Carlos Sainz responded to Leclerc’s criticism with this great gesture: “These are things between him and me”

Charles Leclerc criticized on several occasions Carlos Sainz on the radio as he was overtaken after his second stop at the F1 Las Vegas GP.

The team told Carlos not to pressure the Monegasque, without any radio showing with a direct order not to pass him. But the Spaniard found Charles in front as he left the pits, riding slowly because he hadn’t warmed up the new tire yet, and overtook him easily. Previously, Leclerc had been ahead of Carlos at the start but the Madrid native passed him again as Charles did not know how to save his tires by over-attacking in the first corners. After that, after the first stop, Carlos gave the position to Charles, but after that second pit stop, the Spaniard passed him in the race, with Leclerc blowing up on the radio.

After the race, Carlos Sainz was asked several times about his teammate’s criticism.

“Why am I angry with you?” They asked him on ‘Sky Sport Italia’. “I agreed not to talk to the media (about it) because every time we say something here we get into trouble and I agreed not to talk to him. “We’ll talk to him about what happened or not.”declared Carlos, in an elegant gesture, not wanting to give explanations or respond to Charles publicly out of respect for his team and his partner.

“These are things between him and me. I never open the radio or talk to the media because I don’t like it, it’s not a nice thing to do and it’s not necessary.”he added, in a masterful gesture from the Madrid native.

“Not on my side”he repeated on British television ‘Sky Sports’ when asked about the criticism. “I don’t like to use the radio to complain or do anything, I don’t like to use the media to criticize or show if I’m happy or not. I prefer to do it behind closed doors”he finished.

It should be noted that Charles Leclerc is playing for runner-up in the world championship with Norris and is 21 points behind the Briton with two Grands Prix remaining. But at the same time, Carlos Sainz also has to fight his own battle for fourth place in the World Cup, as he is only 9 points behind Piastri in the World Cup.