Sainz ‘can not clarify’ Sao Paulo crashes as Leclerc admits weekend was 'injury limitation' for Ferrari

So as to add to Sainz’s woes, he was known as to see the stewards after the race, and handed a reprimand for ‘harmful driving’. Replays confirmed that after eradicating the steering wheel following his crash, he then reattached it and tried to get going – regardless of the marshals already beginning to get better his automobile.

He admitted he wasn’t conscious the marshals had began their procedures, on what was a attempting day for his aspect of the storage.

As for his staff mate, Leclerc completed the race in fifth place however is now mathematically out of competition for the drivers’ championship. Leclerc did handle to do what many couldn’t in protecting a charging Max Verstappen at bay for a handful of laps mid-race, and in addition managed to maintain Lando Norris behind late on.

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However he paid the worth for stopping early for a second set of intermediate tyres, and popping out in site visitors price him pricey.

“On one aspect, we had been simply not quick sufficient: the automobile was extraordinarily troublesome to drive and really, very pointy, very digital, very oversteery, and it was very troublesome to drive,” Leclerc stated.