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Leclerc backtracks after sarcastic Sainz jibe

Apr.2 Tension between Ferrari's race drivers spilled out into the public after qualifying in Melbourne. Having qualified just seventh, two places behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc criticised Carlos Sainz for blocking him on a fast lap. 'Thanks to Carlos for the slipstream through turns 3 and 4,' he sarcastically told the French broadcaster Canal Plus. 'That's always nice.' Apparently, Spaniard Sainz heard about Leclerc's sarcastic remark both on the Ferrari radio to his engineers but also to Canal Plus, and confronted the Monaco-born driver in the media ‘pen'. Cameras captured the tense exchange. Later, when Leclerc sat down with the print media, his criticism of Sainz had been...
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