«Sainz's maneuver at that moment was not correct and right. We knew we had to save the tire and I did it, but he didn't and he passed me at the end of the straight. That's how it happened, but it was a risk that shouldn't have been taken."
Controversy in Ferrari on the sidelines of the Spanish GP, which saw the triumph of Max Verstappen and which left a bad taste in the mouths of the two red drivers, who had to settle for fifth and sixth place. But Charles Leclerc - his quote in the incipit - also didn't like his teammate's maneuver in the first laps of the race.
Between the two teammates, the Monegasque underlined after the GP, there was «a fight that made us lose a position, also because it damaged my wing. I understand that the race was important for him, but that's not how it goes. We'll talk about it in the team."
More generally, Leclerc concluded, the problem at Montmelò "was the pace, we should look at this aspect".
Sainz's reply is ready: «I can't keep up my whole life. For me it was a very clear situation - explained the Spaniard - we had a new soft and Mercedes had used it, so we had to attack and I did exactly that. I had the opportunity to attack and it's not like I can wait to stay behind all my life. I don't know what Charles is complaining about, what he's worried about," he concluded.
(Unioneonline)
