“Carlos Made My Life Easier”: Charles Leclerc’s Observation Earns Him Comparison With a 2x World Champion

Early in the race, Sainz, who was already in a strong position, wasn’t allowed to switch places with Leclerc. Later, the Spanish driver received a 10-second penalty for violating track regulations. And during the closing stages, Sainz battled Sergio Perez for more than 3 laps, enabling Charles Leclerc to get a comfortable lead over the Mexican. Soon after the race, Charles Leclerc was seen praising his partner, as in a viral tweet, the Monegasque was found stating, “Carlos did a great job. I was aware Checo was coming, so I was trying to manage the hards. But Carlos made my life easier by doing a great defense. I could see it all on the screen which was quite exciting.”

Fans immediately thought of a similar incident that made them think of Fernando Alonso. So why are fans equating Charles Leclerc’s remarks with those of Fernando Alonso?

Charles Leclerc’s recent praise of Carlos Sainz made fans compare the Monegasque with Fernando Alonso

Leclerc was content with a P2. However, Carlos Sainz was not. It’s because, despite his best efforts, fate had other intentions for him, as the violation of track limits dropped him from P4 to P6, where he had been positioned in the main race.

Later, while the Spaniard was being praised heavily by Leclerc. The Monegasque’s remarks that he was watching everything that was happening behind drew the attention of the audience. It served as a reminder of Fernando Alonso’s comment regarding Lance Stroll during the Miami Grand Prix, where the 41-year-old said, “ Which position is Lance? Great move into Turn 1.”

The commentary crew was astounded by the radio communication and questioned how Alonso, who was halfway around the lap, could have observed the struggle from his cockpit. These same observations have left the fans to make a comparison between Leclerc with Alonso. Some reactions are given as follows.

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Some fans were seen taking jibes at Ferrari’s team, particularly at Xavi, the engineer of Leclerc.

One of the fans was also seen hailing Leclerc about his tone to praise Carlos Sainz.

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