Sparks at Ferrari
Carlos Sainz And Charles Leclerc they ended up at loggerheads in the finale of the Sprint in China. The Spanish driver fitted a new set of medium tyres, the Monegasque a used one, the battle between the two was triggered when Carlos Sainz attacked Fernando Alonso in Turn 5.
The Aston Martin driver had held third place for a long time ahead of Sainz, Perez, Leclerc and Norris. Sainz’s attack generated a turmoil which led Perez to take advantage of Alonso’s response on Sainz, a maneuver that left both Iberian drivers wide.
Sainz and Alonso also had a contact in their battle which then led Fernando Alonso to retire after the puncture, Sainz’s Ferrari also suffered some damage and the Spaniard then had another contact with the SF a few hundred meters later. 24 by Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque tried to attack on the outside at the end of the straight and Sainz defended himself by taking out his boxmate who commented via radio with a “What the f*ck” Sainz’s maneuver. Leclerc then got the better of Sainz in Turn-1 and at the end of the races he said via radio: “Sainz fights more with me than when he has to fight with others“.
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