Leclerc messed up by leaving the radio on and exploded against Sainz: “What comes out of your…”

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc have had a very even battle during their years as teammates at Ferrari, with some disputes due to their competitiveness. And in Las Vegas, with two more races for Sainz in Ferrari before going to Williams due to the arrival of Hamilton, Charles Leclerc exploded against the Spaniard by finishing behind the native of Madrid, who was 3rd against Charles who 4th in Las Vegas .

The Monegasque driver overtook Carlos Sainz at the start due to an error in the first corner of the Spaniard.. Carlos did not force Charles and chose to manage the wheels, while Leclerc lost part of his options by trying to burn his cartridges and attack Russell with everything in the early stages. with more rhythm. This damaged Leclerc’s tires too early and allowed Sainz to overtake him.

Chronology of what happened

After the first stop, Sainz maintained his position with Leclerc in the pits and on lap 27, with Hamilton pressing Charles, Carlos was instructed by radio to surrender the position to Leclerc. Sainz noticed and on that lap he handed third place to Charles as Carlos asked to be stopped in the pits. At that moment, Hamilton tried the ‘undercut’ and in the following lap, Ferrari confirmed to Carlos that he should enter the pits, but at the last moment, the Spaniard was told not to enter. Because? The mechanics were not prepared! Sainz couldn’t believe it: “Wake up. Let’s go!” he exclaimed.

Finally, Sainz entered the rear, ahead of Leclerc. And when Charles stopped, the Spaniard arrived with better speed and hotter tires. Leclerc was found in front. Charles was told by the radio that Carlos was told not to cross his partner. “We already told Carlos not to pressure you. So just focus on taking care of your tires.” But Carlos arrived and easily overtook Leclerc due to the huge speed difference between the two at that moment. That means, Carlos, stopped earlier, Charles undercut.

Leclerc’s paradox: “Try to tell him in Spanish”

The Monegasque didn’t like that, forgetting that he had put himself in that situation by burning his tires in that initial attack. So, when Carlos saw that he had passed him, he did not hesitate to respond ironically: “Try to tell him in Spanish.”

But the matter did not stop there. Sainz passed Verstappen and Charles was unable to pass the Madrid native. I don’t have a rhythm for it anymore and it’s clear on the track. But Leclerc, at the end of the race, decided to explode in anger.

Leclerc’s controversial radios

“Yeah, I did my job, but being nice annoys me all the damn time. It’s not even being nice, it’s just being respectful. I know I have to shut up, but at some point it’s always the same thing.”he declared to an engineer who asked him to be quiet. “However, you did the right thing for the team,” his track engineer later responded, knowing that Ferrari was playing for the Constructors’ World Championship.

And he has a slip. He thought he had turned off the radio and then made a comment that quickly went viral on social media after his engineer told him to start picking up. “Fucking pick up what the fuck you want,” he said in English, in a phrase that can be translated as follows: “Collect whatever comes off your balls”. That’s when he realized that his comment had been heard on the radio. “The radio is on, sorry.”

“We are debating. We asked them to change the position at the stop and there was confusion. We will discuss it internally,” Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur told ‘DAZN’.

Leclerc explained

“Yeah, I left the radio on. I was very frustrated and maybe I was a little aggressive with that radio. But hey, emotions run high and we’ll talk about it internally. I did my part today, but it’s what that”, Leclerc told ‘DAZN’ after the race. “It doesn’t really matter, 3rd or 4th… for the team it’s the same, but it’s a bit disappointing if we lose a few points in the Constructors’ championship. But oh well”commented the Monegasque. Although the truth is that his battle with Sainz did not affect the team’s final result as Leclerc never had a chance to win the game against Mercedes.

Sainz’s version

“It’s great to see you compete with Charles, I want to see how they let you fight and it’s true,” Jenson Button told Carlos Sainz before the Spaniard took the podium.

“Yes, we have been like this for four years. Charles and I have been wheel to wheel, not every race, but every two or three races. We are very competitive, we are close in speed and we are always fighting with each other. more while we are fighting with the McLarens, Red Bull and Mercedes It may be better than 3rd and 4th, but we will keep pushing,” said the Madrid native, not knowing the radios his colleague starred in.

Immediately afterwards, on television, he spoke about the “poor execution” of the race and the mess with his stoppage.

“The first half stint I managed well and I was able to pass Leclerc, but we both went very far behind. In the second stint, with hard rubber, he managed the wheel better than me and when I saw Charles what was going to happen , I asked the team to put me in the pit so that I wouldn’t be taken out of the pit, they let me out.