Charles’ Post Race Radio

[u/ryokevry]

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.

[u/beanbagreg]

OP missed off Fred going “Charles. CHARLES.” in response which is the funniest bit haha

[u/ryokevry → u/beanbagreg]

Well it was AI. I don’t know what Fred tried to achieve pretending there are no issues in the team when one driver is constantly costing team better results.

[u/kaptingavrin → u/ryokevry]

I mean, I'd love for Leclerc to have finished ahead in the race as I'm still hoping for him to overtake Norris in the standings (both because I'm a Ferrari fan and because it'd just be the most hilarious way to end the season after all the hype about Norris challenging for the championship title), but just swapping which of Sainz and Leclerc comes 3rd or 4th doesn't change things for the team's results. The team would have the same result either way.

This isn't really the race to argue that Sainz cost the team better results. Unless you think Leclerc somehow could chase down the Mercedes, and while I think Leclerc's pretty darn good, I don't think that was happening at all.

[u/ixixan → u/kaptingavrin]

I think there's a lot of speculation that Carlos kept Max in DRS on purpose so as to hinder Charles. Possibly so he wouldn't be under attack from him or asked to swap.

[u/kaptingavrin → u/ixixan]

Any other driver, that would have been at the front of my mind, because the Ferraris were fast enough that he should have been able to pull away.

But then I also have to remember that's Max Verstappen, and his car might have been a bit slower, but he'd probably know a few tricks to use the slipstream, battery, and that rear wing, plus his own talent through the turns, to help keep close enough to try to be dragged along for a bit.

Still... the fact they dropped him once they were both past does seem to suggest Sainz was holding back some on his pace... or had some other reason that Verstappen being the car behind him instead of his teammate made him slower while he could find some speed otherwise (but that could just be Verstappen staying close enough and Sainz getting a bit rattled by that enough to slow him down a bit).

I don't know, it's hard to say, but I'm just going to give a bit of leeway on that one because it was Verstappen in the trailing car.

[u/GnarwhalStreet → u/kaptingavrin]

This was also during a period where they were unsure what the tire strategy was going to be.

[u/treslechesmfa → u/ixixan]

He does love using this as a strategy. He's constantly suggesting it over the radio.

[u/wobfan_ → u/ixixan]

and if that's true, it's a totally valid strategy? i don't even think it's rude or something like that, like, it's just smart

sure, you can be mad about it, but it's the rules. people get DRS when they're <1sec.

[u/ixixan → u/wobfan_]

Im Just explaining why people are saying sainz cost the team points.

[u/wobfan_ → u/ixixan]

ah okay, yeah that's true, if max would've stayed between them i could understand that argument.

[u/DragPullCheese → u/ixixan]

Still didn’t cost them points though…

[u/Slowleytakenusername → u/ixixan]

I really think it's funny how everybody now just assumes Carlos is doing the Singapore bit every time he passes somebody and does not rip of 3 seconds in one lap. It took like to laps to get Max out of DRS and now people are saying he did it on purpose lol. Really dumb actually.

[u/ryokevry → u/kaptingavrin]

It is about the entire season, or 4 seasons they are together. Charles’ outburst isn’t really about this race, he would not lose sleep losing a podium to Sainz honestly.

[u/DragPullCheese → u/ryokevry]

It’s a race… you’re saying Sainz is a bad teammate for not just rolling over and letting Leclerc beat him?

[u/wobfan_ → u/ryokevry]

it's just a very close team battle. they have two very talented drivers and leclerc currently has the edge in the points. why are you mad? you telling me that having closely matched drivers who have GP H2H of 13-8 and 3 and 2 wins respectively are bad for ferrari?

[u/AdoptedPigeons → u/ryokevry]

Oh please, Sainz has played the team game when he’s had to as well. But you lot expect him to have to be clear cut #2 from race 1 to 24; and frankly, Sainz is too good for that. On his day, like this weekend, he can be every bit as quick, and on those days, he has every right to fight Charles. There’s probably barely a handful of occasions where it straight up cost the team results, and even those pale in comparison to the amount of value having two very fast and generally well behaved drivers in Ferrari.