Charles Leclerc says he has cleared the air with Carlos Sainz forward of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix after the Ferrari driver expressed frustration together with his staff and team-mate eventually Sunday’s race in Las Vegas.
Leclerc was heard utilizing a collection of expletives on staff radio as he bemoaned his race in Sin Metropolis, which noticed him end one place behind his podium-finishing team-mate in fourth.
The Ferrari drivers had traded positions 3 times already within the race earlier than the ultimate spherical of pit stops when Leclerc was working forward. However the Monegasque then dropped again behind Sainz quickly after his remaining cease.
And whereas not eager to dwell on final Sunday as he confronted the media on Thursday in Qatar, Leclerc mentioned he and Sainz had talked about what occurred and there have been no issues between them.
“I don’t want to go back to what happened in Vegas,” mentioned Leclerc.
“The final two races of the season and we have to do completely every little thing with a view to get that Constructors’ Championship. That is all that issues and no matter occurred in Vegas we mentioned about it.
“I’ve a very good relationship with Carlos and we have generally had races the place issues do not go precisely the way in which we would like however a very powerful factor is that we talk about it and we go ahead.
“It’s very clear for both of us that we just want to win the constructors’ and it’s by working as a team that we achieve that, I’m sure there won’t be any problems with it.”
Requested if that they had due to this fact cleared the air, Leclerc confirmed: “Exactly.”
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc says that he has an important understanding with teammate with Carlos Sainz regardless of his feedback after the Las Vegas GP as they appear to win the Constructors Championship
Ferrari are chasing their first constructors’ title since 2008 and path McLaren by simply 24 factors heading in to this weekend’s penultimate spherical on the Lusail Worldwide Circuit.
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Sky Sports activities F1’s stay Qatar GP schedule
Friday November 29
9.55am: F1 Academy Observe One
11am: F2 Observe
1pm: Qatar GP Observe One (observe begins at 1.30pm)
2.55pm: F1 Academy Observe Two
4.05pm: F2 Qualifying
5pm: Qatar GP Dash Qualifying (qualifying begins at 5.30pm)*
Saturday November 30
12.10pm: F1 Academy Qualifying
1pm: Qatar GP Dash build-up
2pm: QATAR GP SPRINT
3.30pm: Ted’s Dash Pocket book
4pm: F2 Dash Race
5.15pm: Qatar GP Qualifying build-up
6pm: QATAR GP QUALIFYING
8pm: F1 Academy: Race One
8.45pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday December 1
10.55am: F1 Academy Race Two
12.15pm: F2 Function Race
2.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Qatar GP build-up
4pm: THE QATAR GRAND PRIX
6pm: Chequered Flag: Qatar GP response
7pm: Ted’s Pocket book
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