Carlos Sainz’s race came to an end with a good result. While his teammate Charles Leclerc was two positions ahead of him, the Spaniard got the team some good points. However, the end may have been more controversial than one can imagine. Sainz was all in the race when Mercedes pulled a last stunt on him. Although it did not work the best, he was left quite behind. However, he was able to get past George Russell.
But when Carlos Sainz was asked about his race, the driver was unhappy. He seemed upset and felt like his race was more controversial than Mercedes’ race. He said, “I’m happy with my race pace after a difficult day yesterday. It’s a shame about the last stop, which cost me the position. In the end, they made the stop with Charles to secure the position, while I was sacrificed a bit.” Nonetheless, the driver called out his team.
🎙️| Carlos Sainz:
“I’m happy with my race pace after a difficult day yesterday.”
“It’s a shame about the last stop, which cost me the position.”
“In the end they made the stop with Charles to secure the position, while I was sacrificed a bit.”
— Ferrari News 🐎 (@FanaticsFerrari) September 24, 2023
But this statement from Sainz did not sit right with the fans. After the Singapore Grand Prix, many were convinced that Charles Leclerc was sacrificed in order to get Sainz a race win. Even George Russell mentioned on a team radio that Ferrari may be sacrificing Leclerc. However, Leclerc was happy with his teammate’s results. But Sainz’s controversial statement had everyone pointing fingers at him for being political.
Fans react to Carlos Sainz’s controversial statements against Charles Leclerc
After a long race, Charles Leclerc got the team some good points. He was ahead of both the Mercedes drivers by a margin. However, his teammate thought otherwise. After winning a race last weekend, the driver was absolutely unhappy with his race result. However, it was when he made a controversial statement that got him in trouble with the fans. For a long time, fans have been mentioning how Leclerc was sacrificed at the Singapore race.
But Sainz and his dramatics in Japan have everyone absolutely angry. Many fans called out Sainz for his politics. While some pointed out that he was being quite hypocritical. Fans also judged him for not being a team player. The Twitter comment section was flooded with people calling nonsense on his statements.
One fan said, “Enough with the political shenanigans for goodness sake!”
Enough with the political shenanigans for goodness sake!
— Saperlipopette (@Poppette11) September 24, 2023
While another fan said, “Quite hypocritical huh??”
Quite hypocritical huh??
— CFRacing (@CFlashRacing) September 24, 2023
