There isn't any dangerous blood between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. in line with the Ferrari teammates themselves, regardless of the combined feelings on show after the British Grand Prix.
Sainz Jr. gained his maiden Formulation 1 race at Silverstone on Sunday and whereas the Spaniard was delighted, Leclerc was not after he had the prospect of victory taken away from him.
The Monegasque had been faster than Sainz Jr. for a lot of the race however a late security automotive within the closing levels allowed the latter to pit for contemporary tyres whereas the previous was unnoticed on older, slower tyres.
On the restart, with the Ferraris 1-2, the Scuderia ordered Sainz Jr. to remain behind Leclerc, however he defied orders and took the lead right away leaving his teammate to the mercy of the faster automobiles behind him, with Leclerc finally ending fourth behind Sergio Perez and Sir Lewis Hamilton.
After the race, the Ferrari workforce have been noticeably cut up with some celebrating with Sainz Jr., whereas others have been visibly sad with the debacle, with workforce principal Mattia Binotto seen seemingly arguing with Leclerc after he vented his frustrations.
Forward of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, the 2 drivers have been requested a few potential rift, however each denied any animosity in direction of one another.
‘Like all the time, he [Leclerc] behaved just like the gentleman that he's and the [post-race] briefing was regular,’ Sainz Jr. stated.
‘The best way it goes when I've a foul race it’s a traditional briefing and the best way it goes when he has a foul race, it’s additionally a traditional briefing. It’s one of many robust factors that we now have as teammates and as drivers, and as a workforce spirit that we now have in Ferrari.
‘I might have completed it the identical once more and I believe the workforce completely understood my place. Ferrari gained, I gained, so for certain it was not the mistaken resolution.
‘I knew completely what I needed to do. I knew to not put Charles in a compromised place, but in addition to provide Ferrari a race win – that's what the workforce cares probably the most about and I believe every part I did was wise. I didn’t put Charles beneath pointless threat or stress whereas overtaking him, understanding that I used to be going to overhaul him pretty simply on the gentle.’
Leclerc for his half, clarified what was stated between himself and Binotto: ‘He was indignant at me as a result of I used to be too down, and so he was attempting to cheer me up. All people was questioning why he was wagging his finger at me, however I believe he was simply annoyed to see me so down after such an important race.
‘Then again, it’s clearly comprehensible, he understood my disappointment – main the race and ending fourth.’
Though Ferrari have had the quickest automotive this season, each drivers are behind the Pink Bull’s of Max Verstappen and Perez within the standings, whereas Leclerc hasn’t completed on the rostrum in 5 races due to a mix of poor reliability and dangerous technique calls.
The 24-year-old added: ‘We simply need to guarantee that any such factor doesn’t occur an excessive amount of in a season and for me, it’s extra the buildup within the final 5 races that's onerous to take.
‘I'm as motivated as I used to be earlier than. I’m coming into this weekend with full confidence that we will have an important weekend, and searching long-term, I nonetheless imagine as a lot as I did [that we can win] the championships.
‘I really feel the help of the workforce. It hasn’t gone our means in the previous few races however once more I believe internally we're working as onerous as ever.’
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