In the closing stages of the race in Sao Paulo, Charles Leclerc was behind Carlos Sainz and asked the team to let his partner pass him. Charles battles Sergio Perez for second place in the individual standings and can earn three extra points.
Ferrari did not ask Sainz to let Leclerc go, telling Charles that swapping positions with a partner in this situation was “too risky” – and he remained fourth.
This exchange was risky for two reasons. At first, Alonso and Verstappen were behind Leclerc, ready to seize any opportunity. Second, Ferrari was unsure that Sainz would not be penalized for overtaking Yuki Tsunoda during a fault in the FIA timing system at the end of the second safety car period, which it believed Yuki had already returned to the race. guiding circle.
Mattia Binotto, team principal: “Swaping two cars at the time was difficult and somewhat dangerous, because Alonso and Verstappen were behind. In addition, we knew that the stewards were investigating what happened to Tsunoda behind the safety car.
At that time there were no complaints against us, but no decision has yet been made on this either. For example, if Carlos had been given a five-second penalty, he would have lost more than one position. That is why we have decided to keep the order of the riders on the track.”
Carlos said after the finish that he was not ordered to let his partner through during the race and only learned about the situation from journalists after the finish.
Source: F1 News
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