Hostilities were at an all-time high between Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly following their run-in during the British GP earlier this year. However, as teams head to Suzuka for the Japan GP, the two drivers seem to have reignited the friendship between them. As the two hung out together for some drinks, Gasly posted a photo, which he has since deleted, that might not have sat well with Sainz.
Following a famous GP win in Singapore, Sainz and Rebecca Donaldson partied together in Amber Lounge. Even during the mid-season break, the duo seemed to have spent time together, and a month before that, a video of the two having a stroll on the streets of Milan surfaced. However, they have not made any official announcements yet, with their relationship still being a mystery.
By the looks of it, Gasly took it upon himself to help his friend by making a non-official but official announcement over social media. He later deleted the post, but not before the news could spread like wildfire.
Fans react to Gasly all but confirming Carlos Sainz and Rebecca Donaldson’s relationship
Following the news about the altercation between Gasly and Sainz, one fan joked about the Frenchman “hating” the Spaniard by posting a photo of Sainz and Donaldson.
Some could argue that Pierre does in fact hate Carlos 😭 https://t.co/YvEzFjqcb3
— purpledahlia (@purpledahliaa) September 20, 2023
While another claimed Gasly was “pushing” Sainz and Donaldson to go public- another nod to the incident in Silverstone.
Pierre said to Carlos “you push me off track, I push you to be public”
— Mari (@very_berry99) September 20, 2023
pierre really took hard launching carlos and rebecca into his own hands pic.twitter.com/PLute3QB7L
— lynne ♡ (@formulalynne) September 20, 2023
Not Pierre hard launching Carlos and his new girlfriend💀 pic.twitter.com/pQ7pHjRY1V
— leo🐋 (@formuleo_) September 20, 2023
For many, it was an opportunity to get creative and come up with various meme templates.
Carlos to Pierre after he posted that pic with Rebecca in it: pic.twitter.com/aQow8knW1S
— Jessie⁴🏎 (@jessiex5534) September 20, 2023
me after pierre posted that pic of carlos and r- pic.twitter.com/Tk9VzNp978
— mesi;) (@emese_55) September 20, 2023
Carlos: “I’m a very private person”
Pierre: ERAS, PADRINO pic.twitter.com/nc0fRqp5lR— Ana 🌶 (@icrywithbooks) September 20, 2023
Sainz-Donaldson’s alleged relationship- what we know about it
Donaldson is a famous athleisure model from Scotland. The duo was first seen together roaming around the streets in Milan, after which rumors started flying about the duo being in an alleged relationship. Following the supposed cheating scandal involving Sainz and Mia Brown, this marked the Spaniard’s first sighting with another female. The rumors of cheating first emerged after the 29-year-old hung out with Brown at a party in Monaco.
The duo has kept most of their personal lives under wraps and has yet to make any formal announcements about the nature of their relationship. However, given the active involvement of Donaldson in Sainz’s life, it isn’t too big of a leap to say there might be more than meets the eye.