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Image Courtesy: Imago Carlos Sainz (L) and Charles Leclerc (R)
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Image Courtesy: Imago Carlos Sainz (L) and Charles Leclerc (R)
It was as smooth as it gets as Carlos Sainz secured the second race win of his career. The Spaniard drove incredibly and with a brilliant tactical approach right till the end. Sainz was brilliant throughout the weekend and deserved the win, especially after his tactical approach to the race. The first stint where he got tactical help from his teammate Charles Leclerc and from old teammate Lando Norris till the very end. However, this help from Leclerc did not pay any dividends as a Ferrari 1-2 tuned into 1-4 thanks to a poor pitstop. This has made the Tifosi disregard Sainz’s win and sympathize with their favorite Ferrari man.
There is no doubt Leclerc is the Tifosi’s favorite as all the expectations of ending the championship drought are on the shoulders of the Monegasque. This is exactly why, as seen on X, Leclerc’s interview put Sainz’s victory second in the eyes of the Tifosi after he made the admission of all the untoward incidents of his race.
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“I knew this race was going to be difficult for me from the first stint. I had to protect Carlos. We had a slow pit stop, which put us on the back foot,” said Leclerc.
🎙️| “Is there anything else you wanted from the race today?”
Charles Leclerc: “I knew this race was going to be difficult for me from the first stint. I had to protect Carlos. We had a slow pit stop, which put us on the back foot.”
“It was great team management in the first…
— Ferrari News 🐎 (@FanaticsFerrari) September 17, 2023
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This repeat feature of disappointing results stemming from no fault of his own has earned Leclerc a lot of sympathy. Now we can add the 2023 Singapore GP to the list.
Despite the race-winning drive from Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc earns sympathy from the Ferrari faithful for the disappointing end to his Singapore GP
The fans on X showcased their sympathy in the replies to the tweet, revealing Leclerc’s words after the race. One user even went as far as claiming “Ferrari sacrificed him…“ in Singapore for the sake of Sainz.
Ferrari sacrificed him…
— Ada ¹⁶ ⁴ (@Ada230223) September 17, 2023
However, they weren’t alone in making this claim.
Yup if you qualifying behind Sainztander they will sacrifice you.
— Swervin³² (@Swervin32_) September 17, 2023
It sucks for him having to be sacrificed like that but at least we know that if he was pole yesterday Sainz would've done the same for him
— Marcus (@FodenPalmer) September 17, 2023
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Some blame was levied on Ferrari’s slow pit stop as well, which definitely hampered Leclerc’s race.
Should be easy 1 -2 for ferrari, but ferrari always being ferrari
— NoMention (@GarrethMaudys) September 17, 2023
Charles my man can ended up in podium too if Ferrari didn't giga trolling in his pit-stop and letting him change the tire when VSC comes out.@ScuderiaFerrari please consider a new strategist, Binotto already gone but the problem still there.
— Holzier (@Holzier04) September 17, 2023
Safe to say, Leclerc has the support of the fans. Now, according to them, if he can get his team’s full support and a perfect execution during the race, he’ll be a race winner as well.
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