Carlos Sainz isn’t the kind of driver who would really enjoy having a beef with another driver on the grid, but, quite unfortunately, reality decided has had the last laugh. The Spaniard found himself inadvertently building an awry rivalry with Pierre Gasly on the track, with the Canadian Grand Prix being the fire-starter.
Furthermore, it only got worse during the weekend at Silverstone after Sainz seemingly “forced” Gasly off the track in their fierce battle for position. With such bitter incidents in the backdrop, Gasly made a photo dump on Instagram featuring close to 10 images, and one of them even featured his alleged arch-rival, Sainz.
It almost looked like the two drivers had stepped out for dinner ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend with their friends. Subsequently, a majority of the fans heaved a huge sigh of relief after the realization that Sainz and Gasly are indeed still friends and that the two brutal track incidents didn’t really dent their relationship off the track.
But, then arrived a major plot twist in the tale! Barely minutes after posting the picture, Gasly decided to take it down for unknown reasons. And upon probing, it turned out that Gasly revealed a picture of Sainz and his new girlfriend Rebecca Donaldson together, subsequently confirming their relationship.
F1 fans perplexed as Pierre Gasly reveals huge spoiler about Carlos Sainz on social media
Quite unsurprisingly, Gasly’s followers on Instagram noted that the Frenchman had removed one of the pictures from his post, and it turned out to be the one that had Sainz and Rebecca together. Hence, the entire motorsport community swarmed onto X to react to it. One fan wrote, “He is always in the middle of some drama.” But, the majority of them just pointed out how quickly Gasly managed to act with the suspicious deletion.
He is always in the middle of some drama 😂😂😂😂😂
— Mwengwe Tinasha Zulu❤🎰 (@Iamtinasha) September 20, 2023
Pierre removed the picture but it’s too late, the damage is done 😭 pic.twitter.com/BydWLV6KpF
— Mari (@very_berry99) September 20, 2023
WAIT HE REMOVED THE PIC THAT HAS CARLOS IN IT?!
— melia (@saladnotass) September 20, 2023
One might wonder why Gasly would take the picture down barely minutes after posting it. By the looks of it, it was probably Sainz who wanted the French driver to take it down because neither the Ferrari driver nor his ‘alleged’ girlfriend has confirmed their relationship yet. Sainz either wants to make an official statement himself or isn’t too keen on making his relationship public anytime soon.
Hence, much like Lewis Hamilton and Shakira, will Sainz continue to play with his fans’ minds by not acknowledging his relationship with the millionaire model? Only time will tell!