. Even some Italian media outlets criticized me for not acting enough like a ‘second driver’ when the situation called for it, and the same thing happened when it was Leclerc who had to take on that role. So, it was more about the pressure surrounding Ferrari—and what comes with being part of the team—than any real problems between Charles and me” “In fact, any conflict was resolved that very night, when we talked with cooler heads and managed to find a solution so we could move forward..”