Sainz and Leclerc talk about their relationship after the link and protests in Barcelona: “This is not the first conflict and it will not be the last”

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz They had again in Barcelona. The Monegasque was very upset after the race in Spain because of his teammate’s overtaking on lap 3, where they both touched each other slightly. And Carlos responded with a beautiful irony.

“It’s a shame, as the team told us before the race to save the tires at this point in the race, and I do exactly that in the last corner,” said Charles, highlighting that “it was not the time to fight.” and that maybe Sainz “wanted to impress his own race.” Statements with a clear ‘Rin Tin Tin’ did not like Carlos, who responded to the Spanish press with a resounding “yes” and a long silence, biting his tongue, when asked if his partner was free to fight .

“I think he often complains about something after a race,” he added to ‘Sky Sports’, responding to Charles’ complaints. And a few days later, both Leclerc and Sainz were keen to stress that their fight in Barcelona had not affected their relationship and that everything was based on their good communication after a tense race like the one in Barcelona.

“It’s something that Charles and I have always agreed on, the fact of being competitive and above all being so close to each other competing, because we always come out fifth and sixth, first and second, third and fourth… We are always next to each other, five thousandths behind in the classification (like in Barcelona). “There are 24 races that share track and layout pieces very often, and obviously it takes you more than a year to have your ups and downs and your frictions.”argued Carlos, downplaying what happened in Barcelona.

“We have always been two mature people who know how to handle it well, we know how to solve it, we know how to talk about it off the court, ideally not in the media, but off the court. And we continue do it, this is not the first conflict between me and Leclerc, because we always have one or two a year”, argued the man from Madrid.

In its part, Charles Leclerc assured that the important thing is to talk “face to face” after every moment of tension.

“There are difficult moments between colleagues, especially when we are close to each other. These things happen and it’s about how you deal with it after the race, head on. And Carlos and I always do well. I’m not worried about anything and I haven’t seen any changes that indicate it won’t happen. We are professionals, We know how good it is for both of us if there is a good relationship within the team and if we work well on the track. “Sometimes I go over the limit, and sometimes Carlos does it and then we have to talk about it, reset and I’m not worried about our relationship for the future,” commented Leclerc.

They are not worried about their relationship

“It has not been a concern in four years, it shouldn’t be a concern now,” Sainz spoke about whether he was worried that his relationship with Charles had deteriorated in their final year together at Ferrari. “We always start next to each other, which for me is good news for the team, it means that both drivers are there. That leads you to have situations like the one in Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​but we are two drivers who always solve those who have problems, talking on the phone or on the track,” added Carlos.

“The relationship don’t worry me. We came back on the same plane and it was a matter of seeing each other and everything is fine between us,” said Leclerc about this. “We discuss it as always. There are things that seem huge out there but we have known each other for a long time and we know that after the race there is tension, we are both frustrated by the heat of the battle but then we talk about it all and nothing I am concerned for our relationship in the future. In some races we had tension but we always knew how to manage it by talking. And this is the same case. So I’m not worried,” Charles concluded.