Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz of Spain and Charles Leclerc of Monaco stroll by paddock on the Lusail Worldwide Circuit in Lusail, Qatar, forward of the F1 Qatar Grand Prix, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Picture/Darko Bandic)
LUSAIL, Qatar— Ferrari teammates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. say they’ve resolved a disagreement which led Leclerc to vent his frustrations in an expletive-filled outburst over the radio following final week’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Leclerc was clearly upset with the Ferrari technique after he was handed by Sainz in Las Vegas and completed fourth, one place behind his teammate.
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Each drivers stated Thursday they’d spoken to clear up the scenario forward of this week’s Qatar Grand Prix and felt they might now deal with making an attempt to win the constructors’ title for Ferrari.
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“No matter occurred in Vegas, we mentioned about it and we’re all good, which is a very powerful factor,” Leclerc stated. “I’ve no doubts about that as a result of we’ve at all times had a extremely good relationship with Carlos. We’ve had races the place typically issues don’t go precisely the best way we wish however a very powerful factor is that we focus on about it and we go ahead.”
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Heading into their second-to-last race weekend as teammates, Sainz stated he and Leclerc remained pals, even when “we undergo some misunderstandings that within the warmth of the second, we clearly are fairly vocal about and we really feel very annoyed about.”
Sainz stated he’d keep in mind his time with Leclerc and Ferrari with fondness after he strikes to Williams for 2025 to accomplice Alex Albon.
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“We even have a private relationship. And as a lot because the skilled one goes by ups and downs, the non-public one, I can let you know it’s at all times been actually, actually good,” Sainz stated.
“In these 4 years in Ferrari, I’ve loved each single second with him. Even the robust ones, as a lot as they’ve been robust, I’m fairly certain in 20 or 30 years I’ll snort about them and look again being happy with what we put collectively.”
Leclerc shall be teaming up with Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari subsequent yr and stated he anticipated to type a bond with the seven-time champion.
“It’s a distinct type of relationship as a result of I haven’t spent that a lot time with Lewis but, however I’ve clearly a lot respect for Lewis and what he has achieved, and we’ve got had an excellent relationship,” he stated.
