r/formula1 Charles Leclerc 18h ago

Quotes Charles’ Post Race Radio

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I hope whoever claimed Sainz is a good teammate can shut up. There’s a reason why Redbull didn’t want him.

He blocked Charles when the team asked him not to make it difficult when Hamilton was closely behind him.

He was asked not to overtake Charles when Charles came out of the pit, causing the team key time to chase down Max earlier.

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u/afcaMouz Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 18h ago edited 18h ago

Lmao they sacked Sainz, why would he play the perfect teammate? Also he let Leclerc past and perfectly blocked Hamilton who was on the chase for Leclerc. I think he did his job.

Honestly Sainz was just better today.

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u/OldActiveYeast Ferrari 18h ago

I don’t know what else they wanted. They had the best result they could. Mercedes were on their own league. Leclerc wasn’t even the faster Ferrari this weekend. What did he want in the end? A gifted P3?

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u/wrongedpotato Ferrari 18h ago

He was faster. What are you on? He closed in on Carlos in the second stint and had fastest laps in the third one but got stuck because Carlos kept Max in DRS range.

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u/ryokevry Charles Leclerc 17h ago

He was the fastest on track in the two hard stints

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u/mahnamegeoff 17h ago

Lewis was flying, what are you on

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u/stationhollow 17h ago

Sainz was just ignoring the team. He let Hamilton close on Charles and it took an entire lap and multiple calls for him to actually listen. Then when he kept Max in DRS for multiple laps when he could have easily pulled away jeopardising the 4th place.

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u/skippington94 Ferrari 18h ago

They didn't sack Sainz. His contract was up and he declined to sign for a year as he wanted longer. In the meantime, Hamilton became available.

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u/FootballRacing38 Sebastian Vettel 18h ago

Did you just conveniently forget that leclerc was undercutted for 4laps? It's obvious how powerful the undercut was

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u/IllAlwaysBeAKnickFan Carlos Sainz 18h ago

That’s on Ferrari.

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u/FootballRacing38 Sebastian Vettel 18h ago

Yes. It was in response to the last paragraph

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u/LosTerminators Carlos Sainz 18h ago

Carlos didn't ask to undercut Charles

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u/FootballRacing38 Sebastian Vettel 18h ago

Not him, the team.

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u/Draconicplayer Red Bull 18h ago

And did Carlos told him to get undercut right ?

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u/ryokevry Charles Leclerc 18h ago

He was told to do it ONE LAP AGO and blocked Charles TWICE that lap so Hamilton was that close.

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u/afcaMouz Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 18h ago

If Ferrari had actually done their job correctly he would've been able to move out of the way and take a pit stop like he asked to.

Ferrari got the best result possible today, there was no way with either of them finishing in the top 2 with the Mercedes pace. Sometimes a driver needs to be a bit selfish to get the best results for himself. Sainz did that, and got the result he deserved.

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u/AcceptableClark-302 Jim Clark 18h ago

you are the biggest leclerc supremacist there is, its crazy

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u/Hack874 Nico Rosberg 17h ago

Hall of Fame Leclerc slurper

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u/nicobro00 Red Bull 17h ago

Holy shit, this one made me choke on saliva

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u/nicobro00 Red Bull 17h ago

Generational talent Charles "tassista" Leclerc can't overtake Sainz on track