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These Ferrari radio messages don’t sound like nice concord…

Big crowds within the queue in entrance of the start-finish line simply earlier than the top of the primary qualifying session. As a result of there was a hiatus, many drivers haven’t set a time but. Then out of the blue the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz (28) handed that of Charles Leclerc (25).

Leclerc radios paradoxically: “Good, Carlos, good. A fantastic overtaking maneuver within the final nook.”

Bitter irony in direction of his teammate. However each bought by ultimately.

Leclerc clarified in a media spherical after the session: “Ultimately, the time was tight and it wasn’t fully clear whether or not we'd make it earlier than the flag.” So as to have the ability to set a time, drivers must cross the start-finish line earlier than the time runs out. The vehicles have been jostling, there was some overtaking within the queue of vehicles ready for the fitting timing to cross the start-finish line at the perfect second. Huge rush and chaos! Time strain for Sainz to set a time shortly.

The Monegasse describes the scenario that triggered the radio message: “Then Carlos overtook. That’s not ultimate. We’ll speak about it. However ultimately it had no consequence. The radio message in all probability sounded a bit harsher than it ought to have been.”

Sainz: “Charles had precedence this weekend.” Ferrari has a rule that, relying on the weekend, one or the opposite driver can determine whether or not he needs to drive in entrance of or behind the opposite. It was Leclerc’s flip at Silverstone, eager to drive first.

Complicated: Regardless of the settlement, Ferrari needed to change the positions of the vehicles twice within the pit lane. It is because Leclerc’s field is behind Sainz’s within the route of journey of the pit lane – so that they robotically come out within the reverse order than agreed.

In one other Ferrari radio message, Sainz appears noticeably annoyed: “It’s a bit unfair what you’re asking of me right here. Sacrificing my tire temp. I’m extra in danger. I’m fourth, he’s third.” He’s within the pitlane when he hears this radio message.

Sainz later: “No, I wasn’t upset. It was only a second of nice strain as a result of I hadn’t set a lap but. At one level I needed to go and do a lap.”

Looks like the Reds have to sit down down collectively tonight and work by Saturday…