Despite Extending an Olive Branch, Charles Leclerc Calls Out Carlos Sainz’s Vengeful Antics

Every race week Frederic Vasseur promises that Ferrari will and should improve on their performance. However, the team does the opposite of that every weekend. Charles Leclerc seemed to have learned this from his boss as he calls out Carlos Sainz for the vengeful tactics, despite doing the opposite and extending an olive branch as well. What is Charles Leclerc up to?

Carlos Sainz’s move to Ferrari didn’t really materialize like the Spaniard would’ve wanted to Charles Leclerc has been the lead Ferrari and the one who put some sort of championship contention last season. With Sainz’s Ferrari contract ending in 2024, speculations are being made around the Spaniard, having signed a pre-agreement with Audi for the 2025 season. 

Amid all this, Carlos Sainz was recently called out for his speculated decision to make a move from Ferrari to Audi. Marca suggested that Charles Leclerc thought the Spaniard’s decision to move away from Ferrari was the wrong one. Charles Leclerc then extended his hand and made peace with Sainz by saying, “I can work well with Carlos, even if there is a lot of competition between us.” [Translated Via Google]

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Despite the fact that Leclerc has been the better-performing Ferrari driver, the Monegasque suggested that he works well with Sainz despite the competition between them. Nonetheless, in a recent podcast, it was suggested that Sainz was a more exciting driver at McLaren. 

Carlos Sainz’s bromance with Lando Norris made him an exciting driver.

Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris’ bromance during the McLaren days is still considered the standard for chemistry between teammates. However, in a recent podcast, it was revealed that the Bromance also has a positive effect on the Spaniard’s on-track performances, making him a more exciting driver. The same was suggested as Toni Cowan-Brown advised that she wants to see more from the Ferrari drivers.

According to the SkySportsF1 Podcast, Toni Cowan-Brown said, “I found Carlos Sainz way more exciting as a driver when he was at McLaren than what he is at Ferrari. I find them a lackluster pairing.” She added, “I want to see more from both of them, especially Charles Leclerc but Carlos Sainz as well is a phenomenal driver, I mean they all are. But I definitely found him more exciting when he was at McLaren.” David Croft then added, “It was the Bromance with Lando and all sorts of reasons.”

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What do you think? Is Sainz making a wrong choice by leaving Ferrari?